About Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC is a professional football club based in Preston, Lancashire, England, competing in the English Football League system. Founded in 1880, the club originally began as a cricket team before focusing on football, and it has played its home matches at Deepdale since 1875, one of the oldest continuously used stadiums in world football.

The club is historically one of the most important in English football. Preston North End were founding members of the Football League in 1888 and became the first-ever English league champions in the 1888–89 season. In the same season, they also won the FA Cup without conceding a goal, becoming the first club to achieve “the Double” and earning the nickname “The Invincibles.”

Although their major successes are mainly historical, including another league title in 1889–90 and an FA Cup win in 1938, Preston remain a significant club in English football history. They have experienced long spells outside the top division in modern times but continue to compete professionally and maintain a strong identity rooted in their pioneering role in the development of the game.