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Football League World has ranked Preston's five worst ever managers using points per game (PPG)

Preston North End have a rich history as one of the 12 founding members of the Football League, and were the first ever league champions in 1889.

The Lilywhites have won the FA Cup on two occasions, in both 1889 and 1938, while in more recent times, they won promotion from League One back to the Championship in 2015.

However, the Lancashire outfit's history hasn't consisted of success stories alone, and they have suffered their fair share of disappointment over the years too.

Meanwhile, Football League World has ranked Preston's top five worst ever managers, out of those who have overseen 10 games or more in the Lilywhites dugout, using the metric of points per game (PPG) as per Wikipedia.

5 Graham Westley - 1.04

Graham Westley took the managerial reins at Deepdale in January 2012, replacing his predecessor Phil Brown after a compensation package was agreed with Westley's former club, Stevenage.

However, by Feburary 2013, Westley was dismissed from his Lilywhites duties after 13 months in charge following a 3-1 defeat to Yeovil Town, which left North End just five points above the League One relegation zone.

Westley left Deepdale with a PPG record of just 1.04, while the Lancashire outfit would go on to enjoy happier times following his departure, culminating in promotion to the Championship by 2015.

4 Tommy Booth - 0.98

Tommy Booth spent his playing career with both Manchester City and Preston before going on to manage the Lilywhites in 1985, after hanging his playing boots up.

But Booth's time in the dugout at Deepdale was not success, as he resigned from his managerial post in 1986 having maintained a woeful PPG record of just 0.98.

3 Darren Ferguson - 0.98

Unlike Booth, Darren Ferguson boasts a name which is more familiar with the modern generation of Lilywhites fans and sat in the Deepdale dugout during the majority of 2010.

Preston appointed Ferguson on January 6, 2010 on a three-year contract, but just before the end of the calendar year, he was sacked as the club sat bottom of the Championship table.

The Scot's short and unsuccessful time in charge at Deepdale saw him end his Lilywhites spell with a poor PPG record of 0.98, with the end of his time in Lancashire better known for the actions of his father, Sir Alex, who pulled three loanees back Old Trafford following his son's dismissal.

2 Tommy Docherty

Tommy Docherty boasted an illustrious managerial career, having spent time in the dugout with the likes of Chelsea, Aston Villa and Manchester United.

However, Docherty's time as Lilywhites boss in 1981 was far from impressive, as the former North End player managed a PPG record of 0.88 at Deepdale, which will have come as a major disappointment to supporters.

Following the departure of former boss Alan Ball, father of the England World Cup winner Alan Ball, Frank Lord took on the role of Lilywhites boss on a caretaker basis in 1973.

Lord's spell as caretaker manager with the Lancashire outfit left a lot to be desired, as he led North End to just one victory in 13 games, with a PPG record of 0.62.

Predictably after that run of form, he did not land the job on a permanent basis - he was replaced by England legend Bobby Charlton, who became the Lilywhites boss for the next two years.