2011–12 Peterborough United F.C. season explained

Season:	2011–12
League Result:	18th
Cup1 Result:	Third round
Cup2 Result:	Second round
League Topscorer:	Paul Taylor (12)
Season Topscorer:	Paul Taylor (12)
Highest Attendance:	League: 13,517 vs West Ham United (27 March 2012) All: 13,517 vs West Ham United (27 March 2012)
Lowest Attendance:	League: 6,351 vs Cardiff City (18 October 2011) All: 6,351 vs Cardiff City (18 October 2011)
Average Attendance:	League: 9,766 All: 9,766
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Nextseason:	2012–13

The 2011–12 season was Peterborough United's 51st season in the Football League, competing in the Football League Championship after being promoted from Football League One, beating Huddersfield Town 3–0 in the Play-off final.

Squad

Detailed overview

No.	Name	Nat.	Place of birth	Date of birth	Club apps.	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Previous club	Date joined	Fee
1	Joe Lewis		Broome, Norfolk	6 October 1987	200	0	–	–	Norwich City	8 January 2008	£400,000
2	Mark Little		Worcester	20 August 1988	53	1	–	–	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30 June 2010	Free
3	Matthew Briggs		London	9 March 1991	–	–	–	–	Fulham	7 February 2012	Loan
4	Ryan Bennett		Orsett	6 March 1990	96	7	–	–	Norwich City	31 January 2012	Loan
5	Gabriel Zakuani		Kinshasa	31 May 1986	107	3	1	0	Fulham	1 January 2009	£500,000
7	Nicky Ajose		Bury	7 October 1991	–	–	–	–	Manchester United	5 July 2011	£300,000
8	Lee Tomlin		Leicester	12 January 1988	47	11	–	–	Rushden & Diamonds	6 August 2010	Undisclosed
9	David Ball		Whitefield, Greater Manchester	14 December 1989	21	5	–	–	Manchester City	31 January 2011	Undisclosed
10	George Boyd		Chatham	2 October 1985	215	60	–	–	Stevenage	1 January 2007	£260,000
11	Grant McCann		Belfast	14 April 1980	45	13	33	4	Scunthorpe United	24 May 2010	Free
12	Emile Sinclair		Leeds	29 December 1987	–	–	–	–	Macclesfield Town	31 August 2011	£250,000
13	Joe Day			13 August 1990	–	–	–	–	Rushden & Diamonds	7 April 2011	Undisclosed
14	Tommy Rowe		Wythenshawe	24 September 1988	78	9	–	–	Stockport County	1 July 2009	Undisclosed
15	David Hibbert		Stafford	28 January 1986	12	1	–	–	Shrewsbury Town	31 May 2010	Free
16	Ryan Tunnicliffe		Bury	30 December 1992	–	–	–	–	Manchester United	1 July 2011	Loan
17	Joe Newell		Birmingham	15 March 1992	2	0	–	–	N/A	21 April 2011	Trainee
18	Shaun Brisley		Macclesfield	6 May 1990	-	-	-	-	Macclesfield Town	9 February 2012	Loan
19	Barry Richardson		Wallsend	5 August 1969	–	–	–	–	Cheltenham Town	3 February 2010	Free
20	Tyrone Barnett		Birmingham	28 October 1985	–	–	–	–	Crawley Town	21 February 2012	Loan
21	Daniel Kearns		Belfast	26 August 1991	–	–	–	–	Dundalk	30 August 2011	Undisclosed
23	Lee Frecklington		Lincoln	8 September 1985	57	3	–	–	Lincoln City	15 May 2009	Undisclosed
25	Nathan Ralph		Great Dunmow	14 February 1993	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2011	Trainee
26	Paul Taylor		Liverpool	4 October 1987	–	–	–	–	Anderlecht	28 February 2011	Free
27	Craig Alcock		Truro	8 December 1987	–	–	–	–	Yeovil Town	7 July 2011	Undisclosed
28	Paul Jones		Snodland	28 June 1986	–	–	–	–	Exeter City	24 June 2011	Free
–	Danny Mills		Peterborough	27 November 1991	3	0	–	–	Crawley Town	24 July 2009	Undisclosed
–	Scott Griffiths		London	27 November 1985	21	0	–	–	Dagenham & Redbridge	22 January 2010	Undisclosed

Friendly matches

Championship

See main article: 2011–12 Football League Championship.

Results

FA Cup

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

N	P	Name				Total
26	FW	Paul Taylor	12	0	0	12
12	FW	Emile Sinclair	10	0	0	10
8	FW	Lee Tomlin	8	0	1	9
10	MF	George Boyd	7	0	1	8
11	MF	Grant McCann	8	0	0	8
9	FW	David Ball	4	0	2	6
23	MF	Lee Frecklington	5	0	0	5
20	FW	Tyrone Barnett	4	0	0	4
14	MF	Tommy Rowe	4	0	0	4
4	DF	Ryan Bennett	1	0	0	1
2	DF	Mark Little	1	0	0	1
17	MF	Joe Newell	1	0	0	1
5	DF	Gabriel Zakuani	1	0	0	1
Totals			65	0	4	69

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
23	MF	Lee Frecklington	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
8	FW	Lee Tomlin	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
11	FW	Grant McCann	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
27	DF	Craig Alcock	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
4	DF	Ryan Bennett	3	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
10	MF	George Boyd	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
26	FW	Paul Taylor	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
14	MF	Tommy Rowe	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
5	DF	Gabriel Zakuani	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
29	MF	Kgosi Ntlhe	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6	DF	Scott Wootton	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
20	FW	Tyrone Barnett	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	Matthew Briggs	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	DF	Shaun Brisley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF	Daniel Kearns	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	DF	Tom Kennedy	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	MF	Joe Newell	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	FW		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			53	2	1	0	2	0	57	2

Penalties

Date	Penalty taker	Scored	Opponent	Competition
9 August	Lee Tomlin		Stevenage	League Cup Round 1
20 August	Grant McCann		Ipswich Town	Championship Match 4
18 October	Grant McCann		Cardiff City	Championship Match 12

Suspensions served

Date	Matches Missed	Player	Reason	Opponents Missed
22 October	3			Watford (A), Southampton (A), Derby County (H)
1 November	1			Derby County (H), Birmingham City (A), Middlesbrough (H)

Transfers

In

• Total spending: ~ £550,000+

Notes: ¹Although officially undisclosed, The Evening Telegraph reported the fee to be £300,000.^[1]

Out

• Total income: ~ £5,700,000+

Notes: ¹Although officially undisclosed The Evening Telegraph reported the transfer fee was £2.5 million.^[2]

²Although officially undisclosed The Evening Telegraph reported the transfer fee was £3.2 million.

Contracts

Overall summary

Summary

Games played	49 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games won	14 (13 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games drawn	11 (11 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost	24 (22 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored	70 (66 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Goals conceded	84 (77 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 5 League Cup)
Goal difference	-14
Clean sheets	4 (4 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow cards	57 (53 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Red cards	2 (2 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst discipline	5, 1 Lee Frecklington & Lee Tomlin
Best result	7–1 vs Ipswich Town
Worst result	0–3 vs Portsmouth & Millwall
Most appearances	Ryan Bennett (34)
Top scorer	12, Paul Taylor
Points	50

Competition summary

Notes and References

1. News: Posh bid for Ajose accepted by Man Utd . The Evening Telegraph . Alan Swann . 5 July 2011 . 5 July 2011 . 6 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706051611/http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/football/peterborough-united/posh_bid_for_ajose_accepted_by_man_utd_1_2831169 . dead .
2. News: Mackail-Smith signs for Brighton . The Evening Telegraph . Alan Swann . 4 July 2011 . 4 July 2011 . 6 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706051556/http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/football/peterborough-united/mackail_smith_signs_for_brighton_1_2831852 . dead .