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Preston North End

24Reigns
852Days held
40Defenses
1891First reign

Every reign

  1. 24th reign · Preston North EndBeat Fulham 2–1 · lost to Chelsea
    Nov 14, 1959 – Dec 19, 195935 days · 4 def.
  2. 23rd reign · Preston North EndBeat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 · lost to Sheffield Wednesday
    Mar 12, 1955 – Mar 19, 19557 days · 0 def.
  3. 22nd reign · Preston North EndBeat Middlesbrough 4–0 · lost to West Bromwich Albion
    Aug 22, 1953 – Aug 29, 19537 days · 1 def.
  4. 21st reign · Preston North EndBeat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 · lost to Chelsea
    Oct 4, 1952 – Oct 11, 19527 days · 0 def.
  5. 20th reign · Preston North EndBeat Burnley 3–2 · lost to Arsenal
    Dec 26, 1947 – Jan 31, 194836 days · 2 def.
  6. 19th reign · Preston North EndBeat Derby County 7–4 · lost to Burnley
    Dec 6, 1947 – Dec 25, 194719 days · 2 def.
  7. 18th reign · Preston North EndBeat Sheffield United 3–2 · lost to Liverpool
    May 24, 1947 – Aug 23, 194791 days · 1 def.
  8. 17th reign · Preston North EndBeat Sunderland 2–1 · lost to Aston Villa
    Mar 25, 1939 – Apr 1, 19397 days · 0 def.
  9. 16th reign · Preston North EndBeat Manchester United 3–1 · lost to Grimsby Town
    Sep 26, 1936 – Oct 31, 193635 days · 4 def.
  10. 15th reign · Preston North EndBeat Huddersfield Town 4–0 · lost to Middlesbrough
    Dec 28, 1935 – Jan 4, 19367 days · 0 def.
  11. 14th reign · Preston North EndBeat Aston Villa 4–1 · lost to Sunderland
    Apr 13, 1912 – Apr 20, 19127 days · 0 def.
  12. 13th reign · Preston North EndBeat Arsenal 3–1 · lost to Nottingham Forest
    Apr 23, 1910 – Sep 1, 1910131 days · 1 def.
  13. 12th reign · Preston North EndBeat Manchester United 1–0 · lost to Bristol City
    Feb 5, 1910 – Feb 19, 191014 days · 1 def.
  14. 11th reign · Preston North EndBeat Manchester United 2–0 · lost to Newcastle United
    Jan 2, 1909 – Feb 13, 190942 days · 3 def.
  15. 10th reign · Preston North EndBeat Aston Villa 3–0 · lost to Sheffield United
    Nov 16, 1907 – Dec 7, 190721 days · 2 def.
  16. 9th reign · Preston North EndBeat Arsenal 3–0 · lost to Sheffield Wednesday
    Sep 28, 1907 – Oct 5, 19077 days · 0 def.
  17. 8th reign · Preston North EndBeat Sheffield United 2–1 · lost to Aston Villa
    Dec 1, 1906 – Dec 24, 190623 days · 3 def.
  18. 7th reign · Preston North EndBeat Nottingham Forest 3–2 · lost to Stoke City
    Nov 7, 1896 – Nov 9, 18962 days · 0 def.
  19. 6th reign · Preston North EndBeat Burnley 4–0 · lost to Everton
    Jan 26, 1895 – Feb 23, 189528 days · 0 def.
  20. 5th reign · Preston North EndBeat Sheffield United 1–0 · lost to Aston Villa
    Oct 13, 1894 – Nov 10, 189428 days · 2 def.
  21. 4th reign · Preston North EndBeat Sheffield United 3–0 · lost to Sheffield Wednesday
    Apr 7, 1894 – Sep 3, 1894149 days · 2 def.
  22. 3rd reign · Preston North EndBeat Accrington F.C. 2–1 · lost to Stoke City
    Nov 5, 1892 – Nov 14, 18929 days · 0 def.
  23. 2nd reign · Preston North EndBeat Derby County 2–1 · lost to Notts County
    Sep 10, 1892 – Oct 1, 189221 days · 3 def.
  24. 1st reign · Preston North EndBeat Blackburn Rovers 3–2 · lost to Sunderland
    Nov 14, 1891 – Mar 12, 1892119 days · 9 def.

Belt record by opponent

OpponentW–L
Aston Villa2–7–1Games →
Sheffield Wednesday4–3–2Games →
Sheffield United4–4–1Games →
Manchester United5–2–1Games →
Arsenal2–3–3Games →
Burnley2–3–2Games →
Blackburn Rovers1–2–4Games →
Bolton Wanderers4–2–1Games →
Everton0–3–4Games →
Derby County4–0–1Games →
Stoke City3–2Games →
Sunderland1–4Games →
Nottingham Forest3–1–1Games →
Liverpool1–2–2Games →
Chelsea1–3–1Games →

Seasons with the belt

1959–601954–551953–541952–531947–481946–471938–391936–371935–361911–121910–111909–101908–091907–081906–071896–971894–951893–941892–931891–92

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