GOODISON PARK has boasted crowds of more than 70,000 on 16 occasions; all were in the 16 seasons that immediately followed the Second World War. The last, against Liverpool in 1962, greeted the first Merseyside derby in seven years.

All fixtures were in the First Division unless otherwise stated.

Attendance Date Opponents
78,299 18 Spetember 1948 Liverpool, 1-1
77,920 14 February 1953 Manchester United, 2-1 (FA Cup fifth round)
76,839 28 August 1954 Preston North End, 1-0
75,818 29 January 1958 Blackburn Rovers, 1-2 (FA Cup fourth round)
75,322 27 December 1954 Wolves, 3-2
74,867 27 December 1960 Burnley, 0-3
74,782 28 January 1959 Charlton Athletic, 4-1 (FA Cup fourth round replay)
72,921 11 February 1950 Tottenham Hotspur, 1-0 (FA Cup fifth round)
72,569 31 January 1948 Wolves, 3-2 (FA Cup fourth round replay)
72,488 22 September 1962 Liverpool, 2-2
72,000 29 January 1955 Liverpool, 0-4 (FA Cup fourth round)
71,868 4 September 1957 Manchester United, 3-3
71,587 14 February 1948 Fulham, 0-1 (FA Cup fifth round replay)
71,150 16 September 1950 Liverpool, 1-3
71,088 7 April 1950 Blackpool, 3-0
70,812 27 August Liverpool, 0-0