List of Preston North End F.C. seasons
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This is a list of seasons played by Preston North End Football Club in English football, from 1888 (the year of the club's first FA Cup campaign) to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.
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Seasons
Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Charity Shield / Other | Top scorer[1] | ||||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
1883–84 | There was no League football until 1888. | R4[2] | |||||||||||||
1884–85 | N/A[3] | ||||||||||||||
1885–86 | R3[4] | ||||||||||||||
1886–87 | SF | ||||||||||||||
1887–88 | R/U | ||||||||||||||
1888–89 | FL[5] | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 15 | 40 | 1st | W | John Goodall | 22 | |||
1889–90 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 30 | 33 | 1st | QF | Nick Ross | 24 | ||||
1890–91 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 23 | 27 | 2nd | R1 | Hugh Gallacher | 6 | ||||
1891–92 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 61 | 31 | 37 | 2nd | QF | Jimmy Ross | 18 | ||||
1892–93 | Div 1 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 39 | 37 | 2nd | SF | Frank Becton | 23 | |||
1893–94 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 56 | 23 | 14th | R2 | Jimmy Ross | 24 | ||||
1894–95 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 62 | 46 | 35 | 4th | R2 | David Smith Adam Henderson |
12 | ||||
1895–96 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 48 | 28 | 9th | R1 | Jackie Pierce | 8 | ||||
1896–97 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 40 | 34 | 4th | QF | David Boyd | 14 | ||||
1897–98 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 43 | 24 | 12th | R1 | Alexander Brown | 11 | ||||
1898–99 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 47 | 29 | 15th | R2 | Tom Pratt | 17 | ||||
1899–00 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 38 | 48 | 28 | 16th | QF | Adam Henderson | 13 | ||||
1900–01 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 49 | 75 | 25 | 17th | R1 | Adam Gara | 11 | ||||
1901–02 | Div 2 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 71 | 32 | 42 | 3rd | R1 | Harry Wilcox | 14 | |||
1902–03 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 40 | 36 | 7th | R2 | Frank Pearson | 18 | ||||
1903–04 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 24 | 50 | 1st | R2 | Percy Smith | 26 | ||||
1904–05 | Div 1 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 8th | QF | 14 | ||||
1905–06 | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 39 | 47 | 2nd | R1 | Dicky Bond | 17 | ||||
1906–07 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 57 | 35 | 14th | R1 | Charlie Dawson | 11 | ||||
1907–08 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 53 | 36 | 12th | R1 | Percy Smith | 12 | ||||
1908–09 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 10th | R2 | James Wilson | 11 | ||||
1909–10 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 58 | 35 | 12th | R1 | David McLean | 19 | ||||
1910–11 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 49 | 35 | 14th | R2 | David McLean Jimmy Bannister |
7 | ||||
1911–12 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 57 | 33 | 19th | R1 | William Kirby | 14 | ||||
1912–13 | Div 2 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 56 | 33 | 53 | 1st | R1 | Ben Green | 13 | |||
1913–14 | Div 1 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 52 | 69 | 30 | 19th | R3 | Fred Osborn | 26 | |||
1914–15 | Div 2 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 42 | 50 | 2nd | R1 | 17 | ||||
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I | |||||||||||||||
1919–20 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 73 | 38 | 19th | R3 | Tommy Roberts | 29 | |||
1920–21 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 65 | 39 | 16th | SF | 25 | |||||
1921–22 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 65 | 38 | 16th | R/U | 25 | |||||
1922–23 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 64 | 37 | 16th | R2 | 29 | |||||
1923–24 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 67 | 34 | 18th | R1 | 26 | |||||
1924–25 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 37 | 74 | 26 | 21st | R2 | Rowland Woodhouse | 9 | ||||
1925–26 | Div 2 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 71 | 84 | 43 | 12th | R3 | Alex James | 14 | |||
1926–27 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 74 | 72 | 49 | 6th | R4 | Tommy Roberts | 30 | ||||
1927–28 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 100 | 66 | 53 | 4th | R3 | Norman Robson | 19 | ||||
1928–29 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 78 | 79 | 39 | 13th | R3 | Alex Hair | 19 | ||||
1929–30 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 80 | 37 | 16th | R3 | James McCelland George Smithies |
10 | ||||
1930–31 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 83 | 64 | 45 | 7th | R3 | George Bargh Tom Scott |
14 | ||||
1931–32 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 75 | 77 | 42 | 13th | R5 | Ted Harper | 27 | ||||
1932–33 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 70 | 42 | 9th | R3 | 37 | |||||
1933–34 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 71 | 52 | 52 | 2nd | QF | George Stephenson | 16 | ||||
1934–35 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 67 | 42 | 11th | QF | Bud Maxwell | 26 | |||
1935–36 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 67 | 64 | 44 | 7th | R4 | 19 | |||||
1936–37 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 67 | 41 | 14th | R/U | Frank O'Donnell | 27 | ||||
1937–38 | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 64 | 44 | 49 | 3rd | W | George Mutch | 18 | ||||
1938–39 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 63 | 59 | 44 | 9th | QF | FA Charity Shield | R/U | Jimmy Dougal | 19 | ||
1939–40 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [6] | |||||||
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II | |||||||||||||||
1945–46 | R5 | ||||||||||||||
1946–47 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 76 | 74 | 47 | 7th | QF | Jimmy McIntosh | 32 | |||
1947–48 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 67 | 68 | 47 | 7th | QF | Andy McLaren | 18 | ||||
1948–49 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 75 | 33 | 21st | R4 | Bobby Langton | 12 | ||||
1949–50 | Div 2 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 49 | 45 | 6th | R3 | Eddy Brown | 13 | |||
1950–51 | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 91 | 49 | 57 | 1st | R4 | Charlie Wayman | 29 | ||||
1951–52 | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 74 | 54 | 46 | 7th | R3 | 24 | ||||
1952–53 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 85 | 60 | 54 | 2nd | R4 | 26 | |||||
1953–54 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 87 | 58 | 43 | 11th | R/U | 32 | |||||
1954–55 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 83 | 64 | 40 | 14th | R4 | Jimmy Baxter | 17 | ||||
1955–56 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 73 | 72 | 36 | 19th | R3 | Tommy Thompson | 24 | ||||
1956–57 | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 84 | 56 | 56 | 3rd | R5 | 29 | |||||
1957–58 | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 51 | 56 | 2nd | R3 | 34 | |||||
1958–59 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 70 | 77 | 41 | 12th | R5 | 24 | |||||
1959–60 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 76 | 44 | 9th | QF | Tom Finney | 21 | ||||
1960–61 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 7 | 30 | 22nd | R4 | R3 | Peter Thompson | 12 | |||
1961–62 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 57 | 40 | 10th | QF | R3 | Alfie Biggs | 22 | ||
1962–63 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 74 | 37 | 17th | R3 | R4 | Alex Dawson | 27 | |||
1963–64 | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 79 | 54 | 56 | 3rd | R/U | R2 | 36 | ||||
1964–65 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 76 | 81 | 41 | 12th | R4 | R2 | 27 | ||||
1965–66 | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 62 | 70 | 37 | 17th | QF | R4 | Brian Godfrey | 20 | |||
1966–67 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 65 | 67 | 39 | 13th | R3 | R3 | Alex Dawson | 13 | |||
1967–68 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 43 | 65 | 35 | 20th | R4 | R2 | Derek Temple | 8 | |||
1968–69 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 44 | 39 | 14th | R4 | R2 | Willie Irvine | 20 | |||
1969–70 | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 43 | 63 | 28 | 22nd | R3 | R1 | Archie Gemmill | 6 | |||
1970–71 | Div 3 | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 63 | 39 | 61 | 1st | R1 | R3 | Gerry Ingram | 24 | ||
1971–72 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 58 | 36 | 18th | R4 | R4 | Hughie McIlmoyle | 13 | ||
1972–73 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 64 | 34 | 19th | R3 | R1 | Alex Bruce | 13 | |||
1973–74 | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 62 | 31[7] | 21st | R3 | R1 | 9 | ||||
1974–75 | Div 3 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 63 | 56 | 49 | 9th | R3 | R3 | Mel Holden | 22 | ||
1975–76 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 57 | 48 | 8th | R2 | R2 | Mike Elwiss | 16 | |||
1976–77 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 43 | 54 | 6th | R2 | R1 | Alex Bruce | 26 | |||
1977–78 | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 63 | 38 | 56 | 3rd | R2 | R2 | 30 | ||||
1978–79 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 59 | 57 | 42 | 7th | R4 | R2 | 26 | |||
1979–80 | 42 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 56 | 52 | 43 | 10th | R3 | R2 | Steve Elliott | 23 | |||
1980–81 | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 62 | 36 | 20th | R3 | R4 | Alex Bruce | 15 | |||
1981–82 | Div 3 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 56 | 61 | 14th | R1 | R2 | 19 | |||
1982–83 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 69 | 58 | 16th | R3 | R2 | Steve Elliott | 23 | |||
1983–84 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 66 | 66 | 56 | 16th | R1 | R3 | Football League Trophy | R2 | 20 | ||
1984–85 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 51 | 100 | 46 | 23rd | R2 | R2 | Football League Trophy | R1 | Peter Houghton | 9 | |
1985–86 | Div 4 | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 54 | 89 | 43 | 23rd | R1 | R2 | Football League Trophy | GS | John Thomas Gary Brazil |
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1986–87 | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 72 | 47 | 90 | 2nd | R4 | R2 | Football League Trophy | QF | John Thomas | 28 | |
1987–88 | Div 3 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 59 | 58 | 16th | R1 | R1 | Football League Trophy | AF | Gary Brazil | 20 |
1988–89 | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 79 | 60 | 72 | 6th | R1 | R2 | Football League Trophy | R1 | Tony Ellis | 20 | |
Play-off | SF | ||||||||||||||
1989–90 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 65 | 79 | 52 | 19th | R2 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R1 | Warren Joyce | 13 | |
1990–91 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 67 | 56 | 17th | R1 | R1 | Football League Trophy | AF | Graham Shaw | 15 | |
1991–92 | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 72 | 57 | 17th | R3 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R1 | 17 | ||
1992–93 | Div 2[8] | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 65 | 94 | 47 | 21st | R1 | R1 | Football League Trophy | GS | Tony Ellis | 25 |
1993–94 | Div 3 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 79 | 60 | 67 | 5th | R4 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R2 | 31 | |
Play-off | R/U | ||||||||||||||
1994–95 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 58 | 41 | 67 | 5th | R2 | R1 | Football League Trophy | GS | Mike Conroy | 11 | |
Play-off | SF | ||||||||||||||
1995–96 | 46 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 78 | 38 | 86 | 1st | R2 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R2 | Andy Saville | 30 | |
1996–97 | Div 2 | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 55 | 61 | 15th | R2 | R2 | Football League Trophy | R2 | Dave Reeves | 14 |
1997–98 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 15th | R3 | R2 | Football League Trophy | ASF | Lee Ashcroft | 16 | |
1998–99 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 78 | 50 | 79 | 5th | R3 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R2 | Kurt Nogan | 21 | |
Play-off | SF | ||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 74 | 37 | 95 | 1st | R5 | R3 | Football League Trophy | R2 | Jon Macken | 25 | |
2000–01 | Div 1 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 52 | 78 | 4th | R3 | R2 | Play-off | R/U | 22 | |
2001–02 | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 71 | 59 | 72 | 8th | R5 | R2 | Richard Cresswell | 16 | |||
2002–03 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 70 | 61 | 12th | R3 | R4 | 16 | ||||
2003–04 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 69 | 71 | 59 | 15th | R4 | R1 | Ricardo Fuller | 19 | |||
2004–05 | Champ[9] | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 58 | 75 | 5th | R3 | R3 | Play-off | R/U | Richard Cresswell | 20 |
2005–06 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 59 | 30 | 80 | 4th | R5 | R1 | Play-off | SF | David Nugent | 10 | |
2006–07 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 64 | 53 | 74 | 7th | R5 | R1 | 17 | ||||
2007–08 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 56 | 56 | 15th | R5 | R1 | Neil Mellor | 10 | |||
2008–09 | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 74 | 6th | R3 | R2 | Play-off | SF | 12 | ||
2009–10 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 58 | 73 | 54 | 17th | R4 | R3 | Jon Parkin | 13 | |||
2010–11 | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 54 | 79 | 42 | 22nd | R3 | R3 | Iain Hume | 12 | |||
2011–12 | L1 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 68 | 54 | 15th | R1 | R3 | Football League Trophy | ASF | 10 | |
2012–13 | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 54 | 49 | 59 | 14th | R3 | R3 | Football League Trophy | ASF | Nicky Wroe | 11 | |
2013–14 | 46 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 72 | 46 | 85 | 5th | R4 | R2 | Football League Trophy | R2 | Joe Garner | 24 | |
Play-off | SF | ||||||||||||||
2014–15 | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 79 | 40 | 89 | 3rd | R5 | R2 | Football League Trophy | AF | Joe Garner | 26 | |
Play-off | W | ||||||||||||||
2015–16 | Champ |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Goals in all competitions (The Football League or Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy , FA Charity Shield or FA Community Shield) are counted.
- ↑ Disqualified for the first time
- ↑ Did not enter in the FA Cup because they was disqualified
- ↑ Disqualified for a second time
- ↑ Preston North End was a founding member of the Football League.
- ↑ The 1939–40 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled.
- ↑ One point deducted for fielding an ineligble player.
- ↑ The Four Divisions Changed name Level 1 was called the Premier League
Level 2 was called Football League Division 1
Level 3 was called Football League Division 2
Level 4 was called Football League Division 3 - ↑ The Football League changed the Divisions and they were called Football League Championship
Football League 1
Football League 2