Tue Feb 10, 1981 / Pompey 5 - 0 Exeter City
'Yosser' Tait hits three in five minutes
Entity details
| Era | 1973-1999 |
|---|---|
| Season | 1980-81 |
| Date | Tue Feb 10, 1981 |
| Match Type | First Team |
| Competition | Football League Division One (D1) |
| Match No | 32 |
| Stage | |
| Kick Off | 7.30pm |
| Venue | |
| Stadium Name | Fratton Park |
| Weather | |
| Referee | M Taylor (Deal) |
| Opponents | |
| Final Score | Pompey 5 - 0 Exeter City |
| Home Scorers | Bryant 11, Tait 62, 64, 65, Rafferty 69 |
| Home Team | Portsmouth |
| Away Scorers | - |
| Away Team | Exeter City |
| Attendance | 12743 |
| Receipts | |
| Status | Completed after 90 minutes |
| Home Line Up | Knight, Ellis, Viney, Doyle, Aizlewood, Davey, Hemmerman, Tait, Rafferty, Bryant, Rogers |
| Away Line Up | Main, Rogers M, Sparrow, Forbes, Giles, Roberts P, Pearson, Rogers P, Kellow (Roberts L), Prince, Hatch |
| Match Summary | Tait’s five-minute hat-trick shatters City, who will draw with Division Two Newcastle away in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday. Two powerful drives from outside the box and a header complete the feat. Bryant’s header started the rout, finished by Rafferty’s shot-on-the-turn |
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