Everton are considering making Goodison Park the new home for the club’s women’s team.
The men’s team are set to leave their historic Goodison Park home of 133 years to the Everton Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock at the start of the 2025-26 Premier League season.
The 52,888-seater stadium — a £760million ($958m) development including ancillary works — is viewed as a necessary upgrade to Goodison Park’s capacity of 39,500.
The departure of the men’s team has opened the possibility of Everton Women, who play in the Women’s Super League, moving into the stadium full-time, according to sources who wished to remain anonymous to protect relationships.
Everton Women currently play their home matches at Walton Hall Park, a 2,200-capacity stadium (500 seats) located in Walton, Liverpool, five miles outside the city centre. Walton Hall Park has been the team’s home since 2020, after moving from Haig Avenue, the home of National League North side Southport FC located almost 20 miles north of the city.
Walton Hall Park’s limitations — its size, location from the city centre, lack of appropriate seating, lack of shelter from the elements and restricted catering options — however, are not seen as conducive to growing the profile and appeal of the women’s team for…
