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'Preston North End Football Club' are an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, The Championship. They were the main founder member of the English Football League in 1888 and were the first English football champions.
In the past Preston were famously successful, being the first winners of "The Double" in English football. In 1888–89 Preston became the first, and only, team to go throughout an entire season unbeaten in both the league and FA Cup — only Arsenal F.C., in 2003–04, have managed to have an unbeaten season in the top division since. They were league champions again the following season, but have not won the title since. Their last major trophy was an FA Cup triumph in 1938.
Preston were relegated to the Second Division (currently the Football League Championship) in 1961 and have not played in the top division since. They did reach the FA Cup final in 1964, but lost to West Ham United.
Bobby Charlton, an England World Cup winner from 1966, was appointed Preston manager in 1973, but was unable to stop them from sliding into the Third Division in his first season and left after two years in charge. A brief respite in 1978 saw them win promotion back to the Second Division, but they went down after three seasons and in 1985 fell into the Fourth Division for the first time in their history.
In 1986, Preston finished second from bottom in the Fourth Division and only avoided dropping into the Gola League because the other Football League members voted in favour of the division's bottom four teams retaining their senior status.
The arrival of new manager John McGrath saw Preston win promotion to the Third Division a year later, and they were still at this level when McGrath left in 1990. Veteran player Les Chapman took over as manager, but left in October 1992 to be replaced by John Beck. The 38-year-old Beck had only recently been sacked by Cambridge United, where he had achieved two successive promotions and come within a whisker of attaining a unique third. Beck was unable to save Cambridge from relegation from the first season of the new Division Two. He endured two successive Division Three playoff final failures before quitting in 1995 to be replaced by his assistant Gary Peters
Peters guided Preston to Division Three title glory in his first season as manager, and quit in February 1998 to be replaced by 34-year-old defender David Moyes. Preston quickly developed into Division Two promotion contenders under Moyes, reaching the 1998-99 playoffs (losing to Gillingham in the semi-finals before finally being promoted as champions a year later. They almost made it two promotions a row in 2001, but lost 3-0 to Bolton in the Division One final.
Moyes left for Everton in March 2002 and was succeeded by former Scottish national coach Craig Brown. Preston were little more than an unfashionable mid-table side during Brown's tenure, though they were never in any real danger of being relegated. He left in October 2004 to be succeeded by his assistant Billy Davies.
Davies guided Preston to the Championship playoff final in his first season as manager, but they lost to West Ham United. They reached the playoffs again the following year, this time losing in the semi-finals. Davies then moved to Derby and was replaced by Carlisle boss Paul Simpson, who has since carried on where Davies left off. Preston spent much of the 2006-07 season in the automatic promotion or playoff places, but finished just outside the top six despite a 1-0 victory over Birmingham City at Deepdale on the final day of the season.
On 11 July 2007 David Nugent, one of the most highly rated players in Preston North Ends history, left the club to join Portsmouth for a reported transfer fee of £6,000,000.
:''Listed according to when they became managers for Preston North End:''
★ Old first division winners:
★
★ 1888-89, 1889-90
★ Old second division winners:
★
★ 1903-04, 1912-13, 1950-51
★ Old third division winners:
★
★ 1970-71
★ New second division winners:
★
★ 1999-00
★ New Fourth division winners:
★
★ 1995-96
★ FA Cup winners:
★
★ 1888-89, 1937-38
★ FA Cup runner up:
★
★ 1887-88, 1921-22, 1936-37, 1953-54, 1963-64
★ Football League War Cup winners
★
★ 1941
:''As of 31 August 2007.''[1]
(vice-captain)
★ Official Player of the Year Awards
★ Record Attendance: '42,684' v Arsenal, Football League First Division, 23 April 1938
★ Record Cup Victory: '26-0' v Hyde, FA Cup, 15 October 1887
★ Record Cup Defeat:
★ Record League Victory: '10-0' v Stoke, Football League Division One, 14 September 1889
★ Record League Defeat: '0-7' v Blackpool, Football League Division One, 1 May 1948
★ Most League Points (2 for a win): '61', Football League Third Division, 1970/71
★ Most League Points (3 for a win): '95', Football League Second Division, 1999/2000
★ Most League Goals: '100', Football League Second Division, 1927/28
★ Most League Goals: in Total: Tom Finney, '187' between 1946 and 1960
★ Most Career Goals: Tom Finney, '210' between 1946 and 1960
★ Most League Goals: in a Season: Ted Harper, '37' in Football League Second Division, 1932-33
★ Most League Appearances: Alan Kelly Sr., '447' between 1961 and 1975
★ Most Career Appearances: Alan Kelly Sr., '512' between 1961 and 1975
★ Most Capped Player: Tom Finney, '76' appearances for England between 1946 and 1958
★ Transfer Record (Received): '£6,000,000' for David Nugent from Portsmouth Football Club, July 2007
★ Transfer Record (Paid): '£1,500,000' for David Healy to Manchester United, December 2000
Main articles: Preston North End W.F.C.
The affiliated women's football team is called Preston North End W.F.C., which currently plays in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division.
1. Profiles
★ Preston North End official website
★ History of Preston North End: 1862-1945
★ mypne.com official club shop online
★
★ The National Football Museum (Housed at Deepdale)
★ PNE-ONLINE The most popular PNE fans forum on the web
★ PNE section on Lancashire Evening Post online site
'Preston North End Football Club' are an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, The Championship. They were the main founder member of the English Football League in 1888 and were the first English football champions.
| Contents |
| History |
| Managerial history |
| Honours |
| Players |
| Current squad |
| Notable former players |
| Club records |
| Women's football |
| Notes and references |
| External links |
History
In the past Preston were famously successful, being the first winners of "The Double" in English football. In 1888–89 Preston became the first, and only, team to go throughout an entire season unbeaten in both the league and FA Cup — only Arsenal F.C., in 2003–04, have managed to have an unbeaten season in the top division since. They were league champions again the following season, but have not won the title since. Their last major trophy was an FA Cup triumph in 1938.
Preston were relegated to the Second Division (currently the Football League Championship) in 1961 and have not played in the top division since. They did reach the FA Cup final in 1964, but lost to West Ham United.
Bobby Charlton, an England World Cup winner from 1966, was appointed Preston manager in 1973, but was unable to stop them from sliding into the Third Division in his first season and left after two years in charge. A brief respite in 1978 saw them win promotion back to the Second Division, but they went down after three seasons and in 1985 fell into the Fourth Division for the first time in their history.
Preston North End in 1888-89, the first Football League champions, subsequently doing 'The Double'
In 1986, Preston finished second from bottom in the Fourth Division and only avoided dropping into the Gola League because the other Football League members voted in favour of the division's bottom four teams retaining their senior status.
The arrival of new manager John McGrath saw Preston win promotion to the Third Division a year later, and they were still at this level when McGrath left in 1990. Veteran player Les Chapman took over as manager, but left in October 1992 to be replaced by John Beck. The 38-year-old Beck had only recently been sacked by Cambridge United, where he had achieved two successive promotions and come within a whisker of attaining a unique third. Beck was unable to save Cambridge from relegation from the first season of the new Division Two. He endured two successive Division Three playoff final failures before quitting in 1995 to be replaced by his assistant Gary Peters
Peters guided Preston to Division Three title glory in his first season as manager, and quit in February 1998 to be replaced by 34-year-old defender David Moyes. Preston quickly developed into Division Two promotion contenders under Moyes, reaching the 1998-99 playoffs (losing to Gillingham in the semi-finals before finally being promoted as champions a year later. They almost made it two promotions a row in 2001, but lost 3-0 to Bolton in the Division One final.
Moyes left for Everton in March 2002 and was succeeded by former Scottish national coach Craig Brown. Preston were little more than an unfashionable mid-table side during Brown's tenure, though they were never in any real danger of being relegated. He left in October 2004 to be succeeded by his assistant Billy Davies.
Davies guided Preston to the Championship playoff final in his first season as manager, but they lost to West Ham United. They reached the playoffs again the following year, this time losing in the semi-finals. Davies then moved to Derby and was replaced by Carlisle boss Paul Simpson, who has since carried on where Davies left off. Preston spent much of the 2006-07 season in the automatic promotion or playoff places, but finished just outside the top six despite a 1-0 victory over Birmingham City at Deepdale on the final day of the season.
On 11 July 2007 David Nugent, one of the most highly rated players in Preston North Ends history, left the club to join Portsmouth for a reported transfer fee of £6,000,000.
Managerial history
:''Listed according to when they became managers for Preston North End:''
★ 1949 Will Scott ★ 1953 Scot Symon ★ 1954 Frank Hill ★ 1956 Cliff Britton ★ 1961 Jimmy Milne ★ 1968 Bobby Seith ★ 1970 Alan Ball ★ 1973 Bobby Charlton ★ 1975 Harry Catterick ★ 1977 Nobby Stiles ★ 1981 Tommy Docherty ★ 1981 Gordon Lee ★ 1983 Alan Kelly Sr. | ★ 1985 Tommy Booth ★ 1986 Brian Kidd ★ 1986 Jonathan Clark ''(caretaker)'' ★ 1986 John McGrath ★ 1990 Les Chapman ★ 1992 Sam Allardyce ''(caretaker)'' ★ 1992 John Beck ★ 1994 Gary Peters ★ 1998 David Moyes ★ 2002 Kelham O'Hanlon ''(caretaker)'' ★ 2002 Craig Brown ★ 2004 Billy Davies ★ 2006 Paul Simpson |
Honours
★ Old first division winners:
★
★ 1888-89, 1889-90
★ Old second division winners:
★
★ 1903-04, 1912-13, 1950-51
★ Old third division winners:
★
★ 1970-71
★ New second division winners:
★
★ 1999-00
★ New Fourth division winners:
★
★ 1995-96
★ FA Cup winners:
★
★ 1888-89, 1937-38
★ FA Cup runner up:
★
★ 1887-88, 1921-22, 1936-37, 1953-54, 1963-64
★ Football League War Cup winners
★
★ 1941
Players
:''As of 31 August 2007.''[1]
Current squad
(vice-captain)
Notable former players
★ Official Player of the Year Awards
Club records
★ Record Attendance: '42,684' v Arsenal, Football League First Division, 23 April 1938
★ Record Cup Victory: '26-0' v Hyde, FA Cup, 15 October 1887
★ Record Cup Defeat:
★ Record League Victory: '10-0' v Stoke, Football League Division One, 14 September 1889
★ Record League Defeat: '0-7' v Blackpool, Football League Division One, 1 May 1948
★ Most League Points (2 for a win): '61', Football League Third Division, 1970/71
★ Most League Points (3 for a win): '95', Football League Second Division, 1999/2000
★ Most League Goals: '100', Football League Second Division, 1927/28
★ Most League Goals: in Total: Tom Finney, '187' between 1946 and 1960
★ Most Career Goals: Tom Finney, '210' between 1946 and 1960
★ Most League Goals: in a Season: Ted Harper, '37' in Football League Second Division, 1932-33
★ Most League Appearances: Alan Kelly Sr., '447' between 1961 and 1975
★ Most Career Appearances: Alan Kelly Sr., '512' between 1961 and 1975
★ Most Capped Player: Tom Finney, '76' appearances for England between 1946 and 1958
★ Transfer Record (Received): '£6,000,000' for David Nugent from Portsmouth Football Club, July 2007
★ Transfer Record (Paid): '£1,500,000' for David Healy to Manchester United, December 2000
Women's football
Main articles: Preston North End W.F.C.
The affiliated women's football team is called Preston North End W.F.C., which currently plays in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division.
Notes and references
1. Profiles
External links
★ Preston North End official website
★ History of Preston North End: 1862-1945
★ mypne.com official club shop online
★
★ The National Football Museum (Housed at Deepdale)
★ PNE-ONLINE The most popular PNE fans forum on the web
★ PNE section on Lancashire Evening Post online site
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