2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End
2014–15 season
ManagerSimon Grayson
StadiumDeepdale
League One3rd (promoted via play-offs)
FA CupFifth Round
League CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Garner (26)
All: Joe Garner (27)
Highest home attendance21,438 vs Manchester United(FA, 16 Feb 15)
Lowest home attendance3,836 vs Port Vale(LT, 7 Oct 14)

The 2014–15 season was Preston North End's 127th in the Football League. It was their fourth consecutive season in the third tier of English football, League One, following failure to be promoted by play-offs the previous season for the ninth time.[1] The season ended with Preston being promoted to the Championship via the play-offs, following a 4–0 win over Swindon Town at Wembley Stadium.

Season overview

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In his second summer in charge Simon Grayson signed 5 players permanently – Jamie Jones,[2] Calum Woods,[3] Jordan Hugill,[4] Andy Little[5] and Kyel Reid[6] and brought Paul Gallagher in on a season long loan.[7] Preston also signed Callum Robinson on a two-month youth loan[8] in September and Jermaine Beckford on a season long loan[9] in November.

Preston allowed 9 players to leave Deepdale during the summer, those being Chris Beardsley,[10] Shane Cansdell-Sherriff,[10] Ryan Croasdale,[10] Graham Cummins,[10] Iain Hume,[10] John Mousinho,[10] Alex Nicholson,[10] Nicky Wroe[10] and Stuart Beavon.[11]

Preston started the season strongly, winning 2 and drawing 3 of the first five league games of the season. Preston suffered their first league loss of the season, against Walsall F.C.[12] in their sixth game of the season. Of their next 8 games, Preston won 7 and drew 1. After their first 14 games, Preston were in 2nd place, on 31 points, two points behind league leaders Bristol City F.C., but 5 points clear of 3rd place Swindon Town F.C.[13]

Preston then went on to lose their next 3 league games, against Rochdale,[14] Swindon Town F.C.[15] and Bradford City.[16]

In the midst of the league campaign, Preston were involved in 3 separate cup competitions. Preston found success in the Football League Trophy, reaching the Northern section final – losing 2–0 on aggregate to Walsall. In the League Cup, Preston faced, and defeated Rochdale in round 1,[17] before being beaten by Middlesbrough in the second round.[18] In the opening 3 rounds of the FA Cup, Preston defeated Havant & Waterlooville[19] in the first round, Shrewsbury Town[20] in the second and Norwich City[21] in the third round to put them in the hat for a potentially money-spinning trip to a Premier League side in the fourth round of the cup.

Meanwhile, in Preston's next 10 games, they won 4, drew 4 and lost 2 – although they did go on a 5 match winless run, culminating in a loss against Crawley Town.[22] During this run, Preston also faced Sheffield United in the FA Cup in the fourth Round. They drew 1–1 in the first game,[23] before winning 3–1 in the replay.[24] This set up a fifth round home tie against Manchester United.

Following Preston securing a home tie in the FA Cup against Manchester United, they went on an 18-game unbeaten run, winning 12 and drawing 6 of those games, including notable wins against promotion rivals MK Dons[25] and Swindon Town[26] placed them in prime position for automatic promotion, needing to win against relegation threatened Colchester United on the final day. Preston lost the game 1–0,[27] whilst MK Dons won, meaning that Preston finished the season in 3rd place and were in the play-offs again. Simon Grayson's side had been in the top two since the start of March and had not lost in the league since 31 January. They faced Chesterfield in the semifinals of the playoffs.

In the FA Cup, Preston lost 3–1 to Manchester United,[28] despite taking the lead through Scott Laird. That was Preston's only defeat during their unbeaten run between January and May.

In the first leg of the playoffs, Preston won 1–0,[29] thanks to a goal from Jermaine Beckford. In the second leg they won 3–0[30] thanks to Joe Garner's penalty and Jermaine Beckford's brace. They won the semifinals 4–0 on aggregate and set up a play off final against Swindon Town. Preston, who had never won in the playoffs in their previous nine appearances – which was a record at the time, beat Swindon Town 4–0 in the play-off final, including a hat-trick by Jermaine Beckford, winning promotion to the Championship.[31]

Squad

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No. Name Position (s) Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Club caps Club goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Jamies Jones GK England Kirkby (1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 35) 20 0 Leyton Orient 1 July 2014 Free 30 June 2016
21 Thorsten Stuckmann GK Germany Gütersloh (1981-03-17) 17 March 1981 (age 43) 75 0 Free agent 1 November 2011 Free 30 June 2015
26 Steven James GK England Stockport (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2013 Trainee 30 June 2015
34 Sam Johnstone GK England Preston (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 31) 26 0 Manchester United 12 January 2015 Loan 30 June 2015
Defenders
3 Scott Laird LB/LM/CM England Taunton (1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 36) 104 7 Stevenage 27 May 2012 Free 30 June 2015
4 Scott Wiseman RB/CB Gibraltar Kingston upon Hull (1985-10-09) 9 October 1985 (age 39) 46 2 Barnsley 10 January 2014 Free 30 June 2015
5 Tom Clarke CB/RB England Sowerby Bridge (1987-12-21) 21 December 1987 (age 36) 107 7 Huddersfield Town 22 May 2013 Free 30 June 2015
6 Bailey Wright CB Australia Melbourne (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 32) 140 8 Academy 1 July 2009 Trainee 30 June 2015
15 Calum Woods LB/RB England Liverpool (1987-02-05) 5 February 1987 (age 37) 27 0 Huddersfield Town 1 July 2014 Free 30 June 2016
16 David Buchanan LB/LM England Rochdale (1986-05-06) 6 May 1986 (age 38) 87 0 Tranmere Rovers 24 May 2012 Free 30 June 2015
20 Ben Davies LB/CB England Barrow-in-Furness (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 29) 9 0 Academy 25 January 2013 Trainee 30 June 2016
23 Paul Huntington CB/RB England Carlisle (1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 37) 120 15 Yeovil Town 1 July 2012 Free 30 June 2015
33 Nick Anderton LB England (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2014 Trainee 30 June 2015
Defenders
2 Keith Keane CM/RB Republic of Ireland Luton (1986-11-20) 20 November 1986 (age 38) 74 3 Luton Town 1 July 2012 Free 30 June 2015
7 Chris Humphrey RW/RB Jamaica Saint Catherine (1987-09-19) 19 September 1987 (age 37) 103 7 Motherwell 4 June 2013 Free 30 June 2015
8 Neil Kilkenny CM Australia Enfield (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 38) 78 3 Bristol City 14 November 2013 Free 30 June 2016
11 Lee Holmes LM/RM/AM England Mansfield (1987-04-02) 2 April 1987 (age 37) 73 6 Southampton 29 May 2012 Free 30 June 2015
17 Kyel Reid LW/RW England Deptford (1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 (age 36) 26 0 Bradford City 1 July 2014 Free 30 June 2016
19 John Welsh CM England Liverpool (1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 (age 40) 128 3 Tranmere Rovers 14 May 2012 Free 30 June 2015
22 Jack King CM/CF/CB England Oxford (1985-08-20) 20 August 1985 (age 39) 100 10 Woking 31 May 2012 Free 30 June 2015
24 Daniel Johnson CM Jamaica Kingston (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 32) 23 8 Aston Villa 23 January 2015 £50,000 30 June 2017
30 Josh Brownhill CM England Warrington (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 28) 56 7 Academy 1 July 2013 Trainee 30 June 2015
31 Alan Browne CM Republic of Ireland Cork (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29) 40 4 Free agent 1 January 2014 Free 30 June 2016
Forwards
9 Kevin Davies CF England Sheffield (1977-03-26) 26 March 1977 (age 47) 85 6 Bolton Wanderers 10 July 2013 Free 30 June 2015
10 Jermaine Beckford CF Jamaica London (1983-12-03) 3 December 1983 (age 40) 30 16 Bolton Wanderers 20 November 2014 Loan 30 June 2015
12 Paul Gallagher CF/RW Scotland Glasgow (1984-08-09) 9 August 1984 (age 40) 107 25 Leicester City 5 July 2014 Loan 31 May 2015
14 Joe Garner CF/RW England Blackburn (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 36) 101 49 Watford 8 January 2013 Free 30 June 2015
18 Andy Little CF/FB Northern Ireland Enniskillen (1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 35) 16 2 Rangers 21 June 2014 Free 30 June 2016
25 Jordan Hugill CF England Middlesbrough (1992-06-04) 4 June 1992 (age 32) 6 2 Port Vale 19 June 2014 Undisclosed 30 June 2016
27 Callum Robinson CF England Northampton (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29) 27 7 Aston Villa 2 February 2015 Loan 30 June 2015
33 Jack Ryan CF England Barrow-in-Furness (1995-04-05) 5 April 1995 (age 29) 2 0 Academy 1 July 2014 Trainee 30 June 2015
40 Sylvan Ebanks-Blake CF England Cambridge (1986-03-29) 29 March 1986 (age 38) 12 1 Ipswich Town 1 January 2015 Free 30 June 2015

Statistics

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As of 4 May 2015
No. Pos Nat Player Total League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Jamie Jones (on loan at Rochdale) 20 0 17+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
2 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Keane 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Scott Laird 38 2 26+3 0 3+0 1 1+0 0 4+1 1
4 DF Gibraltar GIB Scott Wiseman 31 2 18+5 2 2+1 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
5 DF England ENG Tom Clarke 55 2 42+1 1 4+0 0 2+0 0 6+0 1
6 DF Australia AUS Bailey Wright 30 1 27+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Jamaica JAM Chris Humphrey 53 5 31+12 4 4+1 0 0+1 0 3+1 1
8 MF Australia AUS Neil Kilkenny 46 1 24+11 0 4+0 0 2+0 1 4+1 0
9 FW England ENG Kevin Davies 42 1 7+23 1 3+2 0 1+1 0 4+1 0
10 FW Jamaica JAM Jermaine Beckford (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) 25 12 19+4 12 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF England ENG Lee Holmes 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
12 FW Scotland SCO Paul Gallagher (on loan from Leicester City) 55 13 45+1 7 4+0 5 1+0 0 4+0 1
14 FW England ENG Joe Garner 41 26 36+1 25 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 1
15 DF England ENG Calum Woods 24 0 12+6 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
16 DF England ENG David Buchanan 25 0 17+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 4+1 0
17 MF England ENG Kyel Reid 26 0 5+9 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 4+3 0
18 FW Northern Ireland NIR Andy Little 16 2 5+7 1 1+0 0 1+1 1 1+0 0
19 MF England ENG John Welsh 41 0 30+2 0 3+1 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
20 DF England ENG Ben Davies 6 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
21 GK Germany GER Thorsten Stuckmann 16 0 5+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 6+0 0
22 MF England ENG Jack King 28 1 10+8 1 1+1 0 1+0 0 5+2 0
23 DF England ENG Paul Huntington 44 8 32+0 5 5+0 2 0+0 0 7+0 1
24 MF Jamaica JAM Daniel Johnson 20 8 20+0 8 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW England ENG Jordan Hugill (on loan at Tranmere Rovers) 6 2 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+1 1 1+0 1
26 GK England ENG Steven James 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW England ENG Callum Robinson (on loan from Aston Villa) 26 7 17+7 4 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 3
30 MF England ENG Josh Brownhill 28 2 13+5 2 2+1 0 1+1 0 4+1 0
31 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Browne 30 3 14+6 3 1+2 0 2+0 0 4+1 0
32 DF England ENG Nick Anderton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW England ENG Jack Ryan (on loan at Stockport County) 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
34 GK England ENG Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United) 23 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 FW England ENG Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 13 1 1+8 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
Players who have left the club:
13 MF England ENG Joel Byrom 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF England ENG Will Hayhurst 11 0 2+5 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+1 0

Play-off appearances

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No. Pos Nat Player Total League One Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF England ENG Scott Laird 3 0 1+2 0
5 DF England ENG Tom Clarke 3 0 3+0 0
6 DF Australia AUS Bailey Wright 3 0 3+0 0
7 MF Jamaica JAM Chris Humphrey 2 0 1+1 0
8 MF Australia AUS Neil Kilkenny 3 0 2+1 0
9 FW England ENG Kevin Davies 1 0 0+1 0
10 FW Jamaica JAM Jermaine Beckford (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) 3 6 3+0 6
12 FW Scotland SCO Paul Gallagher (on loan from Leicester City) 3 0 3+0 0
14 FW England ENG Joe Garner 3 1 3+0 1
15 DF England ENG Calum Woods 3 0 2+1 0
16 DF England ENG David Buchanan 1 0 1+0 0
19 MF England ENG John Welsh 3 0 3+0 0
23 DF England ENG Paul Huntington 3 1 3+0 1
24 MF Jamaica JAM Daniel Johnson 3 0 3+0 0
27 FW England ENG Callum Robinson (on loan from Aston Villa) 1 0 1+0 0
31 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Browne 2 0 0+2 0
34 GK England ENG Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United) 3 0 3+0 0

Captains

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As of 13 May 2015
No. P Name Country No. games Notes
5 DF Tom Clarke England 56
19 MF John Welsh England 3
14 FW Joe Garner England 2
6 DF Bailey Wright Australia 1

Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Goals record

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As of 13 May 2015
Rank No. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Play-offs Total
1 14 FW England Joe Garner 25 0 0 1 1 27
2 10 FW Jamaica Jermaine Beckford 12 0 0 0 6 18
3 12 FW Scotland Paul Gallagher 7 5 0 1 0 13
4 23 DF England Paul Huntington 5 2 0 1 1 9
5 24 MF Jamaica Daniel Johnson 8 0 0 0 0 8
6 27 FW England Callum Robinson 4 0 0 3 0 7
7 7 MF Jamaica Chris Humphrey 4 0 0 1 0 5
8 31 MF England Alan Browne 3 0 0 0 0 3
10 3 DF England Scott Laird 0 1 0 1 0 2
4 DF Gibraltar Scott Wiseman 2 0 0 0 0 2
5 DF England Tom Clarke 1 0 0 1 0 2
18 FW Northern Ireland Andy Little 1 0 1 0 0 2
25 FW England Jordan Hugill 0 0 1 1 0 2
30 MF England Josh Brownhill 2 0 0 0 0 2
16 6 DF Australia Bailey Wright 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 MF Australia Neil Kilkenny 0 0 1 0 0 1
9 FW England Kevin Davies 1 0 0 0 0 1
22 MF England Jack King 1 0 0 0 0 1
40 FW England Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 78 8 3 10 7 106

Disciplinary record

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As of 13 May 2015
No. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Play-offs Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK England Jamie Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF England Scott Laird 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF Gibraltar Scott Wiseman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF England Tom Clarke 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 9 0
6 DF Australia Bailey Wright 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF Jamaica Chris Humphrey 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF Australia Neil Kilkenny 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
9 FW England Kevin Davies 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 FW Jamaica Jermaine Beckford 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
12 FW Scotland Paul Gallagher 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 0
14 FW England Joe Garner 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 0
15 DF England Calum Woods 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
16 DF England David Buchanan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 FW Northern Ireland Andy Little 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
19 MF England John Welsh 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
21 GK Germany Thorsten Stuckmann 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF England Jack King 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
23 DF England Paul Huntington 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
24 MF Jamaica Daniel Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 FW England Jordan Hugill 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
31 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Browne 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
34 GK England Sam Johnstone 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 70 1 8 0 2 0 7 0 4 0 95 1

Contracts

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Status
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
20 DF England Ben Davies 18 Extended 1 year June 2015 [32]
26 GK England Steven James 19 Extended 1 year June 2015 [32]
20 DF England Ben Davies 18 Signed 2 years June 2016 [33]
8 MF Australia
England
Neil Kilkenny 28 Signed 2 years June 2016 [34]
31 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Browne 19 Signed 2 years June 2016 [35]

Transfers

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In

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
1 GK England Jamie Jones 25 EU Leyton Orient Bosman Summer 2016 Free Preston North End F.C
15 DF England Calum Woods 27 EU Huddersfield Town Bosman Summer 2016 Free BBC Sport
25 FW England Jordan Hugill 22 EU Port Vale Transfer Summer 2016 Undisclosed Preston North End F.C
18 FW Northern Ireland Andrew Little 25 EU Rangers Scotland Bosman Summer 2016 Free Preston North End F.C
17 MF England Kyel Reid 26 EU Bradford City Bosman Summer 2016 Free Preston North End F.C
40 FW England Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 28 EU Ipswich Town Bosman Winter 2015 Free Preston North End F.C
24 MF Jamaica Daniel Johnson 22 EU Aston Villa Transfer Winter 2017 £50,000 Preston North End F.C
Preston North End F.C.

Loans in

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No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
12 MF Paul Gallagher Scotland 40 Leicester City 5 July 2014 30 June 2015 BBC Sport
27 FW Callum Robinson England 29 Aston Villa 16 September 2014 18 October 2014 BBC Sport
10 FW Jermaine Beckford Jamaica 40 Bolton Wanderers 20 November 2014 30 June 2015 Preston North End F.C
29 FW Bradley Fewster England 28 Middlesbrough 27 November 2014 15 December 2014 Preston North End F.C Lancashire Evening Post
34 GK Sam Johnstone England 31 Manchester United 12 January 2015 30 June 2015 Preston North End F.C
27 FW Callum Robinson England 29 Aston Villa 2 February 2015 21 May 2015 Preston North End F.C
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Out

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N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
29 FW Chris Beardsley England 30 Released Stevenage Summer Free 22 3 BBC Sport
BBC Sport
18 DF Shane Cansdell-Sherriff Australia 31 Released Burton Albion Summer Free 15 1 Preston North End F.C
25 MF Ryan Croasdale England 19 Released Sheffield Wednesday Summer Free 1 0 BBC Sport
SkySports
15 FW Graham Cummins Northern Ireland 26 Released Exeter City Summer Free 39 5 BBC Sport
BBC Sport
27 FW Iain Hume Canada 30 Released Kerala Blasters India Summer Free 89 27 Preston North End F.C
21 MF John Mousinho England 28 Released Burton Albion Summer Free 30 1 BBC Sport
BBC Sport
28 DF Alex Nicholson England 20 Released Blyth Spartans Summer Free 1 0 BBC Sport
8 MF Nicky Wroe England 28 Released Notts County Summer Free 44 11 BBC Sport
BBC Sport
FW Stuart Beavon England 30 Transfer Burton Albion Summer Undisclosed 58 9 BBC Sport
13 MF Joel Byrom England 28 Free transfer Northampton Town Winter Free 33 4 BBC Sport
24 MF Will Hayhurst Republic of Ireland 20 Transfer Notts County Winter Undisclosed 29 4 Preston North End F.C
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans out

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No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
FW Stuart Beavon England 30 Burton Albion 1 July 2014 1 September 2014 Preston North End F.C BBC Sport
32 FW Jack Ryan England 18 Stockport County 2 August 2014 2 November 2014 Preston North End F.C
13 MF Joel Byrom England 27 Northampton Town 21 August 2014 8 January 2015 Preston North End F.C BBC Sport
26 GK Steven James England 19 Nantwich Town 9 September 2014 9 October 2014 Preston North End F.C
2 DF Keith Keane Republic of Ireland 27 Crawley Town 9 September 2014 11 December 2014 Preston North End F.C
20 DF Ben Davies England 19 Tranmere Rovers 19 September 2014 22 October 2014 Preston North End F.C
32 DF Nick Anderton England 18 Gateshead 30 October 2014 BBC Sport
11 MF Lee Holmes England 27 Portsmouth 25 November 2014 3 January 2015 BBC Sport
1 GK Jamie Jones England 25 Coventry City 23 January 2015 23 February 2015 Preston North End F.C
25 FW Jordan Hugill England 22 Tranmere Rovers 26 February 2015 26 March 2015 Preston North End F.C Preston North End F.C
1 GK Jamie Jones England 26 Rochdale 26 February 2015 30 June 2015 Preston North End F.C
2 MF Keith Keane Republic of Ireland 28 Stevenage 5 March 2015 1 April 2015 Preston North End F.C
11 MF Lee Holmes England 27 Exeter City 16 March 2015 30 June 2015 Preston North End F.C
25 FW Jordan Hugill England 22 Hartlepool United 26 March 2015 23 May 2015 Preston North End F.C
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Match details

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Pre-season

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15 July 2014 Jack Kirkland Trophy Chorley 2–3 Preston North End Victory Park, Chorley
19:00 BST Hine 16'
Stephenson 35'
Report Laird 42'
Garner 48'
Little 65'
Attendance: 1,437
Referee: Mr B Toner
19 July 2014 Preston North End 1–2 Liverpool Deepdale, Preston
15:00 BST Brownhill 45+1' Report Suso 75'
Peterson 78'
Attendance: 17,488 (4,950 away fans)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
23 July 2014 FC Halifax Town 1–2 Preston North End The Shay, Halifax
19:45 BST Dyer 44' Report Gallagher 28'
Browne 37'
Attendance: 813
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
25 July 2014 Morecambe 1–2 Preston North End Globe Arena, Morecambe
19:30 BST Williams 63' Report Garner 19'
Keane 82'
Attendance: 1,364 (490 away fans)
Referee: Ross Joyce
29 July 2014 Preston North End 2–1 Burnley Deepdale, Preston
19:45 BST Browne 51'
Brownhill 90'
Report Jutkiewicz 15' Attendance: 5,457 (1,881 away fans)
Referee: Peter Bankes
2 August 2014 Preston North End 1–1 Leicester City Deepdale, Preston
15:00 BST Clarke 58' Report Moore 25' Attendance: 3,693 (386 away fans)
Referee: Darren Handley

League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bristol City (C, P) 46 29 12 5 96 38 +58 99 Promotion to Football League Championship
2 Milton Keynes Dons (P) 46 27 10 9 101 44 +57 91
3 Preston North End (O, P) 46 25 14 7 79 40 +39 89 Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
4 Swindon Town 46 23 10 13 76 57 +19 79
5 Sheffield United 46 19 14 13 66 53 +13 71
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Matches

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9 August 2014 1 Preston North End 1–1 Notts County Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Garner 89' BBC Report 52' Cassidy Attendance: 12,857
Referee: David Webb
16 August 2014 2 Scunthorpe United 0–4 Preston North End Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
15:00 BBC Report 17', 82' Garner
39' (og) Llera
48' Humphrey
Attendance: 4,013
Referee: Andrew Madley
19 August 2014 3 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Preston North End Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
19:45 Tyson 90' BBC Report 66' Humphrey Attendance: 6,513
Referee: Gary Sutton
23 August 2014 4 Preston North End 1–0 Oldham Athletic Deepdale, Preston
15:00 King 4' Report Attendance: 11,678
Referee: Scott Duncan
30 August 2014 5 Preston North End 1–1 Sheffield United Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Little 11' Report Baxter 41' Attendance: 11,058
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
13 September 2014 6 Walsall 3–1 Preston North End Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00 Sawyers 7'
Bradshaw 49'
Downing 76'
Report Garner 36'
Hugill Red card 69'
Attendance: 4,776 (1,122 away fans)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
16 September 2014 7 Preston North End 3–3 Chesterfield Deepdale, Preston
19:45 Browne 7'
Garner 15'
Brownhill 28'
Report Doyle 31', 79', 90+1' (pen.) Attendance: 8,399 (433 away fans)
Referee: Nigel Miller
20 September 2014 8 Preston North End 2–0 Crawley Town Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Wright 23'
Garner 65' (pen.)
Report Attendance: 10,388 (84 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Wright
27 September 2014 9 Coventry City 0–2 Preston North End Ricoh Arena, Coventry
15:00 Swanson Yellow card 11'
Haynes Yellow card 61'
Hines Yellow card 76'
Coulibaly Yellow card 79'
Report Clarke 62'
Garner 67' (pen.)
Wiseman Yellow card 85'
Attendance: 10,006 (783 away fans)
Referee: Tim Robinson
4 October 2014 10 Preston North End 4–2 Colchester United Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Wiseman 21'
Browne 25'
Gallagher 47'
Humphrey 57'
Report Healey 16'
Gilbey 37'
Eastman Yellow card 43'
Kent Yellow card 79'
Attendance: 8,478 (133 away fans)
Referee: Steve Martin
18 October 2014 11 Preston North End 2–0 Port Vale Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Gallagher 42'
Garner Yellow card 56'
Browne 81'
Report Pope Yellow card 45+2'
Duffy Yellow card 63'
Zubar Red card 79'
Attendance: 9,381
Referee: Mick Russell
21 October 2014 12 Gillingham 0–1 Preston North End MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
19:45 Egan Yellow card 90' Report Gallagher 59'
Buchanan Yellow card 71'
Attendance: 4,632
Referee: James Linington
25 October 2014 13 Preston North End 3–2 Fleetwood Town Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Garner 60', 63', 79' Report Jordan 1'
Laird 7' (o.g.)
Maxwell Yellow card 62'
Proctor Yellow card 65'
Pond Yellow card 80'
Attendance: 13,280
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
28 October 2014 14 Leyton Orient 0–2 Preston North End Matchroom Stadium, London
19:45 Lowry Yellow card 38'
Cuthbert Yellow card 42'
Bartley Yellow card 86'
Cox Yellow card 90+1'
BBC Report Buchanan Yellow card 12'
Robinson 19'
Davies Yellow card 57'
Huntington 75'
Attendance: 4,650
Referee: Carl Berry
1 November 2014 15 Rochdale 3–0 Preston North End Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
15:00 O'Connell 28' Yellow card 42'
Henderson 32'
Bennett Yellow card 60'
Done 61'
BBC Report Yellow card 28' Welsh
Yellow card 39' Huntington
Attendance: 6,102
Referee: Paul Tierney
4 November 2014 16 Swindon Town 1–0 Preston North End County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Stephens Yellow card 74'
Williams 84'
Gladwin Yellow card 90+3'
Report Kilkenny Yellow card 64' Attendance: 6,646
Referee: Oliver Langford
15 November 2014 17 Preston North End 1–2 Bradford City Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Garner 85' BBC Report McArdle 26'
Yeates 86'
Attendance: 10,302
Referee: Andy Haines
22 November 2014 18 Bristol City 0–1 Preston North End Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
15:00 Report Robinson 28' Attendance: 13,245
Referee: Roger East
29 November 2014 19 Yeovil Town 0–2 Preston North End Huish Park, Yeovil
15:00 Inniss Red card 63' Report Huntington 5'
Clarke Yellow card 40'
Welsh Yellow card 52'
Gallagher 90'
Attendance: 4,343
Referee: Darren Deadman
13 December 2014 20 Preston North End 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Wiseman Yellow card 63' 68' Report Baker 39'
McFadzean Yellow card 69'
Spence Yellow card 76'
Attendance: 9,856
Referee: David Coote
20 December 2014 21 Peterborough United 0–1 Preston North End London Road Stadium, Peterborough
15:00 McLean Yellow card 49'
Bostwick Yellow card 69'
Report Beckford Yellow card 44' 45+1'
Browne Yellow card 64'
Little Yellow card 90+3'
Attendance: 6,803
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
26 December 2014 22 Preston North End 1–0 Barnsley Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Gallagher 16' (pen.) Yellow card 31'
Welsh Yellow card 87'
Report Berry Yellow card 75'
Holgate Yellow card 86'
Attendance: 13,793
Referee: Paul Tierney
28 December 2014 23 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Preston North End Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00 Cooper 81' Report Beckford 83' Attendance: 6,429
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
10 January 2015 24 Sheffield United 2–1 Preston North End Bramall Lane, Sheffield
15:00 McNulty 52'
Campbell-Ryce 70'
Doyle Yellow card 74'
Report Kilkenny Yellow card 38'
Beckford Yellow card 51'
Clarke Yellow card 58'
Huntington Yellow card 66'
Brownhill 90+2'
Attendance: 19,902
Referee: Pat Miller
16 January 2015 25 Preston North End 2–2 Leyton Orient Deepdale, Preston
19:45 Beckford 22'
Laird Yellow card 60'
Gallagher 68' (pen.)
Report Mooney 5' Yellow card 53'
Dagnall 78'
Attendance: 8,555
Referee: Scott Duncan
20 January 2015 25 Preston North End 1–1 Yeovil Town Deepdale, Preston
19:45 Ebanks-Blake 76' Report Ugwu 45+2'
Moore Yellow card 83'
Smith Yellow card 90+4'
Attendance: 7,491
Referee: Chris Sarginson
31 January 2015 26 Crawley Town 2–1 Preston North End Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
15:00 Wordsworth 18'
Smith Yellow card 59'
Fowler 87'
Report Huntington 56'
Woods Yellow card 75'
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: James Adcock
7 February 2015 27 Preston North End 1–0 Coventry City Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Davies 21' Report Attendance: 13,363
Referee: Mark Brown
10 February 2015 28 Chesterfield 0–2 Preston North End Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
19:45 Hird Red card 3'
Ryan Yellow card 43'
O'Shea Yellow card 90'
Report Johnson Yellow card 23'
Garner 30', 79'
Gallagher Yellow card 90+3'
Attendance: 6,309
Referee: Peter Bankes
21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 30 Preston North End 2–0 Scunthorpe United Deepdale, Preston
15:00 GMT Johnson 57'
Gallagher 71'
Garner Yellow card 81'
Report McSheffrey Yellow card 65'
Clarke Yellow card 73'
Attendance: 9,415
Referee: Kevin Wright
24 February 2015 (2015-02-24) 31 Preston North End 1–0 Walsall Deepdale, Preston
19:45 GMT Johnson 18' Report Attendance: 7,779
Referee: Darren Drysdale
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 32 Oldham Athletic 0–4 Preston North End Boundary Park, Oldham
15:00 GMT BBC Report 2' Huntington, 32' Johnson
52' Garner
82' Beckford
Attendance: 5,935
Referee: Mark Haywood
3 March 2015 (2015-03-03) 33 Preston North End 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Deepdale, Preston
19:45 GMT Johnson 13'
Beckford 90'
BBC Report 81' Forrester
84' Main
Attendance: 8,703
Referee: Dean Whitestone
7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) 34 MK Dons 0–2 Preston North End Stadium mk, Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT BBC Report 66' Robinson
70' Garner
Attendance: 10,618
Referee: Lee Probert
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 35 Preston North End 5–1 Crewe Alexandra Deepdale, Preston
15:00 GMT Garner 11', 24', 72', 79'
Beckford 82'
BBC Report 34' Turton Attendance: 10,203
Referee: Chris kavanagh
17 March 2015 (2015-03-17) 36 Preston North End 2–0 Peterborough United Deepdale, Preston
19:45 GMT Johnson 37'
Beckford 87'
BBC Report Attendance: 8,856
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
21 March 2015 (2015-03-21) 37 Barnsley 1–1 Preston North End Oakwell, Barnsley
15:00 GMT Ibehre 79' BBC Report 37' Garner Attendance: 12,471
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
29 March 2015 (2015-03-29) 38 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Preston North End Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
19:45 BST Ball 85' BBC Report 9' Johnson Attendance: 5,110
Referee: Andy Madley
3 April 2015 (2015-04-03) 39 Preston North End 1–0 Rochdale Deepdale, Preston
15:00 BST Beckford 36' BBC Report Attendance: 12,288
Referee: Andy Woolmer
6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) 40 Bradford City 0–3 Preston North End Valley Parade, Bradford
15:00 BST BBC Report 47' Gallagher
53' Johnson
80' Humphrey
Attendance: 16,032
Referee: Mark Heywood
11 April 2015 (2015-04-11) 41 Preston North End 1–1 Bristol City Deepdale, Preston
15:00 BST Beckford 59' BBC Report 63' Wilbraham Attendance: 16,441
Referee: Robert Madley
14 April 2015 (2015-04-14) 42 Preston North End 2–2 Gillingham Deepdale, Preston
19:45 BST Beckford 36'
Robinson 45'
BBC Report 58' McGlashan
90' Legge
Attendance: 9,417
Referee: David Coote
17 April 2015 (2015-04-17) 43 Port Vale 2–2 Preston North End Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST O'Connor 52' (pen), 85' (pen)
Duffy Red card 58'
BBC Report 12' Johnson
59' (pen)
Attendance: 7,210
Referee: Richard Clark
21 April 2015 (2015-04-21) 44 Notts County 1–3 Preston North End Meadow Lane, Nottingham
19:45 BST Spencer 72' BBC Report 23', 85' Beckford
31' Garner
Attendance: 4,769
Referee: Carl Boyeson
25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) 45 Preston North End 3–0 Swindon Town Deepdale, Preston
15:00 BST Garner 2', 45', 51' BBC Report Attendance: 17,621
Referee: Gary Sutton
2 May 2015 (2015-05-02) 46 Colchester United 1–0 Preston North End Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester
15:00 BST Moncur 82' BBC Report Attendance: 8,413
Referee: Keith Stroud

Play-offs

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7 May 2015 (2015-05-07) Semi-final 1st leg Chesterfield 0–1 Preston North End Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
15:00 BST BBC Report 6' Beckford Attendance: 8,409
Referee: Mark Haywood
10 May 2015 (2015-05-10) Semi-final 2nd leg Preston North End 3–0 Chesterfield Deepdale, Preston
19:45 BST Beckford 38', 87'
Garner 62' (pen)
BBC Report Attendance: 15,641
Referee: Andy D'Urso
24 May 2015 (2015-05-24) Final Preston North End 4–0 Swindon Town Wembley Stadium, London
17:30 BST Beckford 3', 44', 58'
Huntington 13'
BBC Report Yellow card 54' Kasim Attendance: 48,236
Referee: Andy Madley

FA Cup

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10 November 2014 First round Havant & Waterlooville 0–3 Preston North End West Leigh Park, Havant
20:00 Stock Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card
Cummings Red card 80'
Report Robinson 7', 30', 81' (pen.) Attendance: 2,382
Referee: Steve Martin
6 December 2014 Second round Preston North End 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Huntington 19'
Beckford Yellow card 90+2'
Report Attendance: 6,011
Referee: David Webb
3 January 2015 Third round Preston North End 2–0 Norwich City Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Gallagher 71', 84'
King Yellow card 76'
Report Bennett Yellow card 74' Attendance: 9,807
Referee: Stuart Attwell
24 January 2015 Fourth round Preston North End 1–1 Sheffield United Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Gallagher 19' Yellow card 90+3' Report Kennedy Yellow card 67'
De Girolamo 68'
Baxter Yellow card 81'
Reed Yellow card 89'
Attendance: 10,770
Referee: Keith Stroud
3 February 2015 Replay Sheffield United 1–3 Preston North End Bramall Lane, Sheffield
19:45 Murphy 38'
McNulty Yellow card 51'
Report Gallagher Yellow card 48' 63', 73' (pen.)
Huntington 69' Yellow card 70'
Attendance: 13,161
Referee: Lee Probert
16 February 2015 Fifth round Preston North End 1–3 Manchester United Deepdale, Preston
19:45 Davies Yellow card 39'
Laird 47' Yellow card 48'
Kilkenny Yellow card 67'
Stuckmann Yellow card 87'
Report Herrera 65'
Rojo Yellow card 69'
Fellaini 72'
Rooney 88' (pen.)
Attendance: 21,348
Referee: Phil Dowd

League Cup

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12 August 2014 Round One Rochdale 0–2 Preston North End Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
19:45 BBC Report 43' Little
48' Kilkenny
Attendance: 2,348
Referee: Mark Brown
26 August 2014 Round Two Middlesbrough 3–1 Preston North End Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
19:45 Tomlin 51', 66'
Fewster 57'
Report 54' Hugill Attendance: 10,727
Referee: Mark Haywood

Football League Trophy

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