
Preston North End Football Club, an Englishassociation football club based in theDeepdale area ofPreston, Lancashire, was founded in 1880.[1] For their first eight years, there was no league football, so matches were arranged on an occasional basis, supplemented bycup competitions organised at both local and national level. In 1888, Preston participated in the inauguralFootball League.[2] They won the first top-flight league title and of the 22 matches they won 18 and drew the other four, therefore they remained undefeated thus being labelled "The Invincibles".[3] They were the only team to be known by this nickname for 115 years untilArsenal completed their2003–04 season without a defeat. Since then the club has remained in the Football League although it has competed in its various divisions.[4]
Preston North End's record against each club faced league competition is listed below. Preston's first league game was againstBurnley in the inaugural1888–89 Football League. They met their 109th and most recent different league opponent,Burton Albion, for the first time in the2016–17 EFL Championship season. The team that Preston North End has met most in league competition is Burnley, against whom they have contested 128 league matches; having won 52 of these Burnley are also the side Preston have beaten the most.[5] Preston have tied 33 games withBolton Wanderers, they are the team that they have drawn with the most.[6] The team that has defeated Preston the most isAston Villa, who have won 51 of their 104 encounters with Preston.[7]
| Club | Home | Away | Total | Win% | First | Last | Note(s) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| Accrington ‡ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 060.00 | 1888–89 | 1892–93 | |
| Aldershot ‡ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 025.00 | 1974–75 | 1988–89 | |
| Arsenal | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 72 | 24 | 17 | 31 | 93 | 102 | 033.33 | 1901–02 | 1960–61 | [a] |
| Aston Villa | 52 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 104 | 35 | 18 | 51 | 143 | 181 | 033.65 | 1888–89 | 2018–19 | |
| Barnet | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 025.00 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | |
| Barnsley | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 95 | 70 | 042.86 | 1901–02 | 2021–22 | |
| Birmingham City | 48 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 48 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 96 | 39 | 25 | 32 | 138 | 127 | 040.63 | 1894–95 | 2023–24 | [b] |
| Blackburn Rovers † | 52 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 104 | 43 | 29 | 32 | 156 | 148 | 041.35 | 1888–89 | 2024–25 | |
| Blackpool | 45 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 90 | 40 | 18 | 32 | 146 | 148 | 044.44 | 1901–02 | 2022–23 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 62 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 62 | 23 | 13 | 26 | 124 | 48 | 33 | 43 | 181 | 175 | 038.71 | 1888–89 | 2018–19 | |
| AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 35 | 036.67 | 1974–75 | 2021–22 | |
| Bradford City | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 74 | 82 | 032.76 | 1903–04 | 2014–15 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 38 | 045.00 | 1912–13 | 1949–50 | |
| Brentford | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 58 | 20 | 13 | 25 | 94 | 109 | 034.48 | 1933–34 | 2020–21 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 039.29 | 1961–62 | 2016–17 | |
| Bristol City † | 46 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 92 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 128 | 123 | 033.70 | 1901–02 | 2024–25 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 46 | 028.13 | 1961–62 | 1999–2000 | |
| Burnley † | 64 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 128 | 52 | 27 | 49 | 218 | 195 | 040.63 | 1888–89 | 2024–25 | |
| Burton Albion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 075.00 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | |
| Burton United ‡ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 033.33 | 1901–02 | 1903–04 | |
| Bury | 48 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 48 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 96 | 39 | 27 | 30 | 124 | 117 | 040.63 | 1895–96 | 2012–13 | |
| Cambridge United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 030.00 | 1977–78 | 1999–2000 | |
| Cardiff City † | 50 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 50 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 100 | 37 | 25 | 38 | 175 | 131 | 037.00 | 1921–22 | 2024–25 | |
| Carlisle United | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 034.38 | 1965–66 | 2013–14 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 68 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 125 | 98 | 050.00 | 1929–30 | 2019–20 | |
| Chelsea | 35 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 26 | 16 | 28 | 93 | 103 | 037.14 | 1907–08 | 1980–81 | |
| Chester City ‡ | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 43 | 030.77 | 1975–76 | 1995–96 | |
| Chesterfield | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 65 | 47 | 037.50 | 1901–02 | 2014–15 | [c] |
| Colchester United | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 44 | 037.50 | 1974–75 | 2014–15 | |
| Coventry City † | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 68 | 51 | 047.62 | 1949–50 | 2024–25 | |
| Crawley Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 033.33 | 2012–13 | 2014–15 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 39 | 035.71 | 1985–86 | 2014–15 | |
| Crystal Palace | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 44 | 030.00 | 1964–65 | 2010–11 | |
| Darlington ‡ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 058.33 | 1925–26 | 1995–96 | |
| Darwen ‡ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 075.00 | 1891–92 | 1893–94 | |
| Derby County † | 56 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 13 | 10 | 33 | 112 | 45 | 21 | 46 | 159 | 143 | 040.18 | 1888–89 | 2024–25 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 40 | 043.75 | 1901–02 | 2014–15 | |
| Everton | 44 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 44 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 88 | 30 | 25 | 33 | 120 | 120 | 034.09 | 1888–89 | 1960–61 | |
| Exeter City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 041.67 | 1977–78 | 2011–12 | |
| Fleetwood Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 050.00 | 2014–15 | 2014–15 | |
| Fulham | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 68 | 24 | 13 | 31 | 80 | 96 | 035.29 | 1912–13 | 2021–22 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 050.00 | 1901–02 | 1903–04 | |
| Gillingham | 25 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 57 | 58 | 032.00 | 1970–71 | 2014–15 | |
| Glossop | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 058.33 | 1899–1900 | 1914–15 | |
| Grimsby Town | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 105 | 80 | 046.55 | 1903–04 | 2002–03 | |
| Halifax Town ‡ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 040.00 | 1970–71 | 1986–87 | |
| Hartlepool United | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 050.00 | 1985–86 | 2012–13 | |
| Hereford United ‡ | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 050.00 | 1974–75 | 1995–96 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 45 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 90 | 33 | 23 | 34 | 121 | 120 | 036.67 | 1912–13 | 2023–24 | |
| Hull City † | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 92 | 90 | 045.16 | 1912–13 | 2024–25 | |
| Ipswich Town | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 42 | 035.29 | 1964–65 | 2023–24 | |
| Leeds City ‡ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 050.00 | 1912–13 | 1914–15 | |
| Leeds United † | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 23 | 12 | 19 | 91 | 78 | 042.59 | 1924–25 | 2024–25 | |
| Leicester City | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 80 | 54 | 048.08 | 1901–02 | 2023–24 | [d] |
| Leyton Orient | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 79 | 81 | 030.00 | 1912–13 | 2014–15 | [e] |
| Lincoln City | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 62 | 37 | 044.44 | 1901–02 | 1998–99 | |
| Liverpool | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 99 | 114 | 032.81 | 1895–96 | 1961–62 | |
| Luton Town † | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 73 | 63 | 050.00 | 1949–50 | 2024–25 | |
| Macclesfield Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 000.00 | 1998–99 | 1998–99 | |
| Manchester City | 41 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 82 | 29 | 15 | 38 | 131 | 147 | 035.37 | 1899–1900 | 2001–02 | |
| Manchester United | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 66 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 90 | 107 | 030.30 | 1892–93 | 1960–61 | [f] |
| Mansfield Town | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 054.17 | 1970–71 | 1995–96 | |
| Middlesbrough † | 49 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 98 | 31 | 25 | 42 | 129 | 149 | 031.63 | 1901–02 | 2024–25 | |
| Millwall † | 35 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 70 | 25 | 13 | 32 | 86 | 103 | 035.71 | 1928–29 | 2024–25 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 030.00 | 2011–12 | 2015–16 | |
| Newcastle United | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 76 | 29 | 12 | 35 | 118 | 125 | 038.16 | 1898–99 | 2016–17 | |
| Newport County | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 025.00 | 1981–82 | 1984–85 | |
| Northampton Town | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 33 | 050.00 | 1963–64 | 1998–99 | |
| Norwich City † | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 60 | 035.42 | 1961–62 | 2024–25 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 50 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 50 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 100 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 147 | 137 | 041.00 | 1892–93 | 2021–22 | |
| Notts County | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 84 | 41 | 21 | 22 | 143 | 89 | 048.81 | 1888–89 | 2014–15 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 52 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 74 | 70 | 038.46 | 1910–11 | 2014–15 | |
| Oxford United † | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 031.82 | 1968–69 | 2024–25 | |
| Peterborough United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 037.50 | 1974–75 | 2021–22 | |
| Plymouth Argyle † | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 74 | 67 | 039.66 | 1930–31 | 2024–25 | |
| Port Vale | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 78 | 54 | 045.65 | 1901–02 | 2014–15 | [g] |
| Portsmouth † | 38 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 124 | 100 | 042.11 | 1925–26 | 2024–25 | |
| Queens Park Rangers † | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 61 | 56 | 037.50 | 1949–50 | 2024–25 | |
| Reading | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 64 | 25 | 12 | 27 | 99 | 96 | 039.06 | 1926–27 | 2022–23 | |
| Rochdale | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 050.00 | 1970–71 | 2014–15 | |
| Rotherham United | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 70 | 77 | 026.79 | 1961–62 | 2023–24 | |
| Scarborough ‡ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 066.67 | 1993–94 | 1995–96 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 43 | 046.88 | 1961–62 | 2014–15 | |
| Sheffield United † | 55 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 55 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 110 | 33 | 28 | 49 | 144 | 164 | 030.00 | 1893–94 | 2024–25 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday † | 52 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 104 | 41 | 22 | 41 | 148 | 138 | 039.42 | 1892–93 | 2024–25 | [h] |
| Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 053.85 | 1970–71 | 2013–14 | |
| South Shields ‡ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 050.00 | 1925–26 | 1927–28 | |
| Southampton | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 58 | 035.00 | 1925–26 | 2023–24 | |
| Southend United | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 34 | 050.00 | 1974–75 | 2006–07 | |
| Stevenage | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 050.00 | 2011–12 | 2013–14 | |
| Stockport County | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 29 | 050.00 | 1901–02 | 2001–02 | |
| Stoke City † | 52 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 104 | 46 | 23 | 35 | 176 | 141 | 044.23 | 1888–89 | 2024–25 | [i] |
| Sunderland † | 55 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 55 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 110 | 32 | 32 | 46 | 157 | 177 | 029.09 | 1891–92 | 2024–25 | |
| Swansea City † | 33 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 66 | 22 | 18 | 26 | 93 | 111 | 033.33 | 1925–26 | 2024–25 | [j] |
| Swindon Town | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 043.33 | 1963–64 | 2014–15 | |
| Torquay United | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 042.86 | 1970–71 | 1995–96 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 79 | 96 | 032.69 | 1909–10 | 1960–61 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 037.50 | 1970–71 | 2013–14 | |
| Walsall | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 50 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 62 | 58 | 042.00 | 1961–62 | 2014–15 | |
| Watford † | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 42 | 036.84 | 1969–70 | 2024–25 | |
| West Bromwich Albion † | 53 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 14 | 11 | 28 | 106 | 39 | 25 | 42 | 156 | 152 | 036.79 | 1888–89 | 2024–25 | |
| West Ham United | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 46 | 039.29 | 1923–24 | 2004–05 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 61 | 56 | 040.48 | 1982–83 | 2022–23 | |
| Wimbledon ‡ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 016.67 | 1981–82 | 2003–04 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 58 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 15 | 11 | 32 | 116 | 43 | 27 | 46 | 188 | 197 | 037.07 | 1888–89 | 2017–18 | |
| Wrexham | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 043.33 | 1970–71 | 1999–2000 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 050.00 | 1993–94 | 2020–21 | |
| Yeovil Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 050.00 | 2011–12 | 2014–15 | |
| York City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 066.67 | 1976–77 | 1998–99 | |