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===Renovation=== [[File:Deepdale Layout.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Deepdale layout]] The original plans for the re-developed stadium were inspired by the [[Stadio Luigi Ferraris|Luigi Ferraris Stadium]] in [[Genoa]], [[Italy]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pnefc.net/page/GroundGuide/0,,10362~1053093,00.html |title=Preston North End Ground Guide |year=2008 |access-date=13 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307022258/http://www.pnefc.net/page/GroundGuide/0%2C%2C10362~1053093%2C00.html |archive-date=7 March 2009}}</ref> The regeneration of Deepdale began in 1995 when the old West Stand was demolished to make way for the new Β£4.4m Sir [[Tom Finney]] Stand which includes press areas and restaurants. The next stand to be developed was the [[Bill Shankly]] (1913β1981) Kop in 1998, followed by the [[Alan Kelly, Sr.|Alan Kelly]] (1936β2009) Town End in 2001, which replaced the popular Town End terrace. In 2008, a 25-metre screen was also erected on the roof of the Bill Shankly Kop. The old 'Pavilion' stand, was replaced by the '[[The Invincibles (English football)|Invincibles]] Pavilion' for the 2008β09 season, named after the Preston North End team of [[1888β89 Football League|the 1888β89 season]] who were the first League champions, the first team to complete the League and [[FA Cup]] [[Double (association football)|Double]], and the only English team to complete a season unbeaten in both League and Cup.<ref name=pneHistory /><ref name="Apostles">{{cite book |last= Taw |first= Thomas | title= Football's Twelve Apostles: The Making of The League 1886β1889 |year= 2006 |isbn=1-905328-09-5 |page=17|publisher= Desert Island Books }}</ref> 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 [[National Health Service|NHS]] walk-in centre has also been built into the stand. Deepdale is now an [[all-seater stadium]] with a total capacity of 23,404, as follows:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.footballgroundguide.com/leagues/england/championship/deepdale-preston-north-end.html | title=Deepdale β Preston North End | publisher=Football Ground Guide (FGG) | date=2018 | access-date=19 August 2018}}</ref> * Sir Tom Finney Stand: 7,893 * Bill Shankly Kop: 5,933 * Alan Kelly Town End: 5,859 * Invincibles Pavilion: 3,719
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