John A. Farrell Stadium is a stadium in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It is primarily used by the

West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester University (also known as West Chester, WCU, or WCUPA, and officially as West Chester University of Pennsylvania) is a public research university in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania. The university is accredited by the Middle ...

Golden Rams football and track & field teams. The stadium was also the temporary home of the Philadelphia Independence of the

Women's Professional Soccer Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) was the top-level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded six teams for the 2011 sea ...

league during their inaugural season. Additionally, Farrell Stadium was home to the

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for their summer training camp, from 1980–1995.Pro Football Reference – Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp Locations
/ref> A statue of Michael Horrocks resides at one endzone of the field. Horrocks, a former Golden Rams quarterback, died 2001 in the

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; he was a co-pilot of

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Philadelphia Independence Will Play 2010 Season At West Chester University's John A. Farrell StadiumWest Chester University's Statue Dedication Ceremony Saturday
College football venues Philadelphia Independence Sports venues in Pennsylvania Women's Professional Soccer stadiums Soccer venues in Pennsylvania West Chester University West Chester Golden Rams football {{Pennsylvania-stadium-stub