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3 / Sat Aug 27, 1949 / League / Football League Division One (D1) / Portsmouth 2-3 Blackpool

3 /  Sat Aug 27, 1949 / League / Football League Division One (D1) / Portsmouth 2-3 Blackpool

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Era 1946-1973
Season 1949-50
Date Sat Aug 27, 1949
Match Type First Team
Competition Sponsor
Competition Football League Division One (D1)
Match No 3
Stage League
Kick Off 3.00pm
Venue Fratton Park
Weather Fine
Home Team Portsmouth
Away Team Blackpool
Attendance 47260
Receipts
Referee L Thompson (Worksop)
Status Completed after 90 minutes
Final Score Portsmouth 2-3 Blackpool
Home Scorers Clarke 12, Phillips 51
Away Scorers McIntosh 42, Mortensen 57, 86
Home Line Up Butler Yeuell Ferrier Scoular Flewin Dickinson Harris Reid Clarke Phillips
Away Line Up Farm Garnett Suart Johnston Hayward Kelly Matthews Mortensen McIntosh McCall
Match Summary The last home defeat was Boxing Bay 1947. Clarke bulldozes home after Farm’s save, then McIntosh heads level. Phillips nods home a corner, but poor defending lets the persistent Mortensen in twice. Matthews was at the Fratton Road Coop this morning promoting his brand of boots.
Source Portsmouth Champions of England, Farmery C, Desert Island Books (2000)
Pompeyrama Portsmouth 2-3 Blackpool
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