Goodbye Goodison Park: The End of an Era at Everton
It Was What It Was : The Football History Podcast
The Overlap
4.9 • 667 Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. In today's episode, co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper look back on the rich history of Goodison Park, Everton's storied home ground, as it approaches its final days.
From setting the history into the building of the iconic stadium to picking out unforgettable matches to legendary players, relive iconic moments such as Dixie Dean's record-setting 60 goals in one season, Eusebio's praise at the 1966 World Cup, the famous 1994 relegation battle against Wimbledon and Wayne Rooney's spectacular goal against Arsenal.
Join us as we celebrate the legacy of one of England's most beloved football stadiums.
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00:00 Introduction and Opening Remarks
00:33 The Significance of Goodison Park
01:44 Architectural and Historical Insights
04:32 Memorable Matches and Moments
07:11 Archibald Leitch's Legacy
26:15 Everton's last day survival in 1994 and Match-Fixing Scandal
29:33 The1966 World Cup
40:34 Dixie Dean's 60th Goal of the season
47:27 Wayne Rooney's Stunning Debut Goal
49:44 Farewell to Goodison Park
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| 0:00.0 | Today, for me, for my family, it's a good day for Benfica to play here. |
| 0:13.0 | This stadium for me is the best stadium in my playing life. |
| 0:17.8 | Welcome to the Wars What It Was, the Football History Podcast. |
| 0:19.7 | I'm Jonathan Wilson and with |
| 0:20.9 | Rob Draper. And those are the words of the great Portugal forward, Yusaybio, Portugal and Benfica |
| 0:26.6 | forward, speaking in 2009 when Benfica played a way of evidence in a Europa League game. |
| 0:33.3 | And today we're going to be talking about Goodison Park as it comes towards the end, |
| 0:54.2 | the end for one of the great old stadiums. I think Rob you're going to try and claim this is the greatest of all the old stadiums in English football, but certainly one of the great old stadiums. And we're going to be discussing some of our favourite memories. Actually, to be honest, my memories of Goods and Park are not that great. I don't think I've ever been to a good game in Goodness and Park, but that's my problem. It's not Goodison's problem. So I'll be talking about four games I was not at. You're going to be talking about some more personal memories as we celebrate Goodest and Park or what it means for English football. Yeah, and forgive me if I'm going to get a little bit emotional and teary in this episode. And I should say I'm not from Liverpool. I'm not an Everton fan. But I have to say a very... |
| 1:13.8 | Not because of any... little bit emotional and teary in this episode. And I should say I'm not from Liverpool. I'm not an |
| 1:11.2 | Everton fan, but I have to say a very, not because of any particular good performance by QPR there, |
| 1:17.1 | although Bradley Allen did score Hattrick there once in a famous match. It more because it really does |
| 1:22.2 | to me represent the soul of English football when you go up though. I've really loved going to |
| 1:27.2 | visit it. but I think |
| 1:28.5 | it's a little bit more than that. I think having you say, Bios quote that at the beginning just |
| 1:32.2 | showed you there's a global resonance to Goodson Park. I think more than any other ground other |
| 1:37.5 | than Wembley in England, it resonates beyond the club loyalties. And we're going to pick through |
| 1:43.8 | some of the history. So |
| 1:44.8 | Dick Kerr, Ladies, so at the 66th World Cup, you know, it's not just about Everton this |
| 1:49.6 | ground going. It is some really, really important moments in football history have taken place |
| 1:55.3 | there. Of course, there are clearly some great Everton moments as well. And some of those, like Dixie |
| 1:59.8 | Dean, go way beyond just like Everton fans being |
| 2:03.3 | ensued by them. |
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