15 / Sat Nov 5, 1949 / League / Football League Division One (D1) / Chelsea 1-4 Portsmouth
Entity details
| Era | 1946-1973 |
|---|---|
| Season | 1949-50 |
| Date | Sat Nov 5, 1949 |
| Match Type | First Team |
| Competition Sponsor | |
| Competition | Football League Division One (D1) |
| Match No | 15 |
| Stage | League |
| Kick Off | 2.45pm |
| Venue | Stamford Bridge |
| Weather | |
| Home Team | Chelsea |
| Away Team | Portsmouth |
| Attendance | 31650 |
| Receipts | |
| Referee | E Baker (Epsom) |
| Status | Completed after 90 minutes |
| Final Score | Chelsea 1-4 Portsmouth |
| Home Scorers | Billington 14 |
| Away Scorers | Froggatt 7, 80, Clarke 32, 68 |
| Home Line Up | Medhurst Bathgate Hughes Armstrong Harris Macauley Gray Billington Bentley Goulden Williams |
| Away Line Up | Butler Hindmarsh Ferrier Scoular Spence Dickinson Harris Reid Clarke Phillips Froggatt |
| Match Summary |
Thousands of Pompey fans brave the wet, then celebrate by letting off fireworks. Froggatt’s deflection opens, only for Billington to burst through. Clarke nets after Froggatt and Phillips see shots blocked. Froggatt wows the England selectors, setting up Clarke, then wrapping it up. |
| Source | Portsmouth The Modern Era, Farmery C, Desert Island Books (2005) |
| Pompeyrama | Chelsea 1-4 Portsmouth |
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