Every Peterborough United season on record, from 1936–37 to 2026–27 — league record, finishing position and leading scorer. Click a season for every match it contained.
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Leading scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936–37 | Mid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | Jack Briggs (32) |
| 1938–39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Charlie MacCartney (52) | ||
| 1946–47 | Mid | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 9 | Arnold Bramham (21) |
| 1948–49 | Mid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | Billy Guest (20) |
| 1952–53 | Mid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Freddie Martin (30) |
| 1953–54 | Mid | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Doug Taft (45) |
| 1955–56 | Mid | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Dennis Emery (33) |
| 1956–57 | Mid | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | Dennis Emery (51) |
| 1957–58 | Mid | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Dennis Emery (53) |
| 1958–59 | Mid | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | Jimmy Rayner (42) |
| 1959–60 | Mid | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | Jimmy Rayner (28) |
| 1960–61 | Fourth Division | 52 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 146 | 75 | 1 | Terry Bly |
| 1961–62 | Third Division | 53 | 29 | 8 | 16 | 122 | 94 | 5 | Terry Bly (33) |
| 1962–63 | Third Division | 50 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 98 | 83 | 6 | George Hudson (26) |
| 1963–64 | Third Division | 49 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 79 | 76 | 10 | Derek Dougan (21) |
| 1964–65 | Third Division | 56 | 27 | 10 | 19 | 103 | 87 | 8 | Derek Dougan (25) |
| 1965–66 | Third Division | 54 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 103 | 83 | 13 | John Byrne (25) |
| 1966–67 | Third Division | 53 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 84 | 86 | 15 | John Fairbrother (23) |
| 1967–68 | Third Division | 50 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 90 | 73 | 24 | John Fairbrother (14) |
| 1968–69 | Fourth Division | 52 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 68 | 64 | 18 | Jim Hall (24) |
| 1969–70 | Fourth Division | 52 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 88 | 81 | 9 | Jim Hall (27) |
| 1970–71 | Fourth Division | 49 | 19 | 7 | 23 | 74 | 76 | 16 | Colin Garwood (18) |
| 1971–72 | Fourth Division | 51 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 94 | 72 | 8 | Peter Price |
| 1972–73 | Fourth Division | 51 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 77 | 84 | 19 | Jim Hall (23) |
| 1973–74 | Fourth Division | 52 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 88 | 50 | 1 | John Cozens (25) |
| 1974–75 | Third Division | 55 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 60 | 64 | 7 | David Gregory (14) |
| 1975–76 | Third Division | 56 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 79 | 72 | 10 | David Gregory (17) |
| 1976–77 | Third Division | 53 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 67 | 76 | 16 | John Cozens (10) |
| 1977–78 | Third Division | 56 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 61 | 44 | 4 | Tommy Robson (15) |
| 1978–79 | Third Division | 55 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 53 | 70 | 21 | Barry Butlin (7) |
| 1979–80 | Fourth Division | 53 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 56 | 8 | Billy Kellock (23) |
| 1980–81 | Fourth Division | 56 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 82 | 65 | 5 | Robbie Cooke (29) |
| 1981–82 | Fourth Division | 51 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 78 | 68 | 5 | Robbie Cooke |
| 1982–83 | Fourth Division | 54 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 74 | 66 | 9 | Micky Gynn (21) |
| 1983–84 | Fourth Division | 51 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 76 | 55 | 7 | Alan Waddle (12) |
| 1984–85 | Fourth Division | 50 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 58 | 57 | 11 | Errington Kelly (14) |
| 1985–86 | Fourth Division | 55 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 62 | 72 | 17 | Jackie Gallagher (15) |
| 1986–87 | Fourth Division | 51 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 59 | 54 | 10 | Steve Phillips (12) |
| 1987–88 | Fourth Division | 54 | 23 | 12 | 19 | 63 | 62 | 7 | Mick Gooding (24) |
| 1988–89 | Fourth Division | 54 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 63 | 87 | 17 | Nick Cusack (12) |
| 1989–90 | Fourth Division | 51 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 66 | 56 | 9 | Mick Halsall (12) |
| 1990–91 | Fourth Division | 55 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 80 | 55 | 4 | Paul Culpin (14) |
| 1991–92 | Third Division | 60 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 90 | 70 | 6 | Ken Charlery (26) |
| 1992–93 | 56 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 76 | 75 | 10 | Tony Adcock (19) | |
| 1993–94 | 56 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 63 | 90 | 24 | Tony Adcock (13) | |
| 1994–95 | 50 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 59 | 75 | 15 | Ken Charlery (19) | |
| 1995–96 | 54 | 17 | 14 | 23 | 70 | 79 | 19 | Gary Martindale (18) | |
| 1996–97 | 61 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 75 | 90 | 21 | Ken Charlery (13) | |
| 1997–98 | 53 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 74 | 61 | 10 | Jimmy Quinn (25) | |
| 1998–99 | 49 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 73 | 60 | 9 | Giuliano Grazioli (15) | |
| 1999–00 | 54 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 71 | 62 | 5 | Andy Clarke (18) | |
| 2000–01 | 55 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 72 | 78 | 12 | Leon McKenzie (13) | |
| 2001–02 | 54 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 77 | 68 | 17 | Leon McKenzie (20) | |
| 2002–03 | 48 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 53 | 59 | 11 | Andy Clarke (19) | |
| 2003–04 | 50 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 64 | 64 | 18 | ||
| 2004–05 | 52 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 55 | 79 | 23 | Calum Willock (14) | |
| 2005–06 | 49 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 52 | 9 | Danny Crow (17) | |
| 2006–07 | 52 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 80 | 69 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | 52 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 98 | 51 | 2 | Aaron Mclean (33) | |
| 2008–09 | 51 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 81 | 58 | 2 | Craig Mackail-Smith (26) | |
| 2009–10 | 51 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 56 | 90 | 24 | George Boyd (12) | |
| 2010–11 | 57 | 29 | 11 | 17 | 131 | 95 | 4 | Craig Mackail-Smith | |
| 2011–12 | 49 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 71 | 84 | 18 | Paul Taylor (12) | |
| 2012–13 | 49 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 72 | 81 | 22 | ||
| 2013–14 | 56 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 97 | 68 | 6 | Britt Assombalonga (33) | |
| 2014–15 | 50 | 19 | 9 | 22 | 57 | 62 | 9 | Conor Washington (13) | |
| 2015–16 | 54 | 23 | 8 | 23 | 95 | 81 | 13 | Conor Washington (15) | |
| 2016–17 | 55 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 76 | 82 | 11 | Tom Nichols (13) | |
| 2017–18 | 59 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 94 | 78 | 9 | Jack Marriott | |
| 2018–19 | 57 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 92 | 84 | 7 | Ivan Toney (23) | |
| 2019–20 | 43 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 82 | 47 | 7 | Ivan Toney | |
| 2020–21 | 55 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 103 | 59 | 2 | Jonson Clarke-Harris | |
| 2021–22 | 50 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 47 | 94 | 22 | Jonson Clarke-Harris (12) | |
| 2022–23 | 57 | 28 | 7 | 22 | 93 | 70 | 6 | Jonson Clarke-Harris | |
| 2023–24 | 63 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 120 | 82 | 4 | Ephron Mason-Clark (19) | |
| 2024–25 | League One | 57 | 21 | 13 | 23 | 96 | 98 | 18 | Ricky-Jade Jones (17) |
| 2025–26 | 53 | 18 | 8 | 27 | 73 | 78 | |||
| 2026–27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 |