Society News

There is little doubt that Jimmy Dickinson is considered Pompey’s greatest player and deservedly so having played 764 games for his only club and won 48 England caps.  But talk to those who were lucky enough to see the Champions play in the late f …

The Pompey History Society has a new chair after Mick Comben was appointed by the trustees to take over from Colin Farmery, who has joined the trustee board. Mick, a Pompey fan for well over 50 years and co-author of the club’s 125th official hi …

  A rare newspaper from the day after the 1939 FA Cup Final is the latest addition to the club archive after it was discovered in a box after the mother of a Pompey fan passed away last year. Alan Green and his nephew Darren Underhill came down …

Pompey Director Syd Leverett, holding the league championship trophy, with club Secretary Dan Clarke in 1949 PHS Archive / The News An opportunity to hear all about Portsmouth Football Club’s title successes and see some of the club’s silverware …

Getting a letter of apology from Pompey manager Frank Burrows was one of the memories of former BBC Radio Solent sports reporter John Walker (pictured above), who made a flying visit to Fratton Park recently while over from his home in Virginia in …

The Fratton Park tours this season have seen some high spots, special guests and on Saturday 6 April one very special occasion.   The tours organised by the Pompey History Society have been sold out most of the season and Saturday's tours includ …

Editor Colin Farmery and designer Ellis Hampton are going to unveil how the critically-acclaimed 125th anniversary history of Portsmouth FC was produced at a special talk at Fratton Park later this month. The book sold out its limited 1898 print run …

  This year's Pompey History day which was due to take part on Sunday 21 April at 10:30 a.m. has been cancelled. It is intended to rearrange the event in the autumn of this year.  We apologise for the inconvenience.  

This watch was kindly donated to the History Society by John Charlton. John, of Steep near Petersfield, bought the watch ‘home’ from Sunderland where it was for sale and has given it to the society after doing some research about the maker. It …

Pompey fan Andy Collins has raised more than £1,000 for the Pompey History Society charity after walking the 220-mile Cape Wrath trail in the north of Scotland – but there’s still time to help him surpass his £1,000 target.    Keen hiker …