1 Early years   (1898 - 1911)	Qualification for Europe/FA Cup glory (2007-present) Portsmouth's progress continued into 2007/2008, with the South Coast club enjoying their best season for over 50 years, starting on a good note after a 1-0 victory over Fulham and a penalty shootout win over Liverpool saw them clinch the Barclays Asia Trophy 2007, prevailing 4-2 over Liverpool after the match had ended in a goal-less draw. Two Premier League draws with newly-promoted Derby County and reigning champions Manchester United preserved their unbeaten start to the season before they scored their first league victory with a 3-1 success over Bolton Wanderers at Fratton Park on 18 August. After winning none of their next three games, Portsmouth dropped to 17th in the table, just above the relegation zone, but a 1-0 win over Blackburn at Ewood Park on 23 September secured them their first away win of the season and began a club record run of ten league games without defeat. On 29 September 2007, Portsmouth beat Reading 7-4 at Fratton Park in the highest scoring match in Premier League history.[7] This result lifted the South Coast club up to sixth place in the table at the start of October 2007. A 4-1 away win over on 3rd November 2007 Newcastle United helped them climb to fourth, although a poor run of results around Christmas dropped them back to eight in the table by mid-January, four points adrift of a UEFA Cup slot. A consistent run of results followed after Christmas, lifting them to sixth in the table a month from the end of the season, but Portsmouth's failure to win any of their last four league games restricted them to an eighth place finish; nevertheless this was their highest league placing for 53 years and, having scored 57 points from their 38 league games in the 2007/2008 season, set another new record for the club tipped as relegation certainties only two years earlier. On 8 March 2008, Portsmouth reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in 16 years with a 1-0 away win over tournament favourites Manchester United in the quarter-final - their first victory at Old Trafford since 1957, and a result that saw them book a place in a fixture at Wembley Stadium for the first time since claiming the trophy back in 1939. A 1-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion in their semi-final on 5 April 2008 saw Portsmouth book a place in their first post-war FA Cup final. On 17 May 2008, Portsmouth won the FA Cup by beating Cardiff City at Wembley with a 1-0 victory in the final, and qualified for the UEFA Cup. This is the first time that the club has ever qualified for a European competition. Portsmouth will now face the 2007/2008 Premiership Champions Manchester United in the 2008 FA Community Shield on 10th August 2008 at Wembley
2 Climbing up the league    (1919 - 1927)
3 Life at the top    (1927 - 1939)
4 Glory years    (1946 - 1959)
5 Life in the lower leagues    (1961 - 1976)
6 Near oblivion   (1976 - 1980)
7 Back on track   (1980 - 1988)
8 Waiting for success   (1988 - 2002)
9 The Premiership at last   (2002-2004)
10 Crisis and struggle     (2004 - 2006)
11 A change of fortunes     (2006 - 2007)
12 Qualification for Europe     FA Cup glory    (2007-present)