2020–21 Peterborough United F.C. season

The 2020–21 Peterborough United F.C. season was the club's 87th season in their history and the eighth consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy.

Peterborough United
2020–21 season
ChairmanDarragh MacAnthony
ManagerDarren Ferguson
StadiumWeston Homes Stadium
League One2nd (promoted)
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Jonson Clarke-Harris (31)
All: Jonson Clarke-Harris (33)

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

With a 3–3 draw against Lincoln City on 1 May 2021, Peterborough secured automatic promotion to the Championship, making a return to the second division after an eight-year absence.[1]

First-team squad edit

As of 18 January 2021

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

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1 Christy Pym   GK (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995 (age 29) 87 0 2019   Exeter City Free
13 Dániel Gyollai   GK (1997-04-07)7 April 1997 (aged 24) 4 0 2020   Wigan Ahtletic Free
21 Josef Bursik   GK (2000-07-12)12 July 2000 (aged 20) 5 0 2021   Stoke City Loan
Defenders
2 Ronnie Edwards   CB/DM (2003-03-28)28 March 2003 (aged 18) 6 0 2020   Barnet Undisclosed
3 Dan Butler   LB/LM (1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 26) 80 3 2019   Newport County Free
4 Nathan Thompson   CB/RB/DM (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 30) 61 2 2019   Portsmouth Free
5 Mark Beevers   CB/LB (1989-11-21)21 November 1989 (aged 31) 85 0 2019   Bolton Wanderers Free
6 Frankie Kent   CB (1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 25) 83 4 2019   Colchester United £360,000
18 Frazer Blake-Tracy   LB/CB (1995-09-10)10 September 1995 (aged 25) 32 0 2019   King's Lynn Town Pre contract agreement
24 Niall Mason   RB/CB/LB (1997-01-10)10 January 1997 (aged 24) 70 2 2019   Doncaster Rovers Free
Midfielders
8 Jack Taylor   CM/RM/RB (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 25) 50 9 2020   Barnet £500,000
12 Reece Brown   AM/CM (1996-03-06)6 March 1996 (aged 25) 55 2 2020   Huddersfield Town Loan
14 Louis Reed   CM/DM (1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 (age 26) 84 3 2018   Sheffield United Undisclosed
15 Sammie Szmodics   AM/LW/CM (1995-09-24)24 September 1995 (aged 25) 55 19 2020   Bristol City Undisclosed
16 Harrison Burrows   LM/LB/CM (2002-01-12)12 January 2002 (aged 19) 36 1 2017 Academy Trainee
22 Ethan Hamilton   CM/LM/LB (1998-10-18)18 October 1998 (aged 22) 41 1 2020   Manchester United Free
23 Joe Ward   RM/RW/RB (1995-08-22)22 August 1995 (aged 25) 145 14 2018   Woking Undisclosed
26 Flynn Clarke    AM (2002-08-14)14 August 2002 (aged 19) 11 3 2019 Academy Trainee
27 Kyle Barker   DM/CM (2000-12-16)16 December 2000 (aged 20) 3 0 2020 Academy Trainee
34 Archie Jones   CM (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 22) 1 0 2019 Academy Trainee
Forwards
7 Mohamed Eisa   CF/LW/RW (1994-07-12)12 July 1994 (aged 26) 71 21 2019   Bristol City Undisclosed
9 Jonson Clarke-Harris   CF (1994-07-21)21 July 1994 (aged 26) 48 33 2020   Bristol Rovers £1,250,000
10 Siriki Dembélé    RW/LW/CF (1996-09-07)7 September 1996 (aged 24) 122 26 2018   Grimsby Town Undisclosed
17 Ricky Jade-Jones   CF/SS/LW (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 21) 33 5 2019 Academy Trainee
19 Idris Kanu   RW/CF (1999-12-05)5 December 1999 (aged 21) 63 3 2017   Aldershot Town Undisclosed
Out on Loan
11 Ryan Broom   RM/CM/AM (1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 24) 18 1 2020   Cheltenham Town Undisclosed
20 Serhat Tasdemir    RM/CM/LM (2000-07-21)21 July 2000 (aged 20) 20 1 2019   AFC Fylde Undisclosed
30 Sam Cartwright   CB (2000-07-08)8 July 2000 (aged 20) 2 0 2017 Academy Trainee

Statistics edit

As of 9 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Christy Pym 44 0 40+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF   ENG Ronnie Edwards 6 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
3 DF   ENG Dan Butler 42 1 38+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF   ENG Nathan Thompson 42 1 38+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF   ENG Mark Beevers 47 0 44+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
6 DF   ENG Frankie Kent 48 2 44+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 1
7 FW   SDN Mohamed Eisa 35 5 6+21 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 4+2 3
8 MF   IRL Jack Taylor 38 9 34+1 6 1+0 2 1+0 0 1+0 1
9 FW   ENG Jonson Clarke-Harris 48 33 44+0 31 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+1 2
10 FW   SCO Siriki Dembélé 44 13 37+4 11 1+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 1
12 MF   ENG Reece Brown 43 2 33+5 2 0+1 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
13 GK   HUN Dániel Gyollai 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
14 MF   ENG Louis Reed 19 1 11+5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
15 MF   ENG Sammie Szmodics 44 15 39+2 14 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 1
16 MF   ENG Harrison Burrows 26 1 8+12 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 5+1 0
17 FW   ENG Ricky Jade-Jones 17 1 1+15 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
18 DF   ENG Frazer Blake-Tracy 14 0 3+5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 0
19 FW   ENG Idris Kanu 24 2 7+10 2 0+0 0 0+1 0 5+1 0
21 GK   ENG Josef Bursik 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF   SCO Ethan Hamilton 40 1 13+20 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 6+0 1
23 MF   ENG Joe Ward 39 4 34+2 4 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
24 DF   ENG Niall Mason 32 2 6+20 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 4+1 1
26 MF   SCO Flynn Clarke 10 3 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 4+1 3
27 MF   ENG Kyle Barker 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
32 GK   ENG Will Blackmore 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 DF   ENG Benjamin Mensah 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
37 MF   ENG Charlie O'Connell 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 FW   POR Adler Nascimento 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players out on loan:
11 MF   WAL Ryan Broom 17 1 5+10 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF   AZE Serhat Tasdemir 3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
Players who left the club:
21 MF   SCO George Boyd 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
25 DF   SCO Jason Naismith 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0

Disciplinary record edit

As of 8 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
                                       
1 4   DF Nathan Thompson 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0
2 5   DF Mark Beevers 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
3 6   DF Frankie Kent 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
4 10   FW Siriki Dembélé 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
5 8   MF Jack Taylor 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
22   MF Ethan Hamilton 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0
7 3   DF Dan Butler 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
8 9   FW Jonson Clarke-Harris 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
12   MF Reece Brown 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 15   MF Sammie Szmodics 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11 1   GK Christy Pym 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14   MF Louis Reed 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
18   DF Frazer Blake-Tracy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
14 16   MF Harrison Burrows 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23   MF Joe Ward 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24   DF Niall Mason 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26   MF Flynn Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 63 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 70 2 0

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
30 July 2020 GK   Dániel Gyollai   Wigan Athletic Free transfer [2]
10 August 2020 CB   Ronnie Edwards   Barnet Undisclosed [3]
13 August 2020 CM   Ethan Hamilton   Manchester United Free transfer [4]
24 August 2020 RM   Ryan Broom   Cheltenham Town Undisclosed [5]
27 August 2020 CF   Jonson Clarke-Harris   Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [6]
8 September 2020 AM   Sammie Szmodics   Bristol City Undisclosed [7]

Loans in edit

Date from Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
17 August 2020 AM   Reece Brown   Huddersfield Town 30 June 2021 [8]
8 April 2021 GK   Josef Bursik   Stoke City 30 June 2021 [9]

Loans out edit

Date from Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
21 September 2020 CM   Archie Jones   Bishop's Stortford October 2020 [10]
24 September 2020 CB   Sam Cartwright   Woking [11]
9 October 2020 DM   Kyle Barker   King's Lynn Town January 2021 [12]
1 February 2021 RM   Ryan Broom   Burton Albion End of season [13]
1 February 2021 RM   Serhat Tasdemir   Oldham Athletic End of season [14]
11 February 2021 CF   Bradley Rolt   Bohemians End of season [15]

Transfers out edit

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CB   Rhys Bennett   Carlisle United Released [16][17]
1 July 2020 GK   Aaron Chapman   Motherwell Released [16][18]
1 July 2020 AM   Callum Cooke   Bradford City Released [16][19]
1 July 2020 AM   Marcus Maddison   Charlton Athletic Released [16][20]
1 July 2020 DM   Mark O'Hara   Motherwell Undisclosed [21]
1 July 2020 GK   Conor O'Malley Retired [16][22]
1 July 2020 CM   Alex Woodyard   AFC Wimbledon Released [16][23]
1 September 2020 CF   Ivan Toney   Brentford £5,000,000 [24]
2 September 2020 LW   George Cooper   Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed [25]
3 November 2020 LW   George Boyd   Salford City Released [16][26]
7 December 2020 RB   Jason Naismith   Ross County Released [27][28]
18 February 2021 CB   Bobby Copping Retired [29]

Pre-season edit

1 August 2020 Friendly Stamford 0–1 Peterborough United Stamford
15:00 BST Report Rolt   72' Stadium: The Zeeco Stadium
4 August 2020 Friendly Peterborough United 4–2 Peterborough Sports Peterborough
18:30 BST Cartwright   4'
Cooper   19'
Jones   27' (o.g.)
Kanu   45'
Report Macleod   37'
Johnson   80'
Stadium: Mick George Training Academy
8 August 2020 Friendly Peterborough United 8–0 Kettering Town Peterborough
12:00 BST Eisa x2
Rolt x3
Taylor x1
Clarke x1
Cooper x1
Report Stadium: Mick George Training Academy
11 August 2020 Friendly Mansfield Town 0–2 Peterborough United Mansfield
12:00 BST Report Dembélé (pen)
Boyd
Stadium: The John Fretwell Sporting Complex
29 August 2020 Friendly Peterborough United 1–2 Coventry City Peterborough
13:00 BST Broom   72' Report Godden   56'
O'Hare   85'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
29 August 2020 Friendly Peterborough United 2–3 Coventry City Peterborough
15:20 BST Jones   30'
Eisa   73'
Report Bakayoko   22', 64'
Jones   60'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0

Competitions edit

EFL League One edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hull City (C, P) 46 27 8 11 80 38 +42 89 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Peterborough United (P) 46 26 9 11 83 46 +37 87
3 Blackpool (O, P) 46 23 11 12 60 37 +23 80 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 +28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 +19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 +21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 +14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 +14 72
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[30]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 26 9 11 83 46  +37 87 15 5 3 52 22  +30 11 4 8 31 24  +7

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday edit

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHHA
ResultLWLWWWWWDWWLLWLLWDDWWWDLWWWWWWDLLWDLWWDWWLWDDW
Position2315198544241112235435553344332111222222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[31]

12 September 2020 1 Accrington Stanley 2–0 Peterborough United Accrington
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
19 September 2020 2 Peterborough United 2–1 Fleetwood Town Peterborough
15:00 BST Kent   49'
Thompson   63'
Taylor   90+1'
Szmodics   90+5'
Report Camps   55'
Burns   57'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
26 September 2020 3 Sunderland 1–0 Peterborough United Sunderland
15:00 BST Scowen   6'
O'Brien   62'
Leadbitter   81' (pen.)
Gooch   84'
Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
3 October 2020 4 Peterborough United 3–1 Swindon Town Peterborough
15:00 BST Clarke-Harris   48'   69' (pen.)
Broom   78'
Report Payne   6'
Baudry   45'
Caddis   68'
Grounds   90+1'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
10 October 2020 5 Northampton Town 0–2 Peterborough United Northampton
15:00 BST Hoskins   51'
Korboa   73'
Watson   85'
Report Thompson   33'
Brown   80'
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
17 October 2020 6 Peterborough United 2–0 Oxford United Peterborough
15:00 BST Ward   27'   43'
Dembele   65'   67'
Butler   88'
Report Clare   23'
Henry   58'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
20 October 2020 7 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Peterborough United Wigan
19:00 BST Massey   66' Report Butler   6'
Clarke-Harris   28'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
24 October 2020 8 Hull City 1–2 Peterborough United Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Elder   19'
Wilks   36'
Smallwood   65'
Honeyman   90+3'
Report Thompson   33'
Clarke-Harris   63'
Dembele   75'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
27 October 2020 9 Peterborough United 2–2 Burton Albion Peterborough
19:00 GMT Clarke-Harris   10'   48'
Ward   48'
Mason   89'
Report Hemmings   32',   60'
Gilligan   58'
Akins   62'
O'Toole   71'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
31 October 2020 10 Peterborough United 5–1 Shrewsbury Town Peterborough
15:00 GMT Clarke-Harris   16' (pen)
Dembele   42' (69), 80'
Brown   50'
Taylor   80'
Szmodics   84'
Report Burgoyne   16'
Daniels   17'
Vela   45+2'
Norburn   58'
Ebanks-Landell   77'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
3 November 2020 11 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Peterborough United Bristol
19:00 GMT Ehmer   38'
Hare   77'
Report Taylor   42'
Brown   55'
Butler   64'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
14 November 2020 12 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Peterborough United Crewe
15:00 GMT Pickering   29'
Kirk   41'
Report Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
21 November 2020 13 Peterborough United 1–2 Blackpool Peterborough
15:00 GMT Butler   66'
Clarke-Harris   68'
Dembélé   81'
Kent   84'
Report Yates   19'
Husband   31'
Dougall   44'
Madine   90'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
24 November 2020 14 Peterborough United 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Peterborough
19:00 GMT Dembélé   18'
Clarke-Harris   41'
Report Wootton   26'
Opoku   29'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
2 December 2020 15 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Peterborough United Wimbledon
18:00 GMT Longman   54'
Pigott   60'
Nightingale   62'
Woodyard   84'
Report Clarke-Harris   71' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
5 December 2020 16 Portsmouth 2–0 Peterborough United Milton
15:00 GMT Cannon   57'
Whatmough   61'
Naylor   68'   75'
Brown   88'
Report Thompson   50'
Blake-Tracy   61'
Taylor   85'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Peter Wright
12 December 2020 17 Peterborough United 4–1 Rochdale Peterborough
15:00 GMT Clarke-Harris   5' (pen.), 10', 22'
Beevers   36'
Thompson   40'   45+1'
Report Humphrys   9' Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Brett Huxtable
15 December 2020 18 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Peterborough United Denbigh
19:45 GMT Sorinola   32'
Lewington   53'
Kasumu   55'
Jerome   78'
Harvie   81'
Report Clarke-Harris   25'
Pym   45+1'
Burrows   68'
Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
9 January 2021 19 Lincoln City 1–1 Peterborough United Lincoln
12:30 GMT Jackson   16'
Bridcutt   21'
Scully   49'
Grant   68
Eyoma   80'
Jones   90+1'
Report Eyoma   10' (o.g.)
Thompson   23'   67'
Brown   63'
Kent   89'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
16 January 2021 20 Peterborough United 3–0 Milton Keynes Dons Peterborough
15:00 GMT Clarke-Harris   7'
Szmodics   30', 65'
Taylor   61'
Report Davies   90+1' Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
19 January 2021 21 Peterborough United 2–1 Charlton Athletic Peterborough
18:30 GMT Pym   13'
Kent   65'
Szmodics   66', 79'   85'
Report Washington   14' (pen.)
Forster-Caskey   45+1'
Millar   51'
Smyth   63'
Pratley   90+1'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
23 January 2021 22 Ipswich Town 0–1 Peterborough United Ipswich
15:00 GMT Ward   60'
Edwards   71'
Report Clarke-Harris   33
Taylor   45+1'
McGuinness   69' (o.g.)
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
26 January 2021 23 Peterborough United 0–0 Bristol Rovers Peterborough
19:00 GMT Thompson   52'
Beevers   82'
Report Kilgour   83'
Ogogo   84'
Leahy   87'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
30 January 2021 24 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Peterborough United Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Love   42'
Chapman   51', 86'
Report Hamilton   24'
Thompson   52'
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
6 February 2021 25 Peterborough United 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Peterborough
15:00 GMT Szmodics   25'
Clarke-Harris   31'
Taylor   33'
Kent   47'
Dembele   63'
Report Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
9 February 2021 26 Peterborough United 2–1 Ipswich Town Peterborough
19:00 GMT Clarke-Harris   38'
Ward   50'
Report Norwood   6'
Downes   14'
Dozzell   76'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
16 February 2021 27 Gillingham 1–3 Peterborough United Gillingham
18:00 GMT Akinde   32' (pen.),   65'
Slattery   48'
McKenzie   79'
Report Kent   44'
Clarke-Harris   47',   64',   67'
Dembélé   52'
Butler   77'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
20 February 2021 28 Peterborough United 3–0 AFC Wimbledon Peterborough
15:00 GMT Szmodics   48', 52'
Clarke-Harris   90'
Report Dobson   42' Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
23 February 2021 29 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Peterborough United Plymouth
19:30 GMT Hardie   89' Report Beevers   22'
Szmodics   46'
Clarke-Harris   63'
Taylor   84'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
27 February 2021 30 Peterborough United 2–1 Wigan Athletic Peterborough
15:00 GMT Beevers   12'
Clarke-Harris   82', 85' (pen.),   85'
Dembélé   90+1'
Report Robinson   49'
Aasgaard   72'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
2 March 2021 31 Oxford United 0–0 Peterborough United Oxford
19:00 GMT Rodríguez   75'
Moore   77'
Report Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
6 March 2021 32 Burton Albion 2–1 Peterborough United Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Smith   6'
Hemmings   54'
Carter   58',   90+4'
Brayford   68'
Report Beevers   57'
Burrows   90+5'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
9 March 2021 33 Peterborough United 1–3 Hull City Peterborough
19:00 GMT Brown   8'
Hamilton   28'   41'
Kent   59'
Dembélé   90+4'
Report Burke   21'
Lewis-Potter   49'
Wilks   60' (pen.)
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
16 March 2021 34 Peterborough United 1–0 Portsmouth Peterborough
19:00 GMT Nicolaisen   32' (o.g.)
Beevers   77'
Report Whatmough   41'
White   83'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
20 March 2021 35 Rochdale 3–3 Peterborough United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Humphrys   55' (pen.)
Rathbone   58'
Beesley   87'
Keohane   90'
Baah   90+5'
Report Dembélé   5'
Szmodics   45+1'
Kent   77'
Clarke-Harris   90+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
23 March 2021 36 Blackpool 3–1 Peterborough United Blackpool
19:00 GMT Yates   1', 52' (pen.)
Ward   48'
Garbutt   58'
Report Brown   16'
Kent   20'
Ward   45+2'
Hamilton   51'
Thompson   80'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
27 March 2021 37 Peterborough United 7–0 Accrington Stanley Peterborough
15:00 GMT Clarke-Harris   3',   9',   65'
Szmodics   23',   48'
Eisa   77'
Kanu   82'
Report Morgan   73'
Maguire   82'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
2 April 2021 38 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Peterborough United Fleetwood
15:00 BST Connolly   25' Report Clarke-Harris   89' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
5 April 2021 39 Peterborough United 1–1 Sunderland Peterborough
15:00 BST Reed   18'
Butler   38'
Dembélé   66'
Report McGeady   81' Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
10 April 2021 40 Swindon Town 0–3 Peterborough United Swindon
15:00 BST Twine   37'
Camp   61'
Report Dembélé   17',   23'
Clarke-Harris   61,   90+4'
Taylor   86'
Stadium: The Energy Check County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Joshua Smith
16 April 2021 41 Peterborough United 3–1 Northampton Town Peterborough
19:45 BST Szmodics   33',   48'
Beevers   42'
Clarke-Harris   67' (pen.)
Report Hoskins   43' (pen.)
McWilliams   56'
Rose   79'
Jones   90+4'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
20 April 2021 42 Peterborough United 0–1 Gillingham Peterborough
19:45 BST Thompson   18'
Szmodics   21'
Dembélé   51'
Report Ogilvie   15'
MacDonald   23'
Dempsey   85'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
24 April 2021 43 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Peterborough United Charlton
15:00 BST Stockley   32
Gilbey   55'
Report Clarke-Harris   9'
Thompson   45+1'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
27 April 2021 44 Peterborough United 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Peterborough
19:45 BST Ward   10'
Szmodics   23'
Butler   47'
Reed   49'
Kent   90'
Report Okenabirhie   37'
Butler
  44'
Smith   45+1'
Lokilo   48'
Richards   59'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
1 May 2021 45 Peterborough United 3–3 Lincoln City Peterborough
15:00 BST Taylor   55'
Dembélé   65'
Clarke-Harris   75',   90+6' (pen.),   90+6'
Report Scully   31',   53'
Grant   45+2' (pen.),   90+8'
Bridcutt   56'
Montsma   90+5'
McGrandles   90+8'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
9 May 2021 46 Doncaster Rovers 1–4 Peterborough United Doncaster
12:00 BST John-Jules   90+1' Report Eisa   6'
Mason   8'
Kanu   16'
Jones   39'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright

FA Cup edit

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[32] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[33]

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 November 2020 First round Oxford United 1–2 Peterborough United Oxford
15:00 GMT Long   12'
Ruffels   45+2'
Shodipo   55'
Report Dembele   23'
Taylor   61'
Hamilton   75'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
28 November 2020 Second round Peterborough United 1–2 Chorley Peterborough
17:30 GMT Taylor   2'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale

EFL Cup edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[34]

5 September 2020 First round Peterborough United 0–1 Cheltenham Town Peterborough
15:00 BST Thompson   38' Report Thomas   26'
Sercombe   59'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young

EFL Trophy edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[35] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.[36] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.[37]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Cambridge United 3 2 1 0 0 7 3 +4 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Peterborough United 3 1 1 1 0 8 6 +2 6
3 L1 Burton Albion 3 0 1 1 1 6 8 −2 3
4 ACA Fulham U21 3 0 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group stage Peterborough United 3–3
(5–4 p)
Burton Albion Peterborough
19:00 BST Clarke   3'
Reed   23'   90'
Mason   68'
Hamilton   90+6'
Report Lawless   44'
Powell   52', 55'
Wallace   77'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
Penalties
Burrows  
Hamilton  
Reed  
Eisa  
Clarke  
Bostwick  
Fox  
Powell  
O'Toole  
Gilligan  
6 October 2020 Group stage Peterborough United 4–2 Fulham U21's Peterborough
18:00 BST Eisa   24'
Szmodics   48'
Clarke   56'
Boyd   76'
Report Harris   52'
Tiehl   72'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
10 November 2020 Group stage Cambridge United 1–1
(3–1 p)
Peterborough United Cambridge
19:00 GMT Dunk   25'
Worman   86'
Knowles   90+4'
Report Clarke   49'   85'
Blake-Tracy   77'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
Penalties
Dunk  
Knowles  
Dallas  
Burrows  
Hamilton  
Tasdemir  
Eisa  
8 December 2020 Second round Peterborough United 3–0 West Ham United U21 Peterborough
19:00 GMT Eisa   56',  83'
Tasdemir   71'
Report Longelo   31'
Chesters   61'
Dawson   68'
Yarmolenko   70'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Referee: Paul Howard
12 January 2021 Third round Peterborough United 5–1 Portsmouth Peterborough
19:00 GMT Taylor   15'
Beevers   20'
Clarke-Harris   29'
Kent   45+1'
Dembele   52'
Hamilton   87'
Report Harrison   90+2' Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
2 February 2021 Quarter-final Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Peterborough United Birkenhead
19:00 GMT Lloyd   38'
Lewis   82'
Report Clarke-Harris   90+1' (pen.) Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott

References edit

  1. ^ "Football League roundup: Peterborough promoted after three-goal comeback". The Guardian. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Posh Sign Highly-Rated Goalkeeper". Peterborough United F.C. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Ronnie Edwards joins Peterborough United". Barnet F.C. 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Peterborough United sign a former Manchester United midfielder". Peterborough Telegraph. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Broom Completes Move From Cheltenham". Peterborough United F.C. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Posh Swoop For Powerful Striker Clarke-Harris". Peterborough United F.C. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Posh sign Szmodics from Bristol City". BBC. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Reece Brown Joins Peterborough". Huddersfield Town AFC. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Posh sign highly-rated Stoke City goalkeeper on an emergency loan until the end of the season". Peterborough Telegraph. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Young Midfielder Joins Bishop's Stortford". Peterborough United F.C. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Sam Cartwright agrees to loan". Woking FC. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Linnets sign Posh midfielder on loan deal". Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Broom Joins Brewers In Loan Deal". Peterborough United FC - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Tasdemir Makes Loan Switch To Oldham". Peterborough United FC - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Bohemians Sign Striker Bradley Rolt On Loan". Bohemians - Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g "Club Confirm Playing Departures". Peterborough United F.C. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  17. ^ "Experienced player joins the Blues". Carlisle United FC. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Aaron Chapman Signs". Motherwell FC. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Callum Cooke: Peterborough United midfielder completes move to Bradford City". BBC Sport. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Charlton Athletic land Marcus Maddison on free transfer – as former Posh and Hull attacker pens 12-month deal". London News Online. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  21. ^ "O'Hara Completes Permanent Switch To Scottish Side". Peterborough United F.C. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  22. ^ "Peterborough United goalkeeper intends to quit football so he's relieved manager Darren Ferguson no longer wants him". Peterborough Today. 2 April 2020.
  23. ^ "AFC Wimbledon sign midfielder Woodyard". BBC. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Ivan Toney signs for Brentford". Brentford F.C. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  25. ^ "Cooper Makes Permanent Move To Argyle". Peterborough United F.C. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  26. ^ "Ammies Buoyed by George signing". Salford City. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  27. ^ "Peterborough United defender leaves the Weston Homes Stadium". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  28. ^ "Jason Re-Joins The Staggies". Ross County FC. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  29. ^ "Youngster Forced To Retire Following Head Injury". Peterborough United. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  30. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  31. ^ "Sky Bet League One fixtures 2020/21". Sky Sports. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  32. ^ "EFL League One And Two Clubs Join Emirates FA Cup After Monday's first round Draw". The FA. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  33. ^ "FA Cup second-round draw in full". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  34. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  35. ^ "EFL Trophy Regional Groups confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  36. ^ "Papa John's Trophy Round Two draw". English Football League. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  37. ^ "Papa John's Trophy: Round Three ties confirmed". English Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2021.