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Portsmouth Football Club
Brief Description
Pompey team coming out for the cup final on Saturday 28 April 1934.
Subject Date
28 April 1934
Owner
Portsmouth City Council Leisure Service (Historical Collections)
Contributor
Portsmouth City Council Leisure Service (Historical Collections)
Full Description
Five years and one day after three disappointing first Wembley appearance Pompey were to face Manchester City in the FA Cup final. Pompey playing in white shirts and black shorts where in the lead at half time, but Manchester City went on to win the game 2-1.93,258 people watched the game at Wembley.Portsmouth Football Club was formed on the 5th April 1898 at 12 High Street Portsmouth. Five businessmen purchased land close to Goldsmith Avenue for a football club and Portsmouth Football Club was born.The five men were John Brickwood, head of Brickwoods Brewery, George Oliver, founder of a local private school, Alfred Bourne, architect and surveyor, John Peters, a local wine importer and William Wigginton a governmental contractor.copy photographRef; Jeffs, P. Portsmouth Football Club 1898-1998.
Place
Portsmouth, Portsmouth City(UA), Hampshire
Subject
football, Fratton Park, pompey
Name Subject
John Brickwood, George Oliver, Alfred Bourne, John Peters, William Wigginton
Content Type
Photograph
Location
Portsmouth Central Library
Local Ref
1697
Collection
Images
Object ID/Record ID
O3001
Image ID
2282
