2013–14 Preston North End F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Preston North End's 126th year in the Football League and their third consecutive season in the third division of English football, Football League One.

Preston North End

2013–14 season
Manager	Simon Grayson
Stadium	Deepdale
League One	5th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
League Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Joe Garner (19, include 1 play-offs goal) All: Joe Garner (24)
Highest home attendance	17,470 vs Blackpool (LC, 5 Aug 13)
Lowest home attendance	5,217 vs Barnet (FA, 9 Nov 13)
Average home league attendance	10,007
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Season overview

In Simon Grayson's first summer in charge, he permanently signed 4 players, Tom Clarke,^[1] a centreback, Chris Humphrey,^[2] a right winger, Kevin Davies,^[3] a Centre forward and Alex Nicholson,^[4] a right back. He also signed Declan Rudd on a season long loan^[5] from Norwich City. He allowed 3 players to leave during the summer, those being Luke Foster,^[6] Chris Robertson^[7] and Andrew Procter.^[8]

The 2013–14 season started off well, unbeaten in their first 9 league games. They also beat local rivals Blackpool in the League Cup, before being beaten by Lancashire rivals Burnley in the second round.

The 9 league game unbeaten run came to an end on 5 October, against Peterborough United, a 2–0 defeat^[9] and was followed up with another 2–0 defeat, against Crewe.^[10] Preston then went on another 9 game unbeaten league run, winning 5 and drawing 4, including a win against Leyton Orient, only their second league defeat of the season.^[11] The unbeaten run came to an end after a 3–0 home defeat to Brentford,^[12] but was followed up with 3 more consecutive wins, against Carlisle United, Shrewsbury Town and Port Vale.

Preston's FA Cup campaign started off successfully, with a 6–0 win over Barnet in the first round.^[13] That was followed up with a 1–0 over Wycombe Wanderers.^[14]

Preston's 2nd game of 2014 was against Wolves, which ended in a 2–0 defeat.^[15] In the FA Cup, Preston came up against Ipswich Town in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, drawing 1–1,^[16] before winning 3–2 in the replay.^[17] In the fourth round of the FA Cup, Preston were drawn against Nottingham Forest. They drew 0–0^[18] before Preston lost 0–2 in the replay.^[19]

Following that loss, Preston then went onto a 12-game unbeaten run in the league, their 3rd of the season, which strengthened North End's position in the play off positions, placing them 17 points ahead of 7th placed M.K. Dons, with 27 points available. The unbeaten run was then lost after a 1–0 defeat by Swindon Town,^[20] but was followed up with two consecutive wins against Peterborough United^[21] and Crawley Town,^[22] which all but secured their play off place, being 18 points clear of M.K. Dons, with 18 points to play for. The next game was a 1–1 draw with Bristol City^[23] followed up with a 6–1 romp against Carlisle United.^[24]

Preston won two and lost two of their final four league games of the season. They lost 1–0 to Brentford^[25] Preston then went on to beat Shrewsbury Town^[26] and Gillingham,^[27] moving them up to 3rd place. The final game of the season was against Crewe, which they lost 2–1,^[28] meaning they ended the season in 5th place.

The result meant that Preston would face Rotherham United in the League One play-offs. The first leg ended in a 1–1 draw after top scorer Joe Garner produced a breathtaking equaliser for the home side.^[29] In the second leg, Preston took an early lead through Paul Gallagher, but went on to concede 3 goals; losing 3–1 on the night and 4–2 on aggregate.^[30]

League One Data

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Leyton Orient	46	25	11	10	85	45	+40	86	Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
4	Rotherham United (O, P)	46	24	14	8	86	58	+28	86
5	Preston North End	46	23	16	7	72	46	+26	85
6	Peterborough United	46	23	5	18	72	58	+14	74
7	Sheffield United	46	18	13	15	48	46	+2	67

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	23	16	7	72	46	+26	85	12	9	2	44	26	+18	11	7	5	28	20	+8

Last updated: 3 May 2014.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Result by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	L
Position	15	14	12	12	9	6	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	5

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Kits

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Carer's Trust
The Football Pools (back of shirt)
The Space Centre (shorts)

Home

Away

Last updated: 10 July 2013.
Source: Preston North End FC Official Site

Squad

No.	Name	Position (s)	Nationality	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club caps	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Date signed	Signed from	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Thorsten Stuckmann	GK		Gütersloh	(1981-03-17) 17 March 1981 (age 44)	57	0	–	–	1 November 2011	Free agent	Free	30 June 2015
23	Declan Rudd	GK		Diss	(1991-01-16) 16 January 1991 (age 34)	14	0	–	–	18 June 2013	Norwich City	Loan	31 May 2014
26	Steven James	GK		Stockport	(age 18)	–	–	–	–	1 July 2013	Academy	Trainee	30 June 2014
Defenders
3	Scott Laird	LB/LM/CM		Taunton	(1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 37)	24	4	–	–	27 May 2012	Stevenage	Free	30 June 2014
4	Paul Huntington	CB/RB		Carlisle	(1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 37)	43	4	–	–	1 July 2012	Yeovil Town	Free	30 June 2014
5	Tom Clarke	CB/DM		Sowerby Bridge	(1987-12-21) 21 December 1987 (age 37)	–	–	–	–	22 May 2013	Huddersfield Town	Free	30 June 2015
6	Bailey Wright	CB/RB/LB		Melbourne	(1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 33)	59	3	–	–	1 July 2009	Academy	Trainee	30 June 2015
16	David Buchanan	LB/LM		Rochdale	(1986-05-06) 6 May 1986 (age 39)	38	0	–	–	24 May 2012	Tranmere Rovers	Free	30 June 2014
18	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff	CB/LB/DM		Sydney	(1982-11-10) 10 November 1982 (age 42)	22	1	–	–	16 May 2012	Shrewsbury Town	Free	30 June 2014
20	Ben Davies	CB		Barrow-in-Furness	(1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 29)	3	0	–	–	25 January 2013	Academy	Trainee	30 June 2014
28	Alex Nicholson	RB/RW		Newcastle upon Tyne	(1994-02-01) 1 February 1994 (age 31)	–	–	–	–	26 September 2013	Free agent	Free	30 June 2014
32	Scott Wiseman	RB/CB		Kingston upon Hull	(1985-10-09) 9 October 1985 (age 39)	–	–	1	0	10 January 2014	Barnsley	Free	30 June 2015
Midfielders
2	Keith Keane	DM/RB		Luton	(1986-11-20) 20 November 1986 (age 38)	31	1	–	–	1 July 2012	Luton Town	30 June 2014
7	Chris Humphrey	RW/LW		Saint Catherine	(1987-09-19) 19 September 1987 (age 37)	–	–	2	0	4 June 2013	Motherwell	Free	30 June 2015
8	Nicky Wroe	CM/RM		Sheffield	(1985-09-28) 28 September 1985 (age 39)	37	11	–	–	16 May 2012	Shrewsbury Town	Free	30 June 2014
11	Lee Holmes	LM/RM/AM		Mansfield	(1987-04-02) 2 April 1987 (age 38)	33	3	–	–	29 May 2012	Southampton	Free	30 June 2014
13	Joel Byrom	CM		Oswaldtwistle	(1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 38)	27	2	–	–	1 July 2012	Stevenage	Free	30 June 2014
19	John Welsh	CM/RM		Liverpool	(1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 (age 41)	42	1	–	–	14 May 2012	Tranmere Rovers	Free	30 June 2014
21	John Mousinho	CM		Isleworth	(1986-04-30) 30 April 1986 (age 39)	27	1	–	–	29 May 2012	Stevenage	Free	30 June 2014
22	Jack King	AM/CF/CB		Oxford	(1985-08-20) 20 August 1985 (age 39)	45	7	–	–	31 May 2012	Woking	Free	30 June 2014
24	Will Hayhurst	LM/RM		Longbridge	(1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 31)	27	4	–	–	1 January 2012	Academy	Trainee	30 June 2015
25	Ryan Croasdale	CM		Lancaster	(1994-09-26) 26 September 1994 (age 30)	–	–	–	–	1 July 2013	Academy	Trainee	30 June 2014
30	Josh Brownhill	CM		Warrington	(1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 29)	3	1	–	–	1 July 2013	Academy	Trainee	30 June 2014
31	Alan Browne	CM		Cork	(1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 30)	–	–	–	–	1 January 2014	Cork City	Undisclosed	30 June 2015
37	Neil Kilkenny	CM		Enfield	(1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 39)	9	0	14	0	14 November 2013	Bristol City	Free	30 June 2014
Forwards
9	Kevin Davies	CF		Sheffield	(1977-03-26) 26 March 1977 (age 48)	–	–	1	0	10 July 2013	Bolton Wanderers	Free	30 June 2015
10	Stuart Beavon	CF/RW/AM		Reading	(1984-05-05) 5 May 1984 (age 41)	37	9	–	–	31 August 2012	Wycombe Wanderers	Undisclosed	30 June 2014
12	Paul Gallagher	CF		Glasgow	(1984-08-09) 9 August 1984 (age 40)	19	1	1	0	30 October 2013	Leicester City	Loan	2 January 2014
14	Joe Garner	CF/RW		Blackburn	(1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 37)	15	0	–	–	8 January 2013	Watford	Free	30 June 2014
15	Graham Cummins	CF		Cork	(1987-12-29) 29 December 1987 (age 37)	39	5	–	–	31 January 2012	Cork City	£84,000	30 June 2014
17	Craig Davies	CF		Burton upon Trent	(1986-01-09) 9 January 1986 (age 39)	–	–	7	0	31 January 2014	Bolton Wanderers	Loan	31 May 2014
28	Iain Hume	CF/RW/AM		Edinburgh	(1983-10-30) 30 October 1983 (age 41)	60	22	38	6	14 September 2010	Barnsley	£880,000	30 June 2014
29	Chris Beardsley	CF		Derby	(1984-02-28) 28 February 1984 (age 41)	22	3	–	–	1 August 2012	Stevenage	Free	30 June 2014

Statistics

As of 3 May 2014

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	GER	Thorsten Stuckmann	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
2	MF	IRL	Keith Keane	43	2	30+7	2	4	0	2	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Scott Laird	40	1	31+3	1	3+1	0	1	0	1	0
4	DF	ENG	Paul Huntington	30	2	19+4	2	4	0	2	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	Tom Clarke	49	5	42	3	4	1	2	1	0+1	0
6	DF	AUS	Bailey Wright	48	4	43	4	2+1	0	2	0	0	0
7	MF	JAM	Chris Humphrey	47	2	30+12	2	3	0	1+1	0	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Kevin Davies	42	5	25+12	3	3	2	0+2	0	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Stuart Beavon	30	3	19+7	3	2	0	1	0	0+1	0
11	MF	ENG	Lee Holmes	39	3	18+14	3	2+2	0	2	0	1	0
12	MF	SCO	Paul Gallagher (on loan from Leicester City)	32	9	25+3	6	4	3	0	0	0	0
13	MF	ENG	Joel Byrom	13	2	7+4	2	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	ENG	Joe Garner	42	23	27+8	18	2+2	5	1+1	0	1	0
16	DF	ENG	David Buchanan	24	0	16+3	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
17	FW	WAL	Craig Davies (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)	15	5	12+3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	ENG	John Welsh	42	2	30+6	2	4	0	1	0	1	0
22	MF	ENG	Jack King	27	2	21+3	2	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
23	GK	ENG	Declan Rudd (on loan from Norwich City)	52	0	46	0	5	0	1	0	0	0
24	MF	IRL	Will Hayhurst	10	0	2+4	0	1+2	0	1	0	0	0
25	MF	ENG	Ryan Croasdale	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26	GK	ENG	Steven James	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	WAL	Alex Nicholson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	MF	ENG	Josh Brownhill	25	4	11+13	4	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
31	MF	IRL	Alan Browne	8	1	4+4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	GIB	Scott Wiseman	16	0	13+2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	AUS	Neil Kilkenny	30	2	24+3	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
Players currently out on loan:
8	MF	ENG	Nicky Wroe (at Oxford United)	7	0	1+4	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
15	FW	IRL	Graham Cummins (at Rochdale)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	AUS	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff (at Burton Albion)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	ENG	Ben Davies (at York City)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	ENG	John Mousinho (at Stevenage)	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27	FW	CAN	Iain Hume (at Fleetwood Town)	22	2	9+9	2	1+1	0	2	0	0	0
29	FW	ENG	Chris Beardsley (at Bristol Rovers)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have left the club:
17	MF	ENG	Jeffrey Monakana	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Play-offs statistics

As of 15 May 2014

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Play-offs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	MF	IRL	Keith Keane	1	0	0+1	0
3	DF	ENG	Scott Laird	1	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	Tom Clarke	2	0	2	0
6	DF	AUS	Bailey Wright	2	0	2	0
7	MF	JAM	Chris Humphrey	2	0	0+2	0
9	FW	ENG	Kevin Davies	2	0	1+1	0
10	FW	ENG	Stuart Beavon	1	0	0+1	0
11	MF	ENG	Lee Holmes	1	0	1	0
12	MF	SCO	Paul Gallagher (on loan from Leicester City)	2	1	2	1
14	FW	ENG	Joe Garner	2	1	2	1
16	DF	ENG	David Buchanan	1	0	1	0
17	FW	WAL	Craig Davies (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)	1	0	1	0
19	MF	ENG	John Welsh	2	0	2	0
22	MF	ENG	Jack King	2	0	2	0
23	GK	ENG	Declan Rudd (on loan from Norwich City)	2	0	2	0
30	MF	ENG	Josh Brownhill	1	0	0+1	0
31	MF	IRL	Alan Browne	1	0	1	0
32	DF	GIB	Scott Wiseman	1	0	1	0
37	MF	AUS	Neil Kilkenny	1	0	1	0

Captains

As of 18 April 2014

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
19	MF	John Welsh		35
2	MF	Keith Keane		15
6	DF	Bailey Wright		2

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

As of 15 May 2014

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Play-offs	Total
1	14	FW	Joe Garner	18	5	0	0	1	24
2	12	MF	Paul Gallagher	6	3	0	0	1	10
3	5	DF	Tom Clarke	4	1	1	0	0	6
4	9	FW	Kevin Davies	3	2	0	0	0	5
	17	FW	Craig Davies	5	0	0	0	0	5
	Own Goals			5	0	0	0	0	5
7	6	DF	Bailey Wright	4	0	0	0	0	4
8	10	FW	Stuart Beavon	2	0	0	0	0	2
	11	MF	Lee Holmes	3	0	0	0	0	3
	30	MF	Josh Brownhill	3	0	0	0	0	3
11	2	MF	Keith Keane	2	0	0	0	0	2
	4	DF	Paul Huntington	2	0	0	0	0	2
	7	MF	Chris Humphrey	2	0	0	0	0	2
	13	MF	Joel Byrom	2	0	0	0	0	2
	19	MF	John Welsh	2	0	0	0	0	2
	22	MF	Jack King	1	0	0	0	0	1
	27	FW	Iain Hume	2	0	0	0	0	2
	37	MF	Neil Kilkenny	2	0	0	0	0	2
18	3	DF	Scott Laird	1	0	0	0	0	1
	31	MF	Alan Browne	1	0	0	0	0	1
Total				72	10	1	0	2	85

Disciplinary record As of 15 May 2014 No. Pos. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Play-offs Total 2 MF Keith Keane 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 DF Scott Laird 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 DF Paul Huntington 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 DF Tom Clarke 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 6 DF Bailey Wright 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 7 MF Chris Humphrey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 FW Kevin Davies 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 10 FW Stuart Beavon 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 MF Lee Holmes 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 MF Paul Gallagher 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 13 MF Joel Byrom 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 FW Joe Garner 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 16 DF David Buchanan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 FW Craig Davies 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 MF John Welsh 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 22 MF Jack King 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 GK Declan Rudd 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 MF Will Hayhurst 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 FW Iain Hume 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 31 MF Alan Browne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 32 DF Scott Wiseman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 37 MF Neil Kilkenny 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Total 68 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 80 5

Suspensions served As of 5 April 2014 Date Matches missed Player Reason Opponents missed 27 November 3 Joe Garner Suspended by FA Bristol City (H), Wycombe (FA), Crawley (A) 30 November 3 Paul Gallagher vs Bristol City Wycombe (FA), Crawley (A), Brentford (H) 30 November 1 Bailey Wright 5× Wycombe (FA) 21 December 1 Kevin Davies 5× Carlisle (A) 21 December 1 Joe Garner 5× Carlisle (A) 29 December 1 Paul Huntington 5× Port Vale (H) 12 January 3 Kevin Davies vs Coventry City Nott'm Forest (FA), Bradford (A), Notts County (H) 5 April 2 John Welsh 10x Carlisle United (H), Brentford (A)

Contracts

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
6	DF		Bailey Wright	20	Signed	2 years	June 2015	[31]
1	GK		Thorsten Stuckmann	32	Signed	2 years	June 2015	[32]
24	MF		Will Hayhurst	18	Signed	2 years	June 2015	[33]

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
5	DF		Tom Clarke	25	EU	Huddersfield Town	Free transfer	Summer	2015	Free	[34]
7	MF		Chris Humphrey	25	EU	Motherwell	Free transfer	Summer	2015	Free	[35]
23	GK		Declan Rudd	22	EU	Norwich City	Loan	Summer	2014	Season Long Loan	[36]
9	FW		Kevin Davies	36	EU	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	Summer	2015	Free	[37]
28	DF		Alex Nicholson	19	EU	Free agent	Free transfer	Summer	2014	Free	[38]
31	MF		Alan Browne	18	EU	Free agent	Free transfer	Winter	2015	Free	[39]
37	MF		Neil Kilkenny	28	EU	Bristol City	Free transfer	Winter	2014	Free	[40]
32	DF		Scott Wiseman	28	EU	Barnsley	Free transfer	Winter	2015	Free	[41]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
12	FW	Paul Gallagher		40	Leicester City	30 October	End of season	[42]	[43]
37	MF	Neil Kilkenny		28	Bristol City	14 November	6 January	[44]	[45][40]
17	FW	Craig Davies		39	Bolton Wanderers	31 January	End of Season	[46]

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
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; No. = 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); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Country	Age	Type	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Apps	Goals	Source
27	DF	Luke Foster		27	Contract Ended	Free agent	Summer	Free	8	1	[47]
5	DF	Chris Robertson		26	Contract Terminated	Port Vale	Summer	Free	46	2	[48]
18	MF	Andrew Procter		30	Contract Terminated	Bury	Summer	Free	41	1	[49]
17	MF	Jeffrey Monakana		20	Transfer	Brighton & Hove Albion	Winter	Undisclosed	49	6	[50]

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

No.	Pos.	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
20	DF	Ben Davies		30	York City	19 July	End of Season	[51][52]	[53]
15	FW	Graham Cummins		37	Rochdale	2 September	End of season	[54]	[55]
17	MF	Jeffrey Monakana		20	Carlisle United	12 September	12 November	[56][57]	[58]
18	DF	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff		42	Burton Albion	25 September	End of season	[59]	[60]
8	MF	Nicky Wroe		28	Shrewsbury Town	25 October	9 January	[61]	[62]
29	FW	Chris Beardsley		41	Bristol Rovers	31 October	End of season	[63]	[64]
21	MF	John Mousinho		27	Gillingham	7 November	3 December	[65]	[66]
8	MF	Nicky Wroe		39	Oxford United	10 January	End of Season	[62]
21	MF	John Mousinho		39	Stevenage	31 January	End of Season	[67]

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
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; No. = 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); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Fixtures and results

Pre-season

Preston North End v Liverpool

13 July Bill Shankly Shield	Preston North End	0–4	Liverpool	Preston
15:00 BST		Report	Coutinho 15' Ibe 38' Sterling 64' Aspas 75'	Stadium: Deepdale

Chorley v Preston North End

16 July Jack Kirkland Trophy	Chorley	0–2	Preston North End	Chorley
19:00 BST		Report	Cummins 29' Byrom 90'	Stadium: Victory Park Attendance: 1,116 Referee: Steve Rudd

Fleetwood Town v Preston North End

20 July Testimonial Game	Fleetwood Town	4–0	Preston North End	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Crowther 32', 46' Sarcevic 65' Schumacher 79'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,889 Referee: J Simpson

Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

23 July	Preston North End	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Preston
19:45 BST	K Davies 5'	Report	39' Campbell	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,773 Referee: D Bond

Hartlepool United v Preston North End

26 July	Hartlepool United	0–1	Preston North End	Hartlepool
19:00 BST			Garner 22' (pen.)	Stadium: Victoria Park

Rochdale v Preston North End

27 July 2013	Rochdale	1–1	Preston North End	Rochdale
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium

League One

Preston North End v Wolverhampton Wanderers

3 August 1	Preston North End	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Preston
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,583 Referee: Andy Haines

Rotherham United v Preston North End

10 August 2	Rotherham United	0–0	Preston North End	Rotherham
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,454 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Preston North End v Milton Keynes Dons

17 August 3	Preston North End	2–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Preston
15:00 BST	Kay 10' (og) Garner 35'	Report	31' Banton 63' (pen) Williams	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,994 Referee: Brown

Coventry City v Preston North End

25 August 4	Coventry City	4–4	Preston North End	Northampton
15:00 BST	Clarke 25' Wilson 70', 83' Manset 90'	Report	11' Clarke 65' Wright 87' Byrom 90' Humphrey	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,068 Referee: Robert Madley

Walsall v Preston North End

31 August 5	Walsall	0–3	Preston North End	Walsall
15:00 BST		Report	30' Byrom 58' Humphrey 61' Holmes	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Preston North End v Oldham Athletic

9 September 6	Preston North End	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Preston
19:35 BST	Beavon 13' K Davies 38' (pen)	Report	83' Tarkowski	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,292 Referee: Michael Naylor

Preston North End v Stevenage

14 September 7	Preston North End	3–0	Stevenage	Preston
15:00 BST	Huntington 45' Laird 59' K Davies 84'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,855 Referee: East

Sheffield United v Preston North End

21 September 8	Sheffield United	0–1	Preston North End	Sheffield
15:00 BST		Report	68' Beavon	Stadium: Brammall Lane Attendance: 16,319 Referee: Graham

Preston North End v Swindon Town

28 September 9	Preston North End	2–1	Swindon Town	Preston
15:00 BST	Hume 11' McEveley 48' (og)	Report	86' N'Guessan	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,296 Referee: Russell

Peterborough United v Preston North End

5 October 10	Peterborough United	2–0	Preston North End	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Barnett 9' McCann 29'	Report		Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,020 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Preston North End v Crewe Alexandra

12 October 11	Preston North End	0–2	Crewe Alexandra	Preston
15:00 BST		Report	27' Moore 64' Inman	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,268 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Gillingham v Preston North End

19 October 12	Gillingham	1–2	Preston North End	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Kedwell 76'	Report	47' Keane 53' Brownhill	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Referee: Graham Horwood

Preston North End v Bradford City

22 October 13	Preston North End	2–2	Bradford City	Preston
19:45 BST	Clarke 32' Wright 68'	Report	5' Hanson 73' McArdle	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,485 Referee: David Coote

Notts County v Preston North End

26 October 14	Notts County	0–1	Preston North End	Nottingham
15:00 BST		Report	74' Hume	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,956 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Preston North End v Tranmere Rovers

2 November 15	Preston North End	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Preston
15:00 BST	Garner 90'	Report	55' Atkinson	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,496 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Leyton Orient v Preston North End

16 November 16	Leyton Orient	0–1	Preston North End	London
15:00 BST		Report	33' Garner	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 7,123 Referee: Keith Hill

Preston North End v Colchester United

23 November 17	Preston North End	1–1	Colchester United	Preston
15:00 BST	Garner 45'	Report	76' Garbutt	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,492 Referee: Scott Duncan

Port Vale v Preston North End

27 November 18	Port Vale	0–2	Preston North End	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST		Report	13' Kilkenny 30', 71' (pen) Garner	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,889 Referee: Andy Madley

Preston North End v Bristol City

30 November 19	Preston North End	1–0	Bristol City	Preston
15:00 BST	King 33' Gallagher  90+2'	Report	90+3' Osborne	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,803 Referee: Richard Clark

Crawley Town v Preston North End

14 December 20	Crawley Town	2–2	Preston North End	Crawley
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,407 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Preston North End v Brentford

21 December 21	Preston North End	0–3	Brentford	Preston
15:00 GMT		Report	23' (pen) Forshaw 26' Trotta 73' Saunders	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,332 Referee: Darren Deadman

Carlisle United v Preston North End

26 December 22	Carlisle United	0–1	Preston North End	Carlisle
15:00 GMT		Report	42' Brownhill	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,934 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Shrewsbury Town v Preston North End

29 December 23	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Preston North End	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT		Report	80' (og) Woods	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,379 Referee: Mark Heywood

Preston North End v Port Vale

1 January 24	Preston North End	3–2	Port Vale	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Garner 43', 62' Gallagher 50'	Report	69' Tomlin 84' Hugill	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 10,653 Referee: Kevin Wright

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Preston North End

11 January 25	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Preston North End	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Edwards 28' Evans 55'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 20,434 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Preston North End v Coventry City

18 January 26	Preston North End	1–1	Coventry City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Davies 54'  88'	Report	90' Moussa	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,671 Referee: Kevin Wright

Bradford City v Preston North End

28 January 27	Bradford City	0–0	Preston North End	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Bennett  25'	Report	25' Kilkenny	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 13,686 Referee: Stuart Atwell

Preston North End v Notts County

1 February 28	Preston North End	2–0	Notts County	Preston
15:00 GMT	C Davies 65' Garner 71' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,483 Referee: Tony Harrington

Tranmere Rovers v Preston North End

8 February 29	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Preston North End	Tranmere
15:00 GMT	Taylor 45'	Report	18', 52' Garner	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,895 Referee: David Coote

Preston North End v Leyton Orient

15 February 30	Preston North End	1–1	Leyton Orient	Preston
15:00 GMT	Garner 64' (pen)	Report	44' Baudry	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,440 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Milton Keynes Dons v Preston North End

18 February 31	Milton Keynes Dons	0–0	Preston North End	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 7,279 Referee: Mark Heywood

Colchester United v Preston North End

22 February 32	Colchester United	1–2	Preston North End	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Ibehre 55'	Report	28' Clarke 82' (og) Wilson	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,416 Referee: David Phillips

Preston North End v Rotherham United

25 February 33	Preston North End	3–3	Rotherham United	Preston
19:45 GMT	C Davies 37' Gallagher 60' Garner 65'	Report	7', 89' Frecklington 11' (og) Clarke	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,524 Referee: James Adcock

Preston North End v Walsall

1 March 34	Preston North End	2–1	Walsall	Preston
15:00 GMT	Downing 3' (og) Wright 29'	Report	5',  82' Mantom	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,034 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Oldham Athletic v Preston North End

8 March 35	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Preston North End	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Harkins 75' Clark-Harris	Report	6' Keane 71', 88' Joe Garner	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,698 Referee: Steve Martin

Stevenage v Preston North End

11 March 36	Stevenage	1–1	Preston North End	Stevenage
19:45 GMT	Smith 90'	Report	17' Clarke	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,448 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Preston North End v Sheffield United

17 March 37	Preston North End	0–0	Sheffield United	Preston
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,892 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Swindon Town v Preston North End

22 March 38	Swindon Town	1–0	Preston North End	Swindon
15:00 GMT	M Smith 56' (pen)	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,570 Referee: Iain Williamson

Preston North End v Peterborough United

25 March 39	Preston North End	3–1	Peterborough United	Preston
19:45 GMT	Kilkenny 45' Garner 80', 90'	Report	18' Swanson	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,206 Referee: Mark Brown

Preston North End v Crawley Town

29 March 40	Preston North End	1–0	Crawley Town	Preston
15:00 GMT	Garner 13'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,979 Referee: David Webb

Bristol City v Preston North End

5 April 41	Bristol City	1–1	Preston North End	Bristol
15:00 BST	W Elliott 75'	Report	69' King	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 12.537 Referee: Robert Lewis

Preston North End v Carlisle United

12 April 42	Preston North End	6–1	Carlisle United	Preston
15:00 BST	Beavon 10' Browne 20' Holmes 58' Davies 57', 79', 83'	Report	41' Madine	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,428 Referee: Mark Heywood

Brentford v Preston North End

18 April 43	Brentford	1–0	Preston North End	London
19:45 BST	Judge 30' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,774 Referee: Keith Hill

Preston North End v Shrewsbury Town

21 April 44	Preston North End	5–2	Shrewsbury Town	Preston
15:00 BST	Holmes 34' Wright 40' Gallagher 58', 62' (pen), 81'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,636 Referee: Nigel Miller

Preston North End v Gillingham

26 April 45	Preston North End	3–1	Gillingham	Preston
15:00 BST	Welsh 8' Gallagher 57' Kilkenny 63'	Report	45' McDonald	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,591 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Crewe Alexandra v Preston North End

3 May 46	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Preston North End	Crewe
15:00 BST	Dugdale 10' Pogba 60' Ellis  65'	Report	Wiseman  24' Welsh 90'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 7,458 Referee: Andy Haines

League One play-offs

Preston North End v Rotherham United

10 May 1st leg	Preston North End	1–1	Rotherham United	Preston
17:15 BST	Garner 49' Welsh  75' Wright  75'	Report	Revell 21' Skarz  90'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,221 Referee: Iain Williamson

Rotherham United v Preston North End

15 May 2nd leg	Rotherham United	3–1 (4–2 agg.)	Preston North End	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Thomas 24'  70' Frecklington 34' Agard 67' Collin  70'	Report	Wright  11' Gallagher 16'  71' Davies  46'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,576 Referee: Keith Stroud

FA Cup

Main article: 2013–14 FA Cup

Preston North End v Barnet

9 November 2013 Round 1	Preston North End	6–0	Barnet	Preston
15:00 BST	Clarke 18' Garner 36', 82' Gallagher 45', 68', 79' Beavon  56'	Report	13' Marsh-Brown	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,217 Referee: Ross Joyce

Wycombe Wanderers v Preston North End

7 December 2013 Round 2	Wycombe Wanderers	0–1	Preston North End	High Wycombe
15:00 BST		Report	34' K Davies	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 2,249 Referee: David Webb

Ipswich Town v Preston North End

4 January 2014 Round 3	Ipswich Town	1–1	Preston North End	Ipswich
15:00 BST	McGoldrick 38'	Report	42' K Davies	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,534 Referee: Michael Naylor

Preston North End v Ipswich Town

14 January 2014 Round 3 replay	Preston North End	3–2	Ipswich Town	Preston
19:45 GMT	Garner 66', 68', 88'	Report	58' Nouble 76' McGoldrick	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,088 Referee: Keith Stroud

Nottingham Forest v Preston North End

24 January 2014 Round 4	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Preston North End	Nottingham
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,465 Referee: Mike Dean

Preston North End v Nottingham Forest

5 February 2014 Round 4 replay	Preston North End	0–2	Nottingham Forest	Preston
19:45 GMT		Report	Mackie 18' Henderson 90+4'	Stadium: Deepdale

League Cup

Preston North End v Blackpool

5 August Round 1	Preston North End	1–0	Blackpool	Preston
19:45 BST	Clarke 87'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,470

Burnley v Preston North End

27 August Round 2	Burnley	2–0	Preston North End	Burnley
19:45 BST	Trippier 6' Ings 34'	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor

League Trophy

Preston North End v Oldham Athletic

8 October Round 2	Preston North End	0–2	Oldham Athletic	Preston
19:45 BST		Report	2' Philliskirk 9' Wesolowski	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,987 Referee: Oliver Langford

Overall summary

Summary Games played 57 (46 League One, 6 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 League Trophy, 2 Play-offs) Games won 27 (23 League One, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 League Trophy, 0 Play-offs) Games drawn 19 (16 League One, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy, 1 Play-offs) Games lost 11 (7 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 League Trophy, 1 Play-offs) Goals Scored 85 (72 League One, 10 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 League Trophy, 2 Play-offs) Goals conceded 58 (46 League One, 5 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 League Trophy, 4 Play-offs) Goal difference +27 Clean sheets 21 (17 League One, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 League Trophy, 0 Play-offs) Yellow cards 80 (68 League One, 5 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 0 League Trophy, 5 Play-offs) Red cards 5 (4 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy) Worst discipline John Welsh (11 , 0 Best result 6–0 vs Barnet Worst result 0–3 vs Brentford Most appearances Declan Rudd (54) Top scorer Joe Garner (24) Points 85

Score overview Opposition Home score Away score Double Bradford City 2–2 0–0 No Brentford 0–3 0–1 No Bristol City 1–0 1–1 No Carlisle United 6–1 1–0 Yes Colchester United 1–1 2–1 No Coventry City 1–1 4–4 No Crawley Town 1–0 3–3 No Crewe Alexandra 0–2 1–2 No Gillingham 3–1 2–1 Yes Leyton Orient 1–1 1–0 No Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 0–0 No Notts County 2–0 1–0 Yes Oldham Athletic 2–1 3–1 Yes Peterborough United 3–1 0–2 No Port Vale 3–2 2–0 Yes Rotherham United 3–3 0–0 No Sheffield United 0–0 1–0 No Shrewsbury Town 5–2 1–0 Yes Stevenage 3–0 1–1 No Swindon Town 2–1 0–1 No Tranmere Rovers 1–1 2–1 No Walsall 2–1 3–0 Yes Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 0–2 No