2009–10 Peterborough United F.C. season

During the 2009–10 Peterborough United F.C. season saw the club play in the Football League Championship after promotion from Football League One in 2008–09.

Peterborough United

2009–10 season
Chairman	Barry Fry Darragh MacAnthony
Manager	Darren Ferguson Mark Cooper Jim Gannon Gary Johnson
Stadium	London Road Stadium
Championship	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
Football League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: George Boyd (9) All: George Boyd (12)
Highest home attendance	12,711 (3 Oct vs. Nott'ham Forest)
Lowest home attendance	5,451 (25 Aug vs. Ipswich Town)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Joe Lewis 2 DF  ENG Kerrea Gilbert (on loan from Arsenal) 3 DF  CYP Tom Williams (at Preston North End) 4 DF  WAL Craig Morgan 5 DF  COD Gabriel Zakuani 6 DF  ENG Charlie Lee 7 FW  ENG Liam Dickinson (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) 8 MF  EIR Lee Frecklington 9 FW  ENG Aaron McLean 10 MF  SCO George Boyd (at Nottingham Forest) 11 FW  ENG Izale McLeod (on loan from Charlton Athletic) 12 FW  SCO Craig Mackail-Smith 13 GK  EIR James McKeown 14 MF  ENG Tommy Rowe 15 MF  FRA Toumani Diagouraga (at Brentford) 16 DF  ENG Mark Little (on loan from Wolverhampton) 17 DF  ENG Jamie Day (at Dagenham & Redbridge) 18 MF  ENG Chris Whelpdale 19 MF  ENG Shaun Batt (at Millwall) 20 FW  ENG Ben Wright 24 DF  ENG Danny Andrew

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  ENG Sam Gaughran 22 MF  ARG Sergio Torres 23 MF  ENG Billy Crook 24 DF  ENG Danny Andrew 25 MF  ENG Dominic Green 26 FW  ENG Danny Mills 27 MF  ENG Romone McCrae 28 FW  ENG Kwesi Appiah 29 DF  ENG Ryan Bennett 30 DF  ENG Scott Griffiths 31 MF  ENG Nathan Koranteng 32 GK  ENG Sam Cole 33 MF  ENG Josh Simpson 34 DF  ENG Exodus Geohaghon 35 FW  ENG Reuben Reid (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Scunthorpe United	46	14	10	22	62	84	−22	52
21	Crystal Palace	46	14	17	15	50	53	−3	49[a]
22	Sheffield Wednesday (R)	46	11	14	21	49	69	−20	47	Relegation to Football League One
23	Plymouth Argyle (R)	46	11	8	27	43	68	−25	41
24	Peterborough United (R)	46	8	10	28	46	80	−34	34

Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Crystal Palace were given a ten-point deduction for entering administration.^[1]

Matches

Derby County v Peterborough United

8 August 2009	Derby County	2–1	Peterborough United	Derby
15:00 BST	Addison 4' Buxton  59' Teale 87'	Report	Keates  39' Batt  71' Boyd 84' (pen.)  88'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 33,010 Referee: Paul Taylor

Peterborough United v Sheffield Wednesday

15 August 2009	Peterborough United	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Mackail-Smith 61'	Report	O'Connor 21'  45+1'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 10,747 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Peterborough United v West Bromwich Albion

18 August 2009	Peterborough United	2–3	West Bromwich Albion	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Batt  16' Coutts  26' Mackail-Smith 45+1' McLean 53'	Report	Moore 3', 34' Brunt 41' Dorrans  50'  90+6' Martis  78'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 8,752 Referee: Graham Horwood

Preston North End v Peterborough United

22 August 2009	Preston North End	2–0	Peterborough United	Preston
15:00 BST	Mellor 8' Nicholson  23' Jones 30' Carter  38' Davidson  39'	Report	Zakuani  45+3'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,549 Referee: David Webb

Peterborough United v Crystal Palace

31 August 2009	Peterborough United	1–1	Crystal Palace	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Boyd  53' Batt 53' Frecklington  89'	Report	McCarthy  25'  74' Lee 64'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 8,473 Referee: Kevin Friend

Queens Park Rangers v Peterborough United

12 September 2009	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Peterborough United	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST	Routledge 34' Connolly  81' Borrowdale  88'	Report	McLean 16' Zakuani  33' Batt  90+3'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,814 Referee: Oliver Langford

Leicester City v Peterborough United

15 September 2009	Leicester City	1–1	Peterborough United	Leicester
19:45 BST	Oakley  45+2' Fryatt 47' (pen.)	Report	Morgan  24' Boyd 32' (pen.) Frecklington  66' McLean  68' Diagouraga  77'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 21,485 Referee: Russell Booth

Peterborough United v Reading

19 September 2009	Peterborough United	3–2	Reading	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Mackail-Smith 48' McLean 54' Boyd 90+1'	Report	Howard  16' Sigurðsson 30' Church 42' Pearce  70'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 8,521 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Blackpool v Peterborough United

26 September 2009	Blackpool	2–0	Peterborough United	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Euell 3' Bouazza 11'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,728 Referee: Anthony Bates

Peterborough United v Plymouth Argyle

29 September 2009	Peterborough United	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Mackail-Smith 86'  87'	Report	Mackie 63'  85' Fallon 69' Fletcher  88'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,114 Referee: Andy Penn

Peterborough United v Nottingham Forest

3 October 2009	Peterborough United	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Williams  45+4' McLean 50'	Report	McGoldrick  39' Tyson  45+4' Majewski 51' Anderson 56' Camp  74' Cohen  75'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 12,711 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Bristol City v Peterborough United

17 October 2009	Bristol City	1–1	Peterborough United	Bristol
15:00 BST	Skuse 31' Haynes  78'	Report	Day  75' Morgan  76' Boyd 90'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 13,833 Referee: Jarnail Singh

Doncaster Rovers v Peterborough United

20 October 2009	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Peterborough United	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Sharp 17' Shiels 21' Shackell 85'	Report	McLean 32'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 9,288 Referee: Colin Webster

Peterborough United v Scunthorpe United

24 October 2009	Peterborough United	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Boyd 25', 78' (pen.) Mackail-Smith 45+1' McLean  85'	Report	Murphy  78' Woolford  82' Hayes  90+4'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 8,051 Referee: Mike Jones

Peterborough United v Barnsley

31 October 2009	Peterborough United	1–2	Barnsley	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Boyd 24' (pen.)	Report	Bogdanović 26'  27' Macken 39' Shotton  62' Doyle  73' Foster  79'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 8,556 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Newcastle United v Peterborough United

7 November 2009	Newcastle United	3–1	Peterborough United	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
15:00 BST	Gutiérrez 15' Carroll 18' Simpson 52'	Report	Keates 79' Bennett  88'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 43,067 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Sheffield United v Peterborough United

21 November 2009	Sheffield United	1–0	Peterborough United	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Camara 42'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,144 Referee: Grant Hegley

Peterborough United v Middlesbrough

28 November 2009	Peterborough United	2–2	Middlesbrough	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Boyd 54' McLean  61' Batt 76'  77'	Report	Kitson 28', 58'  41'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 10,772 Referee: David Phillips

Peterborough United v Swansea City

5 December 2009	Peterborough United	2–2	Swansea City	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Whelpdale 55' Griffiths  59' McLean 90+5'	Report	Trundle 84', 90+2'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,312 Referee: Russell Booth

Ipswich Town v Peterborough United

8 December 2009	Ipswich Town	0–0	Peterborough United	Ipswich
19:45 BST		Report	Boyd  45'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,975 Referee: Adrian Hall

Coventry City v Peterborough United

12 December 2009	Coventry City	3–2	Peterborough United	Coventry
15:00 BST	Barnett  30' Eastwood 34', 35', 72' Cranie  61'	Report	Mackail-Smith 66', 71' Batt  88'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,190 Referee: Roger East

Peterborough United v Watford

19 December 2009	Peterborough United	2–1	Watford	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Frecklington 9' Geohaghon 78'	Report	Graham  30' Cleverley  35' Eustace 49'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,723 Referee: Karl Evans

West Bromwich Albion v Peterborough United

26 December 2009	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Peterborough United	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Moore 61' Bennett 67' (o.g.) Mattock  69' Cox  74'	Report	Frecklington  38' Zakuani  55' Morgan  78'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,924 Referee: Mike Jones

Peterborough United v Cardiff City

28 December 2009	Peterborough United	4–4	Cardiff City	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Morgan  32' Simpson 52', 90+2' Lee 68' Batt  79' Boyd 89'	Report	Ledley 6', 23' Bothroyd 34' Whittingham 38' Quinn  66'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 9,796 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Peterborough United v Derby County

16 January 2010	Peterborough United	0–3	Derby County	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Coutts  22' Morgan  28' Bennett  45+2'	Report	Hunt  19' Davies 45+4' Campbell 48', 75'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 10,280 Referee: Nigel Miller

Sheffield Wednesday v Peterborough United

23 January 2010	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Peterborough United	Owlerton
15:00 BST	Buxton  9' Tudgay 45', 67'	Report	Livermore  62' 76'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 24,882 Referee: Dave Foster

Peterborough United v Preston North End

26 January 2010	Peterborough United	0–1	Preston North End	Peterborough
19:45 BST		Report	Mellor 34' Chaplow  84' Parkin  90+4'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,134 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Crystal Palace v Peterborough United

30 January 2010	Crystal Palace	2–0	Peterborough United	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Danns 28', 65'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 14,699 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Peterborough United v Queens Park Rangers

6 February 2010	Peterborough United	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Peterborough
15:00 BST	McLean 9' Lee  45+1' Simpson  52' Bennett  85'	Report	Leigertwood  61' Ramage  73'  82'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 8,933 Referee: Danny McDermid

Cardiff City v Peterborough United

9 February 2010	Cardiff City	2–0	Peterborough United	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Burke 30' Gerrard 78'	Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,686 Referee: Andy Penn

Middlesbrough v Peterborough United

13 February 2010	Middlesbrough	1–0	Peterborough United	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Robson 7'  40'	Report	Frecklington  66'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 18,412 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Peterborough United v Ipswich Town

16 February 2010	Peterborough United	3–1	Ipswich Town	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Simpson  29' Dickinson 47' Frecklington 63' Morgan 85'	Report	Murphy 9' Norris  34' Delaney  43'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 9,428 Referee: James Linington

Swansea City v Peterborough United

27 February 2010	Swansea City	1–0	Peterborough United	Swansea
15:00 BST	Cotterill 19' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 16,175 Referee: Gavin Ward

Peterborough United v Coventry City

6 March 2010	Peterborough United	0–1	Coventry City	Peterborough
15:00 BST		Report	Stead 24' Clingan  33'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 10,469 Referee: Russell Booth

Peterborough United v Sheffield United

9 March 2010	Peterborough United	1–0	Sheffield United	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Mackail-Smith 40' Torres  47' Dickinson  79'	Report	Evans  6' Nosworthy  26' Yeates  76' Stewart  87'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,674 Referee: Jarnail Singh

Watford v Peterborough United

13 March 2010	Watford	0–1	Peterborough United	Watford
15:00 BST	Lansbury  40' Helguson  90+3'	Report	Dickinson 51'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 16,591 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Peterborough United v Doncaster Rovers

16 March 2010	Peterborough United	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Lee 55'	Report	Roberts 67' Oster 90'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,773 Referee: Fred Graham

Nottingham Forest v Peterborough United

20 March 2010	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Peterborough United	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Earnshaw 13' Majewski  40' Wilson  51' Cohen  79'	Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,582 Referee: Keith Hill

Scunthorpe United v Peterborough United

23 March 2010	Scunthorpe United	4–0	Peterborough United	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST	Hayes 15' Thompson 25', 64' Togwell 44'  58'	Report	Frecklington  38'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,995 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Peterborough United v Bristol City

27 March 2010	Peterborough United	0–1	Bristol City	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Simpson  20'	Report	Hartley  65' Clarkson 71'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,445 Referee: David Webb

Peterborough United v Newcastle United

3 April 2010	Peterborough United	2–3	Newcastle United	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Green 11' Zakuani  47' Dickinson 76'	Report	Nolan 45+1' Barton 48' Ameobi 59' Best  89' Gutiérrez  90+3'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 12,877 Referee: Mark Haywood

Barnsley v Peterborough United

5 April 2010	Barnsley	2–2	Peterborough United	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Hume 7', 84' Potter  65'	Report	Bennett 5' Geohaghon  40' Rowe 77'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,290 Referee: Anthony Bates

Peterborough United v Leicester City

10 April 2010	Peterborough United	1–2	Leicester City	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Rowe  8' 63'	Report	Howard 40' King 66'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 9,651 Referee: Graham Scott

Reading v Peterborough United

17 April 2010	Reading	6–0	Peterborough United	Reading
15:00 BST	Pearce 3' Sigurðsson  20' 24' (pen.), 76' McAnuff 29' Kebe 44' Long 59'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,982 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Peterborough United v Blackpool

24 April 2010	Peterborough United	0–1	Blackpool	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Dickinson  81'	Report	Campbell 11'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,812 Referee: Colin Webster

Plymouth Argyle v Peterborough United

2 May 2010	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Peterborough United	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Wright-Phillips 31'	Report	Koranteng  36' Andrew  39' Lee  48' Mackail-Smith 63', 69'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,557 Referee: Steve Tanner

FA Cup

Main article: 2009–10 FA Cup

Tottenham Hotspur v Peterborough United

2 January 2010 Third round	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Peterborough United	Tottenham
15:00 GMT	Kranjčar 35', 57' Defoe 70' Rose  87' Keane 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Boyd  42' Lee  45+1'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,862 Referee: Lee Mason

League Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Cup

Wycombe Wanderers v Peterborough United

11 August 2009 First round	Wycombe Wanderers	0–4	Peterborough United	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT		Report	McLean 24' Rowe 33' Boyd 59' Frecklington 68'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 2,078 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Peterborough United v Ipswich Town

25 August 2009 Second round	Peterborough United	2–1	Ipswich Town	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Frecklington 32' Rowe  49' Boyd 64' Batt  69'	Report	Balkestein  7' Priskin 14' Bruce  23'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,451 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Peterborough United v Newcastle United

22 September 2009 Third round	Peterborough United	2–0	Newcastle United	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Mackail-Smith 20' Williams 31' Diagouraga  38' Boyd  74'	Report	Krul  34' Guthrie  35'  55' S. Taylor  41' R. Taylor  68'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 10,298 Referee: Keith Stroud

Blackburn Rovers v Peterborough United

27 October 2009 Fourth round	Blackburn Rovers	5–2	Peterborough United	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Pedersen 4' Givet  27' Reid 45' (pen.) Salgado 57' McCarthy 72' Kalinić 74' (pen.)	Report	Whelpdale 17' Lewis  43' Boyd 50'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 8,419 Referee: Anthony Taylor