Pompey History Society
Welcome to the PHS website. The society is registered Charity (No 1201687), run by supporters and recognised by the club, which is committed to preserving and celebrating the rich heritage of Portsmouth FC - Pompey to their fans across the globe - the most successful club in the south of England.Featured Collections
The featured collections below are the first phase of a Heritage Fund project, run by the society, to tell the story of Pompey: Champions of England seventy years on.
Latest News
Evening with Paul Wood
Posted on 10th Feb 2026 by David Taylor
Paul Wood, proclaimed as a born ‘star’ by Pompey manager Alan Ball in 1985 and who had two spells at Fratton Park, will be the subject of the next ‘Evening With’ series by the Pompey History Society later this month. The event is on We …
February 2026 Newsletter
Posted on 2nd Feb 2026 by David Taylor
February Newsletter As this is our first newsletter of 2026, can we start by wishing you a belated “happy new year”. We might not have sent out a January newsletter but we have still been busy! Having achieved our Peter Harris medal appeal targe …
Peter Harris medal target reached
Posted on 19th Dec 2025 by David Taylor
Pompey legend Peter Harris’s two championship medals from 1949 and 1950 are now in the Pompey History Society’s archive after its 15-month campaign to raise £25,000 to buy them before the centenary of his birth on December 19 came to a suc …