against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Etherington tore his hamstring, leaving him in doubt for the FA Cup Final. He ultimately regained fitness for the final as Stoke lost 1–0 to Manchester City. In the 2011–12 season, Etherington was again the club's only recognised left winger and he scored twice against his old club Tottenham on 11 December 2011. After some indifferent performances, he has admitted his form has dipped since the previous season. He made his 100th Premier League appearance for Stoke against Fulham on 11 February 2012. He scored the winning goal against Norwich City on 3 March 2012. Etherington lost his place in Tony Pulis' starting line up at the start of the 2012–13 season due to the signing of Michael Kightly, which restricted him to making cameo appearances from the substitutes' bench. He regained his starting place in November 2012. However, Etherington struggled with form and fitness throughout the campaign. He made 33 appearances in 2012–13 as Stoke finished in 13th position and the end of the season, Tony Pulis left the club and was replaced by Mark Hughes. Hughes changed the team's style of play for the 2013–14 season, and while Etherington stated Stoke had adapted well, a lack of goals was still a concern. As the season progressed, Etherington lost his place in the side to Oussama Assaidi. Etherington left Stoke at the end of the 2013–14 season. After leaving Stoke, Etherington began training with Millwall and had an offer from manager Ian Holloway to join the club. However, he turned it down and announced his decision to retire from football in December 2014, due to a back injury which he had been suffering from for some time. International career Etherington appeared for the England Under-20 team at the 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing alongside players such as Stuart Taylor, Ashley Cole, Peter Crouch and Andy Johnson. However, the team failed to score a single goal in their three group matches, and finished bottom of their group. Coaching career In May 2018, Etherington was announced as manager of the under-18 team at Peterborough United, rejoining the club where he started his career over 20 years earlier. On 12 November 2021, Etherington was made assistant manager at Peterborough following the departure of Mark Robson. Following the departure of Darren Ferguson as manager, Etherington became interim manager of the club on 22 February 2022. He led the team