It was a first professional manager’s job for the 34 year-old and he had taken over a team that had lost their seven previous Division Three matches.
Ferguson’s first game was at title-chasing Lincoln City and the hosts won it 1-0 thanks to a Mark Stallard goal 15 minutes from time. Ferguson suffered two defeats and a draw before winning his fourth game in charge, 3-0 at home to his former club Wrexham.
Ferguson takes charge of Posh for the 500th time in a Championship fixture against Huddersfield at the Weston Homes Stadium tomorrow (November 2).
Here is the first team Darren Ferguson ever picked as Posh manager almost 15 years ago with details about what happened to the 14 players involved.
13. SHANE HUKE
Posh Academy graduate who played 35 times for the club (including as a substitute in Ferguson's first game) scoring once. Another to be released by Ferguson the summer after he arrived and he went on to play for Dagenham & Redbridge & Rushden & Diamonds.
14. SIMON YEO
This striker scored twice in 16 appearances in his one season at Posh. He played the final three minutes of Ferguson's first game as manager. He played for Chester, Bury and Macclesfield after leaving Posh. The former soldier was last heard of working as a striker coach at Mossley FC.