Pompey's Representatives In The Uefa Cup Final, Uefa Cup Winners' Cup Final and Uefa Super Cup

Background
A while ago I wrote a blog article that looked at people associated with Pompey who had played in, been a part of the match day squad or managed in a European Cup Final or Uefa Champions League Final.

You can see that article here: Pompey European Cup Final and Uefa Champions League Final Representatives

Article might be over-egging it to be frank - it's a set of lists really!

On Twitter Pompey fan @PompeyGoat suggested I look at other European finals and that's what this blog article - or new set of lists - does.

Introduction
There have been people who've been associated with Pompey over the years who have played in many showpiece European finals going back to the early 1960s. There are some famous names and one or two you've probably forgotten about as well! This article looks at the following competitions:

The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Uefa Cup
The Uefa Cup Winners' Cup
The Uefa Super Cup

As you can see from the list most of these 'Pompey people' had their time in the European limelight before they joined the Club, but not all of them.

Some reached finals after moving on: Johnny Gordon, Derek Dougan, Tony Barton, Neil Webb, Yakubu and Amdy Faye all fall in to that category.

Of course there are some slightly more tenuous links too no more so than the inclusion of Mick Mills and Graham Roberts, both former members of Pompey youth set-ups but discarded before they could progress within the Club.

You may also question the inclusion of players who sat on the bench in finals and never played - but they all count in my view, they were part of the matchday squads for the Final. How many people will remember that Michael Owen was part of the matchday squad for the 2011 Uefa Champions League Final? Not many probably, but he was there and I have no doubt he'll never forget it, despite the result and not getting on the pitch to play.

It's also worth reminding ourselves again of the rich history of European football current Pompey player Kanu has had. His name appears here too for Inter Milan as well as Arsenal. That's to add to his two appearances for Ajax in the Uefa Champions League Final in the mid-1990s.

I hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane as much as I enjoyed compiling it. I really must get out more...

More Information On European Finals

The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. See the following link for more information: Inter Cities Fairs Cup

The Uefa Cup is now known as the Uefa Europa League. It is an annual association football cup competition which has been organised by Uefa since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. See the following link for more information: Uefa Cup and Uefa Europa League

The Uefa Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. It was held between 1960 and 1999 when it was abolished. Domestic cup winners now gaining entry into the Uefa Europa League. See the following link for more information: European and Uefa Cup Winners' Cup

The Uefa Super Cup is an annual match-up between the reigning champions of the two cup competitions organised by Uefa: the Uefa Champions League and the Uefa Europa League. It was previously known as the European Super Cup. See the following link for more information: European and Uefa Super Cup

Pompey's Inter Cities Cup Final Representatives

Summary
Three people associated with Pompey have played in an Inter Cities Fairs Cup Final. They are:
Johnny Gordon
Bob McNab
George Graham

Inter Cities Fairs Cup Final Details
In the 1960 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Final former Pompey player Johnny Gordon played in both legs for Birmingham City in their 1-4 aggregate defeat to Barcelona. The first match at St. Andrews ended 0-0 in front of 40,000 fans. The return at The Nou Camp was watched by 70,000. See 1960 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Final

In the 1970 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Final former Pompey player George Graham and former caretaker manager Bob McNab played in both legs for Arsenal in their 4-3 aggregate victory over Anderlecht. Arsenal lost the first leg in Belgium 3-1 and won the second at Highbury 3-0 in front of over 51,000 fans. See 1970 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Final

Pompey's Uefa Cup Final Representatives

Summary
Sixteen people associated with Pompey have played in, been part of the match day squad or managed a team in a Uefa Cup Final. They are:
Derek Dougan
Chris Lawler
Mick Mills
Paul Mariner
John Metgod
Graham Roberts
Micky Hazard
Gary Stevens
Kanu (twice)
Tony Adams
Sander Westerveld
Gregory Vignal
Patrik Berger
Ruadolphe Douala
Yakubu
Amdy Faye

Uefa Cup Final Details
In the 1972 Uefa Cup Final, the first one ever held, former Pompey player Derek Dougan played for Wolverhampton Wanderers in both legs of their 2-3 aggregate defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. The first match at Molyneux ended 1-2 in front of over 38,000 fans. The second at White Hart Lane ended in a 1-1 draw in front of over 54,000 fans. See 1972 Uefa Cup Final

In the 1973 Uefa Cup Final former Pompey player Chris Lawler played for Liverpool in both legs of their 3-2 aggregate victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach. The first match at Anfield ended 3-0 in front of over 41,000 fans. The second in Germany ended in a 0-2 defeat in front of nearly 35,000 fans. See 1973 Uefa Cup Final

In the 1981 Uefa Cup Final former Pompey player Paul Mariner and former Pompey youth team player Mick Mills played for Ipswich Town in both legs of their 5-4 aggregate victory over AZ Alkmaar. Former Pompey coach John Metgod played for the Dutch team in both legs. The first match at Portman Road ended 3-0 in front of over 27,500 fans and Mariner scored. The second in Holland ended in a 2-4 defeat in front of nearly 23,000 fans. See 1981 Uefa Cup Final

In the 1984 Uefa Cup Final former Pompey players Micky Hazard and Gary Stevens played for Tottenham Hotspur in both legs of their penalty shoot-out victory over Anderlect. Former Pompey youth team player Graham Roberts also played for Spurs and scored in the second leg. Both matches ended 1-1. The first, in Brussels, was played in front of 38,000 fans. The second at White Hart Lane was played in front of over 46,000 fans. Both Roberts and Stevens took and scored penalties in the shoot-out. See 1984 Uefa Cup Final

In the 1998 Uefa Cup Final, the first held as a single match rather than over two legs, current Pompey player Kanu was an unused substitute for Inter Milan in their 3-0 victory over Lazio. The match was held in Paris in front of over 44,000 fans. See 1998 Uefa Cup Final

In the 2000 Uefa Cup Final current Pompey player Kanu and former Pompey manager Tony Adams played for Arsenal in their defeat to Galatasaray. Kanu came on as a second half substitute. The match was held in Copenhagen in front of nearly 39,000 fans and ended 0-0. The Turkish team won the match on a penalty shoot-out 4-1. See 2000 Uefa Cup Final

In the 2001 Uefa Cup Final former Pompey players Sander Westerveld and Patrik Berger played for Liverpool in their 5-4 victory over Alaves. Berger came on as a second-half substitute. Former Pompey player gregory vignall was an unused substitute. The match was held in Dortmund in front of over 48,000 fans. See 2001 Uefa Cup Final

In the 2005 Uefa Cup Final former Pompey loanee player Roudolphe Douala came on as a substitute for Sporting Lisbon in their 1-3 defeat to CSKA Moscow. The match was held in Lisbon in front of over 47,000 fans. See 2005 Uefa Cup Final

In the 2006 Uefa Cup Final former Pompey player Yakubu came on as a second-half substitute for Middlesbrough in their 0-4 defeat to Sevilla. The match was held in Eindhoven in front of over 33,000 fans. See 2006 Uefa Cup Final

Pompey's European Cup Winners Cup Final Representatives

Summary
Fifteen people associated with Pompey have played in, been part of the matchday squad or managed in an European Cup Winners Cup Final. They are:
Chris Lawler
Ian St. John
Joe Jordan
Graham Paddon
Graham Rix
John Metgod
Lee Sharpe
Neil Webb
Tony Adams (twice)
Paul Merson (twice)
George Graham
David Hillier
Andy Myers
Lauren
Leonardo Biagini

European and Uefa Cup Winners Cup Final Details

In the 1966 European Cup Winners Cup Final former Pompey player Chris Lawler and former Pompey manager Ian St John played for Liverpool in their 1-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund at Hampden Park, Glasgow in front of 41,000 fans. See 1966 European Cup Winners Cup Final

In the 1973 European Cup Winners Cup Final former Pompey coach Joe Jordan played for Leeds United in their 0-1 defeat to AC Milan in Greece in front of 45,000 fans. See 1973 European Cup Winners Cup Final

In the 1976 European Cup Winners Cup Final former Pompey coach Graham Paddon played for West Ham United in their 2-4 defeat to Anderlecht in Brussels in front of over 51,000 fans. See 1976 European Cup Winners Cup Final

In the 1980 European Cup Winners Cup Final former Pompey manager Graham Rix played for Arsenal in their defeat on penalties to Valencia in Brussels in front of over 44,000 fans. The game ended 0-0. Rix missed the first Arsenal penalty in the shoot-out. See 1980 European Cup Winners Cup Final

In the 1983 European Cup Winners Cup Final former Pompey coach John Metgod played for Real Madrid in their 1-2 defeat to Aberdeen in Gothenburg in front of over 17,000 fans. See 1983 European Cup Winners Cup Final

In the 1991 European Cup Winners Cup Final former Pompey loanee player Lee Sharpe played for Manchester United in their 2-1 victory over Barcelona in Rotterdam in front of over 43,000 fans. Former Pompey player Neil Webb was an unused substitute. See 1991 European Cup Winners Cup Final

In the 1994 European Cup Winners Cup Final former Pompey player Paul Merson and former Pompey coach Tony Adams played for Arsenal in their 1-0 victory over Parma in Copenhagen in front of nearly 34,000 fans. The Arsenal team was managed by former Pompey player George Graham. See 1994 European Cup Winners Cup Final

In the 1995 Uefa Cup Winners Cup Final former Pompey player Paul Merson and former Pompey coach Tony Adams played for Arsenal in their 1-2 defeat to Real Zaragoza in Paris in front of 43,000 fans. Former Pompey player David Hillier came on as a second half substitute. See 1995 Uefa Cup Winners Cup Final

In the 1998 Uefa Cup Winners Cup Final former Pompey loanee player Andy Myers was an unused substitute for Chelsea in their 1-0 victory over Stuttgart in Stockholm in front of over 30,000 fans. See 1998 Uefa Cup Winners Cup Final

In the 1999 Uefa Cup Winners Cup Final former Pompey player Lauren and former Pompey loanee Leonardo Biagini played for Mallorca in their 1-2 defeat to Lazio at Villa Park in front of over 31,000 fans. This final was the 39th and last UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final ever as UEFA decided to merge the competition into the UEFA Cup. See 1999 Uefa Cup Winners Cup Final

Pompey's European Super Cup Representatives

Summary
Fourteen people associated with Pompey have played in, been part of the matchday squad or managed in an European Super Cup Final. They are:
Tony Barton
Paul Walsh
Neil Webb
Tony Adams
Paul Merson
George Graham
Kanu
Bernard Lambourde
Andrew Cole
Teddy Sherringham
Sander Westerveld
Gregory Vignall
Pedro Mendes
Steve Finnan

In the 1982 European Super Cup former Pompey player and manager Tony Barton managed Aston Villa in their 3-1 aggregate victory over two legs against Barcelona. The Catalans won the first leg in the Nou Camp 1-0 in front of 40,000 fans. Villa won the second leg at Villa Park 3-0 in front of just over 31,500 fans. See 1982 European Super Cup

In the 1984 Uefa Super Cup former Pompey player Paul Walsh played for Liverpool in their 2-0 defeat to Juventus in Turn in front of over 55,000 fans. See 1984 Uefa Super Cup

In the 1991 Uefa Super Cup former Pompey player Neil Webb played for Manchester United in their 1-0 victory over Red Star Belgrade at Old Trafford in front of over 22,000 fans. See 1991 Uefa Super Cup

In the 1994 Uefa Super Cup former Pompey manager Tony Adams played for Arsenal in both legs of their 0-2 aggregate defeat to AC Milan. Former Pompey player Paul Merson came on as a second half substitute in the first leg and played in the second leg. The first leg at Highbury ended 0-0 in front of just over 38,000 fans. The second leg at The San Siro was won by AC Milan 2-0 in front of just under 24,000 fans. Former Pompey player George Graham was Arsenal's manager. See 1994 Uefa Super Cup

In the 1995 Uefa Super Cup current Pompey player Kanu was an unused substitute for Ajax in the first leg of their 5-1 aggregate victory over Real Zaragoza. The first leg in Spain ended 1-1 in front of 17,500 fans. See 1995 Uefa Super Cup

In the 1998 Uefa Super Cup former Pompey loanee Bernard Lambourde was an unused substitute for Chelsea in their 1-0 victory over Real Madrid. The match was played in Monaco in front of just over 11,500 fans. See 1998 Uefa Super Cup

In the 1999 Uefa Super Cup former Pompey players Andrew Cole and Teddy Sherringham played for Manchester United in their 0-1 defeat to Lazio. The match was played in Monaco in front of just under 14,500 fans. See 1999 Uefa Super Cup

In the 2001 Uefa Super Cup former Pompey player Sander Westerveld played for Liverpool in their 3-2 victory over Bayern Munich. The match was played in Monaco in front of just under 14,000 fans. Former Pompey player Gregory Vignall was an unused substitute for Liverpool. See 2001 Uefa Super Cup

In the 2003 Uefa Super Cup former Pompey player Pedro Mendes was an unused substitute for Porto in their 0-1 defeat to AC Milan. The match was played in Monaco in front of just under 17,000 fans. See 2003 Uefa Super Cup

In the 2005 Uefa Super Cup former Pompey player Steve Finnan played for Liverpool in their 3-1 victory over CSKA Moscow after extra time. The match was played in Monaco in front of just over 17,000 fans. See 2005 Uefa Super Cup

If I've made any errors or missed anyone out please let me know through @PompeyChicken at Twitter.com

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07/05/2011 Scunthorpe United 1-1 Portsmouth: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

The Pompey players have one final huddle.

There was a real end-of-chapter as well as end-of-season feel about this Championship encounter at Glanford Park as Scunthorpe and Pompey shared the spoils.

For the home team it was their last game in the Championship - their relegation to League One already confirmed.

For the Pompey team this will be the last time many of the players represent the Club.

Immediately after the game and in the days following, the departures of Daryll Flahaven and Danny Webber were both confirmed alongside a few other 'junior' professionals (Pack, Kilbey, Ciftci, Gregory, Ryan, Martin, Goddard).

Flahaven has occupied the substitutes' bench throughout his stay, not once dislodging the reliable and injury-free Jamie Ashdown from the starting line-up.

Webber's return from injury has come just-in-time for him to secure himself a new contract but it'll be with another club; he has been deemed surplus to requirements and a new Pompey contract was not put on the table.

Doubts remain over Hermann Hreidarsson and David Nugent whose current contracts expire next month. Wage demands and Pompey's inability to meet them would seem to be stumbling blocks. Although in the case of Hreidarsson there must also be some doubt about offering a contract to someone in their mid-late thirties, however ageist that sounds and irrespective of the pride and passion he has demonstrated to the Pompey Faithful. Even Ryan Giggs will have to retire one day!

Personally, I'd like to see Hermann come back for another season but I don't think Nugent will be staying and an offer from one of the many Clubs in the North-West seems the most likely outcome and his ultimate destination.

Of course Michael Brown and Richard Hughes will also be leaving, although they haven't played for quite some time.

Tal Ben Haim's situation continues to be shrouded in mystery but it would be a surprise if he pulled on a Pompey shirt again, surely something will have to give there? But we shall see, it's a funny old game.

With the loan spells of David Cotterill (Swansea City), Jonathan Hogg (Aston Villa), Greg Halford (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ritchie De Laet (Manchester United), Carl Dickinson and Ibrahimo Sonko (both Stoke City, the latter hardly used in recent times) all coming to an end, the Pompey squad really has been depleted.

The actions of the players after the game reflected all of this - kit was thrown in to the Pompey fans at the end of the game (not all of it falling in to safe hands!) and Carl Dickinson bashfully waved 'goodbye', having spent some time before the game and during half-time blasting shots in amongst the fans.

Hermann's discarded top, thrown with a bit too much gusto, ended up dangling off a Pukka Pie sign above the Pompey fans at the end of the game!

The football all seems secondary to this long list of departures and the break-up of a Pompey squad we were constantly being reminded by Steve Cotterill were 'a great bunch of lads' with a 'great spirit' amongst them. All good things come to an end I guess.

If truth be told Pompey were dreadful in the first half and as @DaveSargent rightly said at half-time on Twitter there hadn't been a worse half of football by Pompey since their opening day defeat against Coventry City at The Ricoh Arena - and that was really bad!

The travelling fans, all 1,500 of them, certainly let the players know how they felt when a Liam Lawrence effort late-on in the first half received a huge, ironic cheer.

At that point Pompey were 1-0 down to a well taken goal by Ramon Nunez, on-loan at Glanford Park from Leeds United.

A Jamie Ashdown error led to the goal and Nunez picked the ball up to the left of the penalthy area before cutting inside, tip-toeing along the 18 yard box before htting a beautiful shot past the Pompey keeper into the top right hand corner of the goal.

It was the one moment of class to light-up an otherwise dull first period of play. Scunthorpe were the better team on display.

HT: Scunthorpe United 1-0 Portsmouth

The Pompey players didn't have much of a half-time break, Steve Cotterill had obviously shared a few choice words and sent the players back out early.

Whatever was said it did the trick and Pompey were much livelier in the second period. Nugent had a powerful shot come back off the left upright and another shot later on troubled the keeper, Lawrence had a 'goal' disallowed and Kanu just failed to get on the end of a cross from the right hand side when a simple touch would have deflected the ball in to the net.

However, it wasn't until the 81st minute that Pompey finally managed to equalise.

The fans had been calling for Danny Webber ('We want Webber! We want Webber!') to come on as substitute and Cotterill duely obliged.

It was his persistence at the dead ball line to keep the ball in play that eventually led to David Nugent scoring. Webber flicked the ball in to the six yard box and the home team, including their substituite goalkeeper, failed to clear it. In the melee that followed Nugent scuffed in his 14th goal of the season, it looked like his shot took a deflection.

There was little celebration amongst the players, but the fans were pleased.

Pompey deserved the goal for the second half display but it was tough luck on the home team who had played well. Nunez in particular had looked lively throughout and only a fine save from Ashdown denied him a second spectacular goal following a dipping, swerving shot with pace, the ball tipped over for a corner.

The referee Mr Atkinson, whose previous match was a UEFA Europa Cup Semi-Final in Portugal, finally called the proceedings to a halt and Pompey's rollercoaster season had come to an end.

FT: Scunthorpe United 1-1 Portsmouth

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Portsmouth versus Scunthorpe United: Jamie Ashdown, Ritchie De Laet, Aaron Mokoena, Greg Halford, Hermann Hreidarsson, Joel Ward, Hayden Mullins, Jonathan Hogg, Liam Lawrence, David Nugent, Kanu. Substitutes: Daryll Flahavan, Carl Dickinson, Danny Webber, David Cotterill

Attendance: 5,142 - I'm struggling to think of a lower crowd I've watched Pompey play a competitive game in, I'll need to check. The Anglo-Italian Cup springs to mind. But certainly in terms of the Football League this was the lowest ever.

Pompey MOTM: Jamie Ashdown made a number of good saves and despite his error that led to the Scunthorpe goal he just about clinched MOTM for me.

Next up for Pompey: look out for the new fixture list to be published later this Summer! With Southampton and Brighton promoted from League One next season already has six South Coast derbies on offer, if Bournemouth get promoted too in the play-offs and if Reading fail to get promoted to The Premier League then The Championship will have a real 'southern' feel to it. All BIG ifs of course! Roll on 2011-12!

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07/05/2011 Scunthorpe United 1-1 Portsmouth: Glanford Park Pictures

Here are some pictures from my trip to Glanford Park to watch Scunthorpe United play Pompey.

The stadium is easy to get to and although it was a long trip around 1,500 Pompey fans made the 250 mile journey.

Glanford Park is a modern, functional, no-thrills ground as you can see from the pictures. But it is perfectly adequate.

It is ideally located just off the M18 motorway on the edge of town and in the middle of a typical, modern retail park. Parking at the ground is cheap and plentiful. The ground holds around 10,000 fans (at a guess).

The stewards I encountered were all very friendly and helpful.

Although the pictures here were taken from outside of the ground inside it was interesting to observe an area of terracing behind one of the goals for the home fans to stand on.

All fans are close to the action.

07/05/2011 Scunthorpe United 1-1 Portsmouth: Fans In Fancy Dress

02/05/2011 Portsmouth 0-1 Norwich City: A Day For The Fans

The last home game of the 2010-11 season for Pompey ended in a 0-1 defeat to Norwich City who secured the second automatic promotion place with their victory.

Monday 2nd May had been earmarked as a Fans' Day at Fratton Park with events starting in the afternoon and carrying on until early evening. All reports afterwards would suggest it was a big success. Another step on the road towards the fans and their Club coming closer together rebuilding the fan:Club relationship rifts that had appeared during the last few years.

With the Sky TV cameras at Fratton Park to broadcast the match - including a temporary studio in the corner between The Milton End and The North Terrace - the tone of the evening's entertainment was set by the loud and persistent drum group Batala and a fans' display of '1898' on the Fratton End.

Throw in to the mix a large following of away fans from East Anglia an unexpected 0-3 home defeat for their rivals Cardiff City earlier in the day and everything was set for a perfect evening of football.

The atmosphere at times was one of the best I've heard for some time with both sets of fans playing a part.

The football wasn't the greatest, a very stiff easterly wind blowing across the ground didn't help matters and Pompey struggled to get a decent shape and pattern to their game. They did improve in the second half but lacked the quality to cause their vistors any real problems on the night.

There were however a few 'highlights' in the first half worth mentioning.

Both Hermann Hreidarsson and Aaron Mokoena were struggling against a Norwich team with enough pace to cause them problems. Mokoena was booked for one particularly nasty looking hack whilst Hreidarsson got frustrated as he tried to contain his opposite number and was booked for a shirt pull, not his first offence of the evening.

Simeon Jackson, who scored a hat-trick in the vistors' previous game at Carrow Road was looking particularly lively and likely to cause Pompey problems.

The vistors should have scored in the opening minutes an unmarked Norwich player - Zak Whitbread - had a free header in the six yard box but when it looked easier to score he put his header, from a free-kick, wide of the goal. It was hands-on-head in disbelief time all round.

Leading Norwich striker Grant Holt also had an opportunity, doing well to work some space in the penalty box but his goalward bound effort lacked any pace at all and Mokoena was able to clear it off the line to safety.

For Pompey, David Nugent looked off colour - he's worked hard all seasonand it showed - and overall the team were unable to get the ball in to the feet of Kanu as often as they would like for him to weave any magic. As is often the case these days, Kanu was the one player in the Pompey team who looked the likeliest to create an opening but it just wasn't his night.

Ritchie De Laet produced one or two of his pacy, 'run at em' moments down the right hand flank, sometimes drifting infield, which sadly came to nothing. I'm not sure he did himself justice on the night in front of the TV cameras and any Manchester United fans who may have been watching.

On the overall balance of play, the vistors looked the better team and Pompey did well to go in on level terms at half-time.

At half-time news came through that TV replays had apparently picked-up a Norwich handball by Tierney which was missed by everyone in the ground.

HT: Portsmouth 0-0 Norwich City

The goal which settled the match came five minutes in to the second half.

The ball was crossed from the midfield, into the wind and towards the far post on the left. The wind held it up enough to put Ashdown in to two minds about whether to come and collect or not, De Laet was found wanting and Jackson nipped in behind him to send a diving harder past the Pompey goalkeeper and in to the net. The away fans went mad.

Despite the Fratton Faithful doing their best to lift their team Pompey didn't have too many clearcut chances in the second half of note.

Steve Cotterill tried to shake things up a bit by bringing on more attacking firepower in Liam Lawrence, David Cotterill and Danny Webber at various points in the second half, but to no avail.

Norwich were able to hold out and the Premier League prize was theirs. The final whistle from referee Mr D'Urso was the signal for a huge celebration, including a pitch invasion for which their may yet be repurcussions for Pompey.

FT: Portsmouth 0-1 Norwich City

Here are some pictures from the evening.

There were a number of Player of the Season Awards given out on the night. Jamie Ashdown, Joel Ward, Ricrdo Rocha and Hayden Mullins all receiving fans' recognition. It was Mullins who received the official Player of The Season Award which was well deserved. As he said afterwards it was one for the unsung heroes.

The drum band Batala! provided a great atmosphere pre-match.

Portsmouth versus Norwich City: Jamie Ashdown, Ritchie De Laet, Aaron Mokoena, Greg Halford, Hermann Hreidarsson, Jonathan Hogg, Hayden Mullins, Carl Dickinson, Joel Ward, David Nugent, Kanu. Substitutes: Daryll Flahavan, Nadir Ciftci, Liam Lawrence, Danny Webber

Attendance: 17,113 a good crowd for a Bank Holiday Monday helped by a large away following that filled out the whole of The Milton End in anticipation of a promotion party, which was duely delivered.

MOTM: the official Pompey award went to Joel Ward but I thought it should have gone to Hayden Mullins who worked tirelessly in the midfield and had a good game.

Next up: Scunthorpe United (a) on Saturday 7th May at 12:45PM

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02/05/2011 Portsmouth 0-1 Norwich City: Pompey Players and Staff Lap Of Appreciation For The Pompey Fans

After the game against Norwich City, and once the Fratton Park pitch had been safely cleared of celebrating away supporters, the Pompey players and staff did a 'lap of appreciation' for those Pompey fans who'd remained behind. This was the last home game of the 2010-11 season. Here are a few pictures:

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02/05/2011 Portsmouth 0-1 Norwich City: Fratton End 1898

The Pompey fans in The Fratton End displayed '1898' before the game against Norwich City, the last home game of the 2010-11 season - 'fans' day' at Fratton Park.

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02/05/2011 Portsmouth 0-1 Norwich City: On The Pitch City

Following Cardiff City's surprise 3-0 home defeat to Middlesbrough earlier in the day, Norwich City arrived at Fratton Park knowing that victory would see them secure the second automatic promotion slot, behind QPR, to The Premier League.

A second half headed goal from in-form Simeon Jackson, at The Milton End of Fratton Park, was enough to see The Canaries home and at the final whistle the travelling fans celebrated as the pictures below show.

View of the away fans in The Milton End

Stewards and Police spring in to action as the fans 'give it away' with some heavy hints in their chants that they might be celebrating 'on the pitch'...

...which they did.

Were they urging Delia out of the Directors' Box? She went down on to the pitch later.

The stewards did a good job to bring about some order...

...step...

...by step.

A few Norwich fans try and 'do a Scotland' with The Milton End goal.

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