Preston North End vs Liverpool

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THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME OF PRESTON NORTH END
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PRESTON NORTH END
VS LIVERPOOL
27.10.2021
JOE RAFFERTY
08 The former Red on tonight’s tie.
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SEAN MAGUIRE
The Irish striker relishing the test.
16 TICKETS
Ticket details for games to come.
THE VISITORS
26
31
32
A look at the many opposing threats.
ON THE ROAD
The Reds’ impressive away form.
FUN FACTS
Learn more about our visitors.
41 CALENDAR
What’s happening this month.
MR HEMMINGS
42
44
48
50
53
55
56
Photos of the tributes to Mr Hemmings.
BILL SHANKLY
Ian Rigby on the hero of both clubs.
NUMBER UP
A look at historic squad numbers.
YOUR QUESTIONS
Jordan Storey answers questions.
MY FAVES
Paul Huntington makes his picks.
PARTY ON
Matthew Olosunde’s dinner guests.
JOHN WELSH
The midfielder is back on staff at PNE.
59 GAMECHANGER
Ali McCann’s favourite game.
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THREE OF THE BEST
A fan’s favourite memories.
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MANAGING EDITOR Ben Rhodes
EDITOR Tom Rawcliffe CONTRIBUTORS Martin
Atherton, Daniel Baldwin, Matthew Brown, Alex
McMonnies, Mike Payne, Ryan Richardson, Ian
Rigby PHOTOGRAPHY Ian Robinson, Rex Features,
Lancashire Post, Alamy
DESIGN James Ginieres, Ignition Sports Media
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THE HEAD COACH
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FRANKIE HAS BELIEF
IN PLAYERS
Preston North End head coach Frankie McAvoy reflects on the weekend and
looks ahead to tonight’s Carabao Cup fourth round tie with Liverpool.
Good evening and welcome to Deepdale for
this fourth round Carabao Cup match against
Liverpool. I would like to welcome Jürgen and
the staff, players and fans of the Reds here tonight, for
what should be a great opportunity to test ourselves
against the very best around at present.
It will be a chance for us to try and react to the
disappointment of the weekend, which should provide
us with more than enough motivation to put in a
performance that we are capable of.
I knew what the weekend meant and that was the
disappointing thing. We didn’t think in first half that
we did well enough. In the second half we thought the
reaction we got was a lot better, but it is no use doing
it when we’re 1-0 down, we need to do it from the
beginning.
We need to start getting our finger out, because at the
end of the day, we’ve only won three out of 14 league
games, it’s not good enough. We need to do better and
it starts from now, that’s what we need do, we know
exactly where we are now.
I was bitterly disappointed after the game, I knew what
it meant, I knew what it meant to the people of Preston
and the fans that come, that’s the bit where I was
really so hurt for them, because Blackpool have been
given the bragging rights and that will be a sore one
for some time and the only way we can make it right,
is by picking up results in our upcoming games.
I believe that the group that we have got are a good
group, I don’t think there’s any question about that,
and I believe that they’re good enough to win games
going forward and we must give everything to ensure
that is the case.
Tonight, we have somewhat of a free hit. Nobody will
expect us to beat Liverpool, whatever team they put
I BELIEVE THAT
THEY’RE GOOD ENOUGH
TO WIN GAMES GOING
FORWARD AND WE
MUST GIVE EVERYTHING
TO ENSURE THAT IS THE
CASE.
out, but everyone wants to test themselves against
the best players, coaches and teams and they are
certainly be considered that at the present time, so we
must perform at the very best of our ability and hope
for some luck as well.
There will be a full house at Deepdale tonight and
after the last Saturday home game, which was a very
emotional occasion and last Saturday, we are getting
used to performing in front of big crowds and we must
put on a show for everyone in attendance.
Thank you for your continued support; please get
behind the team from the first minute to the last and
we will ensure that we give everything we have got to
reward you with a performance to be proud of.
Enjoy the game,
Frankie
HEAD COACH
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RAFF’S A RED AT HEART
PNE defender Joe Rafferty crossed enemy lines in his childhood, opting to support
the red half of Merseyside, when his father and brothers were all Blues.
That didn’t cause anywhere near as much friction
as you might imagine, though, mainly as his
family were just so proud that he was playing
for a club the size of Liverpool.
Joe played for the Reds from U9s all the way through
to the U18s, and followed them as a fan during that time
and ever since, so tonight’s fixture perhaps means
more than usual.
Speaking to The One And Only, he said: “I’ve always
been a Liverpool fan. My dad and my two older
brothers were Everton fans, so I don’t know how I
even turned out to be a Liverpool fan to be honest! I
think it was maybe my mum, but I always have been.
“I just got scouted when I was younger. I think I was
going in for trials at Liverpool, but at the same time
Everton came in as well, but I knew I wanted to go
to Liverpool.
“It was alright though to be fair, my dad and my
two older brothers aren’t too bad. My dad says he
supports Everton, but he’s not a mad blue or anything,
and my oldest brother’s the same.
“But my other one is a bitter blue! They weren’t too
bothered though, I’d signed for Liverpool so they were
made up for me really.”
During his time there, he played alongside the likes of
Wolves captain Conor Coady, and Raheem Sterling was
also then around in the latter stages of Raff’s time at
Anfield, albeit in a lower age group.
The now 28-year-old loved his time in their youth
setup and stayed all the way up until that all-important
moment when the club decided whether or not they
would keep him on and award a professional contract.
Raff said: “It was good to be fair, but you’re just a kid
so you don’t really know any different.
“It was just normal at the time. I used to just go in after
school on the bus and when you get a bit older you
start thinking hopefully I can make it to the first team,
but obviously it’s a bit hard when they’re that good.
“You do your scholarship and once you’re doing your
scholarship you kind of just think about ‘am I going to
get a pro here or aren’t I?’.
“After a while it was looking like I wasn’t going to get
one. We got beat in the Youth Cup in the first round
against Swansea and then it was looking likely that the
majority of us were going to get released.
“My dad went in and they said we might offer you a
pro, but they were umming and ahing so I felt like
I needed to leave. Once I decided to leave obviously
Rochdale came in and I went there.”
Joe went on to spend many years with Dale, becoming
an integral part of their side, before joining North End
in 2019.
This season has arguably been the most frustrating
yet for Joe, still to feature in the league this term, but
he has now been named in the 25-man Championship
squad, and he’s hoping to feature tonight in the
Carabao Cup, as he has in the previous three rounds.
I KIND OF FEEL LIKE
I’VE EARNED THE RIGHT
TO PLAY IN IT.
He said: “I think everyone will want to play. From my
own personal point of view I’m dying to play because I
scored in the last round and I’ve played all the games
in the cup.
“I kind of feel like I’ve earned the right to play in it, so
I’m really hoping Frankie does play me.
“It’s hard because you come in every day and work
as hard as anyone and when the original squad got
announced I was quite down about it.
“But I kept working hard and then once it got
announced that I was added, it was kind of like a
weight was lifted and it’s given me something to
fight for.
“I didn’t really have that before other than the
cup games, so I’m just fighting for a place in the
league now.”
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Sean Maguire
Sean Can’t
Help Falling In
Love With PNE
While admitting he’s fallen in love with Preston North End since joining the
club, Sean Maguire still has a soft spot for his boyhood team Liverpool.
As a young lad in Ireland, it’s usually a case
of following a local side, as well as one of the
big boys in England, which in Seani’s case
ended up being the Reds from Merseyside.
So when the Carabao Cup fourth draw was made and it
was revealed North End would host Jürgen Klopp’s men,
it was unsurprisingly a fixture he could not wait for.
Speaking to The One And Only, Seani said: “When I was
a young kid growing up in Ireland, there was probably
a few teams that everyone supports, like Liverpool,
Manchester United, I suppose Leeds are actually one.
“But I think Liverpool are the most well supported team
in Ireland. A lot of my friends and family are Liverpool
fans, but I was a massive fan.
“But obviously when I started playing the game
professionally, you don’t necessarily fall out of love with
supporting, but there’s obviously bigger things going on.
“Especially when you play for a team like PNE for so long,
you end up falling in love and supporting them, but if
there’s a team in another league that I’d support it would
definitely be Liverpool. It’s one I cannot wait for.”
Tonight’s game follows the weekend’s derby against
Blackpool – which hadn’t been played at the time
Seani spoke to us – so with two fixtures of the kind
within the space of four days, it’s been a big week for
the club.
Games like these are ones which are built up to more
than any other fixture, not just because of the sort of
atmosphere they bring, but because you can become
an instant hero among supporters with a special
performance.
Seani added: “Matches like this don’t come around that
often. I think [Tom] Clarkey’s poster is still everywhere
around Deepdale and the training ground from when he
scored a winner against Blackpool in the cup, so if you
do well in a game like this, end up scoring the winner or
something, you can go down in North End history.
“It’ll be a great occasion and one that everyone’s really
looking forward to. When the draw was made a few
weeks ago everyone was buzzing. A packed Deepdale
under the lights, live on Sky, it has all the makings to be a
really good cup tie. I don’t think there’s a better stage to
be involved in.”
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North End have had to navigate their way through three
rounds of the competition to get this point, while their
opponents entered the cup in the third round, beating
Norwich City in September.
Jürgen Klopp used that evening as an opportunity to
alter personnel in his side compared to their Premier
League line-ups, with the likes of Alex Oxlade-
Chamberlain and Curtis Jones featuring.
“I remember looking at the game they played against
Norwich in the round before, it was still a really strong
team, even though a lot of their big boys maybe weren’t
playing,” said Seani.
“Obviously Liverpool’s manager wants to win every
competition that he’s involved in and especially being only
around the corner as well, not much travelling, they’ll
have a lot of players wanting to play.
“Maybe those who haven’t been playing as much in the
league will get a go, but I think any player who plays for
Liverpool is going to be as good as the ones who play
week in, week out in the Premier League.”
Without doubt this is a game that everybody in the North
End squad will want to feature in, but just a few weeks
ago, the Irish forward would have thought his chances of
being fit were very slim.
North End’s No.24 pulled up holding his hamstring
away against Queens Park Rangers just prior to the
international break, and there were worries about the
extent of the injury, especially given his history with that
particular muscle.
As it turned out, though, things weren’t quite as bad as
they first appeared, and he was able to make his return
to action at the weekend.
“I think the way I did it against QPR was similar to the
way I did my very first hamstring injury where I tore it
really badly,” Seani explained.
“I’ve kind of learned to fear the worst and anything
under that is a bonus. I think the international break
came at a good time because I had a couple of weeks to
kind of recover and strengthen the parts that needed it.
“When I got the news that it wasn’t as bad as first feared
obviously I was extremely happy.
“I didn’t actually pull or tear anything, it was just kind of
precautionary to give myself a couple of weeks to make
sure I’m right. All I can do now is look forward to all
these games.”
One of the matches which he sat out on the sidelines was
last week’s Championship encounter against Coventry
City, a special night not just because of the 2-1 victory,
but because history was made.
Club captain Alan Browne became just the 27th man
to reach 300 appearances for Preston North End, an
achievement made all the more impressive given his
age of 26.
IT’S ONE I
CANNOT WAIT
FOR.
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With their Irish backgrounds and both having played for
Cork, Browney and Seani soon became close friends
once together at PNE, and the latter was proud to see his
skipper reach the impressive milestone.
“He’s a legend isn’t he? That’s some achievement to
become only the 27th man to do that.
“To do that at any club, especially nowadays, you have to
be a special player and the club needs to have a special
place in their heart.
“Browney as a person, as a player, he’s a proper role
model in the way he just goes about his life, his career
and the way he plays.
“Everyone looks up to him and that’s why he’s captain.
When things aren’t going right on the pitch, you know
you can look at Browney and I just want to replicate what
he does.
“What he’s done at Preston is absolutely unbelievable; it
doesn’t happen that often.
“He’s a special player, a special character and since I’ve
been here he’s been one of my best mates.
“To see him grow over the last four or five years from
being captain when Tom Clarke wasn’t playing to now
being club captain is fantastic, and he’s only going to
grow and be a better player and be the captain for the
next however many years.”
Back to tonight’s action, though, and Seani is hoping he
and his team-mates can upset the odds and make the
quarter-final of the Carabao Cup, which would be the
EVERYONE LOOKS
UP TO HIM AND
THAT’S WHY HE’S
CAPTAIN.
furthest any PNE side has ever progressed in the history
of the competition.
He said: “Anything can happen. It’s a home game, 11
players against 11 players and I think if we’re on our
A-game, set up right and everyone’s on the same
wavelength, I’m sure we can cause them all sorts of
problems to progress to the next round.
“It will be nice to know as well just where we’re at in
terms of playing against such a good Premier League
side, who are of course doing well in the Champions
League too.
“Even just a good showing of ourselves can be a real
confidence booster. The great thing about football,
especially in the Championship, is if you don’t do well in
one game, there’s always another one just around the
corner and it’s a really big week for us.
“Playing Blackpool for the first time in the league in over
ten years, and then you’re playing one of the top sides
in Europe. If you do well in those games, you don’t know
what it could do for our confidence levels.”
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KICK-OFF 7.45PM
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Stadium Name: Vitality Stadium
Capacity: 11,329
Address: Dean Court, Kings Park,
Bournemouth BH7 7AF
Telephone: 0844 576 1910
Nickname: The Cherries
Home Kit: Red and black stripes
DIRECTIONS
Follow the A338 towards Bournemouth. The
ground is situated on the left of the A338 in
the outskirts of town. You should be able to
spot the tops of the ground floodlights on
the left. Otherwise leave the A338 via the
slip road which is signposted ‘Kings Park/
Football Traffic’. You will then reach a small
roundabout at which you take the second
exit into Kings Park Drive. The entrance to
the stadium and car park are down this
road on the left. There is a car park just to
the south of the ground which is of a good
size and costs £1 on matchdays.
TICKET DETAILS
Allocation: 1,318 seats in the East Stand.
Prices: Adults £30, over 65s £17, U21s £17,
full-time students £17, U16 season ticket
holders £7. Wheelchair user tickets are
priced at £5, with accompanying carers
gaining entry free of charge.
On Sale: Now from the ticket office, over
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Travel: Coaches will depart Preston and
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per person.
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KICK-OFF 3PM
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Capacity: 30,445
Address: City Ground,
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Telephone: 0115 982 4444
Nickname: The Reds
Home Kit: Red shirts, white
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TICKET DETAILS
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18 to 23-year-olds £13, 12 to 17-year-olds £11,
four to 11-year-olds £5
On Sale: Now on general sale.
Travel: Coaches will depart Preston and
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ACTION REPLAY
DATE: 28.09.21 // VENUE: DEEPDALE // COMP: SKYBET CHAMPIONSHIP // REF: JOHN BROOKS
PP
1 - 1
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3
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24
25
15
19
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5
11
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36
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PRESTON NORTH END
12 Daniel IVERSEN
2 Sepp VAN DEN BERG
3 Greg CUNNINGHAM ❚
4 Ben WHITEMAN ▼ 69
5 Patrick BAUER
11 Daniel JOHNSON (c)
14 Jordan STOREY
18 Ryan LEDSON ▼ 77
19 Emil RIIS ❚
24 Sean MAGUIRE ▼ 63
32 Josh EARL
SUBSTITUTES
1 Declan RUDD
6 Liam LINDSAY
8 Alan BROWNE ▲ 63
13 Ali MCCANN ▲ 69
31 Scott SINCLAIR
44 Brad POTTS
45 Josh MURPHY ▲ 77
STOKE CITY
1 Adam DAVIES
2 Tommy SMITH
8 Mario VRANČIĆ ▼ 71
14 Josh TYMON ❚
15 Jordan THOMPSON ❚
16 Ben WILMOT ❚
18 Jacob BROWN ▼ 77
19 Leo ØSTIGÅRD ❚
25 Nick POWELL
28 Romaine SAWYERS
36 Harry SOUTTAR (c)
SUBSTITUTES
12 Josef BURSIK
6 Danny BATTH
7 Sam CLUCAS ❚ ▲ 71
11 Alfie DOUGHTY
21 Demeaco DUHANEY
22 Sam SURRIDGE ▲ 77
23 Tom INCE
† OWN GOAL
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ACTION REPLAY
DATE: 02.10.21 // VENUE: KIYAN PRINCE FOUNDATION STAIUM // COMP: SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP // REF: JEREMY SIMPSON
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QUEENS PARK RANGERS
1 Seny DIENG
4 Rob DICKIE
6 Yoann BARBET
7 Stefan JOHANSEN (c) ▼ 69
9 Lyndon DYKES
10 Ilias CHAIR
12 Dominic BALL
19 Andre GRAY ▼ 69
20 Jimmy DUNNE
21 Chris WILLOCK ▼ 80
22 Moses ODUBAJO
SUBSTITUTES
13 Jordan ARCHER
2 Osman KAKAY
5 Jordy DE WIJS ▲ 80
8 Luke AMOS ▲ 69
11 Charlie AUSTIN ▲ 69
17 Andre DOZZELL
37 Albert ADOMAH
PRESTON NORTH END
12 Daniel IVERSEN
2 Sepp VAN DEN BERG
3 Greg CUNNINGHAM
5 Patrick BAUER ▼ 46
11 Daniel JOHNSON
13 Ali MCCANN ▼ 23
14 Jordan STOREY
18 RYAN LEDSON
19 Emil RIIS
24 Sean MAGUIRE ▼ 72
32 Josh EARL
SUBSTITUTES
1 Declan RUDD
4 Ben WHITEMAN
6 Liam LINDSAY ▲ 46
8 Alan BROWNE ▲ 23
31 Scott SINCLAIR
44 Brad POTTS ▲ 72
45 Josh MURPHY
† OWN GOAL
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FACTFILE
STADIUM:
ANFIELD
OPENED:
1884
CAPACITY:
53,394
RECORD ATT:
61,905
CLUB NICKNAME:
THE REDS
PREVIEW
Manager Jürgen Klopp will be aiming
to add the Carabao Cup to his list of
accolades with the Reds, but will have
to overcome North End under the
lights of Deepdale first.
His side have got off to a flying start
so far this Premier League season,
thrashing the likes of Norwich, Leeds,
Crystal Palace and Watford by three or
more goals.
Not to mention that they are currently
unbeaten in their 2021/22 campaign,
with the colossal centre back Virgil Van
Dijk having returned from an ACL injury
he suffered last season.
This clash will be the perfect
opportunity for Liverpool to bounce
back from their disappointing cup run
last year, as they exited in the fourth
round after a 5-4 penalty defeat to
Arsenal.
Already dispatching of Norwich City by
3-0 in the third round, the Lilywhites
will face one of their toughest tests
in many years, defending against
whichever quality options Klopp opts
for this evening, whether it be the
Premier League big-hitters like Mo
Salah, or alternative options such as
Takumi Minamino.
It’ll be the first time the sides have
faced each other competitively since
January 2009 and only the sixth time
since 1962, thus highlighting the novelty
of such an encounter.
Elite level players such as Andy
Robertson, Jordan Henderson and
Diogo Jota were all on Klopp’s bench
in the third round, so it would be
no surprise if they were given the
green light to either start or make an
appearance tonight as well.
With both sets of fans no doubt raring
to go, the Reds versus the Lilywhites
could well be a game for the history
books.

LIVERPOOL’S
TEN-YEAR RECORD
8 TH
7 TH
2 ND
6 TH
8 TH
4 TH
4 TH
2 ND
1 ST
3 RD
LAST MEETING
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LIVERPOOL LINE-UP:
1 Diego Cavalieri
4 Sami Hyypiä
5 Daniel Agger
7 Robbie Keane
8 Steven Gerrard
11 Albert Riera
14 Xabi Alonso
19 Ryan Babel
20 Javier Mascherano
22 Emiliano Insúa
23 Jamie Carragher
LIVERPOOL
(Riera, 25 ; Torres, 90)
PRESTON NORTH END
-
SUBS:
25 Pepe Reina
9 Fernando Torres
12 Fábio Aurélio
21 Lucas Leiva
24 David N’Gog
31 Nabil El Zhar
37 Martin Škrtel
PNE LINE-UP:
1 Andy Lonergan
3 Callum Davidson
4 Richard Chaplow
5 Youl Mawéné
7 Chris Sedgwick
12 Sean St. Ledger
16 Paul McKenna
19 Billy Jones
25 Ross Wallace
26 Jon Parkin
33 Neil Mellor
2
0
SUBS:
30 Chris Neal
9 Chris Brown
10 Barry Nicholson
11 Darren Carter
15 Simon Whaley
27 Eddie Nolan
29 Stephen Elliott
OPPOSITION
1
4 5
23 22
20 14
8 11
7 19
33 26
2011 / 12
2012 / 13
2013 / 14
2014 / 15
2015 / 16
2016 / 17
2017 / 18
2018 / 19
2019 / 20
2020 / 21
SEASON PTS W D L GF GA
2011/12 52 14 10 14 47 40
2012/13 61 16 13 9 71 43
2013/14 84 26 6 6 101 50
2014/15 62 18 8 12 52 48
2015/16 60 16 12 10 63 50
2016/17 76 22 10 6 78 42
2017/18 75 21 12 5 84 38
2018/19 97 30 7 1 89 22
2019/20 99 32 3 3 85 33
2020/21 69 20 9 9 68 42
7 25
16 4
3 19
5 12
LAST THREE MEETINGS
3rd January 2009
PP
24th March 1962
PP
1
26th February 1962
PP
PL CH L1
W 2-0
W 4-1
L 1-0
25

THE ONE AND ONLY
Ibrahima Konaté
KELLEHER
62
The French centre half is a recent addition to Klopp’s
stacked squad, having joined the Reds ahead of the
2021/22 season. His move came after spending four
seasons with Bundesliga’s RB Leipzig, a club which he
played 95 times for in both domestic and European
competition. One of his best achievements was helping
the side to a third-placed finish in the Bundesliga, being
part of the division’s best defence. At only 22, he is a
German Cup runner-up and highly experienced in the
Champions League too. Despite past muscle problems
which left Konaté sidelined for a large period, he is fit and
in contention for all competitions with Liverpool. He may
likely feature this evening as his partnership with Joe
Gomez kept a clean sheet and helped earn victory in the
third round.
AGE
22
POSITION
GOALKEEPER
Caoimhin Kelleher
NATIONALITY
IRISH
KONATÉ
5
The Cork-born goalkeeper has established himself in
the Liverpool ranks. It was in the 2019/20 season when
Kelleher was given his Reds debut in the Carabao Cup
against MK Dons, before featuring twice more, including a
vital penalty shootout save to defeat Arsenal. The ‘keeper
would soon be granted both Champions League and
Premier League debuts in December 2020, keeping clean
sheets against Ajax and Wolves in place of the injured
Alisson. His impressive performances have caught the
eye of manager Klopp, who extended the 22-year-old’s
contract for an extra five years in June 2021. Kelleher
started Liverpool’s previous cup fixture, with a clean
sheet win over Norwich.
AGE
22
POSITION
CENTRE BACK
NATIONALITY
FRENCH
26

OPPOSITION
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
JONES
17
After playing a big part in Liverpool’s 2019/20 Premier
League winning campaign, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
has found game-time harder to come by in the past two
seasons, including the current. To this point, he’s played
just 262 minutes in all competitions this term and if recent
reports are to be believed, he’s open to a move away from
Anfield in search of playing time. His former side Arsenal,
who he made 198 appearances for, are one of the teams
alleged to be back in for the midfielder. For the time being,
though, he remains a Liverpool player, and the man with
35 England caps could well be in contention to feature this
evening.
OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN
AGE
20
Curtis Jones
POSITION
CENTRAL MIDFIELDER
NATIONALITY
ENGLISH
15
Now a household name with the Liverpool fans, Curtis
Jones has blossomed from the U9s to the senior side.
The midfielder’s first senior goal for the Reds came at
the perfect time, when he curled in a stunning goal in a
1-0 FA Cup win against rivals Everton. Jones became the
club’s youngest ever captain at 19 in the following round,
defeating Shrewsbury Town at Anfield, a moment he will
surely never forget. A lot of pressure is placed on him at
such a young age, but he loves the spotlight. In December
2020, Jones had all eyes on him as he scored his first
Champions League goal in the 1-0 win over Ajax, moving
Liverpool into the knockout phase.
AGE
28
POSITION
CENTRAL MIDFIELDER
NATIONALITY
ENGLISH
27

THE ONE AND ONLY
MINAMINO
18
Divock Origi
A fan favourite for good reason. The Belgian cemented
his place in Liverpool history with some remarkable
memories made. Origi’s late goal in the 2019 Champions
League Final put the Reds in a 2-0 position, a scoreline
which would prove too much for Spurs to overcome.
He was also the star in their semi-final victory over
Barcelona. His two goals, one from a quickly-taken
corner, stunned the Spaniards into losing their 3-0
advantage in a game which ended 4-3. His Liverpool
career hasn’t always been a success, but the striker
has a habit of popping up with important goals. A prime
example would be his injury-time winner in the 2018/19
Merseyside derby, nodding the ball in the back of the net
after a mistake from Jordan Pickford.
AGE
26
POSITION
ATTACKING MIDFIELDER
Takumi Minamino
NATIONALITY
JAPANESE
ORIGI
Another product of RB Salzburg, Minamino won the
Austrian League for six seasons in a row between 2014
and 2020, also claiming five Austrian cups along the
way. He dazzled at Anfield in October 2019, scoring and
assisting for Salzburg in the Champions League to inspire
a 3-3 comeback, before losing 4-3 to the Reds. Soon
after the return fixture, Minamino was at Melwood to
complete a medical and sign for the opposition. With such
strong competition for places in his second season, he
was sent on loan to Southampton in February 2021 for the
remainder of the season, going on to play ten times for
the Saints. Now back under Klopp, Minamino scored two
to secure the next round fixture at Deepdale.
AGE
26
27
POSITION
CENTRE FORWARD
NATIONALITY
BELGIAN
28

OPPOSITION
TOP TRUMPS
JONES
VS
JOHNSON
AGE
20
POSITION
CENTRAL MIDFIELDER
NATIONALITY
ENGLISH
AGE
29
POSITION
CENTRAL MIDFIELDER
NATIONLITY
JAMAICAN
APPS
3
GOALS
1
ASSISTS
1
APPS
12
GOALS
2
ASSISTS
0
17
11
TACKLES PER
GAME
PASSES PER
GAME
SHOTS PER
GAME
DRIBBLES PER
GAME
KEY PASSES
PER GAME
TACKLES PER
GAME
PASSES PER
GAME
SHOTS PER
GAME
DRIBBLES PER
GAME
KEY PASSES
PER GAME
0.7 30 1.7 1.7 1.3
1.2 28.8 1.4 0.9 0.7
JONES (2021/22 PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON) – AS OF 19/10/2021
JOHNSON (2021/22 CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON) – AS OF 19/10/2021
29

THE ONE AND ONLY
LAST FIVE
MANAGERS
RAFAEL BENÍTEZ // JUNE 2004 TO JUNE 2010 // SPANISH
Widely regarded as one of Liverpool’s greatest ever
managers, ‘Rafa’ oversaw the progress of the likes of
Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher. His defining moment
came in the 2004/05 Champions League campaign. His side
pulled off the ‘Miracle of Instanbul’ to remarkably come
back from 3-0 down against AC Milan to win on penalties.
Rafa spent six years at Liverpool, before leaving by mutual
consent in 2010 after a spell of poor results.
THE BOSS
JÜRGEN KLOPP
OCTOBER 2015 TO PRESENT
GERMAN
Klopp joined in October 2015
and has turned Liverpool into a
world class outfit. 2018 would
cause heartbreak for the Reds,
as their Champions League
hopes were shattered with a 3-1
Final defeat against Real Madrid.
But this didn’t stop Klopp, as
he instantly rebounded and
infamously defeated Barcelona
in the semi-final after being
3-0 down in the first leg. The
stage was set, and Liverpool
had to beat Tottenham Hotspur
in the Final. They managed it
2-0, overcoming all odds to
finally hold the Champions
League trophy once again. The
Reds battled closely over the
years with Manchester City for
Premier League glory, before
winning the league in 2019/20
with 99 points and an 18-point
difference between the two
clubs. He’ll be hoping to lead
them to another trophy this
season.
ROY HODGSON // JULY 2010 TO JANUARY 2011 // ENGLISH
Roy Hodgson was appointed as manager in July 2010 and
his first league game was against Arsenal, which finished
in a 1-1 draw after a last-minute own goal from Pepe Reina.
It wouldn’t be long before the Reds were eliminated from
the League Cup on penalties by League Two’s Northampton
Town. After just seven league games in charge, Hodgson
admitted his side could be facing a relegation battle, third
from bottom at the time. He left the club in January 2011.
KENNY DALGLISH // JANUARY 2011 TO MAY 2012 // SCOTTISH
Firstly returning as caretaker manager, Liverpool
legend Kenny Dalglish was given the job permanently
in May 2011, and won Liverpool their first trophy in
six years as he lifted the 2011/12 League Cup. The Reds
would narrowly lose the 2012 FA Cup Final 2-1 to Chelsea,
yet finished eighth in the league, their worst finish
since 1994.
BRENDAN RODGERS // JUNE 2012 TO OCTOBER 2015 // N. IRISH
Unveiled in June 2012 as the new Liverpool boss, Rodgers
could only take the club to seventh in his first season in
charge. He would start to pick up the pace, winning two
Premier League manager of the month awards. Despite a
run of 11 wins on the bounce, two games without victory
at the crucial latter stages of the campaign handed the
title to Manchester City. In October 2015, Liverpool’s 225th
Merseyside derby with Everton ended 1-1 and pressure
mounted on Rodgers, as this was the fifth time in six games
they had drawn after being 1-0 up. Just an hour after the
game, he was sacked.
30

OPPOSITION
ON THE ROAD
NORWICH CITY 0-3 LIVERPOOL
14TH AUGUST 2021 // CARROW ROAD
Egyptian superstar Mo Salah earns two assists and
a goal in a terrific opening matchday of the new
Premier League season.
LEEDS UNITED 0-3 LIVERPOOL
12TH SEPTEMBER 2021 // ELLAND ROAD
The Salah-Mané duo combine once again, both
scoring alongside Fabinho to end a high-tempo
performance with three points.
BRENTFORD 3-3 LIVERPOOL
25TH SEPTEMBER 2021 // BRENTFORD COMMUNITY
STADIUM
Newly-promoted Brentford stun Liverpool in a
six-goal thriller, with Yoane Wissa’s 82nd-minute
strike holding the Reds to a draw.
WATFORD 0-5 LIVERPOOL
16TH OCTOBER 2021 // VICARAGE ROAD
Liverpool’s unbeaten run continues as Roberto
Firmino’s hat-trick and another Salah stunner
condemns Watford to defeat.
ON THE ROAD (2021/22 PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON)
31

THE ONE AND ONLY
So You Think You Know...
THE REDS
2021/22 STATS
League Position:
2nd
Points Total: 21
Goals Scored: 27
Goals Conceded: 6
Most Goals: Mohamed Salah (10)
Most Assists: Mohamed Salah (5)
(2021/22 stats Premier League season (as of 23/10/21))
MEET LIVERPOOL’S MASCOT
WHAT A KIT
Have a look at this kit from the 2012/13 season!
SUPERB STEVIE
In 2014/15, Steven Gerrard scored for the Reds
in his 16th successive season. This achievement
surpassed Billy Liddell’s, which had stood
since 1960.
Mighty Red
THIS IS ANFIELD
The famous sign was erected by Bill Shankly to
strike fear in the opposition players. Current
Liverpool players were forbidden to touch it by
manager Jürgen Klopp until the club won a trophy.
HAT-TRICK HERO
Ian Rush scored hat-tricks for Liverpool in six
different competitions. These included the First
Division, FA Cup, League Cup, European Cup, Cup
Winners’ Cup and Screen Sport Super Cup.
32

OPPOSITION
YOU’RE THE
Manager!
PP
Manager
G YC RC PNE STARTING XI
THE REDS STARTING XI G YC RC
SUBSTITUTES
SUBSTITUTES
33

THE ONE AND ONLY
Last TIME
WE Met
IT IS OVER 12 YEARS SINCE THE REDS VISITED DEEPDALE, BACK IN JANUARY
2009, AND IT TOOK A STUNNING ALBERT RIERA STRIKE AND A LATE FERNANDO
TORRES TAP-IN HELPED LIVERPOOL TO VICTORY IN A PULSATING FA CUP THIRD-
ROUND CLASH.
With Liverpool dominating, Riera’s
trickery opened up the defence on
23 minutes and his shot flew into
the corner past goalkeeper Andy
Lonergan.
However, Sean St. Ledger looked
to have equalised for North End,
but his header was ruled out
because of a silly Jon Parkin foul.
Steven Gerrard unselfishly set up
Torres in injury-time to seal the
win for Rafael Benitez’s side.
PNE went into the game in decent
form, winning six of their last ten
games in the Championship, giving
them every reason to fancy their
chances against the side sitting at
the top of the Premier League.
The form of Ross Wallace has
been key to the Lilywhites’ rise
with the on-loan winger scoring
three times since his move from
Sunderland, and his sizzling freekick
after five minutes forced
Liverpool keeper Diego Cavalieri
into a plunging save.
The rest of the half involved a sea
of red piling forward. The alarm
bells were ringing for North End
after just 11 minutes when Riera’s
speed set up Robbie Keane who
shot badly wide.
With a Gerrard volley falling into
the grateful hands of Lonergan, it
was not long before the visitors
grabbed the lead on 24 minutes.
Despite a lucky bobble that
enabled the ball to end up with
Riera on the edge of the box,
there was nothing lucky about
the finish. The 26-year-old
Spanish international twisted and
turned, and with the defenders
mesmerized, and Lonergan’s view
partially blocked, Riera turned to
blast home the opener.
Keane should have had a hat-trick
by half-time, but a combination
of keeper Lonergan and wasteful
shooting denied the Irish striker.
The second period began in
similar fashion and Daniel Agger
should have doubled the lead
when he nodded a Gerrard corner
shockingly wide.
On the hour, Gerrard’s side-footed
shot was tipped over by Lonergan,
but it seemed to kick-start a home
team revival.
St. Ledger headed the ball into the
net with 17 minutes remaining,
but the wild celebrations were
curtailed with the impressive
Parkin having been spotted
hauling down Jamie Carragher on
the goal-line.
For the final 20 minutes, Liverpool
looked a little wobbly with Parkin
and Wallace proving a real
menace.
I KNEW
STEVEN GERRARD
WOULD PLAY
WELL, HE IS
FANTASTIC, TOP
CLASS, AND I
KNEW HE WOULD
DO THAT. I HAVE
VERY RARELY
SEEN HIM DO
ANYTHING LESS
THAN THAT.
34

OPPOSITION
As Alan Irvine’s men poured
forward in search of the equaliser
Liverpool broke away and Gerrard
capped off a fine display by setting
up substitute Torres to tap in from
three yards in his first game for
six weeks.
Liverpool assistant manager
Sammy Lee said afterward of
Steven Gerrard: “He is a great
footballer, he produced a terrific
performance. Things have been
written about him, but we know
that he is a terrific professional,
a model professional and this club
will put all our support behind
Stevie Gerrard.
“But he is a great servant for this
club, a great ambassador and
we will continue to support him
throughout, he’s a terrific guy.”
Preston North End manager Alan
Irvine added: “Our lads have been
excited ever since the draw, and
that was because they wanted to
play against Liverpool’s big stars.
“It has been an education for
them. For Sean St. Ledger to be
facing Fernando Torres was a
great education for him.
“I knew Steven Gerrard would
play well, he is fantastic, top class,
and I knew he would do that. I
have very rarely seen him do
anything less than that.”
PNE line-up: Lonergan,
Jones, Mawene, St.
Ledger, Davidson
(Nolan, 56), Sedgwick,
Chaplow (Nicholson,
81), McKenna, Wallace,
Parkin, Mellor (Elliott,
62). Subs not used:
Chris Neal, Brown,
Carter, Whaley.
Attendance: 23,046
Liverpool line-up:
Cavalieri, Carragher,
Hyypia, Agger, Insua,
Alonso (Leiva Lucas,
46), Mascherano
(Aurelio, 83), Babel,
Gerrard, Riera, Keane
(Torres, 73). Subs not
used: Reina, Ngog, El
Zhar, Skrtel.
Referee: Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire)
35

THE ONE AND ONLY
So Far In
THE CUP
2021/22
Tuesday 26th October
7.45pm KO
Wednesday 27th October
7.45pm KO
Wednesday 27th October
7.45pm KO
Tuesday 26th October
7.45pm KO
Wednesday 27th October
7.45pm KO
Wednesday 27th October
7.45pm KO
Tuesday 26th October
7.45pm KO
PP
Wednesday 27th October
7.45pm KO
36

LEAGUE CUP UPDATE
Team of the Third
FORSS
RODRIGUEZ
MINAMINO
MAHREZ
FODEN
WISSA
TSIMIKAS
JAMES
HUGHES
GOODE
PP
KELLEHER
37

THE ONE AND ONLY
THE CUP
Stats So Far
2021/22
Stats correct after third round
GOALS (PLAYER)
# PLAYER CLUB GLS
1. MARCUS FORSS BRENTFORD (5)
2. EMIL RIIS PNE (4)
= AIDEN O’BRIEN SUNDERLAND (4)
= CAMERON ARCHER ASTON VILLA (4)
= JAY RODRIGUEZ BURNLEY (4)
FORSS
SHOTS PER GAME (PLAYER)
# PLAYER CLUB ST.
1. ARMANDO DOBRA IPSWICH TOWN (8)
= MOHAMED ELYOUNOUSSI SOUTHAMPTON (8)
2. JOEL RANDALL PETERBOROUGH UNITED (7)
= KIERAN SADLIER ROTHERHAM UNITED (7)
3. ALEX GILLIEAD BRADFORD CITY (6) *
*+4 PLAYERS
PRITCHARD
ASSISTS (PLAYER)
# PLAYER CLUB ASSTS
1. ALEX PRITCHARD SUNDERLAND (3)
= SAMAN GHODDOS BRENTFORD (3)
2. BEN WHITEMAN PNE (2)
= ALEXIS MAC ALLISTER BRIGHTON (2)
= ANWAR EL GHAZI ASTON VILLA (2)*
*+10 PLAYERS
DOBRA
38

LEAGUE CUP STATISTICS
GOALS SCORED (TEAM)
# CLUB GLS
1. PNE (11)
2. SOUTHAMPTON (10)
= BRENTFORD (10)
3. ARSENAL (9)
4. SUNDERLAND (7) *
*+3 TEAMS
PNE
PP
MAN CITY
PASSING ACCURACY (TEAM)
# CLUB %
1. MANCHESTER CITY (91.7%)
2. SWANSEA CITY (88.8%)
3. PETERBOROUGH UNITED (88.5%)
4. ARSENAL (88.4%)
5. HULL CITY (88.2%)
DISCIPLINE (TEAM)
# CLUB YC RC
1. SUNDERLAND (7YC) (0RC)
= SHEFFIELD UNITED (7YC) (0RC)
= SWANSEA CITY (7YC) (0RC)
2. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN (6YC) (0RC)
= WIGAN ATHLETIC (6YC) (0RC)
SUNDERLAND
MAN CITY
POSSESSION (TEAM)
# CLUB %
1. MANCHESTER CITY (78.9%)
2. LEICESTER CITY (70.4%)
3. ARSENAL (68.3%)
4. CHELSEA (68.2%)
5. LEEDS UNITED (67.3%)
39

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MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
OCT OCT
25
BOLTON WANDERERS
(H), 1PM
OCT
26
JACK
BAXTER
LIVERPOOL (H), 7.45PM
OCT
27
PATRICK
BAUER
OCT
28
OCT
29
JACOB HOLLAND
- WILKINSON
LUTON TOWN (H), 3PM
BLACKPOOL (H),
10.30AM
OCT
30
BLACKBURN
COMMUNITY
SPORTS (H), 2PM
31
AFC BOURNEMOUTH
(A), 7.45PM
NOTTINGHAM
FOREST (A), 3PM
PENRITH AFC (A),
2PM
NOV NOV
1
STEVE
THOMPSON
NOV
2
NOV
3
NOV
4
NOV
5
NOV
6
7
BOLTON
WANDERERS (A),
10.30AM
WIGAN ATHLETIC
(A), 2PM
NOV NOV
8
NOV
9
NOV
10
NOV
11
NOV
12
NOV
13
14
FLEETWOOD TOWN
(H), 1PM
CARDIFF CITY (H),
3PM
WALSALL (A), 11PM
SIR TOM FINNEY
WOMEN (A), 2PM
NOV NOV
15
NOV
16
NOV
17
NOV
18
NOV
19
NOV
20
21
MIDDLESBROUGH (A),
7.45PM
FULHAM (H), 12.30PM
PORT VALE (H), 11AM
CARLISLE UNITED
(A), 2PM
NOV NOV
22
NOV
23
NOV
24
NOV
25
NOV
26
NOV
27
28
FIRST TEAM // CENTRAL LEAGUE // WOMEN // YOUTH TEAM // GENERAL // BIRTHDAY
41

THE ONE AND ONLY
42

IMAGES: IAN ROBINSON
43

THE ONE AND ONLY
THE LEGEND…
BILL SHANKLY
By Ian Rigby
Many younger football fans
may only know Bill Shankly as
Liverpool’s famous ex-manager,
but he was actually connected to
Preston North End Football Club
from 1933 to 1949.
There are football careers and there
are football careers, and Bill Shankly
had arguably the most colourful of
any footballer that has ever played for
Preston North End, along with Tommy
Docherty.
Bill was from the Scottish mining
town of Glenbuck, in Ayrshire,
and the village was renowned for
unearthing good footballers. Around
50 of the village youngsters became
professionals over the years with
seven being capped by Scotland.
Shanks’ Glenbuck-born uncles, Bob
and William Blyth, both played for
Preston North End and both later
became chairmen of football clubs,
Bob with Portsmouth and William with
Carlisle United.
After leaving school at the age of 14,
young Bill Shankly started work in the
local coalmine and had two years at
the pit before becoming unemployed.
He loved his football and although
he was training with the famous
Glenbuck Cherrypickers team, he
never actually played for them unlike
his four brothers. Instead he played
for a nearby team named Cronberry
Juniors. He was recommended to
Carlisle United where his uncle,
William Blyth, was now a director.
He managed just 16 games for the
Cumbrians before he was persuaded
to join North End in July 1933 for a
modest £350 down payment, with a
further £150 to be paid if retained
the following season! To say that was
£500 well spent, would be the ultimate
understatement!
When he signed he looked anything
but a future international player,
though he was full of enthusiasm for
the game, which lasted him a lifetime.
He always believed in his own ability
and was a fitness fanatic bursting
with energy and stamina. Like all
young players joining the club in those
days, he had to bide his time with the
reserve team in the Central League,
but he was soon knocking on the door
of the first XI.
Bill made his North End league debut
at Deepdale on 9th December 1933
in a 5-0 win versus Hull City. In the
remaining 24 games of that season,
PNE won 15, resulting in promotion
back to the top flight. His personal
displays went on to earn the respect
from his team-mates and opponents
alike, as North End became a force to
be reckoned within the frst division.
Shankly himself made 126 appearances
out of a possible 127 after making
his debut. PNE, prior to World War
44

HISTORICAL
One, played in two consecutive FA
Cup Finals, firstly being beaten 3-1 by
Sunderland in 1937, but the following
year Bill earned his coveted winners
medal, when North End defeated
Huddersfield Town.
By now he had caught the eye of
Scottish international selectors and on
9th April 1938, when Scotland played
England at Wembley, proud Preston
North End had four of their players
in that Scotland team which were
1-0 victors. Andy Beattie, Tom Smith,
George Mutch and Bill Shankly, earning
his first cap, were the four North
Enders selected for international
duty. On that particular April day, the
Lilywhites were FA Cup finalists and
in second place in the league. With
no league games postponed due to
international call-ups in those days,
North End had still to play their league
game against Derby County without
their four internationalists and still
won 4-1!
During the war he joined the RAF, but
was able to make guest appearances
for a number of clubs, as was the
norm in those days. One of those
appearances was for Liverpool in a
derby game against Everton. Having
earned five international caps prewar,
he also won seven unofficial caps
during the war and captained Scotland
in one of those games. Bill played in
over 100 games for PNE during the
war period, and in 1941 he played a
major part in North End winning the
war league and cup double.
Shankly was the nearest thing seen to
perpetual motion, but by the end of the
war even he had slowed down as the
war had taken its toll. Shankly played
his last game for North End against
Sunderland in March 1949. He became
player/coach to the reserve team,
but in October 1949 he returned to
Carlisle United as manager, and from
there he went on to great heights as
Liverpool’s world famous manager
via Workington, Grimsby Town and
Huddersfield Town.
Legend is a word overused in
football, but in Bill Shankly’s case
legend is the only word to use.
PNE Statistics: 297 league games (13
goals), 43 FA Cup (3 goals).
45

THE ONE AND ONLY
Born In Preston,
Played For North End
by Mike Payne
During Preston North End’s 141 year history, over 100 first-team players have been born here, in
Preston, and in this series of articles I would like to feature a selection of those that went on to play
for the club. I have decided to choose them at random, as I want to reach across the various eras,
to highlight the different social and sporting periods in which they played the game. They all had one
thing in common though, and it was that they were so proud to represent their hometown team.
PROUD PLAYERS
FOR PROUD PRESTON
There was only one player I could possibly choose
for this article today, and he is, of course, Mark
Lawrenson. The son of another former North
Ender, Tommy Lawrenson, Mark was always
destined to play for his hometown team who he
first joined as an apprentice, coming through
the junior ranks to earn himself a professional
contract in August 1974. It is not commonly known
that the young defender was given his Football
League debut by another footballing legend, Bobby
Charlton. Mark was a full back in his early days
and it was in the right back berth that he started
his first match, against Watford, at Deepdale, in
April 1975. That match ended 2-2, and it was a tough
baptism for the 17-year-old, as on the night the
whole defence looked a little shaky.
But Lawrenson had something about him, keeping
his place for the remaining two games that season
before establishing a regular place in the side
around the middle of the following campaign. By
then, he had moved into the centre of defence,
with his excellent reading of situations showing
what a good football brain he had. Lawrenson was
also quick and, despite his willowy frame, strong
too. It was obvious to the fans that North End had
uncovered a gem, but also to the knowledgeable
PNE supporters, they knew it would be almost
certainly impossible to keep him at Deepdale.
During the 1976/77 season Lawrenson was
outstanding, and his form culminated in being
chosen as the club’s Player of the Year, and never
has an award been more deserved. At that time,
Preston North End were a club that had to sell to
survive, and players of the year were often the
ones to go after winning the trophy. Such was the
case for Lawrenson, because during the summer
of 1977, a bid of £100,000 came in from Brighton &
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HISTORICAL
Hove Albion, too good for North End to turn down,
and the player was on his way to the south coast.
It was a snip by today’s standards, but it was not
to be at Brighton where Lawrenson was to forge
his lasting legendary status, despite four excellent
years at the Goldstone Ground. This time it was Bob
Paisley who spotted the talent of the Prestonian,
paying a then club-record fee of £900,000 to take
the defender to Anfield to join Liverpool. It was a
dream move for Lawrenson, and funnily enough,
he made his debut for the Reds at full back as
well, before becoming one of the best central
defenders the game has ever seen. That fee of
£800,000 more than North End sold him for really
angered supporters of the Lilywhites – well it did
me anyway! But that’s the business side of football
I suppose, and I am now gradually getting over my
annoyance. However, nothing can detract from the
glorious career that Lawrenson went on to have at
Anfield, winning first division, FA Cup and European
trophies as well as a total of 39 full caps for the
Republic of Ireland, the first of those he won whilst
at Deepdale by the way. His partnership with Alan
Hansen was magnificent, and there are not enough
superlatives to describe his Liverpool career.
After finally leaving Merseyside in 1988, Lawrenson
did have a dabble at football management with
Oxford United and Peterborough, and he even
experienced the Conference with
Barnet, as well as one season of
football in the USA with Tampa Bay
Rowdies. Oh, and I must not forget
his success as a football pundit
on TV and radio, which he took to
like a duck to water. But before I
finish this article I would like to
take you back to the evening of
17th December 1976 and a night
under the lights of Deepdale
against Shrewsbury Town. Nobby
Stiles was in charge of the team
that night as manager Harry
Catterick had gone down with flu.
The match was a pre-Christmas cracker, with
North End missing chances, but generally having
the better of things. Just before the break, Mike
Elwiss missed a sitter, but just into the second
period PNE took the lead through a surprising
source. A right wing centre into the Shrewsbury
box from Jimmy Brown looked inviting. Up went
the heads and it was a superb glancing header
from Mr Mark Thomas Lawrenson that
beat Ken Mulhearn in the Shrewsbury
goal. Joyous scenes from players and
fans alike followed at the first ever
league goal by an outstanding footballer.
The match was on a knife-edge as the
90th minute approached. With two
minutes left, the visitors equalised
through Brian Hornsby, but North End
hit back and a magnificent header by
Lawrenson’s central defensive partner
David Sadler gave North End the points. It
was a night that Lawrenson would never forget, as
he had scored for the PNE first team, something
his dad never quite achieved. And finally, when
Mark was a guest celebrity on BBC’s Mastermind
show, he chose Preston North End as his specialist
subject, which just shows you his real allegiance
for tonight’s match.
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THE ONE AND ONLY
IN THAT NUMBER
18
SHIRT NUMBERS HAVE BEEN
IN FOOTBALL FOR A LONG TIME,
PREVIOUSLY JUST 1 TO 11 IN A STARTING
LINE-UP, BUT THAT’S A THING OF THE
PAST NOW WITH PLAYERS KEEPING
PERMANENT NUMBERS FOR THE COURSE
OF A SEASON. IN THE ONE AND ONLY
THIS CAMPAIGN, WE’LL BE PROFILING
SOME OF THE FORMER WEARERS OF
EACH SHIRT NUMBER FOR PNE SINCE
THE TURN OF THE 21ST CENTURY, THIS
WEEK FOCUSING ON THE NO.18…
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HISTORICAL
Michael Appleton
At the time of his signing, Michael Appleton was PNE’s record buy, with the midfielder
arriving for £500,000 from Manchester United. He was at the club during a successful
period, as David Moyes led North End to a Play-Off campaign in 1998/99 before then
clinching promotion the following term. Appleton netted four goals during that season
and was then playing a key role in the side once in the second tier, although in January
2001 he moved on to West Bromwich Albion where he would soon go on to suffer a
serious injury.
Matthew Hill
Joining the Lilywhites in January 2005 for £100,000, Matthew Hill soon showed his
quality in a North End shirt, forming relationships on the left-hand side of the pitch with
the likes of Eddie Lewis and Callum Davidson. That first season was almost a perfect
introduction to life in Lancashire, going all the way to the Play-Off Final, but Billy Davies’
side were beaten 1-0 by West Ham United. Hill’s following season was disrupted by
injuries, but the 2006/07 campaign was his best in a PNE shirt and he was rightly given
the Player of the Year award for those performances. He went on to feature 26 times
the next season before moving on to Wolves, where he would earn promotion.
Danny Welbeck
Striker Danny Welbeck joined the club in January 2010 on loan from Manchester United,
when Darren Ferguson was the boss at Deepdale and his father Sir Alex was at the helm
at Old Trafford. Welbeck, a 19-year-old at the time, played just eight times for PNE in a
spell cut short by an injury, but there were still a few highlights. The main take from that
short period with the club was a fantastic goal which he scored against Ipswich Town,
as he superbly chipped the goalkeeper from just inside the 18-yard box.
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THE ONE AND ONLY
Fans
Up today is Jordan Storey…
Before each matchday this season, we’ll be posting on our social media channels to give supporters
the chance to send in questions for members of the PNE squad, so keep an eye out for future editions!
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@WILLIPH123 WHAT’S
YOUR MEAL DEAL?
Tuna and sweetcorn sandwich, fridge
raiders and a Naked smoothie. Got to
take advantage of that discount.
@JOSH.EARL32 DO YOU
ACTUALLY WANT TO GO
AND PLAY GOLF?
Yeah he’s just jealous because I’m
better than him basically…
@XPHOEBE__
MCDONALDS OR KFC?
McDonalds all day long.
@ERINRIGBYY WHO WAS
YOUR INSPIRATION WHEN
YOU WERE YOUNGER?
Being a United fan, I’d probably say
Nemanja Vidic or Rio Ferdinand. Maybe
Wayne Rooney as well.
@BENWHITEMAN8 HOW
FAST IS YOUR CAR
TO 60MPH AND ARE
YOU SPONSORED BY
TIMBERLANDS?
I don’t like to brag about it, but 3.7
seconds. And yes, yes I am.
@MRBI_LLS WHO IS THE
TOUGHEST ATTACKER
YOU’VE FACED?
I’d probably say either Ivan Toney or
Neal Maupay, both when they were
playing for Brentford.
@JAKEBOWLER10002019
WHAT’S BEEN YOUR
FAVOURITE GAME PLAYING
FOR PNE?
It’d have to be the QPR away game in
2019 when we won 4-1 and I scored my
first goal for the club.

FAN FEATURE
@KRISTIBOBS WHO IS
THE BEST GAMER IN THE
TEAM?
Probably have to say Hughesy, Josh
Earl is up there with him to be fair.
@XPHOEBE__ DO YOU
GET NERVOUS WHEN IT’S
NEAR KICK-OFF?
No not really anymore. I used to when
I was a bit younger, but I think that’s
gone the more games that I’ve played.
@SSAMSEDDON WHO
IS THE BEST TEAM-
MATE YOU’VE PLAYED
ALONGSIDE?
That’s a tough one. I’d probably have
to say Ben Davies because he played in
my position and from a defensive point
of view he was just so solid.
@REGAN.HUT WHAT’S
YOUR FAVOURITE MEAL?
I’d have to say either a curry or
salmon and rice.
@BATTLE_MONKEYS_PAGE
HAVE YOU GOT A PET?
Back down south I’ve got two dogs
called Max and Fergie. A terrier and a
Jack Russell.
@MONAGHAN1998 IS IT
TRUE YOU LEAP LIKE A
SALMON?
Yes I can confirm that’s true.
@PROC_420 DOES
JORDAN THINK THERE
WILL EVER BE A BOY
BORN WHO CAN SWIM
FASTER THAN A SHARK?
No chance.
@RAYWEBSTER1881
HOW DIFFICULT WAS IT
TO MOVE FROM EXETER
AT SUCH A YOUNG
AGE?
It was difficult because at the time
I was so young and obviously all my
friends and family were down there,
so it was a big step for me and a
difficult decision, but I’m settled up
here now.
@IG_ETHAN.SMITH WHAT
POSITION DID YOU
PLAY WHEN YOU WERE
YOUNGER?
Sort of a No.10 or centre mid. I do kind
of miss getting up there sometimes!
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MY
FAVOURITE
THINGS...
with
Paul Huntington
HOLIDAY
DESTINATION
I’d probably have to say Dubai. I
end up going there most years.
It just gets bigger and better
every year.
MOVIE
There’s so many aren’t there!
I remember loving the first
Hangover when that came out,
that springs to mind.
TV SERIES
I really enjoyed Prison Break,
and Lost was great too.
MUSIC ARTIST
I like all kinds, I went to Craig
David a few years ago.
SONG
One that sticks out is My Love by
Route 94. I did a lot of running
to that one.
STARTER
I’m much more of a main and
dessert man.
MAIN COURSE
I’m a big fan of Jamaican jerk
chicken and rice.
DESSERT
You know those chocolate
bombs when you pour the
sauce on? Easy choice.
FOOTBALLER
I’d probably say Rio Ferdinand.
A really good defender and ball
player. I got his shirt when I
was 19, he was great with me.
SPORTS
I watch a bit of NFL on Sundays.
A bit of rugby league, a bit of
cricket. I like watching darts
too.
53

PLAYER FEATURE
PNE’s Matthew Olosunde picks the five people
who he would invite to his dream dinner party...
HARRIET TUBMAN
What she did to help so many people
during slavery was remarkable. I feel like
I’d want to hear some of her first hand
experiences as well as being able to share
how much things have changed since then.
CRISTIANO RONALDO
He’s one of the greats and I’ve always
looked up to him, both as a player and
as a role model.
PP
MASASHI KISHIMOTO
He is the creator of my favourite
show ever, Naruto, and I would
just love to pick his brain behind
the whole process.
KEVIN HART
He’s hilarious, I just feel like I really need
to meet him at least once in my lifetime!
WILL SMITH
He’s easily one of my favourite actors
and I just feel like he’d be a great
person to be around.
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THE ONE AND ONLY
PP
JOHN WELSH
EXCITED TO BE BACK
Former Preston North End captain John Welsh will re-join the club as the Lead
Development Phase Coach with the Academy and is thrilled to be on the Lilywhites’
payroll once again.
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John, who played for the club between 2012 and 2018,
and had a major part to play in PNE’s promotion to
the Championship in 2015, has been working with the
Academy during the past few weeks and this week began his
new permanent role.
He will oversee the age groups from U12s up to U16s, the
final step before players find out whether or not they will be
awarded a scholarship with the club.
He spoke to The One And Only just before kick-off at last
Wednesday’s home win over Coventry City and admitted he
had been getting more and more excited about getting into
post: “It has been four weeks in the making. Every day I have
woken up and been more excited about getting going,” he told
the matchday programme.
“I have been in the Academy for a few weeks now and not a
lot has changed; there are plenty of staff there who are great
for the football club and having a foot in and knowing what the
club is all about and what it takes to be a footballer at this club
is an experience I hope I can bring.
I THINK MOST
PEOPLE KNOW IT’S A
CLUB CLOSE TO MY
HEART SO TO COME
BACK AND WORK FOR
IT IN ANY CAPACITY IS
SOMETHING I’M REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT.
“We have a lot of players in the Academy set up, some great
coaches and there is everything there to be successful as a
young player and I can’t wait to get going.
“I’ve been taking the U16s for the last two or three weeks,
been loving it and obviously this opportunity has come up and
I’ve jumped at the chance of doing it.
“It’s just great to be back at the football club. I think most
people know it’s a club close to my heart so to come back
and work for it in any capacity is something I’m really excited
about and can’t wait to get going.”
Speaking to the club’s YouTube preview show the week of the
passing of Mr Hemmings, the former No.19 was keen to praise
the owner and his legacy: “It’s a very sad time. Any news like
that is terrible, especially when it is such a great man involved
in a football club that I love.
“He was well thought of within the club; the fans adored him,
as did the players and staff that worked for him. I can speak
for the playing staff from my time and you can see it in the
messages on social media that have gone out to his family and
that gives you an idea of what he meant to people.
“I have great memories of meeting him. As players, when
you were told he was coming down, it was always a nervous
time, but as soon as you see him, he would break the tension
straight away with his humour. He was quite firm in what
he wanted, but he was humorous and we always got the
conversation round to horse racing - having a bit of banter
about tips!
“With the charity of work he did, we attended a few events
around that and he did brilliant things for the community
and the club and I only have positive memories of my time in
his company.”
Back to football and tonight, a game that thrilled Welshy
as soon as it came out of the hat, having proudly pulled on
both the red of hometown club Liverpool and the lilywhite of
North End.

COACHING STAFF FEATURE
“When I first heard the draw I was delighted,” he continued.
“With a foot in both camps, I was really excited. It is a great
game for the football club and also the lads and staff.
“It is a good gauge for where we are at as a team and as
players and I am really excited for the lads, who I am sure will
do themselves proud on the day.
“I have come to the game with the kids today and they were
talking about the Manchester United game – which sticks out
as a game I was involved in. Being from Liverpool that added a
bit of needle and it was great to pit your wits against the best
players in the world.
“They had a full squad out, a decent team and it was brilliant
for us. For 65 or 70 minutes, we did really well, got ahead and
then the better players came into it in the business end of the
game – as well as having 12 men! – but that is what football
is all about.
“You always want to play against the best players who are out
there and this game will be a good gauge for the lads here at
Preston North End.”
And now, as an Academy member of staff, with a good group of
players who may be experiencing a full Deepdale and a world
class side visiting, what can those youngsters under his remit
learn from the experience?
“Even just the thought of being around the stadium; when you
come and see the lights on, at a night game, everything seems
more special, because it is slap bang there, right in front of
you and it makes it even more special to be seeing some of the
best players in the world – depending what team they bring,
but the best kids or players around.
“For players who are in the Academy to see that, it will not
only spur them on, with dreams to play for Preston North End,
but to want to play in games like that,” he added.
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PLAYER FEATURE
GAME
This season, members of our first team squad will be picking out specific games they have
played in which are particularly memorable to them or even helped to change the course
of their career.
22ND MAY 2021 // SCOTTISH CUP FINAL
ST JOHNSTONE 1
(ROONEY, 32)
HIBERNIAN 0
-
AS IT HAPPENED:
Ali McCann plays 90 minutes as St Johnstone become the
first side outside of the Old Firm to win two major cups in
Scotland since 1989/90.
“It was just last year that we got to the
Scottish Cup final. It was the last game of
last season when we played Hibs and beat
them 1-0.
“We were going into it confident because we’d
beat them a few weeks earlier and it was a
chance to make history for the club because
two cups in one year is unheard of for St
Johnstone.
“We were confident going into the game
because we’d been there before. We’d been at
Hampden three times that year already and
won three times, so going into that game we
were all feeling positive, but we knew how big
of a deal it was for the club.
“The chance to win one trophy let alone two
doesn’t come round very often for St Johnstone
so it was a great day and a great night.
“Looking back on it now, it was just an
unbelievable achievement and whenever I see
a photo, the medal in my room or just anything
that reminds me of the game, it’s a great feeling
and sort of just sums up the time I had at the
club which was amazing for me.
“That game will always
stick with me, especially
because I left to come
down here not long after.
In terms of a memory, it
will always stick out as
an amazing thing to have
achieved, especially being
so young.”
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THE ONE AND ONLY
FIXTURES & RESULTS 2021/22
NORTH WEST YOUTH ALLIANCE
DATE KO/F-A H/A OPPOSITION STARTING XI
AUGUST 2021
TBC P-P (A) MORECAMBE
SAT 14 3-5 (H) SALFORD CITY LOMBARD SEARY LEWIS TAYLOR MFUNI BLANCHARD WALLBANK
SAT 21 2-1 (H) FLEETWOOD TOWN (YACG1) PRADIC SEARY LEWIS TAYLOR MFUNI BLANCHARD WALLBANK 1
FRI 27 2-1 (A) TRANMERE ROVERS LOMBARD WALLBANK LEWIS TAYLOR MFUNI BLANCHARD NELSON
SEPTEMBER 2021
SAT 4 2-1 (H) ROCHDALE LOMBARD WALLBANK LEWIS LEIGH MFUNI COULTON CROSS-ADAIR
SAT 11 1-2 (A) CARLISLE UNITED DUGGAN WALLBANK LEWIS LEIGH MFUNI 1 COULTON TAYLOR
SAT 18 3-1 (H) ACCRINGTON STANLEY DUGGAN TAYLOR COULTON LEIGH MFUNI NEVIN SLATER 1
SAT 25 2-1 (A) BRADFORD CITY (YACG2) PRADIC TAYLOR LEWIS AMARAL MFUNI NEVIN PEMBERTON
OCTOBER 2021
SAT 2 7-0 (A) FLEETWOOD TOWN DUGGAN SEARY COULTON LEIGH 1 MFUNI NEVIN PEMBERTON
SAT 9 0-2 (H) ACCRINGTON STANLEY (YACG3) DUGGAN MFUNI LEWIS LEIGH NEVIN BLANCHARD SLATER
SAT 23 P-P (A) SHREWSBURY TOWN
SAT 30 10:30AM (H) BLACKPOOL
NOVEMBER 2021
SAT 13 10:30AM (A) BOLTON WANDERERS
SAT 20 (A) WALSALL
SAT 27 (H) PORT VALE
DECEMBER 2021
SAT 4 (H) OLDHAM ATHLETIC
SAT 18 10:30AM (H) MORECAMBE
JANUARY 2022
SAT 8 (A) SALFORD CITY
SAT 15 10:30AM (H) FLEETWOOD TOWN
SAT 22 (A) ROCHDALE
SAT 29 (A) CUP AQF
FEBRUARY 2022
SAT 12 (H) SHREWSBURY TOWN
SAT 19 (A) PORT VALE
SAT 26 (A) CUP ASF
MARCH 2022
SAT 12 10:30AM (A) ACCRINGTON STANLEY
SAT 19 (A) YA CUP NATIONAL SF
SAT 26 (H) CARLISLE UNITED
APRIL 2022
SAT 2 (A) OLDHAM ATHLETIC
SAT 9 10:30AM (H) BOLTON WANDERERS
SAT 23 (H) WALSALL
SAT 30 10:30AM (A) BLACKPOOL
MAY 2022
WED 4 (A) YA CUP NATIONAL FINAL
SAT 7 10:30AM (H) TRANMERE ROVERS
ALL FIXTURES SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
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PNE ACADEMY
KEY: GOALSCORER 1 FIRST SUB SECOND SUB THIRD SUB FOURTH SUB FIFTH SUB † OWN GOAL YELLOW CARD RED CARD
SUBSTITUTES
REFEREE
O’NEILL HOLLAND-WILKINSON 1 CROSS-ADAIR SLATER 2 BEST (80) DUGGAN MAHAFFY (85) KELLY CONROY A PARR ROBINSON
O’NEILL CROSS-ADAIR PEMBERTON SLATER 1 BEST (80) BARRY MAHAFFY NELSON (60) MAWENE (78) Z AHMED
O’NEILL CROSS-ADAIR MAWENE 1 SLATER BEST 1 (67) PRADIC MAHAFFY (86) COULTON (46) E BELL
MAWENE 1 RODWELL-GRANT 1P O’NEILL SLATER BEST DUGGAN TAYLOR (87) NELSON (17) PEMBERTON (67) T EAGLES
O’NEILL CROSS-ADAIR PEMBERTON SLATER NEVIN PRADIC BEST AMARAL (65) NELSON (86) H TAYLOR
AMARAL 1 CROSS-ADAIR O’NEILL LEWIS BEST PRADIC PEMBERTON 1 (46) NESLON (77) ECCLESTON B RICHARDS
O’NEILL 1 CROSS-ADAIR NELSON SLATER SEARY DUGGAN BLANCHARD PASIEK WILSON 1 (46) WIDDORSON
AMARAL 1 CROSS-ADAIR 2 O’NEILL 1P SLATER 1 BLANCHARD (46) PRADIC TAYLOR (56) NELSON (63) GREEN 1 (46) P BROWN
O’NEILL CROSS-ADAIR NELSON GREEN BEST DAVIS AMARAL (65) MAHAFFY (77) ECCLESTON (77) K CHELL
YOUTH ALLIANCE NORTH WEST CONFERENCE
# TEAM PL W D L F A +/- PTS FORM GUIDE
1 SALFORD CITY 7 6 1 0 25 8 17 19
2 CARLISLE UNITED 6 5 1 0 15 4 11 16
3 SHREWSBURY TOWN 6 5 0 1 13 3 10 15
4 PRESTON NORTH END 6 4 0 2 18 10 8 12
5 OLDHAM ATHLETIC 6 4 0 2 14 13 1 12
6 BLACKPOOL 6 3 2 1 11 7 4 11
7 BOLTON WANDERERS 7 2 3 2 11 11 0 9
8 PORT VALE 4 2 1 1 9 10 -1 7
9 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 6 2 1 3 9 11 -2 7
10 TRANMERE ROVERS 7 2 0 5 11 16 -5 6
11 ROCHDALE 7 1 2 4 12 12 0 5
12 MORECAMBE 6 1 1 4 6 19 -13 4
13 FLEETWOOD TOWN 7 1 0 6 6 20 -14 3
14 WALSALL 7 0 0 7 5 21 -16 0
LAST UPDATED MONDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER WIN DRAW LOSS
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there is one that we must all share. There is
no place for discrimination in our game. If
you do not agree, then you are not welcome.
If you see or hear discrimination in this
stadium, please report it to the nearest
steward or via the Kick it Out App.
Because we are all
#TogetherAgainstDiscrimination
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THE ONE AND ONLY
To The Letter...
JOE RAFFERTY
HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW JOE RAFFERTY?
We’re taking a look at the defender’s career so far ahead of tonight’s Carabao Cup tie.
See how you fare answering eight questions about Raff’s career so far, with each answer
corresponding with consecutive letters in his surname.
R
I
A
My
I
FF Which
E
My
R
I
Prior
T
Y
After
recently scored my first goal at Deepdale against Cheltenham
Town, in the last round of this competition. What is their
nickname?
football career began by coming through the youth ranks
of tonight’s opponents, Liverpool – but can you name the iconic
stadium where they play their home matches?
spent six-and-a-half years with Rochdale before my move to
North End, with both my first and last appearances for Dale
coming against which fellow Lancashire outfit, where Tom Clarke
is now skipper?
fellow right back departed Deepdale in January of this
year?
North End debut came as a late substitute in a 1-0 win in a
Lancashire derby, but at which stadium?
scored my first goal for PNE away to Swansea City in August
2019. Can you name the Preston-born defender who is currently
on loan to the Swans from Liverpool?
to my switch from Spotland to Deepdale, who was the last
player to transfer directly between Rochdale and Preston North
End, having moved in the opposite direction on the summer of
2011?
playing over 300 times for Manchester City in the 1960s,
which forward spent the latter years of his career with North
End and then Rochdale in the 1970s?
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PLAYER QUIZ
ANSWERS:
R – The Robins, A – Anfield, F – Fleetwood Town, F – Darnell Fisher, E – Ewood Park, R – Rhys Williams, T – Neal Trotman, Y – Neil Young.
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THE ONE AND ONLY
PNE OPEN MULTI-FAITH
PRAYER ROOM
Preston North End Community and Education Trust opened a multi-faith prayer room earlier this
month, allowing supporters of all faiths and backgrounds to pray on home matchdays.
The prayer room is situated between blocks E and F on the
Invicibles Pavilion and was unveiled for use for the first
time ahead of Derby County’s visit earlier this month, as
part of the club’s Kick It Out matchday.
A number of activities were in place for Kick It Out
matchday, designed to promote equality for everyone
involved in football – fans, players and staff alike.
Supporters in attendance on a home matchday whose
ticket is not for the Invicibles Pavilion will be able to
access the prayer room by contacting their nearest
steward, who will escort supporters to the prayer room
every 15 minutes.
The prayer room will be open from 90 minutes before
kick-off, when the concourses open, through until fulltime
– allowing those who need to pray at certain times of
the day to leave their seat during the game if necessary.
Mo Patel – a practising Muslim supporter who
volunteered on PNECET’s Ramadan initiative earlier in
the year, and has since progressed to the role of casual
Community Engagement Coordinator with the Trust –
praised the initiative to open a prayer room.
He said: “Some supporters may have had to make a decision
between choosing to pray and attending a match during
certain parts of the season, due to the different times that
their religion may determine that they need to pray.
“We believe that supporters of all faiths should not have
to make that decision and we want to continue to break
down all barriers that may prevent any of our existing
fans from attending matches at Deepdale, while also
encouraging members of our local community to show
their support for PNE.
“The opening of the prayer room is another step in our
continued work with ethnically diverse members of our
community and we will continue to strive to make positive
changes to make Deepdale the most welcoming and
inclusive place it possibly can be for all fans.”
Mayor of Preston, Javed Iqbal, added: “It’s an absolute
pleasure and delight to open this multi-faith prayer room.
“I hope people will use it and it will help to bring more and
more people to North End.”
As part of the Kick It Out matchday, we welcomed Preston
United Youth Development programme participants and
their parents to watch the game against Derby County and
take part in our half-time penalty shoot out.
Some of those participants were also involved in a prematch
PL Kicks fixture against Derby County, with all those
involved invited to watch the main event at Deepdale later
that day.
Speaking about attending the game, a member of
the Preston United parents’ group said: “It was an
exhilarating experience, I really enjoyed it.
“I was really apprehensive at first but honestly I had a
brilliant time. I was conscious about my headscarf, but it
wasn’t noticed and I’m definitely coming again.”
For more information about the prayer room, please contact community@pne.com.
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Ben Whiteman visited a Preston Centre of Sporting Excellence class earlier this month to share an
insight into the psychological and the mental aspects of football, supporting learners with their
current learning as part of their Diploma in Sport programme.
Preston North End Community and Education Trust and
Preston College work in partnership to offer high-quality,
technical Diploma in Sport qualifications at levels one, two
and three, for 16 to 19-year-olds in Preston.
Learners enrolled on the programme have the opportunity
to improve their knowledge about multiple areas of the
sporting industry while accessing unique work placement
opportunities, both from PNECET and Preston College.
In addition, learners have the opportunity to represent
both organisations in national, competitive football
leagues, against other professional clubs, including the EFL
Community and Education Football Alliance League.
With learners currently focusing on sports psychology,
Whiteman visited Preston College to answer the class’
questions both about that subject and his football career
more generally.
Whiteman said: “It’s been very good to come back out into
the community, it’s been a long time with Covid.
“It was very good and the learners asked some good
questions in terms of lifestyles and what it takes to become
a professional footballer. It was good to give them some
advice and it’s up to them now to take that on.”
PNECET Post-16 Curriculum Lead Zach Clark added: “We
were delighted to have Ben Whiteman joining our Preston
Centre of Sporting Excellence learners as a guest speaker
in a recent lesson.
“Our learners were able to ask Ben about aspects of an elite
athlete’s lifestyle, including his mentality and psychological
approach to training and matches.
“Gaining a real-life insight into these areas is a fantastic
way for our learners to relate their studies to real life
examples, particularly coming from aspirational figures like
Ben as a first team player for Preston North End.
“We’ve been pleased to continue to rely on the support
of our first team players to support our education
programmes in an online capacity during the pandemic, but
it was fantastic to welcome a player in-person again for our
learners to be able to physically see the close partnership
that we have with Preston North End.
“Our thanks go to Ben for answering our learners’
questions in a professional manner, and we look forward
to welcoming more of the first team squad into our lessons
throughout the academic year.”
Visit PNE.Com/NewStuden to enrol with Preston Centre of Sporting Excellence for the 2022/23
academic year, or email graeme@pne.com to find out more.
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PRESTON NORTH
END WFC 5
BURY FC
FOUNDATION 2
Preston North End Women produced a five-star display
against Bury FC Foundation to progress to the next round
of the Lancashire FA Women’s Challenge Cup.
PNE made it back-to-back wins after last weekend’s victory
against Accrington Stanley by beating the Shakers 5-2.
Goals from Freya Hunt and Olivia Askam in the first half
were followed by a second half brace from Lucy Swift and
a Katie Woodhead penalty, as things look to continue to fall
into place nicely for the women’s team.
In the first few minutes, North End dominated possession
and had some chances that they were unfortunate not to
take advantage of.
A lot of the opportunities came from build-up play from the
back, working their way up the pitch towards the goal, as
quick passing play helped them to keep possession.
Early opportunities fell for Swift, who was playing very well
and causing all sorts of problems for Bury’s defence from
the first whistle.
Good passing from the home side caused the visitors to look
unorganised at the back, as attack after attack from the
girls showed their ability.
One of those chances was a shot by Woodhead, which
caused the ‘keeper to pull off a very good save half-way
through the first half.
North End then had several corners in succession, but
initially couldn’t capitalise.
However, not long afterwards, in the 30th minute, Hunt
did head home from a corner as the girls deservedly took
the lead.
Just on the stroke of half-time, Askam doubled that lead
with a solo goal, creating the chance herself and placing the
ball into the back of the net to make it 2-0.
The Lilywhites continued in the same goalscoring vain in
the second half, as only 12 minutes after the restart, Swift
finally got the goal she deserved after being unfortunate not
to score in the first half.
Bury did have some good spells of possession, and at times
put North End’s defence under pressure, testing their
solidity but they managed not to concede and stay on top.
PNE kept up their fantastic showing as Swift struck again
to increase the winning margin, finding the back of the
net with a very well-placed strike that went beyond the
outstretched goalkeeper.
There was another opportunity to add to the scoreline soon
after as a tough tackle on Swift in the box saw the referee
award the Lillywhites a penalty.
Yet again, Woodhead stepped up to take the penalty, and she
was cool, calm and collected once more as she scored to
put the girls five up.
Fresh legs were sought as Swift was replaced before she
had chance to claim her hat-trick, while goalkeeper Rose
Stuttard moved into attack as the versatile player showed
her class and knowledge of the game.
Bury started to find their ground a little bit more in the last
20 minutes, having had some good chances before finally
breaking down PNE’s defence and getting a goal back.
With only ten minutes left, the game became a bit more even
between the two teams; both having chances as the match
went back and forth in an entertaining watch.
Bury managed to get another goal just before full-time with
the game ending 5-2.
First team coach Nigel Greenwood was pleased to see the
team claim back-to-back wins.
He said: “The performance just carried on from last week to
be honest, we set off really smartly.
“The one touch football from the back was fantastic. The
play from the back helped us keep possession and score
five goals.
“The two midfielders, Freya Hunt and Katie Woodhead, ran
the show in the first half, I think that is where we set the
basis to win in the first half.”
North End are still transitioning into a team after the mass
recruitment of new players in the summer.
Nigel added: “[It’s taken] a bit of time to work as we brought
two squads together and today we saw signs of us getting
together.”
Words: Megan Grey | Photos: Aidy Neal
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SWIFT: “ONE OF OUR
BEST PERFORMANCES”
Lucy Swift said PNE Women’s 5-2 win against Bury FC Foundation was one of the
team’s best displays of the season.
North End’s winning streak continued from the
previous week’s win against Accrington Stanley, with
the more recent triumph over the Shakers sealing
the Lilywhites’ progress in the Lancashire FA Women’s
Challenge Cup.
Swift, who scored twice in the second half against Bury,
was pleased with the performance both on an individual and
collective level.
She said: “The team played really well, it’s one of the best
team performances we have had.
“As a team we were really good at passing the ball around
and keeping the ball, staying relaxed and composed.”
PNE dominated possession throughout the game and didn’t
have any trouble scoring thanks to their controlled play
across the pitch, causing difficulties for Bury, which was
ultimately reflected in the scoreline.
Lucy continued: “The first half was not my strongest, but in
the second half, I got into my groove a bit more and got a
few goals.
“I think I’m definitely improving week on week, we’re still
getting to know each other, but making the right decisions
[on the pitch].”
A number of the women’s team players have recently moved
to Preston North End from Sir Tom Finney Ladies, along with
coaches Nigel Greenwood and David Rawcliffe, and Swift
feels they are definitely coming together more as a team
now.
THE TEAM PLAYED
REALLY WELL, IT’S ONE
OF THE BEST TEAM
PERFORMANCES WE HAVE
HAD.
Swift was substituted late on, before she had chance to
claim her hat-trick, but she was still pleased with the game
as a whole.
She added: “I’m happy with the two goals. I know I could get
a couple more, but I won’t be greedy so I will take that.”
Victory over the Shakers moves North End into the round of
16 of the Women’s Challenge Cup.
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SOCCER SCHOOL
Half-term week marks the return of our Soccer
School and Activity Zone which is running throughout
this week!
The provision is for children aged five to 11-years-old
to enjoy their school break with PNECET, no matter
their preference for either football or arts and crafts,
and multi-sports activities, and is delivered under
the supervision of fully qualified and DBS-checked
PNECET staff.
Places are still available for children to enjoy the final
days of the half-term week, simply call the community
offices on 01772 693309 to book your child’s place, with
prices just £12 a day.
FIT FANS
PNECET has been delivering the FIT FANS programme to
women accessing the Sahara Centre in Fishwick.
FIT FANS is an EFL Trust programme with delivery in
the Sahara Centre forming part of the Trust’s Tier
Two Weight Management offer in partnership with
Lancashire County Council and Public Health England.
The Trust has been engaging with ethnically diverse
communities through its delivery at the Sahara Centre,
having already worked with more than 20 women to
complete a previous wave of the programme.
For more information about FIT FANS and Weight
Management programmes, please email hannah.
white@pne.com.
RESTART A HEART
Saturday 16th October marked not only one of our more
recent home fixtures against Derby County, but also the
National Restart a Heart Day.
Restart a Heart Day looks to increase the rates of
bystanders to a cardiac arrest being CPR trained, and thus
reduce the number of avoidable fatalities.
More than 30,000 cardiac arrests happen outside a hospital
every year, but unfortunately, as few as ten per cent
of those survive. Conversely, immediate bystander CPR
doubles the chance of survival following cardiac arrest.
Lancaster University medical students were present in
the fan zone for the Derby game to show and educate
supporters about CPR and defibrillation techniques with
the aim of increasing the rate of bystanders able to
provide CPR.
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HAF PROGRAMME AIDING
POSITIVE BEHAVIOURAL
CHANGES IN CHILDREN
PNECET’s delivery of the Holiday Activities and Food [HAF] programme throughout August allowed
one child to improve both their behaviour and their relationships with the rest of their family, while
also becoming more active and eating more healthily.
The HAF programme supported 217 young people daily
throughout August with the provision of free school meals,
educational workshops and physical activity sessions,
primarily reaching children who would ordinarily access
free school meals in term-time.
The programme provided support for children of all ages
and in all areas of Preston, with HAF being delivered at five
sites across the city, and clubs running both for five to
11-year-olds and for 12 to 16-year-olds.
Children were able to learn with empowering educational
workshops normally delivered on the Primary Stars
programme, focusing on areas such as racism and mental
health, while remaining active and engaged by playing a
range of sports and games.
As well as that, though, one child accessing the Trust’s
HAF programme at Ribbleton Infants and Junior School
has become noticeably better behaved – both by PNECET
staff and the boy’s parents – and as a result has seen an
improvement with his family at home.
The child’s mother said: “A staff member rang me to say he
had a place, and I got off the phone and cried because he’s
that bad at home, so much hard work at home, that I was
ready for losing it. It was a massive weight lifted for him to
come and for him to have a break from me as well.
“If he was at home, he’d be playing on his computer
constantly. I’d rather him be here and be out than sat
cooped up in his bedroom. He’s getting to know more adults
as well.
“Although he still pushes his boundaries, I’ve noticed a
change in him since he’s been coming. He’s not been as hard
work and he’s listening more.”
The child, who is being assessed for ADHD and autism, said:
“I definitely like coming here. I’ve liked coming and drawing,
I enjoy everything. I do things here that I don’t do at home.”
The provision aims to help children eat more healthily with
the provision of fruit as part of their daily lunches.
The child’s mother added: “He’s a very fussy eater and
wouldn’t normally eat tuna at home but he loves it here.
He eats more healthily here because he doesn’t eat fruit
at home.
“He comes home with grapes, apples – even his brother
gets something on the way out and he doesn’t eat fruit
either, but it’s helping him as well.”
For more information about the HAF programme and other
PNECET initiatives, please email community@pne.com.
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ASSOCIATE SPONSORS
We are joined by two companies as Associate Sponsors for
tonight’s game, ES Parking Enforcement Limited and Amicci.
We are delighted to welcome the guests of both companies here
to Deepdale and would like to thank them for their support on
this special night.
If you are interested in future sponsorship packages at
Deepdale, you can contact the commerciak department by
calling 0344 856 1960 or by emailing commercial@pne.com.
SLEEVE BADGE PARTNER
MATCH SPONSOR: PAR GROUP
We are delighted to welcome back our principal partner, PAR
Group, as the match sponsor for this evening’s Carabao Cup
clash with Liverpool at Deepdale.
PAR Group’s logo features proudly across the front and back of
the club’s first team kits this 2021/22 campaign, as well as all
adult and junior replica shirts.
The deal extended the club’s long-term association with PAR
Group, who were the club’s official back of kit sponsor for the
first time last season and continue to sponsor the Sir Tom Finney
Stand at Deepdale.
PAR Group, whose offices are based in Chorley near to the club’s
training ground, are one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of
engineering plastic, insulation and rubber products and supply
to industry throughout the UK, Europe and worldwide.
We thank and welcome Chris Livesey and his guests for this
evening’s cup tie and hope they have an enjoyable night at
Deepdale.
Another partner for tonight’s game is CREP Protect, a leading
provider of training show protection and cleaning products.
They will feature on the first team playing kit’s sleeve, with the
competition sponsor on the opposite sleeve, in a one-off kit
produced for the game.
We would like to thank them for their support and all the
other sponsors and hospitality guests in what is a sell out in all
corporate areas at the game.
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THE
MATCHDAY
DRAW
HALF-TIME LOTTERY RESULTS
Coventry City
First Prize: £250 Winning Ticket: 0131
Second Prize: £75 Winning Ticket: 0540
Third Prize: £25 Winning Ticket: 0602
If you have a winning ticket and haven’t collected your prize,
contact the Preston North End Community And Education Trust by
calling 01772 693309 or by emailing community@pne.com.
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PLAYER STATISTICS
PLAYER STATISTICS 2021/22
2021.22 CAREER
TOTAL CARDS PNE ALL CLUBS
# PLAYER GAMES GOALS YELLOW RED GAMES GOALS GAMES GOALS
1 DECLAN RUDD 3 0 1 0 195 0 269 0
2 SEPP VAN DEN BERG 17 2 2 0 33 2 37 2
3 GREG CUNNINGHAM 7 0 1 0 129 5 306 10
4 BEN WHITEMAN 15 3 4 0 38 4 232 36
5 PATRICK BAUER 13 2 4 0 69 6 204 15
6 LIAM LINDSAY 5 0 1 0 18 2 226 15
7 TOM BAYLISS 1 0 0 0 22 0 95 9
8 ALAN BROWNE 10 0 0 1 301 36 301 36
9 CHED EVANS 2 0 0 0 23 5 331 108
10 JOSH HARROP 0 0 0 0 94 13 110 14
11 DANIEL JOHNSON 16 2 2 0 269 50 294 53
12 DANIEL IVERSEN 15 0 0 0 38 0 125 0
13 ALI MCCANN 5 0 0 0 6 0 115 7
14 JORDAN STOREY 17 0 2 0 94 2 112 4
15 JOE RAFFERTY 2 1 0 0 67 2 324 7
16 ANDREW HUGHES 15 1 2 0 113 5 291 12
17 LEWIS LEIGH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 RYAN LEDSON 12 1 5 0 95 3 204 7
19 EMIL RIIS 17 9 2 0 56 12 56 12
20 IZZY BROWN 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 9
21 CONNOR WICKHAM 2 0 0 0 2 0 250 52
22 MATTHEW OLOSUNDE 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 1
23 PAUL HUNTINGTON 0 0 0 0 305 18 464 29
24 SEAN MAGUIRE 14 1 1 0 143 23 176 30
25 CONNOR RIPLEY 0 0 0 0 10 0 154 0
26 ADAM O’REILLY 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
27 JACOB HOLLAND-WILKINSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MATHEW HUDSON 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
29 TOM BARKHUIZEN 4 0 1 0 199 39 348 71
30 JACK BAXTER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 SCOTT SINCLAIR 9 2 2 0 67 14 490 131
32 JOSH EARL 12 1 0 0 55 1 81 1
33 ETHAN WALKER 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 0
34 LEWIS COULTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 OLIVER LOMBARD 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
36 NOAH MAWENE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 JOSH SEARY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 JOE RODWELL-GRANT 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
40 JAMIE THOMAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
44 BRAD POTTS 13 0 1 0 103 7 386 47
45 JOSH MURPHY 7 0 0 0 7 0 268 46
199
TOM BARKHUIZEN IS ON 199
APPEARANCES FOR THE LILYWHITES
AND COULD MAKE HIS 200TH
AGAINST JÜRGEN KLOPP’S SIDE
THIS EVENING.
CLUB
DIRECTORY
LIFE VICE PRESIDENTS
Bryan Gray, Maurice Lindsay
THE BOARD
CHAIRMAN Craig Hemmings
DIRECTOR Peter Ridsdale
FINANCE DIRECTOR Kevin Abbott
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Anthony
Hughes, David Robinson, David Taylor
(Deputy Chairman)
FOOTBALL
HEAD COACH Frankie McAvoy
FIRST TEAM COACHES Paul Gallagher,
Steve Thompson
GOALKEEPING COACH Mike Pollitt
HEAD PHYSIO Matthew Jackson
ASSISTANT PHYSIO Tim Horn
FITNESS COACH Dr Tom Little
SPORTS THERAPIST Colin Ashcroft
SPORTS SCIENCE Luke Hemmings
CLUB DOCTOR Dr Dominic Lakeland
KIT MEN Paul Huddy, Michael Hawke
HEAD GROUNDSMAN Peter Ashworth
ADMINISTRATION
CLUB SECRETARY AND HEAD OF
COMMUNICATIONS Ben Rhodes
BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND HR
MANAGER Zoe Hall
CEO OF COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION
TRUST Tom Drake
STADIUM AND FACILITIES MANAGER
Jonathan Caunce
TICKET OFFICE MANAGER, SLO, DLO
Hannah Woodburn
MEDIA MANAGER Hannah Broadley
ACADEMY
ACADEMY MANAGER Nick Harrison
PDP COACH (U18) Andy Fensome
HEAD OF COACHING Michael Stringfellow
PHYSIO Jonathan Griffiths
YDP COACH (U12 TO U16) John Welsh
YDP COACH (U9 TO U11) Melissa Brown
GOALKEEPING COACH Dave Rogerson
HEAD OF RECRUITMENT Andy Livingstone
HEAD OF ACADEMY EDUCATION Philip
Brown
YOUTH ADMINISTRATOR Ruth Fensome
ROLL OF HONOUR
FOUNDED 1880
FOUNDER MEMBER OF THE FOOTBALL
LEAGUE 1888
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1889, 1890
FA CUP WINNERS 1889, 1938
WAR CUP WINNERS 1941
FA CUP FINALISTS 1888, 1922, 1937,
1954, 1964
LANCASHIRE CHALLENGE CUP WINNERS
1887, 1893, 1895, 1900, 1996
FIRST DIVISION RUNNER-UP 1891, 1892,
1893, 1906, 1953, 1958
SECOND TIER CHAMPIONS 1904, 1913, 1951
THIRD TIER CHAMPIONS 1971, 2000
FOURTH TIER CHAMPIONS 1996
THIRD TIER THIRD PLACE PROMOTION 1978
LEAGUE ONE PLAY-OFF WINNER 2015
FOURTH TIER RUNNER-UP 1987
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FIXTURES & RESULTS 2021/22
DATE KO/F-A H/A OPPOSITION ATT. AWAY STARTING XI
AUGUST 2021
SAT 7 1-4 (H) HULL CITY 12,594 1,744 RUDD BARKHUIZEN CUNNINGHAM STOREY LINDSAY HUGHES WHITEMAN LEDSON
TUE 10 3-0 (A) MANSFIELD TOWN (CC1) 2,526 486 IVERSEN VAN DEN BERG CUNNINGHAM STOREY BAUER HUGHES WHITEMAN JOHNSON
SAT 14 1-2 (A) READING 12,156 709 IVERSEN VAN DEN BERG CUNNINGHAM STOREY LINDSAY HUGHES JOHNSON 1P LEDSON
TUE 17 0-1 (A) HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 15,278 1,205 IVERSEN VAN DEN BERG EARL STOREY LINDSAY HUGHES WHITEMAN JOHNSON
SAT 21 1-0 (H) PETERBOROUGH UNITED 9,952 690 IVERSEN VAN DEN BERG EARL STOREY BAUER 1 HUGHES WHITEMAN LEDSON
TUE 24 4-2 (A) MORECAMBE (CC2) 4,334 1,774 RUDD RAFFERTY CUNNINGHAM VAN DEN BERG 1 STOREY HUGHES JOHNSON LEDSON 1
SAT 28 3-1 (H) SWANSEA CITY 10,180 588 IVERSEN VAN DEN BERG 1 EARL STOREY BAUER HUGHES WHITEMAN 1 LEDSON
SEPTEMBER 2021
SAT 11 0-0 (A) BRISTOL CITY 17,976 753 IVERSEN VAN DEN BERG EARL STOREY BAUER HUGHES WHITEMAN LEDSON
TUE 14 2-2 (A) SHEFFIELD UNITED 25,463 571 IVERSEN VAN DEN BERG EARL STOREY BAUER HUGHES WHITEMAN LEDSON
SAT 18 1-1 (H) WEST BROMWICH ALBION 13,850 3,219 IVERSEN VAN DEN BERG EARL STOREY BAUER HUGHES WHITEMAN 1 LEDSON
TUE 21 4-1 (H) CHELTENHAM TOWN (CC3) 6,561 218 RUDD RAFFERTY 1 CUNNINGHAM STOREY LINDSAY HUGHES 1 WHITEMAN MCCANN
SAT 25 0-0 (A) BIRMINGHAM CITY 14,925 1,188 IVERSEN VAN DEN BERG EARL STOREY BAUER HUGHES WHITEMAN LEDSON
TUE 28 1-1 (H) STOKE CITY 10,930 1,570 IVERSEN VAN DEN BERG EARL STOREY BAUER CUNNINGHAM WHITEMAN 1 LEDSON
OCTOBER 2021
SAT 2 2-3 (A) QUEENS PARK RANGERS 13,624 1,032 IVERSEN VAN DEN BERG EARL 1 STOREY BAUER CUNNINGHAM MCCANN LEDSON
SAT 16 0-0 (H) DERBY COUNTY 18,092 2,448 IVERSEN VAN DEN BERG EARL STOREY BAUER HUGHES BROWNE LEDSON
WED 20 2-1 (H) COVENTRY CITY 10,837 1,198 IVERSEN VAN DEN BERG EARL STOREY BAUER 1 HUGHES BROWNE WHITEMAN
SAT 23 0-2 (A) BLACKPOOL 13,946 2,180 IVERSEN VAN DEN BEG EARL STOREY BAUER HUGHES BROWNE WHITEMAN
WED 27 19:45 (H) LIVERPOOL (CC4)
SAT 30 15:00 (H) LUTON TOWN
NOVEMBER 2021
WED 3 19:45 (A) AFC BOURNEMOUTH
SAT 6 15:00 (A) NOTTINGHAM FOREST
SAT 20 15:00 (H) CARDIFF CITY
TUE 23 19:45 (A) MIDDLESBROUGH
SAT 27 12:30 (H) FULHAM
DECEMBER 2021
SAT 4 15:00 (A) BLACKBURN ROVERS
SAT 11 15:00 (H) BARNSLEY
SAT 18 15:00 (A) MILLWALL
SUN 26 15:00 (H) SHEFFIELD UNITED
WED 29 20:00 (A) WEST BROMWICH ALBION
JANUARY 2022
SAT 1 15:00 (A) STOKE CITY
SAT 15 15:00 (H) BIRMINGHAM CITY
SAT 22 15:00 (A) SWANSEA CITY
SAT 29 15:00 (H) BRISTOL CITY
FEBRUARY 2022
SAT 5 15:00 (A) HULL CITY
WED 9 19:45 (H) HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
SAT 12 15:00 (A) PETERBOROUGH UNITED
SAT 19 15:00 (H) READING
TUE 22 19:45 (H) NOTTINGHAM FOREST
SAT 26 15:00 (A) COVENTRY CITY
MARCH 2022
SAT 5 15:00 (H) AFC BOURNEMOUTH
SAT 12 15:00 (A) CARDIFF CITY
WED 16 19:45 (A) LUTON TOWN
SAT 19 15:00 (H) BLACKPOOL
APRIL 2022
SAT 2 15:00 (A) DERBY COUNTY
SAT 9 15:00 (H) QUEENS PARK RANGERS
FRI 15 15:00 (H) MILLWALL
MON 18 15:00 (A) FULHAM
SAT 23 15:00 (H) BLACKBURN ROVERS
SAT 30 15:00 (A) BARNSLEY
MAY 2022
SAT 7 12:30 (H) MIDDLESBROUGH
ALL FIXTURES SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
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SUBSTITUTES
REFEREE
BROWNE EVANS RIIS 1 IVERSEN (13) VAN DEN BERG (46) BAUER JOHNSON (70) RODWELL-GRANT THOMAS POTTS (46) MR G WARD
POTTS SINCLAIR 2 MAGUIRE RIPLEY HARROP RAFFERTY RIIS 1 (67) EARL RODWELL-GRANT (82) THOMAS (83) MR R JOYCE
BROWNE SINCLAIR RIIS RUDD WHITEMAN (70) BAUER RAFFERTY MAGUIRE (81) RODWELL-GRANT POTTS (63) MR J SMITH
BROWNE EVANS POTTS RUDD CUNNINGHAM BAUER LEDSON RIIS (75) MAGUIRE (89) SINCLAIR (82) MR J LININGTON
JOHNSON MAGUIRE SINCLAIR RUDD CUNNINGHAM BAYLISS RAFFERTY RIIS (69) RODWELL-GRANT POTTS (79) MR D WHITESTONE
POTTS RIIS 2 SINCLAIR IVERSEN BAUER (75) BAYLISS (83) LEIGH MAGUIRE (59) EARL THOMAS MR J OLDHAM
JOHNSON RIIS 1 MAGUIRE RUDD CUNNINGHAM HARROP RAFFERTY SINCLAIR (80) RODWELL-GRANT (90) POTTS (87) MR T BRAMALL
JOHNSON RIIS MAGUIRE RUDD CUNNINGHAM LINDSAY BROWNE (73) MCCANN (73) POTTS MURPHY (79) MR T ROBINSON
JOHNSON 1 RIIS 1 MAGUIRE RUDD CUNNINGHAM LINDSAY BROWNE MCCANN (84) POTTS (70) MURPHY (88) MR G ELTRINGHAM
JOHNSON RIIS MAGUIRE RUDD CUNNINGHAM LINDSAY MCCANN (64) WICKHAM (64) POTTS MURPHY (83) MR A DAVIES
POTTS RIIS 1 WICKHAM IVERSEN VAN DEN BERG (31) BROWNE (80) MAGUIRE 1 (7) O’REILLY EARL RODWELL-GRANT MR D WHITESTONE
JOHNSON RIIS MAGUIRE RUDD CUNNINGHAM MCCANN (70) HUNTINGTON SINCLAIR POTTS (83) MURPHY (70) MR M DONOHUE
JOHNSON RIIS MAGUIRE RUDD LINDSAY BROWNE (63) MCCANN (69) SINCLAIR POTTS MURPHY (77) MR J BROOKS
JOHNSON RIIS 1 MAGUIRE RUDD WHITEMAN LINDSAY (46) BROWNE (23) SINCLAIR POTTS (72) MURPHY MR J SIMPSON
JOHNSON RIIS BARKHUIZEN RUDD CUNNINGHAM WHITEMAN (63) LINDSAY SINCLAIR (58) POTTS MURPHY (76) MR J SMITH
JOHNSON RIIS 1 SINCLAIR RUDD CUNNINGHAM LINDSAY LEDSON BARKHUIZEN (79) POTTS (79) MURPHY (86) MR D ENGLAND
JOHNSON RIIS SINCLAIR RUDD CUNNINGHAM LINDSAY LEDSON MAGUIRE (65) BARKHUIZEN (64) POTTS (74) MR T ROBINSON
KEY: GOALSCORER 1 FIRST SUB SECOND SUB THIRD SUB CONCUSSION SUB † OWN GOAL YELLOW CARD RED CARD
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PNE!
PNE!
PRESTON NORTH EN
eepdale 'til
THREE of
the BEST
This season, we want supporters to
share with us their favourite three things
about being a PNE fan, whether that be
a favourite goal, kit, player, match or
memory. It’s up to you!
All you need to do to take part is email
media@pne.com with the subject ‘Three Of The
Best’ and include the following information.
Sixty to 90 words about each of your three picks,
explaining why you have chosen them, and also
attach a high-resolution photo of yourself, as well
as your date of birth.
Stephen Thompson, 37
1. WAND OF A LEFT FOOT
The best player I’ve seen during my time supporting PNE is David
Eyres. He joined PNE around the same time I started going on
Deepdale regularly and I loved the way played. He had a wand of
a left foot and scored some cracking goals. I always remember
him scoring a brace against Blackpool in front of the Town End
– what a day! I remember getting the chance to meet him before
a game and was just completely starstruck. He was my first PNE
idol.
2. UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
One of my favourite memories of supporting PNE was having the
chance to be a mascot when we played Burnley at Turf Moor
when David Moyes was manager. I got to train on the pitch with
the players before the game, and Lee Ashcroft and Simon Davey
kicked Tepi Moilanen out of the nets so they could take shots
at me. I also got to meet all the players in the dressing room
before the game. Fortunately my nan, who came with me, went
completely snap-happy with the camera!
3. WHAT A KIT!
The blue Baxi away kit with the yellow fluorescent
sponsor will always be one of my favourites. This was the first
full kit I owned and wore it when I was mascot at Burnley. It was
just so different at the time and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a kit
like it since.
DEEPDALE
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HEAD COACH: FRANKIE McAVOY
DECLAN RUDD 1
SEPP VAN DEN BERG 2
GREG CUNNINGHAM 3
BEN WHITEMAN 4
PATRICK BAUER 5
LIAM LINDSAY 6
ALAN BROWNE 8
CHED EVANS 9
JOSH HARROP 10
DANIEL JOHNSON 11
DANIEL IVERSEN 12
ALISTAIR MCCANN 13
JORDAN STOREY 14
JOE RAFFERTY 15
ANDREW HUGHES 16
LEWIS LEIGH 17
RYAN LEDSON 18
EMIL RIIS 19
IZZY BROWN 20
CONNOR WICKHAM 21
MATTHEW OLOSUNDE 22
PAUL HUNTINGTON 23
SEAN MAGUIRE 24
ADAM O’REILLY 26
MATHEW HUDSON 28
TOM BARKHUIZEN 29
SCOTT SINCLAIR 31
JOSH EARL 32
LEWIS COULTON 34
NOAH MAWENE 36
JOSH SEARY 37
JAMIE THOMAS 40
BRAD POTTS 44
JOSH MURPHY 45
MANAGER: JÜRGEN KLOPP
1 ALISSON
3 FABINHO
4 VIRGIL VAN DIJK
5 IBRAHIMA KONATÉ
6 THIAGO ALCÂNTARA
7 JAMES MILNER
8 NABY KEÏTA
9 ROBERTO FIRMINO
10 SADIO MANÉ
11 MOHAMED SALAH
12 JOE GOMEZ
13 ADRIÁN
14 JORDAN HENDERSON
15 ALEX OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN
17 CURTIS JONES
18 TAKUMI MINAMINO
20 DIOGO JOTA
21 KOSTAS TSIMIKAS
22 LORIS KARIUS
26 ANDREW ROBERTSON
27 DIVOCK ORIGI
32 JOËL MATIP
47 NATHANIEL PHILLIPS
62 CAOIMHÍN KELLEHER
66 TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD
67 HARVEY ELLIOTT
76 NECO WILLIAMS
97 MARCELO PITALUGA
REFEREE
MR D COOTE
ASSISTANT REFEREE
MR N HOPTON
ASSISTANT REFEREE
MR W SMITH
FOURTH OFFICIAL
MR J BROOKS