1889–90 Preston North End F.C. season

English football club season December 2021 August 2021 August 2021 Preston North End 1889–90 E.H. Bahr Deepdale Football League 1st FA Cup 3rd Round Nick Ross (22) Nick Ross (24) _collar_buttons_2 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000066 000066 1888–89 1890–91 The 1889–90 season was Preston North End's second season in the Football League. The club entered the season as double defending champions, having won both the league and FA Cup titles the previous season. Although the Bolton Wanderers eliminated them from the cup, a successive league title was assured on the final day. With the Lilywhites holding off the challenges of Everton and the Blackburn Rovers. In the former top tier of English football, home and away Christmas Day and Boxing Day double headers were often played allowing many working people their only chance to watch a game guaranteeing football clubs large crowds.https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4y847h Why football at Christmas is a very British tradition BBC Bitesize 27 August 2024 Preston North End faced Aston Villa on Christmas Day 1889.https://www.90min.com/posts/the-last-time-football-was-played-christmas-day-england The last time football was played on Christmas Day in England 90min Spencer Jaime 24 December 2023 27 August 2024 Final league table PNE 12 no Results Football League 1 14 September 1889 Preston North End 10–0 Stoke Thomson 5 Drummond J. Ross 20 J. Ross N. Ross N. Ross N. Ross Thomson Russell Drummond Deepdale Preston 5,000Preston North End vs Stoke 18 August 2026 York Herald 16 September 1889 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-share/dd2f4c42-2bb4-4bd6-99e2-4d1b8380e52e British Newspaper Archive - 7,000Preston North End vs Stoke 18 August 2026 Derby Daily Telegraph 16 September 1889 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-share/702b27a0-0a3f-49cd-ac72-1002c0759d73 British Newspaper Archive W 2 21 September 1889 Aston Villa 5–3 Preston North End Wellington Road Perry Barr L 3 28 September 1889 Burnley 0–3 Preston North End Turf Moor Burnley W 4 5 October 1889 Preston North End 5–0 West Bromwich Albion Deepdale Preston W 5 12 October 1889 Bolton Wanderers 2–6 Preston North End Pike's Lane Bolton W 6 19 October 1889 Derby County 2–1 Preston North End Racecourse Ground Derby L 7 26 October 1889 Preston North End 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Deepdale Preston L 8 2 November 1889 Blackburn Rovers 3–4 Preston North End Ewood Park Blackburn W 9 9 November 1889 Preston North End 3–1 Accrington Deepdale Preston W 10 11 November 1889 Stoke 1–2 Preston North End Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent W 11 16 November 1889 Everton 1–5 Preston North End Anfield Anfield W 12 23 November 1889 Preston North End 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Deepdale Preston W 13 30 November 1889 Preston North End 6–0 Burnley Deepdale Preston W 14 7 December 1889 Preston North End 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Deepdale Preston D 15 21 December 1889 Preston North End 1–2 Everton Deepdale Preston L 16 25 December 1889 Preston North End 3–2 Aston Villa Deepdale Preston, Lancashire W 17 26 December 1889 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Preston North End Stoney Lane West Bromwich D 18 4 January 1890 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Preston North End Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton W 19 11 January 1890 Preston North End 5–0 Derby County Deepdale Preston W 20 1 March 1890 Preston North End 4–3 Notts County Deepdale Preston W 21 15 March 1890 Accrington 2–2 Preston North End Thorneyholme Road Accrington D 22 27 March 1890 Notts County 0–1 Preston North End Trent Bridge West Bridgford W FA Cup First round 18 January 1890 Preston North End 6–1 Newton Heath Deepdale Preston W Second round 1 February 1890 Preston North End 4–0 Lincoln City Deepdale Preston W Third round 15 February 1890 Preston North End 2–3 Bolton Wanderers Deepdale Preston L Players Preston's squad for the 1889–90 season.https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1497/preston-north-end/squad/ Preston North End Squad 1889/90 worldfootball.net 7 August 2021 yes yes WAL GK James Trainer yes SCO DF George Drummond yes ENG DF Robert Holmes yes ENG DF Bob Howarth yes SCO MF Johnny Graham yes SCO MF Bob Kelso yes ENG FW Fred Dewhurst yes SCO FW Jack Gordon yes SCO FW Jimmy Ross yes SCO FW Nick Ross References Category:Preston North End F.C. seasons Preston North End Category:English football championship–winning seasons