2016–17 Preston North End F.C. season

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Preston North End
2016–17 season
ManagerSimon Grayson
StadiumDeepdale
Championship11th
FA Cup3rd Round
League Cup4th Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Hugill (10)
All: Hugill (11)
Highest home attendance22,185
(vs Arsenal, 7 Jan 2017)
Lowest home attendance4,509
(vs Hartlepool United, 9 Aug 16)
Average home league attendance12,606
Away colours
Third colours

The 2016–17 season was Preston North End's second consecutive season in the Championship in their 137th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Squad[]

No. Name Pos. Nationality Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End
Goalkeepers
1 Anders Lindegaard GK Denmark Dyrup 37 24 0 West Bromwich Albion 2 July 2016 Free 2017
22 Chris Maxwell GK Wales St Asaph 31 40 0 Fleetwood Town 1 July 2016 Free 2020
40 Matthew Hudson GK England Southport 23 1 0 Academy 1 July 2015 Free 2018
Defenders
2 Marnick Vermijl RB Belgium Peer 30 51 4 Sheffield Wednesday 31 August 2016 Undisclosed 2019
3 Greg Cunningham LB Republic of Ireland Galway 31 90 3 Bristol City 27 July 2015 Undisclosed 2019
5 Tom Clarke CB England Sowerby Bridge 34 194 12 Huddersfield Town 22 May 2013 Free 2019
6 Tyias Browning CB England Liverpool 27 8 0 Manchester United 30 January 2017 Loan 2017
15 Calum Woods RB England Liverpool 35 61 0 Huddersfield Town 1 July 2014 Free 2018
17 Tommy Spurr LB England Leeds 34 19 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 July 2016 Free 2019
23 Paul Huntington CB England Carlisle 34 200 16 Yeovil Town 22 May 2012 Free 2018
24 Andy Boyle CB Republic of Ireland Dublin 30 7 0 Dundalk 1 January 2017 Free 2019
27 Alex Baptiste CB England Sutton-in-Ashfield 36 24 3 Middlesbrough 31 August 2016 Loan 2017
Midfielders
4 Ben Pearson CM England Oldham 27 49 1 Manchester United 11 January 2016 £100,000 2020
7 Daryl Horgan RM Republic of Ireland Galway 29 21 2 Dundalk 1 January 2017 Free 2019
8 Alan Browne CM Republic of Ireland Cork 26 116 7 Free agent 1 January 2014 Free 2018
11 Daniel Johnson AM Jamaica Kingston 29 111 21 Aston Villa 23 January 2015 £50,000 2019
12 Paul Gallagher AM/WG Scotland Glasgow 37 189 30 Leicester City 16 June 2015 Free 2019
14 Aiden McGeady WG Republic of Ireland Glasgow 35 35 8 Everton 31 August 2016 Loan 2017
16 Liam Grimshaw MF/RB England Burnley 27 7 0 Manchester United 18 January 2016 Undisclosed 2018
18 Ben Pringle CM/LM England Newcastle upon Tyne 32 14 0 Fulham 4 July 2016 Undisclosed 2019
19 John Welsh CM England Liverpool 37 165 3 Tranmere Rovers 14 May 2012 Free 2018
Forwards
9 Simon Makienok CF Denmark Næstved 31 29 6 Palermo 1 July 2016 Loan 2017
10 Jermaine Beckford CF England London 38 60 21 Bolton Wanderers 9 June 2015 Free 2017
21 Stevie May CF Scotland Perth 29 13 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1 September 2015 Undisclosed 2018
25 Jordan Hugill CF England Middlesbrough 29 85 20 Port Vale 19 June 2014 Undisclosed 2018
29 Tom Barkhuizen RW England Blackpool 28 17 6 Morecambe 1 January 2017 Free 2019
37 Callum Robinson WG/CF England Northampton 27 78 15 Aston Villa 4 July 2016 Free 2019
Out on Loan
13 Eoin Doyle CF Republic of Ireland Dublin 33 44 7 Cardiff City 1 July 2016 Undisclosed 2019
20 Ben Davies LB England Barrow-in-Furness 26 12 0 Academy 25 January 2013 Free 2019
30 Clive Smith DF England 24 0 0 Academy 1 January 2016 Trainee 2017

Statistics[]

As of 7 May 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Denmark DEN Anders Lindegaard 10 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF Belgium BEL Marnick Vermijl 19 2 13+5 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Greg Cunningham 44 0 40+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
4 MF England ENG Ben Pearson 33 1 28+2 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF England ENG Tom Clarke 46 4 42+0 4 1+0 0 1+2 0
6 DF England ENG Tyias Browning 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Horgan 21 2 10+10 2 0+1 0 0+0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Browne 36 0 22+10 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
9 FW Denmark DEN Simon Makienok (on loan from Palermo) 29 6 8+17 3 0+1 0 3+0 3
10 FW Jamaica JAM Jermaine Beckford 18 2 4+14 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF Jamaica JAM Daniel Johnson 44 4 31+9 4 1+0 0 2+1 0
12 MF Scotland SCO Paul Gallagher 34 1 28+3 1 1+0 0 1+1 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Aiden McGeady (on loan from Everton) 35 8 32+2 8 1+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF England ENG Liam Grimshaw 7 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
17 DF England ENG Tommy Spurr 19 1 11+6 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
18 MF England ENG Ben Pringle 14 0 7+3 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
19 MF England ENG John Welsh 7 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
21 FW Scotland SCO Stevie May 4 1 2+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK Wales WAL Chris Maxwell 40 0 37+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
23 DF England ENG Paul Huntington 38 1 26+7 1 1+0 0 4+0 0
24 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Boyle 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW England ENG Jordan Hugill 47 13 35+9 12 1+0 0 1+1 1
27 DF England ENG Alex Baptiste (on loan from Middlesbrough) 24 3 23+1 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW England ENG Tom Barkhuizen 17 6 12+5 6 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 FW England ENG Callum Robinson 45 11 33+8 10 1+0 1 0+3 0
Out on Loan:
13 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Eoin Doyle 15 3 6+5 1 0+0 0 2+2 2
20 DF England ENG Ben Davies (at Fleetwood Town) 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
Player who left during the season:
6 DF Australia AUS Bailey Wright 21 0 18+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
7 MF Jamaica JAM Chris Humphrey 14 0 4+6 0 0+0 0 3+1 0
14 FW England ENG Joe Garner 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

Goals record[]

As of 7 May 2017
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 25 England CF Jordan Hugill 12 0 1 13
2 37 England WG Callum Robinson 10 1 0 11
3 14 Republic of Ireland RW Aiden McGeady 8 0 0 8
4 9 Denmark CF Simon Makienok 3 0 3 6
29 England RW Tom Barkhuizen 6 0 0 6
6 11 Jamaica AM Daniel Johnson 5 0 0 5
7 5 England CB Tom Clarke 4 0 0 4
8 13 Republic of Ireland CF Eoin Doyle 1 0 2 3
27 England CB Alex Baptiste 3 0 0 3
10 2 Belgium RB Marnick Vermijl 2 0 0 2
7 Republic of Ireland RW Daryl Horgan 2 0 0 2
10 Jamaica CF Jermaine Beckford 2 0 0 2
12 4 England CM Ben Pearson 1 0 0 1
12 Scotland AM Paul Gallagher 1 0 0 1
17 England LB Tommy Spurr 1 0 0 1
21 Scotland CF Stevie May 1 0 0 1
23 England CB Paul Huntington 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 2 0 0 2
Total 64 1 6 71

Disciplinary Record[]

As of 7 May 2017
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 4 England CM Ben Pearson 14 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 0 0
2 3 Republic of Ireland LB Greg Cunningham 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
3 25 England CF Jordan Hugill 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
4 8 Republic of Ireland CM Alan Browne 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1
14 Republic of Ireland RW Aiden McGeady 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
6 23 England CB Paul Huntington 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
7 11 Jamaica AM Daniel Johnson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
37 England WG Callum Robinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
9 2 Belgium RB Marnick Vermijl 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
5 England CB Tom Clarke 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 Australia CB Bailey Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
22 Wales GK Chris Maxwell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
27 England CB Alex Baptiste 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
14 6 England CB Tyias Browning 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 Jamaica CF Jermaine Beckford 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
12 Scotland AM Paul Gallagher 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
17 England LB Tommy Spurr 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18 England CM Ben Pringle 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
19 England CM John Welsh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
24 Republic of Ireland CB Andy Boyle 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 7 Jamaica RW Chris Humphrey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 Republic of Ireland CF Eoin Doyle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
20 England LB Ben Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 81 0 5 3 0 0 6 0 1 90 0 6

Contracts[]

Date Position Nationality Name Contract Length Status Expires Ref.
1 July 2016 CM England Josh Brownhill 2 years Rejected 2018 [1][2]
25 August 2016 CB England Paul Huntington 2 years Extended 2019 [3]
25 August 2016 AM Jamaica Daniel Johnson 3 years Signed 2019 [3]
6 September 2016 CB England Tom Clarke 3 years Signed 2019 [4]
8 September 2016 LB Republic of Ireland Greg Cunningham 3 years Signed 2019 [5]
14 September 2016 AM Scotland Paul Gallagher 3 years Signed 2019 [6]
14 September 2016 CF England Jordan Hugill 2 years Signed 2018 [6]
18 October 2016 CM England John Welsh 1 Year Signed 2018 [7]
10 November 2016 CB England Ben Davies 3 years Signed 2019 [8]
29 December 2016 CM England Ben Pearson 3+1⁄2 years Signed 2020 [9]
2 March 2017 GK Wales Chris Maxwell 1 year Extended 2020 [10]
9 May 2017 GK England Matthew Hudson 18 Months Extended 2018 [11]

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CF Republic of Ireland Eoin Doyle Cardiff City Undisclosed [12]
1 July 2016 GK Wales Chris Maxwell Fleetwood Town Free transfer [13]
1 July 2016 LB England Tommy Spurr Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [14]
2 July 2016 GK Denmark Anders Lindegaard West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [15]
4 July 2016 CM England Ben Pringle Fulham Undisclosed [16]
4 July 2016 LW England Callum Robinson Aston Villa Free transfer [16]
31 August 2016 RB Belgium Marnick Vermijl Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [17]
1 January 2017 RW England Tom Barkhuizen Morecambe Free transfer [18]
1 January 2017 CB Republic of Ireland Andy Boyle Dundalk Free transfer [19]
1 January 2017 RM Republic of Ireland Daryl Horgan Dundalk Free transfer [19]

Transfers out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 LB England Nick Anderton Barrow [a] Released [1]
1 July 2016 CM England Josh Brownhill Bristol City Compensation [2]
1 July 2016 CB England Josh Heaton Droylsen [b] Released [1]
1 July 2016 GK England Jamie Jones Stevenage Free transfer [22]
1 July 2016 CM Australia Neil Kilkenny Melbourne City [c] Released [1]
1 July 2016 GK England Chris Kirkland Bury [d] Released [1]
1 July 2016 CF Northern Ireland Andy Little Free agent Released [1]
1 July 2016 LM England Kyel Reid Coventry City [e] Released [1]
1 July 2016 CF England Jack Ryan Bradford Park Avenue [f] Released [1]
19 August 2016 CF England Joe Garner Rangers £1,800,000 [27]
30 December 2016 RM Jamaica Chris Humphrey Hibernian [g] Mutual consent [29]
6 January 2017 CB Australia Bailey Wright Bristol City Undisclosed [30]
  • income Increase –£1,800,000
  1. ^ Following Anderton's release, he signed for Barrow.[20]
  2. ^ Following Heaton's release, he signed for Droylsden.[21]
  3. ^ Following Kilkenny's release, he signed for Melbourne City.[23]
  4. ^ Following Kirkland's release, he signed for Bury.[24]
  5. ^ Following Reid's release, he signed for Coventry City.[25]
  6. ^ Following Ryan's release, he signed for Bradford Park Avenue.[26]
  7. ^ Following Humphrey's departure, he signed for Hibernian.[28]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2016 CF Denmark Simon Makienok Palermo End of Season [31]
31 August 2016 CB England Alex Baptiste Middlesbrough End of Season [17]
31 August 2016 RW Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady Everton End of Season [17]
30 January 2017 RB England Tyias Browning Everton End of Season [32]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
2 January 2017 LB England Ben Davies Fleetwood Town End of season [33]
31 January 2017 CF Republic of Ireland Eoin Doyle Portsmouth End of season [34]
31 January 2017 DM England Liam Grimshaw Chesterfield End of season [35]
31 January 2017 RB Wales Clive Smith St Johnstone End of season [36]
24 March 2017 LB England Josh Earl Lancaster City End of season [37]

Competitions[]

Pre-season[]

8 July 2016 Bamber Bridge 1–2 Preston North End Bamber Bridge, Lancashire
19:00 BST Churchman 86' Vasey 30' (o.g.)
Doyle 77'		 Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium
Attendance: 1,836
Referee: N. Salisbury
9 July 2016 Chorley 1–2 Preston North End Chorley, Lancashire
15:00 BST O'Keefe 1' (pen.) Report Garner 56'
Hugill 64'		 Stadium: Victory Park
Attendance: 1,739
Referee:
16 July 2016 Accrington Stanley v Preston North End Accrington, Lancashire
15:00 BST Stadium: Wham Stadium
19 July 2016 Oldham Athletic 1–3 Preston North End Oldham, Greater Manchester
19:00 BST Trialist 71' Report Doyle 20'
Garner 70', 74' (pen.)		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 908
Referee: Oliver Langford
23 July 2016 Preston North End 1–1 Stoke City Preston, Lancashire
15:00 BST Johnson 8' Report Diouf 54' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 4,493
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Morecambe 1–4 Preston North End Morecambe, Lancashire
19:30 BST Barkhuizen 78' Report Robinson 23', 81'
Pringle 39'
Hugill 71'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,252 (554 away fans)
Referee:
30 July 2016 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Preston North End Bolton, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 3,669 (800 away fans)
Referee: Andrew Madley

Championship[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Derby County 46 18 13 15 54 50 +4 67
10 Brentford 46 18 10 18 75 65 +10 64
11 Preston North End 46 16 14 16 64 63 +1 62
12 Cardiff City 46 17 11 18 60 61 −1 62
13 Aston Villa 46 16 14 16 47 48 −1 62
Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.


Matches[]

6 August 2016 1 Reading 1–0 Preston North End Reading
15:00 BST Swift 35'
McShane Yellow card 36'
Evans Yellow card 50'		 PNE Report Yellow card 50' Cunningham
Yellow card 59' Gallagher
Yellow card 90+5' Browne		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,764 (1,000 PNE fans)
Referee: Andy Davies
13 August 2016 2 Preston North End 1–2 Fulham Preston
15:00 BST Robinson 71' BBC Report 33' Aluko
Yellow card 43' Ayité
67' Smith
Yellow card 78' Cairney		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,809
Referee: James Adcock
16 August 2016 3 Preston North End 0–1 Derby County Preston
19:45 BST Pringle Yellow card 86' BBC Report 87' Forsyth Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,628
Referee: David Coote
20 August 2016 4 Queens Park Rangers 0–2 Preston North End London
15:00 BST Perch Yellow card 45+1' BBC Report 21' Beckford
52' (og) Onuoha
Yellow card 58' Welsh
Yellow card 85' Browne		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,307
Referee: Andy Madley
27 August 2016 5 Ipswich Town 1–0 Preston North End Ipswich
15:00 BST Ward 15'
Skuse Yellow card 45'		 BBC Report Yellow card 38' Spurr Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,296
Referee: Tim Robinson
10 September 2016 6 Preston North End 1–2 Barnsley Preston
15:00 BST Spurr Yellow card 39'
Cunningham Yellow card 47'
McGeady 64'
Hugill Yellow card 81'		 BBC Report 27' Winnall
Yellow card 50' Roberts
79' Armstrong
Yellow card 88' Yiadom
Yellow card 90+1' 		Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,852
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
13 September 2016 7 Preston North End 3–0 Cardiff City Preston
19:45 BST Clarke 36'
Robinson 41' Yellow card 79'
Hugill 88'		 PNE Report Wilson Yellow card 26'
Lambert Yellow card 55'
Noone Yellow card 62'
Pilkington Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,216 (215 Cardiff City fans)
Referee:
13 September 2016 8 Brentford 5–0 Preston North End London
19:45 BST Hogan 34', 84', 87'
Dean 74'
Humphrey 85' (og)		 BBC Report Yellow card 64' Cunningham
Yellow card 81' Humphrey		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Referee: Keith Stroud
23 September 2016 9 Preston North End 1–0 Wigan Athletic Preston
19:45 BST Hugill 7'
Cunningham Yellow card 30'
Browne Yellow card 75'		 BBC Report Yellow card 45+1' Burn
Yellow card 67' Perkins		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,077
Referee: Oliver Langford
27 September 2016 10 Birmingham City 2–2 Preston North End Birmingham
19:45 BST Shotton 30'
Che Adams 68'
Maghoma Yellow card 80'		 Report 19' Baptiste
35' Johnson
Yellow card 43' Pearson		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 15,779
Referee:
1 October 2016 11 Preston North End 2–0 Aston Villa Preston
15:00 BST Pearson 5', Yellow card 44'
Hugill 39'
Cunningham Yellow card 61'
Welsh Yellow card 87'
Wright Yellow card 90+5'		 BBC Report Yellow card 42' Hutton
Yellow card 44' Westwood
Yellow card 45+3' Jedinak
Yellow card 85' Amavi		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,696
Referee: Peter Bankes
15 October 2016 12 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Preston North End Brighton
15:00 BST Baldock 54'
Murray 65'		 BBC Report 10', Yellow card 75' Hugill
Yellow card 82' Pearson
90+2' Makienok		 Stadium: AMEX Stadium
Attendance: 27,606
Referee: Craig Pawson
19 October 2016 13 Preston North End 3–1 Huddersfield Town Preston
19:45 BST Clarke 6'
Baptiste 42'
Gallagher 53'
Hugill Yellow card 82'		 Report Hudson Yellow card 53'
Wells 81'		 Stadium: Deepdale Stadium
Attendance: 12,862
Referee:
22 October 2016 14 Norwich City 0–1 Preston North End Norwich
15:00 BST Klose Yellow card 57' Report Yellow card 68' Cunningham
75' Baptiste		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,239
Referee:
29 October 2016 15 Preston North End 1–2 Newcastle United Preston
15:00 BST Robinson Yellow card 61'
Pearson Yellow card 64'
Johnson Yellow card 64'
Beckford 90'		 Report 59', 71', Yellow card 84' Mitrović
Yellow card 76' Hayden
Yellow card 89' Ritchie
Yellow card 90+7' Darlow		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 20,724
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
5 November 2016 16 Rotherham United 1–3 Preston North End Rotherham
15:00 GMT Wood 71' Report Hugill 22'
Robinson 27'
Johnson Yellow card 55'
Vermijl 81'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,013
Referee:
19 November 2016 17 Preston North End 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Preston
15:00 GMT Hugill Yellow card 42'
Pearson Yellow card 63'
Cunningham Yellow card 63'
Maxwell Yellow card 66'		 Report Yellow card 45+1' Price
Yellow card 64' Hause
Yellow card 70' Wallace
Yellow card 71' Batth		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,683
Referee: James Lingington
26 November 2016 18 Preston North End 1–1 Burton Albion Preston
15:00 GMT Johnson Yellow card 37'
Robinson 45+2'
Cunningham Yellow card 85'
Pearson Yellow card 90'		 Report Irvine 23'
Mousinho Yellow card 77'
O'Grady Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Deepdale Stadium
Attendance: 10,696
Referee:
3 December 2016 19 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Preston North End Sheffield
15:00 GMT Forestieri 9' Red card 65'
Lee Yellow card 58'
Fletcher 79' (pen.)		 Report Doyle 82' Red card 90'
Beckford Red card 90'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,843
Referee: Scott Duncan
10 December 2016 20 Preston North End 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Preston
17:30 GMT Johnson 18', 31' (pen.)
Clarke Yellow card 52'
Robinson 80'		 Report Graham soccer ball with red X 22' 22', 70'
Lenihan Yellow card 30'
Marshall Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Deepdale Stadium
Attendance: 14,527
Referee: Kevin Friend
14 December 2016 21 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Preston North End Nottingham
19:45 GMT Lam Yellow card 54'
Maxwell 68' (o.g.)
Vaughan Yellow card 77'		 Report Makienok 45'
Browne Yellow card 53'
Baptiste Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 15,864
Referee: Tony Harrington
17 December 2016 22 Bristol City 1–2 Preston North End Bristol
15:00 GMT Wilbraham 78' Report 21' Makienok
Yellow card 45+4' McGeady
85', Yellow card 90+1' Johnson
Yellow card 90' Pearson		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 18,619
Referee: Simon Hooper
26 December 2016 23 Preston North End 1–4 Leeds United Preston
15:00 GMT Vermijl 27'
Beckford Red card 69'
Clarke Yellow card 72'
Baptiste Yellow card 86'		 Report Roofe 17'
Sacko 23'
Doukara 31'
Phillips Yellow card 43'
Bartley Yellow card 50'
Ayling Yellow card 61'
Hernández 88'		 Stadium: Deepdale Stadium
Attendance: 21,255
Referee:
31 December 2016 24 Preston North End 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Preston
15:00 GMT Pearson Yellow card 75'
Hutchinson 77' (o.g.)		 Report Fletcher Yellow card 73'
Reach 90+4'		 Stadium: Deepdale Stadium
Attendance: 14,802
Referee:
2 January 2017 25 Burton Albion 0–1 Preston North End Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT O'Grady Yellow card 33' Report 45+1' Clarke Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,144
Referee: Oliver Langford
14 January 2017 26 Preston North End 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Preston
15:00 GMT Bruno Yellow card 63'
Duffy Yellow card 73'		 Report 13' Huntington
53' Robinson
Yellow card 68' Cunningham
Yellow card 90+4' Hugill		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,391
Referee: Simon Hooper
21 January 2017 27 Aston Villa 2–2 Preston North End Birmingham
15:00 GMT Adomah 22', 36', Yellow card 41'
Amavi Yellow card 67'		 Report Yellow card 18' Browne
Yellow card 63', 64', 76' Hugill
Yellow card 68' Vermijl
Yellow card 90+5' McGeady		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,415
Referee: Andrew Madley
28 January 2017 28 Preston North End 1–1 Ipswich Town Preston
15:00 GMT Vermijl Yellow card 14'
Hugill 89'
McGeady Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Lawrence 16' Stadium: Deepdale Stadium
Attendance: 10,656
Referee:
31 January 2017 29 Cardiff City 2–0 Preston North End Cardiff
19:45 GMT Whittingham 18' (pen.)
Zohore 28'
Harris Yellow card 64'		 Report McGeady Yellow card 72' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 13,894
Referee: Graham Scott
4 February 2017 30 Barnsley 0–0 Preston North End Barnsley
15:00 GMT Scowen Yellow card 58' Report McGeady Yellow card 64'
Pearson Yellow card 79'
Browne Yellow card 88'
Cunningham Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,590
Referee: Oliver Langford
11 February 2017 31 Preston North End 4–2 Brentford Preston
15:00 GMT McGeady 18', 75'
Robinson 52'
Horgan 77'		 Report Field 12'
Colin Yellow card 29', 89'
McEachran Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Deepdale Stadium
Attendance: 10,130
Referee: Tony Harrington
14 February 2017 32 Preston North End 2–1 Birmingham City Preston
19:45 GMT Robinson 8', Yellow card 52'
Pearson Yellow card 45+3'Hugill 78'		 Report Yellow card 40' Kieftenbeld
Yellow card 45+3' Frei
47', Yellow card 58' Adams
Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 80' Gardner		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,233
Referee: Tim Robinson
18 February 2017 33 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Preston North End Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Yellow card 36' McGeady
Yellow card 43' Browning		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 15,117
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
25 February 2017 34 Preston North End 2–1 Queen's Park Rangers Preston
15:00 GMT McGeady 45'
Clarke Yellow card 66'
Hugill 71'		 Report Yellow card 21' Onuoha
36' Yellow card 62' LuaLua
Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 78' Freeman		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,848
Referee: David Coote
4 March 2017 35 Fulham 3–1 Preston North End Fulham, London
15:00 GMT Aluko 22'
Martin 60'
Kebano 77'		 Report Barkhuizen 68'
Pearson Yellow card 80'
Cunningham Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 20,205
Referee: Simon Hooper
7 March 2017 36 Derby County 1–1 Preston North End Derby
19:45 GMT Vydra 50'
Johnson Yellow card 81'		 Report McGeady Yellow card 54'
Barkhuizen 90+4'		 Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 26,301
Referee:
11 March 2017 37 Preston North End 3–0 Reading Preston
15:00 GMT Boyle Yellow card 29'
Barkuizhen 31', 49'
Horgan 40'		 Report Yellow card 90+1' Gunter Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,787
Referee: Scott Duncan
18 March 2017 38 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Preston North End Blackburn
13:00 GMT Bennett 43'
Conway 56'
Mahoney Yellow card 77'		 Report 13' Barkhuizen
Yellow card 67' Cunningham
Yellow card 87' Huntington
90+3' McGeady		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,435
Referee: Stuart Attwell
1 April 2017 39 Preston North End 1–1 Nottingham Forest Preston
15:00 BST Boyle Yellow card 37'
McGeady 52'
Robinson Yellow card 55'
Pearson Yellow card 90+4'		 Report 22' Assombalonga
Yellow card 34' Lichaj
Yellow card 71' Pinillos
Yellow card 90+2' Fox		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,459
Referee: Darren Bond
4 April 2017 40 Preston North End 5–0 Bristol City Preston
19:45 BST Maxwell Yellow card 4'
Barkhuizen 25'
McGeady 47' (pen.)
Clarke 54'
Robinson 64', 68'
Huntington Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Pack Yellow card 34'
Tomlin Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,224
Referee: Andrew Madley
8 April 2017 41 Leeds United 3–0 Preston North End Leeds
15:00 BST Roofe 18'
Hernández 45'
Wood Yellow card 78'
Doukara 90+3'		 Report Baptiste Red card 86' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 31,851
Referee: Peter Bankes
14 April 2017 42 Huddersfield Town 3–2 Preston North End Huddersfield
15:00 BST Kachunga 43'
Löwe Yellow card 58'
Payne 70'
Quaner 90+6'		 Report McGeady 23'
Pearson Yellow card 58'
Vermijl Yellow card 61'
Huntington Yellow card 61'
Hugill 79' Yellow card 90+3'
Maxwell Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 21,254
Referee: Lee Probert
17 April 2017 43 Preston North End 1–3 Norwich City Preston
15:00 BST Spurr 67' Report Dorrans 28'
Murphy 40' Yellow card 81'
Maddison 90+2'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,373
Referee:
24 April 2017 44 Newcastle United 4–1 Preston North End Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST Pérez 7', 67'
Atsu 45'
Shelvey Yellow card 56'
Ritchie 65' (pen.) Yellow card 82'		 Report Hugill 14'
Browning Yellow card 27'
Gallagher Red card 64'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,212
Referee: Andrew Madley
29 April 2017 45 Preston North End 1–1 Rotherham United Preston
15:00 BST May 41' Report Smallwood 9' Yellow card 69' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,032
Referee:
7 May 2017 46 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Preston North End Wolverhampton
12:00 BST Batth 1'
Yellow card 63'		 Report Yellow card 76' Pearson
Yellow card 86' Huntington		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 20,163
Referee: Darren England

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
7 January 2017 Round 3 Preston North End 1–2 Arsenal Preston
15:00 GMT Robinson 7'
Hugill Yellow card 44'
Cunningham Yellow card 65'
Pearson Yellow card 75'		 Report 46' Ramsey
Yellow card 70' Gabriel
89' Giroud		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 22,185
Referee: Robert Madley

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
9 August 2016 First round Preston North End 1–0 Hartlepool United Preston
19:45 BST Wright Yellow card 18'
Hungtington Yellow card 90'
Doyle 90+4'		 BBC Report Yellow card 61' Woods
Yellow card 81' Magnay		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 4,509
Referee: Andy Woolmer
23 August 2016 Second Round Preston North End 2–0 Oldham Athletic Preston
19:45 BST Doyle 66'
Hugill 81'		 BBC Report Yellow card 87' Erwin Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,075
Referee: Scott Duncan
20 September 2016 Third Round AFC Bournemouth 2–3 (a.e.t.) Preston North End Bournemouth
19:45 BST Wilson Yellow card 15'
Grabban 53' (pen.)
Gosling 76'		 BBC Report 10', 85', 111' Makienok
Yellow card 30' Davies
Yellow card 58' Pringle
Yellow card 109' Pearson		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 7,595
Referee: Simon Hooper
25 October 2016 Fourth Round Newcastle United 6–0 Preston North End Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST Mitrović 19', 55' Yellow card 56'
Diamé 38', 87'
Ritchie 53' (pen.)
Pérez 90+1'		 Report Doyle Yellow card 19'
Browne Red card 25'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 49,042
Referee: Andrew Madley

Summary[]

Games played 51 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Games won 19 (16 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Games drawn 14 (14 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost 18 (16 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored 71 (64 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 6 League Cup)
Goals conceded 73 (63 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 8 League Cup)
Goal difference -2
Clean sheets 14 (12 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Yellow cards 88 (79 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 7 League Cup)
Red cards 6 (6 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Worst Discipline Ben Pearson (15 Yellow card, 0 Yellow card Yellow-red card, 0 Red card)
Best result 5–0 vs Bristol City (4 April 2017)
Worst result 0–6 vs Newcastle United (25 Oct 16)
Most appearances Tom Clarke & Jordan Hugill (46)
Top scorer Jordan Hugill (12)
Points 62

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