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. NationPlayer
18DF  ENGShaun Brisley (on loan from Macclesfield Town)
19GK  ENGBarry Richardson
20FW  ENGTyrone Barnett (on loan from Crawley Town)
21MF  IRLDaniel Kearns
23MF  IRLLee Frecklington
25MF  ENGNathan Ralph (on loan to Kettering Town)
26FW  ENGPaul Taylor
27DF  ENGCraig Alcock
29DF  RSAKgosi Ntlhe
31FW  ENGJaanai Gordon-Hutton
33DF  ENGPeter Grant
34MF  ENGDan Lawlor
44MF  ENGNathaniel Mendez-Laing
FW  ENGDanny Mills (on loan to Kettering Town)
DF  ENGScott Griffiths (on loan to Rotherham United)

Detailed overview

No.NameNat.Place of birthDate of birthClub apps.Club goalsInt. capsInt. goalsPrevious clubDate joinedFee
1Joe Lewis Broome, Norfolk6 October 19872000Norwich City8 January 2008£400,000
2Mark Little Worcester20 August 1988531Wolverhampton Wanderers30 June 2010Free
3Matthew Briggs London9 March 1991Fulham7 February 2012Loan
4Ryan Bennett Orsett6 March 1990967Norwich City31 January 2012Loan
5Gabriel Zakuani Kinshasa31 May 1986107310Fulham1 January 2009£500,000
7Nicky Ajose Bury7 October 1991Manchester United5 July 2011£300,000
8Lee Tomlin Leicester12 January 19884711Rushden & Diamonds6 August 2010Undisclosed
9David Ball Whitefield, Greater Manchester14 December 1989215Manchester City31 January 2011Undisclosed
10George Boyd Chatham2 October 198521560Stevenage1 January 2007£260,000
11Grant McCann Belfast14 April 19804513334Scunthorpe United24 May 2010Free
12Emile Sinclair Leeds29 December 1987Macclesfield Town31 August 2011£250,000
13Joe Day 13 August 1990Rushden & Diamonds7 April 2011Undisclosed
14Tommy Rowe Wythenshawe24 September 1988789Stockport County1 July 2009Undisclosed
15David Hibbert Stafford28 January 1986121Shrewsbury Town31 May 2010Free
16Ryan Tunnicliffe Bury30 December 1992Manchester United1 July 2011Loan
17Joe Newell Birmingham15 March 199220N/A21 April 2011Trainee
18Shaun Brisley Macclesfield6 May 1990----Macclesfield Town9 February 2012Loan
19Barry Richardson Wallsend5 August 1969Cheltenham Town3 February 2010Free
20Tyrone Barnett Birmingham28 October 1985Crawley Town21 February 2012Loan
21Daniel Kearns Belfast26 August 1991Dundalk30 August 2011Undisclosed
23Lee Frecklington Lincoln8 September 1985573Lincoln City15 May 2009Undisclosed
25Nathan Ralph Great Dunmow14 February 1993N/A1 June 2011Trainee
26Paul Taylor Liverpool4 October 1987Anderlecht28 February 2011Free
27Craig Alcock Truro8 December 1987Yeovil Town7 July 2011Undisclosed
28Paul Jones Snodland28 June 1986Exeter City24 June 2011Free
Danny Mills Peterborough27 November 199130Crawley Town24 July 2009Undisclosed
Scott Griffiths London27 November 1985210Dagenham & Redbridge22 January 2010Undisclosed

Friendly matches

16 July Friendly Barnet 2–2 Peterborough United Barnet, Greater London
15:00 BSTMcLeod 1'
Holmes 15'
ReportFrecklington 29'
Tomlin 48'
Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 531
20 July Friendly Notts County 2–3 Peterborough United Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
19:45 BSTWestcarr 48'
Bencherif 62'
ReportMcCann 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 BSTHope 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 BSTBarnett 27'
Howell 28'
ReportRowe 43'
Ajose 54'
Ball 70'
Taylor 75'
Attendance: 615

Championship

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
16Millwall461512195557−257
17Crystal Palace461317164651−556
18Peterborough United461311226777−1050
19Nottingham Forest46148244863−1550
20Bristol City461213214468−2449
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
461310236782 −1549103104241 +137132541 −16

Last updated: 28 April 2012.
Source: [citation needed]

Results

5 November 2011 16 Peterborough United 3–2 Derby County London Road Stadium
15:00 GMTTaylor 37'
Rowe 51'
McCann 90+3'
Robinson 28', 32'
3 December 2011 20 Peterborough United 3–4 Barnsley London Road Stadium
15:00 GMTBoyd 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 GMTGallagher 56'Tomlin 71'Attendance: 25,948
17 December 2011 22 Peterborough United 1–0 Coventry City London Road Stadium
15:00 GMTSinclair 66'Attendance: 8,062
26 December 2011 23 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Peterborough United City Ground
15:00 GMTBoyd 20'Attendance: 24,376
31 December 2011 24 Middlesbrough 1–1 Peterborough United Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMTMcDonald 51'Rowe 87'Attendance: 18,899
28 January 2012 28 Peterborough United 0–3 Portsmouth London Road Stadium
15:45 GMTHuseklepp 5', 79'
Pearce 40'
Attendance: 7,555
4 February 2012 29 Burnley 1–1 Peterborough United Turf Moor
15:00 GMTRodriguez 87'TaylorAttendance: 13,258
18 February 2012 31 Peterborough United 3–0 Bristol City London Road Stadium
15:00 GMTTomlin 7', 84'
Ball 62'
Attendance: 7,004
25 February 2012 32 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Peterborough United Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 GMTBarnes 45'Barnett 90+2'Attendance: 10,375
3 March 2012 33 Crystal Palace 1–0 Peterborough United Selhurst Park
15:00 GMTJedinak 76'Attendance: 18,559
6 March 2012 34 Peterborough United 0–3 Millwall London Road Stadium
19:45 GMTBouazza 5'
Keogh 70'
Kane 89'
Attendance: 6,392

League Cup

9 August 2011 R1 Stevenage 3–4 (a.e.t.) Peterborough United Lamex Stadium
19:45Long 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

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 29 April 2012
No.PosNatPlayerTotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  ENGJoe Lewis12011+001+000+00
2DF  ENGMark Little37126+810+102+00
5DF  CODGabriel Zakuani42140+011+001+00
7FW  ENGNicky Ajose201+100+000+00
8MF  ENGLee Tomlin40931+681+002+01
9FW  ENGDavid Ball2466+1640+001+12
10FW  SCOGeorge Boyd48845+071+002+01
11MF  NIRGrant McCann42838+380+001+00
12FW  ENGEmile Sinclair291014+14101+000+00
13GK  ENGJoe Day000+000+000+00
14MF  ENGTommy Rowe45339+331+002+00
15FW  ENGDave Hibbert000+000+000+00
17MF  ENGJoe Newell1518+610+100+00
18DF  ENGShaun Brisley11011+000+000+00
20FW  ENGTyrone Barnett13412+140+000+00
21MF  IRLDaniel Kearns1905+1300+100+00
23MF  IRLLee Frecklington39535+250+002+00
25MF  ENGNathan Ralph000+000+000+00
26FW  ENGPaul Taylor471236+8121+001+10
27DF  ENGCraig Alcock44040+101+001+10
28GK  ENGPaul Jones37035+000+002+00
29DF  RSAKgosi Ntlhe200+200+000+00
35MF  ENGCharlie Coulson100+100+000+00
Players featured for club who have left:
DF  WALGrant Basey402+100+001+00
DF  ENGRyan Bennett35132+011+002+00
DF  ENGMatthew Briggs505+000+000+00
DF  ENGBen Gordon200+100+000+10
DF  ENGTom Kennedy806+200+000+00
MF  ENGRyan Tunnicliffe29010+1601+001+10
DF  ENGScott Wootton1407+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.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
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 Tomlin StevenageLeague Cup Round 1
20 AugustGrant McCann Ipswich TownChampionship Match 4
18 OctoberGrant McCann Cardiff 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

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
13GK Day20EURushden & DiamondsTransferSummer2015UndisclosedBBC Sport
28GK Jones24EUExeter CityTransferSummer2013FreeBBC Sport
7FW Ajose19EUManchester UnitedTransferSummer2015£300,000BBC Sport
27DF Alcock23EUYeovil TownTransferSummer2014UndisclosedSky Sports
21MF Kearns20EUDundalk TransferSummer2014UndisclosedSky Sports
12FW Sinclair23EUMacclesfield TownTransferSummer2014£250,000Peterborough 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
16MFTunnicliffe 31Manchester United1 July29 FebruaryBBC Sport
6DFWootton 20Manchester United1 July23 JanuaryBBC SportThe Posh Site
20DFThompson 20Celtic9 August18 JanuarySky SportsThe Posh Site
18DFGordon 20Chelsea18 August2 JanuaryBBC SportSoccerbase
30DFKennedy 26Leicester City30 September1 JanuarySky Sports
4DFBennett 21Norwich City31 January29 FebruaryBBC SportEvening News
3DFBriggs 33Fulham7 February7 MarchBBC Sport
18DFBrisley 22Macclesfield Town9 February30 JuneBBC Sport
20FWBarnett 26Crawley Town21 February30 JuneBBC 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
17DFNana
21Free TransferNorthampton TownSummerFree160BBC Sport
21MFDavies 27ReleasedNorthampton TownSummerFree281BBC Sport
MFGreen 21ReleasedDagenham & RedbridgeSummerFree312BBC Sport
18MFWhelpdale 24TransferGillinghamSummerUndisclosed14313Gillingham F.C.
12FWMackail-Smith 27TransferBrighton & Hove AlbionSummer£2.5m121299BBC Sport
6DFLee 25TransferGillinghamSummerUndisclosed17716Gillingham F.C.
FWHowe 24TransferTorquay UnitedSummerFree151BBC Sport
MFGeohaghon 26Free TransferBarnetSummerFree191BBC Sport
21MFWesolowski 23Free TransferOldham AthleticSummerFree392BBC Sport
18DFPiergianni 19Free TransferStockport CountySummerFree10BBC Sport
3DFBasey 23TransferWycombe WanderersWinterFree131The Posh Site
24DFLangmead 26Free TransferNorthampton TownWinterFree414The Posh Site
4DFBennett 21TransferNorwich CityWinter£3.2m2967BBC 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
FWMills 20Tamworth8 August1 JanuaryBBC SportSoccerbase
24DFLangmead 26Northampton Town9 August5 JanuarySky SportsThe Posh Site
FWBall 21Rochdale31 August12 OctoberBBC FootballBBC Sport
DFGriffiths 26Crawley Town8 September1 January 2012BBC FootballSoccerbase
7FWAjose 20Scunthorpe United22 September29 NovemberBBC SportSoccerbase
13GKDay 33Alfreton Town6 October30 JuneBBC SportThe Posh Site
3DFBasey
23Wycombe Wanderers6 October31 DecemberBBC SportSoccerbase
DFGriffiths 38Rotherham United10 January30 JuneThe Posh Site
FWMills 33Kettering Town13 January30 JuneThe Posh Site
25DFRalph 31Kettering Town13 JanuaryThe 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
5DF Zakuani25 Y Signed3 yearsJune 2014BBC Sport
4DF Bennett21 Y Signed4 yearsJune 2015BBC Sport
14MF Rowe22 Y Signed3 yearsJune 2014BBC Sport
23MF
Frecklington26 Y Signed1.5 yearsJune 2014BBC Sport
17MF Newell18 Y Signed4 yearsJune 2016The Posh Site
10MF
Boyd26 N RejectedUndisclosedUndisclosedThe Posh Site
26FW Taylor24 N Rejected4 yearsJune 2015BBC Sport
28GK Jones25 N RejectedUndisclosedUndisclosedSky 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 , 1 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

CompetitionStarted roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First matchLast match
2011–12 Football League Championship18th6 August 201128/29 April 2012
2011–12 Football League Cup1st Round2nd Round9 August 201124 August 2011
FA Cup3rd round3rd round8 January 20128 January 2012

Updated to match played 24 August 2011
Source: Competitions

References