Preston North End's top-flight record

Preston North End have played 1,720 top-flight matches across 46 seasons since 1888/89, all before the Premier League; their last was 1960/61. They won 671, drew 390 and lost 659, scoring 2,701 goals and conceding 2,569. They have been champions twice.

1,720

Matches

671

Won

390

Drawn

659

Lost

Preston North End's scoreline grid

Every top-flight result from Preston North End's side: goals scored along the bottom, goals conceded up the side. Each square counts the matches that ended that way, and empty squares are results Preston North End have never had. Select a square to see those matches.

Goals conceded

3 5 3 1 1

15 12 10 6 1

18 31 30 7 5 1

54 71 33 20 13 5

89 113 88 45 16 15 6

155 173 113 75 33 6 3 2

104 112 107 55 35 14 9 3 1

Goals scored

Times it's happened

Never

Once

2–9

10–49

50+

Results Preston North End have had only once

8 of Preston North End's top-flight results have happened just once. The most recent new one was Preston North End 4–5 Chelsea on December 19, 1959.

December 19, 1959Preston North End 4–5 Chelsea4–5 defeat

February 1, 1958Preston North End 8–0 Birmingham8–0 win

May 1, 1948Preston North End 0–7 Blackpool0–7 defeat

December 6, 1947Preston North End 7–4 Derby County7–4 win

October 31, 1936Grimsby Town 6–4 Preston North End4–6 defeat

January 5, 1895West Brom 4–5 Preston North End5–4 win

January 1, 1894Sunderland 6–3 Preston North End3–6 defeat

September 14, 1889Preston North End 10–0 Stoke10–0 win

Biggest wins

September 14, 1889Preston North End 10–0 Stoke10-goal win

February 1, 1958Preston North End 8–0 Birmingham8-goal win

October 6, 1888Preston North End 7–0 Stoke7-goal win

November 3, 1888Notts County 0–7 Preston North End7-goal win

February 5, 1891Preston North End 7–0 Burnley7-goal win

Heaviest defeats

May 1, 1948Preston North End 0–7 Blackpool7-goal defeat

February 11, 1893Everton 6–0 Preston North End6-goal defeat

September 25, 1920Liverpool 6–0 Preston North End6-goal defeat

April 22, 1922Huddersfield 6–0 Preston North End6-goal defeat

March 27, 1901Notts County 6–1 Preston North End5-goal defeat

Highest-scoring matches

December 6, 1947Preston North End 7–4 Derby County11 goals

September 14, 1889Preston North End 10–0 Stoke10 goals

October 31, 1936Grimsby Town 6–4 Preston North End10 goals

January 1, 1894Sunderland 6–3 Preston North End9 goals

January 5, 1895West Brom 4–5 Preston North End9 goals

Preston North End's most common results

#11–1 draw173 · 10.1%

#20–1 defeat155 · 9.0%

#31–2 defeat113 · 6.6%

#42–1 win113 · 6.6%

#51–0 win112 · 6.5%

#62–0 win107 · 6.2%

Season by season

Season	Pos	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1960/61	22nd	42	10	10	22	43	71	-28	30
1959/60	9th	42	16	12	14	79	76	+3	44
1958/59	12th	42	17	7	18	70	77	-7	41
1957/58	2nd	42	26	7	9	100	51	+49	59
1956/57	3rd	42	23	10	9	84	56	+28	56
1955/56	19th	42	14	8	20	73	72	+1	36
1954/55	14th	42	16	8	18	83	64	+19	40
1953/54	11th	42	19	5	18	87	58	+29	43
1952/53	2nd	42	21	12	9	85	60	+25	54
1951/52	7th	42	17	12	13	74	54	+20	46
1948/49	21st	42	11	11	20	62	75	-13	33
1947/48	7th	42	20	7	15	67	68	-1	47
1946/47	7th	42	18	11	13	76	74	+2	47
1938/39	9th	42	16	12	14	63	59	+4	44
1937/38	3rd	42	16	17	9	64	44	+20	49
1936/37	14th	42	14	13	15	56	67	-11	41
1935/36	7th	42	18	8	16	67	64	+3	44
1934/35	11th	42	15	12	15	62	67	-5	42
1924/25	21st	42	10	6	26	37	74	-37	26
1923/24	18th	42	12	10	20	52	67	-15	34

Points as awarded at the time: two for a win until 1980/81, three since. Results before 1992 from engsoccerdata (see the About page).

Head to head

Preston North End's record against every club they have met in the top flight, most meetings first. Select an opponent for the full head to head.

Opponent	P	W	D	L
v Aston Villa	86	31	9	46
v Everton	86	29	25	32
v Bolton	82	34	23	25
v Sunderland	82	25	22	35
v Blackburn	70	29	21	20
v West Brom	70	28	18	24
v Wolves	66	25	15	26
v Arsenal	64	21	13	30
v Man City	64	23	12	29
v Liverpool	62	21	17	24

Also met: Burnley · Derby County · Newcastle · Sheffield Utd · Sheffield Wed · Chelsea · Man United · Stoke · Middlesbrough · Birmingham · Nott'm Forest · Notts County · Tottenham · Huddersfield · Portsmouth · Blackpool · Bury · Charlton · Leeds United · Cardiff · Leicester City · Bradford City · Grimsby Town · Oldham · Accrington · Brentford · Bristol City · Luton Town · West Ham · Fulham · Bradford Park Avenue · Darwen · Glossop North End

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