2021–22 Preston North End F.C. season
| 2021–22 season | ||||
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| Manager | Frankie McAvoy (until 6 December)[1] Ryan Lowe (from 7 December)[2] | |||
| Stadium | Deepdale | |||
| Championship | 13th | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| EFL Cup | Fourth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Emil Riis Jakobsen (17) All: Emil Riis Jakobsen (21) | |||
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The 2021–22 Preston North End F.C. season was the 142nd edition in Preston North End F.C. existence and their seventh consecutive season in the Championship. They contested the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered 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 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Daniel Iversen | GK | 19 July 1997 | 70 | 0 | 2021 | Leicester City | Loan | 2022 | |
| 25 | Connor Ripley | GK | 13 February 1993 | 10 | 0 | 2019 | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed | 2022 | |
| 28 | Mathew Hudson | GK | 29 July 1998 | 1 | 0 | 2014 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 | |
| 35 | Oliver Lombard | GK | 6 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Sepp van den Berg | CB/RB | 20 December 2001 | 65 | 2 | 2021 | Liverpool | Loan | 2022 | |
| 3 | Greg Cunningham | LB/CB | 31 January 1991 | 147 | 5 | 2021 | Cardiff City | Undisclosed | 2023 | |
| 5 | Patrick Bauer | CB | 28 October 1992 | 92 | 8 | 2019 | Charlton Athletic | Free | 2022 | |
| 6 | Liam Lindsay | CB | 12 October 1995 | 29 | 2 | 2021 | Stoke City | Undisclosed | 2023 | |
| 15 | Joe Rafferty | RB/LB/DM | 6 October 1993 | 72 | 2 | 2019 | Rochdale | Undisclosed | 2022 | |
| 16 | Andrew Hughes | LB/CB | 5 June 1992 | 142 | 6 | 2018 | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | 2022 | |
| 22 | Matthew Olosunde | RB/CB | 7 March 1998 | 1 | 0 | 2021 | Rotherham United | Free | 2023 | |
| 23 | Paul Huntington | CB | 17 September 1987 | 306 | 18 | 2012 | Yeovil Town | Free | 2022 | |
| 32 | Josh Earl | LB/CB | 24 October 1998 | 73 | 1 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | 2023 | |
| 34 | Lewis Coulton | LB | 3 March 2003 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 | |
| 41 | Bambo Diaby | CB | 17 December 1997 | 7 | 0 | 2022 | Free Agent | Free | 2022 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Benjamin Whiteman | CM/AM/RM | 17 June 1996 | 70 | 5 | 2021 | Doncaster Rovers | Undislosed | 2024 | |
| 8 | Alan Browne | CM/DM/AM/RB | 15 April 1995 | 333 | 39 | 2014 | Free Agent | Free | 2024 | |
| 11 | Daniel Johnson | AM/CM | 8 October 1992 | 298 | 56 | 2015 | Aston Villa | £50,000 | 2023 | |
| 13 | Ali McCann | CM/AM/DM | 4 December 1999 | 31 | 1 | 2021 | St Johnstone | Undisclosed | 2025 | |
| 18 | Ryan Ledson | CM/DM | 19 August 1997 | 110 | 3 | 2018 | Oxford United | Undisclosed | 2023 | |
| 39 | Mikey O'Neill | AM/CF | 8 June 2004 | 3 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | 2024 | |
| 26 | Adam O'Reilly | CM | 11 May 2001 | 1 | 0 | 2016 | Ringmahon Rangers | Undisclosed | 2023 | |
| 30 | Jack Baxter | DM/CM | 17 October 2000 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 | |
| 44 | Brad Potts | CM/RM/AM | 3 July 1994 | 131 | 10 | 2019 | Barnsley | Undisclosed | 2022 | |
| 45 | Josh Murphy | LW/RW/SS | 24 February 1995 | 13 | 0 | 2021 | Cardiff City | Loan | 2022 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Ched Evans | CF | 28 December 1988 | 44 | 7 | 2021 | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed | 2023 | |
| 19 | Emil Riis Jakobsen | CF | 24 June 1998 | 88 | 23 | 2020 | Randers | Undisclosed | 2024 | |
| 20 | Izzy Brown | SS/RW/LW | 7 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Chelsea | Free | 2022 | |
| 21 | Cameron Archer | CF | 9 December 2001 | 20 | 7 | 2022 | Aston Villa | Loan | 2022 | |
| 24 | Sean Maguire | CF/SS/RW | 1 May 1994 | 157 | 24 | 2017 | Cork City | Undisclosed | 2023 | |
| 27 | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | CF | 30 October 2002 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 | |
| 29 | Tom Barkhuizen | RW/LW/CF | 4 July 1993 | 206 | 38 | 2017 | Morecambe | Free | 2022 | |
| 31 | Scott Sinclair | LW/SS/AM | 25 March 1989 | 82 | 14 | 2020 | Celtic | Undisclosed | 2022 | |
| 33 | Ethan Walker | LW/CF/RW | 28 July 2002 | 1 | 0 | 2018 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 | |
| 38 | Joe Rodwell-Grant | CF | 18 October 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 | |
| Out on loan: | ||||||||||
| 7 | Tom Bayliss | CM/DM/RM | 6 April 1999 | 21 | 1 | 2019 | Coventry City | £2,000,000 | 2023 | |
| 10 | Josh Harrop | AM/LM | 15 December 1995 | 93 | 13 | 2017 | Manchester United | Undisclosed | 2023 | |
| 14 | Jordan Storey | CB | 22 September 1997 | 96 | 2 | 2018 | Exeter City | Undisclosed | 2022 | |
| 40 | Jamie Thomas | CF | 10 January 1997 | 1 | 0 | 2021 | Bamber Bridge | Undisclosed | ||
- All appearances and goals up to date as of 7 May 2022.
Statistics
- As of 7 May 2022
- Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Preston North End.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 2 | DF | NED | Sepp van den Berg* | 49 | 2 | 42+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | DF | IRL | Greg Cunningham | 25 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ben Whiteman | 47 | 4 | 41+2 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | GER | Patrick Bauer | 36 | 3 | 33+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | SCO | Liam Lindsay | 16 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | IRL | Alan Browne | 41 | 3 | 35+4 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | WAL | Ched Evans | 22 | 2 | 12+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | JAM | Daniel Johnson | 45 | 8 | 34+7 | 7 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | GK | DEN | Daniel Iversen* | 48 | 0 | 45+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | MF | NIR | Ali McCann | 31 | 1 | 16+12 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | IRL | Joe Rafferty | 7 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | ||
| 16 | DF | WAL | Andrew Hughes | 43 | 2 | 39+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | ||
| 18 | MF | ENG | Ryan Ledson | 28 | 1 | 16+9 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
| 19 | FW | DEN | Emil Riis Jakobsen | 48 | 18 | 38+5 | 14 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 4 | ||
| 21 | FW | ENG | Cameron Archer* | 20 | 7 | 18+2 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | USA | Matthew Olosunde | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | ENG | Paul Huntington | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | FW | IRL | Sean Maguire | 27 | 2 | 13+10 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
| 29 | FW | ENG | Tom Barkhuizen | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | FW | ENG | Scott Sinclair | 26 | 2 | 6+16 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | ||
| 32 | DF | ENG | Josh Earl | 30 | 1 | 23+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 39 | MF | ENG | Mikey O'Neill | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | DF | SEN | Bambo Diaby | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | MF | ENG | Brad Potts | 39 | 1 | 22+12 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | MF | ENG | Josh Murphy* | 12 | 0 | 0+12 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| Players out on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Tom Bayliss | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | ENG | Josh Harrop | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | ENG | Jordan Storey | 20 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | FW | ENG | Joe Rodwell-Grant | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 40 | FW | WAL | Jamie Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Players who left the club: | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Declan Rudd | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW | ENG | Connor Wickham | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
Goals record
- As of 7 May 2022
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | CF | Emil Riis Jakobsen | 16 | 0 | 4 | 20 | |
| 2 | 11 | CM | Daniel Johnson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | 21 | CF | Cameron Archer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | 4 | CM | Ben Whiteman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | CM | Alan Browne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 5 | CB | Patrick Bauer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 2 | CB | Sepp van den Berg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | CF | Ched Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 16 | LB | Andrew Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 24 | CF | Sean Maguire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 31 | RW | Scott Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 13 | CM | Ali McCann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | RB | Joe Rafferty | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 18 | CM | Ryan Ledson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 32 | LB | Josh Earl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 44 | CM | Brad Potts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 11 | 65 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of 7 May 2022
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | CM | Ben Whiteman | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 11 | AM | Daniel Johnson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | LB | Andrew Hughes | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | CB | Sepp van den Berg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 8 | CM | Alan Browne | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 18 | CM | Ryan Ledson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 9 | CF | Ched Evans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 6 | CB | Liam Lindsay | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19 | CF | Emil Riis Jakobsen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | CM | Brad Potts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 3 | LB | Greg Cunningham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | CB | Patrick Bauer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | CM | Ali McCann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | CB | Jordan Storey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | LB | Josh Earl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 5 | CB | Patrick Bauer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | CF | Sean Maguire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | RW | Tom Barkhuizen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | RW | Scott Sinclair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | 1 | GK | Declan Rudd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Daniel Iversen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | CF | Cameron Archer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 83 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Contracts
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Signed | Contract Length | Expiry Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2021 | LB | Lewis Coulston | Signed | 1 Year | June 2022 | [3] | |
| 1 July 2021 | CF | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | Signed | 1 Year | June 2022 | [3] | |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Oliver Lombard | Signed | 1 Year | June 2022 | [3] | |
| 1 July 2021 | CF | Joe Rodwell-Grant | Signed | 1 Year | June 2022 | [3] |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June 2021 | CB | Liam Lindsay | Stoke City | Undisclosed | [4] | |
| 1 July 2021 | SS | Izzy Brown | Chelsea | Free transfer | [5] | |
| 1 July 2021 | RB | Matthew Olosunde | Rotherham United | Free transfer | [6] | |
| 5 August 2021 | CF | Jamie Thomas | Bamber Bridge | Free transfer | [7] | |
| 31 August 2021 | CM | Ali McCann | St Johnstone | Undisclosed | [8] | |
| 13 September 2021 | CF | Connor Wickham | Crystal Palace | Free transfer | [9] | |
| 31 January 2022 | CB | Bambo Diaby | Free agent | — | [10] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2021 | CB | Sepp van den Berg | Liverpool | End of season | [11] | |
| 4 August 2021 | GK | Daniel Iversen | Leicester City | End of season | [12] | |
| 31 August 2021 | LW | Josh Murphy | Cardiff City | End of season | [13] | |
| 24 January 2022 | CF | Cameron Archer | Aston Villa | End of season | [14] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2021 | CF | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | AFC Fylde | 18 September 2021 | [15] | |
| 27 August 2021 | CM | Tom Bayliss | Wigan Athletic | End of season | [16] | |
| 8 September 2021 | GK | Oliver Lombard | Kendal Town | 10 October 2021 | [17] | |
| 17 September 2021 | LW | Ethan Walker | AFC Fylde | October 2021 | [18] | |
| 21 September 2021 | CF | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | Lancaster City | [19] | ||
| 8 October 2021 | DM | Jack Baxter | Radcliffe | 13 November 2021 | [20] | |
| 16 October 2021 | GK | Connor Ripley | Salford City | 23 October 2021 | [21] | |
| 22 October 2021 | CF | Joe Rodwell-Grant | Bamber Bridge | 1 January 2022 | [22][a] | |
| 2 November 2021 | LB | Lewis Coulton | Bamber Bridge | 4 December 2021 | [24] | |
| 19 November 2021 | CM | Adam O'Reilly | Stalybridge Celtic | 1 January 2022 | [25] | |
| 19 November 2021 | LW | Ethan Walker | AFC Fylde | 1 January 2022 | [26] | |
| 19 January 2022 | CB | Jordan Storey | Sheffield Wednesday | End of season | [27] | |
| 20 January 2022 | CM | Adam O'Reilly | St Patrick's Athletic | 31 July 2022 | [28] | |
| 21 January 2022 | LB | Lewis Coulton | Warrington Town | 23 April 2022[b] | [30] | |
| 21 January 2022 | CF | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | Bamber Bridge | February 2022 | [31] | |
| 25 January 2022 | CF | Jamie Thomas | FC Halifax Town | End of season | [32] | |
| 27 January 2022 | AM | Josh Harrop | Fleetwood Town | End of season | [33] | |
| 28 January 2022 | CF | Joe Rodwell-Grant | Lancaster City | March 2022 | [34] | |
| 25 February 2022 | GK | Mathew Hudson | Bamber Bridge | End of season | [35][36] | |
| 11 March 2022 | CB | Joe Blanchard | Lancaster City | Work experience | [37] | |
| 22 March 2022 | CB | Teddy Mfuni | Witton Albion | End of season | [38] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2021 | CM | Paul Gallagher | Retired | [39] | ||
| 15 June 2021 | CF | Jayden Stockley | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed | [40] | |
| 30 June 2021 | LW | Billy Bodin | Oxford United | Released | [41][42] | |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Graham Burke | Shamrock Rovers | Released | [41][43] | |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Ben Dooley | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | Released | [41][44] | |
| 30 June 2021 | RW | Josh Ginnelly | Heart of Midlothian | Released | [41][45] | |
| 30 June 2021 | RB | Harry Huddart | Swansea University | Released | [41][44] | |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Louis Moult | Burton Albion | Released | [41][46] | |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | David Nugent | Released | [41] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | RB | Kyi Nicholson | Released | [41] | ||
| 12 July 2021 | CB | Lewis Earl | Stockport County | Free transfer | [47] | |
| 13 January 2022 | CF | Connor Wickham | Milton Keynes Dons | Contract expiry | [48][49] | |
| 31 March 2022 | GK | Declan Rudd | Retired | [50] | ||
Pre-season friendlies
Preston North End announced they would play friendlies against Bamber Bridge,[51] St Johnstone,[52] Celtic,[53] Bolton Wanderers,[54] Accrington Stanley,[55] Manchester City,[56] Wigan Athletic[51] and Manchester United[57] as part of their pre-season preparations.
| 10 July 2021 Friendly | Bamber Bridge | 3–8 | Preston North End | Chorley |
| 15:00 BST | Thomas 44', 62' Yeates 86' |
Report | Leigh 16' Potts 36' Barkhuizen 37' Mawene 39' Harrop 53', 83' Maguire 60' Riis 90+1' |
Stadium: Euxton Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
| 13 July 2021 Friendly | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Preston North End | Tulloch, Scotland |
| 19:00 BST | Wotherspoon 50' | Report | Whiteman 35' | Stadium: McDiarmid Park |
| 17 July 2021 Friendly | Celtic | 0–1 | Preston North End | Parkhead, Scotland |
| 17:30 BST | Report | Whiteman 64' (pen.) | Stadium: Celtic Park |
| 20 July 2021 Friendly | Preston North End | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Leyland |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Jones 51' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,100+ |
| 24 July 2021 Friendly | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Preston North End | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Pritchard 67' | Report | Thomas[58] 55' | Stadium: Wham Stadium |
| 27 July 2021 Friendly | Manchester City | 2–0 | Preston North End | Manchester |
| 19:00 BST | Mahrez 25' Edozie 64' |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
| 30 July 2021 Friendly | Wigan Athletic | 3–2 | Preston North End | Wigan |
| 19:30 BST | Keane 26' Humphrys 54' Lang 69' |
Report | Darikwa 48' (o.g.) Rodwell-Grant 87' |
Stadium: DW Stadium |
| 31 July 2021 Friendly | Preston North End | Cancelled | Manchester United | Preston |
| 14:00 BST | Stadium: Deepdale | |||
| Note: Match was cancelled due to a number of suspected COVID-19 cases in the United squad.[59] | ||||
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 | — | |||
Last updated: 24 April 2021
Source: Competitions
EFL Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 67 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 66 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 64 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 64 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 62 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 68 | −10 | 61 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 60 |
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[60]
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[60]
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 |
| 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 64 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 28 | −9 |
Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source:
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
PNE's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[61]
| 7 August 2021 1 | Preston North End | 1–4 | Hull City | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Riis Jakobsen 8' Barkhuizen 45+5' Ledson 65' |
Report | Lewis-Potter 35', 75' Smallwood 62' Magennis 85' Eaves 90+1' Cannon 90+2' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,452 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 14 August 2021 2 | Reading | 2–1 | Preston North End | Reading |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Azeez 28' Morrison 59' Bristow 66' Swift 69' Laurent 90+6' |
Report | Johnson 61' (pen.) | Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Referee: Josh Smith |
| 17 August 2021 3 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Preston North End | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 BST | Campbell 56' Sarr 68' van den Berg 74' (o.g.) |
Report | Lindsay 41' Whiteman 64' |
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Referee: James Linington |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 21 August 2021 4 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Peterborough United | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Bauer 14' Whiteman 51' Ledson 84' |
Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,952 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 28 August 2021 5 | Preston North End | 3–1 | Swansea City | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | van den Berg 21' Riis Jakobsen 45+2' Whiteman 52', 71' Ledson 59' Johnson 61' Sinclair 85' |
Report | Piroe 19' Benda 51' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,180 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 11 September 2021 6 | Bristol City | 0–0 | Preston North End | Ashton Gate |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Whiteman 55' | Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 17,967 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 14 September 2021 7 | Sheffield United | 2–2 | Preston North End | Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Gibbs-White 7' Norwood 45+2' Norrington-Davies 74' Berge 84' |
Report | Riis Jakobsen 13', 90+5' Johnson 19' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 18 September 2021 8 | Preston North End | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | van den Berg 4' Whiteman 26' |
Report | Phillips 45+2' Bartley 76' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,850 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 25 September 2021 9 | Birmingham City | 0–0 | Preston North End | Birmingham |
| 15:00 BST | Bela 45+1' | Report | Bauer 39' Storey 62' Ledson 73' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 28 September 2021 10 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Stoke City | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Cunningham 31' Whiteman 38' Riis Jakobsen 88' |
Report | Powell 6' Østigård 25' Wilmot 83' Tymon 90' Clucas 90+3' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,930 Referee: John Brooks |
| 2 October 2021 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 3–2 | Preston North End | Shepherd's Bush, London |
| 15:00 BST | Dykes 17' Dunne 71' Chair 74' Amos 90+5' |
Report | Riis Jakobsen 27' Earl 46' |
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 16 October 2021 12 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Derby County | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Johnson 5' Storey 62' |
Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,092 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 20 October 2021 13 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Coventry City | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Hughes 23' Bauer 50', 61' Riis Jakobsen 69' |
Report | Walker 45' Kelly 51' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,837 Referee: Darren England |
| 23 October 2021 14 | Blackpool | 2–0 | Preston North End | Blackpool |
| 15:00 BST | Anderson 27', 90+7' Madine 68' Grimshaw 88' Carey 90+4' Husband 90+8' |
Report | Sinclair 31' Bauer 39' Browne 45+3' 90+7' Potts 84' Maguire 90+8' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,946 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 30 October 2021 15 | Preston North End | 2–0 | Luton Town | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Riis Jakobsen 27', 45+3' (pen.) Browne 38' |
Report | Bell 24' Lockyer 37' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,059 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 2 November 2021 16 | Bournemouth | 1–2 | Preston North End | Kings Park |
| 19:45 GMT | Lerma 58' Billing 60', 83' Mepham 62' |
Report | Whiteman 52' McCann 78' Barkhuizen 84' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Referee: David Webb |
| 6 November 2021 17 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Preston North End | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Grabban 32' (pen.), 50', 70' Colback 41' Taylor 90+3' |
Report | Hughes 26' McCann 43' Storey 52' |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 27,129 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 20 November 2021 18 | Preston North End | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Maguire 2' Cunningham 56' Iversen 66' |
Report | Ng 35' McGuinness 51' Collins 66' Colwill 87' Harris 88' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,749 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 23 November 2021 19 | Middlesbrough | 1–2 | Preston North End | Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 GMT | McNair 33' | Report | Browne 63' Evans 75', 77' Riis Jakobsen 81' Earl 85' Johnson 90+2' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 18,013 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 27 November 2021 20 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Fulham | Preston |
| 12:30 GMT | van den Berg 26' Evans 72' |
Report | Ream 15' Robinson 48' Onomah 80' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,838 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 4 December 2021 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Preston North End | Blackburn |
| 15:00 GMT | Lenihan 15' Brereton 53' van Hecke 65' Travis 68' |
Report | Riis Jakobsen 65' Evans 83' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,487 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 11 December 2021 22 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Barnsley | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Browne 57' Johnson 78' |
Report | Woodrow 27', 65' Andersen 77' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,106 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 3 January 2022 23 | Stoke City | 1–2 | Preston North End | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Wilmot 46' Allen 64' Doughty 79' Ince 90+4' |
Report | Hughes 49', 81' Potts 59' Ledson 90+1' |
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 20,002 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 15 January 2022 24 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Bauer 31' Whiteman 72' |
Report | Mengi 56' Hogan 86' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,821 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 18 January 2022 25 | Preston North End | 2–2 | Sheffield United | Preston |
| 19:45 GMT | Hughes 38' Browne 71' Cunningham 82' Riis 89' |
Report | Bogle 17', 80' Sharp 39' (pen.) Hourihane 60' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,954 Referee: David Webb |
| 22 January 2022 26 | Swansea City | 1–0 | Preston North End | Landore |
| 15:00 GMT | Manning 12', 51' Latibeaudiere 87' Smith 88' |
Report | Cunningham 64' Evans 87' Bauer 90+1' |
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 16,842 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 26 January 2022 27 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | Preston North End | West Bromwich |
| 20:00 GMT | Furlong 49' Townsend 78' |
Report | Riis Jakobsen 41', 52' Whiteman 48' Evans 69' Archer 76' Maguire 90+5' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 20,776 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 29 January 2022 28 | Preston North End | 2–2 | Bristol City | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Riis Jakobsen 52', 90+5' | Report | Martin 12' Semenyo 81' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,936 Referee: John Busby |
| 1 February 2022 29 | Millwall | 0–0 | Preston North End | Bermondsey |
| 19:45 GMT | Bennett 60' Hutchinson 63' Burey 83' |
Report | van den Berg 17' Whiteman 63' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 10,183 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 5 February 2022 30 | Hull City | 0–1 | Preston North End | Kingston upon Hull |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Archer 51', 85' Johnson 79' |
Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 14,273 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 9 February 2022 31 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Huddersfield Town | Preston |
| 19:45 GMT | Potts 72' | Report | Holmes 80' O'Brien 89' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,120 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 12 February 2022 32 | Peterborough United | 0–1 | Preston North End | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Bauer 28' van den Berg 73' Archer 80' |
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 9,072 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 19 February 2022 33 | Preston North End | 2–3 | Reading | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Johnson 57' Archer 74' van den Berg 90+5' |
Report | João 2', 19' Swift 55' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,817 Referee: John Busby |
| 22 February 2022 34 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Preston |
| 19:45 GMT | Johnson 45+1' Earl 77' Whiteman 90+1' |
Report | Colback 60' McKenna 73' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,598 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 26 February 2022 35 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Preston North End | Coventry |
| 15:00 GMT | Rose 32' Hamer 69' Dabo 86' Tavares 90+8' |
Report | Earl 14' Lindsay 17' 84' Whiteman 74' Johnson 89' (pen.) Evans 90+2' |
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 19,743 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 5 March 2022 36 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Bournemouth | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Potts 24' Archer 54' van den Berg 58' Johnson 82' Riis Jakobsen 89' Browne 90' |
Report | Lowe 50' Billing 90+8' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,173 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 12 March 2022 37 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Preston North End | Leckwith |
| 15:00 GMT | Hugill 68' Ralls 71' |
Report | Hughes 51' Potts 90+3' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,743 Referee: James Linington |
| 16 March 2022 38 | Luton Town | 4–0 | Preston North End | Luton |
| 19:45 GMT | Berry 9', 42' Onyedinma 28' Diaby 59' (o.g.) Campbell 87' |
Report | Hughes 27' Whiteman 75' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Stadium Attendance: 9,408 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 2 April 2022 39 | Derby County | 1–0 | Preston North End | Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Bird 55' Davies 66' Morrison 80' Knight 84' |
Report | Lindsay 32' Whiteman 61' Johnson 87' |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 23,600 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 5 April 2022 40 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Blackpool | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Archer 45+3' Whiteman 45+1' Johnson 62' Hughes 64' McCann 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Deepdale Referee: David Webb |
| 9 April 2022 41 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Dunne 42' (o.g.) Archer 50' |
Report | Field 85' Gray 90+3' (pen.) |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,873 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 15 April 2022 42 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Millwall | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Wallace 6' (o.g.) | Report | Wallace 22' Kieftenbeld 31' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,979 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 19 April 2022 43 | Fulham | 3–0 | Preston North End | Fulham |
| 19:45 BST | Mitrović 9', 41' Cairney 20' Carvalho 34' |
Report | Whiteman 45+1' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 25 April 2022 44 | Preston North End | 1–4 | Blackburn Rovers | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Browne 29', 38' Whiteman 62' |
Report | Pickering 1' Gallagher 9', 21' Buckley 12', 63' Lenihan 37' Travis 52' |
Stadium: Deepdale Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 30 April 2022 45 | Barnsley | 1–3 | Preston North End | Barnsley |
| 12:30 BST | Marsh 17' | Report | Johnson 23', 54' Riis Jakobsen 74' |
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Referee: David Webb |
| 7 May 2022 46 | Preston North End | 4–1 | Middlesbrough | Preston |
| 12:30 BST | Browne 24' Fry 35' (o.g.), 66' Johnson 45' van den Berg 45' Riis Jakobsen 53', 74' (pen.) McCann 56' |
Report | McNair 45' 73' Daniels 45' Tavernier 48' Dijksteel 58' Jones 72' Crooks 84' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,691 Referee: Tim Robinson |
FA Cup
PNE were drawn away to Cardiff City in the third round.[62]
| 9 January 2022 Third round | Cardiff City | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Preston North End | Leckwith |
| 14:00 GMT | Davies 42' Ng 63' Harris 116' |
Report | Johnson 53' (pen.) Browne 113' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) Referee: Simon Hooper |
EFL Cup
Preston North End were drawn away to Mansfield Town[63][64] and Morecambe[65][66] in the first and second round respectively, then at home against Cheltenham Town[67][68] and Liverpool[69] in the third and fourth round.
| 10 August 2021 First round | Mansfield Town | 0–3 | Preston North End | Mansfield |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Sinclair 45+1', 81' Riis Jakobsen 71' Bauer 78' |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 2,526 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 24 August 2021 Second round | Morecambe | 2–4 | Preston North End | Morecambe |
| 19:45 BST | Duffus 39' O'Connor 45+4' Stockton 61' |
Report | Riis Jakobsen 7', 33' Hughes 45+3' Ledson 54', 64' van den Berg 79', 90' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,334 Referee: James Oldham |
| 21 September 2021 Third round | Preston North End | 4–1 | Cheltenham Town | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Hughes 25' Rafferty 37' Maguire 82' Rudd 85' Riis 90+3' |
Report | Barkers 28' Thomas 32' Vassell 56', 90+2' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,561 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 27 October 2021 Fourth round | Preston North End | 0–2 | Liverpool | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Minamino 62' Origi 84' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 22,131 Referee: David Coote |
Lancashire Senior Cup
Preston North End were drawn away to Rochdale in the first round.[70]
| 12 October 2021 First round | Rochdale | 0–2 | Preston North End | Spotland |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Sinclair | Stadium: Crown Oil Arena |
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