31 / Sat Mar 12, 1949 / League / Football League Division One (D1) / Sunderland 1-4 Portsmouth
Pompey take Roker Park by storm
Entity details
| Era | 1946-1973 |
|---|---|
| Season | 1948-49 |
| Date | Sat Mar 12, 1949 |
| Match Type | First Team |
| Competition Sponsor | |
| Competition | Football League Division One (D1) |
| Match No | 31 |
| Stage | League |
| Kick Off | 3.00pm |
| Venue | Roker Park |
| Weather | |
| Home Team | Sunderland |
| Away Team | Portsmouth |
| Attendance | 57229 |
| Receipts | |
| Referee | H Pearce (Luton) |
| Status | Completed after 90 minutes |
| Final Score | Sunderland 1-4 Portsmouth |
| Home Scorers | Broadis 10 |
| Away Scorers | Froggatt 25, Reid 31, 51, Phillips 35 |
| Home Line Up | Mapson Stelling Hudgell Watson Oliver Wright A Wright T Broadis Shackleton Reynolds Turnbull |
| Away Line Up | Butler Yeuell Ferrier Scoular Flewin Dickinson Harris Reid Froggatt Phillips Parker |
| Match Summary | A coachload from Rosyth dockyard see their team go five points clear at the top. Broadis fired home, but Froggatt’s header and the returning Reid’s left footer turned the game. Mapson’s flap at Harris’ cross left Phillips with an easy job, before Reid fired home through a crowded box. |
| Source | Portsmouth Champions of England, Farmery C, Desert Island Books (2000) |
| Pompeyrama | Sunderland 1-4 Portsmouth |
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