During the 1990–91 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division.
Final league table
Results Preston North End's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League Third Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 25 August 1990 Grimsby Town H 1-3 6,372 Joyce 01 September 1990 Reading A 3-3 4,228 Joyce, Peel, Senior 08 September 1990 Tranmere Rovers H 0-4 5,648 14 September 1990 Southend United A 2-3 4,614 Joyce, Thomas 18 September 1990 Bolton Wanderers A 2-1 5,844 James, Bogie 22 September 1990 Fulham H 1-0 4,691 Hughes 29 September 1990 Birmingham City A 1-1 7,154 Bogie 02 October 1990 Brentford H 1-1 5,025 Swann 06 October 1990 Exeter City H 1-0 4,716 Bogie 13 October 1990 Mansfield Town A 1-0 3,225 Rathbone 20 October 1990 Rotherham United A 0-1 4,599 23 October 1990 Chester City H 0-0 5,465 27 October 1990 AFC Bournemouth H 0-0 4,953 03 November 1990 Wigan Athletic A 1-2 4,728 Greenwood 10 November 1990 Bradford City A 1-2 7,440 Bogie 24 November 1990 Huddersfield Town H 1-1 4,646 Joyce 01 December 1990 Shrewsbury Town H 4-3 4,515 Bogie 2, Wrightson, Swann 15 December 1990 Leyton Orient A 0-1 3,282 22 December 1990 Stoke City H 2-0 7,532 Swann 2 26 December 1990 Crewe Alexandra A 2-2 4,405 Bogie, Shaw 29 December 1990 Bury A 1-3 5,404 Mooney 01 January 1991 Cambridge United H 0-2 5,256 12 January 1991 Reading H 1-2 4,470 Swann 19 January 1991 Grimsby Town A 1-4 5,391 Mooney 26 January 1991 Southend United H 2-1 4,351 Shaw, Wrightson 02 February 1991 Bolton Wanderers H 1-2 9,844 Wrightson 05 February 1991 Fulham A 0-1 2,750 16 February 1991 Huddersfield Town A 0-1 5,504 23 February 1991 Bradford City H 0-3 6,878 02 March 1991 Shrewsbury Town A 1-0 2,989 Shaw 09 March 1991 Leyton Orient H 2-1 3,651 Shaw, Thompson 12 March 1991 Brentford A 0-2 4,856 16 March 1991 Birmingham City H 2-0 5,334 Cartwright, Joyce 19 March 1991 Mansfield Town H 3-1 3,245 Jepson, Joyce 23 March 1991 Exeter City A 0-4 3,525 26 March 1991 Swansea City H 2-0 3,491 Shaw 2 30 March 1991 Crewe Alexandra H 5-1 4,852 Joyce, Shaw, Bogie, Thompson, James 01 April 1991 Stoke City A 1-0 11,524 Shaw 2 06 April 1991 Bury H 1-1 5,641 Shaw 2 13 April 1991 Cambridge United A 1-1 6,262 Joyce 16 April 1991 Swansea City A 1-3 2,507 Senior 20 April 1991 Rotherham United H 1-2 4,069 Flynn 27 April 1991 Chester City A 1-1 1,351 Joyce 02 May 1991 AFC Bournemouth A 0-0 7,064 07 May 1991 Tranmere Rovers A 1-2 6,006 Ashcroft 11 May 1991 Wigan Athletic H 2-1 5,917 Jepson, Shaw
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers r1 17 November 1990 Mansfield Town H 0-1 5,230
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers r1-1 28 August 1990 Chester City H 2-0 3,503 Swann, Shaw r1-2 04 September 1990 Chester City A 1-5 (aet) 1,009 Swann
Football League Trophy
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers n.prg4 06 November 1990 Carlisle United A 1-1 1,826 Shaw n.prg4 27 November 1990 Rochdale H 3-1 1,951 Joyce (2), Harper n.r1 08 January 1991 Darlington H 2-1 (aet) 2,418 Joyce, Swann n.qf 29 January 1991 Scunthorpe United A 4-1 2,155 Mooney (2), Shaw, Swann n.sf 19 February 1991 Burnley H 6-1 12,016 Jepson (3), Shaw (2), Ashcroft n.fn-1 05 March 1991 Tranmere Rovers A 0-4 8,633 n.fn-2 09 April 1991 Tranmere Rovers H 1-0 5,763 Jepson
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan=14|Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
Awards and Nominations
Club Awards Award Player Notes Player of the Year Jeff Wrightson
References