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Peterborough Sports Football Club is an English
Peterborough Sports F.C. They joined the Northants League (which later became the United Counties League) for the 1919–20 season, winning the league in their first season. However, they left at the end of the 1922–23 season, transferring to Division Three of the Peterborough & District League, which they won in 1925–26, earning promotion to Division Two. The club was dormant in 1929–30 and 1932–33, after which they dropped into Division Three North. Despite only finishing eleventh in 1936–37, they were elevated to Division Two for the 1937–38 season. After World War II the club were placed in Division One, where they remained until finishing bottom of the table in 1948–49, resulting in relegation to Division Two. In 1952 the division was renamed Division One as the division above became the Premier Division, but the club finished bottom in 1952–53 and were relegated to the new Division Two. In 1963–64 they were relegated again to Division Three South, but returned to Division Two after a single season. At the end of the 1973–74 season Brotherhoods Engineering Works were relegated to Division Three South for a second time, but returned to Division Two after winning the Division Three South title in 1975–76. Relegated again in 1979–80, the club returned to Division Two at the first attempt as Division Three South champions, and were promoted to Division One at the end of the 1982–83 season after finishing third. The 1987–88 season saw the club finish as Division One runners-up and earn promotion to the Premier Division. In 1999 the club changed its name to Bearings Direct, and then again in 2001 to Peterborough Sports. In 2006–07 they won the Premier Division, and in 2012–13 were promoted to Division One of the United Counties League after finishing third.Non League: Legendary official opening for revamped Peterborough football venue
Peterborough Telegraph, 15 June 2013
In 2015–16 Peterborough Sports were Division One champions, earning promotion to the Premier Division. They also won the League Cup, beating
Official website
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Peterborough Sports Football Club is an English football
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club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The club are currently members of the and play at Lincoln Road.
History
The club was established in 1908 as Brotherhoods Engineering Works.Club historyPeterborough Sports F.C. They joined the Northants League (which later became the United Counties League) for the 1919–20 season, winning the league in their first season. However, they left at the end of the 1922–23 season, transferring to Division Three of the Peterborough & District League, which they won in 1925–26, earning promotion to Division Two. The club was dormant in 1929–30 and 1932–33, after which they dropped into Division Three North. Despite only finishing eleventh in 1936–37, they were elevated to Division Two for the 1937–38 season. After World War II the club were placed in Division One, where they remained until finishing bottom of the table in 1948–49, resulting in relegation to Division Two. In 1952 the division was renamed Division One as the division above became the Premier Division, but the club finished bottom in 1952–53 and were relegated to the new Division Two. In 1963–64 they were relegated again to Division Three South, but returned to Division Two after a single season. At the end of the 1973–74 season Brotherhoods Engineering Works were relegated to Division Three South for a second time, but returned to Division Two after winning the Division Three South title in 1975–76. Relegated again in 1979–80, the club returned to Division Two at the first attempt as Division Three South champions, and were promoted to Division One at the end of the 1982–83 season after finishing third. The 1987–88 season saw the club finish as Division One runners-up and earn promotion to the Premier Division. In 1999 the club changed its name to Bearings Direct, and then again in 2001 to Peterborough Sports. In 2006–07 they won the Premier Division, and in 2012–13 were promoted to Division One of the United Counties League after finishing third.
Peterborough Telegraph, 15 June 2013
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History
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on penalties in the final, as well as the Northants Junior Cup and the Hinchingbrooke Cup. The following season saw them win the Premier Division with 112 points, earning promotion to Division One South of the Northern Premier League
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; they also retained the Hinchingbrooke Cup. In 2018 the club were transferred to Division One Central of the Southern League. In 2018–19 the club were Division One Central champions, earning promotion to the Premier Division Central. They finished as runners-up in 2021–22, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Alvechurch in the semi-finals, the club defeated Coalville Town 2–0 in the final to earn promotion to the National League North.
Coaching staff
Managerial history
Honours
*Southern League **Division One Central champions 2018–19 **Premier Division Runners Up 2021-2022 **Premier Division Play Off Winners 2021-2022 *United Counties League **Champions 1919–20, 2016–17 **Division One champions 2015–16 **League Cup winners 2015–16 *Peterborough & District League **Premier Division champions 2006–07 **Division Three champions 1925–26, 1980–81 **Division Three South champions 1975–76 *Northants County Cup **Winners 2021–22 *Maunsell Cup **Winners 2021–22 *Northants Junior Cup **Winners 2006–07, 2015–16 *Hitchingbrooke Cup **Winners 2015–16, 2016–17Records
*Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying round, 2019–20, 2021–22 *BestFA Trophy
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performance: Third qualifying round, 2019–20
*Best FA Vase
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performance: Fourth round, 2016–17
See also
*Peterborough Sports F.C. players
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until 1 ...
* Peterborough Sports F.C. managers
References
External links
Official website
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