Regarded as one of football’s most iconic stadiums, Goodison Park is set for a powerful new chapter — as the permanent home of Everton Women.
The Club this week confirmed that, following the men’s move to Bramley-Moore Dock this summer, the Grand Old Lady will continue to roar — with Everton Women stepping into centre stage from the 2025/26 season.
The decision has been met with widespread positivity from media, fan groups, players and football industry leaders, hailing it as a defining moment for the women’s game in England and a landmark commitment from The Friedkin Group (TFG), Everton’s new ownership.
A New Matchday Experience at Goodison
To mark the announcement, the Club has today released a conceptual image of Goodison Parkon an Everton Women matchday — a vibrant vision of the stadium reimagined for the new era. The image shows the famous stands packed with supporters in the lower tiers with Everton Women branding taking pride of place in the upper sections to create an intimate, atmospheric arena.
New Everton CEO Angus Kinnear said: “This decision honours Everton’s rich history while looking firmly to the future. It reflects our commitment to women’s football and ensures that a beloved stadium continues to inspire the next generation of Blues.”
Everton Women manager Brian Sørensen said: “Our players will now have a stage that matches their potential, our fans will have a place to build an even stronger matchday culture, and young girls across Merseyside will see that this is a club where dreams can grow and come true.”
The sentiment was echoed by captain Megan Finnigan, born and raised in the city of Liverpool she said said: “To walk out at Goodison Park as our permanent home will be a real honour. It’s where we belong — and we can’t wait to create new memories there.”
Former Everton and England goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis heralded her former teammates transition from Walton Hall-Park to Goodison Park as a “homecoming”. The BBC pundit hailed the also hailed the vision of the Club’s new ownership. “The statement the Friedkin group have made since coming in by refurbishing Goodison Park to make it fit for purpose for the women’s team absolutely shows they want to invest in women’s football and keep moving it along that upward trajectory that we have seen in these past five or six years.”
The repurposing of Goodison Park was also backed by leaders of the women’s game. Chair of WSL Football, Nikki Doucet called it “a landmark moment for the women’s game” and proclaimed “Everton’s vision for Goodison Park represents a bold and forward-thinking step — and sets a new benchmark for what’s possible.”
News of Everton Women’s move has received international news coverage. Veteran football writer Henry Winter described the preservation of Goodison Park as: “Great news” as he outlined the positive impact on supporters – “fans can still go an watch football at one of the most famous grounds in the world.”
While the relocation represents a new era for the players on the pitch, it also creates the chance to create a new matchday experience for Evertonians. The Club will further engage fan groups in the coming weeks and months but representatives of key supporters’ groups have already voiced their support. Secretary of the Everton Women’s Supporters’ Club Peter Macfarlane said he was “delighted that Goodison Park’s legacy will live on” and was heralded the move “a real statement of intent, which shows just how committed they [The Friedkin Group] are to backing the women’s team and making Everton a force at the very top of the women’s game in this country, once again.”
Dave Kelly, Chair of Everton’s Fan Advisory Board outlined how this is something that many Evertonians will get behind. “Goodison Park holds the most special place in the hearts of all Evertonians. It has been a glorious home for the men’s team since 1892, and for it now to be transformed into a home for Everton Women is something I know many if not every Blue will support.”
With Goodison Park now firmly secured as a permanent home for Everton Women, the stadium now stands not as a monument to the past — but a stage for the future. It becomes the largest dedicated women’s football stadium in England, with a proud legacy and an even brighter purpose.
From 2025/26, the Grand Old Lady will welcome a new wave of heroes. A new team. A new future but the same spirit of the Blues.
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