But the Peterborough Telegraph and Posh couldn’t let him go without a fitting tribute so we asked club photographer Joe Dent for his favourite Boyd pictures.
Boyd played 322 times for Posh and scored 76 goals.
That places him 12th in the all-time appearance list in the club’s Football League era and seventh in the goalscorers’ list.
Keith Alexander signed Boyd signed for Posh from National League side Stevenage in January, 2007 for what was then a non-league record transfer fee of £265k.
Boyd, who is now 34, moved on loan to Notingham Forest in March, 2010 and then on loan to Hull City in February, 2013. He signed for The Tigers on a free transfer later that year and went on to play in the Premier League for them and for Burnley.
He signed for Sheffield Wednesday in July, 2017 and then returned to Posh on a free transfer two years later.
Boyd started just 20 games in his second spell at Posh and scored his only goal in his final appearance, a 4-2 win over Fulham Under 21s in the EFL Trophy.
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George managed 13 goals in all competitions in the Championship relegation season of 2009-10. Here he is celebrating his 10th in a home game against Barnsley in October.
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George showing off his fancy footwork in a League One game against Tranmere in 2008. Posh owner Darragh MacAnthony’s company MRI were the shirt sponsors.
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Posh were presented with League One promotion medals in May, 2009. Here George proudly shows his off to the camera.
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Probably the most famous of George’s 76 Posh goals, from close to the halfway line in a 3-1 win over Huddersfield Town in the Championship at London Road in October, 2012. One of two goals George scored that night.