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Sat Mar 29, 1958 / Pompey 5-4 Arsenal

Gordon grabs the glory after Gunners fightback

 Sat Mar 29, 1958 / Pompey 5-4 Arsenal

Entity details

Era 1946-1973
Season 1957-58
Date Sat Mar 29, 1958
Match Type First Team
Competition Football League Division One (D1)
Match No 35
Stage
Kick Off 3.00pm
Venue
Stadium Name Fratton Park
Weather Fine
Referee Mr C Kingston (Newport, Mon)
Opponents
Final Score Pompey 5-4 Arsenal
Home Scorers Dougan 1, Barnard 4, Gordon 22, 75, Harris 29
Home Team Portsmouth
Away Scorers Bloomfield 43, Clapton 49, Gunter o.g. 55, Herd 68
Away Team Arsenal
Attendance 25770
Receipts
Status Completed after 90 minutes
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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