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2023–24 Portsmouth F.C. season
The 2023–24 season was Portsmouth's seventh consecutive season in League One and celebrated as their 125th anniversary as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, Portsmouth also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
| 2023–24 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner-Chairman | Michael Eisner |
| Chief Executive Officer | Andrew Cullen |
| Head coach | John Mousinho |
| Stadium | Fratton Park |
| League One | 1st |
| FA Cup | First round |
| EFL Cup | Second round |
| EFL Trophy | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Colby Bishop (21) All: Colby Bishop (21) |
| Highest home attendance | 20,303 vs. Oxford Utd (2 March 2024) |
| Lowest home attendance | 17,450 vs. Wycombe Wanderers (3 October 2023) |
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Leyton Orient (12 August 2023) |
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs. Blackpool (25 November 2023) |
On 16 April 2024, Portsmouth were crowned champions of EFL League One and were promoted to the EFL Championship.[1] The EFL League One champions trophy was presented at Fratton Park on 20 April 2024 after the conclusion of the final home game of the season against Wigan.[2]
Players edit
Squad edit
- As of 16 March 2024[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
In edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | FW | Christian Saydee | Bournemouth | Undisclosed | 14 June 2023 | [4] |
| 24 | MF | Terry Devlin | Glentoran | Undisclosed | 15 June 2023 | [5] |
| 10 | FW | Anthony Scully | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed | 16 June 2023 | [6] |
| 1 | GK | Will Norris | Burnley | Free Transfer | 1 July 2023 | [7] |
| 18 | DF | Conor Shaughnessy | Burton Albion | [8] | ||
| 21 | DF | Jack Sparkes | Exeter City | [9] | ||
| 14 | MF | Ben Stevenson | Forest Green Rovers | [10] | ||
| 11 | FW | Gavin Whyte | Cardiff City | [11] | ||
| 19 | FW | Kusini Yengi | Western Sydney Wanderers | Undisclosed | 2 July 2023 | [12] |
| 5 | DF | Regan Poole | Lincoln City | Free Transfer | 10 July 2023 | [13] |
| 31 | GK | Ryan Schofield | Huddersfield Town | Free Transfer | 26 July 2023 | [14] |
| 29 | FW | Josh Martin | Free agent | — | 13 November 2023 | [15] |
| 13 | GK | Matt Macey | Free agent | — | 12 January 2024 | [16] |
| 49 | FW | Callum Lang | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed | 29 January 2024 | [17] |
| 46 | DF | Tom McIntyre | Reading | Undisclosed | 30 January 2024 | [18] |
| 23 | MF | Owen Moxon | Carlisle United | Undisclosed | 31 January 2024 | [19] |
| 45 | MF | Lee Evans | Ipswich Town | Free Transfer | 1 March 2024 | [20] |
Out edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | FW | Reeco Hackett | Lincoln City | Undisclosed | 14 June 2023 | [21] |
| 31 | MF | Alfie Bridgman | Eastbourne Borough | Released | 30 June 2023 | [22][23] |
| 11 | FW | Ronan Curtis | Unattached | End of Contract | [22][24] | |
| 13 | DF | Kieron Freeman | Oldham Athletic | Released | [22][25] | |
| 32 | FW | Dan Gifford | Farnborough | [22][26] | ||
| - | FW | Jamie Howell | Unattached | [22] | ||
| 24 | MF | Michael Jacobs | Chesterfield | [22][27] | ||
| 25 | MF | Jay Mingi | Colchester United | End of Contract | [28] | |
| - | MF | Adam Payce | Farnborough | Released | [22][29] | |
| 14 | FW | Jayden Reid | Unattached | [22] | ||
| 4 | DF | Clark Robertson | F.C. Ashdod | [22][30] | ||
| - | MF | Elliott Simpson | Unattached | [22] | ||
| 23 | MF | Louis Thompson | Stevenage | [22][31] | ||
| 8 | MF | Ryan Tunnicliffe | Adelaide United | [22][32] | ||
| 13 | GK | Josh Oluwayemi | FC Lahti | Undisclosed | 11 January 2024 | [33] |
| 23 | DF | Denver Hume | Grimsby Town | Free Transfer | 1 February 2024 | [34] |
Loaned in edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned From | Until | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | FW | Abu Kamara | Norwich City | End of Season | 19 July 2023 | [35] |
| 8 | MF | Alex Robertson | Manchester City | 7 August 2023 | [36] | |
| 28 | MF | Tino Anjorin | Chelsea | 31 August 2023 | [37] | |
| 44 | MF | Myles Peart-Harris | Brentford | 22 January 2024 | [38] |
Loaned out edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Until | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | FW | Sam Folarin | Poole Town | 31 December 2023 | 20 July 2023 | [39] |
| - | DF | Harvey Laidlaw | Gosport Borough | [40] | ||
| - | FW | Destiny Ojo | Poole Town | [39] | ||
| 30 | MF | Harry Jewitt-White | Havant & Waterlooville | End of Season | 1 August 2023 | [41] |
| - | DF | Haji Mnoga | Aldershot Town | End of Season | 2 August 2023 | [42] |
| 33 | GK | Toby Steward | Gosport Borough | 1 January 2024 | 3 August 2023 | [43] |
| 22 | MF | Liam Vincent | Worthing | 7 September 2023 | 10 August 2023 | [44] |
| 22 | MF | Liam Vincent | Tonbridge Angels | 17 February 2024 | 20 January 2024 | [45] |
| - | FW | Sam Folarin | Bognor Regis Town | 29 February 2024 | 28 March 2024 | [46] |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
On 17 May, Pompey announced their pre-season schedule, with matches against Bristol City, Bognor Regis Town, Gosport Borough and Havant & Waterlooville confirmed along with a training camp in southern Spain between 2–7 July.[47] A day later, the club confirmed a trip to AFC Wimbledon.[48] On 12 June, a friendly during their training camp was confirmed, against Europa.[49]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 11 July 2023 Friendly | Bognor Regis Town | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Bognor Regis |
| 19:45 BST | Trialist 87' | Report | Morrell 75' (pen.) | Stadium: Nyewood Lane Referee: Dan Austin |
| 14 July 2023 Friendly | Gosport Borough | 1–3 | Portsmouth | Gosport |
| 19:00 BST | Ramos 24' | Report | Morrell 29' Jewitt-White 90' Ojo 90+1' | Stadium: The AEI Stadium Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Anthony Cross |
| 15 July 2023 Friendly | Havant & Waterlooville | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Havant |
| 13:00 BST | Report | Ojo 43' | Stadium: Draper Tools Community Stadium Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Matt Russell |
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | Portsmouth | 9–1 | Crawley Town | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Swanson 18' Bishop 49' Scully 69, 110' Lowery 88' Yengi 92, 101, 114' Saydee 112' | Report | Stadium: Copnor Road Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Dean Treleaven |
| 25 July 2023 Friendly | AFC Wimbledon | 1–0 | Portsmouth | Wimbledon |
| 19:00 BST | Stevenson 27' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 3,047 (1,215 Pompey fans) Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 29 July 2023 Friendly | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Bristol City | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Sykes 50' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 7,986 (1,802 away fans) Referee: Sunny Gill |
Competitions edit
Overall record edit
| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| League One | Matchday 1 | Champions | 46 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 60.87 |
| FA Cup | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| EFL Cup | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 50.00 |
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | Second round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Total | 53 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 94 | 53 | +41 | 58.49 | ||
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway
League One edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 97 | Promoted to EFL Championship |
| 2 | Derby County (P) | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 92 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 86 | 51 | +35 | 87 | Qualified for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 89 | 61 | +28 | 84 | |
| 5 | Oxford United (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 77 | |
| 6 | Barnsley | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 82 | 64 | +18 | 76 |
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[50]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[50]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 97 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 14 | +21 |
Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
- 1 Matchday 7 (vs Barnsley) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
- 2 Matchday 13 (vs Northampton Town) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
- 3 Matchday 18 (vs Oxford United) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
- 4 Matchday 40 (vs Barnsley) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
Matches edit
On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[51]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 5 August 2023 1 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Morrell 16' Lowery 17' Towler 45+5' Poole 64' Yengi 90+2' | Report | Finley 9' Thomas 24' Wilson 35' Hoole 42' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,165 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 15 August 2023 3 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Exeter City | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 BST | Poole 51' Bishop 70' Sparkes 74' Robertson 79' Ogilvie 89' Shaughnessy 90' | Report | Hartridge 44' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,592 Referee: Tom Reeves |
| 19 August 2023 4 | Portsmouth | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Sercombe 30' Thompson 54' Southwood 84' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,454 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 25 August 2023 5 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Thompson L. 22' Forster-Caskey 55' Reid 62' Ashby-Hammond 90+8' List 90+10' | Report | Whyte 44' Rafferty 56' Kamara 69' Swanson 90+11' | Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 5,352 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 2 September 2023 6 | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Peterborough United | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Bishop 38' Kamara 43' Poole 15', 59' Morrell 64' 85' | Report | Jade-Jones 20' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,814 Referee: David Rock |
| 16 September 2023 8 | Derby County | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Fornah 26' Collins 86' (pen.), 88' | Report | Pack 10' Poole 28' Robertson 65' Bishop 90+5' | Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 27,999 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
| 23 September 2023 9 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Lincoln City | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Lane 8' Poole 45+3' Robertson 60' Morrell 71' Pack 90+7' | Report | Adelakun 5' Hackett 18' Erhahon 71' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,748 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 3 October 2023 11 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 BST | Bishop 58' Robertson 63' Poole 71' Shaughnessy 90+8' | Report | Scowen 20', 22' Leahy 40' Hanlan 72' Tafazolli 90+1' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,450 Referee: Alan Young |
| 7 October 2023 12 | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Port Vale | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Lane 52' Bishop 53', 58' (pen.) | Report | Arblaster 45+2' Balmer 57' Lowe 68' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,837 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 21 October 2023 14 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Rafferty 78' Shaughnessy 90+3' | Report | McCalmont 48' Guy 70' Garner 73' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,911 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 24 October 2023 15 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Cambridge |
| 19:45 GMT | Digby 76' | Report | Kamara 67' Morrell 68' Sparkes 77' Shaughnessy 89' | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,627 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 11 November 2023 17 | Portsmouth | 2–2 | Charlton Athletic | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Kamara 31' Bishop 75' (pen.) | Report | Edun 45+3' Leaburn 69' May 71' McGrandles 90+3' Hector 90+5' Jones 90+8' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,404 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 25 November 2023 19 | Portsmouth | 0–4 | Blackpool | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Lane 10' Norris 56' Morrell 58' 63' Saydee 60' | Report | Dale 9' Dougall 23' Rhodes 52' Grimshaw 55' Beesley 56' CJ Hamilton 74' Morgan 87' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,697 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 28 November 2023 20 | Burton Albion | 0–2 | Portsmouth | Burton-upon-Trent |
| 19:45 GMT | Baah 19' Seddon 70' 90' | Report | Bishop 38' (pen.) Robertson 63' | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,749 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 2 December 2023 13[54] | Northampton Town | 0–3 | Portsmouth | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Bowie 47' | Report | Raggett 11' Norris 22' Lane 26, 48' | Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 7,215 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| Note: Fixture was postponed from 14 October 2023 due to international call-ups.[55] | ||||
| 11 December 2023 21[56] | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Portsmouth |
| 20:00 GMT | Robertson 10' Sparkes 35' Shaughnessy 45' Rafferty 85' Yengi 88' | Report | Thomason 14' Sheehan 74' Mendes Gomes 90+2' Jones 90+5' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,052 Referee: Paul Howard |
| Note: Fixture was rescheduled from 9 December 2023 for live Sky TV broadcast.[56] | ||||
| 16 December 2023 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–3 | Portsmouth | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Raggett 12' Kamara 45+2, 84' Pack 62' Morrell 72' | Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 7,296 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 23 December 2023 23 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Fleetwood Town | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Bishop 45+3' (pen.) Saydee 69' Scully 90+2' Sparkes 90+5' | Report | Earl 63' Dolan 70' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,412 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 29 December 2023 25 | Exeter City | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Exeter |
| 19:45 GMT | Carroll 79' | Report | Raggett 60' Sparkes 71' | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 8,322 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill |
| 1 January 2024 26 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Stevenage | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Lane 12' Bishop 33' Pack 62' Rafferty 86' Norris 90+1' | Report | L.Thompson 11', 26' Sweeney 35' Freeman 42' Roberts 57' Piergianni 72' N.Thompson 88' 90+6' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,891 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 13 January 2024 28 | Portsmouth | 0–3 | Leyton Orient | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Bishop 40' Rafferty 41' | Report | Forde 30' Brown 35', 89' Galbraith 37' Agyei 45+5' Pigott 81' Pratley 87' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,477 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 20 January 2024 29 | Fleetwood Town | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Fleetwood |
| 15:00 GMT | Vela 30' Heneghan 36' Lawal 45' Marriott 57' | Report | Kamara 25' Morrell 42' Shaughnessy 77' Pack 90' Lane 90+1' | Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,782 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 30 January 2024 18[57] | Oxford United | 2–2 | Portsmouth | Oxford |
| 19:45 GMT | Goodrham 45' Henry 90' | Report | Bishop 58', 69' Lang 80' Peart-Harris 81' | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,864 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 November, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[58] | ||||
| 3 February 2024 31 | Portsmouth | 4–1 | Northampton Town | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Ogilvie 7' Bishop 40' Lane 53', 58' McIntyre 54' Lang 71' Sparkes 90+5' | Report | Guthrie 42' Leonard 89' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,245 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 10 February 2024 32 | Carlisle United | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Josh Vela 29' | Report | Lane 62' | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 9,053 Referee: Martin Woods |
| 13 February 2024 33 | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Cambridge United | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Norris 39' Yengi 44' (pen.) Peart-Harris 59' Kamara 71' Sparkes 89' | Report | Bennett 5' Andrew 38' Lankester 44' Stevens 44' Gibbons 45+1' Morrison 61' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,445 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 17 February 2024 34 | Portsmouth | 4–1 | Reading | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Shaughnessy 30' Lane 36' Pack 45+1', 49' Lang 59' Rafferty 67' Bishop 84' Martin 90+3' | Report | Wing 40' Mola 45' Azeez 45+3' Savage 89' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,113 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 24 February 2024 35 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Charlton |
| 15:00 GMT | Bakinson 38' Jones 67' | Report | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 16,732 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 2 March 2024 36 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Oxford United | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Lang 2', 28' Ogilvie 65' Saydee 67' Kamara 81' Bishop 86' | Report | Brannagan 6' (pen.) Harris 30' Rodrigues 42' Henry 90+5' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,303 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 9 March 2024 37 | Blackpool | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Blackpool |
| 15:00 GMT | Rhodes 43' Norburn 46' | Report | Peart-Harris 29' Sparkes 52' Moxon 66' Saydee 76' | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,811 Referee: Edward Duckworth |
| 12 March 2024 38 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Burton Albion | Portsmouth |