Everton Women will play at Goodison Park permanently from the start of the 2025/2026 Barclays WSL campaign.
Brian Sørensen’s side will move from their current home at Walton Hall Park to the old and iconic home of Everton Football club. The decision follows the findings from The Goodison Legacy Project, a review conducted by new owners The Friedkin Group, which detemined that football should remain at the heart of the club’s community.
Improvements will be made to the stadium to ensure that adequate facilities are in place for the women’s team ahead of next season. It will remain a central part of Liverpool’s sporting and cultural identity and will also host selected Academy matches and Everton in the Community’s L4 campus.
“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 that has been incredibly important to us,” CEO Angus Kinnear said. “From next season, we are proud to say our women will have an unrivalled permanent home in the WSL – another statement of intent as we look to build the foundations that will help us challenge for trophies.”
The move also marks a strong connection between women’s football’s future and the past. On 27 December 1920, Goodison Park played host a match between Dick Kerr Ladies and St. Helens Ladies which was witnessed by a crowd of more than 45,000 people, with thousands more locked outside. It remains one of the largest-ever attendances for a women’s club match in England. Just a few months later, the FA banned women from playing on affiliated pitched, a ban that would last for 50 years.
“This is about more than just bricks and mortar – it’s about building a legacy,” said Richie Gillham, Secretary of the Everton FC Heritage Society and Member of the Everton Fan Advisory Board. “Everton Women will now have a permanent base to grow and thrive, and to do it at a ground with such historical significance is incredibly special for all Evertonians.”
“The women that graced Goodison Park that represented both Dick Kerr Ladies and St Helens weren’t just footballers, they were pioneers. At a time when society placed strict limits on what women could do, these players challenged the boundaries and captured the imagination of huge crowds up and down the country.”
“Evertonians have a saying of ‘if you know your history’, that is why it is fitting and deeply meaningful that the very same ground that held the record attendance for a women’s fixture for so many years will now become home to Everton Women and they will now have the honour of inspiring the next generation.”
