As the final derby at Goodison takes place, we look at some images from the so-called ‘friendly derby’ at the famous old ground by Stanley Park. John Windmill. Wed 12 Feb 2025 09.10 GMT Last modified on Wed 12 Feb 2025 09.27 GMT. Photograph: Colorsport/Shutterstock. Photograph: Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Alamy. Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images. Photograph: Mirrorpix/Getty Images.
![[Fans watch Liverpool forward Jack Balmer walk on to the pitch before a goalless draw in August 1949Fans watch Liverpool forward Jack Balmer walk on to the pitch before a goalless draw in August 1949.]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d38c4897028ffb418bebaa40986333d4e452a8a7/0_0_4134_2756/master/4134.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d26f2c021585d4f24e3af32cd41dfe1b)
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![[The scene after Ian St John appeared to have struck goalkeeper Gordon West]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ea72cce0333717493d398d80d4b9c0a5f3e62dd9/0_0_6664_4094/master/6664.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9db64a2b8375ab5b0ba7278b6fac0eda)