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The possibility of a move to a new stadium was first mentioned around 1996, when then chairman Peter Johnson announced plans to move Everton from Goodison Park to a new 60,000-seater stadium at a different site. By 2001, a site at King's Dock had been identified as the location for a new 55,000-seater stadium, scheduled for completion around ...
Goodison Park is a football stadium in Walton, Liverpool, England, that has been the home of Premier League club Everton since 1892. It is 2 miles (3 km) north of the city centre, and has an all-seated capacity of 39,414. [1] Goodison Park has hosted more top-flight games than any other stadium in England. [2]
The stadium that Everton has used since 1892. Goodison Park, the first major football stadium to be built in England, was opened in 1892. [85] Goodison Park has staged more top-flight football games than any other ground in the United Kingdom and was the only English club ground to host a semi-final at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. It was also the ...
Everton originally played at Anfield on an open pitch in the southeast corner of the newly laid out Stanley Park, the same site for the once proposed new Liverpool F.C. stadium. The first official match under the name Everton F.C. took place in 1879 against St. Peters with a 6–0 win.
The first match at the ground was between Everton and Earlestown on 28 September 1884, which Everton won 5–0. [15] During Everton's tenure at the stadium, stands were erected for some of the 8,000-plus spectators regularly attending matches, although the ground was capable of holding around 20,000 spectators and occasionally did.
On 24 March 2017, Everton announced they had agreed to purchase land at Bramley-Moore Dock located in Vauxhall, Liverpool with intent to build a new £300m-plus stadium. [70] After plans were approved by Liverpool City Council and funding was eventually found through private means, the stadium's construction work began in July 2021. [71]
The docks was infilled with Everton FC's new home ground, Everton Stadium, being constructed on the dock with a 2025 opening date scheduled. The Club received planning approval for a 52,888 capacity stadium which is set to be opened in time for the start of the 2025/26 football season. [ 5 ]
Everton Park may refer to: Everton Park, Queensland, Australia – a suburb of Brisbane; Everton Park, Liverpool, England – a park; Everton Park, Singapore, Singapore – a subzone of Bukit Merah; Everton Stadium, future home ground of Everton Football Club; Goodison Park, current home ground of Everton Football Club