2016–17 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End

2016–17 season
Manager	Simon Grayson
Stadium	Deepdale
Championship	11th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Hugill (10) All: Hugill (11)
Highest home attendance	22,185 (vs Arsenal, 7 Jan 2017)
Lowest home attendance	4,509 (vs Hartlepool United, 9 Aug 16)
Average home league attendance	12,606
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2016–17 season was Preston North End's second consecutive season in the Championship in their 137th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Nationality	Place of birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	End
Goalkeepers
1	Anders Lindegaard	GK		Dyrup	40	24	0	West Bromwich Albion	2 July 2016	Free	2017
22	Chris Maxwell	GK		St Asaph	34	40	0	Fleetwood Town	1 July 2016	Free	2020
40	Mathew Hudson	GK		Southport	26	1	0	Academy	1 July 2015	Free	2018
Defenders
2	Marnick Vermijl	RB		Peer	32	51	4	Sheffield Wednesday	31 August 2016	Undisclosed	2019
3	Greg Cunningham	LB		Galway	33	90	3	Bristol City	27 July 2015	Undisclosed	2019
5	Tom Clarke	CB		Sowerby Bridge	37	194	12	Huddersfield Town	22 May 2013	Free	2019
6	Tyias Browning	CB		Liverpool	30	8	0	Manchester United	30 January 2017	Loan	2017
15	Calum Woods	RB		Liverpool	37	61	0	Huddersfield Town	1 July 2014	Free	2018
17	Tommy Spurr	LB		Leeds	37	19	1	Blackburn Rovers	1 July 2016	Free	2019
23	Paul Huntington	CB		Carlisle	37	200	16	Yeovil Town	22 May 2012	Free	2018
24	Andy Boyle	CB		Dublin	33	7	0	Dundalk	1 January 2017	Free	2019
27	Alex Baptiste	CB		Sutton-in-Ashfield	38	24	3	Middlesbrough	31 August 2016	Loan	2017
Midfielders
4	Ben Pearson	CM		Oldham	29	49	1	Manchester United	11 January 2016	£100,000	2020
7	Daryl Horgan	RM		Galway	32	21	2	Dundalk	1 January 2017	Free	2019
8	Alan Browne	CM		Cork	29	116	7	Free agent	1 January 2014	Free	2018
11	Daniel Johnson	AM		Kingston	32	111	21	Aston Villa	23 January 2015	£50,000	2019
12	Paul Gallagher	AM/WG		Glasgow	40	189	30	Leicester City	16 June 2015	Free	2019
14	Aiden McGeady	WG		Glasgow	38	35	8	Everton	31 August 2016	Loan	2017
16	Liam Grimshaw	MF/RB		Burnley	29	7	0	Manchester United	18 January 2016	Undisclosed	2018
18	Ben Pringle	CM/LM		Newcastle upon Tyne	35	14	0	Fulham	4 July 2016	Undisclosed	2019
19	John Welsh	CM		Liverpool	39	165	3	Tranmere Rovers	14 May 2012	Free	2018
Forwards
9	Simon Makienok	CF		Næstved	34	29	6	Palermo	1 July 2016	Loan	2017
10	Jermaine Beckford	CF		London	41	60	21	Bolton Wanderers	9 June 2015	Free	2017
21	Stevie May	CF		Perth	32	13	1	Sheffield Wednesday	1 September 2015	Undisclosed	2018
25	Jordan Hugill	CF		Middlesbrough	32	85	20	Port Vale	19 June 2014	Undisclosed	2018
29	Tom Barkhuizen	RW		Blackpool	31	17	6	Morecambe	1 January 2017	Free	2019
37	Callum Robinson	WG/CF		Northampton	29	78	15	Aston Villa	4 July 2016	Free	2019
Out on Loan
13	Eoin Doyle	CF		Dublin	36	44	7	Cardiff City	1 July 2016	Undisclosed	2019
20	Ben Davies	LB		Barrow-in-Furness	29	12	0	Academy	25 January 2013	Free	2019
30	Clive Smith	DF			27	0	0	Academy	1 January 2016	Trainee	2017

Statistics

As of 7 May 2017

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	DEN	Anders Lindegaard	10	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	BEL	Marnick Vermijl	19	2	13+5	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	IRL	Greg Cunningham	44	0	40+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Ben Pearson	33	1	28+2	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Tom Clarke	46	4	42+0	4	1+0	0	1+2	0
6	DF	ENG	Tyias Browning	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	IRL	Daryl Horgan	21	2	10+10	2	0+1	0	0+0	0
8	MF	IRL	Alan Browne	36	0	22+10	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
9	FW	DEN	Simon Makienok (on loan from Palermo)	29	6	8+17	3	0+1	0	3+0	3
10	FW	JAM	Jermaine Beckford	18	2	4+14	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	JAM	Daniel Johnson	44	4	31+9	4	1+0	0	2+1	0
12	MF	SCO	Paul Gallagher	34	1	28+3	1	1+0	0	1+1	0
14	MF	IRL	Aiden McGeady (on loan from Everton)	35	8	32+2	8	1+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	ENG	Liam Grimshaw	7	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
17	DF	ENG	Tommy Spurr	19	1	11+6	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Ben Pringle	14	0	7+3	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
19	MF	ENG	John Welsh	7	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
21	FW	SCO	Stevie May	4	1	2+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	GK	WAL	Chris Maxwell	40	0	37+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Paul Huntington	38	1	26+7	1	1+0	0	4+0	0
24	DF	IRL	Andy Boyle	7	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	ENG	Jordan Hugill	47	13	35+9	12	1+0	0	1+1	1
27	DF	ENG	Alex Baptiste (on loan from Middlesbrough)	24	3	23+1	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Tom Barkhuizen	17	6	12+5	6	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	FW	ENG	Callum Robinson	45	11	33+8	10	1+0	1	0+3	0
Out on Loan:
13	FW	IRL	Eoin Doyle	15	3	6+5	1	0+0	0	2+2	2
20	DF	ENG	Ben Davies (at Fleetwood Town)	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
Player who left during the season:
6	DF	AUS	Bailey Wright	21	0	18+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
7	MF	JAM	Chris Humphrey	14	0	4+6	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
14	FW	ENG	Joe Garner	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

Goals record

As of 7 May 2017

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	25		CF	Jordan Hugill	12	0	1	13
2	37		WG	Callum Robinson	10	1	0	11
3	14		RW	Aiden McGeady	8	0	0	8
4	9		CF	Simon Makienok	3	0	3	6
	29		RW	Tom Barkhuizen	6	0	0	6
6	11		AM	Daniel Johnson	5	0	0	5
7	5		CB	Tom Clarke	4	0	0	4
8	13		CF	Eoin Doyle	1	0	2	3
	27		CB	Alex Baptiste	3	0	0	3
10	2		RB	Marnick Vermijl	2	0	0	2
	7		RW	Daryl Horgan	2	0	0	2
	10		CF	Jermaine Beckford	2	0	0	2
12	4		CM	Ben Pearson	1	0	0	1
	12		AM	Paul Gallagher	1	0	0	1
	17		LB	Tommy Spurr	1	0	0	1
	21		CF	Stevie May	1	0	0	1
	23		CB	Paul Huntington	1	0	0	1
Own Goals					2	0	0	2
Total					64	1	6	71

Disciplinary record

As of 7 May 2017

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
1	4		CM	Ben Pearson	14	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	0	0
2	3		LB	Greg Cunningham	12	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
3	25		CF	Jordan Hugill	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
4	8		CM	Alan Browne	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	1
	14		RW	Aiden McGeady	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
6	23		CB	Paul Huntington	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
7	11		AM	Daniel Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	37		WG	Callum Robinson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	2		RB	Marnick Vermijl	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	5		CB	Tom Clarke	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	6		CB	Bailey Wright	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0
	22		GK	Chris Maxwell	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	27		CB	Alex Baptiste	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
14	6		CB	Tyias Browning	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	10		CF	Jermaine Beckford	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
	12		AM	Paul Gallagher	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	17		LB	Tommy Spurr	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	18		CM	Ben Pringle	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	19		CM	John Welsh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	24		CB	Andy Boyle	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	7		RW	Chris Humphrey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13		CF	Eoin Doyle	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	20		LB	Ben Davies	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					81	0	5	3	0	0	6	0	1	90	0	6

Contracts

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Contract Length	Status	Expires	Ref.
1 July 2016	CM		Josh Brownhill	2 years	Rejected	2018	[1][2]
25 August 2016	CB		Paul Huntington	2 years	Extended	2019	[3]
25 August 2016	AM		Daniel Johnson	3 years	Signed	2019	[3]
6 September 2016	CB		Tom Clarke	3 years	Signed	2019	[4]
8 September 2016	LB		Greg Cunningham	3 years	Signed	2019	[5]
14 September 2016	AM		Paul Gallagher	3 years	Signed	2019	[6]
14 September 2016	CF		Jordan Hugill	2 years	Signed	2018	[6]
18 October 2016	CM		John Welsh	1 Year	Signed	2018	[7]
10 November 2016	CB		Ben Davies	3 years	Signed	2019	[8]
29 December 2016	CM		Ben Pearson	3+1⁄2 years	Signed	2020	[9]
2 March 2017	GK		Chris Maxwell	1 year	Extended	2020	[10]
9 May 2017	GK		Matthew Hudson	18 Months	Extended	2018	[11]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CF		Eoin Doyle	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	[12]
1 July 2016	GK		Chris Maxwell	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	[13]
1 July 2016	LB		Tommy Spurr	Blackburn Rovers	Free transfer	[14]
2 July 2016	GK		Anders Lindegaard	West Bromwich Albion	Free transfer	[15]
4 July 2016	CM		Ben Pringle	Fulham	Undisclosed	[16]
4 July 2016	LW		Callum Robinson	Aston Villa	Free transfer	[16]
31 August 2016	RB		Marnick Vermijl	Sheffield Wednesday	Undisclosed	[17]
1 January 2017	RW		Tom Barkhuizen	Morecambe	Free transfer	[18]
1 January 2017	CB		Andy Boyle	Dundalk	Free transfer	[19]
1 January 2017	RM		Daryl Horgan	Dundalk	Free transfer	[19]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	LB		Nick Anderton	Barrow [a]	Released	[1]
1 July 2016	CM		Josh Brownhill	Bristol City	Compensation	[2]
1 July 2016	CB		Josh Heaton	Droylsen [b]	Released	[1]
1 July 2016	GK		Jamie Jones	Stevenage	Free transfer	[22]
1 July 2016	CM		Neil Kilkenny	Melbourne City [c]	Released	[1]
1 July 2016	GK		Chris Kirkland	Bury [d]	Released	[1]
1 July 2016	CF		Andy Little	Free agent	Released	[1]
1 July 2016	LM		Kyel Reid	Coventry City [e]	Released	[1]
1 July 2016	CF		Jack Ryan	Bradford Park Avenue [f]	Released	[1]
19 August 2016	CF		Joe Garner	Rangers	£1,800,000	[27]
30 December 2016	RM		Chris Humphrey	Hibernian [g]	Mutual consent	[29]
6 January 2017	CB		Bailey Wright	Bristol City	Undisclosed	[30]

• income –£1,800,000

1. Following Anderton's release, he signed for Barrow.^[20]
2. Following Heaton's release, he signed for Droylsden.^[21]
3. Following Kilkenny's release, he signed for Melbourne City.^[23]
4. Following Kirkland's release, he signed for Bury.^[24]
5. Following Reid's release, he signed for Coventry City.^[25]
6. Following Ryan's release, he signed for Bradford Park Avenue.^[26]
7. Following Humphrey's departure, he signed for Hibernian.^[28]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2016	CF		Simon Makienok	Palermo	End of Season	[31]
31 August 2016	CB		Alex Baptiste	Middlesbrough	End of Season	[17]
31 August 2016	RW		Aiden McGeady	Everton	End of Season	[17]
30 January 2017	RB		Tyias Browning	Everton	End of Season	[32]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
2 January 2017	LB		Ben Davies	Fleetwood Town	End of season	[33]
31 January 2017	CF		Eoin Doyle	Portsmouth	End of season	[34]
31 January 2017	DM		Liam Grimshaw	Chesterfield	End of season	[35]
31 January 2017	RB		Clive Smith	St Johnstone	End of season	[36]
24 March 2017	LB		Josh Earl	Lancaster City	End of season	[37]

Competitions

Pre-season

Bamber Bridge v Preston North End

8 July 2016	Bamber Bridge	1–2	Preston North End	Bamber Bridge, Lancashire
19:00 BST	Churchman 86'		Vasey 30' (o.g.) Doyle 77'	Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium Attendance: 1,836 Referee: N. Salisbury

Chorley v Preston North End

9 July 2016	Chorley	1–2	Preston North End	Chorley, Lancashire
15:00 BST	O'Keefe 1' (pen.)	Report	Garner 56' Hugill 64'	Stadium: Victory Park Attendance: 1,739 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Accrington Stanley v Preston North End

16 July 2016	Accrington Stanley	v	Preston North End	Accrington, Lancashire
15:00 BST				Stadium: Wham Stadium

Oldham Athletic v Preston North End

19 July 2016	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Preston North End	Oldham, Greater Manchester
19:00 BST	Trialist 71'	Report	Doyle 20' Garner 70', 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 908 Referee: Oliver Langford

Preston North End v Stoke City

23 July 2016	Preston North End	1–1	Stoke City	Preston, Lancashire
15:00 BST	Johnson 8'	Report	Diouf 54'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,493 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Morecambe v Preston North End

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Morecambe	1–4	Preston North End	Morecambe, Lancashire
19:30 BST	Barkhuizen 78'	Report	Robinson 23', 81' Pringle 39' Hugill 71'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,252 (554 away fans) Referee: Darren Handley

Bolton Wanderers v Preston North End

30 July 2016	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Preston North End	Bolton, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 3,669 (800 away fans) Referee: Andrew Madley

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Derby County	46	18	13	15	54	50	+4	67
10	Brentford	46	18	10	18	75	65	+10	64
11	Preston North End	46	16	14	16	64	63	+1	62
12	Cardiff City	46	17	11	18	60	61	−1	62
13	Aston Villa	46	16	14	16	47	48	−1	62

Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.

Matches

Reading v Preston North End

6 August 2016 1	Reading	1–0	Preston North End	Reading
15:00 BST	Swift 35' McShane  36' Evans  50'	PNE Report	50' Cunningham  59' Gallagher  90+5' Browne	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,764 (1,000 PNE fans) Referee: Andy Davies

Preston North End v Fulham

13 August 2016 2	Preston North End	1–2	Fulham	Preston
15:00 BST	Robinson 71'	BBC Report	33' Aluko  43' Ayité 67' Smith  78' Cairney	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,809 Referee: James Adcock

Preston North End v Derby County

16 August 2016 3	Preston North End	0–1	Derby County	Preston
19:45 BST	Pringle  86'	BBC Report	87' Forsyth	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,628 Referee: David Coote

Queens Park Rangers v Preston North End

20 August 2016 4	Queens Park Rangers	0–2	Preston North End	London
15:00 BST	Perch  45+1'	BBC Report	21' Beckford 52' (og) Onuoha  58' Welsh  85' Browne	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,307 Referee: Andy Madley

Ipswich Town v Preston North End

27 August 2016 5	Ipswich Town	1–0	Preston North End	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Ward 15' Skuse  45'	BBC Report	38' Spurr	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,296 Referee: Tim Robinson

Preston North End v Barnsley

10 September 2016 6	Preston North End	1–2	Barnsley	Preston
15:00 BST	Spurr  39' Cunningham  47' McGeady 64' Hugill  81'	BBC Report	27' Winnall  50' Roberts 79' Armstrong  88' Yiadom  90+1' Davies	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,852 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Preston North End v Cardiff City

13 September 2016 7	Preston North End	3–0	Cardiff City	Preston
19:45 BST	Clarke 36' Robinson 41'  79' Hugill 88'	PNE Report	Wilson  26' Lambert  55' Noone  62' Pilkington  68'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,216 (215 Cardiff City fans) Referee: Stephen Martin

Brentford v Preston North End

13 September 2016 8	Brentford	5–0	Preston North End	London
19:45 BST	Hogan 34', 84', 87' Dean 74' Humphrey 85' (og)	BBC Report	64' Cunningham  81' Humphrey	Stadium: Griffin Park Referee: Keith Stroud

Preston North End v Wigan Athletic

23 September 2016 9	Preston North End	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Preston
19:45 BST	Hugill 7' Cunningham  30' Browne  75'	BBC Report	45+1' Burn  67' Perkins	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,077 Referee: Oliver Langford

Birmingham City v Preston North End

27 September 2016 10	Birmingham City	2–2	Preston North End	Birmingham
19:45 BST	Shotton 30' Che Adams 68' Maghoma  80'	Report	19' Baptiste 35' Johnson  43' Pearson	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 15,779 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Preston North End v Aston Villa

1 October 2016 11	Preston North End	2–0	Aston Villa	Preston
15:00 BST	Pearson 5',  44' Hugill 39' Cunningham  61' Welsh  87' Wright  90+5'	BBC Report	42' Hutton  44' Westwood  45+3' Jedinak  85' Amavi	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,696 Referee: Peter Bankes

Brighton & Hove Albion v Preston North End

15 October 2016 12	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Preston North End	Brighton
15:00 BST	Baldock 54' Murray 65'	BBC Report	10',  75' Hugill  82' Pearson 90+2' Makienok	Stadium: AMEX Stadium Attendance: 27,606 Referee: Craig Pawson

Preston North End v Huddersfield Town

19 October 2016 13	Preston North End	3–1	Huddersfield Town	Preston
19:45 BST	Clarke 6' Baptiste 42' Gallagher 53' Hugill  82'	Report	Hudson  53' Wells 81'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 12,862 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Norwich City v Preston North End

22 October 2016 14	Norwich City	0–1	Preston North End	Norwich
15:00 BST	Klose  57'	Report	68' Cunningham 75' Baptiste	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,239 Referee: Steve Martin

Preston North End v Newcastle United

29 October 2016 15	Preston North End	1–2	Newcastle United	Preston
15:00 BST	Robinson  61' Pearson  64' Johnson  64' Beckford 90'	Report	59', 71',  84' Mitrović  76' Hayden  89' Ritchie  90+7' Darlow	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 20,724 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Rotherham United v Preston North End

5 November 2016 16	Rotherham United	1–3	Preston North End	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Wood 71'	Report	Hugill 22' Robinson 27' Johnson  55' Vermijl 81'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 10,013 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Preston North End v Wolverhampton Wanderers

19 November 2016 17	Preston North End	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Preston
15:00 GMT	Hugill  42' Pearson  63' Cunningham  63' Maxwell  66'	Report	45+1' Price  64' Hause  70' Wallace  71' Batth	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,683 Referee: James Lingington

Preston North End v Burton Albion

26 November 2016 18	Preston North End	1–1	Burton Albion	Preston
15:00 GMT	Johnson  37' Robinson 45+2' Cunningham  85' Pearson  90'	Report	Irvine 23' Mousinho  77' O'Grady  79'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 10,696 Referee: Darren Bond

Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End

3 December 2016 19	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Preston North End	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Forestieri 9'  65' Lee  58' Fletcher 79' (pen.)	Report	Doyle 82'  90' Beckford  90'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,843 Referee: Scott Duncan

Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

10 December 2016 20	Preston North End	3–2	Blackburn Rovers	Preston
17:30 GMT	Johnson 18', 31' (pen.) Clarke  52' Robinson 80'	Report	Graham 22' 22', 70' Lenihan  30' Marshall  60'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 14,527 Referee: Kevin Friend

Nottingham Forest v Preston North End

14 December 2016 21	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Preston North End	Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Lam  54' Maxwell 68' (o.g.) Vaughan  77'	Report	Makienok 45' Browne  53' Baptiste  90'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 15,864 Referee: Tony Harrington

Bristol City v Preston North End

17 December 2016 22	Bristol City	1–2	Preston North End	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Wilbraham 78'	Report	21' Makienok  45+4' McGeady 85',  90+1' Johnson  90' Pearson	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 18,619 Referee: Simon Hooper

Preston North End v Leeds United

26 December 2016 23	Preston North End	1–4	Leeds United	Preston
15:00 GMT	Vermijl 27' Beckford  69' Clarke  72' Baptiste  86'	Report	Roofe 17' Sacko 23' Doukara 31' Phillips  43' Bartley  50' Ayling  61' Hernández 88'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 21,255 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday

31 December 2016 24	Preston North End	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Preston
15:00 GMT	Pearson  75' Hutchinson 77' (o.g.)	Report	Fletcher  73' Reach 90+4'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 14,802 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Burton Albion v Preston North End

2 January 2017 25	Burton Albion	0–1	Preston North End	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	O'Grady  33'	Report	45+1' Clarke	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,144 Referee: Oliver Langford

Preston North End v Brighton & Hove Albion

14 January 2017 26	Preston North End	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Preston
15:00 GMT	Bruno  63' Duffy  73'	Report	13' Huntington 53' Robinson  68' Cunningham  90+4' Hugill	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,391 Referee: Simon Hooper

Aston Villa v Preston North End

21 January 2017 27	Aston Villa	2–2	Preston North End	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Adomah 22', 36',  41' Amavi  67'	Report	18' Browne  63', 64', 76' Hugill  68' Vermijl  90+5' McGeady	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,415 Referee: Andrew Madley

Preston North End v Ipswich Town

28 January 2017 28	Preston North End	1–1	Ipswich Town	Preston
15:00 GMT	Vermijl  14' Hugill 89' McGeady  90+2'	Report	Lawrence 16'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 10,656 Referee: Steve Martin

Cardiff City v Preston North End

31 January 2017 29	Cardiff City	2–0	Preston North End	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Whittingham 18' (pen.) Zohore 28' Harris  64'	Report	McGeady  72'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 13,894 Referee: Graham Scott

Barnsley v Preston North End

4 February 2017 30	Barnsley	0–0	Preston North End	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Scowen  58'	Report	McGeady  64' Pearson  79' Browne  88' Cunningham  90+3'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,590 Referee: Oliver Langford

Preston North End v Brentford

11 February 2017 31	Preston North End	4–2	Brentford	Preston
15:00 GMT	McGeady 18', 75' Robinson 52' Horgan 77'	Report	Field 12' Colin  29', 89' McEachran  57'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 10,130 Referee: Tony Harrington

Preston North End v Birmingham City

14 February 2017 32	Preston North End	2–1	Birmingham City	Preston
19:45 GMT	Robinson 8',  52' Pearson  45+3'Hugill 78'	Report	40' Kieftenbeld  45+3' Frei 47',  58' Adams  56'  80' Gardner	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,233 Referee: Tim Robinson

Wigan Athletic v Preston North End

18 February 2017 33	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Preston North End	Wigan
15:00 GMT		Report	36' McGeady  43' Browning	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 15,117 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Preston North End v Queen's Park Rangers

25 February 2017 34	Preston North End	2–1	Queen's Park Rangers	Preston
15:00 GMT	McGeady 45' Clarke  66' Hugill 71'	Report	21' Onuoha 36'  62' LuaLua  41'  78' Freeman	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,848 Referee: David Coote

Fulham v Preston North End

4 March 2017 35	Fulham	3–1	Preston North End	Fulham, London
15:00 GMT	Aluko 22' Martin 60' Kebano 77'	Report	Barkhuizen 68' Pearson  80' Cunningham  90+3'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 20,205 Referee: Simon Hooper

Derby County v Preston North End

7 March 2017 36	Derby County	1–1	Preston North End	Derby
19:45 GMT	Vydra 50' Johnson  81'	Report	McGeady  54' Barkhuizen 90+4'	Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 26,301 Referee: James Linington

Preston North End v Reading

11 March 2017 37	Preston North End	3–0	Reading	Preston
15:00 GMT	Boyle  29' Barkuizhen 31', 49' Horgan 40'	Report	90+1' Gunter	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,787 Referee: Scott Duncan

Blackburn Rovers v Preston North End

18 March 2017 38	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Preston North End	Blackburn
13:00 GMT	Bennett 43' Conway 56' Mahoney  77'	Report	13' Barkhuizen  67' Cunningham  87' Huntington 90+3' McGeady	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,435 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Preston North End v Nottingham Forest

1 April 2017 39	Preston North End	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Preston
15:00 BST	Boyle  37' McGeady 52' Robinson  55' Pearson  90+4'	Report	22' Assombalonga  34' Lichaj  71' Pinillos  90+2' Fox	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,459 Referee: Darren Bond

Preston North End v Bristol City

4 April 2017 40	Preston North End	5–0	Bristol City	Preston
19:45 BST	Maxwell  4' Barkhuizen 25' McGeady 47' (pen.) Clarke 54' Robinson 64', 68' Huntington  90+1'	Report	Pack  34' Tomlin  73'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,224 Referee: Andrew Madley

Leeds United v Preston North End

8 April 2017 41	Leeds United	3–0	Preston North End	Leeds
15:00 BST	Roofe 18' Hernández 45' Wood  78' Doukara 90+3'	Report	Baptiste  86'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,851 Referee: Peter Bankes

Huddersfield Town v Preston North End

14 April 2017 42	Huddersfield Town	3–2	Preston North End	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Kachunga 43' Löwe  58' Payne 70' Quaner 90+6'	Report	McGeady 23' Pearson  58' Vermijl  61' Huntington  61' Hugill 79'  90+3' Maxwell  90+5'	Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 21,254 Referee: Lee Probert

Preston North End v Norwich City

17 April 2017 43	Preston North End	1–3	Norwich City	Preston
15:00 BST	Spurr 67'	Report	Dorrans 28' Murphy 40'  81' Maddison 90+2'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,373 Referee: James Adcock

Newcastle United v Preston North End

24 April 2017 44	Newcastle United	4–1	Preston North End	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Pérez 7', 67' Atsu 45' Shelvey  56' Ritchie 65' (pen.)  82'	Report	Hugill 14' Browning  27' Gallagher  64'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,212 Referee: Andrew Madley

Preston North End v Rotherham United

29 April 2017 45	Preston North End	1–1	Rotherham United	Preston
15:00 BST	May 41'	Report	Smallwood 9'  69'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,032 Referee: Robert Jones

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Preston North End

7 May 2017 46	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Preston North End	Wolverhampton
12:00 BST	Batth 1' Seiss  63'	Report	76' Pearson  86' Huntington	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 20,163 Referee: Darren England

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

Preston North End v Arsenal

7 January 2017 Round 3	Preston North End	1–2	Arsenal	Preston
15:00 GMT	Robinson 7' Hugill  44' Cunningham  65' Pearson  75'	Report	46' Ramsey  70' Gabriel 89' Giroud	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 22,185 Referee: Robert Madley

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

Preston North End v Hartlepool United

9 August 2016 First round	Preston North End	1–0	Hartlepool United	Preston
19:45 BST	Wright  18' Huntington  90' Doyle 90+4'	Report	61' Woods  81' Magnay	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,509 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Preston North End v Oldham Athletic

23 August 2016 Second Round	Preston North End	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Preston
19:45 BST	Doyle 66' Hugill 81'	Report	87' Erwin	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,075 Referee: Scott Duncan

AFC Bournemouth v Preston North End

20 September 2016 Third Round	AFC Bournemouth	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Preston North End	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Wilson  15' Grabban 53' (pen.) Gosling 76'	Report	10', 85', 111' Makienok  30' Davies  58' Pringle  109' Pearson	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 7,595 Referee: Simon Hooper

Newcastle United v Preston North End

25 October 2016 Fourth Round	Newcastle United	6–0	Preston North End	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Mitrović 19', 55'  56' Diamé 38', 87' Ritchie 53' (pen.) Pérez 90+1'	Report	Doyle  19' Browne  25'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,042 Referee: Andrew Madley

Summary

Games played	51 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Games won	19 (16 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Games drawn	14 (14 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost	18 (16 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored	71 (64 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 6 League Cup)
Goals conceded	73 (63 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 8 League Cup)
Goal difference	-2
Clean sheets	14 (12 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Yellow cards	88 (79 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 7 League Cup)
Red cards	6 (6 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Worst Discipline	Ben Pearson (15 , 0  , 0 )
Best result	5–0 vs Bristol City (4 April 2017)
Worst result	0–6 vs Newcastle United (25 Oct 16)
Most appearances	Tom Clarke & Jordan Hugill (46)
Top scorer	Jordan Hugill (12)
Points	62

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