# 2013–14 Preston North End F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Preston North End's 126th year in the Football League and their third consecutive season in the third division of English football, Football League One.

## Season overview

In Simon Grayson's first summer in charge, he permanently signed 4 players, Tom Clarke, a centreback, Chris Humphrey, a right winger, Kevin Davies, a Centre forward and Alex Nicholson, a right back. He also signed Declan Rudd on a season long loan from Norwich City. He allowed 3 players to leave during the summer, those being Luke Foster, Chris Robertson and Andrew Procter.
The 2013–14 season started off well, unbeaten in their first 9 league games. They also beat local rivals Blackpool in the League Cup, before being beaten by Lancashire rivals Burnley in the second round.
The 9 league game unbeaten run came to an end on 5 October, against Peterborough United, a 2–0 defeat and was followed up with another 2–0 defeat, against Crewe. Preston then went on another 9 game unbeaten league run, winning 5 and drawing 4, including a win against Leyton Orient, only their second league defeat of the season. The unbeaten run came to an end after a 3–0 home defeat to Brentford, but was followed up with 3 more consecutive wins, against Carlisle United, Shrewsbury Town and Port Vale.
Preston's FA Cup campaign started off successfully, with a 6–0 win over Barnet in the first round. That was followed up with a 1–0 over Wycombe Wanderers.
Preston's 2nd game of 2014 was against Wolves, which ended in a 2–0 defeat. In the FA Cup, Preston came up against Ipswich Town in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, drawing 1–1, before winning 3–2 in the replay. In the fourth round of the FA Cup, Preston were drawn against Nottingham Forest. They drew 0–0 before Preston lost 0–2 in the replay.
Following that loss, Preston then went onto a 12-game unbeaten run in the league, their 3rd of the season, which strengthened North End's position in the play off positions, placing them 17 points ahead of 7th placed M.K. Dons, with 27 points available. The unbeaten run was then lost after a 1–0 defeat by Swindon Town, but was followed up with two consecutive wins against Peterborough United and Crawley Town, which all but secured their play off place, being 18 points clear of M.K. Dons, with 18 points to play for. The next game was a 1–1 draw with Bristol City followed up with a 6–1 romp against Carlisle United.
Preston won two and lost two of their final four league games of the season. They lost 1–0 to Brentford Preston then went on to beat Shrewsbury Town and Gillingham, moving them up to 3rd place. The final game of the season was against Crewe, which they lost 2–1, meaning they ended the season in 5th place.
The result meant that Preston would face Rotherham United in the League One play-offs. The first leg ended in a 1–1 draw after top scorer Joe Garner produced a breathtaking equaliser for the home side. In the second leg, Preston took an early lead through Paul Gallagher, but went on to concede 3 goals; losing 3–1 on the night and 4–2 on aggregate.

## League One Data
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 85 | 45 | +40 | 86 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Rotherham United (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 86 | 58 | +28 | 86 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Preston North End | 46 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 85 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 72 | 58 | +14 | 74 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 67 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

### Result summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 May 2014. Source:

### Result by round

| Round | 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |

## Kits

Supplier: Nike Sponsor(s): Carer's Trust The Football Pools (back of shirt) The Space Centre (shorts)
| Home | Away |
Last updated: 10 July 2013. Source: Preston North End FC Official Site

## Squad

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club caps | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Date signed | Signed from | Fee | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Thorsten Stuckmann | GK | Gütersloh | (1981-03-17) 17 March 1981 (age 43) | 57 | 0 | – | – | 1 November 2011 | Free agent | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 23 | Declan Rudd | GK | Diss | (1991-01-16) 16 January 1991 (age 34) | 14 | 0 | – | – | 18 June 2013 | Norwich City | Loan | 31 May 2014 |
| 26 | Steven James | GK | Stockport | (age 18) | – | – | – | – | 1 July 2013 | Academy | Trainee | 30 June 2014 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Scott Laird | LB/LM/CM | Taunton | (1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 36) | 24 | 4 | – | – | 27 May 2012 | Stevenage | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 4 | Paul Huntington | CB/RB | Carlisle | (1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 37) | 43 | 4 | – | – | 1 July 2012 | Yeovil Town | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 5 | Tom Clarke | CB/DM | Sowerby Bridge | (1987-12-21) 21 December 1987 (age 37) | – | – | – | – | 22 May 2013 | Huddersfield Town | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 6 | Bailey Wright | CB/RB/LB | Melbourne | (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 32) | 59 | 3 | – | – | 1 July 2009 | Academy | Trainee | 30 June 2015 |
| 16 | David Buchanan | LB/LM | Rochdale | (1986-05-06) 6 May 1986 (age 38) | 38 | 0 | – | – | 24 May 2012 | Tranmere Rovers | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 18 | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | CB/LB/DM | Sydney | (1982-11-10) 10 November 1982 (age 42) | 22 | 1 | – | – | 16 May 2012 | Shrewsbury Town | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 20 | Ben Davies | CB | Barrow-in-Furness | (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 29) | 3 | 0 | – | – | 25 January 2013 | Academy | Trainee | 30 June 2014 |
| 28 | Alex Nicholson | RB/RW | Newcastle upon Tyne | (1994-02-01) 1 February 1994 (age 31) | – | – | – | – | 26 September 2013 | Free agent | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 32 | Scott Wiseman | RB/CB | Kingston upon Hull | (1985-10-09) 9 October 1985 (age 39) | – | – | 1 | 0 | 10 January 2014 | Barnsley | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Keith Keane | DM/RB | Luton | (1986-11-20) 20 November 1986 (age 38) | 31 | 1 | – | – | 1 July 2012 | Luton Town | 30 June 2014 |
| 7 | Chris Humphrey | RW/LW | Saint Catherine | (1987-09-19) 19 September 1987 (age 37) | – | – | 2 | 0 | 4 June 2013 | Motherwell | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 8 | Nicky Wroe | CM/RM | Sheffield | (1985-09-28) 28 September 1985 (age 39) | 37 | 11 | – | – | 16 May 2012 | Shrewsbury Town | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 11 | Lee Holmes | LM/RM/AM | Mansfield | (1987-04-02) 2 April 1987 (age 37) | 33 | 3 | – | – | 29 May 2012 | Southampton | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 13 | Joel Byrom | CM | Oswaldtwistle | (1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 38) | 27 | 2 | – | – | 1 July 2012 | Stevenage | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 19 | John Welsh | CM/RM | Liverpool | (1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 (age 41) | 42 | 1 | – | – | 14 May 2012 | Tranmere Rovers | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 21 | John Mousinho | CM | Isleworth | (1986-04-30) 30 April 1986 (age 38) | 27 | 1 | – | – | 29 May 2012 | Stevenage | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 22 | Jack King | AM/CF/CB | Oxford | (1985-08-20) 20 August 1985 (age 39) | 45 | 7 | – | – | 31 May 2012 | Woking | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 24 | Will Hayhurst | LM/RM | Longbridge | (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 31) | 27 | 4 | – | – | 1 January 2012 | Academy | Trainee | 30 June 2015 |
| 25 | Ryan Croasdale | CM | Lancaster | (1994-09-26) 26 September 1994 (age 30) | – | – | – | – | 1 July 2013 | Academy | Trainee | 30 June 2014 |
| 30 | Josh Brownhill | CM | Warrington | (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 29) | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 July 2013 | Academy | Trainee | 30 June 2014 |
| 31 | Alan Browne | CM | Cork | (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29) | – | – | – | – | 1 January 2014 | Cork City | Undisclosed | 30 June 2015 |
| 37 | Neil Kilkenny | CM | Enfield | (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 39) | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 November 2013 | Bristol City | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Kevin Davies | CF | Sheffield | (1977-03-26) 26 March 1977 (age 47) | – | – | 1 | 0 | 10 July 2013 | Bolton Wanderers | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 10 | Stuart Beavon | CF/RW/AM | Reading | (1984-05-05) 5 May 1984 (age 40) | 37 | 9 | – | – | 31 August 2012 | Wycombe Wanderers | Undisclosed | 30 June 2014 |
| 12 | Paul Gallagher | CF | Glasgow | (1984-08-09) 9 August 1984 (age 40) | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 October 2013 | Leicester City | Loan | 2 January 2014 |
| 14 | Joe Garner | CF/RW | Blackburn | (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 36) | 15 | 0 | – | – | 8 January 2013 | Watford | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 15 | Graham Cummins | CF | Cork | (1987-12-29) 29 December 1987 (age 37) | 39 | 5 | – | – | 31 January 2012 | Cork City | £84,000 | 30 June 2014 |
| 17 | Craig Davies | CF | Burton upon Trent | (1986-01-09) 9 January 1986 (age 39) | – | – | 7 | 0 | 31 January 2014 | Bolton Wanderers | Loan | 31 May 2014 |
| 28 | Iain Hume | CF/RW/AM | Edinburgh | (1983-10-30) 30 October 1983 (age 41) | 60 | 22 | 38 | 6 | 14 September 2010 | Barnsley | £880,000 | 30 June 2014 |
| 29 | Chris Beardsley | CF | Derby | (1984-02-28) 28 February 1984 (age 41) | 22 | 3 | – | – | 1 August 2012 | Stevenage | Free | 30 June 2014 |

### Statistics

    As of 3 May 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League | League | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | IRL | Keith Keane | 43 | 2 | 30+7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Scott Laird | 40 | 1 | 31+3 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Paul Huntington | 30 | 2 | 19+4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Tom Clarke | 49 | 5 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Bailey Wright | 48 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Chris Humphrey | 47 | 2 | 30+12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Kevin Davies | 42 | 5 | 25+12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Stuart Beavon | 30 | 3 | 19+7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Lee Holmes | 39 | 3 | 18+14 | 3 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Paul Gallagher (on loan from Leicester City) | 32 | 9 | 25+3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Joel Byrom | 13 | 2 | 7+4 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Joe Garner | 42 | 23 | 27+8 | 18 | 2+2 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | David Buchanan | 24 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | WAL | Craig Davies (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) | 15 | 5 | 12+3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | John Welsh | 42 | 2 | 30+6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Jack King | 27 | 2 | 21+3 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Declan Rudd (on loan from Norwich City) | 52 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | IRL | Will Hayhurst | 10 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Ryan Croasdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | ENG | Steven James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | WAL | Alex Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Josh Brownhill | 25 | 4 | 11+13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | IRL | Alan Browne | 8 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | GIB | Scott Wiseman | 16 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | AUS | Neil Kilkenny | 30 | 2 | 24+3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players currently out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ENG | Nicky Wroe (at Oxford United) | 7 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | IRL | Graham Cummins (at Rochdale) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff (at Burton Albion) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Ben Davies (at York City) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | John Mousinho (at Stevenage) | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | CAN | Iain Hume (at Fleetwood Town) | 22 | 2 | 9+9 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Chris Beardsley (at Bristol Rovers) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 17 | MF | ENG | Jeffrey Monakana | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Play-offs statistics

    As of 15 May 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Play-offs | Play-offs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | MF | IRL | Keith Keane | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Scott Laird | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Tom Clarke | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Bailey Wright | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Chris Humphrey | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Kevin Davies | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Stuart Beavon | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Lee Holmes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Paul Gallagher (on loan from Leicester City) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Joe Garner | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | David Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | WAL | Craig Davies (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | John Welsh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Jack King | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Declan Rudd (on loan from Norwich City) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Josh Brownhill | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | IRL | Alan Browne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | GIB | Scott Wiseman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | AUS | Neil Kilkenny | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Captains

    As of 18 April 2014
| No. | P | Name | No. games |
| 19 | MF | John Welsh | 35 |
| 2 | MF | Keith Keane | 15 |
| 6 | DF | Bailey Wright | 2 |
Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

#### Goals record

    As of 15 May 2014
| Rank | No. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Play-offs | Total |
| 1 | 14 | FW | Joe Garner | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2 | 12 | MF | Paul Gallagher | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | 5 | DF | Tom Clarke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 9 | FW | Kevin Davies | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 17 | FW | Craig Davies | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 6 | DF | Bailey Wright | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | FW | Stuart Beavon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | MF | Lee Holmes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 30 | MF | Josh Brownhill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 2 | MF | Keith Keane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 4 | DF | Paul Huntington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 7 | MF | Chris Humphrey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 13 | MF | Joel Byrom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 19 | MF | John Welsh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 22 | MF | Jack King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 27 | FW | Iain Hume | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 37 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | 3 | DF | Scott Laird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 31 | MF | Alan Browne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 72 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 |

### Contracts

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date |
| 6 | DF | Bailey Wright | 20 | Signed | 2 years | June 2015 |
| 1 | GK | Thorsten Stuckmann | 32 | Signed | 2 years | June 2015 |
| 24 | MF | Will Hayhurst | 18 | Signed | 2 years | June 2015 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 5 | DF | Tom Clarke | 25 | EU | Huddersfield Town | Free transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free |
| 7 | MF | Chris Humphrey | 25 | EU | Motherwell | Free transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free |
| 23 | GK | Declan Rudd | 22 | EU | Norwich City | Loan | Summer | 2014 | Season Long Loan |
| 9 | FW | Kevin Davies | 36 | EU | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free |
| 28 | DF | Alex Nicholson | 19 | EU | Free agent | Free transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 31 | MF | Alan Browne | 18 | EU | Free agent | Free transfer | Winter | 2015 | Free |
| 37 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 28 | EU | Bristol City | Free transfer | Winter | 2014 | Free |
| 32 | DF | Scott Wiseman | 28 | EU | Barnsley | Free transfer | Winter | 2015 | Free |

### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended |
| 12 | FW | Paul Gallagher | 40 | Leicester City | 30 October | End of season |
| 37 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 28 | Bristol City | 14 November | 6 January |
| 17 | FW | Craig Davies | 39 | Bolton Wanderers | 31 January | End of Season |

### Out

| N | P | Name | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals |
| 27 | DF | Luke Foster | 27 | Contract Ended | Free agent | Summer | Free | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Chris Robertson | 26 | Contract Terminated | Port Vale | Summer | Free | 46 | 2 |
| 18 | MF | Andrew Procter | 30 | Contract Terminated | Bury | Summer | Free | 41 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Jeffrey Monakana | 20 | Transfer | Brighton & Hove Albion | Winter | Undisclosed | 49 | 6 |

### Loans out

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended |
| 20 | DF | Ben Davies | 29 | York City | 19 July | End of Season |
| 15 | FW | Graham Cummins | 37 | Rochdale | 2 September | End of season |
| 17 | MF | Jeffrey Monakana | 20 | Carlisle United | 12 September | 12 November |
| 18 | DF | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | 42 | Burton Albion | 25 September | End of season |
| 8 | MF | Nicky Wroe | 28 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 October | 9 January |
| 29 | FW | Chris Beardsley | 41 | Bristol Rovers | 31 October | End of season |
| 21 | MF | John Mousinho | 27 | Gillingham | 7 November | 3 December |
| 8 | MF | Nicky Wroe | 39 | Oxford United | 10 January | End of Season |
| 21 | MF | John Mousinho | 38 | Stevenage | 31 January | End of Season |