Goodison in the 1980s

[Gardocki]

Like many others, I’ve been watching a lot of old footage during the quarantine. Two nights ago I watched a review of the 1987 season, and I watched the Bayern game last night.

It’s interesting to see how little Goodison has changed. There are a few things that crossed my mind thought.

1. it’s such a shame that the club erected the big scoreboard and stand elevations that block out St Luke’s. It really was an incredible feature when it looked to form part of the stadium.

2. Where was the infamous boys-pen situated?

3. Does anyone know the background to the blue wall at the Street end? It was clearly an amendment to the overlapping stand, but looks like it just reduced the area of the lower tier.

 

[LEONARD]

The boys pen was situated at the back terrace of the Gwlady's street, at Bullen's road end.

I still have the physical and emotional scars of my time in there.

 

[Joey66]

The boys pen was situated at the back terrace of the Gwlady's street, at Bullen's road end.

I still have the physical and emotional scars of my time in there.

I went in there once 7 & 1.p in new money - it was awful view the kids climbing up the cage blocked your view etc - some right scallies in there too

 

[4737carlin]

You mean the blue wall at the Park End ? I know for a few years fans could stand on the back crush barrier but they covered it with a board for the last few seasons.
I heard it was because of violence under the stand in the 70s

 

[LEONARD]

I went in there once 7 & 1.p in new money - it was awful view the kids climbing up the cage blocked your view etc - some right scallies in there too

I got butted in the nose and all my money stolen, happy days.

 

[4737carlin]

Best 80s thing for me was the Littlewoods Clock!!!

 

[Joey66]

You mean the blue wall at the Park End ? I know for a few years fans could stand on the back crush barrier but they covered it with a board for the last few seasons.
I heard it was because of violence under the stand in the 70s

Its where the away fans congregated - the only away fans I know who did not use the park end for this purpose were the Man city fans they used the left hand side of the large goodison road terrace..? any other fans do the same thing? I can only remember the City fans using it as an away end?
Maybe it reminded them of the Kippax standing area they used at home? that was side on?

 

[LEONARD]

Anyone recall Tommy Wright's testimonial against Rangers?

That was a scary night I seem to remember.

 

[firefighterblue]

Anyone recall Tommy Wright's testimonial against Rangers?

That was a scary night I seem to remember.

I was in the street end that night. The crowd was only just over 10000 with its said 3000 rangers in the park end but there was more than that. Think most blues stayed away because they had a drunken reputation. A rangers lad streaked on the pitch and the coppers manhandled him off. This caused trouble in the park end. Saw a rangers forum were they said there was a big fight in our end which cleared it. But I saw nothing like that although the street end was pretty empty anyway apart from were everyone gathered to sing. When the match ended we were going down the stairs at the back and a few blues at the bottom starting shouting rangers. Caused a bit of a panic until everyone realised they were everton fans messing around. Lived in Scotland road at the time and there was some trouble. Local estates bricking rangers fans on the way back to town. Saw loads of drunken rangers fans and most were middle aged men. 2 coaches on great homer street were attacked and loads of windows smashed. These 2 had been there about 3 days with the rangers fans drinking in local pubs.
Most of the rangers fans who were arrested came from a town called corby in Northamptonshire. Seems that a large group of glaswegians moved there to work in the steel works.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

You mean the blue wall at the Park End ? I know for a few years fans could stand on the back crush barrier but they covered it with a board for the last few seasons.
I heard it was because of violence under the stand in the 70s

Until they bricked up the back of the old Park End I used to think it looked pretty cool!!

 

[royalblue66]

The boys pen was situated at the back terrace of the Gwlady's street, at Bullen's road end.

I still have the physical and emotional scars of my time in there.

Someone wizzed my Woolley hat that me Ma knitted for me,barstard.

 

[LEONARD]

Someone wizzed my Woolley hat that me Ma knitted for me,barstard.

It wasn't me gov, honest!

 

[royalblue66]

It wasn't me gov, honest!

Haha

 

[Rugby Toffee]

Queuing up at Gwladys and paying at the turnstyle......

 

[4737carlin]

Queuing up at Gwladys and paying at the turnstyle......

Paying cash was funny, especially when they gave the gate out later and it was a lot less then actually paid in haha