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4 / Sat Feb 26, 1949 / Sixth Round / FA Challenge Cup / Portsmouth 2-1 Derby County

4 /  Sat Feb 26, 1949 / Sixth Round / FA Challenge Cup / Portsmouth 2-1 Derby County

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Era 1946-1973
Season 1948-49
Date Sat Feb 26, 1949
Match Type First Team
Competition Sponsor
Competition FA Challenge Cup
Match No 4
Stage Sixth Round
Kick Off 3.00pm
Venue Fratton Park
Weather
Home Team Portsmouth
Away Team Derby County
Attendance 51385
Receipts £5465 17s
Referee W Ling (Cambridge)
Status Completed after 90 minutes
Final Score Portsmouth 2-1 Derby County
Home Scorers Clarke 44, 87
Away Scorers Stamps 41
Home Line Up Butler, Yeuell, Ferrier, Scoular, Flewin, Dickinson, Harris, Barlow, Clarke, Phillips, Froggatt
Away Line Up Townsend, Parr, Howe, Mozley, Leuty, Musson, Harrison, Powel, Stamps, Steel, Broome
Match Summary "Clarke’s left foot puts Pompey in the semis, moments after Broome had seen Butler smother his close range shot. The gates shut at 2 pm on a record-breaking crowd, paying £5,465 17s to see Stamps head home Harrison’s corner only for Clarke to reply in kind from Froggatt’s centre."
Source Portsmouth Champions of England, Farmery C, Desert Island Books (2000)
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