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League / Sat Mar 18, 1950 / Sunderland 1-1 Portsmouth

League / Sat Mar 18, 1950 / Sunderland 1-1 Portsmouth

Entity details

Era 1946-1973
Season 1949-50
Date Sat Mar 18, 1950
Match Type First Team
Competition Football League Division One (D1)
Match No 33
Stage League
Kick Off 3.00pm
Venue
Stadium Name Roker Park
Weather Fine
Referee S Law (West Bromwich)
Opponents
Final Score Sunderland 1-1 Portsmouth
Home Scorers Davis 41
Home Team Sunderland
Away Scorers Bennett 38
Away Team Portsmouth
Attendance 44591
Receipts
Status Completed after 90 minutes
Home Line Up Mapson Stelling Hudgell Watson Hall Wright A Wright T Broadis Davis Shackleton Reynolds
Away Line Up Butler Hindmarsh Ferrier Scoular Flewin Dickinson Harris Pickett Reid Clarke Bennett
Match Summary Sunderland’s title bid, on the back of an eight-match unbeaten run, is slowed by Pompey who defy the formbook and go ahead when Reid puts Bennett away to beat his man and score. Davis hooks home the equaliser from a narrow angle as Ferrier misjudges a bouncing ball in the wind.
Pompeyrama Sunderland 1-1 Portsmouth
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