The 2018–19 season was Peterborough United's 59th year in the Football League and their sixth consecutive season in the third tier, League One. Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Squad No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends Goalkeepers1Aaron ChapmanGKLondon290Accrington Stanley1 July 2018Free202025Conor O'MalleyGKWestport23250St Patrick's Athletic7 August 2017UndisclosedUndisclosed40Mark TylerGKNorwich414190Luton Town6 June 2016Undisclosed2019 Defenders 2Jason NaismithRBPaisley330Ross County1 July 2018Undisclosed2021 3Josh KnightCBFleckney00Leicester City31 January 2019Loan2019 5Ryan TafazolliCBSutton1228Mansfield Town6 June 2016Free2019 6Ben WhiteCBPoole50Brighton & Hove Albion4 January 2019Loan201916Rhys BennettCBAshton-in-Makerfield353Mansfield Town1 July 2018Free202018Daniel LaffertyLBDerry50Sheffield United3 January 2019Loan201920Josh YorwerthCBBridgend30Crawley Town6 July 2018Undisclosed202123Tyler DentonLBDewsbury110Leeds United5 July 2018Loan201924Lewis FreestoneLB King's Lynn80Academy30 July 2016Trainee201934Sam CartwrightCBSt Neots00Academy1 July 2017Free2019 Midfielders 4Alex WoodyardCMGravesend360Lincoln City1 July 2018Undisclosed202011Louis ReedCMBarnsley240Sheffield United1 July 2018Undisclosed202114Callum CookeAMPeterlee131Middlesbrough30 July 2018Free202015Joe WardLWChelmsford563Woking10 January 2018Undisclosed202019George CooperAMWarrington325Crewe Alexandra18 January 2018Undisclosed202121Marcus MaddisonLW/AMDurham20945Gateshead27 August 2014£250,000202022Darren LyonCM 40Hamilton Academical24 August 2018Free201930Kyle DempseyCMWhitehaven40Fleetwood Town7 January 2019Loan201931Harrison BurrowsAMMurrow00Academy13 January 2019Trainee202138Andrea BorgAM Dubai 40Academy13 April 2017Trainee2019—Kyle BarkerCM 00Academy25 March 2019Trainee2021 Forwards 7Isaac Buckley-RickettsWGManchester20Manchester City17 July 2018Undisclosed2021 9Matt GoddenCFCanterbury3514Stevenage1 July 2018£400,000202110Siriki DembéléLW 366Grimsby Town1 July 2018Undisclosed202117Ivan ToneyCFNorthampton3917Newcastle United9 August 2018UndisclosedUndisclosed26Matty StevensCFSurrey40Barnet1 July 2016Free201929Lee TomlinSSLeicester16044Cardiff City8 January 2019Loan201933Morgan PenfoldSS Peterborough00Academy28 January 2017Trainee2019 Out on loan 8Mark O'HaraCMBarrhead284Dundee1 July 2018Undisclosed202128Jermaine AndersonCMCamden Town967Academy1 July 2012TraineeUndisclosed Idris KanuCFLondon270Aldershot Town1 August 2017Undisclosed2020
Statistics
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Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total117CFIvan Toney 164032329 CFMatt Godden 1420218321LMMarcus Maddison 810110435CFJason Cummings 60028510RWSiriki Dembélé 51017615LWJoe Ward 4100578 CMMark O'Hara 4000416CBRhys Bennett 40004919AMGeorge Cooper 20013106AMJamie Walker 1001229SSLee Tomlin 20002122 RBJason Naismith 100013LBColin Daniel 000115 CBRyan Tafazolli 100016 CBBen White 1000111CMLouis Reed 1000114AMCallum Cooke 10001Total 69901290
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total 121LMMarcus Maddison 11002000001001400217CFIvan Toney 901100000100110134 CMAlex Woodyard 800000000200100043LBColin Daniel 50000000010060011LMLouis Reed 40000000020060065 CBRyan Tafazolli 40100000000040129SSLee Tomlin 31000000000031082 RBJason Naismith 4000000000004006AMJamie Walker 4000000000004008 CMMark O'Hara 40000000000040015LWJoe Ward 30010000000040016CBRhys Bennett 3010000000003011319AMGeorge Cooper 20010000000030035CFJason Cummings 300000000000300156 CBBen White 10010000000020010RWSiriki Dembélé 20000000000020018LBDaniel Lafferty 20000000000020023LBTyler Denton 01000000000001025GKConor O'Malley 200000000000200201 GKAaron Chapman 1000000000001003 CBJosh Knight 1000000000001009 CFMatt Godden 00010000000010014AMCallum Cooke 100000000000100Total 77237000007009123
Transfers
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 CB Rhys Bennett Mansfield Town Free transfer 1 July 2018 GK Aaron Chapman Accrington Stanley Free transfer 1 July 2018 LM Colin Daniel Blackpool Free transfer 1 July 2018 LW Siriki Dembélé Grimsby Town Undisclosed 1 July 2018 CF Matt Godden Stevenage Undisclosed 1 July 2018 RB Jason Naismith Ross County Undisclosed 1 July 2018 CM Mark O'Hara Dundee Undisclosed 1 July 2018 CM Louis Reed Sheffield United Undisclosed 1 July 2018 CM Alex Woodyard Lincoln City Undisclosed 6 July 2018 CB Josh Yorwerth Crawley Town Undisclosed 17 July 2018 RW Isaac Buckley-Ricketts Manchester City Undisclosed 30 July 2018 AM Callum Cooke Middlesbrough Free transfer 9 August 2018 CF Ivan Toney Newcastle United £650,000 24 August 2018 CM Darren Lyon Hamilton Academical Free transfer 25 October 2018 CB Sébastien Bassong Free agent
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 DM Callum Chettle Alfreton Town Released 1 July 2018 CM Leonardo Da Silva Lopes Wigan Athletic Undisclosed 1 July 2018 DM Michael Doughty Swindon Town Released 1 July 2018 LM Christopher Forrester Aberdeen Undisclosed 1 July 2018 LB Andrew Hughes Preston North End Undisclosed 1 July 2018 CF Ricky Miller Port Vale Undisclosed 1 July 2018 SS Adil Nabi Dundee Mutual consent 1 July 2018 CB Alex Penny Hamilton Academical Undisclosed 1 July 2018 RB Liam Shephard Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed 3 July 2018 CM Brad Inman Rochdale Mutual consent 10 July 2018 CB Steven Taylor Wellington Phoenix Undisclosed 13 July 2018 CF Junior Morias Northampton Town Undisclosed 16 July 2018 AM Danny Lloyd Salford City Undisclosed 17 July 2018 LW Gwion Edwards Ipswich Town £700,000 26 July 2018 CF Jack Marriott Derby County £2,500,000 28 July 2018 CB Jack Baldwin Sunderland £200,000 2 August 2018 GK Lewis Elsom Kettering Town Free transfer 2 August 2018 CM Anthony Grant Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed 17 October 2018 GK Josh Tibbetts Southport Mutual consent 17 January 2019 CM Jermaine Anderson Bradford City Undisclosed 21 January 2019 LB Colin Daniel Burton Albion Undisclosed
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 2 July 2018 CM Adam King Swansea City 9 August 2018 6 July 2018 LB Tyler Denton Leeds United 31 May 2019 13 July 2018 CF Jason Cummings Nottingham Forest 31 January 2019 31 August 2018 LW Jamie Walker Wigan Athletic 2 January 2019 3 January 2019 LB Daniel Lafferty Sheffield United 31 May 2019 4 January 2019 CB Ben White Brighton & Hove Albion 31 May 2019 7 January 2019 CM Kyle Dempsey Fleetwood Town 31 May 2019 8 January 2019 SS Lee Tomlin Cardiff City 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CB Josh Knight Leicester City 31 May 2019
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 1 July 2018 CF Idris Kanu Port Vale 4 January 2019 27 July 2018 FW Morgan Penfold Grantham Town January 2019 6 August 2018 LB Lewis Freestone Nuneaton Town January 2019 9 August 2018 GK Josh Tibbetts Solihull Moors September 2018 10 August 2018 MF Andrea Borg Kettering Town January 2019 24 August 2018 CM Jermaine Anderson Doncaster Rovers January 2019 31 August 2018 CF Mathew Stevens Slough Town February 2019 4 January 2019 LW Idris Kanu Boreham Wood 31 May 2019 17 January 2019 CM Jermaine Anderson Bradford City 31 May 2019 24 January 2019 CM Mark O'Hara Lincoln City 31 May 2019 16 February 2019 FW Morgan Penfold Hitchin Town March 2019
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies The Posh announced friendlies against Stamford, Bedford Town, Peterborough Sports, St Neots Town, Marítimo, Louletano and Bolton Wanderers.
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October. The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November. The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.
EFL Trophy On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced. The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November. On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday. The Quarter-final draw was made conducted on Sky Sports by Don Goodman and Thomas Frank on 10 January 2019.
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