2016–17 Peterborough United F.C. season

Peterborough United
2016–17 season
ChairmanDarragh MacAnthony
ManagerGrant McCann
StadiumLondon Road Stadium
League One11th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tom Nichols (10)
All: Tom Nichols (13)
Highest home attendance9,157
(vs Northampton, 18 Oct 16)
Lowest home attendance2,850
(vs AFC Wimbledon, 9 Aug 16)
Average home league attendance5,016

The 2016–17 season was Peterborough United's 57th year in the Football League and their fourth consecutive season in the third tier, League One. Along with League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Squad

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 Luke McGee GK England London 29 45 0 Tottenham Hotspur 31 August 2016 Loan 2017
14 Mark Tyler GK England Norwich 47 494 0 Luton Town 1 July 2016 Free 2017
Defenders
2 Michael Smith RB Northern Ireland Monkstown 36 134 2 Bristol Rovers 25 July 2014 Undisclosed 2019
3 Andrew Hughes LB Wales Cardiff 32 46 1 Newport County 1 July 2016 Free 2018
5 Ryan Tafazolli CB England Sutton 33 39 3 Mansfield Town 6 June 2016 Free 2019
6 Jack Baldwin CB England Barking 31 76 2 Hartlepool United 31 January 2014 £500,000 2018
12 Dominic Ball CB/DM England Welwyn Garden City 29 7 1 Rotherham United 3 January 2017 Loan 2017
29 Jerome Binnom-Williams LB England Croydon 29 16 0 Crystal Palace 2 August 2016 Undisclosed 2018
Midfielders
4 Michael Bostwick DM/CB England Eltham 36 228 23 Stevenage 9 July 2012 Undisclosed 2018
7 Gwion Edwards RW Wales Lampeter 31 44 9 Crawley Town 24 June 2016 Free 2019
8 Christopher Forrester DM Republic of Ireland Dublin 32 91 6 St Patrick's Athletic 29 August 2015 Undisclosed 2018
11 Marcus Maddison LW/AM England Durham 31 128 30 Gateshead 27 August 2014 £250,000 2018
15 Jermaine Anderson CM England Camden Town 28 74 7 Academy 1 July 2012 Trainee Undisclosed
16 Brad Inman CM Australia Adelaide 33 12 0 Crew Alexandra 1 July 2016 Free 2019
18 Leonardo Da Silva Lopes CM Portugal Lisbon 26 56 4 Academy 1 July 2015 Trainee Undisclosed
22 Adil Nabi CM England Birmingham 30 10 0 West Bromwich Albion 21 January 2016 Undisclosed 2019
23 Callum Chettle MF England Nottingham 28 19 0 Nuneaton Town 23 January 2016 Undisclosed 2018
25 Harry Anderson RW England Slough 27 18 0 Academy 1 August 2014 Undisclosed 2018
36 Martin Samuelsen LW Norway Haugesund 27 33 3 West Ham United 1 January 2017 Loan 2017
42 Anthony Grant CM England Lambeth 37 12 0 Port Vale 31 January 2017 Undisclosed 2019
Forwards
10 Paul Taylor CF/RW England Liverpool 37 103 20 Ipswich Town 13 July 2016 Free 2017
13 Craig Mackail-Smith CF ScotlandEngland Watford 40 234 104 Luton Town 31 January 2017 Loan 2017
21 Tom Nichols CF England Wellington 31 58 14 Exeter City 1 February 2016 Undisclosed 2020
28 Mathew Stevens CF England Surrey 26 2 0 Barnet 1 July 2016 Free 2019
31 Deon Moore CF England Croydon 25 6 0 Academy Hasn't signed professional deal
37 Junior Morias CF Jamaica Kingston 29 20 4 St Albans City 1 January 2017 Undisclosed 2019
Out on loan
9 Lee Angol CF England Carshalton 30 52 12 Luton Town 20 July 2015 Undisclosed 2018
17 Shaq Coulthirst CF England Hackney 30 42 7 Tottenham Hotspur 22 January 2016 Undisclosed 2019
20 Hayden White RB England Greenwich 29 9 0 Bolton Wanderers 1 July 2016 Free 2018
27 Jordan Nicholson CF England Godmanchester 31 2 0 Histon 24 December 2015 Undisclosed 2017

Statistics

As of 3 May 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Luke McGee (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 45 0 39+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Smith 45 0 40+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Wales WAL Andrew Hughes 45 1 36+2 1 4+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF England ENG Michael Bostwick 46 3 39+0 3 4+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF England ENG Ryan Tafazolli 38 3 30+1 3 4+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
6 DF England ENG Jack Baldwin 29 1 27+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF Wales WAL Gwion Edwards 41 9 23+10 7 3+1 2 2+0 0 2+0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Christopher Forrester 50 6 39+4 6 4+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
10 FW England ENG Paul Taylor 45 6 23+14 3 2+2 1 2+0 1 1+1 1
11 MF England ENG Marcus Maddison 47 8 36+4 8 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
12 DF England ENG Dominic Ball (on loan from Rotherham United) 6 1 6+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 FW England ENG Craig Mackail-Smith 18 5 13+5 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 GK England ENG Mark Tyler 5 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
15 MF England ENG Jermaine Anderson 10 1 5+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 1
16 MF Australia AUS Brad Inman 12 0 5+6 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Portugal POR Leonardo Da Silva Lopes 46 4 32+6 2 4+0 1 1+1 1 1+1 0
21 FW England ENG Tom Nichols 51 13 37+6 10 3+1 1 2+0 2 1+1 0
22 MF England ENG Adil Nabi 4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
23 MF England ENG Callum Chettle 15 0 5+6 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 2+0 0
25 MF England ENG Harry Anderson 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW England ENG Matthew Stevens 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
29 DF England ENG Jerome Binnom-Williams 15 0 9+1 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
31 FW England ENG Deon Moore 6 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
32 DF England ENG Lewis Freestone 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF England ENG Morgan Penfold 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
34 FW England ENG Kasey Douglas 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
35 DF England ENG James Goode 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 MF Norway NOR Martin Samuelsen (on loan from West Ham United) 12 1 4+7 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 FW Jamaica JAM Junior Morias 20 4 6+14 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 MF Malta MLT Andrea Borg 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 MF England ENG Anthony Grant 11 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Player(s) out on loan:
9 FW England ENG Lee Angol 15 1 5+8 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW England ENG Shaq Coulthirst 22 4 11+5 2 2+1 2 1+1 0 1+0 0
20 DF England ENG Hayden White 9 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
24 FW England ENG Aaron Williams 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Player(s) who returned to their parent clubs:
30 MF England ENG Nathan Oduwa (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 9 0 0+6 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
38 MF England ENG George Moncur (on loan from Barnsley) 15 3 5+8 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
Player(s) who left the club:
1 GK England ENG Ben Alnwick 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Almeida Santos 4 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
19 FW England ENG Joe Gormley 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record

As of 3 May 2017
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 21 England CF Tom Nichols 10 1 2 0 13
2 7 Wales RW Gwion Edwards 7 2 0 0 9
3 11 England LW Marcus Maddison 8 0 0 0 8
4 8 Republic of Ireland DM Christopher Forrester 6 0 0 0 6
10 England CF Paul Taylor 3 1 1 1 6
6 13 Scotland CF Craig Mackail-Smith 5 0 0 0 5
7 17 England CF Shaq Coulthirst 2 2 0 0 4
18 Portugal CM Leonardo Da Silva Lopes 2 1 1 0 4
37 Jamaica CF Junior Morias 4 0 0 0 4
10 4 England DM Michael Bostwick 3 0 0 0 3
5 England CB Ryan Tafazolli 3 0 0 0 3
38 England AM George Moncur 2 0 0 1 3
12 3 Wales LB Andrew Hughes 1 0 0 0 1
6 England CB Jack Baldwin 1 0 0 0 1
9 England CF Lee Angol 1 0 0 0 1
12 England CB Dominic Ball 1 0 0 0 1
15 England CM Jermaine Anderson 0 0 0 1 1
36 Norway AM Martin Samuelsen 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 2 0 0 0 2
Total 63 7 4 3 77

Disciplinary record

As of 3 May 2017
Rank No. Po. Nat. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 4 England DM Michael Bostwick 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
6 England CB Jack Baldwin 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0
3 18 Portugal CM Leonardo Da Silva Lopes 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
4 7 Wales RW Gwion Edwards 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
8 Republic of Ireland LW Christopher Forrester 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1
6 3 Wales LB Andrew Hughes 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
5 England CB Ryan Tafazolli 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
10 England CF Paul Taylor 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
11 England LW Marcus Maddison 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
10 21 England CF Tom Nichols 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
42 England CM Anthony Grant 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
12 1 England GK Luke McGee 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
2 Northern Ireland RB Michael Smith 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
17 England CF Shaq Coulthirst 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
15 16 Australia CM Brad Inman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18 England CM Leonardo Da Silva Lopes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
37 Jamaica CF Junior Morias 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18 9 England CF Lee Angol 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 England CB Dominic Ball 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 England CM Jermaine Anderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 England RB Hayden White 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 England CM Callum Chettle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 England LB Jerome Binnom-Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
36 Norway AM Martin Samuelsen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
38 England AM George Moncur 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 71 3 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 77 3 4

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 RW Wales Gwion Edwards Crawley Town Undisclosed [1]
1 July 2016 CB Wales Andrew Hughes Newport County Free transfer [2]
1 July 2016 CM Australia Brad Inman Crewe Alexandra Free transfer [3]
1 July 2016 CF England Mathew Stevens Barnet Compensation [4]
1 July 2016 CB England Ryan Tafazolli Mansfield Town Free transfer [5]
1 July 2016 RB England Hayden White Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [6]
13 July 2016 RW England Paul Taylor Free agent Free transfer [7]
2 August 2016 LB England Jerome Binnom-Williams Crystal Palace Undisclosed [8]
1 January 2017 CF England Junior Morias St Albans City Undisclosed [9]
31 January 2017 CM England Anthony Grant Port Vale Undisclosed [10]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
31 August 2016 GK England Luke McGee Tottenham Hotspur End of season [a] [12]
31 August 2016 AM England George Moncur Barnsley 3 January 2017 [12]
31 August 2016 LW England Nathan Oduwa Tottenham Hotspur 2 January 2017 [12]
1 January 2017 LW Norway Martin Samuelsen West Ham United End of season [13]
3 January 2017 CB England Dominic Ball Rotherham United End of season [14]
31 January 2017 CF Scotland Craig Mackail-Smith Luton Town End of season [15]
  1. ^ On 16 December 2016, Luke McGee agreed to extend his loan deal until the end of the season.[11]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CB England Shaun Brisley Carlisle United [a] Released [17]
1 July 2016 CF Ivory Coast Souleymane Coulibaly Kilmarnock [b] Released [17]
1 July 2016 CF England Jonathan Edwards Hull City Free transfer [19]
1 July 2016 LB England Andrew Fox Stevenage [c] Released [17]
1 July 2016 CF England Jack Friend Free agent Released [17]
1 July 2016 AM England Erhun Oztumer Walsall Free transfer [21]
1 July 2016 CF England Kyle Vassell Blackpool [d] Released [17]
1 July 2016 CB Democratic Republic of the Congo Gabriel Zakuani Northampton Town [e] Released [17]
21 July 2016 CM England Harry Beautyman Northampton Town Undisclosed [24]
3 August 2016 RM England Jon Taylor Rotherham United £500,000 [25][26]
25 August 2016 CM England Jack Payne Blackpool Free transfer [27]
31 August 2016 GK England Ben Alnwick Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [28]
31 August 2016 LB South Africa Kgosi Nthle Stevenage Undisclosed [29]
1 November 2016 CF Northern Ireland Joe Gormley Retired — [30]
1 January 2017 CB Portugal Ricardo Almeida Santos Barnet £100,000 [31]
1 January 2017 CF England Aaron Williams Newport County Free transfer [32]
23 May 2017 GK England Dion–Curtis Henry Free Agent Mutual Consent [33]
  1. ^ Following Brisley's release, he signed for Carlisle United.[16]
  2. ^ Following Coulibaly's release, he signed for Kilmarnock.[18]
  3. ^ Following Fox's release, he signed for Stevenage.[20]
  4. ^ Following Vassell's release, he signed for Blackpool.[22]
  5. ^ Following Zakuani's release, he signed for Northampton Town.[23]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
1 July 2016 SS England Jordan Nicholson Nuneaton Town 1 January 2017 [34]
1 July 2016 CF England Aaron Williams Nuneaton Town 1 January 2017 [34]
6 July 2016 CF England Luke James Bristol Rovers End of Season [35]
16 August 2016 RW England Harry Anderson Lincoln City 1 January 2017 [36]
31 August 2016 GK England Dion-Curtis Henry Boston United 30 November 2016 [a] [38]
31 August 2016 CF England Joe Gormley St. Johnstone 1 November 2016 [b] [39]
12 January 2017 RB England Hayden White Mansfield Town End of Season [40]
19 January 2017 CF England Shaq Coulthirst Mansfield Town End of Season [41]
  1. ^ On 30 November 2016, Dion-Curtis Henry was recalled early from his loan spell at Boston United.[37]
  2. ^ On 1 November 2016, Joe Gormley announced his retirement.[30]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Boston United 1–1 Peterborough United Boston
15:00 Colley 61' Report Tafazolli 38' Stadium: York Street
Attendance: 920 (275 Posh fans)
11 July 2016 (2016-07-11) Boreham Wood 0–1 Peterborough United Borehamwood
19:30 Report Maddison 48' (pen.) Stadium: Meadow Park
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Peterborough United 0–3 Norwich City Peterborough
15:00 Report Jo. Murphy 48'
Jerome 90+7'
Ja. Murphy 90+11'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 2,759 (749 Norwich fans)
21 July 2016 (2016-07-21) Maunsell Cup AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2–2 Peterborough United Wellingborough
19:45 Brown 45'
Orosz 60'		 Report Williams 25'
Freestone 66'		 Stadium: Dog & Duck
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Peterborough United 2–1 Leeds United Peterborough
15:00 Coulthirst 48', 65' Report Mowatt 15' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,152 (1,970 Leeds fans)
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Brentford 0–1 Peterborough United Brentford
19:45 Report Taylor 2' Stadium: Griffin Road
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Peterborough United 0–2 Barnsley Peterborough
15:00 Report Scowen 7'
Payne 89'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium

League One

Main article: 2016–17 Football League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Rochdale 46 19 12 15 71 62 +9 69
10 Bristol Rovers 46 18 12 16 68 70 −2 66
11 Peterborough United 46 17 11 18 62 62 0 62
12 Milton Keynes Dons 46 16 13 17 60 58 +2 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 14 18 14 60 53 +7 60
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

6 August 2016 1 Rochdale 2–3 Peterborough United Rochdale
15:00 BST Cannon 8'
Henderson 32' (pen.)		 Report Forrester 21', 37'
Edwards 89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,243
Referee: David Webb
13 August 2016 2 Peterborough United 0–1 Bradford City Peterborough
15:00 BST Report Hiwula 11' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,906
Referee: Darren Handley
16 August 2016 3 Peterborough United 5–1 Millwall Peterborough
19:45 BST Maddison 6'
Taylor 7'
Edwards 20', 52'
Nichols 67'		 Report 79' Morison Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,007
Referee: Ross Joyce
20 August 2016 4 Oxford United 2–1 Peterborough United Oxford
15:00 BST Thomas 46'
Maguire 90+3' (pen)		 Report 62' Nichols
Yellow card 90+3' Yellow-red card Baldwin		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
27 August 2016 5 Milton Keynes Dons 0–2 Peterborough United Denbigh
15:00 BST Report 2' Hughes
71' Bostwick		 Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 10,261
Referee: Mark Heywood
3 September 2016 6 Peterborough United 2–2 Swindon Town Peterborough
12:15 BST Edwards 36'
Maddison 63' (pen)		 Report Doughty 51' (pen)
Baldwin 76' (og)		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,501
Referee: Tim Robinson
10 September 2016 7 Peterborough United 2–2 Port Vale Peterborough
15:00 BST Moncur 8', 84'
Hughes Red card 84'		 BBC Report 6', 90+4' Jones Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 4,711
Referee: Mark Heywood
17 September 2016 8 Sheffield United 1–0 Peterborough United Sheffield
15:00 BST Done 13'
Sharp Yellow card 62'
Basham Yellow card 67'
Coutts Yellow card 78'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 90+1'		 Club Report
BBC Report		 Yellow card 74' Moncur
Yellow card 90+3' Smith		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,555 (988 Posh fans)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
24 September 2016 9 Peterborough United 1–1 Walsall Peterborough
15:00 BST Maddison 27'
Nichols Yellow card 31'		 Report 17' Jackson
Yellow card 84' Osbourne		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,906
Referee: Ben Toner
27 September 2016 10 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Peterborough United Shrewsbury
19:45 BST McGivern Yellow card 31'
Black 56' soccer ball with red X Yellow card 65'		 Report 32' Edwards
Red card 59' Tafazolli		 Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Attendance: 4,314
Referee: Darren Handley
1 October 2016 11 Southend United 1–1 Peterborough United Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Inniss Yellow card 29'
Wordsworth Yellow card 61' soccer ball with red X 78' (pen.)		 Report Hughes Yellow card 25'
Forrester Yellow card 72'
Maddison 90+2'		 Stadium: Roots Hall Stadium
Attendance: 6,417
Referee: Brendan Malone
8 October 2016 12 Peterborough United 3–1 Bury Peterborough
12:00 BST Forrester 38'
Maddison 48'
Kay 52' (o.g.)
Coulthirst Yellow card 86'
Lopes Yellow card 88'
White Yellow card 90+1'		 Report White 2' (o.g.)
Mayor Yellow card 61'
Maher Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 3,964
Referee: Tony Harrington
15 October 2016 13 Fleetwood Town 2–0 Peterborough United Fleetwood
15:00 BST Sowerby 3'
Grant Yellow card 16' 65'
Ryan Yellow card 19'		 Report Baldwin Yellow card 44' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,711
Referee: Nigel Miller
18 October 2016 14 Peterborough United 3–0 Northampton Town Peterborough
19:45 BST Coulthirst 14'
Tafazolli 36'
Maddison Yellow card 40'
Taylor Yellow card 52'
Nichols 82'		 Report Byrom Yellow card 32'
O'Toole Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 9,157
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
22 October 2016 15 Peterborough United 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Peterborough
15:00 BST Edwards Yellow card 71'
Taylor Yellow card 79'		 Report Elliott 10'
Fuller Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 6,642
Referee: Brett Huxtable
29 October 2016 16 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Peterborough United Bristol
15:00 BST Taylor 57' (pen.) Report Coulthirst 62' Yellow card 67'
Bostwick Yellow card 67'
Nichols 90+2'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,839
Referee: Mark Haywood
13 November 2016 17 Peterborough United 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Peterborough
12:15 GMT Coulthirst Yellow card 10'
Smith 27'		 Report Trotter Yellow card 28' Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 4,780
Referee: Mark Heywood
19 November 2016 18 Northampton Town 0–1 Peterborough United Northampton
15:00 GMT Report 90+2' Forrester Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,675
Referee: Darren Bond
22 November 2016 19 Peterborough United 0–2 Scunthorpe United Peterborough
19:45 GMT Baldwin Yellow card 23'
Coulthirst Yellow card 45+1'
Edwards Yellow card 67'		 Report van Veen 21' Yellow card 24'
Goode Yellow card 72'
Bishop 83'		 Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 5,222
Referee: Charles Breakspear
10 December 2016 20 Peterborough United 5–2 Chesterfield Peterborough
15:00 GMT Nichols 1', 65'
Bostwick 45', 82' Yellow card 63'
Taylor 55'
Inman Yellow card 85'		 Report O'Neil Yellow card 12' 25'
Evans 22'
Daly Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 5,120
Referee: Nigel Miller
17 December 2016 (2016-12-17) 21 Charlton Athletic 0–2 Peterborough United Charlton
15:00 BST Report Tafazolli 21'
Edwards 66'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,193
Referee: Charles Breakspear
26 December 2016 22 Peterborough United 1–1 Gillingham Peterborough
15:00 GMT Angol 78' Report Cargill 90+2' Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 6,239
Referee: Graham Horwood
31 December 2016 23 Peterborough United 1–1 Coventry City Peterborough
15:00 GMT Bostwick 90+3' Report Willis 19' Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 5,866
Referee: John Brooks
2 January 2017 24 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Peterborough United Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Morris 45+1' Report Goode 83' (o.g.)
Tafazolli Yellow card 13'
Maddison Yellow card 42'
Hughes Yellow card 45+1'
Goode Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,855
Referee: Andy Haines
14 January 2017 25 Bury 5–1 Peterborough United Bury
15:00 GMT Vaughan 7', 16', 24', 27'
Miller 71'		 Report Nichols 4'
Tafazolli Yellow card 12'
Bostwick Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,820
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
21 January 2017 26 Swindon Town 0–1 Peterborough United Swindon
15:00 GMT Thompson Yellow card 26'
Jones Yellow card 62'
Gladwin Yellow card 65'		 Report Smith Yellow card 37'
Forrester 46'
Maddison Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 6,514
Referee: Trevor Kettle
24 January 2017 27 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Peterborough United Oldham
19:45 GMT Amadi-Holloway Yellow card 40'
Gerrard Yellow card 54'
Green 69' (pen.)
McLaughlin 82'		 Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,224
Referee: John Brooks
28 January 2017 28 Peterborough United 0–4 Milton Keynes Dons Peterborough
15:00 GMT Tafazolli Yellow card 79' Report Baldock Yellow card 51'
Williams Yellow card 53'
Barnes 59'
Potter Yellow card 67'
Agard 71'
Aneke 74', 83'
Walsh Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 6,617
Referee: John Busby
4 February 2017 (2017-02-04) 29 Port Vale 0–3 Peterborough United Burslem
15:00 GMT Report Maddison 20'
Morias 90', 90+5'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,259
Referee: Charles Breakspear
11 February 2017 30 Peterborough United 0–1 Sheffield United Peterborough
15:00 GMT Edwards Yellow card 38'
Nichols Yellow card 40'		 Report Carruthers Yellow card 43'
Sharp Yellow card 74' 87'		 Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 10,258
Referee: Andy Haines
14 February 2017 31 Peterborough United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Peterborough
19:45 GMT Smith Yellow card 31'
Tafazolli 71'
Ball 78' Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Rodman Yellow card 10'
Humphrys 31' (pen.) Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 55'
Morris Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 4,116
Referee: Carl Boyeson
18 February 2017 32 Walsall 2–0 Peterborough United Walsall
15:00 GMT Chambers Yellow card 50'
Jackson Yellow card 64'
Bakayoko Yellow card 79'
Oztumer 90+2'
Dobson Yellow card 90+5'
Morris 90+7'		 Report Grant Yellow card 34'
McGee Yellow card 90+4'
Forrester Red card 90+4'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,759
Referee: Mark Haywood
21 February 2017 33 Peterborough United 1–4 Southend United Peterborough
19:45 GMT Nichols 80' Report Cox Yellow card 25'
Fortuné 45+1', 60'
Wordsworth 64'
Timlin 90+2'		 Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 4,597
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
25 February 2017 34 Peterborough United 3–1 Rochdale Peterborough
15:00 GMT Lopes Yellow card 22'
Baldwin 36' Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 80'
Nichols 38'
Taylor 84'		 Report Rafferty Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 45+3'
Thompson 40'
Keane Yellow card 44'
McDermott Red card 52'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,457
Referee: Chris Sarginson
28 February 2017 35 Millwall 1–0 Peterborough United Bermondsey, London
19:45 GMT Gregory 54' (pen.)
Ferguson Yellow card 73'		 Report Grant Yellow card 53'
Maddison Yellow card 90+1'
Inman Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8,032
Referee: Kevin Johnson
4 March 2017 36 Bradford City 1–0 Peterborough United Bradford
15:00 GMT Jones 24'
Knight-Percival Yellow card 39'		 Report Nichols Yellow card 42'
Hughes Yellow card 55'
Grant Yellow card 59'
Bostwick Yellow card 67'
Samuelsen Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 17,220
Referee: Brett Huxtable
11 March 2017 37 Peterborough United 1–2 Oxford United Peterborough
15:00 GMT Taylor Yellow card 65'
Lopes Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 85'
Mackail-Smith 90+1'		 Report Edwards 23'
McAleny Yellow card 45' 71'
Ledson Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 5,469
Referee: Mark Heywood
14 March 2017 38 Chesterfield 3–3 Peterborough United Chesterfield
19:45 GMT Ebanks-Blake 4'
Dennis 27'
Donohue Yellow card 32' 54'
Nolan Yellow card 64'
Kakay Yellow card 81'		 Report Mackail-Smith 7', 30'
Nichols 17'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 5,048
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
18 March 2017 39 Peterborough United 1–1 Oldham Athletic Peterborough
15:00 GMT Baldwin Yellow card 54'
Morias Yellow card 67' 73'
Binnom-Williams Yellow card 75'		 Report Erwin 11' Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 4,222
Referee: Lee Swabey
25 March 2017 40 Gillingham 0–1 Peterborough United Gillingham
15:00 GMT Dack Yellow card 81' Report Grant Yellow card 36'
Morias 90'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,561
Referee: Brendan Malone
1 April 2017 41 Peterborough United 2–0 Charlton Athletic Peterborough
15:00 BST Samuelsen 74'
Maddison 83'		 Report Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,482
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 April 2017 (2017-04-08) 42 Coventry City 1–0 Peterborough United Coventry
15:00 Lameiras 51'
Foley Yellow card 82'		 Report Baldwin Yellow card 90' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 10,551
Referee: Gavin Ward
14 April 2017 43 Peterborough United 1–2 Fleetwood Town Peterborough
15:00 BST Mackail-Smith 68' Report Grant 25'
Eastham 42' Yellow card 76'
McLaughlin Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,629
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
17 April 2017 44 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Peterborough United Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 4,294
Referee: Darren Handley
22 April 2017 45 Peterborough United 4–2 Bristol Rovers Peterborough
15:00 BST Lopes 13', 56'
Maddison 30'
Mackail-Smith 64'		 Report Gaffney 85', 90+2' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,498
Referee: Richard Clark
30 April 2017 46 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Peterborough United Bolton
12:00 BST Karacan 22'
Wheater 53'
Le Fondre 75'		 Report Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 22,590
Referee: Scott Duncan

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
5 November 2016 First round Peterborough United 2–1 Chesham United Peterborough
15:00 GMT Coulthirst 40', 70' Report Blake 80' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,328
Referee: Darren Handley
4 December 2016 Second round Notts County 2–2 Peterborough United Nottingham
14:00 GMT O'Connor Yellow card 16'
Oliver Yellow card 41'
Campbell 42' Yellow card 90+5'
Laing Yellow card 88' 90+4'		 Report Lopes 3'
Edwards 15'
Angol Red card 45+3'
McGee Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane Stadium
Attendance: 3,940
Referee: Ben Toner
20 December 2016 Second round replay Peterborough United 2–0 Notts County Peterborough
19:45 GMT Edwards 2'
Taylor 8'		 Report Stead soccer ball with red X 37' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 7,796
Referee: Darren England
8 January 2017 Third round Chelsea 4–1 Peterborough United Fulham, London
15:00 GMT Pedro 18', 75'
Fàbregas Yellow card 24'
Batshuayi 43'
Willian 52'
Terry Red card 67'		 Report Forrester Yellow card 23'
Tafazolli Yellow card 33'
Nichols 70'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,003
Referee: Kevin Friend

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
9 August 2016 First round Peterborough United 3–2 AFC Wimbledon Peterborough
19:45 BST Nichols 64', 90+3'
P. Taylor 68'		 Report Whelpdale 34'
L. Taylor 78'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 2,850
Referee: Ollie Yates
23 August 2016 Second round Peterborough United 1–3 Swansea City Peterborough
19:45 BST Da Silva Lopes 75' Report Fulton 15'
McBurnie 41', 44'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,727
Referee: James Adcock

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Norwich City U21 3 3 0 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Milton Keynes Dons 3 1 1 0 1 4 6 −2 5
3 L1 Peterborough United 3 1 0 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4 L2 Barnet 3 0 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 Group stage 1 Peterborough United 1–6 Norwich City U23 Peterborough
19:30 BST Anderson 52'
Maddison Yellow card 63'		 Murphy 6', 82'
Andreu 8', 45+2', 56'
Maddison 23'
Morris Yellow card 49'
Grant Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
4 October 2016 Group stage 2 Peterborough United 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Peterborough
19:30 BST Oduwa Yellow card 78' Report Agard 40'
Rasulo Yellow card 90+3'
Carruthers Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 1,793
8 November 2016 Group stage 3 Barnet 1–2 Peterborough United Canons Park, London
20:00 GMT Amaluzor 68' Report Taylor 6'
Moncur 84'		 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 393
Referee: Andy Woolmer

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