Preston North End F.C. league record by opponent

Preston North End Football Club, an English association football club based in the Deepdale area of Preston, Lancashire, was founded in 1880.[1] For their first eight years, there was no league football, so matches were arranged on an occasional basis, supplemented by cup competitions organised at both local and national level. In 1888, Preston participated in the inaugural Football League.[2] They won the first top-flight league title and of the 22 matches they won 18 and drew the other four, therefore they remained undefeated thus being labelled "The Invincibles".[3] They were the only team to be known by this nickname for 115 years until Arsenal completed their 2003–04 season without a defeat. Since then the club has remained in the Football League although it has competed in its various divisions.[4]

Preston North End in 1888–89, the first English football champions.

Preston North End's record against each club faced league competition is listed below. Preston's first league game was against Burnley in the inaugural 1888–89 Football League. They met their 109th and most recent different league opponent, Burton Albion, for the first time in the 2016–17 EFL Championship season. The team that Preston North End has met most in league competition is Burnley, against whom they have contested 126 league matches; having won 52 of these Burnley are also the side Preston have beaten the most.[5] Preston have tied 33 games with Bolton Wanderers, they are the team that they have drawn with the most.[6] The team that has defeated Preston the most is Aston Villa, who have won 51 of their 104 encounters with Preston.[7]

Key

• The table includes results of matches played by Preston North End in the English Football League (1888–present)
• For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Newton Heath, Small Heath and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester United, Birmingham City and Arsenal, respectively
•    Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2019–20 EFL Championship alongside Preston
•    Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct
• P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; F = goals for; A = goals against; Win% = percentage of total matches won
• The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Preston played league matches against each opponent

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of matches played on 22 July 2020.

Preston North End F.C. league record by opponent

Club	Home				Away				Total						Win%	First	Last	Note(s)
	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	F	A
Accrington	5	3	2	0	5	3	2	0	10	6	4	0	20	8	060.00	1888–89	1892–93
Aldershot	6	2	1	3	6	1	3	2	12	3	4	5	12	18	025.00	1974–75	1988–89
Arsenal	36	18	7	11	36	6	10	20	72	24	17	31	93	102	033.33	1901–02	1960–61	[lower-alpha 1]
Aston Villa	52	26	12	14	52	9	6	37	104	35	18	51	143	181	033.65	1888–89	2018–19
Barnet	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	4	1	0	3	2	4	025.00	1994–95	1995–96
Barnsley	26	14	5	7	26	7	7	12	52	21	12	19	87	66	040.38	1901–02	2019–20
Birmingham City	45	27	13	5	45	10	10	25	90	37	23	30	133	122	041.11	1894–95	2019–20	[lower-alpha 2]
Blackburn Rovers	49	27	13	9	49	14	15	20	98	41	28	29	148	137	041.84	1888–89	2019–20
Blackpool	43	23	7	13	43	15	11	17	86	38	18	30	140	141	044.19	1901–02	2009–10
Bolton Wanderers	62	25	20	17	62	23	13	26	124	48	33	43	181	175	038.71	1888–89	2018–19
AFC Bournemouth	13	5	3	5	13	3	2	8	26	8	5	13	25	30	030.77	1974–75	2012–13
Bradford City	29	12	10	7	29	7	10	12	58	19	20	19	74	82	032.76	1903–04	2014–15
Bradford Park Avenue	10	3	3	4	10	6	2	2	20	9	5	6	43	38	045.00	1912–13	1949–50
Brentford	28	15	6	7	28	4	7	17	56	19	13	24	90	102	033.93	1933–34	2019–20
Brighton & Hove Albion	14	9	5	0	14	2	6	6	28	11	11	6	32	20	039.29	1961–62	2016–17
Bristol City	43	21	17	5	43	9	13	21	86	30	30	26	123	115	034.88	1901–02	2019–20
Bristol Rovers	16	3	4	9	16	6	7	3	32	9	11	12	38	46	028.13	1961–62	1999–2000
Burnley	63	38	11	14	63	14	15	34	126	52	26	48	217	191	041.27	1888–89	2015–16
Burton Albion	2	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	4	3	1	0	6	3	075.00	2016–17	2017–18
Burton United	3	2	1	0	3	0	2	1	6	2	3	1	8	4	033.33	1901–02	1903–04
Bury	48	27	13	8	48	12	14	22	96	39	27	30	124	117	040.63	1895–96	2012–13
Cambridge United	10	5	2	3	10	1	2	7	20	6	4	10	24	28	030.00	1977–78	1999–2000
Cardiff City	47	24	10	13	47	12	13	22	94	36	23	35	172	124	038.30	1921–22	2019–20
Carlisle United	16	7	3	6	16	4	6	6	32	11	9	12	39	43	034.38	1965–66	2013–14
Charlton Athletic	34	23	6	5	34	11	7	16	68	34	13	21	125	98	050.00	1929–30	2019–20
Chelsea	35	19	6	10	35	7	10	18	70	26	16	28	93	103	037.14	1907–08	1980–81
Chester City	13	4	5	4	13	4	3	6	26	8	8	10	39	43	030.77	1975–76	1995–96
Chesterfield	24	11	10	3	24	7	7	10	48	18	17	13	65	47	037.50	1901–02	2014–15	[lower-alpha 3]
Colchester United	16	10	2	4	16	2	6	8	32	12	8	12	41	44	037.50	1974–75	2014–15
Coventry City	18	11	7	0	18	5	7	6	36	16	14	6	61	49	044.44	1949–50	2014–15
Crawley Town	3	2	0	1	3	0	1	2	6	2	1	3	7	7	033.33	2012–13	2014–15
Crewe Alexandra	14	7	3	4	14	3	4	7	28	10	7	11	43	39	035.71	1985–86	2014–15
Crystal Palace	20	10	7	3	20	2	4	14	40	12	11	17	38	44	030.00	1964–65	2010–11
Darlington	6	3	2	1	6	4	2	0	12	7	4	1	19	10	058.33	1925–26	1995–96
Darwen	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	3	0	1	13	3	075.00	1891–92	1893–94
Derby County	54	31	10	13	54	12	10	32	108	43	20	45	155	142	039.81	1888–89	2019–20
Doncaster Rovers	16	10	3	3	16	4	6	6	32	14	9	9	57	40	043.75	1901–02	2014–15
Everton	44	18	17	9	44	12	8	24	88	30	25	33	120	120	034.09	1888–89	1960–61
Exeter City	12	6	4	2	12	4	1	7	24	10	5	9	29	39	041.67	1977–78	2011–12
Fleetwood Town	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	4	3	050.00	2014–15	2014–15
Fulham	33	15	6	12	33	9	6	18	66	24	12	30	79	92	036.36	1912–13	2019–20
Gainsborough Trinity	3	2	1	0	3	1	0	2	6	3	1	2	7	4	050.00	1901–02	1903–04
Gillingham	25	9	13	3	25	7	7	11	50	16	20	14	57	58	032.00	1970–71	2014–15
Glossop	6	4	2	0	6	3	1	2	12	7	3	2	18	10	058.33	1899–1900	1914–15
Grimsby Town	29	20	4	5	29	7	12	10	58	27	16	15	105	80	046.55	1903–04	2002–03
Halifax Town	5	3	1	1	5	1	0	4	10	4	1	5	12	14	040.00	1970–71	1986–87
Hartlepool United	8	5	1	2	8	3	2	3	16	8	3	5	22	15	050.00	1985–86	2012–13
Hereford United	8	4	3	1	8	4	3	1	16	8	6	2	31	21	050.00	1974–75	1995–96
Huddersfield Town	42	22	11	9	42	8	11	23	84	30	22	32	114	116	035.71	1912–13	2019–20
Hull City	29	22	2	5	29	5	10	14	58	27	12	19	90	86	046.55	1912–13	2019–20
Ipswich Town	17	8	6	3	17	4	4	9	34	12	10	12	46	42	035.29	1964–65	2018–19
Leeds City	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	4	2	1	1	6	7	050.00	1912–13	1914–15
Leeds United	27	14	6	7	27	9	6	12	54	23	12	19	91	78	042.59	1924–25	2019–20
Leicester City	26	14	8	4	26	11	7	8	52	25	15	12	80	54	048.08	1901–02	2010–11	[lower-alpha 4]
Leyton Orient	30	11	11	8	30	7	10	13	60	18	21	21	79	81	030.00	1912–13	2014–15	[lower-alpha 5]
Lincoln City	18	11	3	4	18	5	6	7	36	16	9	11	62	37	044.44	1901–02	1998–99
Liverpool	32	15	9	8	32	6	8	18	64	21	17	26	99	114	032.81	1895–96	1961–62
Luton Town	22	16	4	2	22	7	6	9	44	23	10	11	69	54	052.27	1949–50	2019–20
Macclesfield Town	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	4	5	000.00	1998–99	1998–99
Manchester City	41	16	7	18	41	13	8	20	82	29	15	38	131	147	035.37	1899–1900	2001–02
Manchester United	33	13	9	11	33	7	11	15	66	20	20	26	90	107	030.30	1892–93	1960–61	[lower-alpha 6]
Mansfield Town	12	8	0	4	12	5	5	2	24	13	5	6	43	30	054.17	1970–71	1995–96
Middlesbrough	46	19	12	15	46	8	13	25	92	27	25	40	118	140	029.35	1901–02	2019–20
Millwall	32	18	6	8	32	7	5	20	64	25	11	28	82	92	039.06	1928–29	2019–20
Milton Keynes Dons	5	0	5	0	5	3	2	0	10	3	7	0	10	6	030.00	2011–12	2015–16
Newcastle United	38	20	5	13	38	9	7	22	76	29	12	35	118	125	038.16	1898–99	2016–17
Newport County	4	2	2	0	4	0	3	1	8	2	5	1	10	10	025.00	1981–82	1984–85
Northampton Town	14	8	5	1	14	6	2	6	28	14	7	7	41	33	050.00	1963–64	1998–99
Norwich City	22	11	6	5	22	5	8	9	44	16	14	14	56	51	036.36	1961–62	2018–19
Nottingham Forest	48	14	17	17	48	26	11	11	96	40	28	28	145	132	041.67	1892–93	2019–20
Notts County	42	27	9	6	42	14	12	16	84	41	21	22	143	89	048.81	1888–89	2014–15
Oldham Athletic	26	13	7	6	26	7	4	15	52	20	11	21	74	70	038.46	1910–11	2014–15
Oxford United	11	5	2	4	11	2	2	7	22	7	4	11	28	32	031.82	1968–69	1999–2000
Peterborough United	11	5	3	3	11	2	3	6	22	7	6	9	26	26	031.82	1974–75	2014–15
Plymouth Argyle	29	15	10	4	29	8	7	14	58	23	17	18	74	67	039.66	1930–31	2009–10
Port Vale	23	16	2	5	23	5	9	9	46	21	11	14	78	54	045.65	1901–02	2014–15	[lower-alpha 7]
Portsmouth	38	19	15	4	38	13	10	15	76	32	25	19	124	100	042.11	1925–26	2012–13
Queens Park Rangers	21	9	9	3	21	6	7	8	42	15	16	11	53	51	035.71	1949–50	2019–20
Reading	29	18	5	6	29	4	6	19	58	22	11	25	89	89	037.93	1926–27	2019–20
Rochdale	8	4	1	3	8	4	2	2	16	8	3	5	24	18	050.00	1970–71	2014–15
Rotherham United	26	10	12	4	26	4	8	14	52	14	20	18	66	72	026.92	1961–62	2018–19
Scarborough	3	2	1	0	3	2	1	0	6	4	2	0	13	9	066.67	1993–94	1995–96
Scunthorpe United	16	9	3	4	16	6	2	8	32	15	5	12	54	43	046.88	1961–62	2014–15
Sheffield United	53	25	16	12	53	8	10	35	106	33	26	47	139	154	031.13	1893–94	2018–19
Sheffield Wednesday	51	28	14	9	51	12	8	31	102	40	22	40	147	137	039.22	1892–93	2019–20	[lower-alpha 8]
Shrewsbury Town	13	8	3	2	13	6	1	6	26	14	4	8	41	29	053.85	1970–71	2013–14
South Shields	3	2	1	0	3	1	2	0	6	3	3	0	16	10	050.00	1925–26	1927–28
Southampton	20	10	6	4	20	4	7	9	40	14	13	13	59	58	035.00	1925–26	2008–09
Southend United	12	8	2	2	12	4	4	4	24	12	6	6	45	34	050.00	1974–75	2006–07
Stevenage	3	2	1	0	3	1	2	0	6	3	3	0	11	3	050.00	2011–12	2013–14
Stockport County	13	8	3	2	13	5	3	5	26	13	6	7	54	29	050.00	1901–02	2001–02
Stoke City	49	31	9	9	49	13	12	24	98	44	21	33	172	136	044.90	1888–89	2019–20	[lower-alpha 9]
Sunderland	54	26	15	13	54	6	16	32	108	32	31	45	157	174	029.63	1891–92	2017–18
Swansea City	30	15	12	3	30	4	6	20	60	19	18	23	86	104	031.67	1925–26	2019–20	[lower-alpha 10]
Swindon Town	15	9	5	1	15	4	3	8	30	13	8	9	46	38	043.33	1963–64	2014–15
Torquay United	7	4	2	1	7	2	0	5	14	6	2	6	24	15	042.86	1970–71	1995–96
Tottenham Hotspur	26	12	6	8	26	5	7	14	52	17	13	22	79	96	032.69	1909–10	1960–61
Tranmere Rovers	12	7	4	1	12	2	5	5	24	9	9	6	31	31	037.50	1970–71	2013–14
Walsall	25	16	3	6	25	5	4	16	50	21	7	22	62	58	042.00	1961–62	2014–15
Watford	17	10	6	1	17	4	5	8	34	14	11	9	46	37	041.18	1969–70	2010–11
West Bromwich Albion	51	24	13	14	51	13	11	27	102	37	24	41	152	149	036.27	1888–89	2019–20
West Ham United	14	8	4	2	14	3	2	9	28	11	6	11	39	46	039.29	1923–24	2004–05
Wigan Athletic	20	9	6	5	20	7	6	7	40	16	12	12	59	55	040.00	1982–83	2019–20
Wimbledon	6	2	2	2	6	0	2	4	12	2	4	6	19	27	016.67	1981–82	2003–04
Wolverhampton Wanderers	58	28	16	14	58	15	11	32	116	43	27	46	188	197	037.07	1888–89	2017–18
Wrexham	15	10	2	3	15	3	7	5	30	13	9	8	37	28	043.33	1970–71	1999–2000
Wycombe Wanderers	6	4	1	1	6	3	3	0	12	7	4	1	21	15	058.33	1993–94	2011–12
Yeovil Town	3	2	1	0	3	1	0	2	6	3	1	2	12	11	050.00	2011–12	2014–15
York City	6	5	0	1	6	3	1	2	12	8	1	3	22	13	066.67	1976–77	1998–99

Footnotes

1. Record against Woolwich Arsenal included
2. Record against Small Heath and Birmingham included
3. Record against Chesterfield Town included
4. Record against Leicester Fosse included
5. Record against Leyton included
6. Record against Newton Heath included
7. Record against Burslem Port Vale included
8. Record against The Wednesday included
9. Record against Stoke included
10. Record against Swansea Town included

References

General

• "Preston North End football club: record v other sides". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
• "Preston Head To Head". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

Specific

1. Rhodes, Ben (23 July 2012). "Preston North End FC History". www.pnefc.net. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
2. "English Football League 1888-1889". Statto.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
3. Taw, Thomas (2006). Football's Twelve Apostles: The Making of The League 1886–1889. p. 17. ISBN 1-905328-09-5.
4. "Preston North End". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
5. "Head-to-head v Burnley". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
6. "Head-to-head v Bolton". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
7. "Preston North End football club: record v Aston Villa". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.