Portsmouth v Arsenal 1946 – 1940s Football Programmes

Old Portsmouth Football Club programme cover with crest, blue illustrations, and 'Official Programme Two-Pence' text.
Front cover of a Portsmouth Football Club official programme, blue ink on aged paper, featuring the club name, crest panels, and league standings with an ad at the bottom.
A vintage football programme page from a 1940s match, showing Arsenal and Swindin lineups, referees, and sponsor ads at the top and bottom margins.
Historic newspaper page featuring a Brickwoods Sunshine Ales ad: 'DRINK and ENJOY BRICKWOODS SUNSHINE ALES', Boxing Day 1946, with a list of players and venues nearby.

£28.50

Date 26/12/1946

Portsmouth v Arsenal 1946 – 1940s Football Programmes

An authentic piece of football history: a football programme issued for Portsmouth v Arsenal (Thursday 26 December 1946). The First Division fixture finished 0-2, a victory on the road for Arsenal.

Competition First Division (1946/47)
Result Portsmouth 0-2 Arsenal

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, tc, sc, a few tiny edge ni's, a slight rough edge

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Did you know?

  • Going into this fixture, the league head-to-head stood at 6 wins for Portsmouth, 10 for Arsenal and 9 draws from 25 meetings.
  • Earlier that season the sides had met at Arsenal, where the score was Arsenal 2-1 Portsmouth.
  • This was a Boxing Day fixture, one of the busiest days in the football calendar.

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SKU: 98546

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