Early years One of the earliest games played at Terryland Park was on 3 February 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.
Redevelopment The stadium underwent redevelopment in 1993. This saw the introduction of floodlights and saw evening matches at the ground. In 2007 a €500,000
Irish Government grant went towards developing a new 1,500-seater stand. The new stand was opened in July 2007 and raised the seating capacity to 3,300 and the overall capacity to 5,000. Development of the interior of the Main Stand continued as new dressing rooms, medical rooms, showers, officials' dressing rooms, media facilities and other amenities were all upgraded and installed.
Salthill Devon Following the withdrawal of Galway United from the League of Ireland after the
2011 season, fellow Galway based side
Salthill Devon re-branded themselves as SD Galway for the
2012 season. They adopted the maroon and white worn by Galway United and switched their home matches from
Drom Soccer Park to Terryland Park.
Galway/Galway United WFC In June 2013 the
FAI announced
Galway W.F.C. as an
expansion team for the upcoming
2013–14 Women's National League season and they also began to play at the now renamed Eamonn Deacy Park. Galway WFC played in the stadium until they withdrew from the
Women’s National League in 2022. Following this Galway United announce the formation of their own women’s team to fill the spot left by Galway WFC.
Galway United W.F.C. have played in the stadium ever since.
Other uses In addition the stadium has also hosted various
Republic of Ireland under-17,
under-19 and
under-21 internationals.
Cup finals Eamonn Deacy Park has hosted finals of the
League of Ireland First Division Shield, the
FAI Intermediate Cup, the
Connacht Junior Cup, the
Michael Byrne Cup and the
Collingwood Cup. The stadium has also hosted two
League of Ireland Cup finals. In 1996–97, it hosted the first leg of the final as
Galway United defeated
Cork City 3–1, en route to a 4–2 aggregate win overall. More recently it hosted the
2015 final between Galway United and
St Patrick's Athletic. This time Galway United would lose out on penalties. ==Notes==