Society News

  Paul Wood, proclaimed as a born ‘star’ by Pompey manager Alan Ball in 1985 and who had two spells at Fratton Park, will be the subject of the next ‘Evening With’ series by the Pompey History Society later this month. The event is on We …

  Pompey legend Peter Harris’s two championship medals from 1949 and 1950 are now in the Pompey History Society’s archive after its 15-month campaign to raise £25,000 to buy them before the centenary of his birth on December 19 came to a suc …

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 …

  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 …

  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 …

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 …

  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   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 …