21 / Sat Dec 11, 1948 / League / Football League Division One (D1) / Portsmouth 2-2 Manchester United
Entity details
| Era | 1946-1973 |
|---|---|
| Season | 1948-49 |
| Date | Sat Dec 11, 1948 |
| Match Type | First Team |
| Competition Sponsor | |
| Competition | Football League Division One (D1) |
| Match No | 21 |
| Stage | League |
| Kick Off | 2.15pm |
| Venue | Fratton Park |
| Weather | |
| Home Team | Portsmouth |
| Away Team | Manchester United |
| Attendance | 29966 |
| Receipts | |
| Referee | H Pearce (Luton) |
| Status | Completed after 90 minutes |
| Final Score | Portsmouth 2-2 Manchester United |
| Home Scorers | Froggatt 60, Clarke 63 |
| Away Scorers | Mitten 44p, McGlen 87 |
| Home Line Up | Butler Rookes Ferrier Scoular Flewin Dickinson Harris Barlow Clarke Phillips Froggatt |
| Away Line Up | Crompton Carey Aston Cockburn Chilton McGlen Delaney Morris Rowley Pearson Mitten |
| Match Summary | Mitten gives United the lead when Flewin upends him, but Froggatt’s 20-yarder and Clarke’s finish after good work by Barlow seem to have turned the game. Butler is left groggy by Rowley’s piledriver and in the dying minutes McGlen nods home as United force a string of corners. |
| Source | Portsmouth Champions of England, Farmery C, Desert Island Books (2000) |
| Pompeyrama | Portsmouth 2-2 Manchester United |
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