Why Everton Are Moving Their Women’s Team To Goodison Park

‎Everton’s women’s team will become permanent fixtures at Goodison Park, which will host the men’s team’s final Premier League game there this Sunday after 133 years at the stadium.

‎The club also announced that the men’s team will move to a new stadium shortly.

‎The decision follows an in-depth review of the Goodison Legacy project by The Friedkin Group (TFG) since their takeover of the Merseyside club in December.

‎Goodison Park will be the largest dedicated women’s football ground in England.

‎The Goodison Legacy project was launched in 2020 to plan the future of Goodison Park. After this season, the men’s team will move to the new 53,000-capacity Everton Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock.

‎The Friedkin Group has emphasized that football should continue to be at the heart of the community around the old ground.

‎”We know how treasured Goodison is, not only to every Evertonian, but to the game itself, and being able to keep such an iconic stadium at the heart of the legacy project is something incredibly important to us,” Everton’s new CEO Angus Kinnear said in a statement.

‎”From next season, we are proud to say our women will have an unrivaled permanent home in the WSL (Women’s Super League) another statement of intent as we look to build the foundations that will help us challenge for trophies.”

‎The move caters to the women’s team’s need for a more appropriate venue than Walton Hall Park.

‎The club announced that improvements will be made at Goodison, England’s first purpose-built football ground, which currently has a capacity of 39,572.

‎The stadium will also stage selected Academy matches.

‎”This move is a testament to where the women’s game is right now and, more importantly, where it is heading,” said women’s team captain Megan Finnigan, who guided Everton to an eighth-place finish in the WSL this season.

‎”Goodison is a magical stadium with a deep heritage and close ties to the local community. Leading the team out for that first home match of next season will be nothing short of a career highlight and the prospect of what Everton Women can become with such an iconic ground to call our home is hugely exciting.”