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Preston North End 2021–22 football season
The 2021–22 Preston North End F.C. season is the club's 142nd season in existence and their seventh consecutive season in the Championship . They will also take part in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup . The season covers the period from July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Squad [ ]
As of 1 September 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No.
Name
Nat.
Position(s)
Date of birth (Age)
Apps.
Goals
Year signed
Signed from
Transfer fee
Ends
Goalkeepers
1
Declan Rudd
GK
(1991-01-16 ) 16 January 1991 (age 30)
194
0
2017
Norwich City
£966,000
2023
12
Daniel Iversen
GK
(1997-07-19 ) 19 July 1997 (age 24)
31
0
2021
Leicester City
Loan
2021
25
Connor Ripley
GK
(1993-02-13 ) 13 February 1993 (age 28)
10
0
2019
Middlesbrough
Undisclosed
2022
28
Matthew Hudson
GK
(1998-07-29 ) 29 July 1998 (age 23)
1
0
2014
Academy
Trainee
2022
35
Oliver Lombard
GK
(2003-01-06 ) 6 January 2003 (age 18)
0
0
2021
Academy
Trainee
2022
Defenders
2
Sepp van den Berg
CB /RB
(2001-12-20 ) 20 December 2001 (age 19)
25
2
2021
Liverpool
Loan
2022
3
Greg Cunningham
LB /CB
(1991-01-31 ) 31 January 1991 (age 30)
126
5
2021
Cardiff City
Undisclosed
2023
5
Patrick Bauer
CB
(1992-10-28 ) 28 October 1992 (age 28)
62
6
2019
Charlton Athletic
Free
2022
6
Liam Lindsay
CB
(1995-10-12 ) 12 October 1995 (age 25)
16
2
2021
Stoke City
Undisclosed
2023
14
Jordan Storey
CB
(1997-09-22 ) 22 September 1997 (age 23)
85
2
2018
Exeter City
Undisclosed
2022
15
Joe Rafferty
RB /LB /DM
(1993-10-06 ) 6 October 1993 (age 27)
66
1
2019
Rochdale
Undisclosed
2022
16
Andrew Hughes
LB /CB
(1992-06-05 ) 5 June 1992 (age 29)
107
4
2018
Peterborough United
Undisclosed
2022
22
Matthew Olosunde
RB /CB
(1998-03-07 ) 7 March 1998 (age 23)
0
0
2021
Rotherham United
Free
2023
23
Paul Huntington
CB
(1987-09-17 ) 17 September 1987 (age 34)
305
18
2012
Yeovil Town
Free
2022
32
Josh Earl
LB /CB
(1998-10-24 ) 24 October 1998 (age 22)
48
0
2017
Academy
Trainee
2023
34
Lewis Coulton
LB
(2003-03-03 ) 3 March 2003 (age 18)
0
0
2021
Academy
Trainee
2022
Midfielders
4
Benjamin Whiteman
CM /AM /RM
(1996-06-17 ) 17 June 1996 (age 25)
31
2
2021
Doncaster Rovers
Undislosed
2024
8
Alan Browne
CM /DM /AM /RB
(1995-04-15 ) 15 April 1995 (age 26)
296
35
2014
Free Agent
Free
2024
10
Josh Harrop
AM /LM
(1995-12-15 ) 15 December 1995 (age 25)
92
13
2017
Manchester United
Undisclosed
2023
11
Daniel Johnson
AM /CM
(1992-10-08 ) 8 October 1992 (age 28)
263
50
2015
Aston Villa
£50,000
2023
13
Alistair McCann
CM /AM /DM
(1999-12-04 ) 4 December 1999 (age 21)
2
0
2021
St Johnstone
Undisclosed
2025
18
Ryan Ledson
CM /DM
(1997-08-19 ) 19 August 1997 (age 24)
90
3
2018
Oxford United
Undisclosed
2023
26
Adam O'Reilly
CM
(2001-05-11 ) 11 May 2001 (age 20)
1
0
2016
Ringmahon Rangers
Undisclosed
2023
30
Jack Baxter
DM /CM
(2000-10-17 ) 17 October 2000 (age 20)
0
0
2017
Academy
Trainee
2022
44
Brad Potts
CM /RM /AM
(1994-07-03 ) 3 July 1994 (age 27)
99
9
2019
Barnsley
Undisclosed
2022
45
Josh Murphy
LW /RW /SS
(1995-02-24 ) 24 February 1995 (age 26)
2
0
2021
Cardiff City
Loan
2022
Forwards
9
Ched Evans
CF
(1988-12-28 ) 28 December 1988 (age 32)
23
5
2021
Fleetwood Town
Undisclosed
2023
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen
CF
(1998-06-24 ) 24 June 1998 (age 23)
48
9
2020
Randers
Undisclosed
2024
20
Izzy Brown
SS /RW /LW
(1997-01-07 ) 7 January 1997 (age 24)
0
0
2021
Chelsea
Free
2022
24
Sean Maguire
CF /SS /RW
(1994-05-01 ) 1 May 1994 (age 27)
135
22
2017
Cork City
Undisclosed
2023
27
Jacob Holland-Wilkinson
CF
(2002-10-30 ) 30 October 2002 (age 18)
0
0
2021
Academy
Trainee
2022
29
Tom Barkhuizen
RW /LW /CF
(1993-07-04 ) 4 July 1993 (age 28)
196
38
2017
Morecambe
Free
2022
31
Scott Sinclair
LW /SS /AM
(1989-03-25 ) 25 March 1989 (age 32)
64
14
2020
Celtic
Undisclosed
2022
33
Ethan Walker
LW /CF /RW
(2002-07-28 ) 28 July 2002 (age 19)
1
0
2018
Academy
Trainee
2022
38
Joe Rodwell-Grant
CF
(2002-10-18 ) 18 October 2002 (age 18)
2
0
2021
Academy
Trainee
2022
40
Jamie Thomas
CF
(1997-01-10 ) 10 January 1997 (age 24)
1
0
2021
Bamber Bridge
Undisclosed
Out on loan:
7
Tom Bayliss
CM /DM /RM
(1999-04-06 ) 6 April 1999 (age 22)
21
1
2019
Coventry City
£2,000,000
2023
All appearances and goals up to date as of 15 September 2021.
Statistics [ ]
As of 15 September 2021
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Preston North End.
Goals record [ ]
As of 15 September 2021
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of 15 September 2021
Contracts [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
Signed
Contract Length
Expiry Date
Ref.
1 July 2021
LB
Lewis Coulston
Signed
1 Year
June 2022
[1]
1 July 2021
CF
Jacob Holland-Wilkinson
Signed
1 Year
June 2022
[1]
1 July 2021
GK
Oliver Lombard
Signed
1 Year
June 2022
[1]
1 July 2021
CF
Joe Rodwell-Grant
Signed
1 Year
June 2022
[1]
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Loans out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Date until
Ref.
21 August 2021
CF
Jacob Holland-Wilkinson
AFC Fylde
18 September 2021
[11]
27 August 2021
CM
Tom Bayliss
Wigan Athletic
End of season
[12]
8 September 2021
GK
Oliver Lombard
Kendal Town
10 October 2021
[13]
17 September 2021
LW
Ethan Walker
AFC Fylde
October 2021
[14]
Transfers out [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Fee
Ref.
10 May 2021
CM
Paul Gallagher
Retired
[15]
15 June 2021
CF
Jayden Stockley
Charlton Athletic
Undisclosed
[16]
30 June 2021
LW
Billy Bodin
Oxford United
Released
[17] [18]
30 June 2021
CF
Graham Burke
Shamrock Rovers
Released
[17] [19]
30 June 2021
CM
Ben Dooley
Released
[17]
30 June 2021
RW
Josh Ginnelly
Heart of Midlothian
Released
[17] [20]
30 June 2021
RB
Harry Huddart
Released
[17]
30 June 2021
CF
Louis Moult
Burton Albion
Released
[17] [21]
30 June 2021
CF
David Nugent
Released
[17]
30 June 2021
RB
Kyi Nicholson
Released
[17]
12 July 2021
CB
Lewis Earl
Stockport County
Free transfer
[22]
Pre-season friendlies [ ]
Preston North End announced they would play friendlies against Bamber Bridge ,[23] St Johnstone ,[24] Celtic ,[25] Bolton Wanderers ,[26] Accrington Stanley ,[27] Manchester City ,[28] Wigan Athletic [23] and Manchester United [29] as part of their pre-season preparations.
St Johnstone v Preston North End
Celtic v Preston North End
17 July 2021 Friendly Celtic 0–1 Preston North End show Parkhead , Scotland17:30 BST
Report
Whiteman 64' (pen. )
Stadium: Celtic Park
Preston North End v Bolton Wanderers
Manchester City v Preston North End
27 July 2021 Friendly Manchester City 2–0 Preston North End show Manchester 19:00 BST
Mahrez 25' Edozie 64'
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
Wigan Athletic v Preston North End
Preston North End v Manchester United
31 July 2021 Friendly Preston North End Cancelled Manchester United show Preston 14:00 BST
Stadium: Deepdale Note: Match was cancelled due to a number of suspected COVID-19 cases in the United squad.[31]
Competitions [ ]
Overview [ ]
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
EFL Championship
12 September 2020
May 2021
Matchday 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
FA Cup
9 January 2021
9 January 2021
Third round
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
EFL Cup
5 September 2021
5 September 2020
First round
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
Lancashire Senior Cup
12 October 2021
First round
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
EFL Championship [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
14
Reading
8
3
1
4
15
18
−3
10
15
Sheffield United
8
2
3
3
12
12
0
9
16
Middlesbrough
8
2
3
3
9
10
−1
9
17
Preston North End
8
2
3
3
9
11
−2
9
18
Millwall
8
1
5
2
8
10
−2
8
19
Barnsley
8
1
5
2
6
9
−3
8
20
Blackpool
8
2
2
4
7
12
−5
8
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
[32]
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
7
2
2
3
8
10
−2
8
2
0
1
5
5
0
0
2
2
3
5
−2
Last updated: 14 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ground H A A H H A A Result L L L W W D D Position 23 24 24 20 16 13
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Matches [ ]
PNE's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[33]
Preston North End v Hull City
Reading v Preston North End
Preston North End v Peterborough United
21 August 2021 4 Preston North End 1–0 Peterborough United show Preston15:00 BST
Bauer 14' Whiteman 51' Ledson 84'
Report
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,952 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Preston North End v Swansea City
Bristol City v Preston North End
Sheffield United v Preston North End
EFL Cup [ ]
North End were drawn away to Mansfield Town in the first round,[34] [35] and Morecambe in the second round[36] [37] and a home tie against Cheltenham Town in the third round.[38] [39]
Mansfield Town v Preston North End
Morecambe v Preston North End
Preston North End v Cheltenham Town
21 September 2021 Third round Preston North End v Cheltenham Town show Preston 19:45 BST
Stadium: Deepdale
Lancashire Senior Cup [ ]
Preston North End were drawn away to Rochdale in the first round.[40]
Rochdale v Preston North End
Notes [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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