It was in 1955 when Sir Tom Finney, or the Preston Plumber as the England winger was affectionately known, raced down the right at a waterlogged Stamford Bridge to collect a loose ball.
A desperate lunge was coming in from the left. But Tom had controlled the ball and was off before he could be tackled.
The image of Sir Tom evading that tackle, leaning on one arm, an arc of water spraying out the opposite way is one of THE all-time footballing action images.
So it is fitting that for Sir Tom's 80th birthday on April 5, Preston North End football club and PNE fans are working together to raise funds to turn that image into a 12 foot bronze statue of the Splash.
For further info. on the Splash project and/or to make a donation towards to the £100,000 cost of the project contact:
George Moss at Preston North End:01772 902003 or georgemoss@pnefc.net
In about 1879 football (soccer) was added to the list. A vote was taken in 1881 to concentrate the clubs efforts on football. A few weeks later PNE FC joined the Lancashire Football Association.
Runners Up 1890-91, 1891-92, 1892-93, 1905-06, 1952-53, 1957-58
Third Place 1937-38, 1956-57
Runners Up 1914-15, 1933-34
Third Place 1901-02, 1963-64
Runners Up
Third Place 1977-78
Runners Up 1986-87
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Runners Up 1888, 1922, 1937, 1954, 1964
- Preston North End have been in the top half of the league only 69% of the time, having done it tough in the 1980's and early 1990's.
- Preston North End were founder members of the Football League.
- PNE moved to current home Deepdale in 1875, when they were (allegedly) called Preston Nelson.
- The NHL's Stanley Cup was donated by Lord Stanley of Preston.
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