2008–09 Preston North End F.C. season

Having spent most of the previous season embroiled in a relegation battle, this season Preston edged into the play-offs in sixth place, pipping Cardiff City on the last day of the season. Though being level with seventh-placed Cardiff with 74 points and a goal difference of +12 each, Preston gained sixth place by virtue of having scored one more goal than Cardiff over the course of the season. The run of form that had seen Preston reach the playoffs saw manager Alan Irvine named the Championship's Manager of the Month for April.

Preston were drawn against third-placed Sheffield United in the semi-finals. United won 2-1 over legs, consigning Preston to another season in the second tier of English football.

Kit

For the fourth consecutive season, Preston's kits were manufactured by Italian company Diadora, who introduced new home and away kits. The home kit was a white shirt with black pants and black and white hooped socks, inspired by the club's kit from the late fifties and early sixties. (White shorts were worn for the away match at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 10 January). The away kit was a yellow shirt with navy sleeves, yellow shorts and yellow socks with navy turnovers.^[1]

Lancastrian support services company Enterprise remained Preston's kit sponsors.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Andy Lonergan
2	DF	Michael Hart
3	DF	Callum Davidson
4	MF	Richard Chaplow
5	DF	Youl Mawéné
6	MF	Lee Williamson (on loan from Watford)
7	MF	Chris Sedgwick
8	FW	Karl Hawley
9	FW	Chris Brown
10	MF	Barry Nicholson
11	MF	Darren Carter
12	DF	Sean St Ledger
14	DF	Liam Chilvers
15	MF	Simon Whaley
16	MF	Paul McKenna (captain)

No.	Position	Player
19	DF	Billy Jones
21	DF	Neal Trotman
22	GK	Wayne Henderson
25	MF	Ross Wallace
26	FW	Jon Parkin
27	DF	Eddie Nolan
29	FW	Stephen Elliott
30	GK	Chris Neal
31	GK	Andrew Murphy
33	FW	Neil Mellor
34	MF	Phil Appiah
35	DF	Dean Stott
36	FW	Rob Turner
40	MF	Adam Barton

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
6	MF	Jason Jarrett (to Brighton & Hove Albion)
6	DF	Andrew Davies (on loan from Stoke City)
17	FW	Brett Ormerod (to Blackpool)
18	DF	Matt Hill (to Wolves)

No.	Position	Player
18	DF	Wayne Brown (on loan from Hull City)
20	DF	Jay McEveley (on loan from Derby County)
23	MF	Lewis Neal (to Carlisle United)
24	MF	Joe Anyinsah (to Carlisle United)

References

Preston North End F.C. seasons

1888–89 1889–90

1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 99–1900

1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10

1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20

1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 99–2000

2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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FA competitions

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Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Chelsea Everton Fulham Hull City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Portsmouth Stoke City Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wigan Athletic

Championship	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackpool Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Doncaster Rovers Ipswich Town Norwich City Nottingham Forest Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Swansea City Watford Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One	Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Hartlepool United Hereford United Huddersfield Town Leeds United Leicester City Leyton Orient Millwall Milton Keynes Dons Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Scunthorpe United Southend United Stockport County Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Yeovil Town

League Two	Accrington Stanley Aldershot Town Barnet Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Bury Chester City Chesterfield Dagenham & Redbridge Darlington Exeter City Gillingham Grimsby Town Lincoln City Luton Town Macclesfield Town Morecambe Notts County Port Vale Rochdale Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Wycombe Wanderers

Conference Premier	Altrincham Barrow Burton Albion Cambridge United Crawley Town Eastbourne Borough Ebbsfleet United Forest Green Rovers Grays Athletic Histon Kettering Town Kidderminster Harriers Lewes Mansfield Town Northwich Victoria Oxford United Rushden & Diamonds Salisbury City Stevenage Borough Torquay United Weymouth Woking Wrexham York City

Others	AFC Wimbledon Gateshead Newport County

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