2020–21 Peterborough United F.C. season
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| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| 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) | |||
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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
[edit]- 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 | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Apps. | Goals | Year signed | Signed from | Transfer fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Christy Pym | 
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GK | 24 April 1995 | 87 | 0 | 2019 | Exeter City
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Free | |
| 13 | Dániel Gyollai | 
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GK | 7 April 1997 (aged 24) | 4 | 0 | 2020 | Wigan Athletic
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Free | |
| 21 | Josef Bursik |
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GK | 12 July 2000 (aged 20) | 5 | 0 | 2021 | Stoke City
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Loan | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Ronnie Edwards |
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CB/DM | 28 March 2003 (aged 18) | 6 | 0 | 2020 | Barnet
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Undisclosed | |
| 3 | Dan Butler |
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LB/LM | 26 August 1994 (aged 26) | 80 | 3 | 2019 |  Newport County
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Free | |
| 4 | Nathan Thompson |
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CB/RB/DM | 9 November 1990 (aged 30) | 61 | 2 | 2019 | Portsmouth
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Free | |
| 5 | Mark Beevers |
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CB/LB | 21 November 1989 (aged 31) | 85 | 0 | 2019 | Bolton Wanderers
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Free | |
| 6 | Frankie Kent |
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CB | 21 November 1995 (aged 25) | 83 | 4 | 2019 | Colchester United
|
£360,000 | |
| 18 | Frazer Blake-Tracy |
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LB/CB | 10 September 1995 (aged 25) | 32 | 0 | 2019 | King's Lynn Town
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Pre contract agreement | |
| 24 | Niall Mason |
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RB/CB/LB | 10 January 1997 (aged 24) | 70 | 2 | 2019 | Doncaster Rovers
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Free | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 8 | Jack Taylor | 
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CM/RM/RB | 23 June 1998 | 50 | 9 | 2020 | Barnet
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£500,000 | |
| 12 | Reece Brown |
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AM/CM | 6 March 1996 (aged 25) | 55 | 2 | 2020 | Huddersfield Town
|
Loan | |
| 14 | Louis Reed |
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CM/DM | 25 June 1997 | 84 | 3 | 2018 | Sheffield United
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Undisclosed | |
| 15 | Sammie Szmodics |
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AM/LW/CM | 24 September 1995 (aged 25) | 55 | 19 | 2020 | Bristol City
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Undisclosed | |
| 16 | Harrison Burrows |
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LM/LB/CM | 12 January 2002 (aged 19) | 36 | 1 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 22 | Ethan Hamilton | 
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CM/LM/LB | 18 October 1998 (aged 22) | 41 | 1 | 2020 | Manchester United
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Free | |
| 23 | Joe Ward |
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RM/RW/RB | 22 August 1995 (aged 25) | 145 | 14 | 2018 | Woking
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Undisclosed | |
| 26 | Flynn Clarke |
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AM | 14 August 2002 (aged 19) | 11 | 3 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 27 | Kyle Barker |
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DM/CM | 16 December 2000 (aged 20) | 3 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 34 | Archie Jones |
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CM | 13 June 2001 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Mohamed Eisa | 
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CF/LW/RW | 12 July 1994 (aged 26) | 71 | 21 | 2019 | Bristol City
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Undisclosed | |
| 9 | Jonson Clarke-Harris |
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CF | 21 July 1994 (aged 26) | 48 | 33 | 2020 | Bristol Rovers
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£1,250,000 | |
| 10 | Siriki Dembélé | 
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RW/LW/CF | 7 September 1996 (aged 24) | 122 | 26 | 2018 | Grimsby Town
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Undisclosed | |
| 17 | Ricky Jade-Jones |
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CF/SS/LW | 8 November 2002 | 33 | 5 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 19 | Idris Kanu |
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RW/CF | 5 December 1999 (aged 21) | 63 | 3 | 2017 | Aldershot Town
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Undisclosed | |
| Out on Loan | ||||||||||
| 11 | Ryan Broom |
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RM/CM/AM | 4 September 1996 (aged 24) | 18 | 1 | 2020 | Cheltenham Town
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Undisclosed | |
| 20 | Serhat Tasdemir | 
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RM/CM/LM | 21 July 2000 (aged 20) | 20 | 1 | 2019 | AFC Fylde
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Undisclosed | |
| 30 | Sam Cartwright |
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CB | 8 July 2000 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | |
Statistics
[edit]- As of 9 May 2021
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK | ENG
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Christy Pym | 44 | 0 | 40+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | ENG
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Ronnie Edwards | 6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | ENG
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Dan Butler | 42 | 1 | 38+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | ENG
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Nathan Thompson | 42 | 1 | 38+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | ENG
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Mark Beevers | 47 | 0 | 44+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | ENG
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Frankie Kent | 48 | 2 | 44+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| 7 | FW | SDN
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Mohamed Eisa | 35 | 5 | 6+21 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+2 | 3 | |
| 8 | MF | IRL
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Jack Taylor | 38 | 9 | 34+1 | 6 | 1+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | ENG
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Jonson Clarke-Harris | 48 | 33 | 44+0 | 31 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | |
| 10 | FW | SCO
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Siriki Dembélé | 44 | 13 | 37+4 | 11 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
| 12 | MF | ENG
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Reece Brown | 43 | 2 | 33+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | HUN
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Dániel Gyollai | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | ENG
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Louis Reed | 19 | 1 | 11+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| 15 | MF | ENG
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Sammie Szmodics | 44 | 15 | 39+2 | 14 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
| 16 | MF | ENG
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Harrison Burrows | 26 | 1 | 8+12 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | ENG
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Ricky Jade-Jones | 17 | 1 | 1+15 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | ENG
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Frazer Blake-Tracy | 14 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | ENG
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Idris Kanu | 24 | 2 | 7+10 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | ENG
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Josef Bursik | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | SCO
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Ethan Hamilton | 40 | 1 | 13+20 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | |
| 23 | MF | ENG
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Joe Ward | 39 | 4 | 34+2 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | ENG
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Niall Mason | 32 | 2 | 6+20 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | |
| 26 | MF | SCO
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Flynn Clarke | 10 | 3 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 3 | |
| 27 | MF | ENG
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Kyle Barker | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 32 | GK | ENG
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Will Blackmore | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 36 | DF | ENG
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Benjamin Mensah | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 37 | MF | ENG
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Charlie O'Connell | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 42 | FW |  POR
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Adler Nascimento | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| Players out on loan: | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | WAL
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Ryan Broom | 17 | 1 | 5+10 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | AZE
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Serhat Tasdemir | 3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | |
| Players who left the club: | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | MF | SCO
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George Boyd | 1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
| 25 | DF | SCO
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Jason Naismith | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
Disciplinary record
[edit]- As of 8 May 2021
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Nat. | 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Date from | Pos. | Nat. | 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
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Nat. | 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]EFL League One
[edit]League table
[edit]| 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 | |
| 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
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
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]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 68Eyoma 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
[edit]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' |
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
EFL Cup
[edit]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
[edit]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 | |
| 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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