2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End
2014–15 season
Manager	Simon Grayson
Stadium	Deepdale
League One	3rd (promoted via play-offs)
FA Cup	Fifth Round
League Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Joe Garner (26); All: Joe Garner (27)
Highest home attendance	21,438 vs Manchester United(FA, 16 Feb 15)
Lowest home attendance	3,836 vs Port Vale(LT, 7 Oct 14)
Home colours	Away colours
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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

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

No.	Name	Position (s)	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club caps	Club goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Jamies Jones	GK	Kirkby	(1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 35)	20	0	Leyton Orient	1 July 2014	Free	30 June 2016
21	Thorsten Stuckmann	GK	Gütersloh	(1981-03-17) 17 March 1981 (age 43)	75	0	Free agent	1 November 2011	Free	30 June 2015
26	Steven James	GK	Stockport	(1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 29)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	30 June 2015
34	Sam Johnstone	GK	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	Taunton	(1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 36)	104	7	Stevenage	27 May 2012	Free	30 June 2015
4	Scott Wiseman	RB/CB	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	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	Melbourne	(1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 32)	140	8	Academy	1 July 2009	Trainee	30 June 2015
15	Calum Woods	LB/RB	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	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	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	Carlisle	(1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 37)	120	15	Yeovil Town	1 July 2012	Free	30 June 2015
33	Nick Anderton	LB		(1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2014	Trainee	30 June 2015
Defenders
2	Keith Keane	CM/RB	Luton	(1986-11-20) 20 November 1986 (age 37)	74	3	Luton Town	1 July 2012	Free	30 June 2015
7	Chris Humphrey	RW/RB	Saint Catherine	(1987-09-19) 19 September 1987 (age 37)	103	7	Motherwell	4 June 2013	Free	30 June 2015
8	Neil Kilkenny	CM	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	Mansfield	(1987-04-02) 2 April 1987 (age 37)	73	6	Southampton	29 May 2012	Free	30 June 2015
17	Kyel Reid	LW/RW	Deptford	(1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 (age 36)	26	0	Bradford City	1 July 2014	Free	30 June 2016
19	John Welsh	CM	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	Oxford	(1985-08-20) 20 August 1985 (age 39)	100	10	Woking	31 May 2012	Free	30 June 2015
24	Daniel Johnson	CM	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	Warrington	(1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 28)	56	7	Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	30 June 2015
31	Alan Browne	CM	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	Sheffield	(1977-03-26) 26 March 1977 (age 47)	85	6	Bolton Wanderers	10 July 2013	Free	30 June 2015
10	Jermaine Beckford	CF	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	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	Blackburn	(1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 36)	101	49	Watford	8 January 2013	Free	30 June 2015
18	Andy Little	CF/FB	Enniskillen	(1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 35)	16	2	Rangers	21 June 2014	Free	30 June 2016
25	Jordan Hugill	CF	Middlesbrough	(1992-06-04) 4 June 1992 (age 32)	6	2	Port Vale	19 June 2014	Undisclosed	30 June 2016
27	Callum Robinson	CF	Northampton	(1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29)	27	7	Aston Villa	2 February 2015	Loan	30 June 2015
33	Jack Ryan	CF	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	Cambridge	(1986-03-29) 29 March 1986 (age 38)	12	1	Ipswich Town	1 January 2015	Free	30 June 2015

Statistics

As of 4 May 2015

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

Play-off appearances

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

Captains

As of 13 May 2015

No.	P	Name	No. games
5	DF	Tom Clarke	56
19	MF	John Welsh	3
14	FW	Joe Garner	2
6	DF	Bailey Wright	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

As of 13 May 2015

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

As of 13 May 2015

No.	Po.	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Play-offs		Total
No.	Po.	Name
1	GK	Jamie Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	Scott Laird	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
4	DF	Scott Wiseman	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
5	DF	Tom Clarke	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	9	0
6	DF	Bailey Wright	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7	MF	Chris Humphrey	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8	MF	Neil Kilkenny	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
9	FW	Kevin Davies	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10	FW	Jermaine Beckford	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
12	FW	Paul Gallagher	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	9	0
14	FW	Joe Garner	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	10	0
15	DF	Calum Woods	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
16	DF	David Buchanan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18	FW	Andy Little	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
19	MF	John Welsh	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
21	GK	Thorsten Stuckmann	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	Jack King	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23	DF	Paul Huntington	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
24	MF	Daniel Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	FW	Jordan Hugill	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
31	MF	Alan Browne	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
34	GK	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

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

Transfers

In

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

Loans in

No.	P	Name	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
12	MF	Paul Gallagher	40	Leicester City	5 July 2014	30 June 2015	BBC Sport
27	FW	Callum Robinson	29	Aston Villa	16 September 2014	18 October 2014	BBC Sport
10	FW	Jermaine Beckford	40	Bolton Wanderers	20 November 2014	30 June 2015	Preston North End F.C
29	FW	Bradley Fewster	28	Middlesbrough	27 November 2014	15 December 2014	Preston North End F.C	Lancashire Evening Post
34	GK	Sam Johnstone	31	Manchester United	12 January 2015	30 June 2015	Preston North End F.C
27	FW	Callum Robinson	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

N	P	Name	Age	Type	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Apps	Goals	Source
29	FW	Chris Beardsley	30	Released	Stevenage	Summer	Free	22	3	BBC Sport BBC Sport
18	DF	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff	31	Released	Burton Albion	Summer	Free	15	1	Preston North End F.C
25	MF	Ryan Croasdale	19	Released	Sheffield Wednesday	Summer	Free	1	0	BBC Sport SkySports
15	FW	Graham Cummins	26	Released	Exeter City	Summer	Free	39	5	BBC Sport BBC Sport
27	FW	Iain Hume	30	Released	Kerala Blasters	Summer	Free	89	27	Preston North End F.C
21	MF	John Mousinho	28	Released	Burton Albion	Summer	Free	30	1	BBC Sport BBC Sport
28	DF	Alex Nicholson	20	Released	Blyth Spartans	Summer	Free	1	0	BBC Sport
8	MF	Nicky Wroe	28	Released	Notts County	Summer	Free	44	11	BBC Sport BBC Sport
—	FW	Stuart Beavon	30	Transfer	Burton Albion	Summer	Undisclosed	58	9	BBC Sport
13	MF	Joel Byrom	28	Free transfer	Northampton Town	Winter	Free	33	4	BBC Sport
24	MF	Will Hayhurst	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

No.	P	Name	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
—	FW	Stuart Beavon	30	Burton Albion	1 July 2014	1 September 2014	Preston North End F.C	BBC Sport
32	FW	Jack Ryan	18	Stockport County	2 August 2014	2 November 2014	Preston North End F.C
13	MF	Joel Byrom	27	Northampton Town	21 August 2014	8 January 2015	Preston North End F.C	BBC Sport
26	GK	Steven James	19	Nantwich Town	9 September 2014	9 October 2014	Preston North End F.C
2	DF	Keith Keane	27	Crawley Town	9 September 2014	11 December 2014	Preston North End F.C
20	DF	Ben Davies	19	Tranmere Rovers	19 September 2014	22 October 2014	Preston North End F.C
32	DF	Nick Anderton	18	Gateshead	30 October 2014		BBC Sport
11	MF	Lee Holmes	27	Portsmouth	25 November 2014	3 January 2015	BBC Sport
1	GK	Jamie Jones	25	Coventry City	23 January 2015	23 February 2015	Preston North End F.C
25	FW	Jordan Hugill	22	Tranmere Rovers	26 February 2015	26 March 2015	Preston North End F.C	Preston North End F.C
1	GK	Jamie Jones	26	Rochdale	26 February 2015	30 June 2015	Preston North End F.C
2	MF	Keith Keane	28	Stevenage	5 March 2015	1 April 2015	Preston North End F.C
11	MF	Lee Holmes	27	Exeter City	16 March 2015	30 June 2015	Preston North End F.C
25	FW	Jordan Hugill	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

Pre-season

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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	Promotion to Football League Championship
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:

^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Matches

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 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 11' Haynes 61' Hines 76' Coulibaly 79'	Report	Clarke 62' Garner 67' (pen.) Wiseman 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 43' Kent 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 56' Browne 81'	Report	Pope 45+2' Duffy 63' Zubar 79'	Attendance: 9,381 Referee: Mick Russell

21 October 2014 12	Gillingham	0–1	Preston North End	MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
19:45	Egan 90'	Report	Gallagher 59' Buchanan 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 62' Proctor 65' Pond 80'	Attendance: 13,280 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

28 October 2014 14	Leyton Orient	0–2	Preston North End	Matchroom Stadium, London
19:45	Lowry 38' Cuthbert 42' Bartley 86' Cox 90+1'	BBC Report	Buchanan 12' Robinson 19' Davies 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' 42' Henderson 32' Bennett 60' Done 61'	BBC Report	28' Welsh 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 74' Williams 84' Gladwin 90+3'	Report	Kilkenny 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 63'	Report	Huntington 5' Clarke 40' Welsh 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 63' 68'	Report	Baker 39' McFadzean 69' Spence 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 49' Bostwick 69'	Report	Beckford 44' 45+1' Browne 64' Little 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.) 31' Welsh 87'	Report	Berry 75' Holgate 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 74'	Report	Kilkenny 38' Beckford 51' Clarke 58' Huntington 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 60' Gallagher 68' (pen.)	Report	Mooney 5' 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 83' Smith 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 59' Fowler 87'	Report	Huntington 56' Woods 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 3' Ryan 43' O'Shea 90'	Report	Johnson 23' Garner 30', 79' Gallagher 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 81'	Report	McSheffrey 65' Clarke 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 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

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	54' Kasim	Attendance: 48,236 Referee: Andy Madley

FA Cup

10 November 2014 First round	Havant & Waterlooville	0–3	Preston North End	West Leigh Park, Havant
20:00	Stock 34' Cummings 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 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 76'	Report	Bennett 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' 90+3'	Report	Kennedy 67' De Girolamo 68' Baxter 81' Reed 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 51'	Report	Gallagher 48' 63', 73' (pen.) Huntington 69' 70'	Attendance: 13,161 Referee: Lee Probert

16 February 2015 Fifth round	Preston North End	1–3	Manchester United	Deepdale, Preston
19:45	Davies 39' Laird 47' 48' Kilkenny 67' Stuckmann 87'	Report	Herrera 65' Rojo 69' Fellaini 72' Rooney 88' (pen.)	Attendance: 21,348 Referee: Phil Dowd

League Cup

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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