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2025–26 Preston North End F.C. season

The 2025–26 season is the 146th season in the history of Preston North End Football Club and their eleventh consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Preston North End
2025–26 season
OwnerWordon Limited
ChairmanCraig Hemmings
(until 13 October)
Ian Penrose
(From 13 October)
ManagerPaul Heckingbottom
StadiumDeepdale
Championship14th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lewis Dobbin (10)
All: Lewis Dobbin (11)
← 2024–25
2026–27 →

Transfers and contracts

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025[a]GKDenmark Daniel IversenEngland Leicester CityFree[1]
1 July 2025[b]LBEngland Thierry SmallEngland Charlton Athletic[2]
1 July 2025[c]CMNorthern Ireland Jordan ThompsonEngland Stoke City[3]
1 July 2025[d]RBSpain Pol ValentínEngland Sheffield Wednesday[4]
5 July 2025RBEngland Odeluga OffiahEngland Brighton & Hove AlbionUndisclosed[5]
22 July 2025CFEngland Michael SmithEngland Sheffield WednesdayFree[6]
GKEngland Jack WaltonEngland Luton TownUndisclosed[7]
25 July 2025LBMontenegro Andrija VukčevićMexico JuárezFree[8]
31 October 2025LBNorthern Ireland Jamal LewisEngland Newcastle United[9]
2 February 2026LWEngland Callum LangEngland Portsmouth£2,500,000[10][11]
CAMRepublic of Ireland Andrew MoranEngland Brighton & Hove Albion£1,000,000[12][13]
5 March 2026RWRepublic of Ireland Cathal O'SullivanRepublic of Ireland Cork CityCompensation[14]
  1. ↑ The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Leicester had ended
  2. ↑ The transfer was announced on 6 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Charlton had ended
  3. ↑ The transfer was announced on 16 May, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Stoke had ended
  4. ↑ The transfer was announced on 3 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Sheffield Wednesday had ended

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
19 June 2025CMEngland Theo MaweneEngland BrentfordUndisclosed[15]
1 July 2025[a]CFEngland Layton StewartSwitzerland FC Thun[16]
9 July 2025CBEngland Jack WhatmoughEngland Huddersfield Town[17]
29 August 2025LWDenmark Jeppe OkkelsSweden Djurgårdens[18]
12 January 2026CMIceland Stefán Teitur ÞórðarsonGermany Hannover 96[19]
25 January 2026RBRepublic of Ireland Josh SearyEngland F.C. United of ManchesterFree
2 February 2026CAMDenmark Mads Frøkjær-JensenDenmark Brøndby€1,500,000[20][21]
  1. ↑ The transfer was announced on 9 May, but became official on July 1 once the Swiss transfer window reopened

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
7 July 2025[a]CFCanada Daniel JebbisonEngland Bournemouth31 May 2026[22]
8 August 2025CAMEngland Alfie DevineEngland Tottenham Hotspur31 May 2026[b][23]
22 August 2025LWEngland Lewis DobbinEngland Aston Villa31 May 2026[24]
1 September 2025CMEngland Harrison ArmstrongEngland Everton1 January 2026[c][25][26]
29 January 2026CFSerbia Miloš LukovićFrance Strasbourg31 May 2026[27]
  1. ↑ The loan was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 7 once the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup has concluded
  2. ↑ Option to buy included in loan deal
  3. ↑ On 1 January, Armstrong was recalled back to his parent club Everton

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
22 July 2025CMEngland Kaedyn KamaraRepublic of Ireland Cork City30 November 2025[28]
8 August 2025GKEngland Li-Bau StowellEngland Warrington Town9 September 2025[29]
14 November 2025CFNorthern Ireland Max WilsonEngland Chorley25 April 2026[a][30][31][32]
14 January 2026CFRepublic of Ireland Will KeaneEngland Reading31 May 2026[33]
23 January 2026CAMEngland Theo CarrollEngland Curzon Ashton21 February 2026[34]
29 January 2026LBPoland Kacper PasiekEngland Macclesfield31 May 2026[b][35][36]
30 January 2026CFArgentina Felipe Rodríguez-GentileEngland AFC Fylde31 May 2026[37]
2 February 2026CMEngland Kaedyn KamaraScotland Ross County[38]
11 February 2026CFEngland Somto IfezueEngland Clitheroe11 March 2026[39]
12 February 2026LBEngland Jonny BrindleEngland Lancaster City12 March 2026[40]
CBEngland Ed Nolan24 April[c][40][41][42]
13 February 2026GKEngland Li-Bau StowellEngland Hyde United25 April 2026[43]
20 February 2026CFEngland George GrybaEngland Bamber Bridge20 March 2026[44]
LBEngland Nathan Snowball[44]
10 March 2026CDMEngland Noah MaweneEngland Southend United31 May 2026[45]
15 April 2026GKEngland Jack WaltonEngland Cambridge United22 April 2026[46]
  1. ↑ On 12 December, Wilson's loan at Chorley was extended by a further month. On 11 January, it was extended again until the end of the regular National League North season
  2. ↑ On 6 March, Pasiek's loan at Macclesfield was extended until the end of the season
  3. ↑ On 17 March, Nolan's loan at Lancaster City was extended until the end of the season, but then on April 24 he was recalled back to PNE

Released / Out of Contract

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New Contract

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Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
4 June 2025LBPoland Kacper Pasiek30 June 2027[a][58]
11 August 2025CAMEngland Theo Carroll30 June 2028[a][59]
3 September 2025GKEngland Li-Bau Stowell[60]
16 October 2025CMNorthern Ireland Ali McCann30 June 2029[61]
31 December 2025LBNorthern Ireland Jamal Lewis30 June 2026[62]
  1. 1 2 First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

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In June, Preston North End announced pre-season friendlies against Getafe, during a training camp in Valencia, Liverpool, Bamber Bridge, Chorley and Bolton Wanderers.[63][64][65]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 July 2025 Friendly Bamber Bridge 2–1 Preston North End XI Bamber Bridge
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: SFC Stadium
Attendance: 1,021
9 July 2025 Friendly Chorley 0–1 Preston North End Chorley
19:30 BST Report
Stadium: Victory Park
Attendance: 1,982
13 July 2025 Friendly Preston North End 1-3 Liverpool Preston
15:00 BST Stadium: Deepdale
18 July 2025 Friendly Getafe 0–0 Preston North End Valencia, Spain
18:00 CEST Report Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center
22 July 2025 Friendly Preston North End 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Euxton
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Preston North End Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
26 July 2025 Friendly Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Preston North End Horwich
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
2 August 2025 Friendly Manchester City 1–0 Preston North End Bradford-with-Beswick
13:00 BST
Report Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 9 August 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 41 13 15 13 48 52 −4 031.71
FA Cup 9 January 2026 9 January 2026 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
EFL Cup 12 August 2025 26 August 2025 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 44 14 15 15 51 56 −5 031.82

Last updated: 6 April 2026
Source: Soccerway

Championship

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Bristol City 46 17 11 18 59 59 0 62
13 Sheffield United 46 18 6 22 66 66 0 60
14 Preston North End 46 15 15 16 55 62 −7 60
15 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 61 73 −12 58
16 Watford 46 14 15 17 53 65 −12 57
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[66]

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 15 15 16 55 62  −7 60 8 7 8 28 30  −2 7 8 8 27 32  −5

Last updated: complete.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAAH
ResultDWWLDWDDWLLWWWDLDWDDWDDLWWLLLDWDLDLLLLWDDWLLWL
Position1176985674811764456555355764669877810121314171315141316161214
Points147781112131616161922252626273031323536373740434343434447484849494949495253545757576060
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced, with Preston travelling to Queens Park Rangers on the opening weekend.[67]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 1 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Preston North End Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,804 (1,322 PNE fans)
Referee: Oliver Langford
16 August 2025 2 Preston North End 2–1 Leicester City Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,797 (2,669 Leicester City fans)
Referee: Gavin Ward
23 August 2025 3 Preston North End 1–0 Ipswich Town Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,381
Referee: Matt Donohue
30 August 2025 4 Portsmouth 1–0 Preston North End Milton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,226 (748 PNE fans)
Referee: Tony Harrington
13 September 2025 5 Preston North End 2–2 Middlesbrough Preston
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,391
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[68]
20 September 2025 6 Derby County 0–1 Preston North End Derby
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 29,143 (1,817 PNE fans)
Referee: Lewis Smith
27 September 2025 7 Preston North End 0–0 Bristol City Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,295 (1,334 Bristol City fans)
Referee: Bobby Madley
30 September 2025 8 Hull City 2–2 Preston North End Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 18,624 (659 PNE fans)
Referee: Josh Smith
4 October 2025 9 Preston North End 2–0 Charlton Athletic Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,991 (1,296 Charlton fans)
Referee: James Linington
18 October 2025 10 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Preston North End West Bromwich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,068 (1,998 PNE fans)
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
21 October 2025 11 Preston North End 0–1 Birmingham City Preston
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,857 (3,525 Birmingham fans)
Referee: Lewis Smith
24 October 2025 12 Preston North End 3–2 Sheffield United Preston
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,542 (2,386 Sheffield United fans)
Referee: Farai Hallam
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 25 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[69]
1 November 2025 13 Southampton 0–2 Preston North End Southampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,233
Referee: Matt Donohue
5 November 2025 14 Preston North End 2–1 Swansea City Preston
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,911 (399 Swansea City fans)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
8 November 2025 15 Millwall 1–1 Preston North End Bermondsey
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 15,788 (1,169 PNE fans)
Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[70]
21 November 2025 16 Preston North End 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Preston
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 21,635
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 22 November, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[70]
25 November 2025 17 Watford 1–1 Preston North End Watford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,113 (515 PNE fans)
Referee: James Bell
29 November 2025 18 Sheffield Wednesday 2–3 Preston North End Sheffield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,652 (2,376 PNE fans)
Referee: Oliver Langford
6 December 2025 19 Preston North End 1–1 Wrexham Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,842 (3,356 Wrexham fans)
Referee: Lewis Smith
9 December 2025 20 Preston North End 1–1 Coventry City Preston
19:45 GMT
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: Ben Toner
Referee: 18,477
13 December 2025 21 Oxford United 1–2 Preston North End Littlemore
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 10,379 (1,009 PNE fans)
Referee: James Linington
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[70]
20 December 2025 22 Preston North End 1–1 Norwich City Preston
12:30 GMT
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,831
Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[70]
26 December 2025 23 Stoke City 0–0 Preston North End Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 26,314
Referee: Thomas Kirk
29 December 2025 24 Wrexham 2–1 Preston North End Wrexham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: STōK Cae Ras
Attendance: 10,616 (1,279 PNE fans)
Referee: Reubyn Ricardo
1 January 2026 25 Preston North End 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Deepdale
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,069
Referee: Gavin Ward
4 January 2026 26 Bristol City 0–2 Preston North End Bristol
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 22,409 (737 PNE fans)
Referee: Paul Tierney
17 January 2026 27 Preston North End 0–1 Derby County Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,641 (3,616 Derby fans)
Referee: Farai Hallam
20 January 2026 28 Preston North End 0–3 Hull City Preston
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,174 (860 Hull City fans)
Referee: Stephen Martin
24 January 2026 29 Middlesbrough 4–0 Preston North End Middlesbrough
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,723
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[71]
31 January 2026 30 Ipswich Town 1–1 Preston North End Ipswich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 27,549
Referee: John Busby
7 February 2026 31 Preston North End 1–0 Portsmouth Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,034 (1,785 Portsmouth fans)
Referee: Adam Herczeg
14 February 2026 32 Preston North End 2–2 Watford Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,611 (927 Watford fans)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
20 February 2026 33 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Preston North End Blackburn
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 19,792
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 21 February, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[71]
24 February 2026 34 Swansea City 1–1 Preston North End Landore
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 20,233
Referee: David Webb
28 February 2026 35 Preston North End 0–2 Millwall Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,489 (1,668 Millwall fans)
Referee: Ben Toner
6 March 2026 36 Preston North End 1–3 Oxford United Preston
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,009 (576 Oxford fans)
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 7 March, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[72]
11 March 2026 37 Coventry City 3–0 Preston North End Foleshill
20:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 27,835
Referee: Lewis Smith
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was pushed back fifteen minutes for Sky Sports broadcasting.[72]
14 March 2026 38 Norwich City 2–0 Preston North End Norwich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,285 (371 PNE fans)
Referee: Gavin Ward
20 March 2026 39 Preston North End 3–1 Stoke City Preston
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,604 (3,148 Stoke City fans)
Referee: Farai Hallam
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 21 March, but was rearranged for Sky Sports broadcasting.[73]
3 April 2026 40 Leicester City 2–2 Preston North End Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 28,787
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
6 April 2026 41 Preston North End 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,046
Referee: Tom Kirk
11 April 2026 42 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Preston North End Charlton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 18,902 (2,101 PNE fans)
Referee: John Busby
18 April 2026 43 Preston North End 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Preston
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,996 (3,952 West Brom fans)
Referee: Josh Smith
22 April 2026 44 Birmingham City 2–1 Preston North End Birmingham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 23,789
Referee: Ben Toner
25 April 2026 45 Sheffield United 2–3 Preston North End Sheffield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,115
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
2 May 2026 46 Preston North End 1–3 Southampton Preston
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 20,085 (5,419 Southampton)
Referee: Stephen Martin

FA Cup

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Preston were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the third round.[74][75]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 January 2026 Third round Preston North End 0–1 Wigan Athletic Preston
19:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,366
Referee: Oliver Langford

EFL Cup

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Preston were drawn away to Barrow in the first round[76][77] and then at home to Wrexham in the second round.[78][79]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Barrow 0–1 Preston North End Barrow-in-Furness
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3,108 (938 PNE fans)
Referee: Ross Joyce
26 August 2025 Second round Preston North End 2–3 Wrexham Preston
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,350 (2,557 Wrexham fans)
Referee: Adam Herczeg

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 2 May 2026

Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupEFL Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Denmark DEN Daniel Iversen 37036+001+000+00
2 DF Spain ESP Pol Valentín 36022+1101+002+00
3 DF Montenegro MNE Andrija Vukčević 31016+1300+002+00
4 MF England ENG Benjamin Whiteman 45243+020+000+20
6 DF Scotland SCO Liam Lindsay 28317+921+001+01
7 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Will Keane 210+210+000+00
8 MF Northern Ireland NIR Ali McCann 28120+611+000+10
9 FW Canada CAN Daniel Jebbison 40622+1661+001+00
10 FW England ENG Callum Lang 503+200+000+00
11 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Robbie Brady 500+500+000+00
12 GK England ENG Jack Walton 503+000+002+00
13 GK Wales WAL David Cornell 807+100+000+00
14 DF England ENG Jordan Storey 45242+121+000+10
15 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jordan Thompson 21010+1001+000+00
16 DF Wales WAL Andrew Hughes 41137+110+101+10
17 FW England ENG Lewis Dobbin 411133+6101+001+01
18 DF Northern Ireland NIR Jamal Lewis 1406+800+000+00
19 DF England ENG Lewis Gibson 29125+211+001+00
20 MF England ENG Theo Carroll 200+000+002+00
21 MF England ENG Alfie Devine 48836+980+102+00
22 FW Serbia SRB Miloš Luković 101+000+000+00
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Andrew Moran 1117+410+000+00
24 FW England ENG Michael Smith 40313+2430+100+20
26 DF England ENG Thierry Small 44327+1431+000+20
28 FW Montenegro MNE Milutin Osmajić 31820+880+101+10
35 MF England ENG Noah Mawene 100+100+000+00
42 DF England ENG Odeluga Offiah 44030+1200+002+00
44 MF England ENG Brad Potts 17210+620+100+00
Players who featured but departed the club during the season:
5 MF England ENG Harrison Armstrong 17113+410+000+00
10 MF Denmark DEN Mads Frøkjær-Jensen 2022+1621+001+00
22 MF Iceland ISL Stefán Teitur Þórðarson 1706+900+002+00
23 FW Denmark DEN Jeppe Okkels 100+000+001+00

References

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  1. ↑ "Daniel Iversen Returns To PNE". Preston North End FC. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Thierry Small Signs Four-Year Deal At PNE". Preston North End FC. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Jordan Thompson Becomes First Summer Signing". Preston North End FC. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "North End Bring In Pol Valentín". Preston North End FC. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Odel Offiah Joins On Four-Year Deal". Preston North End FC. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Michael Smith Signs For PNE". Preston North End FC. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "North End Bring In Goalkeeper Jack Walton". Preston North End FC. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Andrija Vukčević Joins Permanently". Preston North End FC. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Jamal Lewis Joins On Short-Term Deal". Preston North End FC. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Callum Lang signs for club-record fee". Preston North End FC. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
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  17. ↑ "Jack Whatmough Joins Huddersfield Town". Preston North End FC. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
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  28. ↑ "Kaedyn Heads To Cork On Loan". Preston North End FC. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  29. ↑ "Li-Bau Gets Loan Move To Warrington Town". Preston North End FC. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  30. ↑ "Max Wilson Heads To Chorley On Loan". Preston North End FC. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  31. ↑ "Max Wilson's Chorley Loan Extended". Preston North End FC. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  32. ↑ "Max Wilson's loan at Chorley extended". Preston North End FC. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  33. ↑ "Will Keane joins Reading on loan". Preston North End FC. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
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