Jump to content

2023–24 Preston North End F.C. season

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Preston North End
2023–24 season
ManagerRyan Lowe
StadiumDeepdale
EFL Championship10th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Will Keane (13)
All:
Will Keane (13)

The 2023–24 season was the 144th season in the history of Preston North End and their ninth consecutive season in the Championship. The club participated in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Squad

[edit]
As of 10 February 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Freddie Woodman GK England Croydon (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27) Newcastle United 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
21 David Cornell GK Wales Waunarlwydd (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 33) Peterborough United 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2026
Defenders
3 Greg Cunningham LB Republic of Ireland Galway (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33) Wales Cardiff City 28 January 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
5 Patrick Bauer CB Germany Backnang (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 32) Charlton Athletic 1 July 2019 Free 30 June 2024
6 Liam Lindsay CB Scotland Glasgow (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 29) Stoke City 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
14 Jordan Storey CB England Yeovil (1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 27) Exeter City 1 July 2018 £850,000 30 June 2025
16 Andrew Hughes LB Wales Cardiff (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 32) Peterborough United 1 July 2018 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
26 Jack Whatmough CB England Gosport (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 28) Wigan Athletic 2 August 2023 Free 30 June 2026
33 Kian Best LWB England (2005-08-27) 27 August 2005 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
36 Josh Seary RB Republic of Ireland England Liverpool (2004-09-10) 10 September 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
Midfielders
4 Benjamin Whiteman CM England Rochdale (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28) Doncaster Rovers 14 January 2021 £1,670,000 30 June 2026
8 Alan Browne CM Republic of Ireland Cork (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29) Republic of Ireland Cork City 1 January 2014 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen AM Denmark Hvidovre (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 25) Denmark Odense 11 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
11 Robbie Brady LM Republic of Ireland Dublin (1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 32) Bournemouth 4 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025
13 Ali McCann CM Northern Ireland Scotland Edinburgh (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 24) Scotland St Johnstone 31 August 2021 £1,400,000 30 June 2027
18 Ryan Ledson CM England Liverpool (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27) Oxford United 1 July 2018 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
20 Ben Woodburn AM Wales England Nottingham (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 25) Liverpool 4 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
25 Duane Holmes AM United States Columbus (1994-11-06) 6 November 1994 (age 30) Huddersfield Town 12 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
30 Kian Taylor CM England (2005-02-15) 15 February 2005 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
35 Noah Mawene CM France Lytham St Annes (2005-02-01) 1 February 2005 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2026
37 Kaedyn Kamara CM England Liverpool (2005-11-29) 29 November 2005 (age 19) Burnley 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
44 Brad Potts RM England Hexham (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 30) Barnsley 3 January 2019 £1,600,000 30 June 2026
Forwards
7 Will Keane CF Republic of Ireland England Stockport (1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 31) Wigan Athletic 14 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
9 Ched Evans CF Wales Rhyl (1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 35) Fleetwood Town 6 February 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
17 Layton Stewart CF England Liverpool (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22) Liverpool 22 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen CF Denmark Hobro (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 26) Denmark Randers 1 October 2020 £1,500,000 30 June 2025
23 Liam Millar LW Canada Toronto (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 25) Switzerland Basel 1 September 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
24 Felipe Rodriguez-Gentile CF Argentina Brazil Vinhedo (2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 (age 18) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
28 Milutin Osmajić CF Montenegro Podgorica (1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 25) Spain Cádiz 1 September 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
Out on Loan
29 Finlay Cross-Adair CF England (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
32 Lewis Leigh CM England Preston (2003-12-05) 5 December 2003 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
34 Kitt Nelson AM England (2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
38 James Pradic GK Wales (2005-07-02) 2 July 2005 (age 19) Charlton Athletic 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2026

Statistics

[edit]
As of 24 September 2023
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Preston North End.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Freddie Woodman 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Greg Cunningham 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF England ENG Ben Whiteman 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Germany GER Patrick Bauer 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Liam Lindsay 8 2 8+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Will Keane 6 4 5+0 4 0+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Browne 9 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
10 MF Denmark DEN Mads Frøkjær-Jensen 9 1 5+3 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Robbie Brady 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 MF Northern Ireland NIR Ali McCann 8 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
14 DF England ENG Jordan Storey 9 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 DF Wales WAL Andrew Hughes 9 1 7+1 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
17 FW England ENG Layton Stewart 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF England ENG Ryan Ledson 9 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
20 MF Wales WAL Ben Woodburn 6 1 0+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
21 GK Wales WAL David Cornell 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 FW Canada CAN Liam Millar* 3 1 2+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF United States USA Duane Holmes 9 3 5+3 2 0+0 0 1+0 1
26 DF England ENG Jack Whatmough 7 0 2+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
28 FW Montenegro MNE Milutin Osmajić 3 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF England ENG Kian Taylor 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 MF England ENG Lewis Leigh 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
33 DF England ENG Kian Best 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
35 MF England ENG Noah Mawene 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Josh Seary 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
44 MF England ENG Brad Potts 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record

[edit]
As of 15 February 2024
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 7 Republic of Ireland CF Will Keane 11 0 0 11
2 25 United States RM Duane Holmes 3 0 1 4
3 6 Scotland CB Liam Lindsay 3 0 0 3
3 10 Denmark AM Mads Frøkjær-Jensen 3 0 0 3
16 Wales LB Andrew Hughes 1 0 0 1
20 Wales AM Ben Woodburn 0 0 1 1
23 Canada LW Liam Millar 4 0 0 4
28 Montenegro CF Milutin Osmajić 4 0 0 4
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 13 0 2 15

Disciplinary record

[edit]
As of 24 September 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 8 Republic of Ireland CM Alan Browne 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
18 England CM Ryan Ledson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
25 United States RM Duane Holmes 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
4 13 Northern Ireland CM Ali McCann 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
44 England CM Brad Potts 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 6 Scotland LB Liam Lindsay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 Republic of Ireland CF Will Keane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 Denmark AM Mads Frøkjær-Jensen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 Republic of Ireland LM Robbie Brady 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 England CB Jack Whatmough 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
28 Montenegro CF Milutin Osmajić 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 England LB Kian Best 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 17 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19 0 0

Transfers

[edit]

In

[edit]
Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
11 July 2023 AM Denmark Mads Frøkjær-Jensen Denmark Odense Undisclosed [1]
12 July 2023 AM United States Duane Holmes England Huddersfield Town Undisclosed [2]
14 July 2023 CF Republic of Ireland Will Keane England Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [3]
22 July 2023 CF England Layton Stewart England Liverpool Undisclosed [4]
2 August 2023 CB England Jack Whatmough England Wigan Athletic Free Transfer [5]
1 September 2023 CF Montenegro Milutin Osmajić Spain Cádiz Undisclosed [6]

Out

[edit]
Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2023 AM Wales Aaron Bennett Free agent Released [7]
30 June 2023 LB Scotland Lewis Coulton England FC United of Manchester Released [7]
30 June 2023 AM Jamaica Daniel Johnson England Stoke City Rejected Contract [8][9]
30 June 2023 CB Republic of Ireland Harry Nevin Free agent Released [7]
30 June 2023 CM England Dana De Oliveira Amaral Free agent Released [7]
30 June 2023 RB United States Matthew Olosunde Free agent Released [7]
30 June 2023 CM England Josh Onomah Free agent Withdrew Offer [10]
30 June 2023 CF England Rio Pemberton Free agent Released [7]
30 June 2023 CB England Finlay Wallbank England Workington Released [7][11]
29 July 2023 LB England Jacob Slater England Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [12]
2 August 2023 CB Spain Bambo Diaby England Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [13]
1 February 2024 CF England Mikey O'Neill England Burnley Undisclosed [14]

Loaned in

[edit]
Date Pos Player Loaned from Fee Ref
1 July 2023 RB Scotland Calvin Ramsay England Liverpool 15 January 2024[a] [15][16]
1 September 2023 LW Canada Liam Millar Switzerland Basel End of Season [17]
  1. ^ On 15 January, Ramsay was recalled back to Liverpool early.

Loaned out

[edit]
Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
29 July 2023 GK Wales James Pradic England Bamber Bridge End of Season[a] [18][19]
3 August 2023 CF England Finlay Cross-Adair Scotland Annan Athletic 31 January 2024 [20]
5 September 2023 CF England Mikey O'Neill England Southport 6 January 2024 [21]
6 September 2023 CM England Lewis Leigh England Bromley 6 January 2024 [22]
30 September 2023 AM England Kitt Nelson England Workington End of Season[b] [23][24]
8 January 2024 CM England Lewis Leigh England Crewe Alexandra End of Season [25]
9 February 2024 LB Poland Kacper Pasiek England Warrington Town End of Season[c] [26][27]
  1. ^ On 5 January, Pradic's loan at Bamber Bridge was extended until the end of the season.
  2. ^ On 11 December, Nelson's loan at Workington was extended until the end of the season.
  3. ^ On 13 March, Pasiek's loan at Warrington was extended until the end of season.

Pre-season and friendlies

[edit]

In April, PNE confirmed they would once again spend a week in Campoamor, Spain between 2–8 July 2023.[28] The club then announced three pre-season friendlies on 30 May, against Bamber Bridge, Fleetwood Town and Stockport County.[29] A further two, against Bury and Barrow were later added.[30] During the trip to Spain, it was confirmed that the club would meet Bruno's Magpies.[31] Two home friendlies against Ipswich Town and Aberdeen was next to added.[32]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1 July 2023 Friendly Bamber Bridge 0–7 Preston North End Bamber Bridge
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium
5 July 2023 Friendly Preston North End 3–0 Bruno's Magpies San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
17:00 CEST
16:00 BST
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: José David Martínez Montalbán
9 July 2023 Friendly Bury 0–3 Preston North End B Bury
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Oliver Noonan (England)
15 July 2023 Friendly Barrow 1–0 Preston North End Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST Worrall 5' Report Stadium: SO Legal Stadium
Attendance: 2,026
19 July 2023 Friendly Preston North End 1–2 Ipswich Town Preston
19:00 BST Rodriguez-Gentile 81' Report Chaplin 33'
Hirst 78'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 2,532 (349 Ipswich Town fans)
22 July 2023 Friendly Preston North End 2–0 Aberdeen Preston
15:00 BST Frøkjær-Jensen 7', 18' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 4,271 (1,332 Aberdeen fans)
Referee: Oliver Langford
25 July 2023 Friendly Fleetwood Town 0–0 Preston North End Fleetwood
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
29 July 2023 Friendly Stockport County 2–0 Preston North End Stockport
15:00 BST Collar 17'
Rydel 75'		 Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,200 (635 PNE fans)
Referee: Thomas Kirk

Competitions

[edit]

Overall record

[edit]
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 5 August 2023 4 May 2024 Matchday 1 10th 46 18 9 19 56 67 −11 039.13
FA Cup 6 January 2024 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
EFL Cup 8 August 2023 First round First round 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Total 48 18 10 20 58 73 −15 037.50

Source: Soccerway

Championship

[edit]
Main article: 2023–24 EFL Championship

League table

[edit]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Hull City 46 19 13 14 68 60 +8 70
8 Middlesbrough 46 20 9 17 71 62 +9 69
9 Coventry City 46 17 13 16 70 59 +11 64
10 Preston North End 46 18 9 19 56 67 −11 63
11 Bristol City 46 17 11 18 53 51 +2 62
12 Cardiff City 46 19 5 22 53 70 −17 62
13 Millwall 46 16 11 19 45 55 −10 59
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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[33]


Results summary

[edit]
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 9 19 56 67  −11 63 11 4 8 35 36  −1 7 5 11 21 31  −10

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

[edit]
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343537383940414243361444546
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAAHHAAHA
ResultDWWWWWWDLLLDDLWWLLLDWLLWLLWLDWWWDWDLWWLDWLLLLL
Position1386511133334496568898813911141212121010998899881081010101010
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 36 (vs Southampton) was postponed due to a fire near to the stadium.

Matches

[edit]

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.[34]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Bristol City 1–1 Preston North End Ashton Gate
15:00 BST Bell 47' Report Keane 86'
McCann Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 29,359
Referee: David Webb
12 August 2023 2 Preston North End 2–1 Sunderland Preston
15:00 BST Keane 25' Yellow card 35'
Frøkjær-Jensen 59'
Browne Yellow card 90+4'
Potts Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Clarke 31' (pen.)
Ballard Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,892
Referee: James Linington
19 August 2023 3 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Preston North End Owlerton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 25,138
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
26 August 2023 4 Preston North End 2–1 Swansea City Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Josh Smith
2 September 2023 5 Stoke City 0–2 Preston North End Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 22,957
Referee: Matt Donohue
16 September 2023 6 Preston North End 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,542
Referee: Gavin Ward
19 September 2023 7 Preston North End 2–1 Birmingham City Preston
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,838
Referee: Dean Whitestone
23 September 2023 8 Rotherham United 1–1 Preston North End Rotherham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,434
Referee: Sam Allison
30 September 2023 9 Preston North End 0–4 West Bromwich Albion Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,658
Referee: Joshua Smith
4 October 2023 10 Leicester City 3–0 Preston North End Leicester
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,380
Referee: Thomas Bramall
7 October 2023 11 Ipswich Town 4–2 Preston North End Ipswich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,018
Referee: David Webb
21 October 2023 12 Preston North End 1–1 Millwall Preston
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,427
Referee: Matt Donohue
25 October 2023 13 Preston North End 2–2 Southampton Preston
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,346
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
28 October 2023 14 Hull City 1–0 Preston North End Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Lokilo Yellow card 46'
Philogene 68'
Seri Yellow card 77'		 Report Cunningham Yellow card 18'
Holmes Yellow card 55'
Potts Yellow card 59'
Best Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 24,267
Referee: Martin Woods
4 November 2023 15 Preston North End 3–2 Coventry City Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,716
Referee: Anthony Taylor
10 November 2023 16 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Preston North End Blackburn
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,596
Referee: Thomas Bramall
25 November 2023 17 Preston North End 1–2 Cardiff City Preston
15:00 GMT Evans Yellow card 31'
Best Yellow card 47'
Osmajić 48'
Brady Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 52'
Woodman Yellow card 77'		 Sky report Collins Yellow card 30'
Grant 90+6'
Ugbo 90+9'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,593
Referee: Bobby Madley (Yorkshire)
28 November 2023 18 Middlesbrough 4–0 Preston North End Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,502
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
1 December 2023 19 Preston North End 0–2 Queens Park Rangers Preston
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,280
Referee: Joshua Smith
9 December 2023 20 Norwich City 0–0 Preston North End Norwich
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,761
Referee: Oliver Langford
12 December 2023 21 Huddersfield Town 1–3 Preston North End Huddersfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 17,549
Referee: John Busby
16 December 2023 22 Preston North End 1–5 Watford Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
22 December 2023 23 Swansea City 2–1 Preston North End Landore
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 15,098
Referee: Robert Madley
26 December 2023 24 Preston North End 2–1 Leeds United Preston, Lancashire
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 21,816
Referee: Josh Smith
29 December 2023 25 Preston North End 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Preston
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,763
Referee: Rebecca Welch
1 January 2024 26 Sunderland 2–0 Preston North End Sunderland
12:30 GMT Pritchard 10'
Rusyn 44'		 Report Lindsay Yellow card 39' Stadium: The Stadium of Light
Attendance: 42,714 (670 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
13 January 2024 27 Preston North End 2–0 Bristol City Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,929
Referee: Samuel Barrott
21 January 2024 28 Leeds United 2–1 Preston North End Leeds
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,570
Referee: David Webb
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 20 January, but was moved for TV coverage.[35]
27 January 2024 29 Millwall 1–1 Preston North End Bermondsey
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,744
Referee: John Busby
3 February 2024 30 Preston North End 3–2 Ipswich Town Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,313
Referee: Graham Scott
10 February 2024 31 Cardiff City 0–2 Preston North End Leckwith
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 18,763
Referee: Dean Whitestone
14 February 2024 32 Preston North End 2–1 Middlesbrough Preston
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,282
Referee: Tony Harrington
17 February 2024 33 Preston North End 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 20,924
Referee: David Webb
23 February 2024 34 Coventry City 0–3 Preston North End Coventry
19:45 GMT Thomas Yellow card 71' Report Jakobsen 1'
Keane 20'
Thomas 36' (o.g.)
Whiteman Yellow card 43'
Storey Yellow card 54'
Woodburn Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 24,500
Referee: Andy Davies
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 24 February, but was moved due to Coventry's FA Cup progression.
2 March 2024 35 Preston North End 0–0 Hull City Preston
19:45 GMT McCann Yellow card 83' Report Giles Yellow card 40' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,997
Referee: Thomas Bramall
9 March 2024 37 Preston North End 1–2 Stoke City Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,253
Referee: Josh Smith
16 March 2024 38 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Preston North End Plymouth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,646
Referee: John Busby
29 March 2024 39 Preston North End 3–0 Rotherham United Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,470
Referee: Stephen Martin
1 April 2024 40 Birmingham City 1–0 Preston North End Bordesley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 24,511
Referee: Oliver Langford
6 April 2024 41 Watford 0–0 Preston North End Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,374
Referee: James Bell
9 April 2024 42 Preston North End 4–1 Huddersfield Town Preston
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,698
Referee: Lewis Smith
13 April 2024 43 Preston North End 0–1 Norwich City Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,322
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
16 April 2024 36[36] Southampton 3–0 Preston North End Southampton
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,636
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 5 March, but was postponed due to a fire near to the stadium.[37]
20 April 2024 44 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Preston North End Shepherd's Bush
17:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,464
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[38]
29 April 2024 45 Preston North End 0–3 Leicester City Preston
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,641
Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 27 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[39]
4 May 2024 46 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Preston North End West Bromwich
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,386
Referee: Steve Martin

FA Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Preston entered into the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn away to Chelsea.[40][41]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 January 2024 Third round Chelsea 4–0 Preston North End Fulham
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,705
Referee: Thomas Bramall

EFL Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

PNE were drawn at home to Salford City in the first round.[42]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Preston North End 2–2
(2–4 p)		 Salford City Preston
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 6,790
Referee: Tom Reeves
Penalties

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Mads Frøkjær-Jensen Signs For Preston North End". Preston North End FC. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Preston North End Recruit Duane Holmes". Preston North End FC. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Will Keane Returns To Preston North End". Preston North End FC. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Layton Stewart Joins PNE From Liverpool In Permanent Deal". Preston North End FC. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  5. ^ "PNE Land Jack Whatmough On Three-Year Deal". Preston North End FC. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Striker Milutin Osmajić Signs Permanently". Preston North End FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Preston North End Confirm Retained List". Preston North End FC. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Daniel Johnson To Leave PNE". Preston North End FC. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Johnson joins the Potters". Stoke City FC. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Josh Onomah Moves On". Preston North End FC. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Workington Sign Ex-Preston Youngster". Northern Premier League. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Jacob Slater Joins Brighton & Hove Albion". Preston North End FC. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Bambo Diaby joins Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Mikey O'Neill Departs For Burnley U21s". Preston North End FC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Calvin Ramsay To Join On Loan From Liverpool". Preston North End FC. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Calvin Ramsay Returns To Liverpool". Preston North End FC. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  17. ^ "PNE Bring Liam Millar In On Loan". Preston North End FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Bamber Bridge Loan For James Pradic". Preston North End FC. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  19. ^ "James Pradic To Stay With Bamber Bridge Until April". Preston North End FC. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Cross-Adair Joins Annan Athletic On Loan". Preston North End FC. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  21. ^ "Mikey O'Neill Joins From Preston". Southport FC. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Lewis Leigh Joins Bromley On Loan". Preston North End FC. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  23. ^ "Kitt Nelson Joins Workington On Loan". Preston North End FC. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Kitt Nelson Extends Workington Loan". Preston North End FC. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  25. ^ "Lewis Leigh Joins Crewe Alexandra On Loan". Preston North End FC. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  26. ^ "Kacper Pasiek Joins Warrington Town On Work Experience". Preston North End FC. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  27. ^ "Kacper Pasiek Extends Warrington Town Stay". Preston North End FC. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  28. ^ "PNE To Return To Spain In Pre-Season". Preston North End FC. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  29. ^ "Three Friendlies Confirmed For 2023/24 Pre-Season". Preston North End FC. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  30. ^ "Two More Pre-Season Friendlies Confirmed". Preston North End FC. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  31. ^ "PNE To Take On Bruno's Magpies In Spain". Preston North End FC. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  32. ^ "PNE To Host Ipswich Town And Aberdeen In Pre-Season". Preston North End FC. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  33. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  34. ^ "2023/24 Championship Fixtures Confirmed". Preston North End FC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  35. ^ "Leeds United Away Fixture Moved To Sunday". Preston North End FC. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  36. ^ "New Date Set For Southampton Away". Preston North End FC. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  37. ^ "Southampton Match Postponed". Preston North End FC. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  38. ^ "Change Of Kick-Off Time For QPR Fixture". Preston North End FC. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  39. ^ "Leicester City Fixture Pushed Back To Monday Night". Preston North End FC. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  40. ^ "PNE To Face Chelsea In Emirates FA Cup Third Round". Preston North End FC. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  41. ^ "Date Set For Chelsea FA Cup Third Round Tie". Preston North End FC. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  42. ^ "PNE To Face Salford City In Carabao Cup Round One". Preston North End FC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2023–24_Preston_North_End_F.C._season&oldid=1239479792"