# 2017–18 Peterborough United F.C. season

The 2017–18 season will be Peterborough United's 58th year in the Football League and their fifth consecutive season in the third tier, League One. Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

## Squad

| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Ends |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jonathan Bond | GK | Hemel Hempstead | 25 | 44 | 0 | Reading | 1 July 2017 | Loan | 2017 |
| 24 | Josh Tibbetts | GK | Stourbridge | 19 | 0 | 0 | Birmingham City | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2019 |
| 25 | Conor O'Malley | GK | Westport | 23 | 14 | 0 | St Patrick's Athletic | 7 August 2017 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Liam Shephard | RB | Pentre | 23 | 29 | 0 | Swansea City | 10 July 2017 | Free | 2019 |
| 3 | Andrew Hughes | LB | Cardiff | 26 | 101 | 4 | Newport County | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2019 |
| 5 | Ryan Tafazolli | CB | Sutton | 26 | 85 | 6 | Mansfield Town | 6 June 2016 | Free | 2019 |
| 6 | Jack Baldwin | CB | Barking | 25 | 118 | 5 | Hartlepool United | 31 January 2014 | £500,000 | 2019 |
| 17 | Alex Penny | CB | Nuneaton | 20 | 11 | 0 | Nuneaton Town | 19 July 2017 | £50,000 | 2020 |
| 27 | Steven Taylor | CB | Greenwich | 32 | 51 | 4 | Ipswich Town | 25 July 2017 | Free | 2019 |
| 32 | Lewis Freestone | LB | King's Lynn | 18 | 8 | 0 | Academy | 30 July 2016 | Trainee | 2019 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 7 | Gwion Edwards | RW | Lampeter | 25 | 75 | 16 | Crawley Town | 24 June 2016 | Free | 2019 |
| 8 | Christopher Forrester | DM | Dublin | 25 | 129 | 6 | St Patrick's Athletic | 29 August 2015 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 10 | Danny Lloyd | AM | Liverpool | 26 | 40 | 13 | Stockport County | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2020 |
| 11 | Marcus Maddison | LW/AM | Durham | 24 | 180 | 42 | Gateshead | 27 August 2014 | £250,000 | 2020 |
| 15 | Joe Ward | LW | Chelmsford | 22 | 18 | 0 | Woking | 10 January 2018 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 18 | Leonardo Da Silva Lopes | CM | Lisbon | 19 | 107 | 4 | Academy | 1 July 2015 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| 20 | Michael Doughty | CM | Westminster | 25 | 40 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 21 | Jermaine Anderson | CM | Camden Town | 22 | 96 | 7 | Academy | 1 July 2012 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| 29 | Harrison Burrows | MF | Murrow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 29 August 2017 | Trainee | 2018 |
| 37 | George Cooper | AM | Warrington | 21 | 13 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 January 2018 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 38 | Andrea Borg | AM | Dubai | 18 | 4 | 0 | Academy | 13 April 2017 | Trainee | 2019 |
| 42 | Anthony Grant | CM | Lambeth | 31 | 57 | 0 | Port Vale | 31 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 14 | Jack Marriott | CF | Beverley | 23 | 55 | 32 | Luton Town | 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 16 | Junior Morias | CF | Kingston | 22 | 48 | 11 | St Albans City | 1 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 19 | Idris Kanu | CF | London | 22 | 27 | 0 | Aldershot Town | 1 August 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 26 | Omar Bogle | CF | Sandwell | 24 | 9 | 1 | Cardiff City | 1 February 2018 | Loan | 2018 |
| 35 | Kasey Douglas | CF | Huntingdon | 17 | 1 | 0 | Academy | 1 February 2017 | Trainee | 2020 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||||
| – | Brad Inman | CM | Adelaide | 26 | 12 | 0 | Crew Alexandra | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2019 |
| 9 | Ricky Miller | CF | Hatfield | 29 | 13 | 0 | Dover Athletic | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2020 |
| 23 | Callum Chettle | MF | Nottingham | 21 | 21 | 0 | Nuneaton Town | 23 January 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 28 | Matty Stevens | CF | Surrey | 20 | 2 | 0 | Barnet | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2019 |
| 33 | Morgan Penfold | SS | Peterborough | 19 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 28 January 2017 | Trainee | 2019 |
| 34 | Sam Cartwright | CB | St Neots | 17 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2019 |
| Transfer Listed ||||||||||||
| 22 | Adil Nabi | CM | Birmingham | 24 | 10 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 January 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 27 | Jordan Nicholson | CF | Godmanchester | 24 | 2 | 0 | Histon | 24 December 2015 | Undisclosed | 2018 |
* ↑ Jordan Nicholson is also on loan at Nuneaton Town while being on the transfer list.

## Statistics

    As of 24 March 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Jonathan Bond | 44 | 0 | 37+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Liam Shephard | 29 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Andrew Hughes | 55 | 2 | 35+8 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IRN | Ryan Tafazolli | 46 | 3 | 33+1 | 1 | 6+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jack Baldwin | 42 | 3 | 32+1 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | WAL | Gwion Edwards | 32 | 7 | 24+1 | 4 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Christopher Forrester | 37 | 0 | 22+7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Danny Lloyd-McGoldrick | 40 | 13 | 17+14 | 8 | 3+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Marcus Maddison | 53 | 12 | 41+0 | 8 | 6+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Jack Marriott | 55 | 33 | 44+0 | 27 | 6+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Joe Ward | 18 | 0 | 9+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | JAM | Junior Morias | 30 | 7 | 12+13 | 6 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | WAL | Alex Penny | 10 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | POR | Leonardo Da Silva Lopes | 51 | 0 | 29+10 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Idris Kanu | 27 | 0 | 1+17 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | WAL | Michael Doughty | 41 | 2 | 28+6 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Jermaine Anderson | 22 | 0 | 7+10 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | IRL | Conor O'Malley | 14 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Omar Bogle | 9 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Steven Taylor | 51 | 4 | 43+1 | 3 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Lewis Freestone | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | George Cooper | 13 | 2 | 8+5 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | MLT | Andrea Borg | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Anthony Grant | 47 | 0 | 37+1 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| Out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ricky Miller | 13 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Callum Chettle | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 6 May 2018
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 14 | | CF | Jack Marriott | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2 | 10 | | AM | Danny Lloyd-McGoldrick | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | 11 | | LM | Marcus Maddison | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | 7 | | RM | Gwion Edwards | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 16 | | CF | Junior Morias | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | 27 | | CB | Steven Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | | LB | Andrew Hughes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | | CB | Ryan Tafazolli | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 | | CB | Jack Baldwin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 20 | | CM | Michael Doughty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 37 | | AM | George Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 26 | | CF | Omar Bogle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 69 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 96 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 6 May 2018
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 42 | | CM | Anthony Grant | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 11 | | LM | Marcus Maddison | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | | CB | Ryan Tafazolli | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | | RM | Gwion Edwards | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | | CB | Jack Baldwin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 18 | | CM | Leonardo Da Silva Lopes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 27 | | CB | Steven Taylor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | | RB | Liam Shephard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 20 | | CM | Michael Doughty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | | CF | Ricky Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | | DM | Christopher Forrester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | | CF | Jack Marriott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | | CF | Junior Morias | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | | CB | Alex Penny | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 1 | | GK | Jonathan Bond | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 10 | | AM | Danny Lloyd-McGoldrick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | | LB | Andrew Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | | CF | Idris Kanu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | | CM | Jermaine Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 37 | | AM | George Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 71 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 3 | 1 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Michael Doughty | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Danny Lloyd | Stockport County | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Jack Marriott | Luton Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Ricky Miller | Dover Athletic | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Josh Tibbetts | Birmingham City | Free |
| 10 July 2017 | RB | Liam Shephard | Swansea City | Free |
| 19 July 2017 | CB | Alex Penny | Nuneaton Town | £50,000 |
| 25 July 2017 | CB | Steven Taylor | Ipswich Town | Free |
| 1 August 2017 | CF | Idris Kanu | Aldershot Town | Undisclosed |
| 7 August 2017 | GK | Conor O'Malley | St Patrick's Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 10 January 2018 | LW | Joe Ward | Woking | Undisclosed |
| 18 January 2018 | CM | George Cooper | Crewe Alexandra | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Lee Angol | Mansfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | Jerome Binnom-Williams | Chesterfield | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Dion-Curtis Henry | Crystal Palace | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | Michael Smith | Heart of Midlothian | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Paul Taylor | Bradford City | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Mark Tyler | Coaching role | — |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | Hayden White | Mansfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 13 July 2017 | CF | Luke James | Forest Green Rovers | Free |
| 17 July 2017 | CF | Tom Nichols | Bristol Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2017 | RM | Harry Anderson | Lincoln City | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2017 | CB | Michael Bostwick | Lincoln City | Undisclosed |
| 26 July 2017 | CF | Shaq Coulthirst | Barnet | Mutual consent |
| 31 January 2018 | CF | Jordan Nicholson | Barnet | Undisclosed |
* ↑ Dion-Curtis Henry joined Crystal Palace following his release.
* ↑ Paul Taylor joined Bradford City following his release.
* ↑ Shaq Coulthirst joined Barnet following his departure.

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | | Jonathan Bond | Reading | 30 June 2018 | |
| 1 February 2018 | CF | | Omar Bogle | Cardiff City | 30 June 2018 | |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Brad Inman | Rochdale | 30 June 2018 |
| 4 July 2017 | SS | Jordan Nicholson | Nuneaton Town | 30 July 2018 |
| 5 July 2017 | CF | Matthew Stevens | Kettering Town | 30 June 2018 |
| 5 August 2017 | CB | Sam Cartwright | Leatherhead | 30 December 2017 |
| 11 August 2017 | ST | Morgan Penfold | St Ives Town | 30 December 2017 |
| 3 January 2018 | CM | Callum Chettle | AFC Fylde | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | CF | Ricky Miller | Mansfield Town | 30 June 2018 |

## Competitions
### Friendlies

As of 28 June 2017 Peterborough United have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Queens Park Rangers, St Albans City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Ipswich Town, Cheltenham Town, Lincoln City and Deeping Rangers.

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 68 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 66 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 64 |
| 10 | Southend United | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 63 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 63 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 January 2018. Source: Statto.com

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |

#### Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Peterborough United were drawn at home to Tranmere Rovers in the first round. A 1–1 draw meant a replay would be played at Prenton Park. Victory over Woking in the second round replay set up a third round trip to Villa Park.

### EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Peterborough United were drawn at home to Barnet in the first round.

### EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was completed with Peterborough facing Cambridge United, Northampton Town and Southampton U23s in Southern Group H. After topping the group, Peterborough United were drawn at home to Southend United in the second round. Luton Town away was announced for the third round.
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Peterborough United (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Northampton Town (Q) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Southampton U21s (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Cambridge United (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |