Portsmouth sealed promotion to the Championship as League One winners on Tuesday night after completing a late comeback to triumph 3-2 over Barnsley at Fratton Park.
Thousands of jubilant Pompey supporters stormed on to the pitch at full-time after Conor Shaughnessy netted the crucial winner in the 89th minute.
Portsmouth twice went behind in the match after Devante Cole’s early opener and John McAtee’s strike shortly before the hour mark, but managed to rally a late surge to win promotion, with top scorer Colby Bishop equalising from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute before the Shaughnessy’s dramatic winning goal.
Promotion to the Championship ends Portsmouth’s 12-year spell outside English football’s second tier, with the south coast club falling as low as League Two in 2013 due to crippling financial struggles.
Portsmouth owner Eric Eisner, who bought the club from the Pompey Supporters Trust in 2017, posted to social media on Tuesday: ‘Perfectly fitting way to win the league!! 2 late goals from the team that never quit all season.
Portsmouth’s players jubilantly celebrate with fans after securing promotion from League One
Pompey were crowned champions after triumphing 3-2 over Barnsley on Tuesday evening
Their League One promotion ends Portsmouth’s barren 12-year spell out of the Championship
‘Everybody deserves this from the fans, to the staff, to the players. Let it all soak in. I have a feeling Portsmouth will be on fire tonight. See you over for the finale. CHAMPIONS!’
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