2010–11 Peterborough United F.C. season
| 2010–11 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Darragh MacAnthony | ||
| Manager | Darren Ferguson | ||
| Stadium | London Road Stadium | ||
| League One | 4th (promoted) | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Football League Trophy | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mackail-Smith (25) All: Mackail-Smith (30) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 10,116 (30 October vs Brighton & Hove Albion) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,312 (16 November vs Stockport County) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 6,396 | ||
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During the 2010–11 Peterborough United F.C. season saw the club play in the Football League One after relegation from Football League Championship after spending just the 2009–10 season in the Championship.
Squad
- Updated 1 March 2011.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2010 | FW | David Hibbert | Shrewsbury Town | Free | [2] |
| 24 May 2010 | MF | Grant McCann | Scunthorpe United | Free | [3] |
| 25 May 2010 | DF | Mark Little | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free | [4] |
| 1 June 2010 | MF | James Wesolowski | Leicester City | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 24 June 2010 | DF | Kelvin Langmead | Shrewsbury Town | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 1 July 2010 | DF | Nana Ofori-Twumasi | Chelsea | Free | [7] |
| 9 July 2010 | MF | Arron Davies | Unattached | Free | [8] |
| 6 August 2010 | MF | Lee Tomlin | Rushden & Diamonds | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 6 August 2010 | GK | Steve Collis | Bristol City | Undisclosed | |
| 21 January 2011 | DF | Grant Basey | Barnet | Free | |
| 31 January 2011 | FW | David Ball | Manchester City | Undisclosed | |
| 28 February 2011 | FW | Paul Taylor | Unattached | Free |
Loans in
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2010 | MF | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of season | [7] |
| 23 September 2010 | MF | Matt Gill | Norwich City | ||
| 1 November 2010 | DF | Lewin Nyatanga | Bristol City | ||
| 19 November 2010 | MF | Adam Clayton | Leeds United | 31 January 2011 | [10][11] |
| 12 November 2010 | DF | Marcus Williams | Reading | ||
| 6 January 2011 | FW | Kieran Agard | Everton | ||
| 7 January 2011 | FW | Jonathan Obika | Tottenham Hotspur | February 2011 | [12][13] |
| 20 January 2011 | DF | Tom Kennedy | Leicester City | ||
| 31 January 2011 | GK | Paul Jones | Exeter City |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2010 | DF | Sam Gaughran | Released | [14] | |
| 30 June 2010 | MF | Billy Crook | Released | [14] | |
| 30 June 2010 | DF | Danny Blanchett | (Crewe Alexandra) | Released | [14][15] |
| 30 June 2010 | DF | Jamie Day | Rushden & Diamonds | Contract expired | [16] |
| 6 July 2010 | DF | Craig Morgan | Preston North End | £400,000 | [17] |
| 8 July 2010 | MF | Sergio Torres | Crawley Town | £100,000 | [18] |
| 30 December 2010 | FW | Aaron McLean | Hull City | £1,300,000 | [19][20] |
| 31 December 2010 | MF | Josh Simpson | Crawley Town | Undisclosed | [21] |
| 31 December 2010 | DF | Liam Hatch | Darlington | Undisclosed | [22] |
Loans out
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2010 | MF | Romone McCrae | Histon | 3 January 2011 | [23][24] |
| 30 July 2010 | FW | Danny Mills | Histon | 3 January 2011 | [23][24] |
| 2 August 2010 | DF | Exodus Geohaghon | Rotherham United | 2 November 2010 | [25][26] |
| 13 August 2010 | FW | Rene Howe | Rushden & Diamonds | January 2011 | [27] |
| 13 August 2010 | GK | James McKeown | Boston United | January 2011 | [28] |
| 16 August 2010 | MF | Dominic Green | Rushden & Diamonds | 16 September 2010 | [29] |
| 23 August 2010 | FW | Nathan Koranteng | Rushden & Diamonds | 23 September 2010 | [30] |
| 2 November 2010 | DF | Exodus Geohaghon | Shrewsbury Town | January 2011 | [31] |
| 12 November 2010 | MF | Chris Whelpdale | Gillingham | 12 December 2010 | [32] |
| 12 November 2010 | DF | Charlie Lee | Gillingham | 12 December 2010 | [32] |
| 23 December 2010 | MF | Joe Newell | St Albans City | [33] | |
| 1 January 2011 | DF | Carl Piergianni | Altrincham | [34] | |
| 24 January 2011 | DF | Exodus Geohaghon | Port Vale | End of season | [35] |
| 28 January 2011 | FW | Rene Howe | Bristol Rovers | 30 April 2011 | [36][37] |
| 15 February 2011 | MF | Romone McCrae | Kettering Town | End of season | [38] |
| 15 February 2011 | FW | Danny Mills | Kettering Town | End of season | [38] |
Competitions
League One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Southampton (P) | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 86 | 38 | +48 | 92 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 87 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Peterborough United (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 106 | 75 | +31 | 79 | |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 77 | |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 71 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Matches
| 7 August 2010 | Peterborough United | 3–0 | Bristol Rovers | London Road Stadium |
| 15:00 | Boyd 57' McLean 73' McCann 88' |
Attendance: 7,113 |
| 14 August 2010 | AFC Bournemouth | 5–1 | Peterborough United | The Fitness First Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pugh 10' Robinson 20' Pitman 50', 57', 65' |
Langmead 61' | Attendance: 5,949 |
| 21 August 2010 | Peterborough United | 4–2 | Huddersfield Town | London Road Stadium |
| 15:00 | Boyd 45' McLean 50', 67' Mackail-Smith 52' |
Rhodes 22' Carey 33' |
Attendance: 6,647 |
| 28 August 2010 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–3 | Peterborough United | Home Park |
| 15:00 | Mackail-Smith 61', 75' McLean 77' |
Attendance: 7,712 |
| 4 September 2010 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Peterborough United | Prenton Park |
| 15:00 | Mendy 44' | Attendance: 4,636 |
| 11 September 2010 | Peterborough United | 5–2 | Oldham Athletic | London Road Stadium |
| 15:00 | Wesolowski 45' McLean 62' Boyd 71' Hibbert 82' McCann 90' (pen.) |
Jones 19' Taylor 38' |
Attendance: 6,337 |
| 18 September 2010 | Exeter City | 2–2 | Peterborough United | St James Park |
| 15:00 | Nardiello 54' Cureton 71' |
Archibald-Henville 29' (o.g.) Tomlin 82' |
Attendance: 5,146 |
| 25 September 2010 | Peterborough United | 2–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | London Road Stadium |
| 15:00 | Mackail-Smith 36' McLean 48' |
Lewington 37' | Attendance: 7,838 |
| 28 September 2010 | Peterborough United | 2–3 | Notts County | London Road Stadium |
| 19:45 | Zakuani 36' Mackail-Smith 59' McCann 66' |
Davies 31', 34' Westcarr 43' Ravenhill 90' |
Attendance: 6,136 |
| 2 October 2010 | Carlisle United | 0–1 | Peterborough United | Brunton Park |
| 15:00 | Mackail-Smith 32' | Attendance: 5,737 |
| 9 October 2010 | Hartlepool United | 2–0 | Peterborough United | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Hartley 44' Liddle 90' |
Tomlin 82' | Attendance: 3,047 |
| 16 October 2010 | Peterborough United | 5–4 | Swindon Town | London Road Stadium |
| 15:00 | Mackail-Smith 3', 5' Frecklington 22' Boyd 58' Amankwaah 90' (o.g.) |
Ball 24', 43' Ritchie 30' Austin 73' (pen.) |
Attendance: 7,077 |
| 23 October 2010 | Brentford | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | Woodman 39' Alexander 58' |
McCann 19' (pen.) | Attendance: 6,543 |
| 30 October 2010 | Peterborough United | 0–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | London Road Stadium |
| 15:00 | Boyd 25' | Barnes 16', 62' (pen.) Calderón 33' |
Attendance: 10,116 |
| 2 November 2010 | Walsall | 1–3 | Peterborough United | Bank's Stadium |
| 19:45 | Gray 53' | Bennett 15' Davies 17' Langmead 55' |
Attendance: 3,294 |
| 13 November 2010 | Peterborough United | 1–5 | Charlton Athletic | London Road Stadium |
| 15:00 | McCann 54' | Jackson 15' (pen.) Racon 25' Martin 38', 65' |
Attendance: 7,477 |
| 20 November 2010 | Southampton | 4–1 | Peterborough United | St Mary's Stadium |
| 15:00 | Barnard 28' Fonte 46' Chaplow 50' Guly 80' |
McLean 76' | Attendance: 22,177 |
| 23 November 2010 | Peterborough United | 2–2 | Leyton Orient | London Road Stadium |
| 19:45 | McLean 18' (pen.), 61' | Revell 43' Smith 86' |
Attendance: 4,423 |
| 10 December 2010 | Peterborough United | 2–1 | Rochdale | London Road Stadium |
| 19:45 | McLean 19' Craig Mackail-Smith 50' |
Akpa Akpro 79' | Attendance: 4,233 |
| 28 December 2010 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Peterborough United | County Ground |
| 15:00 | Austin 72' (pen.) | Tomlin 17' | Attendance: 8,592 |
| 3 January 2011 | Peterborough United | 4–1 | Walsall | London Road Stadium |
| 15:00 | Mackail-Smith 36', 71' Mendez-Laing 81' Bennett 90' |
Nicholls 10' | Attendance: 5,517 |
| 11 January 2011 | Peterborough United | 2–1 | Brentford | London Road Stadium |
| 19:45 | McCann 5' (pen.) Obika 90' |
Laird 74' | Attendance: 4,667 |
| 15 January 2011 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–1 | Peterborough United | Withdean Stadium |
| 15:00 | Wood 25', 55' Bennett 27' |
Tomlin 66' McCann 90' |
Attendance: 7,233 |
| 22 January 2011 | Peterborough United | 4–0 | Hartlepool United | London Road Stadium |
| 15:00 | Mackail-Smith 62' Rowe 64' Tomlin 68' Wesolowski 90' |
Attendance: 5,800 |
| 28 January 2011 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Weston Homes Community Stadium |
| 19:45 | Gillespie 37' Mooney 86' |
Rowe 1' |
| 1 February 2011 | Peterborough United | 5–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | London Road Stadium |
| 19:45 | Mackail-Smith 16', 90' Boyd 26', 74' Mendez-Laing 84' |
J. Johnson 5' Madine 21' Sedgwick 35' Potter 69' |
Attendance: 6,480 |
| 5 February 2011 | Peterborough United | 4–4 | Southampton | London Road Stadium |
| 17:20 | Mackail-Smith 39' Whelpdale 45' McCann 55' (pen.) Tomlin 90' (pen.) |
Chaplow 18' Lambert 31' (pen.), 47' (pen.) Hammond 50' |
Attendance: 6,905 |
| 12 February 2011 | Charlton Athletic | 3–2 | Peterborough United | The Valley |
| 15:00 | Jackson 57' Bradley Wright-Phillips 59' Langmead 80' (o.g.) |
Tomlin 29' Mackail-Smith 90' |
Attendance: 15,909 |
| 15 February 2011 | Yeovil Town | 0–2 | Peterborough United | Huish Park |
| 19:45 | Mackail-Smith 85' Basey 88' |
Attendance: 3,351 |
| 19 February 2011 | Peterborough United | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers | London Road Stadium |
| 15:00 | McCann 53' Showunmi 90' (o.g) |
Welsh 24' | Attendance: 5,774 |
| 22 February 2011 | Peterborough United | 1–1 | Colchester United | London Road Stadium |
| 19:45 | Boyd 6' | Henderson 17' | Attendance: 5,758 |
| 26 February 2011 | Oldham Athletic | 0–5 | Peterborough United | Boundary Park |
| 15:00 | Rowe 49' Ball 52' Zakuani 61' Mackail-Smith 68', 83' |
Attendance: 4,263 |
| 5 March 2011 | Peterborough United | 3–0 | Exeter City | London Road Stadium |
| 15:00 | Boyd 10', 74' Mackail-Smith 68' |
Attendance: 6,174 |
| 8 March 2011 | Notts County | 0–1 | Peterborough United | Meadow Lane |
| 19:45 | Lee 57' | Attendance: 5,714 |
| 12 March 2011 | Peterborough United | 6–0 | Carlisle United | London Road Stadium |
| 15:00 | Rowe 2' Mackail-Smith 24' Boyd 45', 83' Bennett 77' Ball 90' |
Attendance: 6,467 |
| 15 March 2011 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–4 | Peterborough United | Hillsborough |
| 19:45 | Heffernan 52' | Mackail-Smith 25' Tomlin 35' Boyd 41', 81' |
Attendance: 16,014 |
| 21 March 2011 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–0 | Peterborough United | stadium:mk |
| 19:45 | MacKenzie 69' | Attendance: 10,019 |
| 25 March 2011 | Bristol Rovers | 2–2 | Peterborough United | Memorial Stadium |
| 19:45 | Kuffour 6' Hughes 57' |
Anthony 23' (o.g) Boyd 53' |
Attendance: 6,589 |
| 1 April 2011 | Peterborough United | 3–3 | AFC Bournemouth | London Road Stadium |
| 19:45 | Mackail-Smith 11', 42' Rowe 15' |
Ings 35' Fletcher 71' Smith 90+3' |
Attendance: 6,670 |
| 5 April 2011 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0–2 | Peterborough United | Victoria Road |
| 19:45 | Ball 3', 8' | Attendance: 2,603 |
| 9 April 2011 | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Peterborough United | Galpharm Stadium |
| 15:00 | Hunt 90' | McCann 41' (pen.) | Attendance: 16,431 |
| 16 April 2011 | Peterborough United | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | London Road Stadium |
| 15:00 | Bennett 55' Mackail-Smith 70' |
Fletcher 38' | Attendance: 6,723 |
| 22 April 2011 | Leyton Orient | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Brisbane Road |
| 15:00 | Zakuani 67' (o.g) Jarvis 90' |
Mendez-Laing 75' | Attendance: 5,476 |
| 25 April 2011 | Peterborough United | 2–2 | Yeovil Town | London Road Stadium |
| 15:00 | Langmead 87' Mackail-Smith 89' |
Wotton 23' (pen.) Tutte 87' |
Attendance: 6,489 |
| 30 April 2011 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Peterborough United | Crown Oil Arena |
| 15:00 | Akpa Akpro 1' Dawson 87' |
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 45+1' Tomlin 46' |
Attendance: 3,147 |
| 5 May 2011 | Peterborough United | 5–0 | Dagenham & Redbridge | London Road Stadium |
| 15:00 | Mendez-Laing 11' McCann 65' Boyd 82' Mackail-Smith 84' Ball 90+1' |
Attendance: 7,519 |
Play-offs
| 15 May 2011 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3–2 | Peterborough United | Stadium mk, Milton Keynes |
| 12:15 | Powell 47' Baldock 50' Balanta 56' |
Report | Mackail-Smith 8' McCann 81' (pen.) |
Attendance: 12,662 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 19 May 2011 | Peterborough United | 2–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | London Road, Peterborough |
| 19:45 | McCann 11' Mackail-Smith 54' |
Report | Attendance: 11,920 Referee: Colin Webster |
| 29 May 2011 | Huddersfield Town | 0–3 | Peterborough United | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| 15:00 | Report | Rowe 78' Mackail-Smith 80' McCann 85' |
Attendance: 48,410 Referee: Steve Tanner |
FA Cup
| 6 November 2010 First round | Stockport County | 1–1 | Peterborough United | Edgeley Park |
| 15:00 | Griffin 20' | McLean 28' | Attendance: 2,001 |
| 16 November 2010 First round replay | Peterborough United | 4–1 | Stockport County | London Road Stadium |
| 19:45 | Langmead 24' Mackail-Smith 47' Tomlin 56' McLean 90' |
Tansey 72' | Attendance: 2,312 |
| 27 November 2010 Second round | Bury | 1–2 | Peterborough United | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Lowe 51' | Tomlin 13' Mackail-Smith 38' |
Attendance: 2,514 |
| 8 January 2011 Third round | Fulham | 6–2 | Peterborough United | Craven Cottage |
| 15:00 | Kamara 32', 59', 76' Etuhu 45' Gera 66' Greening 89' |
Tomlin 71' McCann 86' (pen.) |
Attendance: 15,936 |
League Cup
| 10 August 2010 First round | Peterborough United | 4–1 | Rotherham United | London Road Stadium |
| 19:45 | Bennett 34' Boyd 39' McLean 60' Mackail-Smith 85' |
Marshall 9' | Attendance: 4,145 |
| 24 August 2010 Second round | Peterborough United | 2–1 | Cardiff City | London Road Stadium |
| 19:45 | Mackail-Smith 74' Boyd 88' |
Bothroyd 31' | Attendance: 3,806 |
| 21 September 2010 Third round | Peterborough United | 1–3 | Swansea City | London Road Stadium |
| 19:45 | Mackail-Smith 7' | Sinclair 5', 41', 78' | Attendance: 4,164 |
Football League Trophy
| 5 October 2010 Northern section second round | Huddersfield Town | 3–2 | Peterborough United | Galpharm Stadium |
| 19:00 | Carey 6' Pilkington 12,14' |
McLean 51' Little 87' |
Attendance: 2,904 |
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