Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club (pronounced /ˈprɛstən ˈnɔrθ ˈɛnd/) is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, The Championship. They were a founder member of the English Football League in 1888 and were the first English football champions. In the past Preston were famously successful, being the first winners of "The Dou... more

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