Preston North End 2014–15 football season
Preston North End 2014–15 seasonManager 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)
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 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
Goalkeepers
1
Jamies Jones
GK
Kirkby
(1989-02-18 ) 18 February 1989 (age 32)
20
0
Leyton Orient
1 July 2014
Free
30 June 2016
21
Thorsten Stuckmann
GK
Gütersloh
(1981-03-17 ) 17 March 1981 (age 40)
75
0
Free agent
1 November 2011
Free
30 June 2015
26
Steven James
GK
Stockport
(1994-12-19 ) 19 December 1994 (age 26)
0
0
Academy
1 July 2013
Trainee
30 June 2015
34
Sam Johnstone
GK
Preston
(1993-03-25 ) 25 March 1993 (age 28)
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 33)
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 35)
46
2
Barnsley
10 January 2014
Free
30 June 2015
5
Tom Clarke
CB /RB
Sowerby Bridge
(1987-12-21 ) 21 December 1987 (age 33)
107
7
Huddersfield Town
22 May 2013
Free
30 June 2015
6
Bailey Wright
CB
Melbourne
(1992-07-28 ) 28 July 1992 (age 29)
140
8
Academy
1 July 2009
Trainee
30 June 2015
15
Calum Woods
LB /RB
Liverpool
(1987-02-05 ) 5 February 1987 (age 34)
27
0
Huddersfield Town
1 July 2014
Free
30 June 2016
16
David Buchanan
LB /LM
Rochdale
(1986-05-06 ) 6 May 1986 (age 35)
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 26)
9
0
Academy
25 January 2013
Trainee
30 June 2016
23
Paul Huntington
CB /RB
Carlisle
(1987-09-17 ) 17 September 1987 (age 34)
120
15
Yeovil Town
1 July 2012
Free
30 June 2015
33
Nick Anderton
LB
(1996-04-22 ) 22 April 1996 (age 25)
0
0
Academy
1 July 2014
Trainee
30 June 2015
Defenders
2
Keith Keane
CM /RB
Luton
(1986-11-20 ) 20 November 1986 (age 34)
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 34)
103
7
Motherwell
4 June 2013
Free
30 June 2015
8
Neil Kilkenny
CM
Enfield
(1985-12-19 ) 19 December 1985 (age 35)
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 34)
73
6
Southampton
29 May 2012
Free
30 June 2015
17
Kyel Reid
LW /RW
Deptford
(1987-11-26 ) 26 November 1987 (age 33)
26
0
Bradford City
1 July 2014
Free
30 June 2016
19
John Welsh
CM
Liverpool
(1984-01-10 ) 10 January 1984 (age 37)
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 36)
100
10
Woking
31 May 2012
Free
30 June 2015
24
Daniel Johnson
CM
Kingston
(1992-10-08 ) 8 October 1992 (age 28)
23
8
Aston Villa
23 January 2015
£50,000
30 June 2017
30
Josh Brownhill
CM
Warrington
(1995-12-19 ) 19 December 1995 (age 25)
56
7
Academy
1 July 2013
Trainee
30 June 2015
31
Alan Browne
CM
Cork
(1995-04-15 ) 15 April 1995 (age 26)
40
4
Free agent
1 January 2014
Free
30 June 2016
Forwards
9
Kevin Davies
CF
Sheffield
(1977-03-26 ) 26 March 1977 (age 44)
85
6
Bolton Wanderers
10 July 2013
Free
30 June 2015
10
Jermaine Beckford
CF
London
(1983-12-03 ) 3 December 1983 (age 37)
30
16
Bolton Wanderers
20 November 2014
Loan
30 June 2015
12
Paul Gallagher
CF /RW
Glasgow
(1984-08-09 ) 9 August 1984 (age 37)
107
25
Leicester City
5 July 2014
Loan
31 May 2015
14
Joe Garner
CF /RW
Blackburn
(1988-04-12 ) 12 April 1988 (age 33)
101
49
Watford
8 January 2013
Free
30 June 2015
18
Andy Little
CF /FB
Enniskillen
(1989-03-12 ) 12 March 1989 (age 32)
16
2
Rangers
21 June 2014
Free
30 June 2016
25
Jordan Hugill
CF
Middlesbrough
(1992-06-04 ) 4 June 1992 (age 29)
6
2
Port Vale
19 June 2014
Undisclosed
30 June 2016
27
Callum Robinson
CF
Northampton
(1995-02-02 ) 2 February 1995 (age 26)
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 26)
2
0
Academy
1 July 2014
Trainee
30 June 2015
40
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
CF
Cambridge
(1986-03-29 ) 29 March 1986 (age 35)
12
1
Ipswich Town
1 January 2015
Free
30 June 2015
Statistics [ ]
As of 4 May 2015
Total
League
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
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 [ ]
Total
League One Play-offs
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
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
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
Loans in [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
Chorley v Preston North End
15 July 2014 Jack Kirkland Trophy Chorley 2–3 Preston North End show Victory Park , Chorley 19:00 BST
16' Stephenson 35'
Report
Laird 42' Garner 48' Little 65'
Attendance: 1,437 Referee: Mr B Toner
Preston North End v Liverpool
19 July 2014 Preston North End 1–2 Liverpool show Deepdale , Preston 15:00 BST
Brownhill 45+1'
Report
Suso 75' Peterson 78'
Attendance: 17,488 (4,950 away fans) Referee:
FC Halifax Town v Preston North End
23 July 2014 FC Halifax Town 1–2 Preston North End show The Shay , Halifax 19:45 BST
Dyer 44'
Report
Gallagher 28' Browne 37'
Attendance: 813 Referee:
Morecambe v Preston North End
25 July 2014 Morecambe 1–2 Preston North End show Globe Arena , Morecambe 19:30 BST
Williams 63'
Report
Garner 19' Keane 82'
Attendance: 1,364 (490 away fans) Referee:
Preston North End v Burnley
29 July 2014 Preston North End 2–1 Burnley show Deepdale , Preston 19:45 BST
Browne 51' Brownhill 90'
Report
Jutkiewicz 15'
Attendance: 5,457 (1,881 away fans) Referee: Peter Bankes
Preston North End v Leicester City
2 August 2014 Preston North End 1–1 Leicester City show Deepdale , Preston 15:00 BST
Clarke 58'
Report
Moore 25'
Attendance: 3,693 (386 away fans) Referee:
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 [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) Champion;
(O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
Matches [ ]
Preston North End v Notts County
9 August 2014 1 Preston North End 1–1 Notts County show Deepdale , Preston 15:00
Garner 89'
BBC Report
52' Cassidy
Attendance: 12,857 Referee:
Scunthorpe United v Preston North End
Preston North End v Oldham Athletic
23 August 2014 4 Preston North End 1–0 Oldham Athletic show Deepdale , Preston 15:00
King 4'
Report
Attendance: 11,678 Referee: Scott Duncan
Preston North End v Sheffield United
30 August 2014 5 Preston North End 1–1 Sheffield United show Deepdale , Preston 15:00
Little 11'
Report
Baxter 41'
Attendance: 11,058 Referee:
Preston North End v Chesterfield
16 September 2014 7 Preston North End 3–3 Chesterfield show 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
Preston North End v Crawley Town
20 September 2014 8 Preston North End 2–0 Crawley Town show Deepdale , Preston 15:00
Wright 23' Garner 65' (pen. )
Report
Attendance: 10,388 (84 away fans) Referee: Kevin Wright
Coventry City v Preston North End
27 September 2014 9 Coventry City 0–2 Preston North End show 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
Preston North End v Port Vale
18 October 2014 11 Preston North End 2–0 Port Vale show Deepdale , Preston 15:00
Gallagher 42' Garner 56' Browne 81'
Report
Pope 45+2' Duffy 63' Zubar 79'
Attendance: 9,381 Referee: Mick Russell
Gillingham v Preston North End
21 October 2014 12 Gillingham 0–1 Preston North End show MEMS Priestfield Stadium , Gillingham 19:45
Egan 90'
Report
Gallagher 59' Buchanan 71'
Attendance: 4,632 Referee: James Linington
Preston North End v Fleetwood Town
25 October 2014 13 Preston North End 3–2 Fleetwood Town show 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
Leyton Orient v Preston North End
Rochdale v Preston North End
Swindon Town v Preston North End
4 November 2014 16 Swindon Town 1–0 Preston North End show County Ground, Swindon 19:45
Stephens 74' Williams 84' Gladwin 90+3'
Report
Kilkenny 64'
Attendance: 6,646 Referee: Oliver Langford
Preston North End v Bradford City
15 November 2014 17 Preston North End 1–2 Bradford City show Deepdale , Preston 15:00
Garner 85'
BBC Report
McArdle 26' Yeates 86'
Attendance: 10,302 Referee: Andy Haines
Bristol City v Preston North End
22 November 2014 18 Bristol City 0–1 Preston North End show Ashton Gate Stadium , Bristol 15:00
Report
Robinson 28'
Attendance: 13,245 Referee: Roger East
Yeovil Town v Preston North End
29 November 2014 19 Yeovil Town 0–2 Preston North End show Huish Park , Yeovil 15:00
Inniss 63'
Report
Huntington 5' Clarke 40' Welsh 52' Gallagher 90'
Attendance: 4,343 Referee: Darren Deadman
Preston North End v Milton Keynes Dons
13 December 2014 20 Preston North End 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons show Deepdale , Preston 15:00
Wiseman 63' 68'
Report
Baker 39' McFadzean 69' Spence 76'
Attendance: 9,856 Referee: David Coote
Peterborough United v Preston North End
20 December 2014 21 Peterborough United 0–1 Preston North End show 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
Preston North End v Barnsley
26 December 2014 22 Preston North End 1–0 Barnsley show Deepdale , Preston 15:00
Gallagher 16' (pen. ) 31' Welsh 87'
Report
Berry 75' Holgate 86'
Attendance: 13,793 Referee: Paul Tierney
Crewe Alexandra v Preston North End
28 December 2014 23 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Preston North End show Gresty Road , Crewe 15:00
Cooper 81'
Report
Beckford 83'
Attendance: 6,429 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Sheffield United v Preston North End
10 January 2015 24 Sheffield United 2–1 Preston North End show 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
Preston North End v Leyton Orient
16 January 2015 25 Preston North End 2–2 Leyton Orient show Deepdale , Preston 19:45
Beckford 22' Laird 60' Gallagher 68' (pen. )
Report
Mooney 5' 53' Dagnall 78'
Attendance: 8,555 Referee: Scott Duncan
Preston North End v Yeovil Town
20 January 2015 25 Preston North End 1–1 Yeovil Town show Deepdale , Preston 19:45
Ebanks-Blake 76'
Report
Ugwu 45+2' Moore 83' Smith 90+4'
Attendance: 7,491 Referee: Chris Sarginson
Crawley Town v Preston North End
31 January 2015 26 Crawley Town 2–1 Preston North End show Broadfield Stadium , Crawley 15:00
Wordsworth 18' Smith 59' Fowler 87'
Report
Huntington 56' Woods 75'
Attendance: 2,550 Referee: James Adcock
Preston North End v Coventry City
7 February 2015 27 Preston North End 1–0 Coventry City show Deepdale , Preston 15:00
Davies 21'
Report
Attendance: 13,363 Referee: Mark Brown
Chesterfield v Preston North End
10 February 2015 28 Chesterfield 0–2 Preston North End show 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
Preston North End v Scunthorpe United
21 February 2015 (2015-02-21 ) 30 Preston North End 2–0 Scunthorpe United show Deepdale , Preston 15:00 GMT
Johnson 57' Gallagher 71' Garner 81'
Report
McSheffrey 65' Clarke 73'
Attendance: 9,415 Referee: Kevin Wright
Preston North End v Walsall
24 February 2015 (2015-02-24 ) 31 Preston North End 1–0 Walsall show Deepdale , Preston 19:45 GMT
Johnson 18'
Report
Attendance: 7,779 Referee: Darren Drysdale
Oldham Athletic v Preston North End
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28 ) 32 Oldham Athletic 0–4 Preston North End show Boundary Park , Oldham 15:00 GMT
BBC Report
2' Huntington , 32' Johnson 52' Garner 82' Beckford
Attendance: 5,935 Referee: Mark Haywood
MK Dons v Preston North End
7 March 2015 (2015-03-07 ) 34 MK Dons 0–2 Preston North End show Stadium mk , Milton Keynes 15:00 GMT
BBC Report
66' Robinson 70' Garner
Attendance: 10,618 Referee: Lee Probert
Preston North End v Crewe Alexandra
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14 ) 35 Preston North End 5–1 Crewe Alexandra show Deepdale , Preston 15:00 GMT
Garner 11' , 24' , 72' , 79' Beckford 82'
BBC Report
34' Turton
Attendance: 10,203 Referee: Chris kavanagh
Preston North End v Peterborough United
17 March 2015 (2015-03-17 ) 36 Preston North End 2–0 Peterborough United show Deepdale , Preston 19:45 GMT
Johnson 37' Beckford 87'
BBC Report
Attendance: 8,856 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Barnsley v Preston North End
21 March 2015 (2015-03-21 ) 37 Barnsley 1–1 Preston North End show Oakwell , Barnsley 15:00 GMT
Ibehre 79'
BBC Report
37' Garner
Attendance: 12,471 Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Fleetwood Town v Preston North End
29 March 2015 (2015-03-29 ) 38 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Preston North End show Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 19:45 BST
Ball 85'
BBC Report
9' Johnson
Attendance: 5,110 Referee: Andy Madley
Preston North End v Rochdale
3 April 2015 (2015-04-03 ) 39 Preston North End 1–0 Rochdale show Deepdale , Preston 15:00 BST
Beckford 36'
BBC Report
Attendance: 12,288 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Bradford City v Preston North End
6 April 2015 (2015-04-06 ) 40 Bradford City 0–3 Preston North End show Valley Parade , Bradford 15:00 BST
BBC Report
47' Gallagher 53' Johnson 80' Humphrey
Attendance: 16,032 Referee: Mark Heywood
Preston North End v Bristol City
11 April 2015 (2015-04-11 ) 41 Preston North End 1–1 Bristol City show Deepdale , Preston 15:00 BST
Beckford 59'
BBC Report
63' Wilbraham
Attendance: 16,441 Referee: Robert Madley
Preston North End v Gillingham
14 April 2015 (2015-04-14 ) 42 Preston North End 2–2 Gillingham show Deepdale , Preston 19:45 BST
Beckford 36' Robinson 45'
BBC Report
58' McGlashan 90' Legge
Attendance: 9,417 Referee: David Coote
Port Vale v Preston North End
17 April 2015 (2015-04-17 ) 43 Port Vale 2–2 Preston North End show 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
Notts County v Preston North End
21 April 2015 (2015-04-21 ) 44 Notts County 1–3 Preston North End show Meadow Lane , Nottingham 19:45 BST
Spencer 72'
BBC Report
23' , 85' Beckford 31' Garner
Attendance: 4,769 Referee: Carl Boyeson
Preston North End v Swindon Town
25 April 2015 (2015-04-25 ) 45 Preston North End 3–0 Swindon Town show Deepdale , Preston 15:00 BST
Garner 2' , 45' , 51'
BBC Report
Attendance: 17,621 Referee: Gary Sutton
Play-offs [ ]
Chesterfield v Preston North End
7 May 2015 (2015-05-07 ) Semi-final 1st leg Chesterfield 0–1 Preston North End show Proact Stadium , Chesterfield 15:00 BST
BBC Report
6' Beckford
Attendance: 8,409 Referee: Mark Haywood
Preston North End v Chesterfield
10 May 2015 (2015-05-10 ) Semi-final 2nd leg Preston North End 3–0 Chesterfield show Deepdale , Preston 19:45 BST
Beckford 38' , 87' Garner 62' (pen )
BBC Report
Attendance: 15,641 Referee: Andy D'Urso
Preston North End v Swindon Town
24 May 2015 (2015-05-24 ) Final Preston North End 4–0 Swindon Town show Wembley Stadium , London17:30 BST
Beckford 3' , 44' , 58' Huntington 13'
BBC Report
54' Kasim
Attendance: 48,236 Referee: Andy Madley
FA Cup [ ]
Preston North End v Shrewsbury Town
6 December 2014 Second round Preston North End 1–0 Shrewsbury Town show Deepdale , Preston 15:00
Huntington 19' Beckford 90+2'
Report
Attendance: 6,011 Referee: David Webb
Preston North End v Norwich City
3 January 2015 Third round Preston North End 2–0 Norwich City show Deepdale , Preston 15:00
Gallagher 71' , 84' King 76'
Report
Bennett 74'
Attendance: 9,807 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Preston North End v Sheffield United
24 January 2015 Fourth round Preston North End 1–1 Sheffield United show Deepdale , Preston 15:00
Gallagher 19' 90+3'
Report
Kennedy 67' De Girolamo 68' Baxter 81' Reed 89'
Attendance: 10,770 Referee: Keith Stroud
Sheffield United v Preston North End
3 February 2015 Replay Sheffield United 1–3 Preston North End show Bramall Lane , Sheffield 19:45
Murphy 38' McNulty 51'
Report
Gallagher 48' 63' , 73' (pen. ) Huntington 69' 70'
Attendance: 13,161 Referee: Lee Probert
Preston North End v Manchester United
16 February 2015 Fifth round Preston North End 1–3 Manchester United show 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 [ ]
Rochdale v Preston North End
12 August 2014 Round One Rochdale 0–2 Preston North End show Spotland Stadium , Rochdale 19:45
BBC Report
43' Little 48' Kilkenny
Attendance: 2,348 Referee: Mark Brown
Middlesbrough v Preston North End
26 August 2014 Round Two Middlesbrough 3–1 Preston North End show Riverside Stadium , Middlesbrough 19:45
Tomlin 51' , 66' Fewster 57'
Report
54' Hugill
Attendance: 10,727 Referee:
[ ]
Preston North End v Shrewsbury Town
2 September 2014 Round One Preston North End 1–0 Shrewsbury Town show Deepdale , Preston 19:45
Hugill 59'
Report
Attendance: 4,029 (196 away fans) Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Preston North End v Port Vale
7 October 2014 Round Two Preston North End 3–2 Port Vale show Deepdale , Preston 19:45
Humphrey 13' Gallagher 42' 69' Garner 63' 78'
Report
Zubar 29' Pope 51' , 89' Dickinson 64' Brown 80'
Attendance: 3,836 (286 away fans) Referee: Peter Bankes
Oldham Athletic v Preston North End
25 November 2014 Round Three Oldham Athletic 2–2 (9–10 p ) Preston North End show Boundary Park , Oldham 19:45
Poleon 46' Philliskirk 59' Dieng 79'
Report
Laird 32' Clarke 68' 80'
Attendance: 3,056 Referee: Tony Harrington Penalties
Notts County v Preston North End
16 December 2014 Area S-Final Notts County 0–1 Preston North End show Meadow Lane , Nottingham 19:45 GMT
Smith 35' 74' Hall 86'
Report
Huntington 20' Little 90+1'
Attendance: 2,058 Referee: Phil Gibbs
Walsall v Preston North End
27 January 2015 Area Final L2 Walsall 0–0 (2–0 agg. ) Preston North End show Bescot Stadium , Walsall 19:45 GMT
A. Chambers 56' O'Donnell 71' Cain 72'
Report
Clarke 64'
Attendance: 10,038 Referee: Nigel Miller
Overall summary [ ]
Summary [ ]
Games played
63 (46 League One , 6 FA Cup , 2 League Cup , 6 League Trophy , 3 Play-offs )
Games won
36 (25 League One , 4 FA Cup , 1 League Cup , 3 League Trophy , 3 Play-offs )
Games drawn
16 (14 League One , 1 FA Cup , 0 League Cup , '''2'''''' League Trophy , Play-offs )
Games lost
10 (7 League One , 1 FA Cup , 1 League Cup , 1 League Trophy , Play-offs )
Goals scored
84 (79 League One , 8 FA Cup , 3 League Cup , 10 League Trophy , 8 Play-offs )
Goals conceded
56 (40 League One , 5 FA Cup , 3 League Cup , 6 League Trophy , 0 Play-offs )
Goal difference
+28
Clean sheets
30 (20 League One , 3 FA Cup , 1 League Cup , 3 League Trophy , 3 Play-offs )
Yellow cards
91 (70 League One , 8 FA Cup , 2 League Cup , 7 League Trophy , 4 Play-offs )
Red cards
1 (1 League One , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup , 0 League Trophy )
Worst discipline
Joe Garner (11 , 0 )
Best result
W 5–1 vs Crewe Alexandra (15 Mar 15)
Worst result
L 0–3 vs Rochdale (1 Nov 14)
Most appearances
Tom Clarke (45 (1) Chris Humphrey (34 (12) Paul Gallagher (45 (1)
Top scorer
Joe Garner (27)
Points
89
Score overview [ ]
Opposition
Home score
Away score
Double
Barnsley
1–0
1–1
No
Bradford City
1–2
3–0
No
Bristol City
1–1
1–0
No
Chesterfield
3–3
2–0
No
Colchester United
4–2
0–1
No
Coventry City
1–0
2–0
Yes
Crawley Town
2–0
1–2
No
Crewe Alexandra
5–1
1–1
No
Doncaster Rovers
2–2
1–1
No
Fleetwood Town
3–2
1–1
No
Gillingham
2–2
1–0
No
Leyton Orient
2–2
2–0
No
Milton Keynes Dons
1–1
2–0
No
Notts County
0–0
3–1
No
Oldham Athletic
1–0
4–0
Yes
Peterborough United
2–0
1–0
Yes
Port Vale
2–0
2–2
No
Rochdale
1–0
0–3
No
Scunthorpe United
2–0
4–0
Yes
Sheffield United
1–1
1–2
No
Swindon Town
3–0
0–1
No
Walsall
1–0
1–3
No
Yeovil Town
1–1
2–0
No
Club staff [ ]
Position
Name
Manager
Simon Grayson
Assistant manager
Glynn Snodin
First team coach
John Dreyer
Goalkeeping coach
Alan Kelly, Jr.
Physio
Matt Jackson
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