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Also known as Deepdale Stadium

Deepdale is a football stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England that is the home ground of Preston North End. Built in 1875 and in use since 1878, Deepdale is recognised as being one of the oldest continuously used football stadiums in the world, although the club's claim that it is the oldest is contested.

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Venue.name
Deepdale Stadium
Venue.image
Deepdalecomplete.jpg
Venue.image_size
250px
Venue.image_caption
Interior of the stadium
Venue.location
Sir Tom Finney Way, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 6RU, England
Venue.fullname
Deepdale Stadium
Venue.owner
Preston North End F.C.
Venue.operator
Preston North End F.C.
Venue.built
1875
Venue.opened
1878 (for PNE)
Venue.renovated
1995, 1998, 2001
Venue.seating_capacity
23,404
Venue.tenants
Preston North End F.C. (1878–present)Lancashire Lynx (1996–2000)
Venue.pushpin_map
United Kingdom Preston
Venue.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Preston

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Deepdalecomplete.jpg
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maximum capacity
24500
date of official opening
1878-00-00
Commons category
Deepdale (stadium)
inception
1878-00-00
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12 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Old Deepdale
  • 1913 terrorist incident
  • Plastic pitch
  • Renovation
  • Away end
  • Sir Tom Finney statue
  • International use
  • National Football Museum
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Deepdale is a football stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England that is the home ground of Preston North End. Built in 1875 and in use since 1878, Deepdale is recognised as being one of the oldest continuously used football stadiums in the world, although the club's claim that it is the oldest is contested.

== History == The land on which the stadium stands was originally Deepdale Farm. It was leased on 21 January 1875 by the town's North End sports club and originally used for cricket and rugby. It hosted its first association football match on 5 October 1878. On 21 June 1890, Preston North End Baseball Club played the first professional baseball game at Deepdale, with Derby Baseball Club winning 9–6.

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