Society News
Curry Night success
Posted on 3rd Dec 2025 by David Taylor
A Pompey-themed curry menu has helped the Pompey History Society close in on its £25,000 target to buy the championship medals of a club legend. The society’s campaign to raise £25,000 to buy Peter Harris’s medals from 1949 and 1950 raised aro …
Peter Harris Fund almost there
Posted on 1st Dec 2025 by David Taylor
Just over £500 was added to the Peter Harris medal fund from the Pompey History Society charity bucket collection ahead of the game against Bristol City on Saturday. That now leaves the fund with just under £1,000 to raise in the next te …
Final Push for Peter Harris medals
Posted on 27th Nov 2025 by David Taylor
The Pompey History Society’s fundraising campaign to buy Pompey star Peter Harris’s two gold championship medals from 1949 & 1950 is into the final furlong, with just £1,500 needed to hit the target by December 12. The charity launched th …
November 2025 Newsletter
Posted on 9th Nov 2025 by David Taylor
Firstly a hearty welcome to our new members. We are now attracting around 20 members a month so thank you so much for joining us. October has given way to November and yet again it's been a busy month. The second edition of the magazine is ready to …
October 25 Newsletter
Posted on 14th Oct 2025 by David Taylor
October Newsletter Greetings to all. We thought we would start by recognising the part that Milan Mandaric played in this club after buying us out of administration in 1999. He gave us some of the best years of football that we’d seen for many …
September Newsletter
Posted on 10th Sep 2025 by David Taylor
September Newsletter Greetings to all. What a month August was! You will have seen many references to our work on social media over the last month, starting with a superb “Memory Morning With….Mark Chamberlain”. What a great guy, and …
August Newsletter
Posted on 29th Aug 2025 by David Taylor
August Newsletter Greetings to all. Football’s back! The new season starts on Saturday after an unbeaten pre-season and we had the pleasure to take a big group of Dutch fans around the stadium before the game against PEC Zwolle. We share …
Morning with Mark Chamberlain
Posted on 6th Aug 2025 by David Taylor
After the success of previous morning sessions the History Society are proud to announce the next session with former England International winger Mark Chamberlain. The session will be in the Legends lounge at Fratton Park on Tuesday 19th …
My First Match watching Portsmouth FC
Posted on 4th Aug 2025 by David Taylor
This season the Pompey History Society are giving fans the opportunity of recording their memories of watching their first match at Fratton Park or elsewhere. We are looking to expand our archive of recordings from fans , we are interested to …
Fratton Park Tours for 2025/26
Posted on 3rd Aug 2025 by David Taylor
The 2025/26 Tours got off to a great start last weekend when Fratton Park played host to a wedding and the guests were treated to a tour by members of the Pompey History Society. The tours are a major source of income for the society with memb …