- Stadium Name: Goodison Park
- Year Opened: 1892
- Capacity: 39,572
History of the stadium
Everton moved to Goodison Park in 1892 after spending the first 14 years of their life playing at three other grounds: Stanley Park, Priory Road and Anfield Road.
Goodison Park was the first major football stadium built in England, and it was the home of Everton’s men’s team until 2025. Goodison can boast having staged more top-flight football games than any other stadium in the United Kingdom, and it was the only English club ground to host a 1966 World Cup semi-final.
Everton’s first match at Goodison Park was on 2 September 1892 as an exhibition game against Bolton Wanderers. The Blues came out on top with a 4-2 win. The Toffees’ first league game at Goodison was a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest the day after, and Nottingham Forest’s Horace Pike was the first person to score. The first Everton goal at Goodison was scored by Fred Geary.
As for the final men’s game at Goodison Park, that was played on 18 May 2025, as the Toffees said goodbye to the famous old ground with a 2-0 win over Southampton in the Premier League.
From the 2025/26 season onward, Everton have been playing in their new 52,888-seater stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, which is called Hill Dickinson Stadium after international law firm, Hill Dickinson.
Goodison Park’s stands
Goodison Road Stand
- Constructed: 1909
- Capacity: 12,664
Bullens Road
- Constructed: 1895
- Capacity: 10,546
Howard Kendall Gwladys Street End
- Constructed: 1937
- Capacity: 10,611
Sir Philip Carter Park Stand
- Constructed: 1994
- Capacity: 5,750
Notable matches at Goodison Park
- Everton 4-2 Bolton Wanderers, 1892 – First game at Goodison Park.
- Everton 2-2 Nottingham Forest, 1892 – First competitive Everton game at Goodison Park.
- England 3-0 Scotland, 1895 – England’s first international game at Goodison. This caused the Toffees to become the first club to host England internationals on two grounds (previously Anfield).
- England 0-2 Republic of Ireland, 1949 – England’s first ever defeat on English soil by a non-Home Nations country.
- Brazil 2-0 Bulgaria, 1966 – The first World Cup game hosted at Goodison, Brazil played three games there.
- North Korea 3-5 Portugal, 1966 – World Cup 1966 quarter-final, one of five games staged at Goodison in the competition.
- West Germany 2-1 Soviet Union, 1966 – World Cup 1966 semi-final, the last World Cup game at Goodison. West Germany went on to lose against England in the final.
- Everton 3-1 Bayern Munich, 1985 – Victory en route to Everton’s European Cup Winners’ Cup final win.
- Everton 4-4 Liverpool, 1991 – Everton came from behind four times to draw with their rivals in the FA Cup.
- Everton 3-2 Wimbledon, 1994 – Everton seal survival on the final day of the season.
- Everton 1-1 Coventry, 1998 – Everton seal survival on the final day of the season, again.
- Everton 1-0 Manchester United, 2005 – Everton secure Champions League qualification.
- Everton 1-0 Liverpool, 2009 – Everton knock Liverpool out of the FA Cup after extra time.
- Everton 2-0 Southampton, 2025 – The final men’s match to be played at Goodison Park.
How to get to Goodison Park
Goodison Park is walkable from Liverpool city centre, but it’s also served by good public transport links.
Kirkdale Station is a 15-minute walk from the ground and has trains running into it from Liverpool Central Station
Bus routes to Goodison Park include the 19, 19A, 20, and 21, all running from Queen Square Bus Station, opposite Liverpool Lime Street Station.
Goodison Park can be accessed by supporters from main roads, including the A59, M6, M62, A580, M53 and A49.
There are heavy parking restrictions surrounding Goodison on a match day, so supporters are typically advised to find parking further out.
A residents’ parking scheme is in place on the streets surrounding Goodison Park, meaning the surrounding roads to the stadium are closed 2 hours before kick-off. A full road closure is in place for 45 minutes before kick-off, and it remains in place after the end of the game for 15 to 30 minutes.
Address: Everton Football Club, Goodison Park, Goodison Road, Liverpool, L4 4EL