2012–13 Peterborough United F.C. season

The 2012–13 season is Peterborough United's second consecutive season in the Championship.

Peterborough United
2012–13 season
ManagerDarren Ferguson
StadiumLondon Road Stadium
Championship22nd (relegated)
FA Cup3rd Round
Football League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dwight Gayle (13)
All: Dwight Gayle (13)
Lee Tomlin (13)
Highest home attendance13,938 vs Sheffield Wednesday, 27 April
Lowest home attendance3,225 vs Southend United, 14 August
Average home league attendance8,215

Events of the season

June
July
November
May

Championship data

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
20Millwall461511205162−1156
21Barnsley461413195670−1455
22Peterborough United (R)46159226675−954Relegation to Football League One
23Wolverhampton Wanderers (R)46149235569−1451
24Bristol City (R)46118275984−2541
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46159226674 −85485103439 −574123235 −3

Last updated: 5 May 2013.
Source: [citation needed]

Squad

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
18DF  ENGKane Ferdinand
19DF  ENGMark Little
20DF  ENGNathaniel Knight-Percival
21FW  ENGNicky Ajose (on loan at Bury)
22FW  ENGJonson Clarke-Harris (on loan at Bury)
23MF  ITADavide Petrucci (on loan from Manchester United)
24DF  RSAKgosi Ntlhe
25DF  ENGPeter Grant
26MF  ENGJack Payne (on loan from Gillingham)
28FW  ENGJaani Gordon-Hutton
30MF  ENGMichael Richens
33MF  ENGAlex Pritchard (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
34FW  ENGDwight Gayle
36MF  ENGCharlie Coulson
38MF  BELFlorent Cuvelier (on loan from Stoke City)
44MF  ENGNathaniel Mendez-Laing

Statistics

As of 5 May 2013
No.PosNatPlayerTotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  AUTBobby Olejnik4904601020
3DF  ENGCraig Alcock29023+401010
4DF  ENGShaun Brisley31023+501020
5DF  CODGabriel Zakuani34130+310010
6MF  ENGMichael Bostwick4253951020
7MF  SCODanny Swanson30210+172101+10
8FW  ENGLee Tomlin441339+3110022
9FW  ENGTyrone Barnett18110+810000
11MF  NIRGrant McCann43828+1280+101+10
13GK  ENGJoe Day00000000
14MF  ENGTommy Rowe32530+151000
15FW  ENGDave Hibbert00000000
17MF  ENGJoe Newell33122+80101+11
18MF  ENGKane Ferdinand32115+1611000
19DF  ENGMark Little44139+21101+10
20DF  ENGNathaniel Knight-Percival33029+201010
23MF  ITADavide Petrucci (on loan from Manchester United)41410000
24DF  RSAKgosi Ntlhe1519+410020
25DF  ENGPeter Grant00000000
26MF  ENGJack Payne (on loan from Gillingham)14011+300000
28MF  ENGJaani Gordon-Hutton401+200+1000
32DF  ENGJermaine Anderson100+100000
33MF  ENGAlex Pritchard (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)602+400000
34FW  ENGDwight Gayle291328+1130000
35FW  ENGRegan Carthey00000000
36MF  ENGCharlie Coulson00000000
38MF  BELFlorent Cuvelier (on loan from Stoke City)100+100000
44FW  ENGNathaniel Mendez-Laing21313+830000
DF  ENGScott Griffiths00000000
Players currently out on loan:
10MF  SCOGeorge Boyd (at Hull City)34730+161021
12FW  ENGEmile Sinclair (at Doncaster Rovers)1335+830000
16MF  IRLDaniel Kearns (at Rotherham United)100+100000
21FW  ENGNicky Ajose (at Bury)10000+1000
22FW  ENGJonson Clarke-Harris (at Bury)00000000
Players who left during the course of the season:
23MF  IRLLee Frecklington604+100010
26FW  ENGPaul Taylor522+100022
31DF  ENGScott Wootton (on loan from Manchester United)21210000
33MF  ENGGeorge Thorne (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)71710000
38FW  ENGSaido Berahino (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)1027+320000

Goalscorers

RankNo.Pos.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague TrophyTotal
18MFLee Tomlin110213
34FWDwight Gayle130013
311MFGrant McCann8008
410MFGeorge Boyd6017
56MFMichael Bostwick5005
14MFTommy Rowe5005
712FWEmile Sinclair3003
44FWNathaniel Mendez-Laing3003
97MFDanny Swanson2002
26FWPaul Taylor0022
38FWSaido Berahino2002
125DFGabriel Zakuani1001
9FWTyrone Barnett1001
17MFJoe Newell0011
18MFKane Ferdinand1001
19DFMark Little1001
23MFDavide Petrucci1001
24DFKgosi Ntlhe1001
31DFScott Wootton1001
33MFGeorge Thorne1001
Total640670

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
1GKBobby Olejnik10000010
4DFShaun Brisley10100020
5DFGabriel Zakuani30001040
6MFMichael Bostwick80100090
7MFDanny Swanson60001070
8MFLee Tomlin51000051
9FWTyrone Barnett20000020
10MFGeorge Boyd40000040
11MFGrant McCann50000050
12FWEmile Sinclair20000020
17MFJoe Newell20000020
19DFMark Little40000040
20DFNathaniel Knight-Percival50000050
23MFDavide Petteruci10000010
23MFLee Frecklington10000010
24DFKgosi Ntlhe20000020
26FWPaul Taylor10000010
34FWDwight Gayle10000010
44MFNathaniel Mendez-Laing10000010
Total5512020591

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
20DF Nathaniel Knight-Percival25EUWrexham FreeSummer2014FreeBBC Sport
DF Sage17EUYouth systemPromotedSummer2014Youth systemOfficial Site
35DF Charlie Coulson16EUYouth systemPromotedSummer2015Youth systemBBC Sport
9FW Tyrone Barnett26EUCrawley TownTransferSummer2014£1,200,000BBC Sport
4DF Shaun Brisley22EUMacclesfield TownTransferSummer2014UndisclosedBBC Sport
7MF Danny Swanson25EUDundee United FreeSummer2014FreeBBC Sport
1GK Bobby Olejnik25EUTorquay UnitedTransferSummer2015£300,0001BBC Sport
44FW Nathaniel Mendez-Laing20EUWolverhampton WanderersTransferSummer2015£100,0002Official Site
6MF Michael Bostwick24EUStevenageTransferSummer2015UndisclosedBBC Sport
DF Richens17EUYouth systemPromotedSummer2015Youth systemBBC Sport
22FW Jonson Clarke-Harris18EUCoventry CityFreeSummer2014FreeOfficial Site
18MF Kane Ferdinand19EUSouthend UnitedTransferSummer2016£200,000BBC Sport
34FW Dwight Gayle21EUDagenham & RedbridgeTransferWinter2017£500,000BBC Sport

  • 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 in

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
38FWSaido Berahino 19West Bromwich Albion1 October6 DecemberBBC SportPeterborough United FC
34FWDwight Gayle 21Dagenham & Redbridge20 November2 JanuaryBBC SportBBC Sport
33MFGeorge Thorne 19West Bromwich Albion21 November28 DecemberBBC SportBBC Sport
23MFDavide Petrucci 32Manchester United9 January31 MayBBC Sport
31DFScott Wootton 21Manchester United9 January5 FebruaryBBC SportSky Sports
MFJack Payne 21Gillingham26 January31 MayPeterborough United FC
33MFAlex Pritchard 19Tottenham Hotspur31 January31 MayBBC Sport
38MFFlorent Cuvelier 20Stoke City27 March31 MayBBC Sport
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
1GKJoe Lewis 24Out of ContractCardiff City SummerFree1900South Wales Echo
28GKPaul Jones 25Out of ContractCrawley TownSummerFree410Sky Sports
25MFNathan Ralph 19Free TransferYeovil TownSummerFree00BBC Sport
36MFMatt Breeze 19Contract TerminatedWorcester CitySummerFree00None-League 365
9FWDavid Ball 22TransferFleetwood TownSummerUndisclosed4511BBC Sport
26FWPaul Taylor 24TransferIpswich TownSummerUndisclosed5314Ipswich Town FC
23MFLee Frecklington
27TransferRotherham UnitedWinterUndisclosed10210BBC Sport
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans out

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
21FWNicky Ajose 32Crawley Town17 August1 JanuaryBBC Sport[1]
16MFDaniel Kearns
21York City4 October29 NovemberBBC SportBBC Sport
DFScott Griffiths 38Plymouth Argyle9 October20 NovemberBBC Sport
22FWJonson Clarke-Harris 18Southend United12 October12 NovemberBBC SportSky Sports
23MFLee Frecklington 27Rotherham United19 October20 NovemberBBC SportPeterborough United FC
44FWNathaniel Mendez-Laing 32Portsmouth15 NovemberBBC Sport
9FWTyrone Barnett 27Ipswich Town19 November13 DecemberBBC SportBBC Sport
12FWEmile Sinclair 25Barnsley20 November5 JanuaryBBC SportSky Sports
23MFLee Frecklington 27Rotherham United22 November2 JanuaryPeterborough United FCBBC Sport
12FWEmile Sinclair 25Doncaster Rovers5 January31 MaySky Sports
16MFDaniel Kearns 21Rotherham United9 January31 MayBBC Sport
21FWNicky Ajose 21Bury23 January31 MayBBC Sport
22FWJonson Clarke-Harris 18Bury15 February31 MayBBC Sport
10MFGeorge Boyd
27Hull City21 February31 MayBBC Sport
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Fixtures and results

Pre-season Friendlies

21 July 2012 Crawley Town 1 – 0 Peterborough United Crawley
15:00Alexander 14'Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
25 July 2012 St Neots Town 0 – 6 Peterborough United St Neots
19:45 43' Frecklington
51', 67', 86', 89' Barnett
79' Richens
Stadium: The Hunts Post Community Stadium
Attendance: 787
Referee: Kevin Wright
28 July 2012 Peterborough United 0 – 2 Norwich City Peterborough
15:00 32' Steve Morison
86' Vaughan
Stadium: London Road Stadium

Championship

18 August 1 Leicester City 2–0 Peterborough United Leicester
15:00Morgan 51'
King 75'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 23,863
21 August 2 Peterborough United 1–2 Millwall Peterborough
19:45Boyd 11' 43' Malone
64' Henderson
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,188
25 August 3 Peterborough United 1–2 Leeds United Peterborough
15:00Bostwick 73' 7', 50' BecchioStadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 10,432
1 September 4 Birmingham City 1–0 Peterborough United Birmingham
15:00Olejnik 29' (o.g.)Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 14,929
15 September 5 Burnley 5–2 Peterborough United Burnley
15:00McCann 7'
Bostwick 39' (o.g.)
Austin 74', 81' (pen.)
Stanislas 86'
20' (pen.) Tomlin
23' Mendez-Laing
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,979
18 September 6 Peterborough United 1–2 Bristol City Peterborough
19:45Tomlin 90+2' (pen.) 56', 82' BaldockStadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,435
22 September 7 Peterborough United 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Peterborough
15:00 33' (pen.) Ebanks-Blake 82' SigurðarsonStadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 9,280
29 September 8 Hull City 1–3 Peterborough United Kingston upon Hull
15:00Simpson 61' 24', 29', 73' SinclairStadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,279
2 October 9 Barnsley 0–2 Peterborough United Barnsley
19:45 4' Boyd
10' Barnett
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,319
6 October 10 Peterborough United 0–1 Nottingham Forest Peterborough
15:00 51' ReidStadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 10,469
20 October 11 Watford 1–0 Peterborough United Watford
15:00Vydra 90' (pen.)Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 15,950
23 October 12 Peterborough United 3–1 Huddersfield Peterborough
19:45Boyd 16', 24'
Ntlhe 48'
51' HammillStadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,348
27 October 13 Peterborough United 3–0 Derby County Peterborough
15:00Bostwick 30'
Berahino 86', 90+6'
 66'  BuxtonStadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 8,427
3 November 14 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Peterborough United Sheffield
15:00Barkley 46'
Llera 76'
79' BoydStadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,406
6 November 15 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Peterborough United Brighton
19:45Dobbie 90'Stadium: Amex Stadium
Attendance: 23,706
10 November 16 Peterborough United 1–2 Crystal Palace Peterborough
15:00McCann 6' 80' Mortiz
82' Dikgacoi
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 9,691
17 November 17 Peterborough United 1–4 Blackburn Rovers Peterborough
15:00Tomlin 88' 3' Formica
20', 39', 79' Rhodes
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,997
24 November 18 Ipswich Town 1–1 Peterborough United Ipswich
15:00Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,427
27 November 19 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Peteborough United London
19:45Fuller 77'
Kermorgant 85'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 17,377
1 December 20 Peterborough United 1–4 Blackpool Peterborough
15:00Gayle 71' 51' Thomas
58' (pen.), 88' Ince
83' Dicko
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,633
8 December 21 Peterborough United 2–3 Middlesbrough Peterborough
15:00Gayle 37', 52' 9', 20' Haroun
76' Miller
Stadium: London road Stadium
Attendance: 6,612
15 December 22 Cardiff City 1–2 Peterborough United Cardiff
15:00Gestede 89' 22' Bostwick
47' Gayle
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 26,073
22 December 23 Peterborough United 5–4 Bolton Wanderers Peterborough
15:00Tomlin 2'
Gayle 6'
Thorne 47'
Little 67'
Zakuani 83'
45' (pen.), 56' (pen.)
85' Afobe
87' Petrov
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,660
26 December 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Peterborough United Wolverhampton
15:00 17' Tomlin
43' Rowe
69' Gayle
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 23,033
29 December 25 Bristol City 4–2 Peterborough United Bristol
15:00Anderson 5'
Baldock 37', 64' (pen.)
McManus 59'
 12' Tomlin
19' (pen.) McCann
89' Gayle
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 12,991
1 January 26 Peterborough United 2–1 Barnsley Peterborough
15:00Bostwick 28'
Rowe 87'
79' HarewoodStadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 7,339
12 January 27 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Peterborough United Nottingham
15:00Halford 28'
Ward 83'
60' WoottonStadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,777
19 January 28 Peterborough United 1–1 Hull City Peterborough
15:00McCann 79' (pen.) 33' (o.g.) NewellStadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,214
2 February 29 Peterborough United 2–2 Burnley Peterborough
15:00Rowe 65', 69' 1' Austin
85' Paterson
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,648
9 February 30 Peterborough United 2–1 Leicester City Peterborough
15:00Petrucci 74'
McCann 88'
52' MarshallStadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 11,070
19 February 31 Millwall 1–5 Peterborough United London
19:45Henry 13'
Lowry  18'   69'
7', 55' Tomlin
32' Rowe
59' Mendez-Laing
88' Boyd
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8,769
23 February 32 Peterborough United 0–2 Birmingham City Peterborough
15:00 34' Žigić
80' Burke
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 8,350
26 February 33 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Peterborough United Bolton
19:45Dawson 5'Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 15,675
2 March 34 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Peterborough United Blackburn
15:00Rhodes 73'
Jones 90'
11', 14', 27' GayleStadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,192
6 March 35 Peterborough United 2–2 Charlton Athletic Peterborough
19:45Swanson 24'
Bostwick 71'
55' Jackson
59' Haynes
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,050
9 March 36 Peterborough United 0–0 Ipswich Town Peterborough
15:00Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 9,367
12 March 37 Leeds United 1–1 Peterborough United Leeds
19:45Byram 57' 15' GayleStadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,240
16 March 38 Blackpool 0–1 Peterborough United Blackpool
15:00 45' FerdinandStadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,037
30 March 39 Peterborough United 2–1 Cardiff City Peterborough
15:00McCann 72' (pen.), 79' (pen.) 23' GunnarssonStadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 9,236
2 April 40 Middlesbrough 0–0 Peterborough United Middlesbrough
19:45Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 13,683
6 April 41 Huddersfield Town 2–2 Peterborough United Huddersfield
15:00Danns 41'
Wallace 69'
50' Tomlin
86' Gayle
Stadium: Glapharam Stadium
Attendance: 11,840
13 April 42 Peterborough United 3–2 Watford Peterborough
15:00Swanson 29'
Gayle 61'
Tomlin 67'
 65' Cassetti
85' Yeates
90' Forestieri
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 10,848
16 April 43 Peterborough United 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Peterborough
19:45Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 8,780
20 April 44 Derby County 3–1 Peterborough United Derby
15:00Bryson 41'
Martin 50'
Keogh 52'
Fielding  62'
64' (pen.) McCannStadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,753
27 April 45 Peterborough United 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Peterborough
15:00McCann 64'Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 13,938
4 May 46 Crystal Palace 3–2 Peterborough United London
12:45Murray 45' (pen.)
K Phillips 83'
Jedinak 89'
28' Tomlin
63' Mendez-Laing
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 22,154

FA Cup

5 January Round 3 Peterborough United 0–3 Norwich City Peterborough
15:00 30' E Bennett
41' Jackson
70' Snodgrass
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 13,198

League Cup

14 August Round 1 Peterborough United 4–0 Southend United Peterborough
19:45Tomlin 12'
Taylor 28'
Newell 29'
Boyd 58'
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 3,225
28 August Round 2 Reading 3–2 Peterborough United Reading
19:45Pogrebnyak 16'
Gunter 19'
Knight-Percival 38' (o.g.)
12' Taylor
17' Tomlin
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 7,262

References