THE final whistle will blow on Goodison Park in May, consigning another iconic football ground to history.Everton start next season in their new £750million, 53,000-capacity Bramley-Moore Dock stadium.GettyGoodison Park is one of the last old-school Premier League grounds but will host its final match in May[/caption]Hulton Archive - GettyPele played at Goodison during the 1966 World Cup[/caption]And while the club plan a festival of farewell gigs, the Premier League match with Southampton on Sunday May 18 marks the end of football at Goodison and the Glwadys Street roar will be heard no more.
The famous old ground, a venue for the 1966 World Cup and stage for Pele and Eusebio, will be demolished and redeveloped.But, like so many lost stadiums, the memories will remain along with nostalgic relics and reminders still treasured by misty-eyed fans.A lump of terracing, signs to stands that no longer exist or, in the case of Everton, statues to legends such as Dixie Dean provide evidence of footballing citadels that were once the 3pm heartbeat of a club but now lie vacant and silent.
Here, SunSport takes you on a tour of the ‘ghost’ grounds of Great Britain.ARSENAL (Highbury 1913-2006)EASILY the most famous of all lost grounds, Highbury pretty much exists in all its glory – a long throw away from the Emirates.Preserved and turned into luxury apartments following Arsenal’s departure in 2006, it is still the subject of many a pilgrimage for football fans.
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