Nostalgia: Peterborough sporting teams through the years from Posh to Pirates

The range of sports featured in the pictures is testament to Peterborough’s vibrant sporting scene through the years.

A picture taken in 1920 shows the likely lads of St Mark’s rover scout troop gymnastics team with their trophies.

Also pictured is the Old Fletton police table tennis team. From the back, the team is PC Dave Read, Sgt Ken Orders, Insp Mills, Sgt Rusdale, PC Brian Cox and PC Tony Burnley, front, DC Northfield, Insp Sheppard and PC Ray Gretton.

There’s also a photograph of the all-conquering The King’s School 1st XV rugby team of 1970 who remained unbeaten for the first time in 27 years.

The PE teacher was Peter Cannard, a Welsh fly half who played for the successful Newport side of the late sixties.

No selection of team pictures would be complete without Posh. Pictured is the 1954 side who played in the 3-1 away defeat to Cardiff City in the FA Cup 3rd Round in front of a 38,000 crowd.

It was a famous match in Posh history as, at the time, it was the club’s best ever cup run.

Also featured is Duke of Bedford hockey team from 1961/62. Back row: Rosalind Tadman, Carol Edwards, Carol Jarvis, Joan Chapman, Eileen Pask and Lesley Carpenter. Front: Jackie Beeby, Josephine Burton, Ann Cundy, Christine Baggaley and Carole Baggaley.

Finally, there is a photograph of the dejected Peterborough Pirates (forerunners of the Phantoms) led by Canadian Rocky Saaniuk after a championship play-off defeat at Wembley in 1991.