Over the years this fixture has thrown up some incredible moments, none more so than the game where Walsh and Sow got sent off, and in between those red cards Chuks Aneke scored to give us a fragile lead. What transpired next will haunt Posh fans for years as 9 good men and true fought like warriors, Chuks single handily led the attack, we of course rode our luck a bit, some magic from Nicholls, the odd one or two hitting the woodwork, and the Posh players wasting chance after chance as the lads defended like their lives depended on it, but we hung on to an astonishing victory.
There have also been some seriously bad moments in our short but colourful history, one that sticks out is the playoff 1st leg, Posh losing 3-1 and down to 10 men were thrown a lifeline by some dodgy decisions, firstly replays showed Little fell over his own legs, the incident was outside the box anyway, but Gleeson was given red and worse the penalty was converted giving Posh a lifeline, the fact that Gleeson was reprieved on appeal mattered little, the damage was done.
Another great moment was the Aneke goal at their dump of a ground, it was a fantastic day, winning 4-0, but that goal will stay with me forever, hit with such venom you couldn’t see it with the naked eye, slow motion replays couldn’t do it justice, and even some of their fans clapped it.
2020/21 SEASON – Peterborough are currently sitting in 4th place in the league table with a record of PLAYED 17, WON 10, DRAWN 1, LOST 6, giving them 31 points. They haven’t yet drawn an away game in League 1 this season, they lost their first two fixtures on the road, won their next four, and since lost their next three.
AWAY LEAGUE FORM 2020/21
Portsmouth 2 Peterborough 0
AFCW 2 Peterborough 1
Crewe 2 Peterborough 0
Bristol Rovers 0 Peterborough 2
Hull 1 Peterborough 2
Wigan 0 Peterborough 1
Northampton 0 Peterborough 2
Sunderland 1 Peterborough 0
Accrington 2 Peterborough 0
CURRENT FORM – LLWLLW
YEAR FORMED – 1934
NICKNAME – The Posh
HOME GROUND – Weston Homes, London Road Stadium (15,314)
MASCOTS – Peter Burrow the Rabbit, and the poor man’s Bob the Builder.
THE MANAGER – Darren Ferguson aged 48 and born in Glasgow.
Ferguson is on his third stint at London Road, previously being in charge from 2007-2009, and 2011-2015. He started playing unsurprisingly for Man Utd in 1990 and went on to play nearly 500 games scoring 65 goals from midfield during his career for Wolves, Sparta Rotterdam, and Wrexham where he played over 300 games.
In management he has also been in charge at Preston North End and Doncaster Rovers.
He took over at Posh yet again in January 2019 with a deal until the end of the season following the dismissal of Steve Evans, but that now appears to have been extended.
His managerial stats are rather good for this level boasting a WIN RATIO of over 41% and a record of GAMES 646, WINS 271, DRAWS 141, LOSSES 234.
FORMER MANAGERS
Posh have had 56 managers since their formation in 1934, most notable amongst those are Barry Fry, Gary Johnson, Mark Wright, John Still, Mark Lawrenson, Noel Cantwell.
PLAYED FOR BOTH – Kieran Agard, Mark Beevers, Drewe Broughton, Jonson Clarke-Harris, Adam Clayton, Jimmy Bullard, Izale McLeod, Clive Platt, Stuart Moore, Scott Wootton, Jude Stirling, and Elliot Ward.
FAMOUS FANS
Iron Mike Tyson, and Adrian Durham (Talk Sport Radio Host) who hates us with a passion.
BEST INTERNET MATCH ODDS
MK Dons 49/30 Draw 27/11 Peterborough 8/5
SHOOTERS BOOTS – Johnson Clarke-Harris with 11 goals so far.
LAST TIME ROUND
Saturday 24th August 2019 – MK Dons 0 Peterborough 4
Team – Nicholls, Williams, Martin, Cargill, Brittain, Gilbey (Healey), Houghton (Harley), Lewington (Dickenson), Boateng, Agard, Bowery.
Unused Subs – Walsh, Moore, Nombe, Kasumu
Goals – Maddison 21’, Toney 28’, Eisa 40’ & 72’.
Referee – Andy Davies (2 yellows)
Attendance – 9,402
HEAD 2 HEAD – (League 1, unless stated
2019/20 – Peterborough v MK Dons – Cancelled (Covid 19)
2019/20 – MK Dons 0 Peterborough 4
2018/19 – MK Dons 3 Peterborough 3 – (FL Trophy) MK Dons won 6-5 on pens
2017/18 – MK Dons 1 Peterborough 0 – (Aneke)
2017/18 – Peterborough 2 MK Dons 0
2016/17 – Peterborough 0 MK Dons 4 – (Aneke 2, Agard, Barnes)
2016/17 – Peterborough 0 MK Dons 1 – (Checkatrade Trophy) – (Agard)
2016/17 – MK Dons 0 Peterborough 2
2014/15 – MK Dons 3 Peterborough 0 – (Grigg, Reeves 2)
2014/15 – Peterborough 3 MK Dons 2 – (Alli, Powell)
2013/14 – MK Dons 0 Peterborough 2
2013/14 – Peterborough 2 MK Dons 1 – (McLeod)
2010/11 – Peterborough 2 MK Dons 0 – (Play Offs)
2010/11 – MK Dons 3 Peterborough 2 – (Play Offs) – (Powell, Baldock, Balanta)
2010/11 – MK Dons 1 Peterborough 0 – (MacKenzie)
2010/11 – Peterborough 2 MK Dons 1 – (Lewington)
2008/09 – Peterborough 0 MK Dons 0
2008/09 – MK Dons 1 Peterborough 2 – (Gerba)
2007/08 – MK Dons 1 Peterborough 1 – (League 2) – (Wilbraham)
2007/08 – Peterborough 1 MK Dons 2 – (League 2) – (Gallen, Andrews)
2007/08 – MK Dons 3 Peterborough 1 – (Football League Trophy) – (Wright 2, Cameron)
2006/07 – Peterborough 4 MK Dons 0 – (League 2)
2006/07 – MK Dons 0 Peterborough 2 – (League 2)
2004/05 – Peterborough 0 MK Dons 3 – (Rizzo, McLeod 2)
2004/05 – MK Dons 0 Peterborough 2 – (FA Cup)
2004/05 – MK Dons 1 Peterborough 1 – (Small)
2004/05 – Peterborough 0 MK Dons 3 – (League Cup) – (McLeod, Smart, Kamara)
