The 2022–23 season is the 89th season in the existence of Peterborough United Football Club and the club's first season back in League One since the 2020–21 season following their relegation in the previous season. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
First-team squad
No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Goalkeepers1Lucas BergströmGK1802022 ChelseaLoan13Harvey CartwrightGK102022 Hull CityLoan28Will BlackmoreGK202020AcademyTrainee Defenders3Dan ButlerLB/LM11032019 Newport CountyFree4Ronnie EdwardsCB/DM5402020 BarnetUndisclosed5Josh KnightCB/RB/DM9052021 Leicester CityUndisclosed6Frankie KentCB13752019 Colchester United£360,00012Nathan ThompsonCB/RB/DM10542019 PortsmouthFree20Emmanuel FernandezCB102021 RamsgateUndisclosed21Joe TomlinsonLB1302021 EastleighUndisclosed29Benjamin MensahCB402019AcademyTrainee36Charlie O'ConnellCB/DM402021AcademyTrainee Midfielders7Jeando FuchsDM/RB/LB3602022 Dundee UnitedUndisclosed8Jack TaylorCM/RM/RB102142020 Barnet£500,00011Kwame PokuAM/RW/LW3422021 Colchester UnitedUndisclosed16Harrison BurrowsLM/LB/CM9562017AcademyTrainee18Oliver NorburnCM/RM/LM3802021 Shrewsbury TownUndisclosed19David Ajiboye RW/RM602022 Sutton UnitedUndisclosed22Hector KyprianouDM/CM/CB1312022 Leyton OrientUndisclosed23Joe WardRM/RW/RB205192018 WokingUndisclosed24Ben ThompsonCM/AM1812022 GillinghamFree26Joel RandallLM/LB/CM2302021 Exeter CityUndisclosed Forwards9Jonson Clarke-Harris CF110562020 Bristol Rovers£1,250,00010Ephron Mason-ClarkCF1002022 BarnetUndisclosed14Jack MarriottCF104472021 Derby County Free17Ricky-Jade JonesCF/SS/LW70112019AcademyTrainee27Joe Taylor CF141 2021 King's Lynn TownUndisclosed Out on Loan33Christy Pym GK9402019 Exeter CityFree
Statistics
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Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL TrophyPlay-offs Total19 CFJonson Clarke-Harris 2600212928 CMJack Taylor 800111010 FWEphron Mason-Clark 9100010414CFJack Marriott 42010723RMJoe Ward 600017611DMKwame Poku 41001617CFRicky Jade-Jones 301206816DFHarrison Burrows 400004922DMHector Kyprianou 300003105 DFJosh Knight 1001021112DFNathan Thompson 10000124CMBen Thompson 10000127CFJoe Taylor 001001Total 75427492
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total 16 CBFrankie Kent 3000000000003005 CBJosh Knight 10000020000030037 CMJeando Fuchs 10000000000010014CFJack Marriott 10000000000010024CMBen Thompson 100000000000100Total 700000200000900
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 22 June 2022 RW David Ajiboye Sutton United Undisclosed 22 June 2022 DM Hector Kyprianou Leyton Orient Undisclosed 1 July 2022 CM MacKenzie Lamb West Bromwich Albion Free Transfer 1 July 2022 CM Ben Thompson Gillingham Free Transfer 12 July 2022 DF Ashton Fox Dereham Town Free Transfer 26 August 2022 CF Ephron Mason-Clark Barnet Undisclosed 23 January 2023 CB Sam Dreyer Bedford Town Undisclosed
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 20 June 2022 CB Mark Beevers Perth Glory Mutual consent 27 June 2022 CM Jorge Grant Heart of Midlothian Undisclosed 30 June 2022 DM Kyle Barker Peterborough Sports Released 30 June 2022 CM Ethan Bojang Gainsborough Trinity Released 30 June 2022 CM Kobe Jae Chong AFC Telford United Released 30 June 2022 GK David Cornell Preston North End Released 30 June 2022 CM Connor Peters St Joseph's Released Signing: Saints Bring in Peters St Joseph's FC. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022. 30 June 2022 AM Serhat Tasdemir Buxton Released 1 August 2022 AM Sammie Szmodics Blackburn Rovers Undiscloed 1 September 2022 RM Ryan Broom Cheltenham Town Undiscloed 1 September 2022 FW Harmeed Ishola Maldon & Tiptree Mutual Consent 1 September 2022 RW Idris Kanu Barnet Undiscloed 30 January 2023 CF Jack Marriott Fleetwood Town Undisclosed 31 January 2023 CF Joe Taylor Luton Town Undisclosed
Loans in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromOn loan untilRef 17 June 2022 GK Harvey Cartwright Hull City 16 January 2023 18 June 2022 GK Lucas Bergström Chelsea 17 January 2023 1 September 2022 CB Kelland Watts Newcastle United End of Season 6 January 2023 GK Will Norris Burnley End of Season 13 January 2023 LB Nathanael Ogbeta Swansea City End of Season 31 January 2023 CF Kabongo Tshimanga Chesterfield End of Season
Loans out DatePosPlayerLoaned toOn loan untilRef 12 July 2022 GK Christy Pym Mansfield Town End of Season 22 July 2022 LB Aaron Powell Dereham Town Youth Loan 5 August 2022 RB János Bodnár Kettering Town Youth Loan 5 August 2022 RW Andrew Oluwabori Kettering Town Youth Loan 9 August 2022 CM Luke Harris Yaxley Youth Loan 8 November 2022 RW Andrew Oluwabori Yeovil Town 7 January 2023 10 November 2022 RW Johnson Gyamfi Boston United 10 December 2022 10 November 2022 LB Oscar Tonge Halesowen Town 10 December 2022 2 December 2022 CB Charlie O'Connell Woking 28 February 2023 23 December 2022 MF Hisham Chiha Yaxley 23 January 2023 1 January 2023 RW David Ajiboye Sutton United End of Season 6 January 2023 AM Kellan Hickinson St Ives Town 6 March 2023 20 January 2023 CF Lewis Darlington Corby Town 17 February 2023 20 January 2023 GK Matthew Laycock Yaxley 17 February 2023 23 January 2023 CB Sam Dreyer Bedford Town End of Season 24 January 2023 RB János Bodnár Barwell 21 February 2023 31 January 2023 LB Joe Tomlinson Swindon Town End of Season 21 February 2023 RW Johnson Gyamfi Peterborough Sports End of Season 21 February 2023 MF Harry Thomas Corby Town 21 March 2023 1 March 2023 MF Roddy McGlinchey AFC Rushden & Diamonds End of Season 23 March 2023 CB Emmanuel Fernandez Barnet End of Season 23 March 2023 GK William Lakin Kettering Town End of Season 23 March 2023 CB Charlie O'Connell Woking End of Season
Pre-season and friendlies On May 31, the Posh announced their first pre-season friendly, against Scunthorpe United. Four days later, an away trip to King's Lynn Town was confirmed. A home friendly against Luton Town was next to be added to the schedule. On 10 June, a fourth friendly, against Stevenage was added. A week later, a second home pre-season friendly was confirmed, against Hull City. A sixth addition to the pre-season schedule was confirmed against Barnet. During their pre-season camp in Portugal, they will face Leyton Orient in Lagos. A late addition to the diary, against Deeping Rangers was also confirmed.
Competitions Overall record
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.
Play-offs
Peterborough United finished sixth in the regular 2022–23 EFL League One season, so were drawn against third-placed Sheffield Wednesday in the play-off semi-final. The first leg took place at the Weston Homes Stadium and the second leg took place at Hillsborough.
FA Cup
Peterborough were drawn at home to Salford City in the first round and away to Shrewsbury Town in the second round.
EFL Cup
The Posh were drawn away to Plymouth Argyle in the first round and to Stevenage in the second round.
EFL Trophy
On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Peterborough United with Stevenage and Wycombe Wanderers. Three days later, Tottenham Hotspur joined Southern Group D. In the second round, The Posh were drawn away to Chelsea U21.
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