| Preston North End 1954-55 | 21-Aug | 25-Aug | 28-Aug | 01-Sep | 04-Sep | 06-Sep | 11-Sep | 15-Sep | 18-Sep | 25-Sep | 02-Oct | 09-Oct | 16-Oct | 23-Oct | 30-Oct | 06-Nov | 13-Nov | 20-Nov | 27-Nov | 11-Dec | 18-Dec | 25-Dec | 27-Dec | 01-Jan | 22-Jan | 05-Feb | 12-Feb | 19-Feb | 26-Feb | 05-Mar | 09-Mar | 12-Mar | 19-Mar | 26-Mar | 02-Apr | 08-Apr | 09-Apr | 11-Apr | 16-Apr | 20-Apr | 23-Apr | 30-Apr | First Division W/D/L: 16/8/18 | |||||||||
|   | Manchester City | Cardiff City | Everton | Cardiff City | Newcastle United | Chelsea | West Bromwich Albion | Chelsea | Arsenal | Sheffield United | Portsmouth | Blackpool | Charlton Athletic | Tottenham Hotspur | Sheffield Wednesday | Manchester United | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Aston Villa | Sunderland | Huddersfield Town | Manchester City | Burnley | Burnley | Everton | West Bromwich Albion | Arsenal | Sheffield United | Portsmouth | Blackpool | Huddersfield Town | Bolton Wanderers | Tottenham Hotspur | Sheffield Wednesday | Manchester United | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester City | Bolton Wanderers | Leicester City | Sunderland | Newcastle United | Aston Villa | Charlton Athletic | N | Own goals | Goals | |||||||
| H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | |||||||||||
| 5-0 | 5-2 | 0-1 | 7-1 | 3-3 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 5-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 6-0 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 0-3 | 4-0 | |||||||||||
| George Thompson | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Fred Else | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Marston | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Joe Walton | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Willie Cunningham | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Wilson | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Mattinson | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Dunn | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Docherty | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 39 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| Willy Forbes | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Samuel Baird | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 15 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Waterhouse | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Baxter | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 39 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||
| Angus Morrison | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 33 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Tom Finney | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 30 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bobby Foster | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 28 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Hatsell | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 17 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Higham | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 14 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Les Campbell | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 11 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlie Wayman | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eric Jones | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Evans | F | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Lawrenson | F | ✓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager: | Frank Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‹1953-54 | 1955-56› | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||