How many times have Pompey played at Wembley?

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How many times have Pompey played at Wembley?

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Since 2008 we have played (according to my memory)...

07/08 FA Cup Semi
07/08 FA Cup Final
08/09 Charity Shield
09/10 FA Cup Semi
09/10 FA Cup Final
18/19 EFL Final

Is that right? Am I missing anything?

I was curious as to how many times we played at Wembley before the 07/08 cup winning season.

Also outside the top 6 there can’t be many teams to have played at Wembley more than us in recent memory?
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Re: How many times have Pompey played at Wembley?

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1929 1934 1939
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Re: How many times have Pompey played at Wembley?

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BlueinPLtwenty wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 11:52 pm 1929 1934 1939
Thanks. Can you elaborate on what they were for?
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They were in the FA Cup. One win (1939) and two defeats. The 1939 defeat is also the answer to a great "Who wants to be a Millionaire" question: Which club holds the record for holding the FA Cup for the most years in succession? Answer - Portsmouth - having won in 1939 it then wasn't held for the next 5 years during WW2 :D
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1929 Bolton beat Pompey in the FA Cup Final 2-0

1934 Manchester City beat Pompey 2-1 (after Pompey scored first & City crippled our centre half) in the FA Cup Final

1939 Pompey beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 (Wolves were odds on favourites) in the FA Cup Final
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1942 wartime cup final was at Wembley too. Brentford beat us 1 - 0. There is Pathe Newsreel footage on YouTube.
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Well, hello Mr Jones and welcome to this board. It wouldn't surprise me at all if you turned out to be a Roy Harper fan. :thumb

I didn't know about the wartime cup. We learn something every day.
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I remembered reading something about this years ago and then heard it mentioned again the other day but had to look it up to check the venue. We also played in a Charity shield after winning the league but that was not held at Wembley.
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