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2006–07 Peterborough United F.C. season

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.

Peterborough United
2006–07 season
Chairman
Manager
StadiumLondon Road Stadium
League Two10th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophySouthern quarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Aaron McLean 7
All: Aaron McLean 10
Highest home attendance10,756 – vs. Everton, 19 September 2006
Lowest home attendance1,432 – vs. Swansea City, 29 November 2006

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.

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Source: [citation needed]

First-team squad

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No. Pos. Nat. Name League Cup Total Date signed Previous club
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Mark Tyler 41 – 8 – 49 – 7 December 1994 Youth Team
31 GK   IRQ Shwan Jalal 1 – 0 – 1 – 8 January 2007 Woking
? GK   ENG Luke McShane 0 – 0 – 0 – 1 July 2002 Youth Team
? GK   ENG Paul Rachubka 4 – 0 – 4 – – Huddersfield
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Dean Holden 20 (1) 1 6 – 26 (1) 1 29 June 2005 Oldham Athletic
3 DF   ENG Jude Stirling 14 (8) – 3 (3) – 17 (11) – 1 August 2006 Lincoln City
4 DF   ENG Mark Arber 31 (3) – 8 – 39 (3) – 21 December 2005 Oldham Athletic
5 DF   ENG Guy Branston 23 (1) – 4 (2) 1 27 (3) 1 24 July 2006 Oldham Athletic
6 DF   ENG Chris Plummer 7 – 1 – 8 – 3 September 2004 Barnet
23 DF   ENG Ben Futcher 22 (3) 3 5 – 27 (3) 3 24 August 2006 Grimsby Town
27 DF   ENG Adam Smith 5 (4) – 0 (1) – 5 (5) – 20 November 2006 King's Lynn
28 DF   WAL Craig Morgan 22 (1) 1 2 (1) – 24 (2) 1 23 November 2006 Milton Keynes Dons
33 DF   ENG Danny Blanchett 0 (3) 1 0 – 0 (3) 1 19 March 2007 Cambridge City
Midfielders
7 MF   SKN Adam Newton 43 1 7 – 50 1 1 May 2002 West Ham United
8 MF   ENG Richard Butcher 35 (8) 4 8 1 43 (8) 5 26 June 2006 Lincoln City
11 MF   IRL Peter Gain 26 (8) 6 2 (3) – 28 (11) 6 20 June 2005 Lincoln City
17 MF   ENG Jamie Day 17 (7) 1 5 – 22 (7) 1 1 July 2003 Youth Team
18 MF   ENG Shane Huke 9 (9) 1 4 (1) – 13 (10) 1 1 July 2004 Youth Team
21 MF   SCO Darren Ferguson 0 – 0 – 0 – 20 January 2007 Wrexham
22 MF   ENG Jimmy Ghaichem 1 (1) – 1 – 2 (1) – 1 September 2006 Mansfield Town
29 MF   SCO Gavin Strachan 13 (3) 3 2 – 15 (3) 3 29 January 2007 Hartlepool United
30 MF   SCO George Boyd 19 (1) 6 0 – 19 (1) 6 8 January 2007 Stevenage Borough
Forwards
9 ST   ENG Justin Richards 4 (9) 1 2 (1) – 6 (1) 1 1 June 2006 Woking
10 ST   JAM Trevor Benjamin 15 (12) 7 3 (3) 2 18 (15) 9 8 July 2005 Coventry City
12 ST   SCO Craig Mackail-Smith 13 (2) 8 0 – 13 (2) 8 29 January 2007 Dagenham & Redbridge
14 ST   ENG Aaron McLean 16 7 5 3 21 10 1 January 2007 Grays Athletic
15 ST   ENG Lloyd Opara 6 (5) 1 0 (3) – 6 (8) 1 23 March 2006 Cheshunt
16 ST   ENG Danny Crow 22 (13) 6 6 (1) 4 28 (14) 10 8 July 2005 Norwich City
20 ST   ENG Simon Yeo 8 (5) 2 1 (2) – 9 (7) 2 1 August 2006 Lincoln City

Friendly matches

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers

Competitions

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League Two

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Stockport County 46 21 8 17 65 54 +11 71
9 Rochdale 46 18 12 16 70 50 +20 66
10 Peterborough United 46 18 11 17 70 61 +9 65
11 Darlington 46 17 14 15 52 56 −4 65
12 Wycombe Wanderers 46 16 14 16 52 47 +5 62
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Matches

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Date Opponent Venue Result[1] Scorers Attendance Position
5 August Bristol Rovers Home 4–1 Day, Butcher, Yeo, Opara 4,890 2nd
9 August Boston United Away 1–0 Yeo 3,528 3rd
12 August Wrexham Away 0–0 - 4,706 3rd
19 August Macclesfield Town Home 3–1 Benjamin (2), Teague (o.g.) 4,136 2nd
26 August Notts County Away 0–0 - 6,353 4th
3 September Bury Home 0–1 - 5,561 7th
9 September Darlington Home 1–3 Danny Crow 3,848 9th
12 September Walsall Away 0–5 - 4,070 11th
16 September Swindon Town Away 1–0 Benjamin 7,329 11th
23 September Hartlepool United Home 3–5 Butcher, Gain, Holden 3,916 11th
26 September Barnet Home 1–1 Gain 3,193 12th
30 September Stockport County Away 1–0 Benjamin 4,775 8th
6 October Milton Keynes Dons Away 2–0 Arber, Richards 6,647 7th
14 October Shrewsbury Town Home 2–1 Benjamin, Crow 4,171 7th
21 October Wycombe Wanderers Away 0–2 - 4,924 7th
28 October Grimsby Town Home 2–2 Futcher, Benjamin 4,203 7th
4 November Accrington Stanley Home 4–2 Benjamin, Crow (2), McLean 3,990 7th
18 November Mansfield Town Away 2–0 McLean, Crow 3,550 7th
25 November Torquay United Home 5–2 Huke, Thorpe (o.g.), Futcher, McLean, Butcher 4,452 5th
5 December Hereford United Away 0–0 - 2,309 6th
9 December Rochdale Away 1–0 McLean 1,982 6th
16 December Chester City Home 0–2 4,491 6th
23 December Lincoln City Home 1–2 Gain 8,405 7th
26 December Barnet Away 0–1 2,958 7th
30 December Hartlepool United Away 0–1 4,654 7th
1 January Walsall Home 0–2 4,405 7th
13 January Darlington Away 1–3 Smith 2,321 10th
20 January Stockport County Home 0–3 4,330 13th
27 January Lincoln City Away 0–1 6,606 14th
30 January Swindon Town Home 1–1 Gain 3,516 7th
3 February Bristol Rovers Away 2–3 Crow, McLean 5,700 16th
10 February Wrexham Home 3–0 McLean, Boyd, Evans (o.g.) 3,839 13th
17 February Macclesfield Town Away 1–2 McLean 2,274 14th
20 February Boston United Home 1–1 Boyd 4,882 14th
24 February Bury Away 3–0 Mackail-Smith, Futcher, Strachan 2,085 14th
3 March Notts County Home 2–0 Boyd, Morgan 5,014 11th
10 March Milton Keynes Dons Home 4–0 Gain, Strachan, Mackail-Smith, Butcher 5,880 10th
16 March Shrewsbury Town Away 1–2 Gain 4,027 11th
24 March Grimsby Town Away 2–0 Boyd, White 5,164 10th
31 March Wycombe Wanderers Home 3–3 Mackail-Smith (2), Newton 6,062 11th
7 April Accrington Stanley Away 2–3 Mackail-Smith, Low 1,808 13th
9 April Mansfield Town Home 2–0 Mackail-Smith, White 4,276 11th
14 April Torquay United Away 1–1 Mackail-Smith 2,106 10th
21 April Hereford United Home 3–0 Mackail-Smith, White, Strachan 3,759 9th
28 April Chester City Away 1–1 Artell (o.g.) 1,905 11th
5 May Rochdale Home 3–3 Boyd (2), Blanchett 6,011 10th

FA Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result[1] Scorers Attendance Referee
11 November Round 1 Rotherham United Home 3–0 Butcher, McLean, Crow 4,281 Patrick Miller
2 December Round 2 Tranmere Rovers Away 2–1 Crow (2) 6,308 Trevor Kettle
6 January Round 3 Plymouth Argyle Home 1–1 McLean 6,255 Carl Boyeson
16 January Round 3 Replay Plymouth Argyle Away 1–2 McLean 9,973 Ian Williamson

Football League Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result[1] Scorers Attendance Referee
22 August Round 1 Ipswich Town Home 2–2 (4–2 p) Benjamin, Branston 4,792 Keith Hill
19 September Round 2 Everton Home 1–2 Benjamin 10,756 Ian Williamson

Football League Trophy

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Referee
31 October Round 1 Swansea City Home 1–0 1,432 Crow Jonathan Moss
29 November Round 2 Bristol Rovers Away 0–1 3,621 - Paul Taylor

Statistics

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Goal scorers

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Pos Player League Cup Total  
1   Aaron McLean 7 3 10
2   Danny Crow 6 4 10
3   Trevor Benjamin 7 2 9
4   Craig Mackail-Smith 8 0 8
5   Peter Gain 6 0 6
6   George Boyd 6 0 6
7   Richard Butcher 4 1 5
8   Gavin Strachan 3 0 3

Cards

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Pos Player    
1   Guy Branston 1 7
2   Ben Futcher 0 8
3   Adam Newton 0 8
4   Peter Gain 0 5
5   Mark Arber 0 5
6   Aaron McLean 0 4
7   Shane Huke 0 4
8   Trevor Benjamin 0 3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Peterborough United F.C.'s score written first
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