2015–16 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End 2015–16 football season

Preston North End

2015–16 season

Manager

Simon Grayson

Stadium

Deepdale

Championship

11th

FA Cup

Third Round
(eliminated by Peterborough United)

League Cup

Third round
(eliminated by Bournemouth)

Lancashire Senior Cup

First round
(eliminated by Everton)

Top goalscorer

League: Daniel Johnson (7)
All: Daniel Johnson (7)

Highest home attendance

19,852 (vs Blackburn, 21 Nov 15)

Lowest home attendance

5,643 (vs Bournemouth (League Cup, 22 Sep 15)

Average home league attendance

13,035

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2015–16 season was Preston North End's first season back in the Championship, after gaining promotion via the play-offs last season, in their 136th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Kit

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Virgin Trains

Home

Away

Last updated: 29 July 2015.
Source: Historical Football Kits

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Place of birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	End
Goalkeepers
1	Anders Lindegaard	GK	Dyrup	40	9	0	West Bromwich Albion	23 January 2016	Loan	2016
26	Steven James	GK	Stockport	29	0	0	Academy	1 July 2013	Free	2016
40	Matthew Hudson	GK			1	0	Academy	1 July 2015	Free	2016
43	Chris Kirkland	GK	Barwell	42	2	0	Sheffield Wednesday	12 August 2015	Free	2016
Defenders
2	Marnick Vermijl	RB	Peer	32	28	3	Sheffield Wednesday	7 August 2015	Loan	2016
3	Greg Cunningham	LB	Galway	33	38	1	Bristol City	27 July 2015	Undisclosed	2017
5	Tom Clarke	CB	Sowerby Bridge	36	140	7	Huddersfield Town	22 May 2013	Free	2017
6	Bailey Wright	CB	Melbourne	31	178	8	Academy	1 July 2009	Trainee	2017
15	Calum Woods	FB	Liverpool	37	56	0	Huddersfield Town	1 July 2014	Free	2018
23	Paul Huntington	CB	Carlisle	36	156	15	Yeovil Town	22 May 2012	Free	2017
28	Nick Anderton	LB		28	0	0	Academy	1 July 2014	Free	2016
29	Josh Heaton	CB		27	0	0	Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	2016
Midfielders
4	Ben Pearson	CM	Oldham	29	11	0	Manchester United	11 January 2016	£100,000	2018
7	Chris Humphrey	WG	Saint Catherine	36	116	7	Motherwell	4 June 2013	Free	2017
8	Neil Kilkenny	CM	Enfield	38	92	4	Bristol City	14 November 2013	Free	2016
11	Daniel Johnson	AM	Kingston	31	62	16	Aston Villa	23 January 2015	£50,000	2017
12	Paul Gallagher	AM/WG	Glasgow	39	141	30	Leicester City	16 June 2015	Free	2017
16	Alan Browne	CM	Cork	29	73	6	Free agent	1 January 2014	Free	2018
19	John Welsh	CM	Liverpool	39	152	3	Tranmere Rovers	14 May 2012	Free	2017
31	Liam Grimshaw	MF/RB	Burnley	29	0	0	Manchester United	18 January 2016	Undisclosed	2018
32	Adam Reach	LW	Chester-le-Street	31	27	5	Middlesbrough	26 September 2015	Loan	2016
Forwards
10	Jermaine Beckford	CF	London	40	35	18	Bolton Wanderers	9 June 2015	Free	2017
13	Eoin Doyle	CF	Dublin	36	24	2	Cardiff City	1 September 2015	Loan	2016
14	Joe Garner	CF	Blackburn	36	138	52	Watford	8 January 2013	Free	2018
18	Andy Little	CF	Enniskillen	35	16	2	Rangers	21 June 2014	Free	2016
24	Stevie May	CF	Perth	31	8	0	Sheffield Wednesday	1 September 2015	Undisclosed	2018
25	Jordan Hugill	CF	Middlesbrough	31	32	5	Port Vale	19 June 2014	Undisclosed	2016
37	Callum Robinson	CF	Northampton	29	38	8	Aston Villa	5 January 2016	Loan	2016
Out on Loan
17	Kyel Reid	WG	Deptford	36	29	0	Bradford City	1 July 2014	Free	2016
20	Ben Davies	LB	Barrow-in-Furness	28	10	0	Academy	25 January 2013	Free	2016
22	Josh Brownhill	CM	Warrington	28	61	8	Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	2016
27	Jack Ryan	CF	Barrow-in-Furness	29	2	0	Academy	1 July 2014	Trainee	2016

Statistics

As of 10 April 2016

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	DEN	Anders Lindegaard (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	BEL	Marnick Vermijl (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)	29	3	17+8	2	1+0	0	2+1	1
3	DF	IRL	Greg Cunningham	40	1	37+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Ben Pearson	11	0	9+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Tom Clarke	34	0	30+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
6	DF	AUS	Bailey Wright	34	0	31+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
7	MF	JAM	Chris Humphrey	13	0	5+5	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
8	MF	AUS	Neil Kilkenny	14	1	5+7	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
10	FW	JAM	Jermaine Beckford	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
11	MF	JAM	Daniel Johnson	40	8	38+1	7	0+0	0	1+0	1
12	MF	SCO	Paul Gallagher	36	5	35+0	5	0+1	0	0+0	0
13	FW	IRL	Eoin Doyle (on loan from Cardiff City)	26	3	14+11	3	1+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Joe Garner	39	6	35+1	6	1+0	0	1+1	0
15	DF	ENG	Calum Woods	31	0	24+4	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
16	MF	IRL	Alan Browne	35	2	22+9	2	1+0	0	3+0	0
19	MF	ENG	John Welsh	25	0	13+10	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Paul Huntington	37	0	28+6	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
24	FW	ENG	Stevie May	8	0	4+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
25	FW	ENG	Jordan Hugill	27	4	6+18	2	0+1	0	2+0	2
32	MF	ENG	Adam Reach (on loan from Middlesbrough)	31	5	30+0	5	1+0	0	0+0	0
37	FW	ENG	Callum Robinson (on loan from Aston Villa)	9	2	3+6	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	GK	ENG	Matthew Hudson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
43	GK	ENG	Chris Kirkland	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
First Team Players on loan:
17	MF	ENG	Kyel Reid (at Bradford City)	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
20	DF	ENG	Ben Davies (at Newport County)	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
22	MF	ENG	Josh Brownhill (at Barnsley)	5	1	0+2	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
Players that left the club during the season:
1	GK	ENG	Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United)	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
1	GK	ENG	Jordan Pickford (on loan from Sunderland)	27	0	24+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Will Keane (on loan from Manchester United)	22	2	12+8	1	0+0	0	2+0	1
4	DF	IRL	Paddy McCarthy (on loan from Crystal Palace)	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 10 April 2016

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	League Cup	Total
1	11	MF	Daniel Johnson	7	1	8
2	14	FW	Joe Garner	6	0	6
3	12	MF	Paul Gallagher	5	0	5
3	32	MF	Adam Reach	5	0	5
5	25	FW	Jordan Hugill	2	2	4
6	2	DF	Marnick Vermijl	2	1	3
6	13	FW	Eoin Doyle	3	0	3
8	9	FW	Will Keane	1	1	2
	16	MF	Alan Browne	2	0	2
	37	FW	Callum Robinson	2	0	2
11	3	DF	Greg Cunningham	1	0	1
	8	MF	Neil Kilkenny	1	0	1
	22	MF	Josh Brownhill	0	1	1
Own Goal				3	0	3
Total				43	6	49

Disciplinary record

As of 10 April 2016

No.	Po.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
No.	Po.	Name
1	GK	Jordan Pickford	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
2	DF	Marnick Vermijl	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3	DF	Greg Cunningham	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
4	MF	Ben Pearson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	Tom Clarke	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
6	DF	Bailey Wright	10	2	0	0	0	0	10	2
7	MF	Chris Humphrey	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF	Neil Kilkenny	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW	Will Keane	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
10	FW	Jermaine Beckford	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11	MF	Daniel Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
12	MF	Paul Gallagher	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
14	FW	Joe Garner	11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
15	DF	Calum Woods	6	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
16	MF	Alan Browne	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
17	MF	Kyel Reid	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
19	MF	John Welsh	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
23	DF	Paul Huntington	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
25	FW	Jordan Hugill	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
32	MF	Adam Reach	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Total			87	5	2	0	4	0	93	5

Contracts

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
28	DF	Nick Anderton	19	Extended	1 year	June 2016	Preston North End Official Site
5	DF	Tom Clarke	27	Signed	2 years	June 2017	Preston North End Official Site
23	DF	Paul Huntington	27	Signed	2 years	June 2017	Preston North End Official Site
27	FW	Jack Ryan	20	Extended	1 year	June 2016	Preston North End Official Site
6	DF	Bailey Wright	22	Extended	2 years	June 2017	Preston North End Official Site
7	MF	Chris Humphrey	27	Signed	2 years	June 2017	BBC Sport
19	MF	John Welsh	31	Signed	2 years	June 2017	BBC Sport
3	DF	Scott Laird	27	Rejected	—	June 2015	BBC Sport
21	GK	Thorsten Stuckmann	34	Rejected	—	June 2015	BBC Sport
14	FW	Joe Garner	27	Signed	3 years	June 2018	BBC Sport
16	MF	Alan Browne	20	Signed	3 years	June 2018	BBC Sport
26	GK	Steven James	20	Signed	1 year	June 2016	Preston North End Official Site
15	DF	Calum Woods	28	Signed	3 years	June 2018	BBC Sport

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CF	Jermaine Beckford	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	^[1]
1 July 2015	AM	Paul Gallagher	Leicester City	Free transfer	^[2]
27 July 2015	LB	Greg Cunningham	Bristol City	Undisclosed	^[3]
12 August 2015	GK	Chris Kirkland	Sheffield Wednesday	Free transfer	^[4]
1 September 2015	CF	Stevie May	Sheffield Wednesday	Undisclosed	^[5]
11 January 2016	CM	Ben Pearson	Manchester United	£100,000	^[6]^[a]
18 January 2016	MF	Liam Grimshaw	Manchester United	Undisclosed	^[8]

^ Although officially undisclosed, Manchester Evening News reported the fee to be £100,000.^[7]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	LB	David Buchanan	Northampton Town ^[a]	Free transfer	^[10]
1 July 2015	CF	Kevin Davies	Free agent	Released	^[11]
1 July 2015	CF	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	Chesterfield ^[b]	Free transfer	^[10]
1 July 2015	LW	Lee Holmes	Exeter City ^[c]	Free transfer	^[10]
1 July 2015	DM	Keith Keane	Cambridge United ^[d]	Free transfer	^[10]
1 July 2015	AM	Jack King	Scunthorpe United ^[e]	Free transfer	^[10]
1 July 2015	LB	Scott Laird	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer	^[16]
1 July 2015	GK	Thorsten Stuckmann	Doncaster Rovers	Free transfer	^[17]
1 July 2015	RB	Scott Wiseman	Scunthorpe United ^[f]	Free transfer	^[10]

^ Following Buchanan's release on 28 May 2015, he later signed for Northampton Town.^[9]
^ Following Ebanks-Blake release on 28 May 2015, he later signed for Chesterfield.^[12]
^ Following Holmes' release on 28 May 2015, he later signed for Exeter City.^[13]
^ Following Keane's release on 28 May 2015, he later signed for Cambridge United.^[14]
^ Following King's release on 28 May 2015, he later signed for Scunthorpe United.^[15]
^ Following Wiseman's release on 28 May 2015, he later signed for Scunthorpe United.^[18]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
8 July 2015	CF	Will Keane	Manchester United	End of season	^[19]
31 July 2015	GK	Jordan Pickford	Sunderland	31 December 2015	^[20]^[21]
6 August 2015	RB	Marnick Vermijl	Sheffield Wednesday	End of season	^[22]
1 September 2015	CF	Eoin Doyle	Cardiff City	End of season	^[5]
26 September 2015	LM	Adam Reach	Middlesbrough	End of Season	^[23]^[24]
31 December 2015	GK	Sam Johnstone	Manchester United	23 January 2016	^[21]
5 January 2016	CF	Callum Robinson	Aston Villa	End of Season	^[24]
23 January 2016	GK	Anders Lindegaard	West Bromwich Albion	End of Season	^[25]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
5 August 2015	CF	Jack Ryan	Morecambe	23 October 2015	^[26]^[27]
10 August 2015	LB	Nick Anderton	Aldershot Town	7 September 2015	^[28]
11 September 2015	GK	Jamie Jones	Colchester United	11 December 2015	^[29]
2 October 2015	WG	Kyel Reid	Bradford City	2 January 2016	^[30]
23 October 2015	CF	Jack Ryan	Southport	End of Season	^[27]
17 November 2015	CF	Andy Little	Blackpool	30 January 2016	^[31]
18 November 2015	GK	Steven James	Droylsden	16 January 2016	^[32]
26 November 2015	CB	Josh Heaton	Tamworth	3 January 2016	^[33]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 1 June 2015, Preston North End announced their first friendly against Chorley, competing for the Jack Kirkland Trophy.^[34] Pre-season friendlies were announced on the club's fixture list.^[35]

Chorley v Preston North End

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Jack Kirkland Trophy	Chorley	0–0	Preston North End	Chorley
15:00 GMT (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Victory Park Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Scott Oldham

Bamber Bridge v Preston North End

14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly	Bamber Bridge	0–4	Preston North End	Bamber Bridge
19:00 BST		Report	Garner 19' (pen.) Beckford 45' Reid 49' Hugill 70'	Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium Attendance: 1,623 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Preston North End v Heart of Midlothian

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly	Preston North End	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	Preston
15:00 BST	Garner 65'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,860 (1,614 away) Referee: Darren Handley

Southport v Preston North End

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly	Southport	0–4	Preston North End	Blowick
19:00 BST		Report	Hugill 43' Little 57' Keane 80' Brownhill 90'	Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium Attendance: 967 (594 away) Referee: Peter Wright

Motherwell v Preston North End

24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Friendly	Motherwell	1–2	Preston North End	Livingston, Scotland
19:00 BST	Moult 89'	Report	Garner 28' Kilkenny 30'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 483 Referee: John Beaton

Carlisle United v Preston North End

28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly	Carlisle United	4–3	Preston North End	Carlisle
19:15 BST	Miller ?' Kennedy ?' Grainger 38' (pen.), ?' (pen.)	Report	Hugill 12', 49' Keane ?'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,938 Referee: Richard Clark

Ashington v Preston North End XI

29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly	Ashington	0–1	Preston North End XI	Ashington
19:30 BST		Report	Ryan 62'	Stadium: Woodhorn Lane Attendance: 500 Referee: Michael Oliver

Bury v Preston North End

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Bury	3–2	Preston North End	Bury
15:00 BST	Soares Clarke Tutte pen.'	Report	Garner 14' Keane 31'	Stadium: JD Stadium Attendance: 1,307 (366 PNE fans)

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Brentford	46	19	8	19	72	67	+5	65
10	Birmingham City	46	16	15	15	53	49	+4	63
11	Preston North End	46	15	17	14	45	45	0	62
12	Queens Park Rangers	46	14	18	14	54	54	0	60
13	Leeds United	46	14	17	15	50	58	−8	59

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

Preston North End v Middlesbrough

9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) 1	Preston North End	0–0	Middlesbrough	Preston
12:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,974 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Milton Keynes Dons v Preston North End

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Preston North End	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST		Report	Gallagher 28'	Stadium: stadium:mk Attendance: 11,035 Referee: Andy Madley

Rotherham United v Preston North End

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3	Rotherham United	0–0	Preston North End	Rotherham
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,078 Referee: David Coote

Preston North End v Ipswich Town

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4	Preston North End	1–2	Ipswich Town	Preston
15:00 BST	Johnson 37'	Report	Pitman 24' Fraser 65'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,330 Referee: Mark Brown

Hull City v Preston North End

29 August 2015 5	Hull City	2–0	Preston North End	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Hernández 37' Davies 82'	Report		Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 16,949 Referee: Fred Graham

Preston North End v Derby County

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 6	Preston North End	1–2	Derby County	Preston
15:00 BST	Johnson 90'	Report	Martin 23', 36'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,552 Referee: Richard Clark

Preston North End v Bristol City

15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 7	Preston North End	1–1	Bristol City	Preston
19:45 BST	Kilkenny 40'	Report	Wilbraham 81'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,963 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Brentford v Preston North End

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8	Brentford	2–1	Preston North End	London
15:00 BST	Vibe 62' Djuricin 65'	Report	Johnson 1'	Stadium: Griffin Park Referee: Tim Robinson

Preston North End v Wolverhampton Wanderers

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9	Preston North End	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Preston
15:00 BST	Johnson 10' Garner 19' Wright 78' 81'	Report	McDonald 90+1'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,049 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 10	Sheffield Wednesday	3–1	Preston North End	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Lee 45+1' Pudil 55' McGugan 90+6'	Report	Browne 76'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 20,383 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Preston North End v Cardiff City

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 11	Preston North End	0–0	Cardiff City	Preston
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,125 Referee: Stuart Atwell

Charlton Athletic v Preston North End

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 12	Charlton Athletic	0–3	Preston North End	London
19:45 BST		Report	Gallagher 2', 36' Johnson 62'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,586 Referee: Simon Hooper

Brighton & Hove Albion v Preston North End

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 13	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Preston North End	Brighton
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 24,629 Referee: Andy Davies

Preston North End v Bolton Wanderers

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 14	Preston North End	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Preston
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,494 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Preston North End v Nottingham Forest

3 November 2015 (2015-11-03) 15	Preston North End	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Preston
19:45 GMT	Doyle 2'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,216 Referee: Tony Harrington

Queens Park Rangers v Preston North End

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 16	Queens Park Rangers	0–0	Preston North End	London
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,190 Referee: Robert Lewis

Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 17	Preston North End	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Preston
15:00 BST	Garner 67'	Report	Pickford 31' (o.g.) Rhodes 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 19,852 Referee: Mike Dean

Fulham v Preston North End

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 18	Fulham	1–1	Preston North End	London
19:45 GMT	McCormack 77'	Report	Garner 11'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 17,362 Referee: Graham Horwood

Burnley v Preston North End

5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 19	Burnley	0–2	Preston North End	Burnley
15:00 GMT		Report	Keane 63' Johnson 86'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 18,614 Referee: Kevin Friend

Preston North End v Reading

12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 20	Preston North End	1–0	Reading	Preston
15:00 GMT	Garner 52' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,649 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Preston North End v Birmingham City

15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) 21	Preston North End	1–1	Birmingham City	Preston
19:45 GMT	Reach 19'	Report	Morrison 67'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,668 Referee: Kevin Wright

Leeds United v Preston North End

20 December 2015 (2015-12-20) 22	Leeds United	1–0	Preston North End	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Browne 46' (o.g.)	Report	30' Pickford	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,461 Referee: Gavin Ward

Huddersfield Town v Preston North End

26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23	Huddersfield Town	3–1	Preston North End	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Wells 38', 55' Huws 76'	Report	Reach 90'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 12,315 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Preston North End v Hull City

28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24	Preston North End	1–0	Hull City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Gallagher 66'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,891 Referee: Peter Bankes

Preston North End v Rotherham United

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25	Preston North End	2–1	Rotherham United	Preston
15:00 GMT	Doyle 64' Clarke-Harris 90' (o.g.)	Report	Andreu 35'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,027 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Bristol City v Preston North End

12 January 2016 (2016-01-12) 26	Bristol City	1–2	Preston North End	Bristol
19:45 GMT	Wilbraham 56'	Report	Baker 54' (o.g.) Cunningham 80'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 14,586 Referee: James Lingington

Ipswich Town v Preston North End

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 27	Ipswich Town	1–1	Preston North End	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Murphy 38'	Report	Johnson 7'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,108 Referee: Simon Hooper

Preston North End v Brentford

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 28	Preston North End	1–3	Brentford	Preston
15:00 GMT	Reach 24'	Report	Cunningham 22' (o.g.) Judge 43' Swift 80'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,080 Referee: David Webb

Derby County v Preston North End

2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 29	Derby County	0–0	Preston North End	Derby
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,252 Referee: Oliver Langford

Preston North End v Huddersfield Town

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 30	Preston North End	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Preston
15:00 GMT	Lynch 83' (o.g.) Browne 90'	Report	Wells 80'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,653 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Preston North End

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 31	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Preston North End	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Mason 66'	Report	17' Gallagher 53' Reach	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 21,204 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 32	Preston North End	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Preston
15:00 GMT	Garner 73'	Report	49' 66' Forestieri	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,923 Referee: Keith Stroud

Preston North End v Charlton Athletic

23 February 2016 (2016-02-23) 33	Preston North End	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Preston
15:00 GMT	Garner 35' Robinson 52'	Report	Guðmundsson 57' Lennon 74'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,075 Referee: James Adcock

Cardiff City v Preston North End

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 34	Cardiff City	2–1	Preston North End	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Pilkington 44' (pen.), 80' (pen.)	Report	87' Robinson	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,566 Referee: Brendan Malone

Preston North End v Brighton & Hove Albion

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 35	Preston North End	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Preston
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,881 Referee: Mark Heywood

Nottingham Forest v Preston North End

8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 36	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Preston North End	Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Oliveira 37'	Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,747 Referee: Mark Brown

Bolton Wanderers v Preston North End

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 37	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Preston North End	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Trotter 22'	Report	Hugill 57' Vermijl 86'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 18,423 Referee: Paul Tierney

Preston North End v Queens Park Rangers

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 38	Preston North End	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Preston
15:00 GMT	Doyle 90+2'	Report	Polter 5'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,322 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Blackburn Rovers v Preston North End

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 39	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Preston North End	Blackburn
12:30 BST	Ward 13' Duffy 24'	Report	Garner 25pen' Hugill 43'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,029 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Preston North End v Fulham

5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 40	Preston North End	1–2	Fulham	Preston
19:45 BST	Vermijl 63'	Report	5' McCormack 74' Dembele	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,358 Referee: Scott Duncan

Middlesbrough v Preston North End

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41	Middlesbrough	1–0	Preston North End	Middlesbrough, England
15:00 BST	Adomah 32'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,390 Referee: Oliver Langford

Preston North End v Milton Keynes Dons

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42	Preston North End	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Preston
15:00 BST	Beckford 6'	Report	54' Maynard	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,457 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Birmingham City v Preston North End

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43	Birmingham City	2–2	Preston North End	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Donaldson 13', 59' Maghoma 38' Lafferty 90+1'	Report	Gallagher 3' Garner 35' Pearson 40' Wright 58' Huntington 68' Browne 73' Cunningham 89'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 14,366 Referee: Keith Stroud

Preston North End v Burnley

22 April 2016 (2016-04-22) 44	Preston North End	0–1	Burnley	Preston
19:45 BST	Garner 45' Wright 60' Robinson 90+6'	Report	Barton 6', 80' Marney 43' Lowton 45' Gray 73' Mee 82'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,789 (5,630 away) Referee: Kevin Friend

Reading v Preston North End

30 April 2016 45	Reading	1–2	Preston North End	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Quinn 86'	Report	Beckford 56' Johnson 90+1'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,834 Referee: Darren Deadman

Preston North End v Leeds United

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46	Preston North End	1–1	Leeds United	Preston
12:30 BST	Hugill 90+2'	Report	Wood 78pen'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,473 Referee: Brendan Malone

FA Cup

Peterborough United v Preston North End

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Round 3	Peterborough United	2–0	Preston North End	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Samuelsen 7' Washington 52'	Report		Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,665 Referee: Tony Harrington

League Cup

Crewe Alexandra v Preston North End

12 August 2015 (2015-08-12) First round	Crewe Alexandra	1–3	Preston North End	Crewe
19:45 BST	King 36'	Report	Hugill 5' Keane 13' Brownhill 86'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,852 Referee: Scott Duncan

Preston North End v Watford

25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round	Preston North End	1–0	Watford	Preston
19:45 BST	Vermijl 8'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,250 Referee: Steve Martin

Preston North End v Bournemouth

22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) Third round	Preston North End	2–2 (2–3 p)	Bournemouth	Preston
19:45 BST	Hugill 84' Johnson 118' (pen.)	Report	MacDonald 23' Pugh 96'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,643 Referee: Nigel Miller
	Penalties
	Hugill Keane Reid Browne Johnson		Stanislas Cook Gosling Pugh

Lancashire Senior Cup

Everton v Preston North End

7 September 2015 (2015-09-07) First round	Everton	3–0	Preston North End	Blowick
19:45 BST	Rodríguez 10' Grant Walsh ?'	Report		Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium Attendance: TBC Referee: Darren Bond

Overall summary

Summary

Games played	50 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Games won	17 (15 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games drawn	18 (17 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games lost	15 (14 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Goals scored	51 (45 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 6 League Cup)
Goals conceded	48 (45 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Goal difference	0
Clean sheets	16 (15 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Yellow cards	88 (83 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Red cards	3 (3 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst discipline	Joe Garner (11 , 1 )
Best result	W 3–0 vs Charlton Athletic (20 Oct 15)
Worst result	L 0–2 vs Hull City (29 Aug 15) L 1–3 vs Sheffield Wednesday (3 Oct 15) L 1–3 vs Huddersfield Town (26 December 2015) L 1–3 Brentford (23 January 2016)
Most appearances	Daniel Johnson (38 starts, 2 sub)
Top scorer	Daniel Johnson (7)
Points	62

Score overview

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Double
Birmingham City	1–1	2-2	No
Blackburn Rovers	1–2	2–1	No
Bolton Wanderers	0–0	2–1	No
Brentford	1–3	1–2	No
Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	0–0	No
Bristol City	1–1	2–1	No
Burnley	0–1	2–0	No
Cardiff City	0–0	1–2	No
Charlton Athletic	2–1	3–0	Yes
Derby County	1–2	0–0	No
Fulham	1–2	1–1	No
Huddersfield Town	2–1	1–3	No
Hull City	1–0	0–2	No
Ipswich Town	1–2	1–1	No
Leeds United	1–1	0–1	No
Middlesbrough	0–0	0–1	No
Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	1–0	No
Nottingham Forest	1–0	0–1	No
Queens Park Rangers	1–1	0–0	No
Reading	1–0	2–1	Yes
Rotherham United	2–1	0–0	No
Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	1–3	No
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	2–1	No

References

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v t e Preston North End F.C. seasons
1888–89 1889–90
1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900
1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10
1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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National teams

Senior (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round, finals)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round, finals)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round, finals)

League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South) Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South) Southern League (Premier, Central, South & West)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier, One) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West) Kent Invicta League (level 10 only) Midland League (Premier, One) North West Counties League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only) Southern Combination League (One, Two) Southern Counties East League (level 9 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
Football League cups	Football League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

Youth
competitions

Under 21	Professional U21 Development Leagues (League 1, League 2) U21 Premier League Cup
Under 18	Professional U18 Development Leagues (League 1, League 2, League 3) FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bournemouth Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United
Championship	Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Middlesbrough Milton Keynes Dons Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton Wanderers
League One	Barnsley Blackpool Bradford City Burton Albion Bury Chesterfield Colchester United Coventry City Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town Gillingham Millwall Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Walsall Wigan Athletic
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barnet Bristol Rovers Cambridge United Carlisle United Crawley Town Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter City Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Northampton Town Notts County Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Stevenage Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town York City