2011–12 Peterborough United F.C. season

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.

Peterborough United
2011–12 season
ChairmanDarragh MacAnthony
ManagerDarren Ferguson
StadiumLondon Road Stadium
Championship18th
FA Cup3rd Round
Football League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Taylor (12)
All: Paul Taylor (12)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 13,517 vs West Ham United (27 March 2012)
All: 13,517 vs West Ham United (27 March 2012)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 6,351 vs Cardiff City (18 October 2011)
All: 6,351 vs Cardiff City (18 October 2011)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 9,766
All: 9,766

Season review

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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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:

FA Cup

Round3
Ground
Result

League Cup

Round 1 2
Ground A H
Result D L

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Joe Lewis
2 DF Mark Little
3 DF Matthew Briggs (on loan from Fulham)
4 DF Ryan Bennett
5 DF Gabriel Zakuani
7 FW Nicky Ajose (on loan to Chesterfield)
8 MF Lee Tomlin
9 FW David Ball
10 MF George Boyd
11 MF Grant McCann (club captain)
12 FW Emile Sinclair
13 GK Joe Day (on loan to Alfreton Town)
14 MF Tommy Rowe
15 FW Dave Hibbert
17 MF Joe Newell
No. Position Player
18 DF Shaun Brisley (on loan from Macclesfield Town)
19 GK Barry Richardson
20 FW Tyrone Barnett (on loan from Crawley Town)
21 MF Daniel Kearns
23 MF Lee Frecklington
25 MF Nathan Ralph (on loan to Kettering Town)
26 FW Paul Taylor
27 DF Craig Alcock
29 DF Kgosi Ntlhe
31 FW Jaanai Gordon-Hutton
33 DF Peter Grant
34 MF Dan Lawlor
44 MF Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
FW Danny Mills (on loan to Kettering Town)
DF Scott Griffiths (on loan to Rotherham United)

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

Statistics

As of 29 April 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Joe Lewis 12011+001+000+00
2 DF Mark Little 37126+810+102+00
5 DF Gabriel Zakuani 42140+011+001+00
7 FW Nicky Ajose 201+100+000+00
8 MF Lee Tomlin 40931+681+002+01
9 FW David Ball 2466+1640+001+12
10 FW George Boyd 48845+071+002+01
11 MF Grant McCann 42838+380+001+00
12 FW Emile Sinclair 291014+14101+000+00
13 GK Joe Day 000+000+000+00
14 MF Tommy Rowe 45339+331+002+00
15 FW Dave Hibbert 000+000+000+00
17 MF Joe Newell 1518+610+100+00
18 DF Shaun Brisley 11011+000+000+00
20 FW Tyrone Barnett 13412+140+000+00
21 MF Daniel Kearns 1905+1300+100+00
23 MF Lee Frecklington 39535+250+002+00
25 MF Nathan Ralph 000+000+000+00
26 FW Paul Taylor 471236+8121+001+10
27 DF Craig Alcock 44040+101+001+10
28 GK Paul Jones 37035+000+002+00
29 DF Kgosi Ntlhe 200+200+000+00
35 MF Charlie Coulson 100+100+000+00
Players featured for club who have left:
DF Grant Basey 402+100+001+00
DF Ryan Bennett 35132+011+002+00
DF Matthew Briggs 505+000+000+00
DF Ben Gordon 200+100+000+10
DF Tom Kennedy 806+200+000+00
MF Ryan Tunnicliffe 29010+1601+001+10
DF Scott Wootton 1407+401+001+10

Goalscoring record

NPNameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
26FWPaul Taylor120012
12FWEmile Sinclair100010
8FWLee Tomlin8019
10MFGeorge Boyd7018
11MFGrant McCann8008
9FWDavid Ball4026
23MFLee Frecklington5005
20FWTyrone Barnett4004
14MFTommy Rowe4004
4DFRyan Bennett1001
2DFMark Little1001
17MFJoe Newell1001
5DFGabriel Zakuani1001
Totals650469

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
23MFLee Frecklington51000051
8FWLee Tomlin51000051
11FWGrant McCann70000070
27DFCraig Alcock50000050
4DFRyan Bennett30101050
10MFGeorge Boyd50000050
26FWPaul Taylor50000050
14MFTommy Rowe40000040
5DFGabriel Zakuani30001040
29MFKgosi Ntlhe20000020
6DFScott Wootton20000020
20FWTyrone Barnett10000010
3DFMatthew Briggs10000010
18DFShaun Brisley10000010
21MFDaniel Kearns10000010
30DFTom Kennedy10000010
2DFMark Little10000010
17MFJoe Newell10000010
12FWEmile Sinclair10000010
Total5321020572

Penalties

DatePenalty takerScoredOpponentCompetition
9 AugustLee TomlinStevenageLeague Cup Round 1
20 AugustGrant McCannIpswich TownChampionship Match 4
18 OctoberGrant McCannCardiff CityChampionship Match 12

Suspensions served

DateMatches MissedPlayerReasonOpponents Missed
22 October3Lee Tomlin vs Leeds UnitedWatford (A), Southampton (A), Derby County (H)
1 November1Lee Frecklington vs SouthamptonDerby County (H), Birmingham City (A), Middlesbrough (H)

Transfers

In

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
13 GK Day 20EU Rushden & Diamonds Transfer Summer 2015 Undisclosed BBC Sport
28 GK Jones 24EU Exeter City Transfer Summer 2013 Free BBC Sport
7 FW Ajose 19EU Manchester United Transfer Summer 2015 £300,000 BBC Sport
27 DF Alcock 23EU Yeovil Town Transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed Sky Sports
21 MF Kearns 20EU Dundalk Transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed Sky Sports
12 FW Sinclair 23EU Macclesfield Town Transfer Summer 2014 £250,000 Peterborough United

  • Total spending: ~ £550,000+
Notes
1Although officially undisclosed, The Evening Telegraph reported the fee to be £300,000.[1]

Loans in

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
16 MF Tunnicliffe 27 Manchester United 1 July 29 February BBC Sport
6 DF Wootton 20 Manchester United 1 July 23 January BBC Sport The Posh Site
20 DF Thompson 20 Celtic 9 August 18 January Sky Sports The Posh Site
18 DF Gordon 20 Chelsea 18 August 2 January BBC Sport Soccerbase
30 DF Kennedy 26 Leicester City 30 September 1 January Sky Sports
4 DF Bennett 21 Norwich City 31 January 29 February BBC Sport Evening News
3 DF Briggs 29 Fulham 7 February 7 March BBC Sport
18 DF Brisley 22 Macclesfield Town 9 February 30 June BBC Sport
20 FW Barnett 26 Crawley Town 21 February 30 June BBC Sport
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

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
17 DF Nana
21 Free Transfer Northampton Town Summer Free 16 0 BBC Sport
21 MF Davies 27 Released Northampton Town Summer Free 28 1 BBC Sport
MF Green 21 Released Dagenham & Redbridge Summer Free 31 2 BBC Sport
18 MF Whelpdale 24 Transfer Gillingham Summer Undisclosed 143 13 Gillingham F.C.
12 FW Mackail-Smith 27 Transfer Brighton & Hove Albion Summer £2.5m1 212 99 BBC Sport
6 DF Lee 25 Transfer Gillingham Summer Undisclosed 177 16 Gillingham F.C.
FW Howe 24 Transfer Torquay United Summer Free 15 1 BBC Sport
MF Geohaghon 26 Free Transfer Barnet Summer Free 19 1 BBC Sport
21 MF Wesolowski 23 Free Transfer Oldham Athletic Summer Free 39 2 BBC Sport
18 DF Piergianni 19 Free Transfer Stockport County Summer Free 1 0 BBC Sport
3 DF Basey 23 Transfer Wycombe Wanderers Winter Free 13 1 The Posh Site
24 DF Langmead 26 Free Transfer Northampton Town Winter Free 41 4 The Posh Site
4 DF Bennett 21 Transfer Norwich City Winter £3.2m2 96 7 BBC Sport

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

1Although officially undisclosed The Evening Telegraph reported the transfer fee was £2.5 million.[2]

2Although officially undisclosed The Evening Telegraph reported the transfer fee was £3.2 million.

Loans outs

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
FW Mills 20 Tamworth 8 August 1 January BBC Sport Soccerbase
24 DF Langmead 26 Northampton Town 9 August 5 January Sky Sports The Posh Site
FW Ball 21 Rochdale 31 August 12 October BBC Football BBC Sport
DF Griffiths 26 Crawley Town 8 September 1 January 2012 BBC Football Soccerbase
7 FW Ajose 20 Scunthorpe United 22 September 29 November BBC Sport Soccerbase
13 GK Day 29 Alfreton Town 6 October 30 June BBC Sport The Posh Site
3 DF Basey
23 Wycombe Wanderers 6 October 31 December BBC Sport Soccerbase
DF Griffiths 34 Rotherham United 10 January 30 June The Posh Site
FW Mills 29 Kettering Town 13 January 30 June The Posh Site
25 DF Ralph 27 Kettering Town 13 January The Posh Site
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

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Status
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
5 DF Zakuani 25 Y Signed 3 years June 2014 BBC Sport
4 DF Bennett 21 Y Signed 4 years June 2015 BBC Sport
14 MF Rowe 22 Y Signed 3 years June 2014 BBC Sport
23 MF
Frecklington 26 Y Signed 1.5 years June 2014 BBC Sport
17 MF Newell 18 Y Signed 4 years June 2016 The Posh Site
10 MF
Boyd 26 N Rejected Undisclosed Undisclosed The Posh Site
26 FW Taylor 24 N Rejected 4 years June 2015 BBC Sport
28 GK Jones 25 N Rejected Undisclosed Undisclosed Sky Sports

Last updated:

Fixtures and results

Pre-season

16 July FriendlyBarnet2–2Peterborough UnitedBarnet, Greater London
15:00 BST McLeod  1'
Holmes  15'
Report Frecklington  29'
Tomlin  48'
Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 531
20 July FriendlyNotts County2–3Peterborough UnitedNottingham, Nottinghamshire
19:45 BST Westcarr  48'
Bencherif  62'
Report McCann  22'
Rowe  27'
Boyd  37'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,248
23 July FriendlySt Neots Town3–7Peterborough UnitedHunts Post Community Stadium
13:00 BST Hope  30'
Konuda  33'
Hilliard  55'
Taylor  13'
Boyd  35', 37'
Tomlin  48'
Frecklington  65'
Ajose  90'
26 July FriendlyCrawley Town2–4Peterborough UnitedBroadfield Stadium
15:00 BST Barnett  27'
Howell  28'
Report Rowe  43'
Ajose  54'
Ball  70'
Taylor  75'
Attendance: 615

Championship

17 August 2011 3Millwall2–2Peterborough UnitedThe Den
19:45 Trotter  32'
Bouazza  55'
 72' Frecklington
 75' Taylor
20 August 2011 4Peterborough United7–1Ipswich TownLondon Road Stadium
17:20 Taylor  30' 40'
Tomlin  38' 42' 90+3'
McCann 48' (pen.)  56'
 23' Andrews
27 September 2011 9Portsmouth2–3Peterborough UnitedFratton Park
15:00 BST Zakuani  8'
Benjani  54'
Frecklington  4', 21'
Huseklepp  90+5' (og)
18 October 2011 12Peterborough United4–3Cardiff CityLondon Road Stadium
19:45 BST Boyd  21'
McCann  24', 87' (pen.)
Taylor  90+2'
Cowie  6'
Whittingham  60'
Gunnarsson  79'
22 October 2011 13Peterborough United2–3Leeds UnitedLondon Road Stadium
15:00 BST Zakuani  23'
Tomlin  37'
Little  88'
Keogh  4'
Clayton  54'
O'Dea  90+5'
1 November 2011 15Southampton2–1Peterborough UnitedSt Marys Stadium
19:45 GMT Chaplow  14'
Hooiveld  17'
Sinclair  76'
5 November 2011 16Peterborough United3–2Derby CountyPeterborough
15:00 GMT Taylor  37'
Rowe  51'
McCann  90+3'
Robinson  28', 32' Stadium: London Road Stadium
29 November 2011 19Reading3–2Peterborough UnitedMadjeski Stadium
19:45 GMT Church  27'
Le Fondre  78'
Robson-Kanu  80'
Rowe  16'
Sinclair  90'
3 December 2011 20Peterborough United3–4BarnsleyLondon 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
10 December 2011 21Leicester City1–1Peterborough UnitedKing Power Stadium
15:00 GMT Gallagher  56' Tomlin  71' Attendance: 25,948
17 December 2011 22Peterborough United1–0Coventry CityLondon Road Stadium
15:00 GMT Sinclair  66' Attendance: 8,062
26 December 2011 23Nottingham Forest0–1Peterborough UnitedCity Ground
15:00 GMT Boyd  20' Attendance: 24,376
31 December 2011 24Middlesbrough1–1Peterborough UnitedRiverside Stadium
15:00 GMT McDonald  51' Rowe  87' Attendance: 18,899
2 January 2012 25Peterborough United1–1Birmingham CityLondon Road Stadium
15:00 GMT Sinclair  1' King  90+4' Attendance: 11,167
14 January 2012 26Hull City1–0Peterborough UnitedKingston Communications Stadium
15:00 GMT Koren  27' Attendance: 18,074
28 January 2012 28Peterborough United0–3PortsmouthLondon Road Stadium
15:45 GMT Huseklepp  5', 79'
Pearce  40'
Attendance: 7,555
4 February 2012 29Burnley1–1Peterborough UnitedTurf Moor
15:00 GMT Rodriguez  87' Taylor Attendance: 13,258
14 February 2012 30Cardiff City3–1Peterborough UnitedCardiff City Stadium
19:45 GMT Whittingham  34'
Gestede  38'
Vučkić  40'
Taylor  90' Attendance: 21,342
18 February 2012 31Peterborough United3–0Bristol CityLondon Road Stadium
15:00 GMT Tomlin  7', 84'
Ball  62'
Attendance: 7,004
25 February 2012 32Doncaster Rovers1–1Peterborough UnitedKeepmoat Stadium
15:00 GMT Barnes  45' Barnett  90+2' Attendance: 10,375
3 March 2012 33Crystal Palace1–0Peterborough UnitedSelhurst Park
15:00 GMT Jedinak  76' Attendance: 18,559
6 March 2012 34Peterborough United0–3MillwallLondon Road Stadium
19:45 GMT Bouazza  5'
Keogh  70'
Kane  89'
Attendance: 6,392
10 March 2012 35Peterborough United2–1BlackpoolLondon Road Stadium
15:00 GMT Barnett  27'
Taylor  43'
Boyd  86'
Dicko  80'
17 March 2012 36Ipswich Town3–2Peterborough UnitedPortman Road
15:00 GMT Leadbitter  15'
Murphy  77'
Cresswell  85'
Barnett  34'
Sinclair  83'
20 March 2012 37Peterborough United3–1ReadingLondon Road Stadium
19:45 GMT Boyd  25'
Barnett  34'
Taylor  82'
Hunt  20'
7 April 2012 41Coventry City2–2Peterborough UnitedRicoh Arena
15:00 UTC McDonald  26'
McSheffery  45' (pen.)
Sinclair  3', 76'
14 April 2012 43Leeds United4–1Peterborough UnitedElland Road
15:00 UTC Paynter  45', 73'
McCormack  47', 48'
Newell  38'
21 April 2012 45Peterborough United2–2WatfordLondon Road Stadium
15:00 UTC Tomlin  14' (pen.)
Taylor  54'
Deeney  26'
Murray  48'

League Cup

9 August 2011 R1Stevenage3 – 4 (a.e.t.)Peterborough UnitedLamex Stadium
19:45 Long  32'
Bostwick  80'
Beardsley  117'
Ball  16', 65'
Boyd  96'
Tomlin 120+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,414
23 August 2011 R2Peterborough United0–2MiddlesbroughLondon Road Stadium
19:45  4' Robson
 27' Hines
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Gibbs

FA Cup

8 January 2012 3Peterborough United0–2SunderlandLondon Road Stadium
15:30 Bennett  90' Report Larsson  48'
McClean  58'
Cattermole  88'
Attendance: 8,954
Referee: Martin Atkinson

Overall summary

Summary

Games played49 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games won14 (13 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games drawn11 (11 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost24 (22 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored70 (66 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Goals conceded84 (77 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 5 League Cup)
Goal difference-14
Clean sheets4 (4 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow cards57 (53 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Red cards2 (2 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst discipline5 , 1 Lee Frecklington & Lee Tomlin
Best result7–1 vs Ipswich Town
Worst result0–3 vs Portsmouth & Millwall
Most appearancesRyan Bennet (34)
Top scorer12, Paul Taylor
Points50

Competition summary

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
2011–12 Football League Championship 18th 6 August 201128/29 April 2012
2011–12 Football League Cup 1st Round 2nd Round 9 August 201124 August 2011
FA Cup 3rd round 3rd round 8 January 20128 January 2012

Updated to match played 24 August 2011
Source: Competitions

References

  1. Alan Swann (5 July 2011). "Posh bid for Ajose accepted by Man Utd". The Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  2. Alan Swann (4 July 2011). "Mackail-Smith signs for Brighton". The Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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