| Preston North End 2020–21 | ||
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| Club information | ||
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| Manager |  Alex Neil(until 21 March) Frankie McAvoy(from 21 March) | |
| Stadium | Deepdale | |
| League Season information | ||
| Final League position | 13th, Championship | |
| Highest position | 10th | |
| lowest position | 19th | |
| Points | 61 | |
| Goals for | 49 | |
| Goals against | 56 | |
| Goals difference | –7 | |
| Cup placements | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | |
| EFL Cup | Third Round | |
| Season statistics | ||
| Matches played | 46 | |
| Top goalscorer | Scott Sinclair (7) | |
| Biggest home win | 4–0 v Mansfield Town (FA Cup, 29 Aug) | |
| Biggest away win | 0–3 v Reading (League, 4 Nov) | |
| Biggest home attendance | 0 | |
| Biggest away attendance | 0 | |
  
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The 2020–21 Preston North End F.C. season was the club's 141th season in existence and their sixth consecutive season in the Championship. They also took part in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
The season saw the club finish 13th in the Championship with 61 points, scoring 49 and conceding 56. They managed to reach the third round of the FA Cup and EFL Cup.
Manager Alex Neil was sacked on 21 March with his assistant Frankie McAvoy taking charge for the remainder of the season.
Winger Scott Sinclair finished as the club's top scorer (league and overall) with 7 goals.
Competitions[]
Championship[]
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 12 | Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 62 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 61 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 60 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 57 |
FA Cup[]
| Third round 9 January 2021 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4−1 | Preston North End | High Wycombe | |
| 15:00 GMT | Onyedinma  3'Jacobson 9' (pen.)Knight 25'Samuel 82'
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Report | Jakobsen 43' (pen.)
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Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue |
EFL Cup[]
| First round 29 August 2020 | Preston North End | 4−0 | Mansfield Town | Preston | |
| 15:00 BST | Barkhuizen 14' Maguire 22'Bauer 28'Harrop 65'
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Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| Second round 15 September 2020 | Derby County | 1−2 | Preston North End | Derby | |
| 18:30 BST | Knight 51'
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Report | Barkhuizen 79' Johnson 90+2'
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Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies |
| Third round 23 September 2020 | Preston North End | 0−2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Preston | |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Jahanbakhsh 57' Mac Allister 75'
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Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin |
External links[]
| Preston North End Football Club
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