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Portsmouth Win The 1939 FA Cup

Portsmouth Win The 1939 FA Cup

This archive footage was brought to my attention recently of Portsmouth FC winning the 1939 FA Cup at Wembley.  100,000 people made up the crowd to see underdogs Portsmouth overcome Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1.  The commentator is everything you’d expect from that era with the best reference to the Wolves goalkeeper being ‘as busy as a flea at a party’.  John Motson eat your heart out.  Whether a fan of the team or just being interested in Portsmouth history, this is a great little find.

CLICK HERE to see the footage hosted on The Guardian website.


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  1. Paul Gonella

    2 October

    So good.

    Those shorts are quite high.

  2. Tommy

    2 October

    The 3rd Pompey goal is so awesome, haha. Just kick it out of the keepers’ hands 🙂

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