Goodison Park — Attraction in Liverpool

This historic and famous stadium, and home of Everton, was quite the experience. I'm glad to have seen the Redmen here before they demolish it. It's a pity English football is losing another one of it's old school stadiums, but the club probably needs the move, as the place is looking a bit tired. The wooden seats are way past their sell by date and I noticed there are still some parts of the stadium that have restricted views. In the concourse of the stand, the fixtures, fittings and wiring etc. looks like it was installed in the World War 2 days. The food on offer wasn't great either. I met a few sound people from the older generation here, who have followed their club through thick and thin and don't boo their team constantly, like a lot of the fans here. I totally get that these fans have been long suffering with not winning anything since 1995, the board, and rubbish teams, but there is a really bitter undertone to the atmosphere here, that you could cut with a knife. It permeates inside and outside the stadium, I was afraid of being outed as a Red. Also, these fans celebrating getting a draw in the last minute, as if they won the world cup, was wild. Really small time. A new stadium and reset is much needed for...

Founder members of the Football League in 1888

Founder members of the Premier League in 1992

First club presented with the League Championship trophy

First club to present League winners medals

First club to stage an FA Cup Final in 1894

First English club to go on an overseas tour in 1905

First Merseyside club to win the FA Cup

First club to build a purpose-built football stadium

First club to have a four-side stadium with two-tier stands

First club to have a stadium with a three-tier stamd

First club to issue a regular match programme

First club to have a player score 60 league goals

First club to wear numbered shirts, 1-11 in 1933

First club to install dugouts

First club to install floodlights

First club to install undersoil heating

First club to win a European Cup penalty shootout in 1970

First club to play 4,000 top-flight games

First club to amass 5,000 league points

First club to play 100 seasons in the top flight

First British club to stage a World Cup semi-final

First club to break thw £100,000 transfer fee threshold in 1966

Featured in the first televised game with...

Goodison Park, Everton’s creaky old relic, is a stadium that time forgot. This crumbling cathedral of football looks like it’s been held together by duct tape and prayers since the 19th century. The stands are so outdated, they probably still have gas lamps in the loos. The pitch? More like a potato field with dreams of grandeur—players need shin pads just to survive the divots. The atmosphere’s got charm, sure, but it’s less “electric” and more “flickering bulb in a haunted house.” The wooden seats in the Main Stand are so ancient, you’re risking splinters just sitting down. And don’t get me started on the sightlines—half the fans need binoculars to see the ball, assuming it hasn’t gotten lost in the fog of nostalgia. The food? Overpriced pies that taste like regret and chips that could double as coasters. Evertonians love their “Grand Old Lady,” but let’s be real—she’s more like a grand old shed, clinging to past glories while the rest of football moved on. Goodison’s a time capsule, and not in a good way. It’s where modern football goes to wheeze its last breath. Goodbye...