Everton v Aston Villa - Goodison Park

[Drummond]

The match tonight has me reminiscing about that game, the Graham Taylor one. The best atmosphere I can remember I think, or at least the most memorable. I'm looking forward to this last game at Goodison Park.

[usav]

I've been twice, I think.  The FA Cup QF in 2000, that was a great day out.  The other game must have been in 96 as I remember the Everton fans were giving Southgate tons of shit for his penalty miss.....that was in the days where scousers liked the national team.

[ADVILLAFAN]

I went to the FA Cup Quarter Final in 2000, which may have been my first ever away game.

I remember the Scousers showed their trademark wit by shouting "fucking Brummie twats" after the game.

In fairness, they may only have been talking to CDBearsfan.

[Lucky Eddie]

Was John Fashanu's debut up there?

[LeeB]

Was John Fashanu's debut up there?

Yes, a milestone in the club's rich history for sure.

[Deano's Mullet]

Mersons last minute winner in the rain, 2000

Absolutely pasted them 4-1 in 98.

[dcdavecollett]

Went there in '78 for the F A Cup tie and saw Ron's team beaten 4-1 thanks to some really poor defending. Leighton Phillips was sent off in the second half.

[Matt C]

The 3-2 win there still one of my favourite ever away days.

[Meanwood Villa]

For one reason and another, the away ground I have visited most often, including last night. Rickety old place but I like it. Helps that I've seen a fair few wins over the years.

[Chico Hamilton III]

For me, the atmosphere for Taylor’s last game up there was only beaten last season at Palace.

Also remember playing up there early in the 93/94 season when Guy Whittingham scored our winner. We were in our green and black Asics away kit which clashed with the officials’ green and black kits so for the second half the ref and linesmen wore white Everton away shirts.

[LeeB]

All the games up there mentioned on here I was at, it probably is the ground I've been to most outside Villa Park. There were some crap ones too, Boxing Day 1991 with Platt trying to knick a goalbound equaliser for himself in the last minute and inadvertantly clearing it off the line, and that game when that red nosed prick Schmeichel scored for us that we lost 3-2, in which me made Thomas Gravesan look like Zidane.

[Villa in Denmark]

All the games up there mentioned on here I was at, it probably is the ground I've been to most outside Villa Park. There were some crap ones too, Boxing Day 1991 with Platt trying to knick a goalbound equaliser for himself in the last minute and inadvertantly clearing it off the line, and that game when that red nosed prick Schmeichel scored for us that we lost 3-2, in which me made Thomas Gravesan look like Zidane.

I was there for that one too.  To be fair to Platt it was one of the most acrobatic clearances I've ever seen.  How he got his foot that high I don't know.

[LeeB]

All the games up there mentioned on here I was at, it probably is the ground I've been to most outside Villa Park. There were some crap ones too, Boxing Day 1991 with Platt trying to knick a goalbound equaliser for himself in the last minute and inadvertantly clearing it off the line, and that game when that red nosed prick Schmeichel scored for us that we lost 3-2, in which me made Thomas Gravesan look like Zidane.

I was there for that one too.  To be fair to Platt it was one of the most acrobatic clearances I've ever seen.  How he got his foot that high I don't know.

Glad I'm not the only person still annoyeed by that, must correct myself though as it was 1990, not 1991.

[eamonn]

First day of the 1998/99 season. Yorkie didn't try a leg, Gregory realised he was fighting a losing battle and that was it, our last world-class player hot-footed it out of here.

[dave shelley]

Apologies as I think I've posted this before but: My first trip to Goodison was 1966 at a time when we were really shit.  Anyway, were were 2-0 down and an Everton attack was broken down and the ball passed to Alan Deakin RIP, with his back to goal, our goalie Colin Withers RIP had moved to towards the edge of the penalty area and yelled out "yes Al" letting Deakin know that the safety of a back pass was on, Deakin duly obliged by turning around and not just passing the ball back but believing Withers was further back whacked it!  One of the best own goals I've ever seen.

A miserable day compounded by the the mardy coach driver who wouldn't let me on with me chips.