Peterborough United F.C.
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| Full name | Peterborough United Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Posh | |||
| Founded | 1934 | |||
| Ground | London Road Stadium Peterborough (Capacity: 17,500) |
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| Chairman | Darragh MacAnthony | |||
| Manager | Gary Johnson | |||
| League | Football League One | |||
| 2009–10 | Championship 24th (Relegated) | |||
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Peterborough United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Peterborough. They formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead.
The ground is London Road, Peterborough. The club nickname is The Posh. Peterborough's most notable player is Terry Bly. Bly scored 52 goals in season 1960-61, their first as a Football League club, helping them secure the Fourth Division championship. Other famous ex-players are former Arsenal and England goalkeeper David Seaman, who began his career at Peterborough, and current Hull City midfielder Jimmy Bullard.
The club had previously competed in the Football League Championship, after back to back promotions from the fourth tier, but will start the 2010–11 season in Football League One, having been relegated. The club has some notable attacking talents, including talented trio Scotland B international George Boyd, Craig Mackail-Smith and Aaron McLean.
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History
Peterborough United was formed in 1934 at Peterborough's Angel Hotel to provide a replacement for Peterborough and Fletton United, folded two years previously.[1] The Posh played in the old Midland League. They won this league on six occasions, including five seasons in a row from 1956 to 1960. The Posh were elected to The Football League for the beginning of the 1960–61 season, winning Division Four.[2]
Following the 1960-61 Fourth Division Championship success, 'The Posh' spent seven seasons in the 3rd Division before being relegated for financial irregularities in the summer of 1968. The club took six seasons to return to division 3, winning the 4th Division championship for the second time under the management of Noel Cantwell.
In 1977-78 the club threatened to go one better until they narrowly missed out on promotion to Division 2 when they drew the last game of the season at champions Wrexham (0-0) when a win was needed to go up. The game was notable for the fact that over 2000 Preston North End fans came to Wrexham to watch the game and cheer on the home side- Preston were the club who went up because Peterborough did not win.
The Wrexham defeat cast a long shadow over the club and it fell into a long decline. Relegation followed in 1979 and Posh subsequently spent 12 years back in the 4th division. The 1980s was a long story of mismanagement and false dawns, punctuated by the odd cup run.
In January 1991, Chris Turner, who had played in the 1974 Fourth division championship team took over as manager and the team embarked on a run of 13 unbeaten games that propelled them into the top four. Six players were signed on transfer deadline day, which at the time was a record for the number of players signed by one club on a single day. On the final day of the season, Posh travelled to Chesterfield needing a win to seal promotion. Despite going two goals down in the first ten minutes, the team rallied and drew level with goals from David Robinson and George Berry. Fortunately Posh's closest rivals, Blackpool lost at Walsall and promotion was achieved.
The following season arguably remains the most successful in the clubs history. After an inconsistent start the team hit form during the Autumn when they knocked Wimbledon and Newcastle out of the League Cup. The reward was a home tie with a Liverpool team containing Bruce Grobbelaar, Jan Molby, Steve Mcmanaman, Dean Saunders and Mark Wright. Gary Kimble scored the only goal after 19 minutes prompting wild celebrations and a place in the quarter finals. In the league, the team went from strength to strength and surged up the table. Middlesbrough ended the League Cup run after a replay and there was further disappointment when the team missed out on a trip to Wembley in the Auto Windscreens Shield when they lost to Stoke over two legs in the area final.
The hard working team continued to progress in the league and a play-off place was clinched on the last day of the season despite a 1-0 defeat to champions Brentford. The following week, Huddersfield Town came to London Road for the first leg of the Semi Final. Captain Mick Halsall's last minute equaliser levelled the score at 2-2. Three days later, the supporters travelled north more in hope than expectation but they were rewarded when the team came from a goal down to win 2-1 with Worrell Sterling and Steve Cooper scoring the goals.
On 24 May 1992, Peterborough United played at Wembley for the first time, against Stockport County. Leading scorer Ken Charlery scored both goals in another 2-1 win, taking his tally to 26 for the season. Posh's second goal came in injury time, barely a minute after conceding an equaliser.
They played in Football League Division One between 1992 and 1994 and finished 10th, their highest ever league finish, in 1992-93 season.[3]
During the 2005-06 season the club had three managers: Team owner Barry Fry returned to management following former England international Mark Wright's sacking in January. Wright's assistant Steve Bleasdale was then appointed acting manager, but resigned in April. Keith Alexander joined as manager from Lincoln City for 2006-07. At the start of the 2007–08 season Alexander was sacked after a run of poor form and was replaced by Darren Ferguson. He started well, earning the club back to back promotions from League 2 to the Championship. By November 2009 Posh were bottom of the division and Ferguson left the club,[4] to be replaced by Mark Cooper. In February 2010, after only 13 games in charge, Cooper also left the club[5] and Jim Gannon was appointed in his place.[6] Following confirmation of relegation from the Championship after a 2-2 draw at Barnsley, Gannon was replaced by Gary Johnson.[7]
Former player Peter Corder was appointed as the clubs new physiotherapist on 28 May 2010, effective 1st July 2010.
Nickname
Peterborough United are nicknamed "The Posh", a moniker coined in 1921 after the then manager of Fletton United, was reported to say he was "Looking for posh players for a posh new team". When Fletton United looked to join the Southern League in 1923 they added Peterborough to their name to form Peterborough & Fletton United, in an attempt to gain the backing of businesses in Peterborough. Peterborough & Fletton United went bankrupt in Oct 1932 so the current club are the 3rd to be known as The Posh.
Stadium
Since their formation Peterborough United have played their home games at London Road Stadium. Built in the late 19th century, the stadium holds 15,460, though is only licensed to hold just over 14,000 on safety grounds. The stands behind either goal, London Road End and Moyes End, are both still terraced. A 20,000 all-seater stadium to replace London Road has been proposed.[8]
The record attendance at the stadium is 30,096, achieved on 20 February 1965 in an FA Cup third round game against Swansea Town.[3]
Honours
- Football League Third Tier
- Runners-Up: 2008-09 (Football League One)
- Play-off Winners 1991-92 (Football League Third Division)
- Runners-Up: 2008-09 (Football League One)
- Football League Fourth Tier
- Champions: 1960-61 & 1973-74 (Football League Fourth Division)
- Runners-Up: 2007-08 (Football League Two)
- Play-off Winners 1999-00 (Football League Third Division)
- Promoted: 1990-91 (Football League Fourth Division)
- Champions: 1960-61 & 1973-74 (Football League Fourth Division)
- Midland League
- Champions: 1939-40, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59 & 1959-60
Records
Team records
- Most league goals scored in a single season: 134 goals, 1960/61 Division Four
- Record league victory: Barnet 1 Peterborough 9 (Third Division, 5 September 1998)[3]
- Most points in a season (2pts/win): 66pts (1960/61 - Division Four)[3]
- Most points in a season (3pts/win): 92pts (2007/08 - League Two)[3]
Individual records
Most League Appearances: Tommy Robson - 482 (440 starts and 42 as a substitute): 1968-1981[3]
Most Consecutive Appearances: Eric Steele - 148 (124 League, 24 Cup)[3]: 1973?-1977?
Most League Goals: Jim Hall - 122 : 1967-1975
Most League goals in one season: Terry Bly - 52 : 1960-1961 (also an all-time Fourth Division record)[3]
Record transfers
Highest Transfer Fee Received - £700,000 from Tottenham Hotspur for Simon Davies, December 1999[3]
Highest Transfer Fee Paid - £500,000 to Grimsby Town for Ryan Bennett, January 2010
Players
- As of 16 August 2010.[9]
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
For a list of notable Peterborough United players in sortable-table format see List of Peterborough United F.C. players.
Kit Sponsors and Manufacturers
| Year | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
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| 2007–2008 | Tempest Sports | MRI Overseas Property |
| 2008–2010 | Adidas | MRI Overseas Property |
| 2010 Jan-May | Adidas | Sue Ryder,The Free Kicks Foundation & ASBAH |
| 2010–Present | Adidas | theposh.com |
Rivals
Peterborough United's main rivals are considered to be Cambridge United (by younger fans) and Northampton Town (by older fans). They will not meet in league games for the 2009-10 season as the three clubs are all in different levels of the pyramid. Over the last few years Peterborough have enjoyed success over both teams. More recently new rivals have formed with MK Dons and Leicester City, with the former being in League One with Peterborough for the 2010-2011 season.
Managers
As of 6 April 2010. Only competitive matches are counted. Periods as caretaker manager are shown in italics
| Name | From | To | Record | ||||||
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| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
 Jock Porter |
9 June 1934 | Easter 1936 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Fred Taylor |
Easter 1936 | Summer 1937 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Vic Poulter |
Summer 1937 | Summer 1938 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Sam Haden |
Summer 1938 | 14 June 1948 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Jack Blood |
Summer 1948 | May 1950 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Bob Gurney |
Summer 1950 | Summer 1952 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Jack Fairbrother |
4 June 1952 | January 1954 | - | - | - | - | |||
| George Swindin |
1954 | Summer 1958 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Jimmy Hagan |
August 1958 | 18 October 1962 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Johnny Anderson |
18 October 1962 | 19 December 1962 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Jack Fairbrother |
19 December 1962 | 15 February 1964 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Johnny Anderson |
15 February 1964 | 2 April 1964 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Gordon Clark |
2 April 1964 | 28 September 1967 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Norman Rigby |
28 September 1967 | November 1967 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Norman Rigby |
November 1967 | January 1969 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Jim Iley |
8 January 1969 | September 1972 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Jim Walker |
September 1972 | 9 October 1972 | - | - | - | - | |||
 Noel Cantwell |
9 October 1972 | 10 May 1977 | - | - | - | - | |||
| John Barnwell |
10 May 1977 | 9 November 1978 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Billy Hails |
9 November 1978 | January 1979 | - | - | - | - | |||
| (Managerless) | February 1979 | 24 February 1979 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| Peter Morris |
24 February 1979 | June 1982 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Martin Wilkinson |
30 June 1982 | February 1983 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Bill Harvey |
6 November 1982[19] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | |||
| Bill Harvey |
February 1983 | May 1983 | - | - | - | - | |||
| John Wile |
1 May 1983 | 1 November 1986 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Lil Fuccillo |
1 November 1986 | 20 November 1986 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Noel Cantwell |
20 November 1986 | 12 July 1988 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Mick Jones |
12 July 1988 | 31 August 1989 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Dave Booth |
31 August 1989 | 6 September 1989 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Mark Lawrenson |
6 September 1989 | 9 November 1990 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Dave Booth |
9 November 1990 | 22 January 1991 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Chris Turner |
22 January 1991 | December 1992 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Lil Fuccillo |
December 1992 | December 1993 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Chris Turner |
December 1993 | Summer 1994 | - | - | - | - | |||
| John Still |
Summer 1994 | 24 October 1995 | 67 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 28.36% | ||
| Mick Halsall |
24 October 1995 | November 1995 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | ||
| Mick Halsall |
November 1995 | 31 May 1996 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 32.26% | ||
| Barry Fry |
31 May 1996 | 31 May 2005 | 483 | 163 | 133 | 187 | 33.75% | ||
| Mark Wright |
31 May 2005 | 24 January 2006 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 34.29% | ||
| Steve Bleasdale |
24 January 2006 | 22 April 2006 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 42.86% | ||
| Ron Atkinson and Barry Fry |
22 April 2006 | 30 May 2006 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.34% | ||
 Keith Alexander |
30 May 2006 | 15 January 2007 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41.18% | ||
| Tommy Taylor |
15 January 2007 | 20 January 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 00.00% | ||
 Darren Ferguson |
21 January 2007 | 9 November 2009 | 145 | 73 | 40 | 32 | 50.34% | ||
| Mark Cooper |
14 November 2009 | 1 February 2010 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8.33% | ||
| Jim Gannon |
2 February 2010 | 6 April 2010 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 28.57% | ||
| Gary Johnson |
6 April 2010 | Present | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 60.00% | ||
See Also: Category:Peterborough United F.C. managers
See also
- London Road Stadium
- Peterborough United F.C. season 2009-10
References
- ↑ "Club History". Peterborough United F.C.. 2007-05-09. http://www.theposh.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10427~938455,00.html. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ↑ Peterborough United at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Peterborough Official - Posh stats and records, updated 16/02/10
- ↑ Posh confirm Ferguson departure
- ↑ "Official Club Statement". Peterborough United F.C.. 2010-02-01. http://www.theposh.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10427~1951570,00.html. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ "Peterborough appoint Jim Gannon to replace Mark Cooper". The Guardian. 2010-02-02. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/feb/02/peterborough-jim-gannon. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ↑ "Gary Johnson confirmed as new Peterborough manager". The Guardian. 2010-04-06. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/apr/06/gary-johnson-peterborough-manager. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ↑ Posh Stadium-five sites says Darragh [publisher Peterborough Evening Telegraph Retrieved 3 November 2008
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "First Team". Peterborough United F.C.. http://www.theposh.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10427,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ↑ "Duo leave on loan". Yahoo! Sport. 2010-08-12. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/12082010/63/duo-leave-loan.html. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ↑ "Diamonds sign Nathan Koranteng from Peterborough". BBC Sport. 23 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rushden_and_diamonds/8937815.stm. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ↑ "Peterborough United's Dominic Green joins Rushden". BBC Sport. 2010-08-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rushden_and_diamonds/8917086.stm. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ↑ "Rotherham United sign defender Exodus Geohaghon on loan". BBC Sport. 2010-08-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rotherham_utd/8878632.stm. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ↑ "Chesterfield land Scott Griffiths on one-month loan". BBC Sport. 2010-08-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chesterfield/8893699.stm. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ↑ "Darlington to add Danny Hone loan to Liam Hatch deal". BBC Sport. 2010-07-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/8824379.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- ↑ "Diamonds sign Rene Howe on loan". Rushden & Diamonds F.C.. 2010-08-13. http://www.thediamondsfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10784~2121376,00.html. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ↑ "Blues agree loan deals". Southend United F.C.. 2010-08-05. http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~2112442,00.html. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ↑ Slavin, Chris (2010-08-10). "Peterborough United striker signs for Hayes". Uxbridge Gazette. http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk/west-london-sport/hayesandyeading/2010/08/10/peterborough-united-striker-signs-for-hayes-113046-27034257/. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ↑ In charge for a match as Martin Wilkinson was in hospital with appendicitis.
External links
- Peterborough United F.C. on BBC Sport: Club News – Recent results – Upcoming fixtures – Club stats
- Official Site
- Official Forum
- Largest Supporter Forum
- Peterborough United at the Football Club History Database
- UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database
- PISA 2000 - the Posh Independent Supporters Association
- Every match result and League table since they joined the Football League
- Peterborough United Supporters FC (PUSFC)
- London Road Stadium review from thisisfootball.co.uk
- Opinions And Views of the Fans, The Peterborough United Blog
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