Peterborough United F.C.

Peterborough United
	Peterborough United badge
Full name	Peterborough United; Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Posh
Founded	1934
Ground	London Road, Peterborough
Capacity	15,314
Manager	Steve Bleasdale (caretaker)
League	League Two
2004-05	League One, 23rd
Home colours	Away colours

Peterborough United F.C. (PUFC) are an English football team currently playing in League Two for the 2005-06 season. The club was formed in 1934, and was first admitted to the league in 1960, replacing Gateshead.

In their first season as a league club, they scored 134 goals, a record which has never been broken by an English football league club. A successful start to league football was dealt a blow when the club was relegated in 1968 for paying bonuses to players, a common practice in the modern game but outlawed at the time. The side play at the London Road ground in Peterborough. PUFC are known as The Posh.

Currently without a permanent manager following the dismissal of Mark Wright, his former Assistant Steve Bleasdale is now fulfilling Managerial duties. Ron 'Big Ron' Atkinson gives advice to the management, in a programme on Sky One entitled "Big Ron Football Manager. Previous manager Barry Fry now owns the club and installed himself as the Director of Football.

The club also has a proud tradition of producing successful young players either through the Youth Academy or by taking a chance on other club's rejected Youth Players. Those to have recently come through the Youth Acacdemy have included Simon Davies (now at Everton), Matthew Etherington (now at West Ham United) and Adam Drury (now at Norwich). Those to have joined the academy from outside have included Jimmy Bullard (now at Wigan Athletic), Leon McKenzie (now at Norwich) and even former Arsenal and England Goalkeeper David Seaman (now retired).

Honours

Old division 4 champions:

1960/1961 1973/1974

Old division 3 play off winners:

1991/1992

Promoted from Old division 4:

1990/1991

New division 3 play off winners

1999/2000

Player Records

Most league goals in a season - 52 Terry Bly (1960-61)
Most league goals in total - 122 Jim Hall (1967-75)
Most league appearances - 482 Tommy Robson (1968-81}

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