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PRESTON NORTH END

Preston North End's complete Football League record — 127 seasons. Click any column heading to sort; click again to reverse the order. The sorted column is highlighted in club colours. See also: League Records for all clubs.

GD = Goal Difference (used from 1976/77). GA = Goal Average (used until 1975/76). Dimmed values indicate the method not in use for that season. For Football League divisions 2–4 from 1992/93 to 1998/99, Goals Scored was the tiebreaker — both GD and GA are dimmed for those seasons.

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Oldest season first Home Away Total GD / GA
# Season▲ Division Pos⇅ Pld⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ Pts⇅ GD⇅ GA⇅
1 1888/89 First Division 1 22 10 1 0 39 7 8 3 0 35 8 18 4 0 74 15 40 59 4.933
2 1889/90 First Division 1 22 8 1 2 41 12 7 2 2 30 18 15 3 4 71 30 33 41 2.366
3 1890/91 First Division 2 22 7 3 1 30 5 5 0 6 14 18 12 3 7 44 23 27 21 1.913
4 1891/92 First Division 2 26 12 0 1 42 8 6 1 6 19 23 18 1 7 61 31 37 30 1.967
5 1892/93 First Division 2 30 11 2 2 34 10 6 1 8 23 29 17 3 10 57 39 37 18 1.461
6 1893/94 First Division 14 30 7 1 7 25 24 3 2 10 19 32 10 3 17 44 56 23 -12 0.785
7 1894/95 First Division 4 30 9 3 3 32 14 6 2 7 30 32 15 5 10 62 46 35 16 1.347
8 1895/96 First Division 9 30 8 5 2 31 18 3 1 11 13 30 11 6 13 44 48 28 -4 0.916
9 1896/97 First Division 4 30 8 4 3 35 21 3 8 4 20 19 11 12 7 55 40 34 15 1.375
10 1897/98 First Division 12 30 7 5 3 26 15 1 3 11 9 28 8 8 14 35 43 24 -8 0.813
11 1898/99 First Division 15 34 10 4 3 29 14 0 5 12 15 33 10 9 15 44 47 29 -3 0.936
12 1899/00 First Division 16 34 9 3 5 28 20 3 1 13 10 28 12 4 18 38 48 28 -10 0.791
13 1900/01 First Division 17 34 6 4 7 29 30 3 3 11 20 45 9 7 18 49 75 25 -26 0.653
14 1901/02 Second Division 3 34 12 3 2 50 11 6 3 8 21 21 18 6 10 71 32 42 39 2.218
15 1902/03 Second Division 7 34 10 5 2 39 12 3 5 9 17 28 13 10 11 56 40 36 16 1.400
16 1903/04 Second Division 1 34 13 4 0 38 10 7 6 4 24 14 20 10 4 62 24 50 38 2.583
17 1904/05 First Division 8 34 9 5 3 28 13 4 5 8 14 24 13 10 11 42 37 36 5 1.135
18 1905/06 First Division 2 38 12 5 2 36 15 5 8 6 18 24 17 13 8 54 39 47 15 1.384
19 1906/07 First Division 14 38 13 4 2 35 19 1 3 15 9 38 14 7 17 44 57 35 -13 0.771
20 1907/08 First Division 12 38 9 7 3 33 18 3 5 11 14 35 12 12 14 47 53 36 -6 0.886
21 1908/09 First Division 10 38 8 7 4 29 17 5 4 10 19 27 13 11 14 48 44 37 4 1.090
22 1909/10 First Division 12 38 14 2 3 36 13 1 3 15 16 45 15 5 18 52 58 35 -6 0.896
23 1910/11 First Division 14 38 8 5 6 25 19 4 6 9 15 30 12 11 15 40 49 35 -9 0.816
24 1911/12 First Division 19 38 8 4 7 26 25 5 3 11 14 32 13 7 18 40 57 33 -17 0.701
25 1912/13 Second Division 1 38 13 5 1 34 12 6 10 3 22 21 19 15 4 56 33 53 23 1.696
26 1913/14 First Division 19 38 9 4 6 39 31 3 2 14 13 38 12 6 20 52 69 30 -17 0.753
27 1914/15 Second Division 2 38 14 4 1 41 16 6 6 7 20 26 20 10 8 61 42 50 19 1.452
28 1919/20 First Division 19 42 9 6 6 35 27 5 4 12 22 46 14 10 18 57 73 38 -16 0.780
29 1920/21 First Division 16 42 10 4 7 38 25 5 5 11 23 40 15 9 18 61 65 39 -4 0.938
30 1921/22 First Division 16 42 12 7 2 33 20 1 5 15 9 45 13 12 17 42 65 38 -23 0.646
31 1922/23 First Division 16 42 12 3 6 41 26 1 8 12 19 38 13 11 18 60 64 37 -4 0.937
32 1923/24 First Division 18 42 8 4 9 34 27 4 6 11 18 40 12 10 20 52 67 34 -15 0.776
33 1924/25 First Division 21 42 8 2 11 29 35 2 4 15 8 39 10 6 26 37 74 26 -37 0.500
34 1925/26 Second Division 12 42 17 2 2 54 28 1 5 15 17 56 18 7 17 71 84 43 -13 0.845
35 1926/27 Second Division 6 42 14 4 3 54 29 6 5 10 20 43 20 9 13 74 72 49 2 1.027
36 1927/28 Second Division 4 42 15 3 3 62 24 7 6 8 38 42 22 9 11 100 66 53 34 1.515
37 1928/29 Second Division 13 42 12 6 3 58 27 3 3 15 20 52 15 9 18 78 79 39 -1 0.987
38 1929/30 Second Division 16 42 7 7 7 42 36 6 4 11 23 44 13 11 18 65 80 37 -15 0.812
39 1930/31 Second Division 7 42 12 5 4 55 31 5 6 10 28 33 17 11 14 83 64 45 19 1.296
40 1931/32 Second Division 13 42 11 6 4 37 25 5 4 12 38 52 16 10 16 75 77 42 -2 0.974
41 1932/33 Second Division 9 42 12 2 7 53 36 4 8 9 21 34 16 10 16 74 70 42 4 1.057
42 1933/34 Second Division 2 42 15 3 3 47 20 8 3 10 24 32 23 6 13 71 52 52 19 1.365
43 1934/35 First Division 11 42 11 5 5 33 22 4 7 10 29 45 15 12 15 62 67 42 -5 0.925
44 1935/36 First Division 7 42 15 3 3 44 18 3 5 13 23 46 18 8 16 67 64 44 3 1.046
45 1936/37 First Division 14 42 10 6 5 35 28 4 7 10 21 39 14 13 15 56 67 41 -11 0.835
46 1937/38 First Division 3 42 9 9 3 34 21 7 8 6 30 23 16 17 9 64 44 49 20 1.454
47 1938/39 First Division 9 42 13 7 1 44 19 3 5 13 19 40 16 12 14 63 59 44 4 1.067
48 1946/47 First Division 7 42 10 7 4 45 27 8 4 9 31 47 18 11 13 76 74 47 2 1.027
49 1947/48 First Division 7 42 13 4 4 43 35 7 3 11 24 33 20 7 15 67 68 47 -1 0.985
50 1948/49 First Division 21 42 8 6 7 36 36 3 5 13 26 39 11 11 20 62 75 33 -13 0.826
51 1949/50 Second Division 6 42 12 5 4 37 21 6 4 11 23 28 18 9 15 60 49 45 11 1.224
52 1950/51 Second Division 1 42 16 3 2 53 18 10 2 9 38 31 26 5 11 91 49 57 42 1.857
53 1951/52 First Division 7 42 10 5 6 39 22 7 7 7 35 32 17 12 13 74 54 46 20 1.370
54 1952/53 First Division 2 42 15 3 3 46 25 6 9 6 39 35 21 12 9 85 60 54 25 1.416
55 1953/54 First Division 11 42 12 2 7 43 24 7 3 11 44 34 19 5 18 87 58 43 29 1.500
56 1954/55 First Division 14 42 8 5 8 47 33 8 3 10 36 31 16 8 18 83 64 40 19 1.296
57 1955/56 First Division 19 42 6 5 10 32 36 8 3 10 41 36 14 8 20 73 72 36 1 1.013
58 1956/57 First Division 3 42 15 4 2 50 19 8 6 7 34 37 23 10 9 84 56 56 28 1.500
59 1957/58 First Division 2 42 18 2 1 63 14 8 5 8 37 37 26 7 9 100 51 59 49 1.960
60 1958/59 First Division 12 42 9 3 9 40 39 8 4 9 30 38 17 7 18 70 77 41 -7 0.909
61 1959/60 First Division 9 42 10 6 5 43 34 6 6 9 36 42 16 12 14 79 76 44 3 1.039
62 1960/61 First Division 22 42 7 6 8 28 25 3 4 14 15 46 10 10 22 43 71 30 -28 0.605
63 1961/62 Second Division 10 42 11 4 6 34 23 4 6 11 21 34 15 10 17 55 57 40 -2 0.964
64 1962/63 Second Division 17 42 11 6 4 43 30 2 5 14 16 44 13 11 18 59 74 37 -15 0.797
65 1963/64 Second Division 3 42 13 7 1 37 14 10 3 8 42 40 23 10 9 79 54 56 25 1.462
66 1964/65 Second Division 12 42 11 8 2 46 29 3 5 13 30 52 14 13 15 76 81 41 -5 0.938
67 1965/66 Second Division 17 42 7 10 4 37 23 4 5 12 25 47 11 15 16 62 70 37 -8 0.885
68 1966/67 Second Division 13 42 14 3 4 44 23 2 4 15 21 44 16 7 19 65 67 39 -2 0.970
69 1967/68 Second Division 20 42 8 7 6 29 24 4 4 13 14 41 12 11 19 43 65 35 -22 0.661
70 1968/69 Second Division 14 42 8 8 5 23 19 4 7 10 15 25 12 15 15 38 44 39 -6 0.863
71 1969/70 Second Division 22 42 7 6 8 31 28 1 6 14 12 35 8 12 22 43 63 28 -20 0.682
72 1970/71 Third Division 1 46 15 8 0 42 16 7 9 7 21 23 22 17 7 63 39 61 24 1.615
73 1971/72 Second Division 18 42 11 4 6 32 21 1 8 12 20 37 12 12 18 52 58 36 -6 0.896
74 1972/73 Second Division 19 42 6 8 7 19 25 5 4 12 18 39 11 12 19 37 64 34 -27 0.578
75 1973/74 Second Division 21 42 7 8 6 24 23 2 6 13 16 39 9 14 19 40 62 31* -22 0.645
76 1974/75 Third Division 9 46 16 5 2 42 19 3 6 14 21 37 19 11 16 63 56 49 7 1.125
77 1975/76 Third Division 8 46 15 4 4 45 23 4 6 13 17 34 19 10 17 62 57 48 5 1.087
78 1976/77 Third Division 6 46 15 4 4 48 21 6 8 9 16 22 21 12 13 64 43 54 21 1.488
79 1977/78 Third Division 3 46 16 5 2 48 19 4 11 8 15 19 20 16 10 63 38 56 25 1.657
80 1978/79 Second Division 7 42 7 11 3 36 23 5 7 9 23 34 12 18 12 59 57 42 2 1.035
81 1979/80 Second Division 10 42 8 10 3 30 23 4 9 8 26 29 12 19 11 56 52 43 4 1.076
82 1980/81 Second Division 20 42 8 7 6 28 26 3 7 11 13 36 11 14 17 41 62 36 -21 0.661
83 1981/82 Third Division 14 46 10 7 6 25 22 6 6 11 25 34 16 13 17 50 56 61 -6 0.892
84 1982/83 Third Division 16 46 11 10 2 35 17 4 3 16 25 52 15 13 18 60 69 58 -9 0.869
85 1983/84 Third Division 16 46 12 5 6 42 27 3 6 14 24 39 15 11 20 66 66 56 0 1.000
86 1984/85 Third Division 23 46 9 5 9 33 41 4 2 17 18 59 13 7 26 51 100 46 -49 0.510
87 1985/86 Fourth Division 23 46 7 4 12 32 41 4 6 13 22 48 11 10 25 54 89 43 -35 0.606
88 1986/87 Fourth Division 2 46 16 4 3 36 18 10 8 5 36 29 26 12 8 72 47 90 25 1.531
89 1987/88 Third Division 16 46 10 6 7 30 23 5 7 11 18 36 15 13 18 48 59 58 -11 0.813
90 1988/89 Third Division 6 46 14 7 2 56 31 5 8 10 23 29 19 15 12 79 60 72 19 1.316
91 1989/90 Third Division 19 46 10 7 6 42 30 4 3 16 23 49 14 10 22 65 79 52 -14 0.822
92 1990/91 Third Division 17 46 11 5 7 33 29 4 6 13 21 38 15 11 20 54 67 56 -13 0.805
93 1991/92 Third Division 17 46 12 7 4 42 32 3 5 15 19 40 15 12 19 61 72 57 -11 0.847
94 1992/93 Division Two 21 46 8 5 10 41 47 5 3 15 24 47 13 8 25 65 94 47 -29 0.691
95 1993/94 Division Three 5 42 13 5 3 46 23 5 8 8 33 37 18 13 11 79 60 67 19 1.316
96 1994/95 Division Three 5 42 13 3 5 37 17 6 7 8 21 24 19 10 13 58 41 67 17 1.414
97 1995/96 Division Three 1 46 11 8 4 44 22 12 9 2 34 16 23 17 6 78 38 86 40 2.052
98 1996/97 Division Two 15 46 14 5 4 33 19 4 2 17 16 36 18 7 21 49 55 61 -6 0.890
99 1997/98 Division Two 15 46 10 6 7 29 26 5 8 10 27 30 15 14 17 56 56 59 0 1.000
100 1998/99 Division Two 5 46 12 6 5 46 23 10 7 6 32 27 22 13 11 78 50 79 28 1.560
101 1999/00 Division Two 1 46 15 4 4 37 23 13 7 3 37 14 28 11 7 74 37 95 37 2.000
102 2000/01 Division One 4 46 12 6 5 32 18 11 3 9 32 34 23 9 14 64 52 78 12 1.230
103 2001/02 Division One 8 46 13 7 3 45 21 7 5 11 26 38 20 12 14 71 59 72 12 1.203
104 2002/03 Division One 12 46 11 7 5 44 29 5 6 12 24 41 16 13 17 68 70 61 -2 0.971
105 2003/04 Division One 15 46 11 7 5 43 29 4 7 12 26 42 15 14 17 69 71 59 -2 0.971
106 2004/05 Division One 5 46 14 7 2 44 22 7 5 11 23 36 21 12 13 67 58 75 9 1.155
107 2005/06 Championship 4 46 11 10 2 31 12 9 10 4 28 18 20 20 6 59 30 80 29 1.966
108 2006/07 Championship 7 46 15 4 4 38 17 7 4 12 26 36 22 8 16 64 53 74 11 1.207
109 2007/08 Championship 15 46 11 5 7 29 20 4 6 13 21 36 15 11 20 50 56 56 -6 0.892
110 2008/09 Championship 6 46 16 3 4 39 20 5 8 10 27 34 21 11 14 66 54 74 12 1.222
111 2009/10 Championship 17 46 9 10 4 35 26 4 5 14 23 47 13 15 18 58 73 54 -15 0.794
112 2010/11 Championship 22 46 7 4 12 27 36 3 8 12 27 43 10 12 24 54 79 42 -25 0.683
113 2011/12 League One 15 46 7 9 7 30 35 6 6 11 24 33 13 15 18 54 68 54 -14 0.794
114 2012/13 League One 14 46 8 9 6 31 22 6 8 9 23 27 14 17 15 54 49 59 5 1.102
115 2013/14 League One 5 46 12 9 2 44 26 11 7 5 28 20 23 16 7 72 46 85 26 1.565
116 2014/15 League One 3 46 13 9 1 43 21 12 5 6 36 19 25 14 7 79 40 89 39 1.975
117 2015/16 Championship 11 46 7 10 6 21 21 8 7 8 24 24 15 17 14 45 45 62 0 1.000
118 2016/17 Championship 11 46 11 6 6 40 26 5 8 10 24 37 16 14 16 64 63 62 1 1.015
119 2017/18 Championship 7 46 9 8 6 27 22 10 8 5 30 24 19 16 11 57 46 73 11 1.239
120 2018/19 Championship 14 46 8 10 5 41 30 8 3 12 26 37 16 13 17 67 67 61 0 1.000
121 2019/20 Championship 9 46 12 4 7 39 29 6 8 9 20 25 18 12 16 59 54 66 5 1.092
122 2020/21 Championship 13 46 7 5 11 21 24 11 2 10 28 32 18 7 21 49 56 61 -7 0.875
123 2021/22 Championship 13 46 9 10 4 33 28 7 6 10 19 28 16 16 14 52 56 64 -4 0.928
124 2022/23 Championship 12 46 7 7 9 20 28 10 5 8 25 31 17 12 17 45 59 63 -14 0.762
125 2023/24 Championship 10 46 11 4 8 35 36 7 5 11 21 31 18 9 19 56 67 63 -11 0.835
126 2024/25 Championship 20 46 7 12 4 26 22 3 8 12 22 37 10 20 16 48 59 50 -11 0.813
127 2025/26 Championship 14 46 8 7 8 28 30 7 8 8 27 32 15 15 16 55 62 60 -7 0.887
127 seasons: Career totals 5282 1363 691 587 4740 2974 673 675 1293 2972 4358 2036 1366 1880 7712 7332 6216†

* Points deduction applied in that season.

† Career points total is approximate — the points system changed from 2 pts/win to 3 pts/win in 1981/82.