46 / Sat Apr 24, 1965 / Football League Division Two (D2) / Northampton Town 1-1 Pompey
A Headline writer's nightmare
Entity details
| Era | 1946-1973 |
|---|---|
| Season | 1964-65 |
| Date | Sat Apr 24, 1965 |
| Match Type | First Team |
| Competition Sponsor | |
| Competition | Football League Division Two (D2) |
| Match No | 46 |
| Stage | |
| Kick Off | 7.30pm |
| Venue | County Ground (Northampton) |
| Weather | |
| Home Team | Northampton Town |
| Away Team | Portsmouth |
| Attendance | 20660 |
| Receipts | |
| Referee | Mr V James (York) |
| Status | Completed after 90 minutes |
| Final Score | Northampton Town 1-1 Pompey |
| Home Scorers | Gordon o.g. 78 |
| Away Scorers | Wilson 84 |
| Home Line Up | Harvey, Foley, Everitt, Leck, Carr, Kiernan, Walden, Martin, Brown, Hunt, Robson |
| Away Line Up | Armstrong, Wilson, Tindall, Gordon, Dickinson, Harris H, McClelland, Portwood, Edwards, McCann, Barton |
| Match Summary | Northampton are unbeaten at home, Pompey MUST get a point to stay in Division Two and it is Jimmy Dickinson's 764th and final league game and with twelve minutes left Johnny Gordon heads inadvertently into his own net! Despair! Five minutes lapse and Pompey win a corner, the whole team go forward. John McClelland's flag kick is nodded on by Harry Harris, Cliff Portwood get a touch and Alex Wilson, with just one goal in his past 250 games, slams the ball home! PANDEMONIUM and five minutes later the boys in white chair their 40 year old skipper off the pitch as their fans invade the pitch. Back home phone lines are jammed as fans clamour to hear the final score with most having to wait for the Football Mail with the report printed in the stop press to be dropped on street corners! |
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| Pompeyrama | Click me |
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