Here is all you need to know about Lily Barnes as Everton long-serving guide passes away at the age of 79
The Everton family is in mourning over the unexpected passing of one of its most recognisable and amiable members.
Who is Lily Barnes as Everton tour guide passes away, cause of death, obituary, bio, age
After a brief illness, Everton paid tribute to Lily Barnes, the team’s longtime stadium tour guide. The Everton family was shocked to learn of Lily Barnes’ untimely death who passed away after suffering a short illness. She was a gifted woman who had spent decades providing both young and old with amazing experiences at Goodison Park.
The club in a statement stated that she was loved by everyone she filled her position with pride, zeal, love and a vast amount of knowledge. The club wrote:
The face of Goodison Park for decades, Lily was a much-loved stadium tour guide who filled her role with pride, enthusiasm, passion and an encyclopaedic knowledge.”
The Everton family is mourning the sudden loss of one of our most familiar and friendly faces.
Lily Barnes, the face of Goodison Park for decades as a much-loved stadium tour guide, has passed away at the age of 79 following a short illness.
RIP Lily. 💙
— Everton (@Everton) December 22, 2023
Speaking to the ECHO in September 2022, Mrs Barnes described her love of narrating tales from Everton’s distinguished past, adding:
“I couldn’t think of anything better. People say ‘Don’t you get fed up?’ I say: ‘No. Never. I could go on and on and on.”
Who was Lily Barnes?
79 year old Lily Barnes was a long service tour guide at Everton. When she first began working with the Blues in 1979, it was in the stadium’s hospitality area. Later, she began taking on more responsibilities. Everybody knew her name when Goodison Park was brought up.
She had collaborated with the legendary Dixie Dean, another member of Everton royalty, ten years prior at a Littlewoods location in Birkenhead.
Since taking on the position, Lily has had a profound impact on millions of people’s lives by making the Blues Stadium Tour one of the most likeable in the Premier League.
Goodison Park is a football stadium located two miles (3 km) north of the city centre in the Walton neighbourhood of Liverpool, England. With a seating capacity of 39,414 people, it has served as the home of Premier League team Everton since 1892.
She wanted to educate people; especially Blues fans; about Goodison Park. She also involved her granddaughter, Elle Barnes-Reen to inform people about Everton’s home stadium.