#Pompey concede at Oxford in slow-motion in Sep-82. Knight, Sullivan and Rafferty are helpless. A decent 1-1 draw though towards promotion. Att. 9,918

2-goal Nicky Morgan with Norwich's Mark Barham in #Pompey's 2-0 win in Aug-85. This put #Pompey on 13 pts after 5 games and appearing unstoppable (!?). Norwich only had 4 pts yet they would win Div 2 - #Pompey came 4th in the last season of top-3 up. Att. 15,504 @canaries.co.uk

No. 1 in a series of ex-#Pompey players in a kit they never wore competitively. Mick Tait in pre-season 1987 in the new #Admiral shirt - Mick would move to Reading before the start of 87/88.

An Easter weekend #Pompey goal from 1983. Kevin Dillon scoring his first penalty for the club past the mis-judging Alan Judge for Reading. A few weeks later #Pompey went up to D2 and Reading down to D4. FT 2-2 / Att. 15,327

Sep-77 - #Pompey's Leigh Barnard on his #Pompey debut, challenging in the 1-0 win at Exeter. A much needed #Pompey away win in a disastrous season, finishing 24th. Att. 5,875 [ pic c/o @FortheR93378109 on X ]

Oct-88 - #Pompey's Lee Sandford & Alan Knight thwart Scarborough's Steve Morris in the disastrous 3-1 Littlewoods Cup 2nd Leg defeat at the McCain Stadium. Paul Hardyman has his hand up for something. Scarborough went through 5-3 on agg. Att. 3,802

#Pompey's Ian Baird with QPR's Paul Parker in the 2-1 away defeat in Oct-87. QPR were 2nd after this win, from 12 games in Div One. Future #Pompey boss Terry Fenwick scored the winner. Baird got his only goal for us that day. Att. 13,582 @qpr.co.uk

Article in The Game (The Times) yesterday on top-flight youngest scorers (from Max Dowman's goal). #Pompey had a representative, Jimmy White, surprisingly achieved in 58/59 when the rest of the team couldn't hit a cow's ***e. @thetimes.com

Alan Biley heads home #Pompey's first goal in the 3-0 win v Derby at Fratton in Dec-83. The ageing Archie Gemmill is helpless to the right of the pic, during a disastrous season for Derby when they were relegated from Div 2. Att. 11,834 @dcfc.co.uk

Ron Newman scoring for #Pompey v Swansea (Town then) in Jan-59 in the FA Cup. In a cataclysmic season for #Pompey this was a welcome 3-1 win. Att. 23,107

Mick Quinn (#9) equalises for #Pompey at Ewood Park (FAC 3rd Rd 87/88). #Pompey won 2-1 with a 2nd-half corker from Kevin Dillon. Was the first season since 51/52 that #Pompey reached the FA Cup 6th Rd. Att. 10,352

#Pompey's Kevin Ball (I think) beaten in the air by Sheff Wed's David Hirst in #Pompey's 1-0 Full Members Cup win at Hillsborough in Nov-86. Mick Kennedy looks on. Vince Hilaire scored for #Pompey's sole away win in the 7 years of the competition. Att. 7,846 @swfc.co.uk

Mick Quinn wheels away after scoring the winner for #Pompey v Hull City at Fratton Park in Feb-87. This 1-0 win was #Pompey's 13th consecutive home Div 2 win, and 17th home win in all comps. Att. 11,098

Hull 'keeper Tony Norman can't stop Terry Connor's effort crossing the line at Fratton Park in Sep-88. However #Pompey were already 3-0 down in what ended as a shock 3-1 defeat in Div 2. Att. 11,599

24-Sep 86: #Wrexham 1 #Pompey 2 - Littlewoods Cup Rd 2, 1st Leg #Pompey's Alan Knight dealing with a Wrexham corner. Went by minibus, got home around 4.30am then up for work. 2nd Leg ended 2-0 = 4-1 aggregate. Att. 4,110 @wrexhamafc.co.uk

#Millwall's keeper Peter Gleasure looks crestfallen as Jeff Hemmerman has headed #Pompey ahead in the 1981/82 FA Cup 1st Rd tie. However #Millwall forced a 1-1 draw and won the replay 3-2. Att. 10,113 @millwallfc.bsky.social

Charlton away action from Boxing Day 1987 - #Pompey's Vince Hilaire shields the ball from Colin Walsh as Paul Hardyman looks on. #Pompey lost 2-1, and got relegated that season. Att. 6,686 @charltonathletic.bsky.social

Alan Biley scores his first #Pompey goal, on the 82/83 opening day v Sheffield Utd. #Pompey won 4-1 to kick-start their 3rd Division Championship winning season. Att. 13,361 @sheffieldunitedfc.bsky.social

'I've scored!!!...' Kenny Todd (left) after equalising for #Pompey at a swampy Fratton Park v Tranmere in the 79/80 promotion season. I'm convinced #Pompey lent Tranmere their red Admiral away shirts that day. (Result 1-1 - Att. 12,821)

#Pompey action v Preston. Billy Rafferty and Trevor Senior in an aerial attack in the 1-1 Div 3 midweek draw on 6-Apr 82. The first home game after Frank Burrows was sacked. Just 6,712 turned up in the rain, as #Pompey's season fizzled out to a 13th place finish.

Bobby Kellard lets fly in the 1st half of #Pompey v Preston in 73/74 (Div 2). Ron Davies (#9) looks on. #Pompey won 3-0, with a decent crowd of 13,957 on 'Black Saturday' (notorious then for low crowds) 22-Dec.

#Pompey's Noel Blake challenges Ipswich's South African (rare in 80s UK soccer) Mich d'Avray, in the 1-1 Div 2 draw at Fratton Park. A lone ball-boy there in case the ball got booted into the Milton End central 'no-man's land'. 30-Aug 86: Att. 11,849 @ipswichtown.bsky.social

Maybe footballers nowadays are just bigger and taller than in the 80s. But these #Pompey mascots sure look over-sized to me. Are you both out there? Billy Waterman v Bristol C (Sep-81) Simon Holland v Ipswich (Aug-86)

Paul Wood acrobatically shooting for #Pompey in the '86 pre-season friendly v Watford at Fratton Park. #Pompey won 3-0. Looking forward to hearing Paul's story when he does a @pompeyhistory.bsky.social evening later this month.

WBA's keeper, John Osborne, on the deck at a rammed Fratton Park in the FAC R5 tie in 67/68. #Pompey's Nicky Jennings nearby. WBA went on to lift the FA Cup that season. 9-Mar 68 : Att. 42,642

Vince Hilaire dives in to level for #Pompey v WBA at Fratton Park early in the 2nd-half, in the 86/87 season. Vince later scored the winner for a 2-1 Div 2 win, on the way to promotion that season. 25-Oct 86 : Att. 11,698

A very 80's #Pompey pic of goalie Peter Mellor - Gola kit, the 80s badge (still my fave), proper goal stanchion in the background, and Fratton End upper tier still there ❤️

A pair of ticket stubs from the 83/84 #Pompey v Soton FAC 4th Rd match. #Pompey were so tight they saved on printing the match details on the tickets! Also turnstiles spelt incorrectly.

22-Aug 87: Soton h) 2-2 (Div 1) #Pompey's Clive Whitehead up against Andy Townsend in the entertaining early-season draw at Fratton. I actually like listening to AT's football views on @talksport.com Att. 20,161 @saintsstatto.bsky.social

28-Jan 84: Soton h) 0-1 (FAC4) The ball has whizzed past as #Pompey's Alan Biley and Soton's Nick Holmes go on the deck. Knight, Tait, Doyle & Aizlewood L-R for #Pompey, with Wright, Armstrong & Worthington for Soton. Att. 36,000 @saintsstatto.bsky.social

Terry 'far-post' Brisley on near-post duty in #Pompey's 4-0 Div 4 win v Lincoln City during the 79/80 promotion season. Alan Knight there on his competitive Fratton Park debut. 17-Nov 79 - Att. 14,620

28-Dec 87: Watford h) 1-1 (Div 1) #Pompey's Terry Connor up against Wilf Rostron in one of the 87/88 Div 1 'Relegation Derbies'. Watford were bottom at start of play; iirc they outplayed #Pompey forcing about 15 corners. Att. 15,003 @watfordfc.bsky.social

#Pompey A blast from the past - Alan Biley. Read a, hopefully interesting, blog here on Alan's eventful career including his time at Pompey. t.co/SZPutpQf3L

31-Oct 87: Sheff W h) 1-2 (Div 1) #Pompey's Kenny Swain between Wednesday's David Hirst and Mark Proctor. This was the first of a run of 8 home Div 1 matches without a win for #Pompey. Att. 13,582 @swfc.co.uk @swfccp.co.uk

4-Nov 87: Tottenham H h) 0-0 (Div 1) #Pompey's Ian Baird gets an elbow to the back of the head from Spurs' Neil Ruddock with Chris Hughton (#3) close by. Terry Connor running in with Ossie Ardiles out of the rough stuff. Kevin Dillon missed a late pen. Att. 15,302 @tottenhamhotspur.com

1-Feb 71: Arsenal a) 2-3 (FAC4 R) Peter Storey sends John Milkins the wrong way with a penalty to put Arsenal 3-2 up. #Pompey went out 3-2 after a 1-1 draw. The replay was on a Monday, having firstly been postponed 🌧️ Arsenal went on to win The Double. Att. 47,865 @arsenalfc.bsky.social

4-Jan 86: Aston Villa h) 2-2 (FAC3) 40 years ago, #Pompey's Billy Gilbert hearing some punditry from Villa's Andy Gray after being sent off in the FA Cup 3rd Rd tie (YouTube has an hour of highlights). #Pompey lost the replay 3-2 after extra-time. Att. 17,732 @avfcstatto.bsky.social

20-Aug 83: Arsenal h) 2-1 (Friendly) #Pompey's Mark Hateley shoots past Arsenal's Chris Whyte & Pat Jennings to give #Pompey a 2-1 win in the final pre-season 83/84 friendly. Hateley had put #Pompey 1-0 up in the 1st half, with Charlie Nicholas equalising for Arsenal. @arsenalfc.bsky.social

01-Jan 88: Arsenal h) 1-1 (Div 1) Vince Hilaire in-between Arsenal's Michael Thomas & Gus Caesar in the NYD game. Terry Connor put #Pompey 1-0 up, but a late equaliser from Alan Smith cost us a win. Too many home draws cost #Pompey that season IMO. Att. 17,366 @arsenalfc.bsky.social

22-Aug 81: Arsenal h) 0-1 (Friendly) #Pompey's Chris Kamara, fresh from re-signing for #Pompey, ahead of Arsenal's Paul Davis in the pre-season game at Fratton. Peter Nicholas scored the only goal in the 1st half. @arsenalfc.bsky.social

18-Aug 79: Hartlepool U a) 3-0 (Div 4) On opening day #Pompey's Archie Styles (#3) on his league debut challenges Pool's Keith Houchen (later of FAC Final fame) with Steve Davey (#6). The obscured #Pompey player on one leg may be Steve Aizlewood. Att. 3,110 @hufc.bsky.social

09-Jan 82: Preston h) P-P (Div 3) A #Pompey home postponement when the away team did not complain 🌨️🌨️ Programmes were printed, and were sold in the Programme Shop the next home game, some mugs (ie me) bought one. Fresh progs were printed for the re-arranged match in Apr-82.

30-Aug 86: Ipswich T h) 1-1 (D2) Mick Tait and Paul Mariner in the air. #Pompey's equaliser was curious. For a free-kick 20 yards out the ref blew for us to take, then blew again for encroachment. However Kevin O'C had shot in the net, and the goal given. Att. 11,849 @ipswichtown.bsky.social

26-Sep 81: Bristol C h) 2-0 (Div 3) #Pompey's Steve Berry risks his life tussling with City's Mick Harford. Then Steve and Jeff Hemmerman celebrate Steve's (fluke?) goal, with City defenders accepting another defeat on their tumble from D1 to D4. Att. 10,203 @bristolcitypast.bsky.social

12-Sep 87: Charlton Ath. h) 1-1 (Div 1) Mick Quinn wheels away having equalised for 10-man #Pompey at a wet Fratton Park. Ian Baird had been sent off in the 1st half. Also Clive Whitehead in the air, with Barry Horne (#7) lurking Att. 13,136 @charltonathletic.bsky.social

26-Dec 86 - 80s goal stanchion on show, as #Pompey's Alan Knight claims the ball in the 3-2 Boxing Day win at Plymouth. Afterwards Argyle's boss (Dave Smith) complained about a Paul Hardyman tackle, and that 'we have photographic evidence'. Att. 21,249 @pafc.co.uk @officialpompey.bsky.social

6-Sep 75 - The Fratton End (with 70s flares) is the backdrop to this pic of Luton keeper Keith Barber claiming the ball in #Pompey's 0-2 Div 2 defeat. Eoin Hand (#6) on halfway, otherwise no-one attacking in the box for #Pompey. Pic via the Hatters Heritage website Att. 9,835

26-Dec 86 - Boxing Day action 🎁 as #Pompey skipper Kenny Swain holds off Plymouth's John Uzzell in the thrilling 3-2 away win at Home Park (Quinn, Dillon, Hilaire). Curiously the Police 👮 escorted us down the side of the pitch afterwards to the coach park. Att. 21,249

28-Aug 76 - Clive Green in action in #Pompey's 0-1 home defeat v Chesterfield early season, following relegation to D3. My first #Pompey game attended. The experienced Rodney Fern got the goal; I recall he rounded Graeme Lloyd and slid the ball home. Attended. 8,700

#Pompey A blast from the past - Alan Biley. Read a, hopefully interesting, blog here on Alan's eventful career including his time at Pompey. t.co/SZPutpQf3L