FAQs
Can I use cash in the stadium?
How do I use my digital Season Ticket at Goodison?
How do I use my digital Season Ticket at the turnstile?
I have a plastic Season Ticket card. How will that work?
Advice for print at home or downloaded digital match tickets
Can I use cash in the stadium?
No, all concourse retail units, including food and beverage sales points and programme sellers, will only accept contactless payments in order to minimise contact with surfaces and people and to speed the flow of people through concourse areas. All hospitality lounges will also be contactless payment.
How do I use my digital Season Ticket at Goodison?
Supporters will be able to store their Season Ticket – and the Season Tickets of others in their party – using either Apple Wallet or Google Pay on their device.
The process, which is almost identical to purchasing goods with a contactless bank card, is a simple one.
This digital solution will support our commitment to the environment through the Everton for Change initiative.
Watch the video here - and find our six-step guide below.
1. You will receive an email from us this week, containing a link to download your Season Ticket.
Please ensure we have up-to-date contact details for you on our system. If you need to update your email address, log into your evertonfc.com account and head to the 'Personal Details' tab.
2. Use the mobile phone you intend to use on matchday and click the link on the email. Follow the on-screen instructions to download your Season Ticket to your Apple Wallet (for Apple devices) or Google Pay (for Android devices).
Important: Your ticket MUST be downloaded into your wallet (Apple) or Google Pay (Android) in order to work with the entry system at Goodison. A screenshot of your digital ticket or the email confirming your digital ticket WILL NOT allow you access to the stadium.
3. Multiple Season Tickets can be downloaded to one device, if you wish. To do so, simply repeat step two.
3b. Android only – if you have an Apple device, skip to step 4. If you have an Android device, ensure NFC – the technology behind contactless entry – is switched on. To do so, simply head to Google Pay, then Settings, then Contactless setup. Here, make sure NFC is switched on and Google Pay is set as your default payment.
4. Your ticket is now loaded for the 2021/22 season. Don't forget to charge your phone before heading to Goodison Park.
5. Once at the stadium, open Apple Wallet or Google Pay on your phone before joining the queue for the turnstiles. Ensure you do not have any bank or other contactless cards at the back of your phone case.
If you have multiple Season Tickets on one device, simply swipe left and right to switch between tickets.
6. To gain access, simply hold your phone close to the contactless reader on top of the turnstile. If you have multiple tickets on one device, remember to scan them at the turnstile one at a time.
The light will turn green for a valid Adult ticket and amber for Concessions or Junior tickets. If the light turns red, or you are unable to enter, a steward will be designated to each turnstile to help with any issues.
How do I use my digital Season Ticket at the turnstile?
If the digital Season Ticket is not in Apple wallet or Google Pay (Gpay), then it will not work.
Once installed, you simply need to place your phone on top of the reader (on the contactless sign). The light should turn green - or amber for concessions - and you will be able to enter through the turnstile.
Some fans will have a barcode or QR code on their digital Season Ticket (Android users without NFC functionality on their device). In this instance, scan the barcode or QR code in the reader and do not tap it on the contactless sensor.
If your ticket is not in either Apple Wallet or Gpay, please delete the ticket from the wallet app it is in and then follow the link from the most recent email the club sent them with a download link. After clicking this link, it should open into GPay and the ticket should appear. Please ensure you have Google Pay installed on your Android device - and have NFC switched on.
If the most recent link does not open Google Pay for Android users, open or download Google Chrome on your phone and then copy and paste the link to download tickets into the Google Chrome browser window. This should then automatically drop the ticket into GPay. If these steps still do not work, please visit the Goodison Road Box Office as early as possible on matchday with your customer number and photo ID in order to receive a paper ticket for the fixture.
For those fans with a number of Season Tickets on the one phone, place your phone on the card reader and, when it turns green, admit each member of your party one at a time, before entering yourself with the last ticket.
I have a plastic Season Ticket card. How will that work?
This should work as they did last season.
Supporters can tap or place their cards on top of the reader (on the contactless sign) and it should turn green - or amber for concessions - to grant entry.
If it turns red, it means the card is invalid and you will need to go to the Fan Centre or check to ensure you have entered via the correct turnstile.
Advice for print at home or downloaded digital match tickets
These tickets will have a barcode or QR code and be either paper or on someone’s phone.
They will need to put the barcode / QR code into the reader which should turn green - or amber for concessions - to allow entry.
If it turns red, it means the card is invalid and you will need to go to the Fan Centre or check to ensure you have entered via the correct turnstile.
