A look back at this day in history, and what was happening with Pompey courtesy of our sister site PompeyRama.
Sat 17 Dec 2016
League Two Hartlepool United H 0-0
Att:17,081
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Wed 17 Dec 2008
UEFA 2:4 Heerenveen H 3-0
Crouch 2, Hreidarsson
Att: 19,612
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Sat 17 Dec 2005
PL West Bromwich Albion H 1-0
Todorov
Att:20,052
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Sat 17 Dec 1994
Div 1 Notts County A 1-0
Wood
Att:6,382
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Sat 17 Dec 1988
Div 2 Brighton H 2-0
Aspinall, Hardyman
Att:12,467
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Sat 17 Dec 1983
Div 2 Swansea City A 2-1
Dillon, Hateley
Att:6,404
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Sat 17 Dec 1977
FA2 Swansea City H 2-2
Kemp 2
Att: 11,863
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Sat 17 Dec 1966
Div 2 Norwich City H 3-3
Hiron 2, Kellard
Att:12,431
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Sat 17 Dec 1960
Div 2 Lincoln City A 3-2
Saunders, Newman, White
Att:6,042
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Sat 17 Dec 1955
Div 1 Huddersfield H 5-2
Henderson 2, Harris, Gordon, Barnard
Att:16,347
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Sat 17 Dec 1949
Div 1 Newcastle Utd H 1-0
Clarke
Att:30,455
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Sat 17 Dec 1938
Div 1 Chelsea H 2-1
Wharton, Worrall
Att:21,536
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Sat 17 Dec 1932
Div 1 Sunderland H 1-3
J Smith
Att:14,917
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Sat 17 Dec 1927
Div 1 Newcastle United A 3-1
Watson, Cook, Forward
Att:19,582
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Another feature, again courtesy of our sister site PompeyRama, sees us look at those Pompey personalities – past or present – who have a birthday on this day.
17/12/1908: Abraham Smith
17/12/1981: Courtney Pitt
17/12/1988: Mikkel Andersen
Happy birthday to Abraham Smith, Courtney Pitt and Mikkel Andersen – the Pompey players from the Blues’ past born on this day.
Clearly Smith is way before my time, but Pitt came in on loan didn’t he? I think from Chelsea? However, I cannot recall too much about him but did see him a few times.
Andersen, well, I do remember very well. I know the goalkeeper came from Reading for a loan spell and did pretty well. I also know he did play some first team football for the Royals but no idea what’s happened to him since?
Now onto the games previously played.
Played – 14
Won – 11
Drawn – 3
Lost – 1
An amazing day with only one defeat suffered. I can recall a number of games – not that we’ve played too many in recent years – but can only claim the one myself.
Due to the rail strike action I missed Hartlepool in 2016 but saw the one at Fratton Park before that – the win over Heerenveen in 2008 to end our UEFA Cup adventure. Chances are it’ll be the last European game we ever see us play but what a journey that way taking us from Portugal to Germany, including a visit to Fratton of the mighty AC Milan.
What are your memories of Smith – too soon of course, Pitt and/or Andersen from their Pompey days? Also have you taken in any of the games previously played today – if so what are the memories from them too?
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