Stunning start to a new era for FC Peterborough, four for Firth in Crowland win

Action from FC Peterborough (green) v Moulton Harrox in the Peterborough Premier Division. Photo: David Lowndes.

The city club are playing out of Peterborough Northern Star’s old Chestnut Avenue – now called the King Carz Arena – base from this season, their first as a Peterborough League Premier Division side.

And opening day couldn’t have gone any better as perennial title challengers Moulton Harrox were thumped 6-1 in the summer sun.

Domingos Vaz Ferreira Sanha scored twice with Atif Khan, Arslan Ali, Michael Gonclaves and Vitor Vaz also on target.

It wasn’t such a great day for other top-flight new boys as Warboys (0-2 at Oakham), Peterborough North End (0-4 v Wittering Premiair), Tydd (0-4 at champions Uppingham) and Raamsey (1-5 at Crowland) were all beaten.

Andrew Moss bagged a hat-trick for Wittering against a North End side who accepted voluntary relegation from Thurlow Nunn League football at the end of last season.

Danny Firth went one better with 4 goals for Crowland.

Deeping Rangers Reserves were the other newbies to win on opening day as they pipped Leverington Sports 2-1.

In Division One newly-promoted Peterborough City started with a bang. Chris Down and Finn Pritchard both scored twice in a 6-0 romp at Long Sutton.

Josh Pike hit a hat-trick for Farcet United in a 3-3 draw with Wittering Premiair Reserves.

Divisions Two, Three and Four of the Peterborough League all kick off on Saturday (August, 20, 2pm).

Peterborough League results: Premier Division: FC Peterborough 6 (Sanha 2, Ali, Gonclaves, Vaz, Khan), Moulton Harrox 1; Crowland 5 (Firth 4, Grigas), Ramsey 1 (D. Pratt); Holbeach Res 2, Stamford Bels 2 (Treweek, Walton); Leverington 1, Deeping Res 2; Oakham 2, Warboys 0; Peterborough NE 0, Wittering Premiair 4 (Moss 3, Raynor); Uppingham 4, Tydd 0.

Division One: Farcet 3 (Pike 3), Wittering Premiair Res 3 (Deane, Sawyer,Whittington); Holbeach Sports 5, Eunice 1; Long Sutton 0, P’boro City 6 (Down 2, Gellizeau, Pritchard 2, Tanzillo); Netherton Res 2 (Dadzie 2), Sawtry 3 (B. Smith, C. Smith, Nicholson); Whittlesey Res 2 (Hibbins 2), Stilton Res 0.

Results

Peterborough League: Premier Division: Crowland v Ramsey, FC Peterborough v Moulton Harrox, Holbeach Res v Stamford Bels, Leverington v Deeping Res, Oakham v Warboys, P’boro NE v Wittering Premiair, Uppingham v Tydd.