Peterborough 2008/09

Peterborough finished 2nd of 24 in the 2008/09 League One with 89 points (won 26, drawn 11, lost 9; scored 78, conceded 54) and were promoted. Highest position 2nd, after match 35; lowest 20th, after match 1. Longest runs: 7 wins in a row and 16 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Peterborough
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League One season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 2008	Southend (away)	0–1 L	Lost	0	20th
2	Sat 16 Aug 2008	Leyton Orient (home)	3–0 W	Won	3	8th
3	Sat 23 Aug 2008	Scunthorpe (away)	0–1 L	Lost	3	15th
4	Sat 30 Aug 2008	Hartlepool (home)	1–2 L	Lost	3	20th
5	Sat 6 Sep 2008	Bristol Rovers (home)	5–4 W	Won	6	12th
6	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Northampton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	7	14th
7	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Tranmere (home)	2–2 D	Drew	8	14th
8	Sat 27 Sep 2008	Milton Keynes Dons (away)	2–1 W	Won	11	10th
9	Sat 4 Oct 2008	Leeds (home)	2–0 W	Won	14	9th
10	Sat 11 Oct 2008	Walsall (away)	2–1 W	Won	17	7th
11	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Carlisle (away)	3–3 D	Drew	18	8th
12	Tue 21 Oct 2008	Brighton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	19	8th
13	Sat 25 Oct 2008	Huddersfield (home)	4–0 W	Won	22	6th
14	Tue 28 Oct 2008	Crewe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	23	8th
15	Sat 1 Nov 2008	Hereford United (home)	2–0 W	Won	26	6th
16	Sat 15 Nov 2008	Yeovil (away)	1–0 W	Won	29	5th
17	Sat 22 Nov 2008	Colchester (home)	2–1 W	Won	32	5th
18	Tue 25 Nov 2008	Swindon (away)	2–2 D	Drew	33	5th
19	Sat 6 Dec 2008	Stockport (away)	3–1 W	Won	36	4th
20	Sat 13 Dec 2008	Oldham (home)	2–2 D	Drew	37	4th
21	Sat 20 Dec 2008	Leicester (away)	0–4 L	Lost	37	7th
22	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Millwall (home)	1–0 W	Won	40	6th
23	Sun 28 Dec 2008	Cheltenham (away)	6–3 W	Won	43	4th
24	Sat 17 Jan 2009	Walsall (home)	1–0 W	Won	46	4th
25	Tue 20 Jan 2009	Milton Keynes Dons (home)	0–0 D	Drew	47	3rd
26	Sat 24 Jan 2009	Leeds (away)	1–3 L	Lost	47	4th
27	Tue 27 Jan 2009	Crewe (home)	4–2 W	Won	50	3rd
28	Sat 31 Jan 2009	Huddersfield (away)	0–1 L	Lost	50	4th
29	Tue 10 Feb 2009	Brighton (away)	4–2 W	Won	53	3rd
30	Sat 14 Feb 2009	Yeovil (home)	1–3 L	Lost	53	3rd
31	Tue 17 Feb 2009	Tranmere (away)	1–1 D	Drew	54	3rd
32	Sat 21 Feb 2009	Hereford United (away)	1–0 W	Won	57	3rd
33	Tue 24 Feb 2009	Carlisle (home)	1–0 W	Won	60	3rd
34	Sat 28 Feb 2009	Southend (home)	1–2 L	Lost	60	3rd
35	Tue 3 Mar 2009	Leyton Orient (away)	3–2 W	Won	63	2nd
36	Sat 7 Mar 2009	Hartlepool (away)	2–1 W	Won	66	2nd
37	Tue 10 Mar 2009	Scunthorpe (home)	2–1 W	Won	69	2nd
38	Sat 14 Mar 2009	Northampton (home)	1–0 W	Won	72	2nd
39	Sat 21 Mar 2009	Bristol Rovers (away)	1–0 W	Won	75	2nd
40	Sat 28 Mar 2009	Leicester (home)	2–0 W	Won	78	2nd
41	Sat 4 Apr 2009	Oldham (away)	2–1 W	Won	81	2nd
42	Fri 10 Apr 2009	Cheltenham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	82	2nd
43	Mon 13 Apr 2009	Millwall (away)	0–2 L	Lost	82	2nd
44	Sat 18 Apr 2009	Stockport (home)	1–0 W	Won	85	2nd
45	Sat 25 Apr 2009	Colchester (away)	1–0 W	Won	88	2nd
46	Sat 2 May 2009	Swindon (home)	2–2 D	Drew	89	2nd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.