Sport thumb|London Road Stadium Peterborough United Football Club, known as "The Posh", has been the local football team since 1934. They play their home matches at London Road on the south bank of the River Nene. Peterborough United have a history of cup giant-killings.Plummer, Russell Peterborough United on the FA Cup Trail, Part 1: "Sixty Years of Highlights in the Greatest Knockout Event" and Part 2: "Sunderland Disaster to Glory in Defeat at Old Trafford" , Peterborough United Football Club, 3 & 4 January 2002. They set the record for the highest number of league goals (134, Terry Bly alone scoring 52) in the 1960–61 season, when they won the Fourth Division title in their first season in the Football League. The club's highest finish position to date was 10th place in Division One, then the second tier of English football, in the 1992–93 season.Posh Stats and Records Peterborough United Football Club, 9 May 2007. Irish property developer Darragh MacAnthony was appointed chairman in 2006 and is now owner, having undertaken a lengthy purchase from Barry Fry who remains director of football, having also been manager of the club from 1996 to 2005. Peterborough also has a non-league club, Peterborough Sports, who play in the National League North.
sport thumb|london road stadium peterborough united football club known as "the posh" has been the local football team since 1934 they play their home matches at london road on the south bank of the river nene peterborough united have a history of cup giant-killingsplummer russell peterborough united on the fa cup trail part 1 "sixty years of highlights in the greatest knockout event" and part 2 "sunderland disaster to glory in defeat at old trafford"  peterborough united football club 3 & 4 january 2002 they set the record for the highest number of league goals (134 terry bly alone scoring 52) in the 1960–61 season when they won the fourth division title in their first season in the football league the club's highest finish position to date was 10th place in division one then the second tier of english football in the 1992–93 seasonposh stats and records peterborough united football club 9 may 2007 irish property developer darragh macanthony was appointed chairman in 2006 and is now owner having undertaken a lengthy purchase from barry fry who remains director of football having also been manager of the club from 1996 to 2005 peterborough also has a non-league club peterborough sports who play in the national league north