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John Anthony Portsmouth Football Club Westwood (born 1963) is a notable football fan and supporter of Portsmouth (known as Pompey); his occupation is an antiquarian bookseller. He has featured in books, magazines, on TV and radio, and the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Pompey "comprehensively outplayed a poor Stoke side for the vast majority of the game". I'm a Pompey fan, but the quote is from a couple of disappointed Stoke fans I met in the pub after!
This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Portsmouth. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club.
Charles Dickens, known for such works as A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two Cities, was born in Pompey [18] Harry Digweed , footballer [ 19 ] Arthur Conan Doyle , author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, practised as doctor in the city and played in goal for Portsmouth Association Football club, an amateur team ...
Pompey sign Newcastle midfielder Hayden on loan January 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM Isaac Hayden has made 171 appearances for Newcastle, scoring seven goals [Getty Images]
Portsmouth are nicknamed Pompey, a local nickname used by both His Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth and the city of Portsmouth. The club adopted blue shirts in 1912 and have mostly used a combination of white shorts and red socks since 1946.
Pompey started out as a math teacher in 1977 at Aiken High's Schofield campus. Maybe an engineering job was the next option, but he couldn't pull himself out of the classroom — or the gym.
The Pompey Supporters Trust, or the PST, is a supporters' trust consisting of fans of Portsmouth F.C., an English professional football club. The prime role of the group is to represent the interests of Portsmouth F.C. The trust was also the club's majority owner from 2013 until 2017.