Next to be built was the Bill Shankly Kop in 1998, followed by its opposite number, the Alan Kelly Town End in 2001, and finally it was followed by the Old Pavillion in 2008. Inspired by Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa, the club embarked on an ambitious all-seater stadium which would be capable of seating just under 24,000.Ĭonstructed in four stages starting in 1995, the Old West Stand was the first to be demolished and it was replaced by the Sir Tom Finney Stand. Preston initially held off making any drastic changes to Deepdale until The Lilywhites had formulated an exact vision of their future stadium. The original and iconic Pavillion first opened in 1934 and the other stands became fully-roofed by the early 1980s.Īfter the tragic events of Hillsborough and the subsequent publication of the Taylor Report, British football underwent a period of soul-searching as the iconic terraces were banned in favour of seating which was believed to be more safe. Predominantly used to host cricket and rugby matches, the agricultural associations soon began to disappear, and three years later Deepdale hosted its first football match on 5th October 1878.Īs football grew in popularity heading into the 20th century, the newly formed Preston North End F.C scrambled to build terraces in order to accommodate the tens of thousands of fans who began turning up to their games by the 1920s. The next two were absolute gems by Thompson, who threw the ball down the field over a deep-dropping defender.The land on which today’s stadium sits was originally known as Deepdale Farm until it was leased by North End Sports club. Big props to Ezukanma on the first one, a 34-yard gain when he cradled the ball with only his right hand after it him in the stomach while he was well covered downfield. The connection between Thompson and Ezukanma was something to watch in the fourth quarter, as they hooked up for five passes. With Skylar Thompson taking over at QB at the end of the third quarter, Bridgewater's final stats were 10-for-20 for 119 yards with no touchdowns, no interceptions and a 68.5 passer rating. Williams got a 4-yard return on the punt at the end of that possession, but fielding a punt at the 10-yard line in traffic might not have been the way to go there. The Dolphins gave up a 24-yard completion on their next defensive series when veteran Quincy Wilson failed to turn around and allowed tight end Jasper Horsted to make a contested catch. The drive was kept alive on a third-and-3 from the Raiders 37 when Edmonds turned a loss into a 4-yard gain by shaking a defender in the backfield after catching a swing pass. The Dolphins' second possession started with a 16-yard completion to Trent Sherfield, who found a soft spot in the Raiders zone for an easy pitch-and-catch with Tua. On third down, Keion Crossen showed his great recovery speed when he was able to catch up to Johnson after being beaten momentarily by a stop-and-go move. The first play of the drive was another forgettable one for Igbinoghene, who gave WR Tyron Johnson an awful lot of cushion for an easy 8-yard completion. The Dolphins' second defensive series was much better, though it was marred by Nik Needham having to leave the game with a hand/finger injury after he made a tackle on a third-down screen pass. The Dolphins ran two naked bootlegs, but those two plays went nowhere with one incompletion and one 1-yard gain by Gesicki. On the failed third-down conversion, Mike Gesicki didn't turn his head as Tua's pass over the middle arrived, though it's impossible to know who was at fault there.
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