2021–22 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End
2021–22 season
Manager	Frankie McAvoy; (until 6 December); Ryan Lowe; (from 7 December)
Stadium	Deepdale
Championship	13th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Emil Riis Jakobsen (17); All: Emil Riis Jakobsen (21)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Preston North End F.C. season was the 142nd edition in Preston North End F.C. existence and their seventh consecutive season in the Championship. They contested the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Squad

As of 1 September 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps.	Goals	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
12	Daniel Iversen	GK	(1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 27)	70	0	2021	Leicester City	Loan	2022
25	Connor Ripley	GK	(1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 31)	10	0	2019	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	2022
28	Matthew Hudson	GK	(1998-07-29) 29 July 1998 (age 26)	1	0	2014	Academy	Trainee	2022
35	Oliver Lombard	GK	(2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	2021	Academy	Trainee	2022
Defenders
2	Sepp van den Berg	CB/RB	(2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 22)	65	2	2021	Liverpool	Loan	2022
3	Greg Cunningham	LB/CB	(1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33)	147	5	2021	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	2023
5	Patrick Bauer	CB	(1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 32)	92	8	2019	Charlton Athletic	Free	2022
6	Liam Lindsay	CB	(1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 29)	29	2	2021	Stoke City	Undisclosed	2023
15	Joe Rafferty	RB/LB/DM	(1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31)	72	2	2019	Rochdale	Undisclosed	2022
16	Andrew Hughes	LB/CB	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 32)	142	6	2018	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	2022
22	Matthew Olosunde	RB/CB	(1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 26)	1	0	2021	Rotherham United	Free	2023
23	Paul Huntington	CB	(1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 37)	306	18	2012	Yeovil Town	Free	2022
32	Josh Earl	LB/CB	(1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 26)	73	1	2017	Academy	Trainee	2023
34	Lewis Coulton	LB	(2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	2021	Academy	Trainee	2022
41	Bambo Diaby	CB	(1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 (age 26)	7	0	2022	Free Agent	Free	2022
Midfielders
4	Benjamin Whiteman	CM/AM/RM	(1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28)	70	5	2021	Doncaster Rovers	Undislosed	2024
8	Alan Browne	CM/DM/AM/RB	(1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29)	333	39	2014	Free Agent	Free	2024
11	Daniel Johnson	AM/CM	(1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 32)	298	56	2015	Aston Villa	£50,000	2023
13	Ali McCann	CM/AM/DM	(1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 24)	31	1	2021	St Johnstone	Undisclosed	2025
18	Ryan Ledson	CM/DM	(1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27)	110	3	2018	Oxford United	Undisclosed	2023
39	Mikey O'Neill	AM/CF	(2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 20)	3	0	2020	Academy	Trainee	2024
26	Adam O'Reilly	CM	(2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 23)	1	0	2016	Ringmahon Rangers	Undisclosed	2023
30	Jack Baxter	DM/CM	(2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 (age 24)	0	0	2017	Academy	Trainee	2022
44	Brad Potts	CM/RM/AM	(1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 30)	131	10	2019	Barnsley	Undisclosed	2022
45	Josh Murphy	LW/RW/SS	(1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29)	13	0	2021	Cardiff City	Loan	2022
Forwards
9	Ched Evans	CF	(1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 35)	44	7	2021	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	2023
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen	CF	(1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 26)	88	23	2020	Randers	Undisclosed	2024
20	Izzy Brown	SS/RW/LW	(1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 27)	0	0	2021	Chelsea	Free	2022
21	Cameron Archer	CF	(2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 22)	20	7	2022	Aston Villa	Loan	2022
24	Sean Maguire	CF/SS/RW	(1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 30)	157	24	2017	Cork City	Undisclosed	2023
27	Jacob Holland-Wilkinson	CF	(2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 (age 22)	0	0	2021	Academy	Trainee	2022
29	Tom Barkhuizen	RW/LW/CF	(1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 31)	206	38	2017	Morecambe	Free	2022
31	Scott Sinclair	LW/SS/AM	(1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 35)	82	14	2020	Celtic	Undisclosed	2022
33	Ethan Walker	LW/CF/RW	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 22)	1	0	2018	Academy	Trainee	2022
38	Joe Rodwell-Grant	CF	(2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 22)	2	0	2021	Academy	Trainee	2022
Out on loan:
7	Tom Bayliss	CM/DM/RM	(1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25)	21	1	2019	Coventry City	£2,000,000	2023
10	Josh Harrop	AM/LM	(1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 (age 28)	93	13	2017	Manchester United	Undisclosed	2023
14	Jordan Storey	CB	(1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 (age 27)	96	2	2018	Exeter City	Undisclosed	2022
40	Jamie Thomas	CF	(1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27)	1	0	2021	Bamber Bridge	Undisclosed

All appearances and goals up to date as of 7 May 2022.

Statistics

As of 7 May 2022

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		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	NED	Sepp van den Berg*	49	2	42+2	1	1+0	0	3+1	1
3	DF	IRL	Greg Cunningham	25	0	16+4	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Ben Whiteman	47	4	41+2	4	0+1	0	2+1	0
5	DF	GER	Patrick Bauer	36	3	33+0	3	1+0	0	1+1	0
6	DF	SCO	Liam Lindsay	16	0	12+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
8	MF	IRL	Alan Browne	41	3	35+4	3	0+1	0	0+1	0
9	FW	WAL	Ched Evans	22	2	12+9	2	0+1	0	0+0	0
11	MF	JAM	Daniel Johnson	45	8	34+7	7	1+0	1	2+1	0
12	GK	DEN	Daniel Iversen*	48	0	45+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
13	MF	NIR	Ali McCann	31	1	16+12	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
15	DF	IRL	Joe Rafferty	7	1	1+3	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
16	DF	WAL	Andrew Hughes	43	2	39+0	1	0+0	0	4+0	1
18	MF	ENG	Ryan Ledson	28	1	16+9	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
19	FW	DEN	Emil Riis Jakobsen	48	18	38+5	14	1+0	0	2+2	4
21	FW	ENG	Cameron Archer*	20	7	18+2	7	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	USA	Matthew Olosunde	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Paul Huntington	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	FW	IRL	Sean Maguire	27	2	13+10	1	1+0	0	2+1	1
29	FW	ENG	Tom Barkhuizen	13	0	9+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
31	FW	ENG	Scott Sinclair	26	2	6+16	0	0+1	0	2+1	2
32	DF	ENG	Josh Earl	30	1	23+5	1	1+0	0	0+1	0
39	MF	ENG	Mikey O'Neill	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	DF	SEN	Bambo Diaby	7	0	5+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	MF	ENG	Brad Potts	39	1	22+12	1	1+0	0	4+0	0
45	MF	ENG	Josh Murphy*	12	0	0+12	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players out on loan:
7	MF	ENG	Tom Bayliss	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
10	MF	ENG	Josh Harrop	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
14	DF	ENG	Jordan Storey	20	0	15+2	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
38	FW	ENG	Joe Rodwell-Grant	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
40	FW	WAL	Jamie Thomas	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Players who left the club:
1	GK	ENG	Declan Rudd	4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
21	FW	ENG	Connor Wickham	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

Goals record

As of 7 May 2022

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	19	CF	Emil Riis Jakobsen	16	0	4	20
2	11	CM	Daniel Johnson	7	1	0	8
3	21	CF	Cameron Archer	7	0	0	7
4	4	CM	Ben Whiteman	4	0	0	4
4	8	CM	Alan Browne	4	0	0	4
6	5	CB	Patrick Bauer	3	0	0	3
7	2	CB	Sepp van den Berg	1	0	1	2
	9	CF	Ched Evans	2	0	0	2
	16	LB	Andrew Hughes	1	0	1	2
	24	CF	Sean Maguire	1	0	1	2
	31	RW	Scott Sinclair	0	0	2	2
12	13	CM	Ali McCann	1	0	0	1
	15	RB	Joe Rafferty	0	0	1	1
	18	CM	Ryan Ledson	0	0	1	1
	32	LB	Josh Earl	1	0	0	1
	44	CM	Brad Potts	1	0	0	1
Own Goals				2	0	0	2
Total				53	1	11	65

Disciplinary record

As of 7 May 2022

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	4		CM	Ben Whiteman	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
2	11		AM	Daniel Johnson	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
2	16		LB	Andrew Hughes	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	1
4	2		CB	Sepp van den Berg	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0
5	8		CM	Alan Browne	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
6	18		CM	Ryan Ledson	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
7	9		CF	Ched Evans	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	6		CB	Liam Lindsay	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
	19		CF	Emil Riis Jakobsen	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	44		CM	Brad Potts	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
11	3		LB	Greg Cunningham	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	5		CB	Patrick Bauer	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	13		CM	Ali McCann	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	14		CB	Jordan Storey	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	32		LB	Josh Earl	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
16	5		CB	Patrick Bauer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	24		CF	Sean Maguire	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	29		RW	Tom Barkhuizen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	31		RW	Scott Sinclair	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	1		GK	Declan Rudd	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	12		GK	Daniel Iversen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	21		CF	Cameron Archer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					83	2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	87	2	2

Contracts

Date	Position	Name	Signed	Contract Length	Expiry Date	Ref.
1 July 2021	LB	Lewis Coulston	Signed	1 Year	June 2022	^[3]
1 July 2021	CF	Jacob Holland-Wilkinson	Signed	1 Year	June 2022	^[3]
1 July 2021	GK	Oliver Lombard	Signed	1 Year	June 2022	^[3]
1 July 2021	CF	Joe Rodwell-Grant	Signed	1 Year	June 2022	^[3]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
9 June 2021	CB	Liam Lindsay	Stoke City	Undisclosed	^[4]
1 July 2021	SS	Izzy Brown	Chelsea	Free transfer	^[5]
1 July 2021	RB	Matthew Olosunde	Rotherham United	Free transfer	^[6]
5 August 2021	CF	Jamie Thomas	Bamber Bridge	Free transfer	^[7]
31 August 2021	CM	Ali McCann	St Johnstone	Undisclosed	^[8]
13 September 2021	CF	Connor Wickham	Crystal Palace	Free transfer	^[9]
31 January 2022	CB	Bambo Diaby	Free agent	—	^[10]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2021	CB	Sepp van den Berg	Liverpool	End of season	^[11]
4 August 2021	GK	Daniel Iversen	Leicester City	End of season	^[12]
31 August 2021	LW	Josh Murphy	Cardiff City	End of season	^[13]
24 January 2022	CF	Cameron Archer	Aston Villa	End of season	^[14]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
21 August 2021	CF	Jacob Holland-Wilkinson	AFC Fylde	18 September 2021	^[15]
27 August 2021	CM	Tom Bayliss	Wigan Athletic	End of season	^[16]
8 September 2021	GK	Oliver Lombard	Kendal Town	10 October 2021	^[17]
17 September 2021	LW	Ethan Walker	AFC Fylde	October 2021	^[18]
21 September 2021	CF	Jacob Holland-Wilkinson	Lancaster City		^[19]
8 October 2021	DM	Jack Baxter	Radcliffe	13 November 2021	^[20]
16 October 2021	GK	Connor Ripley	Salford City	23 October 2021	^[21]
22 October 2021	CF	Joe Rodwell-Grant	Bamber Bridge	1 January 2022	^[22]^[a]
2 November 2021	LB	Lewis Coulton	Bamber Bridge	4 December 2021	^[24]
19 November 2021	CM	Adam O'Reilly	Stalybridge Celtic	1 January 2022	^[25]
19 November 2021	LW	Ethan Walker	AFC Fylde	1 January 2022	^[26]
19 January 2022	CB	Jordan Storey	Sheffield Wednesday	End of season	^[27]
20 January 2022	CM	Adam O'Reilly	St Patrick's Athletic	31 July 2022	^[28]
21 January 2022	LB	Lewis Coulton	Warrington Town	23 April 2022^[b]	^[30]
21 January 2022	CF	Jacob Holland-Wilkinson	Bamber Bridge	February 2022	^[31]
25 January 2022	CF	Jamie Thomas	FC Halifax Town	End of season	^[32]
27 January 2022	AM	Josh Harrop	Fleetwood Town	End of season	^[33]
28 January 2022	CF	Joe Rodwell-Grant	Lancaster City	March 2022	^[34]
25 February 2022	GK	Mathew Hudson	Bamber Bridge	End of season	^[35]^[36]
11 March 2022	CB	Joe Blanchard	Lancaster City	Work experience	^[37]
22 March 2022	CB	Teddy Mfuni	Witton Albion	End of season	^[38]

^ On 1 December, Rodwell-Grant's loan at Bamber Bridge was extended.^[23]
^ On 24 February, Coulton's loan at Warrington Town was extended until April.^[29]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
10 May 2021	CM	Paul Gallagher	Retired		^[39]
15 June 2021	CF	Jayden Stockley	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	^[40]
30 June 2021	LW	Billy Bodin	Oxford United	Released	^[41]^[42]
30 June 2021	CF	Graham Burke	Shamrock Rovers	Released	^[41]^[43]
30 June 2021	CM	Ben Dooley	Atherton Laburnum Rovers	Released	^[41]^[44]
30 June 2021	RW	Josh Ginnelly	Heart of Midlothian	Released	^[41]^[45]
30 June 2021	RB	Harry Huddart	Swansea University	Released	^[41]^[44]
30 June 2021	CF	Louis Moult	Burton Albion	Released	^[41]^[46]
30 June 2021	CF	David Nugent		Released	^[41]
30 June 2021	RB	Kyi Nicholson		Released	^[41]
12 July 2021	CB	Lewis Earl	Stockport County	Free transfer	^[47]
13 January 2022	CF	Connor Wickham	Milton Keynes Dons	Contract expiry	^[48]^[49]
31 March 2022	GK	Declan Rudd	Retired		^[50]

Pre-season friendlies

Preston North End announced they would play friendlies against Bamber Bridge,^[51] St Johnstone,^[52] Celtic,^[53] Bolton Wanderers,^[54] Accrington Stanley,^[55] Manchester City,^[56] Wigan Athletic^[51] and Manchester United^[57] as part of their pre-season preparations.

10 July 2021 Friendly	Bamber Bridge	3–8	Preston North End	Chorley
15:00 BST	Thomas 44', 62' Yeates 86'	Report	Leigh 16' Potts 36' Barkhuizen 37' Mawene 39' Harrop 53', 83' Maguire 60' Riis 90+1'	Stadium: Euxton Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

13 July 2021 Friendly	St Johnstone	1–1	Preston North End	Tulloch, Scotland
19:00 BST	Wotherspoon 50'	Report	Whiteman 35'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park

17 July 2021 Friendly	Celtic	0–1	Preston North End	Parkhead, Scotland
17:30 BST		Report	Whiteman 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Celtic Park

20 July 2021 Friendly	Preston North End	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Leyland
19:00 BST		Report	Jones 51'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,100+

24 July 2021 Friendly	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Preston North End	Accrington
15:00 BST	Pritchard 67'	Report	Thomas^[58] 55'	Stadium: Wham Stadium

27 July 2021 Friendly	Manchester City	2–0	Preston North End	Manchester
19:00 BST	Mahrez 25' Edozie 64'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

30 July 2021 Friendly	Wigan Athletic	3–2	Preston North End	Wigan
19:30 BST	Keane 26' Humphrys 54' Lang 69'	Report	Darikwa 48' (o.g.) Rodwell-Grant 87'	Stadium: DW Stadium

31 July 2021 Friendly	Preston North End	Cancelled	Manchester United	Preston
14:00 BST				Stadium: Deepdale
Note: Match was cancelled due to a number of suspected COVID-19 cases in the United squad.^[59]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
EFL Championship	12 September 2020	May 2021	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
FA Cup	9 January 2021	9 January 2021	Third round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	5 September 2021	5 September 2020	First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Lancashire Senior Cup	12 October 2021		First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: 24 April 2021
Source: Competitions

EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	West Bromwich Albion	46	18	13	15	52	45	+7	67
11	Queens Park Rangers	46	19	9	18	60	59	+1	66
12	Coventry City	46	17	13	16	60	59	+1	64
13	Preston North End	46	16	16	14	52	56	−4	64
14	Stoke City	46	17	11	18	57	52	+5	62
15	Swansea City	46	16	13	17	58	68	−10	61
16	Blackpool	46	16	12	18	54	58	−4	60

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) 12-point sending off offences^[60]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	16	16	14	52	56	−4	64	9	10	4	33	28	+5	7	6	10	19	28	−9

Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
H/A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	W	W	D	D	D	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	D	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	W
Position	23	24	24	20	16	13	14	17	15	17	18	18	18	19	19	15	17	16	14	16	18	14	14	15	13	15	13	13	14	11	12	11	12	11	12	12	13	14	15	14	12	13	15	15	14	13

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

PNE's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[61]

7 August 2021 1	Preston North End	1–4	Hull City	Preston
15:00 BST	Riis Jakobsen 8' Barkhuizen 45+5' Ledson 65'	Report	Lewis-Potter 35', 75' Smallwood 62' Magennis 85' Eaves 90+1' Cannon 90+2'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,452 Referee: Gavin Ward

14 August 2021 2	Reading	2–1	Preston North End	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Azeez 28' Morrison 59' Bristow 66' Swift 69' Laurent 90+6'	Report	Johnson 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Referee: Josh Smith

17 August 2021 3	Huddersfield Town	1–0	Preston North End	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Campbell 56' Sarr 68' van den Berg 74' (o.g.)	Report	Lindsay 41' Whiteman 64'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports

21 August 2021 4	Preston North End	1–0	Peterborough United	Preston
15:00 BST	Bauer 14' Whiteman 51' Ledson 84'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,952 Referee: Dean Whitestone

28 August 2021 5	Preston North End	3–1	Swansea City	Preston
15:00 BST	van den Berg 21' Riis Jakobsen 45+2' Whiteman 52', 71' Ledson 59' Johnson 61' Sinclair 85'	Report	Piroe 19' Benda 51'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,180 Referee: Thomas Bramall

11 September 2021 6	Bristol City	0–0	Preston North End	Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT		Report	Whiteman 55'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 17,967 Referee: Tim Robinson

14 September 2021 7	Sheffield United	2–2	Preston North End	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Gibbs-White 7' Norwood 45+2' Norrington-Davies 74' Berge 84'	Report	Riis Jakobsen 13', 90+5' Johnson 19'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Referee: Geoff Eltringham

18 September 2021 8	Preston North End	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Preston
15:00 BST	van den Berg 4' Whiteman 26'	Report	Phillips 45+2' Bartley 76'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,850 Referee: Andy Davies

25 September 2021 9	Birmingham City	0–0	Preston North End	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Bela 45+1'	Report	Bauer 39' Storey 62' Ledson 73'	Stadium: St Andrew's Referee: Matt Donohue

28 September 2021 10	Preston North End	1–1	Stoke City	Preston
19:45 BST	Cunningham 31' Whiteman 38' Riis Jakobsen 88'	Report	Powell 6' Østigård 25' Wilmot 83' Tymon 90' Clucas 90+3'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,930 Referee: John Brooks

2 October 2021 11	Queens Park Rangers	3–2	Preston North End	Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST	Dykes 17' Dunne 71' Chair 74' Amos 90+5'	Report	Riis Jakobsen 27' Earl 46'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Referee: Jeremy Simpson

16 October 2021 12	Preston North End	0–0	Derby County	Preston
15:00 BST	Johnson 5' Storey 62'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,092 Referee: Josh Smith

20 October 2021 13	Preston North End	2–1	Coventry City	Preston
19:45 BST	Hughes 23' Bauer 50', 61' Riis Jakobsen 69'	Report	Walker 45' Kelly 51'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,837 Referee: Darren England

23 October 2021 14	Blackpool	2–0	Preston North End	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Anderson 27', 90+7' Madine 68' Grimshaw 88' Carey 90+4' Husband 90+8'	Report	Sinclair 31' Bauer 39' Browne 45+3' 90+7' Potts 84' Maguire 90+8'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,946 Referee: Tim Robinson

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Preston North End	2–0	Luton Town	Preston
15:00 BST	Riis Jakobsen 27', 45+3' (pen.) Browne 38'	Report	Bell 24' Lockyer 37'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,059 Referee: Dean Whitestone

2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 16	Bournemouth	1–2	Preston North End	Kings Park
19:45 GMT	Lerma 58' Billing 60', 83' Mepham 62'	Report	Whiteman 52' McCann 78' Barkhuizen 84'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Referee: David Webb

6 November 2021 17	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Preston North End	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Grabban 32' (pen.), 50', 70' Colback 41' Taylor 90+3'	Report	Hughes 26' McCann 43' Storey 52'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 27,129 Referee: Simon Hooper

20 November 2021 18	Preston North End	1–2	Cardiff City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Maguire 2' Cunningham 56' Iversen 66'	Report	Ng 35' McGuinness 51' Collins 66' Colwill 87' Harris 88'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,749 Referee: Leigh Doughty

23 November 2021 19	Middlesbrough	1–2	Preston North End	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	McNair 33'	Report	Browne 63' Evans 75', 77' Riis Jakobsen 81' Earl 85' Johnson 90+2'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 18,013 Referee: Andy Woolmer

27 November 2021 20	Preston North End	1–1	Fulham	Preston
12:30 GMT	van den Berg 26' Evans 72'	Report	Ream 15' Robinson 48' Onomah 80'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,838 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

4 December 2021 21	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Preston North End	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Lenihan 15' Brereton 53' van Hecke 65' Travis 68'	Report	Riis Jakobsen 65' Evans 83'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,487 Referee: Gavin Ward

11 December 2021 22	Preston North End	2–1	Barnsley	Preston
15:00 GMT	Browne 57' Johnson 78'	Report	Woodrow 27', 65' Andersen 77'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,106 Referee: Keith Stroud

3 January 2022 23	Stoke City	1–2	Preston North End	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Wilmot 46' Allen 64' Doughty 79' Ince 90+4'	Report	Hughes 49', 81' Potts 59' Ledson 90+1'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 20,002 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

15 January 2022 24	Preston North End	1–1	Birmingham City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Bauer 31' Whiteman 72'	Report	Mengi 56' Hogan 86'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,821 Referee: Andy Davies

18 January 2022 25	Preston North End	2–2	Sheffield United	Preston
19:45 GMT	Hughes 38' Browne 71' Cunningham 82' Riis 89'	Report	Bogle 17', 80' Sharp 39' (pen.) Hourihane 60'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,954 Referee: David Webb

22 January 2022 26	Swansea City	1–0	Preston North End	Landore
15:00 GMT	Manning 12', 51' Latibeaudiere 87' Smith 88'	Report	Cunningham 64' Evans 87' Bauer 90+1'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 16,842 Referee: Josh Smith

26 January 2022 27	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	Preston North End	West Bromwich
20:00 GMT	Furlong 49' Townsend 78'	Report	Riis Jakobsen 41', 52' Whiteman 48' Evans 69' Archer 76' Maguire 90+5'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 20,776 Referee: Keith Stroud

29 January 2022 28	Preston North End	2–2	Bristol City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Riis Jakobsen 52', 90+5'	Report	Martin 12' Semenyo 81'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,936 Referee: John Busby

1 February 2022 29	Millwall	0–0	Preston North End	Bermondsey
19:45 GMT	Bennett 60' Hutchinson 63' Burey 83'	Report	van den Berg 17' Whiteman 63'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 10,183 Referee: Kevin Friend

5 February 2022 30	Hull City	0–1	Preston North End	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT		Report	Archer 51', 85' Johnson 79'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 14,273 Referee: Darren Bond

9 February 2022 31	Preston North End	0–0	Huddersfield Town	Preston
19:45 GMT	Potts 72'	Report	Holmes 80' O'Brien 89'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,120 Referee: Robert Jones

12 February 2022 32	Peterborough United	0–1	Preston North End	Peterborough
15:00 GMT		Report	Bauer 28' van den Berg 73' Archer 80'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 9,072 Referee: Tim Robinson

19 February 2022 33	Preston North End	2–3	Reading	Preston
15:00 GMT	Johnson 57' Archer 74' van den Berg 90+5'	Report	João 2', 19' Swift 55'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,817 Referee: John Busby

22 February 2022 34	Preston North End	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Preston
19:45 GMT	Johnson 45+1' Earl 77' Whiteman 90+1'	Report	Colback 60' McKenna 73'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,598 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

26 February 2022 35	Coventry City	1–1	Preston North End	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Rose 32' Hamer 69' Dabo 86' Tavares 90+8'	Report	Earl 14' Lindsay 17' 84' Whiteman 74' Johnson 89' (pen.) Evans 90+2'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 19,743 Referee: Keith Stroud

5 March 2022 36	Preston North End	2–1	Bournemouth	Preston
15:00 GMT	Potts 24' Archer 54' van den Berg 58' Johnson 82' Riis Jakobsen 89' Browne 90'	Report	Lowe 50' Billing 90+8'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,173 Referee: Matt Donohue

12 March 2022 37	Cardiff City	0–0	Preston North End	Leckwith
15:00 GMT	Hugill 68' Ralls 71'	Report	Hughes 51' Potts 90+3'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,743 Referee: James Linington

16 March 2022 38	Luton Town	4–0	Preston North End	Luton
19:45 GMT	Berry 9', 42' Onyedinma 28' Diaby 59' (o.g.) Campbell 87'	Report	Hughes 27' Whiteman 75'	Stadium: Kenilworth Stadium Attendance: 9,408 Referee: Steve Martin

2 April 2022 39	Derby County	1–0	Preston North End	Derby
15:00 BST	Bird 55' Davies 66' Morrison 80' Knight 84'	Report	Lindsay 32' Whiteman 61' Johnson 87'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 23,600 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

5 April 2022 40	Preston North End	1–0	Blackpool	Preston
19:45 BST	Archer 45+3' Whiteman 45+1' Johnson 62' Hughes 64' McCann 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Referee: David Webb

9 April 2022 41	Preston North End	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	Preston
15:00 BST	Dunne 42' (o.g.) Archer 50'	Report	Field 85' Gray 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,873 Referee: Tony Harrington

15 April 2022 42	Preston North End	1–1	Millwall	Preston
15:00 BST	Wallace 6' (o.g.)	Report	Wallace 22' Kieftenbeld 31'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,979 Referee: Thomas Bramall

19 April 2022 43	Fulham	3–0	Preston North End	Fulham
19:45 BST	Mitrović 9', 41' Cairney 20' Carvalho 34'	Report	Whiteman 45+1'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: Leigh Doughty

25 April 2022 44	Preston North End	1–4	Blackburn Rovers	Preston
19:45 BST	Browne 29', 38' Whiteman 62'	Report	Pickering 1' Gallagher 9', 21' Buckley 12', 63' Lenihan 37' Travis 52'	Stadium: Deepdale Referee: Jeremy Simpson

30 April 2022 45	Barnsley	1–3	Preston North End	Barnsley
12:30 BST	Marsh 17'	Report	Johnson 23', 54' Riis Jakobsen 74'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Referee: David Webb

7 May 2022 46	Preston North End	4–1	Middlesbrough	Preston
12:30 BST	Browne 24' Fry 35' (o.g.), 66' Johnson 45' van den Berg 45' Riis Jakobsen 53', 74' (pen.) McCann 56'	Report	McNair 45' 73' Daniels 45' Tavernier 48' Dijksteel 58' Jones 72' Crooks 84'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,691 Referee: Tim Robinson

FA Cup

PNE were drawn away to Cardiff City in the third round.^[62]

9 January 2022 Third round	Cardiff City	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Preston North End	Leckwith
14:00 GMT	Davies 42' Ng 63' Harris 116'	Report	Johnson 53' (pen.) Browne 113'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) Referee: Simon Hooper

EFL Cup

Preston North End were drawn away to Mansfield Town^[63]^[64] and Morecambe^[65]^[66] in the first and second round respectively, then at home against Cheltenham Town^[67]^[68] and Liverpool^[69] in the third and fourth round.

10 August 2021 First round	Mansfield Town	0–3	Preston North End	Mansfield
19:45 BST		Report	Sinclair 45+1', 81' Riis Jakobsen 71' Bauer 78'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 2,526 Referee: Ross Joyce

24 August 2021 Second round	Morecambe	2–4	Preston North End	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Duffus 39' O'Connor 45+4' Stockton 61'	Report	Riis Jakobsen 7', 33' Hughes 45+3' Ledson 54', 64' van den Berg 79', 90'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,334 Referee: James Oldham

21 September 2021 Third round	Preston North End	4–1	Cheltenham Town	Preston
19:45 BST	Hughes 25' Rafferty 37' Maguire 82' Rudd 85' Riis 90+3'	Report	Barkers 28' Thomas 32' Vassell 56', 90+2'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,561 Referee: Dean Whitestone

27 October 2021 Fourth round	Preston North End	0–2	Liverpool	Preston
19:45 BST		Report	Minamino 62' Origi 84'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 22,131 Referee: David Coote

Lancashire Senior Cup

Preston North End were drawn away to Rochdale in the first round.^[70]

12 October 2021 First round	Rochdale	0–2	Preston North End	Spotland
14:00 BST		Report	Sinclair	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena

Notes

References

^ "Preston North End sack coach Frankie McAvoy with side 18th in Championship". BBC Sport. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ "Ryan Lowe: Preston appoint Plymouth manager, Steven Schumacher takes over at Argyle". BBC Sport. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Four Scholars Awarded Professional Contracts". Preston North End F.C. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ "Liam Lindsay Returns To PNE On A Permanent Basis". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Izzy Brown Signs For Preston North End". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ "Matthew Olosunde Seals Move To PNE". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ "Jamie Thomas Earns Contract After Impressive Trial". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "PNE Seal Deal For McCann". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ "Connor Wickham Joins On Short-Term Deal". Preston North End Football Club. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "Bambo Diaby Joins Until End Of Season". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "Sepp van den Berg Rejoins PNE On Loan". Preston North End FC.
^ "Daniel Iversen Returns On Season-Long Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ "Josh Murphy Joins North End On Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ "Cameron Archer Joins On Loan From Aston Villa". Preston North End. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Jacob Holland-Wilkinson Joins AFC Fylde On Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ "Tom Bayliss Joins Wigan Athletic On Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ "Oliver Lombard Joins Kendal Town". Preston North End. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ "Walker Joins AFC Fylde On Loan". Preston North End Football Club. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
^ "Holland-Wilkinson Returns To Lancaster On Loan". Preston North End Official Site. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
^ "Jack Baxter Joins Radcliffe On Loan". Preston North End Football Club. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
^ "Ripley Joins Salford On Emergency Loan". Preston North End Football Club. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ "Rodwell-Grant Heads On Loan To Bamber Bridge". Preston North End FC. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
^ "Rodwell-Grant Extends Bamber Bridge Loan". Preston North End FC. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Coulton Joins Bamber Bridge On Loan". Preston North End FC. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ "Stalybridge Celtic Loan For O'Reilly". Preston North End FC. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ "Walker Rejoins AFC Fylde On Loan". Preston North End FC. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ "Jordan Storey Joins Sheffield Wednesday On Loan". Preston North End. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
^ "Adam O'Reilly Joins St Pat's On Loan". Preston North End. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Coulton Extends Warrington Town Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
^ "Coulton Signs On Loan For Warrington Town". Preston North End. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ "Bamber Bridge Loan For Holland-Wilkinson". Preston North End. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ "FC Halifax Town: Shaymen sign midfielder on loan from Preston North End". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Josh Harrop Joins Fleetwood Town On Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "Rodwell-Grant Heads To Lancaster On Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ "Hudson Joins Bamber Bridge On Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^ "Hudson Extends Bamber Bridge Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Blanchard Joins Lancaster City On Work Experience". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ "Mfuni Heads On Work Experience To Witton Albion". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
^ "Frankie McAvoy Appointed Head Coach". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ "Jayden Stockley Joins Charlton Athletic On Permanent Deal". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Retained List Issued". Preston North End - Official Site. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ "Oxford United Sign Billy Bodin". Oxford United FC. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
^ "Graham Burke signs new three-year deal with Shamrock Rovers". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "The 12 players who left Preston North End in the last year and what happened next". LancsLive. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ "Gino joins on two-year deal". Heart of Midlothian FC. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ "Burton Albion To Sign Striker Louis Moult". Burton Albion FC. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
^ "Three more sign on at Edgeley Park". Stockport County FC. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ "Connor Wickham Departs PNE". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "MK Dons complete Connor Wickham capture". Milton Keynes Dons. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ "Declan Rudd Retires From Football". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Two More Pre-Season Friendlies Announced". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "North End To Face St Johnstone During Scotland Camp". Preston North End - Official Site. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "PNE To Face Celtic in Pre-Season Friendly". Preston North End - Official Site. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ "First Team News Bolton Wanderers Confirmed As Pre-Season Opponent". Preston North End - Official Site. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "Pre-Season Schedule Finalised With Accrington Stanley Friendly". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ "PNE To Face Premier League Champions Manchester City". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "Manchester United Friendly At Deepdale To End Pre-Season". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ Preston North End's goalscoring trialist Jamie Thomas will train with the Lilywhites next week"
^ "Club Statement: Manchester United Fixture". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "PNE To Host First And Final Game Of The 2021/22 Season". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "Third Round Draw". The Football Association. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
^ "PNE Will Face Mansfield Town In Carabao Cup First Round". Preston North End. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "Mansfield Town Fixture Details Confirmed". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ "Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed". EFL. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^ "Morecambe Cup Tie Details Confirmed". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^ "Carabao Cup Round Three draw confirmed". EFL. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
^ "Details Confirmed For Cheltenham Town Tie". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ "Carabao Cup Round Four draw: confirmed ties". English Football League. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ "PNE To Face Rochdale In Lancashire FA Senior Cup". Preston North End. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

External links

Official website

[24] On 1 December, Rodwell-Grant's loan at Bamber Bridge was extended.^[23]

[31] On 24 February, Coulton's loan at Warrington Town was extended until April.^[29]

[1] "Preston North End sack coach Frankie McAvoy with side 18th in Championship". BBC Sport. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[2] "Ryan Lowe: Preston appoint Plymouth manager, Steven Schumacher takes over at Argyle". BBC Sport. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[ScholarsContracts-3] "Four Scholars Awarded Professional Contracts". Preston North End F.C. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[4] "Liam Lindsay Returns To PNE On A Permanent Basis". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[5] "Izzy Brown Signs For Preston North End". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[6] "Matthew Olosunde Seals Move To PNE". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[7] "Jamie Thomas Earns Contract After Impressive Trial". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[8] "PNE Seal Deal For McCann". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[9] "Connor Wickham Joins On Short-Term Deal". Preston North End Football Club. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[10] "Bambo Diaby Joins Until End Of Season". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[11] "Sepp van den Berg Rejoins PNE On Loan". Preston North End FC.

[12] "Daniel Iversen Returns On Season-Long Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[13] "Josh Murphy Joins North End On Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[14] "Cameron Archer Joins On Loan From Aston Villa". Preston North End. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[15] "Jacob Holland-Wilkinson Joins AFC Fylde On Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[16] "Tom Bayliss Joins Wigan Athletic On Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

[17] "Oliver Lombard Joins Kendal Town". Preston North End. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

[18] "Walker Joins AFC Fylde On Loan". Preston North End Football Club. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

[19] "Holland-Wilkinson Returns To Lancaster On Loan". Preston North End Official Site. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

[20] "Jack Baxter Joins Radcliffe On Loan". Preston North End Football Club. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

[21] "Ripley Joins Salford On Emergency Loan". Preston North End Football Club. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[22] "Rodwell-Grant Heads On Loan To Bamber Bridge". Preston North End FC. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[23] "Rodwell-Grant Extends Bamber Bridge Loan". Preston North End FC. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[25] "Coulton Joins Bamber Bridge On Loan". Preston North End FC. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

[26] "Stalybridge Celtic Loan For O'Reilly". Preston North End FC. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[27] "Walker Rejoins AFC Fylde On Loan". Preston North End FC. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[28] "Jordan Storey Joins Sheffield Wednesday On Loan". Preston North End. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

[29] "Adam O'Reilly Joins St Pat's On Loan". Preston North End. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[30] "Coulton Extends Warrington Town Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

[32] "Coulton Signs On Loan For Warrington Town". Preston North End. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[33] "Bamber Bridge Loan For Holland-Wilkinson". Preston North End. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[34] "FC Halifax Town: Shaymen sign midfielder on loan from Preston North End". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[35] "Josh Harrop Joins Fleetwood Town On Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[36] "Rodwell-Grant Heads To Lancaster On Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[37] "Hudson Joins Bamber Bridge On Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

[38] "Hudson Extends Bamber Bridge Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[39] "Blanchard Joins Lancaster City On Work Experience". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

[40] "Mfuni Heads On Work Experience To Witton Albion". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

[41] "Frankie McAvoy Appointed Head Coach". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

[42] "Jayden Stockley Joins Charlton Athletic On Permanent Deal". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

[Retained_List-43] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Retained List Issued". Preston North End - Official Site. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

[44] "Oxford United Sign Billy Bodin". Oxford United FC. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

[45] "Graham Burke signs new three-year deal with Shamrock Rovers". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[NewClubs-46] "The 12 players who left Preston North End in the last year and what happened next". LancsLive. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[47] "Gino joins on two-year deal". Heart of Midlothian FC. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

[48] "Burton Albion To Sign Striker Louis Moult". Burton Albion FC. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

[49] "Three more sign on at Edgeley Park". Stockport County FC. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[50] "Connor Wickham Departs PNE". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[51] "MK Dons complete Connor Wickham capture". Milton Keynes Dons. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[52] "Declan Rudd Retires From Football". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[Bamber/Wigan-53] "Two More Pre-Season Friendlies Announced". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[54] "North End To Face St Johnstone During Scotland Camp". Preston North End - Official Site. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[55] "PNE To Face Celtic in Pre-Season Friendly". Preston North End - Official Site. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[56] "First Team News Bolton Wanderers Confirmed As Pre-Season Opponent". Preston North End - Official Site. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[57] "Pre-Season Schedule Finalised With Accrington Stanley Friendly". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[58] "PNE To Face Premier League Champions Manchester City". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[59] "Manchester United Friendly At Deepdale To End Pre-Season". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[60] Preston North End's goalscoring trialist Jamie Thomas will train with the Lilywhites next week"

[61] "Club Statement: Manchester United Fixture". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

[EFL_Regulations1-62] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[63] "PNE To Host First And Final Game Of The 2021/22 Season". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[64] "Third Round Draw". The Football Association. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[65] "PNE Will Face Mansfield Town In Carabao Cup First Round". Preston North End. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[66] "Mansfield Town Fixture Details Confirmed". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[67] "Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed". EFL. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

[68] "Morecambe Cup Tie Details Confirmed". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

[69] "Carabao Cup Round Three draw confirmed". EFL. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

[70] "Details Confirmed For Cheltenham Town Tie". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[71] "Carabao Cup Round Four draw: confirmed ties". English Football League. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[72] "PNE To Face Rochdale In Lancashire FA Senior Cup". Preston North End. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

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