# 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.
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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## First-team squad

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | Cup | Cup | Total | Total | Date signed | Previous club |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Date signed | Previous club |
| 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

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

#### Matches

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | 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

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | 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

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | 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

| 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
### Goal scorers

| 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

| 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 |