EVERTON fans have been left stunned after discovering a small sentimental detail included in Goodison Park.
The Toffees are playing their final season at the famous stadium as they prepare to move to their new ground after 133 years.
Yet despite having played host to Everton for more than a century, some supporters had not realised the stairs in The Philip Carter Park Stand were built in the shape of Prince Rupert’s Tower.
Prince Rupert’s Tower is a village lock-up on Everton Brow which was originally used to hold minor criminals and drunks overnight.
The 18th-century structure is one of two Georgian lock-ups still standing in Liverpool – the other being Wavertree.
It was saved by Everton in 1997 when they paid £15,000 for the tower to be restored.
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A motif of the tower was first used one the club’s crest in 1938 and has been ever-present on their badge since the 1970s.
Their away shirts for the 2024/25 season also have the shape of the tower as their crest.
And fans on social media were quick to voice their amazement at having never previously spotted the meaning behind the Goodison Park steps.
One said: “I’ve only just realised at 22 years old… are the stairs on the Park End meant to be shaped like Price Rupert’s Tower?”
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Another added: “Ffs I am so old I remember when that stand was built and I didn’t realise that until today.”
A third responded: “Well I never knew that!”
While a fourth replied: “How have I not noticed this?”
Everton shared one of the reactions on Instagram and added photos of both the stairs and tower, along with the caption: “Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. 🧐”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
