On 21 January 1875, the club leased a field opposite Moor Park on the site of the current Deepdale stadium, which has been its home ever since. This famous kit also inspired Tottenham Hotspur to wear a white shirt and similar coloured blue shorts. Preston North End was founded in 1863, originally as a cricket club, and played their first matches at the Marsh near the River Ribble in the Preston suburb of Ashton. The club's most famous players have been Tom Finney and Bill Shankly, who are both commemorated at Deepdale by stands named after them. Under manager John McGrath, the team recovered and won promotion back to the Third Division only a year later but it was a false dawn as the team spent another three years in the bottom division from 1993 to 1996. A good number of teams aren’t local institutions – institutions, nonetheless, that can be traced back to 1863 – but the Lilywhites certainly are. In 1887, they beat Hyde 26–0 in the first round of the FA Cup, still a record winning margin in English first-class football. Moyes was successful and managed the team to the third tier championship in 2000. The pictures may or my not help you! The club first took up football in 1878 as a winter fitness activity and decided to focus on it in May 1880, when the football club was officially founded. Preston North End Football Club (often shortened to The North End or PNE) is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, whose team currently plays in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.Originally a cricket club, Preston has been based at Deepdale since 1875. The results of the largest ever survey into club rivalries", "PNE women's team have fresh start as Fylde Ladies", Online video footage of Preston North End winning the 1938 FA Cup, Article relating to transfer of Brad Potts to Preston North End, Winners: 1886–87, 1892–93, 1894–95, 1899–1900, 1938–39, 1996–97. He was named the best goalkeeper of the English Football League several years in a row starting with the initial season of 1888–89, when he was part of the unbeaten Preston North End team nicknamed "The Invincibles". Sir Thomas Finney was an English footballer who played from 1946 to 1960 as an outside left for Preston North End and England. [12][13] The team's central defender David Moyes, then aged 34, began his managerial career when appointed by the Baxi-controlled board in February 1998. in 1887 World Championship losing 2–1 in Edinburgh. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Preston North End Football Club (often shortened to The North End or PNE) is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, whose team currently plays in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Preston North End was a founder member of the Football League in 1888. This season was a particularly historic one for domestic football in England, as Tottenham Hotspur became the first club in the twentieth century to "do the Double" by winning both the League and the FA Cup competitions in the same season. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. They played Hibernian F.C. [9] As Finney said, Preston were league champions again in 1889–90, but have not won the title since. In total, they have been league runners-up six times, including the three consecutive seasons from 1890 to 1891 to 1892–93, and twice in the 1950s when Finney was playing. The current pitch dimensions are 110 x 75 yards. [27] Preston's other local rivals in the league over the years include Blackburn Rovers, Burnley, Bury, Bolton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic, Rochdale and Wigan Athletic. Managers", "Preston Manager History – Past & Present – Soccer Base", "Brad Potts:Midfielder Brad Potts Joins Preston in a Club Record Deal for North End", "Jordan Hugill: West Ham sign Preston striker in reported £10m deal", "Age is just a number – Graham Alexander", "Rivalry uncovered! Burnley Football Club is an English association football club based in Burnley, Lancashire. In football, "The Invincibles" is a nickname that is used to refer to the Preston North End team of the 1888–89 season, managed by William Sudell, the Rangers F.C. Finney remains the club's top goalscorer, with 187 goals from 433 appearances, and also scored 30 international goals for England in 76 appearances.[11].