Deepdale
Encyclopedia
Deepdale is a stadium
in the Deepdale
area of Preston, England, the home of Preston North End F.C.
and, up to 2010, England's National Football Museum. Preston North End are one of the founder members of the Football League
.
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All four of the original stands have been replaced by new all seated structures named after famous Preston North End players.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 2008/2009 season. It is named after the Preston North End team of 1888/1889 season who were the first League team to go an entire season unbeaten, and the first to complete the league and F.A. Cup double. Deepdale now has a capacity of 23,408 and is an all seater stadium with a row of executive boxes.
The women's team Dick, Kerr's Ladies
also played at Deepdale, often beating men's professional teams and attracting crowds of up to 53,000. Reflecting this history, the venue was used during the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship
.
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:
At any time, around 42,000 items from the museum’s collections were on display, with a further 130,000 items held. Key items included:
During the 60s – 80s, big changes took place as roofs were placed on the stands, seating was installed and terracing extended.
Kop in 1998. The National Football museum ran underneath these stands with the entrance at the corner of the two. The roughly 6,000 seater Alan Kelly Town End was next to be built replacing the popular Town End terrace. Deepdale Stadium is also home to the Preston Conference Centre.
The old Pavilion terrace was closed in 2006, however fans could still use the seated upper tier until it was eventually demolished in 2007. In 2008, the new Invincibles Pavilion opened to complete the regeneration of Deepdale, giving it a new capacity of 23,408. The Invincibles Pavilion includes a row of executive boxes and a restaurant which overlooks the pitch as well as the Stadium Control Room, PA Box and Big Screen Control Room and an NHS
walk-in centre has also been built into the stand. In 2008, a 25 metre screen was also erected on the roof of the Bill Shankly Kop which shows action from the game as well as highlights and advertisements prior to kick off.
The original plans for the re-developed stadium were inspired by the Luigi Ferraris Stadium
in Genoa
, Italy
.
It was one of four football stadiums in the English league to feature a plastic pitch, but this proved to be unpopular with the fans and was finally ripped up in 1994, by which time it was the last remaining plastic pitch in the English league.
Stand, is a statue of the famous player himself, sculpted by Sardajee Om Puri.
The statue, unveiled in July 2004, was inspired by a photo taken at the Chelsea
versus PNE game played at Stamford Bridge
, in 1956.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in the Deepdale
Deepdale, Preston
Deepdale is an electoral ward in Preston, Lancashire, England. The ward is home to the Deepdale football stadium of Preston North End. The ward is a predominately urban area of terraced housing, notable for one of the largest Muslim populations in the city....
area of Preston, England, the home of Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
and, up to 2010, England's National Football Museum. Preston North End are one of the founder members of the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
.
History
The land on which the stadium stands was originally Deepdale Farm. It was leased on January 21, 1875 by the town's North End sports club and originally used for cricket and rugby. It hosted its first association football match on October 5, 1878. The league record attendance for Preston North End at Deepdale is 42,684 v Arsenal F.C.Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
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 2008/2009 season. It is named after the Preston North End team of 1888/1889 season who were the first League team to go an entire season unbeaten, and the first to complete the league and F.A. Cup double. Deepdale now has a capacity of 23,408 and is an all seater stadium with a row of executive boxes.
The women's team Dick, Kerr's Ladies
Dick, Kerr's Ladies
Dick, Kerr's Ladies F.C. were one of the most famous early women's association football teams. The team was founded in Preston, Lancashire, England as a works' team for a company, Dick, Kerr & Co., owned by two Scots: W.B. Dick and John Kerr...
also played at Deepdale, often beating men's professional teams and attracting crowds of up to 53,000. Reflecting this history, the venue was used during the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship
2005 UEFA Women's Championship
The 2005 UEFA Women's Championship, also referred to as WOMEN'S EURO 2005 , was a football tournament for women held from 5 June to 19 June 2005 in Lancashire, England. The UEFA Women's Championship is a regular tournament involving European national teams from countries affiliated to UEFA, the...
.
National Football Museum
National Football Museum
The National Football Museum was a museum in Preston, Lancashire, England founded to preserve, conserve and interpret several important collections of association football memorabilia. It was built outside Deepdale, which as of 2010 is the oldest continuously used football league ground in the world...
opened in June 2001 and closed in 2010 in order to relocate to Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. It was an independent charity
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
holding the following collections:
- The FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
Museum Collection - The Football AssociationThe Football AssociationThe Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...
Collection - The Football LeagueThe Football LeagueThe Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
Collection. - The Wembley Stadium Collection.
- The FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
Book Collection - The People’s Collection
- The Preston North End F.C.Preston North End F.C.Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
Collection - The Harry Langton Collection
- The Sir Stanley MatthewsStanley MatthewsSir Stanley Matthews, CBE was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers'...
Collection - The LittlewoodsLittlewoodsLittlewoods is the name of a former retail and gambling company founded in Liverpool, Merseyside, England by John Moores in 1923.It started as a shopping catalogue company, processing orders by post in the early 1970s. In 1981, it expanded to a call centre, processing orders via telephone. At its...
Collection
At any time, around 42,000 items from the museum’s collections were on display, with a further 130,000 items held. Key items included:
- One of the two balls used in the first World CupFIFA World CupThe FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
Final in 1930. - The ball from the 1966 World Cup Final.
- The replica of the Jules Rimet Trophy, made in secret by the FA in 1966 after the original was stolen, and paraded by the England players at the World Cup Final in 1966.
- The England captain’s jersey and cap from the world's first official international football match, England v Scotland, in 1872.
- The world’s oldest women’s football kit, from the 1890s.
- The football shirt worn by Diego MaradonaDiego MaradonaDiego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting...
when he scored the infamous "hand of god" goal against England in the 1986 World Cup1986 FIFA World CupThe 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
.
Old Deepdale
As football grew in popularity, it became necessary to have raised areas, so the idea of football terracing was formed. In the 1890s Preston built the west paddock, which ran along the touch line and a tent was erected to house the changing rooms. At the turn of the century crowds started to grow with crowds of over 10,000 and in 1921 they had to expand again. The Spion Kop was built and the West Paddock was extended to meet the Kop end. The pitch was removed down to allow the building of the Town End. A state of design was installed into the Paddocks and Kop End allowing fans to move under the terracing. The Town End was completed in approximately 1928 but was destroyed by fire only five years later. The Pavilion Stand, a relatively small stand of 2 tiers holding the changing rooms and offices, was built in its place and opened in 1934.During the 60s – 80s, big changes took place as roofs were placed on the stands, seating was installed and terracing extended.
New Deepdale
The regeneration of Deepdale began in 1995 when the old West Stand was demolished to make way for the new £4.4m Sir Tom Finney Stand which has a capacity of 8,100 and includes press areas and restaurants. The next stand to be developed was the 6,000 seater Bill ShanklyBill Shankly
William "Bill" Shankly, OBE was a Scottish football player and manager, most noted for managing Liverpool between 1959 and 1974. One of Britain's most successful and respected football managers, Shankly was also a fine player whose career was interrupted by the Second World War...
Kop in 1998. The National Football museum ran underneath these stands with the entrance at the corner of the two. The roughly 6,000 seater Alan Kelly Town End was next to be built replacing the popular Town End terrace. Deepdale Stadium is also home to the Preston Conference Centre.
The old Pavilion terrace was closed in 2006, however fans could still use the seated upper tier until it was eventually demolished in 2007. In 2008, the new Invincibles Pavilion opened to complete the regeneration of Deepdale, giving it a new capacity of 23,408. The Invincibles Pavilion includes a row of executive boxes and a restaurant which overlooks the pitch as well as the Stadium Control Room, PA Box and Big Screen Control Room and an NHS
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
walk-in centre has also been built into the stand. In 2008, a 25 metre screen was also erected on the roof of the Bill Shankly Kop which shows action from the game as well as highlights and advertisements prior to kick off.
The original plans for the re-developed stadium were inspired by the Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, also known as the Marassi from the name of the ward where is located, is a multi-use stadium in Genoa, Italy. It opened in 1911 and is one of the first and oldest stadiums still in use for football and other sports in Italy.Hosts since its birth the inside of Genoa,...
in Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Plastic Pitch
In 1986, Preston North End decided to lay an all weather pitch to try to generate some extra income for the club by renting the pitch to local teams to play on, to reduce the number of postponed matches as well as enabling the use of the Deepdale pitch as a training ground.It was one of four football stadiums in the English league to feature a plastic pitch, but this proved to be unpopular with the fans and was finally ripped up in 1994, by which time it was the last remaining plastic pitch in the English league.
Sir Tom Finney Statue
Outside the Sir Tom FinneyTom Finney
Sir Thomas Finney, OBE is a former English footballer, famous for his loyalty to his league club, Preston North End, and for his performances in the English national side....
Stand, is a statue of the famous player himself, sculpted by Sardajee Om Puri.
The statue, unveiled in July 2004, was inspired by a photo taken at the Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
versus PNE game played at Stamford Bridge
Stamford Bridge (stadium)
Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge...
, in 1956.
