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 Shankly Kop in 1998. The National Football museum ran underneath these stands with the entrance at the corner of the two. In 2001, 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 5,000 seater Invincibles Pavilion opened to complete the regeneration of Deepdale, giving it a new capacity of 23,404. 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.
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