2021–22 Peterborough United F.C. season

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Peterborough United
2021–22 season
ChairmanDarragh MacAnthony
ManagerDarren Ferguson
StadiumWeston Homes Stadium
Championship15th
EFL CupFirst round
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The 2021–22 season is Peterborough United's 88th year in their history and first season back in the Championship since the 2012–13 following promotion last season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

First-team squad[]

As of 14 August 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 England GK (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995 (age 26) 93 0 2019 England Exeter City Free
13 David Cornell Wales GK (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 30) 1 0 2021 England Ipswich Town Free
25 Dániel Gyollai Hungary GK (1997-04-07)7 April 1997 (aged 24) 4 0 2020 England Wigan Ahtletic Free
28 Will Blackmore England GK (2001-10-01) 1 October 2001 (age 19) 0 0 2020 Academy Trainee
Defenders
2 Ronnie Edwards England CB/DM (2003-03-28)28 March 2003 (aged 18) 8 0 2020 England Barnet Undisclosed
3 Dan Butler England LB/LM (1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 26) 87 3 2019 Wales Newport County Free
4 Nathan Thompson EnglandWales CB/RB/DM (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 30) 67 3 2019 England Portsmouth Free
5 Mark Beevers England CB/LB (1989-11-21)21 November 1989 (aged 31) 88 0 2019 England Bolton Wanderers Free
6 Frankie Kent England CB (1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 25) 90 4 2019 England Colchester United £360,000
12 Josh Knight England CB/RB/DM (1997-09-07) 7 September 1997 (age 24) 41 3 2021 England Leicester City Undisclosed
21 Joe Tomlinson England LB (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 21) 3 0 2021 England Eastleigh Undisclosed
29 Benjamin Mensah England CB (2002-12-30) 30 December 2002 (age 18) 4 0 2019 Academy Trainee
31 Aaron Powell England LB (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 18) 0 0 2021 Academy Trainee
32 Emmanuel Fernandez England CB (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 19) 0 0 2021 England Ramsgate Undisclosed
33 Dave Bodie England 0 0 2021 Academy Trainee
Midfielders
7 Sammie Szmodics Republic of IrelandEngland AM/LW/CM (1995-09-24)24 September 1995 (aged 25) 60 19 2020 England Bristol City Undisclosed
8 Jack Taylor Republic of IrelandEngland CM/RM/RB (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 23) 53 9 2020 England Barnet £500,000
11 Jorge Grant England CM/DM/LM (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 26) 6 0 2021 England Lincoln City Undisclosed
15 Kwame Poku GhanaEngland AM/RW/LW (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 20) 1 0 2021 England Colchester United Undisclosed
16 Harrison Burrows England LM/LB/CM (2002-01-12)12 January 2002 (aged 19) 41 3 2017 Academy Trainee
18 Oliver Norburn GrenadaEngland CM/RM/LM (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 28) 6 0 2021 England Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed
20 Conor Coventry Republic of IrelandEngland DM/CM (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 21) 2 0 2021 England West Ham United Loan
23 Joe Ward England RM/RW/RB (1995-08-22)22 August 1995 (aged 25) 152 14 2018 England Woking Undisclosed
26 Joel Randall England LM/LB/CM (1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 21) 5 0 2021 England Exeter City Undisclosed
27 Kyle Barker England DM/CM (2000-12-16)16 December 2000 (aged 20) 3 0 2020 Academy Trainee
30 Charlie O'Connell England CM (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 18) 1 0 2021 Academy Trainee
Forwards
9 Jonson Clarke-Harris England CF (1994-07-21)21 July 1994 (aged 26) 55 34 2020 England Bristol Rovers £1,250,000
10 Siriki Dembélé ScotlandIvory Coast RW/LW/CF (1996-09-07)7 September 1996 (aged 24) 128 28 2018 England Grimsby Town Undisclosed
14 Jack Marriott England CF (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 27) 62 34 2021 England Derby County Undisclosed
17 Ricky Jade-Jones England CF/SS/LW (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 18) 33 4 2019 Academy Trainee
19 Idris Kanu Sierra LeoneEngland RW/CF (1999-12-05)5 December 1999 (aged 21) 63 2 2017 England Aldershot Town Undisclosed
34 Hameed Ishola England 0 0 2021 Academy Trainee
Out on Loan
20 Serhat Tasdemir AzerbaijanEngland RM/CM/LM (2000-07-21)21 July 2000 (aged 20) 20 1 2019 England AFC Fylde Undisclosed
24 Ryan Broom Wales RM/CM/AM (1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 24) 18 1 2020 England Cheltenham Town Undisclosed

Statistics[]

As of as of games played on 15 September 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Christy Pym 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England Ronnie Edwards 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF England Dan Butler 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF England Nathan Thompson 6 1 6+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England Mark Beevers 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF England Frankie Kent 8 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland Sammie Szmodics 5 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland Jack Taylor 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England Jonson Clarke-Harris 7 1 6+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW Scotland Siriki Dembélé 6 2 4+2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF England Jorge Grant 6 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
12 DF England Josh Knight 7 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
13 GK Wales David Cornell 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 FW England Jack Marriott 6 1 4+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF Ghana Kwame Poku 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF England Harrison Burrows 6 2 4+1 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
17 FW England Ricky Jade-Jones 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF Grenada Oliver Norburn 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW Sierra Leone Idris Kanu 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
20 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Coventry* 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF England Joe Tomlinson 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF Scotland Ethan Hamilton 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 MF England Joe Ward 8 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
26 MF England Joel Randall 5 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 MF England Kyle Barker 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Goals record[]

As of 15 September 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 10 Scotland RW Siriki Dembélé 2 0 0 2
16 England LM Harrison Burrows 2 0 0 2
3 4 England RB 1 0 0 1
9 England CF Jonson Clarke-Harris 1 0 0 1
14 England CF Jack Marriott 1 0 0 1
Total 7 0 0 7

Disciplinary record[]

As of 15 September 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 3 England LB Dan Butler 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4 England RB Nathan Thompson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 England CB Mark Beevers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 England CB Frankie Kent 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
23 England RW Joe Ward 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 7 Republic of Ireland AM Sammie Szmodics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 Scotland RW Siriki Dembélé 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 England CB Josh Knight 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 England LM Harrison Burrows 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 Grenada CM Oliver Norburn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0

Pre-season friendlies[]

As part of their pre-season preparations, Peterborough United announced friendly matches against Bedford Town,[1] Stamford,[2] Gillingham,[3] Barnet,[1] double header with Oxford United,[1][4][5] Portsmouth,[1] Swindon Town[1] and King's Lynn Town.[6]

10 July 2021 Friendly Bedford Town 0–8 Peterborough United Cardington
15:00 BST Report Grant Goal 6', 26' (pen)
Thompson Goal 12'
Jones Goal 15'
Eisa Goal 70', 74'
Burrows Goal 78', 80'		 Stadium: The Eyrie
13 July 2021 Friendly Stamford 0–4 Peterborough United Stamford
19:00 BST Szmodics Goal 30'
Dembélé Goal 34' (pen)
Ward Goal 71', 74'		 Stadium: Zeeco Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: Neil Hair
17 July 2021 Friendly Chelsea 6–1 Peterborough United Stoke d'Abernon
11:00 BST Abraham Goal ?'
Pulisic Goal ?' (pen.)
Ziyech Goal ?', ?', ?'		 Dembélé Goal ?' (pen.) Stadium: Cobham Training Centre
20 July 2021 Friendly Gillingham Cancelled Peterborough United Gillingham
18:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Note: Match cancelled due to positive COVID-19 test results.[7]
24 July 2021 Friendly Barnet 2–3 Peterborough United Canons Park
14:00 BST Marriott Goal 44'
Trialist Goal 67'		 Report Kanu Goal 29'
Dembélé Goal 38'
Taylor Goal 57'		 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
24 July 2021 Friendly Barnet 0–2 Peterborough United Canons Park
16:00 BST Report Trialist Goal ?' (o.g.)
Broom Goal 35'		 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
28 July 2021 Friendly Oxford United 2–2 Peterborough United Horspath
13:00 BST Sykes Goal ?'
Winnall Goal ?'		 Report Hamilton Goal ?', ?' (pen.) Stadium: Oxford Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
28 July 2021 Friendly Oxford United 2–2 Peterborough United Horspath
13:00 BST Forde Goal ?'
Agyei Goal ?'		 Report Ward Goal ?'
Kanu Goal ?'		 Stadium: Oxford Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
31 July 2021 Friendly Portsmouth 2–0 Peterborough United Milton
15:00 BST Tunnicliffe Goal 24'
Curtis Goal 39'		 Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 4,077
Referee: Andy Davies
31 July 2021 Friendly Swindon Town 0–1 Peterborough United Swindon
15:00 BST Report Trialist Goal ?' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,431
3 August 2021 Friendly King's Lynn Town 1–0 Peterborough United King's Lynn
19:30 BST Barrows Goal 85' Report Stadium: The Walks

Competitions[]

Championship[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Championship

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Barnsley 8 1 5 2 6 9 −3 8
20 Blackpool 8 2 2 4 7 12 −5 8
21 Swansea City 8 1 4 3 7 11 −4 7
22 Peterborough United 8 2 1 5 10 17 −7 7 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Hull City 8 1 2 5 5 12 −7 5
24 Nottingham Forest 8 1 1 6 7 12 −5 4
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. 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]

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
7 1 1 5 7 17  −10 4 1 1 1 4 4  0 0 0 4 3 13  −10

Last updated: 14 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday1234567
GroundAHHAHAA
ResultLWDLLLL
Position241515172023
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Peterborough United's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[9]

7 August 2021 1 Luton Town 3–0 Peterborough United Luton
15:00 BST Adebayo Goal 30'
Cornick Goal 68'
Onyedinma Goal 71'
Bree Yellow card 90+3'

Nathan Jones Yellow card		 Report Kent Yellow card 16'
Knight Yellow card 56'
Beevers Yellow card 64'
Ward Yellow card 84'
Szmodics Yellow card 87'

Darren Ferguson Yellow card		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,019
Referee: Andy Woolmer
14 August 2021 2 Peterborough United 2–1 Derby County Peterborough
12:30 BST Beevers Yellow card 25'
Thompson Yellow card 63'
Butler Yellow card 83'
Burrows Goal 90+1'
Dembélé Goal 90+10', Yellow card 90+10'		 Report Stretton Goal 77'
Sibley Yellow card 90+1'
Forsyth Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 10,477
Referee: David Webb
Note: Live on Sky Sports
17 August 2021 3 Peterborough United 2–2 Cardiff City Peterborough
19:45 BST Burrows Goal 49'
Dembélé Goal 51'
Ward Yellow card 86'		 Report Pack Yellow card 44'
Flint Yellow card 45', Goal 83', 90+6'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 8,954
Referee: Thomas Bramall
21 August 2021 4 Preston North End 1–0 Peterborough United Preston
15:00 BST Bauer Goal 14'
Whiteman Yellow card 51'
Ledson Yellow card 84'		 Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,952
Referee: Dean Whitestone
28 August 2021 5 Peterborough United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Peterborough
20:00 BST Norburn Yellow card 8'
Thompson Yellow card 71'		 Report Johnstone Yellow card 64'
Mowatt Yellow card 70'
Furlong Yellow card 82'
Ajayi Goal 90+4'
O'Shea Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
11 September 2021 6 Sheffield United 6–2 Peterborough United Sheffield
15:00 BST Ndiaye Goal 14', 70'
Fleck Goal 51'
Osborn Goal 53', 90+3'
Gibbs-White Goal 68'		 Report Marriott Goal 40'
Burrows Yellow card 49'
Butler Yellow card 59'
Clarke-Harris Goal 79' (pen.)		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,359
Referee: Steve Martin
14 September 2021 7 Reading 3–1 Peterborough United Reading
20:00 BST Swift Goal 64'
Dele-Bashiru Goal 67', 88'		 Report Kent Yellow card 45+3'
Thompson Goal 74'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 11,411
Referee: Tim Robinson
18 September 2021 8 Peterborough United 3–0 Birmingham City Peterborough
15:00 BST Dean Goal 1' (o.g.)
Clarke-Harris Goal 35' (pen.)
Grant Goal 50'
Kent Yellow card 70'
Butler Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Woods Yellow card 35'
Gardner Red card 65'
Aneke Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 11,988
Referee: Jarred Gillett

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Peterborough United were drawn at home to Plymouth Argyle in the first round.[10][11]

10 August 2021 First round Peterborough United 0–4 Plymouth Argyle Peterborough
19:45 BST Report Hardie Goal 23', 33'
Galloway Yellow card 61'
Jephcott Goal 66'
Camará Goal 84'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Ben Toner

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
28 June 2021 GK Wales David Cornell England Ipswich Town Free transfer [12]
29 June 2021 CM England Jorge Grant England Lincoln City Undisclosed [13]
1 July 2021 CF England Jack Marriott England Derby County Free transfer [14]
2 July 2021 CB England Josh Knight England Leicester City Undisclosed [15]
12 July 2021 CB England Emmanuel Fernandez England Ramsgate Undisclosed [16]
29 July 2021 LB England Joe Tomlinson England Eastleigh Undisclosed [17]
2 August 2021 AM Ghana Kwame Poku England Colchester United Undisclosed [18]
3 August 2021 LW England Joel Randall England Exeter City Undisclosed [19]
10 August 2021 CM Grenada Oliver Norburn England Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed [20]
11 August 2021 CM The Gambia Ethan Bojang England Doncaster Rovers Free transfer [21]
25 August 2021 CM Malaysia Kobe Jae Chong England Sutton Coldfield Town Free transfer [22]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
31 August 2021 DM Republic of Ireland Conor Coventry England West Ham United End of season [23]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
24 July 2021 RM Azerbaijan Serhat Tasdemir England Barnet End of season [24]
29 July 2021 RM Wales Ryan Broom England Plymouth Argyle End of season [25]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
13 May 2021 GK England Mark Tyler Retired [26]
24 June 2021 AM Scotland Flynn Clarke England Norwich City Undisclosed [27]
30 June 2021 LB England Frazer Blake-Tracy England Burton Albion Released [28][29]
30 June 2021 CB England Sam Cartwright St Ives Town Released [28]
30 June 2021 CM England Archie Jones England Bishop's Stortford Released [28]
30 June 2021 RB England Niall Mason Released [28]
30 June 2021 CM England Louis Reed England Swindon Town Released [28][30]
30 June 2021 CF England Bradley Rolt Released [28]
20 July 2021 CF Sudan Mohamed Eisa England Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [31]
31 August 2021 CM Scotland Ethan Hamilton England Accrington Stanley Undisclosed [32]

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