29 / Sat Feb 21, 1959 / Football League Division One (D1) / Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 4 Pompey
Saunders hat-trick brings a rare smile
Entity details
| Era | 1946-1973 |
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| Season | 1958-59 |
| Date | Sat Feb 21, 1959 |
| Match Type | First Team |
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| Competition | Football League Division One (D1) |
| Match No | 29 |
| Stage | |
| Kick Off | 3.00pm |
| Venue | White Hart Lane |
| Weather | Rain |
| Home Team | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Away Team | Portsmouth |
| Attendance | 27250 |
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| Referee | Mr H Haworth (Lancashire) |
| Status | Completed after 90 minutes |
| Final Score | Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 4 Pompey |
| Home Scorers | Clayton 17, Jones 72, Smith 77, 89 |
| Away Scorers | Harris H 27, Saunders 50,70,79 |
| Home Line Up | Hollowbread, Baker, Hopkins, Dodge, Norman, Hey, Medwin, Blanchflower, Smith, Clayton, Jones |
| Away Line Up | Brown, McGhee, Wilson, Carter, Hayward, Dickinson, Barnard, Newman, Saunders, Dougan, Harris H |
| Match Summary | 1958/59 was a season to forget with Pompey finishing bottom of the First Division after being Champions only nine years previously. Pompey had picked up just one point from the last ten games before heading to White Hart Lane where they deserved a win after Spurs get an undeserved penalty and a clear offside goal and concede the equaliser with just seconds left. Freddie Cox, the much maligned boss has a smile though as two of his signings Harry Harris and Ron Saunders score the goals. The last thirteen games see Pompey pick up just two more points. It was Jimmy Dickinson's 500th appearance for his only club. |
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| Pompeyrama | Click me |
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