Portsmouth F.C.

Founded in 1898, Portsmouth Football Club are an English association football club, based in the south coast city port of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey, and is currently playing in the Premier League. The club is owned by Serbian-American businessman Milan Mandarić. The best known chant from the Pompey supporters is the "Pompey Chimes" ("Play up Pompey, Pompey play up" sung to the tune of a striking clock), generally reckoned to be the oldest chant in football still sung.

Famous Players

Famous former players at the club include:

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• Martin Allen
• Darren Anderton
• Andy Awford
• Eyal Berkovic
• Patrik Berger
• Lee Bradbury
• Steve Claridge
• Peter Crouch
• Jimmy Dickinson
• Arthur Conan Doyle (creator of Sherlock Holmes)
• George Graham
• Peter Harris
• Yoshi Kawaguchi
• Alan Knight
• Alan McLoughlin
• Paul Merson
• Petri Pasanen
• Preki
• Robert Prosinecki
• Lee Sharpe
• Teddy Sheringham
• Steve Stone
• Kit Symons
• Paul Walsh
• Neil Webb
• Guy Whittingham
• Aiyegbeni Yakubu
• Boris Zivkovic