2019–20 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End
2019–20 season
ManagerAlex Neil
StadiumDeepdale
Championship9th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Daniel Johnson
(12)
All:
Daniel Johnson
(12)
Highest home attendance22,025 v Man City
(EFL Cup)
Lowest home attendance10,093 v Fulham
(Championship)
Average home league attendance13,579

The 2019–20 season was Preston North End's 140th season in existence, and their fifth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with the Championship, the club also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 22 July 2020.

Squad

No. Name Pos. Nationality Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End
Goalkeepers
1 Declan Rudd GK England Diss 29 169 0 Norwich City 1 July 2017 £966,000 2020
13 Michael Crowe GK WalesNorway Bexleyheath 24 1 0 Ipswich Town 1 July 2018 Free 2020
25 Connor Ripley GK England Middlesbrough 27 6 0 Middlesbrough 9 January 2019 Undisclosed 2022
Defenders
2 Darnell Fisher RB England Reading 26 102 0 Rotherham United 27 July 2017 Undisclosed 2020
5 Tom Clarke CB England Sowerby Bridge 32 247 15 Huddersfield Town 22 May 2013 Free 2020
6 Ben Davies CB/LB England Barrow-in-Furness 24 126 2 Academy 25 January 2013 Free 2021
14 Jordan Storey CB England Yeovil 22 44 1 Exeter City 1 July 2018 Undisclosed 2022
15 Joe Rafferty RB Republic of IrelandEngland Liverpool 26 38 1 Rochdale 23 January 2019 Undisclosed 2022
16 Andrew Hughes LB Wales Cardiff 28 62 4 Peterborough United 1 July 2018 Undisclosed 2021
21 Patrick Bauer CB Germany Backnang 27 41 3 Charlton Athletic 1 July 2019 Free 2022
23 Paul Huntington CB England Carlisle 32 281 18 Yeovil Town 22 May 2012 Free 2021
Midfielders
4 Ben Pearson CM/DM England Oldham 25 153 2 Manchester United 11 January 2016 £115,000 2021
7 Tom Bayliss CM England Leicester 21 5 0 Coventry City 2 August 2019 £2,000,000 2023
8 Alan Browne CM Republic of Ireland Cork 25 251 32 Free agent 1 January 2014 Free 2021
10 Josh Harrop AM/CF England Stockport 24 84 12 Manchester United 3 July 2017 Undisclosed 2021
11 Daniel Johnson AM Jamaica Kingston 27 220 43 Aston Villa 23 January 2015 £50,000 2021
12 Paul Gallagher AM/WG Scotland Glasgow 35 300 45 Leicester City 16 June 2015 Free 2020
18 Ryan Ledson CM England Liverpool 22 45 0 Oxford United 1 July 2018 Undisclosed 2021
30 Jack Baxter CM England Chorley 19 0 0 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 2019
32 Adam O'Reilly CM Republic of Ireland 19 1 0 Ringmahon Rangers November 2016 Undisclosed 2020
44 Brad Potts CM England Hexham 25 46 4 Barnsley 3 January 2019 Undisclosed 2022
Forwards
9 Louis Moult CF England Stoke-on-Trent 28 40 8 Motherwell 1 January 2018 Undisclosed 2021
20 Jayden Stockley CF England Poole 26 52 8 Exeter City 3 January 2019 £750,000 2022
24 Sean Maguire CF Republic of Ireland Luton 26 96 18 Cork City 24 July 2017 Undisclosed 2021
29 Tom Barkhuizen RW/SS England Blackpool 26 148 32 Morecambe 1 January 2017 Free 2022
31 Scott Sinclair LW England Bath 31 18 3 Celtic 8 January 2020 Undisclosed 2022
35 David Nugent CF England Huyton 35 132 38 Derby County 17 July 2019 Free Undisclosed
39 Billy Bodin RW/CF Wales Swindon 28 39 4 Bristol Rovers 3 January 2018 Undisclosed 2020
Out on Loan
3 Josh Earl LB/LW England Liverpool 21 36 0 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 2021
17 Josh Ginnelly LW England Coventry 23 9 0 Walsall 1 January 2019 Undisclosed 2021
27 Connor Simpson CF England Guisborough 20 1 0 Hartlepool United 11 January 2018 Undisclosed 2020
50 Kevin O'Connor LB Republic of Ireland Enniscorthy 23 9 0 Cork City 24 July 2017 Undisclosed 2020
Graham Burke SS Republic of Ireland Dublin 26 15 2 Shamrock Rovers 1 July 2018 Undisclosed 2021
  • All appearances and goals up to date as of 22 July 2020.

Statistics

As of 22 July 2020
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Declan Rudd 46 0 46+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG Darnell Fisher 28 0 25+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF England ENG Ben Pearson 37 1 37+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Tom Clarke 11 0 7+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF England ENG Ben Davies 38 0 36+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF England ENG Tom Bayliss 5 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Browne 45 4 34+8 4 0+0 0 3+0 0
9 FW England ENG Louis Moult 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF England ENG Josh Harrop 35 8 15+16 5 1+0 1 2+1 2
11 MF Jamaica JAM Daniel Johnson 33 12 31+1 12 0+0 0 1+0 0
12 MF Scotland SCO Paul Gallagher 32 6 22+10 6 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF England ENG Jordan Storey 14 0 7+3 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Rafferty 32 1 27+1 1 1+0 0 2+1 0
16 DF Wales WAL Andrew Hughes 27 0 27+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF England ENG Ryan Ledson 17 0 8+5 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
20 FW England ENG Jayden Stockley 34 4 9+22 4 1+0 0 1+1 0
21 DF Germany GER Patrick Bauer 41 3 41+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF England ENG Paul Huntington 10 1 8+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
24 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Maguire 43 5 35+8 5 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 GK England ENG Connor Ripley 4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
29 FW England ENG Tom Barkhuizen 44 11 32+9 9 0+0 0 3+0 2
31 FW England ENG Scott Sinclair 18 3 11+7 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 FW England ENG David Nugent 25 1 11+13 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
39 FW Wales WAL Billy Bodin 21 3 12+7 2 1+0 1 0+1 0
44 MF England ENG Brad Potts 35 2 14+17 2 1+0 0 3+0 0
Players out on loan:
17 MF England ENG Josh Ginnelly 4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
33 FW England ENG Ethan Walker 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Players who left the club:
19 MF England ENG Andre Green 6 1 0+4 0 0+0 0 2+0 1

Goals record

As of 22 July 2020
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 11 Jamaica CM Daniel Johnson 12 0 0 12
2 29 England RW Tom Barkhuizen 9 0 2 11
3 10 England AM Josh Harrop 5 1 2 8
4 12 Scotland CM Paul Gallagher 6 0 0 6
5 24 Republic of Ireland CF Sean Maguire 5 0 0 5
6 8 Republic of Ireland CM Alan Browne 4 0 0 4
20 England CF Jayden Stockley 4 0 0 4
8 21 Germany CB Patrick Bauer 3 0 0 3
31 England LW Scott Sinclair 3 0 0 3
39 Wales RW Billy Bodin 2 1 0 3
11 44 England CM Brad Potts 2 0 0 2
12 4 England DM Ben Pearson 1 0 0 1
9 England CF Louis Moult 1 0 0 1
15 Republic of Ireland LB Joe Rafferty 1 0 0 1
19 England LW Andre Green 0 0 1 1
23 England CB Paul Huntington 0 0 1 1
35 England CF David Nugent 1 0 0 1
Total 57 2 6 65

Disciplinary record

As of 22 July 2020
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 2 England RB Darnell Fisher 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
2 4 England CM Ben Pearson 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 1
3 10 England AM Josh Harrop 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
12 Scotland AM Paul Gallagher 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
5 20 England CF Jayden Stockley 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
6 1 England GK Declan Rudd 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 Republic of Ireland CM Alan Browne 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11 Jamaica AM Daniel Johnson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
15 Republic of Ireland LB Joe Rafferty 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
18 England CM Ryan Ledson 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11 5 England CB Tom Clarke 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 England CB Ben Davies 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 Wales LB Andrew Hughes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 Germany CB Patrick Bauer 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
29 England RW Tom Barkhuizen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 24 Republic of Ireland CF Sean Maguire 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 England GK Connor Ripley 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
35 England CF David Nugent 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
39 Wales RW Billy Bodin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
44 England CM Brad Potts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 62 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 66 0 2

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 CB Germany Patrick Bauer England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [1]
17 July 2019 CF England David Nugent England Derby County Free transfer [2]
2 August 2019 CM England Tom Bayliss England Coventry City £2,000,000 [3]
8 January 2020 LW England Scott Sinclair Scotland Celtic Undisclosed [4]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 August 2019 LW England Andre Green England Aston Villa 30 June 2020 [5]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
1 July 2019 GK Wales Chris Maxwell Scotland Hibernian 22 January 2020 [6][7]
31 July 2019 SS Republic of Ireland Graham Burke Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 30 June 2020 [8]
3 August 2019 LB England Josh Earl England Bolton Wanderers 5 January 2020 [9]
16 August 2019 LB Scotland Jack Armer England Lancaster City 1 January 2020 [10]
2 September 2019 CF England Connor Simpson England Accrington Stanley 30 June 2020 [11]
12 December 2019 CF England Ethan Walker England Altrincham 30 June 2020 [12]
7 January 2020 LB Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor Republic of Ireland Waterford 30 June 2020 [13]
13 January 2020 LB England Josh Earl England Ipswich Town 30 June 2020 [14]
15 January 2020 LB Scotland Jack Armer England Lancaster City 30 June 2020 [15]
16 January 2020 LW England Josh Ginnelly England Bristol Rovers 30 June 2020 [16]
21 January 2020 DM England Jack Baxter England Clitheroe 30 June 2020 [17]
24 January 2020 CM Republic of Ireland Adam O'Reilly England Stalybridge Celtic 30 June 2020 [18]
24 January 2020 CF England Ethan Walker England Stalybridge Celtic 30 June 2020 [18]
27 February 2020 GK Wales Michael Crowe England Bamber Bridge 30 June 2020 [19]
28 February 2020 AM England Tyrhys Dolan England Clitheroe 30 June 2020 [20]
28 February 2020 LB England Lincoln McFayden England Clitheroe 30 June 2020 [20]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 CB Republic of Ireland Andy Boyle Republic of Ireland Dundalk Released [21][22]
1 July 2019 FW England Darren Brannigan Free agent Released [23]
1 July 2019 GK England James Cottam England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [24]
1 July 2019 CF England Michael Howard England Morecambe Released [21][25]
1 July 2019 MF England Jerome Jolly Free agent Released [23]
1 July 2019 GK England Callum Lenton Free agent Released [23]
1 July 2019 DF Republic of the Congo Precieux Ngongo Scotland Gretna 2008 Released [23][26]
1 July 2019 CM England Josh Pollard Free agent Released [23]
1 July 2019 LM England Ben Pringle England Gillingham Released [21][27]
1 July 2019 MF England Lewis Simmons Free agent Released [23]
1 July 2019 LB England Tommy Spurr Retirement Retired [21]
1 July 2019 CB England Tom Stead England Chorley Released [21]
1 July 2019 RB Belgium Marnick Vermijl Netherlands MVV Maastricht Free Transfer [21]
12 July 2019 LW Republic of Ireland Callum Robinson England Sheffield United £7,020,000 [28]
22 January 2020 GK Wales Chris Maxwell England Blackpool Mutual consent [7][29]

Pre-season

PNE announced five pre-season fixtures on 5 June 2019.[30] A home friendly against Southampton was later confirmed[31] and Bolton Wanderers was also added.[32]

6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) Friendly Bamber Bridge 0–2 Preston North End Bamber Bridge
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 July 2019 (2019-07-08) Friendly Cork City 0–2 Preston North End Cork, Ireland
19:00 BST Report
Stadium: Turners Cross
Attendance: 1,470
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Friendly AFC Fylde 0–4 Preston North End Medlar-with-Wesham
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Mill Farm
Attendance: 2,109
Referee: David McNamara
16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly Chorley 0–2 Preston North End Chorley
19:00 BST Report
Stadium: Victory Park
Attendance: 1,351
Referee: Leigh Doughty
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly Preston North End 1–3 Southampton Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 4,767
Referee: Peter Bankes
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly Preston North End 1–1 Accrington Stanley Leyland
19:45 BST Bauer 39' Report Bishop 45' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,011
Referee: Graham Salisbury
26 July 2019 (2019-07-26) Friendly Fleetwood Town 1–0 Preston North End Fleetwood
19:45 BST Hunter 59' Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 1,920
Referee: Peter Bankes
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Preston North End 2–1 Newcastle United Preston
15:00 BST Gallagher 60' (pen.), 71' (pen.) Report Shelvey 39' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 4,982
Referee: Michael Salisbury

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Swansea City 46 18 16 12 62 53 +9 70 Qualification for Championship play-offs[a]
7 Nottingham Forest 46 18 16 12 58 50 +8 70
8 Millwall 46 17 17 12 57 51 +6 68
9 Preston North End 46 18 12 16 59 54 +5 66
10 Derby County 46 17 13 16 62 64 −2 64
11 Blackburn Rovers 46 17 12 17 66 63 +3 63
12 Bristol City 46 17 12 17 60 65 −5 63
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[33]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

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 18 12 16 59 54  +5 66 12 4 7 39 29  +10 6 8 9 20 25  −5

Last updated: 22 July 2020.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHA
ResultLWLWWDWWDDWLDWWWLLLLWWDDLLDWWDWWLWLLLDLLDWDLWD
Position231016106753563662223567634679109676666666678888989
Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2020. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.[34]

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1 Millwall 1–0 Preston North End Bermondsey
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,923
Referee: Steve Martin
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Preston North End 3–0 Wigan Athletic Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,789
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Swansea City 3–2 Preston North End Swansea
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 15,250
Referee: Dean Whitestone
21 August 2019 (2019-08-21) 4 Preston North End 3–1 Stoke City Preston
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,973
Referee: John Brooks
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Preston North End 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,715
Referee: Robert Jones
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Preston North End West Bridgford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,249
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 7 Preston North End 2–0 Brentford Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,873
Referee: David Coote
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 8 Birmingham City 0–1 Preston North End Bordesley
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Attendance: 20,806
Referee: Steve Martin
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 9 Preston North End 3–3 Bristol City Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,005
Referee: Andy Davies
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) 10 Middlesbrough 1–1 Preston North End Middlesbrough
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 17,961
Referee: Darren England
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 11 Preston North End 5–1 Barnsley Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,431
Referee: Gavin Ward
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 12 Reading 1–0 Preston North End Reading
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 14,135
Referee: Dean Whitestone
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 13 Preston North End 1–1 Leeds United Preston
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,275
Referee: Kevin Friend
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 14 Preston North End 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,165
Referee: Stephen Martin
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03) 15 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Preston North End Charlton
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Referee: David Webb
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 16 Preston North End 3–1 Huddersfield Town Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,038
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 17 Derby County 1–0 Preston North End Derby
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,417
Referee: Tim Robinson
27 November 2019 (2019-11-27) 18 Hull City 4–0 Preston North End Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 9,826
Referee: Jonathan Moss
2 December 2019 (2019-12-02) 19 Preston North End 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Preston
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,015
Referee: Oliver Langford
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 20 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Preston North End Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT Eze 17', 67' (pen.)
Scowen Yellow card 79'
Osayi-Samuel Yellow card 90'		 Report Rudd Yellow card 66'
Bodin Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 12,179
Referee: Andy Davies
10 December 2019 (2019-12-10) 21 Preston North End 2–1 Fulham Preston
19:45 GMT Maguire 23'
Pearson Yellow card 34'
Rafferty Red card 45'
Nugent 52'
Browne Yellow card 75'
Huntington Yellow card 76'
Potts Yellow card 83'		 Report Odoi Red card 28'
Mitrović 81'
Onomah Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,093
Referee: Keith Stroud
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 22 Preston North End 2–1 Luton Town Preston
15:00 GMT Gallagher soccer ball with red X 5' 5'
Fisher Yellow card 67'
Stockley 84'		 Report Collins 43' (pen.)
LuaLua Yellow card 66'
Berry Yellow card 81'
Bradley Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,083
Referee: Gavin Ward
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 23 Cardiff City 0–0 Preston North End Cardiff
12:30 GMT Tomlin Yellow card 45+1' Report Gallagher Yellow card 21'
Clarke Yellow card 35'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 22,625
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 24 Leeds United 1–1 Preston North End Beeston, Leeds
17:15 BST Phillips Yellow card 73'
Klich Yellow card 80'
Dallas Yellow card 80' 89'		 Report Browne 22'
Pearson Yellow card 68'
Huntington Yellow card 72'
Ledson Yellow card 75'
Clarke Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,638
Referee: Darren Bond
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 25 Preston North End 0–2 Reading Preston
15:00 GMT Report Swift 12'
João 16'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,680
Referee: Jarred Gillett
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 26 Preston North End 0–2 Middlesbrough Preston
15:00 GMT Report Gestede 40'
Fletcher 62'
Clayton Yellow card 64'
Johnson Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,824
Referee: John Brooks
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 27 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Preston North End Blackburn
15:00 GMT Armstrong 3'
Lenihan Yellow card 51'
Travis Yellow card 67'		 Report Harrop 17' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 19,963
Referee: James Linington
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 28 Preston North End 2–1 Charlton Athletic Preston
15:00 GMT Harrop 31'
Bauer 52'
Barkhuizen Yellow card 62'		 Report Green 5' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,358
Referee: Dean Whitestone
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) 29 Barnsley 0–3 Preston North End Barnsley
19:45 GMT Woodrow Yellow card 83' Report Barkhuizen 19', 45'
Johnson 34'
Harrop Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,207
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 30 Preston North End 1–1 Swansea City Preston
15:00 GMT Sinclair 28'
Bauer Yellow card 45+3'		 Report Brewster 33' Yellow card 55'
Bidwell Yellow card 54'
Celina Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,502
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 31 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Preston North End Wigan
12:30 GMT Dunkley 57' Yellow card 66' Report Barkhuizen 7'
Johnson 48'
Rudd Yellow card 76'
Fisher Yellow card 84'
Stockley Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 12,439
Referee: Darren England
12 February 2020 (2020-02-12) 32 Stoke City 0–2 Preston North End Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 GMT Allen Yellow card 38'
McClean Yellow card 62'
Batth Yellow card 90'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 24'
Browne 58'
Pearson Yellow card 63'
Barkhuizen 75'		 Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 20,418
Referee: John Brooks
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 33 Preston North End 0–1 Millwall Preston
15:00 GMT Johnson Yellow card 50'
Pearson Yellow card 83'
Gallagher Yellow card 85'		 Report Hutchinson 78' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,468
Referee: Tony Harrington
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 34 Preston North End 2–1 Hull City Preston
15:00 GMT Gallagher 67' (pen.)
Browne 71'
Stockley Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Wilks 40'
Honeyman Yellow card 56'
Pennington Yellow card 81'
de Wijs Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,342
Referee: Stephen Martin
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 35 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Preston North End West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Robson-Kanu 6'
Livermore 45'		 Report Fisher Red card 64' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,150
Referee: Kevin Friend
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 36 Fulham 2–0 Preston North End Fulham
15:00 GMT Nugent 58' (o.g.)
Kamara 90+5'		 Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 19,020
Referee: David Webb
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 37 Preston North End 1–3 Queens Park Rangers Preston
15:00 GMT Johnson 19' (pen.)
Gallagher Yellow card 44'
Davies Yellow card 61'		 Report Cameron Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 67'
Hall 61'
Manning 78'
Amos Yellow card 83'
Eze 84'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,378
Referee: Dean Whitestone
20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 38 Luton Town 1–1 Preston North End Luton
15:00 BST Rea Yellow card 50'
McManaman 87'		 Report Sinclair 52' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35] The match was rescheduled to 20 June.
27 June 2020 (2020-06-27) 39 Preston North End 1–3 Cardiff City Preston
12:30 BST Davies Yellow card 67'
Johnson 73'		 Report Sanderson Yellow card 54'
Ralls 69'
Mendez-Laing 82'
Smithies Yellow card 90'
Glatzel 90+1'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35] The match was rescheduled to 27 June.
1 July 2020 (2020-07-01) 40 Preston North End 0–1 Derby County Preston
17:00 BST Report Rooney 18' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35] The match was rescheduled to 1 July.
4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 41 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Preston North End Huddersfield
15:00 BST Report Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36] The match was rescheduled to 4 July.
8 July 2020 (2020-07-08) 42 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Preston North End Owlerton
19:45 BST Pelupessy Yellow card 10'
Murphy 58'
Nuhiu Yellow card 85'		 Report Sinclair 78'
Stockley 87'
Potts 90+6'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36] The match was rescheduled to 8 July.
11 July 2020 (2020-07-11) 43 Preston North End 1–1 Nottingham Forest Preston
15:00 BST Stockley 15'
Bauer Yellow card 16'
Hughes Yellow card 49'		 Report Grabban 5' (pen.) Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36] The match was rescheduled to 11 July.
15 July 2020 (2020-07-15) 44 Brentford 1–0 Preston North End Brentford
17:00 BST Watkins 4', Yellow card 90+3'
Benrahma Yellow card 63'		 Report Rafferty Yellow card 53' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36] The match was rescheduled to 15 July.
18 July 2020 (2020-07-18) 45 Preston North End 2–0 Birmingham City Preston
15:00 BST Harrop Yellow card 21'
Bauer 43'
Gallagher Yellow card 52'
Potts 87'		 Report Šunjić Yellow card 28'
Bellingham Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36] The match was rescheduled to 18 July.
22 July 2020 (2020-07-22) 46 Bristol City 1–1 Preston North End Ashton Gate
19:30 BST Diédhiou 48' Report Maguire 16' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36] The match was rescheduled to 22 July.

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[37]

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round Preston North End 2–4 Norwich City Preston
15:00 GMT Bodin 48'
Harrop 84'		 Report Idah 2', 38', 61' (pen.)
Hernández 28'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 7,616
Referee: Martin Atkinson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.[38] The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.[39] The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.[40]

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round Bradford City 0–4 Preston North End Bradford
19:45 BST report
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Matt Donohue
27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Second round Preston North End 2–2
(5–4 p)		 Hull City Preston
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 6,093
Referee: David Webb
Penalties
24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Third round Preston North End 0–3 Manchester City Preston
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 22,025
Referee: Lee Mason

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