All-time Preston North End bracket

164 players who played for the Preston, greatest for the team first; search for anyone else. Seed an all-time Preston North End bracket, then advance a winner from each matchup, round by round.
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Round of 16

1Tom Finney
16Michael Robinson
8David Healy
9Alan Kelly Jr.
4Tommy Docherty
NK
13Neil Kilkenny
5Bobby Charlton
FO
12Frank O'Farrell
2Bill Shankly
15David Nugent
7David Beckham
10Gordon Milne
3Sean St Ledger
14Greg Cunningham
6Graham Alexander
11Dickson Etuhu

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Seeds

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1
Tom Finney1946–1960
2
Bill Shankly1933–1949
3
Sean St Ledger2006–2013
4
Tommy Docherty1949–1958
5
Bobby Charlton1974–1975
6
Graham Alexander1999–2012
7
David Beckham1994–1995
8
David Healy2000–2004
9
Alan Kelly Jr.1985–2004
10
Gordon Milne1956–1960
11
Dickson Etuhu2002–2014
12
FO
Frank O'Farrell1948–1961
13
NK
Neil Kilkenny2004–2014
14
Greg Cunningham2012–2015
15
David Nugent2005–2011
16
Michael Robinson1975–1986
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AB
Andy Beattie1935–1947
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WC
Willie Cunningham1949–1963
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Eddie Lewis2002–2008
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Alex James1925–1929
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Andy Lonergan2000–2015
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Mark Lawrenson1974–1977
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John Goodall1885–1900
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Kevin Kilbane1995–2011
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Nobby Stiles1971–1975
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AG
Archie Gemmill1967–1984
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Paul Gallagher2002–2012
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Jimmy Ross1888–1898
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Howard Kendall1963–1981
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DS
David Sadler1973–1977
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Claude Davis2003–2009
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Tony Morley1972–1989
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Jermaine Beckford2013–2017
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Peter Thompson1960–1978
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Tyrone Mears2002–2019
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Sammy McIlroy1982–1991
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Ricardo Fuller2002–2015
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Patrick Agyemang2004–2015
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Steve Sumner
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Jordan Pickford2015–2016
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Aiden McGeady2016–2020
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Eddie Nolan2006–2011
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Brian McBride2000–2001
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Kevin Davies1997–2015
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Andy Carroll2007–2022
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JB
John Blackley1979–1981
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Troy Parrott2020–2023
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BK
Bob Kelly1913–1934
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Stephen Elliott2007–2010
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Anders Lindegaard2015–2019
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Sam Allardyce1971–1992
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KG
Kevin Gallacher1993–2002
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JG
Jonathan Gould1992–2005
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Alf Common1901–1914
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Veliče Šumulikoski2009–2010
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Álvaro Fernández2022–2023
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Bailey Wright2010–
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Ricardo Gardner1998–2012
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GK
Georgios Koumantarakis2003–2004
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DJ
David Johnson1984–1985
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Ross Wallace2008–2015
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Marnick Vermijl2015–
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Robbie Brady2015–2021
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Danny Welbeck2010–2020
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Chris Kirkland2005–2016
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SB
Sammy Baird1954–1955
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Simon Makienok2015–2016
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Anthony Gordon2021
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Callum Robinson2014–2015
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LC
Leon Cort1998–2014
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Daniel Johnson2015–2023
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Joshua King2010–2022
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Neil Mellor2003–2012
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Eddie Johnson2008–2011
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Joe Garner2005–2013
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Alan Browne2014–
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Ben Pearson2016–
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Erik Meijer2000–2001
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John Welsh2012–2018
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Paul Huntington2012–

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164 players who played for the Preston, greatest for the team first; search for anyone else.

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