Deepdale
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 Deepdale Stadium
Location in Preston
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| Full name | Deepdale Stadium |
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| Location | Sir Tom Finney Way, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 6RU, England |
| Coordinates | 53°46′20″N 2°41′17″W / 53.77222°N 2.68806°WCoordinates: 53°46′20″N 2°41′17″W / 53.77222°N 2.68806°W |
| Owner | Preston North End F.C. |
| Operator | Preston North End F.C. |
| Capacity | 23,404 |
| Field size | 110 by 75 yards (101 m × 69 m) |
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| Built | 1875 |
| Opened | 1878 (for PNE) |
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Preston North End F.C. (1878–present) Lancashire Lynx (1996–2000) |
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Deepdale is a football stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England, the home of the Lillywhites, Preston North End and, up to 2010, England's National Football Museum.
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. The league record attendance for Preston North End at Deepdale is 42,684 v Arsenal in the First Division, 23 April 1938.
All four of the original stands have been replaced by new all seated structures named after famous Preston North End players.
The old 'Pavilion' stand, was replaced by the 'Invincibles Pavilion', opened for the 2008–09 season. It is named after the Preston North End team of 1888–89 season who were the first League team to go an entire season unbeaten, and the first to complete the league and FA Cup double. Deepdale now has a capacity of 23,404 and is an all seater stadium.
The women's team Dick, Kerr's Ladies also played at Deepdale, often beating men's professional teams in front of large crowds. The venue was used during the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship.
On 19 December 2015, Carlisle United played a home League Two match against Notts County at Deepdale, making the 85-mile journey due to floods at their Brunton Park.
Deepdale holds the distinction of being the stadium that has had the longest continuous use for association football in the world.
Formerly located at the Deepdale stadium in Preston, the National Football Museum opened in June 2001 and closed in 2010 in order to relocate to Manchester. It was an independent charity holding the following collections:
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