Pompey Cup Fever

There are a lot more trophies to win these days, but back in 1939, the FA Cup was the pinnacle of a team's career.

Underdogs

Wolves who were lying second in the league table were the hot favourite for the game, but Pompey who were facing relegation at the time, pulled out all the stops.

Tommy's FA Cup Medal

In the build up to the match, the team trained quietly at Bognor Regis where they were unknown and their manager and trainers could curb their excitement.

Once they'd got through to the sixth round the interest in the team really started: "We realised that we were not to get too excited, you're nearly there, but you might get let down with a big bump!"

Then the big day came, the team travelled up to Wembley on the train on April 29.

Although in a separate carriage, they were on the football special with all the fans who they could hear singing and chanting throughout the journey.

It was one of those days when everything went right, one of the highlights of the match was the start of the second half:

"We came out in the second half and we scored a goal within two - three minutes, which gave us a bit of extra confidence."

Victory

Portsmouth won 4–1, with goals from Bert Barlow, John Anderson and two by Cliff Parker with Dicky Dorsett scoring for Wolves.

Afterwards the team celebrated in a restaurant in Waterloo before heading back to Portsmouth for a tour of the city in an open top bus.

Each player received a medal from the King, George VI and of course the FA Cup which they held onto for seven years due to World War II.

Tommy, who was born in Bournemouth, died in 2006.