Next home game
Sat 17 Oct v Blackburn United · 2.30pm · Pay at the gate
Next home game
Sat 17 Oct v Blackburn United · 2.30pm · Pay at the gate
Since 1945
Preston Athletic is the senior football club of Prestonpans, East Lothian, founded in 1945 and playing in the East of Scotland League Premier Division at the Pennypit. People from Prestonpans are Panners, and so are we.
Together. Proud. Preston.
Monks were making salt in pans on the Prestonpans shore by 1198, and the town takes its name from them. Preston Athletic’s history starts in 1945, when the club was founded to play for the town.
1617
Preston Market Cross is built: the cross on our crest.
1945
Preston Athletic is founded in Prestonpans.
1994
Steps up to senior football and joins the East of Scotland League.
2001–02
East of Scotland League First Division champions.
2013
Founder members of the Lowland League.
2017
Back in the East of Scotland League.
2026/27
East of Scotland League Premier Division.
Honours
2001–02
East of Scotland League First Division champions
1994–95
Alex Jack Cup winners
The crest
At the centre of our crest is Preston Market Cross, built in 1617. Historic Environment Scotland calls it “the only surviving monument of its type on its original site”.
Proclamations were read to the town from its upper platform. That’s why our club news is called From the Cross. On the crest, 19 and 45 sit either side of the cross: the year the club was founded.
Our ground
The Pennypit (Pennypit Park) is Preston Athletic’s home ground, on Rope Walk in Prestonpans, East Lothian, about a 10-minute walk from Prestonpans station.
Address
Pennypit Park, Rope Walk, Prestonpans EH32 9NJ
Capacity
1,500
Seats
313
Floodlights
Yes. Midweek games kick off at 7.30pm
Clubhouse
Bar open before and after home games
Who's who
Preston Athletic is run by volunteers. The club organogram shows who looks after what.
Concern about a child? Contact the club’s Child Wellbeing & Protection Officer: their details are in our Child Wellbeing & Protection Policy. If a child is in immediate danger, call 999.
Want to play for Preston Athletic or help on a matchday? Get in touch.
Club policies
All eight were reviewed on 1 September 2026. These three matter most on a matchday.
PDF · Sep 2026
PDF · Sep 2026
PDF · Sep 2026
Questions
In 1945, in Prestonpans, East Lothian.
At the Pennypit, Rope Walk, Prestonpans EH32 9NJ. Saturday games kick off at 2.30pm and midweek games at 7.30pm.
The East of Scotland League Premier Division in 2026/27.
People from Prestonpans are called Panners, after the salt pans that gave the town its name. The team shares the name with the town.
No. Junior football in Prestonpans is run by a separate club. Preston Athletic is the town’s senior team.
Come to a game, volunteer on a matchday, or back the Panners as a partner.
Junior teams in Prestonpans are run separately from Preston Athletic, so please contact the junior club directly.
Get in touch
Questions about matchdays, the club or volunteering? Send us a message and a club volunteer will get back to you.
Partnership enquiry? Use the partners form. Booking 1945 Hospitality or Matchday Partner? Use the booking form on the Matchday page.
This form is for Preston Athletic, not the junior club.
We only use your details to reply. Privacy notice
Coming along?
Pay at the gate: adults £8, or £15 for the Match Day Deal.