The kit was donated to the club and the label inside the shirt carried the name of a local shop called Trollopes. The present blue and white colours were adopted in The fans forked out the cash and the Posh have been in blue ever since. A white-sleeved jersey was introuduced in , to be replaced by an all-blue playing strip in Interestingly, the team are the only current league team to have their nickname on their shirts instead of a corporate sponsor.
In Saxon times, Peterborough-then known as Medehampstede- was chosen by Paeda, King of Mercia, as the site of a monastery in AD, dedicated to the glory of Christ and the honour of St. The central shield contains a pair of keys, symbolic of those to the gates of heaven given by Christ to St. They are shown enfiled by the mural crown as a differentiation to the simple crossed keys which are the arms, recorded for the bishopric of Gloucester.
The gold mural crown above the shield is intended as a civic symbol and this is particularly emphasised by the towers, the whole suggesting the walls of a town.
Of the supporters the lions are the ermine lions of the Marquess of Exeter, hereditary Lord Paramount of Peterborough, differenced by the wings of the eagle supporters of Mordaunt, first Earl of Peterborough, the stars thereon coming from his arms.
The tree trunks derive from a device of Earl Fitzwilliam, whose estate forms an important part of the area. The compartment upon which the supporters stand is composed of rock from its traditional association with Peter.
You want to know why? Comments RSS. You are commenting using your WordPress. So prior to floodlights football was confined to Saturdays, except early autumn or late spring. Cup replays were midweek as were International matches. This treasure was available in villages and towns throughout Northants, Hunts, Beds and Fenland.
The respective winners received an official certificate to mark the award. With all the technology of the modern era nothing appears to match this publication, Web-sites, mobile phones etc.
To us who experienced the anticipation on a Saturday evening, nothing today captures the excitement of that time.
Any boy who owned a football had friends for life, well, the life of the ball! It meant that in the long days of that summer our 15 a-side became a side as brickies, navvies and plant drivers swarmed in with their hobnailed boots, trampling 7 to 14 year olds in the stampede. George Woods, one of our smallest and youngest would pick himself up and be at it again, playing until dark like the rest of us.
Same again the following night. No television! Mr Anderson was our Sportsmaster, Assistant Headmaster and disciplinarian, he attended afternoon, after school and Saturday games - how times change! We travelled by train from Peterborough East Station, changed trains at Manton Rutland and eventually arrived at Rushden. At the Newton Road ground I sat with many other youngsters on the grass behind the goal - the goal in which Charlie McCartney scored from the penalty spot to give Posh a draw after being down.
The replay was on Thursday afternoon no floodlights remember! There could be very serious ramifications. According to the UK Trademark Registry website, Peterborough chairman Peter Boizot filed an application to trademark the club nicknames in August, The website further confirms that an opposition to the application was lodged in September this year.
According to the Peterborough United official website, www. But its origins are a decade earlier, when a manager from a club which used Peterborough's London Road ground proclaimed he was looking for: "Posh players for a posh team". Also on the website, a statement from Mr Davey said: "Ms Beckham's opposition alleges that since the launch of the first spice Girls CD in , she has been commonly referred to as Posh or Posh Spice and the nickname 'Posh' has become synonymous with Ms Beckham on a world-wide basis.
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