Everton to move to new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium for start of 2025-26 season

The opening of Everton’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock has been rescheduled for the 2025–2026 season.

Originally scheduled to move in during the 2024–25 season, that will now be the Toffees’ last full season at Goodison Park.

In addition to supporter comments, logistical and commercial considerations led to the decision not to move mid-season.

The 52,888-capacity stadium is still expected to be finished by the end of 2024, according to the Merseyside club.

Interim CEO Colin Chong stated, “First and foremost, to be crystal clear, our decision to not move in mid-season is not because of a construction delay.”

“It is a club decision driven by a combination of commercial insight, a comprehensive review of the logistics required, an analysis of the potential impact upon our football operations and, importantly, fan feedback sourced as part of our recent stadium migration survey.”

Everton added there will be a series of events to mark their departure from Goodison Park, their home since 1892, throughout the 2024-25 season.

Everton CEO reveals details of stadium move

Everton’s interim CEO Colin Chong has said that the decision not to move in the middle of the 2024/25 season was to ensure Goodison Park gets a ‘fitting send-off.’

“Firstly, and to be absolutely clear, our decision to not move in mid-season is not because of a construction delay,” Chong said in an official Everton statement.

“It is a Club decision driven by a combination of commercial insight, a comprehensive review of the logistics required, an analysis of the potential impact upon our football operations and, importantly, fan feedback sourced as part of our recent stadium migration survey, which was completed by almost 10,000 Evertonians.

“Everton Stadium remains firmly on track, as scheduled, to be completed in the final weeks of 2024.

“We will need to conduct test events at our new home, which will allow us to stress-test the stadium in a number of different ways in order to obtain our Safety Certificate. It will also give Evertonians a chance to see and sample the new facilities.

“We will, of course, provide more details on how Evertonians can get involved and register for those events in due course.

“All of this does mean that next season, 2024/25, is scheduled to be our last at Goodison Park.

“By the time we close the gates for the final time, Goodison will have been our home for nearly 134 years, with many supporters telling us very clearly about their desire to make sure the Grand Old Lady gets a fitting send-off.

“For a while now, the Club has been looking at a series of events, tours and celebrations that will allow us all to pay tribute to one of the world’s most iconic and well-known stadiums.

“Now we know the farewell to Goodison will be a year-long celebration, we can start to firm up those plans and we will begin to reveal more details around what is planned and how fans can get involved later this season.”

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