The 2011-12 campaign was a successful season of consolidation for Peterborough United, with The Posh securing their Championship status with an 18th-place finish in their first season back in the second tier. Under manager Darren Ferguson, the team played an exciting, attacking brand of football, highlighted by a massive 7-1 home demolition of rivals Ipswich Town. Leading the charge was forward Paul Taylor, whose 12 league goals proved decisive, including a dramatic injury-time winner in a thrilling 4-3 victory over Cardiff City, as the club successfully avoided a return to League One.