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'''Portsmouth Football Club''' is an [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in the south coast city of [[Portsmouth]]. The club is nicknamed '''Pompey''' <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/info_sheets_nicknames.htm |title= Pompey, Chats and Guz |publisher=Royal Navy Museum}}</ref>, sometimes called 'The Blues' and their fans known as 'The Blue Army'. They play in the [[Premier League]]. The club is currently owned by the [[France|Franco]]-[[Russia]]n-[[Israel]]i [[Alexandre Gaydamak]].<ref name="PLOwnershipStatement">{{cite news | title=Premier League statement | url=http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~1401503,00.html | publisher=[[Premier League]] | date=[[2001-09-23]] | accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref> They are the current holders of the [[FA Cup]].
'''Portsmouth Football Club''' is an [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in the south coast city of [[Portsmouth]]. The club is nicknamed '''Pompey''' <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/info_sheets_nicknames.htm |title= Pompey, Chats and Guz |publisher=Royal Navy Museum}}</ref>, sometimes called 'The Blues' and their fans known as 'The Blue Army'. They play in the [[Premier League]]. The club is currently owned by the [[France|Franco]]-[[Russia]]n-[[Israel]]i [[Alexandre Gaydamak]].<ref name="PLOwnershipStatement">{{cite news | title=Premier League statement | url=http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~1401503,00.html | publisher=[[Premier League]] | date=[[2001-09-23]] | accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref> They are the current holders of the [[FA Cup]].


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==History==
{{main|History of Portsmouth F.C.}}
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==== Beginnings of Portsmouth FC : 1898 - 1939 ====
The club was founded on 5 April 1898 with John Brickwood, owner of the local brewery, as chairman, and [[Frank Brettell]] as the club's first manager. The club joined the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] in [[1899 in football (soccer)|1899]] and their first league match was played at [[Chatham Town F.C.|Chatham Town]] on 2 September 1899 (a 1-0 victory)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.talkfootball.co.uk/guides/footballclubs/history_of_portsmouth.html|title=Portsmouth FC History|accessdate=2008-07-04|publisher=Talk Football}}</ref>, followed three days later by the first match at [[Fratton Park]], a friendly against local rivals [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], which was won 2–0. That first season was hugely successful, with the club winning 20 out of 28 league matches, earning them the runner-up spot in the league. [[1910-11 in English football|1910-11]] saw Portsmouth relegated, but with the recruitment of [[Robert Brown (football manager)|Robert Brown]] as manager the team were promoted the next season.

Football was suspended during [[World War I]], but following the resumption of matches Portsmouth won the Southern League for the second time. Continuing success saw them in the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] for the [[1920-21 in English football|1920-21]] season. They finished 12th that year, but won the division in the [[1923-24 in English football|1923-24]] season. The club continued to perform well in the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]], winning promotion by finishing 2nd in the [[1926-27 in English football|1926-27]] season, gaining a record 9-1 win over [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] along the way.

Portsmouth's debut season in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] was a struggle. The next season they continued to falter, losing 10-0 to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], still a club record defeat. However, despite their failings in the league, that season also saw Portsmouth reach the FA Cup final for the first time, which they lost to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]].

Portsmouth managed to survive relegation, and their fortunes began to change. The [[1933-34 in English football|1933-34]] season saw Portsmouth again reach the FA Cup Final, beating Manchester United, Bolton Wanderers, Leicester City and [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] on the way. Unfortunately the club was again defeated in the final, this time to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].

Having established themselves in the top flight, the [[1938-39 in English football|1938-39]] season saw Portsmouth reach their third FA Cup Final. This time the club managed to defeat the favourites, [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]], convincingly 4-1. Bert Barlow and Jock Anderson scored whilst Cliff Parker scored twice (3rd and 4th) completed the famous victory.

League football was again suspended due to [[World War II]], meaning Pompey hold the unusual distinction of holding the FA Cup for the longest uninterrupted period as the trophy wasn't contested again until the [[1945-46 in English football|1945-46]] season.

==== Post War Pompey : 1946 - 1971 ====

League football resumed for the 1946-47 campaign. In Pompey's ''Golden Jubilee'' season of 1948-49, the club were tipped to be the first team of the 20th century to win the Football League and FA Cup double. However, Pompey crashed out of the FA Cup in the semi-final against Leicester City, but made up for it by claiming the league title in spectacular fashion. That season also saw a record attendance of 51,385, a record which still stands to this day.

The club retained the title the following year, beating [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] 5-1 on the last day of the season, and are thus one of only five English teams to have won back to back titles since World War II. Although the team finished third in 1954-55, subsequent seasons saw Portsmouth struggle and they were relegated to the Second Division in 1959.

Portsmouth went down to the Third Division in 1961 but were promoted back to the Second Division at the first time of asking under the guidance of [[George Smith (footballer born 1921)|George Smith]]. Despite limited financial means, Smith maintained Portsmouth's Second Division status throughout the sixties until moving upstairs to become General Manager in April 1970.

==== John Deacon and Pompey : 1972 - 1988 ====

A cash injection, that accompanied the arrival of John Deacon as chairman in 1972, failed to improve Portsmouth's league position. With Deacon unable to continue bankrolling the club on the same scale, Portsmouth were relegated to the Third Division in 1976.

In November 1976 the club found itself needing to raise [[Pound sterling|£]]25,000 to pay off debts and so avoid bankruptcy. With players having to be sold to ease the club's financial situation, and no money available for replacements, Portsmouth were forced to rely on an untried manager, [[Ian St John]] and inexperienced young players. Consequently, they were relegated to the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] in 1978.

Portsmouth were promoted back to Division Three in 1980, and in the 1982-83 season they won the Third Division championship, gaining promotion back to the Second Division. Under [[Alan Ball (footballer)|Alan Ball]]'s management, Portsmouth narrowly missed winning promotion to the First Division twice before finally succeeding in [[1986-87 in English football|1986-87]]. Unfortunately, by the middle of the 1987-88 season the club was again in grave financial trouble, and Portsmouth were relegated straight back to the Second Division. The summer of 1988 saw Deacon sell the club to [[London]] based businessman and former [[QPR]] Chairman, [[Jim Gregory]].

==== Jim Smith, Venables and Mandarić : 1991 - 2001 ====

[[Jim Smith (footballer)|Jim Smith]]'s arrival as manager at the start of the 1991-92 season, combined with the emergence of some good young players, sparked a revival in the team's fortunes and that year Portsmouth reached the semi-finals of the [[FA Cup]], losing on penalties to eventual winners [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] after a replay. The following season, Portsmouth missed out on promotion to the FA Premier League only by virtue of having scored one less goal than [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]].

In the summer of 1996 [[Terry Venables]] arrived at Portsmouth as a consultant, later taking over as chairman after buying the club for £1. The team enjoyed a run to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1996-97, beating FA Premier League side [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] en route, but finished just short of the qualifying places for the play-offs for promotion to the Premier League.

Portsmouth's centenary season, 1998-99, saw a serious financial crisis hit the club, and in December 1998 Portsmouth went into [[Administration (insolvency)|financial administration]]. [[Milan Mandarić]] saved the club with a takeover deal in May 1999, and the new chairman immediately started investing. However the club only survived on the last day of the 2000-2001 season when they won their final game and [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] lost theirs, keeping Portsmouth up at their expense.

====The Harry Redknapp Era : 2002 - present====

[[Harry Redknapp]] took over as manager in early 2002, with [[Jim Smith (footballer)|Jim Smith]] as assistant. Just over a year later, Portsmouth were celebrating winning the Division One Championship and promotion to the [[Premier League]], winning the title with a game to spare.<ref>{{cite news |title=Portsmouth clinch promotion and championship |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/2003/0427/portsmouth.html |publisher=RTÉ Sport |date= [[2003-04-27]] |accessdate=2007-08-27}}</ref>

Since arriving in the Premier League, the club finished 13th, 16th, and 17th in its first three seasons before being bought by businessman [[Alexandre Gaydamak]]. With large amounts of money available for the manager to make record signings, the club finished their 2006-2007 season in the Premier League in the top half of the table for the first time, only one point short of European qualification; however, there was to be some consolation as Portsmouth beat Liverpool 4-2 on penalties to win the Barclays Asia Trophy after a goalless draw, with Pompey goalkeeper David James saving penalties from Yossi Benayoun and Fernando Torres.

In 2008, Portsmouth reached the FA Cup final for the first time since 1939. They eliminated Manchester United at Old Trafford and the following day became the only Premier League team left in the cup, following Barnsley's surprise win over Chelsea. Portsmouth immediately became favourites to win the cup; in a season noted for the scalping of favourites. They beat Championship side [[West Bromwich Albion]] 1-0 on 5 April at [[Wembley Stadium]] in the semi-finals, the same day that the club celebrated its 110th birthday. Portsmouth went on to win the cup with a 1-0 win against Championship team [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]. The win earned them a place in the [[UEFA Cup 2008-09|2008-09 UEFA Cup]], the club's first time playing European football. Their first UEFA cup match resulted in an historic 2-0 victory over Vitoria SC and went on to win tha game (4,2) this put Portsmouth in the group stages for the first time in their history.


==Club colours==
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Revision as of 14:07, 12 October 2008

Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club Crest
Full namePortsmouth Football Club
Nickname(s)Pompey
The Blues
Founded1898
GroundFratton Park
Portsmouth
Hampshire, England
Capacity20,688
OwnerFrance Russia Israel Alexandre Gaydamak[1]
ChairmanEngland Peter Storrie
ManagerEngland Harry Redknapp
LeaguePremier League
2007-08Premier League, 8th

Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey [2], sometimes called 'The Blues' and their fans known as 'The Blue Army'. They play in the Premier League. The club is currently owned by the Franco-Russian-Israeli Alexandre Gaydamak.[1] They are the current holders of the FA Cup.

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Club colours

Portsmouth's first ever kit had a shirt that was salmon pink in colour with white shorts and maroon socks. This kit lasted until 1909 when they changed to white shirts with royal blue shorts and socks. This kit lasted just two years before it was changed for blue shirts, white shorts and black socks. This was Portsmouth's home strip up until 1947 when the socks were changed to red; this conicided with the club's most successful period and has remained the favoured colours for majority of the time since. Yellow and more recently gold have also been used as secondary colours on the club's home shirts.[3] For the 2008-09 season Portsmouth's first choice home colours will be blue shirts with blue shorts and socks. The club has confirmed it will revert to its traditional strip for the 2009-10 season.

The most frequent away colours used by Portsmouth have been white shirts with royal blue shorts and either royal blue or white socks. The club has had white as either the second or third choice shirt for every season since 1998-99 to date. Other colours that have appeared several times on Portsmouth change kits have been yellow (usually with blue shorts) and red (often combined with black.) Portsmouth have also briefly experimented with salmon pink, orange, navy blue and, perhaps most notably, gold change strips. Since the 2006-07 season the club has used black with a gold trim as its third choice colours.

Club crest

The official emblem contains a gold star and crescent on a blue shield, Portsmouth's adoption of the star and crescent (usually synonymous with Islam) is said to have came from when King Richard I, granted the city "a crescent of gold on a shade of azure, with a blazing star of eight points" which he had taken from the Byzantine Emperor's standard of Governor Isaac Komnenos, after capturing Cyprus. It is one of the most recognisable football crests in English football and is nicknamed 'the smiley crest' because of its similarity to a smiling face.

Throughout its history Portsmouth have tried different variations of the crest before reverting back to the basic gold star and crescent. In the 1950s and 1960s the traditional crest was emblazoned on the shirt in white rather than gold but this was due to white being a cheaper alternative.

Between 1980 and 1989 the club scrapped the original crest and replaced it with a new design. This crest showed a football on top of an anchor (representing the navy) and a sword (representing the army). An interchangeable version included a circular version of the star and crescent crest in place of the football.

The return of the original crest in 1989 only lasted 4 years when it was replaced by the city's coat of arms in 1993. This design centred around the basic star and crescent but was unpopular with many fans who thought it was overelaborate. After only four seasons the original crest was again reinstated and remains to the present day. In time for the 2007 season "Since 1898" was added to the badge underneath the club's name.

On 6 May 2008 Portsmouth FC unveiled a new crest which differs significantly from the old crest. It removes the 'three points' and the 'star and moon' now have a three dimensional look. The 'moon' also has more diameter and looks quite like the citys Coat of Arms.

Stadium

Main article: Fratton Park
The entrance to Fratton Park's North Stand, with its mock Tudor facade

Portsmouth play their home games at Fratton Park, in Portsmouth. The ground has been home to the club throughout its entire history. It is the only football stadium in the English professional leagues to be located off the British mainland.[citation needed]

Plans for relocation were first mooted as long ago as the early 1990s, but due to various objections, the club has continued to play at Fratton Park. As of September 2008, a new stadium is planned for a site offered by the Royal Navy at Horsea Island, between Stamshaw and Port Solent. The new project is also a Herzog & De Meuron design and the plans include an adjacent 10000 capacity indoor arena. Portsmouth are hoping to have the stadium ready in 2011.

The FA have suggested using the proposed stadium as a venue for future World Cup bids, assisting with expanding the capacity beyond 40,000.

Supporters

Rivalries

Main article: South Coast derby

Prior to the mid/late 1960s, rivalry between Portsmouth and Southampton was largely nonexistent, as a consequence of their disparity in league status (Southampton being in a lower league). This derby match has hence taken place relatively infrequently as, for much of their history, the two teams have been in different divisions. Since 1977, the teams have only played league games against each other in three seasons (1987-88, 2003-04 and 2004-05). Including Southern League games, there have been 67 games between the clubs, with Portsmouth winning 20 and Southampton significantly more (34).

Another rivalry over the years was with Plymouth Argyle. This rivalry was known as the Dockyard Derby, Naval Derby or Battle of the Ports.

Portsmouth fans at Wembley Stadium for the 2007-08 FA Cup semi-final with West Bromwich Albion

The Pompey Chimes

The best known chant sung by Portsmouth supporters is the Pompey Chimes ("Play up Pompey, Pompey play up", sung to the tune of the Westminster Chimes) which is sung around Fratton Park. The origins of the 'Pompey Chimes' lies with the Royal Artillery, Portsmouth's most popular and successful football team for much of the 1890s, who played many of their home games at the United Services ground in Burnaby Road. The nearby Guildhall clock would strike the quarter hours and the referees would use the clock to let them know when the match should finish at 4pm. Just before 4pm the crowd would lilt in unison with the chimes of the hour to encourage the referee to blow the whistle signifying full time. The original words to 'The Chimes', as printed in the 1900-01 Official Handbook of Portsmouth FC, were:

Play up Pompey,
Just one more goal!
Make tracks! What ho!
Hallo! Hallo!!

With the demise of Royal Artillery after their expulsion from the 1898-99 FA Amateur Cup for alleged professionalism, many of Royal Artillery's supporters transferred their allegiance to the newly formed Portsmouth F.C. and brought the Chimes chant with them.

Their home ground has been named by some as nicknamed "Fortress Fratton". Atmospheres which are most memorable include Portsmouth's 1-0 win over Stockport County in the 1997/98 season which helped Alan Ball's side to an incredible escape from relegation to division 2. A journalist described it best, saying "each attack from Stockport was seemingly halted by a wall of sound".

Hooliganism

Portsmouth have had many problems with hooliganism over the years. The 6.57 Crew (so called as this was the time of the Portsmouth - London Waterloo Train they used on a Saturday morning) were a hooligan firm associated with the club. Several books have been published that chronicle, and arguably celebrate, the exploits of Portsmouth's hooligans, mainly covering the 1970s and 1980s.

Premiership record

Portsmouth have been members of the FA Premier League since winning the then First Division in 2003. Their best finish occurred in the 2007/2008 season when they finished 8th.

Season Pos P W D L F A Pts
2003-04 13 38 12 9 17 47 54 45
2004-05 16 38 10 9 19 43 59 39
2005-06 17 38 10 8 20 37 62 38
2006-07 9 38 14 12 12 45 42 54
2007-08 8 38 16 9 13 48 40 57
Pos = Position; P = Played; W = Won; D = Drawn; L = Lost; F = Goals For; A = Goals Against; Pts = Points; * = Season Not Yet Finished

Pompey in Europe

Season Competition Round Club Score
2008/09 UEFA Cup 1st [4] Portugal Vitória S.C. 2-0[5], 2-2 (aet)[6]
Group [7] Portugal S.C. Braga (A)
Group Italy AC Milan (H)
Group Germany VfL Wolfsburg (A)
Group Netherlands SC Heerenveen (H)

Players

Current squad

As of 18 September 2008.[8]

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 David James
3 DF France FRA Younes Kaboul
4 DF Cameroon CMR Lauren
5 DF England ENG Glen Johnson
6 MF France FRA Lassana Diarra
7 DF Iceland ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson
8 MF Senegal SEN Papa Bouba Diop
9 FW England ENG Peter Crouch
10 FW England ENG David Nugent
11 MF England ENG Jerome Thomas
14 FW England ENG Jermain Defoe
15 DF France FRA Sylvain Distin (vice-captain)
16 DF France FRA Noé Pamarot
17 FW Nigeria NGA John Utaka
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF France FRA Arnold Mvuemba
19 MF Croatia CRO Niko Kranjčar
21 GK England ENG Jamie Ashdown
22 MF Scotland SCO Richard Hughes
23 DF England ENG Sol Campbell (captain)
24 DF Wales WAL Richard Duffy
25 MF England ENG Glen Little
26 FW Israel ISR Ben Sahar (on loan from Chelsea)
27 FW Nigeria NGA Nwankwo Kanu
28 MF England ENG Sean Davis
30 DF France FRA Armand Traoré (on loan from Arsenal)
32 DF Mali MLI Djimi Traoré
35 DF Ireland EIR Marc Wilson
39 DF Algeria ALG Nadir Belhadj (on loan from Lens)

Players in bold included in UEFA Cup squad.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Linvoy Primus (Charlton Athletic)
20 DF England ENG Martin Cranie (Charlton Athletic)
29 MF France FRA Jean-François Christophe (Southend United)
31 GK Canada CAN Asmir Begovic (Yeovil Town)
36 MF England ENG Matt Ritchie (Dagenham & Redbridge)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW The Gambia GAM Omar Koroma (Norwich City)
— FW Switzerland SUI Danijel Subotić (Zulte Waregem)
— DF England ENG Joel Ward (Bournemouth)
— MF Belgium BEL Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo (Zulte Waregem)

For recent transfers, see List of English football transfers 2007-08.

For information and all transfers events pertaining to Portsmouth for the upcoming season, see Portsmouth F.C. season 2008-09.

For information pertaining to Portsmouth FC's reserve and youth sides, see Portsmouth F.C. Reserves and Academy.

Retired numbers

  • 1 (for only the 2001-2002 season) - In respect to goalkeeper Aaron Flahavan, who died in a car crash in August 2001 days after being handed the squad number 1 for the first time. (Since 2002-03 the squad number 13 has not been distributed. It is unknown whether this is as a tribute to Flahavan who wore the 13 shirt before being assigned 1 just prior to his death.)
  • The number 12 is also retired for the fans of Portsmouth (the 12th man).

Portsmouth Player of the Year (since 1968)

Year Winner
1968 England Ray Pointer
1969 England John Milkins
1970 England Nicky Jennings
1971 England David Munks
1972 England Richie Reynolds
1973 not awarded
1974 England Paul Went
1975 England Mick Mellows
1976 England Paul Cahill
1977 not awarded
1978 not awarded
1979 England Peter Mellor
Year Winner
1980 England Joe Laidlaw
1981 England Keith Viney
1982 England Alan Knight
1983 England Alan Biley
1984 England Mark Hateley
1985 England Neil Webb
1986 Jamaica Noel Blake
1987 Jamaica Noel Blake
1988 Wales Barry Horne
1989 England Micky Quinn
1990 England Guy Whittingham
1991 England Martin Kuhl
Year Winner
1992 England Darren Anderton
1993 England Paul Walsh
1994 Wales Kit Symons
1995 England Alan Knight
1996 England Alan Knight
1997 England Lee Bradbury
1998 England Andy Awford
1999 England Steve Claridge
2000 England Steve Claridge
2001 England Scott Hiley
2002 England Peter Crouch
2003 England Linvoy Primus
Year Winner
2004 Netherlands Arjan de Zeeuw
2005 Serbia and Montenegro Dejan Stefanović
2006 England Gary O'Neil
2007 England David James
2008 England David James

Pompey Players at the World Cup

1950

1954

1958

1994

1998

2002

2006

Portsmouth XI

At the close of the 2007-08 Premier League season the readers of The News were able to vote for the all-time best Portsmouth XI.

1 GK England ENG David James
2 DF England ENG Glen Johnson
3 DF England ENG John Beresford
4 MF England ENG Paul Merson
5 DF England ENG Sol Campbell
6 DF England ENG Jimmy Dickinson
7 MF England ENG Peter Harris
8 MF Croatia CRO Robert Prosinečki
9 FW Scotland SCO Duggie Reid
10 FW England ENG Guy Whittingham
11 MF England ENG Jack Froggatt

Notable past players

Non-playing staff

Executive staff

Managers

Figures correct as of 4 November 2007.
Name Nat Managerial Tenure P W D L Win %
Frank Brettell England August 1898–May 1901 88 56 9 23 64%
Bob Blyth England August 1901–May 1904 142 84 29 29 59%
Richard Bonney England August 1904–May 1908 206 99 39 68 48%
Robert Brown England August 1911–May 1920 220 100 48 72 45%
John McCartney Scotland May 1920–May 1927 308 129 93 86 42%
Jack Tinn England May 1927–May 1947 586 229 131 226 39%
Bob Jackson England May 1947–June 1952 234 114 51 69 49%
Eddie Lever England August 1952–April 1958 261 88 67 106 34%
Freddie Cox England August 1958–February 1961 120 28 29 63 23%
George Smith England April 1961–April 1970 410 149 110 151 36%
Ron Tindall England April 1970–May 1973 130 34 40 56 26%
John Mortimore England May 1973–September 1974 47 16 13 18 34%
Ian St. John Scotland September 1974–May 1977 124 31 33 60 25%
Jimmy Dickinson England May 1977–May 1979 91 27 29 35 30%
Frank Burrows Scotland May 1979–May 1982 138 61 39 38 44%
Bobby Campbell England May 1982–May 1984 88 40 17 31 45%
Alan Ball England May 1984–January 1989 222 94 58 70 42%
John Gregory England January 1989–January 1990 50 10 15 25 20%
Frank Burrows Scotland January 1990–March 1991 60 20 17 23 33%
Jim Smith England June 1991–February 1995 199 81 54 64 41%
Terry Fenwick England August 1995–January 1998 131 43 29 59 33%
Keith Waldon* England January 1998–January 1998 3 0 0 3 0%
Alan Ball England January 1998–December 1999 97 28 26 43 29%
Bob McNab* England December 1999–January 2000 5 0 2 3 0%
Tony Pulis Wales January 2000–October 2000 35 11 10 14 31%
Steve Claridge England October 2000–February 2001 23 5 10 8 22%
Graham Rix England February 2001–March 2002 56 16 17 23 29%
Harry Redknapp England March 2002–November 2004 116 54 26 36 47%
Velimir Zajec Croatia November 2004–April 2005 21 5 4 12 24%
Alain Perrin France April 2005–November 2005 21 4 6 11 19%
Joe Jordan* Scotland November 2005–December 2005 2 0 0 2 0%
Harry Redknapp England December 2005– 82 33 20 29 40%

Includes all competitive matches. Caretaker managers are denoted with an asterisk (*).

Women's football

The club's female counterpart is Portsmouth L.F.C., which currently plays in the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division.

Affiliated clubs

Honours

Club records

Record signing

On 11 July 2008, Portsmouth completed the club-record signing - thought to be around £11 million - of England striker Peter Crouch in a four-year deal from Liverpool. This marked the second time Crouch had been Portsmouth's most expensive player as in 2001 his £1.5m fee was a club record.

Portsmouth's first million pound signing was Rory Allen in summer 1999.[10] [11]

External links

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Premier League statement". Premier League. 2001-09-23. Retrieved 2008-10-03. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "Pompey, Chats and Guz". Royal Navy Museum.
  3. ^ "Pompey's Home Kits Through The Ages". pompeyweb.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
  4. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7587154.stm
  5. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7615243.stm Portsmouth 2-0 Guimaraes
  6. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7639445.stm Guimaraes 2-2 Portsmouth (2-4)
  7. ^ http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/index.php?cms_ref=news&qs_article_id=1619
  8. ^ "First Team". Portsmouth FC. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  9. ^ a b c Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division; since then, it has been the Premier League. Similarly until 1992, the Second Division was the second tier of league football, when it became the First Division, and is now known as The Championship. The third tier was the Third Division until 1992, and is now known as League One.
  10. ^ "Pompey swoop for Spurs striker". Andover Advertiser. 1999-07-15. Retrieved 2007-08-27. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "ORIGINS OF THE NAVAL TOWN NICKNAMES FOR PORTSMOUTH, CHATHAM AND DEVONPORT". Royal Navy Museum. Retrieved 2007-11-17. {{cite news}}: Text "The Origin of Portsmouth's Nickname." ignored (help)
  • Colin Farmery (2005). Portsmouth: the Modern Era - a Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-905328-08-7.
  • Colin Farmery (1999). Portsmouth: From Tindall to Ball - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-25-2.
  • Dave Juson & others (2004). Saints v Pompey - A history of unrelenting rivalry. Hagiology. ISBN 0-9534474-5-6.
  • Colin Farmery (2004). Seventeen Miles From Paradise - Saints v Pompey: Passion, Pride and Prejudice. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-89-9.
  • Cass Pennant & Rob Silvester (2004). Rolling With The 6.57 Crew - The True Story of Pompey's Legendary Football Fans. John Blake Publishing. ISBN 1-844540-72-3.

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