Preston North End
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| Full name | Preston North End Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Lilywhites, The Invincibles |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Ground | Deepdale |
| Capacity | 23,404 |
| Chairman | Peter Ridsdale |
| Manager | Simon Grayson |
| League | Championship |
| 2015–16 | Championship, 11th |
| Website | Club home page |
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| Full name | Deepdale Stadium |
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| Location | Sir Tom Finney Way, Preston, England, PR1 6RU |
| Coordinates | 53°46′20″N 2°41′17″W / 53.77222°N 2.68806°WCoordinates: 53°46′20″N 2°41′17″W / 53.77222°N 2.68806°W |
| Owner | Preston North End F.C. |
| Operator | Preston North End F.C. |
| Capacity | 23,404 |
| Field size | 110 x 75 yards |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1875 |
| Renovated | 1996–2009 |
Preston North End Football Club (often shortened to PNE) is a professional association football club located in the Deepdale area of Preston, Lancashire. They play in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.
The club was a founding member of the Football League and completed the inaugural season unbeaten to become the first league champions, in the same season winning the FA Cup without conceding a goal to become the first club to achieve the English football "Double". Preston's unbeaten League and Cup season earned them the nickname "The Invincibles".
Preston's most recent major trophy success was their FA Cup victory over Huddersfield Town in 1938. Many notable players have played for the club, including Tom Finney, Bill Shankly, Tommy Docherty, Alan Kelly, Sr. and Graham Alexander.
Based on results achieved in the Football League from 1888–89 to 2015–16, Preston were ranked as the fourth most-successful English football club of all time domestically, while only Notts County had played more Football League games than Preston.
Preston North End was founded in 1863, originally as a cricket club, playing their first matches at the Marsh near the River Ribble in the Preston suburb of Ashton, before switching later that year to Moor Park in the north of the town, adopting the "North End" name as a result. On 21 January 1875, the club leased a field opposite Moor Park on the site of the current Deepdale stadium, which has been their home ever since.
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