The 2014-15 campaign delivered an historic, curse-breaking triumph for Preston North End as The Lilywhites finally earned promotion to the Championship via the play-offs. They finished a strong third in League One, driven by the sensational 25-goal haul from Joe Garner, but the real hero was Jermaine Beckford, whose phenomenal hat-trick in the 4-0 Wembley final against Swindon Town definitively ended their long-standing record of nine previous play-off failures. It was a momentous year that delivered long-awaited domestic glory and a triumphant return to the second tier of English football.