6 / Sat Apr 29, 1939 / Final / FA Challenge Cup / Pompey 4-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Third time lucky for Pompey
Hot favourites Wolves are overwhelmed
Entity details
| Era | 1920-1946 |
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| Season | 1938-39 |
| Date | Sat Apr 29, 1939 |
| Match Type | First Team |
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| Competition | FA Challenge Cup |
| Match No | 6 |
| Stage | Final |
| Kick Off | 3.00pm |
| Venue | Wembley Stadium |
| Weather | |
| Home Team | Portsmouth |
| Away Team | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Attendance | 99370 |
| Receipts | |
| Referee | T Thompson (Newcastle) |
| Status | Completed after 90 minutes |
| Final Score | Pompey 4-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Home Scorers | Barlow 29, Anderson 43 Parker 46, 71 |
| Away Scorers | Dorsett 54 |
| Home Line Up | Walker, Morgan, Rochford, Guthrie, Rowe, Wharton, Worrall, McAlinden, Barlow, Parker |
| Away Line Up | Scott, Morris, Taylor, Galley, Cullis, Gardiner, Burton, McIntosh, Westcott, Dorsett, Maguire |
| Match Summary | The young Wolves team led by Stan Cullis arrive at Wembley as the hottest favourites for years and second in the league. Pompey meanwhile have struggled all season but by the time Cliff Parker cuts in from the left and kicks the ball from goalie Scott's hand in the 46th minute they are 3-0 up!! Some would call it luck due to manager Jack Tinn's lucky spats and Fred Worrall's lucky sixpence but Wolves were never in it even after Dorsett pulled one back, Worrall crossed for Parker to make it four! Jimmy Guthrie led his men up the famous steps to collect Pompey's first major trophy from King George VI, as the chimes rang out and Pompey would hold it for seven years. |
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| Pompeyrama | Click me includes match highlights |
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