Peterborough United FA Cup facts you might not have known

1) Posh played their first FA Cup tie on October 5, 1936. They lost 3-0 to Northants League side Rushden Town at London Road.

2) Posh won an FA Cup tie for the first time, 5-0 at Wellingborough Town in October, 1938. Winger Tommy Atkin was the first player to score an FA Cup goal for Posh in this tie.

3) The most goals scored by a Posh player in a single FA Cup tie is six by Ken Laxton in 9-1 win at Rushden Town in October, 1945. That remains the biggest win in the FA Cup for Posh

4) The heaviest FA Cup defeat for Posh is 8-1 at Northampton Town in December 1946. Remarkably the hammering was a second replay after two 1-1 draws. The third tie was played at Coventry City FC.

5) The first Football League team to be beaten by non-league Posh in the FA Cup was Torquay United of Division Three South in 1952. Posh won 2-1 at London Road.

6) Posh won promotion to the Football League in 1960 and the first non-league team to beat them in an FA Cup tie was Wigan Athletic in 1970. Wigan won 2-1 at Springfield Park.

7) Craig Mackail-Smith won the FA Cup Golden Boot in the 2007-08 season with seven goals, all of them scored in the first two rounds. Mackail-Smith bagged a hat-trick against Wrexham and four goals at non-league Staines Town.

8) The two lowest FA Cup attendances involving Posh – not including behind closed doors games – both arrived at Salford City in successive seasons, 1,059 in 2022 and 1,030 in 2023.

9) Posh have not lost a first round FA Cup tie for over 20 seasons. The last first round defeat came against non-league Burton Albion in the 2005-06 season, 1-0 away from home in a replay after a 0-0 draw at London Road.

10) The most common FA Cup opponent for Posh is Kettering Town who they have met 13 times in the competition.