in the FA Trophy on 9 December 2006. In December 2006, Stevenage turned down an initial offer from Peterborough United for Boyd, but on 31 December both parties agreed a deal for the player and Boyd would officially sign for Peterborough on 8 January 2007 for a record Football Conference transfer fee of £260,000. Subsequently, he played his last match for Stevenage a day later in a 3–2 win over Aldershot Town on 1 January 2007, scoring twice. During the first half of the 2006–07 season, Boyd scored 15 goals in 27 matches in all competitions. During his time at Stevenage, Boyd earned the nickname "The White Pelé". Peterborough United Boyd made his debut for Peterborough in a 3–1 defeat away at Darlington on 13 January 2007, and scored his first goal for the club a month later in a 3–0 win against Wrexham on 10 February 2007. He came off the substitute's bench to score Peterborough's equaliser in a 1–1 draw at home to Boston United, a "superb 35-yard volley". He scored six times for the club during the second half of the 2006–07 season, playing 20 matches – including two goals on the final day of the season in a 3–3 draw with Rochdale. The following year, Boyd played regularly as Peterborough secured promotion to League One, scoring 15 times in 53 matches. During the season, he scored his second professional hat–trick in an 8–2 win against Accrington Stanley. As a result, he was named in the League Two 2008 PFA Team of the Year. He scored ten times in 53 matches in all competitions during the 2008–09 season as Peterborough earned back-to-back promotions into the Championship. Boyd was named in the League One PFA Team of the Year for the second successive year. Boyd played in Peterborough's first match of the 2009–10 season, marking his first appearance in the second tier of English football, scoring from the penalty spot in a 2–1 defeat to Derby County at Pride Park. Boyd made a club record-equalling 124th consecutive appearance on 17 October 2009, scoring a last minute equaliser against Bristol City at Ashton Gate. He subsequently broke the record three days later in a match against Doncaster Rovers, before scoring twice in the following match against Scunthorpe United. Upon Mark Cooper's arrival as manager, Boyd was made team captain in January 2010. Peterborough stated that they had rejected a