1985–86 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End's 1985–1986 season September 2026 Preston North End 1985–86 Tommy Booth (until 5th December) Brian Kidd (21st March) Jonathan Clark (until 3rd May) Keith W. Leeming Deepdale Fourth Division 23rd FA Cup First round League Cup Second round Football League Trophy Group Stage John Thomas (17) John Thomas (18) Gary Brazil (18) 5,585 vs. Burnley 768 vs. Bury 3, 500 1984–85 1986–87 During the 1985–86 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Fourth Division. Final league table 1985–86 Football League Fourth Division PNE y Results Preston North End's score comes firstPowter David 25 Seasons At Deepdale - The Complete Record 1977-78 to 2001-02 112 2002 Soccer Books Limited Cleethorpes 1-86223-070-6 Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Fourth Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1985 Peterborough United H 2-4 3,177 Brazil, Thomas 26 August 1985 Tranmere Rovers H 2-2 4,206 Brazil, Thomas 30 August 1985 Halifax Town A 1-2 2,011 Greenwood 07 September 1985 Torquay United H 4-0 3,403 Brazil 2, Greenwood 2 10 September 1985 Northampton Town A 0-6 2,171 13 September 1985 Stockport County H 1-2 3,436 Thomas 17 September 1985 Burnley H 1-0 5,585 Thomas 28 September 1985 Hereford United H 2-0 3,397 Greenwood, Brazil 02 October 1985 Cambridge United A 0-2 1,500 05 October 1985 Crewe Alexandra A 3-3 2,454 Brazil, Simon Gibson, Greenwood 12 October 1985 Chester City H 3-6 4,073 Foster, Welsh, Brazil 19 October 1985 Rochdale A 1-1 2,527 Brazil 22 October 1985 Hartlepool United H 2-1 3,538 Greenwood, Foster 25 October 1985 Southend United A 1-2 2,787 Greenwood 02 November 1985 Port Vale H 0-1 4,531 05 November 1985 Scunthorpe United H 0-1 2,007 09 November 1985 Orient A 0-2 2,805 23 November 1985 Colchester United H 3-2 2,793 Thomas, Gray, Stevens 30 November 1985 Exeter City A 0-3 1,896 07 December 1985 Swindon Town A 1-4 3,945 Allatt 14 December 1985 Aldershot H 1-3 2,746 Thomas 21 December 1985 Northampton Town H 1-1 2,570 Thomas 26 December 1985 Wrexham A 1-1 2,217 Atkins 01 January 1986 Mansfield Town H 0-2 3,705 04 January 1986 Port Vale A 1-0 3,592 Jones 11 January 1986 Halifax Town H 0-1 3,184 18 January 1986 Peterborough United A 1-1 2,711 Allatt 24 January 1986 Stockport County A 1-2 3,035 Thomas 01 February 1986 Torquay United A 0-1 1,215 05 February 1986 Hartlepool United A 0-1 3,102 08 February 1986 Rochdale H 1-1 3,266 Greenwood 22 February 1986 Swindon Town H 0-3 3,361 01 March 1986 Hereford United A 1-1 1,857 Brazil 08 March 1986 Crewe Alexandra H 1-2 2,922 Thomas 15 March 1986 Chester City A 0-2 3,062 18 March 1986 Cambridge United H 1-2 2,840 Brazil 22 March 1986 Southend United H 3-2 2,623 Brazil, Thomas 2 25 March 1986 Tranmere Rovers A 3-2 1,574 Brazil, Thomas 2 29 March 1986 Mansfield Town A 3-2 3,733 Foster, Atkins, Allatt 31 March 1986 Wrexham H 1-0 5,163 Thomas 04 April 1986 Scunthorpe United A 3-1 2,261 Thomas 2, Greenwood 12 April 1986 Orient H 1-3 4,750 Brazil 18 April 1986 Colchester United A 0-4 2,046 22 April 1986 Burnley A 1-1 3,787 Brazil 26 April 1986 Exeter City H 2-2 3,132 Thomas, Simon Gibson 03 May 1986 Aldershot A 0-4 1,866 FA Cup 1985-86 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers r1 16 November 1985 Walsall A 3-7 4,035 Martin, Thomas, Brazil League Cup 1985-86 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers r1-1 20 August 1985 Blackpool H 2-1 4,704 Keen, Foster r1-2 03 September 1985 Blackpool A 3-1 5,043 Twentyman, Rudge, Brazil r2-1 30 September 1985 Norwich City H 1-1 4,330 Brazil r2-2 09 October 1985 Norwich City A 1-2 11,537 Brazil Football League Trophy 1985-86 Football League Trophy +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers n.r1g5 20 January 1986 Tranmere Rovers A 0-2 1,047 n.r1g5 29 January 1986 Bury H 2-0 768 Greenwood, Allatt Statistics Appearances and goals Rigby Ian Payne Mike Loud & Proud Preston North End - The Complete Story of the Lilywhites 2005 Palatine Books 258 Division Four FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy IRL GK Alan Kelly Jr. 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Andy Pilling 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENG DF Andy McAteer 29 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 ENG DF Bob Atkins 34 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 SCO DF Bobby McNeil 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ENG MF Brian Chippendale 5 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R.C. Cooper 3 + 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Dale Rudge 23 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 ENG MF Daniel Ibbotson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Gary Brazil 43 14 1 1 4 3 1 0 ENG DF Geoff Twentyman Jr. 26 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 GIB MF Graham Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 MLT FW Ian Stevens 6 + 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 ENG GK John Platt 31 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 ENG FW John Thomas 34 + 6 17 1 1 4 0 1 0 WAL MF Jonathan Clark 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 ENG DF Mark Jones 37 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 ENG MF Mark Rodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Mel Tottoh 0 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IRL MF Mick Martin 35 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Nigel Greenwood 25 +5 9 0 + 1 0 1 + 3 0 1 1 ENG FW Nigel Jemson 0 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Nigel Keen 24 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 ENG DF Paul Welsh 11 + 6 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 ENG DF Simon Gibson 25 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 ENG MF Terry Gray 27 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 ENG FW Vernon Allatt 17 + 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 ENG FW Wayne Foster 25 + 6 3 1 0 3 1 1+ 1 0 |- |colspan=14|Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season: WAL GK Phillip Harrington 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Shaun Reid 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} Awards and Nominations Club Awards Award Player Notes Ref. Reference(s) Player of the Year cxxlo ENG John Thomas Rigby Ian Payne Mike Loud & Proud Preston North End - The Complete Story of the Lilywhites 2005 Palatine Books 257 References Category:Preston North End F.C. seasons