2020–21 Peterborough United F.C. season

Peterborough United 2020–21 football season
Peterborough United
2020–21 season
ChairmanDarragh MacAnthony
ManagerDarren Ferguson
StadiumWeston Homes Stadium
League One2nd (promoted)
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Jonson Clarke-Harris (31)
All: Jonson Clarke-Harris (33)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2020–21 Peterborough United F.C. season was the club's 87th season in their history and the eighth consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

With a 3–3 draw against Lincoln City on 1 May 2021, Peterborough secured automatic promotion to the Championship, making a return to the second division after an eight-year absence.[1]

First-team squad

As of 18 January 2021

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 Christy Pym England GK (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995 (age 29) 87 0 2019 England Exeter City Free
13 Dániel Gyollai Hungary GK (1997-04-07)7 April 1997 (aged 24) 4 0 2020 England Wigan Ahtletic Free
21 Josef Bursik England GK (2000-07-12)12 July 2000 (aged 20) 5 0 2021 England Stoke City Loan
Defenders
2 Ronnie Edwards England CB/DM (2003-03-28)28 March 2003 (aged 18) 6 0 2020 England Barnet Undisclosed
3 Dan Butler England LB/LM (1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 26) 80 3 2019 Wales Newport County Free
4 Nathan Thompson England CB/RB/DM (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 30) 61 2 2019 England Portsmouth Free
5 Mark Beevers England CB/LB (1989-11-21)21 November 1989 (aged 31) 85 0 2019 England Bolton Wanderers Free
6 Frankie Kent England CB (1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 25) 83 4 2019 England Colchester United £360,000
18 Frazer Blake-Tracy England LB/CB (1995-09-10)10 September 1995 (aged 25) 32 0 2019 England King's Lynn Town Pre contract agreement
24 Niall Mason England RB/CB/LB (1997-01-10)10 January 1997 (aged 24) 70 2 2019 England Doncaster Rovers Free
Midfielders
8 Jack Taylor Republic of Ireland CM/RM/RB (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 25) 50 9 2020 England Barnet £500,000
12 Reece Brown England AM/CM (1996-03-06)6 March 1996 (aged 25) 55 2 2020 England Huddersfield Town Loan
14 Louis Reed England CM/DM (1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 (age 26) 84 3 2018 England Sheffield United Undisclosed
15 Sammie Szmodics Republic of Ireland AM/LW/CM (1995-09-24)24 September 1995 (aged 25) 55 19 2020 England Bristol City Undisclosed
16 Harrison Burrows England LM/LB/CM (2002-01-12)12 January 2002 (aged 19) 36 1 2017 Academy Trainee
22 Ethan Hamilton Scotland CM/LM/LB (1998-10-18)18 October 1998 (aged 22) 41 1 2020 England Manchester United Free
23 Joe Ward England RM/RW/RB (1995-08-22)22 August 1995 (aged 25) 145 14 2018 England Woking Undisclosed
26 Flynn Clarke ScotlandEngland AM (2002-08-14)14 August 2002 (aged 19) 11 3 2019 Academy Trainee
27 Kyle Barker England DM/CM (2000-12-16)16 December 2000 (aged 20) 3 0 2020 Academy Trainee
34 Archie Jones England CM (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 22) 1 0 2019 Academy Trainee
Forwards
7 Mohamed Eisa Sudan CF/LW/RW (1994-07-12)12 July 1994 (aged 26) 71 21 2019 England Bristol City Undisclosed
9 Jonson Clarke-Harris England CF (1994-07-21)21 July 1994 (aged 26) 48 33 2020 England Bristol Rovers £1,250,000
10 Siriki Dembélé ScotlandIvory Coast RW/LW/CF (1996-09-07)7 September 1996 (aged 24) 122 26 2018 England Grimsby Town Undisclosed
17 Ricky Jade-Jones England CF/SS/LW (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 21) 33 5 2019 Academy Trainee
19 Idris Kanu England RW/CF (1999-12-05)5 December 1999 (aged 21) 63 3 2017 England Aldershot Town Undisclosed
Out on Loan
11 Ryan Broom Wales RM/CM/AM (1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 24) 18 1 2020 England Cheltenham Town Undisclosed
20 Serhat Tasdemir AzerbaijanEngland RM/CM/LM (2000-07-21)21 July 2000 (aged 20) 20 1 2019 England AFC Fylde Undisclosed
30 Sam Cartwright England CB (2000-07-08)8 July 2000 (aged 20) 2 0 2017 Academy Trainee

Statistics

As of 9 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Christy Pym 44 0 40+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF England ENG Ronnie Edwards 6 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
3 DF England ENG Dan Butler 42 1 38+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF England ENG Nathan Thompson 42 1 38+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF England ENG Mark Beevers 47 0 44+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
6 DF England ENG Frankie Kent 48 2 44+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 1
7 FW Sudan SDN Mohamed Eisa 35 5 6+21 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 4+2 3
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jack Taylor 38 9 34+1 6 1+0 2 1+0 0 1+0 1
9 FW England ENG Jonson Clarke-Harris 48 33 44+0 31 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+1 2
10 FW Scotland SCO Siriki Dembélé 44 13 37+4 11 1+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 1
12 MF England ENG Reece Brown 43 2 33+5 2 0+1 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
13 GK Hungary HUN Dániel Gyollai 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
14 MF England ENG Louis Reed 19 1 11+5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
15 MF England ENG Sammie Szmodics 44 15 39+2 14 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 1
16 MF England ENG Harrison Burrows 26 1 8+12 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 5+1 0
17 FW England ENG Ricky Jade-Jones 17 1 1+15 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
18 DF England ENG Frazer Blake-Tracy 14 0 3+5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 0
19 FW England ENG Idris Kanu 24 2 7+10 2 0+0 0 0+1 0 5+1 0
21 GK England ENG Josef Bursik 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Ethan Hamilton 40 1 13+20 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 6+0 1
23 MF England ENG Joe Ward 39 4 34+2 4 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
24 DF England ENG Niall Mason 32 2 6+20 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 4+1 1
26 MF Scotland SCO Flynn Clarke 10 3 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 4+1 3
27 MF England ENG Kyle Barker 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
32 GK England ENG Will Blackmore 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 DF England ENG Benjamin Mensah 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
37 MF England ENG Charlie O'Connell 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 FW Portugal POR Adler Nascimento 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players out on loan:
11 MF Wales WAL Ryan Broom 17 1 5+10 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF Azerbaijan AZE Serhat Tasdemir 3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
Players who left the club:
21 MF Scotland SCO George Boyd 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
25 DF Scotland SCO Jason Naismith 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0

Disciplinary record

As of 8 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 4 England DF Nathan Thompson 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0
2 5 England DF Mark Beevers 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
3 6 England DF Frankie Kent 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
4 10 Scotland FW Siriki Dembélé 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
5 8 Republic of Ireland MF Jack Taylor 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
22 Scotland MF Ethan Hamilton 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0
7 3 England DF Dan Butler 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
8 9 England FW Jonson Clarke-Harris 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
12 England MF Reece Brown 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 15 England MF Sammie Szmodics 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11 1 England GK Christy Pym 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 England MF Louis Reed 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
18 England DF Frazer Blake-Tracy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
14 16 England MF Harrison Burrows 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 England MF Joe Ward 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 England DF Niall Mason 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 Scotland MF Flynn Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 63 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 70 2 0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
30 July 2020 GK Hungary Dániel Gyollai England Wigan Athletic Free transfer [2]
10 August 2020 CB England Ronnie Edwards England Barnet Undisclosed [3]
13 August 2020 CM Scotland Ethan Hamilton England Manchester United Free transfer [4]
24 August 2020 RM Wales Ryan Broom England Cheltenham Town Undisclosed [5]
27 August 2020 CF England Jonson Clarke-Harris England Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [6]
8 September 2020 AM England Sammie Szmodics England Bristol City Undisclosed [7]

Loans in

Date from Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
17 August 2020 AM England Reece Brown England Huddersfield Town 30 June 2021 [8]
8 April 2021 GK England Josef Bursik England Stoke City 30 June 2021 [9]

Loans out

Date from Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
21 September 2020 CM England Archie Jones England Bishop's Stortford October 2020 [10]
24 September 2020 CB England Sam Cartwright England Woking [11]
9 October 2020 DM England Kyle Barker England King's Lynn Town January 2021 [12]
1 February 2021 RM Wales Ryan Broom England Burton Albion End of season [13]
1 February 2021 RM Azerbaijan Serhat Tasdemir England Oldham Athletic End of season [14]
11 February 2021 CF England Bradley Rolt Republic of Ireland Bohemians End of season [15]

Transfers out

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CB England Rhys Bennett England Carlisle United Released [16][17]
1 July 2020 GK England Aaron Chapman Scotland Motherwell Released [16][18]
1 July 2020 AM England Callum Cooke England Bradford City Released [16][19]
1 July 2020 AM England Marcus Maddison England Charlton Athletic Released [16][20]
1 July 2020 DM Scotland Mark O'Hara Scotland Motherwell Undisclosed [21]
1 July 2020 GK Republic of Ireland Conor O'Malley Retired [16][22]
1 July 2020 CM England Alex Woodyard England AFC Wimbledon Released [16][23]
1 September 2020 CF England Ivan Toney England Brentford £5,000,000 [24]
2 September 2020 LW England George Cooper England Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed [25]
3 November 2020 LW Scotland George Boyd England Salford City Released [16][26]
7 December 2020 RB Scotland Jason Naismith Scotland Ross County Released [27][28]
18 February 2021 CB England Bobby Copping Retired [29]

Pre-season

Stamford v Peterborough United
1 August 2020 Friendly Stamford 0–1 Peterborough United Stamford
15:00 BST Report Rolt 72' Stadium: The Zeeco Stadium
Peterborough United v Peterborough Sports
4 August 2020 Friendly Peterborough United 4–2 Peterborough Sports Peterborough
18:30 BST Cartwright 4'
Cooper 19'
Jones 27' (o.g.)
Kanu 45'
Report Macleod 37'
Johnson 80'
Stadium: Mick George Training Academy
Peterborough United v Kettering Town
8 August 2020 Friendly Peterborough United 8–0 Kettering Town Peterborough
12:00 BST Eisa x2
Rolt x3
Taylor x1
Clarke x1
Cooper x1
Report Stadium: Mick George Training Academy
Mansfield Town v Peterborough United
11 August 2020 Friendly Mansfield Town 0–2 Peterborough United Mansfield
12:00 BST Report Dembélé (pen)
Boyd
Stadium: The John Fretwell Sporting Complex
Peterborough United v Coventry City
29 August 2020 Friendly Peterborough United 1–2 Coventry City Peterborough
13:00 BST Broom 72' Report Godden 56'
O'Hare 85'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Peterborough United v Coventry City
29 August 2020 Friendly Peterborough United 2–3 Coventry City Peterborough
15:20 BST Jones 30'
Eisa 73'
Report Bakayoko 22', 64'
Jones 60'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0

Competitions

EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hull City (C, P) 46 27 8 11 80 38 +42 89 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Peterborough United (P) 46 26 9 11 83 46 +37 87
3 Blackpool (O, P) 46 23 11 12 60 37 +23 80 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 +28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 +19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 +21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 +14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 +14 72
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[30]
(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 26 9 11 83 46  +37 87 15 5 3 52 22  +30 11 4 8 31 24  +7

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[31]

Accrington Stanley v Peterborough United
12 September 2020 1 Accrington Stanley 2–0 Peterborough United Accrington
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
Peterborough United v Fleetwood Town
19 September 2020 2 Peterborough United 2–1 Fleetwood Town Peterborough
15:00 BST Kent Yellow card 49'
Thompson Yellow card 63'
Taylor 90+1'
Szmodics 90+5'
Report Camps 55'
Burns Yellow card 57'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
Sunderland v Peterborough United
26 September 2020 3 Sunderland 1–0 Peterborough United Sunderland
15:00 BST Scowen Yellow card 6'
O'Brien Yellow card 62'
Leadbitter 81' (pen.)
Gooch Yellow card 84'
Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
Peterborough United v Swindon Town
3 October 2020 4 Peterborough United 3–1 Swindon Town Peterborough
15:00 BST Clarke-Harris 48' 69' (pen.)
Broom 78'
Report Payne 6'
Baudry Yellow card 45'
Caddis Yellow card 68'
Grounds Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Northampton Town v Peterborough United
10 October 2020 5 Northampton Town 0–2 Peterborough United Northampton
15:00 BST Hoskins Yellow card 51'
Korboa Yellow card 73'
Watson Yellow card 85'
Report Thompson 33'
Brown 80'
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Peterborough United v Oxford United
17 October 2020 6 Peterborough United 2–0 Oxford United Peterborough
15:00 BST Ward Yellow card 27' 43'
Dembele 65' Yellow card 67'
Butler Yellow card 88'
Report Clare Yellow card 23'
Henry Yellow card 58'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Wigan Athletic v Peterborough United
20 October 2020 7 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Peterborough United Wigan
19:00 BST Massey Yellow card 66' Report Butler Yellow card 6'
Clarke-Harris 28'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
Hull City v Peterborough United
24 October 2020 8 Hull City 1–2 Peterborough United Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Elder Yellow card 19'
Wilks 36'
Smallwood Yellow card 65'
Honeyman Yellow card 90+3'
Report Thompson Yellow card 33'
Clarke-Harris 63'
Dembele 75'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
Peterborough United v Burton Albion
27 October 2020 9 Peterborough United 2–2 Burton Albion Peterborough
19:00 GMT Clarke-Harris 10' soccer ball with red X 48'
Ward 48'
Mason Yellow card 89'
Report Hemmings 32', 60'
Gilligan Yellow card 58'
Akins Yellow card 62'
O'Toole Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
Peterborough United v Shrewsbury Town
31 October 2020 10 Peterborough United 5–1 Shrewsbury Town Peterborough
15:00 GMT Clarke-Harris 16' (pen)
Dembele 42' (69), 80'
Brown Yellow card 50'
Taylor 80'
Szmodics Yellow card 84'
Report Burgoyne Yellow card 16'
Daniels 17'
Vela Red card 45+2'
Norburn Yellow card 58'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United
3 November 2020 11 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Peterborough United Bristol
19:00 GMT Ehmer Yellow card 38'
Hare Yellow card 77'
Report Taylor 42'
Brown Yellow card 55'
Butler 64'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
Crewe Alexandra v Peterborough United
14 November 2020 12 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Peterborough United Crewe
15:00 GMT Pickering 29'
Kirk 41'
Report Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
Peterborough United v Blackpool
21 November 2020 13 Peterborough United 1–2 Blackpool Peterborough
15:00 GMT Butler Yellow card 66'
Clarke-Harris Yellow card 68'
Dembélé Yellow card 81'
Kent 84'
Report Yates 19'
Husband Yellow card 31'
Dougall Yellow card 44'
Madine 90'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
Peterborough United v Plymouth Argyle
24 November 2020 14 Peterborough United 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Peterborough
19:00 GMT Dembélé Yellow card 18'
Clarke-Harris 41'
Report Wootton Yellow card 26'
Opoku Yellow card 29'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
AFC Wimbledon v Peterborough United
2 December 2020 15 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Peterborough United Wimbledon
18:00 GMT Longman 54'
Pigott 60'
Nightingale Yellow card 62'
Woodyard Yellow card 84'
Report Clarke-Harris 71' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
Portsmouth v Peterborough United
5 December 2020 16 Portsmouth 2–0 Peterborough United Milton
15:00 GMT Cannon Yellow card 57'
Whatmough 61'
Naylor Yellow card 68' 75'
Brown Yellow card 88'
Report Thompson Yellow card 50'
Blake-Tracy Yellow card 61'
Taylor Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Peter Wright
Peterborough United v Rochdale
12 December 2020 17 Peterborough United 4–1 Rochdale Peterborough
15:00 GMT Clarke-Harris 5' (pen.), 10', 22'
Beevers Yellow card 36'
Thompson 40' Yellow card 45+1'
Report Humphrys 9' Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Milton Keynes Dons v Peterborough United
15 December 2020 18 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Peterborough United Denbigh
19:45 GMT Sorinola Yellow card 32'
Lewington Yellow card 53'
Kasumu Yellow card 55'
Jerome 78'
Harvie Yellow card 81'
Report Clarke-Harris 25'
Pym Yellow card 45+1'
Burrows Yellow card 68'
Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
Lincoln City v Peterborough United
9 January 2021 19 Lincoln City 1–1 Peterborough United Lincoln
12:30 GMT Jackson Yellow card 16'
Bridcutt Yellow card 21'
Scully 49'
Grant soccer ball with red X 68
Eyoma Yellow card 80'
Jones Yellow card 90+1'
Report Eyoma 10' (o.g.)
Thompson Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 67'
Brown Yellow card 63'
Kent Yellow card 89'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
Peterborough United v Milton Keynes Dons
16 January 2021 20 Peterborough United 3–0 Milton Keynes Dons Peterborough
15:00 GMT Clarke-Harris 7'
Szmodics 30', 65'
Taylor Yellow card 61'
Report Davies Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
Peterborough United v Charlton Athletic
19 January 2021 21 Peterborough United 2–1 Charlton Athletic Peterborough
18:30 GMT Pym Yellow card 13'
Kent Yellow card 65'
Szmodics 66', 79' Yellow card 85'
Report Washington 14' (pen.)
Forster-Caskey Yellow card 45+1'
Millar Yellow card 51'
Smyth Yellow card 63'
Pratley Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
Ipswich Town v Peterborough United
23 January 2021 22 Ipswich Town 0–1 Peterborough United Ipswich
15:00 GMT Ward Yellow card 60'
Edwards Yellow card 71'
Report Clarke-Harris soccer ball with red X 33
Taylor Yellow card 45+1'
McGuinness 69' (o.g.)
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers
26 January 2021 23 Peterborough United 0–0 Bristol Rovers Peterborough
19:00 GMT Thompson Yellow card 52'
Beevers Yellow card 82'
Report Kilgour Yellow card 83'
Ogogo Yellow card 84'
Leahy Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Shrewsbury Town v Peterborough United
30 January 2021 24 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Peterborough United Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Love Yellow card 42'
Chapman 51', 86'
Report Hamilton Yellow card 24'
Thompson Yellow card 52'
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
Peterborough United v Crewe Alexandra
6 February 2021 25 Peterborough United 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Peterborough
15:00 GMT Szmodics 25'
Clarke-Harris 31'
Taylor Yellow card 33'
Kent Yellow card 47'
Dembele Yellow card 63'
Report Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Peterborough United v Ipswich Town
9 February 2021 26 Peterborough United 2–1 Ipswich Town Peterborough
19:00 GMT Clarke-Harris 38'
Ward 50'
Report Norwood 6'
Downes Yellow card 14'
Dozzell Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
Gillingham v Peterborough United
16 February 2021 27 Gillingham 1–3 Peterborough United Gillingham
18:00 GMT Akinde 32' (pen.), Yellow card 65'
Slattery Yellow card 48'
McKenzie Yellow card 79'
Report Kent Yellow card 44'
Clarke-Harris 47', Yellow card 64', 67'
Dembélé 52'
Butler Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Peterborough United v AFC Wimbledon
20 February 2021 28 Peterborough United 3–0 AFC Wimbledon Peterborough
15:00 GMT Szmodics 48', 52'
Clarke-Harris 90'
Report Dobson Yellow card 42' Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Plymouth Argyle v Peterborough United
23 February 2021 29 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Peterborough United Plymouth
19:30 GMT Hardie Yellow card 89' Report Beevers Yellow card 22'
Szmodics 46'
Clarke-Harris 63'
Taylor 84'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
Peterborough United v Wigan Athletic
27 February 2021 30 Peterborough United 2–1 Wigan Athletic Peterborough
15:00 GMT Beevers Yellow card 12'
Clarke-Harris 82', 85' (pen.), Yellow card 85'
Dembélé Yellow card 90+1'
Report Robinson Yellow card 49'
Aasgaard 72'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Oxford United v Peterborough United
2 March 2021 31 Oxford United 0–0 Peterborough United Oxford
19:00 GMT Rodríguez Yellow card 75'
Moore Yellow card 77'
Report Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
Burton Albion v Peterborough United
6 March 2021 32 Burton Albion 2–1 Peterborough United Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Smith Yellow card 6'
Hemmings 54'
Carter 58', Yellow card 90+4'
Brayford Yellow card 68'
Report Beevers Yellow card 57'
Burrows 90+5'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
Peterborough United v Hull City
9 March 2021 33 Peterborough United 1–3 Hull City Peterborough
19:00 GMT Brown 8'
Hamilton Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 41'
Kent Yellow card 59'
Dembélé Yellow card 90+4'
Report Burke 21'
Lewis-Potter 49'
Wilks 60' (pen.)
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
Peterborough United v Portsmouth
16 March 2021 34 Peterborough United 1–0 Portsmouth Peterborough
19:00 GMT Nicolaisen 32' (o.g.)
Beevers Yellow card 77'
Report Whatmough Yellow card 41'
White Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
Rochdale v Peterborough United
20 March 2021 35 Rochdale 3–3 Peterborough United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Humphrys 55' (pen.)
Rathbone Yellow card 58'
Beesley 87'
Keohane 90'
Baah Yellow card 90+5'
Report Dembélé 5'
Szmodics 45+1'
Kent Yellow card 77'
Clarke-Harris 90+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
Blackpool v Peterborough United
23 March 2021 36 Blackpool 3–1 Peterborough United Blackpool
19:00 GMT Yates 1', 52' (pen.)
Ward Yellow card 48'
Garbutt 58'
Report Brown Yellow card 16'
Kent Yellow card 20'
Ward 45+2'
Hamilton Yellow card 51'
Thompson Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
Peterborough United v Accrington Stanley
27 March 2021 37 Peterborough United 7–0 Accrington Stanley Peterborough
15:00 GMT Clarke-Harris 3', 9', 65'
Szmodics 23', 48'
Eisa 77'
Kanu 82'
Report Morgan Yellow card 73'
Maguire Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
Fleetwood Town v Peterborough United
2 April 2021 38 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Peterborough United Fleetwood
15:00 BST Connolly Yellow card 25' Report Clarke-Harris 89' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
Peterborough United v Sunderland
5 April 2021 39 Peterborough United 1–1 Sunderland Peterborough
15:00 BST Reed Yellow card 18'
Butler Yellow card 38'
Dembélé 66'
Report McGeady 81' Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
Swindon Town v Peterborough United
10 April 2021 40 Swindon Town 0–3 Peterborough United Swindon
15:00 BST Twine Yellow card 37'
Camp Yellow card 61'
Report Dembélé 17', 23'
Clarke-Harris soccer ball with red X 61, 90+4'
Taylor Yellow card 86'
Stadium: The Energy Check County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Joshua Smith
Peterborough United v Northampton Town
16 April 2021 41 Peterborough United 3–1 Northampton Town Peterborough
19:45 BST Szmodics 33', 48'
Beevers Yellow card 42'
Clarke-Harris 67' (pen.)
Report Hoskins 43' (pen.)
McWilliams Yellow card 56'
Rose Yellow card 79'
Jones Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
Peterborough United v Gillingham
20 April 2021 42 Peterborough United 0–1 Gillingham Peterborough
19:45 BST Thompson Yellow card 18'
Szmodics Yellow card 21'
Dembélé Yellow card 51'
Report Ogilvie 15'
MacDonald Yellow card 23'
Dempsey Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
Charlton Athletic v Peterborough United
24 April 2021 43 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Peterborough United Charlton
15:00 BST Stockley soccer ball with red X 32
Gilbey Yellow card 55'
Report Clarke-Harris 9'
Thompson Yellow card 45+1'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
Peterborough United v Doncaster Rovers
27 April 2021 44 Peterborough United 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Peterborough
19:45 BST Ward 10'
Szmodics 23'
Butler Yellow card 47'
Reed Yellow card 49'
Kent Yellow card 90'
Report Okenabirhie 37'
Butler
Yellow card 44'
Smith Yellow card 45+1'
Lokilo Yellow card 48'
Richards 59'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
Peterborough United v Lincoln City
1 May 2021 45 Peterborough United 3–3 Lincoln City Peterborough
15:00 BST Taylor Yellow card 55'
Dembélé 65'
Clarke-Harris 75', 90+6' (pen.), Yellow card 90+6'
Report Scully 31', 53'
Grant 45+2' (pen.), Yellow card 90+8'
Bridcutt Yellow card 56'
Montsma Yellow card 90+5'
McGrandles Yellow card 90+8'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
Doncaster Rovers v Peterborough United
9 May 2021 46 Doncaster Rovers 1–4 Peterborough United Doncaster
12:00 BST John-Jules 90+1' Report Eisa 6'
Mason 8'
Kanu 16'
Jones 39'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright

FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[32] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[33]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Oxford United v Peterborough United
8 November 2020 First round Oxford United 1–2 Peterborough United Oxford
15:00 GMT Long Yellow card 12'
Ruffels 45+2'
Shodipo Yellow card 55'
Report Dembele 23'
Taylor 61'
Hamilton Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
Peterborough United v Chorley
28 November 2020 Second round Peterborough United 1–2 Chorley Peterborough
17:30 GMT Taylor 2'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale

EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[34]

Peterborough United v Cheltenham Town
5 September 2020 First round Peterborough United 0–1 Cheltenham Town Peterborough
15:00 BST Thompson Yellow card 38' Report Thomas Yellow card 26'
Sercombe 59'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young

EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[35] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.[36] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.[37]

Pos Div Team
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Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Cambridge United 3 2 1 0 0 7 3 +4 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Peterborough United 3 1 1 1 0 8 6 +2 6
3 L1 Burton Albion 3 0 1 1 1 6 8 −2 3
4 ACA Fulham U21 3 0 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: EFL.com
Peterborough United v Burton Albion
8 September 2020 Group stage Peterborough United 3–3
(5–4 p)
Burton Albion Peterborough
19:00 BST Clarke 3'
Reed 23' Yellow card 90'
Mason 68'
Hamilton Yellow card 90+6'
Report Lawless 44'
Powell 52', 55'
Wallace Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
Penalties
Burrows soccer ball with check mark
Hamilton soccer ball with check mark
Reed soccer ball with check mark
Eisa soccer ball with check mark
Clarke soccer ball with check mark
Bostwick soccer ball with check mark
Fox soccer ball with check mark
Powell soccer ball with check mark
O'Toole soccer ball with check mark
Gilligan soccer ball with red X
Peterborough United v Fulham U21's
6 October 2020 Group stage Peterborough United 4–2 Fulham U21's Peterborough
18:00 BST Eisa 24'
Szmodics 48'
Clarke 56'
Boyd 76'
Report Harris 52'
Tiehl 72'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Cambridge United v Peterborough United
10 November 2020 Group stage Cambridge United 1–1
(3–1 p)
Peterborough United Cambridge
19:00 GMT Dunk Yellow card 25'
Worman 86'
Knowles Yellow card 90+4'
Report Clarke 49' Yellow card 85'
Blake-Tracy Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
Penalties
Dunk soccer ball with check mark
Knowles soccer ball with check mark
Dallas soccer ball with check mark
Burrows soccer ball with red X
Hamilton soccer ball with check mark
Tasdemir soccer ball with red X
Eisa soccer ball with red X
Peterborough United v West Ham United U21
8 December 2020 Second round Peterborough United 3–0 West Ham United U21 Peterborough
19:00 GMT Eisa 56', 83'
Tasdemir 71'
Report Longelo Yellow card 31'
Chesters Yellow card 61'
Dawson Yellow card 68'
Yarmolenko Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Referee: Paul Howard
Peterborough United v Portsmouth
12 January 2021 Third round Peterborough United 5–1 Portsmouth Peterborough
19:00 GMT Taylor 15'
Beevers Yellow card 20'
Clarke-Harris 29'
Kent 45+1'
Dembele 52'
Hamilton 87'
Report Harrison 90+2' Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
Tranmere Rovers v Peterborough United
2 February 2021 Quarter-final Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Peterborough United Birkenhead
19:00 GMT Lloyd 38'
Lewis 82'
Report Clarke-Harris 90+1' (pen.) Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott

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