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

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 England ENG Joe Lewis
2 DF England ENG Mark Little
3 DF England ENG Matthew Briggs (on loan from Fulham)
4 DF England ENG Ryan Bennett
5 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Gabriel Zakuani
7 FW England ENG Nicky Ajose (on loan to Chesterfield)
8 MF England ENG Lee Tomlin
9 FW England ENG David Ball
10 MF Scotland SCO George Boyd
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Grant McCann (club captain)
12 FW England ENG Emile Sinclair
13 GK England ENG Joe Day (on loan to Alfreton Town)
14 MF England ENG Tommy Rowe
15 FW England ENG Dave Hibbert
17 MF England ENG Joe Newell
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF England ENG Shaun Brisley (on loan from Macclesfield Town)
19 GK England ENG Barry Richardson
20 FW England ENG Tyrone Barnett (on loan from Crawley Town)
21 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Daniel Kearns
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Frecklington
25 MF England ENG Nathan Ralph (on loan to Kettering Town)
26 FW England ENG Paul Taylor
27 DF England ENG Craig Alcock
29 DF South Africa RSA Kgosi Ntlhe
31 FW England ENG Jaanai Gordon-Hutton
33 DF England ENG Peter Grant
34 MF England ENG Dan Lawlor
44 MF England ENG Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
FW England ENG Danny Mills (on loan to Kettering Town)
DF England ENG 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 England Broome, Norfolk 6 October 1987 200 0 Norwich City 8 January 2008 £400,000
2 Mark Little England Worcester 20 August 1988 53 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 June 2010 Free
3 Matthew Briggs England London 9 March 1991 Fulham 7 February 2012 Loan
4 Ryan Bennett England Orsett 6 March 1990 96 7 Norwich City 31 January 2012 Loan
5 Gabriel Zakuani Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa 31 May 1986 107 3 1 0 Fulham 1 January 2009 £500,000
7 Nicky Ajose England Bury 7 October 1991 Manchester United 5 July 2011 £300,000
8 Lee Tomlin England Leicester 12 January 1988 47 11 Rushden & Diamonds 6 August 2010 Undisclosed
9 David Ball England Whitefield, Greater Manchester 14 December 1989 21 5 Manchester City 31 January 2011 Undisclosed
10 George Boyd Scotland England Chatham 2 October 1985 215 60 Stevenage 1 January 2007 £260,000
11 Grant McCann Northern Ireland Belfast 14 April 1980 45 13 33 4 Scunthorpe United 24 May 2010 Free
12 Emile Sinclair England Leeds 29 December 1987 Macclesfield Town 31 August 2011 £250,000
13 Joe Day England 13 August 1990 Rushden & Diamonds 7 April 2011 Undisclosed
14 Tommy Rowe England Wythenshawe 24 September 1988 78 9 Stockport County 1 July 2009 Undisclosed
15 David Hibbert England Stafford 28 January 1986 12 1 Shrewsbury Town 31 May 2010 Free
16 Ryan Tunnicliffe England Bury 30 December 1992 Manchester United 1 July 2011 Loan
17 Joe Newell England Birmingham 15 March 1992 2 0 N/A 21 April 2011 Trainee
18 Shaun Brisley England Macclesfield 6 May 1990 - - - - Macclesfield Town 9 February 2012 Loan
19 Barry Richardson England Wallsend 5 August 1969 Cheltenham Town 3 February 2010 Free
20 Tyrone Barnett England Birmingham 28 October 1985 Crawley Town 21 February 2012 Loan
21 Daniel Kearns Republic of Ireland Belfast 26 August 1991 Dundalk 30 August 2011 Undisclosed
23 Lee Frecklington Republic of Ireland England Lincoln 8 September 1985 57 3 Lincoln City 15 May 2009 Undisclosed
25 Nathan Ralph England Great Dunmow 14 February 1993 N/A 1 June 2011 Trainee
26 Paul Taylor England Liverpool 4 October 1987 Anderlecht 28 February 2011 Free
27 Craig Alcock England Truro 8 December 1987 Yeovil Town 7 July 2011 Undisclosed
28 Paul Jones England Snodland 28 June 1986 Exeter City 24 June 2011 Free
Danny Mills England Peterborough 27 November 1991 3 0 Crawley Town 24 July 2009 Undisclosed
Scott Griffiths England London 27 November 1985 21 0 Dagenham & Redbridge 22 January 2010 Undisclosed

Friendly matches

16 July Friendly Barnet 2–2 Peterborough United Barnet, Greater London
15:00 BST McLeod 1'
Holmes 15'
Report Frecklington 29'
Tomlin 48'
Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 531
20 July Friendly Notts County 2–3 Peterborough United Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
19:45 BST Westcarr 48'
Bencherif 62'
Report McCann 22'
Rowe 27'
Boyd 37'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,248
23 July Friendly St Neots Town 3–7 Peterborough United Hunts 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 Friendly Crawley Town 2–4 Peterborough United Broadfield Stadium
15:00 BST Barnett 27'
Howell 28'
Report Rowe 43'
Ajose 54'
Ball 70'
Taylor 75'
Attendance: 615

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:

Results

17 August 2011 3 Millwall 2–2 Peterborough United The Den
19:45 Trotter 32'
Bouazza 55'
72' Frecklington
75' Taylor
20 August 2011 4 Peterborough United 7–1 Ipswich Town London Road Stadium
17:20 Taylor 30' 40'
Tomlin 38' 42' 90+3'
McCann 48' (pen.) 56'
23' Andrews
1 November 2011 15 Southampton 2–1 Peterborough United St Mary's Stadium
19:45 GMT Chaplow 14'
Hooiveld 17'
Sinclair 76'
5 November 2011 16 Peterborough United 3–2 Derby County London Road Stadium
15:00 GMT Taylor 37'
Rowe 51'
McCann 90+3'
Robinson 28', 32'
3 December 2011 20 Peterborough United 3–4 Barnsley 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
10 December 2011 21 Leicester City 1–1 Peterborough United King Power Stadium
15:00 GMT Gallagher 56' Tomlin 71' Attendance: 25,948
17 December 2011 22 Peterborough United 1–0 Coventry City London Road Stadium
15:00 GMT Sinclair 66' Attendance: 8,062
26 December 2011 23 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Peterborough United City Ground
15:00 GMT Boyd 20' Attendance: 24,376
31 December 2011 24 Middlesbrough 1–1 Peterborough United Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT McDonald 51' Rowe 87' Attendance: 18,899
2 January 2012 25 Peterborough United 1–1 Birmingham City London Road Stadium
15:00 GMT Sinclair 1' King 90+4' Attendance: 11,167
14 January 2012 26 Hull City 1–0 Peterborough United Kingston Communications Stadium
15:00 GMT Koren 27' Attendance: 18,074
28 January 2012 28 Peterborough United 0–3 Portsmouth London Road Stadium
15:45 GMT Huseklepp 5', 79'
Pearce 40'
Attendance: 7,555
4 February 2012 29 Burnley 1–1 Peterborough United Turf Moor
15:00 GMT Rodriguez 87' Taylor Attendance: 13,258
14 February 2012 30 Cardiff City 3–1 Peterborough United Cardiff City Stadium
19:45 GMT Whittingham 34'
Gestede 38'
Vučkić 40'
Taylor 90' Attendance: 21,342
18 February 2012 31 Peterborough United 3–0 Bristol City London Road Stadium
15:00 GMT Tomlin 7', 84'
Ball 62'
Attendance: 7,004
25 February 2012 32 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Peterborough United Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 GMT Barnes 45' Barnett 90+2' Attendance: 10,375
3 March 2012 33 Crystal Palace 1–0 Peterborough United Selhurst Park
15:00 GMT Jedinak 76' Attendance: 18,559
6 March 2012 34 Peterborough United 0–3 Millwall London Road Stadium
19:45 GMT Bouazza 5'
Keogh 70'
Kane 89'
Attendance: 6,392
17 March 2012 36 Ipswich Town 3–2 Peterborough United Portman Road
15:00 GMT Leadbitter 15'
Murphy 77'
Cresswell 85'
Barnett 34'
Sinclair 83'
24 March 2012 38 Barnsley 1–0 Peterborough United Oakwell
15:00 GMT Cotterill 24'
Doyle Red card 32'
14 April 2012 43 Leeds United 4–1 Peterborough United Elland Road
15:00 UTC Paynter 45', 73'
McCormack 47', 48'
Newell 38'

League Cup

9 August 2011 R1 Stevenage 3–4 (a.e.t.) Peterborough United Lamex Stadium
19:45 Long 32'
Bostwick 80'
Beardsley 117'
Ball 16', 65'
Boyd 96'
Tomlin 120+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,414
23 August 2011 R2 Peterborough United 0–2 Middlesbrough London Road Stadium
19:45 4' Robson
27' Hines
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Gibbs

FA Cup

8 January 2012 3 Peterborough United 0–2 Sunderland London Road Stadium
15:30 Bennett Yellow card 90' Report Larsson 48'
McClean 58'
Cattermole Yellow card 88'
Attendance: 8,954
Referee: Martin Atkinson

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Goalscorers

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
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
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 Tomlinsoccer ball with check markStevenageLeague Cup Round 1
20 AugustGrant McCannsoccer ball with check markIpswich TownChampionship Match 4
18 OctoberGrant McCannsoccer ball with check markCardiff CityChampionship Match 12

Suspensions served

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

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
13 GK England Day 20EU Rushden & Diamonds Transfer Summer 2015 Undisclosed BBC Sport
28 GK England Jones 24EU Exeter City Transfer Summer 2013 Free BBC Sport
7 FW England Ajose 19EU Manchester United Transfer Summer 2015 £300,000 BBC Sport
27 DF England Alcock 23EU Yeovil Town Transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed Sky Sports
21 MF Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland Kearns 20EU Dundalk Republic of Ireland Transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed Sky Sports
12 FW England Sinclair 23EU Macclesfield Town Transfer Summer 2014 £250,000 Peterborough United

  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £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 England31 Manchester United 1 July 29 February BBC Sport
6 DF Wootton England20 Manchester United 1 July 23 January BBC Sport The Posh Site
20 DF Thompson England20 Celtic 9 August 18 January Sky Sports The Posh Site
18 DF Gordon England20 Chelsea 18 August 2 January BBC Sport Soccerbase
30 DF Kennedy England26 Leicester City 30 September 1 January Sky Sports
4 DF Bennett England21 Norwich City 31 January 29 February BBC Sport Evening News
3 DF Briggs England33 Fulham 7 February 7 March BBC Sport
18 DF Brisley England22 Macclesfield Town 9 February 30 June BBC Sport
20 FW Barnett England26 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 England
Ghana
21 Free Transfer Northampton Town Summer Free 16 0 BBC Sport
21 MF Davies Wales27 Released Northampton Town Summer Free 28 1 BBC Sport
MF Green England21 Released Dagenham & Redbridge Summer Free 31 2 BBC Sport
18 MF Whelpdale England24 Transfer Gillingham Summer Undisclosed 143 13 Gillingham F.C.
12 FW Mackail-Smith England27 Transfer Brighton & Hove Albion Summer £2.5m1 212 99 BBC Sport
6 DF Lee England25 Transfer Gillingham Summer Undisclosed 177 16 Gillingham F.C.
FW Howe England24 Transfer Torquay United Summer Free 15 1 BBC Sport
MF Geohaghon England26 Free Transfer Barnet Summer Free 19 1 BBC Sport
21 MF Wesolowski Australia23 Free Transfer Oldham Athletic Summer Free 39 2 BBC Sport
18 DF Piergianni England19 Free Transfer Stockport County Summer Free 1 0 BBC Sport
3 DF Basey Wales23 Transfer Wycombe Wanderers Winter Free 13 1 The Posh Site
24 DF Langmead England26 Free Transfer Northampton Town Winter Free 41 4 The Posh Site
4 DF Bennett England21 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: Increase ~ £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 England20 Tamworth 8 August 1 January BBC Sport Soccerbase
24 DF Langmead England26 Northampton Town 9 August 5 January Sky Sports The Posh Site
FW Ball England21 Rochdale 31 August 12 October BBC Football BBC Sport
DF Griffiths England26 Crawley Town 8 September 1 January 2012 BBC Football Soccerbase
7 FW Ajose England20 Scunthorpe United 22 September 29 November BBC Sport Soccerbase
13 GK Day England33 Alfreton Town 6 October 30 June BBC Sport The Posh Site
3 DF Basey Wales
England
23 Wycombe Wanderers 6 October 31 December BBC Sport Soccerbase
DF Griffiths England38 Rotherham United 10 January 30 June The Posh Site
FW Mills England32 Kettering Town 13 January 30 June The Posh Site
25 DF Ralph England31 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo Zakuani 25 Green tickY Signed 3 years June 2014 BBC Sport
4 DF England Bennett 21 Green tickY Signed 4 years June 2015 BBC Sport
14 MF England Rowe 22 Green tickY Signed 3 years June 2014 BBC Sport
23 MF Republic of Ireland
England
Frecklington 26 Green tickY Signed 1.5 years June 2014 BBC Sport
17 MF England Newell 18 Green tickY Signed 4 years June 2016 The Posh Site
10 MF Scotland
England
Boyd 26 Red XN Rejected Undisclosed Undisclosed The Posh Site
26 FW England Taylor 24 Red XN Rejected 4 years June 2015 BBC Sport
28 GK England Jones 25 Red XN Rejected Undisclosed Undisclosed Sky Sports

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 Yellow card, 1 Red card Lee Frecklington & Lee Tomlin
Best result7–1 vs Ipswich Town
Worst result0–3 vs Portsmouth & Millwall
Most appearancesRyan Bennett (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. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  2. Alan Swann (4 July 2011). "Mackail-Smith signs for Brighton". The Evening Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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