Goodison Goal Dedicated To Liverpool Fans

Last updated : 19 September 2012 By Footy Mad - Editor

... Leighton Baines has dedicated his goal against Newcastle United to the Hillsborough families following the release of the Hillsborough Independent Panel's report last week.

It was very strange to dedicate an Everton goal to Liverpool supporters, but he explains his father, a Liverpool fan, was in the Leppings Lane end on the day of the FA Cup semi-final but survived the incident.

Leighton Baines: "I'd like to dedicate my goal to the Hillsborough families.

"But of course football as a game pales into insignificance when you are relating to what happened back then.

"What our club did before the game was a nice touch. Hopefully now people can move forward and hopefully they have gained some of the closure they have needed.

"It is hard to relate our game with something so huge as Hillsborough, but it was important for Everton as a club to show their respect to the families."