Society News

Following our Peter Harris medal appeal, we have been receiving a number of donations to the Gerry Spraggs fund and when it reaches the target of £25,000 we will be able to secure the two medals and put them on display at the club. One of the larg …

Pompey's original cash book will be on display at a special book signing on Sunday to help mark the launch of The Making of Modern Pompey by the society's Mick Comben.   He will be at the Portsmouth City Museum & Art Gallery shop in Museum Road fr …

Mick Comben today delivered the very first copy of his new book, published by the History Society, to long time fan Colin Vowles. Colin and Mick are photographed here at Colin’s house with Mick handing the book over after Colin and his daughter A …

Pompey fans are being asked to bring a pound (or two or three…) with them to Wednesday night’s game against Millwall at Fratton Park and pop it in a Pompey History Society’s charity bucket to help it reach its target of £25,000 to secure buy …

  PHS volunteers will be shaking buckets around Fratton Park next Wednesday to collect small (and hopefully not so small!) change from fans to go towards the Peter Harris Medal target of £25,000. Peter played for Pompey in the 1940s and 1950s, …

Visit the Pompey History Society exhibition at the City Museum   The Pompey History Society has a long term aim of having a physical Museum dedicated to the history of Portsmouth Football Club in particular and football in general.  The Charity …

  Former Pompey manager George Smith spent the best part of ten years at Fratton Park in the 1960s, guiding the club to the third division title in 1962.   It was a pleasure to host his grandson Stephan and daughter Lynda at the ground recentl …

    While the society always likes to receive memorabilia, sometimes it's nice to give it away too and that was the case when former Premier League referee Graham Barber arrived at Fratton Park, hosting a delegation from the Brazilian Women's Foo …