| 2021–22 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Frankie McAvoy (until 6 December)[1] Ryan Lowe (from 7 December)[2] | |||
| Stadium | Deepdale | |||
| Championship | 13th | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| EFL Cup | Fourth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Emil Riis Jakobsen (17) All: Emil Riis Jakobsen (21) | |||
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The 2021–22 Preston North End F.C. season is the club's 142nd season in existence and their seventh consecutive season in the Championship. They will also take part in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Squad
- As of 1 September 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Apps. | Goals | Year signed | Signed from | Transfer fee | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 12 | Daniel Iversen | GK | 19 July 1997 | 70 | 0 | 2021 | Loan | 2022 | ||
| 25 | Connor Ripley | GK | 13 February 1993 | 10 | 0 | 2019 | Undisclosed | 2022 | ||
| 28 | Matthew Hudson | GK | 29 July 1998 | 1 | 0 | 2014 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 | |
| 35 | Oliver Lombard | GK | 6 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Sepp van den Berg | CB/RB | 20 December 2001 | 65 | 2 | 2021 | Loan | 2022 | ||
| 3 | Greg Cunningham | LB/CB | 31 January 1991 | 147 | 5 | 2021 | Undisclosed | 2023 | ||
| 5 | Patrick Bauer | CB | 28 October 1992 | 92 | 8 | 2019 | Free | 2022 | ||
| 6 | Liam Lindsay | CB | 12 October 1995 | 29 | 2 | 2021 | Undisclosed | 2023 | ||
| 15 | Joe Rafferty | RB/LB/DM | 6 October 1993 | 72 | 2 | 2019 | Undisclosed | 2022 | ||
| 16 | Andrew Hughes | LB/CB | 5 June 1992 | 142 | 6 | 2018 | Undisclosed | 2022 | ||
| 22 | Matthew Olosunde | RB/CB | 7 March 1998 | 1 | 0 | 2021 | Free | 2023 | ||
| 23 | Paul Huntington | CB | 17 September 1987 | 306 | 18 | 2012 | Free | 2022 | ||
| 32 | Josh Earl | LB/CB | 24 October 1998 | 73 | 1 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | 2023 | |
| 34 | Lewis Coulton | LB | 3 March 2003 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 | |
| 41 | Bambo Diaby | CB | 17 December 1997 | 7 | 0 | 2022 | Free Agent | Free | 2022 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Benjamin Whiteman | CM/AM/RM | 17 June 1996 | 70 | 5 | 2021 | Undislosed | 2024 | ||
| 8 | Alan Browne | CM/DM/AM/RB | 15 April 1995 | 333 | 39 | 2014 | Free Agent | Free | 2024 | |
| 11 | Daniel Johnson | AM/CM | 8 October 1992 | 298 | 56 | 2015 | £50,000 | 2023 | ||
| 13 | Ali McCann | CM/AM/DM | 4 December 1999 | 31 | 1 | 2021 | Undisclosed | 2025 | ||
| 18 | Ryan Ledson | CM/DM | 19 August 1997 | 110 | 3 | 2018 | Undisclosed | 2023 | ||
| 39 | Mikey O'Neill | AM/CF | 8 June 2004 | 3 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | 2024 | |
| 26 | Adam O'Reilly | CM | 11 May 2001 | 1 | 0 | 2016 | Undisclosed | 2023 | ||
| 30 | Jack Baxter | DM/CM | 17 October 2000 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 | |
| 44 | Brad Potts | CM/RM/AM | 3 July 1994 | 131 | 10 | 2019 | Undisclosed | 2022 | ||
| 45 | Josh Murphy | LW/RW/SS | 24 February 1995 | 13 | 0 | 2021 | Loan | 2022 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Ched Evans | CF | 28 December 1988 | 44 | 7 | 2021 | Undisclosed | 2023 | ||
| 19 | Emil Riis Jakobsen | CF | 24 June 1998 | 88 | 23 | 2020 | Undisclosed | 2024 | ||
| 20 | Izzy Brown | SS/RW/LW | 7 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Free | 2022 | ||
| 21 | Cameron Archer | CF | 9 December 2001 | 20 | 7 | 2022 | Loan | 2022 | ||
| 24 | Sean Maguire | CF/SS/RW | 1 May 1994 | 157 | 24 | 2017 | Undisclosed | 2023 | ||
| 27 | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | CF | 30 October 2002 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 | |
| 29 | Tom Barkhuizen | RW/LW/CF | 4 July 1993 | 206 | 38 | 2017 | Free | 2022 | ||
| 31 | Scott Sinclair | LW/SS/AM | 25 March 1989 | 82 | 14 | 2020 | Undisclosed | 2022 | ||
| 33 | Ethan Walker | LW/CF/RW | 28 July 2002 | 1 | 0 | 2018 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 | |
| 38 | Joe Rodwell-Grant | CF | 18 October 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 | |
| Out on loan: | ||||||||||
| 7 | Tom Bayliss | CM/DM/RM | 6 April 1999 | 21 | 1 | 2019 | £2,000,000 | 2023 | ||
| 10 | Josh Harrop | AM/LM | 15 December 1995 | 93 | 13 | 2017 | Undisclosed | 2023 | ||
| 14 | Jordan Storey | CB | 22 September 1997 | 96 | 2 | 2018 | Undisclosed | 2022 | ||
| 40 | Jamie Thomas | CF | 10 January 1997 | 1 | 0 | 2021 | Undisclosed | |||
- All appearances and goals up to date as of 7 May 2022.
Statistics
- As of 7 May 2022
- Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Preston North End.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 2 | DF | Sepp van den Berg* | 49 | 2 | 42+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | |||
| 3 | DF | Greg Cunningham | 25 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | MF | Ben Whiteman | 47 | 4 | 41+2 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||
| 5 | DF | Patrick Bauer | 36 | 3 | 33+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 6 | DF | Liam Lindsay | 16 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | MF | Alan Browne | 41 | 3 | 35+4 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 9 | FW | Ched Evans | 22 | 2 | 12+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | MF | Daniel Johnson | 45 | 8 | 34+7 | 7 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | |||
| 12 | GK | Daniel Iversen* | 48 | 0 | 45+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | MF | Ali McCann | 31 | 1 | 16+12 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | DF | Joe Rafferty | 7 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | |||
| 16 | DF | Andrew Hughes | 43 | 2 | 39+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |||
| 18 | MF | Ryan Ledson | 28 | 1 | 16+9 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |||
| 19 | FW | Emil Riis Jakobsen | 48 | 18 | 38+5 | 14 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 4 | |||
| 21 | FW | Cameron Archer* | 20 | 7 | 18+2 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | DF | Matthew Olosunde | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | DF | Paul Huntington | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | FW | Sean Maguire | 27 | 2 | 13+10 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |||
| 29 | FW | Tom Barkhuizen | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||
| 31 | FW | Scott Sinclair | 26 | 2 | 6+16 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | |||
| 32 | DF | Josh Earl | 30 | 1 | 23+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 39 | MF | Mikey O'Neill | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| 41 | DF | Bambo Diaby | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| 44 | MF | Brad Potts | 39 | 1 | 22+12 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |||
| 45 | MF | Josh Murphy* | 12 | 0 | 0+12 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| Players out on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Tom Bayliss | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 10 | MF | Josh Harrop | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | DF | Jordan Storey | 20 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |||
| 38 | FW | Joe Rodwell-Grant | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 40 | FW | Jamie Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| Players who left the club: | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Declan Rudd | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | FW | Connor Wickham | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||
Goals record
- As of 7 May 2022
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | CF | Emil Riis Jakobsen | 16 | 0 | 4 | 20 | |
| 2 | 11 | CM | Daniel Johnson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | 21 | CF | Cameron Archer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | 4 | CM | Ben Whiteman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | CM | Alan Browne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 5 | CB | Patrick Bauer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 2 | CB | Sepp van den Berg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | CF | Ched Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 16 | LB | Andrew Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 24 | CF | Sean Maguire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 31 | RW | Scott Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 13 | CM | Ali McCann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | RB | Joe Rafferty | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 18 | CM | Ryan Ledson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 32 | LB | Josh Earl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 44 | CM | Brad Potts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 11 | 65 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of 7 May 2022
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | CM | Ben Whiteman | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 11 | AM | Daniel Johnson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | LB | Andrew Hughes | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | CB | Sepp van den Berg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 8 | CM | Alan Browne | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 18 | CM | Ryan Ledson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 9 | CF | Ched Evans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 6 | CB | Liam Lindsay | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19 | CF | Emil Riis Jakobsen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | CM | Brad Potts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 3 | LB | Greg Cunningham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | CB | Patrick Bauer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | CM | Ali McCann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | CB | Jordan Storey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | LB | Josh Earl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 5 | CB | Patrick Bauer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | CF | Sean Maguire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | RW | Tom Barkhuizen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | RW | Scott Sinclair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | 1 | GK | Declan Rudd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Daniel Iversen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | CF | Cameron Archer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 83 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Contracts
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Signed | Contract Length | Expiry Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2021 | LB | Lewis Coulston | Signed | 1 Year | June 2022 | [3] | |
| 1 July 2021 | CF | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | Signed | 1 Year | June 2022 | [3] | |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Oliver Lombard | Signed | 1 Year | June 2022 | [3] | |
| 1 July 2021 | CF | Joe Rodwell-Grant | Signed | 1 Year | June 2022 | [3] |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June 2021 | CB | Liam Lindsay | Undisclosed | [4] | ||
| 1 July 2021 | SS | Izzy Brown | Free transfer | [5] | ||
| 1 July 2021 | RB | Matthew Olosunde | Free transfer | [6] | ||
| 5 August 2021 | CF | Jamie Thomas | Free transfer | [7] | ||
| 31 August 2021 | CM | Ali McCann | Undisclosed | [8] | ||
| 13 September 2021 | CF | Connor Wickham | Free transfer | [9] | ||
| 31 January 2022 | CB | Bambo Diaby | — | [10] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2021 | CB | Sepp van den Berg | End of season | [11] | ||
| 4 August 2021 | GK | Daniel Iversen | End of season | [12] | ||
| 31 August 2021 | LW | Josh Murphy | End of season | [13] | ||
| 24 January 2022 | CF | Cameron Archer | End of season | [14] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2021 | CF | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | 18 September 2021 | [15] | ||
| 27 August 2021 | CM | Tom Bayliss | End of season | [16] | ||
| 8 September 2021 | GK | Oliver Lombard | 10 October 2021 | [17] | ||
| 17 September 2021 | LW | Ethan Walker | October 2021 | [18] | ||
| 21 September 2021 | CF | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | [19] | |||
| 8 October 2021 | DM | Jack Baxter | 13 November 2021 | [20] | ||
| 16 October 2021 | GK | Connor Ripley | 23 October 2021 | [21] | ||
| 22 October 2021 | CF | Joe Rodwell-Grant | 1 January 2022 | [22][lower-alpha 1] | ||
| 2 November 2021 | LB | Lewis Coulton | 4 December 2021 | [24] | ||
| 19 November 2021 | CM | Adam O'Reilly | 1 January 2022 | [25] | ||
| 19 November 2021 | LW | Ethan Walker | 1 January 2022 | [26] | ||
| 19 January 2022 | CB | Jordan Storey | End of season | [27] | ||
| 20 January 2022 | CM | Adam O'Reilly | 31 July 2022 | [28] | ||
| 21 January 2022 | LB | Lewis Coulton | 23 April 2022[lower-alpha 2] | [30] | ||
| 21 January 2022 | CF | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | February 2022 | [31] | ||
| 25 January 2022 | CF | Jamie Thomas | End of season | [32] | ||
| 27 January 2022 | AM | Josh Harrop | End of season | [33] | ||
| 28 January 2022 | CF | Joe Rodwell-Grant | March 2022 | [34] | ||
| 25 February 2022 | GK | Mathew Hudson | End of season | [35][36] | ||
| 11 March 2022 | CB | Joe Blanchard | Work experience | [37] | ||
| 22 March 2022 | CB | Teddy Mfuni | End of season | [38] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2021 | CM | Paul Gallagher | Retired | [39] | ||
| 15 June 2021 | CF | Jayden Stockley | Undisclosed | [40] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | LW | Billy Bodin | Released | [41][42] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Graham Burke | Released | [41][43] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Ben Dooley | Released | [41][44] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | RW | Josh Ginnelly | Released | [41][45] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | RB | Harry Huddart | Released | [41][44] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Louis Moult | Released | [41][46] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | CF | David Nugent | Released | [41] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | RB | Kyi Nicholson | Released | [41] | ||
| 12 July 2021 | CB | Lewis Earl | Free transfer | [47] | ||
| 13 January 2022 | CF | Connor Wickham | Contract expiry | [48][49] | ||
| 31 March 2022 | GK | Declan Rudd | Retired | [50] | ||
Pre-season friendlies
Preston North End announced they would play friendlies against Bamber Bridge,[51] St Johnstone,[52] Celtic,[53] Bolton Wanderers,[54] Accrington Stanley,[55] Manchester City,[56] Wigan Athletic[51] and Manchester United[57] as part of their pre-season preparations.
| 10 July 2021 Friendly | Bamber Bridge | 3–8 | Preston North End | Chorley |
| 15:00 BST | Thomas Yeates |
Report | Leigh Potts Barkhuizen Mawene Harrop Maguire Riis |
Stadium: Euxton Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
| 13 July 2021 Friendly | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Preston North End | Tulloch, Scotland |
| 19:00 BST | Wotherspoon |
Report | Whiteman |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park |
| 17 July 2021 Friendly | Celtic | 0–1 | Preston North End | Parkhead, Scotland |
| 17:30 BST | Report | Whiteman |
Stadium: Celtic Park |
| 20 July 2021 Friendly | Preston North End | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Leyland |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Jones |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,100+ |
| 24 July 2021 Friendly | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Preston North End | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Pritchard |
Report | Thomas[58] |
Stadium: Wham Stadium |
| 27 July 2021 Friendly | Manchester City | 2–0 | Preston North End | Manchester |
| 19:00 BST | Mahrez Edozie |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
| 30 July 2021 Friendly | Wigan Athletic | 3–2 | Preston North End | Wigan |
| 19:30 BST | Keane Humphrys Lang |
Report | Darikwa Rodwell-Grant |
Stadium: DW Stadium |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| EFL Championship | 12 September 2020 | May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| FA Cup | 9 January 2021 | 9 January 2021 | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| EFL Cup | 5 September 2021 | 5 September 2020 | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Lancashire Senior Cup | 12 October 2021 | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
Last updated: 24 April 2021
Source: Competitions
EFL Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 67 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 66 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 64 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 64 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 62 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 68 | −10 | 61 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 60 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[60]
Results summary
| 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 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 64 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 28 | −9 |
Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source:
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
PNE's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[61]
| 7 August 2021 1 | Preston North End | 1–4 | Hull City | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Riis Jakobsen Barkhuizen Ledson |
Report | Lewis-Potter Smallwood Magennis Eaves Cannon |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,452 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 14 August 2021 2 | Reading | 2–1 | Preston North End | Reading |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Azeez Morrison Bristow Swift Laurent |
Report | Johnson |
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Referee: Josh Smith |
| 17 August 2021 3 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Preston North End | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 BST | Campbell Sarr van den Berg |
Report | Lindsay Whiteman |
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Referee: James Linington |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 21 August 2021 4 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Peterborough United | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Bauer Whiteman Ledson |
Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,952 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 28 August 2021 5 | Preston North End | 3–1 | Swansea City | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | van den Berg Riis Jakobsen Whiteman Ledson Johnson Sinclair |
Report | Piroe Benda |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,180 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 11 September 2021 6 | Bristol City | 0–0 | Preston North End | Ashton Gate |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Whiteman |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 17,967 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 14 September 2021 7 | Sheffield United | 2–2 | Preston North End | Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Gibbs-White Norwood Norrington-Davies Berge |
Report | Riis Jakobsen Johnson |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 18 September 2021 8 | Preston North End | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | van den Berg Whiteman |
Report | Phillips Bartley |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,850 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 25 September 2021 9 | Birmingham City | 0–0 | Preston North End | Birmingham |
| 15:00 BST | Bela |
Report | Bauer Storey Ledson |
Stadium: St Andrew's Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 28 September 2021 10 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Stoke City | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Cunningham Whiteman Riis Jakobsen |
Report | Powell Østigård Wilmot Tymon Clucas |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,930 Referee: John Brooks |
| 2 October 2021 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 3–2 | Preston North End | Shepherd's Bush, London |
| 15:00 BST | Dykes Dunne Chair Amos |
Report | Riis Jakobsen Earl |
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 16 October 2021 12 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Derby County | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Johnson Storey |
Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,092 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 20 October 2021 13 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Coventry City | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Hughes Bauer Riis Jakobsen |
Report | Walker Kelly |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,837 Referee: Darren England |
| 23 October 2021 14 | Blackpool | 2–0 | Preston North End | Blackpool |
| 15:00 BST | Anderson Madine Grimshaw Carey Husband |
Report | Sinclair Bauer Browne Potts Maguire |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,946 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 30 October 2021 15 | Preston North End | 2–0 | Luton Town | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Riis Jakobsen Browne |
Report | Bell Lockyer |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,059 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 2 November 2021 16 | Bournemouth | 1–2 | Preston North End | Kings Park |
| 19:45 GMT | Lerma Billing Mepham |
Report | Whiteman McCann Barkhuizen |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Referee: David Webb |
| 6 November 2021 17 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Preston North End | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Grabban Colback Taylor |
Report | Hughes McCann Storey |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 27,129 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 20 November 2021 18 | Preston North End | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Maguire Cunningham Iversen |
Report | Ng McGuinness Collins Colwill Harris |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,749 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 23 November 2021 19 | Middlesbrough | 1–2 | Preston North End | Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 GMT | McNair |
Report | Browne Evans Riis Jakobsen Earl Johnson |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 18,013 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 27 November 2021 20 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Fulham | Preston |
| 12:30 GMT | van den Berg Evans |
Report | Ream Robinson Onomah |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,838 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 4 December 2021 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Preston North End | Blackburn |
| 15:00 GMT | Lenihan Brereton van Hecke Travis |
Report | Riis Jakobsen Evans |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,487 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 11 December 2021 22 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Barnsley | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Browne Johnson |
Report | Woodrow Andersen |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,106 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 3 January 2022 23 | Stoke City | 1–2 | Preston North End | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Wilmot Allen Doughty Ince |
Report | Hughes Potts Ledson |
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 20,002 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 15 January 2022 24 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Bauer Whiteman |
Report | Mengi Hogan |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,821 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 18 January 2022 25 | Preston North End | 2–2 | Sheffield United | Preston |
| 19:45 GMT | Hughes Browne Cunningham Riis |
Report | Bogle Sharp Hourihane |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,954 Referee: David Webb |
| 22 January 2022 26 | Swansea City | 1–0 | Preston North End | Landore |
| 15:00 GMT | Manning Latibeaudiere Smith |
Report | Cunningham Evans Bauer |
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 16,842 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 26 January 2022 27 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | Preston North End | West Bromwich |
| 20:00 GMT | Furlong Townsend |
Report | Riis Jakobsen Whiteman Evans Archer Maguire |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 20,776 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 29 January 2022 28 | Preston North End | 2–2 | Bristol City | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Riis Jakobsen |
Report | Martin Semenyo |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,936 Referee: John Busby |
| 1 February 2022 29 | Millwall | 0–0 | Preston North End | Bermondsey |
| 19:45 GMT | Bennett Hutchinson Burey |
Report | van den Berg Whiteman |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 10,183 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 5 February 2022 30 | Hull City | 0–1 | Preston North End | Kingston upon Hull |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Archer Johnson |
Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 14,273 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 9 February 2022 31 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Huddersfield Town | Preston |
| 19:45 GMT | Potts |
Report | Holmes O'Brien |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,120 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 12 February 2022 32 | Peterborough United | 0–1 | Preston North End | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Bauer van den Berg Archer |
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 9,072 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 19 February 2022 33 | Preston North End | 2–3 | Reading | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Johnson Archer van den Berg |
Report | João Swift |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,817 Referee: John Busby |
| 22 February 2022 34 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Preston |
| 19:45 GMT | Johnson Earl Whiteman |
Report | Colback McKenna |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,598 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 26 February 2022 35 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Preston North End | Coventry |
| 15:00 GMT | Rose Hamer Dabo Tavares |
Report | Earl Lindsay Whiteman Johnson Evans |
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 19,743 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 5 March 2022 36 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Bournemouth | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Potts Archer van den Berg Johnson Riis Jakobsen Browne |
Report | Lowe Billing |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,173 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 12 March 2022 37 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Preston North End | Leckwith |
| 15:00 GMT | Hugill Ralls |
Report | Hughes Potts |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,743 Referee: James Linington |
| 16 March 2022 38 | Luton Town | 4–0 | Preston North End | Luton |
| 19:45 GMT | Berry Onyedinma Diaby Campbell |
Report | Hughes Whiteman |
Stadium: Kenilworth Stadium Attendance: 9,408 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 2 April 2022 39 | Derby County | 1–0 | Preston North End | Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Bird Davies Morrison Knight |
Report | Lindsay Whiteman Johnson |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 23,600 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 5 April 2022 40 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Blackpool | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Archer Whiteman Johnson Hughes McCann |
Report | Stadium: Deepdale Referee: David Webb |
| 9 April 2022 41 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Dunne Archer |
Report | Field Gray |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,873 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 15 April 2022 42 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Millwall | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Wallace |
Report | Wallace Kieftenbeld |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,979 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 19 April 2022 43 | Fulham | 3–0 | Preston North End | Fulham |
| 19:45 BST | Mitrović Cairney Carvalho |
Report | Whiteman |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 25 April 2022 44 | Preston North End | 1–4 | Blackburn Rovers | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Browne Whiteman |
Report | Pickering Gallagher Buckley Lenihan Travis |
Stadium: Deepdale Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 30 April 2022 45 | Barnsley | 1–3 | Preston North End | Barnsley |
| 12:30 BST | Marsh |
Report | Johnson Riis Jakobsen |
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Referee: David Webb |
| 7 May 2022 46 | Preston North End | 4–1 | Middlesbrough | Preston |
| 12:30 BST | Browne Fry Johnson van den Berg Riis Jakobsen McCann |
Report | McNair Daniels Tavernier Dijksteel Jones Crooks |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,691 Referee: Tim Robinson |
FA Cup
PNE were drawn away to Cardiff City in the third round.[62]
| 9 January 2022 Third round | Cardiff City | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Preston North End | Leckwith |
| 14:00 GMT | Davies Ng Harris |
Report | Johnson Browne |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) Referee: Simon Hooper |
EFL Cup
Preston North End were drawn away to Mansfield Town[63][64] and Morecambe[65][66] in the first and second round respectively, then at home against Cheltenham Town[67][68] and Liverpool[69] in the third and fourth round.
| 10 August 2021 First round | Mansfield Town | 0–3 | Preston North End | Mansfield |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Sinclair Riis Jakobsen Bauer |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 2,526 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 24 August 2021 Second round | Morecambe | 2–4 | Preston North End | Morecambe |
| 19:45 BST | Duffus O'Connor Stockton |
Report | Riis Jakobsen Hughes Ledson van den Berg |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,334 Referee: James Oldham |
| 21 September 2021 Third round | Preston North End | 4–1 | Cheltenham Town | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Hughes Rafferty Maguire Rudd Riis |
Report | Barkers Thomas Vassell |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,561 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 27 October 2021 Fourth round | Preston North End | 0–2 | Liverpool | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Minamino Origi |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 22,131 Referee: David Coote |
Lancashire Senior Cup
Preston North End were drawn away to Rochdale in the first round.[70]
| 12 October 2021 First round | Rochdale | 0–2 | Preston North End | Spotland |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Sinclair | Stadium: Crown Oil Arena |
Notes
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