2016–17 Preston North End F.C. season


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The 2016–17 season was Preston North End's second consecutive season in the Championship in their 137th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Preston North End
2016–17 season
ManagerSimon Grayson
StadiumDeepdale
Championship11th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Hugill (10)
All: Hugill (11)
Highest home attendance22,185
(vs Arsenal, 7 Jan 2017)
Lowest home attendance4,509
(vs Hartlepool United, 9 Aug 16)
Average home league attendance12,606
No. Name Pos. Nationality Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End
Goalkeepers
1 Anders Lindegaard GK   Dyrup 40 24 0 West Bromwich Albion 2 July 2016 Free 2017
22 Chris Maxwell GK   St Asaph 34 40 0 Fleetwood Town 1 July 2016 Free 2020
40 Matthew Hudson GK   Southport 26 1 0 Academy 1 July 2015 Free 2018
Defenders
2 Marnick Vermijl RB   Peer 32 51 4 Sheffield Wednesday 31 August 2016 Undisclosed 2019
3 Greg Cunningham LB   Galway 33 90 3 Bristol City 27 July 2015 Undisclosed 2019
5 Tom Clarke CB   Sowerby Bridge 36 194 12 Huddersfield Town 22 May 2013 Free 2019
6 Tyias Browning CB   Liverpool 30 8 0 Manchester United 30 January 2017 Loan 2017
15 Calum Woods RB   Liverpool 37 61 0 Huddersfield Town 1 July 2014 Free 2018
17 Tommy Spurr LB   Leeds 36 19 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 July 2016 Free 2019
23 Paul Huntington CB   Carlisle 37 200 16 Yeovil Town 22 May 2012 Free 2018
24 Andy Boyle CB   Dublin 33 7 0 Dundalk 1 January 2017 Free 2019
27 Alex Baptiste CB   Sutton-in-Ashfield 38 24 3 Middlesbrough 31 August 2016 Loan 2017
Midfielders
4 Ben Pearson CM   Oldham 29 49 1 Manchester United 11 January 2016 £100,000 2020
7 Daryl Horgan RM   Galway 32 21 2 Dundalk 1 January 2017 Free 2019
8 Alan Browne CM   Cork 29 116 7 Free agent 1 January 2014 Free 2018
11 Daniel Johnson AM   Kingston 31 111 21 Aston Villa 23 January 2015 £50,000 2019
12 Paul Gallagher AM/WG   Glasgow 40 189 30 Leicester City 16 June 2015 Free 2019
14 Aiden McGeady WG   Glasgow 38 35 8 Everton 31 August 2016 Loan 2017
16 Liam Grimshaw MF/RB   Burnley 29 7 0 Manchester United 18 January 2016 Undisclosed 2018
18 Ben Pringle CM/LM   Newcastle upon Tyne 35 14 0 Fulham 4 July 2016 Undisclosed 2019
19 John Welsh CM   Liverpool 39 165 3 Tranmere Rovers 14 May 2012 Free 2018
Forwards
9 Simon Makienok CF   Næstved 33 29 6 Palermo 1 July 2016 Loan 2017
10 Jermaine Beckford CF   London 40 60 21 Bolton Wanderers 9 June 2015 Free 2017
21 Stevie May CF   Perth 31 13 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1 September 2015 Undisclosed 2018
25 Jordan Hugill CF   Middlesbrough 32 85 20 Port Vale 19 June 2014 Undisclosed 2018
29 Tom Barkhuizen RW   Blackpool 31 17 6 Morecambe 1 January 2017 Free 2019
37 Callum Robinson WG/CF   Northampton 29 78 15 Aston Villa 4 July 2016 Free 2019
Out on Loan
13 Eoin Doyle CF   Dublin 36 44 7 Cardiff City 1 July 2016 Undisclosed 2019
20 Ben Davies LB   Barrow-in-Furness 29 12 0 Academy 25 January 2013 Free 2019
30 Clive Smith DF   26 0 0 Academy 1 January 2016 Trainee 2017
As of 7 May 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   DEN Anders Lindegaard 10 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF   BEL Marnick Vermijl 19 2 13+5 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   IRL Greg Cunningham 44 0 40+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
4 MF   ENG Ben Pearson 33 1 28+2 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF   ENG Tom Clarke 46 4 42+0 4 1+0 0 1+2 0
6 DF   ENG Tyias Browning 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   IRL Daryl Horgan 21 2 10+10 2 0+1 0 0+0 0
8 MF   IRL Alan Browne 36 0 22+10 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
9 FW   DEN Simon Makienok (on loan from Palermo) 29 6 8+17 3 0+1 0 3+0 3
10 FW   JAM Jermaine Beckford 18 2 4+14 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF   JAM Daniel Johnson 44 4 31+9 4 1+0 0 2+1 0
12 MF   SCO Paul Gallagher 34 1 28+3 1 1+0 0 1+1 0
14 MF   IRL Aiden McGeady (on loan from Everton) 35 8 32+2 8 1+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF   ENG Liam Grimshaw 7 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
17 DF   ENG Tommy Spurr 19 1 11+6 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
18 MF   ENG Ben Pringle 14 0 7+3 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
19 MF   ENG John Welsh 7 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
21 FW   SCO Stevie May 4 1 2+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK   WAL Chris Maxwell 40 0 37+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
23 DF   ENG Paul Huntington 38 1 26+7 1 1+0 0 4+0 0
24 DF   IRL Andy Boyle 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW   ENG Jordan Hugill 47 13 35+9 12 1+0 0 1+1 1
27 DF   ENG Alex Baptiste (on loan from Middlesbrough) 24 3 23+1 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW   ENG Tom Barkhuizen 17 6 12+5 6 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 FW   ENG Callum Robinson 45 11 33+8 10 1+0 1 0+3 0
Out on Loan:
13 FW   IRL Eoin Doyle 15 3 6+5 1 0+0 0 2+2 2
20 DF   ENG Ben Davies (at Fleetwood Town) 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
Player who left during the season:
6 DF   AUS Bailey Wright 21 0 18+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
7 MF   JAM Chris Humphrey 14 0 4+6 0 0+0 0 3+1 0
14 FW   ENG Joe Garner 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
As of 7 May 2017
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 25   CF Jordan Hugill 12 0 1 13
2 37   WG Callum Robinson 10 1 0 11
3 14   RW Aiden McGeady 8 0 0 8
4 9   CF Simon Makienok 3 0 3 6
29   RW Tom Barkhuizen 6 0 0 6
6 11   AM Daniel Johnson 5 0 0 5
7 5   CB Tom Clarke 4 0 0 4
8 13   CF Eoin Doyle 1 0 2 3
27   CB Alex Baptiste 3 0 0 3
10 2   RB Marnick Vermijl 2 0 0 2
7   RW Daryl Horgan 2 0 0 2
10   CF Jermaine Beckford 2 0 0 2
12 4   CM Ben Pearson 1 0 0 1
12   AM Paul Gallagher 1 0 0 1
17   LB Tommy Spurr 1 0 0 1
21   CF Stevie May 1 0 0 1
23   CB Paul Huntington 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 2 0 0 2
Total 64 1 6 71
As of 7 May 2017
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
                               
1 4   CM Ben Pearson 14 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 0 0
2 3   LB Greg Cunningham 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
3 25   CF Jordan Hugill 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
4 8   CM Alan Browne 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1
14   RW Aiden McGeady 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
6 23   CB Paul Huntington 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
7 11   AM Daniel Johnson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
37   WG Callum Robinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
9 2   RB Marnick Vermijl 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
5   CB Tom Clarke 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6   CB Bailey Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
22   GK Chris Maxwell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
27   CB Alex Baptiste 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
14 6   CB Tyias Browning 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10   CF Jermaine Beckford 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
12   AM Paul Gallagher 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
17   LB Tommy Spurr 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18   CM Ben Pringle 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
19   CM John Welsh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
24   CB Andy Boyle 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 7   RW Chris Humphrey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13   CF Eoin Doyle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
20   LB Ben Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 81 0 5 3 0 0 6 0 1 90 0 6
Date Position Nationality Name Contract Length Status Expires Ref.
1 July 2016 CM   Josh Brownhill 2 years Rejected 2018 [1][2]
25 August 2016 CB   Paul Huntington 2 years Extended 2019 [3]
25 August 2016 AM   Daniel Johnson 3 years Signed 2019 [3]
6 September 2016 CB   Tom Clarke 3 years Signed 2019 [4]
8 September 2016 LB   Greg Cunningham 3 years Signed 2019 [5]
14 September 2016 AM   Paul Gallagher 3 years Signed 2019 [6]
14 September 2016 CF   Jordan Hugill 2 years Signed 2018 [6]
18 October 2016 CM   John Welsh 1 Year Signed 2018 [7]
10 November 2016 CB   Ben Davies 3 years Signed 2019 [8]
29 December 2016 CM   Ben Pearson 3+1⁄2 years Signed 2020 [9]
2 March 2017 GK   Chris Maxwell 1 year Extended 2020 [10]
9 May 2017 GK   Matthew Hudson 18 Months Extended 2018 [11]
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CF   Eoin Doyle Cardiff City Undisclosed [12]
1 July 2016 GK   Chris Maxwell Fleetwood Town Free transfer [13]
1 July 2016 LB   Tommy Spurr Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [14]
2 July 2016 GK   Anders Lindegaard West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [15]
4 July 2016 CM   Ben Pringle Fulham Undisclosed [16]
4 July 2016 LW   Callum Robinson Aston Villa Free transfer [16]
31 August 2016 RB   Marnick Vermijl Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [17]
1 January 2017 RW   Tom Barkhuizen Morecambe Free transfer [18]
1 January 2017 CB   Andy Boyle Dundalk Free transfer [19]
1 January 2017 RM   Daryl Horgan Dundalk Free transfer [19]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 LB   Nick Anderton Barrow [a] Released [1]
1 July 2016 CM   Josh Brownhill Bristol City Compensation [2]
1 July 2016 CB   Josh Heaton Droylsen [b] Released [1]
1 July 2016 GK   Jamie Jones Stevenage Free transfer [22]
1 July 2016 CM   Neil Kilkenny Melbourne City [c] Released [1]
1 July 2016 GK   Chris Kirkland Bury [d] Released [1]
1 July 2016 CF   Andy Little Free agent Released [1]
1 July 2016 LM   Kyel Reid Coventry City [e] Released [1]
1 July 2016 CF   Jack Ryan Bradford Park Avenue [f] Released [1]
19 August 2016 CF   Joe Garner Rangers £1,800,000 [27]
30 December 2016 RM   Chris Humphrey Hibernian [g] Mutual consent [29]
6 January 2017 CB   Bailey Wright Bristol City Undisclosed [30]
  • income   –£1,800,000
  1. ^ Following Anderton's release, he signed for Barrow.[20]
  2. ^ Following Heaton's release, he signed for Droylsden.[21]
  3. ^ Following Kilkenny's release, he signed for Melbourne City.[23]
  4. ^ Following Kirkland's release, he signed for Bury.[24]
  5. ^ Following Reid's release, he signed for Coventry City.[25]
  6. ^ Following Ryan's release, he signed for Bradford Park Avenue.[26]
  7. ^ Following Humphrey's departure, he signed for Hibernian.[28]
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2016 CF   Simon Makienok Palermo End of Season [31]
31 August 2016 CB   Alex Baptiste Middlesbrough End of Season [17]
31 August 2016 RW   Aiden McGeady Everton End of Season [17]
30 January 2017 RB   Tyias Browning Everton End of Season [32]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
2 January 2017 LB   Ben Davies Fleetwood Town End of season [33]
31 January 2017 CF   Eoin Doyle Portsmouth End of season [34]
31 January 2017 DM   Liam Grimshaw Chesterfield End of season [35]
31 January 2017 RB   Clive Smith St Johnstone End of season [36]
24 March 2017 LB   Josh Earl Lancaster City End of season [37]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Derby County 46 18 13 15 54 50 +4 67
10 Brentford 46 18 10 18 75 65 +10 64
11 Preston North End 46 16 14 16 64 63 +1 62
12 Cardiff City 46 17 11 18 60 61 −1 62
13 Aston Villa 46 16 14 16 47 48 −1 62

Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.

Games played 51 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Games won 19 (16 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Games drawn 14 (14 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost 18 (16 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored 71 (64 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 6 League Cup)
Goals conceded 73 (63 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 8 League Cup)
Goal difference -2
Clean sheets 14 (12 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Yellow cards 88 (79 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 7 League Cup)
Red cards 6 (6 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Worst Discipline Ben Pearson (15  , 0    , 0  )
Best result 5–0 vs Bristol City (4 April 2017)
Worst result 0–6 vs Newcastle United (25 Oct 16)
Most appearances Tom Clarke & Jordan Hugill (46)
Top scorer Jordan Hugill (12)
Points 62
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Retained List Confirmed". Preston North End Official Site. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Josh Brownhill: Bristol City sign Preston North End midfielder". BBC Sport. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Paul Huntington and Daniel Johnson: Preston North End pair sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Tom Clarke: Preston North End captain agrees three-year contract". BBC Sport. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Greg Cunningham: Preston's player of the year signs new three-year deal". BBC Sport. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Preston: Paul Gallagher and Jordan Hugill stay at Championship side". BBC Sport. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  7. ^ "John Welsh: Preston North End midfielder extends contract until summer 2018". BBC Sport. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Ben Davies signs New Deal". Preston North End F.C. Official Site. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Ben Pearson: Preston North End midfielder signs new deal". BBC Sport. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Chris Maxwell: Preston North End goalkeeper agrees new deal". BBC Sport. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Preston North End: Jermaine Beckford and Anders Lindegaard released". BBC Sport. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Eoin Doyle Completes Permanent Move". Preston North End Official Site. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Chris Maxwell To Sign Three-Year Deal". Preston North End Official Site. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Tommy Spurr Agrees Three Year Deal". Preston North End Official Site. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Anders Lindegaard Completes Permanent Move To Deepdale". Preston North End Official Site. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  16. ^ a b "Callum Robinson and Ben Pringle: Preston North End sign duo". BBC Sport. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  17. ^ a b c "Preston sign Aiden McGeady, Marnick Vermijl and Alex Baptiste". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Preston North End Agree Pre-Contract Deal With Tom Barkhuizen". Preston North End Official Site. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  19. ^ a b "Andy Boyle And Daryl Horgan To Join In January". Preston North End Official Site. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  20. ^ "Nick Anderton Player Bio". Barrow Official Site. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  21. ^ "Droylsden Sign Flurry Of Players Before Season Opener At Lancaster On Saturday". Glossop Chronicle. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  22. ^ "Keeper Jones signs new Stevenage terms". BBC. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  23. ^ "City Signs Australian Midfielder". Melbourne City Official Site. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  24. ^ "Bury sign ex-England keeper Kirkland". BBC. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  25. ^ "Coventry City can confirm the signing of Kyel Reid on a two-year deal". Coventry City Official Site. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  26. ^ "Avenue Sign Striker Ryan". Bradford Park Avenue Official Site. 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  27. ^ "Joe Garner joins Rangers on three-year deal". Sky Sports. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  28. ^ "Chris Humphrey Joins Hibernian". Hibernian Official Site. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  29. ^ "Chris Humphrey Departs Deepdale". Preston North End Official Site. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  30. ^ "Bailey Wright: Australia international joins Bristol City from Preston". BBC Sport. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  31. ^ "PNE Complete Signing Of Simon Makienok". Preston North End Official Site. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  32. ^ "Everton's Tyias Browning Joins On Loan". Preston North End Official Site. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  33. ^ "Ben Davies Joins Fleetwood Town On Loan". Preston North End Official Site. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  34. ^ "Eoin Doyle Joins Portsmouth On Loan". Preston North End Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  35. ^ "Chesterfield Take Liam Grimshaw On Loan". Preston North End Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  36. ^ "St Johnson Loan Move For Clive Smith". Preston North End Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  37. ^ "Josh Earl Signs From PNE". Lancaster City Official Site. 24 March 2017. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.