Buy Preston North End tickets for the 2026/27 Season and watch the Lilywhites at Deepdale, one of the oldest continuously used football grounds in the world. Preston were the first champions of the Football League, won the first league and cup double without losing a match and remain one of the founder members of the English game. The 2026/27 Championship brings Lancashire derbies against Blackburn Rovers, Burnley and Bolton Wanderers to the calendar.
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The club began as a cricket club in 1863, took up football in 1878 and was formally founded as a football club in 1880. The sections below explain how Preston sell their tickets, where to sit in each stand, which fixtures sell out first and the history behind the Invincibles, Sir Tom Finney and more than a century of football at Deepdale.
Preston sell match tickets through the club's own ticketing channels, online, by phone and at the Deepdale ticket office. Season card holders, who hold Ambassador status when they renew, receive priority for high-demand home and away fixtures, and a loyalty scheme decides access to high-demand away trips. More than 10,500 season cards were sold during the early bird window for 2026/27, after a total of over 12,000 in 2025/26, the club's highest since 1971.
That base of regular supporters takes a large share of the ground before single-match sales begin. For most Championship matches, tickets remain available, but the Lancashire derbies and the visits of clubs with big away followings can reduce the general pool quickly, particularly in the better central seats.
A ticket marketplace widens the options when those channels do not fit your plans. Listings on 1BoxOffice come from sellers whose plans have changed, and they can cover home and away fixtures. Read each listing's notes on delivery, seat location and entry conditions carefully before you buy, and check whether the seat is in a home or away section.
1BoxOffice has operated as a ticket marketplace since 2006 and has handled orders for English football throughout that time. For Preston's fixtures, the value is not that resale always sits below face value, because Championship prices at Deepdale are moderate. The value is access when club sales are restricted, combined with protection if something fails.
For supporters travelling to Lancashire from abroad or from elsewhere in the UK, that protection matters. A trip involves trains or flights and often a hotel, so knowing what happens if tickets do not arrive is worth settling before you book anything else.
Demand at Deepdale depends heavily on the opponent. Preston have a loyal following across the city and central Lancashire, and the 2026/27 Championship includes several clubs from the county as well as three relegated from the Premier League. Most league matches have seats available in at least one stand, but a handful each season behave very differently.
The factors below are the ones that shape availability through the season.
The practical conclusion is simple. For most league matches there is usually availability, but for the Lancashire derbies and the visits of the big-following clubs, decide early and buy once your travel is fixed.
Preston price their match tickets by zone and age. For 2026/27, adult tickets are listed at £30 in the Alan Kelly Town End and the Family Zone, £32.50 in the Sir Tom Finney Stand and the Invincibles Pavilion and £35 in the premium area, with lower prices for concessions and young supporters.
On the resale market, prices follow the opponent first and the stand second. A central seat for a Lancashire derby can sell above face value, while a seat for a midweek match against a smaller club may sell close to the original price. Away tickets at the larger Championship grounds follow the pricing of the home club.
Timing matters too. Championship kick-off times move regularly for television, and Saturday fixtures can switch to Friday evenings, Sunday lunchtimes or midweek. Confirm the date and time before booking non-refundable travel.
| Type of Ticket | Typical Price Range (GBP) |
|---|---|
| Championship home, adult (face value) | £30 to £32.50 by stand |
| Premium zone, adult (face value) | £35 |
| Concessions and young supporters | Reduced prices by age band |
| Lancashire derbies (resale) | Typically above face value |
| Championship away | Set by the home club and section |
| FA Cup and EFL Cup ties | Set per tie, rising for big opponents and later rounds |
Prices reflect typical ranges and may change as demand and availability shift.
Yes, for most matches. Preston sell single-match tickets to the general public, and no paid membership is required to buy a seat for a standard Championship fixture. Tickets can be bought online, by phone or at the Deepdale ticket office.
For high-demand matches, the picture changes. Season card holders and supporters with loyalty history receive priority, and a Lancashire derby or a big cup tie can sell out before tickets reach the general sale. Away tickets follow the same priority system, and high-demand trips can sell out to regular travellers.
The resale market helps when club sales close or do not fit your plans. Listings can appear for fixtures that have sold out, and they give visitors a way to fix their travel earlier. Check the listing notes for the stand and delivery method, and wear neutral colours if your seat is not in a home section.
Preston's season cards cover every home league match. For 2026/27, early bird prices for adults, seniors and 19 to 22s ranged from £310 to £420 depending on the seat, while 11 to 18s paid between £88 and £138 and under-11s went free. The club said the early bird prices saved 48% to 50% against buying the same matches individually.
Supporters who renew keep their Ambassador status, which brings priority for other tickets. Existing season cards carry over when the seat and price class stay the same, new cards are posted when they change and replacement cards cost £2. After the early bird window closed, unclaimed seats were released and season cards returned to sale at full price.
The table sets out the main ways into a Preston match.
| Route | Who It Suits | What It Covers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult season card | Regular supporters | Every home league match | £310 to £420 in the 2026/27 early bird window |
| Junior season card | 11 to 18s | Every home league match | £88 to £138 early bird; under-11s free |
| Single-match ticket | Occasional supporters | One home match | Online, by phone or at the ticket office |
| Away ticket | Supporters travelling away | The away section at the host ground | Priority by loyalty for high-demand trips |
Deepdale has four stands and an all-seated capacity of 23,404. It was rebuilt stand by stand between 1995 and 2009, so the ground today is modern and covered on every side, while sitting on the site Preston have used since 1875.
| Stand | Best For | Price Bracket | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Tom Finney Stand | A full side-on view | Mid | 7,893 seats, built from 1995, with the Finney statue outside |
| Invincibles Pavilion | A touchline view in the newest stand | Mid | 3,719 seats, opened in the 2008/09 season |
| Alan Kelly Town End | Atmosphere with the home support | Entry to mid | 5,859 seats, opened in 2001 |
| Bill Shankly Kop | Visiting supporters | Set by the club | 5,933 seats, behind the north goal; the away end |
| Premium area | A better seat with extras | Upper | Listed at £35 for adults |
Because the stands are close to the pitch and steep, the view is good from most seats. The Bill Shankly Kop, the away end, is steep and free of pillars, with its own turnstiles, refreshments and an away ticket office open before kick-off. League allocations are usually around 3,000, and visiting clubs can be given the whole stand for cup ties. For a neutral visitor, a central seat in the Sir Tom Finney Stand or the Invincibles Pavilion gives a clear view of the whole pitch. If you are buying for a group, check the listing confirms seats together.
The 2026/27 Championship gives Preston a mix of short Lancashire trips and long journeys south and into Wales. The county derbies are the easiest to reach, while the trips to the south coast and South Wales are the longest days of the season.
| Away Travel Factor | What to Expect |
|---|---|
| Lancashire | Blackburn Rovers, Burnley and Bolton Wanderers, all short journeys |
| The rest of the north | Sheffield United and Middlesbrough, plus Wrexham across the Welsh border |
| The Midlands | Wolves, West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City, Stoke City and Derby County |
| London and the south-east | West Ham United at the London Stadium, Millwall, Charlton Athletic, Queens Park Rangers and Watford |
| Further afield | Southampton, Portsmouth, Bristol City, Norwich City, Lincoln City, Cardiff City and Swansea City |
The Lancashire trips are the highlights of the 2026/27 away calendar. Ewood Park, with a capacity of 31,367, Turf Moor at 21,990 and Bolton's Toughsheet Community Stadium at 28,723 are all a short journey from Preston, so supporters can travel in large numbers by road or rail.
Preston's away following is loyal, and allocations for the short Lancashire trips can sell out to supporters with loyalty history. The London Stadium, home of West Ham United, is the largest ground in the division, which can mean a large away allocation for that trip.
At the other end of the scale, Wrexham's Racecourse Ground holds 10,771 and Lincoln City's Sincil Bank around 11,400, the two smallest grounds in the 2026/27 Championship. Away allocations there are much smaller, so those trips can sell out quickly to regular travellers.
If you are buying a home-area seat at an away ground as a neutral, wear neutral colours and follow the host club's ground rules. English clubs can remove supporters who celebrate an away goal in a home section.
Different supporters want different afternoons from the same fixture. The table pairs each priority with the part of the ground that suits it.
| Priority | Where to Look | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Atmosphere | Alan Kelly Town End | Where the home singing is concentrated |
| A clear view | Sir Tom Finney Stand, central | A full side-on view of the pitch |
| Family-friendly | Family Zone | Dedicated pricing and a relaxed setting for younger supporters |
| A big occasion | Blackburn, Burnley or Bolton | Lancashire derbies, full houses and an intense atmosphere |
| Lower-priced option | Alan Kelly Town End for a midweek match | Typically the lowest adult prices in the ground |
Deepdale was leased by the club in January 1875, when Preston were still a cricket club, and the first association football match was played there on 5 October 1878. It is recognised as one of the oldest continuously used football grounds in the world, and the club has played its home league matches there since the Football League began in 1888.
The ground's history is visible on matchday. Its stands are named after Sir Tom Finney, Bill Shankly and Alan Kelly, three key figures in the club's story, and the Invincibles Pavilion honours the side of 1888/89. Outside the Sir Tom Finney Stand, a statue of Finney sliding through a pool of water, inspired by a famous 1956 photograph from Stamford Bridge, is a favourite stop for visitors. The statue is the work of Preston-born sculptor Peter Hodgkinson.
The club's identity is rooted in the city. Preston's white shirts give the team the Lilywhites nickname, and the lamb on the club crest comes from the city's own emblem. Supporters also use Proud Preston, a phrase long associated with the city, as a rallying cry on matchdays.
The ground's record attendance is 42,684, against Arsenal in the First Division on 23 April 1938. Today, a full house for a derby or a big cup tie makes Deepdale loud and close, and the steep stands keep supporters near the pitch.
Getting there is straightforward. Preston station, on the West Coast Main Line, is around a mile and a half from the ground, about 25 minutes on foot, and taxis are widely available. The walk takes supporters through the city centre, where pubs on Church Street and Friargate are popular before kick-off.
Drivers will find street parking around the ground and paid car parks nearby. The club's on-site parking is listed at £12.50 per car, and the Sir Tom Finney Way car park behind the main stand at £7. Food inside the ground includes pies from a Lancashire bakery, and the stadium is known for reasonably priced drinks.
Deepdale has been rebuilt almost entirely since the mid-1990s. The old West Stand was demolished in 1995 to make way for the Sir Tom Finney Stand, the Bill Shankly Kop followed in 1998 and the Alan Kelly Town End replaced the old terrace in 2001. The Invincibles Pavilion completed the work in the 2008/09 season.
Before that, Deepdale was known for one of football's more unusual experiments. In 1986, the club laid an all-weather plastic pitch to raise income and reduce postponements. Supporters disliked it, and when it was removed in 1994, it was the last artificial pitch in the English league.
The ground also housed the National Football Museum, which opened in the Bill Shankly Kop in 2001 and drew around 100,000 visitors a year. A 2008 proposal to move it to Wembley was resisted, but after external funding was withdrawn it relocated to Manchester in 2010. Its decade at Deepdale reflected the club's place at the very start of the professional game.
Other modern touches followed the rebuilding. A large screen was installed on the roof of the Bill Shankly Kop in 2008, and the pitch measures 110 by 77 yards, with a natural grass surface since the plastic pitch was removed in 1994.
Preston offer a premium seating area at Deepdale, listed at £35 for adults in 2026/27, along with hospitality packages arranged through the club. Availability is confirmed match by match.
For the Lancashire derbies and high-profile visits, premium seats typically sell first. If hospitality is part of a business trip, confirm what the package includes and where the seats are before you commit.
| Option | What It Includes | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Premium seating | An improved seat in the premium zone | £35 adult, 2026/27 |
| Club hospitality | Packages arranged through the club | Set per fixture |
| Resale premium listings | Contents as described in each listing | Set by the seller and may change with demand |
Buying a seat for a Preston match on 1BoxOffice takes a few minutes. The steps below follow the purchase from choosing a fixture to tracking your order.
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Read the delivery method, the ticket format and any restrictions before you continue. Check whether the seat is in a home or away section, because English clubs separate supporters.
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Pay through the encrypted checkout. Your order is covered by the 150% money-back guarantee: if the original tickets are not received and no alternative is offered, you are eligible for a full refund and may also receive a credit voucher worth 50% of the original order value, excluding fees and taxes, capped at £125.
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Track your order
Use your order number and email address to track order progress at any time. Championship tickets are often released close to the match, so an order that is confirmed but not yet delivered is normal until the final days.
Once your seats are secured, confirm the kick-off time before you book any non-refundable travel. Championship fixtures move regularly for television.
Some Preston matches behave very differently from the rest of the calendar. If your trip depends on one of the fixture types below, plan to buy well ahead.
| Fixture Type | Why It Moves Fast |
|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers at Deepdale | A Lancashire derby with a short trip for visitors and a large away following. Season card holders and regular buyers take most seats. |
| Burnley and Bolton Wanderers | Two more Lancashire derbies, both with big travelling supports. |
| West Ham United and Wolves | Clubs relegated from the Premier League with large followings and strong demand for away seats. |
| Away at Ewood Park or Turf Moor | Short Lancashire trips that can sell out to supporters with loyalty history. |
| FA Cup ties against Premier League clubs | Big draws can fill the ground, and the away end can be given to visitors in full. |
Every listing states its delivery method, and it is worth reading twice before payment, particularly if you are travelling from abroad. The main formats are:
If your listing says delivery will follow closer to the date, that is standard practice for Championship fixtures and does not mean anything has gone wrong.
Arrive at least an hour before kick-off for a Lancashire derby or a big cup tie, and around forty-five minutes before for a standard league match. Security checks take time, and the walk from the station through the city centre is busy in the hour before kick-off.
Check your ticket for the stand and entrance before you set off. Home and away supporters use separate turnstiles, and the away end has its own ticket office open before kick-off.
Bring photo ID to every match. Concession tickets may need proof of age at the turnstile, and stewards can ask to see ID at any point. Supporters travelling from abroad should carry their passport.
Follow stewards' and police directions on arrival and departure, particularly for the derbies. Visiting colours are only expected in the away section, and supporters in the wrong area can be moved or ejected.
Bring as little as possible. Bags are searched at the entrances, and English grounds generally restrict bags larger than a small handbag. If you are arriving from the airport or the station, leave luggage at your hotel before you travel to the ground.
Pyrotechnics, glass, sharp objects and items that could be used as projectiles are not permitted, and large flags or banners may need clearance in advance. Check the club's guidance for the specific match before you travel.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full name | Preston North End Football Club |
| Founded | 1880 as a football club, with roots in a cricket club formed in 1863 |
| Nicknames | The Lilywhites, the Invincibles, PNE |
| Colours | White shirts and blue shorts |
| Stadium | Deepdale, 23,404, home since 1875 |
| Head coach (2026/27) | Paul Heckingbottom |
| League | EFL Championship, twenty-four clubs |
Preston's history begins before the Football League itself. The four eras below explain how a cricket club from the north of the city became England's first champions and how it has fought its way back up the divisions since.
Few clubs can match Preston's start. The side of 1888/89 won the first Football League season unbeaten, with eighteen wins and four draws, and beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 in the FA Cup final at Kennington Oval to complete the first league and cup double. The nickname the Invincibles has stayed with the club ever since.
The first half of the twentieth century produced a second FA Cup and the player many supporters regard as the club's finest. Finney, a one-club man from Preston, scored 210 goals for North End and 30 for England, and his presence made Deepdale one of the most famous grounds in the country. Shankly, a member of the 1938 cup-winning side, later became one of the game's great managers at Liverpool.
After Finney retired in 1960, Preston slipped down the divisions, and the 1964 final against West Ham was the club's last appearance in a major final. The 1990s brought a revival, with two titles in five seasons and the start of the rebuilding of Deepdale, as the club climbed from the fourth tier back to the second.
The modern era has been one of near-misses and stability. Preston lost play-off finals in 2001 and 2005, dropped to League One in 2011 and returned through the play-offs in 2015. Since then, the club has stayed in the Championship, completing an eleventh consecutive season at that level in 2025/26.
The Invincibles are the reason Preston's name carries such weight in football history. In the first season of the Football League, North End played 22 matches, won 18 and drew four, finishing as champions without a defeat. No other English club went through a top-flight league season unbeaten until Arsenal in 2003/04.
The FA Cup run was even more remarkable. Preston reached the final without conceding a goal and beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 at Kennington Oval, completing the first league and cup double in English football. The side was built by William Sudell, the club's driving force, who brought in leading players from Scotland and across England.
Preston retained the league title in 1889/90, confirming their place as the first great club of the professional era. The Invincibles Pavilion at Deepdale and the club's nickname keep that achievement in view on every matchday.
The league itself began with Preston at Deepdale. On the opening day, 8 September 1888, North End beat Burnley 5-2, the first step in an unbeaten campaign. With Burnley in the Championship for 2026/27, that fixture returns to the league calendar in the season when eight founder members share the division. When Arsenal went through the 2003/04 Premier League unbeaten, they too became known as the Invincibles, a name Preston had carried for more than a century.
Tom Finney is the defining figure of Preston North End. Born in Preston, he joined the club as a teenager in 1938, made his debut after the Second World War in 1946 and played his whole career at Deepdale, retiring in 1960. Trained as a plumber, he was known as the Preston Plumber throughout his playing days.
Finney played 433 league matches and 473 in all competitions for Preston, scoring 210 goals, and won 76 caps for England, scoring 30 goals. He played on either wing and at centre-forward, and many of his contemporaries regarded him as one of the finest English players of his era.
He was knighted in 1998, and his statue outside the Sir Tom Finney Stand, unveiled in July 2004 for his 80th birthday, recreates the image of him sliding through water at Stamford Bridge in 1956. Finney died in 2014, and his name remains on the stand and the road beside the ground.
Few clubs know the play-offs as well as Preston. The first final came in 1994, when Wycombe Wanderers won the Third Division play-off final 4-2 at Wembley. Seven years later, Preston reached the First Division final and lost 3-0 to Bolton Wanderers at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
The 2005 Championship final was the closest the club has come to the Premier League. West Ham United won 1-0 at the Millennium Stadium, and Preston then lost play-off semi-finals in 2006 and 2009, against Leeds United and Sheffield United, as the wait for a return to the top flight continued.
The play-offs finally delivered in 2015. After finishing third in League One under Simon Grayson, Preston beat Swindon Town 4-0 at Wembley, with Jermaine Beckford scoring a hat-trick, to win promotion back to the Championship. The club has stayed at that level ever since, and the expanded six-club play-offs from 2026/27 give it a wider route back into contention. The closest call since promotion came in 2017/18, when Alex Neil's side finished seventh, one place outside the play-offs.
Bill Shankly's name is most closely linked with Liverpool, but his playing career was built at Preston. He joined from Carlisle United in 1933 and played for North End until the late 1940s, interrupted by the Second World War, as a tough and tireless right-half.
Shankly was part of the side that lost the 1937 FA Cup final to Sunderland and returned to Wembley a year later to beat Huddersfield Town. He went on to manage Liverpool from 1959 to 1974, building the foundations of one of the most successful clubs in Europe, and the Bill Shankly Kop at Deepdale, opened in 1998, honours his Preston years.
Preston's modern history has been shaped by long-term local ownership. Baxi, the heating manufacturer, took control of the club in 1994, a period that saw the start of the Deepdale rebuilding, and its ownership ended in 2002. Trevor Hemmings, the Lancashire businessman, bought a controlling interest in 2010 and owned the club until his death in October 2021.
The club is owned by Wordon Limited, and Ian Penrose became chairman in October 2025. In the summer of 2026, Preston broke their transfer record to sign Alfie Devine from Tottenham Hotspur for a reported £6 million, as the club prepared for a Championship season with expanded play-offs.
Preston have reached seven FA Cup finals, winning two. The first came in 1888, the year before the Invincibles' double, and the most recent in 1964.
| Final | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1888 | West Bromwich Albion | Lost 2-1 |
| 1889 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Won 3-0 |
| 1922 | Huddersfield Town | Lost 1-0 |
| 1937 | Sunderland | Lost 3-1 |
| 1938 | Huddersfield Town | Won 1-0 after extra time |
| 1954 | West Bromwich Albion | Lost 3-2 |
| 1964 | West Ham United | Lost 3-2 |
The 1938 win, a year after defeat to Sunderland, was settled by George Mutch's penalty in the last minute of extra time. The 1964 final is remembered for Preston's run as a Second Division side and for Howard Kendall, then 17, becoming the youngest player to appear in a Wembley FA Cup final at the time.
| Legend | Role | Contribution | Milestones |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Tom Finney | Winger and forward, 1946 to 1960 | Widely regarded as the club's finest player, a one-club man who scored 210 goals for Preston and 30 for England. | The club's record scorer; 76 England caps |
| Alan Kelly | Goalkeeper, 1958 to 1973 | The club's record appearance maker and a fixture in the side for fifteen seasons. | 511 appearances, a club record |
| Bill Shankly | Half-back | A member of the 1938 FA Cup-winning side, later a great manager at Liverpool. | FA Cup winner, 1938 |
| George Mutch | Forward | Scored the late penalty that won the 1938 FA Cup final against Huddersfield Town. | The 1938 FA Cup winner |
| William Sudell | Club leader and manager | Built the Invincibles, the first great side of the professional era. | The 1888/89 double |
| Competition | Titles and Best Results |
|---|---|
| Football League First Division | Champions 1888/89 and 1889/90 |
| FA Cup | 2 (1889, 1938); runners-up 1888, 1922, 1937, 1954 and 1964 |
| Third tier | Champions 1999/2000 |
| Fourth tier | Champions 1995/96 |
| League One play-offs | Winners 2015 |
| Football League War Cup | Winners 1940/41 |
Preston also hold a long record in county football. The club has won the Lancashire Senior Cup six times, in 1886/87, 1892/93, 1894/95, 1899/1900, 1938/39 and 1996/97, a competition that once matched them against Blackburn, Burnley and Bolton outside the league calendar as well as within it.
Preston's honours are weighted towards the earliest years of professional football, when the Invincibles set records that took more than a century to match. The 1938 FA Cup and the titles of the 1990s show a club that has recovered from long spells outside the top flight.
Preston's biggest matches are shaped by Lancashire and by a cup history that stretches back to the 1880s.
Blackpool are Preston's main rivals, with the two grounds just 17 miles apart. The West Lancashire derby has been played 96 times since 1901, and it is the fixture Preston supporters want most. Blackpool are not in the Championship for 2026/27, so the derby is off the league calendar this season. When the clubs do meet, it is one of the most intense fixtures in the north-west, and tickets sell out quickly on both sides.
Rovers are the closest Lancashire rival in the 2026/27 Championship, and the meeting draws a large travelling support to Deepdale. Both clubs were among the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888, which gives the fixture deep roots.
Burnley, relegated from the Premier League, and Bolton Wanderers, back in the Championship, complete a set of Lancashire derbies in 2026/27. Both bring big away followings, and both meetings are among the most attended home matches of the season.
West Ham beat Preston in the 1964 FA Cup final and again in the 2005 Championship play-off final, and their arrival in the Championship for 2026/27 brings a fixture with a long cup history back to the league.
Albion beat Preston in the FA Cup finals of 1888 and 1954, two of the club's five defeats at that stage. The two founder members of the Football League meet twice in the 2026/27 Championship.
| Season | Summary |
|---|---|
| 2021/22 | Thirteenth in the Championship with 64 points. Emil Riis Jakobsen scored 20 league goals. |
| 2022/23 | Twelfth with 63 points, with Ched Evans the leading league scorer on nine goals. |
| 2023/24 | Tenth with 63 points. Will Keane scored 11 league goals. |
| 2024/25 | Twentieth with 50 points, but a run to the FA Cup quarter-finals, where Aston Villa won 3-0 at Deepdale. Milutin Osmajić scored 15 league goals. |
| 2025/26 | Fourteenth with 60 points from fifteen wins, fifteen draws and sixteen defeats. Lewis Dobbin was the leading league scorer with ten goals. |
The EFL Championship is a twenty-four-club competition in which every club plays every other club home and away, for a 46-match season running from August to May. That means Blackburn Rovers, Burnley, Bolton Wanderers and the relegated Premier League clubs each visit Deepdale once a season, which gives supporters a clear calendar of standout fixtures to plan around.
The top two clubs win automatic promotion to the Premier League. From 2026/27, the play-offs expand from four clubs to six, with the clubs from third to eighth competing for the final promotion place. The bottom three clubs are relegated to League One.
For 2026/27, West Ham United, Wolves and Burnley join the division from the Premier League, which adds several big away followings to the fixture list. The expanded play-offs also give more clubs a reason to chase a top-eight finish into the spring.
The 2026/27 division also has an unusual historical flavour. Eight of the twelve founder members of the Football League take part: Preston, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Many of Deepdale's fixtures this season repeat matches first played in the league's opening campaign of 1888/89, the season the Invincibles went unbeaten.
Fixture dates and kick-off times are confirmed a few weeks ahead for broadcast, and matches can move between Friday and Monday. Keep your travel flexible until the date and time of your chosen match are fixed.
Preston is the administrative centre of Lancashire and became a city in 2002. It sits on the West Coast Main Line, with direct trains from London, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow, and Manchester Airport has direct rail links to the city.
The city centre is compact, with pubs, restaurants and shops along Friargate, Fishergate and Church Street, all on the walking route from the station to Deepdale. Many visitors combine a match with a trip to the Lake District, Blackpool or the Ribble Valley. Blackpool, around 17 miles to the west, is a short train ride for supporters who want to add the seafront and the illuminations to a weekend in Lancashire.
The city has a long civic history of its own. The Preston Guild, a celebration held once every twenty years, dates back to the Middle Ages, and the phrase once every Preston Guild is still used in Lancashire for something that rarely happens. The Harris Museum and the riverside paths along the Ribble are worth a visit for supporters with time before or after a match.
The UK uses the pound, and cards are accepted almost everywhere, including at the ground. Lancashire weather can change quickly, so bring a waterproof for winter matches.
Choose the fixture, pick your stand at Deepdale, compare listings and complete payment through the secure checkout. Read the listing notes to check whether the seat is in a home or away section.
Deepdale is around a mile and a half from Preston station, about 25 minutes on foot through the city centre. Taxis are widely available for a short ride.
Away supporters are housed in the Bill Shankly Kop, behind the north goal, usually with around 3,000 seats. The allocation can rise to around 6,000 for clubs with large followings.
Delivery timing depends on the format stated in your listing, and Championship tickets are often released close to the match. An order that is confirmed but not yet delivered until the final days is normal.
In 1888/89, Preston won the first Football League season without losing a match and the FA Cup without conceding a goal. That first league and cup double earned the side the name the Invincibles.
1BoxOffice has been a verified ticket marketplace since 2006, and orders carry the 150% money-back guarantee, applied in line with our terms. Choose your fixture, home or away, and secure your Preston North End tickets for the 2026/27 season before the seats you want at Deepdale are gone.
Sources: Preston North End FC; EFL; Lancashire Post; Football Ground Guide; Wikipedia, used as a cross-reference where primary sources were incomplete. 1BoxOffice is an independent ticket marketplace and is not affiliated with Preston North End FC, the EFL or the Football Association.
Preston's 2026/27 season is built around the Championship, the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. Championship clubs enter the FA Cup in the third round in January, the first chance of a tie against Premier League opposition.
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