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41 / Wed May 4, 1949 / League / Football League Division One (D1) / Arsenal 3-2 Portsmouth

41 /  Wed May 4, 1949 / League / Football League Division One (D1) / Arsenal 3-2 Portsmouth

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Era 1946-1973
Season 1948-49
Date Wed May 4, 1949
Match Type First Team
Competition Sponsor
Competition Football League Division One (D1)
Match No 41
Stage League
Kick Off 6.30pm
Venue Highbury (Arsenal)
Weather
Home Team Arsenal
Away Team Portsmouth
Attendance 56973
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Referee B Griffiths (Newport, Mon.)
Status Completed after 90 minutes
Final Score Arsenal 3-2 Portsmouth
Home Scorers Lishman 9, 35, Logie 80
Away Scorers Clarke 15, 82
Home Line Up Swindin Barnes Smith L Macauley Compton L Forbes McPherson Logie Roper Lishman Vallance
Away Line Up Butler Hindmarsh Thompson Scoular Flewin Dickinson Parker Reid Clarke Phillips Froggatt
Match Summary Arsenal heavily water the pitch to slow down Pompey. Early on recalled Parker’s header hit the post, then at the death Clarke's effort is ruled out for handball. In between, Lishman and Roper had profited from some slack defending. Harris is off playing for Football League in Belfast.
Source Portsmouth Champions of England, Farmery C, Desert Island Books (2000)
Pompeyrama Arsenal 3-2 Portsmouth
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