Portsmouth F.C.
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...
League	Premier League
Manager	Paul Hart Paul Hart Paul Hart is an English football manager and former football defender, who is currently Academy Director at Charlton Athletic. The son of Johnny Hart, a football inside forward and manager, Hart had five-year spells with both Blackpool and Leeds United, while also playing for Nottingham Forest and...  (caretaker manager)
League position	14th
Top Goalscorer	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...  (18)
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...	Fourth Round
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...	Third Round
Community 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...	Runners-up
UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The 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...	Group Stages
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
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Next season	2009-10 →

During the 2008–09 football season Portsmouth

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...

played their sixth consecutive season in the highest tier of English football

Football in England

Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...

, the Premier League. Thanks to the exploits of the previous season, Portsmouth achieved European football

UEFA Cup

The 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...

 for the first time in their footballing history, thanks to an 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...

 win over Cardiff City

Cardiff City F.C.

Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...

 and will compete in the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The 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...

.

They also participated in 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...

 against Manchester United on August 10, 2008, at Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium

The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...

, eventually losing on penalties. This was the first time since 1996 that a team outside of the Big Four had competed in the competition.

In

Pos.	No.	Name	From	Fee
DF		James Hurst James Hurst (footballer) James Hurst is an English footballer who plays for Shrewsbury Town on loan from West Bromwich Albion as a defender.-Career:...	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...	Compensation
FW		Gaël N’Lundulu Gaël N’Lundulu Gaël N'Lundulu is a French professional footballer of Congolese descent who plays as a forward for Lausanne-Sport.-Career:N'Lundulu first began his footballing career in his hometown with Paris Saint-Germain. By age 16 however he was ready to move on and sign professional terms with a team away...	Paris Saint-Germain	Compensation
DF	32	Djimi Traoré Djimi Traoré Djimi Traoré is a French-born Malian footballer who currently as either a left back or centre back. He plays for French Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille...	Stade Rennes	Loan return
MF		Gauthier Mahoto Gauthier Mahoto Éric Gauthier Mahoto is a French footballer of Congolese descent.-Club career:Mahoto started his footballing career in France whilst playing for Le Havre. He also attended the French Football Federation's INF Clairefontaine academy. He got a growing reputation as a talented midfielder, which led...	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...	Compensation
MF	25	Glen Little Glen Little Glen Matthew Little is an English footballer born in Wimbledon who plays as a right winger for Wrexham. He previously played for Burnley, Derry City, Glentoran, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Aldershot Town...	Reading	Free
FW	26	Ben Sahar Ben Sahar Ben Sahar is an Israeli football striker who currently plays for Ligue 1 side Auxerre on loan from Espanyol.At just 16, Sahar was already the equivalent of a second-year apprentice at Chelsea. He first caught Chelsea's eye in an Under-16 fixture against Ireland in 2004 and has since played for the...	Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...	Loan
FW		Nadir Çiftçi Nadir Çiftçi Nadir Çiftçi is a Dutch-born Turkish footballer who currently plays for Kayserispor in the Süper Lig.-Portsmouth:...	ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...	Compensation
FW	9	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...	Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...	Undisclosed fee (estimated £11,000,000)
FW		Omar Koroma Omar Koroma Omar Alieu Koroma is a Gambian footballer. He plays as a striker, but is currently unattached to a club.-Career:Koroma trained with English side Watford in October 2007. He impressed, but was unable to secure a contract due to work permit issues...	Banjul Hawks	Nominal
DF	3	Younes Kaboul Younes Kaboul Younès Kaboul is a French footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can also play at right back or in defensive midfield.-Auxerre:...	Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....	Undisclosed fee (estimated £5,000,000)
MF	11	Jerome Thomas Jerome Thomas Jerome William Thomas is an English footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion predominantly as a left winger, but can also operate centrally...	Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...	Nominal (variable on appearances)
DF	30	Armand Traoré Armand Traoré Armand Mohamed Traoré is a French-born Senegalese footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a left back. Traoré is a product of the famous Arsenal Academy, he has also represented France at under-19 and under-21 levels, but has since opted to represent his parents' native country, Senegal,...	Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...	Loan
DF	39	Nadir Belhadj Nadir Belhadj Nadir Belhadj is an Algerian professional football player who currently plays as a left wingback or as a left winger for 11-time Qatar league champions Al Sadd and the Algerian national team....	Lens RC Lens Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...	Loan
GK		Jon Stewart	Weymouth Weymouth F.C. Weymouth F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Weymouth, who currently play in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:Weymouth Football Club were founded in 1890 and played their first game on 24 September of that year...	Free
MF		Khaleem Hyland Khaleem Hyland Khaleem Hyland is a Trinidadian international footballer who plays professionally in Belgium for Genk, as a midfielder.-Club career:...	San Juan Jabloteh San Juan Jabloteh San Juan Jabloteh is a football club located in San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago that currently plays in the country's Pro League. The team plays its home games in Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad.- History :...	Non-contractual agreement
MF		Pablo Navas-Alors	Barcelona	Free
MF		Torric Jebrin Torric Jebrin Tawrick Jibrine is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Bucaspor in Turkey.- Career :...	Hearts of Oak	Undisclosed fee
DF		Dan Bennett	Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...	Free
DF	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...	Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...	Loan return
DF	39	Nadir Belhadj Nadir Belhadj Nadir Belhadj is an Algerian professional football player who currently plays as a left wingback or as a left winger for 11-time Qatar league champions Al Sadd and the Algerian national team....	Lens RC Lens Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...	£4,400,000
DF	20	Martin Cranie Martin Cranie Martin James Cranie is an English footballer, currently playing for Championship club Coventry City. He began his career with the famous Southampton youth academy playing alongside Theo Walcott and Gareth Bale before moving to local rivals Portsmouth and later to Coventry City after several loan...	Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...	Loan return
MF	14	Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Lloyd Pennant is a footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County as a youngster. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999...	Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...	Loan
MF	6	Hayden Mullins Hayden Mullins Hayden Ian Mullins is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He plays as a sweeper and at right-back in addition to his preferred midfield-holding position.-Crystal Palace:...	West Ham United	Undisclosed fee (estimated £1-2,000,000)
MF	26	Pelé	Porto	Loan
FW		Omar Koroma Omar Koroma Omar Alieu Koroma is a Gambian footballer. He plays as a striker, but is currently unattached to a club.-Career:Koroma trained with English side Watford in October 2007. He impressed, but was unable to secure a contract due to work permit issues...	Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...	Loan return
FW	29	Theofanis Gekas Theofanis Gekas Theofanis Gekas is a Greek football striker who currently plays for the German club Eintracht Frankfurt. He has been the top goalscorer of the Greek League and the Bundesliga in previous seasons...	Bayer Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the most well-known department of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a sports club whose members also participate in athletics, gymnastics, basketball and other sports.-Origins and early years:On 27 November...	Loan
MF	33	Angelos Basinas Angelos Basinas Angelos Basinas is a Greek international footballer and the former captain of his country's national team. He played as a defensive midfielder for Arles-Avignon in the Ligue 1 until 22 October 2010.-Panathinaikos:...	AEK Athens	Undisclosed fee (estimated £1,200,000)
FW		Danijel Subotić Danijel Subotic Danijel Subotić is a Swiss footballer of Bosnian descent who plays for FCM Targu Mures in the Romanian Liga 1 as a forward. He was born in Zagreb but his family originated from Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, all then Yugoslavia ....	Zulte Waregem	Loan return
FW		Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo is a Belgian football player of Congolese descent who is currently plays for Standard Liège reserve team.-Career:...	Zulte Waregem	Loan return
MF		Florent Cuvelier	Mouscron	Compensation
DF		Luke Wilkinson	Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...	Compensation
DF		Callum Reynolds	Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Town F.C. Basingstoke Town Football Club is an English football club based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The club are currently members of the Conference South and play at the Camrose, named after their late benefactor, Lord Camrose. Their motto, 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum', means 'No stepping...	Loan return
FW		Carl Walshe	Home Farm Home Farm F.C. Home Farm Football Club is an Irish football club based in Whitehall, Dublin. Originally founded in 1928, the club joined the League of Ireland in 1972 after merging with Drumcondra. Following this merger they were briefly known as Home Farm Drumcondra...	Compensation

Out

Pos.	No.	Name	To	Fee
FW	9	Milan Baroš Milan Baroš Milan Baroš is a Czech footballer who plays as a striker for Galatasaray and the Czech national football team.In the 2008–09 season, Baroš scored 20 goals in Turkish Süper Lig, the highest total in the league...	Lyon Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...	Loan return
DF	3	Lucien Aubey Lucien Aubey Lucien Yann Sherril Aubey is a Congolese football defender, who currently plays for Stade de Reims.-Career:...	Lens RC Lens Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...	Loan return
FW	34	Franck Songo'o Franck Songo'o Franck Steve Songo'o, is a Cameroonian footballer who is currently unattached. He serves as a player of the Cameroonian national team.-Early career:...	Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...	Contract expired
MF	11	Sulley Muntari Sulley Muntari Sulleyman Ali "Sulley" Muntari is a Ghanaian international footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan in Italy. He has 66 caps for The Black Stars of Ghana.-Early career:...	Internazionale F.C. Internazionale Milano Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...	Undisclosed fee (estimated £12,750,000)
FW		Omar Koroma Omar Koroma Omar Alieu Koroma is a Gambian footballer. He plays as a striker, but is currently unattached to a club.-Career:Koroma trained with English side Watford in October 2007. He impressed, but was unable to secure a contract due to work permit issues...	Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...	Loan
FW		Danijel Subotić Danijel Subotic Danijel Subotić is a Swiss footballer of Bosnian descent who plays for FCM Targu Mures in the Romanian Liga 1 as a forward. He was born in Zagreb but his family originated from Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, all then Yugoslavia ....	Zulte Waregem	Loan
GK	31	Asmir Begović Asmir Begovic Asmir Begović is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Stoke City and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team....	Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...	Loan
DF		Joel Ward Joel Ward (footballer) Joel Edward Philip Ward is an English footballer who currently plays for Football League Championship club Portsmouth. He is naturally a centre back, but has made his breakthrough into the first team as both right back and defensive midfielder.-Portsmouth:Ward started his footballing career with...	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....	Loan
MF	30	Pedro Mendes Pedro Mendes Pedro Miguel da Silva Mendes is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vitória Guimarães of the Portuguese first division .Starting his career with home town club Vitória de Guimarães, Mendes won a UEFA Champions League medal with FC Porto in 2004...	Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...	£3,000,000
FW		Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo is a Belgian football player of Congolese descent who is currently plays for Standard Liège reserve team.-Career:...	Zulte Waregem	Loan
MF		Khaleem Hyland Khaleem Hyland Khaleem Hyland is a Trinidadian international footballer who plays professionally in Belgium for Genk, as a midfielder.-Club career:...	Zulte Waregem	Loan
DF	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...	Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...	Loan
MF	29	Jean-Francois Christophe Jean-François Christophe Jean-Francois Christophe is a French footballer who is currently playing for Lincoln City.-Career:Christophe began his career at French Ligue 1 club RC Lens...	Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...	Loan
DF	20	Martin Cranie Martin Cranie Martin James Cranie is an English footballer, currently playing for Championship club Coventry City. He began his career with the famous Southampton youth academy playing alongside Theo Walcott and Gareth Bale before moving to local rivals Portsmouth and later to Coventry City after several loan...	Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...	Loan
MF	36	Matt Ritchie Matt Ritchie Matthew Thomas "Matt" Ritchie is an English football player, who currently plays as a left winger for Swindon Town.-Portsmouth:...	Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham...	Loan
MF		Jordan Hughes	Bognor Regis Town Bognor Regis Town F.C. Bognor Regis Town Football Club is an English football club based in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. The club are currently members of Isthmian League Division One South and play at Nyewood Lane.-History:...	Work experience
FW		Louis Castles	Bognor Regis Town Bognor Regis Town F.C. Bognor Regis Town Football Club is an English football club based in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. The club are currently members of Isthmian League Division One South and play at Nyewood Lane.-History:...	Work experience
MF		Torric Jebrin Torric Jebrin Tawrick Jibrine is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Bucaspor in Turkey.- Career :...	Zulte Waregem	Loan
MF		Billy Goddard	Bognor Regis Town Bognor Regis Town F.C. Bognor Regis Town Football Club is an English football club based in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. The club are currently members of Isthmian League Division One South and play at Nyewood Lane.-History:...	Work experience
MF	6	Lassana Diarra Lassana Diarra Lassana "Lass" Diarra is a French footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid. His predominant position is defensive midfielder but he can also play in a more advanced role and has played at right back, which he occasionally did for former clubs Chelsea, as well as France.-Early career:Diarra...	Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...	Undisclosed fee (estimated £21,000,000)
FW	26	Ben Sahar Ben Sahar Ben Sahar is an Israeli football striker who currently plays for Ligue 1 side Auxerre on loan from Espanyol.At just 16, Sahar was already the equivalent of a second-year apprentice at Chelsea. He first caught Chelsea's eye in an Under-16 fixture against Ireland in 2004 and has since played for the...	Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...	Loan return
MF	29	Jean-Francois Christophe Jean-François Christophe Jean-Francois Christophe is a French footballer who is currently playing for Lincoln City.-Career:Christophe began his career at French Ligue 1 club RC Lens...	Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...	Nominal
MF	36	Matt Ritchie Matt Ritchie Matthew Thomas "Matt" Ritchie is an English football player, who currently plays as a left winger for Swindon Town.-Portsmouth:...	Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham...	Loan extension
FW	14	Jermain Defoe Jermain Defoe Jermain Colin Defoe is an English footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the England national football team....	Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....	Undisclosed (estimated £15,750,000)
DF	24	Richard Duffy Richard Duffy Richard Michael Duffy is a Wales international footballer who plays for Exeter City. He was originally on trial at League One side Exeter City and decided to join them on a permanent basis in July 2009...	Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...	Undisclosed fee
DF	32	Djimi Traoré Djimi Traoré Djimi Traoré is a French-born Malian footballer who currently as either a left back or centre back. He plays for French Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille...	Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...	Loan
MF	25	Glen Little Glen Little Glen Matthew Little is an English footballer born in Wimbledon who plays as a right winger for Wrexham. He previously played for Burnley, Derry City, Glentoran, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Aldershot Town...	Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...	Loan
FW		Ryan Gazet Du Chattelier	Bognor Regis Town Bognor Regis Town F.C. Bognor Regis Town Football Club is an English football club based in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. The club are currently members of Isthmian League Division One South and play at Nyewood Lane.-History:...	Work experience
FW		Louis Castles	Bognor Regis Town Bognor Regis Town F.C. Bognor Regis Town Football Club is an English football club based in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. The club are currently members of Isthmian League Division One South and play at Nyewood Lane.-History:...	Work experience
DF		Callum Reynolds	Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Town F.C. Basingstoke Town Football Club is an English football club based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The club are currently members of the Conference South and play at the Camrose, named after their late benefactor, Lord Camrose. Their motto, 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum', means 'No stepping...	Loan

Goalkeepers

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth	Nationality	League App.	Domestic Cups	UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The 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...  App.	Clean Sheets	Goals Conceded	/
1	David James David James (footballer) David Benjamin James is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bristol City.On 14 February 2009, he achieved the all-time Premier League appearance record with 536 appearances, overtaking Gary Speed. He held this record until being overtaken by Ryan Giggs on the 14th May 2011...	Goalkeeper	01-08-1970	England	36	4	5	9 (+4)	55 (+16)	2 / 0
21	Jamie Ashdown Jamie Ashdown Jamie Lawrence Ashdown is an English footballer who is currently at Portsmouth where he plays as a goalkeeper.- Career :...	Goalkeeper	30-11-1980	England	0	0	1	1	0	0 / 0
31	Asmir Begović Asmir Begovic Asmir Begović is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Stoke City and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team....	Goalkeeper	20-06-1987	Canada	2	0	0	0	2	0 / 0

Defenders

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth	Nationality	League App.	Domestic Cups	UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The 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...  App.	Goals Scored	Assists	/
3	Younes Kaboul Younes Kaboul Younès Kaboul is a French footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can also play at right back or in defensive midfield.-Auxerre:...	Central Defender	04-01-1986	France	17 (3)	2 (1)	1 (1)	1 (+1)	1	4 (+1) / 0
5	Glen Johnson	Right Back	23-08-1984	England	29	2	4	3	6 (+3)	9 (+3) / 1
7	Hermann Hreiðarsson Hermann Hreiðarsson Hermann Hreiðarsson is an Icelandic football player who plays for Football League Championship club Portsmouth as a left back...	Left Back/Central Defender	11-07-1974	Iceland	19 (4)	1 (2)	2 (1)	2 (+1)	0	7 (+1) / 0
15	Sylvain Distin Sylvain Distin Sylvain Distin is a French footballer who plays for English Premier League side Everton.-Early career:Born in Bagnolet, Distin started his career at French non-league side Joue-les-Tours before moving to Tours a year later, where he played 26 times and scored three goals. He then transferred to...	Central Defender	16-12-1977	France	38	4	5	0	0	2 (+1) / 0
16	Noé Pamarot Noé Pamarot Louis Noé Pamarot , more commonly known as Noé Pamarot, is a French footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish side Granada. Before moving to Spain, Pamarot played for Portsmouth in the Premier League. He is a right-footed defender who is also known for his great strength and excellent...	Utility Defender	14-04-1979	France	11 (4)	1 (1)	3 (1)	0	0	1 (+2) / 1
23	Sol Campbell Sol Campbell Sulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell is an English footballer who is currently a free agent. A central defender, Campbell has played for Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Notts County and Newcastle United, as well as the English national team.Born in East London to Jamaican parents, Campbell's...	Central Defender	18-09-1974	England	32	3	4	0	0	1 (+1) / 0
30	Armand Traoré Armand Traoré Armand Mohamed Traoré is a French-born Senegalese footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a left back. Traoré is a product of the famous Arsenal Academy, he has also represented France at under-19 and under-21 levels, but has since opted to represent his parents' native country, Senegal,...	Left Back/Left-sided Midfielder	08-12-1989	France	14 (5)	2 (1)	6	0	2 (+2)	0 / 0
35	Marc Wilson	Utility Defender	17-08-1987	Ireland	3 (1)	2 (1)	1	0	0 (+1)	1 / 0
39	Nadir Belhadj Nadir Belhadj Nadir Belhadj is an Algerian professional football player who currently plays as a left wingback or as a left winger for 11-time Qatar league champions Al Sadd and the Algerian national team....	Left Back/Left-sided Midfielder	18-06-1982	Algeria	21 (8)	4	3 (2)	2	3 (+3)	2 (+3) / 1

Midfielders

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth	Nationality	League App.	Domestic Cups	UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The 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...  App.	Goals Scored	Assists	/
6	Hayden Mullins Hayden Mullins Hayden Ian Mullins is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He plays as a sweeper and at right-back in addition to his preferred midfield-holding position.-Crystal Palace:...	Defensive Midfielder	27-03-1979	England	15 (2)	0	0	0	0	1 / 0
8	Papa Bouba Diop Papa Bouba Diop Pape "Papa" Bouba Diop is a Senegalese footballer who plays for West Ham United in the Football League Championship and the Senegal national team. His preferred position is defensive midfield but can also play as a centre back, where he previously played at Lens...	Central Midfielder	28-01-1978	Senegal	15 (1)	0	3 (1)	0	1	5 / 0
14	Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Lloyd Pennant is a footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County as a youngster. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999...	Right-sided Midfielder	15-01-1983	England	9 (4)	1	0	0	3	0 / 0
18	Arnold Mvuemba Arnold Mvuemba Arnold Makengo Mvuemba is a French footballer who plays for FC Lorient as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Alençon, Orne, Mvuemba was signed by Premier League team Portsmouth on loan from Stade Rennais in January 2007 until May 2007, with an option to complete a permanent deal...	Central Midfielder/Right-sided Midfielder	28-01-1985	France	1 (5)	2	2 (2)	0 (+1)	0	0 / 0
19	Niko Kranjčar Niko Kranjcar Niko Kranjčar is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur and the Croatia national team.He represented two of the biggest clubs in his homeland, playing for Dinamo Zagreb before sparking controversy by making a move to their fierce rivals Hajduk Split in 2005...	Attacking Midfielder/Left-sided Midfielder	13-08-1984	Croatia	16 (5)	2	1	3 (+1)	3	2 / 0
22	Richard Hughes Richard Hughes (footballer) Richard Daniel Hughes is a former Scottish footballer who was capped five times for the Scotland national team. He played as a defensive midfielder for Atalanta, Arsenal, Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Grimsby Town.-Arsenal:...	Defensive Midfielder	25-06-1979	Scotland	17 (3)	2	4	0	0	3 (+2) / 0
28	Sean Davis	Defensive Midfielder	20-09-1979	England	31 (1)	2	4 (2)	1	3 (+1)	5 / 1
33	Angelos Basinas Angelos Basinas Angelos Basinas is a Greek international footballer and the former captain of his country's national team. He played as a defensive midfielder for Arles-Avignon in the Ligue 1 until 22 October 2010.-Panathinaikos:...	Defensive Midfielder	03-01-1976	Greece	3	0	0	0	0	0 / 0

Forwards

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth	Nationality	League App.	Domestic Cups	UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The 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...  App.	Goals Scored	Assists	/
9	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...	Centre Forward	30-01-1981	England	38	4	5 (1)	13 (+5)	5	2 / 0
10	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...	Centre Forward	02-05-1985	England	13 (3)	3	0	3	1	1 / 0
17	John Utaka John Utaka John Chukwudi Utaka is a Nigerian footballer who played as a striker for Montpellier of the Ligue 1. He is the older brother of Peter Utaka, who plays for OB in Denmark.- Club career :...	Right Winger	08-01-1982	Nigeria	4 (14)	1 (1)	1	1	1	1 / 0
27	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...	Centre Forward	01-08-1976	Nigeria	3 (14)	0 (3)	2 (3)	1 (+1)	1 (+1)	0 / 0

Others

Includes players who have yet to feature prominently and former players.

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth	Nationality	League App.	Domestic Cups	UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The 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...  App.	Goals Scored	Assists	/
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...	Central Defender	14-09-1973	England	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0 / 0
4	Lauren Lauren Etame Mayer Laureano Bisan-Etame Mayer , commonly known as Lauren, is a retired Cameroonian footballer of Equatoguinean origin, who formerly played for the Cameroonian national team.-Early career:...	Right Back	19-01-1977	Cameroon	0	0	0	0	0	0 / 0
6	Lassana Diarra Lassana Diarra Lassana "Lass" Diarra is a French footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid. His predominant position is defensive midfielder but he can also play in a more advanced role and has played at right back, which he occasionally did for former clubs Chelsea, as well as France.-Early career:Diarra...	Defensive Midfielder	10-03-1985	France	11 (1)	0	2	0 (+1)	0	3 / 1
11	Jerome Thomas Jerome Thomas Jerome William Thomas is an English footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion predominantly as a left winger, but can also operate centrally...	Left-sided Midfielder	23-03-1983	England	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0 / 0
14	Jermain Defoe Jermain Defoe Jermain Colin Defoe is an English footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the England national football team....	Centre Forward	07-10-1982	England	17 (2)	0	4	7 (+2)	4 (+1)	4 (+1) / 0
20	Martin Cranie Martin Cranie Martin James Cranie is an English footballer, currently playing for Championship club Coventry City. He began his career with the famous Southampton youth academy playing alongside Theo Walcott and Gareth Bale before moving to local rivals Portsmouth and later to Coventry City after several loan...	Utility Defender	23-09-1986	England	0	2	0	0	0	0 / 0
24	Richard Duffy Richard Duffy Richard Michael Duffy is a Wales international footballer who plays for Exeter City. He was originally on trial at League One side Exeter City and decided to join them on a permanent basis in July 2009...	Right Back	30-08-1985	Wales	0	0	0	0	0	0 / 0
25	Glen Little Glen Little Glen Matthew Little is an English footballer born in Wimbledon who plays as a right winger for Wrexham. He previously played for Burnley, Derry City, Glentoran, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Aldershot Town...	Right-sided Midfielder	15-10-1975	England	4 (1)	0	2 (1)	0	0 (+1)	0 / 0
26	Pelé	Central Midfielder	14-09-1987	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0 / 0
26	Ben Sahar Ben Sahar Ben Sahar is an Israeli football striker who currently plays for Ligue 1 side Auxerre on loan from Espanyol.At just 16, Sahar was already the equivalent of a second-year apprentice at Chelsea. He first caught Chelsea's eye in an Under-16 fixture against Ireland in 2004 and has since played for the...	Centre Forward	10-08-1989	Israel	0	0	0	0	0	0 / 0
29	Theofanis Gekas Theofanis Gekas Theofanis Gekas is a Greek football striker who currently plays for the German club Eintracht Frankfurt. He has been the top goalscorer of the Greek League and the Bundesliga in previous seasons...	Centre Forward	23-05-1980	Greece	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0 / 0
29	Jean-François Christophe Jean-François Christophe Jean-Francois Christophe is a French footballer who is currently playing for Lincoln City.-Career:Christophe began his career at French Ligue 1 club RC Lens...	Defensive Midfielder	27-06-1987	France	0	0	0	0	0	0 / 0
32	Djimi Traoré Djimi Traoré Djimi Traoré is a French-born Malian footballer who currently as either a left back or centre back. He plays for French Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille...	Left Back/Central Defender	01-03-1980	Mali	0	0	0	0	0	0 / 0
36	Matt Ritchie Matt Ritchie Matthew Thomas "Matt" Ritchie is an English football player, who currently plays as a left winger for Swindon Town.-Portsmouth:...	Left-sided Midfielder	10-09-1989	England	0	0	0	0	0	0 / 0

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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...

 11 Jermain Defoe

Jermain Defoe

Jermain Colin Defoe is an English footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the England national football team....

 7 Niko Kranjčar

Niko Kranjcar

Niko Kranjčar is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur and the Croatia national team.He represented two of the biggest clubs in his homeland, playing for Dinamo Zagreb before sparking controversy by making a move to their fierce rivals Hajduk Split in 2005...

 3 Glen Johnson 3 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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External links

• Portsmouth F.C. season 2008–09 at ESPN