# List of Preston North End F.C. players

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Preston North End F.C. is a football club located in Preston, Lancashire. The team currently plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.
Preston were the first English league champions and won the FA Cup in the same season without conceding a goal, thereby achieving the first football "Double", and earning the nickname "The Invincibles" for completing a season unbeaten in both league and cup competition.

## List of Preston North End players making 100 appearances

* The following list includes players who have played in 100 or more League, FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy matches for Preston North End, including substitute appearances. Appearances in other competitions are not included.
* Players are listed according to the date of their first professional appearance for the club.
* Unless otherwise noted, league appearance and goal data is taken from the corresponding player article, and total appearance and goal data is sourced from the Footy Mad website.
* Statistics are correct as of 4 January 2025.
Playing positions key :
| GK | Goalkeeper |
| RB | Right back | LB | Left back | FB | Full back | CB | Centre back | DF | Defender |
| WH | Wing half | HB | Half back | CH | Centre half | DM | Defensive midfielder | CM | Central midfielder |
| RW | Right winger | LW | Left winger | W | Winger | AM | Attacking midfielder | MF | Midfielder |
| OF | Outside forward | IF | Inside forward | CF | Centre forward | ST | Striker | FW | Forward |
Preston North End players with at least 100 appearances :
| Name | Nationality | Position | Preston North End career | League | Other | Total | League Goals | Other Goals | ----------------Notes---------------- | Ref |
| Ref |||
| George Drummond | Scotland | LW | 1883–1899 | 139 | 19 | 158 | 36 | 4 | | |
| Jimmy Ross | Scotland | IF | 1883–1894 | 124 | 27 | 151 | 91 | 10 | Scored 19 FA Cup goals during the 1887–88 season, which remains an FA Cup record. In 1887, scored 7 goals in a single match (a club record) as Preston North End beat Hyde 26–0 (a club and FA Cup record). Top goalscorer 1891–92 (18 goals), 1893–94 (24 goals). | [5] [6] [7] [8] |
| Nick Ross | Scotland | DF/CF | 1883–1888, 1889–1893 | 95 | 14 | 109 | 25 | 2 | Top goalscorer 1889–90 (23 goals) as Preston North End retained the league title. | |
| James Trainer | Wales | GK | 1887–1899 | 253 | 22 | 275 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jack Gordon | Scotland | RW | 1888–1894 | 113 | 20 | 133 | 27 | 7 | In 1891, scored Preston North End's first penalty kick. | [6] [9] |
| Bob Holmes | England | LB | 1888–1902 | 300 | 26 | 326 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Frank Becton | England | IF | 1891–1895, 1900–1901 | 113 | 16 | 129 | 46 | 19 | Top goalscorer 1892–93 (23 goals). | |
| Moses Sanders | England | HB | 1891–1899 | 210 | 19 | 229 | 20 | 3 | | |
| Bob Blyth | Scotland | WH | 1894–1899 | 114 | 10 | 124 | 8 | 0 | | |
| Hugh Dunn | Scotland | RB | 1894–1901 | ? | ? | 179 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Peter McBride | Scotland | GK | 1897–1912 | 442 | 27 | 469 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Harry Wilcox | England | FW | 1901–1905 | 99 | 13 | 112 | 42 | 3 | Top goalscorer 1901–02 (14 goals). | |
| Dicky Bond | England | OF | 1902–1909 | 148 | 17 | 165 | 34 | 3 | Top goalscorer 1905–06 (17 goals). | |
| Herbie Danson | England | OF/IF | 1902–1904 1905–1912 | 156 | n/a | n/a | 23 | n/a | | |
| Percy Smith | England | CH | 1902–1910 | 240 | 15 | 255 | 94 | 1 | Top goalscorer 1903–04 (26 goals) as Preston North End won the Second Division title. Also top goalscorer 1904–05 (14 goals), 1907–08 (12 goals). | |
| James Wilson | Scotland | IF | 1904–1911 | 162 | 7 | 169 | 32 | 0 | Top goalscorer 1908–09 (11 goals) |
| Joe McCall | Scotland | CH | 1905–1924 | 370 | 25 | 395 | 15 | 0 | Captained Preston North End in the 1922 FA Cup Final. | |
| Fred Broadhurst | England | FB | 1910–1922 | 107 | 8 | 115 | 3 | 0 | | |
| Billy Mercer | England | WH | 1919–1924 | 113 | 8 | 121 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tommy Roberts | England | CF | 1919–1924, 1926–1927 | 254 | 23 | 277 | 148 | 32 | Top goalscorer 1919–20 (29 goals), 1920–21 (25 goals), 1921–22 (25 goals), 1922–23 (29 goals), 1923–24 (26 goals), 1926–27 (30 goals). | |
| Peter Quinn | England | HB | 1920–1922 | 87 | 13 | 100 | 10 | 0 | | |
| Archibald Rawlings | England | OF | 1920–1923 | 147 | 17 | 164 | 17 | 6 | | |
| Bobby Crawford | Scotland | WH | 1921–1932 | 392 | 15 | 407 | 17 | 1 | | |
| Tom Hamilton | Scotland | FB | 1921–1929 | 267 | 14 | 281 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Willie Russell | Scotland | IF | 1925–1930 | 133 | 5 | 138 | 35 | 0 | | |
| Alex James | Scotland | IF | 1925–1929 | 147 | 6 | 153 | 53 | 0 | Top goalscorer 1925–26 (14 goals). | |
| David Morris | Scotland | IF | 1925–1929 | 146 | 7 | 153 | 7 | 0 | | |
| Gavin Nisbet | Scotland | WH | 1927–1935 | 139 | 6 | 145 | 6 | 0 | | |
| Frank Ward | England | FB | 1927–1933 | 208 | 8 | 216 | 3 | 0 | | |
| Alec Reid | Scotland | OF | 1927–1933 | 193 | 8 | 201 | 50 | 0 | | |
| Billy Tremelling | England | CH/CF | 1930–1939 | 209 | 21 | 230 | 11 | 1 | Captained Preston North End in the 1937 FA Cup Final. | |
| George Holdcroft | England | GK | 1932–1939 | 266 | 26 | 292 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jimmy Milne | Scotland | MF | 1932–1939 | 230 | 26 | 256 | 9 | 2 | Managed Preston North End 1961–1968. | |
| Jimmy Dougal | Scotland | IF | 1933–1947 | 171 | 24 | 195 | 51 | 6 | Top goalscorer 1938–39 (19 goals). | |
| Bill Shankly | Scotland | WH | 1933–1949 | 297 | 42 | 339 | 13 | 1 | | |
| Bud Maxwell | Scotland | CF | 1934–1938 | 129 | 9 | 138 | 60 | 5 | Top goalscorer 1934–35 (26 goals), 1935–36 (19 goals). | |
| Andy Beattie | Scotland | FB | 1935–1947 | 125 | 15 | 140 | 5 | 0 | | |
| Frank O'Donnell | Scotland | CF | 1935–1937 | 92 | 9 | 101 | 36 | 12 | Top goalscorer 1936–37 (27 goals). | |
| Hugh O'Donnell | Scotland | OF | 1935–1939 | 132 | 16 | 148 | 29 | 5 | | |
| Bobby Beattie | Scotland | IF | 1937–1954 | 264 | 25 | 289 | 49 | 13 | | |
| Tom Finney | England | OF/IF/CF | 1946–1960 | 433 | 40 | 473 | 187 | 23 | Club record league and overall goalscorer. Most-capped Preston player (76 caps, 30 goals for England). First player to be voted Footballer of the Year twice (1954, 1957). Top goalscorer 1959–60 (21 goals). | |
| Jimmy Gooch | England | GK | 1946–1952 | 135 | 6 | 141 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Angus Morrison | Scotland | OF | 1948–1957 | 262 | 18 | 280 | 70 | 4 | | |
| Joe Walton | England | FB | 1948–1961 | 401 | 34 | 435 | 4 | 0 | | |
| Willie Cunningham | Scotland | FB | 1949–1963 | 437 | 50 | 487 | 3 | 0 | Club record number of appearances for an outfield player. | |
| Tommy Docherty | Scotland | WH | 1949–1958 | 323 | 26 | 349 | 5 | 0 | Briefly managed Preston North End in 1981. | |
| Charlie Wayman | England | CF | 1950–1954 | 157 | 14 | 171 | 105 | 12 | Top goalscorer 1950–51 (29 goals) as Preston North End won the Second Division title. Also top goalscorer 1951–52 (24 goals), 1952–53 (26 goals),1953–54 (32 goals). | |
| Willie Forbes | Scotland | WH | 1950–1956 | 192 | 19 | 211 | 7 | 1 | | |
| Joe Marston | Australia | CH/RB | 1950–1955 | 185 | 15 | 200 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jimmy Baxter | Scotland | IF | 1952–1959 | 245 | 22 | 267 | 65 | 6 | Top goalscorer 1954–55 (17 goals). | |
| George Thompson | England | GK | 1952–1956 | 140 | 15 | 155 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Bob Wilson | England | FB | 1952–1962 | 91 | 9 | 100 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Fred Else | England | GK | 1953–1961 | 215 | 23 | 238 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tommy Thompson | England | IF | 1955–1961 | 188 | 25 | 213 | 117 | 11 | Top goalscorer 1955–56 (24 goals), 1956–57 (29 goals), 1957–58 (34 goals, the club record for goals scored in a single top flight season), 1958–59 (21 goals). Scored in a club record 11 consecutive league matches. | [20] [23] |
| Frank O'Farrell | Republic of Ireland | WH | 1956–1961 | 118 | 11 | 129 | 3 | 1 | | |
| Alan Kelly, Sr. | Republic of Ireland | GK | 1958–1973 | 447 | 64 | 511 | 0 | 0 | Club record number of appearances. Kept a club record 126 clean sheets. Managed Preston North End 1983–1985. | |
| Jim Smith | Scotland | DF | 1958–1969 | 314 | 43 | 357 | 13 | 3 | | |
| Dave Wilson | England | RW | 1960–1967, 1968–1974 | 281 | 41 | 322 | 39 | 2 | | |
| George Ross | Scotland | RB | 1960–1973 | 386 | 52 | 438 | 3 | 0 | | |
| Tony Singleton | England | CH | 1960–1968 | 287 | 43 | 330 | 0 | 2 | | |
| Alan Spavin | England | MF | 1960–1974, 1977–1979 | 424 | 60 | 484 | 26 | 5 | | |
| Peter Thompson | England | OF | 1960–1963 | 121 | 25 | 146 | 20 | 11 | Top goalscorer 1960–61 (12 goals). | |
| Alex Dawson | Scotland | CF | 1961–1967 | 197 | 40 | 237 | 114 | 18 | Top goalscorer 1962–63 (27 goals), 1963–64 (36 goals), 1964–65 (27 goals), 1966–67 (13 goals). | |
| Brian Godfrey | Wales | IF | 1963–1967 | 127 | 20 | 147 | 52 | 5 | Top goalscorer 1965–66 (20 goals). | |
| Howard Kendall | England | WH | 1963–1967 | 104 | 20 | 124 | 13 | 2 | | |
| Nobby Lawton | England | WH | 1963–1967 | 143 | 21 | 164 | 22 | 1 | Captained Preston North End in the 1964 FA Cup Final. | |
| Ernie Hannigan | Scotland | OF | 1964–1967 | 98 | 10 | 108 | 28 | 3 | | |
| Archie Gemmill | Scotland | MF | 1967–1970 | 99 | 12 | 111 | 13 | 1 | Top goalscorer 1969–70 (6 goals). | |
| Graham Hawkins | England | WH | 1967–1974 | 245 | 24 | 269 | 3 | 1 | | |
| Jim McNab | Scotland | WH | 1967–1974 | 224 | 21 | 245 | 6 | 0 | | |
| John Ritchie | England | FB | 1967–1972 | 93 | 14 | 107 | 5 | 0 | | |
| Alex Spark | Scotland | CB | 1967–1976 | 225 | 23 | 248 | 6 | 0 | | |
| Ricky Heppolette | England | MF | 1968–1973 | 154 | 20 | 174 | 13 | 1 | | |
| Gerry Ingram | England | ST | 1968–1971 | 110 | 14 | 124 | 40 | 4 | Top goalscorer 1970–71 (24 goals) as Preston North End won the Third Division title. | |
| John McMahon | England | FB | 1970–1979 | 257 | 34 | 291 | 7 | 0 | | |
| John Bird | England | CB | 1971–1975 | 166 | 19 | 185 | 9 | 0 | | |
| Alex Bruce | Scotland | ST | 1971–1974, 1975–1983 | 363 | 41 | 404 | 157 | 14 | Top goalscorer 1972–73 (13 goals), 1973–74 (9 goals), 1976–77 (26 goals), 1977–78 (30 goals), 1978–79 (26 goals), 1980–81 (15 goals), 1981–82 (19 goals). | |
| Francis Burns | Scotland | LB | 1973–1981 | 273 | 34 | 307 | 9 | 0 | | |
| Gordon Coleman | England | MF | 1973–1983 | 269 | 32 | 301 | 25 | 5 | | |
| David Sadler | England | CB | 1973–1977 | 105 | 16 | 121 | 3 | 1 | | |
| Mick Baxter | England | CB | 1974–1981 | 226 | 5 | 231 | 17 | 1 | | |
| Steve Doyle | Wales | MF | 1974–1982 | 197 | 29 | 226 | 8 | 5 | | |
| Mike Elwiss | England | ST | 1974–1978, 1980 | 202 | 25 | 227 | 63 | 9 | Top goalscorer 1975–76 (16 goals). | |
| Roy Tunks | England | GK | 1974–1981, 1988–1990 | 302 | 40 | 342 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Danny Cameron | Scotland | LB | 1975–1981 | 122 | 12 | 134 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Sean Haslegrave | England | MF | 1977–1981 | 113 | 9 | 122 | 2 | 0 | | |
| Don O'Riordan | Republic of Ireland | MF | 1978–1983 | 158 | 18 | 176 | 8 | 1 | | |
| Brian Taylor | England | RB/RW | 1979–1982 | 99 | 8 | 107 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Graham Bell | England | MF | 1979–1983 | 143 | 14 | 157 | 9 | 1 | | |
| Steve Elliott | England | ST | 1979–1984 | 208 | 23 | 231 | 70 | 8 | Top goalscorer 1979–80 (23 goals), 1982–83 (23 goals), 1983–84 (20 goals). | |
| Graham Houston | England | MF | 1979–1985 | 128 | 22 | 150 | 11 | 2 | | |
| Peter Litchfield | England | GK | 1979–1985 | 107 | 24 | 131 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Andy McAteer | England | FB | 1979–1986, 1988–1989 | 251 | 40 | 291 | 9 | 1 | | |
| Jonathan Clark | Wales | MF | 1981–1987 | 110 | 25 | 135 | 10 | 1 | Caretaker Preston North End manager in 1986. | |
| John Kelly | Republic of Ireland | MF | 1981–1985 | 130 | 34 | 164 | 27 | 3 | | |
| Geoff Twentyman | England | CB | 1983–1986 | 98 | 20 | 118 | 4 | 3 | | |
| Bob Atkins | England | CB | 1985–1990 | 200 | 42 | 242 | 5 | 4 | | |
| Gary Brazil | England | ST | 1985–1989 | 166 | 36 | 202 | 58 | 14 | Top goalscorer 1985–86 (joint, 18 goals), 1987–88 (20 goals). | [25] [29] |
| Alan Kelly, Jr. | Republic of Ireland | GK | 1985–1992 | 142 | 22 | 164 | 0 | 0 | | |
| John Thomas | England | ST | 1985–1987, 1990–1992 | 105 | 25 | 130 | 43 | 11 | Top goalscorer 1985–86 (joint, 18 goals), 1986–87 (28 goals) as Preston North End gained promotion from the Fourth Division. | |
| Sam Allardyce | England | CB | 1986–1989, 1992 | 93 | 28 | 121 | 2 | 2 | Caretaker Preston North End manager in 1992. | |
| Alex Jones | England | CB | 1986–1989 | 101 | 30 | 131 | 3 | 0 | | |
| Gary Swann | England | MF/FB | 1986–1992 | 199 | 48 | 247 | 37 | 8 | | |
| Lee Ashcroft | England | AM/ST | 1987–1993, 1996–1998 | 156 | 28 | 184 | 35 | 6 | Top goalscorer 1997–98 (16 goals). | [25] [31] |
| Tony Ellis | England | ST | 1987–1989, 1992–1994 | 158 | 36 | 194 | 75 | 13 | Top goalscorer 1989–90 (20 goals), 1992–93 (25 goals), 1993–94 (31 goals). | [25] [32] |
| Warren Joyce | England | MF | 1987–1992 | 177 | 33 | 210 | 34 | 10 | Top goalscorer 1989–90 (13 goals). | [33] [25] |
| Brian Mooney | Republic of Ireland | MF | 1987–1991 | 128 | 23 | 151 | 20 | 5 | | |
| Mick Rathbone | England | FB | 1987–1991 | 91 | 20 | 111 | 4 | 0 | | |
| Jeff Wrightson | England | CB | 1987–1992 | 166 | 31 | 197 | 4 | 1 | | |
| Mike Flynn | England | CB | 1989–1993 | 136 | 26 | 162 | 7 | 1 | | |
| Graham Shaw | England | ST | 1989–1992 | 121 | 21 | 142 | 29 | 12 | Top goalscorer 1990–91 (15 goals), 1991–92 (17 goals). | |
| Lee Cartwright | England | W | 1990–2004 | 403 | 69 | 472 | 26 | 4 | | |
| Martin James | England | LB/LW | 1990–1993 | 98 | 19 | 117 | 11 | 0 | | |
| Gareth Ainsworth | England | MF | 1992, 1992–1995, 2002 | 92 | 19 | 111 | 13 | 2 | | |
| Ryan Kidd | England | DF | 1992–2002 | 262 | 55 | 317 | 10 | 2 | | |
| Ian Bryson | Scotland | MF | 1993–1997 | 151 | 25 | 176 | 19 | 2 | | |
| Andy Fensome | England | RB | 1993–1996 | 93 | 23 | 116 | 1 | 1 | | |
| David Moyes | Scotland | CB | 1993–1999 | 143 | 29 | 174 | 15 | 4 | Managed Preston North End 1998–2002, winning the 1999–2000 Second Division title and reaching the 2000–01 First Division play-off final. | |
| David Lucas | England | GK | 1994–2004 | 123 | 27 | 150 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Dean Barrick | England | LB | 1995–1998 | 110 | 19 | 129 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Simon Davey | Wales | MF | 1995–1998 | 108 | 14 | 122 | 21 | 1 | | |
| Teuvo Moilanen | Finland | GK | 1995–2003 | 163 | 27 | 190 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Mark Rankine | England | MF | 1996–2003 | 238 | 36 | 274 | 12 | 3 | | |
| Michael Appleton | England | MF | 1997–2001 | 121 | 24 | 145 | 12 | 3 | | |
| David Eyres | England | LW | 1997–2000 | 112 | 21 | 133 | 20 | 7 | | |
| Sean Gregan | England | CB/DM | 1997–2002 | 218 | 37 | 255 | 12 | 2 | | |
| Michael Jackson | England | CB | 1997–2004 | 251 | 37 | 288 | 17 | 2 | | |
| Jon Macken | Republic of Ireland | ST | 1997–2002 | 189 | 40 | 229 | 63 | 11 | Top goalscorer 1999–2000 (25 goals) as Preston North End won the Second Division title. Also top goalscorer 2000–01 (22 goals). | [25] [49] |
| Paul McKenna | England | MF | 1997–2009 | 417 | 53 | 470 | 30 | 2 | | |
| Colin Murdock | Northern Ireland | CB | 1997–2003 | 180 | 34 | 214 | 6 | 0 | | |
| Kurt Nogan | Wales | ST | 1997–2000 | 96 | 21 | 117 | 27 | 4 | Top goalscorer 1998–99 (21 goals). | [25] [52] |
| Gary Parkinson | England | RB | 1997–2001 | 88 | 21 | 109 | 6 | 2 | | |
| Graham Alexander | Scotland | RB/MF | 1999–2007, 2011–2012 | 372 | 49 | 421 | 54 | 11 | Caretaker Preston North End manager in 2011–2012. | |
| Robert Edwards | Wales | DF | 1999–2004 | 169 | 28 | 197 | 4 | 1 | | |
| Andrew Lonergan | England | GK | 2000–2011 | 208 | 24 | 232 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Richard Cresswell | England | ST | 2001–2005 | 187 | 19 | 206 | 48 | 9 | Top goalscorer 2001–02 (16 goals), 2002–03 (16 goals), 2004–05 (20 goals). | [25] [57] |
| David Healy | Northern Ireland | ST | 2001–2004 | 138 | 19 | 157 | 44 | 1 | Club record transfer fee paid (£1.5m) when bought from Manchester United, December 2000. | [6] [58] |
| Chris Lucketti | England | CB | 2001–2006 | 189 | 21 | 210 | 11 | 0 | | |
| Dickson Etuhu | Nigeria | MF | 2002–2006 | 134 | 15 | 149 | 17 | 1 | | |
| Eddie Lewis | United States | LW | 2002–2005 | 111 | 13 | 124 | 15 | 1 | | |
| Brian O'Neil | Scotland | CM | 2002–2006 | 112 | 15 | 127 | 5 | 2 | | |
| Simon Whaley | England | W | 2002–2009 | 120 | 11 | 131 | 14 | 3 | | |
| Claude Davis | Jamaica | CB | 2003–2006 | 94 | 14 | 108 | 4 | 0 | | |
| Patrick Agyemang | Ghana | ST | 2004–2008 | 122 | 13 | 135 | 21 | 0 | | |
| Callum Davidson | Scotland | LB | 2004–2011 | 166 | 15 | 181 | 21 | 1 | | |
| Youl Mawéné | France | CB | 2004–2010 | 174 | 24 | 198 | 8 | 0 | | |
| Chris Sedgwick | England | MF | 2004–2010 | 229 | 26 | 255 | 12 | 2 | | |
| Matt Hill | England | LB | 2005–2008 | 105 | 14 | 119 | 0 | 0 | | |
| David Nugent | England | ST | 2005–2007, 2019–2021 | 118 | 14 | 132 | 34 | 4 | Top goalscorer 2005–06 (11 goals), 2006–07 (17 goals). Club record transfer fee received (£6m) when sold to Portsmouth, July 2007. | [25] [6] [70] |
| Neil Mellor | England | ST | 2005–2012 | 130 | 21 | 151 | 38 | 5 | Top goalscorer 2007–08 (10 goals), 2008–09 (12 goals). | [25] [71] |
| Liam Chilvers | England | CB | 2006–2010 | 97 | 10 | 107 | 2 | 0 | | |
| Sean St Ledger | Republic of Ireland | CB | 2006–2011 | 185 | 15 | 200 | 10 | 1 | | |
| Darren Carter | England | MF | 2007–2011 | 94 | 15 | 109 | 4 | 2 | | |
| Billy Jones | England | FB | 2007–2011 | 160 | 14 | 174 | 13 | 0 | | |
| Paul Gallagher | Scotland | MF | 2007–2008, 2013–2021 | 283 | 30 | 313 | 34 | 10 | Gallagher's first 113 appearances were all made while on loan at the club, an English record for loan appearances at a single club. | |
| Chris Brown | England | ST | 2008–2011 | 106 | 14 | 120 | 18 | 5 | | |
| Barry Nicholson | Scotland | MF | 2008–2012 | 93 | 11 | 104 | 9 | 1 | | |
| Jon Parkin | England | ST | 2008–2011 | 101 | 8 | 109 | 28 | 3 | Top goalscorer 2009–10 (13 goals). | [25] [80] |
| Bailey Wright | Australia | CB | 2009–2017 | 179 | 26 | 205 | 8 | 0 | | |
| Paul Huntington | England | CB | 2012–2022 | 260 | 46 | 306 | 12 | 6 | Player of the Year 2014–15 | |
| Jack King | England | CB | 2012–2015 | 78 | 24 | 102 | 7 | 3 | | |
| Scott Laird | Scotland | LB | 2012–2015 | 84 | 24 | 108 | 5 | 2 | | |
| John Welsh | England | CM | 2012–2018 | 143 | 33 | 176 | 3 | 0 | Player of the Year 2012–13 | |
| Joe Garner | England | ST | 2013–2016 | 129 | 22 | 151 | 49 | 8 | Player of the Year and top goalscorer 2013–14 (24 goals). Top goalscorer 2014–15 (27 goals) as Preston North End gained promotion from League One through the playoffs. | |
| Tom Clarke | England | CB | 2013–2020 | 211 | 36 | 247 | 12 | 3 | | |
| Chris Humphrey | Jamaica | RW | 2013–2016 | 106 | 27 | 133 | 7 | 1 | | |
| Alan Browne | Republic of Ireland | CM | 2014–2024 | 374 | 40 | 414 | 43 | 3 | Player of the Year 2017–18 | |
| Daniel Johnson | Jamaica | CM | 2015–2023 | 312 | 24 | 336 | 53 | 4 | | |
| Callum Robinson | Republic of Ireland | ST | 2014–2019 | 150 | 10 | 160 | 35 | 6 | | |
| Jordan Hugill | England | ST | 2014–2018 | 103 | 11 | 114 | 23 | 7 | | |
| Greg Cunningham | Republic of Ireland | LB | 2015–2018 2021-2024 | 169 | 15 | 184 | 7 | 0 | Player of the Year 2015–16 | |
| Ben Pearson | England | CM | 2016–2021 | 158 | 7 | 165 | 2 | 0 | | |
| Declan Rudd | England | GK | 2013–2013, 2017–2022 | 181 | 15 | 196 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tom Barkhuizen | England | RW | 2017–2022 | 199 | 10 | 209 | 33 | 5 | | |
| Ben Davies | England | CB | 2013–2021 | 136 | 9 | 145 | 2 | 0 | | |
| Darnell Fisher | England | RB | 2017–2021 | 111 | 8 | 119 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Sean Maguire | Republic of Ireland | ST | 2017–2023 | 159 | 11 | 170 | 22 | 2 | | |
| Andrew Hughes | Wales | LB | 2018– | 225 | 16 | 241 | 7 | 2 | | |
| Brad Potts | England | MF | 2019– | 210 | 18 | 228 | 19 | 1 | | |
| Ryan Ledson | England | MF | 2018– | 175 | 22 | 197 | 4 | 3 | | |
| Jordan Storey | England | CB | 2018– | 195 | 22 | 217 | 5 | 0 | | |
| Emil Riis | Denmark | ST | 2020– | 153 | 11 | 164 | 36 | 5 | | |
| Ben Whiteman | England | MF | 2021– | 157 | 10 | 167 | 11 | 0 | | |
| Patrick Bauer | Germany | DF | 2019– | 94 | 10 | 104 | 7 | 1 | | |
| Liam Lindsay | Scotland | DF | 2021– | 129 | 9 | 138 | 5 | 1 | | |
| Ali McCann | Northern Ireland | MF | 2021– | 112 | 11 | 123 | 2 | 2 | | |
| Freddie Woodman | England | GK | 2022– | 115 | 18 | 123 | 0 | 0 | | |

## Other significant Preston North End players

Preston North End players who did not make 100 appearances, but otherwise made a significant contribution to the club's history, are listed below.
Other significant Preston North End players :
| Name | Nationality | Position | Preston North End career | League | Other | Total | League Goals | Other Goals | ---------------Notes--------------- | Ref |
| Ref |||
| John Goodall | England | CF | 1885–1889 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 21 | 29 | Top goalscorer in the inaugural 1888–89 Football League season as Preston North End won the "Double". | |
| Arthur Wharton | Gold Coast | GK | 1886–1888 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Widely considered to be the world's first black professional footballer, Wharton played in Preston's 1886–87 FA Cup semi-final, but left the club soon after the first Football League season began. | |
| Fred Dewhurst | England | IF | 1888–1895 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 1 | Scored Preston North End's first ever league goal and captained the side in their 1889 FA Cup Final victory that clinched the first "Double", scoring the opening goal. | |
| Freddie Osborn | England | IF/CF | 1913–1920 | 68 | 5 | 73 | 40 | 4 | Top goalscorer 1913–14 (26 goals) and 1914–15 (17 goals) as Preston North End gained promotion from the Second Division. | |
| Alex Hair | Scotland | CF | 1928–1930 | 45 | 1 | 46 | 20 | 0 | Top goalscorer 1928–29 (19 goals) | |
| Ted Harper | England | CF | 1931–1933 | 75 | 5 | 80 | 67 | 2 | Top goalscorer 1931–32 (26 goals), 1932–33 (37 goals, the club record for goals scored in a single season). | [17] [116] |
| Tom Smith | Scotland | CH | 1936–1939 | | ? | 50 | 0 | 0 | Captained Preston North End in their 1938 FA Cup Final victory. | |
| George Mutch | Scotland | IF | 1937–1939 1946 | 83 | 10 | 93 | 24 | 8 | Top goalscorer 1937–38 (18 goals), including the winning penalty in the 1938 FA Cup Final. | |
| Andy Saville | England | ST | 1995–1996 | 56 | 10 | 66 | 30 | 1 | Top goalscorer 1995–96 (30 goals) as Preston North End won the Third Division title. | [25] [118] |
| Jermaine Beckford | Jamaica | ST | 2014–2017 | 51 | 9 | 60 | 15 | 6 | Scored 12 league goals plus 6 playoff goals, including a hat-trick in the final, as Preston North End gained promotion from League One through the playoffs. | |

## Started at Preston North End

The following players had successful football careers after playing for Preston North End:
* Mark Lawrenson – made 80 appearances for his hometown club 1975–1977.
* David Beckham – made his football league debut in 1995 on loan at Preston North End.
* Kevin Kilbane – made 55 appearances for his hometown club 1995–1997.