The Pompey Quiz Book: 1,000 Questions on all Things Portsmouth

How much do you really know about Portsmouth FC? You can find out by exploring the 1,000 questions set out in 100 categories that make up the new Pompey Quiz Book.
This latest quiz book from Mart Matthews is a quirky, challenging affair for real Pompey fans who can test themselves or take each other on, with the emphasis on enjoyment and discovery.
Try these questions for size?
•Which two post-second world war Portsmouth managers had, as players, scored a goal in an FA Cup Final?
•Who is the only player with a colour for a surname to appear in an FA Cup Final for Portsmouth?
•Which is the only ground that Pompey have played on in an FA Cup semi-final replay?

• Language: English
• Publisher: G2 Entertainment
• Release date: Dec 18, 2023
• ISBN: 9781782815501

Book preview

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ANYTHING GOES PART 1

1. Between them, Mike Barnard, from 1953 to 1959, and Ron Tindall, from 1964 to 1970, played more than 270 games for Portsmouth. What else did they have in common?

2. Which member of Pompey’s losing finalists in the 2010 FA Cup final was denied a place for another club in the 2006 final when he was sent off in a League game just before it?

3. Yakubu was a popular figure at Fratton Park who not only scored a hat-trick in the Premier League with Portsmouth, but also did so with two other clubs. Who were they?

4. In a photo of the Portsmouth team before a game at Maine Road in 1956, the names of the two players next to each other at the end of the back row together produce a famous soul singer from the 1960s. Who was he?

5. Which player appeared just once for Portsmouth in the League in the 1950-51 season, before becoming a legend at Bristol City, breaking their appearance record and having a stand named in his honour?

6. After playing 130 League games for Portsmouth between 1961 and 1967, which man went on to manage a club to win the European Cup?

7. Which player who made 321 League appearances for Portsmouth between 1951 and 1964 refused to play on Christmas Day or Good Friday for religious reasons?

8. Albert Mundy, who played 51 times in the League for Portsmouth between 1950 and 1953, did something that put him in the record books while playing for Aldershot against Hartlepool on 25 October 1958. What was it?

9. Outside left Alex Govan played 11 League games for Portsmouth in 1957 and 1958, after arriving from a club for whom he had played in an FA Cup final not long before. Who were they?

10. Which player who turned out in 109 League games for Pompey between 1975 and 1978 later represented Brighton & Hove Albion in an FA Cup final?

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ANYTHING GOES PART 2

11. Which player who appeared 39 times in the League for Portsmouth between 2008 and 2010 is the only man to score a winning goal for Spurs at Arsenal this century?

12. Mick Channon and Mick Quinn came to Pompey in 1985 and collectively played for the club 155 times in the Football League. Which other club did they both play for, and what else links them?

13. At the start of the 1990s, Portsmouth had a defender and a midfielder at the club whose names were contrasting colours. Who were they?

14. Which player who made just six Pompey appearances in 2005-06 had earlier in his career been sent off in the Merseyside derby?

15. Who are the only two clubs that Portsmouth have faced in the Charity/Community Shield?

16. A Portsmouth chairman sacked a Portsmouth manager who shared his surname. Who were the two men?

17. Which player who appeared in 148 League games for the club between 2000 and 2005 was unfortunate enough to be relegated from the Premier League with four different clubs, the silver lining being that none of them were Portsmouth?

18. Which long-serving defender became Pompey’s first substitute in an FA Cup tie when he came on away to Hull City on 28 January 1967?

19. When Portsmouth lost 2-1 to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on 8 April 1986, all three goals were scored by the same player. Who was he?

20. Charlie Mortimore played just once for Portsmouth in the 1953-54 season, but in 1957 he experienced the joy of holding a trophy over his head at Wembley Stadium. Which club, where he was something of a legend, did he captain that day, and which trophy did they win?

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AWAY FROM FRATTON PARK

21. Which is the only ground outside of Wembley on which Portsmouth have played in the Charity Shield?

A. Goodison Park B. Highbury C. Old Trafford D. Villa Park

22. Portsmouth clinched their first Football League title in 1948-49 with a 2-1 away win in Lancashire on 23 April 1949. On which ground?

A. Burnden Park B. Deepdale C. Turf Moor D. Bloomfield Road

23. When Portsmouth lost 1-0 in London on 5 December 1992, it was a very special day for their hosts because it was their first game back at their ground after an absence of seven years. Which ground was involved?

24. Which away ground did Pompey dread visiting in the late 1950s, losing there 6-0 and 7-0 in the League and 5-1 in the FA Cup between 1956 and 1958?

25. Lee Bradbury registered Pompey’s first goal of the new millennium on 3 January 2000 in an away fixture on which ground?

A. Blundell Park B. Carrow Road C. Portman Road D. Selhurst Park

26. Lancashire was the county in which Portsmouth played their last match before the Second World War on 2 September 1939, the programme being suspended after just three games. On which ground did they lose 2-1?

A. Bloomfield Road B. Burnden Park C. Ewood Park D. Deepdale

27. When the conflict ended, which away ground was the first Portsmouth visited in peacetime, on 4 September 1946?

A. Roker Park B. Bramall Lane C. The Baseball Ground D. Elland Road

28. It was with a heavy heart that Pompey played their first game of the season in 1988-89 because, after trying to get back to the top table for nearly 30 years, they had lasted just one year at that level. Where did they begin life in Division Two with a 2-1 win on 27 August 1988?

A. Dean Court B. Gay Meadow C. Home Park D. Valley Parade

29. When Portsmouth were promoted to the top flight in 2002-03, their first away game in the Premier League coincided with the opening of a new stadium. Which one?

30. Which Pompey player became the first man to score a goal there on that day?

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THE ‘B’ TEAM

All these players whose surnames begin with B had fine careers at Fratton Park, all making more than 100 appearances in the League for Portsmouth.

Can you identify them in each case from the information provided?

31. 144 games – 1984-88 – defender

32. 222 games – 1946-53 – goalkeeper

33. 105 games – 1982-84 – forward

34. 203 games – 1920-26 – outside left

35. 153 games in two spells – 1995-2004 – forward

36. 130 games – 1961-67 – outside right

37. 129 games – 1933-39 – inside left

38. 116 games – 1953-59 – inside left

39. 111 games – 1979-82 – midfield

40. 105 games – 1939-49 – inside left

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BEEN THERE, DONE THAT! PART 1

These Pompey players had all appeared in an FA Cup final before joining the club.

Who are they in each case? If they played in more than one Cup final, I’ve used just the first one.

41. Centre forward for Burnley against Spurs in 1962.

42. Midfielder for Arsenal against Liverpool in 1971.

43. Full back for Liverpool against Leeds United in 1965.

44. Forward for Everton against Sheffield Wednesday in 1966.

45. Centre forward for Ipswich Town against Arsenal in 1978.

46. Forward for Manchester United against Newcastle United in 1999.

47. Full back for Newcastle United against Manchester United in 1999.

48. Goalkeeper for Wimbledon against Liverpool in 1988.

49. Full back for Spurs against Nottingham Forest in 1991.

50. Centre forward for Manchester United against Liverpool in 1996.

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BEEN THERE, DONE THAT! PART 2

These Pompey players had all appeared in an FA Cup final before joining the club.

Who are they in each case? If they played in more than one Cup final, I’ve used just the first one.

51. Central defender for Arsenal against Chelsea in 2002.

52. Goalkeeper for West Ham United against Liverpool in 2006.

53. Forward for Spurs against Nottingham Forest in 1991.

54. Full back for Arsenal against Chelsea in 2002.

55. Goalkeeper for Liverpool against Manchester United in 1996.

56. Midfielder for Arsenal against Sheffield Wednesday in 1993.

57. Forward for Arsenal against Liverpool in 2001.

58. Goalkeeper for West Ham United against Preston North End in 1964.

59. Midfielder for Aston Villa against Chelsea in 2000.

60. Goalkeeper for Fulham against West Ham United in 1975.

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BLUES SEEING RED (SENDINGS-OFF)

All these red cards came in this century. Can you name the player in each instance?

61. Which Portsmouth forward went for an early bath at Craven Cottage when the home side won 2-0 on 24 November 2003?

62. A Pompey player whose surname begins with O was sent off in a 1-0 defeat at Fratton Park against a team beginning with that same letter. Who was the player, and against which club was he playing?

63. Which Portsmouth player received a red card when they drew 1-1 at home to Manchester United on 15 August 2007?

64. Perhaps, when he was sent off in the 90th minute of a 3-0 reverse to Watford at Vicarage Road on New Year’s Day 2011, the referee told this player: ‘On your bike.’ Who was the player?

65. Which Portsmouth player was sent off in two away games a fortnight apart in April 2011, at Reading and Cardiff City?

66. Which Pompey player was given his marching orders in a 1-1 home draw with QPR on 9 November 2010?

67. When Pompey entertained Blackburn Rovers on 15 January 2005, there were two red cards for the price of one. Which two Portsmouth men left the stage before the curtain came down?

68. Which two Portsmouth players who share a surname were both sent off in the 2018 calendar year, one against Southend United away and the other at home to Charlton Athletic?

69. Which man with a Z in his surname received a red card when Pompey won 1-0 at Cambridge United on 29 October 2016?

70. Which Portsmouth player who shares his surname with the finest ever reader of the Saturday football results was sent off when they lost 3-2 at Leyton Orient on Boxing Day of 2015?

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BYE-BYE & THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES PART 1

71. Two Tommies who were both full backs ended up at the same place after leaving Pompey. They were Tommy McGhee, who made 136 League appearances between 1954 and 1959, and Tommy Youlden, who played 90 times between 1968 and 1972. Where did they go to?

72. Gordon Dale between 1951 and 1957, Keith Viney between 1975 and 1982 and Steve Davey between 1978 and 198 played nearly 400 League games between them for Portsmouth, before all moving west to the same club. Which one?

73. One club could have sent out a team consisting of ex-Pompey men.

Included in that number are Jock Anderson, Bobby Campbell, Colin Garwood, Phil Gunter, Nicky Jennings, Jimmy Martin, Tony Priscott and Mick Travers, who clocked up more than 1,000 League games for Portsmouth between them. They all left Fratton Park for the same club. Which one?

74. Full back Bill Probert, who was in Portsmouth’s League side on 176 occasions between 1920 and 1925, and Scottish international inside forward Jimmy Easson, who played in 292 League games for Pompey between 1928 and 1939, both ended up at the same London club. Which one was it?

75. Jimmy Guthrie, Portsmouth’s FA Cup-winning captain in 1939, and George Graham, who played for the club 61 times in the League between 1974 and 1976, also ended up at a London club after