Everton Said Goodbye to Goodison Park With Their Smallest Loss in Years
133 years of history ended at Goodison Park this season. The accounts show a club finally getting its finances in order just in time to leave.
In the 2024-25 season covered by these accounts, Everton finished 13th in the Premier League in what was confirmed as the club's final season at Goodison Park, their home since 1892, with David Moyes returning as manager midway through the campaign after Sean Dyche's exit in January 2025.
Turnover grew by around 5% to close to £200m, and the pre-tax loss narrowed sharply to roughly £9m, Everton's smallest deficit in years, as cost controls introduced under new ownership began to bite alongside steady progress toward compliance with Premier League profit and sustainability rules that had previously landed the club with points deductions.
Cash reserves of around £80m, unusually strong for Everton, reflect financing tied to the move into the new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium, a project that has shaped this club's finances for years and was entering its final stages as this accounting period closed.
Staff costs of roughly £150m against turnover of £200m show a wage-to-revenue ratio still on the high side, but moving in a healthier direction than the figures that triggered regulatory scrutiny in previous seasons.
A farewell season at Goodison Park could easily have been overshadowed by financial strain. Instead, Everton head into their new home in better shape than they've been able to claim for the best part of a decade.
The final whistle at Goodison Park in May 2025 closed a chapter that spanned two points deductions, several changes of ownership interest and years of uncertainty over the club's future. That this set of accounts, covering the club's last season there, is also its healthiest in years feels like more than a coincidence to supporters who have lived through the turbulence.
New investment tied to the stadium move has clearly helped stabilise the numbers, but the bigger test comes once Bramley-Moore Dock is fully operational and the club has to prove it can grow revenue from a bigger, more modern ground rather than simply relying on the emotional pull of a new beginning.
Everton played their first competitive match at the new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium the following season, ending 133 years at Goodison Park.
Everton's last year in their historic home also produced their healthiest set of accounts in a decade, a fitting send-off before the move across the city.