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Where is Preston North End from? Football club from Preston, Inglaterra. Home stadium: Deepdale. Honors: 9 official titles, crest & history on DataFútbol.

Preston North End Football Club (EFL Championship)

Where is Preston North End from? It is a football club based in the city of Preston (Inglaterra). Home matches are played at Deepdale.

General Information & Facts

Founded: 24 de mayo de 1863 (Cricket) / 5 de octubre de 1880 (Fútbol)
Nickname: The Lilywhites
Stadium: Deepdale - Capacity: 23408 spectators

Historical Records

All-time top scorer: Tom Finney (187 goles)
Most appearances: Alan Kelly (513 partidos)
Biggest win: 10-0 a Hyde (Octubre 1887)

Honours & Official Titles

2x First Division / Premier League (Primera División)
3x Second Division / Championship (Segunda División)
1x Third Division / League One (Tercera División)
1x Fourth Division / League Two (Cuarta División)
2x FA Cup

Historical Timeline

Year - 1863–1880: Founding, Deepdale and the adoption of football

The club traces its origins to the founding of the Preston Nelson Cricket Club on 24 May 1863, when it originally played at Orchard Meadow amidst the height of the Industrial Revolution in the county of Lancashire. Over the years, the cricket club was reorganised as Preston North End Cricket Club, reflecting its geographical location at the northern end of the town of Preston — situated in the county of Lancashire, in the North West region of England, on the banks of the River Ribble and in the transition zone towards the Ribble Valley and the Fylde coastal plain—and leased the Deepdale ground in 1875. By 1880, inactivity during the harsh winter months was affecting the physical fitness of its players and jeopardising the financial viability of the Deepdale lease. In view of this, on 5 October 1880, under the leadership of Major William Sudell — a businessman and sporting strategist — and with the collaboration of the Winder brothers, the general meeting of members voted unanimously to adopt the rules of the Football Association (FA), thereby formalising the football team. Sudell realised that to achieve high sporting performance, it was necessary to have full-time, dedicated players with a high level of physical and technical fitness, which led him to recruit talent from the north and establish the first professional team at Deepdale.

Year - 1884–1885: The struggle for professionalism and the ‘Scotch Professors’

Under the bold leadership of William Sudell, Preston began secretly recruiting Scottish footballers of exceptional technical ability (known as the ‘Scotch Professors’), such as Jimmy Ross and Nick Ross, offering them fictitious formal jobs in local industry to conceal their footballing wages. In 1884, after defeating Upton Park in the FA Cup, the London club lodged a protest over the inclusion of paid professionals; Sudell admitted to the payments and, faced with the threat of expulsion from the FA, Preston threatened to lead some thirty clubs from the north of England in founding a breakaway federation. This firm stance forced the Football Association to fully legalise professionalism in July 1885.

Year - 1888–1889: The ‘Invincibles’ of the early years’ Golden Double

In 1888, Preston North End was one of the twelve founding members of the Football League. Under Sudell’s tactical guidance, the team produced the most memorable campaign in 19th-century football by being crowned champions of the inaugural season without suffering a single defeat, recording 18 wins and 4 draws from 22 matches. A few weeks later, they capped off their achievements by winning the FA Cup after defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final, completing the first ‘double’ in the history of world football without conceding a single goal throughout the cup competition, which earned them the enduring nickname ‘The Invincibles’.

Year - 1946–1960: The golden age of Sir Tom Finney

After the Second World War, Preston’s history became inextricably linked with Sir Tom Finney, regarded as one of the most talented and influential wingers in the history of English football. Affectionately known as ‘The Preston Plumber’ because he combined his professional career with the family plumbing business, Finney played 473 competitive matches and scored 187 goals for the club he devoted his life to. He led Preston to the FA Cup final in 1954 and to two runners-up finishes in the First Division (1953 and 1958), becoming a enduring symbol of loyalty and sportsmanship.

Year - The Eternal Stadium: The historic and unbroken run at Deepdale

Located on the same site since the cricket club first leased it in 1875, Deepdale holds the official and undisputed distinction of being the world’s oldest professional football stadium in continuous use by the same club. The ground, which hosted Preston’s first league match in 1888, has been refurbished into a modern, top-class stadium without losing a single centimetre of its original site, serving as the historic home where the club’s soul and unbroken identity reside.