Preston North End FC Deepdale Stadium
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Preston North End FC Deepdale Stadium
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 9 Jun 2019
A view of the west side (The Tom Finney Stand) of Preston North End's football stadium at Deepdale. The land on which the stadium stands was originally Deepdale Farm. It was leased in 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. Deepdale is acknowledged by many to be the oldest* 'continuously used' football stadium in the world. Although this has been disputed by some, eg Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane which was actually constructed 20 years before Deepdale opened as a cricket ground, not a football stadium also, Maidenhead United FC have played at their York Road ground since 1871, but they are not a professional club, unlike Preston North End (https://www.building.co.uk/six-stadiums-that-tell-the-story-of-english-football/5061797.article - Six Stadiums that tell the story of English Football).
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