2023–24 Peterborough United F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was the 90th season in the history of Peterborough United and their second consecutive season in League One. The club participated in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Peterborough United

2023–24 season
Owner	Darragh MacAnthony (75%) Kelgary Sports and Entertainment (20%) IRC Investments Limited (5%)
Chairman	Darragh MacAnthony
Manager	Darren Ferguson
Stadium	Weston Homes Stadium
League One	4th (lost in play-off semi-finals)
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Third round
EFL Trophy	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Ephron Mason-Clark (14) All: Ephron Mason-Clark (19)
Average home league attendance	8,845
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Current squad

As of 12 March 2024

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Nicholas Bilokapic	GK		Camperdown	(2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 22)	Huddersfield Town	21 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
13	Will Blackmore	GK		Brighton	(2001-10-01) 1 October 2001 (age 23)	Academy	7 August 2020	Trainee	30 June 2026
21	Jed Steer	GK		Norwich	(1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 (age 32)	Aston Villa	4 January 2024	Free	30 June 2024
25	Fynn Talley	GK		Bexley	(2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 (age 22)	Brighton & Hove Albion	27 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
33	Jake West	GK				Academy	12 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Defenders
2	Jadel Katongo	CB		Manchester	(2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 (age 20)	Manchester City	29 August 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
4	Ronnie Edwards	CB		Harlow	(2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 22)	Barnet	10 August 2020	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
5	Josh Knight	CB		Fleckney	(1997-09-07) 7 September 1997 (age 27)	Leicester City	2 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
6	Romoney Crichlow	CB		Luton	(1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 26)	Huddersfield Town	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
12	Vontae Daley-Campbell	RB		Clapham	(2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 24)	Cardiff City	14 February 2024	Free	30 June 2024
20	Emmanuel Fernandez	CB			(2001-07-17) 17 July 2001 (age 24)	Ramsgate	12 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
31	Benjamin Arthur	CB				Academy	8 August 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
36	James Dornelly	CB			(2005-04-14) 14 April 2005 (age 20)	Academy	3 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
37	Harley Mills	CB				Academy	8 August 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
44	Tom Unwin	CB				Academy	20 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
46	Luke Gilbert	CB				Academy	20 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Midfielders
3	Harrison Burrows	LM		Murrow	(2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 (age 23)	Academy	1 July 2019	Trainee	30 June 2024
7	Jeando Fuchs	DM		Yaoundé	(1997-10-11) 11 October 1997 (age 27)	Dundee United	28 January 2022	£800,000	30 June 2024
8	Ryan de Havilland	CM		London	(2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 24)	Barnet	26 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
11	Kwame Poku	AM		Croydon	(2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 24)	Colchester United	2 August 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
22	Hector Kyprianou	DM		Enfield	(2001-05-27) 27 May 2001 (age 24)	Leyton Orient	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
27	Archie Collins	CM		Taunton	(1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 (age 25)	Exeter City	28 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
34	Harry Titchmarsh	DM			(2005-04-04) 4 April 2005 (age 20)	West Ham United	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2024
35	Donay O'Brien-Brady	CM		London	(2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 21)	Huddersfield Town	3 August 2023	Free	30 June 2025
38	Gabriel Overton	CM			(2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 20)	Academy	25 May 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
43	Will Van Lier	CM				Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
Forwards
9	Jonson Clarke-Harris	CF		Leicester	(1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 31)	Bristol Rovers	27 August 2020	£1,250,000	30 June 2024
10	Ephron Mason-Clark	CF		Lambeth	(1999-08-25) 25 August 1999 (age 25)	Coventry City	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
14	Joel Randall	LW		Salisbury	(1999-10-29) 29 October 1999 (age 25)	Exeter City	3 August 2021	£1,000,000	30 June 2025
15	Michael Olakigbe	RW		Lambeth	(2004-04-25) 25 April 2004 (age 21)	Brentford	30 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
16	David Ajiboye	RW		Bromley	(1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 26)	Sutton United	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
17	Ricky-Jade Jones	CF		Peterborough	(2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 22)	Academy	1 January 2020	Trainee	30 June 2025
18	Malik Mothersille	CF		London	(2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 21)	Chelsea	2 September 2023	Compensation	30 June 2025
28	Jacob Wakeling	CF		Redditch	(2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23)	Swindon Town	1 September 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
45	Joe Davies	CF				Academy	20 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
47	Pemi Aderoju	CF				Biggleswade Town	5 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
Out on Loan
19	Kabongo Tshimanga	CF		Kinshasa	(1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 (age 27)	Chesterfield	15 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
23	Kai Corbett	RW		Barcelona	(2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 22)	West Ham United	15 November 2021	Free	30 June 2025
24	Charlie O'Connell	CB			(2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 22)	West Ham United	8 January 2019	Free	30 June 2025

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
15 June 2023	CF	Kabongo Tshimanga	Chesterfield	Undisclosed	[1]
26 June 2023	CM	Ryan De Havilland	Barnet	Undisclosed	[2]
28 June 2023	CM	Archie Collins	Exeter City	Undisclosed	[3]
1 July 2023	CB	Romoney Crichlow	Huddersfield Town	Free Transfer	[4]
1 July 2023	CF	David Kawa †	AFC Wimbledon	Undisclosed	[5]
21 July 2023	GK	Nicholas Bilokapic	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	[6]
27 July 2023	GK	Fynn Talley	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free Transfer	[7]
1 September 2023	CF	Jacob Wakeling	Swindon Town	Undisclosed	[8]
2 September 2023	CF	Malik Mothersille	Chelsea	Undisclosed	[9]
4 January 2024	GK	Jed Steer	Free agent	—	[10]
5 January 2024	CF	Pemi Aderoju †	Biggleswade Town	Undisclosed	[11]
14 February 2024	RB	Vontae Daley-Campbell	Cardiff City	Free Transfer	[12]

† Signed for Under-21s

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
26 June 2023	CM	Jack Taylor	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed	[13]
28 June 2023	CM	Ben Thompson	Stevenage	Undisclosed	[14]
29 June 2023	CM	Oliver Norburn	Blackpool	Undisclosed	[15]
30 June 2023	AM	Kellan Hickinson	St Ives Town	Free Transfer	[16]
30 June 2023	RB	Benjamin Mensah	St Ives Town	Released	[17]
30 June 2023	RW	Andrew Oluwabori	FC Halifax Town	Free Transfer	[18]
30 June 2023	CB	Nathan Thompson	Stevenage	Released	[17][19]
30 June 2023	RM	Joe Ward	Derby County	Free Transfer	[20]
7 July 2023	LB	Dan Butler	Stevenage	Undisclosed	[21]
11 July 2023	GK	Christy Pym	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed	[22]
24 July 2023	CB	Frankie Kent	Heart of Midlothian	Undisclosed	[23]
31 August 2023	CB	Benjamin Arthur	Brentford	Undisclosed	[24]
1 September 2023	LB	Joe Tomlinson	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	[25]
1 February 2024	LW	Ephron Mason-Clark	Coventry City	Undisclosed	[26]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Until	Ref
18 July 2023	RB	Peter Kioso	Rotherham United	2 January 2024[a]	[27][28]
29 August 2023	CB	Jadel Katongo	Manchester City	End of Season	[29]
31 August 2023	LB	Zak Sturge	Chelsea	2 January 2024[b]	[30][31]
30 January 2024	RW	Michael Olakigbe	Brentford	End of Season	[32]
1 February 2024	LW	Ephron Mason-Clark	Coventry City	End of Season	[26]

1. On 2 January, Kioso was recalled early from his season-long loan from Rotherham.
2. On 2 January, Sturge was recalled early from his season-long loan from Chelsea.

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref
26 July 2023	CM	MacKenzie Lamb	Alvechurch	31 December 2023	[33]
26 July 2023	CM	Roddy McGlinchey	Peterborough Sports	1 December 2023[a]	[33][34]
15 August 2023	CF	Lewis Darlington	Cambridge City	31 December 2023	[35]
28 August 2023	LB	Aaron Powell	Bishop's Stortford	21 December 2023	[36]
1 September 2023	CF	Kabongo Tshimanga	Fleetwood Town	1 February 2024[b]	[37][38]
18 September 2023	CM	Harry Thomas	AFC Totton	16 October 2023	[39]
6 October 2023	CB	Charlie O'Connell	Woking	4 November 2023	[40]
4 November 2023	CF	Reuben Marshall	AFC Sudbury	1 January 2024	[41]
11 November 2023	CB	Oliver Rose	Corby Town	9 December 2023	[42]
1 December 2023	CM	Roddy McGlinchey	Coalville Town	31 December 2023	[34]
22 December 2023	LB	Aaron Powell	King's Lynn Town	20 January 2024	[43]
1 February 2024	CF	Kabongo Tshimanga	Boreham Wood	End of Season	[38]
9 March 2024	CB	Charlie O'Connell	Oxford City	End of Season	[44]
12 March 2024	RW	Kai Corbett	Scunthorpe United	End of Season	[45]

1. On 1 December, McGlinchey's loan at Peterborough Sports was cut short and was subsequently loaned to Coalville Town.
2. On 1 February, Tshimanga's loan at Fleetwood was cut short and he was subsequently loaned to Boreham Wood.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 26 May, The Posh confirmed their first pre-season friendly fixture, against Stamford.^[46] A second friendly was confirmed in early-June, against Colchester United.^[47] A day later, a third fixture, to honour Barry Fry was confirmed against Birmingham City.^[48] In early-July, a fourth fixture against Bedford Town was announced.^[49] On 20 July, Peterborough announced a further friendly, against Peterborough Sports.^[50]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Stamford v Peterborough United

8 July 2023 Friendly	Stamford	1–7	Peterborough United	Stamford
15:00 BST	Duffy 26'	Report	Clarke-Harris 23' (pen.) Jones 39' Ajiboye 44' Tshimanga 54', 60', 67' Poku 69'	Stadium: Zeeco Stadium Attendance: 1,215

Leicester City v Peterborough United

11 July 2023 Friendly	Leicester City	1–2	Peterborough United	Seagrave
12:00 BST	Pereira 39'	Report	Poku 3' Tomlinson 82'	Stadium: Leicester City Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Peterborough United v Luton Town

14 July 2023 Friendly	Peterborough United	1–3	Luton Town	Burton Upon Trent
13:00 BST	Clarke-Harris 65'	Report	Morris 28' McAtee 68' Pereira 70'	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Colchester United v Peterborough United

22 July 2023 Friendly	Colchester United	1–1	Peterborough United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Chilvers 58' (pen.)	Report	Clarke-Harris 9'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium

Bedford Town v Peterborough United

25 July 2023 Friendly	Bedford Town	1–4	Peterborough United	Cardington
19:30 BST	Trialist E 87'		Tomlinson 7', 39' Mason-Clark 47' Fernandez 73'	Stadium: The New Eyrie Attendance: 309

Peterborough Sports v Peterborough United

25 July 2023 Friendly	Peterborough Sports	1–0	Peterborough United	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Lawlor 29' (pen.)			Stadium: PIMS Park

Peterborough United v Birmingham City

29 July 2023 Friendly	Peterborough United	3–2	Birmingham City	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Poku 4' Mason-Clark 10' Kyprianou 11'		Hogan 33' Jutkiewicz 90'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Referee: Neil Hair

Watford v Peterborough United

29 July 2023 Friendly	Watford	3–0	Peterborough United	Watford
15:00 BST	Bayo 14', 76' Martins 19'			Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 (Behind Closed Doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	Starting round	Final position	Record
			Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	Matchday 1		45	25	8	12	86	58	+28	055.56
FA Cup	First round	Third round	4	1	2	1	8	10	−2	025.00
EFL Cup	First round	Third round	3	0	3	0	4	4	+0	000.00
EFL Trophy	Group stage		7	6	0	1	16	4	+12	085.71
Total			59	32	13	14	114	76	+38	054.24

Last updated: 1 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Portsmouth (C, P)	46	28	13	5	78	41	+37	97	Promoted to EFL Championship
2	Derby County (P)	46	28	8	10	78	37	+41	92
3	Bolton Wanderers	46	25	12	9	86	51	+35	87	Qualified for League One play-offs
4	Peterborough United	46	25	9	12	89	61	+28	84
5	Oxford United (O, P)	46	22	11	13	79	56	+23	77
6	Barnsley	46	21	13	12	82	64	+18	76
7	Lincoln City	46	20	14	12	65	40	+25	74

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^[51]
(C) Champions; (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	25	9	12	89	61	+28	84	13	5	5	55	28	+27	12	4	7	34	33	+1

Last updated: 13 May 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	71	9	10	11	12	14	15	16	132	17	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	28	29	30	31	183	32	34	35	36	274	37	38	39	41	42	335	44	437	45	406	46
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	D
Position	7	4	2	3	10	13	12	8	8	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 7 (vs Cheltenham Town) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ² Matchday 13 (vs Wigan Athletic) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ³ Matchday 18 (vs Exeter City) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ⁴ Matchday 27 (vs Northampton Town) was postponed due to progression in the FA Cup.
• ⁵ Matchday 33 (vs Port Vale) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
• ⁶ Matchday 40 (vs Cheltenham Town) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ⁷ Matchday 43 (vs Fleetwood Town) was postponed due to the 2024 EFL Trophy final.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.^[52]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Reading v Peterborough United

5 August 2023 1	Reading	0–1	Peterborough United	Reading
15:00 BST	Azeez  22' Hutchinson  23' Yiadom  38' Savage  52' Guinness-Walker  65' Holmes  73'	Report	Kioso  8' Mason-Clark 43' Edwards  66' Kyprianou  86' Jones  90+9'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Referee: Simon Mather

Peterborough United v Charlton Athletic

12 August 2023 2	Peterborough United	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Collins  27' Burrows  32' Kyprianou 45+1' Randall  52' Clarke-Harris  87' Bilokapic  90+7'	Report	Dobson  13' May  25' Payne  27' Jones  31' Edun  90+1'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 9,100 Referee: Lee Swabey

Barnsley v Peterborough United

15 August 2023 3	Barnsley	1–3	Peterborough United	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Cotter 51'	Report	Kyprianou  44' 74' Clarke-Harris 76' Poku 85'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,789 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Northampton Town v Peterborough United

19 August 2023 4	Northampton Town	1–0	Peterborough United	Northampton
15:00 BST	Pinnock 90' Hoskins  90+2'	Report	Collins  17' Kioso  82'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,684 Referee: Martin Woods

Peterborough United v Derby County

26 August 2023 5	Peterborough United	2–4	Derby County	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Clarke-Harris 23' Burrows  39' Kioso  67' Poku 90'	Report	Waghorn 29', 40', 45' Cashin 37' Forsyth  86'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 11,733 Referee: Lewis Smith

Portsmouth v Peterborough United

2 September 2023 6	Portsmouth	3–1	Peterborough United	Milton
15:00 BST	Poole  15' 59' Bishop 38' Kamara 43' Morrell  63'  85'	Report	Jones 20' Mason-Clark  30' Sturge  81' Kyrpianou  88'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,814 Referee: David Rock

Peterborough United v Leyton Orient

16 September 2023 8	Peterborough United	1–1	Leyton Orient	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Kioso  6' Kyprianou 21',  84'	Report	Beckles 33' Pratley  43' Graham  86' El Mizouni  89'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,945 Referee: Scott Tallis

Peterborough United v Cheltenham Town

19 September 2023 7[53]	Peterborough United	3–0	Cheltenham Town	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Burrows 54' Clarke-Harris 61' Kioso 90+4'	Report	Olayinka  5' Butler-Oyedeji  87'  88'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 5,845 Referee: Scott Oldham
Note: Fixture was previous postponed due to international call-ups.[54]

Bolton Wanderers v Peterborough United

23 September 2023 9	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Peterborough United	Horwich
15:00 BST	Iredale  4' Dacres-Cogley  39' Adeboyejo 43' Jones  45+2' Dempsey  47' Thomason  81'	Report	Kioso  39' Clarke-Harris 42' Collins  90+4'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 21,318 Referee: Ross Joyce

Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers

30 September 2023 10	Peterborough United	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Collins  15' 26' Jones  32' Ajiboye 47'  77' Knight  54' Kyprianou  62'	Report	Evans  56' Taylor  74'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 9,044 Referee: Ben Toner

Carlisle United v Peterborough United

3 October 2023 11	Carlisle United	1–1	Peterborough United	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Back  76' Moxon  90+3' Gibson 90+6'	Report	Edwards 72'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,014 Referee: Scott Simpson

Peterborough United v Lincoln City

7 October 2023 12	Peterborough United	2–0	Lincoln City	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Ajiboye 52'  90+3' Randall 83'	Report	Roughan  45' Mandroiu  57'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 9,130 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

Peterborough United v Wycombe Wanderers

21 October 2023 14	Peterborough United	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Randall 40' Mason-Clark 45+1' Knight  87'	Report	Hanlan 35' Mason-Clark 61' (o.g.)	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,665 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Port Vale v Peterborough United

24 October 2023 15	Port Vale	0–1	Peterborough United	Burslem
19:45 BST	Garrity  32'	Report	Mason-Clark 14' Collins  24' Poku  55' Kioso  73' Kyprianou  79' Crichlow  90+8'	Stadium: Vale Park Referee: Marc Edwards

Blackpool v Peterborough United

28 October 2023 16	Blackpool	2–4	Peterborough United	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Husband  35' Casey  46' Dougall  57' 60' Carey 64'		Poku 16' Mason-Clark 37' 90+2' Burrows  45+5' 47' Jones 58' Knight  61' Katongo  75'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,864 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Wigan Athletic v Peterborough United

7 November 2023 13[55]	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Peterborough United	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Godo 7'  67' Lang  49' Sessegnon  69' McManaman 82'	Report	Kyprianou  15' Poku 54' Katongo  69'	Stadium: DW Stadium Referee: Ollie Yates
Note: Fixture was previously postponed due to international call-ups.[56]

Peterborough United v Cambridge United

11 November 2023 17	Peterborough United	5–0	Cambridge United	Peterborough
12:00 GMT	Mason-Clark 34', 37' Poku 40', 54' Bennett 86' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 11,641 Referee: Scott Oldham

Peterborough United v Burton Albion

25 November 2023 19	Peterborough United	4–0	Burton Albion	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Randall 6' Mason-Clark 44' Jones  52' Stockton 61' (o.g.) Poku 66'	Report	Helm  9' Oshilaja  37' Stockton  54'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Referee: Alan Young

Stevenage v Peterborough United

28 November 2023 20	Stevenage	2–2	Peterborough United	Stevenage
19:45 GMT	James-Wildin 22' Thompson 30' Piergianni  34' Ashby-Hammond  66'	Report	Randall 51' Edwards 81'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 5,041 Referee: Sunny Gill

Peterborough United v Oxford United

9 December 2023 21	Peterborough United	3–0	Oxford United	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Kyprianou 24' Jones 34' Kioso  60' de Havilland 90+2'	Report	Bodin  63'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,921 Referee: James Linington

Fleetwood Town v Peterborough United

16 December 2023 22	Fleetwood Town	0–1	Peterborough United	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Vela  13' Lawal  55'		Collins 42'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,973 Referee: Will Finnie

Shrewsbury Town v Peterborough United

23 December 2023 23	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Peterborough United	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Bowman  53' Shipley 58'  76' Benning  87'	Report	Mason-Clark  53' Jones 64' Kyprianou 77'	Stadium: The Croud Meadow Attendance: 6,093 Referee: Martin Coy

Peterborough United v Reading

26 December 2023 24	Peterborough United	2–2	Reading	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Knight 39' Mason-Clark 69'  76'	Report	Mbengue  56' Smith 63',  90' Azeez 85' Knibbs  90+2'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 10,444 Referee: David Rock

Peterborough United v Barnsley

29 December 2023 25	Peterborough United	2–2	Barnsley	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Clarke-Harris 45+2', 48'	Report	Kane 10' Cole 31' Connell  87'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 10,686 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Derby County v Peterborough United

1 January 2024 26	Derby County	2–3	Peterborough United	Derby
15:00 GMT	Collins 1', 60', 60' Forsyth  41'	Report	Burrows 9' Kyprianou  30' Poku 84' Jones 90+4'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,917 Referee: Ross Joyce

Charlton Athletic v Peterborough United

13 January 2024 28	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Peterborough United	Charlton
15:00 GMT	May 49'	Report	Mason-Clark 28', 75'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,309 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Peterborough United v Shrewsbury Town

20 January 2024 29	Peterborough United	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Edwards  30' Randall 51' Knight 68' Collins  78'	Report	Winchester  33' Shipley 41'  65' Dunkley  77'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 9,026 Referee: Matt Corlett

Lincoln City v Peterborough United

27 January 2024 30	Lincoln City	0–0	Peterborough United	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Hackett-Fairchild  21'	Report	Burrows  90+4'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Referee: Christopher Pollard

Peterborough United v Wigan Athletic

3 February 2024 31	Peterborough United	2–3	Wigan Athletic	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Kyprianou  54' Ajiboye  78' Knight 90+1' Jones 90+4'	Report	Aasgaard 20', 85'  71' Hughes  24' Magennis  28' 52' Jones  28' Clare  57' Smith  66'  76'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,184 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Exeter City v Peterborough United

6 February 2024 18[57]	Exeter City	2–1	Peterborough United	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Niskanen  9' Cole 75' Katongo 80' (o.g.)	Report	Burrows 32' (pen.) Olakigbe  36'  55' Knight  90+5'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,277 Referee: Tom Reeves
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 18 November, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[58]

Wycombe Wanderers v Peterborough United

10 February 2024 32	Wycombe Wanderers	5–2	Peterborough United	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Potts  26' Vincent-Young 38' Grimmer 45+11' Sadlier 57' Vokes 74' Wheeler 90+2' Lubala  90+9'	Report	Ajiboye 66' Jones 69' Aderoju  89'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Ollie Yates

Peterborough United v Blackpool

17 February 2024 34	Peterborough United	1–2	Blackpool	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Kyprianou 39' Randall  45'	Report	Lavery 56' (pen.),  76' Norburn  62' Virtue  86' Dembélé 90+1' Lawrence-Gabriel  90+6'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,293 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Cambridge United v Peterborough United

24 February 2024 35	Cambridge United	0–1	Peterborough United	Cambridge
12:00 GMT	Lankester  17' Morrison  58' Bennett  65' Andrew  79'	Report	Mason-Clark 55' Knight  70' Katongo  90+4'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,710 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Peterborough United v Exeter City

2 March 2024 36	Peterborough United	2–1	Exeter City	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Mason-Clark 4' Poku 68'	Report	Carroll 36' Harper  39' Purrington  62' Harris  84' Rankine  85' Niskanen  90+10'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,496 Referee: Tom Reeves

Peterborough United v Northampton Town

5 March 2024 27[59]	Peterborough United	5–1	Northampton Town	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Mason-Clark 25' Poku 28' Randall 45' Kyprianou 59' Knight 64' Mothersille  75'	Report	Guthrie 9' Bowie  39'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 9,028 Referee: Craig Hicks
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 January, but was postponed due to the clubs progression in the FA Cup.[60]

Burton Albion v Peterborough United

9 March 2024 37	Burton Albion	1–3	Peterborough United	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Oshilaja  46' Ola-Adebomi 70' Hamer  87'	Report	Jones 56' Katongo  61' Knight 88' Clarke-Harris 90+6'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,641 Referee: Ross Joyce

Peterborough United v Stevenage

13 March 2024 38	Peterborough United	3–1	Stevenage	Peterborough
20:00 GMT	Kyprianou  33' Burrows 44' (pen.) Katongo 64' Poku 77'		Freeman 85'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,504 Referee: Carl Brook
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 12 March, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[61]

Peterborough United v Portsmouth

16 March 2024 39	Peterborough United	0–1	Portsmouth	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Poku  75'	Report	Sparkes  75' Yengi 77' Pack  78'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 12,744 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Peterborough United v Carlisle United

29 March 2024 41	Peterborough United	1–3	Carlisle United	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Randall 61'	Report	Ellis  7' Mellish 27',  33', 49', 58'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 10,080 Referee: Will Finnie

Leyton Orient v Peterborough United

1 April 2024 42	Leyton Orient	1–2	Peterborough United	Leyton
15:00 BST	Galbraith 66' Sotiriou  71'	Report	Kyprianou 8' Mason-Clark 26'	Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

Peterborough United v Port Vale

10 April 2024 33[62]	Peterborough United	3–0	Port Vale	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Knight  45' Randall 45+2' Burrows 56' (pen.) Iacovitti 86' (o.g)		Ojo  7' Lowe  77' Ikpeazu  85'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,770 Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 February, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[63]

Oxford United v Peterborough United

13 April 2024 44	Oxford United	5–0	Peterborough United	Oxford
15:00 BST	Harris 19' (pen.) Murphy 31' Rodrigues 38', 58' Bodin 89'	Report	Katongo  18'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,046 Referee: Andy Davies

Peterborough United v Fleetwood Town

16 April 2024 43[64]	Peterborough United	4–1	Fleetwood Town	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Mothersille 17' Collins 80' Clarke-Harris 90+5' 90+6'		Lawal 1' Omochere	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 6 April, but was rescheduled due to the 2024 EFL Trophy final.[64]

Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United

20 April 2024 45	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Peterborough United	Horfield
15:00 BST	Thomas  45+2' Hoole  69'		Randall 41' Knight  90' Jones 90+5'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,714 Referee: Tom Reeves

Cheltenham Town v Peterborough United

23 April 2024 40[65]	Cheltenham Town	2–0	Peterborough United	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Nuttall 11' Taylor 21',  74'	Report		Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 3,873 Referee: Edward Duckworth
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 March, but was postponed due to international call-ups.

Peterborough United v Bolton Wanderers

27 April 2024 46	Peterborough United	3–3	Bolton Wanderers	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Mothersille 50' 79' Randall 41'	Report	Dempsey 4' Charles 8' (pen.) Jerome 82'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 11,643 Referee: Bobby Madley

Play-offs

Main article: 2024 English Football League play-offs

Peterborough United finished fourth in the regular 2023–24 EFL League One season, so are drawn against fifth-placed Oxford United in the play-off semi-final. The first leg will take place at the Kassam Stadium and the second leg took place at the Weston Homes Stadium.

Oxford United v Peterborough United

4 May 2024 Semi-Final, First leg	Oxford United	1–0	Peterborough United	Oxford
19:45 BST	Rodrigues  30' Bennett  44' Moore 53'	Report	Mason-Clarke  77' Katongo  90+3'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,125 Referee: Lewis Smith

Peterborough United v Oxford United

8 May 2024 Semi-Final, Second leg	Peterborough United	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Oxford United	Peterborough
20:00 BST	Knight 41'	Report	Brannagan 45+3' (pen.)	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 12,420 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

The Posh were drawn at home to Salford City in the first round,^[66] Doncaster Rovers in the second round^[67] and Leeds United in the third round.^[68][69]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Peterborough United v Salford City

4 November 2023 First round	Peterborough United	2–2	Salford City	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Katongo  7' Jones 47' Fernandez 90+3'	Report	Mallan 5' Garbutt  36' Sturge 69' (o.g.) N'Mai  81'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 4,066 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Salford City v Peterborough United

14 November 2023 First round replay	Salford City	4–4 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Peterborough United	Kersal
19:45 GMT	Tilt 4', 54' Knight 61' (o.g.) Garbutt  90+5' Mallan 104'	Report	Randall 16' Mason-Clark 18' Collins 45+1'  59' Crichlow  82' Clarke-Harris 120+3'	Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Darren Drysdale
	Penalties
	Watson Mallan Dackers Garbutt Watt Lund McLennan		Clarke-Harris Poku Mason-Clark Wakeling Ajiboye Dornelly Collins

Peterborough United v Doncaster Rovers

2 December 2023 Second round	Peterborough United	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Burrows 3' Mason-Clark 53'	Report	Anderson  33' Olowu  42' Maxwell  59' Faal 75'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 5,495 Referee: Ben Speedie

Peterborough United v Leeds United

7 January 2024 Third round	Peterborough United	0–3	Leeds United	Peterborough
14:00 GMT	Knight  35'	Report	Ampadu 34', 90',  67' Gnonto  39' Bamford 47'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Referee: Sam Allison

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Peterborough were drawn against Swindon Town at home in the first round^[70] then away to Portsmouth in the second round^[71] and Mansfield Town in the third round.^[72]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Peterborough United v Swindon Town

8 August 2023 First round	Peterborough United	1–1 (4–1 p)	Swindon Town	Peterborough
19:30 BST	Randall 7' Kyprianou  41'	Report	Blake-Tracy  45+2' Hepburn-Murphy 49'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 3,440 Referee: Tom Nield
	Penalties
	Clarke-Harris Edwards Tomlinson Burrows		Blake-Tracy Kemp Young

Portsmouth v Peterborough United

29 August 2023 Second round	Portsmouth	1–1 (4–5 p)	Peterborough United	Milton
19:45 BST	Saydee 51' Robertson  39' Stevenson  53'		Ajiboye 29' Fernandez  44' O'Connell  40'  59'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 6,594 Referee: Charles Breakspear
	Penalties
	Bishop Raggett Pack Saydee Kamara Morrell		Knight De Havilland Tomlinson Jones Corbett Ajiboye

Mansfield Town v Peterborough United

26 September 2023 Third round	Mansfield Town	2–2 (3–1 p)	Peterborough United	Mansfield
19:45 BST	Swan 5' (pen.) Reed  29' Flint  87' Akins 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Collins  4' Clarke-Harris 30', 47' Burrows  68' Mason-Clark  87'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 4,372 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
	Penalties
	Akins Bowery Flint Clarke Keillor-Dunn		Clarke-Harris Edwards Mason-Clark Knight

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Peterborough were drawn into Southern Group D alongside Cambridge United, Colchester United and Tottenham Hotspur U21.^[73][74] After topping the group, Peterborough United were drawn at home against Arsenal U21 in the second round^[75] and Crawley Town in the third round.^[76] They were then drawn at home to AFC Wimbledon in the Quarter Finals^[77] and away to Blackpool in the Semi Finals.^[78][79] Peterborough Beat Blackpool 3-0 and will face Wycombe Wanderers at Wembley Stadium.^[80] On 7 April 2024, Peterborough United won their second EFL Trophy beating Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 in the final.

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Peterborough United	3	2	0	0	1	5	2	+3	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Colchester United	3	2	0	0	1	3	6	−3	6
3	ACA	Tottenham Hotspur U21	3	1	0	0	2	7	7	0	3
4	L1	Cambridge United	3	1	0	0	2	5	5	0	3

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Peterborough United v Cambridge United

5 September 2023 Group stage	Peterborough United	2–0	Cambridge United	Peterborough
19:00 BST	Katongo 19' Burrows  51' Mason-Clark 54'	Report	Kachunga  61' McConnell  90'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 3,687 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

Peterborough United v Tottenham Hotspur U21

31 October 2023 Group stage	Peterborough United	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur U21	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Fernandez 31' Jones 53' Poku 69'		Véliz 24'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Carl Brook

Colchester United v Peterborough United

21 November 2023 Group stage	Colchester United	1–0	Peterborough United	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Ihionvien 42' Kennedy  75'	Report	Crichlow  64' Van Lier  78'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 802 Referee: Craig Hicks

Peterborough United v Arsenal U21

5 December 2023 Second round	Peterborough United	3–0	Arsenal U21	Peterborough
19:30 GMT	De Havilland 36' Clarke-Harris 39'  60' Collins  43' Mothersille 49'  72'		Monlouis  9' Edwards 53	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 2,151 Referee: Lee Swabey

Peterborough United v Crawley Town

23 January 2024[81] Third round	Peterborough United	2–1	Crawley Town	Peterborough
19:30 GMT	Burrows 28'  83' Mason-Clark 37'		Kelly  5' Tsaroulla 23' Lolos  88'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Referee: Simon Mather
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 10 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[82]

Peterborough United v AFC Wimbledon

30 January 2024 Quarter-final	Peterborough United	3–1	AFC Wimbledon	Peterborough
19:30 GMT	Mothersille 2' Mason-Clark 4' Knight  83' Jones 90+5'	Report	Ball  10' McLean 89'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 3,225 Referee: Carl Brook

Blackpool v Peterborough United

20 February 2024 Semi Finals	Blackpool	0–3	Peterborough United	Blackpool
20:00 GMT	Connolly  51' O'Donnell  79'		Mothersille 37' Fuchs  67' Burrows 80' (pen.) 90+3'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,044 Referee: Lewis Smith

Final

Main article: 2024 EFL Trophy final

7 April 2024

16:30 BST

Peterborough United	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers
Collins  81' Burrows 85', 90+1'  90+8'		Taylor 89' Forino  90+8'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 42,252

Referee: Scott Oldham