He turned professional in July 1996 and made two substitute appearances over the following Christmas period.
[1] However, he received knee cartilage and cruciate ligament damage in a reserve game at home to Plymouth Argyle on 28 January 1997 and was never to appear in the Gulls' first team again.
In 1999–2000, Preston was playing for South Western League club Holsworthy,[2] and before the 2000–01 season, he joined fellow South Western League side Saltash United but made limited appearances due to persistent knee problems.
Preston eventually retired from playing competitively at the end of the 2002–2003 season and now works as an electrician.
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