Portsmouth F.C. seasons
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This is a list of seasons played by Portsmouth Football Club
in English and European football
, from 1899 (the year of the club's first FA Cup entry and elected straight into the first division of the Southern League) to the most recent completed season. Football was played in Portsmouth from the 1850s and was popular for sailors and dockers to play in the city. The current club was founded in 1898 with John Brickwood, owner of the local brewery, as chairman, and Frank Brettell
as the club's first manager. A common myth is that the club's first goalkeeper was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
. While Conan Doyle did play as AC Smith for an amateur side, Portsmouth Athletic Football Club, that flourished from 1882 to 1894, the first goalkeeper of the professional era was Matt Reilly
who previously played for the successful Royal Artillery team.
Portsmouth was formed to replace the defunct Royal Artillery Portsmouth club, and elected straight into the first division of the Southern League
. The club's first league match was played at Chatham Town
on 2 September 1899 (a 1-0 victory), followed three days later by the first match at Fratton Park
against local rivals Southampton. That first season was hugely successful, with the club winning 20 out of 28 league matches, earning them runners-up spot in the Southern League
. The league was won for the first time in the 1901-02 season, by which time Brettell had been replaced by club captain Bob Blyth
as manager.
The 1906-1907 season was highlighted by the visit of Manchester United
to Fratton Park in the FA Cup, which generated a record attendance of 24,329. A 2-2 draw meant a replay in Manchester, and Portsmouth recorded a famous 2-1 win. However, this record attendance was surpassed two seasons later when Sheffield Wednesday
visited Fratton for the second round of the new FA Cup
.
1910-11 saw Portsmouth relegated, but with the recruitment of Robert Brown
as manager the team were promoted the next season.
The club has won the League Championship
twice, the FA Cup
twice, never won the League Cup
, the Charity Shield
once (shared).
This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the English league that season. Records of competitions such as the Hampshire Senior Cup
are not included due to them being considered of less importance than the FA Cup
and the League Cup
.
Non-Football League era (Western League
Note: bold text indicates a competition won.
Note 2: Where fields are left blank, the club did not participate in a competition that season.
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...
in English and European football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, from 1899 (the year of the club's first FA Cup entry and elected straight into the first division of the Southern League) to the most recent completed season. Football was played in Portsmouth from the 1850s and was popular for sailors and dockers to play in the city. The current club was founded in 1898 with John Brickwood, owner of the local brewery, as chairman, and Frank Brettell
Frank Brettell
Frank E. Brettell was an English-born Irish football player, manager and administrator.He played as a full back for Everton, a club that was originally called St. Domingo's. He combined his role as player-secretary-manager with his full time job as a reporter for the Liverpool Mercury...
as the club's first manager. A common myth is that the club's first goalkeeper was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger...
. While Conan Doyle did play as AC Smith for an amateur side, Portsmouth Athletic Football Club, that flourished from 1882 to 1894, the first goalkeeper of the professional era was Matt Reilly
Matt Reilly (footballer)
Matthew Michael "Matt" Reilly was an Irish international goalkeeper who played most of his career with Portsmouth in the Southern League. He also had spells with Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur in the Southern League, with Notts County in the Football League, with Dundee in the Scottish Football...
who previously played for the successful Royal Artillery team.
Portsmouth was formed to replace the defunct Royal Artillery Portsmouth club, and elected straight into the first division of the Southern League
Southern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
. The club's first league match was played at Chatham Town
Chatham Town F.C.
Chatham Town are an English Association Football club based in Chatham, Kent. They currently play in Division One North of the Isthmian League and are nicknamed "The Chats"....
on 2 September 1899 (a 1-0 victory), followed three days later by the first match at Fratton Park
Fratton Park
Fratton Park is a football stadium in the English city-port of Portsmouth. It has been the home of professional club Portsmouth F.C. since its construction in 1898.-Description:...
against local rivals Southampton. That first season was hugely successful, with the club winning 20 out of 28 league matches, earning them runners-up spot in the Southern League
Southern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
. The league was won for the first time in the 1901-02 season, by which time Brettell had been replaced by club captain Bob Blyth
Bob Blyth
Robert Blyth was the manager for the football club Portsmouth F.C. from 1901-1904.-Football career:Blyth was born in Glenbuck Scotland and was a member of the Glenbuck Cherrypickers, playing alongside members of his extended family...
as manager.
The 1906-1907 season was highlighted by the visit of 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...
to Fratton Park in the FA Cup, which generated a record attendance of 24,329. A 2-2 draw meant a replay in Manchester, and Portsmouth recorded a famous 2-1 win. However, this record attendance was surpassed two seasons later when Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
visited Fratton for the second round of the new FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
.
1910-11 saw Portsmouth relegated, but with the recruitment of Robert Brown
Robert Brown (football manager)
Robert Brown was an English association football player and manager in the early twentieth century.After an undistinguished career in semi-professional football in his native north-east England, Brown joined Sheffield Wednesday as a scout. In 1911 he joined Portsmouth as secretary, a job he held...
as manager the team were promoted the next season.
The club has won the League Championship
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
twice, the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
twice, never won the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
, the Charity Shield
FA Community Shield
The Football Association Community Shield is English football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition...
once (shared).
This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the English league that season. Records of competitions such as the Hampshire Senior Cup
Hampshire Senior Cup
The Hampshire Senior Cup is a cup competition open to football teams affiliated with the Hampshire Football Association. The competition was founded in 1888 and has been contested every year since, with the exception of 1914 to 1919 when it was postponed due to World War I.Despite the...
are not included due to them being considered of less importance than the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
and the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
.
Non-Football League era
| Season | League | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
Top Goalscorer | ||||||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
| 1899–1900 | SL Div 1 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
28 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 27 | 41 | 2nd | R1 | |||||
| 1900–01 | SL Div 1 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 32 | 38 | 3rd | INT | |||||
| 1901–02 | SL Div 1 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 24 | 47 | 1st | QF | |||||
| 1902–03 | SL Div 1 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 32 | 41 | 3rd | R1 | |||||
| 1903–04 | SL Div 1 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 42 | 4th | R1 | |||||
| 1904–05 | SL Div 1 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 56 | 36 | 8th | R2 | |||||
| 1905–06 | SL Div 1 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 35 | 43 | 3rd | R1 | |||||
| 1906–07 | SL Div 1 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 36 | 51 | 2nd | R2 | |||||
| 1907–08 | SL Div 1 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 9th | R3 | |||||
| 1908–09 | SL Div 1 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 60 | 46 | 4th | R2 | |||||
| 1909–10 | SL Div 1 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 70 | 63 | 47 | 6th | R2 | |||||
| 1910–11 | SL Div 1 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 27 | 20th | R1 | |||||
| 1911–12 | SL Div 2 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 20 | 41 | 2nd | R2 | |||||
| 1912–13 | SL Div 1 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 49 | 36 | 11th | R1 | |||||
| 1913–14 | SL Div 1 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 48 | 40 | 9th | R1 | |||||
| 1914–15 | SL Div 1 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 7th | R1 | |||||
| No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War | |||||||||||||||
| 1919–20 | SL Div 1 Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 73 | 27 | 58 | 1st | R1 | |||||
Non-Football League era (Western LeagueWestern Football LeagueThe Western Football League is a football league in the south west of England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and parts of South Wales...
)
| Season | League | Top Goalscorer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |
| 1900–01 | Division 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 1st | ||
| 1901–02 | Division 1 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 16 | 27 | 1st | ||
| 1902–03 | Division 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 24 | 1st | ||
| 1903–04 | Division 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 4th | ||
| 1904–05 | Division 1 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 4th | ||
| 1905–06 | Division 1 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 19 | 7th | ||
| 1906–07 | Division 1 'B' | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 3rd | ||
| 1907–08 | Division 1 'A' | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 2nd | ||
| 1908–09 | Division 1 'B' | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 4th | ||
Football League era
| Season | League | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
Charity Shield FA Community Shield The Football Association Community Shield is English football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition... |
Europe Other |
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
| 1920–21 Details |
Div 3 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 12th | R1 | Frank Stringfellow | 13 | |||
| 1921–22 Details |
Div 3(S) | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 62 | 39 | 53 | 3rd | R4 | Percy Cherrett Percy Cherrett Percy Albert Mark Cherrett was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.He began his career in non-league football with Boscombe before moving to Portsmouth in 1921, where he scored 36 goals in a two year spell at Fratton Park. He was transferred to Plymouth Argyle in 1923, where he... |
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| 1922–23 Details |
42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 52 | 46 | 7th | R1 | Jerry Mackie Jerry Mackie James "Jerry" Mackie was a Scottish footballer who played at inside forward for south coast rivals, Portsmouth and then Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s.-Football career:... |
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| 1923–24 Details |
42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 87 | 30 | 59 | 1st | R2 | Willie Haines Willie Haines Wyndham William Pretoria "Willie" Haines was an English footballer who played at centre-forward for south coast rivals, Portsmouth and then Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s.-Football career:... |
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| 1924–25 Details |
Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 58 | 50 | 48 | 4th | R2 | Willie Haines Willie Haines Wyndham William Pretoria "Willie" Haines was an English footballer who played at centre-forward for south coast rivals, Portsmouth and then Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s.-Football career:... Jerry Mackie Jerry Mackie James "Jerry" Mackie was a Scottish footballer who played at inside forward for south coast rivals, Portsmouth and then Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s.-Football career:... |
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| 1925–26 Details |
42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 79 | 74 | 44 | 11th | R3 | Willie Haines Willie Haines Wyndham William Pretoria "Willie" Haines was an English footballer who played at centre-forward for south coast rivals, Portsmouth and then Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s.-Football career:... |
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| 1926–27 Details |
42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 87 | 49 | 54 | 2nd | R4 | Willie Haines Willie Haines Wyndham William Pretoria "Willie" Haines was an English footballer who played at centre-forward for south coast rivals, Portsmouth and then Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s.-Football career:... |
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| 1927–28 Details |
Div 1 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 66 | 90 | 39 | 20th | R3 | Willie Haines Willie Haines Wyndham William Pretoria "Willie" Haines was an English footballer who played at centre-forward for south coast rivals, Portsmouth and then Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s.-Football career:... Jack Smith Jack Smith (footballer born 1898) John William Smith, known as Jack Smith was an English international footballer, who played as an inside left.-Career:... |
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| 1928–29 Details |
42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 56 | 80 | 36 | 20th | R/U 1929 FA Cup Final The 1929 FA Cup Final was contested by Bolton Wanderers and Portsmouth at Wembley. Bolton won 2–0, with goals by Billy Butler and Harry Blackmore.- Match details:-Bolton Wanderers:Round 3: Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Oldham Athletic... |
Jack Smith Jack Smith (footballer born 1898) John William Smith, known as Jack Smith was an English international footballer, who played as an inside left.-Career:... |
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| 1929–30 Details |
42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 62 | 47 | 13th | R4 | Jack Weddle Jack Weddle John Robson "Jack" Weddle in Whitburn, South Tyneside was a former Portsmouth centre forward who played during the interwar and post war period. He is best remembered for Portsmouth's Cup run in the 1933/34 season, scoring a hat-trick against Birmingham in front of a 66,000-strong crowd to take... |
21 | ||||
| 1930–31 Details |
42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 84 | 64 | 49 | 4th | R5 | Jimmy Easson Jimmy Easson James Ferrier "Jimmy" Easson was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside-forward for Portsmouth in the English Football League, helping them reach the FA Cup Final in 1934... |
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| 1931–32 Details |
42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 62 | 45 | 8th | R5 | Jack Weddle Jack Weddle John Robson "Jack" Weddle in Whitburn, South Tyneside was a former Portsmouth centre forward who played during the interwar and post war period. He is best remembered for Portsmouth's Cup run in the 1933/34 season, scoring a hat-trick against Birmingham in front of a 66,000-strong crowd to take... |
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| 1932–33 Details |
42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 74 | 76 | 43 | 9th | R3 | Jack Weddle Jack Weddle John Robson "Jack" Weddle in Whitburn, South Tyneside was a former Portsmouth centre forward who played during the interwar and post war period. He is best remembered for Portsmouth's Cup run in the 1933/34 season, scoring a hat-trick against Birmingham in front of a 66,000-strong crowd to take... |
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| 1933–34 Details |
42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 55 | 42 | 10th | R/U | Jack Weddle Jack Weddle John Robson "Jack" Weddle in Whitburn, South Tyneside was a former Portsmouth centre forward who played during the interwar and post war period. He is best remembered for Portsmouth's Cup run in the 1933/34 season, scoring a hat-trick against Birmingham in front of a 66,000-strong crowd to take... |
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| 1934–35 Details |
42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 71 | 72 | 40 | 14th | R4 | Jack Weddle Jack Weddle John Robson "Jack" Weddle in Whitburn, South Tyneside was a former Portsmouth centre forward who played during the interwar and post war period. He is best remembered for Portsmouth's Cup run in the 1933/34 season, scoring a hat-trick against Birmingham in front of a 66,000-strong crowd to take... |
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| 1935–36 Details |
42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 67 | 42 | 10th | R3 | Jack Weddle Jack Weddle John Robson "Jack" Weddle in Whitburn, South Tyneside was a former Portsmouth centre forward who played during the interwar and post war period. He is best remembered for Portsmouth's Cup run in the 1933/34 season, scoring a hat-trick against Birmingham in front of a 66,000-strong crowd to take... |
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| 1936–37 Details |
42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 62 | 66 | 44 | 9th | R3 | Cliff Parker | 12 | ||||
| 1937–38 Details |
42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 68 | 38 | 19th | R4 | Jimmy Beattie | 21 | ||||
| 1938–39 Details |
42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 70 | 37 | 17th | W 1939 FA Cup Final The 1939 FA Cup Final was contested by Portsmouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Wembley. Portsmouth won 4–1, with goals from Bert Barlow, John Anderson and two by Cliff Parker... |
Jock Anderson John Anderson (footballer born 1915) John "Jock" Anderson is a former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. The summit of his career was scoring one of the goals for Portsmouth in their 4-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1939 FA Cup Final.... |
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| 1939–40 Details |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18th | N/A | N/A | |||||
| No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War | |||||||||||||||
| 1945–46 | n/a | R3 | |||||||||||||
| 1946–47 Details |
Div 1 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 60 | 41 | 12th | R4 | Duggie Reid Duggie Reid John Douglas Jamieson "Duggie" Reid was a Scottish footballer. An inside forward, he played for Stockport County and Portsmouth.... |
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| 1947–48 Details |
42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 68 | 50 | 45 | 8th | R4 | 15 | |||||
| 1948–49 Details Portsmouth F.C. season 1948-49 In Portsmouth Football Club's Golden Jubilee season of 1948-49, the club were tipped to be the first team of the 20th century to win the Football League and FA Cup double. However, Pompey crashed out of the FA Cup in the semi-final against Leicester City, but made up for it by claiming the league... |
42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 42 | 58 | 1st | SF | Peter Harris Peter Harris (footballer) Peter Philip Harris was an association football player.Harris is notable for his career with Portsmouth F.C., his only professional club. Born in Southsea and signed from Gosport Borough F.C., he played a crucial role in Pompey's championship-winning teams as an out and out right-winger with an... |
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| 1949–50 Details Portsmouth F.C. season 1949-50 This article is about Portsmouth Football Club when they were league champions of 1949-50. They have not been champions of England since 1950. The club retained the title they won in 1948-49, beating Aston Villa 5-1 on the last day of the season, and are thus one of only five English teams to have... |
42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 74 | 38 | 53 | 1st | R5 | Shared 1949 FA Charity Shield The 1949 FA Charity Shield was the 27th FA Charity Shield, a pre-season exhibition football match between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup titles. The match took place at Highbury, London, between the league champions Portsmouth and FA Cup winners Wolverhampton Wanderers... |
Ike Clarke Ike Clarke Isaac 'Ike' Clarke was an English footballer and football manager, he is most notable for scoring the goal which one Portsmouth their first League title.-Career:... |
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| 1950–51 Details |
42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 71 | 68 | 47 | 7th | R3 | Ike Clarke Ike Clarke Isaac 'Ike' Clarke was an English footballer and football manager, he is most notable for scoring the goal which one Portsmouth their first League title.-Career:... Len Phillips Len Phillips Leonard Horace "Len" Phillips is a former footballer who won three caps for the England national team. At club level, he played his entire professional career for Portsmouth, and was a member of the championship-winning teams of 1949 and 1950... |
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| 1951–52 Details |
42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 4th | QF | Duggie Reid Duggie Reid John Douglas Jamieson "Duggie" Reid was a Scottish footballer. An inside forward, he played for Stockport County and Portsmouth.... |
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| 1952–53 Details |
42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 83 | 38 | 15th | R3 | Peter Harris Peter Harris (footballer) Peter Philip Harris was an association football player.Harris is notable for his career with Portsmouth F.C., his only professional club. Born in Southsea and signed from Gosport Borough F.C., he played a crucial role in Pompey's championship-winning teams as an out and out right-winger with an... |
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| 1953–54 Details |
42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 81 | 89 | 39 | 14th | R5 | 24 | |||||
| 1954–55 Details |
42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 74 | 62 | 48 | 3rd | R3 | 23 | |||||
| 1955–56 Details |
42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 78 | 85 | 41 | 12th | R4 | 24 | |||||
| 1956–57 Details |
42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 62 | 92 | 33 | 19th | R4 | Johnny Gordon Johnny Gordon John Duncan Sinclair "Johnny" Gordon was an English professional footballer who played for Portsmouth and Birmingham City in the First Division as an inside-forward.... Peter Harris Peter Harris (footballer) Peter Philip Harris was an association football player.Harris is notable for his career with Portsmouth F.C., his only professional club. Born in Southsea and signed from Gosport Borough F.C., he played a crucial role in Pompey's championship-winning teams as an out and out right-winger with an... |
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| 1957–58 Details |
42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 73 | 88 | 32 | 20th | R4 | Peter Harris Peter Harris (footballer) Peter Philip Harris was an association football player.Harris is notable for his career with Portsmouth F.C., his only professional club. Born in Southsea and signed from Gosport Borough F.C., he played a crucial role in Pompey's championship-winning teams as an out and out right-winger with an... |
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| 1958–59 Details |
42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 64 | 112 | 21 | 22nd | R5 | Ron Saunders Ron Saunders Ron Saunders is a retired English football player and former successful manager. He remains the only manager to have taken charge of Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, normally bitter rivals.... |
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| 1959–60 Details |
Div 2 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 77 | 32 | 20th | R3 | 17 | ||||
| 1960–61 Details |
42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 91 | 33 | 21st | R5 | QF | 23 | ||||
| 1961–62 Details |
Div 3 | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 87 | 47 | 65 | 1st | R1 | R3 | 26 | |||
| 1962–63 Details |
Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 79 | 37 | 16th | R4 | R4 | 29 | |||
| 1963–64 Details |
42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 79 | 70 | 43 | 9th | R3 | R4 | 34 | ||||
| 1964–65 Details |
42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 77 | 34 | 20th | R3 | R3 | Cliff Portwood Cliff Portwood Clifford Portwood is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Cliff Portwood started his career with Manchester Athletic before joing Preston North End in 1955. He quickly became a regular for the first 11, becoming Tom Finney's understudy. He joined Port Vale for £750 in August 1959. and was... |
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| 1965–66 Details |
42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 74 | 78 | 40 | 12th | R3 | R3 | Albert McCann | 13 | |||
| 1966–67 Details |
42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 59 | 70 | 39 | 14th | R4 | R2 | 14 | ||||
| 1967–68 Details |
42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 68 | 55 | 49 | 5th | R5 | R3 | 16 | ||||
| 1968–69 Details |
42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 58 | 38 | 15th | R4 | R2 | Ray Hiron | 17 | |||
| 1969–70 Details |
42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 66 | 80 | 35 | 17th | R3 | R1 | 18 | ||||
| 1970–71 Details |
46 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 61 | 34 | 16th | R4 | R3 | 14 | ||||
| 1971–72 Details |
46 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 68 | 37 | 16th | R5 | R1 | Richie Reynolds Richie Reynolds Richard Reynolds was an English professional footballer whose career ran from the mid sixties to the mid seventies. Born in Looe Reynolds won three England Youth caps whilst with his first club Plymouth Argyle, for whom he mde his debut in an F.A.Cup tie against Derby County early in 1965... |
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| 1972–73 Details |
42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 59 | 35 | 17th | R3 | R2 | Ray Hiron | 10 | |||
| 1973–74 Details |
42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 62 | 40 | 15th | R5 | R2 | Ron Davies | 16 | |||
| 1974–75 Details |
42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 54 | 37 | 17th | R3 | R2 | Mick Mellows Mick Mellows Michael Anthony "Mick" Mellows is a former England Amateur International footballer, who later played professionally for Reading and Portsmouth. Born in Woking, Mellows played firstly for Sutton United before going to train as a teacher at King Alfred College, Winchester... |
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| 1975–76 Details |
42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 61 | 25 | 22nd | R4 | R2 | Norman Piper Norman Piper Norman Piper was an English footballer who played professionally in England for 13 years before finishing his career in the United States.... |
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| 1976–77 Details |
Div 3 | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 70 | 36 | 20th | R3 | R1 | David Kemp David Kemp (footballer) David Michael Kemp is a former English professional footballer and manager. He is currently Assistant Manager at Stoke City.-Playing career:... |
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| 1977–78 Details |
42 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 75 | 31 | 24th | R2 | R3 | 21 | ||||
| 1978–79 Details |
Div 4 | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 48 | 52 | 7th | R2 | R1 | Jeff Hemmerman Jeff Hemmerman Jeffrey Lawrence Hemmerman is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Hemmerman came through the youth ranks at Hull City but struggled to ever make a big impact on the first team and was loaned out to Scunthorpe United in 1975 to try and gain experience... |
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| 1979–80 Details |
46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 91 | 49 | 60 | 4th | R3 | R1 | Colin Garwood Colin Garwood Colin Arthur Garwood is an English former professional footballer who scored 157 goals from 426 games in the Football League playing as a striker for Peterborough United, Oldham Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Colchester United, Portsmouth and Aldershot during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s... |
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| 1980–81 Details |
Div 3 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 47 | 53 | 6th | R1 | R4 | David Gregory | 15 | ||
| 1981–82 Details |
46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 56 | 51 | 61 | 13th | R1 | R2 | Billy Rafferty Billy Rafferty William "Billy" Rafferty is a former Scottish footballer who played as a forward. He is most notable for a two-year spell spearheading the attack for Plymouth Argyle alongside Paul Mariner in the 1970s.... |
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| 1982–83 Details |
46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 41 | 91 | 1st | R2 | R1 | Alan Biley Alan Biley Alan Biley was a former English professional footballer and now a football manager who played for Cambridge, Everton and Portsmouth amongst others... |
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| 1983–84 Details |
Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 73 | 64 | 49 | 16th | R4 | R2 | Mark Hateley Mark Hateley Mark Wayne Hateley is a retired English football player who played as a centre-forward. He was capped 32 times for the English national team , and played in top-level football leagues in England, Italy, France and Scotland... |
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| 1984–85 Details |
42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 69 | 50 | 74 | 4th | R3 | R2 | Neil Webb Neil Webb Neil John Webb is an English former footballer and television pundit. He played as a midfielder and defender between 1980 and 1997 notably for Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United... |
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| 1985–86 Details |
42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 69 | 41 | 73 | 4th | R3 | QF | FMC Full Members Cup The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992.... GS |
Nicky Morgan Nicky Morgan (footballer) Nicholas Morgan was a footballer who played in The Football League for Bournemouth, Bristol City, Exeter City, Portsmouth, Stoke City and West Ham United.-Career:... |
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| 1986–87 Details |
42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 28 | 78 | 2nd | R4 | R3 | FMC Full Members Cup The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992.... QF |
Micky Quinn Micky Quinn Michael "Micky" Quinn is a former footballer. He was predominantly a centre forward during a career in which he scored 228 goals from 515 games in the Football League.- Club career :... |
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| 1987–88 Details |
Div 1 | 42 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 66 | 35 | 19th | QF | R2 | FMC Full Members Cup The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992.... R1 |
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| 1988–89 Details |
Div 2 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 45 | 56 | 40 | 20th | R3 | R2 | FMC Full Members Cup The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992.... R2 |
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| 1989–90 Details |
46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 65 | 61 | 12th | R3 | R2 | FMC Full Members Cup The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992.... R2 |
Guy Whittingham Guy Whittingham Guy Whittingham is a retired professional footballer with over 450 appearances for a number of English clubs, after leaving the British Army. He is currently serving as joint caretaker manager of Portsmouth together with Stuart Gray... |
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| 1990–91 Details |
46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 70 | 53 | 17th | R5 | R3 | FMC Full Members Cup The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992.... R2 |
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| 1991–92 Details Portsmouth F.C. season 1991-92 - Second Division :- FA Cup :- Semi Final Line Up:- Semi Final Line Up Replay:- League Cup :- Full Members Cup :... |
46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 51 | 69 | 9th | SF | R3 | FMC Full Members Cup The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992.... R1 |
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| 1992–93 Details Portsmouth F.C. season 1992-93 - First Division :- First Division Play-offs:- FA Cup :- League Cup :- Anglo-Italian Cup :... |
Div 1 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 46 | 88 | 3rd | R3 | R3 | AIC Anglo-Italian Cup The Anglo-Italian Cup is a defunct European football competition that was played intermittently between 1970 and 1996 between clubs from England and Italy. Founded by Gigi Peronace in 1970, following the success of the Anglo-Italian League Cup, it was played as a professional tournament until 1973... GS |
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| 1993–94 Details Portsmouth F.C. season 1993-94 - First Division :- FA Cup :- League Cup :- Anglo-Italian Cup :... |
46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 52 | 58 | 58 | 17th | R3 | QF | AIC Anglo-Italian Cup The Anglo-Italian Cup is a defunct European football competition that was played intermittently between 1970 and 1996 between clubs from England and Italy. Founded by Gigi Peronace in 1970, following the success of the Anglo-Italian League Cup, it was played as a professional tournament until 1973... GS |
Gerry Creaney Gerry Creaney Gerard 'Gerry' Creaney is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker.-Career:Creaney began his career with Celtic, signing from the boys club and making his debut in the first team in 1989. He played 113 times for the club, scoring 36 goals... Alan McLoughlin Alan McLoughlin Alan Francis McLoughlin is a former Irish coach, and former professional footballer, playing as a midfielder.-Career:... |
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| 1994–95 Details |
46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 63 | 58 | 18th | R4 | R3 | Gerry Creaney Gerry Creaney Gerard 'Gerry' Creaney is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker.-Career:Creaney began his career with Celtic, signing from the boys club and making his debut in the first team in 1989. He played 113 times for the club, scoring 36 goals... |
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| 1995–96 Details |
46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 69 | 52 | 21st | R3 | R1 | Paul Hall Paul Hall (footballer) Paul Anthony Hall , is a retired English-born Jamaican international footballer. He is currently a coach at Conference National side Tamworth, during his career, Hall was a striker who could also play on the right wing.... Alan McLoughlin Alan McLoughlin Alan Francis McLoughlin is a former Irish coach, and former professional footballer, playing as a midfielder.-Career:... |
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| 1996–97 Details |
46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 53 | 68 | 7th | QF | R2 | Lee Bradbury Lee Bradbury Lee Michael Bradbury is an English football manager and former footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Football League. Since January 2011, he has been manager of Bournemouth.-Playing career:... |
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| 1997–98 Details |
46 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 51 | 63 | 49 | 20th | R3 | R1 | John Aloisi John Aloisi John Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart.... |
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| 1998–99 Details |
46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 57 | 73 | 47 | 19th | R4 | R2 | 17 | ||||
| 1999–2000 Details |
46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 66 | 51 | 18th | R3 | R2 | Steve Claridge Steve Claridge Stephen Edward Claridge is an English football player, pundit and coach. He is currently a pundit for BBC Sport football shows including Football Focus and the The Football League Show, whilst also playing as a striker for semi-professional team Gosport Borough.Claridge's career is known for its... |
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| 2000–01 Details |
46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 47 | 59 | 49 | 20th | R3 | R2 | Lee Bradbury Lee Bradbury Lee Michael Bradbury is an English football manager and former footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Football League. Since January 2011, he has been manager of Bournemouth.-Playing career:... Steve Claridge Steve Claridge Stephen Edward Claridge is an English football player, pundit and coach. He is currently a pundit for BBC Sport football shows including Football Focus and the The Football League Show, whilst also playing as a striker for semi-professional team Gosport Borough.Claridge's career is known for its... |
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| 2001–02 Details |
46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 60 | 72 | 53 | 17th | R3 | R1 | Peter Crouch Peter Crouch Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur... |
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| 2002–03 Details |
46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 97 | 45 | 98 | 1st | R3 | R2 | Svetoslav Todorov Svetoslav Todorov Svetoslav Todorov is a Bulgarian International football player, who currently plays for Litex Lovech.-PFC Dobrudzha/Litex Lovech:... |
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| 2003–04 Details |
Prem | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 54 | 45 | 13th | QF | R4 | 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:... |
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| 2004–05 Details |
38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 59 | 39 | 16th | R4 | QF | 17 | ||||
| 2005–06 Details |
38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 62 | 38 | 17th | R4 | R2 | Lomana LuaLua Lomana LuaLua Lomana Trésor LuaLua is a Congolese footballer who plays for Blackpool, and the Congo DR national football team.LuaLua was born in Kinshasa, but moved to England at a young age. After impressing in a college football match, he signed for Colchester United. There, he scored a total of 21 goals in... 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... 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:... |
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| 2006–07 Details |
38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 42 | 54 | 9th | R4 | R3 | Nwankwo Kanu Nwankwo Kanu Nwankwo Kanu, OON , or simply Kanu, is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He was also a member of the Nigerian national team for 16 years from 1994 until 2010... |
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| 2007–08 Details Portsmouth F.C. season 2007-08 Portsmouth F.C. had its most successful season since it won the domestic league twice 1949 and 1950, thanks to an FA Cup campaign, that saw them beating Cardiff in the final... |
38 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 40 | 57 | 8th | W 2008 FA Cup Final The 2008 FA Cup Final was a football match held at Wembley Stadium on 17 May 2008 and was the final match of the 2007–08 FA Cup competition. The match was the 127th FA Cup Final, and the second to be held at the new Wembley Stadium since its redevelopment. The match was contested by Portsmouth and... |
R4 | Benjani Mwaruwari Benjani Mwaruwari Benjamin Mwaruwari , known as Benjani, is a Zimbabwean footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth in the Football League Championship, where he plays as a striker.... |
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| 2008–09 2008–09 in English football The 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City and Hull City were all playing in the Premier League after winning promotion from the Championship last season. Stoke returned to the top flight after a 23-year absence, while... Details Portsmouth F.C. season 2008-09 During the 2008–09 football season Portsmouth played their sixth consecutive season in the highest tier of English football, the Premier League... |
38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 57 | 41 | 14th | R4 | R3 | R/U 2008 FA Community Shield The 2008 FA Community Shield was a football match played on 10 August 2008 between 2007–08 Premier League champions Manchester United and 2007–08 FA Cup winners Portsmouth as the "curtain-raiser" to the 2008–09 English football season... |
UC GS | Peter Crouch Peter Crouch Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur... |
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| 2009–10 2009–10 in English football The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.The season began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One and League Two and 15 August 2009 for the Premier League... Details |
38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 66 | 19 | 20th | R/U 2010 FA Cup Final The 2010 FA Cup Final was the 129th final of the FA Cup, the world's oldest domestic football cup competition. The match took place on 15 May 2010, at Wembley Stadium, London... |
QF | Frédéric Piquionne Frédéric Piquionne Frédéric Piquionne is a French football player who plays as a forward for West Ham United. His former clubs are Golden Star of Martinique, Nîmes Olympique, Rennes, AS Saint-Etienne, AS Monaco, Lyon and Portsmouth... |
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| 2010–11 2010–11 in English football The 2010–11 season was the 131st season of competitive football in England.The season began on 6 August 2010 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier League and Football Conference both starting eight days later on 14 August 2010. The Championship, League One, and League Two ended on 7 May... Details |
Champ | 14th 2010–11 Football League Championship The 2010–11 Football League Championship was the seventh season of the league under its current name and nineteenth season under its current league division format... |
R3 | R3 | David Nugent David Nugent David James Nugent is an English footballer striker, who currently plays for Leicester City . Before joining Leicester, Nugent made a total of 228 appearances in the Football League playing for Bury, Preston North End and Portsmouth... |
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Key
- P = Played
- W = Games won
- D = Games drawn
- L = Games lost
- F = Goals for
- A = Goals against
- Pts = Points
- Pos = Final position
- Div 1 = Football League First DivisionFootball League First DivisionThe First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
- Div 2 = Football League Second DivisionFootball League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
- Div 3 = Football League Third DivisionFootball League Third DivisionThe Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
- Div 3(S) = Football League Third Division SouthFootball League Third Division SouthThe Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958....
- Div 4 = Football League Fourth DivisionFootball League Fourth DivisionThe Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
- Prem = Premier League
- Champ = Football League ChampionshipFootball League ChampionshipThe Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
- Lg1 = Football League OneFootball League OneFootball League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
- Lg2 = Football League TwoFootball League TwoFootball League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
- FMC = Full Members CupFull Members CupThe Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
- AIC = Anglo-Italian CupAnglo-Italian CupThe Anglo-Italian Cup is a defunct European football competition that was played intermittently between 1970 and 1996 between clubs from England and Italy. Founded by Gigi Peronace in 1970, following the success of the Anglo-Italian League Cup, it was played as a professional tournament until 1973...
- UC = UEFA CupUEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
. - n/a = Not applicable
- INT = Intermediate Round
- GS = Group Stage
- R1 = Round 1
- R2 = Round 2
- R3 = Round 3
- R4 = Round 4
- R5 = Round 5
- QF = Quarter-Finals
- SF = Semi-Finals
- R/U = Runners-up
- W = Winners
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted Promotion and relegation In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season... |
Relegated Promotion and relegation In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season... |
Note: bold text indicates a competition won.
Note 2: Where fields are left blank, the club did not participate in a competition that season.