45 / Tue May 10, 1983 / Football League Division Three (D3) / Pompey 1-0 Walsall
Pompey on the brink of title
Just a point at Plymouth needed
Entity details
| Era | 1973-1999 |
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| Season | 1982-83 |
| Date | Tue May 10, 1983 |
| Match Type | First Team |
| Competition Sponsor | |
| Competition | Football League Division Three (D3) |
| Match No | 45 |
| Stage | |
| Kick Off | 7.30pm |
| Venue | Fratton Park |
| Weather | |
| Home Team | Portsmouth |
| Away Team | Walsall |
| Attendance | 22244 |
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| Referee | D Axcell (Southend) |
| Status | Completed after 90 minutes |
| Final Score | Pompey 1-0 Walsall |
| Home Scorers | Aizlewood 7 |
| Away Scorers | - |
| Home Line Up | Knight Ellis Sullivan Doyle Tait Aizlewood Webb Dillon Rafferty Biley Rogers |
| Away Line Up | Kearns Caswell Mower Shakespeare Hawker Hart Rees Preece Summerfield Buckley O’Kelly |
| Match Summary | Alan Buckley’s Walsall (just five losses since Christmas) are clear of danger, and go close to spoiling Pompey’s title hopes. Aizlewood dives to head home Rafferty’s cross, but then Knight excels, ensuring his 14th clean sheet in the last 24 games. A point at Argyle will seal the title. |
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| Pompeyrama | Click me |
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