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1966 AND ALL THAT GOODISON PARK might have been the oldest venue at the 1966 World Cup, but it was one of the few that did not require extra seating. Its quartet of stands, three of which were designed by Archibald Leitch, already possessed 13,500 seats, and the only problem was the length of the pitch. With FIFA stipulating a minimum pitch size of 115 yards by 75 yards, Everton's solution was to cut two semi-circles out of the terracing behind ea