# 2011–12 Preston North End F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Preston North End's 123rd year in The Football League and their first outside the second tier of English football in a decade, after they were relegated from the Championship the previous season.

## Player info

| No. | Name | Place of birth | Date of birth | Club apps. | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Previous club | Date joined | Fee |
| 1 | Thorsten Stuckmann | Gütersloh | 17 March 1981 | – | – | – | – | Free agent | 7 November 2011 | Free |
| 2 | David Gray | Edinburgh | 4 May 1988 | 24 | – | – | – | Manchester United | 16 July 2010 | Free |
| 3 | Conor McLaughlin | Belfast | 26 July 1991 | 9 | – | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2010 | Trainee |
| 4 | Ian Ashbee | Birmingham | 6 September 1976 | 19 | – | – | – | Hull City | 31 January 2011 | Free |
| 5 | Chris Robertson | Dundee | 11 October 1986 | – | – | – | – | Torquay United | 31 January 2012 | Undisclosed |
| 6 | Craig Morgan | St Asaph | 16 June 1985 | 34 | 2 | 22 | – | Peterborough United | 6 July 2010 | £400,000 |
| 7 | Iain Hume | Edinburgh | 30 October 1983 | 29 | 12 | 29 | 2 | Barnsley | 31 December 2010 | Undisclosed |
| 8 | Paul Coutts | Aberdeen | 22 July 1988 | 40 | 3 | – | – | Peterborough United | 1 February 2010 | Free |
| 9 | Jamie Proctor | Preston | 25 March 1992 | 5 | 1 | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2010 | Trainee |
| 10 | Barry Nicholson | Dumfries | 24 August 1978 | 69 | 8 | 3 | – | Aberdeen | 30 June 2008 | Free |
| 11 | Juvhel Tsoumou | Brazzaville | 27 December 1990 | – | – | – | – | Alemannia Aachen | 10 August 2011 | Free |
| 12 | Brian McLean | Rutherglen | 28 February 1985 | – | – | – | – | Falkirk | 16 July 2010 | Free |
| 14 | Will Hayhurst | Blackburn | 24 February 1994 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 4 May 2012 | Trainee |
| 15 | Adam Barton | Blackburn | 7 January 1991 | 36 | 1 | 1 | – | N/A | 1 July 2008 | Trainee |
| 16 | Danny Mayor | Leyland | 18 October 1990 | 33 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2008 | Trainee |
| 17 | Paul Parry | Chepstow | 19 August 1980 | 44 | 2 | 12 | 1 | Cardiff City | 3 August 2009 | £300,000 |
| 18 | Daniel Devine | Belfast | 7 September 1992 | 2 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2010 | Trainee |
| 19 | Keammar Daley | Kingston | 18 February 1988 | – | – | – | – | Free Agent | 31 August 2011 | Free |
| 20 | Darel Russell | Mile End | 22 October 1980 | 28 | 0 | – | – | Norwich City | 4 August 2010 | Free |
| 21 | Iain Turner | Stirling | 26 January 1984 | 17 | 0 | – | – | Everton | 29 July 2011 | Free |
| 22 | Graham Alexander | Coventry | 10 October 1971 | 400 | 111 | 40 | – | Burnley | 3 August 2011 | Free |
| 23 | Scott Leather | Manchester | 30 September 1992 | 2 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2010 | Trainee |
| 24 | Seanan Clucas | Dungannon | 8 November 1992 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2011 | Trainee |
| 25 | Andreas Arestidou | Morecambe | 6 December 1989 | – | – | – | – | Shrewsbury Town | 15 July 2010 | Free |
| 26 | Bailey Wright | Melbourne | 28 July 1992 | 3 | 0 | – | – | VIS | 1 July 2010 | Free |
| 27 | Jamie Douglas | Unknown | 4 July 1992 | 3 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2010 | Trainee |
| 28 | George Miller | Unknown | 25 November 1991 | 1 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2010 | Trainee |
| 29 | Doyle Middleton | Sefton | 11 April 1994 | 3 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2010 | Trainee |
| 33 | Neil Mellor | Sheffield | 4 November 1982 | 129 | 34 | – | – | Liverpool | 30 August 2006 | £500,000 |
| 34 | Rhys Murphy | Shoreham-by-Sea | 6 November 1990 | – | – | – | – | Arsenal | 30 January 2012 | Loan |
| 35 | Max Ehmer | Frankfurt am Main | 2 February 1992 | – | – | – | – | Queens Park Rangers | 15 March 2012 | Loan |
| 35 | Jamie McAllister | Glasgow | 26 April 1978 | – | – | – | – | Bristol City | 20 January 2012 | Loan |
| 36 | Luke Clark | Preston | 24 May 1994 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 4 May 2012 | Trainee |
| 37 | Chris Holroyd | Nantwich | 24 October 1986 | – | – | – | – | Rotherham United | 20 January 2012 | Undisclosed |
| 38 | Andrew Procter | Blackburn | 13 June 1983 | – | – | – | – | Accrington Stanley | 20 January 2012 | £75,000 |
| 39 | Graham Cummins | Cork | 29 December 1987 | – | – | – | – | Cork City | 31 January 2012 | £84,000 |
| 40 | Brandon Zibaka | Camden | 20 May 1995 | – | – | – | – | Trainee | 13 September 2011 | N/A |
| 42 | Nicky Hunt | Westhoughton | 3 September 1983 | – | – | – | – | Free agent | 4 February 2012 | Free |
| 44 | Chuks Aneke | London | 3 July 1993 | – | – | – | – | Arsenal | 22 March 2012 | Loan |
| 50 | Aaron Brown | Wolverhampton | 23 June 1983 | – | – | – | – | Free agent | 4 February 2012 | Free |

## League One data
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 56 |
| 14 | Bury | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 56 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 54 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 54 |
| 17 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 80 | −21 | 54 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 May 2012. Source: PNEFC League One Results

## Managerial change

| Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Phil Brown | Sacked | 14 December 2011 | 10th | Graham Westley | 14 January 2012 |

## Season statistics
### Starts and goals

    As of 5 May 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | GER | Thorsten Stuckmann | 32 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | David Gray | 27 | 0 | 18+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ian Ashbee | 12 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Chris Robertson | 17 | 1 | 17+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | WAL | Craig Morgan | 24 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | CAN | Iain Hume | 29 | 10 | 21+7 | 9 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Paul Coutts | 45 | 2 | 40+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jamie Proctor | 33 | 3 | 23+7 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Barry Nicholson | 32 | 2 | 21+7 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | SCO | Brian McLean | 18 | 2 | 15+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Alex Marrow | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | EIR | Will Hayhurst | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | EIR | Adam Barton | 21 | 2 | 11+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Danny Mayor | 43 | 3 | 21+14 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | WAL | Paul Parry | 47 | 4 | 39+1 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | EIR | Daniel Devine | 14 | 1 | 13+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | JAM | Keammar Daley | 10 | 1 | 0+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | SCO | Iain Turner | 12 | 1 | 11+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Graham Alexander | 21 | 2 | 17+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Scott Leather | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Andreas Arestidou | 8 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | AUS | Bailey Wright | 13 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | NIR | Jamie Douglas | 4 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | George Miller | 7 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Doyle Middleton | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Neil Mellor | 20 | 9 | 15+1 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Rhys Murphy | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | GER | Max Ehmer | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Luke Clark | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Chris Holroyd | 19 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Andrew Procter | 19 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | IRL | Graham Cummins | 14 | 2 | 12+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ENG | Brandon Zibaka | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ENG | Nicky Hunt | 16 | 1 | 14+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Chuks Aneke | 7 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | ENG | Aaron Brown | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players currently out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | NIR | Conor McLaughlin | 19 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | GER | Juvhel Tsoumou | 22 | 4 | 5+11 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Darel Russell | 4 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | NIR | Seanan Clucas | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players featured for club who have left: ||||||||||||||
| | FW | ENG | Harry Bunn | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Clarke Carlisle | 28 | 3 | 21+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Nathan Doyle | 6 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRB | Jonathan Forte | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jake Jervis | 4 | 2 | 2+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jamie McAllister | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jamie McCombe | 7 | 1 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| | DF | SCO | Steven Smith | 15 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers record

| Place | Position | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | Total |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Iain Hume | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | 33 | Neil Mellor | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 17 | Paul Parry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Juvhel Tsoumou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | 5 | Clarke Carlisle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 16 | Danny Mayor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Jamie Proctor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 22 | Graham Alexander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 15 | Adam Barton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 8 | Paul Coutts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 39 | Graham Cummins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 34 | Jake Jervis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 12 | Brian McLean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 10 | Barry Nicholson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |
| 14 | FW | 44 | Chuks Aneke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | 39 | Harry Bunn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | 19 | Keammar Daley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 18 | Daniel Devine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | 27 | Jamie Douglas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | 37 | Chris Holroyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 42 | Nicky Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 39 | Jamie McCombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 6 | Craig Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 5 | Chris Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 20 | Darel Russell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | GK | 21 | Iain Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 26 | Bailey Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 54 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 61 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | JP Trophy | Total | Total |
| 17 | MF | Paul Parry | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Paul Coutts | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Steven Smith | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Craig Morgan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Clarke Carlisle | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | Andrew Procter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Graham Alexander | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | David Gray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Iain Hume | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Barry Nicholson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jamie Proctor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Chris Robertson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Chris Holroyd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Conor McLaughlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Bailey Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Andreas Arestidou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Ian Ashbee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Seanan Clucas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Graham Cummins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Nathan Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Danny Mayor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Brian McLean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | Aaron Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Luke Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Keammar Daley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Daniel Devine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Adam Barton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Max Ehmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | Nicky Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Alex Marrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Jamie McCombe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | George Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Juvhel Tsoumou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 82 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 3 |

### End-of-season awards

| Player of the Season Award | Thorsten Stuckmann |
| Young Player of the Season Award | Danny Mayor |
| Player' Player of the Season Award | Thorsten Stuckmann |
| Top Scorer Award | Iain Hume |
| Goal of the Season Award | Danny Mayor vs. Hartlepool United |
| Community Player of the Season Award | Iain Hume |

### Overall

| Games played | 52 (45 League One, 3 League Cup, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Trophy) |
| Games won | 17 (13 League One, 2 League Cup, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Trophy) |
| Games drawn | 15 (15 League One, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Trophy) |
| Games lost | 20 (17 League One, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Trophy) |
| Goals scored | 62 (54 League One, 4 League Cup, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Trophy) |
| Goals conceded | 76 (67 League One, 4 League Cup, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Trophy) |
| Goal difference | −14 |
| Yellow cards | 99 (82 League One, 10 League Cup, 4 FA Cup, 3 League Trophy) |
| Red cards | 3 (3 League One, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Trophy) |
| Worst discipline | Paul Parry (8 yellows, 1 red) |
| Best result | 3–1 vs. Brentford, 17 September 2011 |
| Worst result | 2–5 vs. Charlton Athletic, 5 November 2011 |
| Most appearances | Paul Parry (45) |
| Top scorer | Neil Mellor (9 goals) |
| Points | 53 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 21 | GK | Turner | 27 | EU | Everton | Free transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 12 | DF | McLean | 26 | EU | Falkirk | Free transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 22 | MF | Alexander | 39 | EU | Burnley | Free transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 11 | FW | Tsoumou | 20 | EU | Alemannia Aachen | Free transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 14 | DF | Smith | 25 | EU | Norwich City | Free transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free | Sky Sports |
| 19 | FW | Daley | 23 | EU | Tivoli Gardens | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Undisclosed | BBC Sport |
| 1 | GK | Stuckmann | 30 | EU | Free agent | Free transfer | Mid-Season | 2011 | Free | Sky Sports |
| 37 | FW | Holroyd | 25 | EU | Rotherham United | Transfer | Winter | 2013 | Undisclosed | BBC Sport |
| 38 | MF | Procter | 28 | EU | Accrington Stanley | Transfer | Winter | 2014 | £75,000 | Sky Sports |
| 39 | FW | Cummins | 24 | EU | Cork City | Transfer | Winter | 2014 | £84,000$^1$ | BBC Sport |
| 5 | DF | Robertson | 25 | EU | Torquay United | Transfer | Winter | 2014 | Undisclosed | BBC Sport |
| 50 | DF | Brown | 28 | EU | Free agent | Free transfer | | 2012 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 42 | DF | Hunt | 28 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | | 2012 | Free | BBC SPort |
| 36 | MF | Clark | 17 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | | 2013 | Youth system | Official Site |
| 14 | MF | Hayhurst | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | | 2013 | Youth system | Official Site |

#### Notes

    $^1$Although officially undisclosed, Preston North End Mad reported the fee to be around €100,000 (£84,000).

### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| 5 | DF | Carlisle | 32 | Burnley | 11 July | 31 January | Burnley Express | BBC Sport |
| 35 | FW | Hoskins | 18 | Southampton | 8 November | 14 December | BBC Sport | PNE Official Site |
| 34 | FW | Forte | 25 | Southampton | 8 November | 14 December | BBC Sport | Official Site |
| 38 | MF | Doyle | 24 | Barnsley | 24 November | 4 January | BBC Sport | Sky Sports |
| 39 | DF | McCombe | 29 | Huddersfield Town | 24 November | 4 January | BBC Sport | Sky Sports |
| 34 | FW | Jervis | 20 | Birmingham City | 31 December | 30 January | BBC Sport | PNE Official Site |
| 39 | FW | Bunn | 19 | Manchester City | 2 January | 31 January | BBC Sport | PNE Official Site |
| 35 | DF | McAllister | 33 | Bristol City | 20 January | 18 February | PNE Official Site | Soccerbase |
| 13 | MF | Marrow | 34 | Crystal Palace | 27 January | 30 June | BBC Sport | |
| 50 | FW | Murphy | 34 | Arsenal | 30 January | 30 June | BBC Sport | |
| 35 | DF | Ehmer | 32 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 March | 5 May | BBC Sport | |
| 44 | MF | Aneke | 31 | Arsenal | 22 March | 30 June | BBC Sport | |

### Out

| N | P | Name | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals | Source |
| 5 | DF | Brown | 33 | Released | Free agent | Summer | Free | 20 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Davidson | 34 | Free transfer | St Johnstone | Summer | Free | 181 | 22 | BBC Sport |
| 19 | DF | Jones | 24 | Free transfer | West Bromwich Albion | Summer | Free | 173 | 13 | BBC Sport |
| 8 | FW | Hayes | 27 | Free transfer | Charlton Athletic | Summer | Free | 26 | 4 | BBC Sport |
| 12 | DF | St Ledger | 26 | Transfer | Leicester City | Summer | Undisclosed | 200 | 11 | BBC Sport |
| 9 | FW | Brown | 26 | Transfer | Doncaster Rovers | Summer | Free | 115 | 25 | Sky Sports |
| 31 | DF | Trotman | 24 | Transfer | Rochdale | Summer | Free | 4 | 1 | Sky Sports |
| 1 | GK | Lonergan | 27 | Transfer | Leeds United | Summer | Undisclosed | 232 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 11 | MF | Treacy | 22 | Transfer | Burnley | Summer | Undisclosed | 58 | 11 | Burnley Official Site |
| 14 | DF | Smith | 26 | Released | | | N/A | 15 | 0 | PNE Official Site |

### Loans out

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| 20 | MF | Russell | 44 | Charlton Athletic | 24 November | 30 June | BBC Sport | |
| 21 | GK | Turner | 28 | Dunfermline Athletic | 11 January | 16 March | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 11 | FW | Tsoumou | 33 | Plymouth Argyle | 31 January | 30 June | BBC Sport | |
| 3 | DF | McLaughlin | 33 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 March | 2 May | BBC Sport | |
| 24 | MF | Clucas | 32 | Burton Albion | 22 March | 30 May | BBC Sport | |

### Contracts

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
| 10 | MF | Nicholson | 32 | Signed | 2 years | June 2013 | BBC Sport |
| 1 | GK | Stuckmann | 30 | Signed | 1 month | January 2012 | PNE Official Site |
| 1 | GK | Stuckmann | 31 | Signed | 1.5 years | June 2013 | Sky Sports |