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In pictures: Everton’s Goodison Park goodbye

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Tom Mullen

BBC News

Reuters Supporters in blue applaud during the club's emotion last match at Goodison alongside a flagReuters

Supporters applauded during the club’s emotional last match at Goodison Park

The streets of Liverpool were awash with blue as Everton fans said a final farewell to Goodison Park.

The famous football club’s stadium hosted its final home fixture with Sunday’s clash with Southampton, a ritual that has played out since 1886.

Here is a selection of striking images from a day to remember for the Toffees fans and the city as a whole.

Reuters An female Everton fan's glasses displays a "farewell Goodison Park" message Reuters

Everton fans had many farewell messages for their beloved ground

Reuters A group of three Everton fans cheering near the groundReuters

Everton fans were in high spirits outside the stadium

PA Media Silhouetted fans take their usual walk through city streets to the ground, pictured in the backgroundPA Media

Many fans took their usual walk through city streets to the ground

Reuters The air turned blue with flares ahead of kick-off with a large crows pictured in blue smokeReuters

The air turned blue with flares ahead of kick-off

Reuters The Everton toffee lady handed out sweetsReuters

An Everton fan handed out sweets in the spirit of the club’s fabled toffee lady

PA Media Manager David Moyes speaks to his players during the match from the touchline as substitutions are madePA Media

Manager David Moyes guided his team to a 2-0 win over Southampton

Reuters A large crowd gathers, covering an entire streetReuters

Fan flooded an entire street near the ground

Reuters Three male Everton fans dressed in blue hold plastic pints of Guinness aloftReuters

A day of celebrations unfolded

EPA A pub near Goodison adorned in flags, with fans standing nearbyEPA

Nearby pubs hosted match-day supporters

EPA An Everton fan displays his tattooed arm reading Goodison ParkEPA

One fan certainly won’t be forgetting the club’s traditional home

PA Media A female Everton fan with long blonde hair outside the ground holding a scarf in the air that says 'Farewell Goodison'PA Media

Goodison Park was the home of the Toffees for 133 years

Reuters An emotional Everton fan struggles to hold back tearsReuters

The final whistle brought tears to the eyes of one supporter

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