The eight faces in the Everton directors' box after year of changing power

A week ago today, Goodison Park paid tribute to Bill Kenwright, with his daughter Lucy and partner Jenny Seagrove both laying wreaths in the centre circle alongside the long-serving chairman’s great friend and Everton legend Joe Royle.

It was a touching moment as all four sides of the ground rose to the strains of Elton John’s 'I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues' to honour the memory of the lifelong Evertonian who had died on October 23 at the age of 78 after battling liver cancer. Kenwright’s passing marked the end of an era at Everton – he had been a board member since 1989 – and given all the changes that have been occurring among Goodison’s corridors of power this year, (chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale, chief finance and strategy officer Grant Ingles and non-executive director Graeme Sharp all left their roles in June) particular attention was focused on the personnel within the directors’ box.

Here’s a rundown of the faces (right to left) who were pictured on the front row of the directors’ box where Kenwright would until recently watch Everton home matches for over three decades (his friend David Dein, the former Arsenal chairman, was also pictured in the row behind).

Farhad Moshiri

Moshiri was attending his first game at Goodison Park for over two years having stayed away since the 5-2 capitulation to Watford under Rafael Benitez on October 23, 2021, despite going to a couple of Everton matches at West Ham United in between including the 1-0 win three days earlier. This was the first time the club’s majority shareholder had watched the team on home turf since announcing the deal to sell his entire 94.1% stake to 777 Partners on September 15.

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