And so celebration of PNE’s barnstorming start to the campaign, why not take a trip down memory lane to take in the sights of Deepdale back in the ‘70s...
13. Preston North End in the '70s
Preston North End vs Aston Villa April 24th 1971 The game finished in a 0-0 draw Photo: RETRO
14. Preston North End in the '70s
Freedom of the Borough for Preston North End legend Tom Finney Photo: RETRO
15. Preston North End in the '70s
One thousand Lancashire brownies and guides formed a vivid symbolic backcloth to the diamond jubilee celebrations of the guiding movement The 60 year celebrations at Preston North End's football ground marked the growth of the area's guiding movement from 500 members at the birth of 1917 to the present 13,000. About 8,000 guides, brownies and rangers were present. Pictured are some of the Blackpool girls who gave a demonstration of old Lancashire dances Photo: RETRO
16. Preston North End in the '70s
Champion swimmers at Roebuck Junior School, Preston, had a Christmas treat when Preston North End striker Alex Bruce came to present their awards. Paul Kirkham, 11, pictured shaking hands with Alex, is one of six pupils who won the Amateur Swimming Association's gold award for personal survival Photo: RETRO