Pompey has won the FA Cup on two occasions, in 1939 and 2008. In both years, the people of the town came out in thousands to see the team parade on buses, before congregating in Guildhall Square (1939) or on Southsea Common (2008). The impact of international events was felt in 1939, when the outbreak of World War II and the subsequent suspension of the competition, meant that by fluke Pompey entered the record books for holding onto the Cup for the longest period in its history (1939 - 1945).
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Portsmouth, Hampshire has an extraordinary past. During every era it has been at the forefront of events that have affected the course of not only national but often international history. Alongside this, on a smaller scale, there are the every day stories of the many differing peoples who have spent their lives here and took part in these historic events.
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