Category: Nostalgia

A frantically busy week during the Pirates era with challenge games a plenty but Phantoms did start their 2016/17 campaign on 27th August 2016, their earliest season starter to date…

On this day in 1990, Rocky Saganiuk made his debut as Pirates coach in an 11-7 challenge game road win at Invicta against what were then known as the Medway Bears

24th April A huge night on this date in 1983 ….. or at least us fans believed it was. After a great debut season, Pirates played host to the legendary…

Solihull Barons 6  Peterborough Pirates 13 Sunday 23rd December 1984 PIRATES TEAM Ian Cade, Shannon Hope (I), Richard Swift, John Walker, Steve Rattle, Alan Walker, Tony Hunter, John Lawless (I),…

16th April One of the joys of the early Pirates seasons were seeing numerous touring sides dropping by and on this date in 1984 it was the turn of the…

9th April A dramatic night for Pirates who won their promotion/relegation play-off game 11-5 in Bracknell leaving travelling fans to race down the motorway to catch Slough taking on Paisley…

2nd April The first leg of a Relegation Play-Off game against Telford Tigers took place on this day in 1988 in Telford and it didn’t start too well with Tigers…

26th March Probably Pirates biggest defeat of the decade on this day in 1988 when they lost 3-16 at Whitley Bay albeit they did gain revenge on the same day…

19th March On this day in 1993 and 1994, Pirates hosted the Beavers of Basingstoke ….. and won both games 11-5 ! In 2005, Phantoms were in play-off action overseas…

12th March On this day in 1988, Pirates played and lost to Tony Hand’s Murrayfield Racers 6-11 in a game scheduled to be broadcast live on BBC’s Saturday afternoon Grandstand…