Attendance record (neutral venue): 99,370 vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1939 FA Cup final, 29 April 1939, Wembley Stadium Portsmouth again reached the FA Cup final in 2010, but were defeated 1–0 by Chelsea. Portsmouth, as the away team, wore a white and maroon kit inspired from elements of the original "Shrimps" era (1899–1909) kit in which maroon collars and cuffs featured on the salmon pink home shirts. Allen, Neil (19 December 2022). " 'I still regret it': Milan Mandaric reveals why he never should have sold Portsmouth to become Leicester City owner". The News. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022 . Retrieved 7 March 2023.

The main question that remains is why the Chimes came to be sung at Fratton Park in the first place. The best theory is that they were brought to the ground when Portsmouth began playing there in the 1899-1900 season by supporters of the disbanded Royal Artillery Football Club (RA), which had been the leading football club in Portsmouth in the 1890′s. Chart of table positions for Portsmouth since joining the Football League. 1920–1939: establishment in Football League, FA Cup triumph [ edit ] The History of Fratton Park". 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 . Retrieved 7 June 2018. Pompey's Home Kits Through The Ages". PompeyWeb. Archived from the original on 3 June 2008 . Retrieved 27 August 2007. Notts County 1–3 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 17 April 2017. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018 . Retrieved 6 July 2018.Heffernan, Connor (8 May 2015). "Monkey Glands and the Major". These Football Times. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018 . Retrieved 5 July 2018. FA Cup competition was resumed for the 1945–46 season, but the resumption of the Football League had to wait one more year. The Football League finally resumed in 1946–47. Portsmouth had capitalised on the footballers called up to serve in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines in the war years and recruited some of them. Prior to the mid/late 1960s, rivalry between Portsmouth and Southampton was largely non-existent, as a consequence of their disparity in league status. This derby match has been sporadic. Since 1977, the teams have only played league games against each other in four seasons (1987–88, 2003–04, 2004–05 and 2011–12). Including Southern League games, there have been 64 league games between the clubs, but they have also met five times in the FA Cup, and twice in the League Cup – with Southampton winning both times, including at the most recent match between the two sides, with Portsmouth losing to their rivals 4–0 at Fratton Park in 2019 During 1989 and 1993, the sword and anchor badge was dropped replaced with a simpler eight pointed star and crescent moon on a long narrow shield. [82] From 1993 until 1997, the 1989–93 long narrow shield design was replaced by an embroidered badge of the city of Portsmouth Coat of Arms. [82] [83] The 1993–97 city arms badge was replaced in 1997, with an eight pointed gold star and a golden crescent moon on a blue shield edged with a gold outer rim. This new badge coincided with the centennial anniversary in the 1997–98 season.

Portsmouth are one of only five English football clubs to have been champions of all four tiers of the professional English football pyramid. Portsmouth's arch-rivals are Southampton, a rivalry based in part on geographic proximity and both cities' respective maritime histories. a b "Portsmouth – Historical Football Kits". www.historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017 . Retrieved 20 March 2020. Although Portsmouth F.C. were formed in 1898, the club did not have a club badge until one was introduced for the 1913–14 season. The official Coat of Arms of the City of Portsmouth contains an eight pointed gold star and crescent moon on a blue shield, Portsmouth's adoption of the star and crescent is said to have come from when King Richard I (1157–1189), who granted the city "a crescent of gold on a shade of azure, with a blazing star of eight points" which he had taken from the Byzantine Emperor's standard of Governor Isaac Komnenos, after capturing Cyprus.

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PlayUpPompey branded apparel and bespoke designs for PORTSMOUTH fan clothing, phone cases and posters. Coronavirus: Premier League and EFL suspended in England - Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland halt games". BBC Sport. 13 March 2020 . Retrieved 16 October 2023.