Club: | Preston North End |
Season: | 1889–90 |
Manager: | E.H. Bahr |
Stadium: | Deepdale |
League: | Football League |
League Result: | 1st |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | 3rd Round |
League Topscorer: | Nick Ross (22) |
Season Topscorer: | Nick Ross (24) |
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Prevseason: | 1888–89 |
Nextseason: | 1890–91 |
The 1889–90 season was Preston's 2nd season in professional football. The club entered the season as double defending champions, having won both the league and FA Cup titles the previous season. Although the Bolton Wanderers removed them from the cup, a successive league title was assured on the final day. With the Lilywhites holding off the challenges of Everton and the Blackburn Rovers.
In the former top tier of English football, home and away Christmas Day and Boxing Day double headers were often played allowing many working people their only chance to watch a game guaranteeing football clubs large crowds.[1] Champions Preston North End faced Aston Villa on Christmas Day 1889.[2]
Preston's squad for the 1889–90 season.[3]