2016–17 Preston North End F.C. season

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.

Preston North End
2016–17 season
ManagerSimon Grayson
StadiumDeepdale
Championship11th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Hugill (10)
All: Hugill (11)
Highest home attendance22,185
(vs Arsenal, 7 Jan 2017)
Lowest home attendance4,509
(vs Hartlepool United, 9 Aug 16)
Average home league attendance12,606

Squad

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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 Matthew 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 36 194 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 40 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   26 0 0 Academy 1 January 2016 Trainee 2017

Statistics

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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

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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

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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

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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+12 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

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Transfers in

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Pre-season

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

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League table

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Pos Team 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

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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7 January 2017 Round 3 Preston North End 1–2 Arsenal Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 22,185
Referee: Robert Madley

EFL Cup

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9 August 2016 First round Preston North End 1–0 Hartlepool United Preston
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 4,509
Referee: Andy Woolmer
23 August 2016 Second Round Preston North End 2–0 Oldham Athletic Preston
19:45 BST
Report   87' Erwin Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,075
Referee: Scott Duncan
20 September 2016 Third Round AFC Bournemouth 2–3 (a.e.t.) Preston North End Bournemouth
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 7,595
Referee: Simon Hooper
25 October 2016 Fourth Round Newcastle United 6–0 Preston North End Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 49,042
Referee: Andrew Madley

Summary

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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

References

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