LOOKING BACK: Honours even in the big local rugby derby

Stamford and Borough, the big guns of local rugby 40 years ago, fought out a 4-4 draw in 1977.
Pictured 20 years ago is the Oundle Town FC reserve team that played in Division Two of the Peterborough League. The photograph was taken before a 1-1 draw with ICA Juventus. From the left are, back, James Ambler, Ian Farnham, Seb Hayes, Andy Lucas, Dave Thomas, Jamie Homewood, Louis Fitzgerald, Bob Homewood, front, Jordan Hayes, Jamie Slack, Danny Clifton, James Bratton, Ian Brown and Paul Ambler.Pictured 20 years ago is the Oundle Town FC reserve team that played in Division Two of the Peterborough League. The photograph was taken before a 1-1 draw with ICA Juventus. From the left are, back, James Ambler, Ian Farnham, Seb Hayes, Andy Lucas, Dave Thomas, Jamie Homewood, Louis Fitzgerald, Bob Homewood, front, Jordan Hayes, Jamie Slack, Danny Clifton, James Bratton, Ian Brown and Paul Ambler.
Pictured 20 years ago is the Oundle Town FC reserve team that played in Division Two of the Peterborough League. The photograph was taken before a 1-1 draw with ICA Juventus. From the left are, back, James Ambler, Ian Farnham, Seb Hayes, Andy Lucas, Dave Thomas, Jamie Homewood, Louis Fitzgerald, Bob Homewood, front, Jordan Hayes, Jamie Slack, Danny Clifton, James Bratton, Ian Brown and Paul Ambler.

Other sporting highlights this week in years gone by . . .

20 YEARS AGO

POSH: Only two of the 10 apprentices at London Road were offered contracts. Centre-forward Chris Cleaver and winger Mark McKeever accepted three-year deals but Rob Ackroyd, Michael Edwards, Jonathan Hotchkiss, Nicky Houston, Sean McCafferty, Neil Miller, Noel O’Donnell and Simon Wilson were released.

POSH: Ricky Otto was sent off for serious foul play as Barry Fry’s side were held to a 1-1 draw at London Road by Chesterfield in Division Two. Otto got the goal before seeing red. Three days later Posh beat Watford 2-1, also at home, with goals by Ken Charlery and Aidy Boothroyd.

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ATHLETICS: Rachel Stone from Ken Stimpson School placed ninth out of 350 in the junior girls race at the English Schools Cross-Country Championships in Newark.

ICE HOCKEY: Peterborough Pirates were celebrating after picking up their first win in 36 Premier League games. They beat Telford 6-2 with goals by Darren Cotton (2), Stuart Parker, Cassie Dawkins, Jon Cotton and Andy Carter.

RUGBY: Borough beat Wellingborough 25-14 in a Courage League match with tries by Rob Morley and Rich Martin.

30 YEARS AGO

ICE HOCKEY: Garry Unger scored a hat-trick as Peterborough Pirates beat Slough Jets 11-5 at the East of England Ice Rink.

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RUGBY: Borough paid the price for a dreadful first half against Loughborough. They trailed 24-0 at the break before recovering in the second half. They eventually lost 34-22 with skipper Danny Kitching and wingers Alan Griffin (2) and Kev Roe scoring tries.

HOCKEY: Goals by Neville Keir, Mike Yeoman and man-of-the-match Phil Webber earned Peterborough Town a 3-2 win over Bury St Edmunds.

FOOTBALL: Despite having Barry Hand sent off, Blackstones still managed to beat Olney 2-1 to keep their UCL Division One promotion hopes alive. Craig Goldsmith and John Morley scored.

POSH: Noel Cantwell’s Division Four title-chasers suffered a shock 3-2 defeat at relegation-threatened Rochdale. Dave Gregory came on as a sub and hit the two Posh goals.

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POSH: Goals by Micky Nuttell and Garry Butterworth gave Tommy Robson’s Posh Youths team a 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest in the Midlands Intermediate League.

40 YEARS AGO

HOCKEY: Peterborough Town’s Brian Bayston and Duncan Parkes were in the Cambridgeshire side that drew 0-0 with Essex.

POSH: It was a black Saturday for Noel Cantwell’s team. They lost 1-0 at home to an average Bury side in Division Three and had star midfielder Bob Doyle sent off.

FOOTBALL: Eye United remained second behind King’s Lynn Reserves in the Peterborough League Premier Division after a 4-1 win over Peterborough Rovers. John Jenkins (2), Steve Hurry and Mel Landin got their goals.

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FOOTBALL: In the Peterborough Youth League Minor Cup semi-finals Focus hammered Thorney 15-1 with Charlie Takla scoring five times and Ian Cross four. In the other semi-final two Dennis Ilsley goals earned Whittlesey Blue Star a 2-1 win over New England.

RUGBY: In the big local derby between Borough and Stamford it finished all square at 4-4. Pete Levoi scored the Borough try with Hugh McSloy replying for Stamford.

RUGBY: The next day Borough beat St Ives 22-15 in the first round of the Evening Telegraph Cup at the Old Showground. Stand-in skipper Alan Keeley, Tich Ireson, George Novakovic and Geoff Atkins crossed for their tries.

50 YEARS AGO

POSH: Mike Beesley scored his first goal of the season to earn Gordon Clark’s side a 1-0 home win against Scunthorpe. England Under 23 player John Kirkham made his Posh debut.

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POSH: Goalkeeper Willie Duff, centre-half Jim Walker and full-backs David Beaver and Dick Kwiatowski were all outstanding for Posh Reserves, but they couldn’t prevent a 2-0 defeat at Football Combination League champions Tottenham Hotspur Reserves.

FOOTBALL: Stanground School’s Ken Wade scored a cracking goal as Peterborough Boys Under 14s beat Northampton 3-1 at Alma Road in a Midland Federation Cup game.

RUGBY: Borough prop Pete Savage was rushed to hospital with a badly cut head after just five minutes against Loughborough Colleges but Borough went on to win 11-3.

HOCKEY: Co-op were big winners on the mixed hockey front. They thrashed Perkins 7-0 with goals by Malc Irwin (3), Arthur Blood (3) and Brian Townsend.

FOOTBALL: John Palmer (2) and Les Allen hit the goals as Whittlesey United beat Chatteris Reserves 3-1 to reach the Peterborough League Intermediate Cup final.

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