1948–49 Portsmouth F.C. season


In Portsmouth Football Club's Golden Jubilee season of 1948–49, the club were tipped to be the first team of the 20th century to win the Football League and FA Cup double. However, Pompey crashed out of the FA Cup in the semi-final against Leicester City, but made up for it by claiming the league title in spectacular fashion. That season also saw a record attendance of 51,385, a record which still stands to this day.

First Division

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport
21-Aug-48 Preston North End A 2–2 Reid Barlow 32,000
25-Aug-48 Everton H 4–0 Barlow 2 Froggatt 2 31,000
28-Aug-48 Burnley H 1–0 Froggatt 38,000
01-Sep-48 Everton A 4–0 Harris Barlow Reid Froggatt 2 40,911
04-Sep-48 Stoke City A 1–0 Harris 30,000
08-Sep-48 Middlesbrough H 1–0 Reid 33,000
11-Sep-48 Charlton Athletic H 3–0 Reid 3 39,000
15-Sep-48 Middlesbrough A 1–1 Barlow 35,000
18-Sep-48 Manchester City A 1–1 Reid 46,372
25-Sep-48 Sheffield United H 3–0 Harris Phillips 2 36,000
02-Oct-48 Newcastle United H 1–0 Phillips 44,000
09-Oct-48 Aston Villa A 1–1 Reid 55,000
16-Oct-48 Sunderland H 3–0 Harris Reid Froggatt 35,000
23-Oct-48 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–3 50,000
30-Oct-48 Bolton Wanderers H 0–0 35,000
06-Nov-48 Liverpool A 1–3 Froggatt 43,665
13-Nov-48 Blackpool H 1–1 Harris 44,000
20-Nov-48 Derby County A 0–1 34,000
27-Nov-48 Arsenal H 4–1 Barlow Clarke Phillips Froggatt 42,500
04-Dec-48 Huddersfield Town A 0–0 21,785
11-Dec-48 Manchester United H 2–2 Clarke Froggatt 30,000
18-Dec-48 Preston North End H 3–1 Harris Barlow Phillips 26,000
25-Dec-48 Chelsea A 2–1 Harris 2 42,153
27-Dec-48 Chelsea H 5–2 Harris 2 Barlow Clarke Own goal 43,000
01-Jan-49 Burnley A 1–2 Own goal 31,305
15-Jan-49 Stoke City H 1–0 Froggatt 34,000
22-Jan-49 Charlton Athletic A 1–0 Clarke 61,475
05-Feb-49 Manchester City H 3–1 Harris Clarke 2 34,500
19-Feb-49 Sheffield United A 1–3 Froggatt 46,000
05-Mar-49 Aston Villa H 3–0 Phillips 2 Froggatt 34,000
12-Mar-49 Sunderland A 4–1 Reid 2 Froggatt Phillips 57,229
19-Mar-49 Derby County H 1–0 Phillips 43,000
02-Apr-49 Liverpool H 3–2 Harris Clarke Phillips 34,500
06-Apr-49 Newcastle United A 5–0 Harris 2 Froggatt 3 60,611
09-Apr-49 Blackpool A 0–1 29,000
15-Apr-49 Birmingham City H 3–1 Reid 2 Clarke 38,000
16-Apr-49 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 5–0 Reid 2 Clarke 2 Phillips 44,000
18-Apr-49 Birmingham City A 0–3 30,000
23-Apr-49 Bolton Wanderers A 2–1 Harris Clarke 28,816
30-Apr-49 Huddersfield Town H 2–0 Reid Clarke 36,500
04-May-49 Arsenal A 2–3 Clarke 2 60,000
07-May-49 Manchester United A 2–3 Harris Reid 39,608

League table

FA Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport
08-Jan-49 Stockport County H 7–0 Harris 3 Clarke 2 Phillips 2 33,590
29-Jan-49 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 Harris Phillips 47,188
12-Feb-49 Newport County H 3–2 Phillips 2 Froggatt 48,581
26-Feb-49 Derby County H 2–1 Clarke 2 51,385
26-Mar-49 Leicester City N 1–3 Harris 62,000

Appearances