2019–20 Peterborough United F.C. season explained

Club:Peterborough United
Season:2019–20
Manager:Darren Ferguson
Chairman:Darragh MacAnthony
Stadium:London Road Stadium
League:League One
League Result:7th (on PPG)
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:First round
Cup3:EFL Trophy
Cup3 Result:Second round
League Topscorer:Ivan Toney (24)
Season Topscorer:Ivan Toney (26)
Highest Attendance:10,071 (17 August 2019 v Ipswich Town)
Lowest Attendance:2,310 (4 December 2019 v Ipswich Town (EFL Trophy)
Average Attendance:7,371
Prevseason:2018–19
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The 2019–20 Peterborough United F.C. season was the club's 60th year in the Football League and their seventh consecutive season in the third tier, League One. Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Squad

No.NamePos.Nat.Place of BirthAgeAppsGoalsSigned fromDate signedFeeEnds
Goalkeepers
1 Christy PymGKExeter420Exeter City1 July 2019Free2022
25Conor O'MalleyGKWestport24340St Patrick's Athletic7 August 2017Undisclosed2020
26Aaron ChapmanGKRotherham390Accrington Stanley1 July 2018Free2020
Defenders
3 Dan ButlerLBCowes362Newport County1 July 2019Free2022
5 Mark BeeversCBBarnsley370Bolton Wanderers1 July 2019Free2022
6 Frankie KentCBRomford342Colchester United1 July 2019Undisclosed2022
15Nathan ThompsonRBChester190Portsmouth16 August 2019Free2021
16Rhys BennettCBAshton-in-Makerfield634Mansfield Town1 July 2018Free2020
18Frazer Blake-TracyLBDereham24170King's Lynn Town1 July 2019Undisclosed2021
24Niall MasonRBBrighton370Free Agent1 July 2019Free2021
30Sam CartwrightCBSt Neots20Academy1 July 2017Free2022
Midfielders
8 Josh KnightCMFleckney343Leicester City2 August 2019Loan2020
9 Sammie SzmodicsAMColchester104Bristol City16 January 2020Loan2020
12Reece BrownCMDudley110Huddersfield Town3 January 2020Loan2020
14Louis ReedCMBarnsley652Sheffield United1 July 2018Undisclosed2021
20Serhat TasdemirRMBlackburn160AFC Fylde1 July 2019Undisclosed2022
21George BoydRMChatham32075Sheffield Wednesday15 July 2019Free2021
23Joe WardLWChelmsford10410Woking10 January 2018Undisclosed2021
29Jack TaylorCMHammersmith112Barnet7 January 2020£500,000Undisclosed
32Harrison BurrowsAMMurrow100Academy13 January 2019Trainee2021
Forwards
7Mohamed EisaCFKhartoum3516Bristol City1 July 2019Undisclosed2023
10Siriki DembéléLW7613Grimsby Town1 July 2018Undisclosed2021
17Ivan ToneyCFNorthampton9449Newcastle United9 August 2018UndisclosedUndisclosed
27Idris KanuCFLondon371Aldershot Town1 August 2017Undisclosed2023
37Ricky Jade-JonesCFPeterborough 164Academy8 November 2019Trainee2020
Out on loan
2Jason NaismithRBPaisley511Ross County1 July 2018Undisclosed2021
4Alex WoodyardCMGravesend700Lincoln City1 July 2018Undisclosed2020
11Marcus MaddisonLW/AMDurham24962Gateshead27 August 2014£250,0002020
19George CooperAMWarrington425Crewe Alexandra18 January 2018Undisclosed2021
22Mark O'HaraCMBarrhead294Dundee1 July 2018Undisclosed2021
31Kyle BarkerCM1940Academy25 March 2019Trainee2021
Callum CookeAMPeterlee201Middlesbrough30 July 2018Free2020

Statistics

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Goals record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Total
117CF2420026
27 CF1420016
311LM910010
410LW50016
523LW30025
69 AM40004
37CF02024
88 CB30003
93 LB20002
6 CB11002
29CM20002
1214CM10001
27CF00011
Total 6680680

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Nat.Po. Name League OneLeague TrophyTotal
117CFIvan Toney 9001001000001100
23 LBDan Butler 600100000100800
15RB410100000100610
424RBNiall Mason 500100100000700
54 CMAlex Woodyard 300200000000500
5 CBMark Beevers 210100000000310
6 CBFrankie Kent 210000100000310
8 CBJosh Knight 500000000000500
914CMLouis Reed 110000000000110
10 7 CFMohamed Eisa 200000000000200
9 AMSammie Szmodics 200000000000200
10LWSiriki Dembélé 101000000000101
12CM100100000000200
18LBFrazer Blake-Tracy 200000000000200
21RMGeorge Boyd 200000000000200
23LWJoe Ward 100000000100200
1811LMMarcus Maddison 100000000000100
14CMLouis Reed 000100000000100
16CBRhys Bennett 100000000000100
20RMSerhat Tasdemir 000000000100100
29CM100000000000100
34RMArchie Jones 000000000100100
Total 50419003005006741

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
1 July 2019 Free transfer [1]
1 July 2019 Compensation [2]
1 July 2019 Free transfer [3]
1 July 2019 Undisclosed [4]
1 July 2019 Undisclosed [5]
1 July 2019 Free transfer [6]
1 July 2019 Free transfer [7]
1 July 2019 Undisclosed [8]
15 July 2019 Free transfer [9]
16 August 2019 Free transfer [10]
1 October 2019 Free transfer [11]
7 January 2020 £500,000 [12]

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate untilRef.
2 August 2019 30 June 2020 [13]
3 January 2020 30 June 2020 [14]
16 January 2020 30 June 2020 [15]

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate untilRef.
29 July 2019 1 January 2020 [16]
22 August 2019 30 June 2020 [17]
29 August 2019 30 June 2020 [18]
2 September 2019 30 June 2020 [19]
2 September 2019 30 June 2020 [20]
14 December 2019 21 December 2019 [21]
3 January 2020 30 June 2020 [22]
17 January 2020 Bradley Rolt February 2020 [23]
31 January 2020 30 June 2020 [24]
19 February 2020 30 June 2020 [25]

Transfers out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
1 July 2019 Released [26]
1 July 2019 Released [27]
1 July 2019 Released [28]
1 July 2019 Luke Strachan Free transfer [29]
1 July 2019 Released [30]
25 July 2019 Free transfer [31]
27 July 2019 Undisclosed [32]
6 August 2019 £750,000 [33]
3 September 2019 Mutual consent [34]

Pre-season

The Posh announced pre-season friendlies against St Mirren,[35] Stamford,[36] Kettering Town,[37] Stevenage,[38] Barnet[39] Grimsby Town[40] and Deeping Rangers.[36]

Competitions

League One

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.[41]

FA Cup

See main article: 2019–20 FA Cup.

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[42] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.[43] The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[44]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup.

The first round draw was made on 20 June.[45]

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy.

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[46] The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports.[47]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bolton defender Mark Beevers completes Peterborough move . . 24 May 2019.
  2. Web site: King's Lynn Town defender Frazer Blake-Tracy joins League One Peterborough United . . 22 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Peterborough United sign Newport County defender . . 30 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Posh Swoop For Eisa In Club Record Deal . . 1 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Posh Secure Signing Of Colchester Defender . . 22 June 2019.
  6. Web site: Mason Completes Posh Move . . 7 June 2019.
  7. Web site: Posh Land Highly-Rated Goalkeeper . . 29 May 2019.
  8. Web site: Peterborough United sign a hot young property from National League Fylde . . 24 May 2019.
  9. Web site: Huge Coup As Posh Swoop For Boyd . . 15 July 2019.
  10. Web site: Posh Swoop For Experienced Full-Back . . 16 August 2019.
  11. Web site: Posh Complete Signing Of Young Defender . . 1 October 2019.
  12. Web site: Posh Secure Signature Of Bees Midfielder . . 7 January 2019.
  13. Web site: Knight Re-joins Posh On Season-Long Loan Deal . . 2 August 2019.
  14. Web site: Reece Brown Joins Peterborough . . 3 January 2020.
  15. News: Posh Secure Loan Signing Of Szmodics . 16 January 2020 . Peterborough United F.C..
  16. Web site: Sam Cartwright . . 6 August 2019.
  17. Web site: Midfielder Cooke signs for Bradford City . . 22 August 2019.
  18. Web site: Cooper Signs On . . 29 August 2019.
  19. Web site: Jason Naismith Becomes Tenth Summer Signing . . 3 September 2019 . 3 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190903082823/http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/10264 . dead .
  20. Web site: Mark O'Hara Signs For Motherwell . . 2 September 2019.
  21. Web site: Chapman joins on emergency loan . . 15 December 2019.
  22. Web site: Rovers sign Woodyard on loan . . 3 January 2020.
  23. News: Loan Duo Sign On . 17 January 2020 . Welling United F.C..
  24. News: Maddison Joins Hull In Loan Move . 31 January 2020 . Peterborough United F.C..
  25. News: Wrexham AFC sign Kyle Barker on loan from Peterborough United . 19 February 2020 . . 26 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926184832/https://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/signed-wrexham-afc-sign-kyle-barker-on-loan-from-peterborough-united . dead .
  26. Web site: Albion Sign Posh Defender . . 29 July 2019 . 29 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190729160206/https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2019/july/albion-sign-posh-defender/ . dead .
  27. Web site: Club Confirm Retained And Released List . . 7 May 2019.
  28. Web site: Barrow AFC make first summer signing as striker Morgan Penfold joins on two-year contract . . 22 May 2019.
  29. Web site: Gordon Strachan's grandson in Dundee squad as teenager nears family tree moment . Daily Recordp . 6 August 2019.
  30. Web site: Tafazolli Pens Permanent Deal . https://web.archive.org/web/20190718171334/https://www.hullcitytigers.com/tafazolli-pens-permanent-deal/ . dead . 18 July 2019 . . 18 July 2019 .
  31. Web site: Cameroon internationals Njie and Bassong secure transfers . . 6 August 2019.
  32. Web site: FGR land heavy hitter Matty Stevens . . 27 July 2019 . 27 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190727103740/https://www.fgr.co.uk/news/july-2019/signing-fgr-land-heavy-hitter-matty-stevens . dead .
  33. Web site: Matt Godden Joins Sky Blues . . 6 August 2019.
  34. Web site: Buckley-Ricketts Departs Posh . . 3 September 2019.
  35. Web site: Posh Confirm Friendly In Spain . . 6 July 2019.
  36. Web site: Posh Confirm Two Friendly Fixtures . . 1 June 2019.
  37. Web site: Posh Confirm Friendly With Poppies . . 1 June 2019.
  38. Web site: Posh Confirm Friendly At Stevenage . . 1 June 2019.
  39. Web site: Friendly At The Hive Confirmed . . 1 June 2019.
  40. Web site: Posh To Face Mariners In Friendly . . 1 June 2019.
  41. Web site: Sky Bet League One fixtures 2019/20 . . 20 June 2019.
  42. Web site: FA Cup first-round draw . . 24 October 2019.
  43. Web site: Emirates FA Cup second round Draw Made At Oaklands Park . . 16 November 2019.
  44. Web site: Liverpool to host Everton in FA Cup third round . . 3 December 2019.
  45. Web site: Carabao Cup first-round draw . . 20 June 2019.
  46. Web site: EFL Trophy Round One Group Stage Draw . . 9 July 2019.
  47. Web site: Leasing.com Trophy Round Two draw confirmed . . 16 November 2019.

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