2021–22 Preston North End F.C. season explained

Club:	Preston North End
Season:	2021–22
Manager:	Frankie McAvoy (until 6 December)^[1] Ryan Lowe (from 7 December)^[2]
Stadium:	Deepdale
League:	Championship
League Result:	13th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third round
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	Fourth round
Cup3:	Lancashire Senior Cup
League Topscorer:	Emil Riis Jakobsen (17)
Season Topscorer:	Emil Riis Jakobsen (21)
Prevseason:	2020–21
Nextseason:	2022–23
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The 2021–22 Preston North End F.C. season was the 142nd edition in Preston North End F.C. existence and their seventh consecutive season in the Championship. They contested the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Squad

No.	Name	Nat.	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps.	Goals	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
12	Daniel Iversen		GK	1997 7, df=yes	70	0	2021	Leicester City	Loan	2022
25	Connor Ripley		GK	1993 2, df=yes	10	0	2019	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	2022
28	Mathew Hudson		GK	1998 7, df=yes	1	0	2014	Academy	Trainee	2022
35	Oliver Lombard		GK	2003 1, df=yes	0	0	2021	Academy	Trainee	2022
Defenders
2	Sepp van den Berg		CB/RB	2001 12, df=yes	65	2	2021	Liverpool	Loan	2022
3	Greg Cunningham		LB/CB	1991 1, df=yes	147	5	2021	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	2023
5	Patrick Bauer		CB	1992 10, df=yes	92	8	2019	Charlton Athletic	Free	2022
6	Liam Lindsay		CB	1995 10, df=yes	29	2	2021	Stoke City	Undisclosed	2023
15	Joe Rafferty		RB/LB/DM	1993 10, df=yes	72	2	2019	Rochdale	Undisclosed	2022
16	Andrew Hughes		LB/CB	1992 6, df=yes	142	6	2018	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	2022
22	Matthew Olosunde		RB/CB	1998 3, df=yes	1	0	2021	Rotherham United	Free	2023
23	Paul Huntington		CB	1987 9, df=yes	306	18	2012	Yeovil Town	Free	2022
32	Josh Earl		LB/CB	1998 10, df=yes	73	1	2017	Academy	Trainee	2023
34	Lewis Coulton		LB	2003 3, df=yes	0	0	2021	Academy	Trainee	2022
41	Bambo Diaby		CB	1997 12, df=yes	7	0	2022	Free Agent	Free	2022
Midfielders
4	Benjamin Whiteman		CM/AM/RM	1996 6, df=yes	70	5	2021	Doncaster Rovers	Undislosed	2024
8	Alan Browne		CM/DM/AM/RB	1995 4, df=yes	333	39	2014	Free Agent	Free	2024
11	Daniel Johnson		AM/CM	1992 10, df=yes	298	56	2015	Aston Villa	£50,000	2023
13	Ali McCann		CM/AM/DM	1999 12, df=yes	31	1	2021	St Johnstone	Undisclosed	2025
18	Ryan Ledson		CM/DM	1997 8, df=yes	110	3	2018	Oxford United	Undisclosed	2023
39	Mikey O'Neill		AM/CF	2004 6, df=yes	3	0	2020	Academy	Trainee	2024
26	Adam O'Reilly		CM	2001 5, df=yes	1	0	2016	Ringmahon Rangers	Undisclosed	2023
30	Jack Baxter		DM/CM	2000 10, df=yes	0	0	2017	Academy	Trainee	2022
44	Brad Potts		CM/RM/AM	1994 7, df=yes	131	10	2019	Barnsley	Undisclosed	2022
45	Josh Murphy		LW/RW/SS	1995 2, df=yes	13	0	2021	Cardiff City	Loan	2022
Forwards
9	Ched Evans		CF	1988 12, df=yes	44	7	2021	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	2023
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen		CF	1998 6, df=yes	88	23	2020	Randers	Undisclosed	2024
20	Izzy Brown		SS/RW/LW	1997 1, df=yes	0	0	2021	Chelsea	Free	2022
21	Cameron Archer		CF	2001 12, df=yes	20	7	2022	Aston Villa	Loan	2022
24	Sean Maguire		CF/SS/RW	1994 5, df=yes	157	24	2017	Cork City	Undisclosed	2023
27	Jacob Holland-Wilkinson		CF	2002 10, df=yes	0	0	2021	Academy	Trainee	2022
29	Tom Barkhuizen		RW/LW/CF	1993 7, df=yes	206	38	2017	Morecambe	Free	2022
31	Scott Sinclair		LW/SS/AM	1989 3, df=yes	82	14	2020	Celtic	Undisclosed	2022
33	Ethan Walker		LW/CF/RW	2002 7, df=yes	1	0	2018	Academy	Trainee	2022
38	Joe Rodwell-Grant		CF	2002 10, df=yes	2	0	2021	Academy	Trainee	2022
Out on loan:
7	Tom Bayliss		CM/DM/RM	1999 4, df=yes	21	1	2019	Coventry City	£2,000,000	2023
10	Josh Harrop		AM/LM	1995 12, df=yes	93	13	2017	Manchester United	Undisclosed	2023
14	Jordan Storey		CB	1997 9, df=yes	96	2	2018	Exeter City	Undisclosed	2022
40	Jamie Thomas		CF	1997 1, df=yes	1	0	2021	Bamber Bridge	Undisclosed

• All appearances and goals up to date as of 7 May 2022.

Statistics

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Preston North End.|-!colspan=14|Players out on loan:|-!colspan=14|Players who left the club:|}

Goals record

width=50px	Rank !	width=50px	No. !	width=50px	Nat. !	width=50px	Po. !	width=150px	Name !	width=150px	Championship !	width=150px	FA Cup !	width=150px	League Cup !	width=150px	Total
1	19		CF	Emil Riis Jakobsen	16	0	4	20
2	11		CM		7	1	0	8
3	21		CF	Cameron Archer	7	0	0	7
4	4		CM	Ben Whiteman	4	0	0	4
	8		CM		4	0	0	4
6	5		CB		3	0	0	3
7	2		CB	Sepp van den Berg	1	0	1	2
	9		CF	Ched Evans	2	0	0	2
	16		LB		1	0	1	2
	24		CF		1	0	1	2
	31		RW	Scott Sinclair	0	0	2	2
12	13		CM	Ali McCann	1	0	0	1
	15		RB	Joe Rafferty	0	0	1	1
	18		CM	Ryan Ledson	0	0	1	1
	32		LB	Josh Earl	1	0	0	1
	44		CM	Brad Potts	1	0	0	1
Own Goals					2	0	0	2
Total					53	1	11	65

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	4		CM	Ben Whiteman	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
2	11		AM	Daniel Johnson	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
	16		LB		7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	1
4	2		CB	Sepp van den Berg	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0
5	8		CM		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
6	18		CM	Ryan Ledson	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
7	9		CF	Ched Evans	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	6		CB	Liam Lindsay	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
	19		CF	Emil Riis Jakobsen	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	44		CM	Brad Potts	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
11	3		LB	Greg Cunningham	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	5		CB		2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	13		CM	Ali McCann	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	14		CB	Jordan Storey	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	32		LB		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
16	5		CB		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	24		CF		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	29		RW	Tom Barkhuizen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	31		RW	Scott Sinclair	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	1		GK	Declan Rudd	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	12		GK	Daniel Iversen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	21		CF	Cameron Archer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					83	2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	87	2	2

Contracts

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Signed	Contract Length	Expiry Date	Ref.
1 July 2021			Lewis Coulston	Signed	1 Year	June 2022	^[3]
1 July 2021			Jacob Holland-Wilkinson	Signed	1 Year	June 2022
1 July 2021			Oliver Lombard	Signed	1 Year	June 2022
1 July 2021				Signed	1 Year	June 2022

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
9 June 2021					Undisclosed	^[4]
1 July 2021					Free transfer	^[5]
1 July 2021					Free transfer	^[6]
5 August 2021					Free transfer	^[7]
31 August 2021					Undisclosed	^[8]
13 September 2021					Free transfer	^[9]
31 January 2022						^[10]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2021					End of season	^[11]
4 August 2021					End of season	^[12]
31 August 2021					End of season	^[13]
24 January 2022					End of season	^[14]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
21 August 2021			Jacob Holland-Wilkinson		18 September 2021	^[15]
27 August 2021					End of season	^[16]
8 September 2021			Oliver Lombard		10 October 2021	^[17]
17 September 2021					October 2021	^[18]
21 September 2021			Jacob Holland-Wilkinson			^[19]
8 October 2021			Jack Baxter		13 November 2021	^[20]
16 October 2021					23 October 2021	^[21]
22 October 2021					1 January 2022	^[22]
2 November 2021			Lewis Coulton		4 December 2021	^[23]
19 November 2021					1 January 2022	^[24]
19 November 2021					1 January 2022	^[25]
19 January 2022					End of season	^[26]
20 January 2022					31 July 2022	^[27]
21 January 2022			Lewis Coulton		23 April 2022	^[28]
21 January 2022			Jacob Holland-Wilkinson		February 2022	^[29]
25 January 2022					End of season	^[30]
27 January 2022					End of season	^[31]
28 January 2022					March 2022	^[32]
25 February 2022					End of season	^[33] ^[34]
11 March 2022			Joe Blanchard		Work experience	^[35]
22 March 2022					End of season	^[36]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
10 May 2021						^[37]
15 June 2021					Undisclosed	^[38]
30 June 2021					Released	^[39]
30 June 2021					Released	^[40]
30 June 2021			Ben Dooley		Released	^[41]
30 June 2021				Heart of Midlothian	Released	^[42]
30 June 2021			Harry Huddart		Released
30 June 2021					Released	^[43] ^[44]
30 June 2021					Released
30 June 2021			Kyi Nicholson		Released
12 July 2021			Lewis Earl		Free transfer	^[45]
13 January 2022					Contract expiry	^[46] ^[47]
31 March 2022						^[48]

Pre-season friendlies

Preston North End announced they would play friendlies against Bamber Bridge,^[49] St Johnstone,^[50] Celtic,^[51] Bolton Wanderers,^[52] Accrington Stanley,^[53] Manchester City,^[54] Wigan Athletic^[49] and Manchester United^[55] as part of their pre-season preparations.

Competitions

EFL Championship

See main article: 2021–22 EFL Championship.

Matches

PNE's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[56]

FA Cup

See main article: 2021–22 FA Cup.

PNE were drawn away to Cardiff City in the third round.^[57]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup.

Preston North End were drawn away to Mansfield Town^{[58] [59]} and Morecambe^{[60] [61]} in the first and second round respectively, then at home against Cheltenham Town^{[62] [63]} and Liverpool^[64] in the third and fourth round.

Lancashire Senior Cup

See main article: Lancashire Senior Cup.

Preston North End were drawn away to Rochdale in the first round.^[65]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Preston North End sack coach Frankie McAvoy with side 18th in Championship . BBC Sport . 21 March 2021 . 21 March 2021.
2. Web site: Ryan Lowe: Preston appoint Plymouth manager, Steven Schumacher takes over at Argyle . BBC Sport . 7 December 2021 . 7 December 2021.
3. Web site: Four Scholars Awarded Professional Contracts . Preston North End F.C. . 12 May 2021 . 12 May 2021.
4. Web site: Liam Lindsay Returns To PNE On A Permanent Basis . Preston North End FC . 9 June 2021.
5. Web site: Izzy Brown Signs For Preston North End . Preston North End FC . 22 June 2021.
6. Web site: Matthew Olosunde Seals Move To PNE . Preston North End FC . 1 July 2021.
7. Web site: Jamie Thomas Earns Contract After Impressive Trial . Preston North End FC . 5 August 2021.
8. Web site: PNE Seal Deal For McCann . Preston North End FC . 1 September 2021.
9. Web site: Connor Wickham Joins On Short-Term Deal . Preston North End Football Club . 13 September 2021.
10. Web site: Bambo Diaby Joins Until End Of Season . Preston North End FC . 31 January 2022.
11. Web site: Sepp van den Berg Rejoins PNE On Loan . Preston North End FC.
12. Web site: Daniel Iversen Returns On Season-Long Loan . Preston North End FC . 4 August 2021.
13. Web site: Josh Murphy Joins North End On Loan . Preston North End FC . 1 September 2021.
14. Web site: Cameron Archer Joins On Loan From Aston Villa . Preston North End . 24 January 2022.
15. Web site: Jacob Holland-Wilkinson Joins AFC Fylde On Loan . Preston North End FC . 22 August 2021.
16. Web site: Tom Bayliss Joins Wigan Athletic On Loan . Preston North End FC . 27 August 2021.
17. Web site: Oliver Lombard Joins Kendal Town . Preston North End . 9 September 2021.
18. Web site: Walker Joins AFC Fylde On Loan . Preston North End Football Club . 17 September 2021.
19. News: Holland-Wilkinson Returns To Lancaster On Loan . 24 September 2021 . Preston North End Official Site . 23 September 2021.
20. News: Jack Baxter Joins Radcliffe On Loan . 15 October 2021 . Preston North End Football Club . 8 October 2021.
21. News: Ripley Joins Salford On Emergency Loan . 18 October 2021 . Preston North End Football Club . 16 October 2021.
22. News: Rodwell-Grant Heads On Loan To Bamber Bridge . 28 October 2021 . Preston North End FC . 22 October 2021.
23. News: Coulton Joins Bamber Bridge On Loan . 4 November 2021 . Preston North End FC . 2 November 2021.
24. News: Stalybridge Celtic Loan For O'Reilly . 19 November 2021 . Preston North End FC . 19 November 2021.
25. News: Walker Rejoins AFC Fylde On Loan . 19 November 2021 . Preston North End FC . 19 November 2021.
26. Web site: Jordan Storey Joins Sheffield Wednesday On Loan . Preston North End . 19 January 2022.
27. Web site: Adam O'Reilly Joins St Pat's On Loan . Preston North End . 20 January 2022.
28. Web site: Coulton Signs On Loan For Warrington Town . Preston North End . 21 January 2022.
29. Web site: Bamber Bridge Loan For Holland-Wilkinson . Preston North End . 21 January 2022.
30. Web site: FC Halifax Town: Shaymen sign midfielder on loan from Preston North End . Halifax Courier . 26 January 2022.
31. Web site: Josh Harrop Joins Fleetwood Town On Loan . Preston North End FC . 27 January 2022.
32. Web site: Rodwell-Grant Heads To Lancaster On Loan . Preston North End FC . 28 January 2022.
33. Web site: Hudson Joins Bamber Bridge On Loan . Preston North End FC . 28 February 2022.
34. Web site: Hudson Extends Bamber Bridge Loan . Preston North End FC . 30 March 2022.
35. Web site: Blanchard Joins Lancaster City On Work Experience . Preston North End FC . 11 March 2022.
36. Web site: Mfuni Heads On Work Experience To Witton Albion . Preston North End FC . 25 March 2022.
37. Web site: Frankie McAvoy Appointed Head Coach . Preston North End FC . 27 August 2021.
38. Web site: Jayden Stockley Joins Charlton Athletic On Permanent Deal . Preston North End FC . 15 June 2021.
39. Web site: Oxford United Sign Billy Bodin . Oxford United FC . 30 June 2021.
40. Web site: Graham Burke signs new three-year deal with Shamrock Rovers . The Irish Times . 4 July 2021.
41. News: The 12 players who left Preston North End in the last year and what happened next . 18 October 2021 . LancsLive . 5 October 2021.
42. Web site: Gino joins on two-year deal . Heart of Midlothian FC . 27 August 2021.
43. Web site: Retained List Issued . Preston North End - Official Site . 13 May 2021.
44. Web site: Burton Albion To Sign Striker Louis Moult . Burton Albion FC . 17 June 2021.
45. Web site: Three more sign on at Edgeley Park . Stockport County FC . 12 July 2021.
46. Web site: Connor Wickham Departs PNE . Preston North End FC . 13 January 2022.
47. Web site: MK Dons complete Connor Wickham capture . Milton Keynes Dons . 21 January 2022.
48. Web site: Declan Rudd Retires From Football . Preston North End FC . 31 March 2022.
49. Web site: Two More Pre-Season Friendlies Announced . Preston North End FC . 28 May 2021.
50. Web site: North End To Face St Johnstone During Scotland Camp . Preston North End - Official Site . 28 May 2021.
51. Web site: PNE To Face Celtic in Pre-Season Friendly . Preston North End - Official Site . 25 May 2021.
52. Web site: First Team News Bolton Wanderers Confirmed As Pre-Season Opponent . Preston North End - Official Site . 26 May 2021.
53. Web site: Pre-Season Schedule Finalised With Accrington Stanley Friendly . Preston North End FC . 16 July 2021.
54. Web site: PNE To Face Premier League Champions Manchester City . Preston North End FC . 14 July 2021.
55. Web site: Manchester United Friendly At Deepdale To End Pre-Season . Preston North End FC . 12 July 2021.
56. Web site: PNE To Host First And Final Game Of The 2021/22 Season . Preston North End FC . 24 June 2021.
57. News: Third Round Draw . 6 December 2021 . The Football Association . 9 December 2021.
58. Web site: PNE Will Face Mansfield Town In Carabao Cup First Round . Preston North End . 24 June 2021.
59. Web site: Mansfield Town Fixture Details Confirmed . Preston North End FC . 6 July 2021.
60. Web site: Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed . EFL . 12 August 2021.
61. Web site: Morecambe Cup Tie Details Confirmed . Preston North End FC . 17 August 2021.
62. Web site: Carabao Cup Round Three draw confirmed . EFL . 26 August 2021.
63. Web site: Details Confirmed For Cheltenham Town Tie . Preston North End FC . 31 August 2021.
64. Web site: Carabao Cup Round Four draw: confirmed ties . English Football League . 23 September 2021.
65. Web site: PNE To Face Rochdale In Lancashire FA Senior Cup . Preston North End . 9 September 2021.