# 2014–15 Peterborough United F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Peterborough United's 55th year in the Football League and their 2nd consecutive season in the third division of English football, Football League One.

## Players
### Squad information

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club caps | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bobby Olejnik | GK | Vienna | (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 38) | 88 | 0 | – | – | Torquay United | 18 June 2012 | £300,000 | 30 June 2015 |
| 13 | Joe Day | GK | Brighton | (1990-08-13) 13 August 1990 (age 34) | 3 | 0 | – | – | Rushden & Diamonds | 31 May 2011 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2015 |
| 13 | Aidan Grant | GK | South Shields | (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | – | – | Aston Villa Under-18s | 12 September 2014 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2015 |
| 27 | Ben Alnwick | GK | Prudhoe | (1987-01-01) 1 January 1987 (age 38) | 4 | 0 | – | – | Free agents | 25 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michael Smith | RB | Ballyclare | (1988-09-04) 4 September 1988 (age 36) | 26 | 1 | – | – | Bristol Rovers | 25 July 2014 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2017 |
| 3 | Kgosi Ntlhe | LB | Petoria | (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30) | 26 | 1 | – | – | Academy | 1 July 2011 | Trainee | 30 June 2015 |
| 4 | Shaun Brisley | CB | Macclesfield | (1990-05-06) 6 May 1990 (age 34) | 39 | 0 | – | – | Macclesfield Town | 8 May 2012 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2014 |
| 5 | Jack Baldwin | CB/DM | London | (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 31) | 5 | 0 | – | – | Hartlepool United | 31 January 2014 | £500,000 | 30 June 2018 |
| 21 | Christian Burgess | CB | Barking | (1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 (age 33) | 1 | 0 | – | – | Middlesbrough | 17 August 2014 | £100,000 | 30 June 2018 |
| 22 | Ricardo Santos | CB | Almada | (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 29) | 1 | 0 | – | – | Free agent | 5 February 2014 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 25 | Gabriel Zakuani | CB | Kinshasa | (1986-05-31) 31 May 1986 (age 38) | 180 | 5 | 5 | 0 | Kalloni | 8 June 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Michael Bostwick | DM/CB | London | (1988-05-17) 17 May 1988 (age 36) | 68 | 7 | – | – | Stevenage | 9 July 2012 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2015 |
| 7 | Jon Taylor | RM | Liverpool | (1992-07-20) 20 July 1992 (age 32) | 3 | 0 | – | – | Shrewsbury Town | 4 June 2014 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2017 |
| 8 | Jack Payne | CM | Gravesend | (1991-12-05) 5 December 1991 (age 33) | 39 | 2 | – | – | Gillingham | 30 June 2013 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2017 |
| 10 | Erhun Oztumer | CAM/CM | Gateshead | (1991-05-29) 29 May 1991 (age 33) | – | – | – | – | Dulwich Hamlet | 9 June 2014 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2016 |
| 11 | Grant McCann | CM/LM | Belfast | (1980-04-15) 15 April 1980 (age 44) | 128 | 29 | 39 | 4 | Scunthorpe United | 24 May 2010 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 15 | Jermaine Anderson | CM | London | (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 28) | 14 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | 30 June 2015 |
| 17 | Joe Newell | LW/LB | Tamworth | (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 31) | 67 | 2 | – | – | Academy | 1 July 2011 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| 18 | Kane Ferdinand | CM | Newham | (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 32) | 34 | 1 | – | – | Southend United | 31 August 2012 | £200,000 | 30 June 2016 |
| 19 | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | LW/RW | Birmingham | (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32) | 65 | 8 | – | – | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 July 2012 | £100,000 | 30 June 2015 |
| 20 | Kenny McEvoy | LM/CM | Waterford | (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 (age 30) | 2 | 1 | - | - | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 August 2014 | Loan | 30 May 2015 |
| 30 | Marcus Maddison | LW/RW/CF/CAM | Durham | (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993 (age 31) | 1 | 0 | – | – | Gateshead | 27 August 2014 | £250,000 | 30 June 2018 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Luke James | CF/CAM | Northumberland | (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | – | – | Hartlepool United | 1 September 2014 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2018 |
| 12 | Kyle Vassell | CF/RW/LW | London | (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 32) | 12 | 5 | – | – | Bishop's Stortford | 11 November 2013 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2016 |
| 14 | Conor Washington | CF | Chatham | (1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 32) | 17 | 4 | – | – | Newport County | 28 January 2014 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2017 |
| 23 | Tyrone Barnett | CF | Stevenage | (1985-10-28) 28 October 1985 (age 39) | 52 | 11 | – | – | Crawley Town | 8 May 2012 | £1,200,000 | 30 June 2014 |

## Match details
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 65 |
| 8 | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 63 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 63 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 63 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 62 |

#### Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.

### FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.

### League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Peterborough United were drawn away to Portsmouth.

### Football League Trophy
## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 10 | MF | Erhun Oztumer | 23 | EU | Dulwich Hamlet | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Undisclosed |
| 7 | MF | Jon Taylor | 21 | EU | Shrewsbury Town | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| 25 | DF | Gabriel Zakuani | 28 | EU | AEL Kalloni | Free transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 2 | DF | Michael Smith | 25 | EU | Bristol Rovers | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| 27 | GK | Ben Alnwick | 27 | EU | Leyton Orient | Free transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 21 | DF | Christian Burgess | 22 | EU | Middlesbrough | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | £100,000 |
| 30 | MF | Marcus Maddison | 20 | EU | Gateshead | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | £250,000 |
| 9 | MF | Luke James | 19 | EU | Hartlepool United | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| 23 | MF | David Norris | 33 | EU | Leeds United | Free transfer | Winter | 2015 | Free |

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 2 | DF | Craig Alcock | 26 | EU | Sheffield United | Released | Summer | Free |
| — | MF | Peter Grant | 20 | EU | Falkirk | Released | Summer | Free |
| 16 | MF | Daniel Kearns | 22 | EU | Carlisle United | Released | Summer | Free |
| 20 | DF | Nathaniel Knight-Percival | 27 | EU | Shrewsbury Town | Released | Summer | Free |
| 14 | MF | Tommy Rowe | 25 | EU | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Released | Summer | Free |
| 31 | DF | Mark Little | 25 | EU | Bristol City | Free transfer | Summer | Free |
| 29 | GK | Alex Lynch | 19 | EU | Wycombe Wanderers | Free transfer | Summer | Free |
| 7 | MF | Danny Swanson | 27 | EU | Coventry City | Free transfer | Summer | Free |
| 33 | FW | Nicky Ajose | 22 | EU | Leeds United | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 9 | FW | Britt Assombalonga | 21 | EU | Nottingham Forest | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 32 | MF | Tom Conlon | 18 | EU | Stevenage | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| — | DF | Michael Richens | 19 | EU | Stevenage | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| — | MF | Grant McCann | 34 | EU | Linfield | Free transfer | Winter | Free |
| 23 | FW | Tyrone Barnett | 29 | EU | Shrewsbury Town | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended |
| 20 | MF | Kenny McEvoy | 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 July 2014 | 12 November 2014 |
| 21 | DF | Christian Burgess | 22 | Middlesbrough | 19 August 2014 | 21 August 2014 |
| 20 | FW | Aaron McLean | 31 | Bradford City | 18 November 2014 | 30 June 2015 |
| 35 | MF | Harry Beautyman | 22 | Welling United | 24 November 2014 | 1 January 2015 |
| 36 | FW | Craig Mackail-Smith | 30 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 November 2014 | 23 December 2014 |
| 13 | GK | Scott Loach | 26 | Rotherham United | 15 January 2015 | 16 February 2015 |
| — | DF | Alan Sheehan | 28 | Bradford City | 26 March 2015 | 30 June 2015 |
| — | DF | James Pearson | 22 | Leicester City | 26 March 2015 | 30 June 2015 |
| — | FW | Luke Williams | 21 | Middlesbrough | 26 March 2015 | 30 June 2015 |

### Loans out

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended |
| 1 | GK | Bobby Olejnik | 27 | Scunthorpe United | 19 August 2014 | 16 September 2014 |
| 13 | GK | Joe Day | 24 | Newport County | 28 August 2014 | 25 September 2014 |
| 23 | FW | Tyrone Barnett | 28 | Oxford United | 10 September 2014 | 12 December 2014 |
| 4 | DF | Shaun Brisley | 24 | Scunthorpe United | 25 September 2014 | 3 January 2015 |
| 18 | MF | Kane Ferdinand | 22 | Cheltenham Town | 20 November 2014 | 18 January 2015 |
| 1 | GK | Bobby Olejnik | 28 | York City | 5 January 2015 | 30 June 2015 |
| 19 | MF | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 22 | Cambridge United | 18 February 2015 | 5 May 2015 |
| 12 | FW | Kyle Vassell | 22 | Oxford United | 26 March 2015 | 30 June 2015 |