13 / Sat Oct 17, 1959 / Football League Division Two (D2) / Pompey 1-0 Plymouth
Yes! It's a home win at last.
Defence work hard for win
Entity details
| Era | 1946-1973 |
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| Season | 1959-60 |
| Date | Sat Oct 17, 1959 |
| Match Type | First Team |
| Competition Sponsor | |
| Competition | Football League Division Two (D2) |
| Match No | 13 |
| Stage | |
| Kick Off | 3.00pm |
| Venue | Fratton Park |
| Weather | |
| Home Team | Portsmouth |
| Away Team | Plymouth Argyle |
| Attendance | 20698 |
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| Referee | I Rosekily (Uxbridge) |
| Status | Completed after 90 minutes |
| Final Score | Pompey 1-0 Plymouth |
| Home Scorers | Newman |
| Away Scorers | - |
| Home Line Up | Beattie, Gunter, Dickinson, Phillips, Snowdon, Carter, Campbell, Newman, Saunders, Harris H, Cutler |
| Away Line Up | Barnsley, Stacey, Bellett, Williams, Wyatt, Casey, Anderson, Carter, Wright, Waldock, Govan |
| Match Summary | Pompey record their first home win for eleven months when a Ron Newman goal and some dour defending led by new man Brian Snowdon allow them to edge Argyle on their first visit to the Park for thirty six years. Pompey had lost their last nine consecutive games conceding twenty six goals |
| Source | |
| Pompeyrama | https://pompeyrama.com/pompey-fc... |
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