The Club That Should Have Died Three Times | Portsmouth FC

Portsmouth should have died three times. In 1999, in 2010 and again in 2012, the club went into administration. It survived because of one thing: who ended up owning the ground. The story of an FA Cup won on borrowed money, four owners in a single season, a stadium used as collateral, and the supporters who finally bought it back. Episode 2 of The Football Club Chronicles. Previously: Bury. SOURCES Mandaric's 1999 purchase — The News, Portsmouth https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/footbal... 2002–03 First Division title https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002%E2%80%9... Gaydamak's ownership, 2006 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Ga... Supporters' Trust takeover, April 2013 — BBC Sport https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/sport/football/21... Fratton Park held as security by former owner — BBC Sport https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/sport/football/21... Animation created with AI tools. Narration is a synthetic voice.