Portsmouth F.C.

Home colours

Away colours

Founded in 1898, Portsmouth Football Club are an English association football club, based in the south coast city port of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey, and is currently playing in the Premier League. The club is owned by Serbian businessman Milan Mandaric and managed by Harry Redknapp. The club mascot is 'Frogmore the Frog' and the best known chant from the Pompey supporters is the "Pompey Chimes" ("play up pompey, pompey play up" sung to the tune of a striking clock).

The club's biggest recent achievement came on 27 April 2003 when Pompey beat Rotherham 3-2 to clinch the First Division championship with a game in hand, giving the club promotion to the Premier League for the first time in its history.

The 2004/05 season sees Portsmouth playing in the Premier League for the second successive season.

History

The club was founded in 1898.

Honours

Football League
- Champions 1949, 1950
FA Cup
- Winners 1939
- Semi-Finalist 1992
Southern League
- Champions 1902, 1920
League Division Three
- Champions 1962
League Division Two
- Runners-up 1983
League Division One
- Champions 2003
- Play-Off Semi-Finalists 1993

Stadium Information

Portsmouth play their home games at Fratton Park, in Portsmouth.

Capacity - 20,200 (all seated)
Opened - 1898
Pitch size - 115 x 73 yards

The ground has been home to the club throughout for its entire history, and despite improvements is showing signs of age. Therefore at the end of the 2003/04 season, having consolidated their Premier League status, plans to develop a new stadium on the adjacent disused rail-freight depot site were drawn up and approved.

The new stadium will have a capacity of 30,000, and will also feature hotels, restaurants and shopping areas.