2010–11 Peterborough United F.C. season

During the 2010–11 Peterborough United F.C. season saw the club play in the Football League One after relegation from Football League Championship after spending just the 2009–10 season in the Championship.

Peterborough United
2010–11 season
ChairmanDarragh MacAnthony
ManagerDarren Ferguson
StadiumLondon Road Stadium
League One4th (promoted)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mackail-Smith (25)

All:
Mackail-Smith (30)
Highest home attendance10,116 (30 October vs Brighton & Hove Albion)
Lowest home attendance2,312 (16 November vs Stockport County)
Average home league attendance6,396

Squad

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Updated 1 March 2011.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Joe Lewis
2 DF   ENG Mark Little
3 DF   ENG Tom Kennedy (on loan from Leicester City)
4 DF   ENG Kelvin Langmead
5 DF   COD Gabriel Zakuani
6 DF   ENG Charlie Lee
7 MF   AUS James Wesolowski
8 MF   IRL Lee Frecklington
9 FW   ENG David Ball
10 MF   SCO George Boyd
11 MF   NIR Grant McCann (club captain)
12 FW   SCO Craig Mackail-Smith
14 MF   ENG Tommy Rowe
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW   ENG Dave Hibbert
16 DF   ENG Ryan Bennett
18 MF   ENG Chris Whelpdale
19 MF   ENG Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (on loan from Wolves)
20 MF   ENG Nathan Koranteng
21 MF   WAL Arron Davies
24 MF   ENG Lee Tomlin
27 DF   WAL Grant Basey
28 GK   ENG Paul Jones (on loan from Exeter City)
31 MF   ENG Jay Davies
32 MF   ENG Nathan Ralph
MF   ENG Dominic Green
FW   ENG Paul Taylor

Transfers

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Date Pos. Name From Fee
17 May 2010 FW   David Hibbert   Shrewsbury Town Free[2]
24 May 2010 MF   Grant McCann   Scunthorpe Free[3]
25 May 2010 DF   Mark Little   Wolverhampton Wanderers Free[4]
1 June 2010 MF   James Wesolowski   Leicester City Undisclosed[5]
1 July 2010 MF   Nathaniel Mendez-Laing   Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan[6]
1 July 2010 DF   Nana Ofori-Twumasi   Chelsea Free[6]
9 July 2010 MF   Arron Davies Unattached Free[7]
6 August 2010 MF   Lee Tomlin   Rushden & Diamonds Undisclosed[8]
6 August 2010 GK   Steve Collis   Bristol City Undisclosed
23 September 2010 MF   Matthew Gill   Norwich City Loan
1 November 2010 DF   Lewin Nyatanga   Bristol City Loan
9 November 2010 MF   Adam Clayton   Leeds United Loan
12 November 2010 DF   Marcus Williams   Reading Loan
6 January 2011 FW   Kieran Agard   Everton Loan
7 January 2011 FW   Jonathan Obika   Tottenham Hotspur Loan
20 January 2011 DF   Tom Kennedy   Leicester City Loan
21 January 2011 DF   Grant Basey   Barnet Free
31 January 2011 GK   Paul Jones   Exeter City Loan
31 January 2011 FW   David Ball   Manchester City Undisclosed
28 February 2011 FW   Paul Taylor Unattached Free

Competitions

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League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Southampton (P) 46 28 8 10 86 38 +48 92 Promotion to Football League Championship
3 Huddersfield Town 46 25 12 9 77 48 +29 87 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Peterborough United (O, P) 46 23 10 13 106 75 +31 79
5 Milton Keynes Dons 46 23 8 15 67 60 +7 77
6 Bournemouth 46 19 14 13 75 54 +21 71
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Matches

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7 August 2010 Peterborough United 3–0 Bristol Rovers London Road Stadium
15:00 Boyd   57'
McLean   73'
McCann   88'
Attendance: 7,113
14 August 2010 AFC Bournemouth 5–1 Peterborough United The Fitness First Stadium
15:00 Pugh   10'
Robinson   20'
Pitman   50', 57', 65'
Langmead   61' Attendance: 5,949
21 August 2010 Peterborough United 4–2 Huddersfield Town London Road Stadium
15:00 Boyd   45'
McLean   50', 67'
Mackail-Smith   52'
Rhodes   22'
Carey   33'
Attendance: 6,647
28 August 2010 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Peterborough United Home Park
15:00 Mackail-Smith   61', 75'
McLean   77'
Attendance: 7,712
4 September 2010 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Peterborough United Prenton Park
15:00 Mendy   44' Attendance: 4,636
11 September 2010 Peterborough United 5–2 Oldham Athletic London Road Stadium
15:00 Wesolowski   45'
McLean   62'
Boyd   71'
Hibbert   82'
McCann   90' (pen)
Jones   19'
Taylor   38'
Attendance: 6,337
18 September 2010 Exeter City 2–2 Peterborough United St James Park
15:00 Nardiello   54'
Cureton   71'
Archibald-Henville   29' (og)
Tomlin   82'
Attendance: 5,146
25 September 2010 Peterborough United 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons London Road Stadium
15:00 Mackail-Smith   36'
McLean   48'
Lewington   37' Attendance: 7,838
28 September 2010 Peterborough United 2–3 Notts County London Road Stadium
19:45 Zakuani   36'
Mackail-Smith   59'
McCann   66'
Davies   31', 34'
Westcarr   43'
Ravenhill   90'
Attendance: 6,136
2 October 2010 Carlisle United 0–1 Peterborough United Brunton Park
15:00 Mackail-Smith   32' Attendance: 5,737
9 October 2010 Hartlepool United 2–0 Peterborough United Victoria Park
15:00 Hartley   44'
Liddle   90'
Tomlin   82' Attendance: 3,047
16 October 2010 Peterborough United 5–4 Swindon Town London Road Stadium
15:00 Mackail-Smith   3', 5'
Frecklington   22'
Boyd   58'
Amankwaah   90' (og)
Ball   24', 43'
Ritchie   30'
Austin   73' (pen)
Attendance: 7,077
23 October 2010 Brentford 2–1 Peterborough United Griffin Park
15:00 Woodman   39'
Alexander   58'
McCann   19' (pen) Attendance: 6,543
30 October 2010 Peterborough United 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion London Road Stadium
15:00 Boyd   25' Barnes   16', 62' (pen)
Calderón   33'
Attendance: 10,116
2 November 2010 Walsall 1–3 Peterborough United Bank's Stadium
19:45 Gray   53' Bennett   15'
Davies   17'
Langmead   55'
Attendance: 3,294
13 November 2010 Peterborough United 1–5 Charlton Athletic London Road Stadium
15:00 McCann   54' Jackson   15' (pen)
Racon   25'
Martin   38', 65'
Attendance: 7,477
20 November 2010 Southampton 4–1 Peterborough United St Mary's Stadium
15:00 Barnard   28'
Fonte   46'
Chaplow   50'
Guly   80'
McLean   76' Attendance: 22,177
23 November 2010 Peterborough United 2–2 Leyton Orient London Road Stadium
19:45 McLean   18' (pen.), 61' Revell   43'
Smith   86'
Attendance: 4,423
10 December 2010 Peterborough United 2–1 Rochdale London Road Stadium
19:45 McLean   19'
Craig Mackail-Smith   50'
Akpa Akpro   79' Attendance: 4,233
28 December 2010 Swindon Town 1–1 Peterborough United County Ground
15:00 Austin   72' (pen.) Tomlin   17' Attendance: 8,592
3 January 2011 Peterborough United 4–1 Walsall London Road Stadium
15:00 Mackail-Smith   36', 71'
Mendez-Laing   81'
Bennett   90'
Nicholls   10' Attendance: 5,517
11 January 2011 Peterborough United 2–1 Brentford London Road Stadium
19:45 McCann   5' (pen.)
Obika   90'
Laird   74' Attendance: 4,667
15 January 2011 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Peterborough United Withdean Stadium
15:00 Wood   25', 55'
Bennett   27'
Tomlin   66'
McCann   90'
Attendance: 7,233
22 January 2011 Peterborough United 4–0 Hartlepool United London Road Stadium
15:00 Mackail-Smith   62'
Rowe   64'
Tomlin   68'
Wesolowski   90'
Attendance: 5,800
28 January 2011 Colchester United 2–1 Peterborough United Weston Homes Community Stadium
19:45 Gillespie   37'
Mooney   86'
Rowe   1'
1 February 2011 Peterborough United 5–3 Sheffield Wednesday London Road Stadium
19:45 Mackail-Smith   16', 90'
Boyd   26', 74'
Mendez-Laing   84'
J. Johnson   5'
Madine   21'
Sedgwick   35'
Potter   69'
Attendance: 6,480
5 February 2011 Peterborough United 4–4 Southampton London Road Stadium
17:20 Mackail-Smith   39'
Whelpdale   45'
McCann   55' (pen.)
Tomlin   90' (pen.)
Chaplow   18'
Lambert   31' (pen.), 47' (pen.)
Hammond   50'
Attendance: 6,905
12 February 2011 Charlton Athletic 3–2 Peterborough United The Valley
15:00 Jackson   57'
Bradley Wright-Phillips   59'
Langmead   80' (o.g.)
Tomlin   29'
Mackail-Smith   90'
Attendance: 15,909
15 February 2011 Yeovil Town 0–2 Peterborough United Huish Park
19:45 Mackail-Smith   85'
Basey   88'
Attendance: 3,351
19 February 2011 Peterborough United 2–1 Tranmere Rovers London Road Stadium
15:00 McCann   53'
Showunmi   90' (o.g)
Welsh   24' Attendance: 5,774
22 February 2011 Peterborough United 1–1 Colchester United London Road Stadium
19:45 Boyd   6' Henderson   17' Attendance: 5,758
26 February 2011 Oldham Athletic 0–5 Peterborough United Boundary Park
15:00 Rowe   49'
Ball   52'
Zakuani   61'
Mackail-Smith   68', 83'
Attendance: 4,263
5 March 2011 Peterborough United 3–0 Exeter City London Road Stadium
15:00 Boyd   10', 74'
Mackail-Smith   68'
Attendance: 6,174
8 March 2011 Notts County 0–1 Peterborough United Meadow Lane
19:45 Lee   57' Attendance: 5,714
12 March 2011 Peterborough United 6–0 Carlisle United London Road Stadium
15:00 Rowe   2'
Mackail-Smith   24'
Boyd   45', 83'
Bennett   77'
Ball   90'
Attendance: 6,467
15 March 2011 Sheffield Wednesday 1–4 Peterborough United Hillsborough
19:45 Heffernan   52' Mackail-Smith   25'
Tomlin   35'
Boyd   41', 81'
Attendance: 16,014
21 March 2011 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Peterborough United stadium:mk
19:45 MacKenzie   69' Attendance: 10,019
25 March 2011 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Peterborough United Memorial Stadium
19:45 Kuffour   6'
Hughes   57'
Anthony   23' (o.g)
Boyd   53'
Attendance: 6,589
1 April 2011 Peterborough United 3–3 AFC Bournemouth London Road Stadium
19:45 Mackail-Smith   11', 42'
Rowe   15'
Ings   35'
Fletcher   71'
Smith   90+3'
Attendance: 6,670
5 April 2011 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–2 Peterborough United Victoria Road
19:45 Ball   3', 8' Attendance: 2,603
9 April 2011 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Peterborough United Galpharm Stadium
15:00 Hunt   90' McCann   41' (pen.) Attendance: 16,431
16 April 2011 Peterborough United 2–1 Plymouth Argyle London Road Stadium
15:00 Bennett   55'
Mackail-Smith   70'
Fletcher   38' Attendance: 6,723
22 April 2011 Leyton Orient 2–1 Peterborough United Brisbane Road
15:00 Zakuani   67' (o.g)
Jarvis   90'
Mendez-Laing   75' Attendance: 5,476
25 April 2011 Peterborough United 2–2 Yeovil Town London Road Stadium
15:00 Langmead   87'
Mackail-Smith   89'
Wotton   23' (pen.)
Tutte   87'
Attendance: 6,489
30 April 2011 Rochdale 2–2 Peterborough United Crown Oil Arena
15:00 Akpa Akpro   1'
Dawson   87'
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing   45+1'
Tomlin   46'
Attendance: 3,147
5 May 2011 Peterborough United 5–0 Dagenham & Redbridge London Road Stadium
15:00 Mendez-Laing   11'
McCann   65'
Boyd   82'
Mackail-Smith   84'
Ball   90+1'
Attendance: 7,519

Play-offs

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15 May 2011 Milton Keynes Dons 3–2 Peterborough United Stadium mk, Milton Keynes
12:15 Powell   47'
Baldock   50'
Balanta   56'
Report Mackail-Smith   8'
McCann   81' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,662
Referee: Jonathan Moss
19 May 2011 Peterborough United 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons London Road, Peterborough
19:45 McCann   11'
Mackail-Smith   54'
Report Attendance: 11,920
Referee: Colin Webster
29 May 2011 Huddersfield Town 0–3 Peterborough United Old Trafford, Manchester
15:00 Report Rowe   78'
Mackail-Smith   80'
McCann   85'
Attendance: 48,410
Referee: Steve Tanner

FA Cup

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6 November 2010 First round Stockport County 1–1 Peterborough United Edgeley Park
15:00 Griffin   20' McLean   28' Attendance: 2,001
16 November 2010 First round replay Peterborough United 4–1 Stockport County London Road Stadium
19:45 Langmead   24'
Mackail-Smith   47'
Tomlin   56'
McLean   90'
Tansey   72' Attendance: 2,312
27 November 2010 Second round Bury 1–2 Peterborough United Gigg Lane
15:00 Lowe   51' Tomlin   13'
Mackail-Smith   38'
Attendance: 2,514
8 January 2011 Third round Fulham 6–2 Peterborough United Craven Cottage
15:00 Kamara   32', 59', 76'
Etuhu   45'
Gera   66'
Greening   89'
Tomlin   71'
McCann   86' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,936

League Cup

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10 August 2010 First round Peterborough United 4–1 Rotherham United London Road Stadium
19:45 Bennett   34'
Boyd   39'
McLean   60'
Mackail-Smith   85'
Marshall   9' Attendance: 4,145
24 August 2010 Second round Peterborough United 2–1 Cardiff City London Road Stadium
19:45 Mackail-Smith   74'
Boyd   88'
Bothroyd   31' Attendance: 3,806
21 September 2010 Third round Peterborough United 1–3 Swansea City London Road Stadium
19:45 Mackail-Smith   7' Sinclair   5', 41', 78' Attendance: 4,164

Football League Trophy

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5 October 2010 Northern section second round Huddersfield Town 3–2 Peterborough United Galpharm Stadium
19:00 Carey   6'
Pilkington   12,14'
McLean   51'
Little   87'
Attendance: 2,904

References

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  1. ^ "First Team". Peterborough United F.C. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Peterborough sign Shrewsbury Town striker Dave Hibbert". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Peterborough sign Grant McCann on three-year deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Wolves defender Mark Little makes Peterborough switch". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Peterborough snap up Leicester's James Wesolowski". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 June 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Peterborough United sign Premier League youngsters". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 July 2010.
  7. ^ "Arron Davies signs two-year Peterborough deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 July 2010.
  8. ^ "Peterborough United sign winger Lee Tomlin". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 August 2010.