1959)
League football resumed for the 1946-47 campaign. In Pompey's Golden Jubilee season of 1948-49, the club were tipped to be the first team of the 20th century to win the Football League and FA Cup double. However, Pompey crashed out of the FA Cup in the semi-final against Leicester City, but made up for it by claiming the league title in spectacular fashion. That season also saw a record attendance of 51,385, a record which still stands to this day.
The 1948-49 team consisted of:
- Ernest Butler
- Phil Rookes
- Harry Ferrier
- Jimmy Scoular
- Reg Flewin
- Jimmy Dickinson
- Peter Harris
- Duggie Reid
- Ike Clarke
- Len Phillips
- Jack Froggatt
- Jasper Yeuell
- Lindy Delapenha
- Bert Barlow
- Cliff Parker
The club retained the title the following year, beating Aston Villa 5-1 on the last day of the season, and are thus one of only five English teams to have won back to back titles since World War II.
Pompey enjoyed a fourth-place finish in 1951-52, but in the summer of 1952 championship-winning manager Bob Jackson left for Hull City. The players who had featured in the club's recent successes were now ageing and the young players coming into the side were not of comparable quality. Although the team finished third in 1954-55, subsequent seasons saw Pompey struggle and they were relegated to the Second Division in 1959.
Read more about this topic: History Of Portsmouth F.C., Glory Years (1946