| Getting
there |
By
Car: (approx 195 miles from HW)
M40 west then M42 northbound to join M6. Exit the M6 at Junction 31. At the roundabout take the first exit (signposted Preston A59) onto the A59 (Preston New Road). Travel for about 1 mile to the mini-roundabou (next to The Hesketh Arms) and take the second exit (signposted Ring road, Blackpool A583, Football Ground) onto the A5085 (Blackpool Road). Continue for 1.2 miles, then filter left before the lights (signposted Town Centre and Football Ground) into Sir Tom Finney Way/Deepdale Way (A6063). The ground is on the left-hand-side. Check www.rac.co.uk
for specific or more detailed directions. |
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Train: Preston main line
station is just over 1.5 miles from the ground. Preston is served from London Euston. From High Wycombe go to Marylebone and
take the Underground to Euston. Alternatively, connections can be made on the High Wycombe to Birmingham Snow Hill service and then changing to connect to Preston via Birmingham New Street. Check www.nationalrail.co.uk
for specific times and connections of trains. |
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Chairboy Connections |
A selection of players who
have played for both Clubs.
 Gareth Ainsworth Former Blackburn Rovers trainee who made his Football League debut as an 18 year old while at Preston before being released and signing for Cambridge United at the start of the 1992/93 season under the management of John Beck. Later that season Beck was to join Preston as Manager and returned to Cambridge to sign Ainsworth. Went on to clock up close to 100 apps for North End, including a Wembley appearance against Wycombe in the 1994 Division Three Play-Off Final. Moved to Lincoln City in October 1995 before he became Port Vale's record signing in September 1997 when he moved from Sincil Bank for a £500,000 fee. Spent just over a year at Vale Park before another record fee of £2m saw him leave for Wimbledon. Had an injury hit time in South London before eventually signing for Cardiff City and then QPR. Moved initially on loan to Wycombe in November 2009 before making the deal permanent in January 2010.
Stuart Beavon Scored 36 goals in 125 appearances for Wycombe before joining Preston (then managed by former Wanderer Graham Westley) on deadline day August 2012. Made his mark in non-League football before signing for Wycombe (initially on loan) during the 2008/9 season from Weymouth. Bagged 21 League goals for Wycombe during the 2011/12 season which brought him to the attention of several higher League clubs.
Matt Carmichael - Played for Wycombe in the Conference in the late 1980's before a surprise move into League football with Lincoln City via Basingstoke Town in August 1989. Made 133 League apps for The Imps and scored 18 times before a move to Scunthorpe United in the summer of 1993. After a brief loan spell with Barnet, he moved to Preston in March 1995, playing alongside a young David Beckham (on loan to Preston from Manchester United). Later played for Mansfield, Doncaster and Darlington before moving back into non-League football where he initially played for Aylesbury United before several moves elsewhere and retiring from the playing side around 2001.
Andy Lonergan Preston born 'keeper who made two appearances on loan at Wycombe during the 2005/06 season from North End. Made his Preston debut as a 16 year under David Moyes and went on to make more than 200 appearances in a Preston shirt as well as picking up caps for England U20 and U21's. His time at Preston also included short loan spells with Darlington, Blackpool and Swindon Town. Lonergan left Preston for Leeds United at the end of the 2010/11 season following their relegation from the 'Championship'
Other player connections include:
John Halls, Paul Hayes, Wayne Henderson, Daryl Horgan, John Mousinho, Fola Onibuje, Barry Richardson, Mark Stallard, Iain Turner and Tom Williams.
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| Chairboys all-time record against The Shakers |
| DATE |
Comp |
V |
Res |
SCORE |
Att |
| Sat, Nov 27, 1993 |
FL3 |
A |
W |
3-2 |
9,265 |
| Sat, May 7, 1994 |
FL3 |
H |
D |
1-1 |
7,442 |
| Sat, May 28, 1994 |
PO-F |
N |
W |
4-2 |
40,109 |
| Sat,
Nov 23, 1996 |
FL2 |
H |
L |
0-1 |
4,920 |
| Sat,
Feb 15, 1997 |
FL2 |
A |
L |
1-2 |
7,923 |
| Sat,
Sep 27, 1997 |
FL2 |
H |
D |
0-0 |
4,838 |
| Sat,
Feb 21, 1998 |
FL2 |
A |
D |
1-1 |
7,665 |
| Sat,
Sep 8, 1998 |
FL2 |
H |
L |
0-1 |
3,796 |
| Sat,
Feb 13, 1999 |
FL2 |
A |
L |
1-2 |
10,686 |
| Sat,
Aug 21, 1999 |
FL2 |
H |
D |
1-1 |
5,091 |
| Sat,
Jan 22, 2000 |
FL2 |
A |
L |
2-3 |
10,969 |
| Tue, Sep 27, 2011 |
FL2 |
H |
L |
3-4 |
3,734 |
| Sat, Jan 14, 2012 |
FL2 |
A |
L |
2-3 |
10,142 |
| Sat, Dec 7, 2013 |
FAC2 |
H |
L |
0-1 |
2,249 |
| Sat, Jan 6, 2018 |
FAC3 |
H |
L |
1-5 |
4,928 |
| Sat, Dec 5, 2020 |
Ch |
A |
D |
2-2 |
BCD |
| Sat, Jan 9, 2021 |
FAC3 |
H |
W |
4-1 |
BCD |
| Sat, Mar 13, 2021 |
Ch |
H |
W |
1-0 |
BCD |
Key:
FL3 = Football League Division Three/'League Two'
PO-F= Division Three Play-Off Final at Wembley
FL2 = Football League Division Two/'League One'
FAC = Football Association Cup
Ch = Football League Championship
Click date for match report where available |
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