Timeline

1875 Moved from Moor Park to Deepdale (then a cricket/athletic club)	1878 - First experimental footy match versus Eagley	1880 - Football club formed	1885 - Turned Professional	1886 - Arthur Wharton, PNE's goalkeeper is first black player in English professional football
1889 - Set record league win versus Stoke City, 10-0	1888/89 - First winners of the Football League and also first club to achieve a league and cup double	1888 - One of the founder members of the Football League	1887 - Set FA Cup Record beating Hyde United 26-0. Jimmy Ross scores 7 goals in the game (another record)
	1889/90 - League Champions. First club to retain championship	1893/94 - Set second highest FA Cup score versus Reading, 18-0. Jimmy Ross scores 6 goals in the same game.	1903/04 - Division Two Champions	1912/13 - Division Two Champions
1938 - FA Cup Winners beating Huddersfield 1-0 thanks to a George Mutch penalty in the last minute	1937 - FA Cup Finalists	1932/33 - Ted Harper sets PNE record scoring 37 goals in one season	1922 - FA Cup Finalists. Goalkeeper JF Mitchell, first and last player to wear glasses in an FA Cup Final
	1938 - PNE record attendance. 42,684 turned up for the Arsenal game on 23 April	1941 - War Cup Winners	1946 - Sir Tom Finney makes full league debut	1950/51 - Division Two Champions
1964 - FA Cup Finalists. Howard Kendall youngest player to appear in FA Cup Final	1960 - Sir Tom Finney retires after the game with Luton in April. He made 433 appearances for PNE	1957/58 - League Runners-Up. Scored 100 league goals	1954 - FA Cup Finalists
	1970/71 - Division Three Champions	1977/78 - Promoted from Division Three	1979 - Michael Robinson is sold for a then PNE record fee of £765,000	1982 - Alex Bruce top scorer for a record tenth time
1994 - John Beck leads North End to the Third Division Play-Off Final, losing to Wycombe 4-2. Plastic pitch ripped up.	1986/87 - New manager, John McGrath, leads North End to the runners-up spot in Division Four.	1986 - Plastic Pitch laid at Deepdale	1986 - The most darkest day in the club's history. North End apply for re-election after finishing 91st in the Football League. Thankfully, the bid is successful.
	1995 - Preston North End floated on the stock market	1995 - The old West Stand is demolished to make way for the 8,100 capacity Sir Tom Finney Stand - the first phase of ground redevelopment.	1996 - Division Three Champions. Andy Saville scores 30 goals (29 League 1 Cup)	1996 - Sir Tom Finney Stand opens
1997 - The Spion Kop (Fulwood End) is demolished in phase two of the stadium redevelopment	1997 - Signing of Michael Appleton for a then record fee of £500,000	1997 - Sale of Kevin Kilbane to West Bromich Albion for a then record fee of £1.2 million	1996 - Raised £3.7 million for ground and team development
	1998 - Sir Tom is finally knighted	1998 - Gary Peters resigns, David Moyes takes over as manager	1998 - In June the 6,000 capacity Bill Shankly Kop is opened	1999 - Kurt Nogan grabs a brace that gives North End a shock 2-0 lead in the FA Cup versus Arsenal. North End eventually lose 4-2.
2001 - The Town End is demolished in phase three of the redevelopment work	2001 - Signed David Healy from Man United in a PNE record £1.8 million deal	2000 - North End crowned Division Two Champions	1999 - Lost in Division Two Play-off semis
	2001 - Lost in Division One Play-off final versus Bolton	2001 - The Alan Kelly Town End is opened for the first time in the game versus Man City. For the record, North End won 2-1	2001 - Bryan Gray resigns as chairman. Derek Shaw takes over as acting chairman	2002 - In March, David Moyes leaves the club to take charge of Everton. Kelham O'Hanlon takes over in a caretaker role.
2002 - Derek Shaw confirmed as the new chairman	2002 - Baxi's shares are bought by Friends of Preston North End Ltd, who are fronted by Derek Shaw and Steve Jackson	2002 - Craig Brown appointed new manager of North End	2002 - Also in March Jon Macken joins Man City in a PNE record £5 million deal
	2004 - Craig Brown sacked as manager	2004 - Billy Davies appointed new manager after a caretaker role following the sacking of Craig Brown.	2004 - David 'Ned' Kelly becomes assistant manager to Billy Davies	2004/05 - Trevor Hemmings becomes majority shareholder
2006 - Billy Davies leaves North End to join Derby County in disgraceful circumstances, taking the entire backroom staff with him	2006 - PNE reach play-off semi-finals but lose to Leeds 3-1 on aggregate	2005 - Enterprise and Diadora announced as new shirt sponsors and kit suppliers respectively.	2005 - PNE reach play-off final losing to West Ham 1-0
	2006 - Paul Simpson appointed new manager, arriving from Carlisle. Dennis Booth and Billy Barr joined him from Carlisle.	2007 - Dennis Booth leaves club. David Kelly also finally leaves. Rob Kelly appointed new assistant manager.	2007 - David Nugent joins Portsmouth in a PNE record £6m deal.	2007 - Paul Simpson sacked as manager after an awful run towards the end of the 06/07 season and awful start to the 07/08 season.
2009 - PNE 's play-off heartache continues with a 2-1 play-off semi defeat against Sheff Utd.	2008 - The new Invincibles Pavillion opens with a capacity of just over 4,000.	2007 - The final phase of the Deepdale redevelopment starts as the old Pavilion Stand is demolished to make way for the new Invincibles Pavillion.	2007 - Alan Irvine appointed new manager arriving from Everton
	2009 - Alan Irvine is sacked in December after an appalling run of form.	2010 - Darren Ferguson is appointed new manager in January. Most of Alan Irvine's backroom staff leave.	2010 - Trevor Hemmings initiates a takeover process by purchasing Derek Shaw's and other major shareholders' shares.	2010 - Derek Shaw resigns as chairman and is replaced by Maurice Lindsay.
2011 - Phil Brown is sacked in December after a poor run of results.	2011 - North End are relegated to League One after 11 years in the Championship.	2011 - Maurice Lindsay resigns as chairman and is replaced by Peter Ridsdale.	2011 - Phil Brown replaces the sacked Darren Ferguson in January
	2012 - Graham Westley is named new PNE manager in January.	2013 - Graham Westley is sacked as manager in February after just over a year in charge.	2013 - Just a few days later, Simon Grayson is appointed manager and leads North End to safety.	2014 - North End's play-off misfortune continues with a loss to Rotherham in the semi-finals.
			2015 - North End finally overcome their misfortune in the play-offs by thumping Swindon Town 4-0 in the League One Play Off Final at Wembley & win promotion back to the Championship.