Preston
England · founded 1863 · Deepdale Stadium
We list 5 upcoming fixtures, the 5 most recent results, 120 players across 19 seasons and the 60 latest transfers for Preston, most recently seen in Championship.
Competition: Championship
Manager: P. Heckingbottom
Home venue: Deepdale Stadium, Preston
Record last updated .
Preston in the table · Championship
Rank 24 · 4 points from 11 played (1W-1D-9L). Goal difference -15 (9 for, 24 against).
Most-played opponents
Clubs Preston has met most often in finished competitive matches, all competitions since 2011.
- Bristol City — 23 matches · 9W 9D 5L
- QPR — 23 matches · 9W 6D 8L
- Birmingham — 21 matches · 8W 6D 7L
- Blackburn — 21 matches · 9W 5D 7L
- Middlesbrough — 20 matches · 7W 6D 7L
- Cardiff — 19 matches · 6W 5D 8L
- Derby — 19 matches · 4W 5D 10L
- Millwall — 19 matches · 2W 8D 9L
Upcoming fixtures
Next scheduled matches for Preston.
- Preston vs West Brom · Championship · Oct 24, 2026 · West Brom
- Stoke City vs Preston · Championship · Oct 31, 2026 · Stoke City
- Preston vs Sheffield Utd · Championship · Nov 3, 2026 · Sheffield Utd
- Preston vs Southampton · Championship · Nov 7, 2026 · Southampton
- West Ham vs Preston · Championship · Nov 21, 2026 · West Ham
Recent results
Most recent completed matches.
Grounds
Every ground Preston has hosted a home fixture at in the archive, most-used first. This is a count of fixtures we hold, not a claim about which ground the club is registered at.
- Deepdale Stadium, Preston — 193 home fixtures here
Managers
Every manager we hold a spell for at Preston, most recent first. Each links to a full career record.
- P. Heckingbottom — 1 Aug 2024 to present
- M. Marsh — 1 Aug 2024 to 1 Aug 2024
- R. Lowe — 1 Dec 2021 to 1 Aug 2024
- F. McAvoy — 1 Apr 2021 to 1 Dec 2021
- A. Neil — 1 Jul 2017 to 1 Mar 2021
- S. Grayson — 1 Feb 2013 to 1 Jun 2017
- G. Westley — 1 Jan 2012 to 1 Feb 2013
- Graham Robert Alexander — 1 Dec 2011 to 1 Jan 2012
- P. Brown — 1 Dec 2010 to 1 Dec 2011
- D. Moyes — 1 Jan 1998 to 1 Mar 2002
Players we hold records for
120 players across 19 seasons at Preston, each filed under the most recent season we hold for that player at this club. Every name links to a full career profile with per-season stats.
2026/2027
- A. Hughes — Defender
- A. McCann — Midfielder
- A. Vukčević — Defender
- C. Lang — Midfielder
- D. Burgzorg — Midfielder
- H. Clarke — Defender
- J. Erabi — Attacker
- J. Storey — Defender
- Jordan Thompson — Midfielder
- L. Gibson — Defender
- L. Lindsay — Defender
- L. Nicholls — Goalkeeper
- Pol Valentín — Defender
- S. Mills — Midfielder
- T. Small — Defender
2025/2026
- A. Devine — Midfielder
- A. Moran — Midfielder
- B. Potts — Midfielder
- B. Whiteman — Midfielder
- D. Cornell — Goalkeeper
- D. Iversen — Goalkeeper
- D. Jebbison — Attacker
- Ed Nolan — Defender
- J. Lewis — Defender
- J. Walton — Goalkeeper
- K. Nelson — Midfielder
- L. Dobbin — Attacker
- M. Frøkjær-Jensen — Midfielder
- M. Luković — Attacker
- M. Osmajić — Attacker
- M. Smith — Attacker
- M. Wilson — Attacker
- O. Offiah — Defender
- R. Brady — Midfielder
- W. Keane — Attacker
2024/2025
- A. Browne — Midfielder
- C. Evans — Attacker
- D. Holmes — Midfielder
- E. Riis — Attacker
- G. Cunningham — Defender
- J. Seary — Defender
- L. Millar — Midfielder
- P. Bauer — Defender
- R. Porteous — Defender
- S. Greenwood — Attacker
2023/2024
- Bambo Diaby — Defender
- D. Amaral — Midfielder
- J. Slater — Defender
- Joshua Onomah — Midfielder
- Mikey O'Neill — Attacker
2022/2023
- D. Johnson — Midfielder
- Declan Rudd — Goalkeeper
- S. Maguire — Attacker
- T. Parrott — Attacker
2021/2022
- A. Gordon — Attacker
- C. Archer — Attacker
- C. Wickham — Attacker
- D. Nugent — Attacker
- E. Walker — Attacker
- J. Earl — Defender
- J. Murphy — Midfielder
- J. Rafferty — Defender
- P. Gallagher — Midfielder
- P. Huntington — Defender
- S. Sinclair — Midfielder
- S. van den Berg — Defender
- T. Barkhuizen — Attacker
- T. Bayliss — Midfielder
2020/2021
- B. Bodin — Attacker
- B. Pearson — Midfielder
- J. Molumby — Midfielder
- L. Moult — Attacker
2019/2020
2018/2019
- B. Barker — Attacker
- C. Maxwell — Goalkeeper
- D. Horgan — Attacker
- L. Nmecha — Attacker
- M. Howard — Attacker
2017/2018
- A. Boyle — Defender
- B. Pringle — Midfielder
- C. Robinson — Attacker
- M. Meulensteen — Midfielder
- M. Vermijl — Defender
- S. Mavididi — Attacker
- T. Spurr — Defender
2016/2017
- A. McGeady — Midfielder
- Chris Humphrey — Midfielder
- J. Garner — Attacker
- J. Hugill — Attacker
- Simon Makienok — Attacker
2015/2016
- A. Reach — Midfielder
- J. Brownhill — Midfielder
- Jack Ryan — Midfielder
- Jordan Pickford — Goalkeeper
- K. Reid — Midfielder
2014/2015
- S. Ebanks-Blake — Attacker
2013/2014
- A. Nicholson — Defender
- J. Monakana — Midfielder
- John Mousinho — Defender
- Nicky Wroe — Midfielder
2012/2013
- C. Robertson — Defender
2011/2012
- B. McLean — Defender
- C. Carlisle — Defender
- H. Bunn — Attacker
- J. Douglas — Attacker
- L. Clark — Defender
- M. Ehmer — Defender
- P. Coutts — Midfielder
- R. Murphy — Attacker
- S. Clucas — Midfielder
- Steven Smith — Defender
2010/2011
- Billy Jones — Defender
- P. Hayes — Attacker
- S. St. Ledger — Defender
2009/2010
- N. Collins — Defender
- R. Chaplow — Midfielder
2010/2011
- Dominic Collins — Defender
- J. King — Attacker
- N. Ellington — Attacker
Recent transfers
Confirmed transfers involving Preston, incoming and outgoing.
- · J. Kenny from Celtic — Transfer
- · S. Mills from Oxford United — Transfer
- · K. Nelson to Linfield — Loan
- · H. Clarke from Ipswich — Transfer
- · D. Burgzorg from Middlesbrough — Loan
- · J. Erabi from Genk — Loan
- · A. Devine from Tottenham — Transfer
- · J. Walton to Dundee Utd — Transfer
- · L. Nicholls from Huddersfield — Transfer
- · W. Keane to Unknown — Free transfer
- · D. Jebbison to Bournemouth — Return from loan
- · M. Luković to Strasbourg — Return from loan
- · J. Pradic to Fleetwood Town — Free transfer
- · N. Mawene to Fleetwood Town — Free transfer
- · R. Brady to Unknown — Free transfer
- · J. Lewis to Unknown — Free transfer
- · W. Keane from Reading — Return from loan
- · A. Devine to Tottenham — Return from loan
- · L. Dobbin to Aston Villa — Return from loan
- · J. Walton from Cambridge United — Return from loan
- · J. Walton to Cambridge United — Loan
- · C. Lang from Portsmouth — Transfer
- · A. Moran from Brighton — Transfer
- · M. Frøkjær-Jensen to Brondby — Transfer
- · M. Luković from Strasbourg — Loan
- · W. Keane to Reading — Loan
- · H. Armstrong to Everton — Return from loan
- · K. Kamara from Cork City — Return from loan
- · K. Nelson from Cork City — Return from loan
- · M. Wilson from Galway United — Return from loan
- · J. Lewis from Newcastle — Free transfer
- · H. Armstrong from Everton — Loan
- · J. Okkels to Djurgardens IF — Transfer
- · Cole McGhee to Sheffield Wednesday — Free transfer
- · L. Dobbin from Aston Villa — Loan
- · P. Bauer to AFC Wimbledon — Free transfer
- · A. Devine from Tottenham — Loan
- · A. Vukčević from FC Juarez — Free transfer
- · C. Evans to Fleetwood Town — Free transfer
- · Kian Derrick Taylor to Morton — Free transfer
- · A. Vukčević from FC Juarez — Free transfer
- · M. Smith from Sheffield Wednesday — Free transfer
- · J. Walton from Luton — Transfer
- · K. Kamara to Cork City — Loan
- · D. Amaral to Southport — Free transfer
- · M. Smith from Sheffield Wednesday — Free transfer
- · J. Whatmough to Huddersfield — Transfer
- · O. Offiah from Brighton — Transfer
- · Kian Best to Chelsea U21
- · R. Porteous to Watford — Return from loan
- · R. Ledson to Huddersfield — Free transfer
- · Pol Valentín from Sheffield Wednesday — Free transfer
- · K. Kesler-Hayden to Aston Villa
- · K. Nelson from Cork City
- · Jordan Thompson from Stoke City — Free transfer
- · T. Small from Charlton — Free transfer
- · S. Greenwood to Leeds — Return from loan
- · E. Riis to Bristol City — Free transfer
- · F. Woodman to Liverpool — Free transfer
- · D. Jebbison from Bournemouth — Loan