Sat Aug 28, 1982 / Pompey 4-1 Sheffield United
Pompey make a fast start
Three new boys on target
Entity details
| Era | 1973-1999 |
|---|---|
| Season | 1982-83 |
| Date | Sat Aug 28, 1982 |
| Match Type | First Team |
| Competition | Football League Division Three (D3) |
| Match No | 1 |
| Stage | |
| Kick Off | 3.00pm |
| Venue | |
| Stadium Name | Fratton Park |
| Weather | Fine |
| Referee | D Vickers (Ilford) |
| Opponents | |
| Final Score | Pompey 4-1 Sheffield United |
| Home Scorers | Biley 21, Howe 46, Webb 60, Tait 83 |
| Home Team | Portsmouth |
| Away Scorers | Edwards 19 |
| Away Team | Scunthorpe United |
| Attendance | 13361 |
| Receipts | |
| Status | Completed after 90 minutes |
| Home Line Up | Knight McLaughlin Sullivan Doyle Howe Aizlewood Webb Tait Rafferty (Ellis) Biley Rogers |
| Away Line Up | Conroy Henderson Garner McHale MacPhail Kenworthy Morris Arnott Edwards King Curran |
| Match Summary | Biley’s £100,000 signing from Everton has raised expectations, but Campbell’s new-look team deliver, with three new-boys scoring, before Tait rounds it off against newly-promoted Blades. Edwards pinches a goal, but once Biley heads in Rogers’ corner, the result isn’t in doubt. |
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