Free-scoring Posh players of the 21st century, from left, Craig Mackail-Smith, Aaron Mclean and George Boyd.Free-scoring Posh players of the 21st century, from left, Craig Mackail-Smith, Aaron Mclean and George Boyd.
Free-scoring Posh players of the 21st century, from left, Craig Mackail-Smith, Aaron Mclean and George Boyd.

Peterborough United are keeping illustrious company in the 21st century goal-scoring charts!

Prolific Peterborough United have some illustrious company in goalscoring data released this week.

Posh are one of seven clubs in the top four divisions to have scored over 1,500 goals since the turn of the century.

Posh have claimed 1,618 goals in that period.

Only Premier League big hitters Manchester City (1,751), Arsenal (1,712), Manchester United (1,680), Liverpool (1,638) and Chelsea (1,624) have scored more.

Swindon Town complete the top seven having scored 1,502 goals.

The biggest goal contributors to the Posh tally have been Craig Mackail-Smith (104), Aaron Mclean (85), Jonson Clarke-Harris (79), George Boyd (76) and Andy Clarke (65).

Since, Jan 1, 2000 Posh have scored five goals in a game 31 times, six goals in a game six times, seven goals in a game three times and eight goals in a game once.

Here are some of the memorable Posh performances in all competitions that contributed to the glorious goals tally...