Claim: David Beckham was a footballer in England.

Preston North End Football Club -LRB- often shortened to PNE -RRB- is a professional association football club located in the Deepdale area of Preston , Lancashire . They play in the Championship , the second tier of the English football league system .   The club was a founding member of the Football League and completed the inaugural season unbeaten to become the first league champions , in the same season winning the FA Cup without conceding a goal to become the first club to achieve the English football `` Double '' . Preston 's unbeaten League and Cup season earned them the nickname `` The Invincibles '' .   Preston 's most recent major trophy success was their FA Cup victory over Huddersfield Town in 1938 . Many notable players have played for the club , including Tom Finney , Bill Shankly , Tommy Docherty , Alan Kelly , Sr. and Graham Alexander .   Based on results achieved in the Football League from 1888 -- 89 to 2015 -- 16 , Preston were ranked as the fourth most-successful English football club of all time domestically , while only Notts County had played more Football League games than Preston .