Preston North End Historical League Positions

Explore Preston North End's historical progress through the English football pyramid.

This page includes 127 recorded seasons, from 1889 to 2026. The highest recorded overall pyramid position is 1. Use the chart and season-by-season table to follow the club's history.

Compare two clubs' pyramid positions

Choose two different clubs to compare their overall positions across the football pyramid. The comparison uses the same season-ending years and leaves gaps where a club has no recorded position.

Preston North End — position in the football pyramid over time

Position 1 is at the top of the chart. This is an overall pyramid position, not the club's finishing position within its own league. Gaps indicate seasons with no recorded position for this club.

Preston North End — season history

Season endingPyramid position
2026 34
2025 40
2024 30
2023 32
2022 33
2021 33
2020 29
2019 34
2018 27
2017 31
2016 31
2015 47
2014 49
2013 58
2012 59
2011 42
2010 37
2009 26
2008 35
2007 27
2006 24
2005 25
2004 35
2003 32
2002 28
2001 24
2000 45
1999 49
1998 59
1997 59
1996 69
1995 75
1994 75
1993 67
1992 63
1991 61
1990 63
1989 50
1988 60
1987 70
1986 91
1985 67
1984 60
1983 60
1982 58
1981 42
1980 32
1979 29
1978 47
1977 50
1976 52
1975 53
1974 43
1973 41
1972 40
1971 45
1970 44
1969 36
1968 42
1967 35
1966 39
1965 34
1964 25
1963 39
1962 32
1961 22
1960 9
1959 12
1958 2
1957 3
1956 19
1955 14
1954 11
1953 2
1952 7
1951 23
1950 28
1949 21
1948 7
1947 7
1939 9
1938 3
1937 14
1936 7
1935 11
1934 24
1933 31
1932 35
1931 29
1930 38
1929 35
1928 26
1927 28
1926 34
1925 21
1924 18
1923 16
1922 16
1921 16
1920 19
1915 22
1914 19
1913 21
1912 19
1911 14
1910 12
1909 10
1908 12
1907 14
1906 2
1905 8
1904 19
1903 25
1902 21
1901 17
1900 16
1899 15
1898 12
1897 4
1896 9
1895 4
1894 14
1893 2
1892 2
1891 2
1890 1
1889 1
127 season records displayed. The latest season appears first.

Historical data source: footy-data-kit by Dylan Steele. The source data is published under the MIT License; retain the copyright notice and licence terms when redistributing the data.