Hermann Hreiðarsson has been inducted into the Pompey Hall of Fame.
The defender was announced as the latest recipient of the honour at a 125th anniversary dinner at Fratton Park this evening and presented with his award by director Eric Eisner.
He then launched into a rousing rendition of 'When Sol went up to lift the FA Cup', much to the delight of those present.
Hermann made 123 appearances for the Blues – scoring eight times – after arriving from Charlton in the summer of 2017.
The Iceland international defender played the full 90 minutes when Pompey beat Cardiff to lift the FA Cup in 2008.
He said: “It was written in the stars after we won at Manchester United and with the sea of blue and noise at Wembley, we knew the cup was coming home.”
There was also a posthumous induction for Bob Blyth, who appeared in the club’s very first team, later becoming player/manager, director, vice-chairman and chairman.
The late Dave Coyle also enters the Honorary Hall of Fame for non-playing Pompey heroes, having served the women’s team in a variety of roles for more than 25 years.
Colin Farmery, chair of the 125 steering committee and the Pompey History Society, said: “Hermann Hreiðarsson is among a select band of Pompey players who have won the FA Cup and, for that reason alone, he was in contention for a Hall of Fame slot.
"It was written in the stars after we won at Manchester United and with the sea of blue and noise at Wembley, we knew the cup was coming home."
“But what tipped the scale for him was the fact that in the club's time of need in 2013, he brought the Icelandic team he was managing to Fratton Park to play a friendly which raised £60,000 for the community bid to buy the club. His social contribution was as great as his sporting one.
“Bob Blyth, for us in the history society, is the third Pompey pillar alongside Jimmy Dickinson and Alan Knight.
“Not only was he a member of the club’s first team in 1899, having moved from Preston, this Scotsman would go on to player/manage the side to the Southern League title in 1902 and the Western League in 1903.
“He became a director in 1909 and chairman in 1924, overseeing the construction of the South Stand and promotion to Division One in 1927.
“Bob retired in 1934, but got see his club win the FA Cup in 1939. The word ‘legend’ can be over-used, but not in this case.
“Dave Coyle’s reputation in women’s football in England was second-to-none and without his efforts to revive and organise the women’s game in Portsmouth from the late 1980s, we really wouldn’t see the thriving team we have today.
“He did almost every role at the club, always having a smile on his face and a good word for anyone. I know he would be so proud to see where both men’s and women’s teams are now.”
Watching the trio inducted, alongside more than 250 Pompey fans, plus John Mousinho and Rich Hughes, were fellow Hall of Fame members Alan Knight, John Milkins, Mick Tait, Norman Piper and Guy Whittingham.
They took part in a Q&A session, while there was also a welcoming address from chief executive Andrew Cullen.
A host of former stars will also be at Fratton Park on Saturday, introduced to the crowd at half-time as part of the annual former players day.
