2018–19 Preston North End F.C. season
2018–19 season | ||||
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Manager | Alex Neil | |||
Stadium | Deepdale | |||
Championship | 14th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
EFL Cup | Third round | |||
Top goalscorer | League:Alan Browne Callum Robinson(12) All: Callum Robinson (13) | |||
Highest home attendance | 19,912 vs.Blackburn (24 November 2018,League) | |||
Lowest home attendance | League: 10,849 vs.Reading (15 September 2018) All: 5,095 vs.Middlesbrough (25 Sep 2018,EFL Cup R3) | |||
Average home league attendance | 14,160 | |||
Biggest win | 4–0 vs.Wigan Athletic (6 October 2018,League) | |||
Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs.Leeds United (18 September 2018,League) | |||
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The2018–19 seasonisPreston North End's 139th season in existence, and their fourth consecutive season in theChampionship.Along with the Championship, the club will also compete in theFA CupandEFL Cup.The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Season review[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
Paul Huntington, the club's longest-serving current player since he arrived fromYeovil Townin July 2012, signed a new three-year contract. He made 46 appearances last season. Other new contracts were signed during the summer by Alan Browne, Tom Clarke, Darnell Fisher, Paul Gallagher and Sean Maguire.[1][2]
StrikerEoin Doyletransferred toBradford Cityon 1 August for an undisclosed fee and signed a two-year contract.[3]On the same day, Preston announced that Billy Bodin had a knee ligament injury and would be out of action for up to six months. Sean Maguire, who had recently renewed his contract, was out for "the first few weeks of the season" with a hamstring injury.[4]
August[edit]
Preston signed two forwards on season-long loans fromManchester City.They are Lukas Nmecha, who is an England U-21 striker, and Brandon Barker, an England U-20 winger.[5][6]Both made their debuts in the club's second EFL Championship match, away toSwansea Cityon 11 August.
Daryl Horgan transferred toHibernianon 10 August for an undisclosed fee and signed a three-year contract.[7]Horgan had appeared a substitute in the opening match againstQPR.
Squad[edit]
No. | Name | Pos. | Nationality | Place of birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | End | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | Declan Rudd | GK | Diss | 33 | 123 | 0 | Norwich City | 1 July 2017 | £966,000 | 2020 | |||
13 | Michael Crowe | GK | Bexleyheath | 28 | 1 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 1 July 2018 | Free | 2020 | |||
25 | Connor Ripley | GK | Middlesbrough | 31 | 2 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 9 January 2019 | Undisclosed | 2022 | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | Darnell Fisher | RB | Reading | 30 | 73 | 0 | Rotherham United | 27 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 | |||
3 | Josh Earl | LB/LW | Liverpool | 25 | 36 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2017 | Trainee | 2021 | |||
5 | Tom Clarke | CB | Sowerby Bridge | 36 | 236 | 15 | Huddersfield Town | 22 May 2013 | Free | 2020 | |||
6 | Ben Davies | CB/LB | Barrow-in-Furness | 28 | 88 | 2 | Academy | 25 January 2013 | Free | 2021 | |||
14 | Jordan Storey | CB | Yeovil | 26 | 31 | 1 | Exeter City | 1 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 2022 | |||
15 | Joe Rafferty | RB | Liverpool | 30 | 5 | 0 | Rochdale | 23 January 2019 | Undisclosed | 2022 | |||
16 | Andrew Hughes | LB | Cardiff | 32 | 34 | 4 | Peterborough United | 1 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 2021 | |||
23 | Paul Huntington | CB | Carlisle | 36 | 271 | 17 | Yeovil Town | 22 May 2012 | Free | 2021 | |||
31 | Tom Stead | DF | 24 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2017 | Trainee | 2019 | ||||
50 | Kevin O'Connor | LB | Enniscorthy | 22 | 9 | 0 | Cork City | 24 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 | |||
— | Andy Boyle | CB | Dublin | 33 | 12 | 0 | Dundalk | 1 January 2017 | Free | 2019 | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | Ben Pearson | CM/DM | Oldham | 29 | 116 | 1 | Manchester United | 11 January 2016 | £115,000 | 2021 | |||
8 | Alan Browne | CM | Cork | 29 | 204 | 28 | Free agent | 1 January 2014 | Free | 2021 | |||
10 | Josh Harrop | AM/CF | Stockport | 28 | 50 | 4 | Manchester United | 3 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2021 | |||
11 | Daniel Johnson | AM | Kingston | 31 | 186 | 31 | Aston Villa | 23 January 2015 | £50,000 | 2021 | |||
12 | Paul Gallagher | AM/WG | Glasgow | 39 | 264 | 38 | Leicester City | 16 June 2015 | Free | 2020 | |||
17 | Josh Ginnelly | LW | Coventry | 27 | 5 | 0 | Walsall | 1 January 2019 | Undisclosed | 2021 | |||
18 | Ryan Ledson | CM | Liverpool | 26 | 28 | 0 | Oxford United | 1 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 2021 | |||
21 | Brandon Barker | WG | Manchester | 27 | 20 | 2 | Manchester City | 7 August 2018 | Loan | 2019 | |||
30 | Jack Baxter | CM | Chorley | 23 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2017 | Trainee | 2019 | |||
32 | Adam O'Reilly | CM | 23 | 1 | 0 | Ringmahon Rangers | November 2016 | Undisclosed | 2020 | ||||
44 | Brad Potts | CM | Hexham | 29 | 10 | 2 | Barnsley | 3 January 2019 | Undisclosed | 2020 | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
7 | Callum Robinson | WG/CF | Northampton | 29 | 149 | 35 | Aston Villa | 4 July 2016 | Free | 2020 | |||
9 | Louis Moult | CF | Stoke-on-Trent | 32 | 38 | 7 | Motherwell | 1 January 2018 | Undisclosed | 2021 | |||
20 | Jayden Stockley | CF | Poole | 30 | 17 | 4 | Exeter City | 3 January 2019 | £750,000 | 2022 | |||
24 | Sean Maguire | CF | Luton | 30 | 52 | 13 | Cork City | 24 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2021 | |||
29 | Tom Barkhuizen | RW/SS | Blackpool | 30 | 101 | 21 | Morecambe | 1 January 2017 | Free | 2020 | |||
39 | Billy Bodin | RW/CF | Swindon | 32 | 19 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | 3 January 2018 | Undisclosed | 2020 | |||
45 | Lukas Nmecha | CF | Hamburg | 25 | 44 | 4 | Manchester City | 9 August 2018 | Loan | 2019 | |||
Out on Loan | |||||||||||||
19 | Graham Burke | SS | Dublin | 30 | 15 | 2 | Shamrock Rovers | 1 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 2021 | |||
22 | Chris Maxwell | GK | St Asaph | 33 | 81 | 0 | Fleetwood Town | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2020 | |||
26 | Michael Howard | CF | Southport | 24 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 20 February 2018 | Trainee | 2019 | |||
27 | Connor Simpson | CF | Guisborough | 24 | 1 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 11 January 2018 | Undisclosed | 2020 | |||
51 | Tommy Spurr | LB | Leeds | 36 | 24 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2019 | |||
52 | Ben Pringle | CM/LM | Newcastle upon Tyne | 35 | 14 | 0 | Fulham | 4 July 2016 | £255,000 | 2019 | |||
53 | Marnick Vermijl | RB | Peer | 32 | 54 | 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 August 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
- All appearances and goals up to date as of 5 May 2019.
Statistics[edit]
- As of 5 May 2019
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | ENG | Declan Rudd | 36 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
2 | DF | ENG | Darnell Fisher | 38 | 0 | 32+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ENG | Josh Earl | 16 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | ENG | Ben Pearson | 32 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ENG | Tom Clarke | 22 | 1 | 21+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | ENG | Ben Davies | 41 | 1 | 39+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
7 | FW | IRL | Callum Robinson | 28 | 13 | 24+3 | 12 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | ||
8 | MF | IRL | Alan Browne | 40 | 12 | 35+2 | 12 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | ENG | Louis Moult | 27 | 5 | 8+16 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
10 | MF | ENG | Josh Harrop | 11 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
11 | MF | JAM | Daniel Johnson | 37 | 7 | 26+8 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
12 | MF | SCO | Paul Gallagher | 40 | 6 | 28+10 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
13 | GK | WAL | Michael Crowe | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
14 | DF | ENG | Jordan Storey | 31 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
15 | DF | IRL | Joe Rafferty | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
16 | DF | WAL | Andrew Hughes | 34 | 4 | 31+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | ENG | Josh Ginnelly | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
18 | MF | ENG | Ryan Ledson | 28 | 0 | 14+10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
20 | FW | ENG | Jayden Stockley | 17 | 4 | 8+9 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
21 | MF | ENG | Brandon Barker | 20 | 2 | 6+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | ||
23 | DF | ENG | Paul Huntington | 25 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
24 | FW | IRL | Sean Maguire | 26 | 3 | 19+6 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
25 | GK | ENG | Connor Ripley | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
29 | FW | ENG | Tom Barkhuizen | 37 | 7 | 26+8 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
32 | MF | IRL | Adam O'Reilly | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
33 | MF | ENG | Ethan Walker | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
44 | MF | ENG | Brad Potts | 10 | 2 | 10+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
45 | FW | ENG | Lukas Nmecha | 44 | 4 | 24+17 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
Players currently on loan: | |||||||||||||
19 | FW | IRL | Graham Burke | 15 | 2 | 6+6 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||
22 | GK | WAL | Chris Maxwell | 11 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
Players who left during the season: | |||||||||||||
15 | DF | ENG | Calum Woods | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | IRL | Daryl Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Goals record[edit]
- As of 5 May 2019
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | CF | Callum Robinson | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
2 | 8 | CM | Alan Browne | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
3 | 11 | CM | Daniel Johnson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
29 | WG | Tom Barkhuizen | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
5 | 12 | AM | Paul Gallagher | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
6 | 9 | CF | Louis Moult | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
7 | 16 | LB | Andrew Hughes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
20 | CF | Jayden Stockley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
45 | CF | Lukas Nmecha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
10 | 24 | CF | Sean Maguire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
11 | 19 | SS | Graham Burke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
21 | WG | Brandon Barker | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
44 | CM | Brad Potts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
14 | 5 | CB | Tom Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | CB | Ben Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
14 | CB | Jordan Storey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Total | 67 | 1 | 7 | 74 |
Disciplinary record[edit]
- As of 5 May 2019
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | DM | Ben Pearson | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | |
2 | 2 | RB | Darnell Fisher | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
3 | 11 | CM | Daniel Johnson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 6 | CB | Ben Davies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | CM | Ryan Ledson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||
6 | 8 | CM | Alan Browne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | 3 | LB | Josh Earl | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
12 | AM | Paul Gallagher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | 1 | GK | Declan Rudd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | GK | Chris Maxwell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
24 | CF | Sean Maguire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
45 | CF | Lukas Nmecha | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
13 | 9 | CF | Louis Moult | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | LB | Andrew Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | CB | Paul Huntington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | 7 | CF | Callum Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | AM | Josh Harrop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | CB | Jordan Storey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | CF | Jayden Stockley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 68 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 3 | 5 |
Contracts[edit]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Contract Length | Status | Expires | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 July 2018 | CB | Paul Huntington | 3 years | Signed | June 2021 | [1] | |
11 July 2018 | CM | Alan Browne | 3 years | Signed | June 2021 | [2] | |
24 January 2019 | CM | Paul Gallagher | 1 year | Signed | June 2020 | [8] | |
25 January 2019 | LB | Josh Earl | 2 years | Signed | June 2021 | [9] |
Transfers[edit]
Transfers in[edit]
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2018 | SS | Graham Burke | Shamrock Rovers | Undisclosed | [10] | |
1 July 2018 | GK | Jimmy Corcoran | Cherry Orchard | Undisclosed | [11] | |
1 July 2018 | GK | Michael Crowe | Ipswich Town | Free transfer | [12] | |
1 July 2018 | LB | Andrew Hughes | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | [13] | |
1 July 2018 | CM | Ryan Ledson | Oxford United | Undisclosed | [14] | |
1 July 2018 | CM | Brian McManus | St Kevin Boys | Undisclosed | [15] | |
1 July 2018 | CB | Jordan Storey | Exeter City | £765,000 | [16] | |
1 January 2019 | LW | Josh Ginnelly | Walsall | Undisclosed | [17] | |
3 January 2019 | CM | Brad Potts | Barnsley | £1,440,000 | [18] | |
3 January 2019 | CF | Jayden Stockley | Exeter City | £747,000 | [19] | |
9 January 2019 | GK | Connor Ripley | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed | [20] | |
23 January 2019 | RB | Joe Rafferty | Rochdale | Undisclosed | [21] |
Transfers out[edit]
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 June 2018 | LB | Greg Cunningham | Cardiff City | Undisclosed | [22] | |
1 July 2018 | CM | John Welsh | Grimsby Town | End of Contract | [23][24] | |
1 August 2018 | CF | Eoin Doyle | Bradford City | Undisclosed | [25] | |
11 August 2018 | RM | Daryl Horgan | Hibernian | Undisclosed | [26] | |
23 January 2019 | RB | Calum Woods | Bradford City | Free transfer | [27] |
Loans in[edit]
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 August 2018 | RW | Brandon Barker | Manchester City | 31 May 2019 | [28] | |
9 August 2018 | CF | Lukas Nmecha | Manchester City | 31 May 2019 | [29] |
Loans out[edit]
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2018 | LB | Tommy Spurr | Fleetwood Town | 3 January 2019 | [30][31] | |
6 July 2018 | GK | Mathew Hudson | Bury | 1 January 2019 | [32][33] | |
17 August 2018 | CF | Michael Howard | Hednesford Town | 1 January 2019 | [34] | |
29 August 2018 | LB | Kevin O'Connor | Crewe Alexandra | 7 January 2019 | [35] | |
31 August 2018 | CB | Andy Boyle | Dundee | 1 January 2019 | [36] | |
31 August 2018 | LM | Ben Pringle | Grimsby Town | 21 January 2019 | [37][38] | |
31 August 2018 | RB | Marnick Vermijl | MVV Maastricht | 31 May 2019 | [39] | |
12 October 2018 | CF | Connor Simpson | Hyde United | 1 January 2019 | [40][41] | |
8 January 2019 | GK | Chris Maxwell | Charlton Athletic | 31 May 2019 | [42] | |
9 January 2019 | CF | Connor Simpson | Carlisle United | 31 May 2019 | [43] | |
11 January 2019 | CF | Michael Howard | Stalybridge Celtic | 31 May 2019 | [44] | |
22 January 2019 | LM | Ben Pringle | Tranmere Rovers | 31 May 2019 | [38] | |
29 January 2019 | CB | Andy Boyle | Ross County | 30 June 2019 | [45] | |
31 January 2019 | SS | Graham Burke | Gillingham | 4 May 2019 | [46] | |
8 February 2019 | LB | Kevin O'Connor | Cork City | 31 May 2019 | [47] | |
8 March 2019 | CM | Adam O'Reilly | Hyde United | April 2019 | [48] |
Pre-season friendlies[edit]
PNEannounced they will compete withBamber Bridge,AFC Fylde,West Ham UnitedandBurnleyduring pre-season.[49]
7 July 2018Friendly | Bamber Bridge | 0–7 | Preston North End | Bamber Bridge |
15:00BST | Report | Burke4' Bodin13' Maguire15',29',35' Moult59' |
Stadium:Sir Tom Finney Stadium |
14 July 2018Friendly | AFC Fylde | 1–6 | Preston North End | Medlar-with-Wesham |
15:00BST | Trialistpen.' | Report | Huntington Robinsonx2' Maguirex2' Hughes |
Stadium:Mill Farm Attendance: 1,812 Referee: David McNamara |
17 July 2018Friendly | Cobh Ramblers | 0–5 | Preston North End | Cork,Republic of Ireland |
19:00BST | Report | Barkhuizen5',17',45' Clarke39' Burke83' |
Stadium:Turners Cross Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
21 July 2018Friendly | Preston North End | 2–2 | West Ham United | Preston |
15:00BST | Clarke40' Bodin76' |
Arnautović6',45' | Stadium:Deepdale |
23 July 2018Friendly | Preston North End | 2–3 | Burnley | Preston |
19:45BST | Harrop22' Robinson74' |
Report | Lennon26' Agyei72' McNeil84' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 4,934 Referee: Peter Bankes |
28 July 2018Friendly | Oldham Athletic | 0–3 | Preston North End | Oldham |
15:00BST | Report | Moult50' Horgan68' Gallagher89' (pen.) |
Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 1,660 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
Competitions[edit]
Championship[edit]
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 64[a] |
12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 64 |
13 | Hull City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 62 |
14 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 61 |
15 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 69 | −5 | 60 |
16 | Stoke City | 46 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 55 |
17 | Birmingham City | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 52[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[52]
Notes:
Result summary[edit]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 61 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 37 | −12 |
Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source:BBC Sport
Results by matchday[edit]
Matches[edit]
On 21 June 2018, theChampionshipfixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[53][54]
4 August 20181 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Preston |
15:00BST | Alan Browne50' | Report | Ryan Manning66' Josh Scowen73' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 13,418 Referee: Darren England |
11 August 20182 | Swansea City | 1–0 | Preston North End | Swansea |
15:00BST | Fulton32' | Report | Fisher32' | Stadium:Liberty Stadium Referee: James Linington |
18 August 20183 | Preston North End | 2–2 | Stoke City | Preston |
17:30BST | Gallagher40' Burke45+4' Pearson64' Gallagher83' |
Report | Allen27' Pieters42' Crouch61' Shawcross86' Crouch90+1' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 13,996 Referee:Andy Madley |
22 August 20184 | Norwich City | 2–0 | Preston North End | Norwich |
19:45BST | Leitner65' Pukki80' Tettey87',87' |
Report | Pearson61' Browne84' |
Stadium:Carrow Road Attendance: 24,936 Referee: Gavin Ward |
25 August 20185 | Derby County | 2–0 | Preston North End | Derby |
15:00BST | Mount38' Keogh78' |
Report | Stadium:Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,257 Referee: David Webb |
1 September 20186 | Preston North End | 2–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Preston |
15:00BST | Robinson11' Browne16' Johnson83' Pearson90+8' |
Report | Ameobi38' Olkowski40' Magennis70' O'Neil86' Williams90+8' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 16,331 Referee: Andy Davies |
15 September 20187 | Preston North End | 2–3 | Reading | Preston |
15:00BST | Johnson31' Robinson76' Earl90+4' |
Report | Baldock23' Yiadom43' Ilori52' Bacuna81' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 10,849 Referee: Darren Bond |
18 September 20188 | Leeds United | 3–0 | Preston North End | Leeds |
19:45BST | Cooper37' Roberts74',82' |
Report | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 27,729 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
22 September 20189 | Sheffield United | 3–2 | Preston North End | Sheffield |
15:00BST | Sharp36' Basham51' McGoldrick87' |
Report | Robinson80' Johnson82' |
Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,857 Referee:Scott Duncan |
29 September 201810 | Preston North End | 2–3 | West Bromwich Albion | Preston |
15:00BST | Hughes71' Browne90+6' |
Report | Rodriguez48' Davies73' (o.g.) Gayle88' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 14,099 Referee: Tony Harrington |
2 October 201811 | Aston Villa | 3–3 | Preston North End | Birmingham |
19:45BST | Kodjia26' Abraham37' Chester54' Bolasie90+1' |
Report | Johnson56' (pen.) Gallagher79' Moult86' |
Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 27,331 Referee: Peter Bankes |
6 October 201812 | Preston North End | 4–0 | Wigan Athletic | Preston |
15:00BST | Barkhuizen17' Robinson51' Gallagher85' (pen.) Burn90+6' (o.g.) |
Report | Gibson56' | Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 15,280 Referee:Lee Probert |
20 October 201813 | Hull City | 1–1 | Preston North End | Kingston upon Hull |
15:00BST | Irvine13' Bowen85' (pen) |
Report | Fisher66' Hughes78' Davies81' Storey84' Louis Moult90+3' |
Stadium:KCOM Stadium Attendance: 12,066 Referee: Gavin Ward |
24 October 201814 | Preston North End | 4–3 | Brentford | Preston |
19:45BST | Browne5' Robinson12',69' Barkhuizen23' |
Report | Canós29' Watkins56' Maupay85' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 10,882 Referee:Scott Duncan |
27 October 201815 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Preston |
15:00BST | Barkhuizen40' Maguire90' |
Report | Smith55' Towell84' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 11,780 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
3 November 201816 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Preston North End | Ipswich |
15:00GMT | Chambers36' Sears45' (pen.) Edwards51' Jordan Roberts62' Pennington90+6' |
Report | Maxwell44'75' Johnson45' Pearson57' Gallagher73' |
Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 15,129 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
10 November 201817 | Bristol City | 0–1 | Preston North End | Bristol |
15:00GMT | Hunt88' | Report | Robinson35' Johnson75' Earl79' |
Stadium:Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 19,797 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
24 November 201818 | Preston North End | 4–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Preston |
15:00GMT | Barkhuizen2' Robinson10' Moult74' Browne85' |
Report | Graham48' | Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 19,912 Referee:Andrew Madley |
27 November 201819 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | Preston |
19:45GMT | Browne43' | Report | Tavernier46' | Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 10,990 Referee: Peter Bankes |
1 December 201820 | Birmingham City | 3–0 | Preston North End | Birmingham |
15:00GMT | Kieftenbeld46' Maghoma61' Adams77' |
Report | Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 20,523 Referee: David Webb |
8 December 201821 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Preston North End | Nottingham |
15:00GMT | Yacob86' | Report | Moult56' Davies74' |
Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 27,777 Referee: Steve Martin |
15 December 201822 | Preston North End | 3–2 | Millwall | Preston |
Davies15' Browne37' Barkhuizen42' Hughes81' |
Report | Romeo5' Cooper61',80' Wallace69' Gregory90+3' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 10,924 Referee: John Brooks |
22 December 201823 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Preston North End | Sheffield |
Hector62' Nuhiu90+3' |
Report | Moult16' Pearson26' Rudd57' Ledson78' |
Stadium:Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 22,366 Referee: David Coote |
26 December 201824 | Preston North End | 1–2 | Hull City | Preston |
Browne47' | Report | Irvine28',80' Henriksen67' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 14,026 Referee: Scott Duncan |
29 December 201825 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Preston |
Johnson52' Gallagher59' Elmohamady61' (og) |
Report | Abraham45',59' Hutton70' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 19,126 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
1 January 201926 | Rotherham United | 2–1 | Preston North End | Rotherham |
15:00GMT | Palmer12' Raggett29' Vaulks45+1'74' Smith76'83' Wiles82' |
Report | Ledson31' Nmecha78' |
Stadium:New York Stadium Attendance: 9,077 Referee:Lee Probert |
12 January 201927 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Swansea City | Preston |
15:00GMT | Johnson60' (pen.) Earl72'81' |
Report | Fer45+3' Baker-Richardson55',62' van der Hoorn59' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 11,604 Referee:Keith Stroud |
19 January 201928 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–4 | Preston North End | Shepherd's Bush |
15:00GMT | Scowen9' Smith84' Furlong90+2' Lynch90+3' |
Report | Stockley14' Sean Maguire23' Storey68' Browne82' Potts87' |
Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 13,736 Referee: Andy Madley |
26 January 201929 | Stoke City | 0–2 | Preston North End | Stoke-on-Trent |
15:00GMT | Clucas31' McLean85' |
Report | Browne20' Potts80' Pearson86' |
Stadium:Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 25,053 Referee: Oliver Langford |
1 February 201930 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Derby County | Preston |
19:45GMT | Pearson28' | Report | Malone90+1' | Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 12,124 Referee: Darren Bond |
9 February 201931 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Preston North End | Bolton |
15:00GMT | Magennis60' Vela85' Donaldson90' |
Report | Browne40' Barkhuizen82' |
Stadium:University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 17,381 Referee: Andy Madley |
13 February 201932 | Preston North End | 3–1 | Norwich City | Preston |
19:45GMT | Davies2' Gallagher24' (pen.) Pearson32' Maguire69' Nmecha71' Rudd90+4' |
Report | Stiepermann33' Zimmermann36' Pukki90+3' Aarons90+4' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 11,280 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
16 February 201933 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Preston |
15:00GMT | Stockley83' | Report | Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 13,904 Referee: Tim Robinson |
23 February 201934 | Millwall | 1–3 | Preston North End | Bermondsey |
15:00GMT | Thompson67' Williams73' Wallace89' |
Report | Hughes4' Clarke16' Maguire27' Pearson85' |
Stadium:The Den Attendance: 13,265 Referee: Stephen Martin |
2 March 201935 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Bristol City | Preston |
15:00GMT | Johnson42' | Report | Kelly41' O'Dowda50' Diédhiou69' Pack84' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 12,863 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
9 March 201936 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Preston North End | Blackburn |
12:00GMT | Evans58' Reed60' |
Report | Johnson8' Fisher81'90+2' |
Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 21,577 Referee: Oliver Langford |
13 March 201937 | Middlesbrough | 1–2 | Preston North End | Middlesbrough |
19:45GMT | Fletcher32' Ayala61' |
Report | Pearson55' Gallagher63' Stockley81' Hughes90' |
Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 21,088 Referee:Keith Stroud |
16 March 201938 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Preston |
15:00GMT | Pearson10' Fisher45' Davies86' Maguire90+4' |
Report | Kieftenbeld64' Maghoma84' Gardner90+6' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 17,509 Referee:Scott Duncan |
30 March 201939 | Reading | 2–1 | Preston North End | Reading |
15:00GMT | Méïté30' Barrow36' |
Report | Fisher72' Stockley90+3' |
Stadium:Madejski Stadium Attendance: 16,771 Referee: Tony Harrington |
6 April 201940 | Preston North End | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Preston |
15:00BST | Pearson36' Gallagher89' Browne90+2' |
Report | Dowell20' McGoldrick33' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 18,339 Referee: Gavin Ward |
9 April 201941 | Preston North End | 0–2 | Leeds United | Preston |
19:45BST | Pearson14'49' Davies45+2' |
Report | Bamford62',76' Alioski67' Phillips81' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 18,019 Referee: Robert Jones |
13 April 201942 | West Bromwich Albion | 4–1 | Preston North End | West Bromwich |
15:00BST | Gayle27',31',71' Rodriguez43' Livermore57' Dawson90' |
Report | Fisher74' | Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,088 Referee:Roger East |
19 April 201943 | Preston North End | 4–0 | Ipswich Town | Preston |
15:00BST | Robinson6',22' Nmecha56',75' |
Report | Kenlock78' | Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 12,546 Referee: Stephen Martin |
22 April 201944 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Preston North End | Wigan |
15:00BST | Clarke11' Morsy44' Evans68' |
Report | Nmecha13' Ledson34' Maguire76' |
Stadium:DW Stadium Attendance: 12,496 Referee:Andrew Madley |
27 April 201945 | Preston North End | 3–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Preston |
15:00BST | Stockley9' Lees36' (o.g.) Browne62' Fisher64' |
Report | Pelupessy35' Bannan49'54' Forestieri76' Nuhiu78' Iorfa80' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 15,873 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
5 May 201946 | Brentford | 3–0 | Preston North End | Brentford |
12:30BST | Konsa45+4' Maupay54' Forss83' |
Report | Johnson28' Fisher65' |
Stadium:Griffin Park Attendance: 11,289 Referee: James Linington |
FA Cup[edit]
The third round draw was made live onBBCbyRuud GullitandPaul IncefromStamford Bridgeon 3 December 2018.[55]
6 January 2019Third round | Preston North End | 1–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Preston |
14:00GMT | Ledson38' Hughes56' Gallagher71' |
Report | Butler2' Marquis5' Wilks33'87' Anderson72' Andrew77' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 8,101 Referee: Andy Davies |
EFL Cup[edit]
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made inVietnam.[56]The second round draw was done on 16 August.[57]The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 byDavid SeamanandJoleon Lescott.[58]
14 August 2018First round | Preston North End | 3–1 | Morecambe | Preston |
19:45BST | Barker14' Moult33' Fisher39' Burke58' |
Report | Mandeville45' | Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 6,077 Referee: Tom Nield |
28 August 2018Second round | Leeds United | 0–2 | Preston North End | Leeds |
19:45BST | Report | Johnson2' (pen.) Ledson29' Barker45+1' |
Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 18,652 Referee: Tony Harrington |
25 September 2018Third round | Preston North End | 2–2 (3–4p) | Middlesbrough | Preston |
19:45BST | Robinson27' Barkhuizen66' |
Report | Fletcher34' Tavernier69' |
Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 5,095 Referee: Oliver Langford |
Penalties | ||||
Ledson Robinson Moult Pearson Burke |
Leadbitter Gestede McNair Tavernier |
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