2012–13 Peterborough United F.C. season explained

Season:	2012–13
League Result:	22nd (relegated)
Cup1 Result:	Third round
Cup2 Result:	Second round
League Topscorer:	Dwight Gayle (13)
Season Topscorer:	Dwight Gayle (13) Lee Tomlin (13)
Highest Attendance:	13,938 vs Sheffield Wednesday, 27 April
Lowest Attendance:	3,225 vs Southend United, 14 August
Average Attendance:	8,215
Nextseason:	2013–14
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The 2012–13 season is Peterborough United's second consecutive season in the Championship.

Events of the season

June

• 11 June – Mark Robson leaves to join Barnet as manager.^[1]
• 29 June – Preston North End midfielder Paul Coutts rejects an offer to re-join Peterborough.^[2]

July

• 4 July – Gavin Strachan is promoted to first team coach.^[3]
• 5 July – Stevenage rejects a joint £1 million bid for Lawrie Wilson and Michael Bostwick.^[4]
• 6 July – Defender Gabriel Zakuani is named club captain.^[5]

November

• 12 November – Tyrone Barnett, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Emile Sinclair and Gabriel Zakuani are placed on the transfer list following a breach of club discipline.^[6]

May

• 4 May – Peterborough are relegated back to League One following a 3–2 loss at Crystal Palace.

Championship data

Results summary

Squad

Statistics

|-|colspan="14"|Players currently out on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who left during the course of the season:|}

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	8	MF	Lee Tomlin	11	0	2	13
	34	FW	Dwight Gayle	13	0	0	13
3	11	MF	Grant McCann	8	0	0	8
4	10	MF	George Boyd	6	0	1	7
5	6	MF	Michael Bostwick	5	0	0	5
	14	MF	Tommy Rowe	5	0	0	5
7	12	FW	Emile Sinclair	3	0	0	3
	44	FW	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	3	0	0	3
9	7	MF	Danny Swanson	2	0	0	2
	26	FW	Paul Taylor	0	0	2	2
	38	FW	Saido Berahino	2	0	0	2
12	5	DF	Gabriel Zakuani	1	0	0	1
	9	FW	Tyrone Barnett	1	0	0	1
	17	MF	Joe Newell	0	0	1	1
	18	MF	Kane Ferdinand	1	0	0	1
	19	DF	Mark Little	1	0	0	1
	23	MF	Davide Petrucci	1	0	0	1
	24	DF	Kgosi Ntlhe	1	0	0	1
	31	DF	Scott Wootton	1	0	0	1
	33	MF	George Thorne	1	0	0	1
Total				64	0	6	70

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
1	GK	Bobby Olejnik	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	Shaun Brisley	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	Gabriel Zakuani	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
6	MF	Michael Bostwick	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
7	MF	Danny Swanson	6	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
8	MF	Lee Tomlin	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
9	FW	Tyrone Barnett	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10	MF	George Boyd	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
11	MF	Grant McCann	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
12	FW	Emile Sinclair	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17	MF	Joe Newell	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19	DF	Mark Little	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
20	DF	Nathaniel Knight-Percival	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
23	MF	Davide Petteruci	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	Lee Frecklington	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	DF	Kgosi Ntlhe	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
26	FW	Paul Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34	FW	Dwight Gayle	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
44	MF	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			55	1	2	0	2	0	59	1

Transfers

In

• Total spending: ~ £2,300,000+

Notes:¹Although officially undisclosed, the Peterborough Evening Telegraph reported the fee to be around £300,000.^[7]
2Although officially undisclosed, the Express and Star reported the fee to be £100,000.^[8]

Loans out

Fixtures and results

League Cup

Notes and References

1. News: Barnet appoint Mark Robson as new head coach . BBC Sport . 11 June 2012 . 11 June 2012.
2. News: Coutts won't reunite with ex-PNE boss . Peterborough Today . 29 June 2012 . 29 June 2012.
3. News: Gavin Strachan steps up as acting Peterborough first-team coach . BBC Sport . 4 July 2012 . 4 July 2012.
4. News: Reports claim Posh double transfer bid declined . Peterborough today . 5 July 2012 . 5 July 2012.
5. News: Zakuani Named Posh Skipper . The Posh Official Site . 6 July 2012 . 6 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120710111200/http://www.theposh.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10427~2833954%2C00.html . 10 July 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
6. News: Peterborough United fine and transfer-list four players . BBC Sport . 12 November 2012 . 12 November 2012.
7. News: Move to Posh is a dream come true for Bobby . Peterborough Evening Telegraph . 18 June 2012 . 18 June 2012.
8. News: Winger Mendez-Laing is first out of the exit at Molineux . Express and Star . 7 July 2012 . 7 July 2012.