2016–17 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End
2016–17 season
Manager	Simon Grayson
Stadium	Deepdale
Championship	11th
FA Cup	3rd Round
League Cup	4th Round
Top goalscorer	League: Hugill (10); All: Hugill (11)
Highest home attendance	22,185; (vs Arsenal, 7 Jan 2017)
Lowest home attendance	4,509; (vs Hartlepool United, 9 Aug 16)
Average home league attendance	12,606

The 2016–17 season was Preston North End's second consecutive season in the Championship in their 137th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Place of birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	End
Goalkeepers
1	Anders Lindegaard	GK	Dyrup	36	24	0	West Bromwich Albion	2 July 2016	Free	2017
22	Chris Maxwell	GK	St Asaph	29	40	0	Fleetwood Town	1 July 2016	Free	2020
40	Matthew Hudson	GK	Southport	21	1	0	Academy	1 July 2015	Free	2018
Defenders
2	Marnick Vermijl	RB	Peer	28	51	4	Sheffield Wednesday	31 August 2016	Undisclosed	2019
3	Greg Cunningham	LB	Galway	29	90	3	Bristol City	27 July 2015	Undisclosed	2019
5	Tom Clarke	CB	Sowerby Bridge	32	194	12	Huddersfield Town	22 May 2013	Free	2019
6	Tyias Browning	CB	Liverpool	26	8	0	Manchester United	30 January 2017	Loan	2017
15	Calum Woods	RB	Liverpool	33	61	0	Huddersfield Town	1 July 2014	Free	2018
17	Tommy Spurr	LB	Leeds	32	19	1	Blackburn Rovers	1 July 2016	Free	2019
23	Paul Huntington	CB	Carlisle	32	200	16	Yeovil Town	22 May 2012	Free	2018
24	Andy Boyle	CB	Dublin	29	7	0	Dundalk	1 January 2017	Free	2019
27	Alex Baptiste	CB	Sutton-in-Ashfield	34	24	3	Middlesbrough	31 August 2016	Loan	2017
Midfielders
4	Ben Pearson	CM	Oldham	25	49	1	Manchester United	11 January 2016	£100,000	2020
7	Daryl Horgan	RM	Galway	27	21	2	Dundalk	1 January 2017	Free	2019
8	Alan Browne	CM	Cork	25	116	7	Free agent	1 January 2014	Free	2018
11	Daniel Johnson	AM	Kingston	27	111	21	Aston Villa	23 January 2015	£50,000	2019
12	Paul Gallagher	AM/WG	Glasgow	35	189	30	Leicester City	16 June 2015	Free	2019
14	Aiden McGeady	WG	Glasgow	34	35	8	Everton	31 August 2016	Loan	2017
16	Liam Grimshaw	MF/RB	Burnley	25	7	0	Manchester United	18 January 2016	Undisclosed	2018
18	Ben Pringle	CM/LM	Newcastle upon Tyne	31	14	0	Fulham	4 July 2016	Undisclosed	2019
19	John Welsh	CM	Liverpool	35	165	3	Tranmere Rovers	14 May 2012	Free	2018
Forwards
9	Simon Makienok	CF	Næstved	29	29	6	Palermo	1 July 2016	Loan	2017
10	Jermaine Beckford	CF	London	36	60	21	Bolton Wanderers	9 June 2015	Free	2017
21	Stevie May	CF	Perth	27	13	1	Sheffield Wednesday	1 September 2015	Undisclosed	2018
25	Jordan Hugill	CF	Middlesbrough	28	85	20	Port Vale	19 June 2014	Undisclosed	2018
29	Tom Barkhuizen	RW	Blackpool	26	17	6	Morecambe	1 January 2017	Free	2019
37	Callum Robinson	WG/CF	Northampton	25	78	15	Aston Villa	4 July 2016	Free	2019
Out on Loan
13	Eoin Doyle	CF	Dublin	32	44	7	Cardiff City	1 July 2016	Undisclosed	2019
20	Ben Davies	LB	Barrow-in-Furness	24	12	0	Academy	25 January 2013	Free	2019
30	Clive Smith	DF		22	0	0	Academy	1 January 2016	Trainee	2017

Statistics

As of 7 May 2017

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Anders Lindegaard	10	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF		Marnick Vermijl	19	2	13+5	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Greg Cunningham	44	0	40+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
4	MF		Ben Pearson	33	1	28+2	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF		Tom Clarke	46	4	42+0	4	1+0	0	1+2	0
6	DF		Tyias Browning	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF		Daryl Horgan	21	2	10+10	2	0+1	0	0+0	0
8	MF		Alan Browne	36	0	22+10	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
9	FW		Simon Makienok (on loan from Palermo)	29	6	8+17	3	0+1	0	3+0	3
10	FW		Jermaine Beckford	18	2	4+14	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF		Daniel Johnson	44	4	31+9	4	1+0	0	2+1	0
12	MF		Paul Gallagher	34	1	28+3	1	1+0	0	1+1	0
14	MF		Aiden McGeady (on loan from Everton)	35	8	32+2	8	1+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF		Liam Grimshaw	7	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
17	DF		Tommy Spurr	19	1	11+6	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
18	MF		Ben Pringle	14	0	7+3	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
19	MF		John Welsh	7	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
21	FW		Stevie May	4	1	2+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	GK		Chris Maxwell	40	0	37+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
23	DF		Paul Huntington	38	1	26+7	1	1+0	0	4+0	0
24	DF		Andy Boyle	7	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW		Jordan Hugill	47	13	35+9	12	1+0	0	1+1	1
27	DF		Alex Baptiste (on loan from Middlesbrough)	24	3	23+1	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW		Tom Barkhuizen	17	6	12+5	6	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	FW		Callum Robinson	45	11	33+8	10	1+0	1	0+3	0
Out on Loan:
13	FW		Eoin Doyle	15	3	6+5	1	0+0	0	2+2	2
20	DF		Ben Davies (at Fleetwood Town)	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
Player who left during the season:
6	DF		Bailey Wright	21	0	18+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
7	MF		Chris Humphrey	14	0	4+6	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
14	FW		Joe Garner	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

Goals record

As of 7 May 2017

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	25	CF	Jordan Hugill	12	0	1	13
2	37	WG	Callum Robinson	10	1	0	11
3	14	RW	Aiden McGeady	8	0	0	8
4	9	CF	Simon Makienok	3	0	3	6
4	29	RW	Tom Barkhuizen	6	0	0	6
6	11	AM	Daniel Johnson	5	0	0	5
7	5	CB	Tom Clarke	4	0	0	4
8	13	CF	Eoin Doyle	1	0	2	3
8	27	CB	Alex Baptiste	3	0	0	3
10	2	RB	Marnick Vermijl	2	0	0	2
	7	RW	Daryl Horgan	2	0	0	2
	10	CF	Jermaine Beckford	2	0	0	2
12	4	CM	Ben Pearson	1	0	0	1
	12	AM	Paul Gallagher	1	0	0	1
	17	LB	Tommy Spurr	1	0	0	1
	21	CF	Stevie May	1	0	0	1
	23	CB	Paul Huntington	1	0	0	1
Own Goals				2	0	0	2
Total				64	1	6	71

Disciplinary Record

As of 7 May 2017

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	4		CM	Ben Pearson	14	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	0	0
2	3		LB	Greg Cunningham	12	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
3	25		CF	Jordan Hugill	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
4	8		CM	Alan Browne	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	1
4	14		RW	Aiden McGeady	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
6	23		CB	Paul Huntington	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
7	11		AM	Daniel Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
7	37		WG	Callum Robinson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	2		RB	Marnick Vermijl	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	5		CB	Tom Clarke	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	6		CB	Bailey Wright	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0
	22		GK	Chris Maxwell	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	27		CB	Alex Baptiste	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
14	6		CB	Tyias Browning	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	10		CF	Jermaine Beckford	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
	12		AM	Paul Gallagher	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	17		LB	Tommy Spurr	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	18		CM	Ben Pringle	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	19		CM	John Welsh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	24		CB	Andy Boyle	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	7		RW	Chris Humphrey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13		CF	Eoin Doyle	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	20		LB	Ben Davies	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					81	0	5	3	0	0	6	0	1	90	0	6

Contracts

Date	Position	Name	Contract Length	Status	Expires	Ref.
1 July 2016	CM	Josh Brownhill	2 years	Rejected	2018	[1][2]
25 August 2016	CB	Paul Huntington	2 years	Extended	2019	[3]
25 August 2016	AM	Daniel Johnson	3 years	Signed	2019	[3]
6 September 2016	CB	Tom Clarke	3 years	Signed	2019	[4]
8 September 2016	LB	Greg Cunningham	3 years	Signed	2019	[5]
14 September 2016	AM	Paul Gallagher	3 years	Signed	2019	[6]
14 September 2016	CF	Jordan Hugill	2 years	Signed	2018	[6]
18 October 2016	CM	John Welsh	1 Year	Signed	2018	[7]
10 November 2016	CB	Ben Davies	3 years	Signed	2019	[8]
29 December 2016	CM	Ben Pearson	3 1/2 years	Signed	2020	[9]
2 March 2017	GK	Chris Maxwell	1 year	Extended	2020	[10]
9 May 2017	GK	Matthew Hudson	18 Months	Extended	2018	[11]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CF	Eoin Doyle	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	[12]
1 July 2016	GK	Chris Maxwell	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	[13]
1 July 2016	LB	Tommy Spurr	Blackburn Rovers	Free transfer	[14]
2 July 2016	GK	Anders Lindegaard	West Bromwich Albion	Free transfer	[15]
4 July 2016	CM	Ben Pringle	Fulham	Undisclosed	[16]
4 July 2016	LW	Callum Robinson	Aston Villa	Free transfer	[16]
31 August 2016	RB	Marnick Vermijl	Sheffield Wednesday	Undisclosed	[17]
1 January 2017	RW	Tom Barkhuizen	Morecambe	Free transfer	[18]
1 January 2017	CB	Andy Boyle	Dundalk	Free transfer	[19]
1 January 2017	RM	Daryl Horgan	Dundalk	Free transfer	[19]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	LB	Nick Anderton	Barrow [lower-alpha 1]	Released	[1]
1 July 2016	CM	Josh Brownhill	Bristol City	Compensation	[2]
1 July 2016	CB	Josh Heaton	Droylsen [lower-alpha 2]	Released	[1]
1 July 2016	GK	Jamie Jones	Stevenage	Free transfer	[22]
1 July 2016	CM	Neil Kilkenny	Melbourne City [lower-alpha 3]	Released	[1]
1 July 2016	GK	Chris Kirkland	Bury [lower-alpha 4]	Released	[1]
1 July 2016	CF	Andy Little	Free agent	Released	[1]
1 July 2016	LM	Kyel Reid	Coventry City [lower-alpha 5]	Released	[1]
1 July 2016	CF	Jack Ryan	Bradford Park Avenue [lower-alpha 6]	Released	[1]
19 August 2016	CF	Joe Garner	Rangers	£1,800,000	[27]
30 December 2016	RM	Chris Humphrey	Hibernian [lower-alpha 7]	Mutual consent	[29]
6 January 2017	CB	Bailey Wright	Bristol City	Undisclosed	[30]

income –£1,800,000

Following Anderton's release, he signed for Barrow.[20]
Following Heaton's release, he signed for Droylsden.[21]
Following Kilkenny's release, he signed for Melbourne City.[23]
Following Kirkland's release, he signed for Bury.[24]
Following Reid's release, he signed for Coventry City.[25]
Following Ryan's release, he signed for Bradford Park Avenue.[26]
Following Humphrey's departure, he signed for Hibernian.[28]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2016	CF	Simon Makienok	Palermo	End of Season	[31]
31 August 2016	CB	Alex Baptiste	Middlesbrough	End of Season	[17]
31 August 2016	RW	Aiden McGeady	Everton	End of Season	[17]
30 January 2017	RB	Tyias Browning	Everton	End of Season	[32]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
2 January 2017	LB	Ben Davies	Fleetwood Town	End of season	[33]
31 January 2017	CF	Eoin Doyle	Portsmouth	End of season	[34]
31 January 2017	DM	Liam Grimshaw	Chesterfield	End of season	[35]
31 January 2017	RB	Clive Smith	St Johnstone	End of season	[36]
24 March 2017	LB	Josh Earl	Lancaster City	End of season	[37]

Competitions

Pre-season

8 July 2016	Bamber Bridge	1–2	Preston North End	Bamber Bridge, Lancashire
19:00 BST	Churchman 86'		Vasey 30' (o.g.) Doyle 77'	Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium Attendance: 1,836 Referee: N. Salisbury

9 July 2016	Chorley	1–2	Preston North End	Chorley, Lancashire
15:00 BST	O'Keefe 1' (pen.)	Report	Garner 56' Hugill 64'	Stadium: Victory Park Attendance: 1,739 Referee: Michael Salisbury

16 July 2016	Accrington Stanley	v	Preston North End	Accrington, Lancashire
15:00 BST				Stadium: Wham Stadium

19 July 2016	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Preston North End	Oldham, Greater Manchester
19:00 BST	Trialist 71'	Report	Doyle 20' Garner 70', 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 908 Referee: Oliver Langford

23 July 2016	Preston North End	1–1	Stoke City	Preston, Lancashire
15:00 BST	Johnson 8'	Report	Diouf 54'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,493 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Morecambe	1–4	Preston North End	Morecambe, Lancashire
19:30 BST	Barkhuizen 78'	Report	Robinson 23', 81' Pringle 39' Hugill 71'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,252 (554 away fans) Referee: Darren Handley

30 July 2016	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Preston North End	Bolton, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 3,669 (800 away fans) Referee: Andrew Madley

Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Derby County	46	18	13	15	54	50	+4	67
10	Brentford	46	18	10	18	75	65	+10	64
11	Preston North End	46	16	14	16	64	63	+1	62
12	Cardiff City	46	17	11	18	60	61	−1	62
13	Aston Villa	46	16	14	16	47	48	−1	62

Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.

Matches

6 August 2016 1	Reading	1–0	Preston North End	Reading
15:00 BST	Swift 35' McShane 36' Evans 50'	PNE Report	50' Cunningham 59' Gallagher 90+5' Browne	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,764 (1,000 PNE fans) Referee: Andy Davies

13 August 2016 2	Preston North End	1–2	Fulham	Preston
15:00 BST	Robinson 71'	BBC Report	33' Aluko 43' Ayité 67' Smith 78' Cairney	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,809 Referee: James Adcock

16 August 2016 3	Preston North End	0–1	Derby County	Preston
19:45 BST	Pringle 86'	BBC Report	87' Forsyth	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,628 Referee: David Coote

20 August 2016 4	Queens Park Rangers	0–2	Preston North End	London
15:00 BST	Perch 45+1'	BBC Report	21' Beckford 52' (og) Onuoha 58' Welsh 85' Browne	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,307 Referee: Andy Madley

27 August 2016 5	Ipswich Town	1–0	Preston North End	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Ward 15' Skuse 45'	BBC Report	38' Spurr	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,296 Referee: Tim Robinson

10 September 2016 6	Preston North End	1–2	Barnsley	Preston
15:00 BST	Spurr 39' Cunningham 47' McGeady 64' Hugill 81'	BBC Report	27' Winnall 50' Roberts 79' Armstrong 88' Yiadom 90+1' Davies	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,852 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

13 September 2016 7	Preston North End	3–0	Cardiff City	Preston
19:45 BST	Clarke 36' Robinson 41' 79' Hugill 88'	PNE Report	Wilson 26' Lambert 55' Noone 62' Pilkington 68'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,216 (215 Cardiff City fans) Referee: Stephen Martin

13 September 2016 8	Brentford	5–0	Preston North End	London
19:45 BST	Hogan 34', 84', 87' Dean 74' Humphrey 85' (og)	BBC Report	64' Cunningham 81' Humphrey	Stadium: Griffin Park Referee: Keith Stroud

23 September 2016 9	Preston North End	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Preston
19:45 BST	Hugill 7' Cunningham 30' Browne 75'	BBC Report	45+1' Burn 67' Perkins	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,077 Referee: Oliver Langford

27 September 2016 10	Birmingham City	2–2	Preston North End	Birmingham
19:45 BST	Shotton 30' Che Adams 68' Maghoma 80'	Report	19' Baptiste 35' Johnson 43' Pearson	Stadium: St. Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 15,779 Referee: Andy Woolmer

1 October 2016 11	Preston North End	2–0	Aston Villa	Preston
15:00 BST	Pearson 5', 44' Hugill 39' Cunningham 61' Welsh 87' Wright 90+5'	BBC Report	42' Hutton 44' Westwood 45+3' Jedinak 85' Amavi	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,696 Referee: Peter Bankes

15 October 2016 12	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Preston North End	Brighton
15:00 BST	Baldock 54' Murray 65'	BBC Report	10', 75' Hugill 82' Pearson 90+2' Makienok	Stadium: AMEX Stadium Attendance: 27,606 Referee: Craig Pawson

19 October 2016 13	Preston North End	3–1	Huddersfield Town	Preston
19:45 BST	Clarke 6' Baptiste 42' Gallagher 53' Hugill 82'	Report	Hudson 53' Wells 81'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 12,862 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

22 October 2016 14	Norwich City	0–1	Preston North End	Norwich
15:00 BST	Klose 57'	Report	68' Cunningham 75' Baptiste	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,239 Referee: Steve Martin

29 October 2016 15	Preston North End	1–2	Newcastle United	Preston
15:00 BST	Robinson 61' Pearson 64' Johnson 64' Beckford 90'	Report	59', 71', 84' Mitrović 76' Hayden 89' Ritchie 90+7' Darlow	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 20,724 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

5 November 2016 16	Rotherham United	1–3	Preston North End	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Wood 71'	Report	Hugill 22' Robinson 27' Johnson 55' Vermijl 81'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 10,013 Referee: Andy Woolmer

19 November 2016 17	Preston North End	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Preston
15:00 GMT	Hugill 42' Pearson 63' Cunningham 63' Maxwell 66'	Report	45+1' Price 64' Hause 70' Wallace 71' Batth	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,683 Referee: James Lingington

26 November 2016 18	Preston North End	1–1	Burton Albion	Preston
15:00 GMT	Johnson 37' Robinson 45+2' Cunningham 85' Pearson 90'	Report	Irvine 23' Mousinho 77' O'Grady 79'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 10,696 Referee: Darren Bond

3 December 2016 19	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Preston North End	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Forestieri 9' 65' Lee 58' Fletcher 79' (pen.)	Report	Doyle 82' 90' Beckford 90'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,843 Referee: Scott Duncan

10 December 2016 20	Preston North End	3–2	Blackburn Rovers	Preston
17:30 GMT	Johnson 18', 31' (pen.) Clarke 52' Robinson 80'	Report	Graham 22' 22', 70' Lenihan 30' Marshall 60'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 14,527 Referee: Kevin Friend

14 December 2016 21	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Preston North End	Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Lam 54' Maxwell 68' (o.g.) Vaughan 77'	Report	Makienok 45' Browne 53' Baptiste 90'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 15,864 Referee: Tony Harrington

17 December 2016 22	Bristol City	1–2	Preston North End	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Wilbraham 78'	Report	21' Makienok 45+4' McGeady 85', 90+1' Johnson 90' Pearson	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 18,619 Referee: Simon Hooper

26 December 2016 23	Preston North End	1–4	Leeds United	Preston
15:00 GMT	Vermijl 27' Beckford 69' Clarke 72' Baptiste 86'	Report	Roofe 17' Sacko 23' Doukara 31' Phillips 43' Bartley 50' Ayling 61' Hernández 88'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 21,255 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

31 December 2016 24	Preston North End	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Preston
15:00 GMT	Pearson 75' Hutchinson 77' (o.g.)	Report	Fletcher 73' Reach 90+4'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 14,802 Referee: Andy Woolmer

2 January 2017 25	Burton Albion	0–1	Preston North End	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	O'Grady 33'	Report	45+1' Clarke	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,144 Referee: Oliver Langford

14 January 2017 26	Preston North End	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Preston
15:00 GMT	Bruno 63' Duffy 73'	Report	13' Huntington 53' Robinson 68' Cunningham 90+4' Hugill	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,391 Referee: Simon Hooper

21 January 2017 27	Aston Villa	2–2	Preston North End	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Adomah 22', 36', 41' Amavi 67'	Report	18' Browne 63', 64', 76' Hugill 68' Vermijl 90+5' McGeady	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,415 Referee: Andrew Madley

28 January 2017 28	Preston North End	1–1	Ipswich Town	Preston
15:00 GMT	Vermijl 14' Hugill 89' McGeady 90+2'	Report	Lawrence 16'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 10,656 Referee: Steve Martin

31 January 2017 29	Cardiff City	2–0	Preston North End	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Whittingham 18' (pen.) Zohore 28' Harris 64'	Report	McGeady 72'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 13,894 Referee: Graham Scott

4 February 2017 30	Barnsley	0–0	Preston North End	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Scowen 58'	Report	McGeady 64' Pearson 79' Browne 88' Cunningham 90+3'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,590 Referee: Oliver Langford

11 February 2017 31	Preston North End	4–2	Brentford	Preston
15:00 GMT	McGeady 18', 75' Robinson 52' Horgan 77'	Report	Field 12' Colin 29', 89' McEachran 57'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 10,130 Referee: Tony Harrington

14 February 2017 32	Preston North End	2–1	Birmingham City	Preston
19:45 GMT	Robinson 8', 52' Pearson 45+3'Hugill 78'	Report	40' Kieftenbeld 45+3' Frei 47', 58' Adams 56' 80' Gardner	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,233 Referee: Tim Robinson

18 February 2017 33	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Preston North End	Wigan
15:00 GMT		Report	36' McGeady 43' Browning	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 15,117 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

25 February 2017 34	Preston North End	2–1	Queen's Park Rangers	Preston
15:00 GMT	McGeady 45' Clarke 66' Hugill 71'	Report	21' Onuoha 36' 62' LuaLua 41' 78' Freeman	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,848 Referee: David Coote

4 March 2017 35	Fulham	3–1	Preston North End	Fulham, London
15:00 GMT	Aluko 22' Martin 60' Kebano 77'	Report	Barkhuizen 68' Pearson 80' Cunningham 90+3'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 20,205 Referee: Simon Hooper

7 March 2017 36	Derby County	1–1	Preston North End	Derby
19:45 GMT	Vydra 50' Johnson 81'	Report	McGeady 54' Barkhuizen 90+4'	Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 26,301 Referee: James Linington

11 March 2017 37	Preston North End	3–0	Reading	Preston
15:00 GMT	Boyle 29' Barkuizhen 31', 49' Horgan 40'	Report	90+1' Gunter	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,787 Referee: Scott Duncan

18 March 2017 38	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Preston North End	Blackburn
13:00 GMT	Bennett 43' Conway 56' Mahoney 77'	Report	13' Barkhuizen 67' Cunningham 87' Huntington 90+3' McGeady	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,435 Referee: Stuart Attwell

1 April 2017 39	Preston North End	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Preston
15:00 BST	Boyle 37' McGeady 52' Robinson 55' Pearson 90+4'	Report	22' Assombalonga 34' Lichaj 71' Pinillos 90+2' Fox	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,459 Referee: Darren Bond

4 April 2017 40	Preston North End	5–0	Bristol City	Preston
19:45 BST	Maxwell 4' Barkhuizen 25' McGeady 47' (pen.) Clarke 54' Robinson 64', 68' Huntington 90+1'	Report	Pack 34' Tomlin 73'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,224 Referee: Andrew Madley

8 April 2017 41	Leeds United	3–0	Preston North End	Leeds
15:00 BST	Roofe 18' Hernández 45' Wood 78' Doukara 90+3'	Report	Baptiste 86'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,851 Referee: Peter Bankes

14 April 2017 42	Huddersfield Town	3–2	Preston North End	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Kachunga 43' Löwe 58' Payne 70' Quaner 90+6'	Report	McGeady 23' Pearson 58' Vermijl 61' Huntington 61' Hugill 79' 90+3' Maxwell 90+5'	Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 21,254 Referee: Lee Probert

17 April 2017 43	Preston North End	1–3	Norwich City	Preston
15:00 BST	Spurr 67'	Report	Dorrans 28' Murphy 40' 81' Maddison 90+2'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,373 Referee: James Adcock

24 April 2017 44	Newcastle United	4–1	Preston North End	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Pérez 7', 67' Atsu 45' Shelvey 56' Ritchie 65' (pen.) 82'	Report	Hugill 14' Browning 27' Gallagher 64'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,212 Referee: Andrew Madley

29 April 2017 45	Preston North End	1–1	Rotherham United	Preston
15:00 BST	May 41'	Report	Smallwood 9' 69'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,032 Referee: Robert Jones

7 May 2017 46	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Preston North End	Wolverhampton
12:00 BST	Batth 1' Seiss 63'	Report	76' Pearson 86' Huntington	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 20,163 Referee: Darren England

FA Cup

7 January 2017 Round 3	Preston North End	1–2	Arsenal	Preston
15:00 GMT	Robinson 7' Hugill 44' Cunningham 65' Pearson 75'	Report	46' Ramsey 70' Gabriel 89' Giroud	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 22,185 Referee: Robert Madley

EFL Cup

9 August 2016 First round	Preston North End	1–0	Hartlepool United	Preston
19:45 BST	Wright 18' Hungtington 90' Doyle 90+4'	BBC Report	61' Woods 81' Magnay	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,509 Referee: Andy Woolmer

23 August 2016 Second Round	Preston North End	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Preston
19:45 BST	Doyle 66' Hugill 81'	BBC Report	87' Erwin	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,075 Referee: Scott Duncan

20 September 2016 Third Round	AFC Bournemouth	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Preston North End	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Wilson 15' Grabban 53' (pen.) Gosling 76'	BBC Report	10', 85', 111' Makienok 30' Davies 58' Pringle 109' Pearson	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 7,595 Referee: Simon Hooper

25 October 2016 Fourth Round	Newcastle United	6–0	Preston North End	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Mitrović 19', 55' 56' Diamé 38', 87' Ritchie 53' (pen.) Pérez 90+1'	Report	Doyle 19' Browne 25'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,042 Referee: Andrew Madley

Summary

Games played	51 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Games won	19 (16 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Games drawn	14 (14 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost	18 (16 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored	71 (64 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 6 League Cup)
Goals conceded	73 (63 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 8 League Cup)
Goal difference	-2
Clean sheets	14 (12 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Yellow cards	88 (79 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 7 League Cup)
Red cards	6 (6 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Worst Discipline	Ben Pearson (15 , 0 , 0 )
Best result	5–0 vs Bristol City (4 April 2017)
Worst result	0–6 vs Newcastle United (25 Oct 16)
Most appearances	Tom Clarke & Jordan Hugill (46)
Top scorer	Jordan Hugill (12)
Points	62

References

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"Paul Huntington and Daniel Johnson: Preston North End pair sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
"Tom Clarke: Preston North End captain agrees three-year contract". BBC Sport. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
"Greg Cunningham: Preston's player of the year signs new three-year deal". BBC Sport. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
"Preston: Paul Gallagher and Jordan Hugill stay at Championship side". BBC Sport. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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"Ben Davies signs New Deal". Preston North End F.C. Official Site. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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"Chris Maxwell: Preston North End goalkeeper agrees new deal". BBC Sport. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
"Preston North End: Jermaine Beckford and Anders Lindegaard released". BBC Sport. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
"Eoin Doyle Completes Permanent Move". Preston North End Official Site. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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[21] Following Anderton's release, he signed for Barrow.[20]

[23] Following Heaton's release, he signed for Droylsden.[21]

[26] Following Kilkenny's release, he signed for Melbourne City.[23]

[28] Following Kirkland's release, he signed for Bury.[24]

[30] Following Reid's release, he signed for Coventry City.[25]

[32] Following Ryan's release, he signed for Bradford Park Avenue.[26]

[35] Following Humphrey's departure, he signed for Hibernian.[28]

[Retained_List-1] "Retained List Confirmed". Preston North End Official Site. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[Brownhill-2] "Josh Brownhill: Bristol City sign Preston North End midfielder". BBC Sport. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.

[HuntingtonJohnson-3] "Paul Huntington and Daniel Johnson: Preston North End pair sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[4] "Tom Clarke: Preston North End captain agrees three-year contract". BBC Sport. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

[5] "Greg Cunningham: Preston's player of the year signs new three-year deal". BBC Sport. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[GallagherHugill-6] "Preston: Paul Gallagher and Jordan Hugill stay at Championship side". BBC Sport. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[7] "John Welsh: Preston North End midfielder extends contract until summer 2018". BBC Sport. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

[8] "Ben Davies signs New Deal". Preston North End F.C. Official Site. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

[9] "Ben Pearson: Preston North End midfielder signs new deal". BBC Sport. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

[10] "Chris Maxwell: Preston North End goalkeeper agrees new deal". BBC Sport. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

[11] "Preston North End: Jermaine Beckford and Anders Lindegaard released". BBC Sport. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[12] "Eoin Doyle Completes Permanent Move". Preston North End Official Site. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[13] "Chris Maxwell To Sign Three-Year Deal". Preston North End Official Site. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

[14] "Tommy Spurr Agrees Three Year Deal". Preston North End Official Site. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

[15] "Anders Lindegaard Completes Permanent Move To Deepdale". Preston North End Official Site. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.

[PringleRobinson-16] "Callum Robinson and Ben Pringle: Preston North End sign duo". BBC Sport. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

[AugustDeadline-17] "Preston sign Aiden McGeady, Marnick Vermijl and Alex Baptiste". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

[18] "Preston North End Agree Pre-Contract Deal With Tom Barkhuizen". Preston North End Official Site. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

[Dundalk_Duo_To_Join_In_January-19] "Andy Boyle And Daryl Horgan To Join In January". Preston North End Official Site. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[20] "Nick Anderton Player Bio". Barrow Official Site. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[22] "Droylsden Sign Flurry Of Players Before Season Opener At Lancaster On Saturday". Glossop Chronicle. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[24] "Keeper Jones signs new Stevenage terms". BBC. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

[25] "City Signs Australian Midfielder". Melbourne City Official Site. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[27] "Bury sign ex-England keeper Kirkland". BBC. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

[29] "Coventry City can confirm the signing of Kyel Reid on a two-year deal". Coventry City Official Site. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

[31] "Avenue Sign Striker Ryan". Bradford Park Avenue Official Site. 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

[33] "Joe Garner joins Rangers on three-year deal". Sky Sports. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[34] "Chris Humphrey Joins Hibernian". Hibernian Official Site. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[36] "Chris Humphrey Departs Deepdale". Preston North End Official Site. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[37] "Bailey Wright: Australia international joins Bristol City from Preston". BBC Sport. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

[38] "PNE Complete Signing Of Simon Makienok". Preston North End Official Site. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

[39] "Everton's Tyias Browning Joins On Loan". Preston North End Official Site. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

[40] "Ben Davies Joins Fleetwood Town On Loan". Preston North End Official Site. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

[41] "Eoin Doyle Joins Portsmouth On Loan". Preston North End Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[42] "Chesterfield Take Liam Grimshaw On Loan". Preston North End Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[43] "St Johnson Loan Move For Clive Smith". Preston North End Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[44] "Josh Earl Signs From PNE". Lancaster City Official Site. 24 March 2017. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.