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

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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

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Championship

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Scunthorpe United 46 14 10 22 62 84 −22 52
21 Crystal Palace 46 14 17 15 50 53 −3 49[a]
22 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 46 11 14 21 49 69 −20 47 Relegation to Football League One
23 Plymouth Argyle (R) 46 11 8 27 43 68 −25 41
24 Peterborough United (R) 46 8 10 28 46 80 −34 34
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Crystal Palace were given a ten-point deduction for entering administration.[1]

Matches

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Championship match details
Date Opponent Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance Ref.
8 August 2009 Derby County Away L 1–2 Boyd 84' (pen.) 33,010 [2]
15 August 2009 Sheffield Wednesday Home D 1–1 Mackail-Smith 61' 10,747 [3]
18 August 2009 West Bromwich Albion Home L 2–3 Mackail-Smith 45+1', McLean 53' 8,752 [4]
22 August 2009 Preston North End Away L 0–2 11,549 [5]
31 August 2009 Crystal Palace Home D 1–1 Batt 53' 8,473 [6]
12 September 2009 Queens Park Rangers Away D 1–1 McLean 16' 11,814 [7]
15 September 2009 Leicester City Away D 1–1 Boyd 32' (pen.) 21,485 [8]
19 September 2009 Reading Home W 3–2 Mackail-Smith 48', McLean 54', Boyd 90+1' 8,521 [9]
26 September 2009 Blackpool Away L 0–2 7,728 [10]
29 September 2009 Plymouth Argyle Home L 1–2 Mackail-Smith 86' 7,114 [11]
3 October 2009 Nottingham Forest Home L 1–2 McLean 50' 12,711 [12]
17 October 2009 Bristol City Away D 1–1 Boyd 90' 13,833 [13]
20 October 2009 Doncaster Rovers Away L 1–3 McLean 32' 9,288 [14]
24 October 2009 Scunthorpe United Home W 3–0 Boyd 25', 78' (pen.), Mackail-Smith 45+1' 8,051 [15]
31 October 2009 Barnsley Home L 1–2 Boyd 24' (pen.) 8,556 [16]
7 November 2009 Newcastle United Away L 1–3 Keates 79' 43,067 [17]
21 November 2009 Sheffield United Away L 0–1 25,144 [18]
28 November 2009 Middlesbrough Home D 2–2 Boyd 54', Batt 76' 10,772 [19]
5 December 2009 Swansea City Home D 2–2 Whelpdale 55', McLean 90+5' 7,312 [20]
8 December 2009 Ipswich Town Away D 0–0 19,975 [21]
12 December 2009 Coventry City Away L 2–3 Mackail-Smith 66', 71' 15,190 [22]
19 December 2009 Watford Home W 2–1 Frecklington 9', Geohaghon 78' 7,723 [23]
26 December 2009 West Bromwich Albion Away L 0–2 24,924 [24]
28 December 2009 Cardiff City Home D 4–4 Simpson 51', 90+2', Lee 68', Boyd 89' 9,796 [25]
16 January 2010 Derby County Home L 0–3 10,280 [26]
23 January 2010 Sheffield Wednesday Away L 1–2 Livermore 76' 24,882 [27]
26 January 2010 Preston North End Home L 0–1 7,134 [28]
30 January 2010 Crystal Palace Away L 0–2 14,699 [29]
6 February 2010 Queens Park Rangers Home W 1–0 McLean 9' 8,933 [30]
9 February 2010 Cardiff City Away L 0–2 17,686 [31]
13 February 2010 Middlesbrough Away L 0–1 18,412 [32]
16 February 2010 Ipswich Town Home W 3–1 Dickinson 47', Frecklington 63', Morgan 85' 9,428 [33]
27 February 2010 Swansea City Away L 0–1 16,175 [34]
6 March 2010 Coventry City Home L 0–1 10,469 [35]
9 March 2010 Sheffield United Home W 1–0 Mackail-Smith 40' 6,674 [36]
13 March 2010 Watford Away W 1–0 Dickinson 51' 16,591 [37]
16 March 2010 Doncaster Rovers Home L 1–2 Lee 55' 6,773 [38]
20 March 2010 Nottingham Forest Away L 0–1 24,582 [39]
23 March 2010 Scunthorpe United Away L 0–4 4,995 [40]
27 March 2010 Bristol City Home L 0–1 6,445 [41]
3 April 2010 Newcastle United Home L 2–3 Green 11', Dickinson 76' 12,877 [42]
5 April 2010 Barnsley Away D 2–2 Bennett 5', Rowe 77' 11,290 [43]
10 April 2010 Leicester City Home L 1–2 Rowe 63' 9,651 [44]
17 April 2010 Reading Away L 0–6 15,982 [45]
24 April 2010 Blackpool Home L 0–1 7,812 [46]
2 May 2010 Plymouth Argyle Away W 2–1 Mackail-Smith 63', 69' 8,557 [47]

FA Cup

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FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance Ref.
Third round 2 January 2010 Tottenham Hotspur Away L 0–4 35,862 [48]

League Cup

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League Cup match details
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 11 August 2009 Wycombe Wanderers Away W 4–0 McLean 24', Rowe 33', Boyd 59', Frecklington 68' 2,078 [49]
Second round 25 August 2009 Ipswich Town Home W 2–1 Frecklington 32', Boyd 64' 5,451 [50]
Third round 22 September 2009 Newcastle United Home W 2–0 Mackail-Smith 20', Williams 31' 10,298 [51]
Fourth round 27 October 2009 Blackburn Rovers Away L 2–5 Whelpdale 17', Boyd 50' 8,419 [52]

References

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