2023–24 Portsmouth F.C. season
The 2023–24 season is the 125th season in the history of Portsmouth and their seventh consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, Portsmouth are also competing in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.
| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| Owner | Michael Eisner | |||
| Chairman | Michael Eisner | |||
| Head coach | John Mousinho | |||
| Stadium | Fratton Park | |||
| League One | 1st | |||
| FA Cup | First Round | |||
| EFL Cup | Second Round | |||
| EFL Trophy | First Round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Colby Bishop (8) All: Colby Bishop (8) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 19,165 vs. Bristol Rovers (5 August 2023) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 17,450 vs. Wycombe Wanderers (3 October 2023) | |||
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Leyton Orient (12 August 2023) | |||
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Players
Squad
- As of 3 October 2023[1]
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
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | FW |  Christian Saydee |
Bournemouth |
Undisclosed | 14 June 2023 | [2] |
| 24 | MF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Terry Devlin |
Glentoran |
Undisclosed | 15 June 2023 | [3] |
| 10 | FW |  Anthony Scully |
Wigan Athletic |
Undisclosed | 16 June 2023 | [4] |
| 1 | GK | Will Norris |
Burnley |
Free Transfer | 1 July 2023 | [5] |
| 18 | DF | Conor Shaughnessy |
Burton Albion |
[6] | ||
| 21 | DF | Jack Sparkes |
Exeter City |
[7] | ||
| 14 | MF | Ben Stevenson |
Forest Green Rovers |
[8] | ||
| 11 | FW | Gavin Whyte |
 Cardiff City |
[9] | ||
| 19 | FW | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kusini Yengi |
Western Sydney Wanderers |
Undisclosed | 2 July 2023 | [10] |
| 5 | DF | Regan Poole |
Lincoln City |
Free Transfer | 10 July 2023 | [11] |
| 31 | GK | Ryan Schofield |
Huddersfield Town |
Free Transfer | 26 July 2023 | [12] |
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | FW |  Reeco Hackett |
Lincoln City |
Undisclosed | 14 June 2023 | [13] |
| 31 | MF |  Alfie Bridgman |
Eastbourne Borough |
Released | 30 June 2023 | [14][15] |
| 11 | FW | Ronan Curtis |
Unattached | End of Contract | [14][16] | |
| 13 | DF | Kieron Freeman |
Oldham Athletic |
Released | [14][17] | |
| 32 | FW | Dan Gifford |
Farnborough |
[14][18] | ||
| - | FW | Jamie Howell |
Unattached | [14] | ||
| 24 | MF | Michael Jacobs |
Chesterfield |
[14][19] | ||
| 25 | MF | Jay Mingi |
Colchester United |
End of Contract | [20] | |
| - | MF | Adam Payce |
Farnborough |
Released | [14][21] | |
| 14 | FW | Jayden Reid |
Unattached | [14] | ||
| 4 | DF |  Clark Robertson |
 F.C. Ashdod |
[14][22] | ||
| - | MF | Elliott Simpson |
Unattached | [14] | ||
| 23 | MF | Louis Thompson |
Stevenage |
[14][23] | ||
| 8 | MF | Ryan Tunnicliffe |
Adelaide United |
[14][24] |
Loaned in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned From | Until | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | FW | Abu Kamara |
Norwich City |
End of Season | 19 July 2023 | [25] |
| 8 | MF | Alex Robertson |
Manchester City |
7 August 2023 | [26] | |
| 28 | MF | Tino Anjorin |
Chelsea |
31 August 2023 | [27] |
Loaned out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Until | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | FW | Sam Folarin |
Poole Town |
31 December 2023 | 20 July 2023 | [28] |
| - | DF | Harvey Laidlaw |
Gosport Borough |
[29] | ||
| - | FW | Destiny Ojo |
Poole Town |
[28] | ||
| 13 | GK |  Josh Oluwayemi |
Chelmsford City |
1 January 2024 | 31 July 2023 | [30] |
| 30 | MF | Harry Jewitt-White |
Havant & Waterlooville |
End of Season | 1 August 2023 | [31] |
| - | DF |  Haji Mnoga |
Aldershot Town |
End of Season | 2 August 2023 | [32] |
| 33 | GK | Toby Steward |
Gosport Borough |
1 January 2024 | 3 August 2023 | [33] |
| 22 | MF | Liam Vincent |
Worthing |
7 September 2023 | 10 August 2023 | [34] |
Pre-season and friendlies
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.[35] A day later, the club confirmed a trip to AFC Wimbledon.[36] On 12 June, a friendly during their training camp was confirmed, against Europa.[37]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 6 July 2023 Friendly | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Europa | Coín, Spain |
| 18:30 CEST 17:30 BST |
Bishop  6' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Jose Burgos De Quintana |
| 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
Overall record
| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| League One | Matchday 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 69.23 | |
| FA Cup | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| EFL Cup | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 50.00 |
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 50.00 | |
| Total | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 64.71 | ||
Last updated: 11 October 2023
Source: Soccerway
League One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 32 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
| 2 | Oxford United | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 28 | |
| 3 | Barnsley | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 26 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 26 | |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 25 | |
| 6 | Blackpool | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 23 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. 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[38]
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[38]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
Last updated: 04 October 2023.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Matches
On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[39]
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 |
| 12 August 2023 2 | Leyton Orient | 0–4 | Portsmouth | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Hunt 50' |
Report | Pack 23' Bishop 44'Beckles 51' (o.g.)Robertson 68'Yengi 90+3' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,372 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 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 |
| 19 September 2023 7[40] | Barnsley | 2–3 | Portsmouth | Barnsley |
| 19:45 BST | Cotter 49' Styles 77' |
Report | Bishop 8' (pen.) Lane 8'Ogilvie 16'Rafferty 80' |
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 11,464 Referee: Lewis Smith |
| Note: Fixture was previous postponed due to international call-ups.[41] | ||||
| 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 |
| 30 September 2023 10 | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Aasgaard 9' Godo 27'Watts 45+3' Wyke 49' Clare 63' |
Report | Poole 31' Lane 37' Kamara 78'Morrell 90+1' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,358 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 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 |
| 14 October 2023 13 | Northampton Town | Postponed[42] | Portsmouth | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Sixfields Stadium | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to international call-ups. | ||||
| 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 |
FA Cup
Portsmouth were drawn away to Chesterfield in the first round.[43]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 4 November 2023 First Round | Chesterfield | v | Portsmouth | Chesterfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: SMH Group Stadium |
EFL Cup
Pompey were drawn away to Forest Green Rovers in the first round[44] and at home to Peterborough United in the second round.[45]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 8 August 2023 First round | Forest Green Rovers | 1–3 | Portsmouth | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 BST | Omotoye 24' |
Report | Yengi 12', 30', 75' (pen.) Scully 32'Swanson 52'Devlin 58' |
Stadium: The Bolt New Lawn Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 29 August 2023 Second round | Portsmouth | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Peterborough United | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 6,594 Referee: Charles Breakspear | ||
| Penalties | ||||
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Portsmouth were drawn into Southern Group E alongside Gillingham, Leyton Orient and Fulham U21.[46][47]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Gillingham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 | ACA | Fulham U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | L1 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2023. Source: EFL.com
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 22 August 2023 Group stage | Portsmouth | 3–3 (5–4 p) | Fulham U21 | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 BST | Raggett 17', 51' 89' Devlin 28' Stevenson 67' Robertson 82' |
Report | Donnell 1' Okkas 25' 45+5' Godo 39' Tanton 55' McCoy-Splatt 73' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 3,596 Referee: Carl Brook |
| Penalties | ||||
Raggett  Robertson Scully Swanson  Kamara Sparkes |
Dibley-Dias McFarlane Donnell Araujo Šekularac Tanton |
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| 10 October 2023 Group stage | Portsmouth | 5-1 | Gillingham | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 BST | Anjorin 11' Towler 47' 80' Stevenson 50' Yengi 54' Kamara 72' |
Jefferies 25' Ogie 37' Williams J. 45' Orji 53' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 5,066 Referee: Farai Hallam |
| 7 November 2023 Group stage | Leyton Orient | v | Portsmouth | Leyton |
| 19:00 GMT | Stadium: Brisbane Road |
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