Peterborough United 2011–12 football season
Peterborough United 2011–12 season Chairman Darragh MacAnthony Manager Darren Ferguson Stadium London Road Stadium Championship 18th FA Cup 3rd Round Football League Cup 2nd Round Top goalscorer League: Paul Taylor (12) All: Paul Taylor (12) Highest home attendance League: 13,517 vs West Ham United (27 March 2012) All: 13,517 vs West Ham United (27 March 2012) Lowest home attendance League: 6,351 vs Cardiff City (18 October 2011) All: 6,351 vs Cardiff City (18 October 2011) Average home league attendance League: 9,766 All: 9,766
The 2011–12 season was Peterborough United's 51st season in the Football League , competing in the Football League Championship after being promoted from Football League One , beating Huddersfield Town 3–0 in the Play-off final.
Squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Detailed overview [ ]
No.
Name
Nat.
Place of birth
Date of birth
Club apps.
Club goals
Int. caps
Int. goals
Previous club
Date joined
Fee
1
Joe Lewis
Broome, Norfolk
6 October 1987
200
0
–
–
Norwich City
8 January 2008
£400,000
2
Mark Little
Worcester
20 August 1988
53
1
–
–
Wolverhampton Wanderers
30 June 2010
Free
3
Matthew Briggs
London
9 March 1991
–
–
–
–
Fulham
7 February 2012
Loan
4
Ryan Bennett
Orsett
6 March 1990
96
7
–
–
Norwich City
31 January 2012
Loan
5
Gabriel Zakuani
Kinshasa
31 May 1986
107
3
1
0
Fulham
1 January 2009
£500,000
7
Nicky Ajose
Bury
7 October 1991
–
–
–
–
Manchester United
5 July 2011
£300,000
8
Lee Tomlin
Leicester
12 January 1988
47
11
–
–
Rushden & Diamonds
6 August 2010
Undisclosed
9
David Ball
Whitefield, Greater Manchester
14 December 1989
21
5
–
–
Manchester City
31 January 2011
Undisclosed
10
George Boyd
Chatham
2 October 1985
215
60
–
–
Stevenage
1 January 2007
£260,000
11
Grant McCann
Belfast
14 April 1980
45
13
33
4
Scunthorpe United
24 May 2010
Free
12
Emile Sinclair
Leeds
29 December 1987
–
–
–
–
Macclesfield Town
31 August 2011
£250,000
13
Joe Day
13 August 1990
–
–
–
–
Rushden & Diamonds
7 April 2011
Undisclosed
14
Tommy Rowe
Wythenshawe
24 September 1988
78
9
–
–
Stockport County
1 July 2009
Undisclosed
15
David Hibbert
Stafford
28 January 1986
12
1
–
–
Shrewsbury Town
31 May 2010
Free
16
Ryan Tunnicliffe
Bury
30 December 1992
–
–
–
–
Manchester United
1 July 2011
Loan
17
Joe Newell
Birmingham
15 March 1992
2
0
–
–
N/A
21 April 2011
Trainee
18
Shaun Brisley
Macclesfield
6 May 1990
-
-
-
-
Macclesfield Town
9 February 2012
Loan
19
Barry Richardson
Wallsend
5 August 1969
–
–
–
–
Cheltenham Town
3 February 2010
Free
20
Tyrone Barnett
Birmingham
28 October 1985
–
–
–
–
Crawley Town
21 February 2012
Loan
21
Daniel Kearns
Belfast
26 August 1991
–
–
–
–
Dundalk
30 August 2011
Undisclosed
23
Lee Frecklington
Lincoln
8 September 1985
57
3
–
–
Lincoln City
15 May 2009
Undisclosed
25
Nathan Ralph
Great Dunmow
14 February 1993
–
–
–
–
N/A
1 June 2011
Trainee
26
Paul Taylor
Liverpool
4 October 1987
–
–
–
–
Anderlecht
28 February 2011
Free
27
Craig Alcock
Truro
8 December 1987
–
–
–
–
Yeovil Town
7 July 2011
Undisclosed
28
Paul Jones
Snodland
28 June 1986
–
–
–
–
Exeter City
24 June 2011
Free
–
Danny Mills
Peterborough
27 November 1991
3
0
–
–
Crawley Town
24 July 2009
Undisclosed
–
Scott Griffiths
London
27 November 1985
21
0
–
–
Dagenham & Redbridge
22 January 2010
Undisclosed
Friendly matches [ ]
Barnet v Peterborough United
16 July Friendly Barnet 2–2 Peterborough United show Barnet , Greater London 15:00 BST
McLeod 1' Holmes 15'
Report
Frecklington 29' Tomlin 48'
Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 531
Notts County v Peterborough United
20 July Friendly Notts County 2–3 Peterborough United show Nottingham , Nottinghamshire 19:45 BST
Westcarr 48' Bencherif 62'
Report
McCann 22' Rowe 27' Boyd 37'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,248
Crawley Town v Peterborough United
26 July Friendly Crawley Town 2–4 Peterborough United show Broadfield Stadium 15:00 BST
Barnett 27' Howell 28'
Report
Rowe 43' Ajose 54' Ball 70' Taylor 75'
Attendance: 615
Gillingham v Peterborough United
30 July 2011 Friendly Gillingham 1–2 Peterborough United show MEMS Priestield Stadium 15:00
Lawrence 41'
Report
McCann 79' Griffiths 88'
Championship [ ]
Standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
16
Millwall
46
15
12
19
55
57
−2
57
17
Crystal Palace
46
13
17
16
46
51
−5
56
18
Peterborough United
46
13
11
22
67
77
−10
50
19
Nottingham Forest
46
14
8
24
48
63
−15
50
20
Bristol City
46
12
13
21
44
68
−24
49
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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
46
13
10
23
67
82
−15
49
10
3
10
42
41
+1
3
7
13
25
41
−16
Last updated: 28 April 2012.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results [ ]
Peterborough United v Crystal Palace
6 August 2011 1 Peterborough United 2–1 Crystal Palace show London Road Stadium 15:00
McCann 58' Ball 73'
33' Scannell
Blackpool v Peterborough United
14 August 2011 2 Blackpool 2–1 Peterborough United show Bloomfield Road 15:00
Phillips 44' 48'
82' Boyd
Millwall v Peterborough United
Peterborough United v Ipswich Town
20 August 2011 4 Peterborough United 7–1 Ipswich Town show London Road Stadium 17:20
Taylor 30' 40' Tomlin 38' 42' 90+3' McCann 48' (pen. ) 56'
23' Andrews
Peterborough United v Hull City
10 September 2011 6 Peterborough United 0–1 Hull City show London Road Stadium 15:00 BST
McLean 47'
Peterborough United v Burnley
17 September 2011 7 Peterborough United 2–1 Burnley show London Road Stadium 15:00 BST
Emile Sinclair 3' , 38'
West Ham United v Peterborough United
24 September 2011 8 West Ham United 1–0 Peterborough United show Boleyn Ground 19:45 BST
Noble 11' (pen )
Portsmouth v Peterborough United
27 September 2011 9 Portsmouth 2–3 Peterborough United show Fratton Park 15:00 BST
Zakuani 8' Benjani 54'
Frecklington 4' , 21' Huseklepp 90+5' (og )
Bristol City v Peterborough United
15 October 2011 11 Bristol City 1–2 Peterborough United show Ashton Gate Stadium 15:00 BST
Elliott 82'
Boyd 51' Tomlin 72'
Peterborough United v Cardiff City
18 October 2011 12 Peterborough United 4–3 Cardiff City show London Road Stadium 19:45 BST
Boyd 21' McCann 24' , 87' (pen. ) Taylor 90+2'
Cowie 6' Whittingham 60' Gunnarsson 79'
Peterborough United v Leeds United
22 October 2011 13 Peterborough United 2–3 Leeds United show London Road Stadium 15:00 BST
Zakuani 23' Tomlin 37' Little 88'
Keogh 4' Clayton 54' O'Dea 90+5'
Watford v Peterborough United
Southampton v Peterborough United
1 November 2011 15 Southampton 2–1 Peterborough United show 19:45 GMT
Chaplow 14' 17'
Sinclair 76'
Peterborough United v Derby County
5 November 2011 16 Peterborough United 3–2 Derby County show Peterborough 15:00 GMT
37' Rowe 51' McCann 90+3'
Robinson 28' , 32'
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Birmingham City v Peterborough United
19 November 2011 17 Birmingham City 1–1 Peterborough United show St Andrew's 15:00 GMT
King 22'
McCann 61'
Peterborough United v Middlesbrough
26 November 2011 18 Peterborough United 1–1 Middlesbrough show London Road Stadium 15:00 GMT
81'
Bates 54'
Reading v Peterborough United
29 November 2011 19 Reading 3–2 Peterborough United show Madjeski Stadium 19:45 GMT
Church 27' Le Fondre 78' Robson-Kanu 80'
Rowe 16' Sinclair 90'
Peterborough United v Barnsley
3 December 2011 20 Peterborough United 3–4 Barnsley show London Road Stadium 15:00 GMT
Boyd 64' Bennett 68' Frecklington 70'
O'Brien 17' Butterfield 45+1' Vaz Tê 55' Davies 78'
Attendance: 8,320
Leicester City v Peterborough United
10 December 2011 21 Leicester City 1–1 Peterborough United show King Power Stadium 15:00 GMT
Gallagher 56'
Tomlin 71'
Attendance: 25,948
Peterborough United v Coventry City
17 December 2011 22 Peterborough United 1–0 Coventry City show London Road Stadium 15:00 GMT
Sinclair 66'
Attendance: 8,062
Nottingham Forest v Peterborough United
26 December 2011 23 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Peterborough United show City Ground 15:00 GMT
Boyd 20'
Attendance: 24,376
Middlesbrough v Peterborough United
Peterborough United v Birmingham City
2 January 2012 25 Peterborough United 1–1 Birmingham City show London Road Stadium 15:00 GMT
Sinclair 1'
King 90+4'
Attendance: 11,167
Hull City v Peterborough United
14 January 2012 26 Hull City 1–0 Peterborough United show Kingston Communications Stadium 15:00 GMT
Koren 27'
Attendance: 18,074
Peterborough United v Portsmouth
28 January 2012 28 Peterborough United 0–3 Portsmouth show London Road Stadium 15:45 GMT
Huseklepp 5' , 79' Pearce 40'
Attendance: 7,555
Burnley v Peterborough United
4 February 2012 29 Burnley 1–1 Peterborough United show Turf Moor 15:00 GMT
Rodriguez 87'
Taylor
Attendance: 13,258
Cardiff City v Peterborough United
14 February 2012 30 Cardiff City 3–1 Peterborough United show Cardiff City Stadium 19:45 GMT
Whittingham 34' Gestede 38' Vučkić 40'
Taylor 90'
Attendance: 21,342
Peterborough United v Bristol City
18 February 2012 31 Peterborough United 3–0 Bristol City show London Road Stadium 15:00 GMT
Tomlin 7' , 84' Ball 62'
Attendance: 7,004
Crystal Palace v Peterborough United
3 March 2012 33 Crystal Palace 1–0 Peterborough United show Selhurst Park 15:00 GMT
Jedinak 76'
Attendance: 18,559
Peterborough United v Millwall
6 March 2012 34 Peterborough United 0–3 Millwall show London Road Stadium 19:45 GMT
Bouazza 5' Keogh 70' Kane 89'
Attendance: 6,392
Peterborough United v Blackpool
10 March 2012 35 Peterborough United 3–1 Blackpool show London Road Stadium 15:00 GMT
Barnett 27' Taylor 43' Boyd 86'
Dicko 80'
Ipswich Town v Peterborough United
17 March 2012 36 Ipswich Town 3–2 Peterborough United show Portman Road 15:00 GMT
Leadbitter 15' Murphy 77' 85'
Barnett 34' Sinclair 83'
Peterborough United v Reading
20 March 2012 37 Peterborough United 3–1 Reading show London Road Stadium 19:45 GMT
Boyd 25' Barnett 34' Taylor 82'
Hunt 20'
Barnsley v Peterborough United
Peterborough United v West Ham United
27 March 2012 39 Peterborough United 0–2 West Ham United show London Road Stadium 19:45 UTC
Vaz Tê 51' O'Neil 57'
Peterborough United v Leicester City
31 March 2012 40 Peterborough United 1–0 Leicester City show London Road Stadium 15:00 UTC
Taylor 60'
Coventry City v Peterborough United
7 April 2012 41 Coventry City 2–2 Peterborough United show Ricoh Arena 15:00 UTC
McDonald 26' McSheffery 45' (pen. )
Sinclair 3' , 76'
Peterborough United v Nottingham Forest
9 April 2012 42 Peterborough United 0–1 Nottingham Forest show London Road Stadium 15:00 UTC
Blackstock 38' McCleary 70'
Leeds United v Peterborough United
14 April 2012 43 Leeds United 4–1 Peterborough United show Elland Road 15:00 UTC
Paynter 45' , 73' McCormack 47' , 48'
Newell 38'
Peterborough United v Southampton
17 April 2012 44 Peterborough United 1–3 Southampton show London Road Stadium 19:45 UTC
Rowe 86'
Hooiveld 5' Sharp 10' , 57'
Peterborough United v Watford
21 April 2012 45 Peterborough United 2–2 Watford show London Road Stadium 15:00 UTC
Tomlin 14' (pen. ) Taylor 54'
Deeney 26' Murray 48'
Derby County v Peterborough United
28 April 2012 46 Derby County 1-1 Peterborough United show Pride Park Stadium 12:30 UTC
Robinson 21'
Ball 82'
League Cup [ ]
Stevenage v Peterborough United
9 August 2011 R1 Stevenage 3–4 (a.e.t. ) Peterborough United show Lamex Stadium 19:45
Long 32' Bostwick 80' Beardsley 117'
Ball 16' , 65' Boyd 96' Tomlin 120+1' (pen. )
Attendance: 2,414
Peterborough United v Middlesbrough
23 August 2011 R2 Peterborough United 0–2 Middlesbrough show London Road Stadium 19:45
4' Robson 27' Hines
Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Gibbs
FA Cup [ ]
Peterborough United v Sunderland
8 January 2012 3 Peterborough United 0–2 Sunderland show London Road Stadium 15:30
Bennett 90'
Report
Larsson 48' McClean 58' Cattermole 88'
Attendance: 8,954 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Player statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
As of 29 April 2012
Total
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
1
GK
Joe Lewis
12
0
11+0
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
2
DF
Mark Little
37
1
26+8
1
0+1
0
2+0
0
5
DF
Gabriel Zakuani
42
1
40+0
1
1+0
0
1+0
0
7
FW
Nicky Ajose
2
0
1+1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
8
MF
Lee Tomlin
40
9
31+6
8
1+0
0
2+0
1
9
FW
David Ball
24
6
6+16
4
0+0
0
1+1
2
10
FW
George Boyd
48
8
45+0
7
1+0
0
2+0
1
11
MF
Grant McCann
42
8
38+3
8
0+0
0
1+0
0
12
FW
Emile Sinclair
29
10
14+14
10
1+0
0
0+0
0
13
GK
Joe Day
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
14
MF
Tommy Rowe
45
3
39+3
3
1+0
0
2+0
0
15
FW
Dave Hibbert
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
17
MF
Joe Newell
15
1
8+6
1
0+1
0
0+0
0
18
DF
Shaun Brisley
11
0
11+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
20
FW
Tyrone Barnett
13
4
12+1
4
0+0
0
0+0
0
21
MF
Daniel Kearns
19
0
5+13
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
23
MF
Lee Frecklington
39
5
35+2
5
0+0
0
2+0
0
25
MF
Nathan Ralph
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
26
FW
Paul Taylor
47
12
36+8
12
1+0
0
1+1
0
27
DF
Craig Alcock
44
0
40+1
0
1+0
0
1+1
0
28
GK
Paul Jones
37
0
35+0
0
0+0
0
2+0
0
29
DF
Kgosi Ntlhe
2
0
0+2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
35
MF
Charlie Coulson
1
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
Players featured for club who have left:
DF
Grant Basey
4
0
2+1
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
DF
Ryan Bennett
35
1
32+0
1
1+0
0
2+0
0
DF
Matthew Briggs
5
0
5+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
DF
Ben Gordon
2
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
0+1
0
DF
Tom Kennedy
8
0
6+2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
MF
Ryan Tunnicliffe
29
0
10+16
0
1+0
0
1+1
0
DF
Scott Wootton
14
0
7+4
0
1+0
0
1+1
0
Goalscorers [ ]
N
P
Name
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
26
FW
Paul Taylor
12
0
0
12
12
FW
Emile Sinclair
10
0
0
10
8
FW
Lee Tomlin
8
0
1
9
10
MF
George Boyd
7
0
1
8
11
MF
Grant McCann
8
0
0
8
9
FW
David Ball
4
0
2
6
23
MF
Lee Frecklington
5
0
0
5
20
FW
Tyrone Barnett
4
0
0
4
14
MF
Tommy Rowe
4
0
0
4
4
DF
Ryan Bennett
1
0
0
1
2
DF
Mark Little
1
0
0
1
17
MF
Joe Newell
1
0
0
1
5
DF
Gabriel Zakuani
1
0
0
1
Totals
65
0
4
69
Disciplinary record [ ]
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
23
MF
Lee Frecklington
5
1
0
0
0
0
5
1
8
FW
Lee Tomlin
5
1
0
0
0
0
5
1
11
FW
Grant McCann
7
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
27
DF
Craig Alcock
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
4
DF
Ryan Bennett
3
0
1
0
1
0
5
0
10
MF
George Boyd
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
26
FW
Paul Taylor
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
14
MF
Tommy Rowe
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
5
DF
Gabriel Zakuani
3
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
29
MF
Kgosi Ntlhe
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
6
DF
Scott Wootton
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
20
FW
Tyrone Barnett
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
DF
Matthew Briggs
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
18
DF
Shaun Brisley
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
21
MF
Daniel Kearns
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
30
DF
Tom Kennedy
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
DF
Mark Little
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
17
MF
Joe Newell
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
12
FW
Emile Sinclair
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Total
53
2
1
0
2
0
57
2
Penalties [ ]
Suspensions served [ ]
Date
Matches Missed
Player
Reason
Opponents Missed
22 October
3
Lee Tomlin
vs Leeds United
Watford (A), Southampton (A), Derby County (H)
1 November
1
Lee Frecklington
vs Southampton
Derby County (H), Birmingham City (A), Middlesbrough (H)
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Total spending: ~ £550,000+
Notes
1 Although officially undisclosed, The Evening Telegraph reported the fee to be £300,000.[1]
Loans in [ ]
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".EU = if holds or not a European Union passport ; Country : when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.
Out [ ]
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport ; Country : when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.
Total income: ~ £5,700,000+
Notes
1 Although officially undisclosed The Evening Telegraph reported the transfer fee was £2.5 million.[2]
2 Although officially undisclosed The Evening Telegraph reported the transfer fee was £3.2 million.
Loans outs [ ]
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".EU = if holds or not a European Union passport ; Country : when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.
Contracts [ ]
Last updated:
Overall summary [ ]
Summary [ ]
Games played
49 (46 Championship , 1 FA Cup , 2 League Cup )
Games won
14 (13 Championship , 0 FA Cup , 1 League Cup )
Games drawn
11 (11 Championship , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Games lost
24 (22 Championship , 1 FA Cup , 1 League Cup )
Goals scored
70 (66 Championship , 0 FA Cup , 4 League Cup )
Goals conceded
84 (77 Championship , 2 FA Cup , 5 League Cup )
Goal difference
-14
Clean sheets
4 (4 Championship , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Yellow cards
57 (53 Championship , 2 FA Cup , 2 League Cup )
Red cards
2 (2 Championship , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Worst discipline
5 , 1 Lee Frecklington & Lee Tomlin
Best result
7–1 vs Ipswich Town
Worst result
0–3 vs Portsmouth & Millwall
Most appearances
Ryan Bennett (34)
Top scorer
12, Paul Taylor
Points
50
Competition summary [ ]
Updated to match played 24 August 2011 Source: Competitions
References [ ]
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Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
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Midland Combination (level 10 only )
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