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'It's been an unbelievable return, never in my wildest dream did I envisage lifting the League One trophy'
Portsmouth News
|May 16, 2026
Marlon Pack admits his emotional homecoming has ‘exceeded any expectation I had’.
Marlon Pack celebrates last month's win at Middlesbrough Skipper Marlon Pack lifts the League One silverware in April 2024
Now Pompey’s skipper is targeting creating more cherished memories after securing another 12-month deal.
The Buckland lad and life-long Blue will remain at his beloved Fratton Park for the 2026-27 campaign having become the first out-of-contract player to extend his stay.
With 154 appearances, 10 goals and the League One title, Pack continues to relish his time as a Pompey player, while prolonging a fine playing career also spent at Wycombe, Cheltenham, Bristol City and Cardiff.
And the 35-year-old, who returned for a second spell in June 2022, is still living his boyhood dream during this second spell.
This story is from the May 16, 2026 edition of Portsmouth News.
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