2019–20 Preston North End F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Preston North End's 140th season in existence, and their fifth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with the Championship, the club also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 22 July 2020.

Preston North End

2019–20 season
Manager	Alex Neil
Stadium	Deepdale
Championship	9th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Daniel Johnson (12) All: Daniel Johnson (12)
Highest home attendance	22,025 v Man City (EFL Cup)
Lowest home attendance	10,093 v Fulham (Championship)
Average home league attendance	13,579
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Nationality	Place of birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	End
Goalkeepers
1	Declan Rudd	GK		Diss	29	169	0	Norwich City	1 July 2017	£966,000	2020
13	Michael Crowe	GK		Bexleyheath	24	1	0	Ipswich Town	1 July 2018	Free	2020
25	Connor Ripley	GK		Middlesbrough	27	6	0	Middlesbrough	9 January 2019	Undisclosed	2022
Defenders
2	Darnell Fisher	RB		Reading	26	102	0	Rotherham United	27 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
5	Tom Clarke	CB		Sowerby Bridge	32	247	15	Huddersfield Town	22 May 2013	Free	2020
6	Ben Davies	CB/LB		Barrow-in-Furness	24	126	2	Academy	25 January 2013	Free	2021
14	Jordan Storey	CB		Yeovil	22	44	1	Exeter City	1 July 2018	Undisclosed	2022
15	Joe Rafferty	RB		Liverpool	26	38	1	Rochdale	23 January 2019	Undisclosed	2022
16	Andrew Hughes	LB		Cardiff	28	62	4	Peterborough United	1 July 2018	Undisclosed	2021
21	Patrick Bauer	CB		Backnang	27	41	3	Charlton Athletic	1 July 2019	Free	2022
23	Paul Huntington	CB		Carlisle	32	281	18	Yeovil Town	22 May 2012	Free	2021
Midfielders
4	Ben Pearson	CM/DM		Oldham	25	153	2	Manchester United	11 January 2016	£115,000	2021
7	Tom Bayliss	CM		Leicester	21	5	0	Coventry City	2 August 2019	£2,000,000	2023
8	Alan Browne	CM		Cork	25	251	32	Free agent	1 January 2014	Free	2021
10	Josh Harrop	AM/CF		Stockport	24	84	12	Manchester United	3 July 2017	Undisclosed	2021
11	Daniel Johnson	AM		Kingston	27	220	43	Aston Villa	23 January 2015	£50,000	2021
12	Paul Gallagher	AM/WG		Glasgow	35	300	45	Leicester City	16 June 2015	Free	2020
18	Ryan Ledson	CM		Liverpool	22	45	0	Oxford United	1 July 2018	Undisclosed	2021
30	Jack Baxter	CM		Chorley	19	0	0	Academy	1 July 2017	Trainee	2019
32	Adam O'Reilly	CM			19	1	0	Ringmahon Rangers	November 2016	Undisclosed	2020
44	Brad Potts	CM		Hexham	25	46	4	Barnsley	3 January 2019	Undisclosed	2022
Forwards
9	Louis Moult	CF		Stoke-on-Trent	28	40	8	Motherwell	1 January 2018	Undisclosed	2021
20	Jayden Stockley	CF		Poole	26	52	8	Exeter City	3 January 2019	£750,000	2022
24	Sean Maguire	CF		Luton	26	96	18	Cork City	24 July 2017	Undisclosed	2021
29	Tom Barkhuizen	RW/SS		Blackpool	26	148	32	Morecambe	1 January 2017	Free	2022
31	Scott Sinclair	LW		Bath	31	18	3	Celtic	8 January 2020	Undisclosed	2022
35	David Nugent	CF		Huyton	35	132	38	Derby County	17 July 2019	Free	Undisclosed
39	Billy Bodin	RW/CF		Swindon	28	39	4	Bristol Rovers	3 January 2018	Undisclosed	2020
Out on Loan
3	Josh Earl	LB/LW		Liverpool	21	36	0	Academy	1 July 2017	Trainee	2021
17	Josh Ginnelly	LW		Coventry	23	9	0	Walsall	1 January 2019	Undisclosed	2021
27	Connor Simpson	CF		Guisborough	20	1	0	Hartlepool United	11 January 2018	Undisclosed	2020
50	Kevin O'Connor	LB		Enniscorthy	23	9	0	Cork City	24 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
	Graham Burke	SS		Dublin	26	15	2	Shamrock Rovers	1 July 2018	Undisclosed	2021

• All appearances and goals up to date as of 22 July 2020.

Statistics

As of 22 July 2020

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Declan Rudd	46	0	46+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Darnell Fisher	28	0	25+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Ben Pearson	37	1	37+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Tom Clarke	11	0	7+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Ben Davies	38	0	36+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Tom Bayliss	5	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
8	MF	IRL	Alan Browne	45	4	34+8	4	0+0	0	3+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Louis Moult	2	1	2+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	ENG	Josh Harrop	35	8	15+16	5	1+0	1	2+1	2
11	MF	JAM	Daniel Johnson	33	12	31+1	12	0+0	0	1+0	0
12	MF	SCO	Paul Gallagher	32	6	22+10	6	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	ENG	Jordan Storey	14	0	7+3	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
15	DF	IRL	Joe Rafferty	32	1	27+1	1	1+0	0	2+1	0
16	DF	WAL	Andrew Hughes	27	0	27+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Ryan Ledson	17	0	8+5	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
20	FW	ENG	Jayden Stockley	34	4	9+22	4	1+0	0	1+1	0
21	DF	GER	Patrick Bauer	41	3	41+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Paul Huntington	10	1	8+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
24	FW	IRL	Sean Maguire	43	5	35+8	5	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	GK	ENG	Connor Ripley	4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Tom Barkhuizen	44	11	32+9	9	0+0	0	3+0	2
31	FW	ENG	Scott Sinclair	18	3	11+7	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	FW	ENG	David Nugent	25	1	11+13	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
39	FW	WAL	Billy Bodin	21	3	12+7	2	1+0	1	0+1	0
44	MF	ENG	Brad Potts	35	2	14+17	2	1+0	0	3+0	0
Players out on loan:
17	MF	ENG	Josh Ginnelly	4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
33	FW	ENG	Ethan Walker	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Players who left the club:
19	MF	ENG	Andre Green	6	1	0+4	0	0+0	0	2+0	1

Goals record

As of 22 July 2020

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	11		CM	Daniel Johnson	12	0	0	12
2	29		RW	Tom Barkhuizen	9	0	2	11
3	10		AM	Josh Harrop	5	1	2	8
4	12		CM	Paul Gallagher	6	0	0	6
5	24		CF	Sean Maguire	5	0	0	5
6	8		CM	Alan Browne	4	0	0	4
	20		CF	Jayden Stockley	4	0	0	4
8	21		CB	Patrick Bauer	3	0	0	3
	31		LW	Scott Sinclair	3	0	0	3
	39		RW	Billy Bodin	2	1	0	3
11	44		CM	Brad Potts	2	0	0	2
12	4		DM	Ben Pearson	1	0	0	1
	9		CF	Louis Moult	1	0	0	1
	15		LB	Joe Rafferty	1	0	0	1
	19		LW	Andre Green	0	0	1	1
	23		CB	Paul Huntington	0	0	1	1
	35		CF	David Nugent	1	0	0	1
	Total					57	2	6	65

Disciplinary record

As of 22 July 2020

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
1	2		RB	Darnell Fisher	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
2	4		CM	Ben Pearson	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1
3	10		AM	Josh Harrop	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
	12		AM	Paul Gallagher	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
5	20		CF	Jayden Stockley	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
6	1		GK	Declan Rudd	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	8		CM	Alan Browne	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	11		AM	Daniel Johnson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	15		LB	Joe Rafferty	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
	18		CM	Ryan Ledson	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	5		CB	Tom Clarke	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	6		CB	Ben Davies	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	16		LB	Andrew Hughes	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21		CB	Patrick Bauer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	23		CB	Paul Huntington	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	29		RW	Tom Barkhuizen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
17	24		CF	Sean Maguire	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	25		GK	Connor Ripley	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	35		CF	David Nugent	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	39		RW	Billy Bodin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	44		CM	Brad Potts	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					62	0	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	66	0	2

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	CB		Patrick Bauer	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	[1]
17 July 2019	CF		David Nugent	Derby County	Free transfer	[2]
2 August 2019	CM		Tom Bayliss	Coventry City	£2,000,000	[3]
8 January 2020	LW		Scott Sinclair	Celtic	Undisclosed	[4]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 August 2019	LW		Andre Green	Aston Villa	30 June 2020	[5]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2019	GK		Chris Maxwell	Hibernian	22 January 2020	[6][7]
31 July 2019	SS		Graham Burke	Shamrock Rovers	30 June 2020	[8]
3 August 2019	LB		Josh Earl	Bolton Wanderers	5 January 2020	[9]
16 August 2019	LB		Jack Armer	Lancaster City	1 January 2020	[10]
2 September 2019	CF		Connor Simpson	Accrington Stanley	30 June 2020	[11]
12 December 2019	CF		Ethan Walker	Altrincham	30 June 2020	[12]
7 January 2020	LB		Kevin O'Connor	Waterford	30 June 2020	[13]
13 January 2020	LB		Josh Earl	Ipswich Town	30 June 2020	[14]
15 January 2020	LB		Jack Armer	Lancaster City	30 June 2020	[15]
16 January 2020	LW		Josh Ginnelly	Bristol Rovers	30 June 2020	[16]
21 January 2020	DM		Jack Baxter	Clitheroe	30 June 2020	[17]
24 January 2020	CM		Adam O'Reilly	Stalybridge Celtic	30 June 2020	[18]
24 January 2020	CF		Ethan Walker	Stalybridge Celtic	30 June 2020	[18]
27 February 2020	GK		Michael Crowe	Bamber Bridge	30 June 2020	[19]
28 February 2020	AM		Tyrhys Dolan	Clitheroe	30 June 2020	[20]
28 February 2020	LB		Lincoln McFayden	Clitheroe	30 June 2020	[20]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	CB		Andy Boyle	Dundalk	Released	[21][22]
1 July 2019	FW		Darren Brannigan	Free agent	Released	[23]
1 July 2019	GK		James Cottam	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[24]
1 July 2019	CF		Michael Howard	Morecambe	Released	[21][25]
1 July 2019	MF		Jerome Jolly	Free agent	Released	[23]
1 July 2019	GK		Callum Lenton	Free agent	Released	[23]
1 July 2019	DF		Precieux Ngongo	Gretna 2008	Released	[23][26]
1 July 2019	CM		Josh Pollard	Free agent	Released	[23]
1 July 2019	LM		Ben Pringle	Gillingham	Released	[21][27]
1 July 2019	MF		Lewis Simmons	Free agent	Released	[23]
1 July 2019	LB		Tommy Spurr	Retirement	Retired	[21]
1 July 2019	CB		Tom Stead	Chorley	Released	[21]
1 July 2019	RB		Marnick Vermijl	MVV Maastricht	Free Transfer	[21]
12 July 2019	LW		Callum Robinson	Sheffield United	£7,020,000	[28]
22 January 2020	GK		Chris Maxwell	Blackpool	Mutual consent	[7][29]

Pre-season

PNE announced five pre-season fixtures on 5 June 2019.^[30] A home friendly against Southampton was later confirmed^[31] and Bolton Wanderers was also added.^[32]

Bamber Bridge v Preston North End

6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) Friendly	Bamber Bridge	0–2	Preston North End	Bamber Bridge
15:00 BST		Report	Clarke 10' Moult 34'	Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Cork City v Preston North End

8 July 2019 (2019-07-08) Friendly	Cork City	0–2	Preston North End	Cork, Ireland
19:00 BST		Report	Stockley 39' Ginnelly 85'	Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 1,470 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

AFC Fylde v Preston North End

13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Friendly	AFC Fylde	0–4	Preston North End	Medlar-with-Wesham
15:00 BST		Report	Maguire 11', 16', 60' Bodin 39'	Stadium: Mill Farm Attendance: 2,109 Referee: David McNamara

Chorley v Preston North End

16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly	Chorley	0–2	Preston North End	Chorley
19:00 BST		Report	Browne 61' Burke 78'	Stadium: Victory Park Attendance: 1,351 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Preston North End v Southampton

20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly	Preston North End	1–3	Southampton	Preston
15:00 BST	Bodin 19'	Report	Ings 11', 44' Vokins 82'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,767 Referee: Peter Bankes

Preston North End v Accrington Stanley

23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly	Preston North End	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Leyland
19:45 BST	Bauer 39'	Report	Bishop 45'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Fleetwood Town v Preston North End

26 July 2019 (2019-07-26) Friendly	Fleetwood Town	1–0	Preston North End	Fleetwood
19:45 BST	Hunter 59'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,920 Referee: Peter Bankes

Preston North End v Newcastle United

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly	Preston North End	2–1	Newcastle United	Preston
15:00 BST	Gallagher 60' (pen.), 71' (pen.)	Report	Shelvey 39'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,982 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Swansea City	46	18	16	12	62	53	+9	70	Qualification for Championship play-offs[a]
7	Nottingham Forest	46	18	16	12	58	50	+8	70
8	Millwall	46	17	17	12	57	51	+6	68
9	Preston North End	46	18	12	16	59	54	+5	66
10	Derby County	46	17	13	16	62	64	−2	64
11	Blackburn Rovers	46	17	12	17	66	63	+3	63
12	Bristol City	46	17	12	17	60	65	−5	63

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[33]
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

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	18	12	16	59	54	+5	66	12	4	7	39	29	+10	6	8	9	20	25	−5

Last updated: 22 July 2020.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by matchday

Matchday	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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	W	D	L	W	D
Position	23	10	16	10	6	7	5	3	5	6	3	6	6	2	2	2	3	5	6	7	6	3	4	6	7	9	10	9	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	9	8	9

Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2020. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.^[34]

Millwall v Preston North End

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1	Millwall	1–0	Preston North End	Bermondsey
15:00 BST	Williams  30' Wallace 33' Smith  62'	Report	Hughes  49' Stockley  64' Browne  87'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 14,923 Referee: Steve Martin

Preston North End v Wigan Athletic

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2	Preston North End	3–0	Wigan Athletic	Preston
15:00 BST	Maguire 6' Pearson  20' Moult 39' Gallagher 54'	Report	Byrne  6' Macleod  16'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,789 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Swansea City v Preston North End

17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3	Swansea City	3–2	Preston North End	Swansea
15:00 BST	Bastón 45+4', 69' Byers 63'	Report	Rafferty 11' Fisher  18' Johnson 67' (pen.)	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 15,250 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Preston North End v Stoke City

21 August 2019 (2019-08-21) 4	Preston North End	3–1	Stoke City	Preston
19:45 BST	Johnson 7' Pearson  16' Bodin 25' Harrop  65' 69' Fisher  78'	Report	McClean  78' 89' Collins  80'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,973 Referee: John Brooks
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday

24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5	Preston North End	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Preston
15:00 BST	Johnson 32' (pen.), 65' (pen.)	Report	Odubajo  64' Fletcher 78' Reach  84' Fox  90+5'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,715 Referee: Robert Jones

Nottingham Forest v Preston North End

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Preston North End	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Grabban  70' Silva  74' Adomah 79' Sow  83' Jenkinson  89'	Report	Bodin 40' Harrop  50'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,249 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Preston North End v Brentford

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 7	Preston North End	2–0	Brentford	Preston
15:00 BST	Maguire 4' Fisher  60' Barkhuizen 70' Johnson  78'	Report	Nørgaard  78'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,873 Referee: David Coote

Birmingham City v Preston North End

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 8	Birmingham City	0–1	Preston North End	Bordesley
15:00 BST		Report	Maguire 23'	Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium Attendance: 20,806 Referee: Steve Martin

Preston North End v Bristol City

28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 9	Preston North End	3–3	Bristol City	Preston
15:00 BST	Fisher  39' Gallagher 45+2' (pen.) Johnson 51' (pen.) Bauer 70'	Report	Moore 29' Weimann 36'  82' Baker 60'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,005 Referee: Andy Davies

Middlesbrough v Preston North End

1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) 10	Middlesbrough	1–1	Preston North End	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Fisher 42' (o.g.) Clayton  86' Fletcher  90+5'	Report	Harrop 40' Pearson  65' Fisher  90+2'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 17,961 Referee: Darren England

Preston North End v Barnsley

5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 11	Preston North End	5–1	Barnsley	Preston
15:00 BST	Johnson 31', 61' Barkhuizen 50' Pearson 63' Browne  67' Harrop 77'	Report	McGeehan  27' 43' Williams  65' Wilks  67'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,431 Referee: Gavin Ward

Reading v Preston North End

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 12	Reading	1–0	Preston North End	Reading
15:00 BST	Obita  8' Miazga 90+8'  90+8'	Report	Nugent  16' Pearson  90+1'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 14,135 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Preston North End v Leeds United

22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 13	Preston North End	1–1	Leeds United	Preston
19:45 BST	Barkhuizen 74' Fisher  86'	Report	Nketiah 87'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,275 Referee: Kevin Friend

Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 14	Preston North End	3–2	Blackburn Rovers	Preston
15:00 BST	Barkhuizen 53', 82' Johnson 65' (pen.)	Report	Rudd 1' (o.g.) Gallagher 11'  68' Dack  87'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 19,165 Referee: Stephen Martin

Charlton Athletic v Preston North End

3 November 2019 (2019-11-03) 15	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Preston North End	Charlton
12:00 GMT	Sarr  25' Kayal  65' Bonne  90+8'	Report	Gallagher 58' (pen.) Pearson  66' Fisher  74' Stockley  80' Barkhuizen  81' Rudd  90+3'	Stadium: The Valley Referee: David Webb

Preston North End v Huddersfield Town

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 16	Preston North End	3–1	Huddersfield Town	Preston
15:00 GMT	Stockley 4'  62' Ledson  18' Browne 33' Fisher  45+5' Gallagher 50' (pen.) Maguire  86'	Report	Bacuna  45+5' 74' O'Brien  62'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,038 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Derby County v Preston North End

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 17	Derby County	1–0	Preston North End	Derby
15:00 GMT	Waghorn 33'	Report	Fisher  23' Rafferty  41'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,417 Referee: Tim Robinson

Hull City v Preston North End

27 November 2019 (2019-11-27) 18	Hull City	4–0	Preston North End	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Bowen 30', 77' Magennis 48' (pen.) Grosicki 51' Batty  65'	Report	Gallagher  56'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 9,826 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Preston North End v West Bromwich Albion

2 December 2019 (2019-12-02) 19	Preston North End	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Preston
19:45 GMT		Report	Ajayi  50' Austin 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,015 Referee: Oliver Langford

Queens Park Rangers v Preston North End

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 20	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Preston North End	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT	Eze 17', 67' (pen.) Scowen  79' Osayi-Samuel  90'	Report	Rudd  66' Bodin  90+2'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 12,179 Referee: Andy Davies

Preston North End v Fulham

10 December 2019 (2019-12-10) 21	Preston North End	2–1	Fulham	Preston
19:45 GMT	Maguire 23' Pearson  34' Rafferty  45' Nugent 52' Browne  75' Huntington  76' Potts  83'	Report	Odoi  28' Mitrović 81' Onomah  88'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,093 Referee: Keith Stroud

Preston North End v Luton Town

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 22	Preston North End	2–1	Luton Town	Preston
15:00 GMT	Gallagher 5' 5' Fisher  67' Stockley 84'	Report	Collins 43' (pen.) LuaLua  66' Berry  81' Bradley  90+6'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,083 Referee: Gavin Ward

Cardiff City v Preston North End

21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 23	Cardiff City	0–0	Preston North End	Cardiff
12:30 GMT	Tomlin  45+1'	Report	Gallagher  21' Clarke  35'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,625 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Leeds United v Preston North End

26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 24	Leeds United	1–1	Preston North End	Beeston, Leeds
17:15 BST	Phillips  73' Klich  80' Dallas  80' 89'	Report	Browne 22' Pearson  68' Huntington  72' Ledson  75' Clarke  80'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,638 Referee: Darren Bond

Preston North End v Reading

29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 25	Preston North End	0–2	Reading	Preston
15:00 GMT		Report	Swift 12' João 16'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,680 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Preston North End v Middlesbrough

1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 26	Preston North End	0–2	Middlesbrough	Preston
15:00 GMT		Report	Gestede 40' Fletcher 62' Clayton  64' Johnson  66'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,824 Referee: John Brooks

Blackburn Rovers v Preston North End

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 27	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Preston North End	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Armstrong 3' Lenihan  51' Travis  67'	Report	Harrop 17'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 19,963 Referee: James Linington

Preston North End v Charlton Athletic

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 28	Preston North End	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Preston
15:00 GMT	Harrop 31' Bauer 52' Barkhuizen  62'	Report	Green 5'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,358 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Barnsley v Preston North End

21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) 29	Barnsley	0–3	Preston North End	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Woodrow  83'	Report	Barkhuizen 19', 45' Johnson 34' Harrop  57'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,207 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Preston North End v Swansea City

1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 30	Preston North End	1–1	Swansea City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Sinclair 28' Bauer  45+3'	Report	Brewster 33'  55' Bidwell  54' Celina  71'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,502 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Wigan Athletic v Preston North End

8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 31	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Preston North End	Wigan
12:30 GMT	Dunkley 57'  66'	Report	Barkhuizen 7' Johnson 48' Rudd  76' Fisher  84' Stockley  90+2'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 12,439 Referee: Darren England

Stoke City v Preston North End

12 February 2020 (2020-02-12) 32	Stoke City	0–2	Preston North End	Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 GMT	Allen  38' McClean  62' Batth  90'	Report	Johnson  24' Browne 58' Pearson  63' Barkhuizen 75'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 20,418 Referee: John Brooks

Preston North End v Millwall

15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 33	Preston North End	0–1	Millwall	Preston
15:00 GMT	Johnson  50' Pearson  83' Gallagher  85'	Report	Hutchinson 78'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,468 Referee: Tony Harrington

Preston North End v Hull City

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 34	Preston North End	2–1	Hull City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Gallagher 67' (pen.) Browne 71' Stockley  90+7'	Report	Wilks 40' Honeyman  56' Pennington  81' de Wijs  90+3'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,342 Referee: Stephen Martin

West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End

25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 35	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Preston North End	West Bromwich
20:00 GMT	Robson-Kanu 6' Livermore 45'	Report	Fisher  64'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,150 Referee: Kevin Friend

Fulham v Preston North End

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 36	Fulham	2–0	Preston North End	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Nugent 58' (o.g.) Kamara 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,020 Referee: David Webb

Preston North End v Queens Park Rangers

7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 37	Preston North End	1–3	Queens Park Rangers	Preston
15:00 GMT	Johnson 19' (pen.) Gallagher  44' Davies  61'	Report	Cameron  56'  67' Hall 61' Manning 78' Amos  83' Eze 84'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,378 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Luton Town v Preston North End

20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 38	Luton Town	1–1	Preston North End	Luton
15:00 BST	Rea  50' McManaman 87'	Report	Sinclair 52'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35] The match was rescheduled to 20 June.

Preston North End v Cardiff City

27 June 2020 (2020-06-27) 39	Preston North End	1–3	Cardiff City	Preston
12:30 BST	Davies  67' Johnson 73'	Report	Sanderson  54' Ralls 69' Mendez-Laing 82' Smithies  90' Glatzel 90+1'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35] The match was rescheduled to 27 June.

Preston North End v Derby County

1 July 2020 (2020-07-01) 40	Preston North End	0–1	Derby County	Preston
17:00 BST		Report	Rooney 18'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35] The match was rescheduled to 1 July.

Huddersfield Town v Preston North End

4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 41	Huddersfield Town	0–0	Preston North End	Huddersfield
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36] The match was rescheduled to 4 July.

Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End

8 July 2020 (2020-07-08) 42	Sheffield Wednesday	1–3	Preston North End	Owlerton
19:45 BST	Pelupessy  10' Murphy 58' Nuhiu  85'	Report	Sinclair 78' Stockley 87' Potts 90+6'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36] The match was rescheduled to 8 July.

Preston North End v Nottingham Forest

11 July 2020 (2020-07-11) 43	Preston North End	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Preston
15:00 BST	Stockley 15' Bauer  16' Hughes  49'	Report	Grabban 5' (pen.)	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36] The match was rescheduled to 11 July.

Brentford v Preston North End

15 July 2020 (2020-07-15) 44	Brentford	1–0	Preston North End	Brentford
17:00 BST	Watkins 4',  90+3' Benrahma  63'	Report	Rafferty  53'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36] The match was rescheduled to 15 July.

Preston North End v Birmingham City

18 July 2020 (2020-07-18) 45	Preston North End	2–0	Birmingham City	Preston
15:00 BST	Harrop  21' Bauer 43' Gallagher  52' Potts 87'	Report	Šunjić  28' Bellingham  67'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36] The match was rescheduled to 18 July.

Bristol City v Preston North End

22 July 2020 (2020-07-22) 46	Bristol City	1–1	Preston North End	Ashton Gate
19:30 BST	Diédhiou 48'	Report	Maguire 16'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36] The match was rescheduled to 22 July.

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.^[37]

Preston North End v Norwich City

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round	Preston North End	2–4	Norwich City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Bodin 48' Harrop 84'	Report	Idah 2', 38', 61' (pen.) Hernández 28'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,616 Referee: Martin Atkinson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.^[38] The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.^[39] The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.^[40]

Bradford City v Preston North End

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round	Bradford City	0–4	Preston North End	Bradford
19:45 BST		report	Green 13' Barkhuizen 19', 53' Harrop 71'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 3,456 Referee: Matt Donohue

Preston North End v Hull City

27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Second round	Preston North End	2–2 (5–4 p)	Hull City	Preston
19:45 BST	Huntington 20' Harrop 26'	Report	Magennis 34' (pen.) Bowen 90+5'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,093 Referee: David Webb
	Penalties
	Harrop Ledson Stockley Bodin Browne		Magennis Eaves Toral Lopes Stewart

Preston North End v Manchester City

24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Third round	Preston North End	0–3	Manchester City	Preston
19:45 BST	Harrop  51'	Report	Sterling 19' Gabriel Jesus 35' Ledson 42' (o.g.)	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 22,025 Referee: Lee Mason