Preston North End F.C.
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| Full name | Preston North End Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Lilywhites, Northenders, PNE. |
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| Founded | 1881 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Deepdale, Preston, England (Capacity: 24,525) |
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| Chairman |  Derek Shaw |
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| Manager |  Alan Irvine |
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| League | The Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | The Championship, 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preston North End Football Club is 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.
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[edit] History
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In the past Preston were famously successful, being the first winners of "The Double" in English football. In 1888-89 Preston became the 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. PNE 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 Preston from relegation from the first season of the new Division Two. He endured a Division Three playoff final failure before quitting in 1994 to be replaced by his assistant Gary Peters
Peters guided Preston to Division Three title glory in his first full 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.
[edit] 2000's
Preston began the new millennium by winning promotion from Division 2 in the 1999-2000 season as champions. They almost made it two promotions a row in 2001, but lost 3-0 to Bolton in the Division One playoff final.
Moyes left for Everton in March 2002, and his assistant Kelham O'Hanlon took over for the remainder of the season. Preston narrowly missed out on the play-offs and in the summer former Scottish national coach Craig Brown took over as manager. 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 August 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 took over Davies's team and initially carried on where Davies left off. Preston spent much of the 2006-07 season in the automatic promotion or playoff places, however from March 2007 the club went on an alarming slide down the league. This happened even after holding on to David Nugent in the transfer window and Simpson being allowed to bring in a number of loan signings. The club failed to make the end-of-season play-offs, despite a 1-0 victory over Birmingham City at Deepdale on the final day of the season. They finished the season in seventh place.
On 11 July 2007 David Nugent, the first Preston player to win an England cap for 50 years, left the club to join Portsmouth for a reported transfer fee of £6,000,000. Although the club lost only one key player (David Nugent) and brought in several players including Darren Carter, Kevin Nicholls and Karl Hawley, to reshape the team they did not recover from their poor run of form. In August 2007, Simpson banned the playing of, Elvis Presley's Can't Help Falling in Love, a song which had been a popular part of the pre-match music at Deepdale for over ten years, stating, "I don't know whose idea this song is at the start, because it seems to put everyone in a bit of a depression. We have to make sure we get something which the players respond to and go out and perform and the fans respond to as well. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we are losing games because of that song. But we have to do whatever we can to generate an atmosphere",[1] a move which angered some Preston fans.[citation needed] After a bad start to the 2007-08 season which saw the club pick up just three wins, Paul Simpson was sacked as manager on 13 November.
On 20 November, Everton's assistant manager Alan Irvine was appointed as Preston's new manager on a three-and-a-half year deal, and he achieved his first objective as manager by achieving Preston's survival in 15th place. [1]
[edit] Stadium
Deepdale Stadium was built in 1860 and opened in 1878. The stadium currently holds a capacity of 23,408 seats. The stands are named after famous players Sir Tom Finney, Bill Shankly, Alan Kelly and the new stand is called the 'Invincibles' which is named after the 1888/89 P.N.E team which went a full season unbeaten, all four stands were demolished and rebuilt one at a time between 1996 and 2008 to leave the stadium in its current state as a fully developed, modern all seater stadium. The current pitch dimensions are 110x77 yards. The stadium's original plans for Re-development were inspired by the Stadio Luigi Ferraris stadium which is located in Italy.
[edit] Play-offs
Preston have appeared in a number of play-offs in all 3 divisions. Prestons first appearance in the play-offs was in 1989 where they were beaten in the 3rd Division (now league 1) play-off semi final by Port Vale. In the third division (now league 2, formerly division 4) they lost in the 1994 final to Wycombe Wanderers 4-2 at Wembley after beating Torquay United in the semi finals, then a year later they were beaten by Bury in the semi finals. Preston's next appearance was in the 2nd Division (now League 1) in 1999 where they were beaten by Gillingham in the semi-final. Following promotion to the 1st Division in 1999/2000, Preston reached the play-offs in their 1st season at the higher level where they beat Birmingham City in the semi-final on penalties before being beaten by local rivals Bolton Wanderers in the final which was the first to be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. they reached the play-offs again in 2005 where they once again reached the final in Cardiff after beating Derby County in the semi-final, however once again they were beaten in the final, this time by West Ham United. Prestons most recent play-off campaign again resulted in defeat, this time at the semi-final stage in 2006 against Leeds United.
[edit] Managerial history
- Listed according to when they became managers for Preston North End:
| Manager | Nationality | Period | G | W | D | L | Win % | Point % |
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| Will Scott | England |
1949-1953 | 163 | 78 | 36 | 49 | 47.85 | 1.65 |
| Scot Symon | Scotland |
1953-1954 | 63 | 30 | 11 | 22 | 47.62 | 1.60 |
| Frank Hill | Scotland |
1954-1956 | 88 | 31 | 17 | 40 | 35.23 | 1.25 |
| Cliff Britton | England |
1956-1961 | 230 | 102 | 54 | 74 | 44.35 | 1.56 |
| Jimmy Milne | Scotland |
1961-1968 | 350 | 126 | 96 | 128 | 36.00 | 1.35 |
| Bobby Seith | Scotland |
1968-1970 | 70 | 15 | 21 | 34 | 21.48 | 0.94 |
| Alan Ball | England |
1970-1973 | 118 | 44 | 36 | 38 | 37.29 | 1.42 |
| Bobby Charlton | England |
1973-1975 | 89 | 29 | 25 | 35 | 32.58 | 1.26 |
| Harry Catterick | England |
1975-1977 | 90 | 38 | 22 | 30 | 42.22 | 1.51 |
| Nobby Stiles | England |
1977-1981 | 174 | 56 | 67 | 51 | 32.18 | 1.35 |
| Tommy Docherty | Scotland |
1981 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17.65 | 0.88 |
| Alan Kelly Sr. |  Ireland |
1981 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 00.00 | 0.00 |
| Gordon Lee | England |
1981-1983 | 93 | 32 | 25 | 36 | 34.41 | 1.30 |
| Alan Kelly Sr. | Ireland |
1983-1985 | 70 | 23 | 13 | 34 | 32.87 | 1.17 |
| Tommy Booth | England |
1985-1986 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 26.19 | 1.02 |
| Brian Kidd | England |
1986 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 00.00 | 0.25 |
| John McGrath | England |
1986-1990 | 192 | 74 | 53 | 65 | 38.54 | 1.43 |
| Les Chapman | England |
1990-1992 | 91 | 32 | 19 | 40 | 35.16 | 1.26 |
| John Beck | England |
1992-1994 | 99 | 36 | 20 | 43 | 36.36 | 1.29 |
| Gary Peters | England |
1994-1998 | 159 | 72 | 41 | 46 | 45.28 | 1.61 |
| David Moyes | Scotland |
1998-2002 | 234 | 113 | 58 | 63 | 48.29 | 1.70 |
| Kelham O'Hanlon | Ireland |
2002 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 50.00 | 1.62 |
| Craig Brown | Scotland |
2002-2004 | 106 | 36 | 30 | 40 | 33.96 | 1.30 |
| Billy Davies | Scotland |
2004-2006 | 101 | 45 | 35 | 21 | 45.55 | 1.68 |
| Paul Simpson | England |
2006-2007 | 58 | 25 | 10 | 23 | 43.10 | 1.46 |
| Alan Irvine | Scotland |
2007-present | 41 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 46.34 | 1.56 |
[edit] Honours
In 1996, their Third Division title glory made them the third and last team to have been champions of all four professional leagues in English football, although this feat has since been matched by Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1988 and local rivals Burnley in 1992.
[edit] League
- Football League First Division/Premier League (first tier)[2]
- Champions 1889, 1890
- Runners-up 1891, 1892, 1893, 1906, 1953, 1958
- Football League Second Division/Football League First Division (second tier)[2]
- Champions 1904, 1913, 1951
- Runners-up 1915, 1934
- Football League Third Division/Football League Second Division (third tier)[2]
- Champions 1971, 2000
- Football League Fourth Division/Football League Third Division (fourth tier)[2]
- Champions 1996
- Runners-up 1987
[edit] Cup
- FA Cup
- FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield
- Runners-up 1938
[edit] Players
- As of 9 January 2009.[3]
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Out on loan
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[edit] Technical staff
| Manager: | Alan Irvine |
| Assistant Manager: | Rob Kelly |
| Coach/Reserve Team Manager | Billy Barr |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Andy Rhodes |
| Head of the Medical Department | Matt Radcliffe |
| Director of Youth | Dean Ramsdale |
| Youth Team Coach | Jamie Hoyland |
| Assistant Director of Youth | Nick Harrison |
| Youth Developmant Officer | Darren Finch |
| Chief Youth Scout | Jim McCluskie |
[edit] Club records
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- 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 to Portsmouth Football Club, July 2007
- Transfer Record (Paid): £1,500,000 for David Healy from Manchester United, December 2000
[edit] Rivals
Due to the obvious geographical position of Preston in Lancashire, the majority of fans consider Burnley and Blackpool as their biggest rivals.
[edit] Women's football
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.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Ellis, Brian (2007-08-28). "Elvis banned from Deepdale", Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved on 29 March 2008.
- ^ a b c d Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division; since then, it has been the Premier League. Similarly until 1992, the Second Division was the second tier of league football, when it became the First Division, and is now known as The Championship. The third tier was the Third Division until 1992, and is now known as League One.
- ^ "Profiles". Preston North End F.C.. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
[edit] External links
- Preston North End official website
- History of Preston North End: 1862-1945
- Preston North End F.C. on BBC Sport: Club News - Recent results - Upcoming fixtures - Club stats
- The National Football Museum (Housed at Deepdale)
- PNE section on Lancashire Evening Post online site