Society News

  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 …

A couple of rare women's headscarves from the 1950s and a set of menus from supporters' club dinners from the 1950s and 60s, as well as a complete jigsaw from the mid-1950s were part of a terrific collection donated to the society recently by Phil …

A Ball Returns Home From Canada After Nearly 60 Years The Sheffield Wednesday game saw a fan from Canada, Alex Fullick, travel to the UK to watch the match and present the History Society with a ball from 1965, signed by the manager of the time, G …

John Milkins held the members of the Pompey History Society in awe as he told the story of his life in football and answered a wide range of questions from an appreciative audience. John went back to his schooldays, being rejected by West Ham an …

Pompey History Society are pleased to announce that on Wednesday 30th October at 10:30 you have a chance to question the legendary goalkeeper John Milkins in a informal session in the Legends Lounge at Fratton Park.   John in action against Arsenal …

      Members Newsletter Dear Member Following our AGM, I thought I would write to introduce myself as the new Chair of the Society, taking over from Colin Farmery who has held the position for a few years now. He will be a difficult act to fol …