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Era
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1946-1973
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Season
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1949-50
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Date
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Wed Aug 24, 1949
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Match Type
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First Team
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Competition Sponsor
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Competition
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Football League Division One (D1)
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Match No
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2
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Stage
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League
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Kick Off
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6.30pm
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Venue
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Fratton Park
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Weather
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Home Team
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Portsmouth
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Away Team
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Manchester City
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Attendance
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43965
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Receipts
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Referee
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W Muller (London)
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Status
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Completed after 90 minutes
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Final Score
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Portsmouth 1-1 Manchester City
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Home Scorers
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Reid 36p
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Away Scorers
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Munro 37
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Home Line Up
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Butler Yeuell Ferrier Scoular Flewin Dickinson Harris Reid Clarke
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Away Line Up
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Powell Williams Westwood Walsh Fagan Emptage Linacre Munro Smith
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Match Summary
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This game should have been won by half-time, but Pompey miss three chances and only had Reid’s penalty when Walsh handled a cross to show. Within moments Munro netted after a scramble. Late on Pompey might have had a second pen. Powell (19) made City debut in goal.
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Source
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Portsmouth Champions of England, Farmery C, Desert Island Books (2000)
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Pompeyrama
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Portsmouth 1-1 Manchester City
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