2023–24 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End
2023–24 season
Manager	Ryan Lowe
Stadium	Deepdale
EFL Championship	10th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Will Keane (13); All: ; Will Keane (13)
	Home colours
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The 2023–24 season was the 144th season in the history of Preston North End and their ninth consecutive season in the Championship. The club participated in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Squad

As of 10 February 2024

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Freddie Woodman	GK	Croydon	(1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27)	Newcastle United	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
21	David Cornell	GK	Waunarlwydd	(1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 33)	Peterborough United	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2026
Defenders
3	Greg Cunningham	LB	Galway	(1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33)	Cardiff City	28 January 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
5	Patrick Bauer	CB	Backnang	(1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 32)	Charlton Athletic	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2024
6	Liam Lindsay	CB	Glasgow	(1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 29)	Stoke City	1 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
14	Jordan Storey	CB	Yeovil	(1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 27)	Exeter City	1 July 2018	£850,000	30 June 2025
16	Andrew Hughes	LB	Cardiff	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 32)	Peterborough United	1 July 2018	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
26	Jack Whatmough	CB	Gosport	(1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 28)	Wigan Athletic	2 August 2023	Free	30 June 2026
33	Kian Best	LWB		(2005-08-27) 27 August 2005 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
36	Josh Seary	RB	Liverpool	(2004-09-10) 10 September 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
Midfielders
4	Benjamin Whiteman	CM	Rochdale	(1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28)	Doncaster Rovers	14 January 2021	£1,670,000	30 June 2026
8	Alan Browne	CM	Cork	(1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29)	Cork City	1 January 2014	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
10	Mads Frøkjær-Jensen	AM	Hvidovre	(1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 25)	Odense	11 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
11	Robbie Brady	LM	Dublin	(1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 32)	Bournemouth	4 July 2022	Free	30 June 2025
13	Ali McCann	CM	Edinburgh	(1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 24)	St Johnstone	31 August 2021	£1,400,000	30 June 2027
18	Ryan Ledson	CM	Liverpool	(1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27)	Oxford United	1 July 2018	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
20	Ben Woodburn	AM	Nottingham	(1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 25)	Liverpool	4 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
25	Duane Holmes	AM	Columbus	(1994-11-06) 6 November 1994 (age 30)	Huddersfield Town	12 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
30	Kian Taylor	CM		(2005-02-15) 15 February 2005 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
35	Noah Mawene	CM	Lytham St Annes	(2005-02-01) 1 February 2005 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2026
37	Kaedyn Kamara	CM	Liverpool	(2005-11-29) 29 November 2005 (age 18)	Burnley	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
44	Brad Potts	RM	Hexham	(1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 30)	Barnsley	3 January 2019	£1,600,000	30 June 2026
Forwards
7	Will Keane	CF	Stockport	(1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 31)	Wigan Athletic	14 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
9	Ched Evans	CF	Rhyl	(1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 35)	Fleetwood Town	6 February 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
17	Layton Stewart	CF	Liverpool	(2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22)	Liverpool	22 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen	CF	Hobro	(1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 26)	Randers	1 October 2020	£1,500,000	30 June 2025
23	Liam Millar	LW	Toronto	(1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 25)	Basel	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
24	Felipe Rodriguez-Gentile	CF	Vinhedo	(2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 (age 18)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
28	Milutin Osmajić	CF	Podgorica	(1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 25)	Cádiz	1 September 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
Out on Loan
29	Finlay Cross-Adair	CF		(2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
32	Lewis Leigh	CM	Preston	(2003-12-05) 5 December 2003 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
34	Kitt Nelson	AM		(2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
38	James Pradic	GK		(2005-07-02) 2 July 2005 (age 19)	Charlton Athletic	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2026

Statistics

As of 24 September 2023

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		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Freddie Woodman	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	IRL	Greg Cunningham	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Ben Whiteman	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	GER	Patrick Bauer	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	SCO	Liam Lindsay	8	2	8+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	IRL	Will Keane	6	4	5+0	4	0+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	IRL	Alan Browne	9	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
10	MF	DEN	Mads Frøkjær-Jensen	9	1	5+3	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
11	MF	IRL	Robbie Brady	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	MF	NIR	Ali McCann	8	0	6+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
14	DF	ENG	Jordan Storey	9	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	DF	WAL	Andrew Hughes	9	1	7+1	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
17	FW	ENG	Layton Stewart	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Ryan Ledson	9	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
20	MF	WAL	Ben Woodburn	6	1	0+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
21	GK	WAL	David Cornell	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
23	FW	CAN	Liam Millar*	3	1	2+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	USA	Duane Holmes	9	3	5+3	2	0+0	0	1+0	1
26	DF	ENG	Jack Whatmough	7	0	2+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
28	FW	MNE	Milutin Osmajić	3	1	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	ENG	Kian Taylor	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
32	MF	ENG	Lewis Leigh	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
33	DF	ENG	Kian Best	5	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
35	MF	ENG	Noah Mawene	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	DF	IRL	Josh Seary	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
44	MF	ENG	Brad Potts	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 15 February 2024

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	EFL Cup	Total
1	7	CF	Will Keane	11	0	11
2	25	RM	Duane Holmes	3	1	4
3	6	CB	Liam Lindsay	3	0	3
3	10	AM	Mads Frøkjær-Jensen	3	0	3
	16	LB	Andrew Hughes	1	0	1
	20	AM	Ben Woodburn	0	1	1
	23	LW	Liam Millar	4	0	4
	28	CF	Milutin Osmajić	4	0	4
	Own Goals			1	0	1
Total				13	2	15

Disciplinary record

As of 24 September 2023

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	8		CM	Alan Browne	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	18		CM	Ryan Ledson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	25		RM	Duane Holmes	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
4	13		CM	Ali McCann	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	44		CM	Brad Potts	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
6	6		LB	Liam Lindsay	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7		CF	Will Keane	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	10		AM	Mads Frøkjær-Jensen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11		LM	Robbie Brady	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	26		CB	Jack Whatmough	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	28		CF	Milutin Osmajić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	33		LB	Kian Best	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					17	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
11 July 2023	AM	Mads Frøkjær-Jensen	Odense	Undisclosed	^[1]
12 July 2023	AM	Duane Holmes	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	^[2]
14 July 2023	CF	Will Keane	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	^[3]
22 July 2023	CF	Layton Stewart	Liverpool	Undisclosed	^[4]
2 August 2023	CB	Jack Whatmough	Wigan Athletic	Free Transfer	^[5]
1 September 2023	CF	Milutin Osmajić	Cádiz	Undisclosed	^[6]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2023	AM	Aaron Bennett	Free agent	Released	^[7]
30 June 2023	LB	Lewis Coulton	FC United of Manchester	Released	^[7]
30 June 2023	AM	Daniel Johnson	Stoke City	Rejected Contract	^[8]^[9]
30 June 2023	CB	Harry Nevin	Free agent	Released	^[7]
30 June 2023	CM	Dana De Oliveira Amaral	Free agent	Released	^[7]
30 June 2023	RB	Matthew Olosunde	Free agent	Released	^[7]
30 June 2023	CM	Josh Onomah	Free agent	Withdrew Offer	^[10]
30 June 2023	CF	Rio Pemberton	Free agent	Released	^[7]
30 June 2023	CB	Finlay Wallbank	Workington	Released	^[7]^[11]
29 July 2023	LB	Jacob Slater	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed	^[12]
2 August 2023	CB	Bambo Diaby	Sheffield Wednesday	Undisclosed	^[13]
1 February 2024	CF	Mikey O'Neill	Burnley	Undisclosed	^[14]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Fee	Ref
1 July 2023	RB	Calvin Ramsay	Liverpool	15 January 2024^[a]	^[15]^[16]
1 September 2023	LW	Liam Millar	Basel	End of Season	^[17]

^ On 15 January, Ramsay was recalled back to Liverpool early.

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref
29 July 2023	GK	James Pradic	Bamber Bridge	End of Season^[a]	^[18]^[19]
3 August 2023	CF	Finlay Cross-Adair	Annan Athletic	31 January 2024	^[20]
5 September 2023	CF	Mikey O'Neill	Southport	6 January 2024	^[21]
6 September 2023	CM	Lewis Leigh	Bromley	6 January 2024	^[22]
30 September 2023	AM	Kitt Nelson	Workington	End of Season^[b]	^[23]^[24]
8 January 2024	CM	Lewis Leigh	Crewe Alexandra	End of Season	^[25]
9 February 2024	LB	Kacper Pasiek	Warrington Town	End of Season^[c]	^[26]^[27]

^ On 5 January, Pradic's loan at Bamber Bridge was extended until the end of the season.
^ On 11 December, Nelson's loan at Workington was extended until the end of the season.
^ On 13 March, Pasiek's loan at Warrington was extended until the end of season.

Pre-season and friendlies

In April, PNE confirmed they would once again spend a week in Campoamor, Spain between 2–8 July 2023.^[28] The club then announced three pre-season friendlies on 30 May, against Bamber Bridge, Fleetwood Town and Stockport County.^[29] A further two, against Bury and Barrow were later added.^[30] During the trip to Spain, it was confirmed that the club would meet Bruno's Magpies.^[31] Two home friendlies against Ipswich Town and Aberdeen was next to added.^[32]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1 July 2023 Friendly	Bamber Bridge	0–7	Preston North End	Bamber Bridge
15:00 BST		Report	Pond 17' (o.g.) Slater 50', 63' O'Neill 56' Nelson 60', 77' Rodriguez-Gentile 68'	Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium

5 July 2023 Friendly	Preston North End	3–0	Bruno's Magpies	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
17:00 CEST 16:00 BST	Rodriguez-Gentile 50' Mawene 57' Taylor 65'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: José David Martínez Montalbán

9 July 2023 Friendly	Bury	0–3	Preston North End B	Bury
15:00 BST		Report	Taylor 25' Leigh 47' Nelson 75'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Oliver Noonan (England)

15 July 2023 Friendly	Barrow	1–0	Preston North End	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Worrall 5'	Report		Stadium: SO Legal Stadium Attendance: 2,026

19 July 2023 Friendly	Preston North End	1–2	Ipswich Town	Preston
19:00 BST	Rodriguez-Gentile 81'	Report	Chaplin 33' Hirst 78'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 2,532 (349 Ipswich Town fans)

22 July 2023 Friendly	Preston North End	2–0	Aberdeen	Preston
15:00 BST	Frøkjær-Jensen 7', 18'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,271 (1,332 Aberdeen fans) Referee: Oliver Langford

25 July 2023 Friendly	Fleetwood Town	0–0	Preston North End	Fleetwood
19:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Highbury Stadium Referee: Jeremy Simpson

29 July 2023 Friendly	Stockport County	2–0	Preston North End	Stockport
15:00 BST	Collar 17' Rydel 75'	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,200 (635 PNE fans) Referee: Thomas Kirk

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Championship	5 August 2023	4 May 2024	Matchday 1	10th	46	18	9	19	56	67	−11	039.13
FA Cup	6 January 2024		Third round	Third round	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
EFL Cup	8 August 2023		First round	First round	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Total					48	18	10	20	58	73	−15	037.50

Source: Soccerway

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Hull City	46	19	13	14	68	60	+8	70
8	Middlesbrough	46	20	9	17	71	62	+9	69
9	Coventry City	46	17	13	16	70	59	+11	64
10	Preston North End	46	18	9	19	56	67	−11	63
11	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	53	51	+2	62
12	Cardiff City	46	19	5	22	53	70	−17	62
13	Millwall	46	16	11	19	45	55	−10	59

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)^[33]

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	18	9	19	56	67	−11	63	11	4	8	35	36	−1	7	5	11	21	31	−10

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	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	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	36¹	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	L
Position	13	8	6	5	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	4	4	9	6	5	6	8	8	9	8	8	13	9	11	14	12	12	12	10	10	9	9	8	8	9	9	8	8	10	8	10	10	10	10	10

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

¹ Matchday 36 (vs Southampton) was postponed due to a fire near to the stadium.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.^[34]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 August 2023 1	Bristol City	1–1	Preston North End	Ashton Gate
15:00 BST	Bell 47'	Report	Keane 86' McCann 90'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 29,359 Referee: David Webb

12 August 2023 2	Preston North End	2–1	Sunderland	Preston
15:00 BST	Keane 25' 35' Frøkjær-Jensen 59' Browne 90+4' Potts 90+5'	Report	Clarke 31' (pen.) Ballard 69'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 19,892 Referee: James Linington

19 August 2023 3	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Preston North End	Owlerton
15:00 BST	Vásquez 82'	Report	Lindsay 49' Ledson 90+3'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 25,138 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

26 August 2023 4	Preston North End	2–1	Swansea City	Preston
15:00 BST	Ledson 11' Browne 48' Hughes 67' Holmes 79'	Report	Ashby 33' Wood 48'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,464 Referee: Josh Smith

2 September 2023 5	Stoke City	0–2	Preston North End	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Pearson 1' Stevens 63' Laurent 90+6'	Report	Lindsay 25' Frøkjær-Jensen 45+1' Keane 51' (pen.), 57' Holmes 63' Browne 67'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 22,957 Referee: Matt Donohue

16 September 2023 6	Preston North End	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Preston
15:00 BST	Holmes 1' 32' Ledson 22' Millar 25' McCann 89'	Report	Miller 19' Hardie 61'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,542 Referee: Gavin Ward

19 September 2023 7	Preston North End	2–1	Birmingham City	Preston
19:45 BST	Whatmough 48' Bielik 51' (o.g.) Osmajić 67', 68'	Report	Stansfield 46' Bacuna 72'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,838 Referee: Dean Whitestone

23 September 2023 8	Rotherham United	1–1	Preston North End	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Hugill 35' Rathbone 38' Clucas 55' Blackett 69'	Report	Lindsay 45' Potts 59'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 11,434 Referee: Sam Allison

30 September 2023 9	Preston North End	0–4	West Bromwich Albion	Preston
15:00 BST	McCann 35' Potts 81' Hughes 87'	Report	Furlong 4' Yokuşlu 18' Mowatt 29' Phillips 62' Bartley 87'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,658 Referee: Joshua Smith

4 October 2023 10	Leicester City	3–0	Preston North End	Leicester
19:45 BST	Dewsbury-Hall 60', 90' Iheanacho 76'	Report	Woodburn 82' Stewart 86'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,380 Referee: Thomas Bramall

7 October 2023 11	Ipswich Town	4–2	Preston North End	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Chaplin 18' Williams 35' Broadhead 45+1' Jackson 78'	Report	Ledson 8' Lindsay 22' Frøkjær-Jensen 27' Browne 31' Whiteman 52'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 29,018 Referee: David Webb

21 October 2023 12	Preston North End	1–1	Millwall	Preston
12:30 BST	Frøkjær-Jensen 3' Holmes 19' Cunningham 61' Millar 63' Lindsay 90+3'	Report	Flemming 30' Emakhu 66'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,427 Referee: Matt Donohue

25 October 2023 13	Preston North End	2–2	Southampton	Preston
19:45 BST	Whiteman 42' Osmajić 52' Potts 55' Millar 80' Cunningham 90+1'	Report	Smallbone 22' Walker-Peters 33' Bazunu 45+1' Evans 90+6' (o.g.) Bednarek 90+8'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,346 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

28 October 2023 14	Hull City	1–0	Preston North End	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Lokilo 46' Philogene 68' Seri 77'	Report	Cunningham 18' Holmes 55' Potts 59' Best 90+3'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 24,267 Referee: Martin Woods

4 November 2023 15	Preston North End	3–2	Coventry City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Holmes 38' Browne 41' (pen.) Frøkjær-Jensen 46' Osmajić 71' Brady 90+4'	Report	Wright 33', 83' McFadzean 40' Bidwell 90+8'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,716 Referee: Anthony Taylor

10 November 2023 16	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Preston North End	Blackburn
20:00 GMT	Szmodics 49'	Report	Browne 35' Whiteman 72' Lindsay 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 20,596 Referee: Thomas Bramall

25 November 2023 17	Preston North End	1–2	Cardiff City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Evans 31' Best 47' Osmajić 48' Brady 31' 52' Woodman 77'	Sky report	Collins 30' Grant 90+6' Ugbo 90+9'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,593 Referee: Bobby Madley (Yorkshire)

28 November 2023 18	Middlesbrough	4–0	Preston North End	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	Jones 16', 37' van den Berg 26' Bangura 90+4'	Report	Potts 65' Hughes 82'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,502 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

1 December 2023 19	Preston North End	0–2	Queens Park Rangers	Preston
20:00 GMT	Woodburn 90+3'	Report	Dykes 22' Smyth 55' Willock 87'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,280 Referee: Joshua Smith

9 December 2023 20	Norwich City	0–0	Preston North End	Norwich
15:00 GMT		Report	Evans 76' Storey 79'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,761 Referee: Oliver Langford

12 December 2023 21	Huddersfield Town	1–3	Preston North End	Huddersfield
19:45 GMT	Ward 54'	Report	Browne 3' Lindsay 19' Keane 39' Potts 45+2' Whiteman 66'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 17,549 Referee: John Busby

16 December 2023 22	Preston North End	1–5	Watford	Preston
15:00 GMT	Keane 27'	Report	Bayo 42,71' Martins 46' Kayembe 53' Koné 77'	Stadium: Deepdale Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

22 December 2023 23	Swansea City	2–1	Preston North End	Landore
19:45 GMT	Grimes 30' Lowe 32' Cabango 38' Paterson 42', 60', 90+5'	Report	McCann 45+5' Millar 67' Holmes 74'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 15,098 Referee: Robert Madley

26 December 2023 24	Preston North End	2–1	Leeds United	Preston, Lancashire
12:30 GMT	Potts 22' McCann 30' Osmajić 54' Browne 57', 87' Holmes 80' Millar 89'	Report	Meslier 53' Rodon 54' Struijk 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 21,816 Referee: Josh Smith

29 December 2023 25	Preston North End	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Preston
19:45 GMT	Lindsay 24' Potts 69' Osmajić 75' Frøkjær-Jensen 90+6'	Report	Johnson 27' Musaba 63' Byers 85' Dawson 86'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 19,763 Referee: Rebecca Welch

1 January 2024 26	Sunderland	2–0	Preston North End	Sunderland
12:30 GMT	Pritchard 10' Rusyn 44'	Report	Lindsay 39'	Stadium: The Stadium of Light Attendance: 42,714 (670 away) Referee: Oliver Langford

13 January 2024 27	Preston North End	2–0	Bristol City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Keane 57' 65', 77'	Report	Pring 50' Cornick 90+5'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,929 Referee: Samuel Barrott

21 January 2024 28	Leeds United	2–1	Preston North End	Leeds
20:00 GMT	James 6' Summerville 38' Rutter 67' Firpo 76' Bamford 85' Piroe 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Keane 2' Whiteman 8' McCann 34' Lindsay 62' Cornell 83' Ledson 85' Stewart 86'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,570 Referee: David Webb
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 20 January, but was moved for TV coverage.^[35]

27 January 2024 29	Millwall	1–1	Preston North End	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT	Flemming 5' 90+4' Honeyman 51' Obafemi 90+1'	Report	Potts 33' Storey 56' Ledson 70' Woodman 90+1'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 14,744 Referee: John Busby

3 February 2024 30	Preston North End	3–2	Ipswich Town	Preston
15:00 GMT	Keane 5', 39' Edmundson 8' (o.g.)	Report	Moore 75', 87'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,313 Referee: Graham Scott

10 February 2024 31	Cardiff City	0–2	Preston North End	Leckwith
15:00 GMT	Alnwick 41' Méïté 90'	Report	Jakobsen 31' Whiteman 40' Frøkjær-Jensen 74'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,763 Referee: Dean Whitestone

14 February 2024 32	Preston North End	2–1	Middlesbrough	Preston
19:45 GMT	Millar 23' Jakobsen 60' Storey 86' Browne 90+2'	Report	Azaz 57' McGree 90+6'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,282 Referee: Tony Harrington

17 February 2024 33	Preston North End	2–2	Blackburn Rovers	Preston
15:00 GMT	Brady 39' Jakobsen 43'	Report	Szmodics 7' Gallagher 23'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 20,924 Referee: David Webb

23 February 2024 34	Coventry City	0–3	Preston North End	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Thomas 71'	Report	Jakobsen 1' Keane 20' Thomas 36' (o.g.) Whiteman 43' Storey 54' Woodburn 90'	Stadium: The Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Andy Davies
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 24 February, but was moved due to Coventry's FA Cup progression.

2 March 2024 35	Preston North End	0–0	Hull City	Preston
19:45 GMT	McCann 83'	Report	Giles 40'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,997 Referee: Thomas Bramall

9 March 2024 37	Preston North End	1–2	Stoke City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Whiteman 21' McCann 53' Osmajić 68'	Report	Burger 21' Hughes 64' (o.g.) McNally 87' Hoever 90+3'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,253 Referee: Josh Smith

16 March 2024 38	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Preston North End	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Miller 41' Sousa 63'	Report	Keane 17' Millar 43' McCann 75'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,646 Referee: John Busby

29 March 2024 39	Preston North End	3–0	Rotherham United	Preston
15:00 GMT	Holmes 22' Jakobsen 37', 42' Hughes 68' L. Lindsay 74'	Report	Rathbone 44' J. Lindsay 90+4'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,470 Referee: Stephen Martin

1 April 2024 40	Birmingham City	1–0	Preston North End	Bordesley
15:00 BST	Stansfield 68' Laird 82'	Report	Keane 41'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 24,511 Referee: Oliver Langford

6 April 2024 41	Watford	0–0	Preston North End	Watford
15:00 BST	Asprilla 51' Chakvetadze 87'	Report	Lindsay 89'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,374 Referee: James Bell

9 April 2024 42	Preston North End	4–1	Huddersfield Town	Preston
19:45 BST	Holmes 21' McCann 24' Keane 53' (pen.) Cunningham 72' Osmajić 84', 87', 90+1'	Report	Kasumu 26' Koroma 42' Matos 52'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,698 Referee: Lewis Smith

13 April 2024 43	Preston North End	0–1	Norwich City	Preston
15:00 BST	Whatmough 35' Storey 72' Brady 80'	Report	Sainz 38' Sara 86'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,322 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

16 April 2024 36^[36]	Southampton	3–0	Preston North End	Southampton
20:00 GMT	Adams 19', 29' Armstrong 33'	Report	Mawene 1' Holmes 23'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 27,636 Referee: Samuel Barrott
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 5 March, but was postponed due to a fire near to the stadium.^[37]

20 April 2024 44	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Preston North End	Shepherd's Bush
17:15 BST	Dykes 20', 87' Colback 36'	Report	Brady 58' Ledson 68' Hughes 76' Storey 87'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,464 Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.^[38]

29 April 2024 45	Preston North End	0–3	Leicester City	Preston
20:00 BST	Browne 46' Hughes 54' Brady 62' Holmes 90+1'	Report	Vardy 36', 52' McAteer 67'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 19,641 Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 27 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[39]

4 May 2024 46	West Bromwich Albion	3–0	Preston North End	West Bromwich
12:30 BST	Mowatt 45+2' (pen.) Bartley 61' Furlong 68'	Report	Lindsay 16' Woodman 45+2'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,386 Referee: Steve Martin

FA Cup

Preston entered into the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn away to Chelsea.^[40]^[41]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

6 January 2024 Third round	Chelsea	4–0	Preston North End	Fulham
17:30 GMT	Broja 58' Silva 66' Sterling 69' Fernández 85'	Report	Whiteman 68' Holmes 90+4'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,705 Referee: Thomas Bramall

EFL Cup

PNE were drawn at home to Salford City in the first round.^[42]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round	Preston North End	2–2 (2–4 p)	Salford City	Preston
19:45 BST	Woodburn 44' Holmes 50' 50' Best 90+7'	Report	McLennan 5', 38' 27' Cairns 80'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,790 Referee: Tom Reeves
	Penalties
	Ledson Keane Best Frøkjær-Jensen		Smith McAleny Mallan Garbutt

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[15] On 15 January, Ramsay was recalled back to Liverpool early.

[19] On 5 January, Pradic's loan at Bamber Bridge was extended until the end of the season.

[25] On 11 December, Nelson's loan at Workington was extended until the end of the season.

[29] On 13 March, Pasiek's loan at Warrington was extended until the end of season.

[1] "Mads Frøkjær-Jensen Signs For Preston North End". Preston North End FC. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.

[2] "Preston North End Recruit Duane Holmes". Preston North End FC. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[3] "Will Keane Returns To Preston North End". Preston North End FC. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

[4] "Layton Stewart Joins PNE From Liverpool In Permanent Deal". Preston North End FC. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[5] "PNE Land Jack Whatmough On Three-Year Deal". Preston North End FC. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[6] "Striker Milutin Osmajić Signs Permanently". Preston North End FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[RetainedList-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Preston North End Confirm Retained List". Preston North End FC. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

[8] "Daniel Johnson To Leave PNE". Preston North End FC. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[9] "Johnson joins the Potters". Stoke City FC. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

[10] "Josh Onomah Moves On". Preston North End FC. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[11] "Workington Sign Ex-Preston Youngster". Northern Premier League. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[12] "Jacob Slater Joins Brighton & Hove Albion". Preston North End FC. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

[13] "Bambo Diaby joins Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[14] "Mikey O'Neill Departs For Burnley U21s". Preston North End FC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[16] "Calvin Ramsay To Join On Loan From Liverpool". Preston North End FC. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[17] "Calvin Ramsay Returns To Liverpool". Preston North End FC. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

[18] "PNE Bring Liam Millar In On Loan". Preston North End FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[20] "Bamber Bridge Loan For James Pradic". Preston North End FC. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[21] "James Pradic To Stay With Bamber Bridge Until April". Preston North End FC. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[22] "Cross-Adair Joins Annan Athletic On Loan". Preston North End FC. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[23] "Mikey O'Neill Joins From Preston". Southport FC. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

[24] "Lewis Leigh Joins Bromley On Loan". Preston North End FC. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[26] "Kitt Nelson Joins Workington On Loan". Preston North End FC. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[27] "Kitt Nelson Extends Workington Loan". Preston North End FC. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[28] "Lewis Leigh Joins Crewe Alexandra On Loan". Preston North End FC. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

[30] "Kacper Pasiek Joins Warrington Town On Work Experience". Preston North End FC. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

[31] "Kacper Pasiek Extends Warrington Town Stay". Preston North End FC. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[32] "PNE To Return To Spain In Pre-Season". Preston North End FC. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[33] "Three Friendlies Confirmed For 2023/24 Pre-Season". Preston North End FC. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[34] "Two More Pre-Season Friendlies Confirmed". Preston North End FC. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[35] "PNE To Take On Bruno's Magpies In Spain". Preston North End FC. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[36] "PNE To Host Ipswich Town And Aberdeen In Pre-Season". Preston North End FC. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[EFL_Regulationsb23-24-37] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[38] "2023/24 Championship Fixtures Confirmed". Preston North End FC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[39] "Leeds United Away Fixture Moved To Sunday". Preston North End FC. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[40] "New Date Set For Southampton Away". Preston North End FC. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[41] "Southampton Match Postponed". Preston North End FC. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[42] "Change Of Kick-Off Time For QPR Fixture". Preston North End FC. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

[43] "Leicester City Fixture Pushed Back To Monday Night". Preston North End FC. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[44] "PNE To Face Chelsea In Emirates FA Cup Third Round". Preston North End FC. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[45] "Date Set For Chelsea FA Cup Third Round Tie". Preston North End FC. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[46] "PNE To Face Salford City In Carabao Cup Round One". Preston North End FC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

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