Who R Ya - Preston North End

Vital QPR takes a look at this weekend's opponents Preston North End

Facts & Figures

Founded: 1881

Nickname: The Lilywhites

Ground: Deepdale (24,525)

Manager : Darren Ferguson

Selected Honours

FA Cup - Winners: 1889, 1938
FA Cup - Runners-up: 1888, 1922, 1937, 1954, 1964

Football League First Division - Champions: 1889, 1890
Football League First Division - Runners Up: 1891, 1892, 1893, 1906, 1953, 1958

Football League Second Division - Champions: 1904, 1913, 1951
Football League Second Division - Runners Up: 1915, 1934

Football League Third Division - Champions: 1996
Football League Third Division - Runners Up: 1987

Club Records

Record Attendance: 42,684 v Arsenal (First Division, 1968)

Record victory: 10-0 v Stoke City (First Division, 1889)

Record defeat: 0-7 v Blackpool (First Division, 1948)

Record Buy: £1,500,000 - David Healy from Manchester United

Record Sale: £6,000,000 - David Nugent to Portsmouth

Record Appearances: Alan Kelly Snr - 513 - 1958-1973

Record Goals: Sir Tom Finney - 210 - 1946-1960

Squad

Goalkeepers:
1. Andrew Lonergan
22. Wayne Henderson
25. Andreas Arestidou

Defenders:
2. Craig Morgan
3. Callum Davidson
4. Sean St. Ledger
5. Wayne Brown
12. David Gray
19. Billy Jones
23. Ritchie De Laet
(On loan from Manchester Utd)
31. Dominic Collins
32. Sam Hart
37. Conor McLaughlin
40. Neil Trotman
42. Bailey Wright

Midfielders:
6. Matthew James
(On loan from Manchester Utd)
7. Paul Coutts
10. Barry Nicholson
11. Keith Treacy
14. Danny Mayor
15. Adam Barton
17. Paul Parry
20. Darel Russell
34. Richard Chaplow
(On loan to Southampton)
36. Neil Dougan
39. George Miller
43. Doyle Middleton

Strikers:
9. Chris Brown
16. Iain Hume
(On loan from Barnsley)
18. Joshua King
(On loan from Manchester Utd)
26. Jon Parkin
30. Jamie Douglas
38. Jamie Proctor

Key Player:

Keith Treacy: The tricky winger has played well this season in what has been an underachieving Preston North End side. Treacy has scored 4 goals in 16 games, most notably in the Lancashire derby against bitter Rivals Burnley, where he was hugely impressive. The left-footed wide man started his career at Premier League side Blackburn Rovers. In order to gain first team experience Treacy had loan spells at Stockport County and Sheffield United before joining Preston in 2010 during the January transfer window. Keith Treacy is a player with bags of potential and I fully expect him to return to the top flight in the next few years.

Last Five Fixtures

Loss: 0-2 v Hull (h)
Loss: 1-2 v Barnsley(h)
Draw: 1-1 v Bristol City (a)
Loss: 0-1 v Leicester City (a)
Win: 4-3 v Crystal Palace (h)

Facts & Figures v QPR

Preston North End 2-2 QPR on 27 Mar 10
QPR 4-0 Preston North End on 17 Oct 09
Preston North End 2-1 QPR on 3 May 09
QPR 3-2 Preston North End on 20 Dec 08
QPR 2-2 Preston North End on 5 Apr 08

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