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

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

    As of 1 September 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Apps. | Goals | Year signed | Signed from | Transfer fee | Ends |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| 12 | Daniel Iversen | GK | (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 27) | 70 | 0 | 2021 | Leicester City | Loan | 2022 |
| 25 | Connor Ripley | GK | (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 31) | 10 | 0 | 2019 | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| 28 | Mathew Hudson | GK | (1998-07-29) 29 July 1998 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | 2014 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 |
| 35 | Oliver Lombard | GK | (2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | Sepp van den Berg | CB/RB | (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 22) | 65 | 2 | 2021 | Liverpool | Loan | 2022 |
| 3 | Greg Cunningham | LB/CB | (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33) | 147 | 5 | 2021 | Cardiff City | Undisclosed | 2023 |
| 5 | Patrick Bauer | CB | (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 32) | 92 | 8 | 2019 | Charlton Athletic | Free | 2022 |
| 6 | Liam Lindsay | CB | (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 29) | 29 | 2 | 2021 | Stoke City | Undisclosed | 2023 |
| 15 | Joe Rafferty | RB/LB/DM | (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31) | 72 | 2 | 2019 | Rochdale | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| 16 | Andrew Hughes | LB/CB | (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 32) | 142 | 6 | 2018 | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| 22 | Matthew Olosunde | RB/CB | (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | 2021 | Rotherham United | Free | 2023 |
| 23 | Paul Huntington | CB | (1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 37) | 306 | 18 | 2012 | Yeovil Town | Free | 2022 |
| 32 | Josh Earl | LB/CB | (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 26) | 73 | 1 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | 2023 |
| 34 | Lewis Coulton | LB | (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 |
| 41 | Bambo Diaby | CB | (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 (age 26) | 7 | 0 | 2022 | Free Agent | Free | 2022 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 4 | Benjamin Whiteman | CM/AM/RM | (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28) | 70 | 5 | 2021 | Doncaster Rovers | Undislosed | 2024 |
| 8 | Alan Browne | CM/DM/AM/RB | (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29) | 333 | 39 | 2014 | Free Agent | Free | 2024 |
| 11 | Daniel Johnson | AM/CM | (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 32) | 298 | 56 | 2015 | Aston Villa | £50,000 | 2023 |
| 13 | Ali McCann | CM/AM/DM | (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 24) | 31 | 1 | 2021 | St Johnstone | Undisclosed | 2025 |
| 18 | Ryan Ledson | CM/DM | (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27) | 110 | 3 | 2018 | Oxford United | Undisclosed | 2023 |
| 39 | Mikey O'Neill | AM/CF | (2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | 2024 |
| 26 | Adam O'Reilly | CM | (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | 2016 | Ringmahon Rangers | Undisclosed | 2023 |
| 30 | Jack Baxter | DM/CM | (2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 |
| 44 | Brad Potts | CM/RM/AM | (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 30) | 131 | 10 | 2019 | Barnsley | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| 45 | Josh Murphy | LW/RW/SS | (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29) | 13 | 0 | 2021 | Cardiff City | Loan | 2022 |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 9 | Ched Evans | CF | (1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 35) | 44 | 7 | 2021 | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed | 2023 |
| 19 | Emil Riis Jakobsen | CF | (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 26) | 88 | 23 | 2020 | Randers | Undisclosed | 2024 |
| 20 | Izzy Brown | SS/RW/LW | (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Chelsea | Free | 2022 |
| 21 | Cameron Archer | CF | (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 22) | 20 | 7 | 2022 | Aston Villa | Loan | 2022 |
| 24 | Sean Maguire | CF/SS/RW | (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 30) | 157 | 24 | 2017 | Cork City | Undisclosed | 2023 |
| 27 | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | CF | (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 |
| 29 | Tom Barkhuizen | RW/LW/CF | (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 31) | 206 | 38 | 2017 | Morecambe | Free | 2022 |
| 31 | Scott Sinclair | LW/SS/AM | (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 35) | 82 | 14 | 2020 | Celtic | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| 33 | Ethan Walker | LW/CF/RW | (2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | 2018 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 |
| 38 | Joe Rodwell-Grant | CF | (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 |
| Out on loan: |||||||||||
| 7 | Tom Bayliss | CM/DM/RM | (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25) | 21 | 1 | 2019 | Coventry City | £2,000,000 | 2023 |
| 10 | Josh Harrop | AM/LM | (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 (age 28) | 93 | 13 | 2017 | Manchester United | Undisclosed | 2023 |
| 14 | Jordan Storey | CB | (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 (age 27) | 96 | 2 | 2018 | Exeter City | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| 40 | Jamie Thomas | CF | (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27) | 1 | 0 | 2021 | Bamber Bridge | Undisclosed |
* All appearances and goals up to date as of 7 May 2022.

## Statistics

    As of 7 May 2022
    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Preston North End.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | NED | Sepp van den Berg* | 49 | 2 | 42+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Greg Cunningham | 25 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ben Whiteman | 47 | 4 | 41+2 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER | Patrick Bauer | 36 | 3 | 33+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Liam Lindsay | 16 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Alan Browne | 41 | 3 | 35+4 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Ched Evans | 22 | 2 | 12+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | JAM | Daniel Johnson | 45 | 8 | 34+7 | 7 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | DEN | Daniel Iversen* | 48 | 0 | 45+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | NIR | Ali McCann | 31 | 1 | 16+12 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IRL | Joe Rafferty | 7 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | WAL | Andrew Hughes | 43 | 2 | 39+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Ryan Ledson | 28 | 1 | 16+9 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | DEN | Emil Riis Jakobsen | 48 | 18 | 38+5 | 14 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 4 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Cameron Archer* | 20 | 7 | 18+2 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Matthew Olosunde | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Paul Huntington | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | IRL | Sean Maguire | 27 | 2 | 13+10 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Tom Barkhuizen | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Scott Sinclair | 26 | 2 | 6+16 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Josh Earl | 30 | 1 | 23+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Mikey O'Neill | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | SEN | Bambo Diaby | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Brad Potts | 39 | 1 | 22+12 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | ENG | Josh Murphy* | 12 | 0 | 0+12 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players out on loan: ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Tom Bayliss | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Josh Harrop | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Jordan Storey | 20 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | ENG | Joe Rodwell-Grant | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | WAL | Jamie Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who left the club: ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Declan Rudd | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Connor Wickham | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 7 May 2022
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 19 | | CF | Emil Riis Jakobsen | 16 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | 11 | | CM | Daniel Johnson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 21 | | CF | Cameron Archer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 4 | | CM | Ben Whiteman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | | CM | Alan Browne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | | CB | Patrick Bauer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | | CB | Sepp van den Berg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 9 | | CF | Ched Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 16 | | LB | Andrew Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 24 | | CF | Sean Maguire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 31 | | RW | Scott Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 13 | | CM | Ali McCann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 15 | | RB | Joe Rafferty | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 18 | | CM | Ryan Ledson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 32 | | LB | Josh Earl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 44 | | CM | Brad Potts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 53 | 1 | 11 | 65 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 7 May 2022
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | 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 |
| 2 | 16 | | LB | Andrew Hughes | 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 | Alan Browne | 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 |
| 8 | 19 | | CF | Emil Riis Jakobsen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 11 | 5 | | CB | Patrick Bauer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | | CM | Ali McCann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | | CB | Jordan Storey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 32 | | LB | Josh Earl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | | CB | Patrick Bauer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | | CF | Sean Maguire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | | RW | Tom Barkhuizen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 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 |
| 20 | 12 | | GK | Daniel Iversen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | | CF | Cameron Archer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 83 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 2 | 2 |

### Contracts

| Date | Position | Name | Signed | Contract Length | Expiry Date |
| 1 July 2021 | LB | Lewis Coulston | Signed | 1 Year | June 2022 |
| 1 July 2021 | CF | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | Signed | 1 Year | June 2022 |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Oliver Lombard | Signed | 1 Year | June 2022 |
| 1 July 2021 | CF | Joe Rodwell-Grant | Signed | 1 Year | June 2022 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 9 June 2021 | CB | Liam Lindsay | Stoke City | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2021 | SS | Izzy Brown | Chelsea | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | RB | Matthew Olosunde | Rotherham United | Free transfer |
| 5 August 2021 | CF | Jamie Thomas | Bamber Bridge | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2021 | CM | Ali McCann | St Johnstone | Undisclosed |
| 13 September 2021 | CF | Connor Wickham | Crystal Palace | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2022 | CB | Bambo Diaby | Free agent | — |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 1 July 2021 | CB | Sepp van den Berg | Liverpool | End of season |
| 4 August 2021 | GK | Daniel Iversen | Leicester City | End of season |
| 31 August 2021 | LW | Josh Murphy | Cardiff City | End of season |
| 24 January 2022 | CF | Cameron Archer | Aston Villa | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 21 August 2021 | CF | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | AFC Fylde | 18 September 2021 |
| 27 August 2021 | CM | Tom Bayliss | Wigan Athletic | End of season |
| 8 September 2021 | GK | Oliver Lombard | Kendal Town | 10 October 2021 |
| 17 September 2021 | LW | Ethan Walker | AFC Fylde | October 2021 |
| 21 September 2021 | CF | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | Lancaster City | |
| 8 October 2021 | DM | Jack Baxter | Radcliffe | 13 November 2021 |
| 16 October 2021 | GK | Connor Ripley | Salford City | 23 October 2021 |
| 22 October 2021 | CF | Joe Rodwell-Grant | Bamber Bridge | 1 January 2022 |
| 2 November 2021 | LB | Lewis Coulton | Bamber Bridge | 4 December 2021 |
| 19 November 2021 | CM | Adam O'Reilly | Stalybridge Celtic | 1 January 2022 |
| 19 November 2021 | LW | Ethan Walker | AFC Fylde | 1 January 2022 |
| 19 January 2022 | CB | Jordan Storey | Sheffield Wednesday | End of season |
| 20 January 2022 | CM | Adam O'Reilly | St Patrick's Athletic | 31 July 2022 |
| 21 January 2022 | LB | Lewis Coulton | Warrington Town | 23 April 2022 |
| 21 January 2022 | CF | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | Bamber Bridge | February 2022 |
| 25 January 2022 | CF | Jamie Thomas | FC Halifax Town | End of season |
| 27 January 2022 | AM | Josh Harrop | Fleetwood Town | End of season |
| 28 January 2022 | CF | Joe Rodwell-Grant | Lancaster City | March 2022 |
| 25 February 2022 | GK | Mathew Hudson | Bamber Bridge | End of season |
| 11 March 2022 | CB | Joe Blanchard | Lancaster City | Work experience |
| 22 March 2022 | CB | Teddy Mfuni | Witton Albion | End of season |
* ↑ On 1 December, Rodwell-Grant's loan at Bamber Bridge was extended.
* ↑ On 24 February, Coulton's loan at Warrington Town was extended until April.

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 10 May 2021 | CM | Paul Gallagher | Retired | Retired |
| 15 June 2021 | CF | Jayden Stockley | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2021 | LW | Billy Bodin | Oxford United | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Graham Burke | Shamrock Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Ben Dooley | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | RW | Josh Ginnelly | Heart of Midlothian | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | RB | Harry Huddart | Swansea University | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Louis Moult | Burton Albion | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | David Nugent | | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | RB | Kyi Nicholson | | Released |
| 12 July 2021 | CB | Lewis Earl | Stockport County | Free transfer |
| 13 January 2022 | CF | Connor Wickham | Milton Keynes Dons | Contract expiry |
| 31 March 2022 | GK | Declan Rudd | Retired | Retired |

## Pre-season friendlies

Preston North End announced they would play friendlies against Bamber Bridge, St Johnstone, Celtic, Bolton Wanderers, Accrington Stanley, Manchester City, Wigan Athletic and Manchester United as part of their pre-season preparations.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| EFL Championship | 12 September 2020 | May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| FA Cup | 9 January 2021 | 9 January 2021 | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| EFL Cup | 5 September 2021 | 5 September 2020 | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Lancashire Senior Cup | 12 October 2021 | | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
Last updated: 24 April 2021 Source: Competitions

### EFL Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 67 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 66 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 64 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 64 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 62 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 68 | −10 | 61 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 60 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 May 2022. Source:

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| H/A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |

#### Matches

PNE's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.

### FA Cup

PNE were drawn away to Cardiff City in the third round.

### EFL Cup

Preston North End were drawn away to Mansfield Town and Morecambe in the first and second round respectively, then at home against Cheltenham Town and Liverpool in the third and fourth round.

### Lancashire Senior Cup

Preston North End were drawn away to Rochdale in the first round.