2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Preston North End's 127th in the Football League. It was their fourth consecutive season in the third tier of English football, League One, following failure to be promoted by play-offs the previous season for the ninth time.^[1] The season ended with Preston being promoted to the Championship via the play-offs, following a 4–0 win over Swindon Town at Wembley Stadium.

Preston North End

2014–15 season
Manager	Simon Grayson
Stadium	Deepdale
League One	3rd (promoted via play-offs)
FA Cup	Fifth Round
League Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Joe Garner (26) All: Joe Garner (27)
Highest home attendance	21,438 vs Manchester United(FA, 16 Feb 15)
Lowest home attendance	3,836 vs Port Vale(LT, 7 Oct 14)
Home colours Away colours
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Season overview

In his second summer in charge Simon Grayson signed 5 players permanently – Jamie Jones,^[2] Calum Woods,^[3] Jordan Hugill,^[4] Andy Little^[5] and Kyel Reid^[6] and brought Paul Gallagher in on a season long loan.^[7] Preston also signed Callum Robinson on a two-month youth loan^[8] in September and Jermaine Beckford on a season long loan^[9] in November.

Preston allowed 9 players to leave Deepdale during the summer, those being Chris Beardsley,^[10] Shane Cansdell-Sherriff,^[10] Ryan Croasdale,^[10] Graham Cummins,^[10] Iain Hume,^[10] John Mousinho,^[10] Alex Nicholson,^[10] Nicky Wroe^[10] and Stuart Beavon.^[11]

Preston started the season strongly, winning 2 and drawing 3 of the first five league games of the season. Preston suffered their first league loss of the season, against Walsall F.C.^[12] in their sixth game of the season. Of their next 8 games, Preston won 7 and drew 1. After their first 14 games, Preston were in 2nd place, on 31 points, two points behind league leaders Bristol City F.C., but 5 points clear of 3rd place Swindon Town F.C.^[13]

Preston then went on to lose their next 3 league games, against Rochdale,^[14] Swindon Town F.C.^[15] and Bradford City.^[16]

In the midst of the league campaign, Preston were involved in 3 separate cup competitions. Preston found success in the Football League Trophy, reaching the Northern section final – losing 2–0 on aggregate to Walsall. In the League Cup, Preston faced, and defeated Rochdale in round 1,^[17] before being beaten by Middlesbrough in the second round.^[18] In the opening 3 rounds of the FA Cup, Preston defeated Havant & Waterlooville^[19] in the first round, Shrewsbury Town^[20] in the second and Norwich City^[21] in the third round to put them in the hat for a potentially money-spinning trip to a Premier League side in the fourth round of the cup.

Meanwhile, in Preston's next 10 games, they won 4, drew 4 and lost 2 – although they did go on a 5 match winless run, culminating in a loss against Crawley Town.^[22] During this run, Preston also faced Sheffield United in the FA Cup in the fourth Round. They drew 1–1 in the first game,^[23] before winning 3–1 in the replay.^[24] This set up a fifth round home tie against Manchester United.

Following Preston securing a home tie in the FA Cup against Manchester United, they went on an 18-game unbeaten run, winning 12 and drawing 6 of those games, including notable wins against promotion rivals MK Dons^[25] and Swindon Town^[26] placed them in prime position for automatic promotion, needing to win against relegation threatened Colchester United on the final day. Preston lost the game 1–0,^[27] whilst MK Dons won, meaning that Preston finished the season in 3rd place and were in the play-offs again. Simon Grayson's side had been in the top two since the start of March and had not lost in the league since 31 January. They faced Chesterfield in the semifinals of the playoffs.

In the FA Cup, Preston lost 3–1 to Manchester United,^[28] despite taking the lead through Scott Laird. That was Preston's only defeat during their unbeaten run between January and May.

In the first leg of the playoffs, Preston won 1–0,^[29] thanks to a goal from Jermaine Beckford. In the second leg they won 3–0^[30] thanks to Joe Garner's penalty and Jermaine Beckford's brace. They won the semifinals 4–0 on aggregate and set up a play off final against Swindon Town. Preston, who had never won in the playoffs in their previous nine appearances – which was a record at the time, beat Swindon Town 4–0 in the play-off final, including a hat-trick by Jermaine Beckford, winning promotion to the Championship.^[31]

Squad

No.	Name	Position (s)	Nationality	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club caps	Club goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Jamies Jones	GK		Kirkby	(1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 36)	20	0	Leyton Orient	1 July 2014	Free	30 June 2016
21	Thorsten Stuckmann	GK		Gütersloh	(1981-03-17) 17 March 1981 (age 44)	75	0	Free agent	1 November 2011	Free	30 June 2015
26	Steven James	GK		Stockport	(1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	30 June 2015
34	Sam Johnstone	GK		Preston	(1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 32)	26	0	Manchester United	12 January 2015	Loan	30 June 2015
Defenders
3	Scott Laird	LB/LM/CM		Taunton	(1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 37)	104	7	Stevenage	27 May 2012	Free	30 June 2015
4	Scott Wiseman	RB/CB		Kingston upon Hull	(1985-10-09) 9 October 1985 (age 39)	46	2	Barnsley	10 January 2014	Free	30 June 2015
5	Tom Clarke	CB/RB		Sowerby Bridge	(1987-12-21) 21 December 1987 (age 37)	107	7	Huddersfield Town	22 May 2013	Free	30 June 2015
6	Bailey Wright	CB		Melbourne	(1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 33)	140	8	Academy	1 July 2009	Trainee	30 June 2015
15	Calum Woods	LB/RB		Liverpool	(1987-02-05) 5 February 1987 (age 38)	27	0	Huddersfield Town	1 July 2014	Free	30 June 2016
16	David Buchanan	LB/LM		Rochdale	(1986-05-06) 6 May 1986 (age 39)	87	0	Tranmere Rovers	24 May 2012	Free	30 June 2015
20	Ben Davies	LB/CB		Barrow-in-Furness	(1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 30)	9	0	Academy	25 January 2013	Trainee	30 June 2016
23	Paul Huntington	CB/RB		Carlisle	(1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 37)	120	15	Yeovil Town	1 July 2012	Free	30 June 2015
33	Nick Anderton	LB			(1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 29)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2014	Trainee	30 June 2015
Defenders
2	Keith Keane	CM/RB		Luton	(1986-11-20) 20 November 1986 (age 38)	74	3	Luton Town	1 July 2012	Free	30 June 2015
7	Chris Humphrey	RW/RB		Saint Catherine	(1987-09-19) 19 September 1987 (age 37)	103	7	Motherwell	4 June 2013	Free	30 June 2015
8	Neil Kilkenny	CM		Enfield	(1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 39)	78	3	Bristol City	14 November 2013	Free	30 June 2016
11	Lee Holmes	LM/RM/AM		Mansfield	(1987-04-02) 2 April 1987 (age 38)	73	6	Southampton	29 May 2012	Free	30 June 2015
17	Kyel Reid	LW/RW		Deptford	(1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 (age 37)	26	0	Bradford City	1 July 2014	Free	30 June 2016
19	John Welsh	CM		Liverpool	(1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 (age 41)	128	3	Tranmere Rovers	14 May 2012	Free	30 June 2015
22	Jack King	CM/CF/CB		Oxford	(1985-08-20) 20 August 1985 (age 40)	100	10	Woking	31 May 2012	Free	30 June 2015
24	Daniel Johnson	CM		Kingston	(1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 32)	23	8	Aston Villa	23 January 2015	£50,000	30 June 2017
30	Josh Brownhill	CM		Warrington	(1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 29)	56	7	Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	30 June 2015
31	Alan Browne	CM		Cork	(1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 30)	40	4	Free agent	1 January 2014	Free	30 June 2016
Forwards
9	Kevin Davies	CF		Sheffield	(1977-03-26) 26 March 1977 (age 48)	85	6	Bolton Wanderers	10 July 2013	Free	30 June 2015
10	Jermaine Beckford	CF		London	(1983-12-03) 3 December 1983 (age 41)	30	16	Bolton Wanderers	20 November 2014	Loan	30 June 2015
12	Paul Gallagher	CF/RW		Glasgow	(1984-08-09) 9 August 1984 (age 41)	107	25	Leicester City	5 July 2014	Loan	31 May 2015
14	Joe Garner	CF/RW		Blackburn	(1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 37)	101	49	Watford	8 January 2013	Free	30 June 2015
18	Andy Little	CF/FB		Enniskillen	(1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 36)	16	2	Rangers	21 June 2014	Free	30 June 2016
25	Jordan Hugill	CF		Middlesbrough	(1992-06-04) 4 June 1992 (age 33)	6	2	Port Vale	19 June 2014	Undisclosed	30 June 2016
27	Callum Robinson	CF		Northampton	(1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 30)	27	7	Aston Villa	2 February 2015	Loan	30 June 2015
33	Jack Ryan	CF		Barrow-in-Furness	(1995-04-05) 5 April 1995 (age 30)	2	0	Academy	1 July 2014	Trainee	30 June 2015
40	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	CF		Cambridge	(1986-03-29) 29 March 1986 (age 39)	12	1	Ipswich Town	1 January 2015	Free	30 June 2015

Statistics

As of 4 May 2015

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Jamie Jones (on loan at Rochdale)	20	0	17+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
2	MF	IRL	Keith Keane	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Scott Laird	38	2	26+3	0	3+0	1	1+0	0	4+1	1
4	DF	GIB	Scott Wiseman	31	2	18+5	2	2+1	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Tom Clarke	55	2	42+1	1	4+0	0	2+0	0	6+0	1
6	DF	AUS	Bailey Wright	30	1	27+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	JAM	Chris Humphrey	53	5	31+12	4	4+1	0	0+1	0	3+1	1
8	MF	AUS	Neil Kilkenny	46	1	24+11	0	4+0	0	2+0	1	4+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Kevin Davies	42	1	7+23	1	3+2	0	1+1	0	4+1	0
10	FW	JAM	Jermaine Beckford (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)	25	12	19+4	12	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	ENG	Lee Holmes	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
12	FW	SCO	Paul Gallagher (on loan from Leicester City)	55	13	45+1	7	4+0	5	1+0	0	4+0	1
14	FW	ENG	Joe Garner	41	26	36+1	25	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	1
15	DF	ENG	Calum Woods	24	0	12+6	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
16	DF	ENG	David Buchanan	25	0	17+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	4+1	0
17	MF	ENG	Kyel Reid	26	0	5+9	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	4+3	0
18	FW	NIR	Andy Little	16	2	5+7	1	1+0	0	1+1	1	1+0	0
19	MF	ENG	John Welsh	41	0	30+2	0	3+1	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
20	DF	ENG	Ben Davies	6	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
21	GK	GER	Thorsten Stuckmann	16	0	5+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	6+0	0
22	MF	ENG	Jack King	28	1	10+8	1	1+1	0	1+0	0	5+2	0
23	DF	ENG	Paul Huntington	44	8	32+0	5	5+0	2	0+0	0	7+0	1
24	MF	JAM	Daniel Johnson	20	8	20+0	8	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	ENG	Jordan Hugill (on loan at Tranmere Rovers)	6	2	0+3	0	0+0	0	1+1	1	1+0	1
26	GK	ENG	Steven James	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	ENG	Callum Robinson (on loan from Aston Villa)	26	7	17+7	4	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	3
30	MF	ENG	Josh Brownhill	28	2	13+5	2	2+1	0	1+1	0	4+1	0
31	MF	IRL	Alan Browne	30	3	14+6	3	1+2	0	2+0	0	4+1	0
32	DF	ENG	Nick Anderton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW	ENG	Jack Ryan (on loan at Stockport County)	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
34	GK	ENG	Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United)	23	0	23+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	FW	ENG	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	13	1	1+8	1	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
Players who have left the club:
13	MF	ENG	Joel Byrom	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Will Hayhurst	11	0	2+5	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	1+1	0

Play-off appearances

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One Play-offs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF	ENG	Scott Laird	3	0	1+2	0
5	DF	ENG	Tom Clarke	3	0	3+0	0
6	DF	AUS	Bailey Wright	3	0	3+0	0
7	MF	JAM	Chris Humphrey	2	0	1+1	0
8	MF	AUS	Neil Kilkenny	3	0	2+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Kevin Davies	1	0	0+1	0
10	FW	JAM	Jermaine Beckford (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)	3	6	3+0	6
12	FW	SCO	Paul Gallagher (on loan from Leicester City)	3	0	3+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Joe Garner	3	1	3+0	1
15	DF	ENG	Calum Woods	3	0	2+1	0
16	DF	ENG	David Buchanan	1	0	1+0	0
19	MF	ENG	John Welsh	3	0	3+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Paul Huntington	3	1	3+0	1
24	MF	JAM	Daniel Johnson	3	0	3+0	0
27	FW	ENG	Callum Robinson (on loan from Aston Villa)	1	0	1+0	0
31	MF	IRL	Alan Browne	2	0	0+2	0
34	GK	ENG	Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United)	3	0	3+0	0

Captains

As of 13 May 2015

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
5	DF	Tom Clarke		56
19	MF	John Welsh		3
14	FW	Joe Garner		2
6	DF	Bailey Wright		1

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 13 May 2015

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Play-offs	Total
1	14	FW	Joe Garner	25	0	0	1	1	27
2	10	FW	Jermaine Beckford	12	0	0	0	6	18
3	12	FW	Paul Gallagher	7	5	0	1	0	13
4	23	DF	Paul Huntington	5	2	0	1	1	9
5	24	MF	Daniel Johnson	8	0	0	0	0	8
6	27	FW	Callum Robinson	4	0	0	3	0	7
7	7	MF	Chris Humphrey	4	0	0	1	0	5
8	31	MF	Alan Browne	3	0	0	0	0	3
10	3	DF	Scott Laird	0	1	0	1	0	2
	4	DF	Scott Wiseman	2	0	0	0	0	2
	5	DF	Tom Clarke	1	0	0	1	0	2
	18	FW	Andy Little	1	0	1	0	0	2
	25	FW	Jordan Hugill	0	0	1	1	0	2
	30	MF	Josh Brownhill	2	0	0	0	0	2
16	6	DF	Bailey Wright	1	0	0	0	0	1
	8	MF	Neil Kilkenny	0	0	1	0	0	1
	9	FW	Kevin Davies	1	0	0	0	0	1
	22	MF	Jack King	1	0	0	0	0	1
	40	FW	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	1	0	0	0	0	1
Own Goals				1	0	0	0	0	1
Total				78	8	3	10	7	106

Disciplinary record

As of 13 May 2015

No.	Po.	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Play-offs		Total
1	GK	Jamie Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	Scott Laird	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
4	DF	Scott Wiseman	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
5	DF	Tom Clarke	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	9	0
6	DF	Bailey Wright	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7	MF	Chris Humphrey	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8	MF	Neil Kilkenny	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
9	FW	Kevin Davies	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10	FW	Jermaine Beckford	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
12	FW	Paul Gallagher	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	9	0
14	FW	Joe Garner	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	10	0
15	DF	Calum Woods	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
16	DF	David Buchanan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18	FW	Andy Little	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
19	MF	John Welsh	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
21	GK	Thorsten Stuckmann	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	Jack King	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23	DF	Paul Huntington	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
24	MF	Daniel Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	FW	Jordan Hugill	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
31	MF	Alan Browne	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
34	GK	Sam Johnstone	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Total			70	1	8	0	2	0	7	0	4	0	95	1

Contracts

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
20	DF		Ben Davies	18	Extended	1 year	June 2015	[32]
26	GK		Steven James	19	Extended	1 year	June 2015	[32]
20	DF		Ben Davies	18	Signed	2 years	June 2016	[33]
8	MF		Neil Kilkenny	28	Signed	2 years	June 2016	[34]
31	MF		Alan Browne	19	Signed	2 years	June 2016	[35]

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
1	GK		Jamie Jones	25	EU	Leyton Orient	Bosman	Summer	2016	Free	[36]
15	DF		Calum Woods	27	EU	Huddersfield Town	Bosman	Summer	2016	Free	[37]
25	FW		Jordan Hugill	22	EU	Port Vale	Transfer	Summer	2016	Undisclosed	[38]
18	FW		Andrew Little	25	EU	Rangers	Bosman	Summer	2016	Free	[39]
17	MF		Kyel Reid	26	EU	Bradford City	Bosman	Summer	2016	Free	[40]
40	FW		Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	28	EU	Ipswich Town	Bosman	Winter	2015	Free	[41]
24	MF		Daniel Johnson	22	EU	Aston Villa	Transfer	Winter	2017	£50,000	[42][43]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
12	MF	Paul Gallagher		41	Leicester City	5 July 2014	30 June 2015	[44]
27	FW	Callum Robinson		30	Aston Villa	16 September 2014	18 October 2014	[45]
10	FW	Jermaine Beckford		41	Bolton Wanderers	20 November 2014	30 June 2015	[46]
29	FW	Bradley Fewster		29	Middlesbrough	27 November 2014	15 December 2014	[47]	[48]
34	GK	Sam Johnstone		32	Manchester United	12 January 2015	30 June 2015	[49]
27	FW	Callum Robinson		30	Aston Villa	2 February 2015	21 May 2015	[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.

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Country	Age	Type	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Apps	Goals	Source
29	FW	Chris Beardsley		30	Released	Stevenage	Summer	Free	22	3	[51][52]
18	DF	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff		31	Released	Burton Albion	Summer	Free	15	1	[53]
25	MF	Ryan Croasdale		19	Released	Sheffield Wednesday	Summer	Free	1	0	[54][55]
15	FW	Graham Cummins		26	Released	Exeter City	Summer	Free	39	5	[56][57]
27	FW	Iain Hume		30	Released	Kerala Blasters	Summer	Free	89	27	[58]
21	MF	John Mousinho		28	Released	Burton Albion	Summer	Free	30	1	[59][60]
28	DF	Alex Nicholson		20	Released	Blyth Spartans	Summer	Free	1	0	[61]
8	MF	Nicky Wroe		28	Released	Notts County	Summer	Free	44	11	[62][63]
—	FW	Stuart Beavon		30	Transfer	Burton Albion	Summer	Undisclosed	58	9	[64]
13	MF	Joel Byrom		28	Free transfer	Northampton Town	Winter	Free	33	4	[65]
24	MF	Will Hayhurst		20	Transfer	Notts County	Winter	Undisclosed	29	4	[66]

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
—	FW	Stuart Beavon		30	Burton Albion	1 July 2014	1 September 2014	[67]	[68]
32	FW	Jack Ryan		18	Stockport County	2 August 2014	2 November 2014	[69]
13	MF	Joel Byrom		27	Northampton Town	21 August 2014	8 January 2015	[70]	[71]
26	GK	Steven James		19	Nantwich Town	9 September 2014	9 October 2014	[72]
2	DF	Keith Keane		27	Crawley Town	9 September 2014	11 December 2014	[73]
20	DF	Ben Davies		19	Tranmere Rovers	19 September 2014	22 October 2014	[74]
32	DF	Nick Anderton		18	Gateshead	30 October 2014		[75]
11	MF	Lee Holmes		27	Portsmouth	25 November 2014	3 January 2015	[76]
1	GK	Jamie Jones		25	Coventry City	23 January 2015	23 February 2015	[77]
25	FW	Jordan Hugill		22	Tranmere Rovers	26 February 2015	26 March 2015	[78]	[79]
1	GK	Jamie Jones		26	Rochdale	26 February 2015	30 June 2015	[80]
2	MF	Keith Keane		28	Stevenage	5 March 2015	1 April 2015	[81]
11	MF	Lee Holmes		27	Exeter City	16 March 2015	30 June 2015	[82]
25	FW	Jordan Hugill		22	Hartlepool United	26 March 2015	23 May 2015	[83]

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.

Match details

Pre-season

Chorley v Preston North End

15 July 2014 Jack Kirkland Trophy	Chorley	2–3	Preston North End	Victory Park, Chorley
19:00 BST	Hine 16' Stephenson 35'	Report	Laird 42' Garner 48' Little 65'	Attendance: 1,437 Referee: Mr B Toner

Preston North End v Liverpool

19 July 2014	Preston North End	1–2	Liverpool	Deepdale, Preston
15:00 BST	Brownhill 45+1'	Report	Suso 75' Peterson 78'	Attendance: 17,488 (4,950 away fans) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

FC Halifax Town v Preston North End

23 July 2014	FC Halifax Town	1–2	Preston North End	The Shay, Halifax
19:45 BST	Dyer 44'	Report	Gallagher 28' Browne 37'	Attendance: 813 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Morecambe v Preston North End

25 July 2014	Morecambe	1–2	Preston North End	Globe Arena, Morecambe
19:30 BST	Williams 63'	Report	Garner 19' Keane 82'	Attendance: 1,364 (490 away fans) Referee: Ross Joyce

Preston North End v Burnley

29 July 2014	Preston North End	2–1	Burnley	Deepdale, Preston
19:45 BST	Browne 51' Brownhill 90'	Report	Jutkiewicz 15'	Attendance: 5,457 (1,881 away fans) Referee: Peter Bankes

Preston North End v Leicester City

2 August 2014	Preston North End	1–1	Leicester City	Deepdale, Preston
15:00 BST	Clarke 58'	Report	Moore 25'	Attendance: 3,693 (386 away fans) Referee: Darren Handley

League One

Main article: 2014–15 Football League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Bristol City (C, P)	46	29	12	5	96	38	+58	99	Promotion to Football League Championship
2	Milton Keynes Dons (P)	46	27	10	9	101	44	+57	91
3	Preston North End (O, P)	46	25	14	7	79	40	+39	89	Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
4	Swindon Town	46	23	10	13	76	57	+19	79
5	Sheffield United	46	19	14	13	66	53	+13	71

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

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

Matches

Preston North End v Notts County

9 August 2014 1	Preston North End	1–1	Notts County	Deepdale, Preston
15:00	Garner 89'	BBC Report	52' Cassidy	Attendance: 12,857 Referee: David Webb

Scunthorpe United v Preston North End

16 August 2014 2	Scunthorpe United	0–4	Preston North End	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
15:00		BBC Report	17', 82' Garner 39' (og) Llera 48' Humphrey	Attendance: 4,013 Referee: Andrew Madley

Doncaster Rovers v Preston North End

19 August 2014 3	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Preston North End	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
19:45	Tyson 90'	BBC Report	66' Humphrey	Attendance: 6,513 Referee: Gary Sutton

Preston North End v Oldham Athletic

23 August 2014 4	Preston North End	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Deepdale, Preston
15:00	King 4'	Report		Attendance: 11,678 Referee: Scott Duncan

Preston North End v Sheffield United

30 August 2014 5	Preston North End	1–1	Sheffield United	Deepdale, Preston
15:00	Little 11'	Report	Baxter 41'	Attendance: 11,058 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Walsall v Preston North End

13 September 2014 6	Walsall	3–1	Preston North End	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00	Sawyers 7' Bradshaw 49' Downing 76'	Report	Garner 36' Hugill  69'	Attendance: 4,776 (1,122 away fans) Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Preston North End v Chesterfield

16 September 2014 7	Preston North End	3–3	Chesterfield	Deepdale, Preston
19:45	Browne 7' Garner 15' Brownhill 28'	Report	Doyle 31', 79', 90+1' (pen.)	Attendance: 8,399 (433 away fans) Referee: Nigel Miller

Preston North End v Crawley Town

20 September 2014 8	Preston North End	2–0	Crawley Town	Deepdale, Preston
15:00	Wright 23' Garner 65' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 10,388 (84 away fans) Referee: Kevin Wright

Coventry City v Preston North End

27 September 2014 9	Coventry City	0–2	Preston North End	Ricoh Arena, Coventry
15:00	Swanson  11' Haynes  61' Hines  76' Coulibaly  79'	Report	Clarke 62' Garner 67' (pen.) Wiseman  85'	Attendance: 10,006 (783 away fans) Referee: Tim Robinson

Preston North End v Colchester United

4 October 2014 10	Preston North End	4–2	Colchester United	Deepdale, Preston
15:00	Wiseman 21' Browne 25' Gallagher 47' Humphrey 57'	Report	Healey 16' Gilbey 37' Eastman  43' Kent  79'	Attendance: 8,478 (133 away fans) Referee: Steve Martin

Preston North End v Port Vale

18 October 2014 11	Preston North End	2–0	Port Vale	Deepdale, Preston
15:00	Gallagher 42' Garner  56' Browne 81'	Report	Pope  45+2' Duffy  63' Zubar  79'	Attendance: 9,381 Referee: Mick Russell

Gillingham v Preston North End

21 October 2014 12	Gillingham	0–1	Preston North End	MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
19:45	Egan  90'	Report	Gallagher 59' Buchanan  71'	Attendance: 4,632 Referee: James Linington

Preston North End v Fleetwood Town

25 October 2014 13	Preston North End	3–2	Fleetwood Town	Deepdale, Preston
15:00	Garner 60', 63', 79'	Report	Jordan 1' Laird 7' (o.g.) Maxwell  62' Proctor  65' Pond  80'	Attendance: 13,280 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Leyton Orient v Preston North End

28 October 2014 14	Leyton Orient	0–2	Preston North End	Matchroom Stadium, London
19:45	Lowry  38' Cuthbert  42' Bartley  86' Cox  90+1'	BBC Report	Buchanan  12' Robinson 19' Davies  57' Huntington 75'	Attendance: 4,650 Referee: Carl Berry

Rochdale v Preston North End

1 November 2014 15	Rochdale	3–0	Preston North End	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
15:00	O'Connell 28'  42' Henderson 32' Bennett  60' Done 61'	BBC Report	28' Welsh  39' Huntington	Attendance: 6,102 Referee: Paul Tierney

Swindon Town v Preston North End

4 November 2014 16	Swindon Town	1–0	Preston North End	County Ground, Swindon
19:45	Stephens  74' Williams 84' Gladwin  90+3'	Report	Kilkenny  64'	Attendance: 6,646 Referee: Oliver Langford

Preston North End v Bradford City

15 November 2014 17	Preston North End	1–2	Bradford City	Deepdale, Preston
15:00	Garner 85'	BBC Report	McArdle 26' Yeates 86'	Attendance: 10,302 Referee: Andy Haines

Bristol City v Preston North End

22 November 2014 18	Bristol City	0–1	Preston North End	Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
15:00		Report	Robinson 28'	Attendance: 13,245 Referee: Roger East

Yeovil Town v Preston North End

29 November 2014 19	Yeovil Town	0–2	Preston North End	Huish Park, Yeovil
15:00	Inniss  63'	Report	Huntington 5' Clarke  40' Welsh  52' Gallagher 90'	Attendance: 4,343 Referee: Darren Deadman

Preston North End v Milton Keynes Dons

13 December 2014 20	Preston North End	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Deepdale, Preston
15:00	Wiseman  63' 68'	Report	Baker 39' McFadzean  69' Spence  76'	Attendance: 9,856 Referee: David Coote

Peterborough United v Preston North End

20 December 2014 21	Peterborough United	0–1	Preston North End	London Road Stadium, Peterborough
15:00	McLean  49' Bostwick  69'	Report	Beckford  44' 45+1' Browne  64' Little  90+3'	Attendance: 6,803 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Preston North End v Barnsley

26 December 2014 22	Preston North End	1–0	Barnsley	Deepdale, Preston
15:00	Gallagher 16' (pen.)  31' Welsh  87'	Report	Berry  75' Holgate  86'	Attendance: 13,793 Referee: Paul Tierney

Crewe Alexandra v Preston North End

28 December 2014 23	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Preston North End	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00	Cooper 81'	Report	Beckford 83'	Attendance: 6,429 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Sheffield United v Preston North End

10 January 2015 24	Sheffield United	2–1	Preston North End	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
15:00	McNulty 52' Campbell-Ryce 70' Doyle  74'	Report	Kilkenny  38' Beckford  51' Clarke  58' Huntington  66' Brownhill 90+2'	Attendance: 19,902 Referee: Pat Miller

Preston North End v Leyton Orient

16 January 2015 25	Preston North End	2–2	Leyton Orient	Deepdale, Preston
19:45	Beckford 22' Laird  60' Gallagher 68' (pen.)	Report	Mooney 5'  53' Dagnall 78'	Attendance: 8,555 Referee: Scott Duncan

Preston North End v Yeovil Town

20 January 2015 25	Preston North End	1–1	Yeovil Town	Deepdale, Preston
19:45	Ebanks-Blake 76'	Report	Ugwu 45+2' Moore  83' Smith  90+4'	Attendance: 7,491 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Crawley Town v Preston North End

31 January 2015 26	Crawley Town	2–1	Preston North End	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
15:00	Wordsworth 18' Smith  59' Fowler 87'	Report	Huntington 56' Woods  75'	Attendance: 2,550 Referee: James Adcock

Preston North End v Coventry City

7 February 2015 27	Preston North End	1–0	Coventry City	Deepdale, Preston
15:00	Davies 21'	Report		Attendance: 13,363 Referee: Mark Brown

Chesterfield v Preston North End

10 February 2015 28	Chesterfield	0–2	Preston North End	Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
19:45	Hird  3' Ryan  43' O'Shea  90'	Report	Johnson  23' Garner 30', 79' Gallagher  90+3'	Attendance: 6,309 Referee: Peter Bankes

Preston North End v Scunthorpe United

21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 30	Preston North End	2–0	Scunthorpe United	Deepdale, Preston
15:00 GMT	Johnson 57' Gallagher 71' Garner  81'	Report	McSheffrey  65' Clarke  73'	Attendance: 9,415 Referee: Kevin Wright

Preston North End v Walsall

24 February 2015 (2015-02-24) 31	Preston North End	1–0	Walsall	Deepdale, Preston
19:45 GMT	Johnson 18'	Report		Attendance: 7,779 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Oldham Athletic v Preston North End

28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 32	Oldham Athletic	0–4	Preston North End	Boundary Park, Oldham
15:00 GMT		BBC Report	2' Huntington, 32' Johnson 52' Garner 82' Beckford	Attendance: 5,935 Referee: Mark Haywood

Preston North End v Doncaster Rovers

3 March 2015 (2015-03-03) 33	Preston North End	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Deepdale, Preston
19:45 GMT	Johnson 13' Beckford 90'	BBC Report	81' Forrester 84' Main	Attendance: 8,703 Referee: Dean Whitestone

MK Dons v Preston North End

7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) 34	MK Dons	0–2	Preston North End	Stadium mk, Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT		BBC Report	66' Robinson 70' Garner	Attendance: 10,618 Referee: Lee Probert

Preston North End v Crewe Alexandra

14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 35	Preston North End	5–1	Crewe Alexandra	Deepdale, Preston
15:00 GMT	Garner 11', 24', 72', 79' Beckford 82'	BBC Report	34' Turton	Attendance: 10,203 Referee: Chris kavanagh

Preston North End v Peterborough United

17 March 2015 (2015-03-17) 36	Preston North End	2–0	Peterborough United	Deepdale, Preston
19:45 GMT	Johnson 37' Beckford 87'	BBC Report		Attendance: 8,856 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Barnsley v Preston North End

21 March 2015 (2015-03-21) 37	Barnsley	1–1	Preston North End	Oakwell, Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Ibehre 79'	BBC Report	37' Garner	Attendance: 12,471 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Fleetwood Town v Preston North End

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29) 38	Fleetwood Town	1–1	Preston North End	Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
19:45 BST	Ball 85'	BBC Report	9' Johnson	Attendance: 5,110 Referee: Andy Madley

Preston North End v Rochdale

3 April 2015 (2015-04-03) 39	Preston North End	1–0	Rochdale	Deepdale, Preston
15:00 BST	Beckford 36'	BBC Report		Attendance: 12,288 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Bradford City v Preston North End

6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) 40	Bradford City	0–3	Preston North End	Valley Parade, Bradford
15:00 BST		BBC Report	47' Gallagher 53' Johnson 80' Humphrey	Attendance: 16,032 Referee: Mark Heywood

Preston North End v Bristol City

11 April 2015 (2015-04-11) 41	Preston North End	1–1	Bristol City	Deepdale, Preston
15:00 BST	Beckford 59'	BBC Report	63' Wilbraham	Attendance: 16,441 Referee: Robert Madley

Preston North End v Gillingham

14 April 2015 (2015-04-14) 42	Preston North End	2–2	Gillingham	Deepdale, Preston
19:45 BST	Beckford 36' Robinson 45'	BBC Report	58' McGlashan 90' Legge	Attendance: 9,417 Referee: David Coote

Port Vale v Preston North End

17 April 2015 (2015-04-17) 43	Port Vale	2–2	Preston North End	Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	O'Connor 52' (pen), 85' (pen) Duffy  58'	BBC Report	12' Johnson 59' (pen)	Attendance: 7,210 Referee: Richard Clark

Notts County v Preston North End

21 April 2015 (2015-04-21) 44	Notts County	1–3	Preston North End	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
19:45 BST	Spencer 72'	BBC Report	23', 85' Beckford 31' Garner	Attendance: 4,769 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Preston North End v Swindon Town

25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) 45	Preston North End	3–0	Swindon Town	Deepdale, Preston
15:00 BST	Garner 2', 45', 51'	BBC Report		Attendance: 17,621 Referee: Gary Sutton

Colchester United v Preston North End

2 May 2015 (2015-05-02) 46	Colchester United	1–0	Preston North End	Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester
15:00 BST	Moncur 82'	BBC Report		Attendance: 8,413 Referee: Keith Stroud

Play-offs

Chesterfield v Preston North End

7 May 2015 (2015-05-07) Semi-final 1st leg	Chesterfield	0–1	Preston North End	Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
15:00 BST		BBC Report	6' Beckford	Attendance: 8,409 Referee: Mark Haywood

Preston North End v Chesterfield

10 May 2015 (2015-05-10) Semi-final 2nd leg	Preston North End	3–0	Chesterfield	Deepdale, Preston
19:45 BST	Beckford 38', 87' Garner 62' (pen)	BBC Report		Attendance: 15,641 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Preston North End v Swindon Town

24 May 2015 (2015-05-24) Final	Preston North End	4–0	Swindon Town	Wembley Stadium, London
17:30 BST	Beckford 3', 44', 58' Huntington 13'	BBC Report	54' Kasim	Attendance: 48,236 Referee: Andy Madley

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

Havant & Waterlooville v Preston North End

10 November 2014 First round	Havant & Waterlooville	0–3	Preston North End	West Leigh Park, Havant
20:00	Stock  34'  Cummings  80'	Report	Robinson 7', 30', 81' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,382 Referee: Steve Martin

Preston North End v Shrewsbury Town

6 December 2014 Second round	Preston North End	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Deepdale, Preston
15:00	Huntington 19' Beckford  90+2'	Report		Attendance: 6,011 Referee: David Webb

Preston North End v Norwich City

3 January 2015 Third round	Preston North End	2–0	Norwich City	Deepdale, Preston
15:00	Gallagher 71', 84' King  76'	Report	Bennett  74'	Attendance: 9,807 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Preston North End v Sheffield United

24 January 2015 Fourth round	Preston North End	1–1	Sheffield United	Deepdale, Preston
15:00	Gallagher 19'  90+3'	Report	Kennedy  67' De Girolamo 68' Baxter  81' Reed  89'	Attendance: 10,770 Referee: Keith Stroud

Sheffield United v Preston North End

3 February 2015 Replay	Sheffield United	1–3	Preston North End	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
19:45	Murphy 38' McNulty  51'	Report	Gallagher  48' 63', 73' (pen.) Huntington 69'  70'	Attendance: 13,161 Referee: Lee Probert

Preston North End v Manchester United

16 February 2015 Fifth round	Preston North End	1–3	Manchester United	Deepdale, Preston
19:45	Davies  39' Laird 47'  48' Kilkenny  67' Stuckmann  87'	Report	Herrera 65' Rojo  69' Fellaini 72' Rooney 88' (pen.)	Attendance: 21,348 Referee: Phil Dowd

League Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

Rochdale v Preston North End

12 August 2014 Round One	Rochdale	0–2	Preston North End	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
19:45		BBC Report	43' Little 48' Kilkenny	Attendance: 2,348 Referee: Mark Brown

Middlesbrough v Preston North End

26 August 2014 Round Two	Middlesbrough	3–1	Preston North End	Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
19:45	Tomlin 51', 66' Fewster 57'	Report	54' Hugill	Attendance: 10,727 Referee: Mark Haywood

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Trophy

Preston North End v Shrewsbury Town

2 September 2014 Round One	Preston North End	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Deepdale, Preston
19:45	Hugill 59'	Report		Attendance: 4,029 (196 away fans) Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Preston North End v Port Vale

7 October 2014 Round Two	Preston North End	3–2	Port Vale	Deepdale, Preston
19:45	Humphrey 13' Gallagher  42' 69' Garner 63'  78'	Report	Zubar  29' Pope 51', 89' Dickinson  64' Brown  80'	Attendance: 3,836 (286 away fans) Referee: Peter Bankes

Oldham Athletic v Preston North End

25 November 2014 Round Three	Oldham Athletic	2–2 (9–10 p)	Preston North End	Boundary Park, Oldham
19:45	Poleon 46' Philliskirk 59' Dieng  79'	Report	Laird 32' Clarke  68' 80'	Attendance: 3,056 Referee: Tony Harrington
	Penalties
	Philliskirk Kelly Jones Forte Kusunga Poleon Mills Wilson Dieng Wilson Etheridge		Laird Davies Kilkenny Hayhurst Beckford Welsh Reid Buchanan Wiseman Huntington Stuckmann

Notts County v Preston North End

16 December 2014 Area S-Final	Notts County	0–1	Preston North End	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Smith  35' Thompson  74' Hall  86'	Report	Huntington 20' Little  90+1'	Attendance: 2,058 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Preston North End v Walsall

7 January 2015 Area Final L1	Preston North End	0–2	Walsall	Deepdale, Preston
19:45 GMT	Kilkenny  84'	Report	O'Connor  66' Forde 84' Bradshaw 88'	Attendance: 8,561 Referee: Simon Hooper

Walsall v Preston North End

27 January 2015 Area Final L2	Walsall	0–0 (2–0 agg.)	Preston North End	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
19:45 GMT	A. Chambers  56' O'Donnell  71' Cain  72'	Report	Clarke  64'	Attendance: 10,038 Referee: Nigel Miller

Overall summary

Summary Games played 63 (46 League One, 6 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 6 League Trophy, 3 Play-offs) Games won 36 (25 League One, 4 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 League Trophy, 3 Play-offs) Games drawn 16 (14 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, '''2'''''' League Trophy, Play-offs) Games lost 10 (7 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 League Trophy, Play-offs) Goals scored 84 (79 League One, 8 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 10 League Trophy, 8 Play-offs) Goals conceded 56 (40 League One, 5 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 6 League Trophy, 0 Play-offs) Goal difference +28 Clean sheets 30 (20 League One, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 League Trophy, 3 Play-offs) Yellow cards 91 (70 League One, 8 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 7 League Trophy, 4 Play-offs) Red cards 1 (1 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy) Worst discipline Joe Garner (11 , 0 ) Best result W 5–1 vs Crewe Alexandra (15 Mar 15) Worst result L 0–3 vs Rochdale (1 Nov 14) Most appearances Tom Clarke (45 (1) Chris Humphrey (34 (12) Paul Gallagher (45 (1) Top scorer Joe Garner (27) Points 89

Score overview Opposition Home score Away score Double Barnsley 1–0 1–1 No Bradford City 1–2 3–0 No Bristol City 1–1 1–0 No Chesterfield 3–3 2–0 No Colchester United 4–2 0–1 No Coventry City 1–0 2–0 Yes Crawley Town 2–0 1–2 No Crewe Alexandra 5–1 1–1 No Doncaster Rovers 2–2 1–1 No Fleetwood Town 3–2 1–1 No Gillingham 2–2 1–0 No Leyton Orient 2–2 2–0 No Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 2–0 No Notts County 0–0 3–1 No Oldham Athletic 1–0 4–0 Yes Peterborough United 2–0 1–0 Yes Port Vale 2–0 2–2 No Rochdale 1–0 0–3 No Scunthorpe United 2–0 4–0 Yes Sheffield United 1–1 1–2 No Swindon Town 3–0 0–1 No Walsall 1–0 1–3 No Yeovil Town 1–1 2–0 No

Club staff

Position	Name
Manager	Simon Grayson
Assistant manager	Glynn Snodin
First team coach	John Dreyer
Goalkeeping coach	Alan Kelly, Jr.
Physio	Matt Jackson