We’ve looked at the managerial records of every Posh boss since the club entered the Football League in 1960. There have been 36 managerial appointments with an average lifespan of just under 1.8 years apiece.
Ferguson (4), Noel Cantwell (2), Chris Turner (2) and Grant McCann (2) have been appointed more than once, but who has the best points per game (PPG) record of them all?
We have calculated the below on Football League matches only based on three points per win. Caretaker-manager records have only been included if a temporary spell in charge led to a full-time appointment as in the cases of Billy Hails, Jim Iley, Mick Halsall, Steve Bleasdale and McCann.
The records of those with multiple appointments have been combined. The managers have been placed in reverse order based on their points-per-game (PPG) percentages.
9. JOHN STILL (left)
(May 94-Oct 95)...P59 W17 D23 L19 PPG 41.81%...Lovely man who couldn't get his side playing consistently well. Sacked by Turner early into his second season at the club. Photo: David Lowndes
10. BARRY FRY
(May 96-May 05)...P414 W134 D119 L161 PPG 41.95%...Fought through the wreckage of a first season at the club when financial issues hit him hard. Relegated, but bounced back with a promotion three years later. Oversaw another relegation before finally handing over the reins after a 10-year run, the longest in Posh history. His 414 Football League games in charge was also a club record at the time. Still at Posh as Director of Football. Photo: David Lowndes
11. DAVE ROBERTSON
(Feb 15-May 15)...P20 W7 D5 L8 PPG 43.33%....Won his first four games as caretaker-manager after Ferguson left Posh for a second time and that helped persuade chairman Darragh MacAnthony to give the former Academy manager the job permanently. He soon regretted it. Robertson was dismissed after just six matches of the following season. Photo: Joe Dent
12. JOHN WILE
(May 82-Oct 86)...P151 W50 D48 L53 PPG 43.71%...A top young player for Posh who ended up playing regularly in the top flight for West Brom. His return to manage the club was greeted with excitement, but the financial restraints of the time were impossible to overcome. Did lead the side to the fifth round of the FA Cup though. Photo: David Lowndes