2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season
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.
2014–15 season | |||
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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) | ||
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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 semi-finals of the play offs.
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 Play offs, 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 semi-finals 4–0 on aggregate and set up a play off final against Swindon Town. Preston, who had never won in the play offs 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) | Nationality | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club caps | Club goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | Jamies Jones | GK | Kirkby | 18 February 1989 | 20 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 1 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
21 | Thorsten Stuckmann | GK | Gütersloh | 17 March 1981 | 75 | 0 | Free agent | 1 November 2011 | Free | 30 June 2015 | |||
26 | Steven James | GK | Stockport | 19 December 1994 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | 30 June 2015 | |||
34 | Sam Johnstone | GK | Preston | 25 March 1993 | 26 | 0 | Manchester United | 12 January 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2015 | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
3 | Scott Laird | LB/LM/CM | Taunton | 15 May 1988 | 104 | 7 | Stevenage | 27 May 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 | |||
4 | Scott Wiseman | RB/CB | Kingston upon Hull | 9 October 1985 | 46 | 2 | Barnsley | 10 January 2014 | Free | 30 June 2015 | |||
5 | Tom Clarke | CB/RB | Sowerby Bridge | 21 December 1987 | 107 | 7 | Huddersfield Town | 22 May 2013 | Free | 30 June 2015 | |||
6 | Bailey Wright | CB | Melbourne | 28 July 1992 | 140 | 8 | Academy | 1 July 2009 | Trainee | 30 June 2015 | |||
15 | Calum Woods | LB/RB | Liverpool | 5 February 1987 | 27 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 1 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
16 | David Buchanan | LB/LM | Rochdale | 6 May 1986 | 87 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 May 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 | |||
20 | Ben Davies | LB/CB | Barrow-in-Furness | 11 August 1995 | 9 | 0 | Academy | 25 January 2013 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 | |||
23 | Paul Huntington | CB/RB | Carlisle | 17 September 1987 | 120 | 15 | Yeovil Town | 1 July 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 | |||
33 | Nick Anderton | LB | 22 April 1996 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2015 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | Keith Keane | CM/RB | Luton | 20 November 1986 | 74 | 3 | Luton Town | 1 July 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 | |||
7 | Chris Humphrey | RW/RB | Saint Catherine | 19 September 1987 | 103 | 7 | Motherwell | 4 June 2013 | Free | 30 June 2015 | |||
8 | Neil Kilkenny | CM | Enfield | 19 December 1985 | 78 | 3 | Bristol City | 14 November 2013 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
11 | Lee Holmes | LM/RM/AM | Mansfield | 2 April 1987 | 73 | 6 | Southampton | 29 May 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 | |||
17 | Kyel Reid | LW/RW | Deptford | 26 November 1987 | 26 | 0 | Bradford City | 1 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
19 | John Welsh | CM | Liverpool | 10 January 1984 | 128 | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 May 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 | |||
22 | Jack King | CM/CF/CB | Oxford | 20 August 1985 | 100 | 10 | Woking | 31 May 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 | |||
24 | Daniel Johnson | CM | Kingston | 8 October 1992 | 23 | 8 | Aston Villa | 23 January 2015 | £50,000 | 30 June 2017 | |||
30 | Josh Brownhill | CM | Warrington | 19 December 1995 | 56 | 7 | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | 30 June 2015 | |||
31 | Alan Browne | CM | Cork | 15 April 1995 | 40 | 4 | Free agent | 1 January 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | Kevin Davies | CF | Sheffield | 26 March 1977 | 85 | 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 July 2013 | Free | 30 June 2015 | |||
10 | Jermaine Beckford | CF | London | 3 December 1983 | 30 | 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 November 2014 | Loan | 30 June 2015 | |||
12 | Paul Gallagher | CF/RW | Glasgow | 9 August 1984 | 107 | 25 | Leicester City | 5 July 2014 | Loan | 31 May 2015 | |||
14 | Joe Garner | CF/RW | Blackburn | 12 April 1988 | 101 | 49 | Watford | 8 January 2013 | Free | 30 June 2015 | |||
18 | Andy Little | CF/FB | Enniskillen | 12 March 1989 | 16 | 2 | Rangers | 21 June 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
25 | Jordan Hugill | CF | Middlesbrough | 4 June 1992 | 6 | 2 | Port Vale | 19 June 2014 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2016 | |||
27 | Callum Robinson | CF | Northampton | 2 February 1995 | 27 | 7 | Aston Villa | 2 February 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2015 | |||
33 | Jack Ryan | CF | Barrow-in-Furness | 5 April 1995 | 2 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2015 | |||
40 | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | CF | Cambridge | 29 March 1986 | 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 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Jamie Jones (on loan at Rochdale) | 20 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
2 | MF | Keith Keane | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Scott Laird | 38 | 2 | 26+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | |
4 | DF | Scott Wiseman | 31 | 2 | 18+5 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Tom Clarke | 55 | 2 | 42+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | |
6 | DF | Bailey Wright | 30 | 1 | 27+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Chris Humphrey | 53 | 5 | 31+12 | 4 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | |
8 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 46 | 1 | 24+11 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Kevin Davies | 42 | 1 | 7+23 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Jermaine Beckford (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) | 25 | 12 | 19+4 | 12 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Lee Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
12 | FW | Paul Gallagher (on loan from Leicester City) | 55 | 13 | 45+1 | 7 | 4+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
14 | FW | Joe Garner | 41 | 26 | 36+1 | 25 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |
15 | DF | Calum Woods | 24 | 0 | 12+6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
16 | DF | David Buchanan | 25 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Kyel Reid | 26 | 0 | 5+9 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | |
18 | FW | Andy Little | 16 | 2 | 5+7 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
19 | MF | John Welsh | 41 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
20 | DF | Ben Davies | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
21 | GK | Thorsten Stuckmann | 16 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Jack King | 28 | 1 | 10+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | |
23 | DF | Paul Huntington | 44 | 8 | 32+0 | 5 | 5+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 1 | |
24 | MF | Daniel Johnson | 20 | 8 | 20+0 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
25 | FW | Jordan Hugill (on loan at Tranmere Rovers) | 6 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | |
26 | GK | Steven James | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
27 | FW | Callum Robinson (on loan from Aston Villa) | 26 | 7 | 17+7 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 3 | |
30 | MF | Josh Brownhill | 28 | 2 | 13+5 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |
31 | MF | Alan Browne | 30 | 3 | 14+6 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |
32 | DF | Nick Anderton | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
33 | FW | Jack Ryan (on loan at Stockport County) | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
34 | GK | Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United) | 23 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
40 | FW | 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 | Joel Byrom | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
24 | MF | 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 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
3 | DF | Scott Laird | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Tom Clarke | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Bailey Wright | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Chris Humphrey | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Kevin Davies | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Jermaine Beckford (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) | 3 | 6 | 3+0 | 6 | |
12 | FW | Paul Gallagher (on loan from Leicester City) | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
14 | FW | Joe Garner | 3 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | |
15 | DF | Calum Woods | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
16 | DF | David Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
19 | MF | John Welsh | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
23 | DF | Paul Huntington | 3 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | |
24 | MF | Daniel Johnson | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
27 | FW | Callum Robinson (on loan from Aston Villa) | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
31 | MF | Alan Browne | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
34 | GK | Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United) | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
Captains
- As of 13 May 2015
No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | |
2 | 10 | FW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | |
3 | 12 | FW | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
4 | 23 | DF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
5 | 24 | MF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
6 | 27 | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
7 | 7 | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
8 | 31 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
10 | 3 | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
5 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
18 | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
25 | FW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
30 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
16 | 6 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
9 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
22 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
40 | FW | 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 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
3 | DF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
4 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
5 | DF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
6 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
7 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
8 | MF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
9 | FW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
10 | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
12 | FW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
14 | FW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
15 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
16 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
18 | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
19 | MF | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
21 | GK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
22 | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
23 | DF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
24 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
25 | FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
31 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
34 | GK | 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. |
Nat. |
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] |
Last updated:
Transfers
In
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
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 |
Country |
Age |
Loan club |
Started |
Ended |
Start source |
End source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | MF | Paul Gallagher | 36 | Leicester City | 5 July 2014 | 30 June 2015 | BBC Sport | ||
27 | FW | Callum Robinson | 25 | Aston Villa | 16 September 2014 | 18 October 2014 | BBC Sport | ||
10 | FW | Jermaine Beckford | 36 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 November 2014 | 30 June 2015 | Preston North End F.C | ||
29 | FW | Bradley Fewster | 24 | Middlesbrough | 27 November 2014 | 15 December 2014 | Preston North End F.C | Lancashire Evening Post | |
34 | GK | Sam Johnstone | 27 | Manchester United | 12 January 2015 | 30 June 2015 | Preston North End F.C | ||
27 | FW | Callum Robinson | 25 | Aston Villa | 2 February 2015 | 21 May 2015 | Preston North End F.C |
Out
N |
P |
Name |
Country |
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 |
Loans out
Match details
Pre-season
15 July 2014 Jack Kirkland Trophy | Chorley | 2–3 | Preston North End | Victory Park, Chorley |
19:00 BST | Hine Stephenson |
Report | Laird Garner Little |
Attendance: 1,437 Referee: Mr B Toner |
19 July 2014 | Preston North End | 1–2 | Liverpool | Deepdale, Preston |
15:00 BST | Brownhill |
Report | Suso Peterson |
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 |
Report | Gallagher Browne |
Attendance: 813 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
25 July 2014 | Morecambe | 1–2 | Preston North End | Globe Arena, Morecambe |
19:30 BST | Williams |
Report | Garner Keane |
Attendance: 1,364 (490 away fans) Referee: Ross Joyce |
29 July 2014 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Burnley | Deepdale, Preston |
19:45 BST | Browne Brownhill |
Report | Jutkiewicz |
Attendance: 5,457 (1,881 away fans) Referee: Peter Bankes |
League One
League table
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[lower-alpha 1] |
4 | Swindon Town | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 76 | 57 | +19 | 79 | |
5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 71 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (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 |
BBC Report | Attendance: 12,857 Referee: David Webb |
16 August 2014 2 | Scunthorpe United | 0–4 | Preston North End | Glanford Park, Scunthorpe |
15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 4,013 Referee: Andrew Madley |
19 August 2014 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Preston North End | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster |
19:45 | Tyson |
BBC Report | Attendance: 6,513 Referee: Gary Sutton |
23 August 2014 4 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Deepdale, Preston |
15:00 | King |
Report | Attendance: 11,678 Referee: Scott Duncan |
30 August 2014 5 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Sheffield United | Deepdale, Preston |
15:00 | Little |
Report | Baxter |
Attendance: 11,058 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
13 September 2014 6 | Walsall | 3–1 | Preston North End | Bescot Stadium, Walsall |
15:00 | Sawyers Bradshaw Downing |
Report | Garner Hugill |
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 Garner Brownhill |
Report | Doyle |
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 Garner |
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 Haynes Hines Coulibaly |
Report | Clarke Garner Wiseman |
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 Browne Gallagher Humphrey |
Report | Healey Gilbey Eastman Kent |
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 Garner Browne |
Report | Pope Duffy Zubar |
Attendance: 9,381 Referee: Mick Russell |
21 October 2014 12 | Gillingham | 0–1 | Preston North End | MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham |
19:45 | Egan |
Report | Gallagher Buchanan |
Attendance: 4,632 Referee: James Linington |
25 October 2014 13 | Preston North End | 3–2 | Fleetwood Town | Deepdale, Preston |
15:00 | Garner |
Report | Jordan Laird Maxwell Proctor Pond |
Attendance: 13,280 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
28 October 2014 14 | Leyton Orient | 0–2 | Preston North End | Matchroom Stadium, London |
19:45 | Lowry Cuthbert Bartley Cox |
BBC Report | Buchanan Robinson Davies Huntington |
Attendance: 4,650 Referee: Carl Berry |
1 November 2014 15 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Preston North End | Spotland Stadium, Rochdale |
15:00 | O'Connell Henderson Bennett Done |
BBC Report | Attendance: 6,102 Referee: Paul Tierney |
4 November 2014 16 | Swindon Town | 1–0 | Preston North End | County Ground, Swindon |
19:45 | Stephens Williams Gladwin |
Report | Kilkenny |
Attendance: 6,646 Referee: Oliver Langford |
15 November 2014 17 | Preston North End | 1–2 | Bradford City | Deepdale, Preston |
15:00 | Garner |
BBC Report | McArdle Yeates |
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 |
Attendance: 13,245 Referee: Roger East |
29 November 2014 19 | Yeovil Town | 0–2 | Preston North End | Huish Park, Yeovil |
15:00 | Inniss |
Report | Huntington Clarke Welsh Gallagher |
Attendance: 4,343 Referee: Darren Deadman |
13 December 2014 20 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | Deepdale, Preston |
15:00 | Wiseman |
Report | Baker McFadzean Spence |
Attendance: 9,856 Referee: David Coote |
20 December 2014 21 | Peterborough United | 0–1 | Preston North End | London Road Stadium, Peterborough |
15:00 | McLean Bostwick |
Report | Beckford Browne Little |
Attendance: 6,803 Referee: Darren Sheldrake |
26 December 2014 22 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Barnsley | Deepdale, Preston |
15:00 | Gallagher Welsh |
Report | Berry Holgate |
Attendance: 13,793 Referee: Paul Tierney |
28 December 2014 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Preston North End | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Cooper |
Report | Beckford |
Attendance: 6,429 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
10 January 2015 24 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Preston North End | Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
15:00 | McNulty Campbell-Ryce Doyle |
Report | Kilkenny Beckford Clarke Huntington Brownhill |
Attendance: 19,902 Referee: Pat Miller |
16 January 2015 25 | Preston North End | 2–2 | Leyton Orient | Deepdale, Preston |
19:45 | Beckford Laird Gallagher |
Report | Mooney Dagnall |
Attendance: 8,555 Referee: Scott Duncan |
20 January 2015 25 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Yeovil Town | Deepdale, Preston |
19:45 | Ebanks-Blake |
Report | Ugwu Moore Smith |
Attendance: 7,491 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
31 January 2015 26 | Crawley Town | 2–1 | Preston North End | Broadfield Stadium, Crawley |
15:00 | Wordsworth Smith Fowler |
Report | Huntington Woods |
Attendance: 2,550 Referee: James Adcock |
7 February 2015 27 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Coventry City | Deepdale, Preston |
15:00 | Davies |
Report | Attendance: 13,363 Referee: Mark Brown |
10 February 2015 28 | Chesterfield | 0–2 | Preston North End | Proact Stadium, Chesterfield |
19:45 | Hird Ryan O'Shea |
Report | Johnson Garner Gallagher |
Attendance: 6,309 Referee: Peter Bankes |
21 February 2015 30 | Preston North End | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Deepdale, Preston |
15:00 GMT | Johnson Gallagher Garner |
Report | McSheffrey Clarke |
Attendance: 9,415 Referee: Kevin Wright |
24 February 2015 31 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Walsall | Deepdale, Preston |
19:45 GMT | Johnson |
Report | Attendance: 7,779 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
28 February 2015 32 | Oldham Athletic | 0–4 | Preston North End | Boundary Park, Oldham |
15:00 GMT | BBC Report | Attendance: 5,935 Referee: Mark Haywood |
3 March 2015 33 | Preston North End | 2–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Deepdale, Preston |
19:45 GMT | Johnson Beckford |
BBC Report | Attendance: 8,703 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
7 March 2015 34 | MK Dons | 0–2 | Preston North End | Stadium mk, Milton Keynes |
15:00 GMT | BBC Report | Attendance: 10,618 Referee: Lee Probert |
14 March 2015 35 | Preston North End | 5–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Deepdale, Preston |
15:00 GMT | Garner Beckford |
BBC Report | Attendance: 10,203 Referee: Chris kavanagh |
17 March 2015 36 | Preston North End | 2–0 | Peterborough United | Deepdale, Preston |
19:45 GMT | Johnson Beckford |
BBC Report | Attendance: 8,856 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
21 March 2015 37 | Barnsley | 1–1 | Preston North End | Oakwell, Barnsley |
15:00 GMT | Ibehre |
BBC Report | Attendance: 12,471 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
29 March 2015 38 | Fleetwood Town | 1–1 | Preston North End | Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood |
19:45 BST | Ball |
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,110 Referee: Andy Madley |
3 April 2015 39 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Rochdale | Deepdale, Preston |
15:00 BST | Beckford |
BBC Report | Attendance: 12,288 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
6 April 2015 40 | Bradford City | 0–3 | Preston North End | Valley Parade, Bradford |
15:00 BST | BBC Report | Attendance: 16,032 Referee: Mark Heywood |
11 April 2015 41 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Bristol City | Deepdale, Preston |
15:00 BST | Beckford |
BBC Report | Attendance: 16,441 Referee: Robert Madley |
14 April 2015 42 | Preston North End | 2–2 | Gillingham | Deepdale, Preston |
19:45 BST | Beckford Robinson |
BBC Report | Attendance: 9,417 Referee: David Coote |
17 April 2015 43 | Port Vale | 2–2 | Preston North End | Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent |
15:00 BST | O'Connor Duffy |
BBC Report | Attendance: 7,210 Referee: Richard Clark |
21 April 2015 44 | Notts County | 1–3 | Preston North End | Meadow Lane, Nottingham |
19:45 BST | Spencer |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,769 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
25 April 2015 45 | Preston North End | 3–0 | Swindon Town | Deepdale, Preston |
15:00 BST | Garner |
BBC Report | Attendance: 17,621 Referee: Gary Sutton |
2 May 2015 46 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Preston North End | Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester |
15:00 BST | Moncur |
BBC Report | Attendance: 8,413 Referee: Keith Stroud |
Play-offs
7 May 2015 Semi-final 1st leg | Chesterfield | 0–1 | Preston North End | Proact Stadium, Chesterfield |
15:00 BST | BBC Report | Attendance: 8,409 Referee: Mark Haywood |
10 May 2015 Semi-final 2nd leg | Preston North End | 3–0 | Chesterfield | Deepdale, Preston |
19:45 BST | Beckford Garner |
BBC Report | Attendance: 15,641 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
24 May 2015 Final | Preston North End | 4–0 | Swindon Town | Wembley Stadium, London |
17:30 BST | Beckford Huntington |
BBC Report | 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 Cummings |
Report | Robinson |
Attendance: 2,382 Referee: Steve Martin |
6 December 2014 Second round | Preston North End | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Deepdale, Preston |
15:00 | Huntington Beckford |
Report | Attendance: 6,011 Referee: David Webb |
3 January 2015 Third round | Preston North End | 2–0 | Norwich City | Deepdale, Preston |
15:00 | Gallagher King |
Report | Bennett |
Attendance: 9,807 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
24 January 2015 Fourth round | Preston North End | 1–1 | Sheffield United | Deepdale, Preston |
15:00 | Gallagher |
Report | Kennedy De Girolamo Baxter Reed |
Attendance: 10,770 Referee: Keith Stroud |
3 February 2015 Replay | Sheffield United | 1–3 | Preston North End | Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
19:45 | Murphy McNulty |
Report | Gallagher Huntington |
Attendance: 13,161 Referee: Lee Probert |
League Cup
12 August 2014 Round One | Rochdale | 0–2 | Preston North End | Spotland Stadium, Rochdale |
19:45 | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,348 Referee: Mark Brown |
26 August 2014 Round Two | Middlesbrough | 3–1 | Preston North End | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
19:45 | Tomlin Fewster |
Report | Attendance: 10,727 Referee: Mark Haywood |
Football League Trophy
2 September 2014 Round One | Preston North End | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Deepdale, Preston |
19:45 | Hugill |
Report | Attendance: 4,029 (196 away fans) Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
7 October 2014 Round Two | Preston North End | 3–2 | Port Vale | Deepdale, Preston |
19:45 | Humphrey Gallagher Garner |
Report | Zubar Pope Dickinson Brown |
Attendance: 3,836 (286 away fans) Referee: Peter Bankes |
25 November 2014 Round Three | Oldham Athletic | 2–2 (9–10 p) | Preston North End | Boundary Park, Oldham |
19:45 | Poleon Philliskirk Dieng |
Report | Laird Clarke |
Attendance: 3,056 Referee: Tony Harrington |
Penalties | ||||
16 December 2014 Area S-Final | Notts County | 0–1 | Preston North End | Meadow Lane, Nottingham |
19:45 GMT | Smith Thompson Hall |
Report | Huntington Little |
Attendance: 2,058 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
7 January 2015 Area Final L1 | Preston North End | 0–2 | Walsall | Deepdale, Preston |
19:45 GMT | Kilkenny |
Report | O'Connor Forde Bradshaw |
Attendance: 8,561 Referee: Simon Hooper |
27 January 2015 Area Final L2 | Walsall | 0–0 (2–0 agg.) | Preston North End | Bescot Stadium, Walsall |
19:45 GMT | A. Chambers O'Donnell Cain |
Report | Clarke |
Attendance: 10,038 Referee: Nigel Miller |
Overall summary
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Score overview
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Club staff
Position | Name |
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Manager | Simon Grayson |
Assistant manager | Glynn Snodin |
First team coach | John Dreyer |
Goalkeeping coach | Alan Kelly, Jr. |
Physio | Matt Jackson |
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