10 Facts About Peterborough United

Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England.

Peterborough United won the Third Division play-offs in 2000 under the stewardship of Barry Fry, though were relegated in 2005.

On 24 May 1992, Peterborough United played at Wembley for the first time, against Stockport County in the Third Division playoff final.

Peterborough United led the club to back-to-back promotions from League Two to the Championship in his two full seasons in charge.

Peterborough United was investigated as part of a 1997 Channel 4 Dispatches investigation, when he denied allegations of abuse, claiming he was a faith healer and born again Christian.

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On 27 January 2017, it was reported that a second former Peterborough United coach had been arrested; Michael Sean 'Kit' Carson, 73, academy director at Peterborough United from 1993 to 2001 was held in Cambridge on suspicion of indecency with children and indecent assault.

Peterborough United appeared at Cambridge magistrates' court on 17 April, pleading not guilty to the 12 charges, then appeared at Peterborough Crown Court on 15 May 2018 when he was released on bail.

Peterborough United are nicknamed "The Posh", a moniker coined in 1921, after Pat Tirrell, manager of Fletton United, was reported to say he was "Looking for posh players for a posh new team".

The Cambridge rivalry has been fought very evenly over the years; Peterborough United winning 16 and Cambridge 15, with Peterborough United netting 53times and Cambridge 52 in the 38 competitive matches they have played each other.

Many fans consider Peterborough United to be a part of the Pride of Anglia derby, contested between the professional clubs based in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and sometimes Essex.