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PRESTON NE 1986-87 DIVISION FOUR RUNNERS-UP

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The LeaguePaper Team
10 November 2019

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
By Neil Fissler

PRESTON North End were at their lowest ebb when John Mc- Grath walked into Deepdale after they had to apply for re-election to the Football League.
The club had been relegated to the Fourth Division for the first time in 1985 and within 12 months had sunk almost as low as possible.
They finished 91st out of 92 clubs with no money, no training ground and little hope. But the appointment of McGrath as manager sparked a remarkable transformation.
At the cornerstone of this revival were Sam Allardyce, Alex Jones and Bob Atkins, who McGrath called &lsquo...

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