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Portsmouth FC

Portsmouth FC

England · Championship · Championship
Squad size31
Avg age25.8
Nations20
Latest season2008
Squad value €34.18m

About Portsmouth FC

Portsmouth Football Club is a professional association football club based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The team is currently competing in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. The club's home football ground is Fratton Park, located in the Milton area of the city and has an all-seated capacity for 20,867 supporters. Portsmouth are nicknamed Pompey, a local nickname used by both His Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth and the city of Portsmouth. The club adopted blue shirts in 1912 and have mostly used a combination of white shorts and red socks since 1946.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Squad size31active players
Avg age25.8years
Domestic17England
Foreigners1445% of squad
EU passport27non-EU: 4
Nationalities20different countries

Age distribution

0
U18
9
18–22
8
23–26
11
27–30
3
31+

Position breakdown

GK
4 (13%)
DEF
10 (32%)
MID
6 (19%)
FWD
11 (35%)
65% foreign players
20 of 31
26.4y avg squad age
4 Goalkeepers
10 Defenders
6 Midfielders
11 Attackers
43 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
405 players ever
€9.30m biggest signing ever
€9.75m biggest sale ever
26 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Conor Chaplin Attack - Second Striker 29 England left 168.00m 2026-06-30 €6.00m
Min-hyeok Yang Attack - Right Winger 20 Korea, South right 176.00m 2026-06-30 €3.50m
Callum Lang Attack - Second Striker 27 England right 183.00m 2026-06-30 €2.80m
John Swift Midfield - Attacking Midfield 30 England right 182.00m 2027-06-30 €2.80m
Florian Bianchini Attack - Right Winger 24 France DR Congo right 177.00m 2026-05-31 €2.00m
Colby Bishop Attack - Centre-Forward 29 England right 180.00m 2028-06-30 €1.50m
Hayden Matthews Defender - Centre-Back 21 Australia right 195.00m 2029-06-30 €1.30m
Andre Dozzell Midfield - Central Midfield 27 England left 178.00m 2026-06-30 €1.20m
Josh Knight Defender - Centre-Back 28 England right 192.00m 2028-06-30 €1.00m
Josh Murphy Attack - Left Winger 31 England Ireland right 173.00m 2027-06-30 €1.00m
Nicolas Schmid Goalkeeper 29 Austria both 195.00m 2026-06-30 €1.00m
Terry Devlin Defender - Right-Back 22 Northern Ireland right 180.00m 2028-06-30 €1.00m
Conor Shaughnessy Defender - Centre-Back 29 Ireland right 191.00m 2027-06-30 €800k
Josef Bursik Goalkeeper 25 England Czech Republic left 190.00m 2027-06-30 €800k
Luke Le Roux Midfield - Central Midfield 26 South Africa right 184.00m 2028-06-30 €800k
Regan Poole Defender - Centre-Back 27 Wales right 180.00m 2027-06-30 €800k
Zak Swanson Defender - Right-Back 25 England United States right 189.00m 2026-06-30 €800k
Márk Kosznovszky Midfield - Central Midfield 24 Hungary right 179.00m 2028-06-30 €700k
Ibane Bowat Defender - Centre-Back 23 Scotland France left 190.00m 2027-06-30 €600k
Jordan Williams Defender - Right-Back 26 England right 179.00m 2027-06-30 €600k
Adrian Segecic Attack - Right Winger 21 Australia Croatia left 173.00m 2028-06-30 €550k
Jacob Farrell Defender - Left-Back 23 Australia left 180.00m 2028-06-30 €500k
Connor Ogilvie Defender - Left-Back 30 England left 184.00m 2026-06-30 €400k
Makenzie Kirk Attack - Centre-Forward 22 Northern Ireland Scotland right 184.00m €400k
Thomas Waddingham Attack - Centre-Forward 21 Australia England left 185.00m 2028-06-30 €400k
Harvey Blair Attack - Right Winger 22 England Jamaica right 178.00m 2027-06-30 €300k
Ben Killip Goalkeeper 30 England right 188.00m 2027-06-30 €200k
Marlon Pack Midfield - Central Midfield 35 England right 188.00m 2026-06-30 €200k
Jordan Archer Goalkeeper 33 Scotland England right 190.00m 2026-06-30 €150k
Franco Umeh-Chibueze Attack - Right Winger 21 Ireland Nigeria left 0.00m 2029-06-30 €75k
Reuben Swann Midfield - Central Midfield 20 England right 0.00m 2026-06-30
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
14/15 2014-07-01 Craig Westcarr Attack - Centre-Forward Walsall Transfer
08/09 2008-07-01 Glen Little Attack - Right Winger Reading Transfer
08/09 2009-05-31 Glen Little Attack - Right Winger Reading Return from loan
08/09 2009-02-02 Angelos Basinas Midfield - Defensive Midfield AEK Athens Transfer
05/06 2006-01-01 Pedro Mendes Midfield - Central Midfield Tottenham Transfer
12/13 2012-09-28 Wes Thomas Attack - Centre-Forward Bournemouth Loan
15/16 2016-02-01 Michael Smith Attack - Centre-Forward Swindon Town Loan
16/17 2016-07-01 Michael Smith Attack - Centre-Forward Swindon Town Transfer
16/17 2017-05-31 Michael Smith Attack - Centre-Forward Northampton Return from loan
03/04 2004-01-27 Ivica Mornar Attack - Centre-Forward RSC Anderlecht Transfer €600k
04/05 2005-06-30 Ivica Mornar Attack - Centre-Forward Stade Rennais Return from loan
09/10 2009-08-01 Aruna Dindane Attack - Second Striker Lens Loan
24/25 2024-07-26 Jacob Farrell Defender - Left-Back Central Coast Transfer
24/25 2024-08-28 Mark O'Mahony Attack - Centre-Forward Brighton U21 Loan
25/26 2025-09-01 Franco Umeh-Chibueze Attack - Right Winger Palace U21 Transfer €580k
03/04 2003-07-01 Boris Zivkovic Defender - Right-Back B. Leverkusen Transfer
17/18 2017-08-31 Stuart O'Keefe Midfield - Central Midfield Cardiff Loan
23/24 2023-07-01 Toby Steward Goalkeeper Portsmouth U18 Transfer
23/24 2024-05-31 Toby Steward Goalkeeper Gosport Borough Return from loan
24/25 2024-10-25 Toby Steward Goalkeeper Tonbridge Return from loan
24/25 2024-12-23 Toby Steward Goalkeeper Wealdstone Return from loan
24/25 2025-05-08 Toby Steward Goalkeeper Crawley Town Return from loan
25/26 2026-06-30 Toby Steward Goalkeeper St. Johnstone Return from loan
08/09 2008-07-01 Joel Ward Defender - Right-Back Portsmouth U18 Transfer
08/09 2009-05-31 Joel Ward Defender - Right-Back Bournemouth Return from loan
08/09 2008-07-01 Matt Ritchie Midfield - Right Midfield Portsmouth U18 Transfer
08/09 2009-05-01 Matt Ritchie Midfield - Right Midfield Dag & Red FC Return from loan
09/10 2009-12-31 Matt Ritchie Midfield - Right Midfield Notts County Return from loan
09/10 2010-05-15 Matt Ritchie Midfield - Right Midfield Swindon Town Return from loan
10/11 2011-01-06 Matt Ritchie Midfield - Right Midfield Swindon Town Return from loan
24/25 2024-08-06 Matt Ritchie Midfield - Right Midfield Newcastle Transfer
01/02 2002-01-01 Shaun Cooper Midfield - Defensive Midfield Portsmouth U18 Transfer
03/04 2003-11-18 Shaun Cooper Midfield - Defensive Midfield Leyton Orient Return from loan
03/04 2004-05-12 Shaun Cooper Midfield - Defensive Midfield Leyton Orient Return from loan
04/05 2004-11-28 Shaun Cooper Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kidderminster Return from loan
12/13 2013-01-24 Shaun Cooper Midfield - Defensive Midfield Crawley Town Loan
13/14 2013-09-05 Shaun Cooper Midfield - Defensive Midfield Without Club Transfer
99/00 2000-03-01 Kevin Harper Midfield - Right Midfield Derby Transfer €450k
03/04 2003-11-01 Kevin Harper Midfield - Right Midfield Norwich Return from loan
04/05 2004-10-01 Kevin Harper Midfield - Right Midfield Leicester Return from loan
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
15/16 2015-07-01 Craig Westcarr Attack - Centre-Forward Mansfield Town Transfer
08/09 2009-03-08 Glen Little Attack - Right Winger Reading Loan
09/10 2009-08-05 Glen Little Attack - Right Winger Sheff Utd Transfer
10/11 2010-08-15 Angelos Basinas Midfield - Defensive Midfield AC Arles-Avignon Transfer
08/09 2008-08-11 Pedro Mendes Midfield - Central Midfield Rangers Transfer €3.75m
12/13 2012-10-26 Wes Thomas Attack - Centre-Forward Bournemouth Return from loan
15/16 2016-05-03 Michael Smith Attack - Centre-Forward Swindon Town Return from loan
16/17 2017-01-31 Michael Smith Attack - Centre-Forward Northampton Loan
17/18 2017-08-31 Michael Smith Attack - Centre-Forward Bury Transfer
04/05 2004-07-01 Ivica Mornar Attack - Centre-Forward Stade Rennais Loan
06/07 2006-07-01 Ivica Mornar Attack - Centre-Forward Retired Transfer
09/10 2010-06-30 Aruna Dindane Attack - Second Striker Lens Return from loan
24/25 2025-05-31 Mark O'Mahony Attack - Centre-Forward Brighton U21 Return from loan
03/04 2004-01-01 Boris Zivkovic Defender - Right-Back VfB Stuttgart Transfer €200k
17/18 2018-05-31 Stuart O'Keefe Midfield - Central Midfield Cardiff Return from loan
23/24 2023-08-03 Toby Steward Goalkeeper Gosport Borough Loan
24/25 2024-07-16 Toby Steward Goalkeeper Tonbridge Loan
24/25 2024-11-23 Toby Steward Goalkeeper Wealdstone Loan
24/25 2025-04-17 Toby Steward Goalkeeper Crawley Town Loan
25/26 2025-07-08 Toby Steward Goalkeeper St. Johnstone Loan
08/09 2008-08-07 Joel Ward Defender - Right-Back Bournemouth Loan
12/13 2012-07-01 Joel Ward Defender - Right-Back Crystal Palace Transfer €650k
08/09 2008-09-01 Matt Ritchie Midfield - Right Midfield Dag & Red FC Loan
09/10 2009-09-01 Matt Ritchie Midfield - Right Midfield Notts County Loan
09/10 2010-02-11 Matt Ritchie Midfield - Right Midfield Swindon Town Loan
10/11 2010-10-04 Matt Ritchie Midfield - Right Midfield Swindon Town Loan
10/11 2011-01-07 Matt Ritchie Midfield - Right Midfield Swindon Town Transfer €300k
25/26 2025-08-28 Matt Ritchie Midfield - Right Midfield Reading Transfer
03/04 2003-10-17 Shaun Cooper Midfield - Defensive Midfield Leyton Orient Loan
03/04 2004-03-25 Shaun Cooper Midfield - Defensive Midfield Leyton Orient Loan
04/05 2004-09-24 Shaun Cooper Midfield - Defensive Midfield Kidderminster Loan
05/06 2005-08-19 Shaun Cooper Midfield - Defensive Midfield Bournemouth Transfer
12/13 2013-05-31 Shaun Cooper Midfield - Defensive Midfield Crawley Town Return from loan
13/14 2014-01-17 Shaun Cooper Midfield - Defensive Midfield Torquay Transfer
03/04 2003-09-01 Kevin Harper Midfield - Right Midfield Norwich Loan
04/05 2004-09-01 Kevin Harper Midfield - Right Midfield Leicester Loan
04/05 2005-02-01 Kevin Harper Midfield - Right Midfield Stoke City Transfer €75k
07/08 2008-01-17 Matthew Taylor Midfield - Left Midfield Bolton Transfer €4.70m
95/96 1995-12-01 Lee Bradbury Attack - Centre-Forward Exeter City Loan
97/98 1997-07-01 Lee Bradbury Attack - Centre-Forward Man City Transfer €4.50m
NationalityPlayers% of squad
England 11 35.5%
Australia 2 6.5%
Korea, South 1 3.2%
France DR Congo 1 3.2%
England Ireland 1 3.2%
Austria 1 3.2%
Northern Ireland 1 3.2%
Ireland 1 3.2%
England Czech Republic 1 3.2%
South Africa 1 3.2%
Wales 1 3.2%
England United States 1 3.2%
Hungary 1 3.2%
Scotland France 1 3.2%
Australia Croatia 1 3.2%
Northern Ireland Scotland 1 3.2%
Australia England 1 3.2%
England Jamaica 1 3.2%
Scotland England 1 3.2%
Ireland Nigeria 1 3.2%
SeasonCompetition
99/00First Division
99/00League Cup
98/99FA Cup
98/99First Division
98/99League Cup
97/98FA Cup
97/98First Division
96/97FA Cup
96/97First Division
95/96FA Cup
95/96First Division
94/95FA Cup
94/95First Division
94/95League Cup
93/94FA Cup
93/94First Division
93/94League Cup
92/93First Division
92/93League Cup
91/92FA Cup
91/92League Cup
91/92Second Division
90/91FA Cup
90/91Rumbelows Cup
90/91Second Division
89/90FA Cup
89/90League Cup
89/90Second Division
88/89Second Division
87/88FA Cup
87/88First Division (- 91/92)
85/86Second Division
84/85League Cup
84/85Second Division
83/84FA Cup
83/84Second Division
81/82Third Division
25/26Championship
25/26EFL Cup
24/25Championship
24/25EFL Cup
24/25FA Cup
23/24EFL Cup
23/24EFL Trophy
23/24FA Cup
23/24League One
22/23EFL Cup
22/23EFL Trophy
22/23FA Cup
22/23League One
31 matches this season · 989 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2026-02-14 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L
2026-02-07 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Preston North End FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC L
2026-01-31 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 3–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W
2026-01-24 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 1–1 Southampton FC D
2026-01-21 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D
2026-01-17 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W
2026-01-01 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Bristol City FC 5–0 Portsmouth FC L
2025-12-29 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D
2025-12-26 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L
2025-12-20 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Derby County FC 3–0 Portsmouth FC L
2025-12-13 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L
2025-12-09 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Swansea City AFC 1–0 Portsmouth FC L
2025-12-06 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC L
2025-11-29 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L
2025-11-26 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Sheffield United FC 2–0 Portsmouth FC L
2025-11-22 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 1–1 Millwall FC D
2025-11-08 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Hull City AFC 3–2 Portsmouth FC L
2025-11-05 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 0–0 Wrexham AFC D
2025-11-01 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Birmingham City FC 4–0 Portsmouth FC L
2025-10-25 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L
2025-10-21 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 1–2 Coventry City FC L
2025-10-18 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Leicester City FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D
2025-10-04 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W
2025-10-01 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 2–2 Watford FC D
2025-09-27 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L
2025-09-20 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L
2025-09-14 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Southampton FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D
2025-08-30 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W
2025-08-23 GB2 REGULAR SEASON West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D
2025-08-16 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L
2025-08-09 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Oxford United FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W

Aggregated from 31 completed matches across all competitions in season 2025.

Record 5W-9D-17L 0.77 pts/game
Goals scored 22 0.71 per match
Goals conceded 43 1.39 per match
Goal difference -21
Clean sheets 7 23% of matches
Failed to score 13 42% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 3W-5D-8L 14-18 goals
Away record 2W-4D-9L 8-25 goals

Highlights

Affiliated B-teams, reserve squads and youth/development teams.

Portsmouth FC U18
Portsmouth FC U21
Portsmouth FC Youth
16 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Darren Moore Defender - Centre-Back Jamaica England 25 2,221 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.04 0.00 0.04
Andy Petterson Goalkeeper Australia United Kingdom 19 1,704 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Russell Hoult Goalkeeper England 18 1,620 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sammy Igoe Midfield - Central Midfield England 27 1,525 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.06 0.00 0.06
Shaun Derry Midfield - Defensive Midfield England 9 788 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.11 0.00 0.11
Kevin Harper Midfield - Right Midfield Scotland England 12 523 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.34 0.00 0.34
Lee Bradbury Attack - Centre-Forward England 35 310 10 0 10 1 5 0 2.90 0.00 2.90
Steve Claridge Attack - Centre-Forward England 34 197 14 0 14 2 0 0 6.40 0.00 6.40
Alan Knight Goalkeeper England 2 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Steve Lovell Attack - Centre-Forward England 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Michael Brown Midfield - Central Midfield England 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Matthew Robinson Defender - Left-Back England 27 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Michael Panopoulos Midfield - Central Midfield Greece Australia 24 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gary O'Neil Midfield - Central Midfield England 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Adam Newton Defender - Right-Back St. Kitts & Nevis England 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Noé Pamarot Defender - Centre-Back France 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about Portsmouth FC

What is Portsmouth FC?

Portsmouth FC is a professional football club based in England, competing in Championship.

How many players are in Portsmouth FC's squad?

Portsmouth FC currently has 31 players in the first-team squad in our database.

What league does Portsmouth FC play in?

Portsmouth FC plays in Championship.