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Eamonn Deacy Park

Eamonn Deacy Park
Páirc Éamonn Uí Dhéisigh
Terryland park.jpg
Former names Terryland Park
Location Dyke Road
Galway
Ireland
Coordinates 53°17′04.77″N 09°03′22.53″W / 53.2846583°N 9.0562583°W / 53.2846583; -9.0562583Coordinates: 53°17′04.77″N 09°03′22.53″W / 53.2846583°N 9.0562583°W / 53.2846583; -9.0562583
Public transit Galway railway station
Owner Galway Football Association
Capacity 5,000 (3,300 seated)
Field size 102 by 66 metres (335 ft × 217 ft)
Surface Grass
Construction
Opened 1935
Renovated 1993
Expanded 2007
Tenants
Galway United (1977– )
Galway W.F.C. (2013– )
Mervue United (200910)
SD Galway (2012)

Eamonn Deacy Park, formerly known as Terryland Park, is an association football stadium in the Republic of Ireland based in the Terryland district of Galway. It is owned by the Galway Football Association and is the home ground of both Galway United and Galway W.F.C.. It is named after Eamonn Deacy, a former Galway United and Aston Villa player and Republic of Ireland international. In both 2007 and 2008, the ground was voted the best surface by the FAI. It won the same award again in 2015.

One the earliest games played at Terryland Park was on February 3, 1935. It was a 1934–35 FAI Junior Cup game between Athlone Town and a team referred to as the Galway Macks. Athlone Town won 8–2 and went on to win the cup. In 1950 the Galway Football Association purchased the grounds for £250 from Eamonn Deacy's grandfather. When Galway Rovers made their League of Ireland debut in 1977–78, Terryland Park became their home ground. They played their first League of Ireland game at the venue on 28 August 1977 against St Patrick's Athletic.


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