This weekend’s clash with Southampton will be the final men’s match at the stadium before they move to their new ground
Everton great Derek Temple scored his only hat-trick for the club at Goodison Park but joked he never received the match ball because the club could not afford to give it away. The 1966 FA Cup match-winner will be present this weekend for the visit of Southampton as the ground bids farewell to 133 years of men’s football.
Everton’s women will give Goodison a new lease of life but Sunday is the final farewell for the men. Toffees legend has picked out some of his favourite memories of the ground ahead of what is set to be an emotional day for everyone connected with the club.
“I only ever scored one hat-trick – against Ipswich when they won the championship in 1962 and Alf Ramsey was manager,” the 86-year-old told the PA news agency. “That was my favourite game – not that I remember getting the ball though. They were probably short of money!”
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Temple, one of Everton’s oldest…
