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League / Sat Mar 11, 1950 / Portsmouth 2-1 Burnley

League / Sat Mar 11, 1950 / Portsmouth 2-1 Burnley

Entity details

Era 1946-1973
Season 1949-50
Date Sat Mar 11, 1950
Match Type First Team
Competition Football League Division One (D1)
Match No 32
Stage League
Kick Off 3.00pm
Venue
Stadium Name Fratton Park
Weather
Referee N Hillier (Northampton)
Opponents
Final Score Portsmouth 2-1 Burnley
Home Scorers Froggatt 1, Clarke 25
Home Team Portsmouth
Away Scorers Spencer 83
Away Team Burnley
Attendance 26728
Receipts
Status Completed after 90 minutes
Home Line Up Butler Hindmarsh Ferrier Scoular Flewin Dickinson Harris Pickett Clarke Phillips Froggatt
Away Line Up Strong Hayes Woodruff Bray Cummings Attwell Hays Potts Spencer Morris Shannon
Match Summary The small crowd suggests Pompey’s title dream is dying and they make heavy weather of this game. Clarets are not a vintage and haven’t won since December. Froggatt’s acute angle shot looks harmless, but it squirms in, then Clarke nets after a scramble. Spencer ensures a tense finish.
Pompeyrama Portsmouth 2-1 Burnley
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