2009–10 Peterborough United F.C. season

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

Peterborough United
2009–10 season
ChairmanBarry Fry
Darragh MacAnthony
ManagerDarren Ferguson
Mark Cooper
Jim Gannon
Gary Johnson
Championship24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
Football League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: George Boyd (9)
All: George Boyd (12)
Highest home attendance12,711 (3 Oct vs. Nott'ham Forest)
Lowest home attendance5,451 (25 Aug vs. Ipswich Town)

Squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Joe Lewis
2 DF   ENG Kerrea Gilbert (on loan from Arsenal)
3 DF   CYP Tom Williams (at Preston North End)
4 DF   WAL Craig Morgan
5 DF   COD Gabriel Zakuani
6 DF   ENG Charlie Lee
7 FW   ENG Liam Dickinson (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
8 MF   EIR Lee Frecklington
9 FW   ENG Aaron McLean
10 MF   SCO George Boyd (at Nottingham Forest)
11 FW   ENG Izale McLeod (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
12 FW   SCO Craig Mackail-Smith
13 GK   EIR James McKeown
14 MF   ENG Tommy Rowe
15 MF   FRA Toumani Diagouraga (at Brentford)
16 DF   ENG Mark Little (on loan from Wolverhampton)
17 DF   ENG Jamie Day (at Dagenham & Redbridge)
18 MF   ENG Chris Whelpdale
19 MF   ENG Shaun Batt (at Millwall)
20 FW   ENG Ben Wright
24 DF   ENG Danny Andrew
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   ENG Sam Gaughran
22 MF   ARG Sergio Torres
23 MF   ENG Billy Crook
24 DF   ENG Danny Andrew
25 MF   ENG Dominic Green
26 FW   ENG Danny Mills
27 MF   ENG Romone McCrae
28 FW   ENG Kwesi Appiah
29 DF   ENG Ryan Bennett
30 DF   ENG Scott Griffiths
31 MF   ENG Nathan Koranteng
32 GK   ENG Sam Cole
33 MF   ENG Josh Simpson
34 DF   ENG Exodus Geohaghon
35 FW   ENG Reuben Reid (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)

Competitions edit

Championship edit

8 August 2009 1 Derby County 2–1 Peterborough United Pride Park
15:00 Addison   5'
Teale   87'
Boyd   84' Attendance: 33,010
15 August 2009 2 Peterborough United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday London Road
15:00 Mackail-Smith   61' O'Connor   21' Attendance: 10,747
18 August 2009 3 Peterborough United 2–3 West Bromwich Albion London Road
19:45 Mackail-Smith   45+1'
McLean   53'
Moore   3', 34'
Brunt   41'
Attendance: 8,752
22 August 2009 4 Preston North End 2–0 Peterborough United Deepdale
15:00 Mellor   8'
Jones   30'
Attendance: 11,549
31 August 2009 5 Peterborough United 1–1 Crystal Palace London Road
17:15 Batt   53' Lee   64' Attendance: 8,473
12 September 2009 6 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Peterborough United Loftus Road
15:00 Routledge   34' McLean   16' Attendance: 11,814
15 September 2009 7 Leicester City 1–1 Peterborough United Walkers Stadium
19:45 Fryatt   47' (pen.) Boyd   32' Attendance: 21,485
19 September 2009 8 Peterborough United 3–2 Reading London Road
15:00 Mackail-Smith   48'
McLean   54'
Boyd   90+1'
Sigurdsson   30'
Church   42'
Attendance: 8,521
26 September 2009 9 Blackpool 2–0 Peterborough United Bloomfield Road
15:00 Euell   3'
Bouazza   11'
Attendance: 7,718
29 September 2009 10 Peterborough United 1–2 Plymouth Argyle London Road
19:45 Mackail-Smith   86' Mackie   63'
Fallon   69'
Attendance: 7,114
3 October 2009 11 Peterborough United 1–2 Nottingham Forest London Road
15:00 McLean   50' Majewski   51'
Anderson   56'
Attendance: 12,711
17 October 2009 12 Bristol City 1–1 Peterborough United Ashton Gate
15:00 Skuse   31' Boyd   90' Attendance: 13,833
20 October 2009 13 Doncaster Rovers 3–1 Peterborough United Keepmoat Stadium
19:45 Sharp   17'
Shiels   21'
Shackell   85'
McLean   32' Attendance: 9,288
24 October 2009 14 Peterborough United 3–0 Scunthorpe United London Road
15:00 Boyd   25', 78' (pen.)
Mackail-Smith   45+1'
Attendance: 8,051
31 October 2009 15 Peterborough United 1–2 Barnsley London Road
15:00 Boyd   24' Bogdanovic   26'
Macken   39'
Attendance: 8,556
7 November 2009 16 Newcastle United 3–1 Peterborough United St James' Park
15:00 Gutierrez   15'
Carroll   18'
Simpson   52'
Keates   79' Attendance: 43,067
21 November 2009 17 Sheffield United 1–0 Peterborough United Bramall Lane
15:00 Camara   42' Attendance: 25,144
28 November 2009 18 Peterborough United 2–2 Middlesbrough London Road
15:00 Boyd   54'
Batt   76'
Kitson   28', 58' Attendance: 10,772
5 December 2009 19 Peterborough United 2–2 Swansea City London Road
15:00 Whelpdale   55'
McLean   90+5'
Trundle   84', 90+2' Attendance: 7,312
8 December 2009 20 Ipswich Town 0–0 Peterborough United Portman Road
19:45 Attendance: 19,975
12 December 2009 21 Coventry City 3–2 Peterborough United Ricoh Arena
15:00 Eastwood   34', 35', 72' Mackail-Smith   66', 71' Attendance: 15,190
19 December 2009 22 Peterborough United 2–1 Watford London Road
15:00 Frecklington   9'
Geohaghon   78'
Eustace   49' Attendance: 7,723
26 December 2009 23 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Peterborough United The Hawthorns
15:00 Moore   61'
Bennett   67' (o.g.)
Attendance: 24,924
28 December 2009 24 Peterborough United 4–4 Cardiff City London Road
15:00 Simpson   51', 90+2'
Lee   68'
Boyd   89'
Ledley   6', 23'
Bothroyd   34'
Whittingham   38'
Attendance: 9,796
16 January 2010 25 Peterborough United 0–3 Derby County London Road
15:00 Davies   45+4' (pen.)
Campbell   48', 75'
Attendance: 10,280

FA Cup edit

2 January 2010 3rd round Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Peterborough United Tottenham, London
Kranjčar   35', 57'
Defoe   70'
Keane   90+5' (pen.)
Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,862
Referee: Lee Mason

League Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Match Report
1 11 August 2009 Wycombe Wanderers Away Adams Park 0–4 2,078 Report
2 25 August 2009 Ipswich Town Home London Road 2–1 5,451 Report
3 22 September 2009 Newcastle United Home London Road 2–0 10,298 Report
4 27 October 2009 Blackburn Rovers Away Ewood Park 5–2 8,419 Report

References edit