2013–14_Preston_North_End_F.C._season

2013–14 Preston North End F.C. season

2013–14 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End 2013–14 football season


The 2013–14 season was Preston North End's 126th year in the Football League and their third consecutive season in the third division of English football, Football League One.

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Season overview

In Simon Grayson's first summer in charge, he permanently signed 4 players, Tom Clarke,[1] a centreback, Chris Humphrey,[2] a right winger, Kevin Davies,[3] a Centre forward and Alex Nicholson,[4] a right back. He also signed Declan Rudd on a season long loan[5] from Norwich City. He allowed 3 players to leave during the summer, those being Luke Foster,[6] Chris Robertson[7] and Andrew Procter.[8]

The 2013–14 season started off well, unbeaten in their first 9 league games. They also beat local rivals Blackpool in the League Cup, before being beaten by Lancashire rivals Burnley in the second round.

The 9 league game unbeaten run came to an end on 5 October, against Peterborough United, a 2–0 defeat[9] and was followed up with another 2–0 defeat, against Crewe.[10] Preston then went on another 9 game unbeaten league run, winning 5 and drawing 4, including a win against Leyton Orient, only their second league defeat of the season.[11] The unbeaten run came to an end after a 3–0 home defeat to Brentford,[12] but was followed up with 3 more consecutive wins, against Carlisle United, Shrewsbury Town and Port Vale.

Preston's FA Cup campaign started off successfully, with a 6–0 win over Barnet in the first round.[13] That was followed up with a 1–0 over Wycombe Wanderers.[14]

Preston's 2nd game of 2014 was against Wolves, which ended in a 2–0 defeat.[15] In the FA Cup, Preston came up against Ipswich Town in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, drawing 1–1,[16] before winning 3–2 in the replay.[17] In the fourth round of the FA Cup, Preston were drawn against Nottingham Forest. They drew 0–0[18] before Preston lost 0–2 in the replay.[19]

Following that loss, Preston then went onto a 12-game unbeaten run in the league, their 3rd of the season, which strengthened North End's position in the play off positions, placing them 17 points ahead of 7th placed M.K. Dons, with 27 points available. The unbeaten run was then lost after a 1–0 defeat by Swindon Town,[20] but was followed up with two consecutive wins against Peterborough United[21] and Crawley Town,[22] which all but secured their play off place, being 18 points clear of M.K. Dons, with 18 points to play for. The next game was a 1–1 draw with Bristol City[23] followed up with a 6–1 romp against Carlisle United.[24]

Preston won two and lost two of their final four league games of the season. They lost 1–0 to Brentford[25] Preston then went on to beat Shrewsbury Town[26] and Gillingham,[27] moving them up to 3rd place. The final game of the season was against Crewe, which they lost 2–1,[28] meaning they ended the season in 5th place.

The result meant that Preston would face Rotherham United in the League One play-offs. The first leg ended in a 1–1 draw after top scorer Joe Garner produced a breathtaking equaliser for the home side.[29] In the second leg, Preston took an early lead through Paul Gallagher, but went on to concede 3 goals; losing 3–1 on the night and 4–2 on aggregate.[30]

League One Data

League table

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Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Result summary

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Last updated: 3 May 2014.
Source: [citation needed]

Result by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Kits

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Carer's Trust
The Football Pools (back of shirt)
The Space Centre (shorts)

Home
Away

Last updated: 10 July 2013.
Source: Preston North End FC Official Site

Squad

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Statistics

As of 3 May 2014
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Play-offs statistics

As of 15 May 2014
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Captains

As of 18 April 2014
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Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Goals record

As of 15 May 2014
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Contracts

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Transfers

In

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Loans in

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Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out

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EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans out

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Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Fixtures and results

Pre-season

13 July Bill Shankly Shield Preston North End 0–4 Liverpool Preston
15:00 BST Report Coutinho 15'
Ibe 38'
Sterling 64'
Aspas 75'
Stadium: Deepdale
16 July Jack Kirkland Trophy Chorley 0–2 Preston North End Chorley
19:00 BST Report Cummins 29'
Byrom 90'
Stadium: Victory Park
Attendance: 1,116
Referee: Steve Rudd
20 July Testimonial Game Fleetwood Town 4–0 Preston North End Fleetwood
15:00 BST Crowther 32', 46'
Sarcevic 65'
Schumacher 79'
Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 1,889
Referee: J Simpson
23 July Preston North End 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Preston
19:45 BST K Davies 5' Report 39' Campbell Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,773
Referee: D Bond

League One

3 August 1 Preston North End 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Preston
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,583
Referee: Andy Haines
10 August 2 Rotherham United 0–0 Preston North End Rotherham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,454
Referee: Trevor Kettle
17 August 3 Preston North End 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons Preston
15:00 BST Kay 10' (og)
Garner 35'
Report 31' Banton
63' (pen) Williams
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,994
Referee: Brown
25 August 4 Coventry City 4–4 Preston North End Northampton
15:00 BST Clarke 25'
Wilson 70', 83'
Manset 90'
Report 11' Clarke
65' Wright
87' Byrom
90' Humphrey
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,068
Referee: Robert Madley
31 August 5 Walsall 0–3 Preston North End Walsall
15:00 BST Report 30' Byrom
58' Humphrey
61' Holmes
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,205
Referee: Phil Gibbs
9 September 6 Preston North End 2–1 Oldham Athletic Preston
19:35 BST Beavon 13'
K Davies 38' (pen)
Report 83' Tarkowski Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,292
Referee: Michael Naylor
14 September 7 Preston North End 3–0 Stevenage Preston
15:00 BST Huntington 45'
Laird 59'
K Davies 84'
Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 8,855
Referee: East
21 September 8 Sheffield United 0–1 Preston North End Sheffield
15:00 BST Report 68' Beavon Stadium: Brammall Lane
Attendance: 16,319
Referee: Graham
28 September 9 Preston North End 2–1 Swindon Town Preston
15:00 BST Hume 11'
McEveley 48' (og)
Report 86' N'Guessan Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,296
Referee: Russell
5 October 10 Peterborough United 2–0 Preston North End Peterborough
15:00 BST Barnett 9'
McCann 29'
Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 7,020
Referee: Carl Boyeson
12 October 11 Preston North End 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Preston
15:00 BST Report 27' Moore
64' Inman
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,268
Referee: Trevor Kettle
19 October 12 Gillingham 1–2 Preston North End Gillingham
15:00 BST Kedwell 76' Report 47' Keane
53' Brownhill
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Referee: Graham Horwood
22 October 13 Preston North End 2–2 Bradford City Preston
19:45 BST Clarke 32'
Wright 68'
Report 5' Hanson
73' McArdle
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,485
Referee: David Coote
26 October 14 Notts County 0–1 Preston North End Nottingham
15:00 BST Report 74' Hume Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,956
Referee: Scott Mathieson
2 November 15 Preston North End 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Preston
15:00 BST Garner 90' Report 55' Atkinson Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,496
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
16 November 16 Leyton Orient 0–1 Preston North End London
15:00 BST Report 33' Garner Stadium: Matchroom Stadium
Attendance: 7,123
Referee: Keith Hill
23 November 17 Preston North End 1–1 Colchester United Preston
15:00 BST Garner 45' Report 76' Garbutt Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 8,492
Referee: Scott Duncan
27 November 18 Port Vale 0–2 Preston North End Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST Report Red card 13' Kilkenny
30', 71' (pen) Garner
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,889
Referee: Andy Madley
30 November 19 Preston North End 1–0 Bristol City Preston
15:00 BST King 33'
Gallagher Red card 90+2'
Report Red card 90+3' Osborne Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 8,803
Referee: Richard Clark
14 December 20 Crawley Town 2–2 Preston North End Crawley
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,407
Referee: Charles Breakspear
21 December 21 Preston North End 0–3 Brentford Preston
15:00 GMT Report 23' (pen) Forshaw
26' Trotta
73' Saunders
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,332
Referee: Darren Deadman
26 December 22 Carlisle United 0–1 Preston North End Carlisle
15:00 GMT Report 42' Brownhill Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7,934
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
29 December 23 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Preston North End Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Report 80' (og) Woods Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,379
Referee: Mark Heywood
1 January 24 Preston North End 3–2 Port Vale Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Garner 43', 62'
Gallagher 50'
Report 69' Tomlin
84' Hugill
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 10,653
Referee: Kevin Wright
11 January 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Preston North End Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Edwards 28'
Evans 55'
Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 20,434
Referee: Scott Mathieson
18 January 26 Preston North End 1–1 Coventry City Preston
15:00 GMT Davies 54' Red card 88' Report 90' Moussa Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,671
Referee: Kevin Wright
28 January 27 Bradford City 0–0 Preston North End Bradford
19:45 GMT Bennett Red card 25' Report Red card 25' Kilkenny Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13,686
Referee: Stuart Atwell
1 February 28 Preston North End 2–0 Notts County Preston
15:00 GMT C Davies 65'
Garner 71' (pen)
Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,483
Referee: Tony Harrington
8 February 29 Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Preston North End Tranmere
15:00 GMT Taylor 45' Report 18', 52' Garner Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,895
Referee: David Coote
15 February 30 Preston North End 1–1 Leyton Orient Preston
15:00 GMT Garner 64' (pen) Report 44' Baudry Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,440
Referee: Dean Whitestone
18 February 31 Milton Keynes Dons 0–0 Preston North End Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 7,279
Referee: Mark Heywood
22 February 32 Colchester United 1–2 Preston North End Colchester
15:00 GMT Ibehre 55' Report 28' Clarke
82' (og) Wilson
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,416
Referee: David Phillips
25 February 33 Preston North End 3–3 Rotherham United Preston
19:45 GMT C Davies 37'
Gallagher 60'
Garner 65'
Report 7', 89' Frecklington
11' (og) Clarke
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,524
Referee: James Adcock
1 March 34 Preston North End 2–1 Walsall Preston
15:00 GMT Downing 3' (og)
Wright 29'
Report 5', Red card 82' Mantom Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,034
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
8 March 35 Oldham Athletic 1–3 Preston North End Oldham
15:00 GMT Harkins 75'
Clark-Harris
Report 6' Keane
71', 88' Joe Garner
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,698
Referee: Steve Martin
11 March 36 Stevenage 1–1 Preston North End Stevenage
19:45 GMT Smith 90' Report 17' Clarke Stadium: Broadway Hall
Attendance: 2,448
Referee: Andy D'Urso
17 March 37 Preston North End 0–0 Sheffield United Preston
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 8,892
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
22 March 38 Swindon Town 1–0 Preston North End Swindon
15:00 GMT M Smith 56' (pen) Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,570
Referee: Iain Williamson
25 March 39 Preston North End 3–1 Peterborough United Preston
19:45 GMT Kilkenny 45'
Garner 80', 90'
Report 18' Swanson Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 8,206
Referee: Mark Brown
29 March 40 Preston North End 1–0 Crawley Town Preston
15:00 GMT Garner 13' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 8,979
Referee: David Webb
5 April 41 Bristol City 1–1 Preston North End Bristol
15:00 BST W Elliott 75' Report 69' King Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 12.537
Referee: Robert Lewis
12 April 42 Preston North End 6–1 Carlisle United Preston
15:00 BST Beavon 10'
Browne 20'
Holmes 58'
Davies 57', 79', 83'
Report 41' Madine Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,428
Referee: Mark Heywood
18 April 43 Brentford 1–0 Preston North End London
19:45 BST Judge 30' (pen) Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,774
Referee: Keith Hill
21 April 44 Preston North End 5–2 Shrewsbury Town Preston
15:00 BST Holmes 34'
Wright 40'
Gallagher 58', 62' (pen), 81'
Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,636
Referee: Nigel Miller
26 April 45 Preston North End 3–1 Gillingham Preston
15:00 BST Welsh 8'
Gallagher 57'
Kilkenny 63'
Report 45' McDonald Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,591
Referee: Charles Breakspear
3 May 46 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Preston North End Crewe
15:00 BST Dugdale 10'
Pogba 60'
Ellis Yellow card 65'
Report Wiseman Yellow card 24'
Welsh 90'
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 7,458
Referee: Andy Haines

League One play-offs

10 May 1st leg Preston North End 1–1 Rotherham United Preston
17:15 BST Garner 49'
Welsh Yellow card 75'
Wright Yellow card 75'
Report Revell 21'
Skarz Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,221
Referee: Iain Williamson
15 May 2nd leg Rotherham United 3–1
(4-2 agg.)
Preston North End Rotherham
19:45 BST Thomas 24' Yellow card 70'
Frecklington 34'
Agard 67'
Collin Yellow card 70'
Report Wright Yellow card 11'
Gallagher 16' Yellow card 71'
Davies Yellow card 46'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,576
Referee: Keith Stroud

FA Cup

9 November 2013 Round 1 Preston North End 6–0 Barnet Preston
15:00 BST Clarke 18'
Garner 36', 82'
Gallagher 45', 68', 79'
Beavon Red card 56'
Report Red card 13' Marsh-Brown Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,217
Referee: Ross Joyce
7 December 2013 Round 2 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Preston North End High Wycombe
15:00 BST Report 34' K Davies Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 2,249
Referee: David Webb
4 January 2014 Round 3 Ipswich Town 1–1 Preston North End Ipswich
15:00 BST McGoldrick 38' Report 42' K Davies Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 13,534
Referee: Michael Naylor
14 January 2014 Round 3 replay Preston North End 3–2 Ipswich Town Preston
19:45 GMT Garner 66', 68', 88' Report 58' Nouble
76' McGoldrick
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 6,088
Referee: Keith Stroud
24 January 2014 Round 4 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Preston North End Nottingham
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,465
Referee: Mike Dean

League Cup

5 August Round 1 Preston North End 1–0 Blackpool Preston
19:45 BST Clarke 87' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,470
27 August Round 2 Burnley 2–0 Preston North End Burnley
19:45 BST Trippier 6'
Ings 34'
Report Stadium: Turf Moor

League Trophy

8 October Round 2 Preston North End 0–2 Oldham Athletic Preston
19:45 BST Report 2' Philliskirk
9' Wesolowski
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,987
Referee: Oliver Langford

Overall summary

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References

  1. "Preston North End sign Tom Clarke after Huddersfield release". BBC Sport.
  2. "Kevin Davies Signs!". Preston North End F.C. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013.
  3. "Brentford 1–0 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 18 April 2014.
  4. "Preston North End 3–1 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 26 April 2014.

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