A look back at this day in history, and what was happening with Pompey courtesy of our sister site PompeyRama.
Tue 26 Feb 2013
League One Milton Keynes Dons H 1-1
Connolly
Att:9,815
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Sat 26 Feb 2011
Championship Ipswich Town A 2-0
Nugent, Cotterill
Att:23,345
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Sat 26 Feb 2005
PL Manchester Utd A 1-2
O’Neil
Att:67,989
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Tue 26 Feb 2002
Div 1 Coventry City H 1-0
Crouch
Att:12,336
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Wed 26 Feb 1992 FA5R
Middlesbrough A 4-2
Clarke 2, Anderton 2
Att: 19,479
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Tue 26 Feb 1991
Div 2 Middlesbrough A 2-1
Aspinall, Kuhl p
Att:15,922
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Sat 26 Feb 1983
Div 2 Bournemouth A 2-0
Aizlewood p, Biley
Att:13,406
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Sat 26 Feb 1977
Div 3 Gillingham H 3-2
Kemp 2, Piper p
Att:10,102
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Sat 26 Feb 1972
FA5 Birmingham City A 1-3
Reynolds
Att: 43,886
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Sat 26 Feb 1966
Div 2 Ipswich Town A 0-1
Att:9,107
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Sat 26 Feb 1949
FA6 Derby County H 2-1
Clarke 2
Att: 51,385
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Sat 26 Feb 1938
Div 1 Arsenal H 0-0
Att:43,991
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Wed 26 Feb 1930
Div 1 Manchester City A 2-5
Thackeray, Easson
Att:10,907
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Sat 26 Feb 1927
Div 2 Swansea Town A 1-1
Watson
Att:9,054
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Sat 26 Feb 1921
Division Three South Brentford H 0-2
Att:13,645
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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.
26/2/1957: Alan Biley
26/2/1970: Fitzroy Simpson
26/2/1971: Ceri Hughes
26/2/1979: Pedro Mendes
Happy birthday to Alan Biley, Fitzroy Simpson, Ceri Hughes and Pedro Mendes – the Pompey players from the Blues’ past born on this day.
Biley was before my time but I do know of him well. Remember Simpson, very well and Hughes well enough.
However, who will, or should, ever forget Mendes. Had it not been for him Pompey would have almost certainly dropped out of the Premier League sooner! Perhaps things wouldn’t have worked out ‘as bad’ for the Blues but plenty of memorable memories wouldn’t have happened either.
Now onto the games previously played.
Played – 15
Won – 7
Drawn – 3
Lost – 5
Another where I recall a fair few but as the most recently was a midweek games – I stopped doing midweek a few years back – I draw a blank.
What are your memories Biley, Simpson, Hughes and/or Mendes 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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