It’s that special period when memories of Santa pitch invasions and Alan Biley heroics come to the fore once again, that period when we praise Linvoy Primus goal exploits at West Ham in honour of the birth of Christ.
But it’s also a period which has delivered the kind of bleak displays in winters of discontent to delight Scrooge himself.
So we asked you to nominate some of your Pompey Christmas crackers and turkeys and, as ever, you didn’t disappoint.
Merry Christmas!
9. Chelsea 7 Pompey 4 - 25/12/57
The last time Pompey played a game on Christmas Day was in 1957 when they went to Chelsea and got stuffed 7-4. Even in the days when results seemed to go a tad wonky at Christmas this was some going, with all but one of the goals scored in the first half! A certain Jimmy Greaves grabbed four of the home team’s efforts with Peter Harris, Johnny Gordon, Michael Barnard and an own goal accounting for Pompey's goals. The next day Pompey got their revenge with a 3-0 success! Photo: Central Press
10. Southampton 0 Pompey 2 - 3/1/88
A little fringy being in the new year, but we’ll let that slide given the occasion: the day Pompey became south coast kings as they put their fierce rivals in their place - in their own back yard. Alan Ball’s side went to The Dell in the top flight with goals from Barry Horne and Terry Connor producing the 2-0 victory, to put all those with royal blue hearts in dreamland. ‘SOUTH COAST KINGS’ was The News’ headline the next day - they weren’t wrong. Photo: a