Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

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club located in

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. The team currently plays in the

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, the second tier of the

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. Preston were the first English league champions and won the

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", and earning the nickname " The Invincibles" for completing a season unbeaten in both league and cup competition.

List of Preston North End players making 100 appearances

*The following list includes players who have played in 100 or more

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matches for Preston North End, including substitute appearances. Appearances in other competitions are not included. *Players are listed according to the date of their first professional appearance for the club. *Unless otherwise noted, league appearance and goal data is taken from the corresponding player article, and total appearance and goal data is sourced from the Footy Mad website. *Statistics are correct as of 31 August 2022soc.

Other significant Preston North End players

Preston North End players who did not make 100 appearances, but otherwise made a significant contribution to the club's history, are listed below.

Started at Preston North End

The following players had successful football careers after playing for Preston North End: *

Mark Lawrenson Mark Thomas Lawrenson (born 2 June 1957) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool, among others, during the 1970s and 1980s. After a short career as a manager, he then became a radio, television and internet pu ...

– made 80 appearances for his hometown club 1975–1977. *

David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham (; born 2 May 1975) is an English former professional footballer, the current president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City. Known for his range of passing, crossing ability and bending fr ...

– made his football league debut in 1995 on loan at Preston North End. *

Kevin Kilbane Kevin Daniel Kilbane (; born 1 February 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger or full back. Kilbane won 110 caps for the Republic of Ireland national team, fourth behind only Robbie Keane, Shay Given and John O' ...

– made 55 appearances for his hometown club 1995–1997.

References

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