The design of this stand is slightly different from the other three. Deepdale did have that traditional ground feel, walking to the ground in between local houses with both sets of fans rather than a industrial estate or in the middle of nowhere which has become the norm with the newer stadiums. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: It was brilliant to get away from where we had parked, got back to the car and left via Junction 31a again and was back on the motorway in under 10 minutes. Copyright © Football-Stadiums.co.uk 2015-2020 - Do Not Reproduce Without Permission | About - Contact - Advertising - Privacy, Sir Tom Finney Way, Preston, Lancashire, England, PR1 6RU. We walked straight back to the railway station only to find that our train was delayed over an hour! [1], Preston became one of the first professional clubs by hiring players from Scotland. We sat upstairs and had a relaxing couple of pints. I travelled by car and took the M1, M62, M61 and the M6 coming off at Junction 31a. 7. [10], Preston's most famous player, Tom Finney, joined the club as a teenager in 1938. I went to the Tom Finney bar/café. This includes; pubs, directions, by train, parking, reviews, maps, and photos If going away from the ground past Sainsburys and where Sumners was, then you bear right onto the Watling Street and the White Hart pub is along on the left. You could make a spot-the-difference competetion with photos of the three corners of the ground, probably to the delight of the architects. I enjoyed Sir Tom’s statue. We walked back to the railway station. The concourse is rather barren. [7] Other sources call the team "The Invincibles" and both versions of the nickname have been used. and I'm sure would help you out. They welcome home and away fans, therefore, plus they show live sport on big screens and have competitive prices for their drinks. Lovely friendly micro pub with great real ales at good prices. Not a lot of food on offer half time they only had meat and potato pies left which I don’t like…. The floodlights often make a ground, and Preston’s are great. Outside of the ground there is a statue of Sir Tom Finney, known as The Splash. I was visiting some mates in Liverpool who are at uni there, and while being up north it seemed the perfect opportunity to tick off another ground. Vastly different from my two previous visits. Finally, The Alan Kelly Stand welcomes the club’s most vocal supporters and is directly opposite The Bill Shankly Stand. Without playing to type, the pies tend to be off a really good quality in this part of the world, and Preston is no different. Fans and the staff on the door were friendly, it was for home fans only. They had a memorable season in 1963–64 when, managed by former player Jimmy Milne, they finished third in the Second Division and reached the 1964 FA Cup Final where they lost a thrilling match 3–2 to West Ham United. Which was also the case in the second half when team mate Tomer Hemed also found the net, but the goal was disallowed. No problem. How easy was your journey/finding the ground/car parking? Leave the M6 at Junction 31 and take the A59 then the A5085 and the A6063. After that we were away, no problems, and back on the M6 south. My one complaint was no card payment available in the Invincibles Pavilion, despite, apparently, being on offer in the other stands! Garstang Road, Bowgreave, Preston, PR3 1YE. This is the main High Street. £7.90. [15], Deepdale was used again at the end of the 2011–12 season to host two England Under-19s Elite Qualifying Round matches against Slovenia and Switzerland. View the embedded image gallery online at: Holiday Inn hotels are a reasonably good chain, so you know what to expect. The game was a very poor one where Wednesday lost 1-0 to a Daniel Johnson penalty. Though the land was leased by North End, the town’s sports club, as early as 1875 it was only used for cricket and rugby; they didn’t actually play association football until 1878 and only adopted the code for football … I enjoyed the day, having come away with a good point and consolidating 15th position in the league and just the same two points behind Preston.