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Personalised Portsmouth Newspaper Book
This Personalised Portsmouth History Book is the perfect gift for any Pompey fan. The book kicks off with the earliest newspaper reports from 1920, covering their most memorable games and star players, leading right up to the latest season. Open up the History of Portsmouth FC Book and reminisce the best moments in the team’s football legacy.
Founded in 1898, the legendary Pompeys have long since been a notorious name in football history. With the personalised Portsmouth football book, key games played at Fratton Park and away are covered in immense detail. All major events captured in this book are written by reporters who witnessed the games first-hand, looking back on the greatest triumphs and defeats through newspaper headlines of the time.
Pompey legends, such as the longest playing Portsmouth players like Jimmy Dickinson and Alan Knight, along with the talented, Linvoy Primus, and more feature in this edition. Our personalised Portsmouth book is reproduced from original newspapers, all of which are bound in premium quality covers for durability. This means fans can marvel at the greatest games, again and again, thanks to the quality furnishings of the book – it’s the ideal Portsmouth memorabilia book for any Pompey.
Portsmouth FC Newspaper Book Features
- Personalise with Any Name and Message
- Colour pages available (from 2006)
- Choice of made to order hardback covers
- Over a century of Portsmouth headlines
- HUGE (38cm x 31cm) books include the latest season
Your Personalised Portsmouth memorabilia
The football books are available in a variety of covers and personalisation, depending on the edition you select. Each book will feature the recipient’s Name and a Message printed on a certificate on the opening title page as standard.
Football Book Covers
Including the black and white original reprinted reports, the editions have the option to include colour pages, where available (for articles from 2006 onwards). Each book is skilfully bound by hand by an expert craftsman, in the hardback cover you select, printed on the highest quality gsm paper:
- Brown Leatherette Cover – An elegant brown cover with black and white original reprinted pages. The recipient’s Name can be embossed on the cover for just £5 to finish off this unique keepsake.
- Brown Leatherette Cover with Colour – An elegant brown cover with black and white original reprinted pages. The recipient’s Name can be embossed on the cover for just £5. This upgrade includes colour content (from 2006 onwards).
- Luxury Leather Cover – Available in three leather covers; Red, Black and Blue, the editions include colour content (from 2006 onwards), along with the original reprinted black and white content. The recipient's Name is especially embossed on the cover for FREE.
Amazing Portsmouth History - as Reported at the Time
Spanning over 100 years, this book offers a rich and enthralling insight into the team’s past, right up to the present. The beauty of it being created from newspaper reports at the time is that you get a unique window into how events were as they unfolded, by reporters who were actually there!
It’s not just the match reports and photography that are of interest either. Features like the advertisements that accompany the articles offer a special window into how the world, and beautiful game, once was. This means the gift will be both enjoyed and treasured by the lucky recipient.
Not Looking for Gifts for a Portsmouth Fan?
These Personalised Football History Books are available for a huge range of other football teams and sports. The full range of club titles includes:
Our Personalised Portsmouth Books are unofficial products and are in no way affiliated with any football club unless specifically stated.