# 2016–17 Peterborough United F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Peterborough United's 57th year in the Football League and their fourth consecutive season in the third tier, League One. Along with League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

## Squad

| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Ends |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Luke McGee | GK | London | 29 | 45 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 August 2016 | Loan | 2017 |
| 14 | Mark Tyler | GK | Norwich | 47 | 494 | 0 | Luton Town | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2017 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Michael Smith | RB | Monkstown | 36 | 134 | 2 | Bristol Rovers | 25 July 2014 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 3 | Andrew Hughes | LB | Cardiff | 32 | 46 | 1 | Newport County | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2018 |
| 5 | Ryan Tafazolli | CB | Sutton | 33 | 39 | 3 | Mansfield Town | 6 June 2016 | Free | 2019 |
| 6 | Jack Baldwin | CB | Barking | 31 | 76 | 2 | Hartlepool United | 31 January 2014 | £500,000 | 2018 |
| 12 | Dominic Ball | CB/DM | Welwyn Garden City | 29 | 7 | 1 | Rotherham United | 3 January 2017 | Loan | 2017 |
| 29 | Jerome Binnom-Williams | LB | Croydon | 29 | 16 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 2 August 2016 | Undisclosed | 2018 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | Michael Bostwick | DM/CB | Eltham | 36 | 228 | 23 | Stevenage | 9 July 2012 | Undisclosed | 2018 |
| 7 | Gwion Edwards | RW | Lampeter | 31 | 44 | 9 | Crawley Town | 24 June 2016 | Free | 2019 |
| 8 | Christopher Forrester | DM | Dublin | 32 | 91 | 6 | St Patrick's Athletic | 29 August 2015 | Undisclosed | 2018 |
| 11 | Marcus Maddison | LW/AM | Durham | 31 | 128 | 30 | Gateshead | 27 August 2014 | £250,000 | 2018 |
| 15 | Jermaine Anderson | CM | Camden Town | 28 | 74 | 7 | Academy | 1 July 2012 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| 16 | Brad Inman | CM | Adelaide | 33 | 12 | 0 | Crew Alexandra | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2019 |
| 18 | Leonardo Da Silva Lopes | CM | Lisbon | 26 | 56 | 4 | Academy | 1 July 2015 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| 22 | Adil Nabi | CM | Birmingham | 30 | 10 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 January 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 23 | Callum Chettle | MF | Nottingham | 28 | 19 | 0 | Nuneaton Town | 23 January 2016 | Undisclosed | 2018 |
| 25 | Harry Anderson | RW | Slough | 28 | 18 | 0 | Academy | 1 August 2014 | Undisclosed | 2018 |
| 36 | Martin Samuelsen | LW | Haugesund | 27 | 33 | 3 | West Ham United | 1 January 2017 | Loan | 2017 |
| 42 | Anthony Grant | CM | Lambeth | 37 | 12 | 0 | Port Vale | 31 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 10 | Paul Taylor | CF/RW | Liverpool | 37 | 103 | 20 | Ipswich Town | 13 July 2016 | Free | 2017 |
| 13 | Craig Mackail-Smith | CF | Watford | 40 | 234 | 104 | Luton Town | 31 January 2017 | Loan | 2017 |
| 21 | Tom Nichols | CF | Wellington | 31 | 58 | 14 | Exeter City | 1 February 2016 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 28 | Mathew Stevens | CF | Surrey | 26 | 2 | 0 | Barnet | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2019 |
| 31 | Deon Moore | CF | Croydon | 26 | 6 | 0 | Academy | Hasn't signed professional deal | Hasn't signed professional deal | Hasn't signed professional deal |
| 37 | Junior Morias | CF | Kingston | 29 | 20 | 4 | St Albans City | 1 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||||
| 9 | Lee Angol | CF | Carshalton | 30 | 52 | 12 | Luton Town | 20 July 2015 | Undisclosed | 2018 |
| 17 | Shaq Coulthirst | CF | Hackney | 30 | 42 | 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 January 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 20 | Hayden White | RB | Greenwich | 29 | 9 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2018 |
| 27 | Jordan Nicholson | CF | Godmanchester | 31 | 2 | 0 | Histon | 24 December 2015 | Undisclosed | 2017 |

### Statistics

    As of 3 May 2017
| 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 | Luke McGee (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 45 | 0 | 39+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NIR | Michael Smith | 45 | 0 | 40+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Andrew Hughes | 45 | 1 | 36+2 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Michael Bostwick | 46 | 3 | 39+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Ryan Tafazolli | 38 | 3 | 30+1 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jack Baldwin | 29 | 1 | 27+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | WAL | Gwion Edwards | 41 | 9 | 23+10 | 7 | 3+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Christopher Forrester | 50 | 6 | 39+4 | 6 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Paul Taylor | 45 | 6 | 23+14 | 3 | 2+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Marcus Maddison | 47 | 8 | 36+4 | 8 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Dominic Ball (on loan from Rotherham United) | 6 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ENG | Craig Mackail-Smith | 18 | 5 | 13+5 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | GK | ENG | Mark Tyler | 5 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Jermaine Anderson | 10 | 1 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Brad Inman | 12 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | POR | Leonardo Da Silva Lopes | 46 | 4 | 32+6 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Tom Nichols | 51 | 13 | 37+6 | 10 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Adil Nabi | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Callum Chettle | 15 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Harry Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Matthew Stevens | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Jerome Binnom-Williams | 15 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Deon Moore | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Lewis Freestone | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Morgan Penfold | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Kasey Douglas | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ENG | James Goode | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | NOR | Martin Samuelsen (on loan from West Ham United) | 12 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | JAM | Junior Morias | 20 | 4 | 6+14 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | MLT | Andrea Borg | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Anthony Grant | 11 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Player(s) out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Lee Angol | 15 | 1 | 5+8 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Shaq Coulthirst | 22 | 4 | 11+5 | 2 | 2+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Hayden White | 9 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Aaron Williams | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player(s) who returned to their parent clubs: ||||||||||||||
| 30 | MF | ENG | Nathan Oduwa (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 9 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | George Moncur (on loan from Barnsley) | 15 | 3 | 5+8 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| Player(s) who left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Ben Alnwick | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | POR | Ricardo Almeida Santos | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Joe Gormley | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

#### Goals record

    As of 3 May 2017
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 21 | | CF | Tom Nichols | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 7 | | RW | Gwion Edwards | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | | LW | Marcus Maddison | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | | DM | Christopher Forrester | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 10 | | CF | Paul Taylor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 13 | | CF | Craig Mackail-Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | | CF | Shaq Coulthirst | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 18 | | CM | Leonardo Da Silva Lopes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 37 | | CF | Junior Morias | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | | DM | Michael Bostwick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | | CB | Ryan Tafazolli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 38 | | AM | George Moncur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 3 | | LB | Andrew Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 6 | | CB | Jack Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 9 | | CF | Lee Angol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 12 | | CB | Dominic Ball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 15 | | CM | Jermaine Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 36 | | AM | Martin Samuelsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 63 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 77 |

#### Disciplinary record

    As of 3 May 2017
| Rank | No. | Po. | Nat. | 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 | 4 | | DM | Michael Bostwick | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 6 | | CB | Jack Baldwin | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 18 | | CM | Leonardo Da Silva Lopes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | | RW | Gwion Edwards | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | | LW | Christopher Forrester | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | | LB | Andrew Hughes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | | CB | Ryan Tafazolli | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 10 | | CF | Paul Taylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | | LW | Marcus Maddison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | | CF | Tom Nichols | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 42 | | CM | Anthony Grant | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | | GK | Luke McGee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | | RB | Michael Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | | CF | Shaq Coulthirst | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | | CM | Brad Inman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | | CM | Leonardo Da Silva Lopes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 37 | | CF | Junior Morias | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | | CF | Lee Angol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 12 | | CB | Dominic Ball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | | CM | Jermaine Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | | RB | Hayden White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | | CM | Callum Chettle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | | LB | Jerome Binnom-Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 36 | | AM | Martin Samuelsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 38 | | AM | George Moncur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 71 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 3 | 4 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | RW | Gwion Edwards | Crawley Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Andrew Hughes | Newport County | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Brad Inman | Crewe Alexandra | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Mathew Stevens | Barnet | Compensation |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Ryan Tafazolli | Mansfield Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | Hayden White | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 13 July 2016 | RW | Paul Taylor | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2016 | LB | Jerome Binnom-Williams | Crystal Palace | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2017 | CF | Junior Morias | St Albans City | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2017 | CM | Anthony Grant | Port Vale | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 31 August 2016 | GK | Luke McGee | Tottenham Hotspur | End of season |
| 31 August 2016 | AM | George Moncur | Barnsley | 3 January 2017 |
| 31 August 2016 | LW | Nathan Oduwa | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 January 2017 |
| 1 January 2017 | LW | Martin Samuelsen | West Ham United | End of season |
| 3 January 2017 | CB | Dominic Ball | Rotherham United | End of season |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Craig Mackail-Smith | Luton Town | End of season |
* ↑ On 16 December 2016, Luke McGee agreed to extend his loan deal until the end of the season.

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Shaun Brisley | Carlisle United | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Souleymane Coulibaly | Kilmarnock | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Jonathan Edwards | Hull City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Andrew Fox | Stevenage | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Jack Friend | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | AM | Erhun Oztumer | Walsall | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Kyle Vassell | Blackpool | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Gabriel Zakuani | Northampton Town | Released |
| 21 July 2016 | CM | Harry Beautyman | Northampton Town | Undisclosed |
| 3 August 2016 | RM | Jon Taylor | Rotherham United | £500,000 |
| 25 August 2016 | CM | Jack Payne | Blackpool | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2016 | GK | Ben Alnwick | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2016 | LB | Kgosi Nthle | Stevenage | Undisclosed |
| 1 November 2016 | CF | Joe Gormley | Retired | — |
| 1 January 2017 | CB | Ricardo Almeida Santos | Barnet | £100,000 |
| 1 January 2017 | CF | Aaron Williams | Newport County | Free transfer |
| 23 May 2017 | GK | Dion-Curtis Henry | Free Agent | Mutual Consent |
* ↑ Following Brisley's release, he signed for Carlisle United.
* ↑ Following Coulibaly's release, he signed for Kilmarnock.
* ↑ Following Fox's release, he signed for Stevenage.
* ↑ Following Vassell's release, he signed for Blackpool.
* ↑ Following Zakuani's release, he signed for Northampton Town.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 1 July 2016 | SS | Jordan Nicholson | Nuneaton Town | 1 January 2017 |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Aaron Williams | Nuneaton Town | 1 January 2017 |
| 6 July 2016 | CF | Luke James | Bristol Rovers | End of Season |
| 16 August 2016 | RW | Harry Anderson | Lincoln City | 1 January 2017 |
| 31 August 2016 | GK | Dion-Curtis Henry | Boston United | 30 November 2016 |
| 31 August 2016 | CF | Joe Gormley | St. Johnstone | 1 November 2016 |
| 12 January 2017 | RB | Hayden White | Mansfield Town | End of Season |
| 19 January 2017 | CF | Shaq Coulthirst | Mansfield Town | End of Season |
* ↑ On 30 November 2016, Dion-Curtis Henry was recalled early from his loan spell at Boston United.
* ↑ On 1 November 2016, Joe Gormley announced his retirement.

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 69 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 66 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 62 |
| 12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 61 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 60 |

#### Matches
### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ACA | Norwich City U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Barnet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | |