Here is a look back in pictures at some of the final day games - good and bad - which the Lilywhites have been involved in down the years.
1. Taming the Shrews
PNE fans on the pitch after a 2-2 draw with Shrewsbury in April 1978 which edged them within a whisker of promotion - that was clinched two days later | jpimedia Photo: JPIMedia
2. Last day joy
Alan Gowling scores for PNE against Wigan at Springfield Park on the final day of the 1982/83 season | jpimedia Photo: JPIMedia
3. When a win wasn't enough
Ian Stevens celebrates scoring Preston's winner at York on the last day of the 1984/85 season but victory didn't prevent them being relegated | jpimedia Photo: Neil Cross
4. Flat Cap Day
PNE fans designated the last day trip to Bolton in May 1993 as 'Flat Cap Day'. North End were beaten at Boundary Park and were relegated. | jpimedia Photo: JPIMedia