Preston North End vs Peterborough United
The One And Only | Official Matchday Programme of Preston North End | Issue 02 Preston North End vs Peterborough United | Sky Bet Championship Saturday 21st August, 2021 | KO 3pm | Deepdale
The One And Only | Official Matchday Programme of Preston North End | Issue 02
Preston North End vs Peterborough United | Sky Bet Championship
Saturday 21st August, 2021 | KO 3pm | Deepdale
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THE ONE AND ONLY<br />
Born In <strong>Preston</strong>,<br />
Played For <strong>North</strong> <strong>End</strong><br />
by Mike Payne<br />
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During <strong>Preston</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>End</strong>’s 141-year history, over 100 first team players have been born here in<br />
<strong>Preston</strong>, and in this series of articles I would like to feature a selection of those that went on to play<br />
for the club. I have decided to choose them at random, as I want to reach across the various eras,<br />
to highlight the different social and sporting periods in which they played the game. They all had one<br />
thing in common, though, and it was that they were so proud to represent their hometown team.<br />
PROUD PLAYERS<br />
FOR PROUD PRESTON<br />
In the late 19th century, <strong>Preston</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>End</strong> were<br />
the name in football and they had some wonderful<br />
players in their ranks. One <strong>Preston</strong>ian who made a big<br />
impact from humble beginnings was Billy Greer. He<br />
was learning his trade in <strong>North</strong> <strong>End</strong>’s reserves in his<br />
earliest days at Deepdale and the club kept a firm eye<br />
on this talented player.<br />
In the end, suitably impressed by some friendly<br />
appearances for the team, they gave him a<br />
professional contract in April 1892. There was only one<br />
league game left of that season, but he was included in<br />
the home match with Darwen as <strong>North</strong> <strong>End</strong> were hit by<br />
injuries. He did well at outside right, and even scored<br />
on debut in the 4-0 win, after earlier having a headed<br />
goal ruled out for offside.<br />
In the following season, he won a place in the team<br />
and played in all the league matches bar one, with PNE<br />
finishing runners-up to Sunderland. He also helped<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>End</strong> reach the FA Cup semi-final, only beaten by<br />
Everton after two replays. Also that season he helped<br />
the club win the Lancashire County Cup. He began as<br />
a winger, but the club used him as a defensive wing<br />
half or inside forward in most of his time at Deepdale,<br />
forging great partnerships with Moses Sanders and<br />
James Sharp. Another of his claims to fame was that<br />
he appeared in the 18-0 thrashing of Reading in the<br />
famous FA Cup match. He eventually moved to Wigan<br />
County and then Darwen. He was a fine player who did<br />
well for his hometown team.
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