Peterborough & Fletton United F.C.

Peterborough & Fletton United
Full name Peterborough & Fletton United Football Club
Nickname(s) The Posh
Founded 1923
Dissolved 1932
Ground London Road, Peterborough
1931–32 Southern League Eastern Section, 8/10

Peterborough & Fletton United F.C. was an English football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The club existed from 1923 until 1932 and played at London Road.

History

The club was established in 1923 by a merger of Peterborough City and Fletton United.[1] Peterborough City had spent a single season in the Southern League in 1909–10 but then left the league.[2] The new club joined the Southern League in 1923 and won the Eastern Section in their first season. However, they lost the championship play-off against Western Section champions Yeovil & Petters United 3–1.[3] In 1927–28 they reached the third round of the FA Cup, where they lost 4–3 at Birmingham City. At the end of the season they applied for the elections to Division Three South of the Football League, but received only two votes.[4]

After finishing eighth out of ten clubs in 1931–32 the club left the Southern League,[5] and subsequently folded after being suspended by the Football Association.[6] A new club, Peterborough United, was formed as a replacement in 1934.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fletton United at the Football Club History Database
  2. ↑ Peterborough City at the Football Club History Database
  3. ↑ Peterborough & Fletton United at the Football Club History Database
  4. ↑ A history of admission to the Football League
  5. ↑ England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
  6. ↑ Peterborough United Historical Kits
  7. ↑ Club History Peterborough United FC
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