Preston

Preston North End Football Club (engleză ˈprɛstən ˈnɔrθ ˈɛnd) este o echipă de fotbal din Preston, Anglia, care evoluează în Coca-Cola Championship, a doua ligă de fotbal din Anglia. Clubul a fost membru fondator a ligii engleze de fotbal (1888), și a fost campioana primei ediții. Sponsorul 2016/2017 este 888sport.

Preston are a professional association football club based in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. The club was formed in 1881 and joined the Football League in 1888. Preston have won two league titles, in 1888–89 and 1889–90, and two FA Cups, in 1889 and 1938. They have also finished as runners-up in the FA Cup on four occasions.

Preston's home ground is Deepdale, which has been their home since 1892. The club's crest features a red rose, which is the symbol of Lancashire, and the motto "Invicta", which means "unconquered".

Preston have a long-standing rivalry with Blackburn Rovers, and the two clubs have contested the East Lancashire derby since 1888. Preston also have rivalries with Blackpool, Burnley and Wigan Athletic.

The club's most famous players include Tom Finney, Bill Shankly and Alan Shearer.