Paul Heckingbottom
Preston North End· EFL Championship · 
England · Age 49
70/ 100
Solid
24th percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
49
17 JUL 1977
Appointed
20 AUG 2024
Tenure
2Y 1M
2 years, 1 month
Contractⓘ
Until 30 June 2028
Three-year agreement
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
2 years, 1 month
Since 1 FEB 2016
In coaching
2 years, 1 month
Includes academy & assistant roles
Season: 2026/27Competition: EFL ChampionshipUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline
Analytical summary
Paul Heckingbottom is the head coach at Preston North End. Paul Heckingbottom makes Preston North End hard to beat: a disciplined block, low-risk build-up and value taken from restarts. Provisional editorial tactical profile.
GafferLens-covered managers
EFL Championship managers
GafferLens-covered managers
Current-role match record: NOT YET AVAILABLE
Five most recent verified competitive senior matches, club attribution preserved
Derived from date of birth
Updated today · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline
Current Club — All Competitions
104
29
38
37
27.9%
GF 120 · GA 138 · GD -18 · 2024-08-24 → 2026-08-26
Current Season — League
2 matches · 0–0–2 · 0%
Current Club — League
92 matches · 25–35–32 · 27.2%
All verified competitive senior first-team matches managed during the current uninterrupted spell. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.