PORTSMOUTH v WYCOMBE WANDERERS Johnsons Paint (Pot) Trophy â 9 October 2012 Link to BBC Preview: Last meeting at Fratton Park N/A. This is the first competitive meeting between the two clubs Who are Ya? Formed in 1887 the Chairboys joined the Southern League in 1896. They resigned their membership in 1908, choosing to play in the amateur Great Western Suburban League. When play resumed after the Great War they joined the Spartan League and, after successive championships, joined the Isthmian League in 1921. There they remained until 1985, when they accepted promotion to the Alliance Premier League [Conference]. During the Isthmian League days they won the FA Amateur Cup in 1931, beating Hayes 1-0 at Highbury. They reached the First Round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in 1932, taking Gillingham to a replay. Their first season in the Conference saw them relegated on goal difference, but they were only absent for a single season. In 1993 they became only the third side to do the non-league equivalent of the double, when they won the Conference [gaining promotion to the Football League] and then beat Runcorn in the FA Trophy final at Wembley. They gained a second consecutive promotion in 1994, beating Preston in the playoff final. They have spent all their league years between League One and League Two. Their finest moment came in 2001 when they reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup. They knocked out Championship sides Wolves and Wimbledon and Premiership outfit Leicester City in their cup run. They were narrowly beaten, 2-1, by Liverpool at Villa Park. Best Performance in this competition: Southern Area final 1994 Highest League Finish*: 6th in Div 2 [League One] 1995 Lowest League Finish*: 12th in League Two 2007 Honours: 4th Tier [League Two] Automatic Promotion (3rd) 2009, 2011; playoff winners 1994 5th Tier [BSP] winners 1993 FA Trophy winners 191, 1993 FA Amateur Cup winners 1932 Anglo-Italian Cup winners 1976 FA Cup semi-finalists 2001 League Cup semi-finalists 2007 *since reaching the Football League Yesteryear N/A Silver Stats â Wycombe Wanderers 5 seasons ago [2008] â 7th in League Two â playoff semi-finals 10 seasons ago [2003] â 18th in Div 2 [League One] 15 seasons ago [1998] â 14th in Div 2 [League One] 20 seasons ago [1993] â 1st in Conference â promoted 25 seasons ago [1988] â 18th in Conference Random Fact: Wycombe were awarded the Family Club of the Year award 2007 and 2008. This is the only time that the award has been given to the same club in consecutive seasons. Match Odds (at Skybet) Mystic Devo Wycombe may be near the foot of the Football League, but they can raise their ga,e on the day and go into this match on the back of a win against Torquay. Confidence is high at Pompey at the moment after picking up 7 points from the last 3 games. A clean sheet would be nice! Devo reckons: Pompey 3-1 Wycombe
Portsmouth 3-0 Wycombe. McLeod with a hat-trick to put him one clear at the top of the League One top scorers! (He currently has 5 this season- there a 3 Tranmere players all with seven goals- jesus, I'm dreading the time we play Tranmere, we'll be hit for 6!) Realistically, 2-1 Pompey, with McLeod, and the beast Gyepes, on the scoresheet
My feeling is that Wycombe are going to come here determined to get a win. We'll either scrape a win or win big time - depends how awake the team is.
I haven't been able to find any figures for such competitions as the Full members Cup or Anglo-Italian Cup, but, for League, FA Cup and League Cup matches, our lowest home attendance was 2,731 for the League Cup 2nd Round Second Leg v Blackburn on 26 September 2000. http://fansonline.net/portsmouth/article.php?id=697 The low turn out may have had some-thing to do with the fact that we had lost the first leg 4-0! The match ended 1-1, with Blackburn going through 5-1 on aggregate
how seriously do you think you will be taking the tinpot trophy? from previous experience wycombe (and many other clubs) seem to make as many changes as possible and couldnt care less if you get put out early... but it may be different this time!
Not a good start from us, Lapras....... I see Eastwood is in goal for us, was he at fault for either of the goals conceded I wonder ?
"Last meeting at Fratton Park N/A. This is the first competitive meeting between the two clubs" ----- One too many words in there Devo. Starts with 'c' and ends in ''ompetitive' #Wemberleee........#
Sa1nts - how do you know we haven't played them in a friendly match in the past ? Devo has quite rightly said "competitive" for that very reason. Now run along and read your comic, that's a good lad....................
looks like we have a lot in common ,both clubs have no money and have been shafted by former owners,we now own our club again and hopefully the same will happen to you
Most Pompey fans hope that the Portsmouth Supporters Trust are chosen to take the club out of Administration. We have had a succession of dodgy foreign owners, most of whom have been an absolute disaster. After tonight emoticon-0105-wink good luck for the rest of the season
we have just got rid of the shark that shafted us so it can be done,afterall you are a lot bigger club than us so keep the faith.
