The 2023–24 season was the 90th season in the history of Peterborough United and their second consecutive season in League One. The club participated in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.
Current squad
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Nicholas Bilokapic GK Camperdown Huddersfield Town 21 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 13 Will Blackmore GK Brighton Academy 7 August 2020 Trainee 30 June 2026 21 Jed Steer GK Norwich Aston Villa 4 January 2024 Free 30 June 2024 25 Fynn Talley GK Bexley Brighton & Hove Albion 27 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 33 Jake West GK Academy 12 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Defenders 2 Jadel Katongo CB Manchester Manchester City 29 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 4 Ronnie Edwards CB Harlow Barnet 10 August 2020 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 5 Josh Knight CB Fleckney Leicester City 2 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 6 Romoney Crichlow CB Luton Huddersfield Town 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 12 Vontae Daley-Campbell RB Clapham Cardiff City 14 February 2024 Free 30 June 2024 20 Emmanuel Fernandez CB Ramsgate 12 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 31 Benjamin Arthur CB Academy 8 August 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 36 James Dornelly CB Academy 3 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025 37 Harley Mills CB Academy 8 August 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 44 Tom Unwin CB Academy 20 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 46 Luke Gilbert CB Academy 20 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Midfielders 3 Harrison Burrows LM Murrow Academy 1 July 2019 Trainee 30 June 2024 7 Jeando Fuchs DM Yaoundé Dundee United 28 January 2022 £800,000 30 June 2024 8 Ryan de Havilland CM London Barnet 26 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 11 Kwame Poku AM Croydon Colchester United 2 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 22 Hector Kyprianou DM Enfield Leyton Orient 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 27 Archie Collins CM Taunton Exeter City 28 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 34 Harry Titchmarsh DM West Ham United 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024 35 Donay O'Brien-Brady CM London Huddersfield Town 3 August 2023 Free 30 June 2025 38 Gabriel Overton CM Academy 25 May 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024 43 Will Van Lier CM Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024 Forwards 9 Jonson Clarke-Harris CF Leicester Bristol Rovers 27 August 2020 £1,250,000 30 June 2024 10 Ephron Mason-Clark CF Lambeth Coventry City 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 14 Joel Randall LW Salisbury Exeter City 3 August 2021 £1,000,000 30 June 2025 15 Michael Olakigbe RW Lambeth Brentford 30 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 16 David Ajiboye RW Bromley Sutton United 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 17 Ricky-Jade Jones CF Peterborough Academy 1 January 2020 Trainee 30 June 2025 18 Malik Mothersille CF London Chelsea 2 September 2023 Compensation 30 June 2025 28 Jacob Wakeling CF Redditch Swindon Town 1 September 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 45 Joe Davies CF Academy 20 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 47 Pemi Aderoju CF Biggleswade Town 5 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 Out on Loan 19 Kabongo Tshimanga CF Kinshasa Chesterfield 15 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 23 Kai Corbett RW Barcelona West Ham United 15 November 2021 Free 30 June 2025 24 Charlie O'Connell CB West Ham United 8 January 2019 Free 30 June 2025
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 15 June 2023 CF Kabongo Tshimanga Chesterfield Undisclosed 26 June 2023 CM Ryan De Havilland Barnet Undisclosed 28 June 2023 CM Archie Collins Exeter City Undisclosed 1 July 2023 CB Romoney Crichlow Huddersfield Town Free Transfer 1 July 2023 CF David Kawa † AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed 21 July 2023 GK Nicholas Bilokapic Huddersfield Town Undisclosed 27 July 2023 GK Fynn Talley Brighton & Hove Albion Free Transfer 1 September 2023 CF Jacob Wakeling Swindon TownUndisclosed 2 September 2023CF Malik Mothersille ChelseaUndisclosed 4 January 2024 GK Jed Steer Free agent 5 January 2024 CF Pemi Aderoju † Biggleswade Town Undisclosed 14 February 2024 RB Vontae Daley-Campbell Cardiff City Free Transfer † Signed for Under-21s
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 26 June 2023 CM Jack Taylor Ipswich Town Undisclosed 28 June 2023 CM Ben Thompson Stevenage Undisclosed 29 June 2023 CM Oliver Norburn Blackpool Undisclosed 30 June 2023 AM Kellan Hickinson St Ives Town Free Transfer 30 June 2023 RB Benjamin Mensah St Ives Town Released 30 June 2023 RW Andrew Oluwabori FC Halifax Town Free Transfer 30 June 2023 CB Nathan Thompson Stevenage Released 30 June 2023 RM Joe Ward Derby County Free Transfer 7 July 2023 LB Dan Butler Stevenage Undisclosed 11 July 2023 GK Christy Pym Mansfield Town Undisclosed 24 July 2023 CB Frankie Kent Heart of Midlothian Undisclosed 31 August 2023 CB Benjamin Arthur Brentford Undisclosed 1 September 2023 LB Joe Tomlinson Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed 1 February 2024 LW Ephron Mason-Clark Coventry City Undisclosed
Loaned in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromUntilRef 18 July 2023 RB Peter Kioso Rotherham United 2 January 2024 29 August 2023 CB Jadel Katongo Manchester City End of Season 31 August 2023 LB Zak Sturge Chelsea 2 January 2024 30 January 2024 RW Michael Olakigbe Brentford End of Season 1 February 2024 LW Ephron Mason-Clark Coventry City End of Season
Loaned out DatePosPlayerLoaned toUntilRef 26 July 2023 CM MacKenzie Lamb Alvechurch 31 December 2023 26 July 2023 CM Roddy McGlinchey Peterborough Sports 1 December 2023 15 August 2023 CF Lewis Darlington Cambridge City 31 December 2023 28 August 2023 LB Aaron Powell Bishop's Stortford 21 December 2023 1 September 2023 CF Kabongo Tshimanga Fleetwood Town 1 February 2024 18 September 2023 CM Harry Thomas AFC Totton 16 October 2023 6 October 2023 CB Charlie O'Connell Woking 4 November 2023 4 November 2023 CF Reuben Marshall AFC Sudbury 1 January 2024 11 November 2023 CB Oliver Rose Corby Town 9 December 2023 1 December 2023 CM Roddy McGlinchey Coalville Town 31 December 2023 22 December 2023 LB Aaron Powell King's Lynn Town 20 January 2024 1 February 2024 CF Kabongo Tshimanga Boreham Wood End of Season 9 March 2024 CB Charlie O'Connell Oxford City End of Season 12 March 2024 RW Kai Corbett Scunthorpe United End of Season
Pre-season and friendlies On 26 May, The Posh confirmed their first pre-season friendly fixture, against Stamford. A second friendly was confirmed in early-June, against Colchester United. A day later, a third fixture, to honour Barry Fry was confirmed against Birmingham City. In early-July, a fourth fixture against Bedford Town was announced. On 20 July, Peterborough announced a further friendly, against Peterborough Sports.
Competitions Overall record
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.
Play-offs
Peterborough United finished fourth in the regular 2023–24 EFL League One season, so are drawn against fifth-placed Oxford United in the play-off semi-final. The first leg will take place at the Kassam Stadium and the second leg took place at the Weston Homes Stadium.
FA Cup
The Posh were drawn at home to Salford City in the first round, Doncaster Rovers in the second round and Leeds United in the third round.
EFL Cup
Peterborough were drawn against Swindon Town at home in the first round then away to Portsmouth in the second round and Mansfield Town in the third round.
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Peterborough were drawn into Southern Group D alongside Cambridge United, Colchester United and Tottenham Hotspur U21. After topping the group, Peterborough United were drawn at home against Arsenal U21 in the second round and Crawley Town in the third round. They were then drawn at home to AFC Wimbledon in the Quarter Finals and away to Blackpool in the Semi Finals. Peterborough Beat Blackpool 3-0 and will face Wycombe Wanderers at Wembley Stadium. On 7 April 2024, Peterborough United won their second EFL Trophy beating Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 in the final.
Final
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