|
Preston North End: The Hub (v. 1.0)
Разработано MadamGeeky
|
The Preston North End information and news hub. Up to the minute news, videos, PNE history, PNEFC forums, official announcements and more.
THE ONE AND ONLY NORTH END
Preston North End Football Club (play /ˌprɛstənɔrθˈɛnd/) is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One. They were a founding member of the English Football League in 1888 and were the first English football champions. PNE were also the first team to win 'The Double' of the league and FA Cup in 1889.
Based on all results during their 112 seasons in the Football League from 1888–89 to 2010–11, Preston are ranked as the all-time fifth most successful English football club domestically. Only Notts County have played more Football League games than Preston.
HISTORY
In the past Preston were famously successful, being the first winners of "The Double" in English football. In 1888–89 Preston became the only team to go throughout an entire season unbeaten in both the league and FA Cup — also with the record of never conceding a goal in the FA Cup. Arsenal, in 2003–04, also managed to have an unbeaten season in the top flight (although Arsenal played 38 games to Preston's 22) but went out of the FA Cup at the semi final stage. PNE were league champions again the following season, and have not won the title since. Their last major trophy was an FA Cup triumph in 1938.
STADIUM
Deepdale Stadium was built in 1860 and was first used for association football in 1878.
Deepdale is the longest continuously used football ground in the world, and in 2011 it will have been used for 135 years. The biggest attendance seen was 42,684 for a Division One clash with Arsenal in April 1938.
In 1933, the Town End burnt down and was demolished and rebuilt. Following a complete reconstruction between 1996 and 2009, the stadium now holds a capacity of 23,408 seats. The current pitch dimensions are 110x77 yards.
The stadium was chosen as the location for the National Football Museum due to Preston being the first-ever winners of The Football League, therefore making Preston the first home of English football. The museum was closed by bureaucrats in 2010, and moved to Manchester.
NOTABLE PNE PLAYERS (According to Wikipedia)
David Moyes
David Nugent
Sir Tom Finney
Ian Bryson
Charlie Wayman
Lee Cartwright
David Beckham
Sir Bobby Charlton
Nobby Stiles
Alex Bruce
David Lucas
Robert Edwards
Tony Ellis
Ted Harper
Andy Saville
David Eyres
Barry Richardson
Andy Fensome
Jonathan Macken
Ryan Kidd
Simon Davey
Graham Alexander
Chris Lucketti
Lee Ashcroft
Gary Parkinson
Jon Parkin
Ricardo Fuller
Brian Mooney
RECORDS
Record Attendance: 42,684 v Arsenal, Football League First Division, 23 April 1938
Record Cup Victory: 26–0 v Hyde, FA Cup, 15 October 1887
Record League Victory: 10–0 v Stoke, Football League Division One, 14 September 1889
Record Defeat: 0–7 v Blackpool, Division 1, 1 May 1948
Most League Goals: in a Season: Ted Harper, 37 in Football League Second Division, 1932–33
Transfer Record (Paid): £1,500,000 for David Healy from Manchester United, December 2000
Transfer Record (Received): £6,000,000 for David Nugent to Portsmouth, July 2007
Preston North End.... will be back.
