# 2010–11 Preston North End F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Preston North End's 131st season and eleventh consecutive season in the second tier of English football, now known the Championship, in which they finished 22nd and were relegated to League One. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup, being eliminated in the third round of both competitions. The season covered the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.

## Review and events
### Monthly events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2010–11 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.
June:
July:
August:
April: Preston North End are relegated to League One after a 1–0 defeat to Cardiff City.

## Squad details
### Players info

| No. | Name | Place of Birth | Date of Birth | Club Apps. | Club Goals | Int. Caps | Int. Goals | Previous Club | Date Joined | Fee |
| 1 | Andrew Lonergan | Preston | 19 October 1983 | 179 | 1 | – | – | N/A | 1 August 2000 | Trainee |
| 2 | Craig Morgan | St Asaph | 16 June 1985 | – | – | 21 | 0 | Peterborough United | 6 July 2010 | £400,000 |
| 3 | Bongani Khumalo | Manzini | 6 January 1987 | – | – | 19 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 March 2011 | Loan |
| 4 | Sean St Ledger | Birmingham | 28 December 1984 | 154 | 9 | 12 | 1 | Peterborough United | 7 July 2006 | £225,000 |
| 5 | Wayne Brown | Barking | 20 August 1977 | – | – | – | – | Leicester City | 6 July 2010 | Free |
| 6 | Amine Linganzi | Alger | 16 November 1989 | – | – | – | – | Blackburn Rovers | 13 January 2011 | Loan |
| 7 | Paul Coutts | Aberdeen | 22 July 1988 | 14 | 1 | – | – | Peterborough United | 1 February 2010 | Free |
| 8 | Paul Hayes | Dagenham | 20 September 1983 | – | – | – | – | Scunthorpe United | 10 May 2010 | Free |
| 9 | Chris Brown | Durham | 11 December 1984 | 91 | 17 | – | – | Norwich City | 10 January 2008 | £400,000 |
| 10 | Barry Nicholson | Dumfries | 24 August 1978 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Aberdeen | 30 June 2008 | Free |
| 11 | Keith Treacy | Dublin | 13 September 1988 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 February 2010 | Free |
| 12 | David Gray | Edinburgh | 4 May 1988 | – | – | – | – | Manchester United | 16 July 2010 | Free |
| 14 | Danny Mayor | Leyland | 18 October 1990 | 8 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2008 | Trainee |
| 15 | Adam Barton | Blackburn | 7 January 1991 | 1 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2008 | Trainee |
| 16 | Iain Hume | Edinburgh | 30 October 1983 | – | – | 29 | 2 | Barnsley | 31 December 2010 | Undisclosed |
| 17 | Paul Parry | Chepstow | 19 August 1980 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 1 | Cardiff City | 3 August 2009 | £300,000 |
| 18 | Nathan Ellington | Bradford | 2 July 1981 | – | – | – | – | Watford | 13 January 2011 | Loan |
| 19 | Billy Jones | Shrewsbury | 24 March 1987 | 118 | 7 | – | – | Crewe Alexandra | 11 June 2007 | £250,000 |
| 20 | Darel Russell | Mile End | 22 October 1980 | – | – | – | – | Norwich City | 4 August 2010 | Free |
| 21 | Iain Turner | Stirling | 26 January 1984 | – | – | – | – | Everton | 9 February 2011 | Loan |
| 22 | Wayne Henderson | Dublin | 16 September 1983 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 January 2007 | £150,000 |
| 23 | Leon Clarke | Wolverhampton | 10 February 1985 | – | – | – | – | Queens Park Rangers | 28 January 2011 | Loan |
| 24 | Ian Ashbee | Birmingham | 6 September 1974 | – | – | – | – | Hull City | 31 January 2011 | Free |
| 25 | Andreas Arestidou | Morecambe | 6 December 1989 | – | – | – | – | Shrewsbury Town | 15 July 2010 | Free |
| 27 | Eddie Johnson | Bunnell | 31 March 1984 | – | – | 42 | 12 | Fulham | 31 January 2011 | Loan |
| 29 | Leon Cort | London | 11 September 1979 | – | – | – | – | Burnley | 25 November 2010 | Loan |
| 30 | Jamie Douglas | Unknown | 4 July 1992 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2010 | Trainee |
| 31 | Dominic Collins | Preston | 15 April 1991 | 1 | – | – | – | N/A | 2 May 2010 | Trainee |
| 32 | Sam Hart | Unknown | 29 November 1991 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2010 | Trainee |
| 34 | Richard Chaplow | Accrington | 2 February 1985 | 68 | 8 | – | – | West Bromwich Albion | 9 January 2008 | £800,000 |
| 36 | Neil Dougan | Unknown | 8 March 1992 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2010 | Trainee |
| 37 | Conor McLaughlin | Unknown | 26 July 1991 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2010 | Trainee |
| 39 | George Miller | Unknown | 25 November 1991 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2010 | Trainee |
| 40 | Neal Trotman | Levenshulme | 11 March 1987 | 3 | 0 | – | – | Oldham Athletic | 30 January 2008 | £500,000 |
| 42 | Bailey Wright | Melbourne | 28 July 1992 | – | – | – | – | VIS | 1 July 2010 | Free |
| 43 | Doyle Middleton | Sefton | 11 April 1994 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2010 | Trainee |
| 45 | Daniel Devine | Belfast | 7 September 1992 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2010 | Trainee |
| 46 | Scott Leather | Manchester | 30 September 1992 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2010 | Trainee |

## Competitions
### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 69 | −25 | 48 | |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 55 | 81 | −26 | 48 | |
| 22 | Preston North End (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 54 | 79 | −25 | 42 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 23 | Sheffield United (R) | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 79 | −35 | 42 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United (R) | 46 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 43 | 87 | −44 | 42 | Relegation to Football League One |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 12 May 2011. Source: PNEFC Championship Results

#### Matches
### League Cup
## Season statistics
### Starts and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Andrew Lonergan | 33 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Craig Morgan | 31 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | RSA | Bongani Khumalo | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | EIR | Sean St Ledger | 34 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Wayne Brown | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ALG | Amine Linganzi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Paul Coutts | 26 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Paul Hayes | 25 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chris Brown | 18 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Barry Nicholson | 21 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Keith Treacy | 39 | 7 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | SCO | David Gray | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Danny Mayor | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NIR | Adam Barton | 35 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | CAN | Iain Hume | 29 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | WAL | Paul Parry | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Nathan Ellington | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Billy Jones | 44 | 6 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Darel Russell | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Iain Turner | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | EIR | Wayne Henderson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Leon Clarke | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Ian Ashbee | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Andreas Arestidou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | USA | Eddie Johnson | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Leon Cort | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | NIR | Jamie Douglas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Dominic Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | WAL | Sam Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | NIR | Neil Dougan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | NIR | Conor McLaughlin | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | ENG | Jamie Proctor | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ENG | George Miller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Neal Trotman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Darren Carter | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | AUS | Bailey Wright | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | ENG | Doyle Middleton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Daniel Devine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | ENG | Scott Leather | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Richard Chaplow | 19 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Callum Davidson | 20 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | JAM | Ricardo Gardner | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Matty James | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | NOR | Joshua King | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jon Parkin | 20 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes: Player substitutions are not included.

### Goalscorers

| No. | Pos | Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 16 | FW | Iain Hume | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| | FW | Jon Parkin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | MF | Keith Treacy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | MF | Billy Jones | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| | MF | Richard Chaplow | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4' |
| | DF | Callum Davidson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | Paul Hayes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | Barry Nicholson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | Paul Coutts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | Craig Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | Adam Barton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Chris Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | MF | Darren Carter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | Leon Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | Nathan Ellington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | MF | Matty James | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | MF | Joshua King | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | FW | Jamie Proctor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Sean St Ledger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Yellow cards

| No. | Pos | Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 11 | MF | Keith Treacy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 19 | DF | Billy Jones | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | DF | David Gray | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | FW | Iain Hume | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | FW | Jon Parkin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | MF | Darel Russell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| | MF | Richard Chaplow | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| | DF | Callum Davidson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | Sean St Ledger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | MF | Ian Ashbee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | Paul Coutts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | Danny Mayor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | MF | Paul Parry | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Chris Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | Wayne Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | FW | Joshua King | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | FW | Conor McLaughlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | MF | Darren Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | Paul Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | GK | Andrew Lonergan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Craig Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Barry Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Darel Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | DF | Bailey Wright | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Red cards

| No. | Pos | Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 19 | MF | Billy Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Darel Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Keith Treacy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Penalties awarded

| Date | Success? | Penalty Taker | Opponent | Competition |
| 2010-08-10 | Y | Callum Davidson | Stockport County | League Cup |
| 2010-08-10 | Y | Paul Hayes | Stockport County | League Cup |
| 2010-09-28 | Y | Callum Davidson | Leeds United | Championship |
| 2010-10-23 | Y | Callum Davidson | Crystal Palace | Championship |
| 2011-01-01 | Y | Callum Davidson | Derby County | Championship |

### End-of-season awards

| Player of The Season Award | Billy Jones |
| Young Player of The Season Award | Conor McLaughlin |
| Player' Player of The Season Award | Iain Hume |
| Top Scorer Award | Iain Hume |
| Goal of The Season Award | Keith Treacy |
| Community Player of The Season Award | Billy Jones |

### Overall

| Games played | 50 (46 Championship, 3 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Games won | 12 (10 Championship, 2 League Cup, 0 FA Cup) |
| Games drawn | 12 (12 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup) |
| Games lost | 26 (24 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Goals scored | 63 (54 Championship, 8 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 84 (79 Championship, 3 League Cup, 2 FA Cup) |
| Goal difference | −21 |
| Yellow cards | 82 (74 Championship, 7 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Red cards | 3 (3 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup) |
| Worst discipline | Keith Treacy (9 , 1 ) |
| Best result | 5–0 (A) v Stockport County – League Cup – 2010.08.10 |
| Worst result | 4–0 (A) v Swansea City – Championship – 2010.08.14 |
| Most appearances | Billy Jones 42 (39 Championship, 2 League Cup, 1 FA Cup |
| Top scorer | Iain Hume (12 goals) |
| Points | 42 / 132 (31.81%) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Player | From | Date | Fee |
| Wayne Brown | Leicester City | 6 July 2010 | Undisclosed |
| Craig Morgan | Peterborough United | 6 July 2010 | Undisclosed |
| Paul Hayes | Scunthorpe United | 15 July 2010 | Free |
| David Gray | Manchester United | 16 July 2010 | Undisclosed |
| Andreas Arestidou | Shrewsbury Town | 23 July 2010 | Free |
| Darel Russell | Norwich City | 4 August 2010 | Free |
| Iain Hume | Barnsley | 31 December 2010 | Undisclosed |
| Ian Ashbee | Hull City | 31 January 2011 | Free |

### Transfers out

| Player | To | Date | Fee |
| Youl Mawéné | Panserraikos | 17 May 2010 | Free |
| Chris Sedgwick | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 May 2010 | Free |
| Liam Chilvers | Notts County | 17 May 2010 | Free |
| Veliče Šumulikoski | Sibir Novosibirsk | 17 May 2010 | Free |
| Ross Wallace | Burnley | 2 July 2010 | Undisclosed |
| Neill Collins | Leeds United | 7 July 2010 | Undisclosed |
| Michael Hart | Hibernian | 8 July 2010 | Free |
| Stephen Elliott | Heart of Midlothian | 7 August 2010 | Free |
| Richard Chaplow | Southampton | 30 December 2010 | Free |
| Jon Parkin | Cardiff City | 1 January 2011 | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Player | From | Date From | Date Until |
| Matty James | Manchester United | 2 July 2010 | 2 July 2011 |
| Joshua King | Manchester United | 7 August 2010 | 14 November 2010 |
| Leon Cort | Burnley | 14 November 2010 | |
| Iain Hume | Barnsley | 17 September 2010 | 31 December 2010 |
| Nathan Ellington | Watford | 13 January 2011 | 30 July 2011 |
| Amine Linganzi | Blackburn Rovers | 13 January 2011 | 30 July 2011 |
| Leon Clarke | Queens Park Rangers | 28 January 2011 | 30 July 2011 |
| Eddie Johnson | Fulham | 31 January 2011 | 30 July 2011 |
| Iain Turner | Everton | 9 February 2011 | 16 May 2011 |
| Ricardo Gardner | Bolton Wanderers | 8 March 2011 | 7 April 2011 |
| Bongani Khumalo | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 March 2011 | 30 June 2011 |

### Loans out

| Player | To | Date From | Date Until |
| Neil Mellor | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 July 2010 | 5 May 2011 |
| Eddie Nolan | Scunthorpe United | 8 July 2010 | 3 January 2011 |
| Darren Carter | Millwall | 5 August 2010 | 5 November 2010 |
| Jamie Proctor | Stockport County | 13 August 2010 | 13 September 2010 |

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