Deepdale

Full name	Deepdale Stadium
Nickname
Built
Opened
Capacity	22,225
Home of	Preston North End F.C.
Pitch size	110 x 77 yards

Deepdale is a stadium in Preston, England, the home of Preston North End F.C. and England's National Football Museum. Image File history File links Deepdale. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadia, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... AIM: PNE Preston North End Football Club is a professional English football team. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular football field to an oval for cricket games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... AIM: PNE Preston North End Football Club is a professional English football team. ... The National Football Museum is a museum in England, founded to preserve, conserve and interpret several important collections of association football memorabilia. ...

Leased on January 21, 1875 by the town's North End sports club, it hosted its first association football match on October 5, 1878. As of 2005, it is the oldest, continuously used football league ground in the world. The venue was used during the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship. January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Three of the four older stands have been replaced by new all seated structures named after famous players to grace PNE over the years. These players are Bill Shankly, Tom Finney & Alan Kelly while the forth 'Pavilion' stand remains giving the stadium an unusual look. Plans are in place to demolish the one remaining stand and replace it. William Bill Shankly, OBE (September 2, 1913 – September 29, 1981) was one of the most successful and respected football managers. ... Sir Thomas Finney, OBE (born April 5, 1922, Preston) is a former English association footballer famous for his loyalty to his league club, Preston North End F.C., and for his performances in the English national side. ... Alan Kelly (born 11 August 1968) is an English-born Irish former professional football player. ...

UNESCO World Heritage Site

In early 2005, the National Football Museum based at Deepdale decided to launch an appeal to UNESCO to make Deepdale a World Heritage Site as the home of professional football.