2025–26 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End
2025–26 season
OwnerWordon Limited
ChairmanCraig Hemmings
ManagerPaul Heckingbottom
StadiumDeepdale
Championship7th
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Daniel Jebbison (5)
All: Lewis Dobbin, Daniel Jebbison (5)

The 2025–26 season is the 146th season in the history of Preston North End Football Club and their eleventh consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025[a] GK Daniel Iversen Leicester City Free [1]
1 July 2025[b] LB Thierry Small Charlton Athletic [2]
1 July 2025[c] CM Jordan Thompson Stoke City [3]
1 July 2025[d] RB Pol Valentín Sheffield Wednesday [4]
5 July 2025 RB Odeluga Offiah Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [5]
22 July 2025 CF Michael Smith Sheffield Wednesday Free [6]
GK Jack Walton Luton Town Undisclosed [7]
25 July 2025 LB Andrija Vukčević Juárez Free [8]
31 October 2025 LB Jamal Lewis Newcastle United [9]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Leicester had ended
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 6 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Charlton had ended
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 16 May, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Stoke had ended
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 3 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Sheffield Wednesday had ended

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
19 June 2025 CM Theo Mawene Brentford Undisclosed [10]
1 July 2025[a] CF Layton Stewart FC Thun [11]
9 July 2025 CB Jack Whatmough Huddersfield Town [12]
29 August 2025 LW Jeppe Okkels Djurgårdens [13]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 9 May, but became official on July 1 once the Swiss transfer window reopened

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
7 July 2025[a] CF Daniel Jebbison Bournemouth 31 May 2026 [14]
8 August 2025 CAM Alfie Devine Tottenham Hotspur 31 May 2026[b] [15]
22 August 2025 LW Lewis Dobbin Aston Villa 31 May 2026 [16]
1 September 2025 CM Harrison Armstrong Everton [17]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 7 once the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup has concluded
  2. ^ Option to buy included in loan deal

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
22 July 2025 CM Kaedyn Kamara Cork City 30 November 2025 [18]
8 August 2025 GK Li-Bau Stowell Warrington Town 9 September 2025 [19]
14 November 2025 CF Max Wilson Chorley 8 January 2026[a] [20][21]
  1. ^ On 12 December, Wilson's loan at Chorley was extended by a further month

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CM Ryan Ledson Huddersfield Town 1 July 2025 [22][23]
CF Emil Riis Bristol City [24]
GK Freddie Woodman Liverpool [25]
CB Cole McGhee Sheffield Wednesday 2 July 2025 [26]
LB Kian Best Chelsea 4 July 2025 [27]
CF Ched Evans Fleetwood Town 25 July 2025 [28][29]
CM Kian Taylor Greenock Morton [30][31]
CB Patrick Bauer AFC Wimbledon 20 August 2025 [30][32]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
4 June 2025 LB Kacper Pasiek 30 June 2027[a] [33]
11 August 2025 CAM Theo Carroll 30 June 2028[a] [34]
3 September 2025 GK Li-Bau Stowell [35]
16 October 2025 CM Ali McCann 30 June 2029 [36]
  1. ^ a b First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

In June, Preston North End announced pre-season friendlies against Getafe, during a training camp in Valencia, Liverpool, Bamber Bridge, Chorley and Bolton Wanderers.[37][38][39]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 July 2025 Friendly Bamber Bridge 2–1 Preston North End XI Bamber Bridge
19:00 BST
  • Cullen 15', 33'
 Report
  • Ayodele 73'
 Stadium: SFC Stadium
Attendance: 1,021
9 July 2025 Friendly Chorley 0–1 Preston North End Chorley
19:30 BST Report
Stadium: Victory Park
Attendance: 1,982
13 July 2025 Friendly Preston North End 1-3 Liverpool Preston
15:00 BST Stadium: Deepdale
18 July 2025 Friendly Getafe 0–0 Preston North End Valencia, Spain
18:00 CEST Report Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center
22 July 2025 Friendly Preston North End 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Euxton
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Preston North End Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
26 July 2025 Friendly Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Preston North End Horwich
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
2 August 2025 Friendly Manchester City 1–0 Preston North End Bradford-with-Beswick
13:00 BST
Report Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 9 August 2025 Matchday 1 13 6 4 3 17 12 +5 046.15
FA Cup Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 12 August 2025 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 15 7 4 4 20 15 +5 046.67

Last updated: 1 November 2025
Source: Soccerway

Championship

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Coventry City 21 14 5 2 52 22 +30 47 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Middlesbrough 21 12 6 3 33 22 +11 42
3 Preston North End 21 9 8 4 29 22 +7 35 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4 Millwall 21 10 5 6 25 29 −4 35
5 Ipswich Town 21 9 7 5 35 22 +13 34
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. 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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[40]

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
21 9 8 4 29 22  +7 35 5 4 2 15 11  +4 4 4 2 14 11  +3

Last updated: 13 December 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHA
ResultDWWLDWDDWLLWWWDLDWDDW
Position11769856748117644565553
Points1477811121316161619222526262730313235
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced, with Preston travelling to Queens Park Rangers on the opening weekend.[41]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 1 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Preston North End Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,804 (1,322 PNE fans)
Referee: Oliver Langford
16 August 2025 2 Preston North End 2–1 Leicester City Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,797 (2,669 Leicester City fans)
Referee: Gavin Ward
23 August 2025 3 Preston North End 1–0 Ipswich Town Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,381
Referee: Matt Donohue
30 August 2025 4 Portsmouth 1–0 Preston North End Milton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,226 (748 PNE fans)
Referee: Tony Harrington
13 September 2025 5 Preston North End 2–2 Middlesbrough Preston
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,391
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[42]
20 September 2025 6 Derby County 0–1 Preston North End Derby
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 29,143 (1,817 PNE fans)
Referee: Lewis Smith
27 September 2025 7 Preston North End 0–0 Bristol City Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,295 (1,334 Bristol City fans)
Referee: Bobby Madley
30 September 2025 8 Hull City 2–2 Preston North End Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 18,624 (659 PNE fans)
Referee: Josh Smith
4 October 2025 9 Preston North End 2–0 Charlton Athletic Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,991 (1,296 Charlton fans)
Referee: James Linington
18 October 2025 10 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Preston North End West Bromwich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,068 (1,998 PNE fans)
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
21 October 2025 11 Preston North End 0–1 Birmingham City Preston
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,857 (3,525 Birmingham fans)
Referee: Lewis Smith
24 October 2025 12 Preston North End 3–2 Sheffield United Preston
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,542 (2,386 Sheffield United fans)
Referee: Farai Hallam
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 25 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[43]
1 November 2025 13 Southampton 0–2 Preston North End Southampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,233
Referee: Matt Donohue
5 November 2025 14 Preston North End 2–1 Swansea City Preston
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,911 (399 Swansea City fans)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
8 November 2025 15 Millwall 1–1 Preston North End Bermondsey
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 15,788 (1,169 PNE fans)
Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[44]
21 November 2025 16 Preston North End 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Preston
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 21,635
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 22 November, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[44]
25 November 2025 17 Watford 1–1 Preston North End Watford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,113 (515 PNE fans)
Referee: James Bell
29 November 2025 18 Sheffield Wednesday 2–3 Preston North End Sheffield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,652 (2,376 PNE fans)
Referee: Oliver Langford
6 December 2025 19 Preston North End 1–1 Wrexham Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,842 (3,356 Wrexham fans)
Referee: Lewis Smith
9 December 2025 20 Preston North End 1–1 Coventry City Preston
19:45 GMT
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: Ben Toner
Referee: 18,477
13 December 2025 21 Oxford United 1–2 Preston North End Littlemore
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 10,379 (1,009 PNE fans)
Referee: James Linington
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[44]
20 December 2025 22 Preston North End v Norwich City Preston
12:30 GMT Stadium: Deepdale
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[44]
26 December 2025 23 Stoke City v Preston North End Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
29 December 2025 24 Wrexham v Preston North End Wrexham
19:45 GMT Stadium: STōK Cae Ras
1 January 2026 25 Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday Deepdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Deepdale
4 January 2026 26 Bristol City v Preston North End Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
17 January 2026 27 Preston North End v Derby County Preston
15:00 GMT Stadium: Deepdale
20 January 2026 28 Preston North End v Hull City Preston
19:45 GMT Stadium: Deepdale
24 January 2026 29 Middlesbrough v Preston North End Middlesbrough
12:30 GMT Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[45]
31 January 2026 30 Ipswich Town v Preston North End Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

Preston were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the third round.[46][47]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 January 2026 Third round Preston North End v Wigan Athletic Preston
19:30 GMT Stadium: Deepdale

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

Preston were drawn away to Barrow in the first round[48][49] and then at home to Wrexham in the second round.[50][51]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Barrow 0–1 Preston North End Barrow-in-Furness
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3,108 (938 PNE fans)
Referee: Ross Joyce
26 August 2025 Second round Preston North End 2–3 Wrexham Preston
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,350 (2,557 Wrexham fans)
Referee: Adam Herczeg

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 13 December 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  DEN Daniel Iversen 21 0 21+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  ESP Pol Valentín 14 0 8+4 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF  MNE Andrija Vukčević 15 0 6+7 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
4 MF  ENG Benjamin Whiteman 22 1 20+0 1 0+0 0 0+2 0
5 MF  ENG Harrison Armstrong 14 1 10+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF  SCO Liam Lindsay 15 1 9+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
8 MF  NIR Ali McCann 12 0 9+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
9 FW  CAN Daniel Jebbison 16 5 9+6 5 0+0 0 1+0 0
10 MF  DEN Mads Frøkjær-Jensen 13 2 1+11 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
12 GK  ENG Jack Walton 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
14 DF  ENG Jordan Storey 22 2 21+0 2 0+0 0 0+1 0
15 MF  NIR Jordan Thompson 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF  WAL Andrew Hughes 22 0 20+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
17 FW  ENG Lewis Dobbin 18 5 14+3 4 0+0 0 1+0 1
18 DF  NIR Jamal Lewis 6 0 2+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF  ENG Lewis Gibson 13 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF  ENG Theo Carroll 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
21 MF  ENG Alfie Devine 22 3 15+5 3 0+0 0 2+0 0
22 MF  ISL Stefán Teitur Þórðarson 17 0 6+9 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
24 FW  ENG Michael Smith 23 3 9+12 3 0+0 0 0+2 0
26 DF  ENG Thierry Small 23 3 17+4 3 0+0 0 0+2 0
28 FW  MNE Milutin Osmajić 13 4 9+2 4 0+0 0 1+1 0
35 MF  ENG Noah Mawene 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 DF  ENG Odeluga Offiah 21 0 10+9 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
23 FW  DEN Jeppe Okkels 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

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