41 / Wed May 3, 1950 / League / Football League Division One (D1) / Arsenal 2-0 Portsmouth
Entity details
| Era | 1946-1973 |
|---|---|
| Season | 1949-50 |
| Date | Wed May 3, 1950 |
| Match Type | First Team |
| Competition Sponsor | |
| Competition | Football League Division One (D1) |
| Match No | 41 |
| Stage | League |
| Kick Off | 6.30pm |
| Venue | Highbury (Arsenal) |
| Weather | |
| Home Team | Arsenal |
| Away Team | Portsmouth |
| Attendance | 63124 |
| Receipts | |
| Referee | P Annette (Basingstoke) |
| Status | Completed after 90 minutes |
| Final Score | Arsenal 2-0 Portsmouth |
| Home Scorers | Goring 25, 80 |
| Away Scorers | None |
| Home Line Up | Swindin Scott Barnes Forbes Compton L Mercer Cox Logie Goring Lewis Compton D |
| Away Line Up | Butler Hindmarsh Ferrier Thompson Spence Dickinson Harris Reid Pickett Phillips Froggatt |
| Match Summary | Injuries rob Pompey of Clarke (toe) and Flewin (hip), while Scoular is controversially banned. They are always second best to the FA Cup winners wearing their Wembley yellow. A late rally nearly earns a point, after Goring had nodded Gunners in front, then slotted past Butler. |
| Source | Portsmouth Champions of England, Farmery C, Desert Island Books (2000) |
| Pompeyrama | Arsenal 2-0 Portsmouth |
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