Everton
Goodison Park

Capacity: 40,569 (all seated)
Address: Goodison Road, Liverpool, L4 4EL
Main Telephone No: 0871 663 1878
Fax No: 0151 286 9112
Ticket Office: 0871 663 1878
Pitch Size: 112 x 78 yards
Club Nickname: The Toffees
Year Ground Opened: 1892
Shirt Sponsors: Chang
Kit Manufacturers: Nike
Home Kit Colours: Royal Blue & White
Away Kit Colours: All Black
Official Web Site:
www.evertonfc.com
Unofficial Web Sites:
Toffee Web
Blue Kipper
Vital Everton
School of Science 1878

Looking from the outside, Goodison, with its tall stands seems huge. The crowds filling the narrow streets around the ground on matchday, make you feel that you are going back in time, to when the outside of every football ground appeared like this. However, that's Goodison's problem. Apart from the modern Park Stand (which has an electric scoreboard on its roof and was opened in 1994), the rest of the ground looks tired. Yes the ground is still large, but it needs modernising. For example there are lots of supporting pillars and the ground just looks as if it has seen better days. Nevertheless unlike some new grounds, Goodison oozes character and the three tiered Main Stand, which was opened in 1971, is still an impressive sight. There are two large video screens at opposite corners of the ground. If you are a home/neutral fan who is not scared of heights then try and get a ticket for the top balcony of the Main Stand. Not only do you get a 'birds eye' view of the game, but also views across Stanley Park, with Anfield in the distance. Now thinking about it if you were an Everton fan you probably wouldn't want to see Anfield during the game, so this advice is for neutrals!

A unique feature of the stadium is a church called St Lukes which sits just beyond one corner of the ground (selling teas & snacks at reasonable prices on matchdays). If you have time before the game look out for the statue behind the Park Stand; a tribute to the legend that was Dixie Dean. After all these years, the Everton team still come out to the theme tune of the old police series, Z-cars.

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Future Ground Developments

The Club were hoping to move to a new 55,000 all seated stadium at Kirkby. However, planning permission for this has been refused, following a public enquiry. It remains to be seen whether the Club will appeal against the decision. However, some fans will be pleased with the news, as some had objected to the proposed move as the stadium would be located outside Liverpool. Kirkby lies beyond the city boundary.

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I have enjoyed a number of good days out at Goodison. The atmosphere was relaxed and friendly, with both sets of fans mixing freely before the game. Neil Thompson a visiting Preston supporter adds; 'The stewards inside the ground were superb and the best I have seen at any ground. They just ran things with a sensible head and communicated with people, first class. There are lot of grounds that can learn from the Everton stewarding'. The Club have automatic turnstiles, meaning that you have to insert your ticket into a bar code reader to gain admittance.

On a poignant note, if you do happen to notice some flowers lying around the perimeter of the pitch, this is because the ashes of a number of supporters (over 800) have been interred around it.

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Main Stand

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Bullens Road Stand

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Park Stand

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Kirkdale station is the closest to the ground (just under a mile away). However, it may be more advisable to go to Sandhills Station as this has the benefit of a bus service to the ground, which runs for a couple of hours before the game and around 50 minutes after the final whistle. The bus drops you off within easy walking distance of Goodison.

Gary Beaumont adds; 'The best route for away fans from the city centre if they want to use public transport is definitely the Merseyrail Northern Line to Sandhills where they alight and catch the special Soccerbuses; trains can be caught from Liverpool Central.  If fans are buying their train tickets in Liverpool, ask for a return to Goodison Park as opposed to Sandhills even though that's where you're getting off.  The advantage of doing this is that the train ticket is valid also for the Soccerbus and the additional fare is only £1 return as opposed to £1.50 that you'd have to pay on the bus if you only bought your ticket to Sandhills. Both Sandhills & Kirkdale stations and can be reached by first getting a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Liverpool Central and then changing there for Kirkdale. Patrick Burke adds; 'Although I would recommend using the Soccerbus to get to the ground, afterwards you may wish to look at alternatives, such as grabbing a taxi into Liverpool, or walking to Kirkdale railway station. This is because the Soccerbus is normally very cramped after the game, plus you may have to wait sometime to get on a bus (up to half an hour if there is a big queue) and it can then take 20 minutes or so for the bus to make its way from the ground'.

On exiting from Kirkdale Station turn right and then cross the railway bridge, you will see a pub opposite called the 'Melrose Abbey', which is a recommended watering hole. Walk up Westminster Road, alongside the pub, for about 400yds and you'll see the Elm Tree pub. Turn left at the pub into Goodall Street and walk up to end of the road, crossing the junction with Carisbrooke Road and into Harlech Street. At the end of Harlech Street you will reach the main County Road (A59). Cross over County Road at the traffic lights and then proceed down Andrew Street. At the top of Andrew Street you can see St Lukes Church sat in the corner of the ground.

The main railway station in Liverpool is Lime Street which is over three miles from the ground and is really too far to walk (although it is mostly downhill on the way back to the station), so either head for Kirkdale station or jump in a taxi (about £7). Otherwise you can catch various buses from the bus station which is seven minutes walk away from Lime Street and is well signposted. Either the 19, 19a, 20, 21 or 311 will drop you right outside the ground at a cost of about a £1. The buses are run by Arriva and the journey takes about 15 to 25 minutes dependant on traffic.

Thanks to Geoff Barnes for providing the directions from Kirkdale Station.

Remember if travelling by train then you can save on the cost of fares by booking in advance. Visit the thetrainline website to see how much you can save.

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Dixie Dean Statue

The statue plinth reads;

William Ralph 'Dixie' Dean
1907-1980
377 goals in 431 games, including
a record 60 league goals in season 1927-28
FOOTBALLER - GENTLEMAN - EVERTONIAN

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Liverpool

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Everton operate a category system of ticket pricing (A, B, C & D), whereby the most popular games cost more to watch. The Category A game is against Liverpool, Category B against Manchester United & Manchester City, Category C against West Ham United, Chelsea, Newcastle & Wigan. All remaining games are Category D. Category A prices are shown below with other Categories shown in brackets:

Home Fans*:
Main Stand: Adults £42 (B £41) (C £40) (D £37), Over 65's £27 (B £26.25) (C £25.50) (D £22.50),
Under 16's £21.50 (B £20.50) (C £20) (D £18.50)
Main Stand Top Balcony: Adults £40 (B £39) (C £38) (D £35), Over 65's £26 (B £25.25) (C £24.50)
(D £22.25), Under 16's £20 (B £19.50) (C £19) (D £17.50)
Bullens Stand (Upper Tier): Adults £42 (B £41) (C £40) (D £37), Over 65's £26.75 (B £26) (C £25.25)
(D £23), Under 16's £21.50 (B £20.50) (C £20) (D £18.50)
Bullens Stand (Lower Tier Paddock At Front): Adults £40 (B £39) (C £38) (D £35), Over 65's £25.50
(B £24.75) (C £24) (D £21.75), Under 16's £20 (B £19.50) (C £19) (D £17.50)
Bullens Stand (Lower Tier): Adults £37 (B £36) (C £35) (D £32), Over 65's £24 (B £23.25) (C £22.50)
(D £20.25), Under 16's £18.50 (B £18) (C £17.50) (D £16)
Gwladys Street (Upper Tier): Adults £40 (B £39) (C £38) (D £35), Over 65's Over 65's £26 (B £25.25)
(C £24.50) (D £22.25), Under 16's £20 (B £19.50) (C £19) (D £17.50)
Gwladys Street (Lower Tier): Adults £37 (B £36) (C £35) (D £32), Over 65's £24.50 (B £23.75) (C £23)
(D £20.75), Under 16's £18.50 (B £18) (C £17.50) (D £16)
Park Stand: Adults £43 (B £42) (C £41) (D £38), Over 65's £27.50 (B £26.25) (C £26) (D £23.75),
Under 16's £21.50 (B £21) (C £20.50) (D £19)
Family Enclosure**: Adults £36 (B £35) (C £34) (D £31), Over 65's £25 (B £24.25) (C £23.50)
(D £21.25), Under 16's £18 (B £17.50) (C £17) (D £15.50)

Away Fans*:
Bullens Stand (Upper Tier): Adults £42 (B £41) (C £40) (D £37), Over 65's £26.75 (B £26) (C £25.25)
(D £23), Under 16's £21.50 (B £20.50) (C £20) (D £18.50)
Bullens Stand (Lower Tier Paddock At Front): Adults £40 (B £39) (C £38) (D £35), Over 65's £25.50
(B £24.75) (C £24) (D £21.75), Under 16's £20 (B £19.50) (C £19) (D £17.50)
Bullens Stand (Lower Tier): Adults £37 (B £36) (C £35) (D £32), Over 65's £24 (B £23.25) (C £22.50)
(D £20.25), Under 16's £18.50 (B £18) (C £17.50) (D £16)

** Must be a minimum of 1 child per two adults.

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Official Programme £3
When Skies Are Grey Fanzine £2

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Ground Layout

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Everton FC fixture list (to take you to the BBC Sports Website)

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Tours of the ground are available at a cost of; Adults £8.50, Under 16's £5, or there is a family ticket available (2 adults + 2 children) at £20. Tours take place on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, except when these days coincide with a matchday (or on the afternoon before matchday). Call the Club on 0871 663 1878 to book.

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Steven Downes (Norwich City) 24/11/12
Callum Sturt (Tottenham Hotspur) 10/3/12
Michelle-Louise Burrows (Blackpool) 18/2/12
Tom Croft (Blackburn Rovers) 21/1/12
Scot Rowland (Tamworth) 7/1/12
Dean Williamson (Doing The 92) 4/1/12
Ben Buckingham (QPR) 20/8/11
Alistair Paine (Manchester United) 20/2/10
Glenn Aylett (Carlisle United) 2/2/10
Pete Lowe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) 17/10/09
George Dunn (Hull City) 10/1/09
John Miles (Hull City) 10/1/09
Alan Ferguson (Oldham Athletic) 5/1/08

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