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Atmosphere at final Liverpool clash at Goodison can spur Everton to victory

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Goodison Park, home of Everton since 1892, plays host to the Merseyside derby for the final time on Feb 12 as the Toffees aim to derail Liverpool's English Premier League title charge.

Everton will move to a new stateof-the-art 53,000-capacity ground Liverpool's Bramley-Moore Dock next season when they finally leave behind England's first major football stadium.

The origins of Goodison gave birth to the rivalry between the city's two clubs.

Everton, formed in 1878, once called Anfield their home before a dispute over rent between their landlord John Houlding and the club's board. Rather than meet Houlding's demands, Everton moved to new land just across Stanley Park, approximately 1km away.

Left with a stadium but no team, Houlding, a local businessman and politician, decided to form his own - Liverpool.

Goodison was a ground-breaking development. It twice hosted the FA Cup final in 1894 and 1910 and allowed Everton to become the richest club in England at the time, thanks to bumper crowds.

"Behold Goodison Park!" The Out Of Doors publication reported in October 1892.