Fantastic old footage of Posh preparing for a big cup match in the 60s

This footage from the world famous Pathe archive gives a marvellous insight into Peterborough United’s legendary 1960 squad preparing for a big showdown with Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup.
By Mark Edwards
Published 23rd Sep 2021, 11:13 BST
Updated 23rd Sep 2021, 12:30 BST
Peterborough United players on a training run in 1960. Footage from Pathe news is available on Youtube.Peterborough United players on a training run in 1960. Footage from Pathe news is available on Youtube.
Peterborough United players on a training run in 1960. Footage from Pathe news is available on Youtube.

The film also includes a fascinating insight into life in the city at the time with all the Posh players having full-time jobs as the club aimed to get into the then fourth division.

The famous cup run of this year would ultimately finish in defeat in Sheffield but the Posh players had already covered themselves in glory by that stage and would go on to reach the fourth tier of English football.

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Match action from Peterborough United’s FA Cup clash with Sheffield Wednesday also featured in the Pathe news archive.

The scenes and many others from Britain’s past can be viewed in the Pathe news archive.

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