2020–21 Peterborough United F.C. season

Peterborough United
2020–21 season
Chairman	Darragh MacAnthony
Manager	Darren Ferguson
Stadium	Weston Homes Stadium
League One	2nd (promoted)
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: Jonson Clarke-Harris (31); All: Jonson Clarke-Harris (33)

The 2020–21 Peterborough United F.C. season was the club's 87th season in their history and the eighth consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

With a 3–3 draw against Lincoln City on 1 May 2021, Peterborough secured automatic promotion to the Championship, making a return to the second division after an eight-year absence.[1]

First-team squad

As of 18 January 2021

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

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps.	Goals	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1	Christy Pym	GK	(1995-04-24) 24 April 1995	87	0	2019	Exeter City	Free
13	Dániel Gyollai	GK	(1997-04-07)7 April 1997 (aged 24)	4	0	2020	Wigan Ahtletic	Free
21	Josef Bursik	GK	(2000-07-12)12 July 2000 (aged 20)	5	0	2021	Stoke City	Loan
Defenders
2	Ronnie Edwards	CB/DM	(2003-03-28)28 March 2003 (aged 18)	6	0	2020	Barnet	Undisclosed
3	Dan Butler	LB/LM	(1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 26)	80	3	2019	Newport County	Free
4	Nathan Thompson	CB/RB/DM	(1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 30)	61	2	2019	Portsmouth	Free
5	Mark Beevers	CB/LB	(1989-11-21)21 November 1989 (aged 31)	85	0	2019	Bolton Wanderers	Free
6	Frankie Kent	CB	(1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 25)	83	4	2019	Colchester United	£360,000
18	Frazer Blake-Tracy	LB/CB	(1995-09-10)10 September 1995 (aged 25)	32	0	2019	King's Lynn Town	Pre contract agreement
24	Niall Mason	RB/CB/LB	(1997-01-10)10 January 1997 (aged 24)	70	2	2019	Doncaster Rovers	Free
Midfielders
8	Jack Taylor	CM/RM/RB	(1998-06-23) 23 June 1998	50	9	2020	Barnet	£500,000
12	Reece Brown	AM/CM	(1996-03-06)6 March 1996 (aged 25)	55	2	2020	Huddersfield Town	Loan
14	Louis Reed	CM/DM	(1997-06-25) 25 June 1997	84	3	2018	Sheffield United	Undisclosed
15	Sammie Szmodics	AM/LW/CM	(1995-09-24)24 September 1995 (aged 25)	55	19	2020	Bristol City	Undisclosed
16	Harrison Burrows	LM/LB/CM	(2002-01-12)12 January 2002 (aged 19)	36	1	2017	Academy	Trainee
22	Ethan Hamilton	CM/LM/LB	(1998-10-18)18 October 1998 (aged 22)	41	1	2020	Manchester United	Free
23	Joe Ward	RM/RW/RB	(1995-08-22)22 August 1995 (aged 25)	145	14	2018	Woking	Undisclosed
26	Flynn Clarke	AM	(2002-08-14)14 August 2002 (aged 19)	11	3	2019	Academy	Trainee
27	Kyle Barker	DM/CM	(2000-12-16)16 December 2000 (aged 20)	3	0	2020	Academy	Trainee
34	Archie Jones	CM	(2001-06-13) 13 June 2001	1	0	2019	Academy	Trainee
Forwards
7	Mohamed Eisa	CF/LW/RW	(1994-07-12)12 July 1994 (aged 26)	71	21	2019	Bristol City	Undisclosed
9	Jonson Clarke-Harris	CF	(1994-07-21)21 July 1994 (aged 26)	48	33	2020	Bristol Rovers	£1,250,000
10	Siriki Dembélé	RW/LW/CF	(1996-09-07)7 September 1996 (aged 24)	122	26	2018	Grimsby Town	Undisclosed
17	Ricky Jade-Jones	CF/SS/LW	(2002-11-08) 8 November 2002	33	5	2019	Academy	Trainee
19	Idris Kanu	RW/CF	(1999-12-05)5 December 1999 (aged 21)	63	3	2017	Aldershot Town	Undisclosed
Out on Loan
11	Ryan Broom	RM/CM/AM	(1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 24)	18	1	2020	Cheltenham Town	Undisclosed
20	Serhat Tasdemir	RM/CM/LM	(2000-07-21)21 July 2000 (aged 20)	20	1	2019	AFC Fylde	Undisclosed
30	Sam Cartwright	CB	(2000-07-08)8 July 2000 (aged 20)	2	0	2017	Academy	Trainee

Statistics

As of 9 May 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Christy Pym	44	0	40+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Ronnie Edwards	6	0	2+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Dan Butler	42	1	38+2	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Nathan Thompson	42	1	38+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Mark Beevers	47	0	44+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Frankie Kent	48	2	44+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
7	FW	SDN	Mohamed Eisa	35	5	6+21	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	4+2	3
8	MF	IRL	Jack Taylor	38	9	34+1	6	1+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	1
9	FW	ENG	Jonson Clarke-Harris	48	33	44+0	31	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+1	2
10	FW	SCO	Siriki Dembélé	44	13	37+4	11	1+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	1
12	MF	ENG	Reece Brown	43	2	33+5	2	0+1	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
13	GK	HUN	Dániel Gyollai	4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Louis Reed	19	1	11+5	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
15	MF	ENG	Sammie Szmodics	44	15	39+2	14	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	1
16	MF	ENG	Harrison Burrows	26	1	8+12	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	5+1	0
17	FW	ENG	Ricky Jade-Jones	17	1	1+15	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
18	DF	ENG	Frazer Blake-Tracy	14	0	3+5	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	5+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Idris Kanu	24	2	7+10	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	5+1	0
21	GK	ENG	Josef Bursik	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	SCO	Ethan Hamilton	40	1	13+20	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	6+0	1
23	MF	ENG	Joe Ward	39	4	34+2	4	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
24	DF	ENG	Niall Mason	32	2	6+20	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	4+1	1
26	MF	SCO	Flynn Clarke	10	3	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	4+1	3
27	MF	ENG	Kyle Barker	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
32	GK	ENG	Will Blackmore	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	DF	ENG	Benjamin Mensah	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
37	MF	ENG	Charlie O'Connell	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
42	FW	POR	Adler Nascimento	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players out on loan:
11	MF	WAL	Ryan Broom	17	1	5+10	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF	AZE	Serhat Tasdemir	3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
Players who left the club:
21	MF	SCO	George Boyd	1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
25	DF	SCO	Jason Naismith	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0

Disciplinary record

As of 8 May 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	4		DF	Nathan Thompson	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0
2	5		DF	Mark Beevers	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0
3	6		DF	Frankie Kent	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
4	10		FW	Siriki Dembélé	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
5	8		MF	Jack Taylor	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
5	22		MF	Ethan Hamilton	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0
7	3		DF	Dan Butler	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	9		FW	Jonson Clarke-Harris	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
8	12		MF	Reece Brown	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
10	15		MF	Sammie Szmodics	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	1		GK	Christy Pym	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	14		MF	Louis Reed	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	18		DF	Frazer Blake-Tracy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
14	16		MF	Harrison Burrows	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	23		MF	Joe Ward	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	24		DF	Niall Mason	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	26		MF	Flynn Clarke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					63	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	70	2	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
30 July 2020	GK	Dániel Gyollai	Wigan Athletic	Free transfer	[2]
10 August 2020	CB	Ronnie Edwards	Barnet	Undisclosed	[3]
13 August 2020	CM	Ethan Hamilton	Manchester United	Free transfer	[4]
24 August 2020	RM	Ryan Broom	Cheltenham Town	Undisclosed	[5]
27 August 2020	CF	Jonson Clarke-Harris	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	[6]
8 September 2020	AM	Sammie Szmodics	Bristol City	Undisclosed	[7]

Loans in

Date from	Pos.	Nat.	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
17 August 2020	AM		Reece Brown	Huddersfield Town	30 June 2021	[8]
8 April 2021	GK		Josef Bursik	Stoke City	30 June 2021	[9]

Loans out

Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
21 September 2020	CM	Archie Jones	Bishop's Stortford	October 2020	[10]
24 September 2020	CB	Sam Cartwright	Woking		[11]
9 October 2020	DM	Kyle Barker	King's Lynn Town	January 2021	[12]
1 February 2021	RM	Ryan Broom	Burton Albion	End of season	[13]
1 February 2021	RM	Serhat Tasdemir	Oldham Athletic	End of season	[14]
11 February 2021	CF	Bradley Rolt	Bohemians	End of season	[15]

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	CB	Rhys Bennett	Carlisle United	Released	[16][17]
1 July 2020	GK	Aaron Chapman	Motherwell	Released	[16][18]
1 July 2020	AM	Callum Cooke	Bradford City	Released	[16][19]
1 July 2020	AM	Marcus Maddison	Charlton Athletic	Released	[16][20]
1 July 2020	DM	Mark O'Hara	Motherwell	Undisclosed	[21]
1 July 2020	GK	Conor O'Malley	Retired	—	[16][22]
1 July 2020	CM	Alex Woodyard	AFC Wimbledon	Released	[16][23]
1 September 2020	CF	Ivan Toney	Brentford	£5,000,000	[24]
2 September 2020	LW	George Cooper	Plymouth Argyle	Undisclosed	[25]
3 November 2020	LW	George Boyd	Salford City	Released	[16][26]
7 December 2020	RB	Jason Naismith	Ross County	Released	[27][28]
18 February 2021	CB	Bobby Copping	Retired	—	[29]

Pre-season

1 August 2020 Friendly	Stamford	0–1	Peterborough United	Stamford
15:00 BST		Report	Rolt 72'	Stadium: The Zeeco Stadium

4 August 2020 Friendly	Peterborough United	4–2	Peterborough Sports	Peterborough
18:30 BST	Cartwright 4' Cooper 19' Jones 27' (o.g.) Kanu 45'	Report	Macleod 37' Johnson 80'	Stadium: Mick George Training Academy

8 August 2020 Friendly	Peterborough United	8–0	Kettering Town	Peterborough
12:00 BST	Eisa x2 Rolt x3 Taylor x1 Clarke x1 Cooper x1	Report		Stadium: Mick George Training Academy

11 August 2020 Friendly	Mansfield Town	0–2	Peterborough United	Mansfield
12:00 BST		Report	Dembélé (pen) Boyd	Stadium: The John Fretwell Sporting Complex

18 August 2020 Friendly	Peterborough United	3–0	Stoke City Under-23s	Burton upon Trent
14:00 BST	Burrows Jones Toney	Report		Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

19 August 2020 Friendly	Peterborough United	1–2	Derby County	Burton upon Trent
14:00 BST	Dembélé	Report	Sibley Shonibare	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

25 August 2020 Friendly	Colchester United	1–3	Peterborough United	Colchester
13:00 BST	Brown 82'	Report	Butler 29', 52' Dembélé 32'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium

25 August 2020 Friendly	Colchester United	0–2	Peterborough United	Colchester
15:30 BST		Report	Jones 31', 34'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium

29 August 2020 Friendly	Peterborough United	1–2	Coventry City	Peterborough
13:00 BST	Broom 72'	Report	Godden 56' O'Hare 85'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0

29 August 2020 Friendly	Peterborough United	2–3	Coventry City	Peterborough
15:20 BST	Jones 30' Eisa 73'	Report	Bakayoko 22', 64' Jones 60'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0

Competitions

EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Hull City (C, P)	46	27	8	11	80	38	+42	89	Promotion to the EFL Championship
2	Peterborough United (P)	46	26	9	11	83	46	+37	87	Promotion to the EFL Championship
3	Blackpool (O, P)	46	23	11	12	60	37	+23	80	Qualification for League One play-offs
4	Sunderland	46	20	17	9	70	42	+28	77
5	Lincoln City	46	22	11	13	69	50	+19	77
6	Oxford United	46	22	8	16	77	56	+21	74
7	Charlton Athletic	46	20	14	12	70	56	+14	74
8	Portsmouth	46	21	9	16	65	51	+14	72

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[30]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	26	9	11	83	46	+37	87	15	5	3	52	22	+30	11	4	8	31	24	+7

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	W
Position	23	15	19	8	5	4	4	2	4	1	1	1	2	2	3	5	4	3	5	5	5	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[31]

12 September 2020 1	Accrington Stanley	2–0	Peterborough United	Accrington
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

19 September 2020 2	Peterborough United	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Kent 49' Thompson 63' Taylor 90+1' Szmodics 90+5'	Report	Camps 55' Burns 57'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

26 September 2020 3	Sunderland	1–0	Peterborough United	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Scowen 6' O'Brien 62' Leadbitter 81' (pen.) Gooch 84'	Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham

3 October 2020 4	Peterborough United	3–1	Swindon Town	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Clarke-Harris 48' 69' (pen.) Broom 78'	Report	Payne 6' Baudry 45' Caddis 68' Grounds 90+1'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty

10 October 2020 5	Northampton Town	0–2	Peterborough United	Northampton
15:00 BST	Hoskins 51' Korboa 73' Watson 85'	Report	Thompson 33' Brown 80'	Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable

17 October 2020 6	Peterborough United	2–0	Oxford United	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Ward 27' 43' Dembele 65' 67' Butler 88'	Report	Clare 23' Henry 58'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

20 October 2020 7	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Peterborough United	Wigan
19:00 BST	Massey 66'	Report	Butler 6' Clarke-Harris 28'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

24 October 2020 8	Hull City	1–2	Peterborough United	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Elder 19' Wilks 36' Smallwood 65' Honeyman 90+3'	Report	Thompson 33' Clarke-Harris 63' Dembele 75'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield

27 October 2020 9	Peterborough United	2–2	Burton Albion	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Clarke-Harris 10' 48' Ward 48' Mason 89'	Report	Hemmings 32', 60' Gilligan 58' Akins 62' O'Toole 71'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard

31 October 2020 10	Peterborough United	5–1	Shrewsbury Town	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Clarke-Harris 16' (pen) Dembele 42' (69), 80' Brown 50' Taylor 80' Szmodics 84'	Report	Burgoyne 16' Daniels 17' Vela 45+2' Norburn 58' Ebanks-Landell 77'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

3 November 2020 11	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Peterborough United	Bristol
19:00 GMT	Ehmer 38' Hare 77'	Report	Taylor 42' Brown 55' Butler 64'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

14 November 2020 12	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Peterborough United	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Pickering 29' Kirk 41'	Report		Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard

21 November 2020 13	Peterborough United	1–2	Blackpool	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Butler 66' Clarke-Harris 68' Dembélé 81' Kent 84'	Report	Yates 19' Husband 31' Dougall 44' Madine 90'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

24 November 2020 14	Peterborough United	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Dembélé 18' Clarke-Harris 41'	Report	Wootton 26' Opoku 29'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield

2 December 2020 15	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Peterborough United	Wimbledon
18:00 GMT	Longman 54' Pigott 60' Nightingale 62' Woodyard 84'	Report	Clarke-Harris 71'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson

5 December 2020 16	Portsmouth	2–0	Peterborough United	Milton
15:00 GMT	Cannon 57' Whatmough 61' Naylor 68' 75' Brown 88'	Report	Thompson 50' Blake-Tracy 61' Taylor 85'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Peter Wright

12 December 2020 17	Peterborough United	4–1	Rochdale	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Clarke-Harris 5' (pen.), 10', 22' Beevers 36' Thompson 40' 45+1'	Report	Humphrys 9'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Brett Huxtable

15 December 2020 18	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Peterborough United	Denbigh
19:45 GMT	Sorinola 32' Lewington 53' Kasumu 55' Jerome 78' Harvie 81'	Report	Clarke-Harris 25' Pym 45+1' Burrows 68'	Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis

9 January 2021 19	Lincoln City	1–1	Peterborough United	Lincoln
12:30 GMT	Jackson 16' Bridcutt 21' Scully 49' Grant 68 Eyoma 80' Jones 90+1'	Report	Eyoma 10' (o.g.) Thompson 23' 67' Brown 63' Kent 89'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie

16 January 2021 20	Peterborough United	3–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Clarke-Harris 7' Szmodics 30', 65' Taylor 61'	Report	Davies 90+1'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

19 January 2021 21	Peterborough United	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Peterborough
18:30 GMT	Pym 13' Kent 65' Szmodics 66', 79' 85'	Report	Washington 14' (pen.) Forster-Caskey 45+1' Millar 51' Smyth 63' Pratley 90+1'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

23 January 2021 22	Ipswich Town	0–1	Peterborough United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Ward 60' Edwards 71'	Report	Clarke-Harris 33 Taylor 45+1' McGuinness 69' (o.g.)	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins

26 January 2021 23	Peterborough United	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Thompson 52' Beevers 82'	Report	Kilgour 83' Ogogo 84' Leahy 87'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

30 January 2021 24	Shrewsbury Town	2–0	Peterborough United	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Love 42' Chapman 51', 86'	Report	Hamilton 24' Thompson 52'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson

6 February 2021 25	Peterborough United	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Szmodics 25' Clarke-Harris 31' Taylor 33' Kent 47' Dembele 63'	Report		Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

9 February 2021 26	Peterborough United	2–1	Ipswich Town	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Clarke-Harris 38' Ward 50'	Report	Norwood 6' Downes 14' Dozzell 76'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner

16 February 2021 27	Gillingham	1–3	Peterborough United	Gillingham
18:00 GMT	Akinde 32' (pen.), 65' Slattery 48' McKenzie 79'	Report	Kent 44' Clarke-Harris 47', 64', 67' Dembélé 52' Butler 77'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

20 February 2021 28	Peterborough United	3–0	AFC Wimbledon	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Szmodics 48', 52' Clarke-Harris 90'	Report	Dobson 42'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

23 February 2021 29	Plymouth Argyle	0–3	Peterborough United	Plymouth
19:30 GMT	Hardie 89'	Report	Beevers 22' Szmodics 46' Clarke-Harris 63' Taylor 84'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

27 February 2021 30	Peterborough United	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Beevers 12' Clarke-Harris 82', 85' (pen.), 85' Dembélé 90+1'	Report	Robinson 49' Aasgaard 72'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

2 March 2021 31	Oxford United	0–0	Peterborough United	Oxford
19:00 GMT	Rodríguez 75' Moore 77'	Report		Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young

6 March 2021 32	Burton Albion	2–1	Peterborough United	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Smith 6' Hemmings 54' Carter 58', 90+4' Brayford 68'	Report	Beevers 57' Burrows 90+5'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook

9 March 2021 33	Peterborough United	1–3	Hull City	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Brown 8' Hamilton 28' 41' Kent 59' Dembélé 90+4'	Report	Burke 21' Lewis-Potter 49' Wilks 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby

16 March 2021 34	Peterborough United	1–0	Portsmouth	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Nicolaisen 32' (o.g.) Beevers 77'	Report	Whatmough 41' White 83'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

20 March 2021 35	Rochdale	3–3	Peterborough United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Humphrys 55' (pen.) Rathbone 58' Beesley 87' Keohane 90' Baah 90+5'	Report	Dembélé 5' Szmodics 45+1' Kent 77' Clarke-Harris 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

23 March 2021 36	Blackpool	3–1	Peterborough United	Blackpool
19:00 GMT	Yates 1', 52' (pen.) Ward 48' Garbutt 58'	Report	Brown 16' Kent 20' Ward 45+2' Hamilton 51' Thompson 80'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley

27 March 2021 37	Peterborough United	7–0	Accrington Stanley	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Clarke-Harris 3', 9', 65' Szmodics 23', 48' Eisa 77' Kanu 82'	Report	Morgan 73' Maguire 82'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

2 April 2021 38	Fleetwood Town	0–1	Peterborough United	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Connolly 25'	Report	Clarke-Harris 89'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie

5 April 2021 39	Peterborough United	1–1	Sunderland	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Reed 18' Butler 38' Dembélé 66'	Report	McGeady 81'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

10 April 2021 40	Swindon Town	0–3	Peterborough United	Swindon
15:00 BST	Twine 37' Camp 61'	Report	Dembélé 17', 23' Clarke-Harris 61, 90+4' Taylor 86'	Stadium: The Energy Check County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Joshua Smith

16 April 2021 41	Peterborough United	3–1	Northampton Town	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Szmodics 33', 48' Beevers 42' Clarke-Harris 67' (pen.)	Report	Hoskins 43' (pen.) McWilliams 56' Rose 79' Jones 90+4'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

20 April 2021 42	Peterborough United	0–1	Gillingham	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Thompson 18' Szmodics 21' Dembélé 51'	Report	Ogilvie 15' MacDonald 23' Dempsey 85'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison

24 April 2021 43	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Peterborough United	Charlton
15:00 BST	Stockley 32 Gilbey 55'	Report	Clarke-Harris 9' Thompson 45+1'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

27 April 2021 44	Peterborough United	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Ward 10' Szmodics 23' Butler 47' Reed 49' Kent 90'	Report	Okenabirhie 37' Butler 44' Smith 45+1' Lokilo 48' Richards 59'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham

1 May 2021 45	Peterborough United	3–3	Lincoln City	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Taylor 55' Dembélé 65' Clarke-Harris 75', 90+6' (pen.), 90+6'	Report	Scully 31', 53' Grant 45+2' (pen.), 90+8' Bridcutt 56' Montsma 90+5' McGrandles 90+8'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby

9 May 2021 46	Doncaster Rovers	1–4	Peterborough United	Doncaster
12:00 BST	John-Jules 90+1'	Report	Eisa 6' Mason 8' Kanu 16' Jones 39'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright

FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[32] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[33]

Win Draw Loss

8 November 2020 First round	Oxford United	1–2	Peterborough United	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Long 12' Ruffels 45+2' Shodipo 55'	Report	Dembele 23' Taylor 61' Hamilton 75'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Benjamin Speedie

28 November 2020 Second round	Peterborough United	1–2	Chorley	Peterborough
17:30 GMT	Taylor 2'		Hall 60' Baines 63'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale

EFL Cup

Win Draw Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[34]

5 September 2020 First round	Peterborough United	0–1	Cheltenham Town	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Thompson 38'	Report	Thomas 26' Sercombe 59'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young

EFL Trophy

Win Draw Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[35] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[36] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.[37]

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Cambridge United	3	2	1	0	0	7	3	+4	8	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Peterborough United	3	1	1	1	0	8	6	+2	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Burton Albion	3	0	1	1	1	6	8	−2	3
4	ACA	Fulham U21	3	0	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

Source: EFL.com

8 September 2020 Group stage	Peterborough United	3–3 (5–4 p)	Burton Albion	Peterborough
19:00 BST	Clarke 3' Reed 23' 90' Mason 68' Hamilton 90+6'	Report	Lawless 44' Powell 52', 55' Wallace 77'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie
	Penalties
	Burrows Hamilton Reed Eisa Clarke		Bostwick Fox Powell O'Toole Gilligan

6 October 2020 Group stage	Peterborough United	4–2	Fulham U21's	Peterborough
18:00 BST	Eisa 24' Szmodics 48' Clarke 56' Boyd 76'	Report	Harris 52' Tiehl 72'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

10 November 2020 Group stage	Cambridge United	1–1 (3–1 p)	Peterborough United	Cambridge
19:00 GMT	Dunk 25' Worman 86' Knowles 90+4'	Report	Clarke 49' 85' Blake-Tracy 77'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby
	Penalties
	Dunk Knowles Dallas		Burrows Hamilton Tasdemir Eisa

8 December 2020 Second round	Peterborough United	3–0	West Ham United U21	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Eisa 56', 83' Tasdemir 71'	Report	Longelo 31' Chesters 61' Dawson 68' Yarmolenko 70'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Referee: Paul Howard

12 January 2021 Third round	Peterborough United	5–1	Portsmouth	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Taylor 15' Beevers 20' Clarke-Harris 29' Kent 45+1' Dembele 52' Hamilton 87'	Report	Harrison 90+2'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis

2 February 2021 Quarter-final	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Peterborough United	Birkenhead
19:00 GMT	Lloyd 38' Lewis 82'	Report	Clarke-Harris 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

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[2] "Posh Sign Highly-Rated Goalkeeper". Peterborough United F.C. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

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[4] "Peterborough United sign a former Manchester United midfielder". Peterborough Telegraph. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

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[6] "Posh Swoop For Powerful Striker Clarke-Harris". Peterborough United F.C. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

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[13] "Broom Joins Brewers In Loan Deal". Peterborough United FC - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

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[15] "Bohemians Sign Striker Bradley Rolt On Loan". Bohemians - Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

[Retained_List-16] "Club Confirm Playing Departures". Peterborough United F.C. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.

[17] "Experienced player joins the Blues". Carlisle United FC. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[18] "Aaron Chapman Signs". Motherwell FC. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

[19] "Callum Cooke: Peterborough United midfielder completes move to Bradford City". BBC Sport. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

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[21] "O'Hara Completes Permanent Switch To Scottish Side". Peterborough United F.C. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.

[22] "Peterborough United goalkeeper intends to quit football so he's relieved manager Darren Ferguson no longer wants him". Peterborough Today. 2 April 2020.

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[27] "Peterborough United defender leaves the Weston Homes Stadium". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

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