Peterborough Utd 2023/24 FA Cup
Owner;
Irishman, Darragh MacAnthony formed the property group Macanthony Realty International (MRI) in 2000 selling overseas holiday homes to mainly Irish & British customers from his HQ in Marbella & finally became sole owner of the Posh in December '23 after holding 80% share since 2006.
Latest Profit & Loss filed Dec'23.
Peterborough Utd.
https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/...olders-4457627
Coach;
Darren Ferguson is in his 4th stint at the L1 club, playing a 4-2-3-1.
They are currently 3rd in L1.
"Jones Bags Last-Gasp Winner for Posh v Rams" 3-2, report.
https://www.theposh.com/news/jones-b...r-against-rams
Their present 15,314 stadium has been in situ since 1890's & since 1934 Peterboroughs nickname has been The Posh.
In 2002 Beckham's wife filed a counter-claim with the UK Patent Office over the club's application to register their nickname of "Posh" (for use on their merchandise). The former Spice Girl aka "Posh Spice", claimed the nickname 'Posh' had become synonymous with 'her' on a worldwide basis. She was unsuccessful in her suit. 👍
Our Ticket allocation 3,955. Their stadia is a 'cashless-environ' too!
£27 Adults
£22 Seniors 65+
£18 Under 24 (18-23)
£9 Under 18 (0-17)
Ambulant tickets are available with 14 wheelchair spaces.
So a 2hr, 117 miles trip from ER.
Peterborough is best known for its historic cathedral which is considered one of the finest Norman buildings in the UK.
It was established as a monastery in AD 656 & is famous for being the resting place of Catherine of Aragon (Henry VII's first wife) & Mary, Queen of Scots.
Its population grew rapidly after the railways along with its industry & town became famous for brick manufacture which had arrived in the 19th century.
Owing to its inland position (furthest from the landfall of most Atlantic depressions) Peterborough in Cambridgeshire is one of the driest counties in the UK.
Much of Cambridgeshire is low-lying in some places below present-day mean sea level (2.75 metres (9.0 feet) below sea level).
Before they were drained, local Fens were liable to periodic flooding .
Today its home to companies in Logistics, 3D printing, Food manufacturing, Robotics, Composites & Polymers, Digital/IT services, Agriculture crop growing & a vast away of Warehouse stores for leading global corporates alongside its near motorway.
Peterborough local authority area now has a population of 216,349.
Peterborough has seen the fastest population growth rate of any UK city at 17.5% in last 10 years & has a cosmopolitan population speaking 140 languages!