The London Road ‘Invincibles’ were a team of all the talents

POSH - SPOTLIGHT ON THE LAST TEAM TO WIN A TITLE

This Posh team of all the talents won the Fourth Division by three points from Gillingham thanks mainly to the only unbeaten home record in the club’s League history.

That record was confirmed in an effective title decider

against the Gills which Posh won 4-2 after a cracking encounter in front of 17,569 fans at London Road.

The only teams to take points off Posh at London Road that season were, Torquay United, Bradford

City, Chester City and Bury.

Posh only used 19 players in Division Four that season (only one sub per game was allowed) and three of them, captain John Cozens, ace midfielder Freddie Hill and winger Tommy Robson played in all 46 matches, while defenders Mick Jones and Jeff Lee missed just one match.

We’ve featured the players with the 12 most appearances below. The other seven to take part in a memorable campaign were Dave Llewelyn,

Keith Oakes, Dave Gregory, Jack Carmichael, Dougal McLachlan, Brendan Phillips and Alan Lewis.

McLachlan and Phillips made just one appearance each, while Lewis joined on loan from Derby late on.

The 1973-74 Posh squad was the last from the club to win a Football League title.

Position: Centre midfield 1973-74 apps/goals: 37/2

Walker was a midfield workhorse who complemented perfectly the silky skills of chief Posh playmaker Freddie Hill.

Walker played 26 First Division games for Wolves before joining Posh on a free transfer just before the 197374 season.

Walker didn’t grab the headlines like Hill, Turner and others, but his fellow professionals recognised his talent as they voted him into the PFA Fourth Division team of the year.

Walker maintained his high standards the following season as Posh finished a creditable seventh in Division Three, but after 90 games and three goals, he left London Road for Barnsley in the summer of 1975.

The tough tackler spent just one season at Oakwell and enjoyed a season in Canadian football with Ottawa Tigers before finishing his Football League career at Huddersfield.

The pre-season photograph of the 1973-74 Posh squad. Manager Noel Cantwell is front row on the left and coach John Barnwell is front row on the right.