Portsmouth v Ryde FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round in 1899/00 - one of the first matches to be played at Fratton Park.
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Portsmouth v Ryde FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round in 1899/00 - one of the first matches to be played at Fratton Park.
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Fascinating Lee..cheers.
Was trying to get orientation,what are the hills in the background Portsdown ?
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I used to sit up in one of those trees to watch the games.Originally Posted by Scoular1
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Cheap skate...swidt
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I am on a mission now...need to find ordinance map of the area circa 1900. I mean where are the friggin trains?
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Well that's just effin' marvellous. The only time Pompey ever win 10-0 and it's against my home town team. I reckons the camera is facing north up towards Cosham? All those fields would have been built on a few years later in the early 1900s.
Brilliant pic Lee - have sent it on to a few interested parties around the world and on the IoW.
Last edited by Corkhead; 05-12-2016 at 06:33 PM.
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Is it my imagination or are the players all midgets?
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Map of area around FP dated 1909. It's clear that the photo could only have been taken towards the north-east corner (to the south are houses and to the west was the sprawl of the Fratton railway sidings.)
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I had a map circa 1890 together with current one side by side,but couldn,t find a way to do it.
Anyway the old map had no houses at all in the area.
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"It's clear that the photo could only have been taken towards the north-east corner (to the south are houses and to the west was the sprawl of the Fratton railway sidings.)"
Which is what I think you'll find I said. What was that about not knowing about the history of our city?
Not sure if Ryde played at Partlands or Smallbrook back then. If it is the IoW it looks more like Smallbrook facing south towards Ashey Down. Then Portsmouth are mentioned first in the caption - not sure if the convention was home team first in theose days.
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