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.

Squad No. Name Pos. Nationality Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End Goalkeepers1Declan RuddGKDiss1690Norwich City1 July 2017£966,000202013Michael CroweGKBexleyheath10Ipswich Town1 July 2018Free202025Connor RipleyGKMiddlesbrough60Middlesbrough9 January 2019Undisclosed2022 Defenders2Darnell FisherRBReading1020Rotherham United27 July 2017Undisclosed20205Tom ClarkeCBSowerby Bridge24715Huddersfield Town22 May 2013Free20206Ben DaviesCB/LBBarrow-in-Furness1262Academy25 January 2013Free202114Jordan StoreyCBYeovil441Exeter City1 July 2018Undisclosed202215Joe RaffertyRBLiverpool381Rochdale23 January 2019Undisclosed202216Andrew HughesLBCardiff624Peterborough United1 July 2018Undisclosed202121Patrick BauerCBBacknang413Charlton Athletic1 July 2019Free202223Paul HuntingtonCBCarlisle28118Yeovil Town22 May 2012Free2021 Midfielders4Ben PearsonCM/DMOldham1532Manchester United11 January 2016£115,00020217 Tom BaylissCMLeicester50Coventry City2 August 2019£2,000,00020238Alan BrowneCMCork25132Free agent1 January 2014Free202110Josh HarropAM/CFStockport8412Manchester United3 July 2017Undisclosed202111Daniel JohnsonAMKingston22043Aston Villa23 January 2015£50,000202112Paul GallagherAM/WGGlasgow30045Leicester City16 June 2015Free202018Ryan LedsonCMLiverpool450Oxford United1 July 2018Undisclosed202130Jack BaxterCMChorley00Academy1 July 2017Trainee201932Adam O'ReillyCM 10Ringmahon RangersNovember 2016Undisclosed202044Brad PottsCMHexham464Barnsley3 January 2019Undisclosed2022 Forwards9Louis MoultCFStoke-on-Trent408Motherwell1 January 2018Undisclosed202120Jayden StockleyCFPoole528Exeter City3 January 2019£750,000202224Sean MaguireCFLuton9618Cork City24 July 2017Undisclosed202129Tom BarkhuizenRW/SSBlackpool14832Morecambe1 January 2017Free202231Scott SinclairLWBath183Celtic8 January 2020Undisclosed202235David NugentCFHuyton13238Derby County17 July 2019FreeUndisclosed39Billy BodinRW/CFSwindon394Bristol Rovers3 January 2018Undisclosed2020 Out on Loan3Josh EarlLB/LWLiverpool360Academy1 July 2017Trainee202117Josh GinnellyLWCoventry90Walsall1 January 2019Undisclosed202127Connor SimpsonCFGuisborough10Hartlepool United11 January 2018Undisclosed202050Kevin O'ConnorLBEnniscorthy2390Cork City24 July 2017Undisclosed2020 Graham BurkeSSDublin152Shamrock Rovers1 July 2018Undisclosed2021 All appearances and goals up to date as of 22 July 2020.

Statistics

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Goals record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total111CMDaniel Johnson 120012229RWTom Barkhuizen 90211310AMJosh Harrop 5128412CMPaul Gallagher 6006524CFSean Maguire 500568 CMAlan Browne 400420CFJayden Stockley 4004821CBPatrick Bauer 300331LWScott Sinclair 300339RWBilly Bodin 21031144CMBrad Potts 2002124 DMBen Pearson 10019 CFLouis Moult 100115LBJoe Rafferty 100119LWAndre Green 001123CBPaul Huntington 001135CFDavid Nugent 1001Total 592667

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 12 RBDarnell Fisher 1100100000120024 CMBen Pearson 901000000901310AMJosh Harrop 40000010050012AMPaul Gallagher 500000000500520CFJayden Stockley 40000000040061 GKDeclan Rudd 3000000003008 CMAlan Browne 30000000030011AMDaniel Johnson 30000000030015LBJoe Rafferty 20100000020118CMRyan Ledson 200100000300115 CBTom Clarke 2000000002006 CBBen Davies 20000000020016LBAndrew Hughes 20000000020021CBPatrick Bauer 20000000020023CBPaul Huntington 20000000020029RWTom Barkhuizen 2000000002001724CFSean Maguire 10000000010025GKConnor Ripley 00010000010035CFDavid Nugent 10000000010039RWBilly Bodin 10000000010044CMBrad Potts 100000000100Total 62023001006602

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

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

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

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

Pre-season PNE announced five pre-season fixtures on 5 June 2019. A home friendly against Southampton was later confirmed and Bolton Wanderers was also added.

Competitions Championship

League table

Result summary

Results by matchday

Matches On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.

FA Cup

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

EFL Cup

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

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