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2023–24 Portsmouth F.C. season

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Portsmouth
2023–24 season
Owner-ChairmanMichael Eisner
Chief Executive OfficerAndrew Cullen
Head coachJohn Mousinho
StadiumFratton Park
League One1st
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Colby Bishop (21)

All:
Colby Bishop (21)
Highest home attendance20,303 vs. Oxford Utd
(2 March 2024)
Lowest home attendance17,450 vs. Wycombe Wanderers
(3 October 2023)
Biggest win4–0 vs. Leyton Orient
(12 August 2023)
Biggest defeat0–4 vs. Blackpool
(25 November 2023)

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.

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

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Squad

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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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Will Norris
2 DF England ENG Zak Swanson
4 DF England ENG Ryley Towler
5 DF Wales WAL Regan Poole
6 DF England ENG Connor Ogilvie
7 MF England ENG Marlon Pack (captain)
8 MF Australia AUS Alex Robertson (on loan from Manchester City)
9 FW England ENG Colby Bishop
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Anthony Scully
11 FW Northern Ireland NIR Gavin Whyte
13 GK England ENG Matt Macey
14 MF England ENG Ben Stevenson
15 FW England ENG Christian Saydee
16 MF Wales WAL Joe Morrell
17 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Rafferty
18 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Shaughnessy
19 FW Australia AUS Kusini Yengi
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF England ENG Sean Raggett
21 DF England ENG Jack Sparkes
23 MF England ENG Owen Moxon
24 MF Northern Ireland NIR Terry Devlin
25 FW England ENG Abu Kamara (on loan from Norwich)
26 MF England ENG Tom Lowery
28 MF England ENG Tino Anjorin (on loan from Chelsea)
29 FW England ENG Josh Martin
31 GK England ENG Ryan Schofield
32 FW Northern Ireland NIR Paddy Lane
34 DF England ENG Josh Dockerill
44 FW England ENG Myles Peart-Harris (on loan from Brentford)
45 MF Wales WAL Lee Evans
46 DF Scotland SCO Tom McIntyre
49 FW England ENG Callum Lang

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
15 FW England Christian Saydee England Bournemouth Undisclosed 14 June 2023 [4]
24 MF Northern Ireland Terry Devlin Northern Ireland Glentoran Undisclosed 15 June 2023 [5]
10 FW Republic of Ireland Anthony Scully England Wigan Athletic Undisclosed 16 June 2023 [6]
1 GK England Will Norris England Burnley Free Transfer 1 July 2023 [7]
18 DF Republic of Ireland Conor Shaughnessy England Burton Albion [8]
21 DF England Jack Sparkes England Exeter City [9]
14 MF England Ben Stevenson England Forest Green Rovers [10]
11 FW Northern Ireland Gavin Whyte Wales Cardiff City [11]
19 FW Australia Kusini Yengi Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Undisclosed 2 July 2023 [12]
5 DF Wales Regan Poole England Lincoln City Free Transfer 10 July 2023 [13]
31 GK England Ryan Schofield England Huddersfield Town Free Transfer 26 July 2023 [14]
29 FW England Josh Martin Free agent 13 November 2023 [15]
13 GK England Matt Macey Free agent 12 January 2024 [16]
49 FW England Callum Lang England Wigan Athletic Undisclosed 29 January 2024 [17]
46 DF Scotland Tom McIntyre England Reading Undisclosed 30 January 2024 [18]
23 MF England Owen Moxon England Carlisle United Undisclosed 31 January 2024 [19]
45 MF Wales Lee Evans England Ipswich Town Free Transfer 1 March 2024 [20]

Out

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No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
18 FW Saint Lucia Reeco Hackett England Lincoln City Undisclosed 14 June 2023 [21]
31 MF Malta Alfie Bridgman England Eastbourne Borough Released 30 June 2023 [22][23]
11 FW Republic of Ireland Ronan Curtis Unattached End of Contract [22][24]
13 DF Wales Kieron Freeman England Oldham Athletic Released [22][25]
32 FW England Dan Gifford England Farnborough [22][26]
- FW England Jamie Howell Unattached [22]
24 MF England Michael Jacobs England Chesterfield [22][27]
25 MF England Jay Mingi England Colchester United End of Contract [28]
- MF England Adam Payce England Farnborough Released [22][29]
14 FW England Jayden Reid Unattached [22]
4 DF Scotland Clark Robertson Israel F.C. Ashdod [22][30]
- MF England Elliott Simpson Unattached [22]
23 MF Wales Louis Thompson England Stevenage [22][31]
8 MF England Ryan Tunnicliffe Australia Adelaide United [22][32]
13 GK Nigeria Josh Oluwayemi Finland FC Lahti Undisclosed 11 January 2024 [33]
23 DF England Denver Hume England Grimsby Town Free Transfer 1 February 2024 [34]

Loaned in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned From Until Date Source
25 FW England Abu Kamara England Norwich City End of Season 19 July 2023 [35]
8 MF Australia Alex Robertson England Manchester City 7 August 2023 [36]
28 MF England Tino Anjorin England Chelsea 31 August 2023 [37]
44 MF England Myles Peart-Harris England Brentford 22 January 2024 [38]

Loaned out

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No. Pos. Player Loaned to Until Date Source
- FW England Sam Folarin England Poole Town 31 December 2023 20 July 2023 [39]
- DF England Harvey Laidlaw England Gosport Borough [40]
- FW England Destiny Ojo England Poole Town [39]
30 MF Wales Harry Jewitt-White England Havant & Waterlooville End of Season 1 August 2023 [41]
- DF Tanzania Haji Mnoga England Aldershot Town End of Season 2 August 2023 [42]
33 GK England Toby Steward England Gosport Borough 1 January 2024 3 August 2023 [43]
22 MF England Liam Vincent England Worthing 7 September 2023 10 August 2023 [44]
22 MF England Liam Vincent England Tonbridge Angels 17 February 2024 20 January 2024 [45]
- FW England Sam Folarin England Bognor Regis Town 29 February 2024 28 March 2024 [46]

Pre-season and friendlies

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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

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

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Overall record

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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 +37 060.87
FA Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
EFL Cup First round Second round 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 050.00
EFL Trophy Group stage Second round 4 2 1 1 12 10 +2 050.00
Total 53 31 15 7 94 53 +41 058.49

Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One

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League table

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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


Results summary

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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

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Round123456871910111214151617192013221222324252627282930183313233343536373839414243444044546
GroundHAHHAHAAHAHHHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHAAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHHA
ResultDWWDDWDWWWWWWDWDLWWWWDLDWLLWWDWWWWDWDWWWDWDWLW
Position13646756111111111221111111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
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

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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 Yellow card 16'
Lowery Yellow card 17'
Towler Yellow card 45+5'
Poole Yellow card 64'
Yengi 90+2'
Report Finley Yellow card 9'
Thomas 24'
Wilson Yellow card 35'
Hoole Yellow card 42'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,165
Referee: Sam Allison
12 August 2023 2 Leyton Orient 0–4 Portsmouth Leyton
15:00 BST Hunt Yellow card 50'
Report Pack 23'
Bishop 44'
Beckles 51' (o.g.)
Robertson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 51'
Bishop 70'
Sparkes Yellow card 74'
Robertson Yellow card 79'
Ogilvie Yellow card 89'
Shaughnessy Yellow card 90'
Report Hartridge Yellow card 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 Yellow card 30'
Thompson Yellow card 54'
Southwood Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,454
Referee: Ben Toner
25 August 2023 5 Stevenage 0–0 Portsmouth Stevenage
15:00 BST Thompson L. Yellow card 22'
Forster-Caskey Red card 55'
Reid Yellow card 62'
Ashby-Hammond Yellow card 90+8'
List Yellow card 90+10'
Report Whyte Yellow card 44'
Rafferty Red card 56'
Kamara Yellow card 69'
Swanson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 15', 59'
Morrell Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 26'
Collins 86' (pen.), Yellow card 88'
Report Pack Yellow card 10'
Poole Yellow card 28'
Robertson Yellow card 65'
Bishop 90+5'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 27,999
Referee: Rebecca Welch
19 September 2023 7[52] Barnsley 2–3 Portsmouth Barnsley
19:45 BST Cotter 49'
Styles 77'
Report Bishop 8' (pen.)
Lane 8'
Ogilvie 16'
Rafferty Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 11,464
Referee: Lewis Smith
Note: Fixture was postponed from 9 September 2023 due to international call-ups.[53]
23 September 2023 9 Portsmouth 2–1 Lincoln City Portsmouth
15:00 BST Lane 8'
Poole 45+3'
Robertson Yellow card 60'
Morrell Yellow card 71'
Pack Yellow card 90+7'
Report Adelakun 5'
Hackett Yellow card 18'
Erhahon Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,748
Referee: Paul Howard
30 September 2023 10 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Portsmouth Wigan
15:00 BST Aasgaard Yellow card 9'
Godo 27'
Watts Yellow card 45+3'
Wyke Red card 49'
Clare Yellow card 63'
Report Poole 31'
Lane 37'
Kamara Yellow card 78'
Morrell Yellow card 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 Yellow card 63'
Poole Yellow card 71'
Shaughnessy 90+8'
Report Scowen Yellow card 20', 22'
Leahy Yellow card 40'
Hanlan Yellow card 72'
Tafazolli Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52'
Bishop 53', 58' (pen.)
Report Arblaster Yellow card 45+2'
Balmer Yellow card 57'
Lowe Yellow card 68'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,837
Referee: Robert Madley
21 October 2023 14 Portsmouth 1–0 Carlisle United Portsmouth
15:00 BST Rafferty Yellow card 78'
Shaughnessy 90+3'
Report McCalmont Yellow card 48'
Guy Yellow card 70'
Garner Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,911
Referee: Leigh Doughty
24 October 2023 15 Cambridge United 0–0 Portsmouth Cambridge
19:45 GMT Digby Yellow card 76' Report Kamara Yellow card 67'
Morrell Yellow card 68'
Sparkes Yellow card 77'
Shaughnessy Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,627
Referee: Declan Bourne
28 October 2023 16 Reading 2–3 Portsmouth Reading
15:00 BST Wing 23', Yellow card 45+5'
Savage 27'
Guinness-Walker Yellow card 52'
Dean Yellow card 82'
Elliott Yellow card 90'
Report Anjorin 33'
Bishop 45+9'
Devlin 58'
Robertson Yellow card 60'
Saydee Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Madjeski Stadium
Attendance: 14,417
Referee: Martin Coy
11 November 2023 17 Portsmouth 2–2 Charlton Athletic Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Kamara 31'
Bishop 75' (pen.)
Report Edun Yellow card 45+3'
Leaburn Yellow card 69'
May 71'
McGrandles 90+3'
Hector Yellow card 90+5'
Jones Yellow card 90+8'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,404
Referee: Sam Allison
25 November 2023 19 Portsmouth 0–4 Blackpool Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Lane Yellow card 10'
Norris Yellow card 56'
Morrell Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 63'
Saydee Yellow card 60'
Report Dale 9'
Dougall Yellow card 23'
Rhodes Yellow card 52'
Grimshaw Yellow card 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 Yellow card 19'
Seddon Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 47'
Report Raggett 11'
Norris Yellow card 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 Yellow card 10'
Sparkes Yellow card 35'
Shaughnessy 45'
Rafferty Yellow card 85'
Yengi 88'
Report Thomason Yellow card 14'
Sheehan Yellow card 74'
Mendes Gomes Yellow card 90+2'
Jones Yellow card 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 Yellow card 12'
Kamara 45+2, 84'
Pack 62'
Morrell Yellow card 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 Yellow card 69'
Scully Yellow card 90+2'
Sparkes Yellow card 90+5'
Report Earl 63'
Dolan Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,412
Referee: Tom Nield
26 December 2023 24 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Portsmouth Bristol
15:00 GMT Evans 66', Yellow card 69'
Finley Yellow card 80'
Thomas 90+4'
Report Robertson Yellow card 20'
Sparkes Yellow card 48'
Morrell Yellow card 65'
Raggett Yellow card 69'
Lane 78'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,176
Referee: Scott Tallis
29 December 2023 25 Exeter City 0–0 Portsmouth Exeter
19:45 GMT Carroll Yellow card 79' Report Raggett Yellow card 60'
Sparkes Yellow card 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 Yellow card 62'
Rafferty Yellow card 86'
Norris Yellow card 90+1'
Report L.Thompson Yellow card 11', 26'
Sweeney Yellow card 35'
Freeman Yellow card 42'
Roberts Yellow card 57'
Piergianni Yellow card 72'
N.Thompson Yellow card 88' Red card 90+6'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,891
Referee: Charles Breakspear
6 January 2024 27 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Portsmouth Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Ferry Yellow card 37'
Pett Yellow card 45+3'
Sercombe 51, 54'
Bradbury Yellow card 72'
Long Yellow card 75'
Report Kamara Yellow card 34'
Bradbury 49' (o.g.)
Bishop Yellow card 87'
Rafferty Yellow card 90+1'
Lane Yellow card 90+4'
Scully Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,561
Referee: Simon Mather
13 January 2024 28 Portsmouth 0–3 Leyton Orient Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Bishop soccer ball with red X 40'
Rafferty Yellow card 41'
Report Forde 30'
Brown 35', Yellow card 89'
Galbraith Yellow card 37'
Agyei 45+5'
Pigott Yellow card 81'
Pratley Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,477
Referee: Ben Speedie
20 January 2024 29 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Portsmouth Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Vela Yellow card 30'
Heneghan Yellow card 36'
Lawal Yellow card 45'
Marriott Yellow card 57'
Report Kamara 25'
Morrell Yellow card 42'
Shaughnessy Yellow card 77'
Pack Yellow card 90'
Lane Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,782
Referee: Neil Hair
27 January 2024 30 Port Vale 0–1 Portsmouth Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Chislett Yellow card 16'
Iacovitti Yellow card 40'
Smith Yellow card 45+4'
Massey Yellow card 57'
Report Lane Yellow card 26'
Lowery Yellow card 29'
Bishop 88' (pen.)
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 8,068
Referee: Craig Hicks
30 January 2024 18[57] Oxford United 2–2 Portsmouth Oxford
19:45 GMT Goodrham 45'
Henry 90'
Report Bishop Yellow card 58', 69'
Lang 80'
Peart-Harris Yellow card 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 soccer ball with red X 40'
Lane 53', 58'
McIntyre Red card 54'
Lang 71'
Sparkes Yellow card 90+5'
Report Guthrie Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 39'
Yengi 44' (pen.)
Peart-Harris 59'
Kamara 71'
Sparkes Yellow card 89'
Report Bennett Yellow card 5'
Andrew 38'
Lankester Yellow card 44'
Stevens Yellow card 44'
Gibbons Yellow card 45+1'
Morrison Yellow card 61'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,445
Referee: Sam Allison
17 February 2024 34 Portsmouth 4–1 Reading Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Shaughnessy Yellow card 30'
Lane 36'
Pack Yellow card 45+1', 49'
Lang 59'
Rafferty Yellow card 67'
Bishop 84'
Martin Yellow card 90+3'
Report Wing Yellow card 40'
Mola Yellow card 45'
Azeez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 38'
Jones Yellow card 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', Yellow card 28'
Ogilvie Yellow card 65'
Saydee 67'
Kamara Yellow card 81'
Bishop Yellow card 86'
Report Brannagan 6' (pen.)
Harris Yellow card 30'
Rodrigues Yellow card 42'
Henry Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,303
Referee: Ben Toner
9 March 2024 37 Blackpool 0–0 Portsmouth Blackpool
15:00 GMT Rhodes Red card 43'
Norburn Yellow card 46'
Report Peart-Harris Yellow card 29'
Sparkes Yellow card 52'
Moxon Yellow card 66'
Saydee Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,811
Referee: Edward Duckworth
12 March 2024 38 Portsmouth 2–1 Burton Albion Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Yengi 45+3' (pen.), 63'
Report Helm Yellow card 14'
Brayford Yellow card 24'
Crocombe Yellow card 34'
Brayford 81'
Carayol Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,536
Referee: Adam Herczeg
16 March 2024 39 Peterborough United 0–1 Portsmouth Peterborough
15:00 GMT Poku Yellow card 75'
Report Sparkes Yellow card 75'
Yengi 77'
Pack Yellow card 78'
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 12,755
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: John Mousinho Yellow card 73'
29 March 2024 41 Wycombe Wanderers 1–3 Portsmouth High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Butcher 7'
Tafazolli Yellow card 30'
Potts Yellow card 88'
Report Bishop 3', 28', Yellow card 87'
Norris Yellow card 57'
Moxon Yellow card 60'
Saydee 67'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,793
Referee: Tom Nield
2 April 2024 42 Portsmouth 2–2 Derby County Portsmouth
20:00 BST Lane Yellow card 20'
Kamara 27'
Ogilvie Yellow card 72'
Moxon 77'
Report Ward 23', 35'
Collins Yellow card 43'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,129 (+1 fox!)
Referee: William Finnie
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 1 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[59]
6 April 2024 43 Portsmouth 3–1 Shrewsbury Town Portsmouth
15:00 BST Dunkley 3' (o.g.)
Swanson Yellow card 35'
Bishop 42' (pen.), 77'
Moxon Yellow card 79'
Report Shipley 29'
Benning Yellow card 45+3'
Bennett Yellow card 50'
Flanagan Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,081
Referee: Charles Breakspear
13 April 2024 44 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Portsmouth Bolton
15:00 BST Toal Yellow card 32'
Collins 36'
Santos Yellow card 88'
Jerome Yellow card 90+1'
Report Kamara 7'
Lang Yellow card 15'
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 25,738
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
16 April 2024 40[60] Portsmouth 3–2 Barnsley Portsmouth
19:45 BST Yengi 9'
Evans Yellow card 74'
Bishop 83' (pen.)
Shaughnessy 89'
Report Cole 6'
McAtee 59'
De Gevigney Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,960
Referee: Paul Howard
Note: Portsmouth promoted & EFL League One Champions.
Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 March, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[60]
20 April 2024 45 Portsmouth 1–2 Wigan Athletic Portsmouth
15:00 BST Lang Yellow card 17'
Pack Yellow card 62'
Yengi 85'
Report Chambers 22'
Hughes Yellow card 32'
Magennis 83'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,202
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Portsmouth presented with EFL League One champions trophy after full-time.
27 April 2024 46 Lincoln City 0–2 Portsmouth Lincoln
15:00 BST House Yellow card 39'
Taylor Yellow card 42'
Mandroiu soccer ball with red X 53'
Erhahon Yellow card 90+7'
Report Towler Yellow card 37'
Peart-Harris Yellow card 39', 81'
Tom Lowery Yellow card 57'
Moxon Yellow card 70'
Sparkes Yellow card 76'
Yengi Yellow card 90+4'
Saydee Yellow card 90+9'
Lane 90+12'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 10,006
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
Note: John Mousinho Yellow card 41'

FA Cup

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Portsmouth were drawn away to Chesterfield in the first round.[61]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 November 2023 First Round Chesterfield 1–0 Portsmouth Chesterfield
12:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
Attendance: 8,377
Referee: Will Finnie

EFL Cup

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Pompey were drawn away to Forest Green Rovers in the first round[62] and at home to Peterborough United in the second round.[63]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Portsmouth Nailsworth
19:45 BST Omotoye 24' Report Yengi Yellow card 12', 30', 75' (pen.)
Scully Yellow card 32'
Swanson 52'
Devlin Yellow card 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

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In the group stage, Portsmouth were drawn into Southern Group E alongside Gillingham, Leyton Orient and Fulham U21.[64][65] After topping their group, they were drawn at home to AFC Wimbledon in the second round.[66]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Portsmouth 3 2 1 0 0 10 5 +5 8 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Fulham U21 3 1 0 2 0 6 5 +1 5
3 L2 Gillingham 3 1 0 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4 L1 Leyton Orient 3 0 1 0 2 4 6 −2 2
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 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' Yellow card 89'
Devlin 28'
Stevenson Yellow card 67'
Robertson Yellow card 82'
Report Donnell 1'
Okkas Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 45+5'
Godo 39'
Tanton Yellow card 55'
McCoy-Splatt 73'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 3,596
Referee: Carl Brook
Penalties
Raggett soccer ball with check mark
Robertson soccer ball with check mark
Scully soccer ball with check mark
Swanson soccer ball with red X
Kamara soccer ball with check mark
Sparkes soccer ball with check mark
Dibley-Dias soccer ball with check mark
McFarlane soccer ball with check mark
Donnell soccer ball with check mark
Araujo soccer ball with red X
Šekularac soccer ball with check mark
Tanton soccer ball with red X
10 October 2023 Group stage Portsmouth 5–1 Gillingham Portsmouth
19:45 BST Anjorin 11'
Towler Yellow card 47' 80'
Stevenson 50'
Yengi 54'
Kamara 72'
Jefferies Yellow card 25'
Ogie Yellow card 37'
Williams J. 45'
Orji Yellow card 53'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 5,066
Referee: Farai Hallam
7 November 2023 Group stage Leyton Orient 1–2 Portsmouth Leyton
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,371
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
19 December 2023 Second round Portsmouth 2–5 AFC Wimbledon Portsmouth
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 7,922
Referee: Craig Hicks

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