The 2019–20 Peterborough United F.C. season was the club's 60th year in the Football League and their seventh consecutive season in the third tier, League One. Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
Squad No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends Goalkeepers1 Christy PymGKExeter420Exeter City1 July 2019Free202225Conor O'MalleyGKWestport24340St Patrick's Athletic7 August 2017Undisclosed202026Aaron ChapmanGKRotherham390Accrington Stanley1 July 2018Free2020 Defenders3 Dan ButlerLBCowes362Newport County1 July 2019Free20225 Mark BeeversCBBarnsley370Bolton Wanderers1 July 2019Free20226 Frankie KentCBRomford342Colchester United1 July 2019Undisclosed202215Nathan ThompsonRBChester190Portsmouth16 August 2019Free202116Rhys BennettCBAshton-in-Makerfield634Mansfield Town1 July 2018Free202018Frazer Blake-TracyLBDereham24170King's Lynn Town1 July 2019Undisclosed202124Niall MasonRBBrighton370Free Agent1 July 2019Free202130Sam CartwrightCBSt Neots20Academy1 July 2017Free2022 Midfielders8 Josh KnightCMFleckney343Leicester City2 August 2019Loan20209 Sammie SzmodicsAMColchester104Bristol City16 January 2020Loan202012Reece BrownCMDudley110Huddersfield Town3 January 2020Loan202014Louis ReedCMBarnsley652Sheffield United1 July 2018Undisclosed202120Serhat TasdemirRMBlackburn160AFC Fylde1 July 2019Undisclosed202221George BoydRMChatham32075Sheffield Wednesday15 July 2019Free202123Joe WardLWChelmsford10410Woking10 January 2018Undisclosed202129Jack TaylorCMHammersmith112Barnet7 January 2020£500,000Undisclosed32Harrison BurrowsAMMurrow100Academy13 January 2019Trainee2021 Forwards 7Mohamed EisaCFKhartoum3516Bristol City1 July 2019Undisclosed202310Siriki DembéléLW 7613Grimsby Town1 July 2018Undisclosed202117Ivan ToneyCFNorthampton9449Newcastle United9 August 2018UndisclosedUndisclosed27Idris KanuCFLondon371Aldershot Town1 August 2017Undisclosed202337Ricky Jade-JonesCF Peterborough 164Academy8 November 2019Trainee2020 Out on loan 2Jason NaismithRBPaisley511Ross County1 July 2018Undisclosed2021 4Alex WoodyardCMGravesend700Lincoln City1 July 2018Undisclosed202011Marcus MaddisonLW/AMDurham24962Gateshead27 August 2014£250,000202019George CooperAMWarrington425Crewe Alexandra18 January 2018Undisclosed202122Mark O'HaraCMBarrhead294Dundee1 July 2018Undisclosed202131Kyle BarkerCM 1940Academy25 March 2019Trainee2021 Callum CookeAMPeterlee201Middlesbrough30 July 2018Free2020
Statistics
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Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total117CFIvan Toney 242002627 CFMohamed Eisa 1420016311LMMarcus Maddison 910010410LWSiriki Dembélé 50016523LWJoe Ward 3002569 AMSammie Szmodics 4000437CFRicky Jade-Jones 0202488 CBJosh Knight 3000393 LBDan Butler 200026 CBFrankie Kent 1100229CMJack Taylor 200021214CMLouis Reed 1000127CFIdris Kanu 00011Total 6680680
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total 117CFIvan Toney 900100100000110023 LBDan Butler 60010000010080015RBNathan Thompson 410100000100610424RBNiall Mason 50010010000070054 CMAlex Woodyard 3002000000005005 CBMark Beevers 2101000000003106 CBFrankie Kent 2100001000003108 CBJosh Knight 500000000000500914CMLouis Reed 11000000000011010 7 CFMohamed Eisa 2000000000002009 AMSammie Szmodics 20000000000020010LWSiriki Dembélé 10100000000010112CMReece Brown 10010000000020018LBFrazer Blake-Tracy 20000000000020021RMGeorge Boyd 20000000000020023LWJoe Ward 1000000001002001811LMMarcus Maddison 10000000000010014CMLouis Reed 00010000000010016CBRhys Bennett 10000000000010020RMSerhat Tasdemir 00000000010010029CMJack Taylor 10000000000010034RMArchie Jones 000000000100100Total 50419003005006741
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2019 CB Mark Beevers Bolton Wanderers Free transfer 1 July 2019 LB Frazer Blake-Tracy King's Lynn Town Compensation 1 July 2019 LB Dan Butler Newport County Free transfer 1 July 2019 CF Mohamed Eisa Bristol City Undisclosed 1 July 2019 CB Frankie Kent Colchester United Undisclosed 1 July 2019 RB Niall Mason Free agent Free transfer 1 July 2019 GK Christy Pym Exeter City Free transfer 1 July 2019 RM Serhat Tasdemir AFC Fylde Undisclosed 15 July 2019 RM George Boyd Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer 16 August 2019 RB Nathan Thompson Portsmouth Free transfer 1 October 2019 DF Bobby Copping Bury Free transfer 7 January 2020 CM Jack Taylor Barnet £500,000
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 2 August 2019 CB Josh Knight Leicester City 30 June 2020 3 January 2020 CM Reece Brown Huddersfield Town 30 June 2020 16 January 2020 AM Sammie Szmodics Bristol City 30 June 2020
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 29 July 2019 CB Sam Cartwright Kettering Town 1 January 2020 22 August 2019 AM Callum Cooke Bradford City 30 June 2020 29 August 2019 LW George Cooper Plymouth Argyle 30 June 2020 2 September 2019 RB Jason Naismith Hibernian 30 June 2020 2 September 2019 DM Mark O'Hara Motherwell 30 June 2020 14 December 2019 GK Aaron Chapman Tranmere Rovers 21 December 2019 3 January 2020 CM Alex Woodyard Tranmere Rovers 30 June 2020 17 January 2020 FW Bradley Rolt Welling United February 2020 31 January 2020 AM Marcus Maddison Hull City 30 June 2020 19 February 2020 DM Kyle Barker Wrexham 30 June 2020
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2019 LB Lewis Freestone Brighton & Hove Albion Released 1 July 2019 CM Darren Lyon Free agent Released 1 July 2019 CF Morgan Penfold Barrow Released 1 July 2019 LW Luke Strachan Dundee Free transfer 1 July 2019 CB Ryan Tafazolli Hull City Released 25 July 2019 CB Sébastien Bassong Volos Free transfer 27 July 2019 CF Matty Stevens Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed 6 August 2019 CF Matt Godden Coventry City £750,000 3 September 2019 RW Isaac Buckley-Ricketts Free agent Mutual consent
Pre-season The Posh announced pre-season friendlies against St Mirren, Stamford, Kettering Town, Stevenage, Barnet Grimsby Town and Deeping Rangers.
Competitions
League One League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.
FA Cup
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019. The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park. The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 20 June.
EFL Trophy
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019. The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports.
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