2023–24 Portsmouth F.C. season
| 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) | |||
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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[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
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Bournemouth
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Undisclosed | 14 June 2023 | [4] |
| 24 | MF |  Terry Devlin
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Glentoran
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Undisclosed | 15 June 2023 | [5] |
| 10 | FW |  Anthony Scully
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Wigan Athletic
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Undisclosed | 16 June 2023 | [6] |
| 1 | GK | Will Norris
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Burnley
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Free Transfer | 1 July 2023 | [7] |
| 18 | DF | Conor Shaughnessy
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Burton Albion
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[8] | ||
| 21 | DF | Jack Sparkes
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Exeter City
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[9] | ||
| 14 | MF | Ben Stevenson
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Forest Green Rovers
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[10] | ||
| 11 | FW | Gavin Whyte
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 Cardiff City
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[11] | ||
| 19 | FW |  Kusini Yengi
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Western Sydney Wanderers
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Undisclosed | 2 July 2023 | [12] |
| 5 | DF | Regan Poole
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Lincoln City
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Free Transfer | 10 July 2023 | [13] |
| 31 | GK | Ryan Schofield
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Huddersfield Town
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Free Transfer | 26 July 2023 | [14] |
| 29 | FW | Josh Martin
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 Free agent
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— | 13 November 2023 | [15] |
| 13 | GK | Matt Macey
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Free agent
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— | 12 January 2024 | [16] |
| 49 | FW | Callum Lang
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Wigan Athletic
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Undisclosed | 29 January 2024 | [17] |
| 46 | DF |  Tom McIntyre
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Reading
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Undisclosed | 30 January 2024 | [18] |
| 23 | MF | Owen Moxon
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Carlisle United
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Undisclosed | 31 January 2024 | [19] |
| 45 | MF | Lee Evans
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Ipswich Town
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Free Transfer | 1 March 2024 | [20] |
Out[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | FW |  Reeco Hackett
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Lincoln City
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Undisclosed | 14 June 2023 | [21] |
| 31 | MF |  Alfie Bridgman
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Eastbourne Borough
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Released | 30 June 2023 | [22][23] |
| 11 | FW | Ronan Curtis
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Unattached | End of Contract | [22][24] | |
| 13 | DF | Kieron Freeman
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Oldham Athletic
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Released | [22][25] | |
| 32 | FW | Dan Gifford
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Farnborough
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[22][26] | ||
| - | FW | Jamie Howell
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Unattached | [22] | ||
| 24 | MF | Michael Jacobs
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Chesterfield
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[22][27] | ||
| 25 | MF | Jay Mingi
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Colchester United
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End of Contract | [28] | |
| - | MF | Adam Payce
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Farnborough
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Released | [22][29] | |
| 14 | FW | Jayden Reid
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Unattached | [22] | ||
| 4 | DF | Clark Robertson
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 F.C. Ashdod
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[22][30] | ||
| - | MF | Elliott Simpson
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Unattached | [22] | ||
| 23 | MF | Louis Thompson
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Stevenage
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[22][31] | ||
| 8 | MF | Ryan Tunnicliffe
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Adelaide United
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[22][32] | ||
| 13 | GK |  Josh Oluwayemi
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 FC Lahti
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Undisclosed | 11 January 2024 | [33] |
| 23 | DF | Denver Hume
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Grimsby Town
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Free Transfer | 1 February 2024 | [34] |
Loaned in[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned From | Until | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | FW | Abu Kamara
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Norwich City
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End of Season | 19 July 2023 | [35] |
| 8 | MF | Alex Robertson
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Manchester City
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7 August 2023 | [36] | |
| 28 | MF | Tino Anjorin
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Chelsea
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31 August 2023 | [37] | |
| 44 | MF | Myles Peart-Harris
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Brentford
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22 January 2024 | [38] |
Loaned out[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Until | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | FW | Sam Folarin
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Poole Town
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31 December 2023 | 20 July 2023 | [39] |
| - | DF | Harvey Laidlaw
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Gosport Borough
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[40] | ||
| - | FW | Destiny Ojo
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Poole Town
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[39] | ||
| 30 | MF | Harry Jewitt-White
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Havant & Waterlooville
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End of Season | 1 August 2023 | [41] |
| - | DF |  Haji Mnoga
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Aldershot Town
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End of Season | 2 August 2023 | [42] |
| 33 | GK | Toby Steward
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Gosport Borough
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1 January 2024 | 3 August 2023 | [43] |
| 22 | MF | Liam Vincent
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Worthing
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7 September 2023 | 10 August 2023 | [44] |
| 22 | MF | Liam Vincent
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Tonbridge Angels
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17 February 2024 | 20 January 2024 | [45] |
| - | FW | Sam Folarin
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Bognor Regis Town
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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
| 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[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 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 77 | |
| 6 | Barnsley | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 82 | 64 | +18 | 76 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. 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; (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; (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 |
| 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[52] | 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 28 October 2023 16 | Reading | 2–3 | Portsmouth | Reading |
| 15:00 BST | Wing 23', 45+5' Savage 27' Guinness-Walker 52' Dean 82' Elliott 90' |
Report | Anjorin 33' Bishop 45+9' Devlin 58' Robertson 60' Saydee 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 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 |
| 26 December 2023 24 | Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Bristol |
| 15:00 GMT | Evans 66', 69' Finley 80' Thomas 90+4' |
Report | Robertson 20' Sparkes 48' Morrell 65' Raggett 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 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 |
| 6 January 2024 27 | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Ferry 37' Pett 45+3' Sercombe 51, 54' Bradbury 72' Long 75' |
Report | Kamara 34' Bradbury 49' (o.g.) Bishop 87' Rafferty 90+1' Lane 90+4' Scully 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  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 |
| 27 January 2024 30 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Chislett 16' Iacovitti 40' Smith 45+4' Massey 57' |
Report | Lane 26' Lowery 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 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 |
| 19:45 GMT | Yengi 45+3' (pen.), 63' |
Report | Helm 14' Brayford 24' Crocombe 34' Brayford 81' Carayol 83' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,536 Referee: Adam Herczeg |
| 16 March 2024 39 | Peterborough United | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Poku 75' |
Report | Sparkes 75' Yengi 77' Pack 78' |
Stadium: London Road Attendance: 12,755 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| Note: John Mousinho 73' |
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| 29 March 2024 41 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–3 | Portsmouth | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 GMT | Butcher 7' Tafazolli 30' Potts 88' |
Report | Bishop 3', 28', 87' Norris 57' Moxon 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 20' Kamara 27' Ogilvie 72' Moxon 77' |
Report | Ward 23', 35' Collins 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 35' Bishop 42' (pen.), 77' Moxon 79' |
Report | Shipley 29' Benning 45+3' Bennett 50' Flanagan 89' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,081 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 13 April 2024 44 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Toal 32' Collins 36' Santos 88' Jerome 90+1' |
Report | Kamara 7' Lang 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 74' Bishop 83' (pen.) Shaughnessy 89' |
Report | Cole 6' McAtee 59' De Gevigney 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] |
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| 20 April 2024 45 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Lang 17' Pack 62' Yengi 85' |
Report | Chambers 22' Hughes 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 39' Taylor 42' Mandroiu 53'Erhahon 90+7' |
Report | Towler 37' Peart-Harris 39', 81' Tom Lowery 57' Moxon 70' Sparkes 76' Yengi 90+4' Saydee 90+9' Lane 90+12' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 10,006 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill |
| Note: John Mousinho 41' |
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FA Cup[edit]
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[edit]
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 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[edit]
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' 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 | 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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