1941: On this day, 814 20-year-old city girls responded to their call-up papers - although some forgot their registration card! Many of the girls had come with their mothers, while others had their boyfriends for company. Some are described as arriving 'with an army escort on either side'. Quite a few perambulators are also recorded as being parked outside the building. (Gray, David, Peterborough at War 1939-1945, David Gray, 2011)
Taken from The Peterborough Book of Days by Brian Jones, The History Press, 2014.
It was this year that Peterborough United (Posh) first entered the Football Association (FA) Cup. October saw Posh’s first cup game, unfortunately they had a very short run, losing 3-0 to Rushden Town in this first qualifying round.