2009–10 Peterborough United F.C. season

Peterborough United
2009–10 season
Chairman	Barry Fry; Darragh MacAnthony
Manager	Darren Ferguson; Mark Cooper; Jim Gannon; Gary Johnson
Championship	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
Football League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: George Boyd (9); All: George Boyd (12)
Highest home attendance	12,711 (3 Oct vs. Nott'ham Forest)
Lowest home attendance	5,451 (25 Aug vs. Ipswich Town)
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

During the 2009–10 Peterborough United F.C. season saw the club play in the Football League Championship after promotion from Football League One in 2008–09.

Squad

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	Kerrea Gilbert (on loan from Arsenal)
3	DF	CYP	Tom Williams (at Preston North End)
4	DF	WAL	Craig Morgan
5	DF	COD	Gabriel Zakuani
6	DF	ENG	Charlie Lee
7	FW	ENG	Liam Dickinson (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
8	MF	EIR	Lee Frecklington
9	FW	ENG	Aaron McLean
10	MF	SCO	George Boyd (at Nottingham Forest)
11	FW	ENG	Izale McLeod (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
12	FW	SCO	Craig Mackail-Smith
13	GK	EIR	James McKeown
14	MF	ENG	Tommy Rowe
15	MF	FRA	Toumani Diagouraga (at Brentford)
16	DF	ENG	Mark Little (on loan from Wolverhampton)
17	DF	ENG	Jamie Day (at Dagenham & Redbridge)
18	MF	ENG	Chris Whelpdale
19	MF	ENG	Shaun Batt (at Millwall)
20	FW	ENG	Ben Wright
24	DF	ENG	Danny Andrew


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	ENG	Sam Gaughran
22	MF	ARG	Sergio Torres
23	MF	ENG	Billy Crook
24	DF	ENG	Danny Andrew
25	MF	ENG	Dominic Green
26	FW	ENG	Danny Mills
27	MF	ENG	Romone McCrae
28	FW	ENG	Kwesi Appiah
29	DF	ENG	Ryan Bennett
30	DF	ENG	Scott Griffiths
31	MF	ENG	Nathan Koranteng
32	GK	ENG	Sam Cole
33	MF	ENG	Josh Simpson
34	DF	ENG	Exodus Geohaghon
35	FW	ENG	Reuben Reid (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Scunthorpe United	46	14	10	22	62	84	−22	52
21	Crystal Palace	46	14	17	15	50	53	−3	49^[a]
22	Sheffield Wednesday (R)	46	11	14	21	49	69	−20	47	Relegation to Football League One
23	Plymouth Argyle (R)	46	11	8	27	43	68	−25	41
24	Peterborough United (R)	46	8	10	28	46	80	−34	34

Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Crystal Palace were given a ten-point deduction for entering administration.^[1]

2 January 2010 3rd Round	Tottenham Hotspur	4-0	Peterborough United	Tottenham, London
	Kranjčar 35', 57' Defoe 70' Keane 90+5' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,862 Referee: Lee Mason

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue		Result	Attendance	Match Report
First	11 August 2009	Wycombe Wanderers	Away	Adams Park	0–4	2,078	Report
Second	25 August 2009	Ipswich Town	Home	London Road	2–1	5,451	Report
Third	22 September 2009	Newcastle United	Home	London Road	2–0	10,298	Report
Fourth	27 October 2009	Blackburn Rovers	Away	Ewood Park	5–2	8,419	Report

^ "Crystal Palace in Administration". Football League. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.

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