2021–22 Peterborough United F.C. season

Peterborough United
2021–22 season
ChairmanDarragh MacAnthony
ManagerDarren Ferguson
(until 20 February)
Grant McCann
(from 24 February)
StadiumWeston Homes Stadium
Championship22nd (relegated)
FA CupFifth round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jonson Clarke-Harris (12)

All:
Jonson Clarke-Harris (12)
Highest home attendance12,870 (v Nottingham Forest 23 April 2022)
Lowest home attendance4,021 (v Plymouth Argyle 10 August 2021 (EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance9,401

The 2021–22 season is Peterborough United's 88th year in their history and first season back in the Championship since the 2012–13 following promotion last season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

First-team squad

As of 14 August 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 Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
13 David Cornell GK (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 33) 20 0 2021 Ipswich Town Free
25 Steven Benda GK (1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 22) 0 0 2022 Swansea City Loan
28 Will Blackmore GK (2001-10-01) 1 October 2001 (age 23) 1 0 2020 Academy Trainee
Defenders
2 Ronnie Edwards CB/DM (2003-03-28)28 March 2003 (aged 18) 26 0 2020 Barnet Undisclosed
3 Dan Butler LB/LM (1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 26) 103 3 2019 Newport County Free
4 Nathan Thompson CB/RB/DM (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 30) 83 3 2019 Portsmouth Free
5 Mark Beevers CB/LB (1989-11-21)21 November 1989 (aged 31) 97 0 2019 Bolton Wanderers Free
6 Frankie Kent CB (1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 25) 101 4 2019 Colchester United £360,000
12 Josh Knight CB/RB/DM (1997-09-07) 7 September 1997 (age 27) 50 3 2021 Leicester City Undisclosed
24 Bali Mumba RB/DM/CM (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 23) 2 1 2022 Norwich City Loan
29 Benjamin Mensah CB (2002-12-30) 30 December 2002 (age 22) 4 0 2019 Academy Trainee
31 Aaron Powell LB (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 22) 0 0 2021 Academy Trainee
32 Emmanuel Fernandez CB (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 23) 1 0 2021 Ramsgate Undisclosed
33 Dave Bodie 0 0 2021 Academy Trainee
43 Hayden Coulson LB/LM (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 26) 0 0 2022 Middlesbrough Loan
Midfielders
7 Sammie Szmodics AM/LW/CM (1995-09-24)24 September 1995 (aged 25) 78 24 2020 Bristol City Undisclosed
8 Jack Taylor CM/RM/RB (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 26) 73 11 2020 Barnet £500,000
10 Reece Brown CM/AM (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 (age 28) 56 2 2022 Huddersfield Town Loan
11 Jorge Grant CM/DM/LM (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 30) 22 2 2021 Lincoln City Undisclosed
15 Kwame Poku AM/RW/LW (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 23) 9 0 2021 Colchester United Undisclosed
16 Harrison Burrows LM/LB/CM (2002-01-12)12 January 2002 (aged 19) 62 4 2017 Academy Trainee
18 Oliver Norburn CM/RM/LM (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 32) 24 0 2021 Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed
23 Joe Ward RM/RW/RB (1995-08-22)22 August 1995 (aged 25) 168 15 2018 Woking Undisclosed
26 Joel Randall LM/LB/CM (1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 25) 7 0 2021 Exeter City Undisclosed
27 Kyle Barker DM/CM (2000-12-16)16 December 2000 (aged 20) 8 0 2020 Academy Trainee
42 Jeando Fuchs DM/RB/LB (1997-10-11) 11 October 1997 (age 27) 1 0 2022 Dundee United Undisclosed
Forwards
9 Jonson Clarke-Harris CF (1994-07-21)21 July 1994 (aged 26) 69 37 2020 Bristol Rovers £1,250,000
14 Jack Marriott CF (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 30) 62 34 2021 Derby County Undisclosed
17 Ricky Jade-Jones CF/SS/LW (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 22) 35 5 2019 Academy Trainee
20 Callum Morton CF (2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 25) 0 0 2022 West Bromwich Albion Free
34 Hameed Ishola 0 0 2021 Academy Trainee
Out on Loan
1 Christy Pym GK (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995 (age 29) 93 0 2019 Exeter City Free
19 Idris Kanu RW/CF (1999-12-05)5 December 1999 (aged 21) 69 3 2017 Aldershot Town Undisclosed
21 Joe Tomlinson LB (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 24) 5 0 2021 Eastleigh Undisclosed
30 Charlie O'Connell CM (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 22) 1 0 2021 Academy Trainee
Serhat Tasdemir RM/CM/LM (2000-07-21)21 July 2000 (aged 20) 20 1 2019 AFC Fylde Undisclosed
Ryan Broom RM/CM/AM (1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 24) 18 1 2020 Cheltenham Town Undisclosed

Statistics

As of as of games played on 7 May 2022
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF  ENG Ronnie Edwards 37 0 30+3 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF  ENG Dan Butler 22 0 19+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF  ENG Nathan Thompson 29 1 27+0 1 1+1 0 0+0 0
5 DF  ENG Mark Beevers 15 0 14+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF  ENG Frankie Kent 36 0 32+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF  IRL Sammie Szmodics 38 7 26+9 6 2+1 1 0+0 0
8 MF  IRL Jack Taylor 35 3 28+6 3 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW  JAM Jonson Clarke-Harris 43 12 31+9 12 1+2 0 0+0 0
10 MF  ENG Reece Brown* 10 0 5+3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
11 MF  ENG Jorge Grant 28 2 20+5 2 2+0 0 1+0 0
12 DF  ENG Josh Knight 38 0 30+5 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
13 GK  WAL David Cornell 31 0 29+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
14 FW  ENG Jack Marriott 29 9 15+12 9 1+1 0 0+0 0
15 MF  GHA Kwame Poku 22 0 10+9 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF  ENG Harrison Burrows 39 3 28+8 3 1+1 0 1+0 0
17 FW  ENG Ricky Jade-Jones 21 1 6+11 0 1+2 1 1+0 0
18 MF  GRN Oliver Norburn 37 0 33+2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW  ENG Callum Morton* 7 0 3+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW  ESP Kai Corbett 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF  ENG Joe Ward 40 1 30+7 0 2+0 1 0+1 0
24 DF  ENG Bali Mumba* 13 1 7+3 0 1+2 1 0+0 0
25 GK  GER Steven Benda* 11 0 9+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF  ENG Joel Randall 12 0 1+10 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 MF  ENG Kyle Barker 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
32 DF  ENG Emmanuel Fernandez 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 FW  ENG Joe Taylor 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 MF  CMR Jeando Fuchs 19 0 16+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
43 DF  ENG Hayden Coulson* 8 0 5+1 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
Players out on loan:
1 GK  ENG Christy Pym 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW  SLE Idris Kanu 6 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
21 DF  ENG Joe Tomlinson 7 0 3+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
Player who left the club:
10 FW  SCO Siriki Dembélé 26 5 23+2 5 1+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF  IRL Conor Coventry* 12 0 4+8 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF  SCO Ethan Hamilton 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

Goals record

As of 7 May 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 9 CF Jonson Clarke-Harris 11 0 0 11
2 14 CF Jack Marriott 9 0 0 9
3 7 AM Sammie Szmodics 6 1 0 8
4 10 RW Siriki Dembélé 5 0 0 5
5 8 CM Jack Taylor 3 0 0 3
16 LM Harrison Burrows 3 0 0 3
7 11 CM Jorge Grant 2 0 0 2
8 4 RB Nathan Thompson 1 0 0 1
17 CF Ricky Jade-Jones 0 1 0 1
23 RM Joe Ward 0 1 0 1
24 LB Bali Mumba 0 1 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 38 4 0 42

Disciplinary record

As of 7 May 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
       
1 18 CM Oliver Norburn 9 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
2 4 RB Nathan Thompson 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
3 2 CB Ronnie Edwards 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
12 CB Josh Knight 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
5 3 LB Dan Butler 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
6 CB Frankie Kent 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
7 AM Sammie Szmodics 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
8 8 CM Jack Taylor 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
16 LM Harrison Burrows 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
23 RW Joe Ward 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
11 5 CB Mark Beevers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
9 CF Jonson Clarke-Harris 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
24 LB Bali Mumba 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
43 LB Hayden Coulson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
15 10 CM Reece Brown 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 GK David Cornell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 CF Jack Marriott 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 CF Ricky Jade-Jones 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
42 DM Jeando Fuchs 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 10 RW Siriki Dembélé 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 CM Jorge Grant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 AM Kwame Poku 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 DM Conor Coventry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 78 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 1

Pre-season friendlies

As part of their pre-season preparations, Peterborough United announced friendly matches against Bedford Town, Stamford, Gillingham, Barnet, double header with Oxford United, Portsmouth, Swindon Town and King's Lynn Town.

10 July 2021 Friendly Bedford Town 0–8 Peterborough United Cardington
15:00 BST Report Grant 6', 26' (pen.)
Thompson 12'
Jones 15'
Eisa 70', 74'
Burrows 78', 80'
Stadium: The Eyrie
13 July 2021 Friendly Stamford 0–4 Peterborough United Stamford
19:00 BST Szmodics 30'
Dembélé 34' (pen.)
Ward 71', 74'
Stadium: Zeeco Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: Neil Hair
17 July 2021 Friendly Chelsea 6–1 Peterborough United Stoke d'Abernon
11:00 BST Abraham ?'
Pulisic ?' (pen.)
Ziyech ?', ?', ?'
Dembélé ?' (pen.) Stadium: Cobham Training Centre
20 July 2021 Friendly Gillingham Cancelled Peterborough United Gillingham
18:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Note: Match cancelled due to positive COVID-19 test results.
24 July 2021 Friendly Barnet 2–3 Peterborough United Canons Park
14:00 BST Marriott 44'
Trialist 67'
Report Kanu 29'
Dembélé 38'
Taylor 57'
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
24 July 2021 Friendly Barnet 0–2 Peterborough United Canons Park
16:00 BST Report Trialist ?' (o.g.)
Broom 35'
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
28 July 2021 Friendly Oxford United 2–2 Peterborough United Horspath
13:00 BST Sykes ?'
Winnall ?'
Report Hamilton ?', ?' (pen.) Stadium: Oxford Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
28 July 2021 Friendly Oxford United 2–2 Peterborough United Horspath
13:00 BST Forde ?'
Agyei ?'
Report Ward ?'
Kanu ?'
Stadium: Oxford Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
31 July 2021 Friendly Portsmouth 2–0 Peterborough United Milton
15:00 BST Tunnicliffe 24'
Curtis 39'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 4,077
Referee: Andy Davies
31 July 2021 Friendly Swindon Town 0–1 Peterborough United Swindon
15:00 BST Report Trialist ?' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,431
3 August 2021 Friendly King's Lynn Town 1–0 Peterborough United King's Lynn
19:30 BST Barrows 85' Report Stadium: The Walks

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Hull City 46 14 9 23 41 54 −13 51
20 Birmingham City 46 11 14 21 50 75 −25 47
21 Reading 46 13 8 25 54 87 −33 41
22 Peterborough United (R) 46 9 10 27 43 87 −44 37 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Derby County (R) 46 14 13 19 45 53 −8 34
24 Barnsley (R) 46 6 12 28 33 73 −40 30
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
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Reading were deducted 6 points for breach of profit and sustainability regulations.
  2. ^ Derby County were deducted 12 points for entering administration, and a further 9 points for financial irregularities.

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 9 10 27 43 87  −44 37 6 7 10 27 33  −6 3 3 17 16 54  −38

Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

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GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAAHHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLWDLLLLWLDLLWWLDLLLDLWLLLDLLLDLLLLDDLWLDDWWLLW
Position24151517202323222122232320202020212222222222222222222222222223232424242424232424242322222322
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Peterborough United's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.

7 August 2021 1 Luton Town 3–0 Peterborough United Luton
15:00 BST Adebayo 30'
Cornick 68'
Onyedinma 71'
Bree  90+3'

Nathan Jones
Report Kent  16'
Knight  56'
Beevers  64'
Ward  84'
Szmodics  87'

Darren Ferguson
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,019
Referee: Andy Woolmer
14 August 2021 2 Peterborough United 2–1 Derby County Peterborough
12:30 BST Beevers  25'
Thompson  63'
Butler  83'
Burrows 90+1'
Dembélé 90+10',  90+10'
Report Stretton 77'
Sibley  90+1'
Forsyth  90+4'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 10,477
Referee: David Webb
Note: Live on Sky Sports
17 August 2021 3 Peterborough United 2–2 Cardiff City Peterborough
19:45 BST Burrows 49'
Dembélé 51'
Ward  86'
Report Pack  44'
Flint  45', 83', 90+6'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 8,954
Referee: Thomas Bramall
21 August 2021 4 Preston North End 1–0 Peterborough United Preston
15:00 BST Bauer 14'
Whiteman  51'
Ledson  84'
Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,952
Referee: Dean Whitestone
28 August 2021 5 Peterborough United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Peterborough
20:00 BST Norburn  8'
Thompson  71'
Report Johnstone  64'
Mowatt  70'
Furlong  82'
Ajayi 90+4'
O'Shea  90+5'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
11 September 2021 6 Sheffield United 6–2 Peterborough United Sheffield
15:00 BST Ndiaye 14', 70'
Fleck 51'
Osborn 53', 90+3'
Gibbs-White 68'
Report Marriott 40'
Burrows  49'
Butler  59'
Clarke-Harris 79' (pen.)
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,359
Referee: Steve Martin
14 September 2021 7 Reading 3–1 Peterborough United Reading
20:00 BST Swift 64'
Dele-Bashiru 67', 88'
Report Kent  45+3'
Thompson 74'
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 11,411
Referee: Tim Robinson
18 September 2021 8 Peterborough United 3–0 Birmingham City Peterborough
15:00 BST Dean 1' (o.g.)
Clarke-Harris 35' (pen.)
Grant 50'
Kent  70'
Butler  90+1'
Report Woods  35'
Gardner  65'
Aneke  74'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 11,988
Referee: Jarred Gillett
24 September 2021 9 Coventry City 3–0 Peterborough United Coventry
19:45 BST Hamer 57'
Gyökeres 61', 64'
Report Butler  44' Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 20,652
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
29 September 2021 10 Peterborough United 0–0 Bournemouth Peterborough
19:45 BST Burrows  81' Report Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 8,971
Referee: Andy Woolmer
2 October 2021 11 Peterborough United 2–3 Bristol City Peterborough
15:00 BST Szmodics 22', 43'
Thompson  90+4'
Report Thompson 34' (o.g.)
Tanner 40'
King  82'
Martin 84'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 8,560
Referee: David Coote
16 October 2021 12 Middlesbrough 2–0 Peterborough United Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Payero  45'
Ikpeazu  67'
McNair 85' (pen.)
Coburn 90+4'
Report Taylor  22'
Edwards  35'
Szmodics  49'
Cornell  84'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 19,556
Referee: John Busby
20 October 2021 13 Hull City 1–2 Peterborough United Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST Huddlestone  14'
Magennis 45+1', 66'
Report Edwards  16'
Taylor 43'
Thompson  47'
Dembélé 72'
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 10,245
Referee: Leigh Doughty
23 October 2021 14 Peterborough United 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Peterborough
15:00 BST Burrows 56'
Dembélé 90+1'
Report Chair 50' Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 12,035
Referee: Jarred Gillett
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15 Swansea City 3–0 Peterborough United Landore
15:00 BST Bidwell 2'
Piroe 13'
Ntcham 45+1'
Manning  63'
Downes  83'
Report Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 16,639
Referee: Matt Donohue
2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 16 Peterborough United 1–1 Huddersfield Town Peterborough
19:45 GMT Norburn  36'
Thompson  54'
Taylor  81'
Clarke-Harris 84'
Report Thomas  45'
Toffolo  52'
Ward 74'
O'Brien  83'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 7,983
Referee: Keith Stroud
6 November 2021 17 Peterborough United 0–1 Fulham Peterborough
15:00 GMT Norburn  90' Report Odoi  32'
Kebano  66'
Mitrović 74'
Ream  84'
Cairney  90+3'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 11,214
Referee: Dean Whitestone
20 November 2021 18 Stoke City 2–0 Peterborough United Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Vrančić 3'
Batth  25'
Allen  73'
Smith  79'
Surridge  90+1'
Campbell  90+5', 90+6'
Davies  90+9'
Report Taylor  52'
Knight  90+1'
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 21,285
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
24 November 2021 19 Blackburn Rovers 4–0 Peterborough United Blackburn
19:45 GMT Pickering 16'
Brereton 35',  53', 60'
Lenihan 45'
Report Beevers  44'
Edwards  71'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 9,038
Referee: John Brooks
27 November 2021 20 Peterborough United 0–0 Barnsley Peterborough
15:00 GMT Butler  29'
Coventry  36'
Norburn  74'
Report Andersen  78'
Gomes  83'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Referee: John Busby
4 December 2021 21 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Peterborough United West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Garner 72'
Samba  82'
Yates 84'
Report Clarke-Harris  57'
Butler  64'
Thompson  79'
Edwards  86'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 28,308
Referee: Thomas Bramall
11 December 2021 22 Peterborough United 2–1 Millwall Peterborough
15:00 GMT Norburn  24'
McNamara 64' (o.g)
Clarke-Harris 68'
Cornell  90+3'
Report Bradshaw 16'
Malone  22'
McNamara  38'
Hutchinson  45+1'
Mitchell  56'
Evans  62'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 9,140
Referee: Leigh Doughty
18 December 2021 23 Blackpool 3–1 Peterborough United Blackpool
15:00 GMT Anderson 27'
Carey 86'
Yates 90'
Report Dembélé 11' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,745
Referee: David Webb
15 January 2022 24 Peterborough United 1–4 Coventry City Peterborough
15:00 GMT Norburn  8'
Grant 37'
Mumba  41'
Edwards  61'
Report Hamer 15'
Hyam  24'
Godden 25', 90+1'
Thompson 81' (o.g.)
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 10,282
Referee: Keith Stroud
22 January 2022 25 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Peterborough United West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Kipré 78'
Molumby  82'
Grant 85'
Diangana 89'
Report Kent  90+4' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,251
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
25 January 2022 26 Birmingham City 2–2 Peterborough United Bordesley
19:45 GMT Gardner 85'
Hogan 88'
Report Marriott 16'
Kent  45+1'
Clarke-Harris 67' (pen.)
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 16,380
Referee: Oliver Langford
29 January 2022 27 Peterborough United 0–2 Sheffield United Peterborough
17:30 GMT Report Sharp 54'
Hourihane  62'
Morton 81' (o.g.)
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 10,152
Referee: Dean Whitestone
9 February 2022 28 Cardiff City 4–0 Peterborough United Leckwith
19:45 GMT Ralls 4'
Flint 39'
Doyle  44'
Ng  52'
Hugill 57'
Wintle  74'
Ikpeazu 85'
Report Mumba  32' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 17,297
Referee: Kevin Friend
12 February 2022 29 Peterborough United 0–1 Preston North End Peterborough
15:00 GMT Report Bauer  28'
van den Berg  73'
Archer 80'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 9,072
Referee: Tim Robinson
16 February 2022 30 Peterborough United 0–0 Reading Peterborough
19:45 GMT Norburn  21'
Coulson  46'
Thompson  89'
Report Holmes  86'
Yiadom  90'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 11,520
Referee: Matt Donohue
19 February 2022 31 Derby County 1–0 Peterborough United Derby
15:00 GMT Lawrence  47'
Byrne  76'
Davies  80'
Sibley 90+2',  90+3'
Allsop  90+4'
Morrison  90+7'
Report Coulson  31'  35'
Brown  59'
Jones  70'
Thompson  76'
Knight  87'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 30,251
Referee: James Linington
23 February 2022 32 Fulham 2–1 Peterborough United Fulham
19:45 GMT Mitrović 28' (pen.), 62' Report Knight  85'
Marriott 89'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 17,387
Referee: Jarred Gillett
26 February 2022 33 Peterborough United 0–3 Hull City Peterborough
15:00 GMT Szmodics  16'
Brown  54'
Knight  66'
Report Smith 25'
Lewis-Potter 51', 70'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 9,463
Referee: Tony Harrington
4 March 2022 34 Huddersfield Town 3–0 Peterborough United Huddersfield
19:45 GMT Sinani 3'
Lees 7', 72'
Report Norburn  28' Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 16,023
Referee: Darren Bond
8 March 2022 35 Bournemouth 1–1 Peterborough United Kings Park
19:45 GMT Zemura  33'
Christie 52'
Billing  65'
Report Marriott 30'
Burrows  83'
Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Referee: Gavin Ward
12 March 2022 36 Peterborough United 2–2 Stoke City Peterborough
15:00 GMT Clarke-Harris 33', 90+1' (pen.),  90+4' Report Brown 28'
Allen  45+1'
Fletcher  70'
Baker 84' (pen.)
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 9,060
Referee: Dean Whitestone
16 March 2022 37 Peterborough United 2–3 Swansea City Peterborough
19:45 GMT Szmodics 51'
Knight  56'
Marriott 63'
Report Obafemi 44', 71'
Christie  48'
Wolf  56'
Cabango  77'
Naughton  88'
Piroe 90+1',  90+9'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 6,832
Referee: Oliver Langford
20 March 2022 38 Queens Park Rangers 1–3 Peterborough United Shepherd's Bush
12:30 GMT Amos 9'
Field  66'
Report Clarke-Harris 39', 53' (pen.)
Mumba  45'
Marriott 54',  56'
Norburn  67'
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 13,753
Referee: David Webb
2 April 2022 39 Peterborough United 0–4 Middlesbrough Peterborough
15:00 BST Kent  28'
Knight  35'
Grant  90'
Report Tavernier 26',  74'
Balogun 49'
Coburn 82'
Watmore 90'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 11,755
Referee: Leigh Doughty
5 April 2022 40 Peterborough United 1–1 Luton Town Peterborough
19:45 BST Fuchs  14'
Marriott  41'
Kent  70'
Jones  75'
Clarke-Harris 87'
Report Ruddock  16'
Hylton 49'
Adebayo  90+4'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Referee: Thomas Bramall
9 April 2022 41 Bristol City 1–1 Peterborough United Ashton Gate
15:00 BST Atkinson 43'
Scott  47'
Report Ward  59'
Clarke-Harris 65'
Edwards  85'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Referee: John Brooks
15 April 2022 42 Peterborough United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Peterborough
15:00 BST Fuchs  51'
Szmodics 83'
Marriott 87'
Report Edun  22'  41'
Brereton Díaz 77'
van Hecke  83'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 9,426
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
18 April 2022 43 Barnsley 0–2 Peterborough United Barnsley
15:00 BST Palmer  59' Report Marriott 25',  60'
Poku  52'
Taylor 75'
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 12,197
Referee: Darren Bond
23 April 2022 44 Peterborough United 0–1 Nottingham Forest Peterborough
15:00 BST Burrows  19'
Taylor  25'
Szmodics  67'
Report Surridge 45',  73'
Colback  88'
Samba  90'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 12,870
Referee: Michael Salisbury
30 April 2022 45 Millwall 3–0 Peterborough United Bermondsey
15:00 BST Afobe 53'
Knight 73' (o.g.)
Saville 76'
Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 16,705
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
7 May 2022 Peterborough United 5–0 Blackpool Peterborough
15:00 BST Ward  23'
Clarke-Harris 36'
Szmodics 62', 70'
Marriott 85'
Taylor 89'
Report Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 9,118
Referee: Andy Woolmer

FA Cup

Peterborough United were drawn at home to Bristol Rovers in the third round.

8 January 2022 Third round Peterborough United 2–1 Bristol Rovers Peterborough
15:00 GMT Szmodics 20'
Mumba 63'
Norburn  79'
Report Coutts 30' (pen.) Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 4,937
Referee: Andy Davies
5 February 2022 Fourth round Peterborough United 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Peterborough
15:00 GMT Ward 25'
Clarke-Harris  29'
Edwards  45'
Fuchs  63'
Jones 71',  83'
Norburn  87'
Thompson  90+6'
Report Dunne  43'
Dozzell  90+2'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 10,119
Referee: David Webb
1 March 2022 Fifth round Peterborough United 0–2 Manchester City Peterborough
19:15 GMT Szmodics  70' Report Aké  17'
Mahrez 60'
Grealish 67'
Fernandinho  70'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Cup

Peterborough United were drawn at home to Plymouth Argyle in the first round.

10 August 2021 First round Peterborough United 0–4 Plymouth Argyle Peterborough
19:45 BST Report Hardie 23', 33'
Galloway  61'
Jephcott 66'
Camará 84'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Ben Toner

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
28 June 2021 GK David Cornell Ipswich Town Free transfer
29 June 2021 CM Jorge Grant Lincoln City Undisclosed
1 July 2021 CF Jack Marriott Derby County Free transfer
2 July 2021 CB Josh Knight Leicester City Undisclosed
12 July 2021 CB Emmanuel Fernandez Ramsgate Undisclosed
29 July 2021 LB Joe Tomlinson Eastleigh Undisclosed
2 August 2021 AM Kwame Poku Colchester United Undisclosed
3 August 2021 LW Joel Randall Exeter City Undisclosed
10 August 2021 CM Oliver Norburn Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed
11 August 2021 CM Ethan Bojang Doncaster Rovers Free transfer
25 August 2021 CM Kobe Jae Chong Sutton Coldfield Town Free transfer
8 September 2021 RW Andrew Oluwabori Huddersfield Town Free transfer
21 September 2021 RW Johnson Gyamfi Leicester City Free transfer
15 November 2021 RW Kai Corbett West Ham United Free transfer
15 November 2021 CF Joe Taylor King's Lynn Town Undisclosed
28 January 2022 DM Jeando Fuchs Dundee United Undisclosed

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
31 August 2021 DM Conor Coventry West Ham United 5 January 2022
6 January 2022 RB Bali Mumba Norwich City End of season
11 January 2022 GK Steven Benda Swansea City End of season
13 January 2022 CF Callum Morton West Bromwich Albion End of season
31 January 2022 CM Reece Brown Huddersfield Town End of season
31 January 2022 LB Hayden Coulson Middlesbrough End of season
  1. ^ On 5 January, Coventry was recalled by parent club West Ham United.

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
24 July 2021 RM Serhat Tasdemir Barnet End of season
29 July 2021 RM Ryan Broom Plymouth Argyle End of season
25 August 2021 FW Hameed Ishola Bedford Town End of season
22 October 2021 RW Andrew Oluwabori Boreham Wood 21 November 2021
13 November 2021 CM Ethan Bojang Spalding United 12 December 2021
13 November 2021 CB Emmanuel Fernandez Spalding United 12 December 2021
20 December 2021 GK Dániel Gyollai Maidenhead United 17 January 2022
3 January 2022 GK Christy Pym Stevenage End of season
26 January 2022 RW Idris Kanu Northampton Town End of season
28 January 2022 DF Charlie O'Connell Kettering Town March 2022
31 January 2022 RW Johnson Gyamfi Peterborough Sports
31 January 2022 LB Joe Tomlinson Swindon Town End of season

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
13 May 2021 GK Mark Tyler Retired
24 June 2021 AM Flynn Clarke Norwich City Undisclosed
30 June 2021 LB Frazer Blake-Tracy Burton Albion Released
30 June 2021 CB Sam Cartwright St Ives Town Released
30 June 2021 CM Archie Jones Bishop's Stortford Released
30 June 2021 RB Niall Mason Lusail SC Released
30 June 2021 CM Louis Reed Swindon Town Released
30 June 2021 CF Bradley Rolt Brackley Town Released
19 July 2021 MF Adler Nascimento Crystal Palace Undisclosed
20 July 2021 CF Mohamed Eisa Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed
21 August 2021 RB Shaun Keane Bedford Town Free transfer
31 August 2021 CM Ethan Hamilton Accrington Stanley Undisclosed
22 December 2021 MF Nicky Gyimah-Bio Sunderland Undisclosed
12 January 2022 GK Dániel Gyollai Maidenhead United Free transfer
31 January 2022 LW Siriki Dembélé Bournemouth Undisclosed

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