Homepage Article 60 Games That Shook Goodison: A Vandal’s Brick

Ed Bottomley · September 2, 2019

60 games that shook Goodison… I started this list a while back – it was a labour of love – but now I realise that with the move to Bramley-Moore Dock we might only have three seasons of Goodison left.

Three seasons.

Not even 60 league games.

And if I post one of these for every one of home games, we’ll have moved before I finish the list…

Here’s my first, about an unlikely victory against a bulletproof Arsenal…

Everton 2-1 Arsenal. 19th October 2002.

“He’s the biggest English talent I’ve seen since I arrived in
England. We were beaten by a special goal from a very special talent.” – Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger

Arsenal seem to have a special relationship with Everton. When Alan
Ball left he moved to Highbury. Dixie scored his 60th against them,
Arsenal won the title in 1998 by beating us 4-0, and this year what
could be Arsene Wenger’s last game as manager could
be against us on the last day of the season…

…And of course Wayne Rooney...