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John A. Farrell Stadium

John A. Farrell Stadium
Location West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′13″N 75°36′04″W / 39.937020°N 75.601167°W / 39.937020; -75.601167Coordinates: 39°56′13″N 75°36′04″W / 39.937020°N 75.601167°W / 39.937020; -75.601167
Owner West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Operator West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Capacity 7,500
Tenants
West Chester Golden Rams football and track
Philadelphia Independence (WPS) (2010)

John A. Farrell Stadium is a stadium in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It is primarily used by the West Chester University of Pennsylvania Golden Rams football and track & field teams. The stadium was also the temporary home of the Philadelphia Independence of the Women's Professional Soccer league during their inaugural season. Additionally, Farrell Stadium was home to the Philadelphia Eagles for their summer training camp, from 1980-1995. A statue of Michael Horrocks resides at one endzone of the field. Horrocks, a former Golden Rams quarterback, died tragically as a co-pilot of the United Flight 175 that was hijacked on September 11, 2001 and crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, NY.




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