LOOKING BACK: Posh stars in victorious Glinton school team

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

20 YEARS AGO

FOOTBALL: Goals by Craig Hopkins (2), Craig Wilson, Scott Kent and Lee Wilkinson earned Spalding a 5-0 win over S&L Corby and kept Alan Day’s side in the hunt for theUCL Premier Division title.

FOOTBALL: Yaxley, managed by Dave Willis, beat Sharnbrook 3-0 with goals by Jamie MacCallum (2) and Chris Jones to close in on the UCL Division One title.

ICE HOCKEY: Peterborough pair David Clarke and James Morgan were in the GB Under 16 side that finished runners-up to Austria in the Chris Verwijst International Tournament in Holland.

POSH: Seventeen year-old apprentice David Billington was sold by Barry Fry to Premiership club Sheffield Wednesday for a fee reported to be in excess of £500,000. A similar deal was also being lined up for Mark McKeever.

POSH: Relegation from Division Two was confirmed after a 2-1 home defeat by Bristol Rovers. Ricky Otto had put Posh ahead.

SPEEDWAY: Panthers beat Eastbourne 62-27 in a Speedway Star KO Cup tie at the Showground. Jason Crump (15pts), Ryan Sullivan (13pts) and Kelvin Tatum (12pts) were the stars.

30 YEARS AGO

ARCHERY: Peterborough archer Joyce Asher, a member of the Nene Bowmen club, shot a new club, county and national record when scoring 562 to win the Record Status Sprint Tournament at Clophill.

SPEEDWAY: Ian Barney saved the day for Panthers. His breathtaking ride in the final heat earned the city side a 39-39 draw with Mildenhall. Barney finished with 10 points but Panthers’ top scorer with 11 was Rob Fortune.

ICE HOCKEY: Heineken League Division One champions Peterborough Pirates ended their season with a 10-8 win over Oxford City Stars. Tim Peacock scored five goals and Doug McEwen four.

RUGBY: Borough beat Broadstreet 27-0 in an ill-tempered match at Fengate which saw Borough centre Dave Briggs sent off for punching an opponent. Borough’s tries were scored by John Sismey (3), Alan Griffin and Steve Hawkins.

BOXING: John Pelan and Stefan Wright from the Alderman Boxing Club were impressive inside-the-distance winners at a dinner show at Arthur Mellows Village College. Pelan was voted fighter of the night.

40 YEARS AGO

FOOTBALL: An own goal settled the outcome of the PFA Intermediate Cup semi-final between Whittlesey and Yaxley Reserves as Yaxley centre-half Roger Cresswell headed into his own net. Earlier David Gray had given Yaxley the lead with Chris Phillips levelling for Whittlesey.

POSH: Goals by David Gregory, Andy Rogers and John Cozens gave Noel Cantwell’s side a 3-2 victory at Oxford to end a run of 27 away games without a win.

POSH: Posh Youths gained their biggest ever South Eastern Counties League victory when walloping Watford 12-1. The goals came from Tony Cliss (3), Rodney Leadbetter (2), Dennis Ilsley (2), Guy Loveday (2), Pino Nardino, Franco Piergianni and one by a Watford player. Watford’s goal was also an own goal as Micky Gynn put a back-pass by goalkeeper Roland Dean.

HOCKEY: Brian Bayston scored twice against his former club as Peterborough Town won 3-1 at Lincoln Imps.

RUGBY: Baker Perkins and Perkins both drew their weekend games. Chris Hill kicked a penalty for B-P in their 3-3 draw with Cutler Hammer Europa while Benny Lee scored a try for Perkins in their 4-4 draw with Northampton BBOB seconds.

50 YEARS AGO

FOOTBALL: Goals by Craig Hopkins (2), Craig Wilson, Scott Kent and Lee Wilkinson earned Spalding a 5-0 win over S&L Corby and kept Alan Day’s side in the hunt for theUCL Premier Division title.

FOOTBALL: Yaxley, managed by Dave Willis, beat Sharnbrook 3-0 with goals by Jamie MacCallum (2) and Chris Jones to close in on the UCL Division One title.

ICE HOCKEY: Peterborough pair David Clarke and James Morgan were in the GB Under 16 side that finished runners-up to Austria in the Chris Verwijst International Tournament in Holland.

POSH: Seventeen year-old apprentice David Billington was sold by Barry Fry to Premiership club Sheffield Wednesday for a fee reported to be in excess of £500,000. A similar deal was also being lined up for Mark McKeever.

POSH: Relegation from Division Two was confirmed after a 2-1 home defeat by Bristol Rovers. Ricky Otto had put Posh ahead.

SPEEDWAY: Panthers beat Eastbourne 62-27 in a Speedway Star KO Cup tie at the Showground. Jason Crump (15pts), Ryan Sullivan (13pts) and Kelvin Tatum (12pts) were the stars.