The Lilywhites ended their play-off hoodoo by clinching promotion at the 10th time of asking through the end-of-season knockout format, doing it in some style too.
They beat Swindon Town 4-0 on May 24, 2105, Jermaine Beckford netting a hat-trick and Paul Huntington scoring.
North End were three goals to the good by half-time as their 25,000 supporters enjoyed a late afternoon under the Wembley arch.
Here we look at the PNE players on duty that day and what they are doing now.
9. Paul Gallagher
Gally had to come off in the final after 37 minutes but still managed two assists in that time. He is now first-team coach at Deepdale under Ryan Lowe. Photo: CameraSport - Craig Thomas
10. Joe Garner
The striker who scored 27 goals in the promotion season, is now with Fleetwood Town after returning from a spell playing in Cyprus. Photo: CameraSport
11. Jermaine Beckford
North End's Wembley hat-trick hero is now retired from playing and working as a pundit on Sky Sports and Talksport Photo: Andrew Matthews
12. Alan Browne
The Irishman, now PNE's club captain, joined the action at Wembley as a 37th minute sub in place of the injured Paul Gallagher. He'd been out of the first-team picture from January to May but returned to the squad for the second-leg of the play-off semi-finals. Photo: CameraSport - Craig Thomas