We’ve had many Posh greats come through the club’s Academy set-up like current youth team bossess Simon Davies and Matthew Etherington, but they were born in Wales and Cornwall respectively.
Here we are remembering those players who were born in the Peterborough Telegraph circulation area and who went on to play for their local professional club.
One went on to win an FA Cup winners medal, another moved to Manchester United for £500k after just two Posh appearances and another was snapped up by Arsenal after a handful of games for his hometown club.
Others had more modest careers in the lower divisions, but still proudly put Peterborough on the map.
We’ve listed our top 10 in no particular order and, thanks to the brilliant recall ability of our readers listed a whole bunch of other local boys who played for Posh.
Famous Posh fan TalkSPORT host Adrian Durham said: “Micky Gynn was the most successful, but Mark Heeley was the most talented local boy to play for Posh.”
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DICK KWIATOWSKI: Dick was born in Peterborough in 1948 to a Polish father and German mother. He progressed through the Posh youth team ranks to sign a professional contract in 1967. Kwiatowski played in midfield or defence, making 62 Posh appearances before he was released in 1972 when he went on to play for Stamford and Holbeach. Kwiatowski helped Stamford to the FA Vase finals at Wembley in 1976 & 1980. He also managed Bourne Town before retiring and becoming a bank manager.
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DAVID NORRIS: This Stamford-born player was a teenage sensation on the local scene, but only played for Posh towards the end of a career that took him to Bolton (who spotted him playing for Boston), Hull, Plymouth, Ipswich, Portsmouth and Leeds. Posh signed towards the end of the 2014-15 season, but he only managed eight appearances before he was released. | johnston press resell Photo: Midlands
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CARL PIERGIANNI: Carl, the son of local football hotshot striker Franco, was sent on by Posh manager Gary Johnson for George Boyd for the final minute of a League One game against Rochdale at London Road in 2010 and never played again, but he's enjoyed a fine career at Boston, Stockport, Salford and Oldham. | PA Wire Photo: Midlands
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RYAN SEMPLE: This winger came through the Posh Academy and made his first-team debut in 2002 aged 17. He went on to make 52 appearances (34 as a sub) and scored three goals before he moved to Lincoln in 2006. When Lincoln released him aged 23 he started coaching and he is now an FA Elite coaching working at Manchester City's Academy.