# 2022–23 Preston North End F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 143rd season in the existence of Preston North End Football Club and the club's eighth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Cup. The season covers the period from July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

## Squad

    As of 29 July 2022
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 |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Freddie Woodman | GK | (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27) | 30 | 0 | 2022 | Newcastle United | Undisclosed |
| 25 | David Cornell | GK | (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 33) | 1 | 0 | 2022 | Peterborough United | Free |
| 38 | James Pradic | GK | (2005-07-02) July 2, 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | 2022 | Academy | Trainee |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Álvaro Carreras | LB | (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21) | 23 | 0 | 2022 | Manchester United | Loan |
| 3 | Greg Cunningham | LB/CB | (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33) | 163 | 7 | 2021 | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 5 | Patrick Bauer | CB | (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 31) | 96 | 8 | 2019 | Charlton Athletic | Free |
| 6 | Liam Lindsay | CB | (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 28) | 56 | 2 | 2021 | Stoke City | Undisclosed |
| 14 | Jordan Storey | CB | (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 (age 27) | 125 | 4 | 2018 | Exeter City | Undisclosed |
| 16 | Andrew Hughes | CB/LB | (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 32) | 161 | 8 | 2018 | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 22 | Matthew Olosunde | RB/CB | (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | 2021 | Rotherham United | Free |
| 23 | Bambo Diaby | CB | (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 (age 26) | 15 | 1 | 2022 | Free Agent | Free |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Benjamin Whiteman | CM/AM/RM | (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28) | 96 | 7 | 2021 | Doncaster Rovers | Undislosed |
| 8 | Alan Browne | CM/DM/AM/RB | (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29) | 360 | 41 | 2014 | Cork City | £31,000 |
| 10 | Daniel Johnson | AM/CM | (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 32) | 321 | 56 | 2015 | Aston Villa | £50,000 |
| 11 | Robbie Brady | LM/LB/RM | (1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 32) | 25 | 0 | 2022 | Bournemouth | Free |
| 13 | Ali McCann | CM/AM/DM | (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 24) | 58 | 3 | 2021 | St Johnstone | Undisclosed |
| 17 | Josh Onomah | CM/AM | (1997-04-27) 27 April 1997 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | 2023 | Fulham | Free |
| 18 | Ryan Ledson | CM/DM | (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27) | 135 | 4 | 2018 | Oxford United | Undisclosed |
| 20 | Ben Woodburn | AM/LW/RW | (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 24) | 28 | 2 | 2022 | Liverpool | Free transfer |
| 30 | Dana Amaral | CM | (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee |
| 39 | Mikey O'Neill | AM/CF | (2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 20) | 8 | 0 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee |
| 44 | Brad Potts | CM/RM/AM | (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 30) | 156 | 13 | 2019 | Barnsley | Undisclosed |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Liam Delap | CF | (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | 2023 | Manchester City | Loan |
| 9 | Ched Evans | CF | (1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 35) | 66 | 12 | 2021 | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed |
| 15 | Troy Parrott | CF/SS/LW | (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 22) | 17 | 2 | 2022 | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan |
| 19 | Emil Riis Jakobsen | CF | (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 26) | 113 | 28 | 2020 | Randers | Undisclosed |
| 28 | Tom Cannon | CF | (2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | 2023 | Everton | Loan |
| Out on loan: ||||||||||
| 34 | Lewis Coulton | LB | (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee |
* All appearances and goals up to date as of 28 January 2022.

## Statistics

    As of 11 April 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 | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Freddie Woodman | 46 | 0 | 43+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Álvaro Carreras | 39 | 0 | 24+12 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Greg Cunningham | 24 | 2 | 20+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ben Whiteman | 37 | 3 | 34+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER | Patrick Bauer | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Liam Lindsay | 38 | 0 | 35+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Liam Delap* | 12 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Alan Browne | 38 | 2 | 30+5 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Ched Evans | 28 | 9 | 14+12 | 9 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | JAM | Daniel Johnson | 36 | 1 | 24+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Robbie Brady | 36 | 0 | 24+10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | NIR | Ali McCann | 32 | 2 | 20+8 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Jordan Storey | 44 | 2 | 40+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | IRL | Troy Parrott | 31 | 4 | 18+11 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | WAL | Andrew Hughes | 30 | 2 | 24+4 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Josh Onomah | 10 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Ryan Ledson | 40 | 1 | 21+16 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | DEN | Emil Riis Jakobsen | 26 | 5 | 18+6 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | WAL | Ben Woodburn | 39 | 2 | 11+24 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Matthew Olosunde | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SEN | Bambo Diaby | 18 | 1 | 9+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | WAL | David Cornell | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | IRL | Tom Cannon* | 18 | 8 | 16+1 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Finlay Cross-Adair | 6 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Jacob Slater | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Lewis Leigh | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | FRA | Noah Mawene | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Kaedyn Kamara | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Mikey O'Neill | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Brad Potts | 39 | 5 | 34+3 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| Players who left the club during the season: ||||||||||||
| 24 | FW | IRL | Sean Maguire | 10 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 11 April 2023
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 9 | | CF | Ched Evans | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 28 | | CF | Tom Cannon | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 19 | | CF | Emil Riis Jakobsen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 44 | | CM | Brad Potts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 15 | | CF | Troy Parrott | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | | CM | Ben Whiteman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | | LB | Greg Cunningham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 8 | | CM | Alan Browne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 13 | | CM | Ali McCann | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 14 | | CB | Jordan Storey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 16 | | LB | Andrew Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 20 | | AM | Ben Woodburn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 10 | | AM | Daniel Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 18 | | CM | Ryan Ledson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 23 | | CB | Bambo Diaby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 3 | 5 | 51 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 20 April 2023
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 6 | | CB | Liam Lindsay | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 14 | | CB | Jordan Storey | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | | LM | Robbie Brady | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | | CF | Ched Evans | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 44 | | LM | Brad Potts | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | | RB | Álvaro Carreras | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | | CM | Ben Whiteman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 8 | | CM | Alan Browne | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | | AM | Daniel Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | | CM | Ali McCann | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | | LB | Andrew Hughes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | | CM | Ryan Ledson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 28 | | CF | Tom Cannon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | | GK | Freddie Woodman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | | LB | Greg Cunningham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | | AM | Ben Woodburn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | | CB | Bambo Diaby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | 7 | | CF | Liam Delap | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | | CF | Troy Parrott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | | CM | Josh Onomah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | !98 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2 | 2 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee |
| 21 June 2022 | GK | Freddie Woodman | Newcastle United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | David Cornell | Peterborough United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | MF | Kaedyn Kamara | Burnley | Undisclosed |
| 4 July 2022 | LM | Robbie Brady | AFC Bournemouth | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2022 | LW | Ben Woodburn | Liverpool | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2023 | CM | Josh Onomah | Fulham | Free Transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 27 June, but he will officially join when his Peterborough United contract ends on 1 July

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To | Fee |
| 27 June 2022 | CM | Tom Bayliss | Shrewsbury Town | Released |
| 27 June 2022 | LB | Josh Earl | Fleetwood Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Tom Barkhuizen | Derby County | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Jack Baxter | Stafford Rangers | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Joe Blanchard | Free agency | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | SS | Izzy Brown | Free agency | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Declyn Duggan | Free agency | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | Vaughn Green | Free agency | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | Stoke City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Mathew Hudson | Buxton | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Paul Huntington | Carlisle United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Levi Lewis | Free agency | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Oliver Lombard | Free agency | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Teddy Mfuni | Warrington Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Joe Rafferty | Portsmouth | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Connor Ripley | Morecambe | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Joe Rodwell-Grant | Wigan Athletic | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | Scott Sinclair | Bristol Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Jamie Thomas | Bamber Bridge | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | Ethan Walker | Blackburn Rovers | Released |
| 1 September 2022 | AM | Josh Harrop | Northampton Town | Mutual Agreement |
| 26 January 2023 | CF | Sean Maguire | Coventry City | Free Transfer |
| 30 January 2023 | CM | Adam O'Reilly | Derry City | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | From | Until |
| 25 July 2022 | CF | Troy Parrott | Tottenham Hotspur | End of Season |
| 26 July 2022 | LB | Álvaro Carreras | Manchester United | End of Season |
| 10 January 2023 | CF | Thomas Cannon | Everton | End of Season |
| 12 January 2023 | CF | Liam Delap | Manchester City | End of Season |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | To | Until |
| 27 July 2022 | LB | Lewis Coulton | Chester | 17 November 2022 |
| 1 August 2022 | FW | Aaron Bennett | Altrincham | 31 October 2022 |
| 12 August 2022 | RB | Josh Seary | Warrington Town | 2 January 2023 |
| 7 September 2022 | CB | Harry Nevin | Stafford Rangers | 8 October 2022 |
| 11 October 2022 | CB | Harry Nevin | Nantwich Town | 1 January 2023 |
| 18 November 2022 | CM | Dana De Oliveira Amaral | Ashton United | 15 January 2023 |
| 14 January 2023 | CF | Mikey O'Neill | Grimsby Town | End of Season |
| 14 February 2023 | LB | Lewis Coulton | Bradford (Park Avenue) | End of Season |
| 16 February 2023 | AM | Aaron Bennett | Altrincham | End of Season |
| 10 March 2023 | CF | Finlay Cross-Adair | Bamber Bridge | End of Season |
| 23 March 2023 | CM | Dana De Oliveira Amaral | Warrington Rylands | End of Season |
| 14 April 2023 | GK | James Pradic | Bamber Bridge | End of Season |
* ↑ On 17 November, Coulton returned to Preston.
* ↑ On 14 November, Seary's loan at Warrington was extended until the new year.

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 26 May, PNE announced their first pre-season friendlies, against Bamber Bridge and Accrington Stanley. A pre-season training camp in Alicante was also confirmed by the club. A home fixture against Scottish side Heart of Midlothian was later added to the schedule. A fourth friendly, against Leicester City was confirmed. As part of the training camp in Spain, a friendly with Getafe was announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Championship | 30 July 2022 | 6 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 018.18 |
| FA Cup | TBC | TBC | Third round | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| EFL Cup | 9 August 2022 | 23 August 2022 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 023.08 |
Last updated: 1 October 2022 Source: [ Soccerway]

### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 66 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 66 |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 63 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 63 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 62 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 59 |
| 15 | Hull City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 58 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 April 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

PNE entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Huddersfield Town. In the fourth round draw on 8th Jan 2020, a home tie against English giants Tottenham Hotspur to be played 28th Jan 2023.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
PNE were drawn away to Huddersfield Town in the first round and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the second round.