2018–19 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End
2018–19 season
ManagerAlex Neil
StadiumDeepdale
Championship14th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Browne
Callum Robinson (12)
All: Callum Robinson (13)
Highest home attendance19,912 vs. Blackburn
(24 November 2018, League)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 10,849 vs. Reading
(15 September 2018)
All: 5,095 vs. Middlesbrough
(25 Sep 2018, EFL Cup R3)
Average home league attendance14,160
Biggest win4–0 vs. Wigan Athletic
(6 October 2018, League)
Biggest defeat0–3 vs. Leeds United
(18 September 2018, League)

The 2018–19 season is Preston North End's 139th season in existence, and their fourth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with the Championship, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Season review

Pre-season

Paul Huntington, the club's longest-serving current player since he arrived from Yeovil Town in July 2012, signed a new three-year contract. He made 46 appearances last season. Other new contracts were signed during the summer by Alan Browne, Tom Clarke, Darnell Fisher, Paul Gallagher and Sean Maguire.[1][2]

Striker Eoin Doyle transferred to Bradford City on 1 August for an undisclosed fee and signed a two-year contract.[3] On the same day, Preston announced that Billy Bodin had a knee ligament injury and would be out of action for up to six months. Sean Maguire, who had recently renewed his contract, was out for "the first few weeks of the season" with a hamstring injury.[4]

August

Preston signed two forwards on season-long loans from Manchester City. They are Lukas Nmecha, who is an England U-21 striker, and Brandon Barker, an England U-20 winger.[5][6] Both made their debuts in the club's second EFL Championship match, away to Swansea City on 11 August.

Daryl Horgan transferred to Hibernian on 10 August for an undisclosed fee and signed a three-year contract.[7] Horgan had appeared a substitute in the opening match against QPR.

Squad

No. Name Pos. Nationality Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End
Goalkeepers
1 Declan Rudd GK England Diss 33 123 0 Norwich City 1 July 2017 £966,000 2020
13 Michael Crowe GK WalesNorway Bexleyheath 29 1 0 Ipswich Town 1 July 2018 Free 2020
25 Connor Ripley GK England Middlesbrough 31 2 0 Middlesbrough 9 January 2019 Undisclosed 2022
Defenders
2 Darnell Fisher RB England Reading 30 73 0 Rotherham United 27 July 2017 Undisclosed 2020
3 Josh Earl LB/LW England Liverpool 26 36 0 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 2021
5 Tom Clarke CB England Sowerby Bridge 37 236 15 Huddersfield Town 22 May 2013 Free 2020
6 Ben Davies CB/LB England Barrow-in-Furness 29 88 2 Academy 25 January 2013 Free 2021
14 Jordan Storey CB England Yeovil 27 31 1 Exeter City 1 July 2018 Undisclosed 2022
15 Joe Rafferty RB Republic of IrelandEngland Liverpool 31 5 0 Rochdale 23 January 2019 Undisclosed 2022
16 Andrew Hughes LB Wales Cardiff 32 34 4 Peterborough United 1 July 2018 Undisclosed 2021
23 Paul Huntington CB England Carlisle 37 271 17 Yeovil Town 22 May 2012 Free 2021
31 Tom Stead DF England 24 0 0 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 2019
50 Kevin O'Connor LB Republic of Ireland Enniscorthy 22 9 0 Cork City 24 July 2017 Undisclosed 2020
— Andy Boyle CB Republic of Ireland Dublin 33 12 0 Dundalk 1 January 2017 Free 2019
Midfielders
4 Ben Pearson CM/DM England Oldham 30 116 1 Manchester United 11 January 2016 £115,000 2021
8 Alan Browne CM Republic of Ireland Cork 29 204 28 Free agent 1 January 2014 Free 2021
10 Josh Harrop AM/CF England Stockport 29 50 4 Manchester United 3 July 2017 Undisclosed 2021
11 Daniel Johnson AM Jamaica Kingston 32 186 31 Aston Villa 23 January 2015 £50,000 2021
12 Paul Gallagher AM/WG Scotland Glasgow 40 264 38 Leicester City 16 June 2015 Free 2020
17 Josh Ginnelly LW England Coventry 27 5 0 Walsall 1 January 2019 Undisclosed 2021
18 Ryan Ledson CM England Liverpool 27 28 0 Oxford United 1 July 2018 Undisclosed 2021
21 Brandon Barker WG England Manchester 28 20 2 Manchester City 7 August 2018 Loan 2019
30 Jack Baxter CM England Chorley 24 0 0 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 2019
32 Adam O'Reilly CM Republic of Ireland 23 1 0 Ringmahon Rangers November 2016 Undisclosed 2020
44 Brad Potts CM England Hexham 30 10 2 Barnsley 3 January 2019 Undisclosed 2020
Forwards
7 Callum Robinson WG/CF Republic of IrelandEngland Northampton 29 149 35 Aston Villa 4 July 2016 Free 2020
9 Louis Moult CF England Stoke-on-Trent 32 38 7 Motherwell 1 January 2018 Undisclosed 2021
20 Jayden Stockley CF England Poole 31 17 4 Exeter City 3 January 2019 £750,000 2022
24 Sean Maguire CF Republic of Ireland Luton 30 52 13 Cork City 24 July 2017 Undisclosed 2021
29 Tom Barkhuizen RW/SS England Blackpool 31 101 21 Morecambe 1 January 2017 Free 2020
39 Billy Bodin RW/CF Wales Swindon 32 19 1 Bristol Rovers 3 January 2018 Undisclosed 2020
45 Lukas Nmecha CF EnglandGermany Hamburg 26 44 4 Manchester City 9 August 2018 Loan 2019
Out on Loan
19 Graham Burke SS Republic of Ireland Dublin 31 15 2 Shamrock Rovers 1 July 2018 Undisclosed 2021
22 Chris Maxwell GK Wales St Asaph 34 81 0 Fleetwood Town 1 July 2016 Free 2020
26 Michael Howard CF England Southport 25 0 0 Academy 20 February 2018 Trainee 2019
27 Connor Simpson CF England Guisborough 24 1 0 Hartlepool United 11 January 2018 Undisclosed 2020
51 Tommy Spurr LB England Leeds 37 24 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 July 2016 Free 2019
52 Ben Pringle CM/LM England Newcastle upon Tyne 35 14 0 Fulham 4 July 2016 £255,000 2019
53 Marnick Vermijl RB Belgium Peer 32 54 4 Sheffield Wednesday 31 August 2016 Undisclosed 2019
  • All appearances and goals up to date as of 5 May 2019.

Statistics

As of 5 May 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Declan Rudd 36 0 36+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG Darnell Fisher 38 0 32+3 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF England ENG Josh Earl 16 0 12+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF England ENG Ben Pearson 32 0 30+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
5 DF England ENG Tom Clarke 22 1 21+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF England ENG Ben Davies 41 1 39+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
7 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Callum Robinson 28 13 24+3 12 0+0 0 1+0 1
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Browne 40 12 35+2 12 0+1 0 1+1 0
9 FW England ENG Louis Moult 27 5 8+16 4 0+0 0 2+1 1
10 MF England ENG Josh Harrop 11 0 4+4 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
11 MF Jamaica JAM Daniel Johnson 37 7 26+8 6 1+0 0 2+0 1
12 MF Scotland SCO Paul Gallagher 40 6 28+10 6 1+0 0 1+0 0
13 GK Wales WAL Michael Crowe 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF England ENG Jordan Storey 31 1 27+1 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Rafferty 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF Wales WAL Andrew Hughes 34 4 31+1 3 1+0 1 1+0 0
17 MF England ENG Josh Ginnelly 5 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF England ENG Ryan Ledson 28 0 14+10 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
20 FW England ENG Jayden Stockley 17 4 8+9 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF England ENG Brandon Barker 20 2 6+10 0 0+1 0 3+0 2
23 DF England ENG Paul Huntington 25 0 21+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
24 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Maguire 26 3 19+6 3 0+1 0 0+0 0
25 GK England ENG Connor Ripley 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW England ENG Tom Barkhuizen 37 7 26+8 6 1+0 0 2+0 1
32 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Adam O'Reilly 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF England ENG Ethan Walker 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 MF England ENG Brad Potts 10 2 10+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 FW England ENG Lukas Nmecha 44 4 24+17 4 1+0 0 0+2 0
Players currently on loan:
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Burke 15 2 6+6 1 1+0 0 1+1 1
22 GK Wales WAL Chris Maxwell 11 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
Players who left during the season:
15 DF England ENG Calum Woods 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Horgan 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record

As of 5 May 2019
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 7 Republic of Ireland CF Callum Robinson 12 0 1 13
2 8 Republic of Ireland CM Alan Browne 12 0 0 12
3 11 Jamaica CM Daniel Johnson 6 0 1 7
29 England WG Tom Barkhuizen 6 0 1 7
5 12 Scotland AM Paul Gallagher 6 0 0 6
6 9 England CF Louis Moult 4 0 1 5
7 16 Wales LB Andrew Hughes 3 1 0 4
20 England CF Jayden Stockley 4 0 0 4
45 England CF Lukas Nmecha 4 0 0 4
10 24 Republic of Ireland CF Sean Maguire 3 0 0 3
11 19 Republic of Ireland SS Graham Burke 1 0 1 2
21 England WG Brandon Barker 0 0 2 2
44 England CM Brad Potts 2 0 0 2
14 5 England CB Tom Clarke 1 0 0 1
6 England CB Ben Davies 1 0 0 1
14 England CB Jordan Storey 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 67 1 7 74

Disciplinary record

As of 5 May 2019
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 4 England DM Ben Pearson 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 3
2 2 England RB Darnell Fisher 10 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 1 0
3 11 Jamaica CM Daniel Johnson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
4 6 England CB Ben Davies 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
18 England CM Ryan Ledson 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 2
6 8 Republic of Ireland CM Alan Browne 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
7 3 England LB Josh Earl 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
12 Scotland AM Paul Gallagher 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
9 1 England GK Declan Rudd 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
22 Wales GK Chris Maxwell 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
24 Republic of Ireland CF Sean Maguire 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
45 England CF Lukas Nmecha 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 9 England CF Louis Moult 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
16 Wales LB Andrew Hughes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
23 England CB Paul Huntington 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 7 Republic of Ireland CF Callum Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 England AM Josh Harrop 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
14 England CB Jordan Storey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 England CF Jayden Stockley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 68 3 4 2 0 0 6 0 1 76 3 5

Contracts

Date Position Nationality Name Contract Length Status Expires Ref.
10 July 2018 CB England Paul Huntington 3 years Signed June 2021 [1]
11 July 2018 CM Republic of Ireland Alan Browne 3 years Signed June 2021 [2]
24 January 2019 CM Scotland Paul Gallagher 1 year Signed June 2020 [8]
25 January 2019 LB England Josh Earl 2 years Signed June 2021 [9]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 SS Republic of Ireland Graham Burke Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Undisclosed [10]
1 July 2018 GK Republic of Ireland Jimmy Corcoran Republic of Ireland Cherry Orchard Undisclosed [11]
1 July 2018 GK Wales Michael Crowe Ipswich Town Free transfer [12]
1 July 2018 LB Wales Andrew Hughes Peterborough United Undisclosed [13]
1 July 2018 CM England Ryan Ledson Oxford United Undisclosed [14]
1 July 2018 CM Republic of Ireland Brian McManus Republic of Ireland St Kevin Boys Undisclosed [15]
1 July 2018 CB England Jordan Storey Exeter City £765,000 [16]
1 January 2019 LW England Josh Ginnelly Walsall Undisclosed [17]
3 January 2019 CM England Brad Potts Barnsley £1,440,000 [18]
3 January 2019 CF England Jayden Stockley Exeter City £747,000 [19]
9 January 2019 GK England Connor Ripley Middlesbrough Undisclosed [20]
23 January 2019 RB Republic of Ireland Joe Rafferty Rochdale Undisclosed [21]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
13 June 2018 LB Republic of Ireland Greg Cunningham Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed [22]
1 July 2018 CM England John Welsh Grimsby Town End of Contract [23][24]
1 August 2018 CF Republic of Ireland Eoin Doyle Bradford City Undisclosed [25]
11 August 2018 RM Republic of Ireland Daryl Horgan Scotland Hibernian Undisclosed [26]
23 January 2019 RB England Calum Woods Bradford City Free transfer [27]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
7 August 2018 RW England Brandon Barker Manchester City 31 May 2019 [28]
9 August 2018 CF England Lukas Nmecha Manchester City 31 May 2019 [29]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
1 July 2018 LB England Tommy Spurr Fleetwood Town 3 January 2019 [30][31]
6 July 2018 GK England Mathew Hudson Bury 1 January 2019 [32][33]
17 August 2018 CF England Michael Howard Hednesford Town 1 January 2019 [34]
29 August 2018 LB Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor Crewe Alexandra 7 January 2019 [35]
31 August 2018 CB Republic of Ireland Andy Boyle Scotland Dundee 1 January 2019 [36]
31 August 2018 LM England Ben Pringle Grimsby Town 21 January 2019 [37][38]
31 August 2018 RB Belgium Marnick Vermijl Netherlands MVV Maastricht 31 May 2019 [39]
12 October 2018 CF England Connor Simpson Hyde United 1 January 2019 [40][41]
8 January 2019 GK Wales Chris Maxwell Charlton Athletic 31 May 2019 [42]
9 January 2019 CF England Connor Simpson Carlisle United 31 May 2019 [43]
11 January 2019 CF England Michael Howard Stalybridge Celtic 31 May 2019 [44]
22 January 2019 LM England Ben Pringle Tranmere Rovers 31 May 2019 [38]
29 January 2019 CB Republic of Ireland Andy Boyle Scotland Ross County 30 June 2019 [45]
31 January 2019 SS Republic of Ireland Graham Burke Gillingham 4 May 2019 [46]
8 February 2019 LB Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor Republic of Ireland Cork City 31 May 2019 [47]
8 March 2019 CM Republic of Ireland Adam O'Reilly Hyde United April 2019 [48]

Pre-season friendlies

PNE announced they will compete with Bamber Bridge, AFC Fylde, West Ham United and Burnley during pre-season.[49]

7 July 2018 (2018-07-07) Friendly Bamber Bridge 0–7 Preston North End Bamber Bridge
15:00 BST Report Burke 4'
Bodin 13'
Maguire 15', 29', 35'
Moult 59'		 Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly AFC Fylde 1–6 Preston North End Medlar-with-Wesham
15:00 BST Trialist pen.' Report Huntington
Robinson x2'
Maguire x2'
Hughes 		Stadium: Mill Farm
Attendance: 1,812
Referee: David McNamara
17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Friendly Cobh Ramblers 0–5 Preston North End Cork, Republic of Ireland
19:00 BST Report Barkhuizen 5', 17', 45'
Clarke 39'
Burke 83'		 Stadium: Turners Cross
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Friendly Preston North End 2–2 West Ham United Preston
15:00 BST Clarke 40'
Bodin 76'		 Arnautović 6', 45' Stadium: Deepdale
23 July 2018 (2018-07-23) Friendly Preston North End 2–3 Burnley Preston
19:45 BST Harrop 22'
Robinson 74'		 Report Lennon 26'
Agyei 72'
McNeil 84'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 4,934
Referee: Peter Bankes
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly Oldham Athletic 0–3 Preston North End Oldham
15:00 BST Report Moult 50'
Horgan 68'
Gallagher 89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1,660
Referee: Graham Salisbury

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Brentford 46 17 13 16 73 59 +14 64[a]
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 16 14 60 62 −2 64
13 Hull City 46 17 11 18 66 68 −2 62
14 Preston North End 46 16 13 17 67 67 0 61
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 16 12 18 64 69 −5 60
16 Stoke City 46 11 22 13 45 52 −7 55
17 Birmingham City 46 14 19 13 64 58 +6 52[b]
Source: Sky Sports Archived 25 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[52]
Notes:
  1. ^ Brentford were awarded a 1–0 win over Bolton due to Bolton's inability to hold the fixture.[50]
  2. ^ Birmingham City were deducted 9 points for failure to comply with the EFL profitability and sustainability rules.[51]

Result 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 13 17 67 67  0 61 8 10 5 42 30  +12 8 3 12 25 37  −12

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWLDLLDLLLLDWDWDDWWDLWWLLDLDWWDWWDWDWWWLLLLWLDL
Position6101318191823232424242221192021181615171515151717171818161614141110121197101011129121214
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[53][54]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Preston North End 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Preston
15:00 BST Alan Browne 50' Report Ryan Manning Yellow card 66'
Josh Scowen Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,418
Referee: Darren England
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Swansea City 1–0 Preston North End Swansea
15:00 BST Fulton 32' Report Fisher Yellow card 32' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Referee: James Linington
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Preston North End 2–2 Stoke City Preston
17:30 BST Gallagher 40'
Burke 45+4'
Pearson Yellow card 64'
Gallagher Yellow card 83'		 Report Allen Yellow card 27'
Pieters 42'
Crouch 61'
Shawcross Yellow card 86'
Crouch Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,996
Referee: Andy Madley
22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) 4 Norwich City 2–0 Preston North End Norwich
19:45 BST Leitner Yellow card 65'
Pukki 80'
Tettey 87', Yellow card 87'		 Report Pearson Yellow card 61'
Browne Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,936
Referee: Gavin Ward
25 August 2018 5 Derby County 2–0 Preston North End Derby
15:00 BST Mount 38'
Keogh 78'		 Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,257
Referee: David Webb
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Preston North End 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Preston
15:00 BST Robinson 11'
Browne 16'
Johnson Yellow card 83'
Pearson Red card 90+8'		 Report Ameobi 38'
Olkowski 40'
Magennis Yellow card 70'
O'Neil Yellow card 86'
Williams Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,331
Referee: Andy Davies
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 7 Preston North End 2–3 Reading Preston
15:00 BST Johnson 31'
Robinson 76'
Earl Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Baldock 23'
Yiadom Yellow card 43'
Ilori 52'
Bacuna 81'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,849
Referee: Darren Bond
18 September 2018 (2018-09-18) 8 Leeds United 3–0 Preston North End Leeds
19:45 BST Cooper 37'
Roberts 74', 82'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 27,729
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Sheffield United 3–2 Preston North End Sheffield
15:00 BST Sharp 36'
Basham 51'
McGoldrick 87'		 Report Robinson 80'
Johnson 82'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,857
Referee: Scott Duncan
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Preston North End 2–3 West Bromwich Albion Preston
15:00 BST Hughes 71'
Browne 90+6'		 Report Rodriguez 48'
Davies 73' (o.g.)
Gayle 88'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,099
Referee: Tony Harrington
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Aston Villa 3–3 Preston North End Birmingham
19:45 BST Kodjia 26'
Abraham 37'
Chester Red card 54'
Bolasie 90+1'		 Report Johnson 56' (pen.)
Gallagher 79'
Moult 86'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,331
Referee: Peter Bankes
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Preston North End 4–0 Wigan Athletic Preston
15:00 BST Barkhuizen 17'
Robinson 51'
Gallagher 85' (pen.)
Burn 90+6' (o.g.)		 Report Gibson Red card 56' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,280
Referee: Lee Probert
20 October 2018 13 Hull City 1–1 Preston North End Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Irvine Yellow card 13'
Bowen 85' (pen)		 Report Fisher Yellow card 66'
Hughes Yellow card 78'
Davies Yellow card 81'
Storey Yellow card 84'
Louis Moult 90+3'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 12,066
Referee: Gavin Ward
24 October 2018 (2018-10-24) 14 Preston North End 4–3 Brentford Preston
19:45 BST Browne 5'
Robinson 12', 69'
Barkhuizen 23'		 Report Canós 29'
Watkins 56'
Maupay 85'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,882
Referee: Scott Duncan
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 15 Preston North End 1–1 Rotherham United Preston
15:00 BST Barkhuizen 40'
Maguire Yellow card 90'		 Report Smith 55'
Towell Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,780
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16 Ipswich Town 1–1 Preston North End Ipswich
15:00 GMT Chambers Yellow card 36'
Sears 45' (pen.)
Edwards Yellow card 51'
Jordan Roberts Yellow card 62'
Pennington Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Maxwell Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 75'
Johnson Yellow card 45'
Pearson Yellow card 57'
Gallagher 73'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,129
Referee: Andy Woolmer
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 17 Bristol City 0–1 Preston North End Bristol
15:00 GMT Hunt Yellow card 88' Report Robinson 35'
Johnson Yellow card 75'
Earl Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 19,797
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18 Preston North End 4–1 Blackburn Rovers Preston
15:00 GMT Barkhuizen 2'
Robinson 10'
Moult 74'
Browne 85'		 Report Graham 48' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,912
Referee: Andrew Madley
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 19 Preston North End 1–1 Middlesbrough Preston
19:45 GMT Browne 43' Report Tavernier 46' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,990
Referee: Peter Bankes
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 20 Birmingham City 3–0 Preston North End Birmingham
15:00 GMT Kieftenbeld 46'
Maghoma 61'
Adams 77'		 Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 20,523
Referee: David Webb
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Preston North End Nottingham
15:00 GMT Yacob Yellow card 86' Report Moult 56'
Davies Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,777
Referee: Steve Martin
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Preston North End 3–2 Millwall Preston
Davies Yellow card 15'
Browne 37'
Barkhuizen 42'
Hughes 81'		 Report Romeo Yellow card 5'
Cooper 61', Yellow card 80'
Wallace Yellow card 69'
Gregory 90+3'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,924
Referee: John Brooks
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Preston North End Sheffield
Hector 62'
Nuhiu Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Moult Yellow card 16'
Pearson Red card 26'
Rudd Yellow card 57'
Ledson Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,366
Referee: David Coote
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Preston North End 1–2 Hull City Preston
Browne 47' Report Irvine 28', 80'
Henriksen Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,026
Referee: Scott Duncan
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Preston North End 1–1 Aston Villa Preston
Johnson Yellow card 52'
Gallagher Yellow card 59'
Elmohamady 61' (og)		 Report Abraham 45', Yellow card 59'
Hutton Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,126
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Rotherham United 2–1 Preston North End Rotherham
15:00 GMT Palmer Yellow card 12'
Raggett Yellow card 29'
Vaulks 45+1' Yellow card 74'
Smith 76' Yellow card 83'
Wiles Yellow card 82'		 Report Ledson Yellow card 31'
Nmecha 78'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,077
Referee: Lee Probert
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Preston North End 1–1 Swansea City Preston
15:00 GMT Johnson 60' (pen.)
Earl Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card 81'		 Report Fer Yellow card 45+3'
Baker-Richardson 55', Yellow card 62'
van der Hoorn Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,604
Referee: Keith Stroud
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Queens Park Rangers 1–4 Preston North End Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT Scowen Yellow card 9'
Smith 84'
Furlong Yellow card 90+2'
Lynch Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Stockley 14'
Sean Maguire Yellow card 23'
Storey 68'
Browne 82'
Potts 87'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,736
Referee: Andy Madley
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 29 Stoke City 0–2 Preston North End Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Clucas Yellow card 31'
McLean Yellow card 85'		 Report Browne 20'
Potts 80'
Pearson Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 25,053
Referee: Oliver Langford
1 February 2019 (2019-02-01) 30 Preston North End 0–0 Derby County Preston
19:45 GMT Pearson Yellow card 28' Report Malone Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,124
Referee: Darren Bond
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Preston North End Bolton
15:00 GMT Magennis Yellow card 60'
Vela Yellow card 85'
Donaldson 90'		 Report Browne 40'
Barkhuizen 82'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 17,381
Referee: Andy Madley
13 February 2019 (2019-02-13) 32 Preston North End 3–1 Norwich City Preston
19:45 GMT Davies 2'
Gallagher 24' (pen.)
Pearson Yellow card 32'
Maguire 69'
Nmecha Yellow card 71'
Rudd Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Stiepermann soccer ball with red X 33'
Zimmermann Yellow card 36'
Pukki 90+3'
Aarons Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,280
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33 Preston North End 0–0 Nottingham Forest Preston
15:00 GMT Stockley Yellow card 83' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,904
Referee: Tim Robinson
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34 Millwall 1–3 Preston North End Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Thompson 67'
Williams Yellow card 73'
Wallace Yellow card 89'		 Report Hughes 4'
Clarke 16'
Maguire 27'
Pearson Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,265
Referee: Stephen Martin
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Preston North End 1–1 Bristol City Preston
15:00 GMT Johnson 42' Report Kelly Yellow card 41'
O'Dowda Yellow card 50'
Diédhiou 69'
Pack Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,863
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Preston North End Blackburn
12:00 GMT Evans Yellow card 58'
Reed Yellow card 60'		 Report Johnson 8'
Fisher Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 90+2'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,577
Referee: Oliver Langford
13 March 2019 (2019-03-13) 37 Middlesbrough 1–2 Preston North End Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Fletcher 32'
Ayala Red card 61'		 Report Pearson Yellow card 55'
Gallagher 63'
Stockley 81'
Hughes Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,088
Referee: Keith Stroud
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Preston North End 1–0 Birmingham City Preston
15:00 GMT Pearson Yellow card 10'
Fisher Yellow card 45'
Davies Yellow card 86'
Maguire 90+4'		 Report Kieftenbeld Yellow card 64'
Maghoma Yellow card 84'
Gardner Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,509
Referee: Scott Duncan
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 39 Reading 2–1 Preston North End Reading
15:00 GMT Méïté 30'
Barrow 36'		 Report Fisher Yellow card 72'
Stockley 90+3'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,771
Referee: Tony Harrington
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40 Preston North End 0–1 Sheffield United Preston
15:00 BST Pearson Yellow card 36'
Gallagher Yellow card 89'
Browne Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Dowell Yellow card 20'
McGoldrick 33'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,339
Referee: Gavin Ward
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 41 Preston North End 0–2 Leeds United Preston
19:45 BST Pearson Yellow card 14' Red card 49'
Davies Yellow card 45+2'		 Report Bamford 62', 76'
Alioski Yellow card 67'
Phillips Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,019
Referee: Robert Jones
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 West Bromwich Albion 4–1 Preston North End West Bromwich
15:00 BST Gayle 27', 31', 71'
Rodriguez 43'
Livermore Yellow card 57'
Dawson Yellow card 90'		 Report Fisher Yellow card 74' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,088
Referee: Roger East
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Preston North End 4–0 Ipswich Town Preston
15:00 BST Robinson 6', 22'
Nmecha 56', 75'		 Report Kenlock Yellow card 78' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,546
Referee: Stephen Martin
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Preston North End Wigan
15:00 BST Clarke 11'
Morsy Yellow card 44'
Evans 68'		 Report Nmecha Yellow card 13'
Ledson Red card 34'
Maguire Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 12,496
Referee: Andrew Madley
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Preston North End 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday Preston
15:00 BST Stockley 9'
Lees 36' (o.g.)
Browne 62'
Fisher Yellow card 64'		 Report Pelupessy Yellow card 35'
Bannan 49' Yellow card 54'
Forestieri 76'
Nuhiu 78'
Iorfa Red card 80'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,873
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 46 Brentford 3–0 Preston North End Brentford
12:30 BST Konsa 45+4'
Maupay 54'
Forss 83'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 28'
Fisher Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,289
Referee: James Linington

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[55]

6 January 2019 (2019-01-06) Third round Preston North End 1–3 Doncaster Rovers Preston
14:00 GMT Ledson Yellow card 38'
Hughes 56'
Gallagher Yellow card 71'		 Report Butler Yellow card 2'
Marquis 5'
Wilks Yellow card 33' 87'
Anderson 72'
Andrew Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 8,101
Referee: Andy Davies

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[56] The second round draw was done on 16 August.[57] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.[58]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Preston North End 3–1 Morecambe Preston
19:45 BST Barker 14'
Moult 33'
Fisher Yellow card 39'
Burke 58'		 Report Mandeville 45' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 6,077
Referee: Tom Nield
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round Leeds United 0–2 Preston North End Leeds
19:45 BST Report Johnson 2' (pen.)
Ledson Red card 29'
Barker 45+1'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 18,652
Referee: Tony Harrington
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Third round Preston North End 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Middlesbrough Preston
19:45 BST Robinson 27'
Barkhuizen 66'		 Report Fletcher 34'
Tavernier 69'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,095
Referee: Oliver Langford
Penalties
Ledson soccer ball with check mark
Robinson soccer ball with red X
Moult soccer ball with check mark
Pearson soccer ball with check mark
Burke soccer ball with red X		 Leadbitter soccer ball with check mark
Gestede soccer ball with check mark
McNair soccer ball with check mark
Tavernier soccer ball with check mark

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