Preston North End F.C. league record by opponent

Preston North End in 1888–89, the first English football champions.

Preston North End Football Club, an English association football club based in the Deepdale area of Preston, Lancashire, was founded in 1880.^[1] For their first eight years, there was no league football, so matches were arranged on an occasional basis, supplemented by cup competitions organised at both local and national level. In 1888, Preston participated in the inaugural Football League.^[2] They won the first top-flight league title and of the 22 matches they won 18 and drew the other four, therefore they remained undefeated thus being labelled "The Invincibles".^[3] They were the only team to be known by this nickname for 115 years until Arsenal completed their 2003–04 season without a defeat. Since then the club has remained in the Football League although it has competed in its various divisions.^[4]

Preston North End's record against each club faced league competition is listed below. Preston's first league game was against Burnley in the inaugural 1888–89 Football League. They met their 109th and most recent different league opponent, Burton Albion, for the first time in the 2016–17 EFL Championship season. The team that Preston North End has met most in league competition is Burnley, against whom they have contested 126 league matches; having won 52 of these Burnley are also the side Preston have beaten the most.^[5] Preston have tied 33 games with Bolton Wanderers, they are the team that they have drawn with the most.^[6] The team that has defeated Preston the most is Aston Villa, who have won 51 of their 104 encounters with Preston.^[7]

Key[]

• The table includes results of matches played by Preston North End in the English Football League (1888–present)
• For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Newton Heath, Small Heath and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester United, Birmingham City and Arsenal, respectively
•    Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2021–22 EFL Championship alongside Preston
•    Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct
• P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; F = goals for; A = goals against; Win% = percentage of total matches won
• The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Preston played league matches against each opponent

All-time league record[]

Statistics correct as of matches played on 21 August 2021.

Preston North End F.C. league record by opponent

Club	Home				Away				Total						Win%	First	Last	Note(s)
	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	F	A
Accrington	5	3	2	0	5	3	2	0	10	6	4	0	20	8	060.00	1888–89	1892–93
Aldershot	6	2	1	3	6	1	3	2	12	3	4	5	12	18	025.00	1974–75	1988–89
Arsenal	36	18	7	11	36	6	10	20	72	24	17	31	93	102	033.33	1901–02	1960–61	[a]
Aston Villa	52	26	12	14	52	9	6	37	104	35	18	51	143	181	033.65	1888–89	2018–19
Barnet	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	4	1	0	3	2	4	025.00	1994–95	1995–96
Barnsley	27	15	5	7	27	7	7	13	54	22	12	20	90	68	040.74	1901–02	2020–21
Birmingham City	46	27	13	6	46	11	10	25	92	38	23	31	135	124	041.30	1894–95	2020–21	[b]
Blackburn Rovers	50	27	13	10	50	15	15	20	100	42	28	30	150	141	042.00	1888–89	2020–21
Blackpool	43	23	7	13	43	15	11	17	86	38	18	30	140	141	044.19	1901–02	2009–10
Bolton Wanderers	62	25	20	17	62	23	13	26	124	48	33	43	181	175	038.71	1888–89	2018–19
AFC Bournemouth	14	5	4	5	14	4	2	8	28	9	6	13	29	33	032.14	1974–75	2020–21
Bradford City	29	12	10	7	29	7	10	12	58	19	20	19	74	82	032.76	1903–04	2014–15
Bradford Park Avenue	10	3	3	4	10	6	2	2	20	9	5	6	43	38	045.00	1912–13	1949–50
Brentford	29	15	6	8	29	5	7	17	58	20	13	25	94	109	034.48	1933–34	2020–21
Brighton & Hove Albion	14	9	5	0	14	2	6	6	28	11	11	6	32	20	039.29	1961–62	2016–17
Bristol City	44	22	17	5	44	9	13	22	88	31	30	27	124	117	035.23	1901–02	2020–21
Bristol Rovers	16	3	4	9	16	6	7	3	32	9	11	12	38	46	028.13	1961–62	1999–2000
Burnley	63	38	11	14	63	14	15	34	126	52	26	48	217	191	041.27	1888–89	2015–16
Burton Albion	2	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	4	3	1	0	6	3	075.00	2016–17	2017–18
Burton United	3	2	1	0	3	0	2	1	6	2	3	1	8	4	033.33	1901–02	1903–04
Bury	48	27	13	8	48	12	14	22	96	39	27	30	124	117	040.63	1895–96	2012–13
Cambridge United	10	5	2	3	10	1	2	7	20	6	4	10	24	28	030.00	1977–78	1999–2000
Cardiff City	48	24	10	14	48	12	13	23	96	36	23	37	172	129	037.50	1921–22	2020–21
Carlisle United	16	7	3	6	16	4	6	6	32	11	9	12	39	43	034.38	1965–66	2013–14
Charlton Athletic	34	23	6	5	34	11	7	16	68	34	13	21	125	98	050.00	1929–30	2019–20
Chelsea	35	19	6	10	35	7	10	18	70	26	16	28	93	103	037.14	1907–08	1980–81
Chester City	13	4	5	4	13	4	3	6	26	8	8	10	39	43	030.77	1975–76	1995–96
Chesterfield	24	11	10	3	24	7	7	10	48	18	17	13	65	47	037.50	1901–02	2014–15	[c]
Colchester United	16	10	2	4	16	2	6	8	32	12	8	12	41	44	037.50	1974–75	2014–15
Coventry City	19	12	7	0	19	6	7	6	38	18	14	6	64	49	047.37	1949–50	2020–21
Crawley Town	3	2	0	1	3	0	1	2	6	2	1	3	7	7	033.33	2012–13	2014–15
Crewe Alexandra	14	7	3	4	14	3	4	7	28	10	7	11	43	39	035.71	1985–86	2014–15
Crystal Palace	20	10	7	3	20	2	4	14	40	12	11	17	38	44	030.00	1964–65	2010–11
Darlington	6	3	2	1	6	4	2	0	12	7	4	1	19	10	058.33	1925–26	1995–96
Darwen	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	3	0	1	13	3	075.00	1891–92	1893–94
Derby County	55	32	10	13	55	13	10	32	110	45	20	45	159	142	040.91	1888–89	2020–21
Doncaster Rovers	16	10	3	3	16	4	6	6	32	14	9	9	57	40	043.75	1901–02	2014–15
Everton	44	18	17	9	44	12	8	24	88	30	25	33	120	120	034.09	1888–89	1960–61
Exeter City	12	6	4	2	12	4	1	7	24	10	5	9	29	39	041.67	1977–78	2011–12
Fleetwood Town	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	4	3	050.00	2014–15	2014–15
Fulham	33	15	6	12	33	9	6	18	66	24	12	30	79	92	036.36	1912–13	2019–20
Gainsborough Trinity	3	2	1	0	3	1	0	2	6	3	1	2	7	4	050.00	1901–02	1903–04
Gillingham	25	9	13	3	25	7	7	11	50	16	20	14	57	58	032.00	1970–71	2014–15
Glossop	6	4	2	0	6	3	1	2	12	7	3	2	18	10	058.33	1899–1900	1914–15
Grimsby Town	29	20	4	5	29	7	12	10	58	27	16	15	105	80	046.55	1903–04	2002–03
Halifax Town	5	3	1	1	5	1	0	4	10	4	1	5	12	14	040.00	1970–71	1986–87
Hartlepool United	8	5	1	2	8	3	2	3	16	8	3	5	22	15	050.00	1985–86	2012–13
Hereford United	8	4	3	1	8	4	3	1	16	8	6	2	31	21	050.00	1974–75	1995–96
Huddersfield Town	43	23	11	9	44	9	11	24	87	32	22	33	119	118	036.78	1912–13	2021–22
Hull City	30	22	2	6	29	5	10	14	59	27	12	20	91	90	045.76	1912–13	2021–22
Ipswich Town	17	8	6	3	17	4	4	9	34	12	10	12	46	42	035.29	1964–65	2018–19
Leeds City	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	4	2	1	1	6	7	050.00	1912–13	1914–15
Leeds United	27	14	6	7	27	9	6	12	54	23	12	19	91	78	042.59	1924–25	2019–20
Leicester City	26	14	8	4	26	11	7	8	52	25	15	12	80	54	048.08	1901–02	2010–11	[d]
Leyton Orient	30	11	11	8	30	7	10	13	60	18	21	21	79	81	030.00	1912–13	2014–15	[e]
Lincoln City	18	11	3	4	18	5	6	7	36	16	9	11	62	37	044.44	1901–02	1998–99
Liverpool	32	15	9	8	32	6	8	18	64	21	17	26	99	114	032.81	1895–96	1961–62
Luton Town	23	16	4	3	23	7	6	10	46	23	10	13	69	58	050.00	1949–50	2020–21
Macclesfield Town	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	4	5	000.00	1998–99	1998–99
Manchester City	41	16	7	18	41	13	8	20	82	29	15	38	131	147	035.37	1899–1900	2001–02
Manchester United	33	13	9	11	33	7	11	15	66	20	20	26	90	107	030.30	1892–93	1960–61	[f]
Mansfield Town	12	8	0	4	12	5	5	2	24	13	5	6	43	30	054.17	1970–71	1995–96
Middlesbrough	47	20	12	15	47	8	13	26	94	28	25	41	121	142	029.79	1901–02	2020–21
Millwall	33	18	6	9	33	7	5	21	66	25	11	30	83	96	037.88	1928–29	2020–21
Milton Keynes Dons	5	0	5	0	5	3	2	0	10	3	7	0	10	6	030.00	2011–12	2015–16
Newcastle United	38	20	5	13	38	9	7	22	76	29	12	35	118	125	038.16	1898–99	2016–17
Newport County	4	2	2	0	4	0	3	1	8	2	5	1	10	10	025.00	1981–82	1984–85
Northampton Town	14	8	5	1	14	6	2	6	28	14	7	7	41	33	050.00	1963–64	1998–99
Norwich City	23	11	7	5	23	5	9	9	46	16	16	14	59	54	034.78	1961–62	2020–21
Nottingham Forest	49	14	17	18	49	27	11	11	98	41	28	29	147	134	041.84	1892–93	2020–21
Notts County	42	27	9	6	42	14	12	16	84	41	21	22	143	89	048.81	1888–89	2014–15
Oldham Athletic	26	13	7	6	26	7	4	15	52	20	11	21	74	70	038.46	1910–11	2014–15
Oxford United	11	5	2	4	11	2	2	7	22	7	4	11	28	32	031.82	1968–69	1999–2000
Peterborough United	12	6	3	3	11	2	3	6	23	8	6	9	27	26	034.78	1974–75	2021–22
Plymouth Argyle	29	15	10	4	29	8	7	14	58	23	17	18	74	67	039.66	1930–31	2009–10
Port Vale	23	16	2	5	23	5	9	9	46	21	11	14	78	54	045.65	1901–02	2014–15	[g]
Portsmouth	38	19	15	4	38	13	10	15	76	32	25	19	124	100	042.11	1925–26	2012–13
Queens Park Rangers	22	9	10	3	22	7	7	8	44	16	17	11	55	51	036.36	1949–50	2020–21
Reading	30	18	6	6	31	5	6	20	61	23	12	26	93	91	037.70	1926–27	2021–22
Rochdale	8	4	1	3	8	4	2	2	16	8	3	5	24	18	050.00	1970–71	2014–15
Rotherham United	27	10	12	5	27	4	8	15	54	14	20	20	68	76	025.93	1961–62	2020–21
Scarborough	3	2	1	0	3	2	1	0	6	4	2	0	13	9	066.67	1993–94	1995–96
Scunthorpe United	16	9	3	4	16	6	2	8	32	15	5	12	54	43	046.88	1961–62	2014–15
Sheffield United	53	25	16	12	53	8	10	35	106	33	26	47	139	154	031.13	1893–94	2018–19
Sheffield Wednesday	52	29	14	9	52	12	8	32	104	41	22	41	148	138	039.42	1892–93	2020–21	[h]
Shrewsbury Town	13	8	3	2	13	6	1	6	26	14	4	8	41	29	053.85	1970–71	2013–14
South Shields	3	2	1	0	3	1	2	0	6	3	3	0	16	10	050.00	1925–26	1927–28
Southampton	20	10	6	4	20	4	7	9	40	14	13	13	59	58	035.00	1925–26	2008–09
Southend United	12	8	2	2	12	4	4	4	24	12	6	6	45	34	050.00	1974–75	2006–07
Stevenage	3	2	1	0	3	1	2	0	6	3	3	0	11	3	050.00	2011–12	2013–14
Stockport County	13	8	3	2	13	5	3	5	26	13	6	7	54	29	050.00	1901–02	2001–02
Stoke City	50	31	9	10	50	13	13	24	100	44	22	34	172	137	044.00	1888–89	2020–21	[i]
Sunderland	54	26	15	13	54	6	16	32	108	32	31	45	157	174	029.63	1891–92	2017–18
Swansea City	31	15	12	4	31	5	6	20	62	20	18	24	87	105	032.26	1925–26	2020–21	[j]
Swindon Town	15	9	5	1	15	4	3	8	30	13	8	9	46	38	043.33	1963–64	2014–15
Torquay United	7	4	2	1	7	2	0	5	14	6	2	6	24	15	042.86	1970–71	1995–96
Tottenham Hotspur	26	12	6	8	26	5	7	14	52	17	13	22	79	96	032.69	1909–10	1960–61
Tranmere Rovers	12	7	4	1	12	2	5	5	24	9	9	6	31	31	037.50	1970–71	2013–14
Walsall	25	16	3	6	25	5	4	16	50	21	7	22	62	58	042.00	1961–62	2014–15
Watford	18	10	6	2	18	4	5	9	36	14	11	11	47	42	038.89	1969–70	2020–21
West Bromwich Albion	51	24	13	14	51	13	11	27	102	37	24	41	152	149	036.27	1888–89	2019–20
West Ham United	14	8	4	2	14	3	2	9	28	11	6	11	39	46	039.29	1923–24	2004–05
Wigan Athletic	20	9	6	5	20	7	6	7	40	16	12	12	59	55	040.00	1982–83	2019–20
Wimbledon	6	2	2	2	6	0	2	4	12	2	4	6	19	27	016.67	1981–82	2003–04
Wolverhampton Wanderers	58	28	16	14	58	15	11	32	116	43	27	46	188	197	037.07	1888–89	2017–18
Wrexham	15	10	2	3	15	3	7	5	30	13	9	8	37	28	043.33	1970–71	1999–2000
Wycombe Wanderers	7	4	2	1	7	3	3	1	14	7	5	2	23	18	050.00	1993–94	2020–21
Yeovil Town	3	2	1	0	3	1	0	2	6	3	1	2	12	11	050.00	2011–12	2014–15
York City	6	5	0	1	6	3	1	2	12	8	1	3	22	13	066.67	1976–77	1998–99

Footnotes[]

References[]

General

• "Preston North End football club: record v other sides". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
• "Preston Head To Head". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

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