Preston 2016/17

Preston finished 11th of 24 in the 2016/17 Championship with 62 points (won 16, drawn 14, lost 16; scored 64, conceded 63). Highest position 8th, after match 34; lowest 23rd, after match 3. Longest runs: 6 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Preston
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 6 Aug 2016	Reading (away)	0–1 L	Lost	0	21st
2	Sat 13 Aug 2016	Fulham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	0	21st
3	Tue 16 Aug 2016	Derby (home)	0–1 L	Lost	0	23rd
4	Sat 20 Aug 2016	QPR (away)	2–0 W	Won	3	23rd
5	Sat 27 Aug 2016	Ipswich (away)	0–1 L	Lost	3	23rd
6	Sat 10 Sep 2016	Barnsley (home)	1–2 L	Lost	3	23rd
7	Tue 13 Sep 2016	Cardiff (home)	3–0 W	Won	6	18th
8	Sat 17 Sep 2016	Brentford (away)	0–5 L	Lost	6	19th
9	Fri 23 Sep 2016	Wigan (home)	1–0 W	Won	9	18th
10	Tue 27 Sep 2016	Birmingham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	10	19th
11	Sat 1 Oct 2016	Aston Villa (home)	2–0 W	Won	13	17th
12	Sat 15 Oct 2016	Brighton (away)	2–2 D	Drew	14	18th
13	Wed 19 Oct 2016	Huddersfield (home)	3–1 W	Won	17	13th
14	Sat 22 Oct 2016	Norwich (away)	1–0 W	Won	20	9th
15	Sat 29 Oct 2016	Newcastle (home)	1–2 L	Lost	20	13th
16	Sat 5 Nov 2016	Rotherham (away)	3–1 W	Won	23	11th
17	Sat 19 Nov 2016	Wolves (home)	0–0 D	Drew	24	11th
18	Sat 26 Nov 2016	Burton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	25	12th
19	Sat 3 Dec 2016	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–2 L	Lost	25	14th
20	Sat 10 Dec 2016	Blackburn (home)	3–2 W	Won	28	12th
21	Wed 14 Dec 2016	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–1 D	Drew	29	11th
22	Sat 17 Dec 2016	Bristol City (away)	2–1 W	Won	32	11th
23	Mon 26 Dec 2016	Leeds (home)	1–4 L	Lost	32	13th
24	Sat 31 Dec 2016	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–1 D	Drew	33	13th
25	Mon 2 Jan 2017	Burton (away)	1–0 W	Won	36	11th
26	Sat 14 Jan 2017	Brighton (home)	2–0 W	Won	39	9th
27	Sat 21 Jan 2017	Aston Villa (away)	2–2 D	Drew	40	11th
28	Sat 28 Jan 2017	Ipswich (home)	1–1 D	Drew	41	10th
29	Tue 31 Jan 2017	Cardiff (away)	0–2 L	Lost	41	10th
30	Sat 4 Feb 2017	Barnsley (away)	0–0 D	Drew	42	11th
31	Sat 11 Feb 2017	Brentford (home)	4–2 W	Won	45	11th
32	Tue 14 Feb 2017	Birmingham (home)	2–1 W	Won	48	10th
33	Sat 18 Feb 2017	Wigan (away)	0–0 D	Drew	49	10th
34	Sat 25 Feb 2017	QPR (home)	2–1 W	Won	52	8th
35	Sat 4 Mar 2017	Fulham (away)	1–3 L	Lost	52	9th
36	Tue 7 Mar 2017	Derby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	53	9th
37	Sat 11 Mar 2017	Reading (home)	3–0 W	Won	56	8th
38	Sat 18 Mar 2017	Blackburn (away)	2–2 D	Drew	57	9th
39	Sat 1 Apr 2017	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–1 D	Drew	58	8th
40	Tue 4 Apr 2017	Bristol City (home)	5–0 W	Won	61	8th
41	Sat 8 Apr 2017	Leeds (away)	0–3 L	Lost	61	9th
42	Fri 14 Apr 2017	Huddersfield (away)	2–3 L	Lost	61	9th
43	Mon 17 Apr 2017	Norwich (home)	1–3 L	Lost	61	10th
44	Mon 24 Apr 2017	Newcastle (away)	1–4 L	Lost	61	11th
45	Sat 29 Apr 2017	Rotherham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	62	11th
46	Sun 7 May 2017	Wolves (away)	0–1 L	Lost	62	11th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.