Peterborough United’s ‘Captain Fantastic’ names his all-star Posh team: ‘It was an honour to captain that team for that manager for that club’

Posh goalkeeper Fred Barber in what was for him a familiar pose.

Name the best Posh players you played with, I requested.

He promptly reeled off the 10 other members of the Posh team that sealed the club’s place in the second tier of the Football League for the first time in the club’s history with a 2-1 Third Division play-off final win over Stockport at Wembley in May, 1992.

“Barber, Luke, Dave Robinson, Welsh, Ronnie Robinson, Ebdon, Sterling, Barnes, Adcock and Charlery,” Halsall said.

Worrell Sterling (left) in action for Posh.

“What a team that was. Mick Gooding was obviously a class act and we joined Posh together, but my good friend will have to settle for a place on my subs’ bench!

“I’d have Fred Barber in goal for the personality he brought to the team as well as the fact he was a top goalkeeper.

“Ian Bennett was another excellent Posh goalkeeper, but I’ll stick with Fred.

“Noel Luke was an outstanding right-back with the speed and skill to be effective at both ends of the pitch and Ronnie Robinson had his moments on the other side of the defence. Ronnie could deliver a great ball.

Mick Gooding (right) in action for Posh.

“Dave Robinson and Steve Welsh were formidable centre-backs and Taffy Ebdon was great in midfield for us. I enjoyed playing alongside Taff. We complemented each other well. That pass he hit for the winning goal against Stockport at Wembley was inch perfect

“The two wingers, Worrell Sterling and Bobby Barnes, were different players, but both were superb footballers and key to that side’s success while Adcock and Charlery were great together.

“Kenny Charlery rightly got a lot of praise, especialy after Wembley, but no-one should under-estimate how good our other forwards were.

“Worrell and Bobby were vital members of that side. Worrell was just so consistent. He worked so hard. And Bobby used to deliver high quality moments that could turn a game.

“It was a great team. We all knew our jobs so well and we had great belief in each other other. It was an honour to captain that team for that manager (Chris Turner) for that club.”