2022–23 Peterborough United F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 89th season in the existence of Peterborough United Football Club and the club's first season back in League One since the 2020–21 season following their relegation in the previous season. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Peterborough United FC

2022–23 season
Owner	Darragh MacAnthony (50%) Kelgary Sports and Entertainment (50%)
Chairman	Darragh MacAnthony
Manager	Grant McCann (until 4 January)[1] Darren Ferguson (from 4 January)[1]
Stadium	Weston Homes Stadium
League One	6th (play-offs)
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Jonson Clarke-Harris (26) All: Jonson Clarke-Harris (29)
Third colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

First-team squad

As of 22 October 2022

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	Lucas Bergström		GK	(2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 22)	18	0	2022	Chelsea	Loan
13	Harvey Cartwright		GK	(2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 23)	1	0	2022	Hull City	Loan
28	Will Blackmore		GK	(2001-10-01) 1 October 2001 (age 23)	2	0	2020	Academy	Trainee
Defenders
3	Dan Butler		LB/LM	(1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 26)	110	3	2019	Newport County	Free
4	Ronnie Edwards		CB/DM	(2003-03-28)28 March 2003 (aged 18)	54	0	2020	Barnet	Undisclosed
5	Josh Knight		CB/RB/DM	(1997-09-07) 7 September 1997 (age 27)	90	5	2021	Leicester City	Undisclosed
6	Frankie Kent		CB	(1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 25)	137	5	2019	Colchester United	£360,000
12	Nathan Thompson		CB/RB/DM	(1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 30)	105	4	2019	Portsmouth	Free
20	Emmanuel Fernandez		CB	(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 23)	1	0	2021	Ramsgate	Undisclosed
21	Joe Tomlinson		LB	(2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 25)	13	0	2021	Eastleigh	Undisclosed
29	Benjamin Mensah		CB	(2002-12-30) 30 December 2002 (age 22)	4	0	2019	Academy	Trainee
36	Charlie O'Connell		CB/DM	(2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 22)	4	0	2021	Academy	Trainee
Midfielders
7	Jeando Fuchs		DM/RB/LB	(1997-10-11) 11 October 1997 (age 27)	36	0	2022	Dundee United	Undisclosed
8	Jack Taylor		CM/RM/RB	(1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 27)	102	14	2020	Barnet	£500,000
11	Kwame Poku		AM/RW/LW	(2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 24)	34	2	2021	Colchester United	Undisclosed
16	Harrison Burrows		LM/LB/CM	(2002-01-12)12 January 2002 (aged 19)	95	6	2017	Academy	Trainee
18	Oliver Norburn		CM/RM/LM	(1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 32)	38	0	2021	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed
19	David Ajiboye		RW/RM	(1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 26)	6	0	2022	Sutton United	Undisclosed
22	Hector Kyprianou		DM/CM/CB	(2001-05-27) 27 May 2001 (age 24)	13	1	2022	Leyton Orient	Undisclosed
23	Joe Ward		RM/RW/RB	(1995-08-22)22 August 1995 (aged 25)	205	19	2018	Woking	Undisclosed
24	Ben Thompson		CM/AM	(1995-10-03) 3 October 1995 (age 29)	18	1	2022	Gillingham	Free
26	Joel Randall		LM/LB/CM	(1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 25)	23	0	2021	Exeter City	Undisclosed
Forwards
9	Jonson Clarke-Harris		CF	(1994-07-21)21 July 1994 (aged 26)	110	56	2020	Bristol Rovers	£1,250,000
10	Ephron Mason-Clark		CF	(1999-08-25) 25 August 1999 (age 25)	10	0	2022	Barnet	Undisclosed
14	Jack Marriott		CF	(1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 30)	104	47	2021	Derby County	Free
17	Ricky-Jade Jones		CF/SS/LW	(2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 22)	70	11	2019	Academy	Trainee
27	Joe Taylor		CF	(2002-11-18) 18 November 2002 (age 22)	14	1	2021	King's Lynn Town	Undisclosed
Out on Loan
33	Christy Pym		GK	(1995-04-24) 24 April 1995 (age 30)	94	0	2019	Exeter City	Free

Statistics

As of as of games played on 05 November 2022

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	FIN	Lucas Bergström	21	0	17+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Kelland Watts	4	0	0+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Dan Butler	10	0	7+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Ronnie Edwards	13	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Josh Knight	19	2	10+4	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	1
6	DF	ENG	Frankie Kent	19	0	16+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
7	MF	CMR	Jeando Fuchs	19	0	13+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	0	2+0	0
8	MF	IRL	Jack Taylor	20	2	16+0	2	1+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
9	FW	JAM	Jonson Clarke-Harris	21	12	17+0	11	0+1	0	0+1	0	1+1	1
10	FW	ENG	Ephron Mason-Clark	13	1	3+7	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
11	MF	GHA	Kwame Poku	13	3	8+2	3	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
12	DF	ENG	Nathan Thompson	19	1	9+7	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
13	GK	ENG	Harvey Cartwright	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Jack Marriott	21	5	7+10	4	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+1	1
16	MF	ENG	Harrison Burrows	21	2	15+2	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
17	FW	ENG	Ricky Jade-Jones	17	5	7+5	2	1+0	0	2+0	1	2+0	2
19	MF	ENG	David Ajiboye	7	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
21	DF	ENG	Joe Tomlinson	6	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
22	MF	CYP	Hector Kyprianou	18	1	4+9	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+1	0
23	MF	ENG	Joe Ward	19	2	13+2	2	0+0	0	0+2	0	2+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Ben Thompson	19	1	11+3	1	0+1	0	0+2	0	1+1	0
26	MF	ENG	Joel Randall	11	0	1+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
27	FW	ENG	Joe Taylor	11	1	0+5	0	0+1	0	2+0	1	0+3	0
28	GK	ENG	Will Blackmore	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
36	DF	ENG	Charlie O'Connell	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
42	FW	ENG	Gabriel Overton	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
Players who left the club:
10	MF	IRL	Sammie Szmodics	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 12 May 2023

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Play-offs	Total
1	9		CF	Jonson Clarke-Harris	26	0	0	2	1	29
2	8		CM	Jack Taylor	8	0	0	1	1	10
	10		FW	Ephron Mason-Clark	9	1	0	0	0	10
4	14		CF	Jack Marriott	4	2	0	1	0	7
	23		RM	Joe Ward	6	0	0	0	1	7
6	11		DM	Kwame Poku	4	1	0	0	1	6
	17		CF	Ricky Jade-Jones	3	0	1	2	0	6
8	16		DF	Harrison Burrows	4	0	0	0	0	4
9	22		DM	Hector Kyprianou	3	0	0	0	0	3
10	5		DF	Josh Knight	1	0	0	1	0	2
11	12		DF	Nathan Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	1
	24		CM	Ben Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	1
	27		CF	Joe Taylor	0	0	1	0	0	1
Total					75	4	2	7	4	92

Disciplinary record

As of 23 August 2022

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Total
1	6		CB	Frankie Kent	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	5		CB	Josh Knight	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
3	7		CM	Jeando Fuchs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14		CF	Jack Marriott	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	24		CM	Ben Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					7	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
22 June 2022	RW	David Ajiboye	Sutton United	Undisclosed	[2]
22 June 2022	DM	Hector Kyprianou	Leyton Orient	Undisclosed	[3]
1 July 2022[a]	CM	MacKenzie Lamb	West Bromwich Albion	Free Transfer	[4]
1 July 2022[b]	CM	Ben Thompson	Gillingham	Free Transfer	[5]
12 July 2022	DF	Ashton Fox	Dereham Town	Free Transfer	[6]
26 August 2022	CF	Ephron Mason-Clark	Barnet	Undisclosed	[7]
23 January 2023	CB	Sam Dreyer	Bedford Town	Undisclosed	[8]

1. The transfer was announced on 23 June, and would become official on July 1, once his West Bromwich Albion contract expired
2. The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Gillingham contract expired

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
20 June 2022	CB	Mark Beevers	Perth Glory	Mutual consent	[9]
27 June 2022	CM	Jorge Grant	Heart of Midlothian	Undisclosed	[10]
30 June 2022	DM	Kyle Barker	Peterborough Sports	Released	[11]
30 June 2022	CM	Ethan Bojang	Gainsborough Trinity	Released	[12]
30 June 2022	CM	Kobe Jae Chong	AFC Telford United	Released	[12]
30 June 2022	GK	David Cornell	Preston North End	Released	[11][13]
30 June 2022	CM	Connor Peters	St Joseph's	Released	[12][14]
30 June 2022	AM	Serhat Tasdemir	Buxton	Released	[11]
1 August 2022	AM	Sammie Szmodics	Blackburn Rovers	Undiscloed	[15]
1 September 2022	RM	Ryan Broom	Cheltenham Town	Undiscloed	[16]
1 September 2022	FW	Harmeed Ishola	Maldon & Tiptree	Mutual Consent	[17]
1 September 2022	RW	Idris Kanu	Barnet	Undiscloed	[18]
30 January 2023	CF	Jack Marriott	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[19]
31 January 2023	CF	Joe Taylor	Luton Town	Undisclosed	[20]

Loans in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
17 June 2022	GK	Harvey Cartwright	Hull City	16 January 2023[a]	[21][22]
18 June 2022	GK	Lucas Bergström	Chelsea	17 January 2023[b]	[23][24]
1 September 2022	CB	Kelland Watts	Newcastle United	End of Season[c]	[25][26]
6 January 2023	GK	Will Norris	Burnley	End of Season	[27]
13 January 2023	LB	Nathanael Ogbeta	Swansea City	End of Season	[28]
31 January 2023	CF	Kabongo Tshimanga	Chesterfield	End of Season	[29]

1. On 16 January, Cartwright's loan from Hull was cut short
2. On 17 January, Bergström was recalled back to Chelsea
3. On 6 January, Watts' loan from Newcastle was extended until end of the season

Loans out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref
12 July 2022	GK	Christy Pym	Mansfield Town	End of Season	[30]
22 July 2022	LB	Aaron Powell	Dereham Town	Youth Loan	[31]
5 August 2022	RB	János Bodnár	Kettering Town	Youth Loan	[32]
5 August 2022	RW	Andrew Oluwabori	Kettering Town	Youth Loan	[32]
9 August 2022	CM	Luke Harris	Yaxley	Youth Loan	[33]
8 November 2022	RW	Andrew Oluwabori	Yeovil Town	7 January 2023	[34]
10 November 2022	RW	Johnson Gyamfi	Boston United	10 December 2022	[35]
10 November 2022	LB	Oscar Tonge	Halesowen Town	10 December 2022	[35]
2 December 2022	CB	Charlie O'Connell	Woking	28 February 2023[a]	[36][37]
23 December 2022	MF	Hisham Chiha	Yaxley	23 January 2023	[38]
1 January 2023[b]	RW	David Ajiboye	Sutton United	End of Season	[39]
6 January 2023	AM	Kellan Hickinson	St Ives Town	6 March 2023	[40]
20 January 2023	CF	Lewis Darlington	Corby Town	17 February 2023	[41]
20 January 2023	GK	Matthew Laycock	Yaxley	17 February 2023	[41]
23 January 2023	CB	Sam Dreyer	Bedford Town	End of Season	[8]
24 January 2023	RB	János Bodnár	Barwell	21 February 2023	[42]
31 January 2023	LB	Joe Tomlinson	Swindon Town	End of Season	[43]
21 February 2023	RW	Johnson Gyamfi	Peterborough Sports	End of Season	[44]
21 February 2023	MF	Harry Thomas	Corby Town	21 March 2023	[44]
1 March 2023	MF	Roddy McGlinchey	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	End of Season	[45]
23 March 2023	CB	Emmanuel Fernandez	Barnet	End of Season	[46]
23 March 2023	GK	William Lakin	Kettering Town	End of Season	[47]
23 March 2023	CB	Charlie O'Connell	Woking	End of Season	[48]

1. On 31 January, O'Connell's loan at Woking was extended by a further month
2. The loan agreement was announced on 30 December, and would become official on January 1, when the transfer window re-opens

Pre-season and friendlies

On May 31, the Posh announced their first pre-season friendly, against Scunthorpe United.^[49] Four days later, an away trip to King's Lynn Town was confirmed.^[50] A home friendly against Luton Town was next to be added to the schedule.^[51] On 10 June, a fourth friendly, against Stevenage was added.^[52] A week later, a second home pre-season friendly was confirmed, against Hull City.^[53] A sixth addition to the pre-season schedule was confirmed against Barnet.^[54] During their pre-season camp in Portugal, they will face Leyton Orient in Lagos.^[55] A late addition to the diary, against Deeping Rangers was also confirmed.^[56]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Leyton Orient v Peterborough United

8 July 2022 Friendly	Leyton Orient	0–3	Peterborough United	Lagos, Portugal
11:00 WEST	Sargeant  81'	Report	Jones 37' Randall 72' Marriott 81'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Lagos Attendance: 50 (approx)

Deeping Rangers v Peterborough United

12 July 2022 Friendly	Deeping Rangers	0–4	Peterborough United	Market Deeping
19:30 BST		Report	Randall 34' Poku 75' Clarke-Harris 84', 90'	Stadium: The Haydon Whitham Stadium Attendance: 1,044

Stevenage v Peterborough United

13 July 2022 Friendly	Stevenage	1–1	Peterborough United	Stevenage
19:30 BST	Norris 18' (pen.)	Report	Clarke-Harris 49'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 830

Barnet v Peterborough United

16 July 2022 Friendly	Barnet	2–2	Peterborough United	Canons Park
15:00 BST	Mason-Clarke 44' De Havilland 48'	Report	Kyprianou 67' J.Taylor 105'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium

King's Lynn Town v Peterborough United XI

19 July 2022 Friendly	King's Lynn Town	1–0	Peterborough United XI	King's Lynn
19:30 BST	Walker 80'	Report		Stadium: The Walks

Peterborough United v Luton Town

19 July 2022 Friendly	Peterborough United	0–2	Luton Town	Peterborough
19:45 BST		Report	Woodrow 27' Cornick 82'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium

Scunthorpe United v Peterborough United

23 July 2022 Friendly	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Peterborough United	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Taft 70'	Report	O'Malley 57'	Stadium: Glanford Park

Peterborough United v Hull City

23 July 2022 Friendly	Peterborough United	3–0	Hull City	Peterborough
16:00 BST	Szmodics 25', 49' Randall 47'	Report		Stadium: Westom Homes Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	30 July 2022	06 May 2023	Matchday 1	48	25	5	18	80	59	+21	052.08
FA Cup	TBC	TBC	First round	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	033.33
EFL Cup	10 August 2022	23 August 2022	First round	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	050.00
EFL Trophy	30 August 2022	TBC	Group stage	4	1	1	2	7	7	+0	025.00
Total				57	28	7	22	93	70	+23	049.12

Last updated: 22/10/2022
Source: [ Soccerway]

League One

Main article: 2022–23 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Sheffield Wednesday (O, P)	46	28	12	6	81	37	+44	96	Qualification for League One play-offs
4	Barnsley	46	26	8	12	80	47	+33	86
5	Bolton Wanderers	46	23	12	11	62	36	+26	81
6	Peterborough United	46	24	5	17	75	54	+21	77
7	Derby County	46	21	13	12	67	46	+21	76
8	Portsmouth	46	17	19	10	61	50	+11	70
9	Wycombe Wanderers	46	20	9	17	59	51	+8	69

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^[57]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
46	24	5	17	75	54	+21	77	13	4	6	38	25	+13	11	1	11	37	29	+8

Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	D	W
Position	2	1	4	2	2	4	6	7	10	8	7	7	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	8	7	8	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	6	5	7	7	6

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.^[58]

Cheltenham Town v Peterborough United

30 July 2022 1	Cheltenham Town	2–3	Peterborough United	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Kent 30' (o.g.) May 39' Jackson  48' Freestone  89'	Report	Fuchs  45+1' Marriott 59' Kent  61' Clarke-Harris 66', 72'	Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 4,425 Referee: Tom Nield

Peterborough United v Morecambe

6 August 2022 2	Peterborough United	3–0	Morecambe	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Ward 9' B.Thompson 43' Marriott  64' Kyprianou 72'	Report	Melbourne  42'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,691 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Plymouth Argyle v Peterborough United

13 August 2022 3	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Peterborough United	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Azaz 30',  84' Hardie 65' (pen.) Wilson  82'	Report	Thompson  48' Knight  78'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 13,307 Referee: Tom Reeves

Peterborough United v Sheffield Wednesday

16 August 2022 4	Peterborough United	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Kent  38' Clarke-Harris 65' Taylor 75'	Report	James  34' Vaulks  51' Ihiekwe  61'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 11,169 Referee: James Oldham

Peterborough United v Lincoln City

20 August 2022 5	Peterborough United	4–0	Lincoln City	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Marriott 21', 50' Clarke-Harris 29' (pen.), 43' Kent  35'	Report	O'Connor  28' Garrick  40'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 9,040 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Derby County v Peterborough United

27 August 2022 6	Derby County	2–1	Peterborough United	Derby
15:00 BST	Stearman  64' Knight 88' McGoldrick 90+2'	Report	Taylor  26' Thompson  30'  56' Burrows  41' Knight 69'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,414 Referee: Bobby Madden

Portsmouth v Peterborough United

3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 7	Portsmouth	2–1	Peterborough United	Milton
15:00 BST	Scarlett 38', 70' Rafferty  61' Robertson  90+5'	Report	Marriott 5' Kent  64'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,168 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Peterborough United v Forest Green Rovers

10 September 2022 (2022-09-10)	Peterborough United	Postponed	Forest Green Rovers	Peterborough
15:00 BST				Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[59]

Peterborough United v Fleetwood Town

13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) 8	Peterborough United	0–1	Fleetwood Town	Peterborough
19:45 BST	N. Thompson  2' B. Thompson  59' Taylor  66'	Report	Rooney  11' Vela 23' Earl  86'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 6,087 Referee: Will Finnie

Bolton Wanderers v Peterborough United

17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Peterborough United	Horwich
15:00 BST	Iredale  35' Johnston  45+4' Afolayan 86' Williams  90+1' Sadlier  90+2'	Report	Fuchs  25' Knight  45+4' Kyprianou  90'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 17,016 Referee: Carl Brook

Peterborough United v Port Vale

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 10	Peterborough United	3–0	Port Vale	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Clarke-Harris 26', 36' Ward 73'	Report	Massey  47' Harrison  51' Jones  79'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,235 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Milton Keynes Dons v Peterborough United

1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11	Milton Keynes Dons	2–3	Peterborough United	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Robson  45' Devoy  68' Johnson  82' Harvie 90' Smith 90+1'	Report	Clarke-Harris 3' Fuchs  32' Poku 36' Jones 54'	Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 8,963 Referee: Ollie Yates

Peterborough United v Burton Albion

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 12	Peterborough United	1–1	Burton Albion	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Clarke-Harris 47'	Report	Brayford  60' Adeboyejo 75'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,032 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Peterborough United v Forest Green Rovers

11 October 2022 (2022-10-11) 13	Peterborough United	4–1	Forest Green Rovers	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Thompson 30' Clarke-Harris 39' Jones 46' Burrows 58' Taylor  90+2'	Report	March 35' Boyes  75'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 6,750 Referee: Darren Handley

Wycombe Wanderers v Peterborough United

15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 14	Wycombe Wanderers	3–1	Peterborough United	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Forino-Joseph  12' McCleary 45' Vokes  57' 74' Mehmeti 90+5'	Report	Burrows 22'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,085 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Oxford United v Peterborough United

22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 15	Oxford United	1–2	Peterborough United	Littlemore
15:00 BST	Bodin 52' Taylor  57' Browne  62' Moore  63' Goodrham  86'	Report	Taylor 7' Kyprianou  23' Poku 31' Edwards  57' Butler  90+1'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,210 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Peterborough United v Accrington Stanley

25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) 16	Peterborough United	3–1	Accrington Stanley	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Fuchs  23' Mason-Clark 33' Poku 51' Taylor  56' Clarke-Harris 59'	Report	Coyle  10' Rodgers 25'  90+3' Tharme  63' Astley  65'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,181 Referee: Craig Hicks

Peterborough United v Cambridge United

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 17	Peterborough United	1–0	Cambridge United	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Jones 18' (o.g.) Kent  39'	Report	Simper  41' Williams  72' O'Neil  81'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 12,766 Referee: Scott Oldham

Exeter City v Peterborough United

12 November 2022 18	Exeter City	3–2	Peterborough United	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Dieng 27'  55' Sparkes  65' Nombe 86' Brown 90+1'  90+2'	Report	Clarke-Harris 40' Mason-Clark 81'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,489 Referee: Tom Reeves

Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 19	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Peterborough United	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Thomas  51' Sinclair 53'	Report	Edwards  75'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,635 Referee: Peter Wright

Peterborough United v Barnsley

2 December 2022 (2022-12-02) 20	Peterborough United	1–2	Barnsley	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Taylor 21'	Report	Connell 11' Phillips  38', 61' Kane  84'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,046 Referee: Sam Allison

Ipswich Town v Peterborough United

10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) 21	Ipswich Town	2–1	Peterborough United	Ipswich
12:30 GMT	Chaplin 21', 58' Morsy  62' Vincent-Young  66' Jackson  71'	Report	Kent 31'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 24,849 Referee: Ollie Yates

Peterborough United v Shrewsbury Town

17 December 2022 (2022-12-17)	Peterborough United	Postponed	Shrewsbury Town	Peterborough
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[60]

Charlton Athletic v Peterborough United

26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 22	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Peterborough United	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Dobson  44' Leaburn 49'	Report	Clarke-Harris 65'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,816 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Peterborough United v Milton Keynes Dons

29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 23	Peterborough United	2–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Burrows  27' Ward 38' Jones 48',  85' Clarke-Harris 62' Poku  73'	Report	Grigg  30' Jules  61'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,391 Referee: David Rock

Peterborough United v Wycombe Wanderers

1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 24	Peterborough United	0–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Peterborough
15:00 GMT		Report	Wing 15', 75' Tafazolli 67'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,483 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Port Vale v Peterborough United

16 January 2023 25	Port Vale	0–2	Peterborough United	Burslem
20:00 GMT		Report	Mason-Clark 56', 64' Poku  77'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,109 Referee: Peter Wright

Peterborough United v Charlton Athletic

21 January 2023 (2023-01-21)	Peterborough United	Postponed	Charlton Athletic	Peterborough
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[61]

Burton Albion v Peterborough United

24 January 2023 (2023-01-24)	Burton Albion	Postponed	Peterborough United	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[62]

Peterborough United v Portsmouth

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 26	Peterborough United	2–1	Portsmouth	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Clarke-Harris 18', 44' (pen.),  50' Kyprianou  31'	Report	Thompson  58' Pack  69' Thompson 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,909 Referee: Bobby Madley

Forest Green Rovers v Peterborough United

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 27	Forest Green Rovers	0–2	Peterborough United	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Godwin-Malife  32' O'Keeffe  39' Cooper  51' Onyango  84'	Report	Thompson  50' Clarke-Harris 72' (pen.) Norris  90' Kyprianou 90+5'	Stadium: The Bolt New Lawn Attendance: 3,273 Referee: Ben Toner

Peterborough United v Bolton Wanderers

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 28	Peterborough United	0–5	Bolton Wanderers	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Kyprianou  13' Poku  35' Taylor  54'	Report	Santos 12',  55', 77' Charles 42' (pen.),  45+1', 47', 51' (pen.) Shoretire  56'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 9,247 Referee: Lee Swabey

Fleetwood Town v Peterborough United

14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 29	Fleetwood Town	1–0	Peterborough United	Fleetwood
19:45 GMT	Omochere 20' Mendes Gomes  73' Lynch  90+3'	Report	Thompson  57' Knight  90+3'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,037 Referee: Martin Wood

Morecambe v Peterborough United

18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 30	Morecambe	0–3	Peterborough United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Bedeau  52'	Report	Taylor 12' Ward 22' Poku 29' Kyprianou  43'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 4,172 Referee: Darren Handley

Peterborough United v Plymouth Argyle

25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) 31	Peterborough United	5–2	Plymouth Argyle	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Clarke-Harris 16' (pen.), 64' Kyprianou 19' 21' Burrows 54' Taylor 78'	Report	Earley 36' Cosgrove  41' Wilson  45+3' Gillesphey 58'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,365 Referee: Scott Oldham

Peterborough United v Charlton Athletic

28 February 2023 (2023-02-28) 32	Peterborough United	0–0	Charlton Athletic	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Knight  54' Taylor  55'	Report	Rak-Sakyi  54' Dobson  83'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,219 (1,235 Charlton Athletic fans) Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Sheffield Wednesday v Peterborough United

5 March 2023 33	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Peterborough United	Owlerton
15:00 GMT	Flint  34' Bannan  40' Thompson 60' (o.g.) Gregory  90'	Report	Edwards  89'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 26,984 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Peterborough United v Shrewsbury Town

7 March 2023 34	Peterborough United	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Clarke-Harris 17' Kyprianou  67' Kent 87' Norburn  90+1' Norris  90+2'	Report	Flanagan 21',  62' Pyke  38' Saydee  78'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,388 Referee: Declan Bourne

Peterborough United v Cheltenham Town

11 March 2023 35	Peterborough United	0–3	Cheltenham Town	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Kent  72' Taylor  82' Poku  86'	Report	Bradbury 15' May 21', 74' Bonds  53' Broom  67'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,947 Referee: Alan Young

Burton Albion v Peterborough United

14 March 2023 36	Burton Albion	2–5	Peterborough United	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Powell 28' Smith 55' Hughes  67'		Clarke Harris 12', 51' Mason-Clark 19' Burrows 38' Ward 64'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,383 Referee: Craig Hicks

Lincoln City v Peterborough United

18 March 2023 37	Lincoln City	0–3	Peterborough United	Lincoln
13:00 GMT	Mandroiu  22' O'Connor  59'		Clarke-Harris 28' Burrows  52' Taylor 67' Norburn  73' Ward 83'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 9,530 Referee: Robert Lewis

Peterborough United v Derby County

25 March 2023 38	Peterborough United	2–0	Derby County	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Mason-Clark 52' Kent  56' Taylor  75' Ogbeta 83' B.Thompson  90'	Report	White  75'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 12,060 Referee: Carl Brook

Peterborough United v Oxford United

1 April 2023 39	Peterborough United	0–0	Oxford United	Peterborough
15:00 BST		Report	Joseph  77'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 11,199 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Shrewsbury Town v Peterborough United

7 April 2023 40	Shrewsbury Town	0–3	Peterborough United	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Phillips  66' Street  71'	Report	Clarke-Harris 30' (pen.) Mason-Clark 51' Norris  61' Taylor 83'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 6,930 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Peterborough United v Exeter City

10 April 2023 41	Peterborough United	3–1	Exeter City	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Hartridge 8' (o.g) Mason-Clark 43' Clarke-Harris 70' Poku  85'	Report	Kite  5' Harper 46'  90+1'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,261 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Cambridge United v Peterborough United

15 April 2023 42	Cambridge United	2–0	Peterborough United	Cambridge
12:30 BST	Dunk 45+2' Smith 66' Lankester  71'	Report	Kent  54' Taylor  90+2'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,711 Referee: Ross Joyce

Accrington Stanley v Peterborough United

18 April 2023 43	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Peterborough United	Accrington
19:45 BST	Rodgers  61' McConville 87'	Report	Clarke-Harris 23' Mason-Clark 43' Norburn  53' Edwards  66' Butler  80'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,064 Referee: Tom Reeves

Peterborough United v Ipswich Town

22 April 2023 44	Peterborough United	0–3	Ipswich Town	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Norburn  11'	Report	Burns 17',  74' Morsy  44' Chaplin 57',  69' Ladapo 82'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 12,785 Referee: Gavin Ward

Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers

29 April 2023 45	Peterborough United	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Norburn  34' Butler  51' Taylor  90+1'	Report	Gibbons  44' Bogarde  45+3' Finley  45+4' Loft  51' Balcombe  81'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 9,494 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Barnsley v Peterborough United

7 May 2023 46	Barnsley	0–2	Peterborough United	Barnsley
12:00 BST		Report	Clarke-Harris 6' Poku  51' Taylor 76'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 14,419 Referee: Scott Oldham

Play-offs

Main article: 2023 English Football League play-offs

Peterborough United finished sixth in the regular 2022–23 EFL League One season, so were drawn against third-placed Sheffield Wednesday in the play-off semi-final. The first leg took place at the Weston Homes Stadium and the second leg took place at Hillsborough.

Peterborough United v Sheffield Wednesday

12 May 2023 (2023-05-12) Semi-final, first leg	Peterborough United	4–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Peterborough
20:00 BST	Kent  15' Taylor 20' Ward 36' Poku 50'  64' Clarke-Harris 82'	Report	Flint  54' Ihiekwe  55'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 12,965 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Sheffield Wednesday v Peterborough United

18 May 2023 (2023-05-18) Semi-final, second leg	Sheffield Wednesday	5–1 (5–5 agg.) (5–3 p)	Peterborough United	Owlerton, Sheffield
20:00 BST	Palmer  6' Smith 9', pen.' Gregory 25' Bannan  47' James 71' Palmer 90+8' Ihiekwe  99' Paterson 112' Hunt  120'	Report	Kyprianou  16' Butler  71' Taylor  87' Gregory 105' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 31,835 Referee: David Webb
	Penalties
	Smith Vaulks Bannan Windass Hunt		Clarke-Harris Butler Norburn Tshimanga
Note: Live on Sky Sports

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

Peterborough were drawn at home to Salford City in the first round^[63] and away to Shrewsbury Town in the second round.^[64]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Peterborough United v Salford City

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) First round	Peterborough United	0–0	Salford City	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Marriott  36'	Report	Galbraith  53'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 4,031 Referee: Tom Nield

Salford City v Peterborough United

16 November 2022 (2022-11-16) First round replay	Salford City	0–3	Peterborough United	Salford
19:45 GMT	Watt  56' Hendry  81'	Report	Mason-Clark 39' Marriott 78', 83'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 1,059 Referee: Ben Toner

Shrewsbury Town v Peterborough United

26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) Second round	Shrewsbury Town	3–1	Peterborough United	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Bayliss 2' Street  27' Saydee  30' Pennington 35' Leahy 45+7' (pen.) Shipley  88' Moore  90+2'	Report	Poku 13' Fuchs  34' Butler  64' Kent  79' Thompson  82'	Stadium: Montgomery Wates Meadow Attendance: 2,895 Referee: Simon Mather

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

The Posh were drawn away to Plymouth Argyle in the first round and to Stevenage in the second round.^[65][66]

Plymouth Argyle v Peterborough United

10 August 2022 First round	Plymouth Argyle	0–2	Peterborough United	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Wilson  49' Azaz  67'	Report	Jones 28' Knight  89' J.Taylor 90+3'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 6,098 Referee: Alan Young

Stevenage v Peterborough United

23 August 2022 Second round	Stevenage	1–0	Peterborough United	Stevenage
19:45 BST	Taylor  70' Reid 90+3'	Report	Knight  64'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,292 Referee: Christopher Pollard

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Peterborough United with Stevenage and Wycombe Wanderers.^[67] Three days later, Tottenham Hotspur joined Southern Group D.^[68] In the second round, The Posh were drawn away to Chelsea U21.^[69]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Stevenage	3	3	0	0	0	6	1	+5	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Peterborough United	3	1	0	1	1	5	3	+2	4
3	L1	Wycombe Wanderers	3	0	2	0	1	1	4	−3	4
4	ACA	Tottenham Hotspur U21	3	0	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Peterborough United v Stevenage

30 August 2022 Group stage	Peterborough United	1–2	Stevenage	Peterborough
19:30 BST	Jones 9' Knight  50'	Report	Taylor 18' Reeves  32' Earley  50' Piergianni 84'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 2,420 Referee: Robert Lewis

Peterborough United v Tottenham Hotspur U21

20 September 2022 Group stage	Peterborough United	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur U21	Peterborough
19:30 BST	Knight 19' Jones 32' Fuchs  49' Marriott 51'	Report		Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 1,898 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Wycombe Wanderers v Peterborough United

18 October 2022 Group stage	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1 (4–3 p)	Peterborough United	High Wycombe
19:00 BST	Horgan 60' Forino-Joseph  79'	Report	Clarke-Harris 83' Ward  90+7'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 567 Referee: Paul Howard
	Penalties
	Horgan Wakely Obita Kaikai Wing Freeman		Clarke-Harris Watts Tomlinson Burrows Ward Edwards

Peterborough United v Chelsea U21

22 November 2022 (2022-11-22) Second round	Peterborough United	2–4	Chelsea U21	Fulham
19:30 GMT	Clarke-Harris 26' Kyprianou  50' Taylor 61',  72' Thompson  65' Jones  82'	Report	Mothersille 18', 45+1' Casadei 23' Elliott 75'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 1,523 Referee: Christopher Pollard