What are the 2 closest football grounds?

Due to Notts County’s relegation in 2019, Liverpool’s Anfield and Everton’s Goodison Park are now the two closest stadiums in England’s top four divisions. A short 0.8 mile trip across Stanley Park takes you from one ground to the other in the Merseyside city.

What park separates Everton and Liverpool?

Stanley Park
Stanley Park is a 110-acre, Grade II listed green space just north of Liverpool city centre. Dating from 1870, the park is famous for dividing the home grounds of the two Premiership football clubs; Anfield, home of Liverpool Football Club and Goodison Park, home of Everton Football Club.

Is Everton Catholic or Protestant?

Everton are the Protestant team and play in blue at Goodison Park.

How far apart are Anfield and Goodison Park?

Approximate driving distance between Anfield Stadium and Goodison Park is 2 kms or 1.2 miles or 1.1 nautical miles . Travel time refers to the time taken if the distance is covered by a car.

Which UK country has the closest rival football stadiums?

There’s rivals. There’s local rivals. And then there’s Dundee……Britain’s Closest Football Stadiums.

How far apart are Anfield and Goodison?

The Liverpool ground/stadium the Anfield and the Everton’s ground/stadium the Goodison park is approximately very close by. The distance between them is about 0.9 mile or 1.4 kilometers.

How long did it take to build Goodison Park?

Built in sections from 1969 to 1971, replacing the large double-decker 1909 Archibald Leitch designed stand. The Goodison Road Stand is a double-decker stand with the lower deck being two-tier. Each level is given a separate name.

Why are Everton and Liverpool so close?

Part of the rivalry is due to the two clubs’ home grounds having less than a mile between them and being within sight of each other across Stanley Park, with Everton at Goodison Park and Liverpool at Anfield.