During the 2004–05 English football season, Portsmouth F.C.

Portsmouth F.C.

Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...

 competed in the FA Premier League

FA Premier League

The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...

. It was Portsmouth's second consecutive season in English football's top-flight.

Season summary

Manager Harry Redknapp

Harry Redknapp

Henry James "Harry" Redknapp is a former English footballer who has enjoyed a long career in football management starting in 1983 with Bournemouth. He is the current manager of Tottenham Hotspur....

 walked out on Portsmouth in November after a row with chairman Milan Mandaric

Milan Mandaric

Milan Mandarić is a Serbian-American business tycoon who has owned a string of successful businesses and football clubs including Portsmouth, Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday. He currently is the chairman of Sheffield Wednesday...

 over the appointment of new Director of Football Velimir Zajec

Velimir Zajec

Velimir Zajec is a former Croatian footballer and manager.-Career:Zajec began his career at Dinamo Zagreb in 1974, aged 18. During 10 years at the club, he helped them to two domestic cup wins, as well as the league title, their first title honour in 24 years...

 at the club. Zajec replaced Redknapp as manager with immediate effect, but under his management the club's form dipped, bringing the club from the top ten to a few points above the relegation zone. Zajec was sacked himself in April, to be replaced by Frenchman Alain Perrin. Perrin managed to secure Portsmouth's Premiership status with a few games of the season left. Despite this, Portsmouth still played a pivotal role in the "Survival Sunday" relegation drama - by losing 2–0 at West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion F.C.

West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...

 they both secured Albion's Premiership status and helped relegate arch-rivals Southampton

Southampton F.C.

Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...

 (although Southampton were beaten 2–1 at home by Manchester United

Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...

 and would have been relegated even if West Bromwich had lost).

Kit

Portsmouth retained the previous season's kit, manufactured under the club's own brand, Pompey Sport.

Squad

Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Starting 11

• GK: #1,   Shaka Hislop
  Shaka Hislop
  Neil Shaka Hislop, CM is a former professional football goalkeeper. The majority of his career was spent in the top division in England where he was a part of the Newcastle United team which finished second in the Premier League for two successive seasons under Kevin Keegan's first tenure...
  
  , 17
• RB: #2,   Linvoy Primus
  Linvoy Primus
  Linvoy Stephen Primus is an English former footballer.Born in Forest Gate, England, to Caribbean-born parents, Primus began his professional career at Charlton Athletic; where he made four league appearances...
  
  , 31
• CB: #3,   Dejan Stefanović
  Dejan Stefanovic
  Dejan Stefanović , Dejan Stefanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Стефановић), Dejan Stefanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Стефановић), (born October 28, 1974 in Vranjein Serbia, is a Serbian football player who plays for Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville He is a central defender who can also...
  
  , 32
• CB: #6,   Arjan De Zeeuw
  Arjan de Zeeuw
  Adrianus "Arjan" de Zeeuw is a retired Dutch footballer, who played as a centre-back.-Club career:...
  
  , 32
• LB: #14,   Matthew Taylor
  Matthew Taylor (footballer)
  Matthew Simon "Matty" Taylor is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United. He is noted for his powerful long-range strikes.-Early career:...
  
  , 21
• RM: #8,   Steve Stone
  Steve Stone (footballer)
  Steven Brian "Steve" Stone is an English former footballer and now part of the coaching staff at Newcastle United.-Club career:...
  
  , 22
• CM: #11,   Nigel Quashie
  Nigel Quashie
  Nigel Francis Quashie is a British footballer who has played more than 300 games in the Football League. He plays as a midfielder, and has represented Scotland, the country of his grandfather, at full international level. He was released by Queens Park Rangers in 2010.-Personal life:Quashie was...
  
  , 19
• CM: #26,   Gary O'Neil
  Gary O'Neil
  Gary Paul O'Neil is an English footballer who currently plays for West Ham United.-Portsmouth:Tony Pulis gave O'Neil his Portsmouth debut as a 16-year-old on 29 January 2000 at home to Barnsley in the First Division, but kept him out of the spotlight for the rest of the season...
  
  , 21
• LM: #23,   Patrik Berger
  Patrik Berger
  Patrik Berger is a retired Czech footballer. He has played in Czech Republic, Germany, and England. He is best remembered for his time at Liverpool....
  
  , 30
• CF: #20,   Yakubu Aiyegbeni
  Yakubu Aiyegbeni
  Yakubu Aiyegbeni , generally known simply as Yakubu, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Blackburn Rovers and the Nigerian national football team. His nickname is "The Yak".-Early career:...
  
  , 29
• CF: #32,   Lomana Tresor LuaLua, 20

In

Andy Griffin

Andy Griffin

Andrew "Andy" Griffin is an English footballer, currently playing for Championship team, ReadingGriffin began his career at Stoke City, where he established a reputation as a solid wing-back defender...

 -   , free, 26 May 2004 David Unsworth

David Unsworth

David Gerald Unsworth is an English former footballer who played in the position of centre-back or left-back, and is currently first team coach at Preston North End....

 -   , free, 12 July 2004 Lomana Tresor LuaLua -   , undisclosed (estimated £1,750,000), 12 July 2004 Andrea Guatelli

Andrea Guatelli

Andrea Guatelli is an Italian footballer player, currently playing for FC Zürich. His position is goalkeeper.Guatelli began his career at Parma where he established a reputation as an exciting prospect...

 -   Fiorenzuola

U.S. Fiorenzuola 1922

Unione Sportiva Fiorenzuola 1922 is an Italian association football club from Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Emilia-Romagna. It was founded in 1922 and its official and colours are red and black....

, free, 2 August 2004 Aliou Cissé

Aliou Cissé

Aliou Cissé is a Senegalese former football player. He has previously played for English Premier League club Portsmouth. Cisse was a defensive midfielder who has, on occasion, played at full back.-Career:...

 -   , £300,000, 6 August 2004 Ricardo Fuller

Ricardo Fuller

Ricardo Dwayne Fuller is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Jamaica national team....

 -   , £1,000,000, 20 August 2004 Diomansy Kamara

Diomansy Kamara

Diomansy Mehdi Moustapha Kamara is a professional football striker, currently playing for Eskişehirspor...

 -   , £2,500,000, 30 August 2004 Valéry Mézague

Valery Mezague

Válery Mézague is a Cameroonian footballer. He is a midfielder, and currently plays for Greek club Panetolikos F.C.....

 -   Montpellier

Montpellier HSC

Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city...

, season loan, 31 August 2004 Giannis Skopelitis

Giannis Skopelitis

Giannis Skopelitis is a Greek football player. He plays for Cypriot football club AEK Larnaca.-Premier League:...

 -   , 28 January 2005, season loan with option of making permanent, £300,000 rising to £1,000,000 if made permanent Kostas Chalkias -   , 28 January 2005 Aleksander Rodić

Aleksander Rodic

Aleksander Rodić is a Slovenian football player who currently plays for Tianjin Songjiang.- Career :Rodić was born in Kozarska Dubica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia....

 -   NK Gorica

ND Gorica

ND Gorica is a Slovenian football club, playing in the town of Nova Gorica. They are one of the most successful Slovenian clubs with four Slovenian League, two Slovenian Cup and one Slovenian Supercup titles. Together with NK Maribor and NK Celje they are the only club that have participated in...

, 31 January 2005 Jamie Ashdown

Jamie Ashdown

Jamie Lawrence Ashdown is an English footballer who is currently at Portsmouth where he plays as a goalkeeper.- Career :...

 -   , undisclosed, June 2004

Out

Tim Sherwood

Tim Sherwood

Timothy "Tim" Sherwood is an English former professional footballer who was captain of Blackburn Rovers' Premiership title-winning side...

 -   , free, 9 July 2004 Teddy Sheringham

Teddy Sheringham

Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham MBE is a retired English footballer, and the father of footballer Charlie Sheringham. Sheringham played as a striker, and had a successful career at the club level, winning almost every domestic honour available with his clubs, most notably the Treble with Manchester...

   , free, 14 July 2004 Deon Burton

Deon Burton

Deon John Burton is a Jamaican-British football striker who currently plays for Gabala.-Early career:...

 -   , undisclosed, 16 July 2004 (officially joined 1 August) Ivica Mornar

Ivica Mornar

Ivica Mornar is a retired Croatian footballer. He was born in Split.Mornar began his career with Hajduk Split before going on to play for Eintracht Frankfurt, Sevilla, CD Ourense, Standard Liège, Anderlecht and Portsmouth....

 -   , season loan, 8 August 2004 Eddie Howe

Eddie Howe

Edward "Eddie" Howe is an English former footballer and manager of Burnley. A defender before retirement who spent much of his career at Bournemouth, he was the youngest manager in the Football League when appointed Bournemouth manager in January 2009.-Playing career:Howe began his professional...

 -   Bournemouth

A.F.C. Bournemouth

A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....

, free, 12 November 2004 Lewis Buxton

Lewis Buxton

Lewis Buxton is an English footballer. He currently plays for Sheffield Wednesday after signing on a permanent deal from Stoke City...

 -   , 24 December 2004 Anthony Pulis

Anthony Pulis

Anthony James Pulis is a footballer who currently plays for Aldershot Town. He joined Southampton after moving from Stoke City where his father Tony is manager...

 -   , 24 December 2004 Nigel Quashie

Nigel Quashie

Nigel Francis Quashie is a British footballer who has played more than 300 games in the Football League. He plays as a midfielder, and has represented Scotland, the country of his grandfather, at full international level. He was released by Queens Park Rangers in 2010.-Personal life:Quashie was...

 -   , £2,100,000, 17 January 2005 Amdy Faye -   , £2,000,000, 23 January 2005 Kevin Harper

Kevin Harper

Kevin Patrick Harper is a Scottish football player. He is currently without a club following his release from Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish First Division.- Early career :...

 -   , undisclosed, 1 February 2005 David Unsworth

David Unsworth

David Gerald Unsworth is an English former footballer who played in the position of centre-back or left-back, and is currently first team coach at Preston North End....

 -   , four-month loan, 15 February 2005 Alan Knight

Alan Knight (footballer)

Alan Edward Knight MBE is a former English footballer and currently the manager of Conference South club Dorchester Town. He holds the record for the most appearances for a single club by a goalkeeper, having played 683 league games for Portsmouth between 1978 and 2000; this superseded Peter...

 - retired, 2004 Warren Hunt

Warren Hunt

Warren David Hunt is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for VT.Hunt was born in Portsmouth. He has played for Portsmouth and Leyton Orient in the Football League.-External links:...

 -   , 2004 Sebastian Olszar

Sebastian Olszar

Sebstian Olszar is a Polish footballer currently playing for Ekstraklasa club Ruch Chorzów.-External links:...

 -   Polonia Warsaw, 2004 Carl Robinson

Carl Robinson

Carl Robinson is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.-Wolverhampton Wanderers:...

 -   Sunderland

Sunderland A.F.C.

Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...

, 2004 Sébastien Schemmel -   Le Havre

Le Havre AC

Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association is a French association football club based in Le Havre. The club was founded originally as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, thus making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in France...

, December 2004 Eyal Berkovic

Eyal Berkovic

Eyal Berkovic is an Israeli former footballer. He played as a midfielder.He is known in Israel by the nickname Ha-Kosem ....

 -   , January 2005 John Curtis -   , free, January 2005 Harald Wapenaar

Harald Wapenaar

Harald Wapenaar is a former Dutch football goalkeeper.Wapenaar has played for Italian club Udinese Calcio and FC Utrecht, whom he left for Portsmouth in the summer of 2003. He joined Vitesse in January 2005....

 -   Vitesse, 2005 Rowan Vine

Rowan Vine

Rowan Lewis Vine is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a striker.-Career:Born in Basingstoke, Vine began his career at Portsmouth, making his way through the club's youth scheme. He made his first-team debut in a goalless draw with Sheffield United in December 2000 at the...

 -   , loan, 2004 Mark Burchill

Mark Burchill

Mark James Burchill is a Scottish professional football player who plays as a striker. He previously played for Scottish clubs Celtic, Dundee, Hearts, Dunfermline Athletic and Kilmarnock, and in England for Birmingham City, Ipswich Town, Portsmouth, Wigan Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday and...

 -   Hearts

Heart of Midlothian F.C.

Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...

, loan

Transfers in: £5,750,000

Transfers out: £4,100,000

Total spending: £1,650,000

Premiership

• Portsmouth 0-2 Chelsea
• Portsmouth 0-1 Everton
• Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Portsmouth
• Portsmouth 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
• Everton 1-2 Portsmouth
• Portsmouth 1-1 Bolton
• Bolton 0-1 Portsmouth
• Middlesbrough 1-1 Portsmouth
• Portsmouth 4-1 Southampton
• Southampton 2-1 Portsmouth
• Portsmouth 3-2 West Bromwich Albion
• Portsmouth 4-3 Fulham
• Fulham 3-1 Portsmouth
• Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Portsmouth
• Portsmouth 4-2 Charlton Athletic
• Portsmouth 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur