Deepdale
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| place | Sir Tom Finney Way Preston PR1 6RU, United Kingdom
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 46 '20 " N , 2 ° 41' 17.8" W |
| owner | Preston North End |
| opening | 1878 |
| Renovations | 1994-2008 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 23,404 places |
| playing area | 101 × 70 m |
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The Deepdale is a football stadium in the Deepdale district of the English city of Preston , United Kingdom . The facility is the home of the Preston North End football club and was also home to the UK's National Football Museum from 2001 to 2010 .
history
The site was originally a working farm in Deepdale and was used by cricket and rugby teams. In 1860 the area was converted into a football stadium and in 1878 the stadium was opened. The first football game took place on October 5, 1878, three years after the stadium was acquired by Preston North End FC. The stadium has a total capacity of 23,404 spectators. The playing field of this stadium is the oldest continuously existing soccer field in the world.
The Deepdale was one of five venues for the European Football Championship Women 2005 .
Grandstands
The 23,404 spectator seats are distributed among the four tiers as follows.
- Sir Tom Finney booth - 7,893 seats (west, main stand , opened in 1995)
- Invincibles Pavillion - 3,719 seats (east, opposite stand, opened in 2008)
- Bill Shankly Kop - 5,933 seats (north, back gate, opened in 2001)
- Alan Kelly Town End - 5,859 seats (South, back grandstand, opened in 1998)
Visitor record and average attendance
The largest number of spectators in the history of the stadium came together on April 23, 1938. The 1937/38 First Division match between Preston North End and Arsenal FC (1: 3) saw 42,684 visitors. The record in times of modern seating stadiums was set on January 23, 2010 in the fourth round game in the 2009/10 FA Cup against Chelsea . The 23,119 spectators saw a 2-0 defeat by Preston.
- 2012/13: 9.263 ( Football League One )
- 2013/14: 10.234 (Football League One)
- 2014/15: 10,852 (Football League One)
- 2015/16: 13.035 ( Football League Championship )
- 2016/17: 12,607 (EFL Championship)
- 2017/18: 13,774 (EFL Championship)
- 2018/19: 14,160 (EFL Championship)
Web links
- pnefc.net: Stadium history on the club's website (English)
- The Invincibles Pavilion ( Memento from May 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- footballgroundguide.com: Stadium description (English)
- stadionwelt.de: picture gallery
- groundhopping.de: Visitor report from 2003
Individual evidence
- ↑ footballgroundguide.com: Record attendance and average attendance (English)