During the 2006–07 season Peterborough United played in Football League Two, the fourth tier of the English football pyramid. They had finished the previous season of Football League Two in 9th position.
Keith Alexander started the season as manager but was sacked in January 2007 after a run of poor form. Darren Ferguson was appointed as player-manager for the club, but by the end of the season the club only managed to finish in 10th place.
Peterborough managed to achieve a run in the FA Cup following victories over Rotherham United in the first round and Tranmere Rovers in the second round. They were eliminated in the third round by Plymouth Argyle after a defeat in a replay in Home Park.
In the League Cup Peterborough defeated Ipswich Town on penalties in the first round before losing narrowly 2–1 to Everton in the second round.
Kit Profile
First-team squad NameLeagueCupTotalDate signedPrevious clubAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Goalkeepers1GKMark Tyler 41 – 8 – 49 –7 December 1994Youth Team31GKShwan Jalal 1 – 0 – 1 –8 January 2007Woking?GKLuke McShane 0 – 0 – 0 –1 July 2002Youth Team?GKPaul Rachubka 4 – 0 – 4 – –Huddersfield Defenders2DFDean Holden 20 (1) 1 6 – 26 (1) 129 June 2005Oldham Athletic3DFJude Stirling 14 (8) – 3 (3) – 17 (11) –1 August 2006Lincoln City4DFMark Arber 31 (3) – 8 – 39 (3) –21 December 2005Oldham Athletic5DFGuy Branston 23 (1) – 4 (2) 1 27 (3) 124 July 2006Oldham Athletic6DFChris Plummer 7 – 1 – 8 –3 September 2004Barnet23DFBen Futcher 22 (3) 3 5 – 27 (3) 324 August 2006Grimsby Town27DFAdam Smith 5 (4) – 0 (1) – 5 (5) –20 November 2006King's Lynn28DFCraig Morgan 22 (1) 1 2 (1) – 24 (2) 123 November 2006Milton Keynes Dons33DFDanny Blanchett 0 (3) 1 0 – 0 (3) 119 March 2007Cambridge City Midfielders7MFAdam Newton 43 1 7 – 50 11 May 2002West Ham United8MFRichard Butcher 35 (8) 4 8 1 43 (8) 526 June 2006Lincoln City11MFPeter Gain 26 (8) 6 2 (3) – 28 (11) 620 June 2005Lincoln City17MFJamie Day 17 (7) 1 5 – 22 (7) 11 July 2003Youth Team18MFShane Huke 9 (9) 1 4 (1) – 13 (10) 11 July 2004Youth Team21MFDarren Ferguson 0 – 0 – 0 –20 January 2007Wrexham22MFJimmy Ghaichem 1 (1) – 1 – 2 (1) –1 September 2006Mansfield Town29MFGavin Strachan 13 (3) 3 2 – 15 (3) 329 January 2007Hartlepool United30MFGeorge Boyd 19 (1) 6 0 – 19 (1) 68 January 2007Stevenage Borough Forwards9STJustin Richards 4 (9) 1 2 (1) – 6 (1) 11 June 2006Woking10STTrevor Benjamin 15 (12) 7 3 (3) 2 18 (15) 98 July 2005Coventry City12STCraig Mackail-Smith 13 (2) 8 0 – 13 (2) 829 January 2007Dagenham & Redbridge14STAaron McLean 16 7 5 3 21 101 January 2007Grays Athletic15STLloyd Opara 6 (5) 1 0 (3) – 6 (8) 123 March 2006Cheshunt16STDanny Crow 22 (13) 6 6 (1) 4 28 (14) 108 July 2005Norwich City20STSimon Yeo 8 (5) 2 1 (2) – 9 (7) 21 August 2006Lincoln City
Friendly matches +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
Competitions League Two League table
Matches +DateOpponentVenueResultPeterborough United F.C.'s score written firstScorersAttendancePosition5 AugustBristol RoversHome4–1 Day, Butcher, Yeo, Opara 4,890 2nd9 AugustBoston UnitedAway1–0 Yeo3,528 3rd12 AugustWrexhamAway0–0 - 4,706 3rd 19 AugustMacclesfield TownHome3–1 Benjamin (2), Teague (o.g.) 4,136 2nd26 AugustNotts CountyAway0–0 - 6,353 4th3 SeptemberBuryHome0–1 -5,561 7th9 SeptemberDarlingtonHome1–3 Danny Crow3,848 9th12 SeptemberWalsallAway0–5 -4,070 11th16 SeptemberSwindon TownAway1–0 Benjamin7,329 11th23 SeptemberHartlepool UnitedHome3–5 Butcher, Gain, Holden3,916 11th26 SeptemberBarnetHome1–1 Gain 3,193 12th30 SeptemberStockport CountyAway1–0 Benjamin4,775 8th6 OctoberMilton Keynes DonsAway2–0 Arber, Richards6,647 7th14 OctoberShrewsbury TownHome2–1 Benjamin, Crow 4,171 7th21 OctoberWycombe WanderersAway0–2 -4,924 7th28 OctoberGrimsby TownHome2–2 Futcher, Benjamin 4,203 7th4 NovemberAccrington StanleyHome4–2 Benjamin, Crow (2), McLean3,990 7th18 NovemberMansfield TownAway2–0 McLean, Crow3,550 7th25 NovemberTorquay UnitedHome5–2 Huke, Thorpe (o.g.), Futcher, McLean, Butcher4,452 5th5 DecemberHereford UnitedAway0–0 - 2,309 6th9 DecemberRochdaleAway1–0 McLean1,982 6th16 DecemberChester CityHome0–2 4,491 6th23 DecemberLincoln CityHome1–2 Gain 8,405 7th26 DecemberBarnetAway0–1 2,958 7th30 DecemberHartlepool UnitedAway0–1 4,654 7th1 JanuaryWalsallHome0–2 4,405 7th13 JanuaryDarlingtonAway1–3 Smith2,321 10th20 JanuaryStockport CountyHome0–3 4,330 13th27 JanuaryLincoln CityAway0–1 6,606 14th30 JanuarySwindon TownHome1–1 Gain 3,516 7th3 FebruaryBristol RoversAway2–3 Crow, McLean5,700 16th10 FebruaryWrexhamHome3–0 McLean, Boyd, Evans (o.g.) 3,839 13th17 FebruaryMacclesfield TownAway1–2 McLean2,274 14th20 FebruaryBoston UnitedHome1–1 Boyd 4,882 14th24 FebruaryBuryAway3–0 Mackail-Smith, Futcher, Strachan2,085 14th3 MarchNotts CountyHome2–0 Boyd, Morgan 5,014 11th10 MarchMilton Keynes DonsHome4–0 Gain, Strachan, Mackail-Smith, Butcher 5,880 10th16 MarchShrewsbury TownAway1–2 Gain4,027 11th24 MarchGrimsby TownAway2–0 Boyd, White5,164 10th31 MarchWycombe WanderersHome3–3 Mackail-Smith (2), Newton 6,062 11th7 AprilAccrington StanleyAway2–3 Mackail-Smith, Low1,808 13th9 AprilMansfield TownHome2–0 Mackail-Smith, White 4,276 11th14 AprilTorquay UnitedAway1–1 Mackail-Smith 2,106 10th21 AprilHereford UnitedHome3–0 Mackail-Smith, White, Strachan 3,759 9th28 AprilChester CityAway1–1 Artell (o.g.) 1,905 11th5 MayRochdaleHome3–3 Boyd (2), Blanchett 6,011 10th
FA Cup +DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceReferee11 NovemberRound 1Rotherham UnitedHome3–0 Butcher, McLean, Crow 4,281 Patrick Miller2 DecemberRound 2Tranmere RoversAway2–1 Crow (2) 6,308 Trevor Kettle6 JanuaryRound 3Plymouth ArgyleHome1–1 McLean 6,255 Carl Boyeson16 JanuaryRound 3 ReplayPlymouth ArgyleAway1–2 McLean 9,973 Ian Williamson
Football League Cup +DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceReferee22 AugustRound 1Ipswich TownHome2–2 Benjamin, Branston 4,792 Keith Hill19 SeptemberRound 2EvertonHome1–2 Benjamin 10,756 Ian Williamson
Football League Trophy +DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReferee31 OctoberRound 1 Swansea CityHome1–0 1,432 Crow Jonathan Moss29 NovemberRound 2 Bristol RoversAway0–1 3,621- Paul Taylor
Statistics
Goal scorers +PosPlayerLeagueCupTotal 1 Aaron McLean 7 3102 Danny Crow 6 4103 Trevor Benjamin 7 294 Craig Mackail-Smith 8 085 Peter Gain 6 066 George Boyd 6 067 Richard Butcher 4 158 Gavin Strachan 3 03
Cards +PosPlayer1 Guy Branston 1 72 Ben Futcher 0 83 Adam Newton 0 84 Peter Gain 0 55 Mark Arber 0 56 Aaron McLean 0 47 Shane Huke 0 48 Trevor Benjamin 0 3
See also 2006–07 Football League
References