But there were plenty of memorable moments to accompany the dark times.
Here we present a statistical review of the season.
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Highest gates (away) 21,351 v Ipswich. 17,643 v Portsmouth 10,025 v Lincoln 9,402 v MK Dons 9,019 v Rotherham. Lowest gates (away) 1,816 v Accrington. 2,234 v Northampton 2, 798 v Oxford 2,801 v Fleetwood. 2,981 v Stevenage. Ed Sheeran (pictured) watched Ipswich v Posh. Photo: Midlands
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The Posh average attendance for home matches in League One during the 2019-20 season was remarkably similar to the 2018-19 campaign. Posh averaged 7,371 for the season just finished compared to 7,364 for the season before. Posh had the 12th highest average League One attendance in 2019-20 with Sunderland’s 30,317 way out in front of the rest. That was down 1,000 on the previous campaign. Accrington Stanley (2,812) had the lowest average gate. Photo: Midlands
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Ricky-Jade Jones (17, pictured) scored on his full debut for the club in a 2-1 Checkatrade Trophy win over Cambridge. For the first time since returning to League One in 2013, Posh lost their opening two League One matches of the season (v Fleetwood and Oxford). Photo: Midlands
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Posh goalkeeper Christy Pym kept 15 clean sheets in the 2019-20 season, the most in League One. Photo: Midlands