Portsmouth's two English league champion titles were also the first to be consecutively won after World War II. Even sweeter than the strike was Leicester being able to celebrate in front of its own fans as Wembley Stadium hosted England's biggest crowd more than 20,000 who tested negative for the . "So he played in the summer of 1977, had seven months at Portsmouth in the 1977-78 season and then came back to the UK in 1980." During his time in the USA, Stokes scored the winning goal in New. 6. Portsmouth just kept going: from eighth in the Premier League and FA Cup winners in 2007-08, all the way down to 16th in League Two - the confusingly-named fourth tier of English football . The first edition was played in the 1871-1872 season and the FA Cup has been held once a year since then (with exception for interruptions during the first and the second World War). Portsmouth trailed 1-0 away at Coventry in a third-round replay, before a late own goal forced extra-time and South African Aaron Mokoena won it . Portsmouth won at Old Trafford for the first time in 50 years to progress into the semi-finals of the FA Cup. The Ivorian's 30-yard free-kick took Portsmouth by surprise but James - the oldest goalkeeper to play in an FA Cup final at 39 years and 287 days - reacted to turn it on to the bar and down on to the goalline. Season 1971/1972. Club: Manchester United. The Club's second FA Cup Semi-Final was also against Portsmouth, 15 years later. The story behind Southampton's FA Cup final match-winner Bobby Stokes, 40 years on from his moment of Wembley magic. Portsmouth Football Club, winners of the FA Cup just five years ago, have been plagued by financial issues like no other. Chelsea became the seventh English club to achieve the Double by winning the FA Cup and league title in the same season on Saturday after their 1-0 victory over Portsmouth at Wembley Stadium. 22. May 18, 2008 2.23pm. Portsmouth were only the sixth-ever English football club to achieve consecutive English league champion titles. 1939 1933 1942 1936 Who did Chelsea beat in the 1997 final in which Robert Di Matteo scored 42 seconds into the match? Harry Redknapp won the FA Cup with Portsmouth in 2008 thanks to Nwankwo Kanu's goal in a 1-0 victory over Cardiff "We were scruffy with the ball and found it hard. Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool's 13-year FA Cup monopoly. Rafael Benitez oversaw the Miracle of Istanbul in 2005, and the most recent came under . Unfortunately for Portsmouth fans they didn't win it 7 times back to back. League One side Portsmouth, who won the cup in 2008, also booked a place in the fifth round for the first time in 10 years with a comfortable 4-2 win over Championship strugglers Barnsley. April 2013 - Portsmouth Supporters' Trust finally wrestle control of the club from the administrators. Which goalkeeper pulled off an incredible gravity-defying save against Sheffield United in the Cup semi-final of 2003? . The last time Liverpool won the FA Cup was in 2006. Titles 7 Runners up 4. Key stat: Man Utd had 20 shots on goal against Arsenal . 1976-77, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1983-84, 2004-05, 2018-19. Aston Villa. Redknapp wants Pompey to do it all again as Portsmouth win FA Cup. Aston Villa has also won seven English FA Cup titles most of which were achieved in the early years of the competition. League title when Blackburn pipped them on the final day of the season and pretty much everyone expected them to win their third FA Cup in five years when they . Portsmouth 4-1 Wolves: 1939 . . - GETTY IMAGES. It was a sensational way to win the FA Cup for the first time in Leicester's 137-year history, 1-0 against Champions League finalist Chelsea. This is a list of seasons played by Portsmouth Football Club in English and European football, from 1899 (the year of the club's first FA Cup entry and elected straight into the first division of the Southern League) to the most recent completed season. The first ever FA Cup final was won by Wanders. Pompey FA Cup hero Sulley Muntari has returned to the football pitch - after a two-and-a-half year absence. When did Portsmouth win the FA Cup for the first time? It was Pompey, who lifted the trophy in 1939 at Wembley after beating Wolves 4-1 with the competition then suspended until the 1945-46 season because of the Second World War. Portsmouth won at Old Trafford for the first time in 50 years to progress into the semi-finals of the FA Cup. and the following year Portsmouth beat Wolverhampton Wanders 4-1 to win the cup. . Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool's 13-year FA Cup monopoly. Answer: There were no FA Cup competitions during the war years Portsmouth won the Cup in 1939. Football365 - Olivier Giroud has won the FA Cup with both of this year's finalists in Arsenal and Chelsea, but does not make it into this XI. Viewers had long since fallen to sleep before Didier Drogba (get used to his name) scored an extra-time winner and put us all out of our misery. Portsmouth captain Jimmy Guthrie is presented with the FA Cup at Wembley by King George VI after winning the 1939 final against Wolves. The officials remained unmoved as Chelsea appealed for a goal but replays showed the ball did not fully cross the line. Only one English manager has won the FA Cup since 1995, with Harry Redknapp guiding Portsmouth to a surprise win in 2008. 2008-09 Premier League 15 Who is Cardiff City's all time top scorer? United were healthy at the start of March 2008. Kasper Schmeichel and Wes Morgan lift the FA Cup Trophy in celebration with teammates at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. The story behind Southampton's FA Cup final match-winner Bobby Stokes, 40 years on from his moment of Wembley magic. . The club won its first trophy in 1965, losing its last final in 2012. As Britain basked in a May heatwave 25-year-old striker Robert William Thomas Stokes - known fondly as Bobby - kept his cool for Saints. . It will be an even bigger shock if they win on Saturday. Redknapp wants Pompey to do it all again as Portsmouth win FA Cup. Arsenal and Manchester United are currently tied on FA Cup wins, each having lifted the trophy 12 times. 15 Players/Coaches. Season 1970/1971. 12 Players/Coaches. By Julian Guyer. Manchester United's make-shift goalkeeper Rio Ferdinand prepares to face a Portsmouth penalty during their FA Cup quarter-final soccer match at Old Trafford in Manchester, northern England March 8 . 21. May 18, 2008 2.23pm. 11 Players/Coaches. 183 In 1939, Portsmouth won the FA Cup, beating Wolves 4-1. In which year did Gary Lineker win the FA Cup with Tottenham Hotspur? then cemented a spot in the senior team. Harry Redknapp's Portsmouth won at record 11-time FA Cup champion Manchester United 1-0 Saturday. Season 1972/1973. On May 11, 2013, Roger Espinoza and Wigan Athletic pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the 132- year history of the English FA Cup. Over the last 22 years, only Spurs, Everton, and Portsmouth have broken the top fours domination . Wolves were 5-1 on favourites but Portsmouth caused one of the biggest FA Cup final upsets by beating them 4-1. He was an Invincible in Arsene Wenger's side, arguably the best ever EPL t. Aston Villa. 5 Portsmouth captain. CITY SCORERS Cardiff City's all-time leading goal-scorer is Len Davies. Nwankwo Kanu's second-half goal saw Portsmouth into their first FA Cup final for 69 years as they beat one of his former clubs West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in the first of this weekend's Wembley semi . We have proudly won six European Cups - more than any other British team. Portsmouth have won the FA Cup twice; in 1939 and 2008, the FA Charity Shield once in 1949 and the EFL Trophy once in 2019. The first came under Bob Paisley, who added two more to the trophy cabinet before his successor Joe Fagan also won the famous cup. Portsmouth are preparing for their fourth season in League One, the third tier of English football, a far cry from their Uefa Cup run in 2008. . And barring a miracle (Portsmouth last year) a team outside the top four will not win the FA Cup. . That sunny afternoon at Wembley, Ashley Cole (pictured top centre) lifted the FA Cup for the sixth time, making him the most successful player in the history of the oldest competition in football, and breaking a record that had stood for 132 years. They were, in fact, the last team to win the cup before World War II broke out and the competition was postponed for 7 years. Here is a list of the winners of the FA Cup since the first played in 1872. Fill in the blank: Queens Park are the only _____ club to have played in the FA Cup final. It was a personal triumph for emotional Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp as he claimed his first major trophy in a management. Portsmouth Football Club holds the distinction of being the football club that has held the FA Cup trophy for the greatest amount of time - seven years - without losing it. War broke out six months later and therefore Portsmouth held the record for the longest amount of time a team has held the cup, seven years (the next FA Cup Final was played in 1946). Meanwhile, Arsenal, who have won the historic tournament a record 13 times, will be looking to bounce back from their woeful Europa League exit . 1928-29 FA Cup final: Bolton Wanderers (won 2-0 against Portsmouth) 1929-30 FA Cup final: Arsenal (won 2-0 against Huddersfield Town) 1930-31 FA Cup final: West Bromwich Albion (won 2 . Arsenal have confirmed Lucas Torreira suffered a fractured ankle in their 2-0 win at Portsmouth in the FA Cup on Monday. Bobby Stokes: The Portsmouth fan who won the FA Cup for Southampton . The officials remained unmoved as Chelsea appealed for a goal but replays showed the ball did not fully cross the line. The 37-year-old has signed for Ghana Premier League club Accra Hearts of Oak on a one . One year later and Chelsea were back, facing 2008 winners Portsmouth who had endured a torrid time. Pompey were able to shock Spurs in the semi-finals with a 2-0 extra-time victory that earned them a chance to win the FA Cup for the second time in three seasons. Portsmouth 1-0 Cardiff City, 2008 . Pompey were to be crowned league champions that year (and the next) and were favourites to win the FA Cup to become the first side since 1897 to win the league and cup double. Which stadium did so in 2003? Ten times has a team from outside the top level of English football won the FA Cup (since the formation of The Football League in 1888). Year: 2005. Portsmouth FC. The Hampshire side's relegation to the Championship had been . Green, on loan from Aston Villa . Man Utd could have won another treble in 2008, but Sylvain Distin said no. Portsmouth host Arsenal in the FA Cup Fifth Round. LONDON 16 May, 2021 08:31 IST. Portsmouth FC. The FA Cup final will take place at Wembley on . Leicester City 3 Portsmouth 1 26 March, 1949 Highbury. 2010 - Chelsea 1-0 Portsmouth. Save. They retained the cup for the next 7 years, but only played in one FA Cup final. The Ivorian's 30-yard free-kick took Portsmouth by surprise but James - the oldest goalkeeper to play in an FA Cup final at 39 years and 287 days - reacted to turn it on to the bar and down on to the goalline. For all the rightful praise handed to Manchester United 's 1999 treble winners, there's a case that their 2008 squad was even better. Captain of the Portsmouth side that year was the . Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United (2007) The first final at the rebuilt Wembley was dire, made even worse because it was contested by the two best teams in the country. The outbreak of the Second World War four months later meant that this was the last FA Cup Final for seven . And Portsmouth held on to claim the trophy for the first time since 1939. Ben Close's low drive from the edge of the box . Pompey exploded out the blocks and had several chances in the first 15 but as the half wore on the Gunners had more of the ball and their pressure eventually bore fruit when Sokratis slammed home Reiss Nelson's cross on the stroke of half-time. After winning the FA Cup Portsmouth went on a . Aston Villa beat Huddersfield Town at Stamford Bridge which also hosted the next two finals. Pompey were promoted to the top-flight for the first time in 1927 and reached two FA Cup finals before winning the trophy with a 4-1 victory over Wolves in 1939. In the beginning, the FA Cup also included Scottish and Welsh clubs. 2 years later he signed a pro contract, got loaned out to Crystal Palace. Chelsea ended the 2018/2019 season with an FA Cup victory against Manchester United on Saturday, but for Antonio Conte, the win was a bittersweet moment as it most likely symbolized the end of his . The first African players to feature in the FA Cup final were South Africans, like Bill Perry, who starred in the so-called "Matthews final" of 1953, when a 38-year-old Stanley Matthews won his . League One Portsmouth reached the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in 10 years with a comfortable win over Championship strugglers Barnsley. When Portsmouth won the FA Cup in 1939, the majority of Southampton fans were thrilled for their neighbours 17 miles down the road. Portsmouth FC. However, the tables were turned and Portsmouth destroyed their opponents with their best attacking game of the season. The FA Cup run was nearly over before it had begun. ARSENAL done what they had to and ground out a 2-0 victory over Portsmouth at Fratton Park to send them through to the FA Cup quarter-final. After a four-year break, the FA Cup was resumed in 1919/20. Portsmouth had won the 1938-39 FA Cup after defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the final, and they were given the trophy as the league's champions. 21. Portsmouth have won the FA Cup twice; in 1939 and 2008, the FA Charity Shield once in 1949 and the EFL Trophy once in 2019. Who won the Premier League in 2008? Wayne Rooney. The South Coast side won 1-0 thanks to stout defending and winning a penalty, when . And in another world they could easily have repeated that fantastic achievement. What year did Wigan win the FA Cup? The English left-back started his career at Arsenal 1997 in the youth squad. March 2013 - Portsmouth end a mammoth 23-match run without a win by defeating Crewe 2-1. However, the Cup couldn't be staged during the war years, so Portsmouth held the cup for 7 years, before . Tottenham and Chelsea have won the competition eight times, and lie second in the list . . It was a sensational way to win the FA Cup for the first time in Leicester's 137-year history, 1-0 against Champions League finalist Chelsea. Substitute Andre Green scored a 95th-minute winner as League One leaders Portsmouth knocked 10-man Norwich out in the FA Cup third round. Answer (1 of 3): Ashley Cole. Today marks the 10th anniversary of that historic victory, and Cole - who later added a seventh . League Championship side West Brom, which is the top scorer in English soccer with 71 league goals . Having beaten Wolves in the final at Wembley, the trophy was. Liverpool is also another top side with eight titles won its history. We've had a look at all 21 Man of the Match winners this century and ranked them. In the 1930s the stadium was further developed with the building of the north stand, which is still in use. 5 January 2019 FA Cup. They won six of the first nine championships. "The pressure of not winning a trophy since 2007-08 is weighing heavy, but the narrative in the FA Cup seems to side with Tottenham, given the predicaments of the other semi-finalists. Save. It is the oldest among all tournaments as well as all leagues that still exist today. The South Coast side won 1-0 thanks to stout defending and winning a penalty, when . AP. With debts at one time estimated to stand at 135million, it is little. Torreira's injury could provide a good opportunity for the 20-year-old . but the Blues would go on to win the trophy the following year at the expense of Jose Mourinho's . There will be another question that will certainly crop up . By Julian Guyer.