30 / Sat Mar 3, 1984 / Football League Division Two (D2) / Grimsby Town 3-4 Pompey
Pompey still Grimsby bogey team
Entity details
| Era | 1973-1999 |
|---|---|
| Season | 1983-84 |
| Date | Sat Mar 3, 1984 |
| Match Type | First Team |
| Competition Sponsor | |
| Competition | Football League Division Two (D2) |
| Match No | 30 |
| Stage | |
| Kick Off | 3.00pm |
| Venue | Blundell Park |
| Weather | |
| Home Team | Grimsby Town |
| Away Team | Portsmouth |
| Attendance | 8729 |
| Receipts | |
| Referee | J Worrall (Warrington) |
| Status | Completed after 90 minutes |
| Final Score | Grimsby Town 3-4 Pompey |
| Home Scorers | Drinkell 21, Ford 43, Cumming 82 |
| Away Scorers | Hateley 3, Biley 9, Dillon 66, 89 |
| Home Line Up | Batch, Cumming, Crombie, Waters, Nicholl, Moore, Ford, Wilkinson, Drinkell, Bonnyman, Emson |
| Away Line Up | Knight, McLaughlin, Sullivan, Doyle, Tait, Aizlewood, Webb, Dillon, Hateley, Biley, Stanley |
| Match Summary | Dave Booth’s Mariners are unbeaten at home, with just seven goals against and have lost just twice since November (both against Pompey). Their unlikely promotion bid comes apart as the teams merrily trade goals, then Dillon’s rocket, after Biley’s knock-down, provides a fitting finale |
| Source | Portsmouth The Modern Era, Farmery C, Desert Island Books (2005) |
| Pompeyrama | Click me |
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