The 2017–18 season was Preston North End's third consecutive season in the Championship, in their 138th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Squad No. Name Pos. Nationality Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End Goalkeepers1Declan RuddGKDiss850Norwich City1 July 2017£966,000202022Chris MaxwellGKSt Asaph710Fleetwood Town1 July 2016Free202028Mathew HudsonGKSouthport10Academy1 July 2015Trainee202031Callum RobertsGKSouth shields00Academy1 July 2017Trainee2018 Defenders3Greg CunninghamLBGalway1104Bristol City27 July 2015Undisclosed20195Tom ClarkeCBSowerby Bridge21414Huddersfield Town22 May 2013Free202014Darnell FisherRBReading350Rotherham United27 July 2017Undisclosed202115Calum WoodsRBLiverpool790Huddersfield Town1 July 2014Free201917Tommy SpurrLBLeeds241Blackburn Rovers1 July 2016Free201920Ben DaviesCB/LBBarrow-in-Furness471Academy25 January 2013Free202123Paul HuntingtonCBCarlisle24517Yeovil Town22 May 2012Free201832Josh EarlLB/LWLiverpool200Academy1 July 2017Trainee2020 Midfielders4Ben PearsonCM/DMOldham841Manchester United11 January 2016£115,00020207 Daryl HorganRMGalway444Dundalk1 January 2017Free20198Alan BrowneCMCork16415Free agent1 January 2014Free202010Josh HarropAM/CFStockport394Manchester United3 July 2017Undisclosed202111Daniel JohnsonAMKingston14923Aston Villa23 January 2015£50,000201912Paul GallagherAM/WGGlasgow22232Leicester City16 June 2015Free201919John WelshCMLiverpool1763Tranmere Rovers14 May 2012Free2018 Forwards21Louis MoultCFStoke-on-Trent112Motherwell1 January 2018Undisclosed202124Sean MaguireCFLuton2510Cork City24 July 2017Undisclosed202127Connor SimpsonCFGuisborough10Hartlepool United11 January 2018Undisclosed202029Tom BarkhuizenRW/SSBlackpool6414Morecambe1 January 2017Free202037Callum RobinsonWG/CFNorthampton12123Aston Villa4 July 2016Free202039Billy BodinRW/CFSwindon191Bristol Rovers3 January 2018Undisclosed2020 Out on Loan2Marnick VermijlRBPeer544Sheffield Wednesday31 August 2016Undisclosed20196Andy BoyleCBDublin120Dundalk1 January 2017Free201913Eoin DoyleCFDublin447Cardiff City1 July 2016Undisclosed201918Ben PringleCM/LMNewcastle upon Tyne140Fulham4 July 2016£255,000201925Kevin O'ConnorLBEnniscorthy2290Cork City24 July 2017Undisclosed202030Melle MeulensteenCMNijmegen00Academy1 July 2017Trainee2018 All appearances and goals up to date as of 7 May 2018.
Statistics
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Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total124CFSean Maguire 100010—CFJordan Hugill 8021038 CMAlan Browne 620829WGTom Barkhuizen 800837WGCallum Robinson 8008610AMJosh Harrop 2204711AMDaniel Johnson 300385 CBTom Clarke 20027 WGDaryl Horgan 110212CMPaul Gallagher 200221CFLouis Moult 200211 3LBGreg Cunningham 100120CBBen Davies 100123CBPaul Huntington 100139LWBilly Bodin 1001Own Goals 1001Total 575264
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 14 CMBen Pearson 13100000001310214RBDarnell Fisher 14000000001400311AMDaniel Johnson 80010000090023CBPaul Huntington 9000000009005—CFJordan Hugill 800000000800612CMPaul Gallagher 70000000070073 LBGreg Cunningham 4100000004108 CMAlan Browne 41000000041019CMJohn Welsh 3101000004101010AMJosh Harrop 50000000050015RBCalum Woods 50000000050020CBBen Davies 5000000005001332LBJosh Earl 40000000040039LWBilly Bodin 210000000210151 GKDeclan Rudd 30000000030029WGTom Barkhuizen 300000000300185 CBTom Clarke 2000000002006 CBAndy Boyle 10010000020024CFSean Maguire 2000000002002037WGCallum Robinson 100000000100Total 1055030000010850
Contracts Date Position Nationality Name Contract Length Status Expires Ref.13 September 2017LBJosh Earl3 yearsSignedJune 202016 October 2017RBCalum Woods2 yearsSignedJune 201923 October 2017WGCallum Robinson3 yearsSignedJune 202022 March 2018CBBen Davies yearsSignedJune 202122 May 2018RBDarnell Fisher3 yearsSignedJune 20211 June 2018CBTom Clarke2 yearsSignedJune 20206 June 2018GKMathew Hudson2 yearsSignedJune 20206 June 2018CFSean Maguire3 yearsSignedJune 20218 June 2018CMPaul Gallagher1 yearSignedJune 2019
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2017 GK Declan Rudd Norwich City £966,000 3 July 2017 AM Josh Harrop Manchester United Undisclosed 24 July 2017 CF Sean Maguire Cork City Undisclosed 24 July 2017 LB Kevin O'Connor Cork City Undisclosed 26 July 2017 RB Darnell Fisher Rotherham United Undisclosed 1 January 2018 CF Louis Moult Motherwell Undisclosed 3 January 2018 RW Billy Bodin Bristol Rovers Undisclosed 11 January 2018 CF Connor Simpson Hartlepool United Undisclosed
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2017 CF Jermaine Beckford Bury Released 1 July 2017 GK Anders Lindegaard Burnley Released 1 July 2017 RB Clive Smith Free agent Released 8 August 2017 CF Stevie May Aberdeen Undisclosed fee 31 August 2017 DM Liam Grimshaw Motherwell Mutual consent 31 January 2018 CF Jordan Hugill West Ham United £10 Million
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 4 August 2017 CF Stephy Mavididi Arsenal 3 January 2018
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 31 August 2017 CF Eoin Doyle Oldham Athletic January 2018 8 September 2017 CF Myles Mason Sutton Coldfield Town 6 October 2017 8 September 2017 CM Melle Meulensteen Lancaster City January 2018 8 September 2017 CM Oscar O'Neil Bamber Bridge 6 October 2017 9 January 2018 CM Ben Pringle Oldham Athletic 30 June 2018 25 January 2018 LB Kevin O'Connor Fleetwood Town 30 June 2018 30 January 2018 CB Andy Boyle Doncaster Rovers 30 June 2018 20 February 2018 FW Michael Howard Cork City 30 June 2018
Pre-season Friendlies As of 7 June 2017, Preston North End have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Bamber Bridge, Stockport County, Morecambe, Accrington Stanley, Burnley, Fleetwood Town and Newcastle United.
Competitions
Championship
League table
Result summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.
FA Cup In the FA Cup, PNE entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Wycombe Wanderers.
EFL Cup On 16 June 2017, Preston North End were drawn an away tie against Accrington Stanley in the first round.
Summary Games played 49 (46 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 1 EFL Cup)Games won 20 (19 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 EFL Cup)Games drawn 16 (16 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 EFL Cup)Games lost 13 (11 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 EFL Cup)Goals scored 64 (57 Championship, 5 FA Cup, 2 EFL Cup)Goals conceded 51 (46 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 3 EFL Cup)Goal difference +13Clean sheets 15 (15 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 EFL Cup)Yellow cards 105 (102 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 0 EFL Cup)Red cards 5 (5 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 EFL Cup)Worst Discipline Ben Pearson 13 , 1 , 0 )Best result 5–1 vs Wycombe Wanderers, 6 Jan 18Worst result 0–3 vs Ipswich Town, 4 Nov 17Most appearances Paul Huntington (47)Top scorer Sean Maguire (10)Points 73
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