 PRESTON NORTH END
("The Lilywhites", "North End") | Year formed | 1881 | | Turned professional | 1885 | | Limited company | 1893 | | Previous names | None | Ground | Deepdale Stadium, Sir Tom Finney Way, Deepdale, Preston PR1 6RU (for pictures of the ground click here) | | Club's ground since | 1881 | | Pitch measurements | 110 x 77 yards (101 x 70 metres) | | Ground capacity | 23,404 | | Record attendance at present ground | 42,684 v Arsenal, Division One, 23rd April 1938 (lost 1-3) | | League career | Football League/Division One: 1888 - 1901 Division Two: 1901 - 1904 Division One: 1904 - 1912 Division Two: 1912 - 1913 Division One: 1913 - 1914 Division Two: 1914 - 1915 Division One: 1919 - 1925 Division Two: 1925 - 1934 Division One: 1934 - 1949 Division Two: 1949 - 1951 Division One: 1951 - 1961 Division Two: 1961 - 1970 Division Three: 1970 - 1971 Division Two: 1971 - 1974 Division Three: 1974 - 1978 Division Two: 1978 - 1981 Division Three: 1981 - 1985 Division Four: 1985 - 1987 Division Three/Two: 1987 - 1993 Division Three: 1993 - 1996 Division Two: 1996 - 2000 Division One/Championship: 2000 - 2011 League One: 2011 - 2015 Championship: 2015 - . | | First Football League game | 8th September 1888 v Burnley, Football League, won 5-2 | | | | | Honours | | | European | None | | Domestic - League | Division One champions: 1888-89, 1889-90 Division Two champions: 1903-04, 1912-13, 1950-51 Division Two runners-up: 1914-15, 1933-34 Division Three/Two champions: 1970-71, 1999-2000 Division Three champions: 1995-96 Division Four runners-up: 1986-87 Second World War North West Division runners-up: 1939-40 Second World War North Division champions: 1940-41 | | Domestic - Cup | FA Cup winners: 1888-89, 1937-38 FA Cup runners-up: 1887-88, 1921-22, 1936-37,1953-54, 1963-64 Charity Shield runners-up: 1938-39 FA Youth Cup runners-up: 1959-60 Second World War League Cup winners: 1940-41 Lancashire Cup winners: 1886-87, 1892-93, 1894-95, 1899-1900, 1996-97 Lancashire Cup joint winners: 1938-39 | | Best League position | see above | | Lowest League position | 23rd, Division Four, 1985-86 | | Furthest in FA Cup | see above | | Furthest in League Cup | 4th round, 1962-63, 1965-66, 1971-72, 1980-81, 2002-03, 2016-17, 2021-22 | | | | | Most League points | | | 2 for a win | 61, Division Three, 1970-71 | | 3 for a win | 95, Division Two, 1999-2000 | | Fewest League points | | | 2 for a win | 23, Division One, 1893-94 | | 3 for a win | 42, Championship, 2010-11 | | Most League goals scored | 100, Division One, 1957-58 100, Division Two, 1927-28 | | Most League goals conceded | 100, Division Four, 1984-85 | | Fewest League goals scored | 35, Division One, 1897-98 | | Fewest League goals conceded | 15, Division One, 1888-89 | | Most wins in a League season | 28, Division Two, 1999-2000 | | Fewest wins in a League season | 8, Division One, 1897-98 8, Division Two, 1969-70 | | Most draws in a League season | 20, Championship, 2005-06 | | Fewest draws in a League season | 1, Division One, 1891-92 | | Most losses in a League season | 26, Division One, 1924-25 26, Division Three, 1984-85 | | Fewest losses in a League season | 0, Division One, 1888-89 | | Record League win | 10-0 v Stoke, Divisioin One, 14 September 1889 | | Record Cup win | 26-0 v Hyde, FA Cup 1st round, 15 October 1887 | | Record League Cup win | 5-0 v Stockport County, Worthington Cup 1st round, 10 August 2001 5-0 v Harrogate Town, Carabao Cup 2nd round, 27 August 2024 | | Record defeat | 0-7 v Blackpool, Division One, 1 May 1948 | | Record League Cup defeat | 0-6 v Blackburn Rovers, Coca-Cola Cup 2nd round 1st leg, 17 September 1997 0-6 v Newcastle United, EFL Cup 4th round, 25 October 2016 | | | | | Highest number of League goals scored | | | in a season | 37, Ted Harper, Division Two, 1932-33 | | in total | 187, Tom Finney, 1946-60 | | | | | Most League goals scored in one match | 4, Jimmy Ross v Stoke, Division 1, 6th October 1888 4, Nick Ross v Derby County, Divisioin One, 11th January 1890 4, George Drummond v Notts Country, Division One, 12th December 1891 4, Frank Beeton v Notts County, Division One, 31st March 1893 4, George Harrison v Grimsby Town, Division Two, 3rd November 1928 4, Alex Reid v Port Vale, Division Two, 23rd February 1929 4, James McClelland v Reading, Division Two, 6th September 1930 4, Dick Rowley v Notts County, Division Two, 16th April 1932 4, Ted Harper v Burnley, Division Two, 29th August 1932 4, Ted Harper v Lincoln City, Division Two, 11th March 1933 4, Charlie Wayman v Queen's Park Rangers, Division Two, 25th December 1950 4, Alex Bruce v Colchester United, Division Three, 28th February 1978 | | Most League appearances | 447, Alan Kelly, 1961-75 | | Most capped player | 76, Tom Finney for England | | Youngest League player | Steve Doyle, 16 years 166 days v Tranmere Rovers, 15th November 1974 | | Highest transfer fee received | £6,000,000 for David Nugent to Portsmouth, August 2007 | | Highest transfer fee paid | £1,500,000 for David Healy from Manchester United, December 2000 | | | | | | |
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