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2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Preston North End's 127th in the Football League. It was their fourth consecutive season in the third tier of English football, League One, following failure to be promoted by play-offs the previous season for the ninth time.[1] The season ended with Preston being promoted to the Championship via the play-offs, following a 4–0 win over Swindon Town at Wembley Stadium.

Preston North End
2014–15 season
ManagerSimon Grayson
StadiumDeepdale
League One3rd (promoted via play-offs)
FA CupFifth Round
League CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Garner (26)
All: Joe Garner (27)
Highest home attendance21,438 vs Manchester United(FA, 16 Feb 15)
Lowest home attendance3,836 vs Port Vale(LT, 7 Oct 14)

Season overview

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In his second summer in charge Simon Grayson signed 5 players permanently – Jamie Jones,[2] Calum Woods,[3] Jordan Hugill,[4] Andy Little[5] and Kyel Reid[6] and brought Paul Gallagher in on a season long loan.[7] Preston also signed Callum Robinson on a two-month youth loan[8] in September and Jermaine Beckford on a season long loan[9] in November.

Preston allowed 9 players to leave Deepdale during the summer, those being Chris Beardsley,[10] Shane Cansdell-Sherriff,[10] Ryan Croasdale,[10] Graham Cummins,[10] Iain Hume,[10] John Mousinho,[10] Alex Nicholson,[10] Nicky Wroe[10] and Stuart Beavon.[11]

Preston started the season strongly, winning 2 and drawing 3 of the first five league games of the season. Preston suffered their first league loss of the season, against Walsall F.C.[12] in their sixth game of the season. Of their next 8 games, Preston won 7 and drew 1. After their first 14 games, Preston were in 2nd place, on 31 points, two points behind league leaders Bristol City F.C., but 5 points clear of 3rd place Swindon Town F.C.[13]

Preston then went on to lose their next 3 league games, against Rochdale,[14] Swindon Town F.C.[15] and Bradford City.[16]

In the midst of the league campaign, Preston were involved in 3 separate cup competitions. Preston found success in the Football League Trophy, reaching the Northern section final – losing 2–0 on aggregate to Walsall. In the League Cup, Preston faced, and defeated Rochdale in round 1,[17] before being beaten by Middlesbrough in the second round.[18] In the opening 3 rounds of the FA Cup, Preston defeated Havant & Waterlooville[19] in the first round, Shrewsbury Town[20] in the second and Norwich City[21] in the third round to put them in the hat for a potentially money-spinning trip to a Premier League side in the fourth round of the cup.

Meanwhile, in Preston's next 10 games, they won 4, drew 4 and lost 2 – although they did go on a 5 match winless run, culminating in a loss against Crawley Town.[22] During this run, Preston also faced Sheffield United in the FA Cup in the fourth Round. They drew 1–1 in the first game,[23] before winning 3–1 in the replay.[24] This set up a fifth round home tie against Manchester United.

Following Preston securing a home tie in the FA Cup against Manchester United, they went on an 18-game unbeaten run, winning 12 and drawing 6 of those games, including notable wins against promotion rivals MK Dons[25] and Swindon Town[26] placed them in prime position for automatic promotion, needing to win against relegation threatened Colchester United on the final day. Preston lost the game 1–0,[27] whilst MK Dons won, meaning that Preston finished the season in 3rd place and were in the play-offs again. Simon Grayson's side had been in the top two since the start of March and had not lost in the league since 31 January. They faced Chesterfield in the semifinals of the playoffs.

In the FA Cup, Preston lost 3–1 to Manchester United,[28] despite taking the lead through Scott Laird. That was Preston's only defeat during their unbeaten run between January and May.

In the first leg of the playoffs, Preston won 1–0,[29] thanks to a goal from Jermaine Beckford. In the second leg they won 3–0[30] thanks to Joe Garner's penalty and Jermaine Beckford's brace. They won the semifinals 4–0 on aggregate and set up a play off final against Swindon Town. Preston, who had never won in the playoffs in their previous nine appearances – which was a record at the time, beat Swindon Town 4–0 in the play-off final, including a hat-trick by Jermaine Beckford, winning promotion to the Championship.[31]

Squad

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No. Name Position (s) Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Club caps Club goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Jamies Jones GK   Kirkby (1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 35) 20 0 Leyton Orient 1 July 2014 Free 30 June 2016
21 Thorsten Stuckmann GK   Gütersloh (1981-03-17) 17 March 1981 (age 43) 75 0 Free agent 1 November 2011 Free 30 June 2015
26 Steven James GK   Stockport (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2013 Trainee 30 June 2015
34 Sam Johnstone GK   Preston (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 31) 26 0 Manchester United 12 January 2015 Loan 30 June 2015
Defenders
3 Scott Laird LB/LM/CM   Taunton (1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 36) 104 7 Stevenage 27 May 2012 Free 30 June 2015
4 Scott Wiseman RB/CB   Kingston upon Hull (1985-10-09) 9 October 1985 (age 38) 46 2 Barnsley 10 January 2014 Free 30 June 2015
5 Tom Clarke CB/RB   Sowerby Bridge (1987-12-21) 21 December 1987 (age 36) 107 7 Huddersfield Town 22 May 2013 Free 30 June 2015
6 Bailey Wright CB   Melbourne (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 31) 140 8 Academy 1 July 2009 Trainee 30 June 2015
15 Calum Woods LB/RB   Liverpool (1987-02-05) 5 February 1987 (age 37) 27 0 Huddersfield Town 1 July 2014 Free 30 June 2016
16 David Buchanan LB/LM   Rochdale (1986-05-06) 6 May 1986 (age 38) 87 0 Tranmere Rovers 24 May 2012 Free 30 June 2015
20 Ben Davies LB/CB   Barrow-in-Furness (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 28) 9 0 Academy 25 January 2013 Trainee 30 June 2016
23 Paul Huntington CB/RB   Carlisle (1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 36) 120 15 Yeovil Town 1 July 2012 Free 30 June 2015
33 Nick Anderton LB   (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2014 Trainee 30 June 2015
Defenders
2 Keith Keane CM/RB   Luton (1986-11-20) 20 November 1986 (age 37) 74 3 Luton Town 1 July 2012 Free 30 June 2015
7 Chris Humphrey RW/RB   Saint Catherine (1987-09-19) 19 September 1987 (age 36) 103 7 Motherwell 4 June 2013 Free 30 June 2015
8 Neil Kilkenny CM   Enfield (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 38) 78 3 Bristol City 14 November 2013 Free 30 June 2016
11 Lee Holmes LM/RM/AM   Mansfield (1987-04-02) 2 April 1987 (age 37) 73 6 Southampton 29 May 2012 Free 30 June 2015
17 Kyel Reid LW/RW   Deptford (1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 (age 36) 26 0 Bradford City 1 July 2014 Free 30 June 2016
19 John Welsh CM   Liverpool (1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 (age 40) 128 3 Tranmere Rovers 14 May 2012 Free 30 June 2015
22 Jack King CM/CF/CB   Oxford (1985-08-20) 20 August 1985 (age 38) 100 10 Woking 31 May 2012 Free 30 June 2015
24 Daniel Johnson CM   Kingston (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 31) 23 8 Aston Villa 23 January 2015 £50,000 30 June 2017
30 Josh Brownhill CM   Warrington (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 28) 56 7 Academy 1 July 2013 Trainee 30 June 2015
31 Alan Browne CM   Cork (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29) 40 4 Free agent 1 January 2014 Free 30 June 2016
Forwards
9 Kevin Davies CF   Sheffield (1977-03-26) 26 March 1977 (age 47) 85 6 Bolton Wanderers 10 July 2013 Free 30 June 2015
10 Jermaine Beckford CF   London (1983-12-03) 3 December 1983 (age 40) 30 16 Bolton Wanderers 20 November 2014 Loan 30 June 2015
12 Paul Gallagher CF/RW   Glasgow (1984-08-09) 9 August 1984 (age 39) 107 25 Leicester City 5 July 2014 Loan 31 May 2015
14 Joe Garner CF/RW   Blackburn (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 36) 101 49 Watford 8 January 2013 Free 30 June 2015
18 Andy Little CF/FB   Enniskillen (1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 35) 16 2 Rangers 21 June 2014 Free 30 June 2016
25 Jordan Hugill CF   Middlesbrough (1992-06-04) 4 June 1992 (age 32) 6 2 Port Vale 19 June 2014 Undisclosed 30 June 2016
27 Callum Robinson CF   Northampton (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29) 27 7 Aston Villa 2 February 2015 Loan 30 June 2015
33 Jack Ryan CF   Barrow-in-Furness (1995-04-05) 5 April 1995 (age 29) 2 0 Academy 1 July 2014 Trainee 30 June 2015
40 Sylvan Ebanks-Blake CF   Cambridge (1986-03-29) 29 March 1986 (age 38) 12 1 Ipswich Town 1 January 2015 Free 30 June 2015

Statistics

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As of 4 May 2015
No. Pos Nat Player Total League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Jamie Jones (on loan at Rochdale) 20 0 17+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
2 MF   IRL Keith Keane 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   ENG Scott Laird 38 2 26+3 0 3+0 1 1+0 0 4+1 1
4 DF   GIB Scott Wiseman 31 2 18+5 2 2+1 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
5 DF   ENG Tom Clarke 55 2 42+1 1 4+0 0 2+0 0 6+0 1
6 DF   AUS Bailey Wright 30 1 27+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   JAM Chris Humphrey 53 5 31+12 4 4+1 0 0+1 0 3+1 1
8 MF   AUS Neil Kilkenny 46 1 24+11 0 4+0 0 2+0 1 4+1 0
9 FW   ENG Kevin Davies 42 1 7+23 1 3+2 0 1+1 0 4+1 0
10 FW   JAM Jermaine Beckford (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) 25 12 19+4 12 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF   ENG Lee Holmes 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
12 FW   SCO Paul Gallagher (on loan from Leicester City) 55 13 45+1 7 4+0 5 1+0 0 4+0 1
14 FW   ENG Joe Garner 41 26 36+1 25 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 1
15 DF   ENG Calum Woods 24 0 12+6 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
16 DF   ENG David Buchanan 25 0 17+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 4+1 0
17 MF   ENG Kyel Reid 26 0 5+9 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 4+3 0
18 FW   NIR Andy Little 16 2 5+7 1 1+0 0 1+1 1 1+0 0
19 MF   ENG John Welsh 41 0 30+2 0 3+1 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
20 DF   ENG Ben Davies 6 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
21 GK   GER Thorsten Stuckmann 16 0 5+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 6+0 0
22 MF   ENG Jack King 28 1 10+8 1 1+1 0 1+0 0 5+2 0
23 DF   ENG Paul Huntington 44 8 32+0 5 5+0 2 0+0 0 7+0 1
24 MF   JAM Daniel Johnson 20 8 20+0 8 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW   ENG Jordan Hugill (on loan at Tranmere Rovers) 6 2 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+1 1 1+0 1
26 GK   ENG Steven James 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW   ENG Callum Robinson (on loan from Aston Villa) 26 7 17+7 4 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 3
30 MF   ENG Josh Brownhill 28 2 13+5 2 2+1 0 1+1 0 4+1 0
31 MF   IRL Alan Browne 30 3 14+6 3 1+2 0 2+0 0 4+1 0
32 DF   ENG Nick Anderton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW   ENG Jack Ryan (on loan at Stockport County) 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
34 GK   ENG Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United) 23 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 FW   ENG Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 13 1 1+8 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
Players who have left the club:
13 MF   ENG Joel Byrom 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF   ENG Will Hayhurst 11 0 2+5 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+1 0

Play-off appearances

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No. Pos Nat Player Total League One Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF   ENG Scott Laird 3 0 1+2 0
5 DF   ENG Tom Clarke 3 0 3+0 0
6 DF   AUS Bailey Wright 3 0 3+0 0
7 MF   JAM Chris Humphrey 2 0 1+1 0
8 MF   AUS Neil Kilkenny 3 0 2+1 0
9 FW   ENG Kevin Davies 1 0 0+1 0
10 FW   JAM Jermaine Beckford (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) 3 6 3+0 6
12 FW   SCO Paul Gallagher (on loan from Leicester City) 3 0 3+0 0
14 FW   ENG Joe Garner 3 1 3+0 1
15 DF   ENG Calum Woods 3 0 2+1 0
16 DF   ENG David Buchanan 1 0 1+0 0
19 MF   ENG John Welsh 3 0 3+0 0
23 DF   ENG Paul Huntington 3 1 3+0 1
24 MF   JAM Daniel Johnson 3 0 3+0 0
27 FW   ENG Callum Robinson (on loan from Aston Villa) 1 0 1+0 0
31 MF   IRL Alan Browne 2 0 0+2 0
34 GK   ENG Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United) 3 0 3+0 0

Captains

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As of 13 May 2015
No. P Name Country No. games Notes
5 DF Tom Clarke   56
19 MF John Welsh   3
14 FW Joe Garner   2
6 DF Bailey Wright   1

Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Goals record

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As of 13 May 2015
Rank No. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Play-offs Total
1 14 FW   Joe Garner 25 0 0 1 1 27
2 10 FW   Jermaine Beckford 12 0 0 0 6 18
3 12 FW   Paul Gallagher 7 5 0 1 0 13
4 23 DF   Paul Huntington 5 2 0 1 1 9
5 24 MF   Daniel Johnson 8 0 0 0 0 8
6 27 FW   Callum Robinson 4 0 0 3 0 7
7 7 MF   Chris Humphrey 4 0 0 1 0 5
8 31 MF   Alan Browne 3 0 0 0 0 3
10 3 DF   Scott Laird 0 1 0 1 0 2
4 DF   Scott Wiseman 2 0 0 0 0 2
5 DF   Tom Clarke 1 0 0 1 0 2
18 FW   Andy Little 1 0 1 0 0 2
25 FW   Jordan Hugill 0 0 1 1 0 2
30 MF   Josh Brownhill 2 0 0 0 0 2
16 6 DF   Bailey Wright 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 MF   Neil Kilkenny 0 0 1 0 0 1
9 FW   Kevin Davies 1 0 0 0 0 1
22 MF   Jack King 1 0 0 0 0 1
40 FW   Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 78 8 3 10 7 106

Disciplinary record

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As of 13 May 2015
No. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Play-offs Total
                       
1 GK   Jamie Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF   Scott Laird 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF   Scott Wiseman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF   Tom Clarke 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 9 0
6 DF   Bailey Wright 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF   Chris Humphrey 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF   Neil Kilkenny 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
9 FW   Kevin Davies 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 FW   Jermaine Beckford 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
12 FW   Paul Gallagher 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 0
14 FW   Joe Garner 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 0
15 DF   Calum Woods 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
16 DF   David Buchanan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 FW   Andy Little 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
19 MF   John Welsh 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
21 GK   Thorsten Stuckmann 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF   Jack King 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
23 DF   Paul Huntington 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
24 MF   Daniel Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 FW   Jordan Hugill 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
31 MF   Alan Browne 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
34 GK   Sam Johnstone 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 70 1 8 0 2 0 7 0 4 0 95 1

Contracts

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N
Pos.
 Nat.
Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
20 DF   Ben Davies 18 Extended 1 year June 2015 [32]
26 GK   Steven James 19 Extended 1 year June 2015 [32]
20 DF   Ben Davies 18 Signed 2 years June 2016 [33]
8 MF  
  		Neil Kilkenny 28 Signed 2 years June 2016 [34]
31 MF   Alan Browne 19 Signed 2 years June 2016 [35]

Transfers

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In

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No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
1 GK   Jamie Jones 25 EU Leyton Orient Bosman Summer 2016 Free Preston North End F.C
15 DF   Calum Woods 27 EU Huddersfield Town Bosman Summer 2016 Free BBC Sport
25 FW   Jordan Hugill 22 EU Port Vale Transfer Summer 2016 Undisclosed Preston North End F.C
18 FW   Andrew Little 25 EU Rangers   Bosman Summer 2016 Free Preston North End F.C
17 MF   Kyel Reid 26 EU Bradford City Bosman Summer 2016 Free Preston North End F.C
40 FW   Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 28 EU Ipswich Town Bosman Winter 2015 Free Preston North End F.C
24 MF   Daniel Johnson 22 EU Aston Villa Transfer Winter 2017 £50,000 Preston North End F.C
Preston North End F.C.

Loans in

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No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
12 MF Paul Gallagher   39 Leicester City 5 July 2014 30 June 2015 BBC Sport
27 FW Callum Robinson   29 Aston Villa 16 September 2014 18 October 2014 BBC Sport
10 FW Jermaine Beckford   40 Bolton Wanderers 20 November 2014 30 June 2015 Preston North End F.C
29 FW Bradley Fewster   28 Middlesbrough 27 November 2014 15 December 2014 Preston North End F.C Lancashire Evening Post
34 GK Sam Johnstone   31 Manchester United 12 January 2015 30 June 2015 Preston North End F.C
27 FW Callum Robinson   29 Aston Villa 2 February 2015 21 May 2015 Preston North End F.C
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Out

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N
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Type
 Moving to
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Apps
 Goals
 Source
29 FW Chris Beardsley   30 Released Stevenage Summer Free 22 3 BBC Sport
BBC Sport
18 DF Shane Cansdell-Sherriff   31 Released Burton Albion Summer Free 15 1 Preston North End F.C
25 MF Ryan Croasdale   19 Released Sheffield Wednesday Summer Free 1 0 BBC Sport
SkySports
15 FW Graham Cummins   26 Released Exeter City Summer Free 39 5 BBC Sport
BBC Sport
27 FW Iain Hume   30 Released Kerala Blasters   Summer Free 89 27 Preston North End F.C
21 MF John Mousinho   28 Released Burton Albion Summer Free 30 1 BBC Sport
BBC Sport
28 DF Alex Nicholson   20 Released Blyth Spartans Summer Free 1 0 BBC Sport
8 MF Nicky Wroe   28 Released Notts County Summer Free 44 11 BBC Sport
BBC Sport
— FW Stuart Beavon   30 Transfer Burton Albion Summer Undisclosed 58 9 BBC Sport
13 MF Joel Byrom   28 Free transfer Northampton Town Winter Free 33 4 BBC Sport
24 MF Will Hayhurst   20 Transfer Notts County Winter Undisclosed 29 4 Preston North End F.C
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans out

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No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
— FW Stuart Beavon   30 Burton Albion 1 July 2014 1 September 2014 Preston North End F.C BBC Sport
32 FW Jack Ryan   18 Stockport County 2 August 2014 2 November 2014 Preston North End F.C
13 MF Joel Byrom   27 Northampton Town 21 August 2014 8 January 2015 Preston North End F.C BBC Sport
26 GK Steven James   19 Nantwich Town 9 September 2014 9 October 2014 Preston North End F.C
2 DF Keith Keane   27 Crawley Town 9 September 2014 11 December 2014 Preston North End F.C
20 DF Ben Davies   19 Tranmere Rovers 19 September 2014 22 October 2014 Preston North End F.C
32 DF Nick Anderton   18 Gateshead 30 October 2014 BBC Sport
11 MF Lee Holmes   27 Portsmouth 25 November 2014 3 January 2015 BBC Sport
1 GK Jamie Jones   25 Coventry City 23 January 2015 23 February 2015 Preston North End F.C
25 FW Jordan Hugill   22 Tranmere Rovers 26 February 2015 26 March 2015 Preston North End F.C Preston North End F.C
1 GK Jamie Jones   26 Rochdale 26 February 2015 30 June 2015 Preston North End F.C
2 MF Keith Keane   28 Stevenage 5 March 2015 1 April 2015 Preston North End F.C
11 MF Lee Holmes   27 Exeter City 16 March 2015 30 June 2015 Preston North End F.C
25 FW Jordan Hugill   22 Hartlepool United 26 March 2015 23 May 2015 Preston North End F.C
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Match details

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Pre-season

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15 July 2014 Jack Kirkland Trophy Chorley 2–3 Preston North End Victory Park, Chorley
19:00 BST Hine   16'
Stephenson   35'		 Report Laird   42'
Garner   48'
Little   65'		 Attendance: 1,437
Referee: Mr B Toner
19 July 2014 Preston North End 1–2 Liverpool Deepdale, Preston
15:00 BST Brownhill   45+1' Report Suso   75'
Peterson   78'		 Attendance: 17,488 (4,950 away fans)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
23 July 2014 FC Halifax Town 1–2 Preston North End The Shay, Halifax
19:45 BST Dyer   44' Report Gallagher   28'
Browne   37'		 Attendance: 813
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
25 July 2014 Morecambe 1–2 Preston North End Globe Arena, Morecambe
19:30 BST Williams   63' Report Garner   19'
Keane   82'		 Attendance: 1,364 (490 away fans)
Referee: Ross Joyce
29 July 2014 Preston North End 2–1 Burnley Deepdale, Preston
19:45 BST Browne   51'
Brownhill   90'		 Report Jutkiewicz   15' Attendance: 5,457 (1,881 away fans)
Referee: Peter Bankes
2 August 2014 Preston North End 1–1 Leicester City Deepdale, Preston
15:00 BST Clarke   58' Report Moore   25' Attendance: 3,693 (386 away fans)
Referee: Darren Handley

League One

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Main article: 2014–15 Football League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bristol City (C, P) 46 29 12 5 96 38 +58 99 Promotion to Football League Championship
2 Milton Keynes Dons (P) 46 27 10 9 101 44 +57 91
3 Preston North End (O, P) 46 25 14 7 79 40 +39 89 Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
4 Swindon Town 46 23 10 13 76 57 +19 79
5 Sheffield United 46 19 14 13 66 53 +13 71
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Matches

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9 August 2014 1 Preston North End 1–1 Notts County Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Garner   89' BBC Report   52' Cassidy Attendance: 12,857
Referee: David Webb
16 August 2014 2 Scunthorpe United 0–4 Preston North End Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
15:00 BBC Report   17', 82' Garner
  39' (og) Llera
  48' Humphrey		 Attendance: 4,013
Referee: Andrew Madley
19 August 2014 3 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Preston North End Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
19:45 Tyson   90' BBC Report   66' Humphrey Attendance: 6,513
Referee: Gary Sutton
23 August 2014 4 Preston North End 1–0 Oldham Athletic Deepdale, Preston
15:00 King   4' Report Attendance: 11,678
Referee: Scott Duncan
30 August 2014 5 Preston North End 1–1 Sheffield United Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Little   11' Report Baxter   41' Attendance: 11,058
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
13 September 2014 6 Walsall 3–1 Preston North End Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00 Sawyers   7'
Bradshaw   49'
Downing   76'		 Report Garner   36'
Hugill   69'		 Attendance: 4,776 (1,122 away fans)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
16 September 2014 7 Preston North End 3–3 Chesterfield Deepdale, Preston
19:45 Browne   7'
Garner   15'
Brownhill   28'		 Report Doyle   31', 79', 90+1' (pen.) Attendance: 8,399 (433 away fans)
Referee: Nigel Miller
20 September 2014 8 Preston North End 2–0 Crawley Town Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Wright   23'
Garner   65' (pen.)		 Report Attendance: 10,388 (84 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Wright
27 September 2014 9 Coventry City 0–2 Preston North End Ricoh Arena, Coventry
15:00 Swanson   11'
Haynes   61'
Hines   76'
Coulibaly   79'		 Report Clarke   62'
Garner   67' (pen.)
Wiseman   85'		 Attendance: 10,006 (783 away fans)
Referee: Tim Robinson
4 October 2014 10 Preston North End 4–2 Colchester United Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Wiseman   21'
Browne   25'
Gallagher   47'
Humphrey   57'		 Report Healey   16'
Gilbey   37'
Eastman   43'
Kent   79'		 Attendance: 8,478 (133 away fans)
Referee: Steve Martin
18 October 2014 11 Preston North End 2–0 Port Vale Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Gallagher   42'
Garner   56'
Browne   81'		 Report Pope   45+2'
Duffy   63'
Zubar   79'		 Attendance: 9,381
Referee: Mick Russell
21 October 2014 12 Gillingham 0–1 Preston North End MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
19:45 Egan   90' Report Gallagher   59'
Buchanan   71'		 Attendance: 4,632
Referee: James Linington
25 October 2014 13 Preston North End 3–2 Fleetwood Town Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Garner   60', 63', 79' Report Jordan   1'
Laird   7' (o.g.)
Maxwell   62'
Proctor   65'
Pond   80'		 Attendance: 13,280
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
28 October 2014 14 Leyton Orient 0–2 Preston North End Matchroom Stadium, London
19:45 Lowry   38'
Cuthbert   42'
Bartley   86'
Cox   90+1'		 BBC Report Buchanan   12'
Robinson   19'
Davies   57'
Huntington   75'		 Attendance: 4,650
Referee: Carl Berry
1 November 2014 15 Rochdale 3–0 Preston North End Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
15:00 O'Connell   28'   42'
Henderson   32'
Bennett   60'
Done   61'		 BBC Report   28' Welsh
  39' Huntington		 Attendance: 6,102
Referee: Paul Tierney
4 November 2014 16 Swindon Town 1–0 Preston North End County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Stephens   74'
Williams   84'
Gladwin   90+3'		 Report Kilkenny   64' Attendance: 6,646
Referee: Oliver Langford
15 November 2014 17 Preston North End 1–2 Bradford City Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Garner   85' BBC Report McArdle   26'
Yeates   86'		 Attendance: 10,302
Referee: Andy Haines
22 November 2014 18 Bristol City 0–1 Preston North End Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
15:00 Report Robinson   28' Attendance: 13,245
Referee: Roger East
29 November 2014 19 Yeovil Town 0–2 Preston North End Huish Park, Yeovil
15:00 Inniss   63' Report Huntington   5'
Clarke   40'
Welsh   52'
Gallagher   90'		 Attendance: 4,343
Referee: Darren Deadman
13 December 2014 20 Preston North End 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Wiseman   63'   68' Report Baker   39'
McFadzean   69'
Spence   76'		 Attendance: 9,856
Referee: David Coote
20 December 2014 21 Peterborough United 0–1 Preston North End London Road Stadium, Peterborough
15:00 McLean   49'
Bostwick   69'		 Report Beckford   44'   45+1'
Browne   64'
Little   90+3'		 Attendance: 6,803
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
26 December 2014 22 Preston North End 1–0 Barnsley Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Gallagher   16' (pen.)   31'
Welsh   87'		 Report Berry   75'
Holgate   86'		 Attendance: 13,793
Referee: Paul Tierney
28 December 2014 23 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Preston North End Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00 Cooper   81' Report Beckford   83' Attendance: 6,429
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
10 January 2015 24 Sheffield United 2–1 Preston North End Bramall Lane, Sheffield
15:00 McNulty   52'
Campbell-Ryce   70'
Doyle   74'		 Report Kilkenny   38'
Beckford   51'
Clarke   58'
Huntington   66'
Brownhill   90+2'		 Attendance: 19,902
Referee: Pat Miller
16 January 2015 25 Preston North End 2–2 Leyton Orient Deepdale, Preston
19:45 Beckford   22'
Laird   60'
Gallagher   68' (pen.)		 Report Mooney   5'   53'
Dagnall   78'		 Attendance: 8,555
Referee: Scott Duncan
20 January 2015 25 Preston North End 1–1 Yeovil Town Deepdale, Preston
19:45 Ebanks-Blake   76' Report Ugwu   45+2'
Moore   83'
Smith   90+4'		 Attendance: 7,491
Referee: Chris Sarginson
31 January 2015 26 Crawley Town 2–1 Preston North End Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
15:00 Wordsworth   18'
Smith   59'
Fowler   87'		 Report Huntington   56'
Woods   75'		 Attendance: 2,550
Referee: James Adcock
7 February 2015 27 Preston North End 1–0 Coventry City Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Davies   21' Report Attendance: 13,363
Referee: Mark Brown
10 February 2015 28 Chesterfield 0–2 Preston North End Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
19:45 Hird   3'
Ryan   43'
O'Shea   90'		 Report Johnson   23'
Garner   30', 79'
Gallagher   90+3'		 Attendance: 6,309
Referee: Peter Bankes
21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 30 Preston North End 2–0 Scunthorpe United Deepdale, Preston
15:00 GMT Johnson   57'
Gallagher   71'
Garner   81'		 Report McSheffrey   65'
Clarke   73'		 Attendance: 9,415
Referee: Kevin Wright
24 February 2015 (2015-02-24) 31 Preston North End 1–0 Walsall Deepdale, Preston
19:45 GMT Johnson   18' Report Attendance: 7,779
Referee: Darren Drysdale
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 32 Oldham Athletic 0–4 Preston North End Boundary Park, Oldham
15:00 GMT BBC Report   2' Huntington,   32' Johnson
  52' Garner
  82' Beckford		 Attendance: 5,935
Referee: Mark Haywood
3 March 2015 (2015-03-03) 33 Preston North End 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Deepdale, Preston
19:45 GMT Johnson   13'
Beckford   90'		 BBC Report   81' Forrester
  84' Main		 Attendance: 8,703
Referee: Dean Whitestone
7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) 34 MK Dons 0–2 Preston North End Stadium mk, Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT BBC Report   66' Robinson
  70' Garner		 Attendance: 10,618
Referee: Lee Probert
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 35 Preston North End 5–1 Crewe Alexandra Deepdale, Preston
15:00 GMT Garner   11', 24', 72', 79'
Beckford   82'		 BBC Report   34' Turton Attendance: 10,203
Referee: Chris kavanagh
17 March 2015 (2015-03-17) 36 Preston North End 2–0 Peterborough United Deepdale, Preston
19:45 GMT Johnson   37'
Beckford   87'		 BBC Report Attendance: 8,856
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
21 March 2015 (2015-03-21) 37 Barnsley 1–1 Preston North End Oakwell, Barnsley
15:00 GMT Ibehre   79' BBC Report   37' Garner Attendance: 12,471
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
29 March 2015 (2015-03-29) 38 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Preston North End Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
19:45 BST Ball   85' BBC Report   9' Johnson Attendance: 5,110
Referee: Andy Madley
3 April 2015 (2015-04-03) 39 Preston North End 1–0 Rochdale Deepdale, Preston
15:00 BST Beckford   36' BBC Report Attendance: 12,288
Referee: Andy Woolmer
6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) 40 Bradford City 0–3 Preston North End Valley Parade, Bradford
15:00 BST BBC Report   47' Gallagher
  53' Johnson
  80' Humphrey		 Attendance: 16,032
Referee: Mark Heywood
11 April 2015 (2015-04-11) 41 Preston North End 1–1 Bristol City Deepdale, Preston
15:00 BST Beckford   59' BBC Report   63' Wilbraham Attendance: 16,441
Referee: Robert Madley
14 April 2015 (2015-04-14) 42 Preston North End 2–2 Gillingham Deepdale, Preston
19:45 BST Beckford   36'
Robinson   45'		 BBC Report   58' McGlashan
  90' Legge		 Attendance: 9,417
Referee: David Coote
17 April 2015 (2015-04-17) 43 Port Vale 2–2 Preston North End Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST O'Connor   52' (pen), 85' (pen)
Duffy   58'		 BBC Report   12' Johnson
  59' (pen)		 Attendance: 7,210
Referee: Richard Clark
21 April 2015 (2015-04-21) 44 Notts County 1–3 Preston North End Meadow Lane, Nottingham
19:45 BST Spencer   72' BBC Report   23', 85' Beckford
  31' Garner		 Attendance: 4,769
Referee: Carl Boyeson
25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) 45 Preston North End 3–0 Swindon Town Deepdale, Preston
15:00 BST Garner   2', 45', 51' BBC Report Attendance: 17,621
Referee: Gary Sutton
2 May 2015 (2015-05-02) 46 Colchester United 1–0 Preston North End Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester
15:00 BST Moncur   82' BBC Report Attendance: 8,413
Referee: Keith Stroud

Play-offs

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7 May 2015 (2015-05-07) Semi-final 1st leg Chesterfield 0–1 Preston North End Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
15:00 BST BBC Report   6' Beckford Attendance: 8,409
Referee: Mark Haywood
10 May 2015 (2015-05-10) Semi-final 2nd leg Preston North End 3–0 Chesterfield Deepdale, Preston
19:45 BST Beckford   38', 87'
Garner   62' (pen)		 BBC Report Attendance: 15,641
Referee: Andy D'Urso
24 May 2015 (2015-05-24) Final Preston North End 4–0 Swindon Town Wembley Stadium, London
17:30 BST Beckford   3', 44', 58'
Huntington   13'		 BBC Report   54' Kasim Attendance: 48,236
Referee: Andy Madley

FA Cup

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10 November 2014 First round Havant & Waterlooville 0–3 Preston North End West Leigh Park, Havant
20:00 Stock   34'  
Cummings   80'		 Report Robinson   7', 30', 81' (pen.) Attendance: 2,382
Referee: Steve Martin
6 December 2014 Second round Preston North End 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Huntington   19'
Beckford   90+2'		 Report Attendance: 6,011
Referee: David Webb
3 January 2015 Third round Preston North End 2–0 Norwich City Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Gallagher   71', 84'
King   76'		 Report Bennett   74' Attendance: 9,807
Referee: Stuart Attwell
24 January 2015 Fourth round Preston North End 1–1 Sheffield United Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Gallagher   19'   90+3' Report Kennedy   67'
De Girolamo   68'
Baxter   81'
Reed   89'		 Attendance: 10,770
Referee: Keith Stroud
3 February 2015 Replay Sheffield United 1–3 Preston North End Bramall Lane, Sheffield
19:45 Murphy   38'
McNulty   51'		 Report Gallagher   48'   63', 73' (pen.)
Huntington   69'   70'		 Attendance: 13,161
Referee: Lee Probert
16 February 2015 Fifth round Preston North End 1–3 Manchester United Deepdale, Preston
19:45 Davies   39'
Laird   47'   48'
Kilkenny   67'
Stuckmann   87'		 Report Herrera   65'
Rojo   69'
Fellaini   72'
Rooney   88' (pen.)		 Attendance: 21,348
Referee: Phil Dowd

League Cup

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Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup
12 August 2014 Round One Rochdale 0–2 Preston North End Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
19:45 BBC Report   43' Little
  48' Kilkenny		 Attendance: 2,348
Referee: Mark Brown
26 August 2014 Round Two Middlesbrough 3–1 Preston North End Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
19:45 Tomlin   51', 66'
Fewster   57'		 Report   54' Hugill Attendance: 10,727
Referee: Mark Haywood

Football League Trophy

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Main article: 2014–15 Football League Trophy
2 September 2014 Round One Preston North End 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Deepdale, Preston
19:45 Hugill   59' Report Attendance: 4,029 (196 away fans)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
7 October 2014 Round Two Preston North End 3–2 Port Vale Deepdale, Preston
19:45 Humphrey   13'
Gallagher   42'   69'
Garner   63'   78'		 Report Zubar   29'
Pope   51', 89'
Dickinson   64'
Brown   80'		 Attendance: 3,836 (286 away fans)
Referee: Peter Bankes
25 November 2014 Round Three Oldham Athletic 2–2
(9–10 p)		 Preston North End Boundary Park, Oldham
19:45 Poleon   46'
Philliskirk   59'
Dieng   79'		 Report Laird   32'
Clarke   68'   80'		 Attendance: 3,056
Referee: Tony Harrington
Penalties
16 December 2014 Area S-Final Notts County 0–1 Preston North End Meadow Lane, Nottingham
19:45 GMT Smith   35'
Thompson   74'
Hall   86'		 Report Huntington   20'
Little   90+1'		 Attendance: 2,058
Referee: Phil Gibbs
7 January 2015 Area Final L1 Preston North End 0–2 Walsall Deepdale, Preston
19:45 GMT Kilkenny   84' Report O'Connor   66'
Forde   84'
Bradshaw   88'		 Attendance: 8,561
Referee: Simon Hooper
27 January 2015 Area Final L2 Walsall 0–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Preston North End Bescot Stadium, Walsall
19:45 GMT A. Chambers   56'
O'Donnell   71'
Cain   72'		 Report Clarke   64' Attendance: 10,038
Referee: Nigel Miller

Overall summary

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Club staff

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Position Name
Manager Simon Grayson
Assistant manager Glynn Snodin
First team coach John Dreyer
Goalkeeping coach Alan Kelly, Jr.
Physio Matt Jackson

References

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  1. ^ "Lee Frecklington believes nerves will be a key factor" Archived 26 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine – The Football League, 9 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Preston North End Agree To Sign Goalkeeper Jamie Jones". Preston North End F.C.
  3. ^ "Calum Woods: Preston North End sign defender on a free transfer". BBC Sport. 9 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Jordan Hugill Signs For Preston North End". Preston North End F.C.
  5. ^ "Northern Ireland Striker Andy Little Signs For Preston North End". Preston North End F.C.
  6. ^ "Kyel Reid Agrees Terms With Preston North End". Preston North End F.C.
  7. ^ "Paul Gallagher: Preston re-sign Leicester City forward". BBC Sport. 5 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Aston Villa striker Callum Robinson joins Preston on loan". BBC Sport. 16 September 2014.
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  13. ^ "Leyton Orient 0–2 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 28 October 2014.
  14. ^ "Rochdale 3–0 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 1 November 2014.
  15. ^ "Swindon Town 1–0 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 4 November 2014.
  16. ^ "Preston North End 1–2 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 15 November 2014.
  17. ^ "Rochdale 0–2 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 12 August 2014.
  18. ^ Report, Match. "Match Report". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  19. ^ "Havant & Waterlooville 0–3 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 10 November 2014.
  20. ^ "Preston North End 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 6 December 2014.
  21. ^ "Preston North End 2–0 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 3 January 2015.
  22. ^ "Crawley Town 2–1 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015.
  23. ^ "Preston North End 1–1 Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 24 January 2015.
  24. ^ "Sheffield United 1–3 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 3 February 2015.
  25. ^ "MK Dons 0–2 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 7 March 2015.
  26. ^ "Preston North End 3–0 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 25 April 2015.
  27. ^ "Colchester United 1–0 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 3 May 2015.
  28. ^ "Preston North End 1–3 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 16 February 2015.
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  34. ^ "Neil Kilkenny: Preston North End midfielder signs new contract". BBC Sport. 23 June 2014.
  35. ^ "Preston North End: Alan Browne signs new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 1 July 2014.
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