| 2025–26 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Darragh MacAnthony (75%), Kelgary Sports & Entertainment (20%), IRC Investments Limited (5%) | |||
| Chairman | Darragh MacAnthony | |||
| Manager | Darren Ferguson (until 25 October)[1] Luke Williams (from 29 October)[2] | |||
| Stadium | Weston Homes Stadium | |||
| EFL Cup | First Round | |||
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | ||||
The2025–26 season is the 92nd season in the history ofPeterborough United Football Club, and their fourth consecutive season inLeague One. In addition to thedomestic league, the club would also participate in theFA Cup, theEFL Cup, and theEFL Trophy.
On 25 October,Darren Ferguson was sacked following the 2–1 home defeat toBlackpool.[1] Four days later,Luke Williams was appointed as the new manager on a three-year contract.[2]
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2025[a] | LW | Undisclosed | [3] | ||
| 10 June 2025 | RW | [4] | |||
| 24 June 2025 | CB | [5] | |||
| CM | [6] | ||||
| 30 June 2025 | GK | [7] | |||
| 21 July 2025 | CB | [8] | |||
| 1 August 2025 | AM | [9] | |||
| 14 August 2025 | CM | Free | [10] | ||
| 16 August 2025 | CB | [11] | |||
| 18 August 2025 | CM | Undisclosed | [12] | ||
| 1 September 2025 | CF | [13] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2025 | LB | Free | [14] | ||
| 28 June 2025 | RW | £900,000 | [15][16] | ||
| 2 July 2025 | CB | Undisclosed | [17] | ||
| LW | [18] | ||||
| 1 August 2025 | CB | [19] | |||
| 1 September 2025 | LB | [20] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | GK | 1 January 2026 | [21] | ||
| 22 August 2025 | RB | 30 June 2026 | [22] | ||
| 1 September 2025 | CF | [23] | |||
| CB | [24] | ||||
| LB | [25] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2025 | CF | 31 May 2026 | [26] | ||
| 1 September 2025 | CF | [27] | |||
| 9 October 2025 | CAM | 1 January 2026 | [28] | ||
| 10 October 2025 | CF | 8 November 2025 | [29] | ||
| 11 October 2025 | RW | [30] | |||
| 21 November 2025 | CM | 20 December 2025 | [31] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | RW | 1 July 2025 | [32][33] | ||
| LB | [32][34] | ||||
| RW | [32][35] | ||||
| LB | [36] | ||||
| CF | [32][37] | ||||
| DM | [32][38] | ||||
| CF | [32][39] | ||||
| CB | [32] | ||||
| AM | 23 August 2025 | [40] | |||
| CB | 13 October 2025 | [32][41] | |||
| GK | Retired | [32] | |||
| CM | 3 September 2025 | [32][42] | |||
| 2 October 2025 | CB | [43] |
On 4 June, Peterborough United announced three pre-season fixtures againstStamford,Boston United andGrimsby Town.[44] Six days later, a fourth friendly was confirmed againstPeterborough Sports.[45] A fifth friendly was later added, againstLeicester City.[46] On 13 June,Posh added a sixth fixture to the schedule againstKing's Lynn Town.[47] Four days later, a seventh friendly was added, againstColchester United.[48]
Abehind-closed-doors fixture againstNotts County was also announced which was later cancelled and replaced with a game atMK Dons.[49]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 5 July 2025Friendly | Leicester City | 3–1 | Peterborough United | Seagrave |
| 12:30BST | Page S.Thomas | Conn-Clarke | Stadium:Seagrave Training Ground Referee: James Bell |
| 8 July 2025Friendly | Stamford | 0–6 | Peterborough United | Stamford |
| 19:30BST | Report | Stadium:Zeeco Stadium Attendance: 1,771 |
| 12 July 2025Friendly | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Peterborough United | Rushmere St Andrew |
| 12:00BST | Report | Ihionvien | Stadium:Playford Road Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 15 July 2025Friendly | Peterborough Sports | 1–8 | Peterborough United | Peterborough |
| 19:45BST | Booth Fox | Ihionvien Odoh Mills Lindgren Nevett Lisbie | Stadium:PIMS Park Attendance: 1,349 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 18 July 2025Friendly | King's Lynn Town | 1–1 | Peterborough United | King's Lynn |
| 19:00BST | Gyasi Wilson Maja | Clunan Lisbie | Stadium:The Walks Attendance: 1,186 |
| 19 July 2025Friendly | Boston United | 0–1 | Peterborough United | Wyberton |
| 15:00BST | Lindgren Mills | Stadium:Boston Community Stadium Attendance: 1,505 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle |
| 22 July 2025Friendly | Peterborough United | Cancelled | Notts County | Peterborough |
| 13:30BST | Stadium:Bespoke Builds Training Ground | |||
| Note: Fixture was cancelled and replaced with another fixture.[50] | ||||
| 22 July 2025Friendly | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–2 | Peterborough United | Denbigh |
| 19:30BST | Collins | Conn-Clarke Collins | Stadium:Stadium MK Attendance: Neil Hair Referee: 2,171 |
| 25 July 2025Friendly | Colchester United | 2–2 | Peterborough United | Colchester |
| 19:00BST | Williams Flanagan Tovide | Hughes Frith Ihionvien | Stadium:JobServe Community Stadium |
| 26 July 2025Friendly | Grimsby Town | 3–2 | Peterborough United | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00BST | Kabia Vernam Sweeney | Hayes Fox | Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 1,814 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 19 | |
| 20 | Exeter City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 17 | |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 16 | Relegation toEFL League Two |
| 22 | Blackpool | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 16 | |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 16 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | −6 |
Last updated: 25 November 2025.
Source:Soccerway
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 162 | 17 | 121 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | P | W | L | |
| Position | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | — | 21 | 21 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 August 20251 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Cardiff |
| 12:30BST | Lawlor R.Colwill Tanner Kpakio Bagan | Report | Ihionvien Mills | Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,615 Referee: Benjamin Speedie |
| 9 August 20252 | Peterborough United | 0–2 | Luton Town | Peterborough |
| 12:30BST | Okagbue Khela | Report | Andersen Wells Clark | Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 10,827 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved liveSky Sports broadcasting.[52] | ||||
| 16 August 20253 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Peterborough United | Wigan |
| 15:00BST | Saydee Kerr Trevitt | Report | Ihionvien Hayes | Stadium:Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 8,748 Referee: Stephen Parkinson |
| 19 August 20254 | Peterborough United | 0–1 | Barnsley | Peterborough |
| 19:45BST | Frith | Report | Vickers Watson Earl | Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,148 Referee: Scott Jackson |
| 23 August 20255 | Peterborough United | 1–1 | Bradford City | Peterborough |
| 15:00BST | Collins Hayes | Report | Baldwin Swan | Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,874 Referee: James Durkin |
| 30 August 20256 | Exeter City | 3–0 | Peterborough United | Exeter |
| 15:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 6,239 Referee: Matthew Corlett |
| 6 September 20257 | Huddersfield Town | 3–2 | Peterborough United | Huddersfield |
| 15:00BST | Kane Alves Taylor | Report | Morgan Hayes | Stadium:Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 16,383 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 13 September 20258 | Peterborough United | 2–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Peterborough |
| 15:00BST | Garbett Morgan Khela Nevett Hayes | Report | Onyedinma Harvie | Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,595 Referee: Jacob Miles |
| 20 September 20259 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Peterborough United | Plymouth |
| 15:00BST | Mitchell Finn Sorinola | Report | Leonard Khela Morgan Garbett | Stadium:Home Park Attendance: 15,994 Referee: James Linington |
| 27 September 202510 | Peterborough United | 0–3 | Lincoln City | Peterborough |
| 15:00BST | Report | Reach Darikwa McGrandles Obikwu | Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 9.943 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| 4 October 202511 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Horwich |
| 15:00BST | Burstow Sharman-Lowe Forino | Report | Kioso Nevett Lisbie | Stadium:Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 20,336 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 18 October 202513 | Burton Albion | 0–1 | Peterborough United | Burton upon Trent |
| 12:30BST | Delap Armer | Morgan Lees O'Connor Collins | Stadium:Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,786 Referee: Sam Bell | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[53] | ||||
| 25 October 202514 | Peterborough United | 1–2 | Blackpool | Peterborough |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,315 Referee: Sam Mulhall |
| 8 November 202515 | Peterborough United | 5–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Peterborough |
| 15:00GMT | Leonard O'Connor Lisbie Kioso Lindgren | Ogundere | Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 9,827 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 15 November 202516 | Mansfield Town | Postponed | Peterborough United | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Field Mill | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to international call-ups.[54] | ||||
| 20 November 202517 | Peterborough United | 3–0 | Stockport County | Peterborough |
| 20:00GMT | Woods Leonard Lisbie Khela | Connolly | Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 6,861 Referee: Matt Russell | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 22 November, but was rescheduled for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[53] | ||||
| 25 November 202512[55] | Peterborough United | 0–1 | Stevenage | Peterborough |
| 19:45GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 6,840(511 Stevenage fans) Referee: Edward Duckworth | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 11 October, but was postponed due to international call ups.[56] | ||||
Peterborough were drawn at home againstCardiff City in the first round[57][58] and toBarnsley in the second round.[59]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 1 November 2025First round | Peterborough United | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Peterborough |
| 15:00GMT | Leonard Mills Khela | Report | Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 4,405 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge |
| 6 December 2025Second round | Peterborough United | v | Barnsley | Peterborough |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium |
Peterborough were drawn away toAccrington Stanley in the first round.[60][61]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 12 August 2025First Round | Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Accrington |
| 19:45BST | Henderson Pye Mooney Martin Brown Love Sass | Lolos Lisbie Collins | Stadium:Wham Stadium Attendance: 847 Referee: Aaron Bannister |
Peterborough were drawn againstCrawley Town,Leyton Orient andAston Villa U21 in the group stage.[62] After finishing second in the group, Posh were drawn away toSwindon Town in the round of 32.[63][64]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Leyton Orient(A) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance toRound 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Peterborough United(A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Crawley Town(E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Aston Villa U21(E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 September 2025South Group F | Peterborough United | 1–3 | Leyton Orient | Peterborough |
| 19:00BST | Report | Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 2,458 Referee:Alex Chilowicz |
| 30 September 2025South Group F | Peterborough United | 4–2 | Aston Villa U21 | Peterborough |
| 19:00BST | Mills Lisbie Morgan Johnston | Borland Koné Lynskey Brannigan | Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 1,959 Referee: Alan Young |
| 11 November 2025South Group F | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Peterborough United | Crawley |
| 19:45GMT | Scott Bajrami | Morgan Odoh O'Brien-Brady | Stadium:Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 924 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 2 December 2025Round of 32 | Swindon Town | v | Peterborough United | Swindon |
| 19:30GMT | Stadium:County Ground |
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Alex Bass | 11 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Carl Johnston | 12 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Archie Collins | 19 | 2 | 16+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Oscar Wallin | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Klaidi Lolos | 12 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Brandon Khela | 20 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Bradley Ihionvien | 5 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Abraham Odoh | 16 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Declan Frith | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Tom Lees | 12 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | Will Blackmore | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Ryan de Havilland | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | George Nevett | 14 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Ben Woods | 11 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Kyrell Lisbie | 19 | 5 | 7+7 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 3 | |
| 18 | FW | Cian Hayes | 11 | 2 | 3+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Gustav Lindgren | 18 | 2 | 2+11 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | Vicente Reyes | 7 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Donay O'Brien-Brady | 10 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
| 23 | DF | Harley Mills | 14 | 1 | 7+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| 24 | FW | Jimmy-Jay Morgan | 14 | 5 | 9+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 | |
| 26 | DF | David Okagbue | 12 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | Harry Leonard | 13 | 3 | 10+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | Matthew Garbett | 11 | 2 | 9+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Thomas O'Connor | 12 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | Peter Kioso | 13 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 32 | DF | Lucca Mendonca | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | James Dornelly | 10 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| 34 | FW | David Kamara | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 35 | FW | Joe Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 36 | FW | Bolu Shofowoke | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 38 | DF | Fabian Claxton | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 40 | DF | Jacob Mendy | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 41 | GK | Nicholas Bilokapic | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |