The 2021–22 Preston North End F.C. season was the 142nd edition in Preston North End F.C. existence and their seventh consecutive season in the Championship. They contested the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Squad

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Ends Goalkeepers12Daniel IversenGK7002021 Leicester CityLoan202225Connor RipleyGK1002019 MiddlesbroughUndisclosed202228Mathew HudsonGK102014AcademyTrainee202235Oliver LombardGK002021AcademyTrainee2022 Defenders2Sepp van den BergCB/RB6522021 LiverpoolLoan20223Greg CunninghamLB/CB14752021 Cardiff CityUndisclosed20235Patrick BauerCB9282019 Charlton AthleticFree20226Liam LindsayCB2922021 Stoke CityUndisclosed202315Joe RaffertyRB/LB/DM7222019 RochdaleUndisclosed202216Andrew HughesLB/CB14262018 Peterborough UnitedUndisclosed202222Matthew OlosundeRB/CB102021 Rotherham UnitedFree202323Paul HuntingtonCB306182012 Yeovil TownFree202232Josh EarlLB/CB7312017AcademyTrainee202334Lewis CoultonLB002021AcademyTrainee202241Bambo DiabyCB702022Free AgentFree2022 Midfielders4Benjamin WhitemanCM/AM/RM7052021 Doncaster RoversUndislosed20248Alan BrowneCM/DM/AM/RB333392014Free AgentFree202411Daniel JohnsonAM/CM298562015 Aston Villa£50,000202313Ali McCannCM/AM/DM3112021 St JohnstoneUndisclosed202518Ryan LedsonCM/DM11032018 Oxford UnitedUndisclosed202339Mikey O'NeillAM/CF302020AcademyTrainee202426Adam O'ReillyCM102016 Ringmahon RangersUndisclosed202330Jack BaxterDM/CM002017AcademyTrainee202244Brad PottsCM/RM/AM131102019 BarnsleyUndisclosed202245Josh MurphyLW/RW/SS1302021 Cardiff CityLoan2022 Forwards9Ched EvansCF4472021 Fleetwood TownUndisclosed202319Emil Riis JakobsenCF88232020 RandersUndisclosed202420Izzy BrownSS/RW/LW002021 ChelseaFree202221Cameron ArcherCF2072022 Aston VillaLoan202224Sean MaguireCF/SS/RW157242017 Cork CityUndisclosed202327Jacob Holland-WilkinsonCF002021AcademyTrainee202229Tom BarkhuizenRW/LW/CF206382017 MorecambeFree202231Scott SinclairLW/SS/AM82142020 CelticUndisclosed202233Ethan WalkerLW/CF/RW102018AcademyTrainee202238Joe Rodwell-GrantCF202021AcademyTrainee2022 Out on loan:7Tom BaylissCM/DM/RM2112019 Coventry City£2,000,000202310Josh HarropAM/LM93132017 Manchester UnitedUndisclosed202314Jordan StoreyCB9622018 Exeter CityUndisclosed202240Jamie ThomasCF102021 Bamber BridgeUndisclosed All appearances and goals up to date as of 7 May 2022.

Statistics

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Preston North End.

!colspan=14|Players out on loan:

!colspan=14|Players who left the club:

Goals record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total119CFEmil Riis Jakobsen 160420211CMDaniel Johnson 7108321CFCameron Archer 700744 CMBen Whiteman 40048 CMAlan Browne 400465 CBPatrick Bauer 300372 CBSepp van den Berg 10129 CFChed Evans 200216LBAndrew Hughes 101224CFSean Maguire 101231RWScott Sinclair 00221213CMAli McCann 100115RBJoe Rafferty 001118CMRyan Ledson 001132LBJosh Earl 100144CMBrad Potts 1001Own Goals 2002Total 5311165

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 14 CMBen Whiteman 13000000001300211AMDaniel Johnson90000000090016LBAndrew Hughes 70100010080142 CBSepp van den Berg 70000010080058 CMAlan Browne 510000000510618CMRyan Ledson 50000010060079 CFChed Evans 50000000050086 CBLiam Lindsay 12000000012019CFEmil Riis Jakobsen 40000000040044CMBrad Potts 400000000400113 LBGreg Cunningham 3000000003005 CBPatrick Bauer 20000010030013CMAli McCann 30000000030014CBJordan Storey 30000000030032LBJosh Earl 300000000300165 CBPatrick Bauer 20000000020024CFSean Maguire 20000000020029RWTom Barkhuizen 20000000020031RWScott Sinclair 200000000200201 GKDeclan Rudd 00000010010012GKDaniel Iversen 10000000010021CFCameron Archer 100000000100Total 83220005008722

Contracts Date Position Nationality Name Signed Contract Length Expiry Date Ref. 1 July 2021 LB Lewis Coulston Signed 1 Year June 2022 1 July 2021 CF Jacob Holland-Wilkinson Signed 1 Year June 2022 1 July 2021 GK Oliver Lombard Signed 1 Year June 2022 1 July 2021 CF Joe Rodwell-Grant Signed 1 Year June 2022

Transfers

Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 9 June 2021 CB Liam Lindsay Stoke City Undisclosed 1 July 2021 SS Izzy Brown Chelsea Free transfer 1 July 2021 RB Matthew Olosunde Rotherham United Free transfer 5 August 2021 CF Jamie Thomas Bamber Bridge Free transfer 31 August 2021 CM Ali McCann St Johnstone Undisclosed 13 September 2021 CF Connor Wickham Crystal Palace Free transfer 31 January 2022 CB Bambo Diaby Free agent

Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 1 July 2021 CB Sepp van den Berg Liverpool End of season 4 August 2021 GK Daniel Iversen Leicester City End of season 31 August 2021 LW Josh Murphy Cardiff City End of season 24 January 2022 CF Cameron Archer Aston Villa End of season

Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 21 August 2021 CF Jacob Holland-Wilkinson AFC Fylde 18 September 2021 27 August 2021 CM Tom Bayliss Wigan Athletic End of season 8 September 2021 GK Oliver Lombard Kendal Town 10 October 2021 17 September 2021 LW Ethan Walker AFC Fylde October 2021 21 September 2021 CF Jacob Holland-Wilkinson Lancaster City 8 October 2021 DM Jack Baxter Radcliffe 13 November 2021 16 October 2021 GK Connor Ripley Salford City 23 October 2021 22 October 2021 CF Joe Rodwell-Grant Bamber Bridge 1 January 2022 2 November 2021 LB Lewis Coulton Bamber Bridge 4 December 2021 19 November 2021 CM Adam O'Reilly Stalybridge Celtic 1 January 2022 19 November 2021 LW Ethan Walker AFC Fylde 1 January 2022 19 January 2022 CB Jordan Storey Sheffield Wednesday End of season 20 January 2022 CM Adam O'Reilly St Patrick's Athletic 31 July 2022 21 January 2022 LB Lewis Coulton Warrington Town 23 April 2022 21 January 2022 CF Jacob Holland-Wilkinson Bamber Bridge February 2022 25 January 2022 CF Jamie Thomas FC Halifax Town End of season 27 January 2022 AM Josh Harrop Fleetwood Town End of season 28 January 2022 CF Joe Rodwell-Grant Lancaster City March 2022 25 February 2022 GK Mathew Hudson Bamber Bridge End of season 11 March 2022 CB Joe Blanchard Lancaster City Work experience 22 March 2022 CB Teddy Mfuni Witton Albion End of season

Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 10 May 2021 CM Paul Gallagher Retired 15 June 2021 CF Jayden Stockley Charlton Athletic Undisclosed 30 June 2021 LW Billy Bodin Oxford United Released 30 June 2021 CF Graham Burke Shamrock Rovers Released 30 June 2021 CM Ben Dooley Atherton Laburnum Rovers Released 30 June 2021 RW Josh Ginnelly Heart of Midlothian Released 30 June 2021 RB Harry Huddart Swansea University Released 30 June 2021 CF Louis Moult Burton Albion Released 30 June 2021 CF David Nugent Released 30 June 2021 RB Kyi Nicholson Released 12 July 2021 CB Lewis Earl Stockport County Free transfer 13 January 2022 CF Connor Wickham Milton Keynes Dons Contract expiry 31 March 2022 GK Declan Rudd Retired

Pre-season friendlies Preston North End announced they would play friendlies against Bamber Bridge, St Johnstone, Celtic, Bolton Wanderers, Accrington Stanley, Manchester City, Wigan Athletic and Manchester United as part of their pre-season preparations.

Competitions Overview

EFL Championship

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches PNE's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.

FA Cup

PNE were drawn away to Cardiff City in the third round.

EFL Cup

Preston North End were drawn away to Mansfield Town and Morecambe in the first and second round respectively, then at home against Cheltenham Town and Liverpool in the third and fourth round.

Lancashire Senior Cup

Preston North End were drawn away to Rochdale in the first round.

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