Stats & Facts 1900-1915

The Management

Chairman: Mr W.E. Ord
Manager: Management Committee

League Positions

League Stats - Longest, Highest & Lowest

Best league position: 2nd (Div 1 1905-06)
Lowest league position: 7th (Div 2 1902-03)
Longest run without defeat: 16 games (Div 2 1914-15)
Longest winning streak: 10 games (Div 2 1914-15)
Longest losing streak: 6 games (Div 1 1900-01)
Longest run without a win: 9 games (Div 1 1913-14)
Longest FA Cup run: 3rd Round (1904-5 & 1913-14)
Highest Win: 8-0 Vs Lincoln City (1901-02)
Highest Defeat: 6-1 (3 times), 5-0 (4 times)

Leading Scorers season by season

1900-01 Andrew Gara 11 goals
1901-02 Harry Wilcox 14 goals
1902-03 Frank Pearson 18 goals (15 lg 3 FACup)
1903-04 Percy Smith 26 goals
1904-05 Percy Smith 14 goals
1905-06 Dickie Bond 17 goals
1906-07 Charles Dawson 11 goals
1907-08 Percy Smith 12 goals
1908-09 James Wilson 11 goals
1909-10 David McLean 19 goals (18 lg 1 FACup)
1910-11 David McLean & James Bannister 7 goals
1911-12 William Kirby 14 goals
1912-13 Ben Green 13 goals
1913-14 Fred Osborn 26 goals (22 lg 4 FACup)
1914-15 Fred Osborn 17 goals

Did you know?

North End were relegated for the very first time in the 1900-01 season. North End only won 9 of the 34 games played and had the worst defence in the division conceding 75 goals.
North End played a pre-season friendly against Man Utd in 1902. This was Man Utd's first game under the new name having recently been changed from Newton Heath - North End won 5-1.
As well as the pre-season friendly, North End defeated Man Utd another three times during 1902-03 - twice in the league as well as knocking them out of the Lancashire Cup.
North End played a friendly with Glasgow Rangers on Christmas Eve 1904. The match finished 3-3.
North End lost by a 5 goal deficit 7 times during the period 1900-1915.
During the same period North End were relegated 3 times and promoted 3 times.
Deepdale changed significantly in 1906. North End unveiled the new West Stand which contained new changing rooms and club offices.
North End conceded their 1000th league goal in the 2-2 draw against Blackburn Rovers on Boxing Day 1911.
Future Northender Bill Shankly was born during the 1913-14 season.
The 1-1 draw against Birmingham in 1914-15 was North End's 200th in league football.
North End won promotion in 1914-15 but due to the outbreak of World War 1 the first game back in the top division didnt happen until the league resumed in the 1919-20 season.