It is a great sized stand and is the biggest inside the stadium. However we were not to be denied as Brett Williams was subbed on in the 92nd minute and was racing away celebrating the equaliser in the 94th, a good looping header from a long throw. #PompeyHistorypic.twitter.com/M6LrDFI5dC", "A*10453/Z5 | CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT WEST STAND | Portsmouth Football Club Fratton Park Milton", "A*10453/AF | CONSTRUCTION OF 3 TIER STAND FOLLOWING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING, AND REMOVAL OF FLOODLIGHT TOWERS AT FRATTON END | Portsmouth Football Club Fratton Park Fratton", "A*35917/AA | NEW FRATTON STAND (WEST END) WITH FLOODLIGHT TOWERS, ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS (INCLUDING SEATING) TO NORTH AND SOUTH TERRACES, PROVISION OF CAR PARK AND NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM ANSON ROAD | Portsmouth Football Club Frogmore Road (Including Land To West) Fratton", "A*35917/AB | NEW FRATTON STAND (WEST END) ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS (INCLUDING SEATING) TO NORTH AND SOUTH TERRACES, PROVISION OF CAR PARK AND NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM ANSON ROAD (REVISED SCHEME DA: A*35917/AA) | Portsmouth Football Club Frogmore Road (Including Land To West) Portsmouth Hants", "A*10453/AL | CONSTRUCTION OF NEW WEST STAND; NEW CANOPY TO NORTH STAND; FORMATION OF CAR PARK ON SITE OF FORMER GYMNASIUM ADJACENT TO AND SOUTH OF MILTON LANE | Portsmouth Football Club Fratton Park Frogmore Road Fratton Portsmouth Hants", "1997-10-31 Portsmouth vs Swindon Town [full match]", "KJC Mobile Phones Limited - Free business summary", "Portsmouth v Birmingham City, 04 April 1998", "Vintage - The Pavilion, Fratton Park 1905(Portsmouth FC)", "Pastscape - Detailed Result: Fratton Park", "A*10453/M | THE ERECTION OF NEW FLOODLIGHT TOWERS | Fratton Park Portsmouth", "A*10453/AR | INSTALLATION OF FOUR TOWERS WITH FLOODLIGHTS TO CORNERS OF PITCH, TO REPLACE EXISTING | Portsmouth Football Club Fratton Park Frogmore Road Fratton Portsmouth Hants", "Pompey's shining lights have given bright new future", "Planning chiefs to decide future of Pompey's iconic Fratton Park floodlights", "February 1956: Fratton Park hosts the first ever floodlit Football League match, between #Pompey and Newcastle. Even though their Website said it was closed on a Tuesday, I took a chance visit and found it was open. There was a bit of shouting between the Argyle and Portsmouth fans but no trouble. What you did before the game pub/chippy etc, and were the home fans friendly? North-east and north-west floodlight towers permanently deactivated, but retained.

Opposite this stand you will find the Milton End which as mentioned previously is now an all-seater stand. As I'm living in London we set off by car at around 11am on Saturday morning to Portsmouth. Most of the atmosphere came from the Macclesfield fans as the home support was mostly quiet despite outnumbering the away support by over 20 to 1.Barely heard the chimes or the drum. The entrance to the South Stand is in Frogmore Road and is notable for its mock Tudor façade, which is a remnant of a grand mock Tudor pavilion structure - with a clock tower - that previously occupied the site from 1905 before the current South Stand was built in 1925. The plans would provide an increased capacity in the stand, allow the stand to be safely sectioned to provide additional capacity to home fans where away ticket provisions are lower and provide increased disabled supporter seating, including for the first time providing away disabled supporter seating with their own fans.

The game was most definitely afoot, Watson.

The Milton End is no more than a five minute walk down there.

Copyright © 2020 Stats Crew, Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Information about Fratton Park Stadium. Fratton Park is now full to capacity in the home sections for Pompey’s opening game of the season against Luton on Saturday.

The relocated north-west pylon was planned to have its lamps removed and serve as a historic local landmark and as a telecommunications tower. The Sussex Hotel was actually a large Brickwoods Brewery hostelry which stood directly opposite the Portsmouth Town Hall (it was demolished in 1972 when the present Guildhall Square was built). The atmosphere at Fratton Park is unbelievable, the fans constantly singing as well as the bell in the back ground. We went to The Good Companion pub which is a 5 minute walk from the ground.

On 19 December 1898, the "Hampshire Telegraph" newspaper ran an advertisement inviting tenders "for the building of two stands: the first, 100 feet long with seven rows of seats on the south side and the second, terracing which stretched for 240 feet on the opposite, north side". [87] The removal of the pylon was done by Portsmouth-based demolition company Hughes & Salvidge,[88] who had famously completed demolition work on Southampton's previous home ground, The Dell on Friday 13 July 2001. This fact can also be proven further as Fratton Park has a Milton-based PO4 8RA postal code address (Fratton and Portsmouth city centre has a "PO1" postal code). Comment on the game itself, atmosphere, stewards, pies, toilets etc.. We started the game as usual poorly, just couldn’t put a pass together, constantly losing possession. Early watery sunshine dissipated as we neared our destination, and the grey clouds seemed to be almost touching the floodlights of Fratton Park in a gesture of nature that was far too symbolic for my liking. There was a good atmosphere but I was disappointed that there were no local ales to sample, something I like to do at away grounds. The game was scheduled to be played on a Friday night due to Sky televising the match. Fences erected around pitch perimeter to prevent pitch invasions. At the time it was described as a “Ornante Pavilion complete with Clocktower” similar to that of Fulham’… [39] A new perimeter wall with a handrail was also built at the top of the stand to stop supporters falling from the top into the Specks Lane alleyway below.

Football Stats - NFL - CFL - AFL - Arena Football - Indoor Football - Search Only three decades after it opened, the upper tier of the Fratton End was structurally condemned in 1986 and partially closed for the Division Two season of 1986-87[59] and also for the club's return to Football League Division One (now 'Premier League') in the 1987–88 season, for the first time since their relegation in the 1958–59 season. In 1974, Fratton Park became the first football stadium in England to dig "moats" between the pitch and the stands to prevent supporters invading the pitch.

The Fratton End is known today for housing the most vocal of Portsmouth FC's home supporters and are arguably, 'the loudest in the land' according to some television commentators. A sensational evening out obviously helped by the great comeback, but Portsmouth is such a cracking venue that you’d be hard-pressed not to enjoy an away day here.

But one of the drawbacks of the old stadium was the long queue for the toilets at half time, with stewards not redirecting fans to the ‘bottom’ toilet we passed on our way in. Portsmouth FC was the first English football club to stage a Football League match under floodlights, in a 22 February 1956 game against Newcastle United. The remaining lower tier of the Fratton End was demolished eleven seasons later in 1997 to clear the land for the building of the current Fratton End stand in 1997. removed the perimeter fences from Fratton Park for the 1989–90 season, except at the Milton End to separate away supporters,[26] although these too were removed for the following 1990–91 season after the Taylor Report was published in January 1990.

), we went straight to our hotel what seemed quite away from the city centre so we forced into jumping into a taxi.

An ordinary game won by Pompey with goals in the first and last minutes in between plenty of restless and nervous home fans.Stewards very quiet and probably had more difficulty keeping warm! Whilst supporting my home town non league side I have also been to many League grounds whilst supporting Bristol City (27 years resident in Bristol) and in comparison Fratton Park has very poor away facilities to many clubs considering their very recent Premier League status. The famous huge terrace leads the atmosphere at the Signal Iduna Park every time the men in yellow are playing. On Milton Road close to the ground is the Brewers Arms which is popular with away fans. Portsmouth FC fixture list (takes you to the BBC Sports website). Adequate away end, only spoilt by behaviour of a couple of away fans who were removed when they refused to sit. Bill Francis became General Manager and oversaw two Racing Managers spells, Jim Layton and Stuart Strachan both filled the position before Dave Stow settled in the role. The Atmosphere, as expected was excellent particularly from the Pompey fans who I don’t think stopped singing all game, great credit to them – they’re a magnificent bunch of supporters. It used to be on par with York for the worst Gents in the league but now looks much better with the improvements. The low and early autumn and winter sunsets behind the new larger, taller Fratton End stand at the western end of the stadium caused a long dark shadow to be cast across the Fratton Park pitch.

[29] The new gantry was hoped to be in place for the 2020–21 season,[30] although the work has been delayed due to ground safety commitments, including a refurbishment of the North Stand roof in 2020. I would recommend Portsmouth to League 2 fans as there really is nothing like it in the league.

removed the perimeter fences from Fratton Park for the 1989–90 season, except at the Milton End to separate away supporters,[26] although these too were removed for the following 1990–91 season after the Taylor Report was published in January 1990.

Fratton Park was built in 1899 on a plot of land in Milton, which at the time was a small rural village on the east side of Portsea Island. A penalty dispatched by Mark Noble in the first half decided matters. We made our way to the very old looking away stand, about 20 minutes before kick off and took our seats with the help from the Stewards. It also took the whole of half time to go to the toilet as the whole stand went to try and get a drink for half time. Following recommendations from this guide we opted to look for street parking. [114] These plans were ambitious and included creating a leisure village around the stadium, complete with 1,500 waterfront apartments as well as restaurants and other facilities.

We will arrange a quality hotel for you as well as coveted match tickets to the big game. After a fire in the 1990s, the city replaced walls and the press box. Your email address will not be published. The game finished 2 – 1 Portsmouth in front of 16,187 fans. I saw no trouble before or after the game, the Portsmouth fans I know are all a great bunch. We managed to get to Fratton Park just as the Coventry team were arriving on their team coach and I managed to see them as they got off and went into the ground via the Players Entrance. During October 1948, repairs to the uneven broken rear gangway of the Spion Kop took place to make it safe, using brick rubble surfaced with a top layer of ashes. However, Nickes.Com can put together your perfect dream trip to see Borussia Dortmund play fellow Bundesliga legends VfB Stuttgart in April 2018. The game was dampened a little by the fact that it was an icy February day with a whipping breeze, and those of us that were stupid enough to stand at the back of the stand, where there's a sizeable gap between the seats and the roof, paid the full price! Getting out the ground after the game took ages, maybe this was due to the large away contingent, but all three home stands had long since dispersed, by the time I got out and I was not in the middle of the stand. In the second half, Dons started well but then gave away another silly goal. Capacity: 21,100* (all seated) Address: Frogmore Road, Portsmouth, PO4 8RA Telephone: 0345 646 1898 Fax: 02392 734129 Ticket Office: 0345 646 1898 Pitch Size: 115 x 73 yards Pitch Type: Grass Club Nickname: Pompey Year Ground Opened: 1898 Undersoil Heating: No Shirt Sponsors: University of Portsmouth Kit They deserve to at least be a Championship side at least. Travelled from Bristol so journey was fairly straightforward apart from the weather. I was delighted to see that the toilets have been upgraded in the away end.



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