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{{Infobox Stadium
| stadium_name = Goodison Park
| nickname = ''The Grand Old Lady''
| image = [[Image:Goodisonview1.JPG|alt=Goodison Park|300px]]
| location = Goodison Road, [[Liverpool]], England
| opened = 24 August 1892
| owner = [[Everton F.C.]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|53|26|20|N|2|57|59|W|type:landmark|display=it}}
| operator = Everton F.C.
| surface = Grass
| construction_cost = £3000 <ref group=nb>The original cost of the ground. Further costly developments have occurred since</ref>
| architect = Kelly Brothers initially, with Henry Hartley and [[Archibald Leitch]] later
| former_names = Mere Green field
| tenants = [[Everton F.C.]] (1892 to present)
| seating_capacity = 40,157
| dimensions = {{convert|100.48|yd|m|0}} by {{convert|68|yd|m|0}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Premier League Handbook Season 2009/10 |format=PDF |year=2009 |publisher=[[Premier League]] |location=London |page=38 |chapter=Club Directory |chapterurl=http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/c3/3b/0,,12306~146371,00.pdf|accessdate=5 April 2010}}</ref>
}}
'''Goodison Park''' is a [[association football|football]] [[stadium]] located in [[Walton, Merseyside|Walton]], [[Liverpool]], England. The stadium has been home to [[Everton F.C.]] since its completion in 1892 and is one of the world's first [[soccer-specific stadium|purpose-built football grounds]]. The stadium is built in a residential area served by regular rail and bus services two miles from [[Liverpool]] city centre.

Goodison has undergone many changes over the years and it presently has an all-seated capacity of 40,157. Everton fans refer to the stadium as "The Grand Old Lady" and the abridged "Goodison". It has hosted more top-flight games than any other stadium in England. Goodison has hosted the maximum possible number of [[Premier League]] games as Everton have never been relegated from the division.

As well as hosting Everton games, the stadium has been the venue for an [[FA Cup Final]] and numerous international fixtures, including several in the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]]. The record for the highest attendance in women's football was set at Goodison Park in 1920. This game's high attendance resulted in women's football being banned by the Football Association for 50 years as they felt it threatened the men's game.

Goodison Park was conceived in unusual circumstances: two factions of politicians on the Everton board wanted to control the destiny of the club. Ultimately it was a tool devised by local [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politicians to gain electoral support. Everton F.C.'s relocation to Goodison Park was one of the earliest cases of a team moving to a new stadium for monetary benefit.

==History==
===Before Goodison Park===
[[Image:founding-father-john-houlding.jpg|thumb|alt=Former Everton Chairman John Houlding|[[John Houlding]], former Everton Chairman and Anfield landowner]]
{{Main|Stanley Park, Liverpool|Anfield}}

Everton originally played on an open pitch in the south-east corner of the newly laid out [[Stanley Park, Liverpool|Stanley Park]], which is the site for the proposed [[Stanley Park Stadium|new Liverpool F.C. stadium]]. The first official match took place in 1879. In 1882, a Mr J. Cruit donated land at Priory Road with the necessary facilities required for professional clubs. Cruit asked the club to leave his land after two years because the crowds became far too large and noisy.<ref name="Inglis" />

Everton moved to nearby [[Anfield]], where proper covered stands were built. Everton played at Anfield from 1884 until 1892.<ref>{{cite web | title= I: The Early Days (1878–88)|publisher=Toffeeweb| url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/concise/1878-1888.asp| accessdate=17 November 2007}}</ref> During this time the club turned professional and entered teams in the [[FA Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/History/HistoryDetail/0,,10794~1357277,00.html|title = History of the Football League |date=3 August 2008|accessdate=17 April 2009|publisher=[[The Football League]]}}</ref> They became founding members of the [[Football League]] and won their first championship at the ground in 1890–91.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-the-begining.html?page=3|title=The Everton Story 1878–1930|publisher=[[Everton F.C.]]|accessdate=17 April 2009}}</ref> Anfield's capacity grew to over 20,000 and the club hosted an international match between [[England national football team|England]] and [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|Ireland]]. During their time at Anfield, Everton became the first club to introduce goalnets to professional football.<ref name="efc-trivia">{{cite web|url=http://toffeeweb.com/history/trivia/efc-trivia.asp|title=General Trivia|publisher=Toffeeweb|accessdate=17 April 2009}}</ref>

In the 1890s, a dispute about how the club was to be owned and run emerged with [[John Houlding]], Anfield's majority owner and Everton's Chairman, at the forefront.<ref name=Inglis>{{cite book |title=The Football Grounds of Britain |last=Inglis |first=Simon |authorlink=Simon Inglis |year=1996 |publisher=CollinsWillow |isbn=0002184265 |page= |pages= |accessdate=5 April 2010 }}</ref> Houlding and the club's committee initially disagreed about the full purchase of the land at Anfield from minor land owner Mr Orrell and escalated into a principled disagreement of how the club was run. Two such disagreements included Houlding wanting Everton to sell only his brewery produce during an event and for the Everton players to use his public house ''The Sandon'' as changing room facilities.<ref name="lfc.tv-events">{{cite web |last= |first= |coauthors= |title=Liverpool Football Club is formed|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/timeline/1892-1917/liverpool-football-club-is-formed |date= |work= |publisher=[[Liverpool F.C.]] |accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>

The most famous of the disagreements concerns the level of rent Everton were asked to pay. In 1884, Everton paid £100 to Houlding in rent and by the 1889-90 season he was charging Everton £250.<ref name="lfc.tv-events"/>
Everton left Anfield and Houlding formed [[Liverpool F.C.]] to play at the newly vacant ground.<ref name="lfc.tv-events"/> The clubs themselves have differing versions of events of why it occurred.

{{quotation|<p>Houlding explained why this situation arose in a match programme against Cliftonville in April 1893. He pointed out that he had given Everton a rent free loan until the club started to make money. If the club had gone bust he would have lost it all.

<p>Despite making no profit in this respect, the issue that upset the members at Everton most was his plan to sell Anfield and the land adjoining, with Houlding himself profiting. He felt it was a reasonable reward for the risk he had ventured in the club for nine years. Houlding, as the ambitious businessman he was, saw a great future for the club. He wanted the club to have its own home ground and wanted them to buy land so the club could expand in due course.

<p>Unfortunately most of the Everton FC board members failed to share his forward thinking and lacked confidence. They wanted instead a long term rent deal on all the land, but for this to be acceptable to Houlding, he wanted a rent at a price considered too high for the Club. The members reacted to that by "offering" Houlding less rent. Houlding unsurprisingly refused to accept this stating that he did not want to be dictated: "I cannot understand why a gentleman that has done so much for the club (Everton) and its members should be given such treatment".|Liverpool FC version of events<ref name="lfc.tv-events"/>}}

{{quotation|<p>During their spell at Anfield, John Houlding decided to charge the Club rent based on the increase of gate receipts from attendances and not, as was previously the case, at a fixed rate.

<p>This - along with other conflicts with Everton - led to the Club being expelled from Anfield in 1892 and in need of a new home.|Everton FC version of events<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-the-begining.html?tab=1|title=1878-1930 - Early homes|publisher=Evertonfc.com|accessdate=10 June 2010}}</ref>}}

===Birth of Goodison Park===
On 15 September 1891, a general meeting took place at Royal Street Hall, near Everton Valley.<ref name="School of Science" /> John Houlding proposed that a [[limited liability company]] (LLC) be formed and that the company should purchase his land and local brewer Joseph Orrel's land for a combined £9,237.<ref name="School of Science"/> A club run by a LLC was unusual for the time as football clubs were usually run as “sports clubs” with members paying an annual fee. The proposal was supported by [[W. E. Barclay|William Barclay]], the club secretary and a close friend of Houlding.<ref name="iykyh"/>

[[Image:George-mahon.jpg|thumb|left|alt=George Mahon — The Father of Goodison Park| ''[[George Mahon (accountant)|George Mahon]] arranged for Everton to move to Goodison Park''.]]
[[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] politician and Everton board member [[George Mahon (accountant)|George Mahon]] fought the proposal and put forward his own amendment which was carried by the Everton board. At the time Everton's board contained both [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] and Liberal Party councillors. Houlding and Mahon had previously clashed during local elections.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |coauthors= |title=From Anfield to Goodison |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/concise/1888-1915.asp |date= |work= |publisher=ToffeeWeb |accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |coauthors= |title=Anfield Split — The Move to Goodison |url=http://www.evertoncollection.org.uk/exhibitions/the+anfield+split+%252d+the+move+to+goodison |date= |work= |publisher=evertoncollection.org.uk |accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>

Both men agreed that Everton should operate as an LLC; however, they had different ideas about [[share (finance)|share]] ownership. Houlding suggested that 12,000 shares be created with each Everton board member given one share and the other shares sold to the public or Everton board members. Mahon disagreed and proposed that 500 shares be created with no member carrying more than 10 shares and board members being given "7 or 8" shares. Mahon reasoned "we would rather have a large number of individual applications so that there will be more supporters of the club."<ref name="iykyh">{{cite web|url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/09-10/comment/fan/10231.html|title=And If You Know Your History|last=MacDonald|first=Ian|date=16 December 2008|publisher=ToffeeWeb.com|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>

A [[Extraordinary General Meeting|special general meeting]] was convened at the former [[Liverpool College]] building on Shaw Street on 25 January 1982. John Houlding's proposal was defeated once more and George Mahon suggested that Everton relocate to another site. A [[heckler]] shouted, "You can't find one!" Mahon responded "I have one in my pocket" and he revealed an option to lease Mere Green field, in Walton, [[Lancashire]], the site of what is today known as Goodison Park.<ref name="School of Science">{{cite book|last=Corbett|first=James|title=School of Science|date=|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=978-1405034319}}</ref>

The Liverpool press were partisan. The proposal was deemed to be a positive move for the club by the Liberal-leaning ''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]'' which described Houlding's ousting as "having shaken off the incubus."<ref>{{cite news|title=The Everton club|date=19 March 1892|publisher=Liverpool Daily Post}}</ref> The Tory-supporting ''[[Liverpool Courier]]'' and ''[[Liverpool Evening Express]]'' — owned by [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for Everton, John A. Willox, a [[Trustee]] of the Licensed Victuallers’ and Brewers’ Association — took Houlding's side. The ''Courier'' published letters regularly criticising Mahon's supporters — many of which were anonymous.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Kennedy|first=David|year=2006|title=Community Politics In Liverpool And The Governance Of Professional Football In The Late Nineteenth Century|journal=The Historical Journal|publisher=Cambridge University Press|volume=49|issue=3|pages=761–788}}</ref> Philanthropist [[Sir William Pickles Hartley|William Hartley]], a jam manufacturer and [[Robert William Hudson]], a prominent soap-manufacturer supported Mahon.<ref name="Birley1995">{{cite book|last=Birley|first=Derek|title=Land of sport and glory: sport and British society, 1887-1910|year=1995|publisher=Manchester University Press|location=Manchester|page=40|isbn=0-7190-4494-4}}</ref>

The stadium was named Goodison Park because the length of it was built against Goodison Road. The road was named after a civil engineer called George Goodison who provided a sewage report to the Walton Local Board in the mid 1800s and later became a local land owner.<ref name="iykyh"/>

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| quote =Behold Goodison Park! no single picture could take in the entire scene the ground presents, it is so magnificently large, for it rivals the greater American baseball pitches. On three sides of the field of play there are tall covered stands, and on the fourth side the ground has been so well banked up with thousands of loads of cinders that a complete view of the game can be had from any portion.

The spectators are divided from the playing piece by a neat, low hoarding, and the touch line is far enough from it to prevent those accidents which were predicted at Anfield Road, but never happened... Taking it all together, it appears to be one of the finest and most complete grounds in the kingdom, and it is hoped that the public will liberally support the promoters.
| source ="Out Of Doors", October 1892<ref>{{cite book |first=Simon |last=Inglis |authorlink=Simon Inglis |title=Engineering Archie: Archibald Leitch - Football Ground Designer |publisher=English Heritage |year=2005 |isbn=1-85074-918-3 }}</ref>
| width =25%
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}}

The Mere Green field was owned by Christopher Leyland and Everton rented it until they were in a position to buy it outright. Initially, the field needed work as parts of the site had to be excavated, the field was levelled, a drainage system was installed and turf was laid. This work was considered to be a 'formidable initial expenditure' and a local contractor Mr Barton was contracted to work on the {{convert|29471|sqyd|m2|lk=in|sigfig=2}} site at 4½[[Penny#Value|d]] per square yard — a total cost of £552. A J. Prescott was brought in as an architectural advisor and surveyor.<ref name="School of Science"/>

[[Walton, Merseyside|Walton]]-based building firm Kelly brothers were instructed to erect two uncovered stands that could each accommodate 4,000 spectators. A third covered stand accommodating 3,000 spectators was also requested. The combined cost of these stands was £1,640 and Everton inserted a penalty clause into the contract in case the work was not completed by its 31 July deadline.<ref name="School of Science"/> Everton officials were impressed with the builder's workmanship and agreed two further contracts: exterior hoardings were constructed at a cost of £150 and 12 [[turnstile]]s were installed at a cost of £7 each.<ref name="School of Science"/> In 1894, Benjamin Kelly of Kelly Brothers was appointed as a director of Everton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertoncollection.org.uk/exhibitions/the+anfield+split+%252d+the+move+to+goodison?p=5#foot|title=The Move to Goodison|publisher=Everton Collection|accessdate=5 April 2010}}</ref>

[[James Clement Baxter|Dr. James Baxter]] of the Everton committee donated a £1,000 [[interest]]-free [[loan]] to build Goodison Park. The stadium was England's first purpose-built football ground, with stands on three sides. Goodison Park was officially opened on the 24th August 1892 by Lord Kinnaird and Frederick Wall of the Football Association. No football was played; instead the 12,000 crowd watched a short [[track and field athletics|athletics]] event followed by music and a fireworks display.<ref name="School of Science"/> Upon its completion the stadium was the first purpose-built football stadium in England, and was only preceded in the United Kingdom by the Scottish club {{fc|Rangers}}' [[Ibrox Stadium]], inaugurated in 1887. [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic's]] [[Parkhead]] ground was inaugurated on the same day as Goodison.<ref name="tw-gp-history" />

The first match at Goodison Park was on 2 September 1892 between Everton and {{fc|Bolton Wanderers}}. Everton wore its new club colours of salmon and dark blue stripes and won the [[Exhibition game#Association football|exhibition]] game 4–2.<ref name="tw-gp-history">{{cite web|url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/goodison/gp-history.asp|title=History of Goodison Park|publisher=ToffeeWeb.com|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref> The first [[Football League|league]] game at Goodison Park took place on 3 September 1892 against [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]; the game ended in a 2–2 draw. The stadium's first competitive goal was scored by Forest’s Horace Pike and the first Everton goal came from [[Fred Geary]]. Everton's first league victory at their new ground came in the next home game with a 6–0 defeat of [[Manchester United F.C.|Newton Heath]] in front of an estimated 10,000 spectators.<ref name="goodison-glory"/>

It was announced at a general meeting on 22 March 1895 that the club could finally afford to buy Goodison Park. Mahon revealed that Everton were buying Goodison Park for £650 less than the price of Anfield three years earlier, and Goodison Park had more land and had 25% larger capacity. The motion to purchase Goodison Park was passed unanimously.<ref name="iykyh" /> Dr. Baxter also lent the club £5,000 to pay the [[mortgage loan|mortgage]] early at a rate of 3½%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertoncollection.org.uk/object?id=796+EFC%2f1%2f1%2f3&p=320&q=%C2%A35%2c000|title=Minute book|publisher=evertoncollection.org.u|accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref> By this time the redrawing of political boundaries meant that Walton, and hence Goodison Park, were within the City of Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolinpictures.com/History_of_Liverpool.htm|title=History of Liverpool|publisher=Liverpool in Pictures|accessdate=31 December 2009}}</ref>

In 1999, ''[[The Independent]]'' newspaper journalist [[David Conn]] unexpectedly coined the nickname "The Grand Old Lady" for the stadium when he wrote "Another potential suitor has apparently thought better of Everton, walking away on Tuesday from the sagging Grand Old Lady of English football, leaving her still in desperate need of a makeover."<ref>{{cite book|last=Conn|first=David|title=Goodison Conundrum|publisher=The Independent|date=4 November 1999}}</ref>

[[Image:Goodison-park-first-known-sketch.jpg|thumb|300px|center|alt=First known image of Goodison Park| The first known image of Goodison Park. Published by the ''Liverpool Echo'' in August 1892|centre|alt=First known image of Goodison Park]]

===Structural developments===
[[Image:goodison-park-bullens-road-1905.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Black and white photograph of Bullens Road stand taken in 1900s|Bullens Road c.1905]]
[[Image:goodison-park-goodison-road-1905.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Black and white photograph of Goodison Road stand taken in 1900s|Goodison Road c.1905]]

The Goodison Park structure was built in stages. In 1906, the Goodison Avenue Stand was built behind the goal at the south end of the ground. It was designed by Liverpool architect Henry Hartley<ref name="tw-gp-history" /> who went on to chair the [[Liverpool Architectural Society]] a year later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolarchitecture.com/past_presidents.php|title=Past Presidents|publisher=The Liverpool Architectural Society|accessdate=31 December 2009}}</ref> The club minutes from the time show that Hartley was unhappy with certain aspects of the stand and the poor [[sightline]]s meant that the goal line had to be moved seven metres north, towards Gwladys Street. In January 1908, he complained that his fees had not been paid and the bill for the stand was near £13,000.<ref name="School of Science"/> There were 2,657 seats on its upper tier with a terrace below.

The Goodison Road Stand was constructed in 1909. In September that year Ernest Edwards, the [[Liverpool Echo]] journalist who christened the terrace at [[Anfield]] the "[[Spion Kop (stadia)|Spion Kop]]", wrote of the newly built stand, "The building as one looks at it, suggests the side of Mauretania at once."<ref>{{cite journal|date=September 1909|journal=Liverpool Echo}}</ref> The stand was occasionally referred to as the "Mauretania Stand", in reference to the Liverpool-registered [[RMS Mauretania (1906)|RMS ''Mauretania'']], then the world's largest ship, which had recently docked in the [[Port of Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocean-liners.com/ships/mauretania.asp|title=RMS Mauretania|publisher=Ocean-liners.com|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref>

The two-tier [[steel]] frame and wooden floor Bullens Road Stand, designed by [[Archibald Leitch]], was completed in 1926. The upper tier was seated, with terracing below, a part of the ground called The Paddock. The original Bullens Road Stand was replaced by a new one in 1895 with the open Goodison Road side covered, giving cover on all four sides of the ground. Few changes were made until 1963 when the rear of the Paddock was seated and an overhanging roof was added. The stand is known for Archibald Leitch's highly distinctive balcony [[truss]]es which also act as handrails for the front row of seats in the Upper Bullens stand. Goodison Park is the only stadium with two complete trusses designed by Leitch. Of the 17 created, only Goodison Park, [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox]] and [[Fratton Park]] retain these trusses.<ref name="Inglis" />

Everton constructed covered [[Technical area|dugouts]] in 1931. The idea was inspired by a visit to [[Pittodrie]] to play a friendly against [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]], where such dugouts had been constructed at the behest of the Dons' trainer Donald Coleman. The Goodison Park dugouts were the first in England.<ref name="GoodisonInDepth" />

[[Image:gwladys-street-bombing.jpg|thumb|300px|alt=Bomb damage of Gwladys Street stand|Goodison Park was bombed in September 1940]]
The ground become an entirely two-tiered affair in 1938 when the Gwladys Street Stand was completed at a cost of £50,000.<ref name="GoodisonInDepth" /> Architect Leitch and Everton Chairman [[Will Cuff]] became so close over the years that Cuff was appointed as Leitch's accountant and Leitch moved to nearby [[Formby]].<ref name="Inglis" />

In 1940, during the [[Second World War]], the Gwladys Street Stand suffered bomb damage. The bomb had landed directly in Gwladys Street and caused serious injury to nearby residents. The bomb splinter damage to the bricks on the stand is still noticeable. The cost of repair was £5,000 and was paid for by the [[War Damage Commission]].<ref name="GoodisonInDepth" />

The Director's minutes read: "It was decided also that Messrs A. Leitch be instructed to value the cost of complete renewal of damaged properties and that a claim should be forwarded to the War Damage Claims department within the prescribed 30 days.

"The damage referred to included the demolition of a wide section of the new stand outer wall in Gwladys St, destruction of all glass in this stand, damage to every door, canteen, water and electricity pipe and all lead fittings: perforate roof in hundreds of places.

"On Bullens Road side, a bomb dropped in the school yard had badly damaged the exterior wall of this stand and the roof was badly perforated here also. A third bomb outside the practice ground had demolished the surrounding hoarding and had badly damaged glass in the Goodison Ave and Walton Lane property."<ref>{{cite book|title=Everton Board Minutes|publisher=Everton Football Club|date=21 September 1941}}</ref>

The first floodlit match at Goodison Park took place when Everton hosted Liverpool on 9 October 1957 in front of 58,771 spectators.<ref name="goodison-glory" /> Four [[pylon]]s {{ft to m|185}} each with 36 lamps installed were installed behind each corner of the pitch, at the time they were tallest in the country. There was capacity for 18 more lamps per pylon if it was felt the brightness was insufficient for the game. Each bulb was a 1,500 watt tungsten bulb 15&nbsp;inches in diameter and cost 25 shillings. It was recommended that the club made a habit of changing them after three to four seasons to save the club performing intermittent repairs. [[MANWEB]] installed a transformer sub-station to cope with the 6,000 volt-load.<ref name="goodison-glory" />

The first [[undersoil heating]] system in English football was installed at Goodison Park in 1958,<ref name=GPrecords>{{cite web|url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/goodison/gp-records.asp|title=Goodison Park records|publisher=ToffeeWeb|accessdate=31 December 2009}}</ref> with 20 miles of electric wire laid beneath the playing surface at a cost of £16,000. The system was more effective than anticipated and the drainage system could not cope with the quantity of water produced from the melting of frost and snow. As a consequence the pitch had to be relaid in 1960 to allow a more suitable drainage system to be installed.<ref name="School of Science" />

The Everton chairman [[John Moores (merchant)|Sir John Moores]] who presided over the club between 1960 and 1973 provided finances for the club in the form of loans to become involved in large-scale redevelopment projects and compete with other clubs for the best players, for a period of time under his stewardship Everton were known as 'The Mersey Millionaires'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0400evertonfc/merseymemories/tm_headline=when-everton-were-mersey-millionaires&method=full&objectid=14573264&siteid=50061-name_page.html|title=When Everton were Mersey millionaires|last=Redmond|first=Phil|date=26 August 2004|publisher=icliverpool|accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref>

Goodison Park featured in the filming of ''The Golden Vision'', a [[BBC]] film made for television. The matches featured in the film were Division One games against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on 4 November 1967 (1–1 draw) and 18 November 1967 versus [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (1–0 win)<ref name="shennan-golden-vision">{{cite news|title=Paddy Shennan: Golden Vision|last=Shennan|first=Paddy|date=3 July 2004|publisher=Liverpool Echo|accessdate=14 April 2010}}</ref> — the scorer of the winner that day was [[Alex Young (footballer born 1937)|Alex Young]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonresults.com/196768.htm|title=Everton Results|publisher=evertonresults.net|accessdate=14 April 2010}}</ref> also known as The Golden Vision or Golden Ghost after whom the film was named.<ref name="shennan-golden-vision" />

Everton were the first club to have a scoreboard installed in England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-firsts.html|title=Everton firsts|publisher=evertonfc.com|accessdate=13 April 2010}}</ref> On 20 November 1971 Everton beat [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] 8–0 with [[Joe Royle]] scoring four, David Johnson three and [[Alan Ball, Jr.|Alan Ball]] one. The scoreboard did not have enough room to display the goal scorer's names and simply read "7 9 7 9 8 9 9 7" as it displayed the goal scorers' shirt numbers instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.art247.com/Photo/10168-Everton-8-v-Southampton-0|title=Everton 8 v Southampton 0|publisher=art247|accessdate=13 April 2010}}</ref>

The Goodison Road Stand was partially demolished and rebuilt during the 1969–70 season with striking images of both old and new stands side by side. The new stand opened 1971, at a cost of £1 million. The new stand housed the 500 and 300 members clubs<ref name="School of Science" /> and an [[escalator]] to the tallest stand in the ground — the Top Balcony.<ref name="Inglis"/> However, not everyone thought that the upgrade was necessary at the time. Journalist [[Geoffrey Green]] of ''The Times'' wrote "Goodison Park has always been a handsome fashionable stage for football, a living thing full of atmospherics-like a theatre. And now it has stepped into the demanding seventies with a facelift it scarcely seemed to need compared with some of us I know. New giant stands in place of the old; the latest in dazzling floodlight systems that cast not a shadow. A cathedral of a place indeed, fit for the gods of the game."<ref>{{cite news|title=Ruthless defensive efficiency|last=Green|first=Geoffrey|date=21 December 1970|publisher=The Times|accessdate=8 April 2010}}</ref>

The [[Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975]] saw the Bullens Road Stand extensively fireproofed with widened aisles, which entailed closure of parts of the stand.<ref name="School of Science"/> Because of the closure, Anfield was chosen over first choice Goodison Park for a [[Wales national football team|Wales]] vs. [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] qualifying tie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.tripod.com/anfield_reds/history.htm|title=Anfield history|publisher=Anfield Reds|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>

Following Moores' exit from Everton's hierarchy, minimum changes have been made to Goodison Park's structure due to costs,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-fans-eye-view-no-198--------everton-1316259.html|title=Football: Fan's Eye View No 198 Everton |last=Berry|first=Mick|date=28 December 1996|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=11 April 2010 | location=London}}</ref> two British Government Acts; the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 and [[Football Spectators Act 1989]] have forced the club's hand into improving the facilities. Upon Moore's death the club was sold to [[Peter Johnson (businessman)|Peter Johnson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-wary-across-the-mersey-simon-ohagan-meets-the-manager-with-a-cloud-over-his-wembley-horizon-1396730.html|title=Wary cross the Mersey|date=27 February 1994|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=4 April 2010 | location=London | first=Simon | last=O'hagan}}</ref>

Everton legends [[Dixie Dean|William Ralph 'Dixie' Dean]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/archive/Dixie-Dean-previously-unseen-pictures-of-the-Everton-legend-plus-original-Daily-Mirror-features-and-stories-from-our-archive-article1041.html|title=Dixie Dean|publisher=mirrorfootball.co.uk|accessdate=14 April 2010}}</ref> and former manager [[Harry Catterick]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/incoming/Harry-Catterick-article1125.html|title=Harry Catterick|publisher=mirrorfootball.co.uk|accessdate=14 April 2010}}</ref> both died at Goodison Park. Dean suffered from a heart attacked aged 73 in 1980 whilst Catterick died five years later also suffering a heart attack aged 65.

Everton F.C. celebrated the [[centenary]] of Goodison Park with a game against German club side [[Borussia Monchengladbach]] in August 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertoncollection.org.uk/object?id=796+EFC%2f6%2f107%2f2|title=Programme – Everton v Borussia Monchengladbach |publisher=evertoncollection.org.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> In addition, 200 limited edition medals were created<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertoncollection.org.uk/object?id=796+EFC%2f37%2f15%2f8|title=Commemorative medal – Centenary of Goodison Park, 1892–1992 |publisher=evertoncollection.org.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> and Liverpool based author and journalist Ken Rogers wrote a book "One Hundred Years Of Goodison Glory" to commemorate the occasion.

===Post-Taylor Report===
Following the publication of the 1990 [[Taylor Report]], in the wake of the [[Hillsborough disaster]], top-flight English football grounds had to become all-seated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.le.ac.uk/sociology/css/resources/factsheets/fs2.html|title=Fact Sheet 2: Football Stadia After Taylor|publisher=[[University of Leicester]]: Department of Sociology|date=March 2002|accessdate=6 January 2010}}</ref> At the time three of the four sides of the ground had standing areas. The Enclosure, fronting the main stand, had already been made all-seated in time for the 1987–88 season and was given the new name of Family Enclosure. The Paddock, the Park End terrace and the Gwladys Street terrace, known as 'the Ground', were standing and had to be replaced. The Everton match versus Luton Town in May 1991 was the final time that Gwladys Street allowed standing spectators, 'crash barriers' (a blockade to prevent fans running onto the pitch) were also removed from the front of the stand.<ref name="goodison-glory">{{cite book|last=Rogers|first=Ken|title=Goodison Glory|publisher=Breedon Sports|pages=222|isbn=1873626118|accessdate=8 April 2010}}</ref> Seats were installed in the Paddock, while the Lower Gwladys Street was later completely rebuilt to accommodate seating with new concrete steps.

Everton opted to demolish the entire Park End stand in 1994 and replace it with a single-tier [[cantilever]] stand, with the assistance of a grant of £1.3 million from the [[Football Trust]].<ref name="GoodisonInDepth"/>

==Current structure==
[[Image:goodison-park.svg|300px|right|300px|thumb|alt=Exploded view drawing of Goodison Paek|[[Exploded view drawing|Exploded view]] plan of the present-day layout of Goodison Park]]
Goodison Park has a total capacity of 40,157 all-seated and comprises four separate stands: the Goodison Road Stand, Gwladys Street Stand, Bullens Road Stand, and the Park End Stand.<ref name="efc-poe">{{cite web|url=http://inquiry.knowsley.gov.uk/Proof%20of%20Evidence/TEV_P8.pdf|title=Proof of Evidence of Robert Elstone – Everton Football Club Company Limited|last=Elstone|first=Robert|date=October 2008|publisher=Everton Football Club|accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref>

===Goodison Road Stand===
The Goodison Road Stand is a triple-decker stand with each deck-level given a separate name. The middle-deck level is known as the Main Stand and is fronted by another seated section known as the Family Enclosure. The Enclosure was originally terracing prior to the advent of all-seater stadia. The Top Balcony is the highest part of the stadium. The stand became all seated in 1987 and now has a capacity of 12,664.<ref name="efc-poe" />

The Goodison Road Stand is also home to the conference and hospitality facilities. On non-match days Goodison Park holds conferences, weddings, meetings and parties on a daily basis.

===Bullens Road===
[[Image:Bullens Road.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=Bullens Road|Bullens Road]]
On the East side of the ground, the Bullens Road stand is divided into the Upper Bullens, Lower Bullens and The Paddock. The rear of the south end of the stand houses away supporters. The north corner of the stand is connected to the Gwladys Street Stand. The current capacity of the stand is 10,784.<ref name="efc-poe" /> The stand takes its name from the adjacent Bullens Road. The Upper Bullens is decorated with Archibald Leitch's distinctive [[truss]] design.<ref>{{cite book|last=Inglis|first=Simon|title=Engineering Archive|isbn=978-1850749189}}</ref>

===Gwladys Street Stand===
Behind the goal at the North end of Goodison Park, the Gwladys Street Stand is divided into Upper Gwladys and Lower Gwladys. This stand is the "Popular End", holding the most boisterous and vociferous home supporters. It is known colloquially as "The Street End". If Everton win the toss before kick-off the captain traditionally elects to play towards the Gwladys Street End in the second half. The stand has a capacity of 10,788<ref name="efc-poe" /> and gives its name to [[Gwladys Street’s Hall of Fame]].

===The Park End===
[[Image:Dixie Dean Monument.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=Sculpture of Everton and England forward Dixie Dean|Dixie Dean Statue, outside the Park End]]
At the south end of the ground, behind one goal, the Park Stand backs onto Walton Lane which borders [[Stanley Park, Liverpool|Stanley Park]]. The name of the stand was originally the ''Stanley Park End'' but it's commonly referred to as the ''Park End''. The single tiered stand broke from the multi-tiered tradition of Goodison Park. The Park End has the smallest capacity at Goodison Park. The current layout of the stand was opened on 17 September 1994 with a capacity of 5,922.<ref name="efc-poe" /> It was opened by [[David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral|David Hunt]], a Member of Parliament.<ref name="GoodisonInDepth">{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/goodison-in-depth.html?page=full|title=History of Goodison Park|publisher=evertonfc.com|accessdate=13 April 2010}}</ref> During the structure's development, fans were able to watch matches by climbing trees in neighbouring Stanley Park.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bad weather gathering over Goodison Park |last=Shaw|first=Paul|date=25 April 1994|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=11 April 2010}}</ref>

In the late 1970s and 1980s the stand accommodated the away fans. Previously it was open to home supporters. The lower tier of the old stand was terracing and this was closed off by the turn of the 1980s due to it being a fire hazard as the terracing steps were wooden. The front concrete terracing remained and was one of the last standing areas at a Premiership ground.
During the 1960s and 1970s, both ends of the ground featured a large semicircle behind the goals.

The area around Goodison Park when built was a dense area full of terraced housing, and Goodison Avenue behind the Park End stand was no different. Oddly housing was built right in to the stand itself (as shown on old photographs of Goodison and in programmes). The club had previously owned many of the houses on the road and rented them to players. One of the players to live there, [[Dixie Dean]] later had a statue erected in his honour near the Park End on Walton Lane.<ref name="School of Science" />
By the 1990s the club had demolished virtually the whole street and this coincided with the redevelopment of the Park End stand. However at present the majority of the land is now an open car park for the club and its [[Tent#Marquees and larger tents|Marquee]].

===St Luke's Church===

[[Image:Goodison-park-everton-hearts-1892.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=A wooden church structure can be seen behind the corner of the pitch.|Sketch published by ''Outdoors Magazine'' in 1892, St. Luke's predecessor – a wooden church structure can be seen behind the corner of the pitch.]]

[[Image:St Lukes - Goodison.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=St. Lukes Church|St. Lukes Church now obscured by a jumbotron]]
{{details|St Luke's Church, Walton}}

Goodison Park is unique in the sense that a church, St Luke's, protrudes into the site between the Goodison Road Stand and the Gwladys Street Stand. Everton do not play early kick-offs on Sundays in order to permit Sunday services at the church.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/1791575.stm|title=Everton obey holy orders|date=February 2002|publisher=BBC|accessdate=31 December 2009}}</ref> The church is synonymous with the football club and a wooden church structure was in place when Goodison Park was originally built. Former Everton players such as [[Brian Harris (footballer)|Brian Harris]] have had their funeral service held there.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/brian-harris-funloving-everton-footballer-784894.html|title=Brian Harris: Fun-loving Everton footballer|date=21 February 2008|publisher=Independent |accessdate=31 December 2009 | location=London}}</ref>

The church can be seen from the Park End and Bullens Road and has featured prominently over the years as a backdrop during live televised matches. It is also the home to the [[Everton Former Players' Foundation]] of which the Reverend is a trustee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/club/efpf-patrons-and-trustees.html|title=Patrons and Trustees|publisher=evertonfc.com|accessdate=31 December 2009}}</ref>

Everton once tried to pay for its removal in order to gain extra space for a larger capacity.<ref name="GoodisonInDepth" /> One of two jumbotron screens (both installed in 2000) has been installed between the Goodison Road stand and Gwladys Street stand<ref name="GoodisonInDepth" /> partially obscuring the church from view. The other is situated between the Bullens Road and Park End.<ref name="inquiry-evidence" />

Imaginative spectators would climb the church and watch a football game from the rooftop however they have now been deterred from doing so with the installation of security measures such as [[barbed wire]] and [[anti-climb paint]]. In addition, the introduction of the 'all-seater' ruling following the [[Taylor Report]] has meant that spectators no longer resort to climbing nearby buildings for a glimpse of the event as a seat is guaranteed with a purchased ticket.

==The future==
[[File:redeveloped-goodison-park.jpg|300px|thumb|right|alt=Artist's impression of a redevelopment of Goodison Park|Artist's impression of a redevelopment of Goodison Park.]]
{{details|Everton Kirkby Project}}
Since the late [[1990s]] the board of Everton have been seeking a new, alternative stadium to replace Goodison Park. Plans for a possible relocation were first mentioned in 1996, when then chairman [[Peter Johnson (businessman)|Peter Johnson]] announced his intention to build a new 60,000-seat stadium for the club. At the time, no English league club had a stadium with such a high capacity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/96-97/reports/chelse_h.htm |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080621073332/http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/96-97/reports/chelse_h.htm |archivedate=21 June 2008|title=Match Report: Everton v Chelsea 1996–97 |accessdate=28 March 2010 }}</ref>

In 2001, plans were drawn up to move to a 55,000-seat purpose-built arena on the site of the [[King's Dock, Port of Liverpool|Kings Dock]] in Liverpool, but the plans never came to fruition as the club could not raise sufficient funds.<ref>{{citation|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/2940481.stm|title=Everton fail in King's Dock bid|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 April 2003|accessdate=17 December 2009}}</ref> Following this, plans were made to move to [[Kirkby]], just outside the city, in a joint venture with the supermarket chain [[Tesco]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/5083198.stm|title=Everton in talks on stadium move|date=15 June 2006|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=14 April 2010}}</ref> The scheme was greatly divisive amongst supporters and local authorities,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7734802.stm|title= Everton stadium plans 'are wrong'|date=18 November 2008|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=14 April 2010}}</ref> but was rejected in late November 2009 following a decision by [[Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/8379839.stm|title=Government reject Everton's Kirkby stadium plans|date=26 November 2009|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=14 April 2010}}</ref>

The site of Goodison Park was earmarked in 1997<ref>{{cite news|title=Goodison To Be A Tesco|last=Dunn|first=Andy|date=November 30, 1997|publisher=The People|accessdate=13 April 2010}}</ref> and 2003<ref name="kings-dock-hitch">{{cite news|title=NEW KINGS DOCK HITCH FOR BLUES; Club warned of concerns over Goodison shopping centre plans|last=Gleeson|first=Bill|date=1 November 2002|publisher=Liverpool Daily Post|accessdate=13 April 2010}}</ref> for a food store by Tesco who offered £12 million which was valued at £4 million<ref name="kings-dock-hitch" /> for the site but Liverpool City Council's advisor's advised against allowing planning permission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/Images/tcm21-62269.pdf|title=District and local centre study|publisher=Liverpool City Council|accessdate=16 December 2009}}</ref> The club were advised that the [[planning permission]] required would not necessarily be granted, and chose not to take the scheme further.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellesmereportpioneer.co.uk/ellesmere-port-news/local-ellesmere-port-news/2002/11/01/new-kings-dock-hitch-for-blues-55940-12329338/|title=New Kings Dock Hitch For Blues|date=1 November 2002|publisher=Trinity Mirror|accessdate=16 December 2009}}</ref>

Supporters' groups have fought against the club moving to a new stadium twice. In 1996 a group called ''Goodison For Ever-ton'' successfully fought against the club moving to a new stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/kings-dock/new-stadium.asp|title=New Stadium|publisher=Toffeeweb.com|accessdate=7 April 2010}}</ref> In 2007 another group was established called ''Keep Everton In Our City'' (KEIOC) who attempted to prevent the club moving to a new stadium in [[Kirkby]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonbanter.co.uk/2008/11/new-everton-stadium-battle-lin.html|title=New Everton stadium battle lines drawn|date=18 November 2008|publisher=evertonbanter.co.uk (Trinity Mirror)|accessdate=7 April 2010}}</ref> The supporters' groups have argued that it is possible to expand Goodison Park, despite it being surrounded by housing and local authority buildings, and have produced image renders, architectural drawings and costings for a redeveloped Goodison Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/columnists/brian-reade/Why-Everton-dodged-a-bullet-over-Kirkby-stadium-and-some-advice-for-Tottenham-fans-and-Phil-Brown-article234691.html|title=Why Everton dodged a bullet over Kirkby stadium|last=Reade|first=Brian|date=27 November 2009|publisher=Mirror Football|accessdate=17 December 2009}}</ref> [[Liverpool City Council]] leader Warren Bradley stated that a redevelopment of Goodison Park was his favoured option, and that relocation of the homes, infrastructure and businesses in streets adjoining the ground is "not a major hurdle".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/11/27/kirkby-refusal-for-everton-forces-ground-share-re-think-92534-25264815/2/|title= Kirkby refusal for Everton forces ground share re-think|last=Bartlett|first=David|date=27 November 2009|publisher=Liverpool Daily Post|accessdate=17 December 2009}}</ref>

Everton's current position regarding the future of Goodison Park is that they are considering all options, including relocation, redevelopment of the current ground, or a [[groundshare]] with Liverpool F.C., in a new, purpose-built stadium in Stanley Park, stressing that finance is the main factor affecting decision-making.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/elstone-on-no-decision.html|title=Elstone on 'no' decision|date=26 November 2009|publisher=EvertonFC.com|accessdate=17 December 2009}}</ref>

In 2010 Everton supporters approached [[University of Liverpool]] and [[Liverpool City Council]] to initiate a dedicated 'Football Quarter'/'Sports City' zone around Goodison Park, [[Stanley Park, Liverpool|Stanley Park]] and [[Anfield]]. The University and City Council met with the [[North West Development Agency]], Everton and [[Liverpool F.C.]] representatives but no further action has been taken.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2010/03/13/liverpool-fc-and-everton-fc-fans-unite-to-promote-football-quarter-100252-26023078/|title=Liverpool FC and Everton FC fans' groups unite to promote city football quarter|last=Randles |first=David|date=13 March 2010|publisher=Liverpool Daily Post|accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref>

==Transportation==
Goodison Park is located two miles north of Liverpool City Centre. [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station]] is the nearest mainline station. The nearest station to the stadium is [[Kirkdale railway station]] on the [[Merseyrail]] [[Northern Line (Merseyrail)|Northern Line]] which is located just over half a mile away. On match days there is also a frequent shuttle bus service from [[Sandhills railway station]] known as "SoccerBus". In 2007 Sandhills underwent a £6million renovation to help encourage people to use the rail service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2007/11/09/sandhill-station-shuts-for-4-months-100252-20083337/|title=Sandhill Station shuts for 4 months|date=9 Novemer 2007|publisher=Liverpool Echo|accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref>

[[Walton and Anfield railway station]] located on [[A580 road|Walton Lane]] — the same road that the Park End backs onto — was the nearest station to Goodison Park until its closure in 1948.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/w/walton_and_anfield/index.shtml|title=Walton and Anfield railway station|publisher=subbrit.org.uk|accessdate=5 April 2010}}</ref> It is possible that the station could be re-opened should the [[Canada Dock Branch]] line be re-opened to the public following the construction of [[Stanley Park railway station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inquiry.knowsley.gov.uk/Proof%20of%20Evidence/KEIOC-INQ-13.pdf|title=Merseytravel|date=10 December 2008|publisher=Merseytravel|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>

There are on-site parking facilities for supporters (limited to 230 spaces)<ref name="inquiry-evidence">{{cite web|url=http://inquiry.knowsley.gov.uk/Core%20Documents/CD%201.6.1%20Appendix%203%20%20Goodison%20Park.pdf|title=Goodison Park Stadium Redevelopment|date=October 2007|publisher=Savills, KSS Design and Franklin Sports Business|accessdate=14 April 2010}}</ref> and the streets around the ground allow parking only for residents with permits. The Car Parking resident parking scheme is operated by [[Liverpool City Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/Leisure_and_culture/Sports/Football/Football_Parking/index.asp|title=Football Parking|publisher=Liverpool City Council|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>

==Records==
Everton has staged more top-flight football games than any other club in England, eight more than second placed [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]. Since Everton have played at Goodison Park for all but 4 of their 106 league seasons, this means that Goodison Park has hosted more top-flight games than any other in England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engalltime.html|title=England – First Level All-Time Tables 1888/89-2008/09|publisher=rsssf.com|accessdate=8 April 2010}}</ref> Goodison is the only English club ground to have hosted a [[FIFA World Cup]] semi final. Until the expansion of [[Old Trafford]] in 1996 Goodison Park held the record Sunday attendance on a Football League ground (53,509 v West Bromwich Albion, FA Cup, 1974).

Everton won 15 home league games in a row between 4 October 1930 and 4 April 1931.<ref name="statto-records">{{cite web|url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/everton/records|title=Everton records|publisher=Statto.com|accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref> In the 1931–32 season Goodison Park was the venue of the most goals scored at home in a league season, 84 by Everton.<ref name="efc-trivia" /> Between 23 April 1984 and 2 September 1986 Everton scored consecutively in 47 games.<ref name="statto-records" />, registering 36 wins and 7 draws and scoring 123 goals in the process while conceding 38. Scottish striker [[Graeme Sharp]] scored 32 of these goals.<ref name="efc-trivia" />

[[Jack Southworth]] holds the record for most goals scored in one game at Goodison Park, scoring six versus [[West Bromwich Albion]] on 30 December 1893.<ref name="goodison-glory"/>

The most goals scored in a game at Goodison Park is 12, this has happened in two Everton games; versus Sheffield Wednesday (9–3) on 17 October 1931 and versus Plymouth Argyle (8–4) on 27 February 1954.<ref name="statto-records" />

==Attendances==
{{Main|List of average attendances at Goodison Park}}

Whilst at Goodison Park the club has had one of the highest average attendances in the country. The stadium has only had six seasons where Everton FC has not been amongst the top ten highest attendances in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/records/attendances.asp|title=Attendance History|publisher=ToffeeWeb.com|accessdate=7 April 2010}}</ref>

The highest average attendance in the club's history has been 51,603 (1962–63) and the lowest was 13,230 (1892–93) which was recorded in Goodison Park's first year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonresults.com/ataglance.htm|title=Everton Results|publisher=evertonresults.com|accessdate=7 April 2010}}</ref>

The five highest attendances for Everton at Goodison Park are:

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="600px"
|-
! Date
! Competition
! Opposition
! Attendance
|-
| 18 September 1948
| Division One
| Liverpool
| 78,299
|-
| 14 February 1953
| FA Cup
| Manchester United
| 77,920
|-
| 28 August 1954
| Division One
| Preston North End
| 76,839
|-
| 29 January 1958
| FA Cup
| Blackburn Rovers
| 75,818
|-
| 27 December 1954
| Division One
| Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 75,322
|}

Source:<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.evertonresults.com/highallhomeatts.htm|title=Everton Results|publisher=evertonresults.com|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>

The five lowest attendances for Everton at Goodison Park are:

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="600px"
|-
! Date
! Competition
! Opposition
! Attendance
|-
| 20 December 1988
| Simod Cup
| Millwall
| 3,703
|-
| 1 October 1991
| Zenith Data Systems Cup
| Oldham
| 4,588
|-
| 22 January 1991
| Zenith Data Systems Cup
| Sunderland
| 4,609
|-
| 16 February 1988
| Simod Cup
| Luton
| 5,204
|-
| 28 February 1989
| Simod Cup
| Q.P.R.
| 7,072
|}

Source:<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.evertonresults.com/lowallhomeatts.htm|title=Everton Results|publisher=evertonresults.com|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>

==Other uses==
Despite being purposefully built for Everton F.C. to play football,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/club/events.html|title=Events at Goodison|publisher=EvertonFC.com|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref> Goodison Park has hosted many other types of events.

===Goodison Park as host stadium for football===
Goodison Park became the first Football League ground to hold an [[FA Cup Final]], in [[1894 FA Cup Final|1894]]. [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] beat Bolton Wanderers, watched by crowd of 37,000. An FA Cup final replay was staged in [[1910 FA Cup Final|1910]] with [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] beating [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] 2–0.

On 26 December 1920, Goodison Park hosted a match between; [[Dick, Kerr's Ladies]] & St Helens Ladies. An estimated 53,000 attended the match,<ref name="bbc-womens-football">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/4603149.stm|title=Trail-blazers who pioneered women's football |date=3 June 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=31 December 2009}}</ref> at a time when the average gate at Goodison Park in 1919–20 was near 29,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonresults.com/ataglance5.htm|title=Everton Results|publisher=evertonresults.com|accessdate=11 April 2010}}</ref> Dick, Kerr's Ladies won 4–0. More than £3,000 was raised for charity. Shortly after, the Football Association banned women's football. The reasons given by the F.A. were not substantial and it is perceived by some that the women's teams were a threat to the men's game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dickkerrladies.com/page7.htm|title=Dick, Kerr Ladies FC 1917–1965|publisher=dickkerrladies.com|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> The ban was lifted in 1970.<ref name="bbc-womens-football"/>

During the second world war, Goodison Park was chosen as a host venue for the "Football League – Northern Section".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.efchistory.co.uk/The%20Second%20World%20War%20Years.htm|title=The Second World War Years|publisher=efchistory.co.uk|accessdate=13 April 2010}}</ref>

In [[England v Ireland (1949)|1949]], Goodison Park became the site of [[England national football team|England]]'s first ever defeat on English soil by a non-Home Nations country, namely the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]]. The ground hosted five matches including a semi-final for the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]]. In April 1895 Goodison Park hosted England versus Scotland<ref name="1895-england-scotland" /> and so Everton became the first club to host England internationals on two grounds (the other being Anfield in 1889 when England won 6–2 versus Ireland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfc.com/MatchData/showmatchdetails.php?mid=38|title=EnglandFC Match Data|publisher=England FC|accessdate=5 April 2010}}</ref>). The city of Liverpool also became the first English city to stage England games at three different venues, the other being [[Liverpool Cricket Club|Aigburth Cricket Club]].

In 1973 Goodison hosted [[Northern Ireland]]'s home games against Wales and England.<ref name="northern-ireland-host">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/26/belfast-ormeau-park-football-stadium|title=Anger as Belfast stadium plan is revived|last=McDonald|first=Henry|date=26 July 2009 |publisher=Guardian|accessdate=3 April 2010 | location=London}}</ref>

====1966 FIFA World Cup====
{{Main|1966 FIFA World Cup}}

Goodison Park hosted five games during the 1966 FIFA World Cup. The original schedule of the 1966 World Cup meant that if England won their group and then reached the Semi final, the match would be held at Goodison Park. However, the organising committee were allowed to swap the venues, with England playing Portugal at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vintagebluekipper.com/history/worldcupgood.htm|title= The World Cup At Goodison Park|publisher=bluekipper.com|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>

=====Group Stage=====
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|nobars = 1
|date = 12 July 1966
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1960}}
|score = 2–0
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/results/matches/match=1596/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|BUL|1946}}
|goals1 = [[Pelé]] {{goal|15}}<br />[[Garrincha]] {{goal|63}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Goodison Park, [[Liverpool]]
|attendance = 48,000
|referee = [[Kurt Tschenscher]] (West Germany) }}

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|nobars = 1
|date = 15 July 1966
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|HUN|1957}}
|score = 3–1
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/results/matches/match=1597/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|BRA|1960}}
|goals1 = [[Ferenc Bene|Bene]] {{goal|2}}<br />[[János Farkas|Farkas]] {{goal|64}}<br />[[Kálmán Mészöly|Mészöly]] {{goal|73|pen.}}
|goals2 = [[Tostão]] {{goal|14}}
|stadium = Goodison Park, [[Liverpool]]
|attendance = 52,000
|referee = [[Ken Dagnall]] (England) }}

{{footballbox collapsible
|nobars = 1
|date = 19 July 1966
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|POR}}
|score = 3–1
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/results/matches/match=1598/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|BRA|1960}}
|goals1 = [[António Simões|Simöes]] {{goal|15}}<br />[[Eusébio]] {{goal|27}} {{goal|85}}
|goals2 = [[Rildo da Costa Menezes|Rildo]] {{goal|70}}
|stadium = Goodison Park, [[Liverpool]]
|attendance = 62,000
|referee = [[George McCabe]] (England) }}

=====Quarter Final=====
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|nobars = 1
|date = 23 July 1966
|time = 15:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|POR}}
|score = 5–3
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/results/matches/match=1702/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|PRK}}
|goals1 = [[Eusébio]] {{goal|27}} {{goal|43|pen.}} {{goal|56}} {{goal|59|pen.}}<br />[[José Augusto]] {{goal|80}}
|goals2 = [[Pak Seung-Zin]] {{goal|1}}<br />[[Lee Dong-Woon]] {{goal|22}}<br />[[Yang Sung-Kook]] {{goal|25}}
|stadium = Goodison Park, [[Liverpool]]
|attendance = 51,780
|referee = [[Menachem Ashkenazi]] (Israel) }}

=====Semi Finals=====
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|nobars = 1
|date = 25 July 1966
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRG}}
|score = 2–1
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/results/matches/match=1659/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|URS|1955}}
|goals1 = [[Helmut Haller|Haller]] {{goal|42}}<br />[[Franz Beckenbauer|Beckenbauer]] {{goal|67}}
|goals2 = [[Valeriy Porkujan|Porkujan]] {{goal|88}}
|stadium = Goodison Park, [[Liverpool]]
|attendance = 38,840
|referee = [[Concetto Lo Bello]] (Italy) }}

Portugal's [[Eusébio]] won the tournament's [[World Cup Golden Boot|Golden Boot]] scoring nine goals, six of them at Goodison Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/overview.html|title=1966 FIFA World Cup England -Hurst the hero for England in the home of football|publisher=[[FIFA]]|accessdate=17 November 2009}}</ref> Eusébio later stated that "Goodison Park is for me the best stadium in my life".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8345329.stm|title=BBC SPORT | Football | Europa League as it happened|date=5 November 2009|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2009-11-16}}</ref> In [[Garrincha]]'s 50 caps for Brazil, the only defeat he experienced was in the game versus Hungary at Goodison Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/49459-a-tribute-to-garrincha|title=A Tribute To... Garrincha|date=20 August 2008|publisher=Bleacher Report|accessdate=30 December 2009}}</ref>

====FA Cup Final====
Two years after construction, Goodison Park was chosen by the Football Association to host the final of the [[FA Cup]].

{| class="wikitable" width="600px"
|-
! Year
! Attendance
! Winner
!
! Runner-up
!
!Details
|-
|31 March [[1894 FA Cup Final|1894]]
| 37,000
| [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]
| 4
| [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| 1
| <ref name="GoodisonInDepth" />
|-
|}

====British Home Championships====
=====England=====
Goodison Park has played host to England on eight occasions during the [[British Home Championship|Home Championships]]. When {{fc|Everton}} player [[Alex Stevenson]] scored for Ireland in the [[1935 British Home Championship]] versus England, he became the first player to score an international away goal on his club's home ground.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ShpXFrEciRwJ:toffeeweb.com/season/04-05/reports/Southampton%28a%29.asp+%22The+last+match+between+the+sides+at+Southampton%22&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk|title=Southampton vs Everton – Premiership Season 2004/05|date=6 February 2005|publisher=Toffeeweb.com|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="600px"
|-
! Date
! "Home" Team
!
! "Away" Team
!
! Details
|-
| 6 April [[1895 British Home Championship|1895]]
| [[England national football team|England]]
| 3
| [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| 0
| <ref name="1895-england-scotland">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfc.com/MatchData/showmatchdetails.php?mid=54|title=England FC Match Data|publisher=EnglandFC.com|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 16 February [[1907 British Home Championship|1907]]
| [[England national football team|England]]
| 1
| [[Ireland national football team (IFA)|Ireland]]
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfc.com/MatchData/showmatchdetails.php?mid=88|title=England FC Match Data|publisher=EnglandFC.com|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 1 April [[1911 British Home Championship|1911]]
| [[England national football team|England]]
| 1
| [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| 1
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfc.com/MatchData/showmatchdetails.php?mid=107|title=England FC Match Data|publisher=EnglandFC.com|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 22 October [[1925 British Home Championship|1924]]
| [[England national football team|England]]
| 3
| [[Ireland national football team (IFA)|Ireland]]
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfc.com/MatchData/showmatchdetails.php?mid=137|title=England FC Match Data|publisher=EnglandFC.com|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 22 October [[1929 British Home Championship|1928]]
| [[England national football team|England]]
| 2
| [[Ireland national football team (IFA)|Ireland]]
| 1
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfc.com/MatchData/showmatchdetails.php?mid=157|title=England FC Match Data|publisher=EnglandFC.com|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 6 February [[1935 British Home Championship|1935]]
| [[England national football team|England]]
| 2
| [[Ireland national football team (IFA)|Ireland]]
| 1
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfc.com/MatchData/showmatchdetails.php?mid=191|title=England FC Match Data|publisher=EnglandFC.com|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 5 November [[1948 British Home Championship|1947]]
| [[England national football team|England]]
| 2
| [[Ireland national football team (IFA)|Ireland]]
| 2
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfc.com/MatchData/showmatchdetails.php?mid=237|title=England FC Match Data|publisher=EnglandFC.com|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 11 November [[1954 British Home Championship|1953]]
| [[England national football team|England]]
| 3
| [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]
| 1
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfc.com/MatchData/showmatchdetails.php?mid=280|title=England FC Match Data|publisher=EnglandFC.com|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
|}

=====Northern Ireland=====
On 22 February 1973 the [[Irish Football Association]] announced that [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland's]] home matches in the [[1973 British Home Championship]] would be moved to Goodison Park due to [[The Troubles|the civil unrest]] within [[Belfast]] at that time.<ref name="northern-ireland-host" />

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="600px"
|-
! Date
! "Home" Team
!
! "Away" Team
!
|-
| 12 May 1973
| [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]
| 1
| [[England national football team|England]]
| 2
|-
| 19 May 1973
| [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]
| 1
| [[Wales national football team|Wales]]
| 0
|-
|}

Both Northern Ireland goalscorers [[Dave Clements]] (vs. England) and [[Bryan Hamilton]] (vs. Wales)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/ITV/HomeInts.html|title=Home Internationals}}</ref> went on to play for Goodison Park's club side Everton later on in their careers.

====Other neutral matches at Goodison Park====
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="600px"
! Date
! Competition
! "Home" Team
!
! "Away" Team
!
! Details
|-
| 21 April 1894
| Inter-League Match
| Football League XI
| 1
| Scottish League XI
| 1
| <ref name="london-hearts">{{cite web|url=http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/tea/englishfootballleague.html|title=Scotland versus English Football League Complete Football Association Record|publisher=londonhearts.com|accessdate=7 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 21 March 1896
| [[FA Cup]] Semi final
| [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| 1
| [[Sheffield Wednesday]]
| 1
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everton-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadcups.asp?mtno=53&ssnno=25|title=Cup Competitions – Everton FC|publisher=everton-mad.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 11 April 1896
| Inter League Match
| Football League XI
| 5
| Scottish League XI
| 1
| <ref name="london-hearts" />
|-
| 21 March 1903
| [[FA Cup]] Semi final
| [[Bury F.C.|Bury]]
| 3
| {{fc|Aston Villa}}
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everton-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadcups.asp?mtno=53&ssnno=32|title=Cup Competitions – Everton FC|publisher=everton-mad.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 13 March 1904
| [[FA Cup]] Semi final
| {{fc|Manchester City}}
| 3
| {{fc|Sheffield Wednesday}}
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everton-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadcups.asp?mtno=53&ssnno=33|title=Cup Competitions – Everton FC|publisher=everton-mad.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 28 April 1910
| [[1910 FA Cup Final|FA Cup Final (Replay)]]
| {{fc|Newcastle United}}
| 2
| {{fc|Barnsley}}
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everton-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadcups.asp?mtno=53&ssnno=39|title=Cup Competitions – Everton FC|publisher=everton-mad.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 1 April 1914
| [[FA Cup]] Semi final Replay
| {{fc|Burnley}}
| 1
| {{fc|Sheffield United}}
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everton-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadcups.asp?mtno=53&ssnno=43|title=Cup Competitions – Everton FC|publisher=everton-mad.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 14 March 1925
| Inter-League Match
| Football League XI
| 4
| Scottish League XI
| 3
| <ref name="london-hearts" />
|-
| 26 March 1928
| [[FA Cup]] Semi final Replay
| {{fc|Huddersfield Town}}
| 0
| {{fc|Sheffield United}}
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everton-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadcups.asp?mtno=53&ssnno=57|title=Cup Competitions – Everton FC|publisher=everton-mad.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 25 September 1929
| Inter-League Match
| Football League XI
| 7
| Irish league XI
| 2
| <ref name="irishleaguegreats">{{cite web|url=http://irishleaguegreats.blogspot.com/2008/08/irish-league-representative-match.html|title=Irish League Representative Match Results|date=18 August 2008|publisher=irishleaguegreats.blogspot.com|accessdate=7 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 3 December 1934
| [[FA Cup]] 1st round, 2nd replay
| {{afc|New Brighton}}
| 2
| {{fc|Southport}}
| 1
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everton-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadcups.asp?mtno=53&ssnno=64|title=Cup Competitions – Everton FC|publisher=everton-mad.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 11 May 1935<ref group=nb>This was one of two matches which trialled having two referees in a single match. The other trial was on 8 May 1935 when the Football League team beat [[West Bromwich Albion]] 9–6 at [[The Hawthorns]].</ref>
| Inter-League Match
| Football League XI
| 10
| Welsh Football League/Irish league XI
| 2
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Association Football: The Surrey Senior Cup|date=May 13, 1935|publisher=The Times|pages=5|accessdate=7 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 21 October 1936
| Inter-League Match
| Football League XI
| 2
| Scottish League XI
| 0
| <ref name="london-hearts"/>
|-
| 4 November 1939<ref group=nb>The game took place to aid the [[British Red Cross|Red Cross]] fund.</ref>
| Representative Match
| Football League XI
| 3
| All British XI
| 3
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Football League v. All British XI |date=27 October 1939|publisher=The Times|pages=3|accessdate=7 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 19 February 1947
| Inter-League Match
| Football League XI
| 4
| Irish League XI
| 2
| <ref name="irishleaguegreats" />
|-
| 24 January 1948<ref group=nb>Due to war damage, [[Old Trafford]] was closed at the time, and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] were playing their home matches at [[Maine Road]]. However, on the same day, [[Manchester city|Manchester City]] were at home to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in another [[FA Cup]] tie and as a result this tie was switched to Goodison Park.</ref>
| [[FA Cup]] 4th round
| {{fc|Manchester United}}
| 3
| {{fc|Liverpool}}
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everton-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadcups.asp?mtno=53&ssnno=77|title=Cup Competitions – Everton FC|publisher=everton-mad.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 2 April 1949
| [[FA Cup]] Semi final Replay
| {{fc|Wolverhampton Wanderers}}
| 1
| {{fc|Manchester United}}
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everton-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadcups.asp?mtno=53&ssnno=78|title=Cup Competitions – Everton FC|publisher=everton-mad.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 21 September [[England v Ireland (1949)|1949]]<ref group=nb>This was the first time that [[England national football team|England]] had been beaten at home by a team from outside the [[Home nations|Home Nations]].</ref>
| Friendly International
| [[England national football team|England]]
| 0
| [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]]
| 2
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfc.com/MatchData/showmatchdetails.php?mid=246|title=England FC Match Data|publisher=EnglandFC.com|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 14 March 1951
| [[FA Cup]] Semi final Replay
| {{fc|Blackpool}}
| 2
| {{fc|Birmingham City}}
| 1
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everton-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadcups.asp?mtno=53&ssnno=80|title=Cup Competitions – Everton FC|publisher=everton-mad.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 19 May 1951
| Friendly International
| [[England national football team|England]]
| 5
| [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]
| 2
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfc.com/MatchData/showmatchdetails.php?mid=261|title=England FC Match Data|publisher=EnglandFC.com|accessdate=5 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 10 October 1951
| Inter-League Match
| Football League XI
| 9
| League of Ireland XI
| 1
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Easy Win For The Football League |date=11 October 1951|publisher=The Times|pages=9|accessdate=7 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 7 December 1955
| Inter-League Match
| Football League XI
| 5
| League of Ireland XI
| 1
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Football League Should Beat Ireland |date=7 December 1955|publisher=The Times|pages=14|accessdate=7 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 15 January 1958
| U23 International
| England u23
| 3
| Scotland u23
| 1
| <ref name="rsssf-u23-results">{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng-u23-intres-det.html|title=England – U-23 International Results – Details|publisher=rsssf.com|accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 23 September 1959
| U23 International
| England u23
| 0
| Hungary u23
| 1
| <ref name="rsssf-u23-results" />
|-
| 8 February 1961
| U23 International
| England u23
| 2
| Wales u23
| 0
| <ref name="rsssf-u23-results" />
|-
| 17 August 1963
| FA Charity Shield
| Everton
| 4
| Manchester United
| 0
| <ref name="gp-charity-shield">{{cite web|url=http://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/CommunityShield/CommunityShield.html|title=Community Shield & Charity Shield results|publisher=footballsite.co.uk|accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 5 January 1966<ref group="nb">England's goal was scored by [[Bobby Moore]]. This was his first international goal and the only one on English soil. Ray Wilson was chosen to play in this game, he is therefore the last Everton player to play for England at Goodison Park.</ref>
| Friendly International
| [[England national football team|England]]
| 1
| [[Poland national football team|Poland]]
| 1
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfc.com/MatchData/showmatchdetails.php?mid=387|title=EnglandFC Match Data|publisher=EnglandFC.com|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 13 August 1966
| FA Charity Shield
| Everton
| 0
| Liverpool
| 1
| <ref name="gp-charity-shield" />
|-
| 1 May 1968
| U23 International
| England u23
| 4
| Hungary u23
| 0
| <ref name="rsssf-u23-results" />
|-
| 30 November 1970
| [[FA Cup]] 1st round, 2nd replay
| {{fc|Tranmere Rovers}}
| 0
| {{fc|Scunthorpe United}}
| 1
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertoncollection.org.uk/object?id=796+EFC%2f8%2f1%2f49|title=Programme – Tranmere Rovers v Scunthorpe United |publisher=evertoncollection.org.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 19 April 1972
| [[FA Cup]] Semi final Replay
| {{fc|Arsenal}}
| 2
| {{fc|Stoke City}}
| 1
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everton-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadcups.asp?mtno=53&ssnno=101|title=Cup Competitions – Everton FC|publisher=everton-mad.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 18 March 1974<ref group=nb>Due to a pitch invasion at the original match (which [[Newcastle united|Newcastle United]] won 4–3), the [[Football association|F.A.]] ordered the tie to be replayed at a neutral venue.</ref>
| [[FA Cup]] 6th round replay
| {{fc|Newcastle United}}
| 0
| {{fc|Nottingham Forest}}
| 0
| <ref name="nufc-nf-1974">{{cite web|url=http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1974.htm|title=Fa Cup Final 1974|publisher=fa-cupfinals.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 21 March 1974
| [[FA Cup]] 6th round, 2nd replay
| {{fc|Nottingham Forest}}
| 0
| {{fc|Newcastle United}}
| 1
| <ref name="nufc-nf-1974" />
|-
| 4 April 1979
| [[FA Cup]] Semi final replay
| {{fc|Manchester United}}
| 1
| {{fc|Liverpool}}
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everton-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadcups.asp?mtno=53&ssnno=108|title=Cup Competitions – Everton FC|publisher=everton-mad.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 17 May 1983
| [[UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship|UEFA U18 Championship Finals Group A]]
| West Germany u18
| 3
| Bulgaria u18
| 1
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/ec-u18-83.html|title=European U-18 Championship 1983|publisher=rsssf.com|accessdate=5 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 13 April 1985
| [[FA Cup]] Semi final
| {{fc|Manchester United}}
| 2
| {{fc|Liverpool}}
| 2
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everton-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadcups.asp?mtno=53&ssnno=114|title=Cup Competitions – Everton FC|publisher=everton-mad.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 6 April 1989
| U18 International
| England u18
| 0
| Switzerland u18
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertoncollection.org.uk/object?id=796+EFC%2f8%2f6%2f35|title=Programme – England v Switzerland (Under 18's) |publisher=evertoncollection.org.uk|accessdate=5 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 17 Jan 1991
| FA Cup 3rd Round
| {{fc|Woking}} (home team)
| 0
| Everton
| 1
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/history/|title=Woking Football Club History|publisher=wokingfc.co.uk|accessdate=5 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 13 November 1993
| [[FA Cup]] 1st round
| {{fc|Knowsley United}}
| 1
| {{fc|Carlisle United}}
| 4
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football--fa-cup-countdown-hopeful-knowsley-look-to-orr-family-mettle-goodison-will-pulsate-to-a-different-mersey-beat-on-saturday-rupert-metcalf-reports-1503615.html|title=Football / FA Cup Countdown|last=Metcalf|first=Rupert|date=11 November 1993|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=5 April 2010 | location=London}}</ref>
|-
| 6 June 1995
| [[Umbro Cup]]
| [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| 3
| [[Japan national football team|Japan]]
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/umbro95.html|title=Umbro Cup 1995|date=30 July 1999|publisher=RSSSF|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 9 September 2003
| [[European Under-21 Football Championship|UEFA U21 Championship Qualifying]]
| [[England national under-21 football team|England u21]]
| 1
| [[Portugal national under-21 football team|Portugal u21]]
| 1
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU21pg2.html|title=England U21 Match Results|publisher=englandfootballonline.com|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Non-football usage===
[[image:goodison-park-1913-royal-visit.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=Photograph of ceremony at Goodison Park|80,000 people attended Goodison Park to see King George V]]
On 11 July 1913 Goodison Park became the first English football ground to be visited by a reigning monarch when [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]] and [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] attended.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.efchistory.co.uk/The%20twentieth%20century%20-%20before%20the%20first%20war.htm|title= The Early Years of the Twentieth Century|publisher=efchistory.co.uk|accessdate=8 April 2010}}</ref> The attending royals had opened [[Gladstone Dock]] on the same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.166|title=Gladstone Dock|publisher=Mersey Gateway|accessdate=5 April 2010}}</ref> A tablet was unveiled in the Main Stand to mark the occasion. During the First World War Goodison frequently hosted [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] training drill sessions.<ref name="GoodisonInDepth" />

On 19 May 1938 [[George VI]] and [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon|Queen Elizabeth]] attended Goodison Park to present new colours to the [[King's Regiment (Liverpool)|5th Battalion the King’s Regiment]] (Liverpool) and the [[Liverpool Scottish]] (Queens Own Cameron Highlanders) in front of 80,000 spectators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/86/a6001886.shtml|title=My war with the 5th Battalion King's Regiment|date=3 October 2005|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

In 1921, Goodison Park played host to Lancashire's rugby team when they took on [[Australia national rugby union team]] and lost 29–6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=18388|title=The Aussies win (aka Australia beat Lancashire) 1921|publisher=British Pathe|accessdate=5 April 2010}}</ref>
Goodison Park was chosen as one of two English venues for the Sox-Giants 1924 World Tour. On 23 October 1924, 2,000 spectators witnessed US [[baseball]] teams [[Chicago White Sox]] and [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]] participate in an exhibition match. One player managed to hit a ball clear over the large Goodison Road Stand. The other English venue selected was [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bloyce|first=Danny|date=March 2008|title=Baseball in England: A Case of Prolonged Cultural Resistance|journal=Journal of Historical Sociology|publisher=Blackwell Publishing Ltd|volume=21|issue=1}}</ref>

In September 1939, Goodison Park was commandeered by military, the club's minutes read: "The Chairman reported that our ground has been commandeered as an anti-aircraft (Balloon Barrage section), post."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertoncollection.org.uk/object?id=796+EFC%2f1%2f1%2f23&p=315#title|title=Everton board minutes: 1939–40|publisher=evertoncollection.org.uk|accessdate=12 April 2010}}</ref> During World War Two, an American forces baseball league was based at Goodison Park.<ref>{{cite book|last=Nicholson|first=Robert|title=The Shell weekend guide to London and the South-East |publisher=R Nicholson|year=1979|pages=55}}</ref> In addition, a baseball game between two Army Air Force nines watched by over 8,000 spectators raised over $3,000 for British Red Cross and St. John's Ambulance fund.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bullock|first=Steven R.|title=Playing for their nation: baseball and the American military during World War II|publisher=University of Nebraska Press |date=1 March 2004|pages=49}}</ref>

The Liverpool Trojans and Formby Cardinals were the last two teams to play baseball at Goodison Park. This was in the Lancashire Cup Final in 1948.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpooltrojansbaseball.co.uk/History_Main.htm|title=Trojans history|publisher=liverpooltrojansbaseball.co.uk|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>

Goodison Park is used as a venue for weddings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/conferences/wedding-venue-liverpool.html|title=Weddings at Goodison|publisher=evertonfc.com|accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref> More than 800 fans' ashes have been buried at Goodison Park and since 2004 the club have had to reject further requests because there is no room for any more.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2004/jun/16/football.davidward|title=Goodison Park to end fan burials|last=Ward|first=David|date=16 June 2004|publisher=Guardian|accessdate=6 November 2009 | location=London}}</ref> [[Tommy Lawton]] wanted his ashes to be scattered at Goodison but his son chose to donate them to the national football museum because of Goodison's uncertain future.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.culture24.org.uk/places+to+go/wales/art18928|title=Player's Ashes Given To National Football Museum|date=9 December 2003|publisher=culture24.org.uk|accessdate=31 December 2009}}</ref>

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==External links==
* [http://www.evertoncollection.org.uk/search/results?q=%22Goodison+Park%22 Goodison Park] at [[The Everton Collection]]

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