D is for Deepdale - home of Preston North End since 1875 when they moved from Moor Park, and the sheep were allowed to graze on the bankings which doubled up as stands.

So popular was this new attraction that women had to be charged admission for games.

The first stand of note was built in 1904, following PNE's promotion and was situated on the west side of the ground, with the north end of the ground following suit in 1921, at a cost of £19,000.

The Pavilion was built 13 years later, and contained the dressing rooms as well as new offices. The Town End appeared at the same time, with another pavilion, the South Pavilion joined it.

In May 1941, the club's ground was commandeered by the Army in return for £250 a year.

The floodlights first appeared in October 1953 when North End beat Bolton Wanderers in the Lancashire Senior Cup by a margin of 3-0.

When promoted to the Third Division in 1978, North End spent £500,000 improving the ground to bring it in to line with league standards. At one point, the club ran out of steel barriers and instead of paying extra for new ones, they opted to reduce the club's capacity further!

In 1995 Deepdale as we now know it began to take shape, with the West Stand making way for the Sir Tom Finney Stand, which opened on March 16 1996, while the Kop gave way to the smarter Bill Shankly Kop last season.

E is for Tony Ellis, either loved or reviled by North End fans. He arrived at Preston in October 1987 for £20,000, proceeding to score 32 goals in 108 games, including 26 in 88 league games.

He moved on to Stoke City for £250,000 in 1989 but soon returned to Deepdale in a 1992 deal which saw Graham Shaw going the other way.

During his second stint at North End, he scored 48 goals in 72 league starts before he departed to join ... Blackpool.

F is for Sir Tom Finney (of course!), the most famous footballer Preston has ever produced.

He spent his entire soccer career, which spanned 20 years, playing for North End, despite incredible temptations to move elsewhere.

Sir Tom made his league football debut in the first season after World War Two in a match against Leeds Utd. Fans soon knew what to expect, he scored the first of his 187 league goals during that match!

Playing on the both flanks, and even in the centre, it wasn't long before Sir Tom made his England debut, playing against Ireland in 1946 - and he scored the first of 30 International goals during that match.

He appeared for England 76 times, equalling Nat Lofthouse's record for international goal scoring.

Sir Tom also became the first footballer to win footballer of the season two years on the trot, in 1856 and 1957.

The only criticism ever levelled against the great man was from Bill Shankly who said he should be playing for Liverpool! Bill went to say Sir Tom was the best player ever born!

Sir Tom retired in 1960 at the age of 38, and carried on running his plumbing business. Ever the Preston legend, he was knighted in 1997 and now has a PNE stand named after him.

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