35 / Sat Mar 29, 1958 / Football League Division One (D1) / Pompey 5-4 Arsenal
Gordon grabs the glory after Gunners fightback
Entity details
| Era | 1946-1973 |
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| Season | 1957-58 |
| Date | Sat Mar 29, 1958 |
| Match Type | First Team |
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| Competition | Football League Division One (D1) |
| Match No | 35 |
| Stage | |
| Kick Off | 3.00pm |
| Venue | Fratton Park |
| Weather | Fine |
| Home Team | Portsmouth |
| Away Team | Arsenal |
| Attendance | 25770 |
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| Referee | Mr C Kingston (Newport, Mon) |
| Status | Completed after 90 minutes |
| Final Score | Pompey 5-4 Arsenal |
| Home Scorers | Dougan 1, Barnard 4, Gordon 22, 75, Harris 29 |
| Away Scorers | Bloomfield 43, Clapton 49, Gunter o.g. 55, Herd 68 |
| Home Line Up | Uprichard, McGhee, Wilson, Phillips, Gunter, Dickinson, Harris, Gordon, Dougan, Barnard, Govan |
| Away Line Up | Kelsey, Charlton, Wills, Bowen, Fotheringham, Petts, Clapton, Groves, Herd, Bloomfield, Nutt |
| Match Summary | What a game! Pompey are 4-0 up inside half an hour and the Gunners manage to level it at 4-4 when David Herd nets on 68 minutes. Pompey recover however and Johnny Gordon puts them in front again with 15 minutes left. The drama was not over after hand ball in the box Peter Harris' penalty is saved by Kelsey and in the last minute Herd heads over and then hits the bar with Uprichard beaten, Pompey have not beaten Arsenal since! |
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| Pompeyrama | Click me |
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