2020–21 Peterborough United F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Darragh MacAnthony | ||
| Manager | Darren Ferguson | ||
| Stadium | Weston Homes Stadium | ||
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The 2020–21 Peterborough United F.C. season is the club's 87th season in their history and the eighth consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Squad
| No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Ends | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Christy Pym | GK |  |
Exeter | 25 | 42 | 0 | Exeter City | 1 July 2019 | Free | 2022 | ||
| Dán Gyollai | GK |  |
Békéscsaba | 27 | 0 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 30 July 2020 | Free | 2022 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Jason Naismith | RB |  |
Paisley | 26 | 51 | 1 | Ross County | 1 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 2021 | ||
| 3 | Dan Butler | LB | |
Cowes | 25 | 36 | 2 | Newport County | 1 July 2019 | Free | 2022 | ||
| 5 | Mark Beevers | CB | |
Barnsley | 30 | 37 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 July 2019 | Free | 2022 | ||
| 6 | Frankie Kent | CB | |
Romford | 24 | 34 | 2 | Colchester United | 1 July 2019 | Undisclosed | 2022 | ||
| 15 | Nathan Thompson | RB | |
Chester | 29 | 19 | 0 | Portsmouth | 16 August 2019 | Free | 2021 | ||
| 18 | Frazer Blake-Tracy | LB | |
Dereham | 24 | 17 | 0 | King's Lynn Town | 1 July 2019 | Undisclosed | 2021 | ||
| 24 | Niall Mason | RB | |
Bromley | 23 | 37 | 0 | Free Agent | 1 July 2019 | Free | 2021 | ||
| 30 | Sam Cartwright | CB | |
St Neots | 19 | 2 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2022 | ||
| Ronnie Edwards | CB | |
17 | 0 | 0 | Barnet | 10 August 2020 | Undisclosed | 2023 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Louis Reed | CM | |
Barnsley | 22 | 65 | 2 | Sheffield United | 1 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 2021 | ||
| 19 | George Cooper | AM | |
Warrington | 23 | 42 | 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 January 2018 | Undisclosed | 2021 | ||
| 20 | Serhat Tasdemir | RM |  |
Blackburn | 19 | 16 | 0 | AFC Fylde | 1 July 2019 | Undisclosed | 2022 | ||
| 21 | George Boyd | RM | |
Chatham | 34 | 320 | 75 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 July 2019 | Free | 2021 | ||
| 23 | Joe Ward | LW | |
Chelmsford | 22 | 104 | 10 | Woking | 10 January 2018 | Undisclosed | 2021 | ||
| 29 | Jack Taylor | CM | |
Hammersmith | 22 | 11 | 2 | Barnet | 7 January 2020 | £500,000 | Undisclosed | ||
| 31 | Kyle Barker | CM | |
19 | 4 | 0 | Academy | 25 March 2019 | Trainee | 2021 | |||
| 32 | Harrison Burrows | AM | |
Murrow | 18 | 10 | 0 | Academy | 13 January 2019 | Trainee | 2021 | ||
| Ethan Hamilton | CM | |
Edinburgh | 21 | 0 | 0 | Manchester United | 13 August 2020 | Free Transfer | 2022 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Mohamed Eisa | CF |  |
Khartoum | 25 | 35 | 16 | Bristol City | 1 July 2019 | Undisclosed | 2023 | ||
| 10 | Siriki Dembélé | LW |  |
23 | 76 | 13 | Grimsby Town | 1 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 2021 | |||
| 17 | Ivan Toney | CF | |
Northampton | 24 | 94 | 49 | Newcastle United | 9 August 2018 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | ||
| 27 | Idris Kanu | CF | |
London | 24 | 37 | 1 | Aldershot Town | 1 August 2017 | Undisclosed | 2023 | ||
| 37 | Ricky Jade-Jones | CF | |
Peterborough | 17 | 16 | 4 | Academy | 8 November 2019 | Trainee | 2020 | ||
| Out on loan | |||||||||||||
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2020 | GK | |
Dániel Gyollai | Wigan Athletic |
Free transfer | [1] |
| 10 August 2020 | CB | |
Ronnie Edwards | Barnet |
Undisclosed | [2] |
| 13 August 2020 | CM | |
Ethan Hamilton | Manchester United |
Free transfer | [3] |
Transfers out
| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Rhys Bennett |  Unattached |
Released | [4] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | |
Aaron Chapman | Unattached |
Released | [4] |
| 1 July 2020 | AM | |
Callum Cooke | Bradford City |
Released | [4][5] |
| 1 July 2020 | AM | |
Marcus Maddison | Unattached |
Released | [4] |
| 1 July 2020 | DM | |
Mark O'Hara | Motherwell |
Undisclosed | [6] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK |  |
Conor O'Malley | Unattached |
Released | [4] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Alex Woodyard | AFC Wimbledon |
Released | [4][7] |
Pre-season
| 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 |
Competitions
EFL League One
League table
| 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[8]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
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[8]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss
References
- ^ "Posh Sign Highly-Rated Goalkeeper". Peterborough United F.C. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Ronnie Edwards joins Peterborough United". Barnet F.C. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Peterborough United sign a former Manchester United midfielder". Peterborough Telegraph. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Club Confirm Playing Departures". Peterborough United F.C. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Callum Cooke: Peterborough United midfielder completes move to Bradford City". BBC Sport. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "O'Hara Completes Permanent Switch To Scottish Side". Peterborough United F.C. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "AFC Wimbledon sign midfielder Woodyard". BBC. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.