Preston North End 2017–18 football season
Preston North End 2017–18 season Manager Alex Neil Stadium Deepdale Championship 7th FA Cup 4th Round EFL Cup 1st round Top goalscorer League: Sean Maguire (10) All: Jordan Hugill Sean Maguire (10)
The 2017–18 season was Preston North End 's third consecutive season in the Championship , in their 138th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup . The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Squad [ ]
No.
Name
Pos.
Nationality
Place of birth
Age
Apps
Goals
Signed from
Date signed
Fee
End
Goalkeepers
1
Declan Rudd
GK
Diss
30
85
0
Norwich City
1 July 2017
£966,000
2020
22
Chris Maxwell
GK
St Asaph
31
71
0
Fleetwood Town
1 July 2016
Free
2020
28
Matthew Hudson
GK
Southport
23
1
0
Academy
1 July 2015
Trainee
2020
31
Callum Roberts
GK
South shields
22
0
0
Academy
1 July 2017
Trainee
2018
Defenders
3
Greg Cunningham
LB
Galway
30
110
4
Bristol City
27 July 2015
Undisclosed
2019
5
Tom Clarke
CB
Sowerby Bridge
33
214
14
Huddersfield Town
22 May 2013
Free
2020
14
Darnell Fisher
RB
Reading
27
35
0
Rotherham United
27 July 2017
Undisclosed
2021
15
Calum Woods
RB
Liverpool
34
79
0
Huddersfield Town
1 July 2014
Free
2019
17
Tommy Spurr
LB
Leeds
33
24
1
Blackburn Rovers
1 July 2016
Free
2019
20
Ben Davies
CB /LB
Barrow-in-Furness
26
47
1
Academy
25 January 2013
Free
2021
23
Paul Huntington
CB
Carlisle
33
245
17
Yeovil Town
22 May 2012
Free
2018
32
Josh Earl
LB /LW
Liverpool
22
20
0
Academy
1 July 2017
Trainee
2020
Midfielders
4
Ben Pearson
CM /DM
Oldham
26
84
1
Manchester United
11 January 2016
£115,000
2020
7
Daryl Horgan
RM
Galway
29
44
4
Dundalk
1 January 2017
Free
2019
8
Alan Browne
CM
Cork
26
164
15
Free agent
1 January 2014
Free
2020
10
Josh Harrop
AM /CF
Stockport
25
39
4
Manchester United
3 July 2017
Undisclosed
2021
11
Daniel Johnson
AM
Kingston
28
149
23
Aston Villa
23 January 2015
£50,000
2019
12
Paul Gallagher
AM /WG
Glasgow
37
222
32
Leicester City
16 June 2015
Free
2019
19
John Welsh
CM
Liverpool
36
176
3
Tranmere Rovers
14 May 2012
Free
2018
Forwards
21
Louis Moult
CF
Stoke-on-Trent
29
11
2
Motherwell
1 January 2018
Undisclosed
2021
24
Sean Maguire
CF
Luton
27
25
10
Cork City
24 July 2017
Undisclosed
2021
27
Connor Simpson
CF
Guisborough
21
1
0
Hartlepool United
11 January 2018
Undisclosed
2020
29
Tom Barkhuizen
RW /SS
Blackpool
28
64
14
Morecambe
1 January 2017
Free
2020
37
Callum Robinson
WG /CF
Northampton
26
121
23
Aston Villa
4 July 2016
Free
2020
39
Billy Bodin
RW /CF
Swindon
29
19
1
Bristol Rovers
3 January 2018
Undisclosed
2020
Out on Loan
2
Marnick Vermijl
RB
Peer
29
54
4
Sheffield Wednesday
31 August 2016
Undisclosed
2019
6
Andy Boyle
CB
Dublin
30
12
0
Dundalk
1 January 2017
Free
2019
13
Eoin Doyle
CF
Dublin
33
44
7
Cardiff City
1 July 2016
Undisclosed
2019
18
Ben Pringle
CM /LM
Newcastle upon Tyne
32
14
0
Fulham
4 July 2016
£255,000
2019
25
Kevin O'Connor
LB
Enniscorthy
22
9
0
Cork City
24 July 2017
Undisclosed
2020
30
Melle Meulensteen
CM
Nijmegen
22
0
0
Academy
1 July 2017
Trainee
2018
All appearances and goals up to date as of 7 May 2018.
Statistics [ ]
As of 7 May 2018
Goals record [ ]
As of 7 May 2018
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of 7 May 2018
Rank
No.
Nat.
Po.
Name
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
1
4
CM
Ben Pearson
13
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
1
0
2
14
RB
Darnell Fisher
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
3
11
AM
Daniel Johnson
8
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
23
CB
Paul Huntington
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
5
—
CF
Jordan Hugill
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
6
12
CM
Paul Gallagher
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
7
3
LB
Greg Cunningham
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
8
CM
Alan Browne
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
19
CM
John Welsh
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
10
10
AM
Josh Harrop
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
15
RB
Calum Woods
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
20
CB
Ben Davies
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
13
32
LB
Josh Earl
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
39
LW
Billy Bodin
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
15
1
GK
Declan Rudd
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
29
WG
Tom Barkhuizen
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
18
5
CB
Tom Clarke
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
6
CB
Andy Boyle
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
24
CF
Sean Maguire
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
20
37
WG
Callum Robinson
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Total
105
5
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
108
5
0
Contracts [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
Contract Length
Status
Expires
Ref.
13 September 2017
LB
Josh Earl
3 years
Signed
June 2020
[1]
16 October 2017
RB
Calum Woods
2 years
Signed
June 2019
[2]
23 October 2017
WG
Callum Robinson
3 years
Signed
June 2020
[3]
22 March 2018
CB
Ben Davies
3 1/2 years
Signed
June 2021
[4]
22 May 2018
RB
Darnell Fisher
3 years
Signed
June 2021
[5]
1 June 2018
CB
Tom Clarke
2 years
Signed
June 2020
[6]
6 June 2018
GK
Matthew Hudson
2 years
Signed
June 2020
[7]
6 June 2018
CF
Sean Maguire
3 years
Signed
June 2021
[8]
8 June 2018
CM
Paul Gallagher
1 year
Signed
June 2019
[9]
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
^ Jermaine Beckford joined Bury following his release from the club.[19]
^ Anders Lindegaard joined Burnley following his release.[20]
^ Liam Grimshaw joined Motherwell following his release from the club.[23]
Loans in [ ]
Start date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
End date
Ref.
4 August 2017
CF
Stephy Mavididi
Arsenal
3 January 2018
[25] [a]
^ Mavididi's loan was cut short, so he could join Charlton Athletic .[26]
Loans out [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
As of 7 June 2017, Preston North End have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Bamber Bridge , Stockport County , Morecambe , Accrington Stanley , Burnley , Fleetwood Town [33] and Newcastle United .[34]
Stockport County v Preston North End
15 July 2017 Stockport County 1–2 Preston North End show Edgeley 15:00 BST
Oswell 26'
Report
Robinson 34' Barkhuizen 40'
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1,470 Referee:
Morecambe v Preston North End
18 July 2017 Morecambe 0–2 Preston North End show Morecambe 19:30 BST
Report
Barkhuizen 36' Pearson 56'
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 974 Referee:
Preston North End v Newcastle United
22 July 2017 Preston North End 1–1 Newcastle United show Deepdale 15:00 BST
Barkhuizen 33'
Report
Mitrović 8'
Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 7,280
Preston North End v Burnley
25 July 2017 Preston North End 1–2 Burnley show Deepdale 19:45 BST
Maguire 65'
Report
Walters 21' Long 53'
Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 5,633 Referee:
Fleetwood Town v Preston North End
Competitions [ ]
Championship [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
5
Middlesbrough
46
22
10
14
67
45
+22
76
Qualification for Championship play-offs [a]
6
Derby County
46
20
15
11
70
48
+22
75
7
Preston North End
46
19
16
11
57
46
+11
73
8
Millwall
46
19
15
12
56
45
+11
72
9
Brentford
46
18
15
13
62
52
+10
69
Source:
English Football League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
Result summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
19
16
11
57
46
+11
73
9
8
6
26
22
+4
10
8
5
31
24
+7
Last updated: 7 May 2018.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A A H A H H A H A H A A H H A H H A H A H H A A H A H A H A H A H A H H A A H A H A H A H Result W D L W D D W W D W D D L L L L D W D W W W D D W L D D W W D D D L W W L W L L L W W D W W Position 7 9 12 7 7 10 5 4 4 4 6 5 7 9 10 14 13 11 13 10 10 9 8 9 8 9 10 11 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8 10 10 11 11 8 9 7 7
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2018. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[35] [36]
Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday
5 August 2017 1 Preston North End 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday show Preston 15:00 BST
Pearson 22' Hugill 67' Johnson 79' (pen. )
Report
Forestieri 33' Bannan 55' Pudil 74'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,267 Referee: Tony Harrington
Leeds United v Preston North End
Derby County v Preston North End
15 August 2017 3 Derby County 1–0 Preston North End show Derby 19:45 BST
Johnson 45' Vydra 58' (pen ) Weimann 90+3'
Report
Robinson 36' Huntington 57' Browne 74'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,371 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Preston North End v Reading
19 August 2017 4 Preston North End 1–0 Reading show Preston 15:00 BST
Pearson 12' Hugill 22' Fisher 38'
Report
Moore 19' Evans 45+1' Gunter 90+2'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,174 Referee: Andy Madley
Middlesbrough v Preston North End
26 August 2017 5 Middlesbrough 0–0 Preston North End show Middlesbrough 15:00 BST
Clayton 65'
Report
Pearson 63' Harrop 89'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,295 Referee: Darren England
Preston North End v Barnsley
9 September 2017 6 Preston North End 1–1 Barnsley show Preston 15:00 BST
Maguire 23' Hugill 36'
Report
Potts 26' McCarthy 50' Pearson 87'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,813 Referee: Peter Banks
Birmingham City v Preston North End
Preston North End v Millwall
23 September 2017 9 Preston North End 0–0 Millwall show Preston 15:00 BST
Barkhuizen 17' Huntington 45+1' Fisher 84'
Report
Wallace 78'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,363 Referee: Darren Bond
Hull City v Preston North End
26 September 2017 10 Hull City 1–2 Preston North End show Hull 19:45 BST
Larsson 24' Dawson 36' McGregor 37' Campbell 37' Bowen 50'
Report
Barkhuizen 37' Fisher 61' Robinson 88' Johnson 90+2'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,443 Referee: James Linington
Preston North End v Sunderland
30 September 2017 11 Preston North End 2–2 Sunderland show Preston 15:00 BST
Fisher 23' Harrop 55' Hugill 57'
Report
Honeyman 28' McGeady 59' Steele 68'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,621 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Fulham v Preston North End
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Preston North End
Preston North End v Aston Villa
1 November 2017 15 Preston North End 0–2 Aston Villa show Preston 19:45 GMT
Browne 55'
Report
Chester 12' Snodgrass 33' Davis 63'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,212 Referee: Peter Bankes
Ipswich Town v Preston North End
Preston North End v Bolton Wanderers
17 November 2017 17 Preston North End 0–0 Bolton Wanderers show Preston 19:45 GMT
Huntington 77' Boyle 86'
Report
Henry 2' Ameobi 53' Beevers 67'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,213 Referee: Simon Hooper
Bristol City v Preston North End
Norwich City v Preston North End
25 November 2017 19 Norwich City 1–1 Preston North End show Norwich 15:00 GMT
Maddison 34' Vrancic 55' Reed 63' Oliveira 71'
Report
Daniel Johnson 6' Fisher 41' Barkhuizen 70' Davies 73' Gallagher 80'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 21,167 Referee: Tim Robinson
Preston North End v Queens Park Rangers
2 December 2017 20 Preston North End 1–0 Queens Park Rangers show Preston 15:00 GMT
Huntington 79' Pearson 79' Hugill 88'
Report
Mackie 22' Luongo 86' Bidwell 90' Baptiste 90+5' 90+6'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,290 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Burton Albion v Preston North End
Preston North End v Sheffield United
16 December 2017 22 Preston North End 1–0 Sheffield United show Preston 15:00 GMT
Paul Gallagher 32' Hugill 58' Johnson 87'
Report
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,202 Referee: Tim Robinson
Preston North End v Nottingham Forest
23 December 2017 23 Preston North End 1–1 Nottingham Forest show Preston 15:00 GMT
Huntington 75' Pearson 86' Gallagher 89'
Report
Vaughan 31' Bridcutt 42' Brereton 49' , 58' Osborn 68'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,481 Referee: Scott Duncan
Barnsley v Preston North End
Preston North End v Middlesbrough
1 January 2018 26 Preston North End 2–3 Middlesbrough show Preston 15:00 GMT
Robinson 14' Hugill 40' Johnson 63' Harrop 67'
Report
Ayala 13' , 73' Christie 56' 65' Friend 72' Gestede 89' Randolph 90+2'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,101 Referee: David Coote
Millwall v Preston North End
13 January 2018 27 Millwall 1–1 Preston North End show Bermondsey 15:00 GMT
O'Brien 43' Gregory 70'
Report
Pearson 58' Hugill 77' Robinson 80'
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,751 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Preston North End v Birmingham City
20 January 2018 28 Preston North End 1–1 Birmingham City show Preston 15:00 GMT
Davies 17' Johnson 45' Earl 88'
Report
Davis 37' Kieftenbeld 59' Gallagher 63'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,529 Referee: Andy Davies
Nottingham Forest v Preston North End
30 January 2018 29 Nottingham Forest 0–3 Preston North End show West Bridgford 19:45 GMT
Fox 44' Darikwa 45' Vaughan 86'
Report
35' 75' Bodin 60' Barkhuizen 83' (pen. ) Johnson
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 22,044 Referee:
Preston North End v Hull City
Preston North End v Wolverhampton Wanderers
17 February 2018 32 Preston North End 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers show Preston 15:00 GMT
Browne 52'
Report
Costa 61'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,570 Referee:
Aston Villa v Preston North End
20 February 2018 33 Aston Villa 1–1 Preston North End show Birmingham 19:45 GMT
Grabban 65'
Report
Barkhuizen 37'
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,894 Referee: Darren England
Preston North End v Ipswich Town
24 February 2018 34 Preston North End 0–1 Ipswich Town show Preston 15:00 GMT
Report
Carayol 21'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,511 Referee: Scott Duncan
Bolton Wanderers v Preston North End
3 March 2018 35 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Preston North End show Horwich 15:00 GMT
Beevers 12' , 31' Morais 36'
Report
Cunningham 45+2' Gallagher 46' Barkhuizen 53' Pearson 64' Maguire 77' , 90+2' , 78'
Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 18,141 Referee: Peter Bankes
Preston North End v Bristol City
6 March 2018 36 Preston North End 2–1 Bristol City show Preston 15:00 GMT
Browne 20' Gallagher 47' Huntington 58' Pearson 68' Maguire 69' Rudd 90+2' Maguire 90+6'
Report
Brownhill 38' Diédhiou 67' , 90+2' Reid 71' Bryan 85' Flint 90+1'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,264 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Preston North End v Fulham
11 March 2018 37 Preston North End 1–2 Fulham show Preston 15:00 GMT
Maguire 76' Woods 85'
Report
Mitrovic 69' , 90+1' Bettinelli 90+4'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,970 Referee: Simon Hooper
Sunderland v Preston North End
17 March 2018 38 Sunderland 0–2 Preston North End show Sunderland 15:00 GMT
Clarke-Salter 34' 60'
Report
Maguire 50' Robinson 63' Earl 81'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,543 Referee: Darren Bond
Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End
30 March 2018 39 Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 Preston North End show Owlerton, Sheffield15:00 BST
Hutchinson 1' Nuhiu 16' , 50' , 90+2' João 52' Forestieri 90+6'
Report
Moult 72' Davies 90+5'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 26,588 Referee: Tim Robinson
Preston North End v Derby County
2 April 2018 40 Preston North End 0–1 Derby County show Preston 12:45 BST
Pearson 43' Fisher 88'
Report
Lawrence 52' Nugent 68'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,520 Referee: Tony Harrington
Reading v Preston North End
7 April 2018 41 Reading 1–0 Preston North End show Reading 15:00 BST
Barrow 12' Bacuna 17' Swift 60'
Report
Davies 11' Fisher 27'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,501 Referee: Andy Madley
Preston North End v Leeds United
10 April 2018 42 Preston North End 3–1 Leeds United show Preston 19:45 BST
Davies 47' Gallagher 49' (pen. ) Maguire 52' Browne 60' , 82' Clarke 78'
Report
Roofe 13' O'Connor 63' Ekuban 90'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,188 Referee: Lee Probert
Queens Park Rangers v Preston North End
Preston North End v Norwich City
21 April 2018 44 Preston North End 0–0 Norwich City show Preston 15:00 BST
Clarke 73' Fisher 87' Cunningham 89'
Report
Hanley 27' Lewis 61' Klose 88' Maddison 89' Pinto 90+5'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,038 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Sheffield United v Preston North End
Preston North End v Burton Albion
6 May 2018 46 Preston North End 2–1 Burton Albion show Preston 12:30 BST
Robinson 26' Bodin 35' 50' Huntington 82' Moult 90+3'
Report
Boyce 48' Akpan 63' Akins 80'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,058 Referee: Andy Madley
FA Cup [ ]
In the FA Cup , PNE entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Wycombe Wanderers .[37]
Wycombe Wanderers v Preston North End
Sheffield United v Preston North End
EFL Cup [ ]
On 16 June 2017, Preston North End were drawn an away tie against Accrington Stanley in the first round.[38]
Summary [ ]
Games played
49 (46 Championship , 2 FA Cup , 1 EFL Cup )
Games won
20 (19 Championship , 1 FA Cup , 0 EFL Cup )
Games drawn
16 (16 Championship , 0 FA Cup , 0 EFL Cup )
Games lost
13 (11 Championship , 1 FA Cup , 1 EFL Cup )
Goals scored
64 (57 Championship , 5 FA Cup , 2 EFL Cup )
Goals conceded
51 (46 Championship , 2 FA Cup , 3 EFL Cup )
Goal difference
+13
Clean sheets
15 (15 Championship , 0 FA Cup , 0 EFL Cup )
Yellow cards
105 (102 Championship , 3 FA Cup , 0 EFL Cup )
Red cards
5 (5 Championship , 0 FA Cup , 0 EFL Cup )
Worst Discipline
Ben Pearson 13 , 1 , 0 )
Best result
5–1 vs Wycombe Wanderers , 6 Jan 18
Worst result
0–3 vs Ipswich Town , 4 Nov 17
Most appearances
Paul Huntington (47)
Top scorer
Sean Maguire (10)
Points
73
Notes [ ]
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