Deepdale
Sign in to saveDeepdale 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.
Key facts
- 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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Article
12 sectionsContents
- 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.