2006–07 Peterborough United F.C. season

Peterborough United
Season 2006-07
League League Two
Player/Manager Keith Alexander
Tommy Taylor
Darren Ferguson
Chairman Barry Fry
Darragh MacAnthony
League position 10th
Top goalscorer League: Aaron McLean 7
All: Aaron McLean 10
Highest attendance Home: 10,756 - vs. Everton, 19 September
Away: 9,973 - vs. Plymouth, 16 January
Lowest attendance Home: 1,432 - vs. Swansea, 29 November
Away: 1,808 - vs. Accrington, 7 April
FA Cup 3rd round
Carling Cup 2nd round
Johnstone's Paint Trophy Southern quarter-final

During the 2006-07 season Peterborough United will play in Football League Two after finishing last season in 9th place in the Football League Two.

By January 2007 Keith Alexander was sacked after a run of poor form, and Darren Ferguson was appointed as player-manager for the club, but still by the end of the season the club only managed to finish in 10th place.

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Kit Profile

Supplier: Tempest Sports
Sponsor(s): MRI Overseas Property

2006–07 Peterborough United F.C. season

Home colours
Away colours

Squad

Goalkeepers

No. Player Pos Lge
Apps
Lge
Gls
Cup
Apps
Cup
Gls
Tot
Apps
Tot
Gls
Date Signed Previous Club
1 Mark Tyler GK 41 - 8 - 49 - 7 December 1994 Youth Team
31 Shwan Jalal GK 1 - 0 - 1 - 8 January 2007 Woking
? Luke McShane GK 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 July 2002 Youth Team
? Paul Rachubka GK 4 - 0 - 4 - - Huddersfield

Defenders

No. Player Pos Lge
Apps
Lge
Gls
Cup
Apps
Cup
Gls
Tot
Apps
Tot
Gls
Date Signed Previous Club
2 Dean Holden DF 20 (1) 1 6 - 26 (1) 1 29 June 2005 Oldham Athletic
3 Jude Stirling DF 14 (8) - 3 (3) - 17 11) - 1 August 2006 Lincoln City
4 Mark Arber DF 31 (3) - 8 - 39 (3) - 21 December 2005 Oldham Athletic
5 Guy Branston DF 23 (1) - 4 (2) 1 27 (3) 1 24 July 2006 Oldham Athletic
6 Chris Plummer DF 7 - 1 - 8 - 3 September 2004 Barnet
23 Ben Futcher DF 22 (3) 3 5 - 27 (3) 3 24 August 2006 Grimsby Town
27 Adam Smith DF 5 (4) - 0 (1) - 5 (5) - 20 November 2006 King's Lynn
28 Craig Morgan DF 22 (1) 1 2 (1) - 24 (2) 1 23 November 2006 Milton Keynes Dons
33 Danny Blanchett DF 0 (3) 1 0 - 0 (3) 1 19 March 2007 Cambridge City

Midfielders

No. Player Pos Lge
Apps
Lge
Gls
Cup
Apps
Cup
Gls
Tot
Apps
Tot
Gls
Date Signed Previous Club
7 Adam Newton MF 43 1 7 - 50 1 1 May 2002 West Ham United
8 Richard Butcher MF 35 (8) 4 8 1 43 (8) 5 26 June 2006 Lincoln City
11 Peter Gain MF 26 (8) 6 2 (3) - 28 (11) 6 20 June 2005 Lincoln City
17 Jamie Day MF 17 (7) 1 5 - 22 (7) 1 1 July 2003 Youth Team
18 Shane Huke MF 9 (9) 1 4 (1) - 13 (10) 1 1 July 2004 Youth Team
21 Darren Ferguson MF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 January 2007 Wrexham
22 Jimmy Ghaichem MF 1 (1) - 1 - 2 (1) - 1 September 2006 Mansfield Town
29 Gavin Strachan MF 13 (3) 3 2 - 15 (3) 3 29 January 2007 Hartlepool United
30 George Boyd MF 19 (1) 6 0 - 19 (1) 6 8 January 2007 Stevenage Borough

Forwards

No. Player Pos Lge
Apps
Lge
Gls
Cup
Apps
Cup
Gls
Tot
Apps
Tot
Gls
Date Signed Previous Club
Forwards
9 Justin Richards ST 4 (9) 1 2 (1) - 6 (1) 1 1 June 2006 Woking
10 Trevor Benjamin ST 15 (12) 7 3 (3) 2 18 (15) 9 8 July 2005 Coventry City
12 Craig Mackail-Smith ST 13 (2) 8 0 - 13 (2) 8 29 January 2007 Dagenham & Redbridge
14 Aaron McLean ST 16 7 5 3 21 10 1 January 2007 Grays Athletic
15 Lloyd Opara ST 6 (5) 1 0 (3) - 6 (8) 1 23 March 2006 Cheshunt
16 Danny Crow ST 22 (13) 6 6 (1) 4 28 (14) 10 8 July 2005 Norwich City
20 Simon Yeo ST 8 (5) 2 1 (2) - 9 (7) 2 1 August 2006 Lincoln City

Transfers

A transfer between 1 June 2006 & 31 May 2007

In

Date Player Previous Club Cost
"When Bought" Name Position Bought From £ Price

Out

Date Player New Club Cost
"When Bought" Name Position Who Bought £ Price

Fixtures and results

Friendlies

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers

Coca-Cola Football League 2

Date Opponent Venue Result Position Attendance Scorers

FA Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers

Johnstone's Paint Trophy

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers

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

See also

References