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) | |||
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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
editSquad
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
editIn
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 |
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| 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
editOn 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
editOverall 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
editLeague 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
editUpdated 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
editOn 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
editPortsmouth 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
editPompey 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
editIn 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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