The 2009–10 season is Preston North End's 6th season in the Championship. It is their 10th successive season in the second division of the English football league system.
Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
League table
Match results Legend WinDrawLoss
Pre-season friendlies Date Opponent VenueResultF–A Scorers Attendance11 July 2009FC Erdal Hallien 04A11–0Mellor , Brown , Mayor , Nicholson , Parkin , Trotman , Hawley N/A14 July 2009Bamber BridgeA4–1Parkin , Trotman , Trotman , Proctor , Smyth 1,36914 July 2009ChorleyA3–0Brown , Carter , Hawley N/A18 July 2009Tranmere RoversA2–1Parkin 1,77521 July 2009WrexhamA1–1Chaplow 1,02225 July 2009Stoke CityH2–1Mellor 3,12128 July 2009Wigan AthleticH1–4Mellor 3,6451 August 2009HibernianA3–1Mellor , Brown 6,557
Championship Date Opponent VenueResultF–A Scorers Attendance8 August 2009Bristol CityH2–2Parkin , Davidson 13,02515 August 2009Doncaster RoversA1–1Brown ,10,07018 August 2009BarnsleyA3–0Parry , Mellor , Parkin 11,85022 August 2009Peterborough UnitedH2–0Mellor , Jones 11,54929 August 2009Ipswich TownA1–1Wallace 19,45412 September 2009Swansea CityH2–0Mellor , Elliott 12,85415 September 2009Scunthorpe UnitedA1–3Parkin 5,38319 September 2009Coventry CityH3–2Brown (2) , Mellor ,11,23026 September 2009Leicester CityA2–1Mellor , Chaplow 20,62329 September 2009ReadingH1–2Parkin10,9873 October 2009West Bromwich AlbionH0–012,48917 October 2009QPRA0–412,81020 October 2009Sheffield WednesdayA2–1Mellor , Parkin 20,88224 October 2009MiddlesbroughH2–2Parry , Jones 16,11631 October 2009Crystal PalaceH1–1Wallace 12,558 07 November 2009 Watford A0-2 13,524 23 November 2009 Newcastle United H0-1 16,924 30 November 2009 Blackpool A1-1 Wallace 9,861 05 December 2009 Cardiff City A0-1 18,735 08 December 2009 Derby County H0-0 11,755 12 December 2009 Plymouth Argyle H2-0 Chaplow , Wallace 12,231 19 December 2009 Nottingham Forest A0-3 21,582 28 December 2009 Sheffield United A0-1 25,231 16 January 2010 Bristol City A 2-4 Brown , Wallace 13,146 28 January 2010 Peterborough United A1-0 Mellor 7,134 30 January 2010 Ipswich Town H2-0 Collins , Wellbeck 12,087 02 February 2010 Barnsley H1-4 Wellbeck 12,453 06 February 2010 Swansea City A 0-2 14,659 09 February 2010 Sheffield United H 2-1 James , Parkin 10,270 13 February 2010 Blackpool H 0-0 19,840 16 February 2010 Derby County A 3-5 Parkin , Sedgwick , Brown 26,993 20 February 2010 Newcastle United A 0-3 45,525 27 February 2010 Cardiff City H 3-0 Parkin (2) , , Brown 11,777 06 March 2010 Plymouth Argyle A 1-1 St Ledger 9,582 09 March 2010 Doncaster Rovers H 1-1 Mellor 11,942 13 March 2010 Nottingham Forest H 3-2 Wallace , Davidson , James 14,426 16 March 2010 Sheffield Wednesday H 2-2Mellor , Coutts 12,311 20 March 2010 West Bromwich Albion A 2-3 St Ledger , Mellor 21,343 23 March 2010 Middlesbrough A 0-2 16,974 27 March 2010 Queens Park Rangers H 2-2 Jones , Davidson 12,080 03 April 2010 Watford H 1-1Davidson 12,534 05 April 2010 Crystal Palace A 1-3 Treacy 16,642 10 April 2010 Scunthorpe United H 3-2 Parkin , Jones , Treacy 12,441 17 April 2010 Coventry City A 1-1 Davidson 15,822 24 April 2010 Leicester City H 0-1 14,926 02 May 2010 Reading A 1-4 Wallace 19,239
FA Cup
Round Date Opponent VenueResultF–A Scorers AttendanceThird round02 January 2010 Colchester United H 7-0 Brown , Sedgwick , Parkin (3) , , , Williams (og) , Carter 7,621 Fourth round 23 January 2010 Chelsea H 0-2 23,119
League Cup Round Date Opponent VenueResultF–A Scorers AttendanceFirst round11 August 2009MorecambeH5–1Brown 33', Elliott 45', Nicholson 57', Trotman 69', Mellor 90'5,407Second round25 August 2009Leicester CityH2–1Brown (2) 14', 65'6,977Third round23 September 2009Tottenham HotspurH1–5Brown 83'16,533
Transfers In Date Player Previous club Cost 3 August 2009 Paul ParryCardiff CityUndisclosed 6 August 2009 Veliče ŠumulikoskiIpswich TownUndisclosed 1 September 2009 Neill CollinsWolverhampton WanderersOn loan until January 20101 February 2010 Keith Treacy Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed1 February 2010 Paul Coutts Peterborough United Undisclosed Total Around £650-700k
Out Date Player New Club Cost13 May 2009 Andrew MurphyChester CityFree Transfer2 July 2009 Chris NealShrewsbury TownNominal Fee20 July 2009 Paul McKennaNottingham Forest£750,00024 July 2009 Simon WhaleyNorwich CityUndisclosed3 August 2009 Karl HawleyNotts CountyUndisclosed Total Around £1,000,000
Loaned out Date Player Club Return Date 21 August 2009 Neal TrotmanSouthamptonJanuary 2010 1 September 2009 Adam BartonCrawley Town29 September 2010 1 September 2009 Dominic CollinsCrawley Town29 September 2010 15 September 2009 Sean St LedgerMiddlesbrough15 December 2009
Player statistics No.Pos.NationalityPlayerFLCFACCTotalAst1GK England5037 0 01 02DF Scotland1033 0 10 03DF Scotland5005 1 02 14 MF England 4025 00105DF France2023 0 02 07MF England4026 0 10 08MF Macedonia3024 0 20 09FW England5037 4 00 010MF Scotland3014 1 11011MF England3035 0 01012DF Ireland5016 0 01014DF England4036 0 01017MF Wales5027 1 10019DF England5026 1 20021DF England0011 1 10022GK Ireland0000 0 00025MF Scotland5026 1 31026FW England5015 2 00027DF Ireland1022 0 10029FW Ireland1033 1 00033FW England3035 310040MF England0000 000054MF England0000 0000No.Pos.NationalityPlayerPLFACCTotalAst
Last Update: 30 August 2009 Data includes all competitions Substitution appearances included as full FLC – Football League Championship FA – FA Cup CC – Carling Cup Ast – Assists
Top scorer
P.PlayerPositionChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal1 Jon ParkinForward1030132 Neil MellorForward1001113 Chris BrownForward614114 Ross WallaceMidfielder70075 Callum DavidsonDefender50056 Billy JonesDefender4004
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