But for every Harrison Burrows there is a Flynn Clarke and for every Matthew Etherington there is a Janaai Gordon. Not every player goes on to fulfil their potential.
All the players featured here were Academy stars who made their Posh debuts at aged 18 or under. None of them made it at Football League level although one of them still has a chance and another scored twice in a World Cup qualifying game in the summer.
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The players ages on debuts are listed as years/month/days.
17. ARCHIE JONES
Age at debut: 18/4/30...Posh apps: 1...Current club: Spalding United... Tidy midfielder who played 16 minutes as a substitute for Posh in a 2-1 win over Cambridge United in a 2019 EFl Trophy tie. Now a key man at Spalding United. Photo: Joe Dent