2016–17 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth
2016–17 season
OwnerPompey Supporters Trust
ChairmanIain McInnes
ManagerPaul Cook
StadiumFratton Park
League Two1st (promoted)
FA CupFirst round
(vs. Wycombe Wanderers)
League CupFirst round
(vs. Coventry City)
FL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Kal Naismith (13)
All: Kal Naismith (15)
Highest home attendance18,625 vs. Plymouth Argyle
(14 April 2017)
Lowest home attendance15,132 vs. Blackpool
(14 February 2017)
Average home league attendance16,878

The 2016–17 season was Portsmouth's fourth consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Players

Squad details

As of 6 May 2017
No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Club
apps 		Club
goals 		Int.
caps 		Int.
goals 		Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 David Forde GK Galway (1979-12-20)20 December 1979 (aged 37) 47 0 24 0 Millwall 28 July 2016 Loan 30 June 2017
13 Liam O'Brien GK Ruislip (1991-11-30)30 November 1991 (aged 25) 3 0 – – Dag & Red 8 August 2016 Free 30 June 2017
34 Nick Hall GK Portsmouth (1998-12-29)29 December 1998 (aged 18) – – – – Academy 30 August 2016 Trainee 30 June 2017
Defenders
2 Tom Davies CB Warrington (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 25) 15 0 – – Accrington Stanley 22 June 2016 Free 30 June 2018
3 Enda Stevens LB Dublin (1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 26) 99 1 – – Aston Villa 15 June 2015 Free 30 June 2017
5 Matt Clarke CB/CM Barham (1996-09-22)22 September 1996 (aged 20) 69 2 – – Ipswich Town 20 May 2016 Swap 30 June 2018
6 Christian Burgess CB Barking (1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 25) 88 6 – – Peterborough Utd. 25 June 2015 Undisc. 30 June 2018
16 Jack Whatmough CB Gosport (1996-08-19)19 August 1996 (aged 20)[1] 50 1 – – Academy 19 August 2013 Free 30 June 2017
25 Drew Talbot RB/LB/RM Barnsley (1986-07-12)12 July 1986 (aged 30) 7 0 – – Chesterfield 22 June 2016 Free 30 June 2018
38 Brandon Haunstrup LB Waterlooville (1996-10-26)26 October 1996 (aged 20) 6 0 – – Academy 25 June 2015 Free 30 June 2017
Midfielders
4 Danny Rose CM Bristol (1988-02-21)21 February 1988 (aged 29) 40 5 – – Northampton Town 3 June 2016 Free 30 June 2018
7 Carl Baker RW/AM Prescot (1982-12-26)26 December 1982 (aged 34) 46 9 – – MK Dons 14 June 2016 Free 30 June 2018
8 Michael Doyle CM Dublin (1981-08-08)8 August 1981 (aged 35) 96 3 1 0 Sheffield United 6 July 2015 Free 30 June 2017
11 Gary Roberts LW/AM Liverpool (1984-03-18)18 March 1984 (aged 33) 80 20 – – Chesterfield 17 June 2015 Undisc. 30 June 2018
18 Jamal Lowe RW/LW Harrow (1994-07-21)21 July 1994 (aged 22) 14 4 – – Hampton & Richmond 1 January 2017 Undisc. 30 June 2018
22 Kal Naismith RW/LW/ST Glasgow (1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 25) 63 18 – – Accrington Stanley 28 May 2015 Undisc. 30 June 2018
23 Kyle Bennett LW/RW Telford (1990-09-09)9 September 1990 (aged 26) 95 13 – – Doncaster Rovers 21 May 2015 Free 30 June 2017
24 Amine Linganzi CM Algiers (1989-11-16)16 November 1989 (aged 27) 23 1 4 0 Fréjus 8 August 2016 Free 30 June 2017
26 Gareth Evans RW/RB Macclesfield (1988-04-26)26 April 1988 (aged 29) 94 16 – – Fleetwood Town 28 July 2015 Free 30 June 2017
29 Stanley Aborah CM Kumasi (1987-06-23)23 June 1987 (aged 29) 4 0 – – Free agent 15 February 2015 Free 30 June 2017
Forwards
14 Curtis Main ST South Shields (1992-06-20)20 June 1992 (aged 24) 14 5 – – Doncaster Rovers 4 July 2016 Undisc. 30 June 2018
15 Nicke Kabamba ST Brent (1993-02-01)1 February 1993 (aged 24) 4 0 – – Hampton & Richmond 18 January 2017 Undisc. 30 June 2018
17 Eoin Doyle ST Dublin (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 29) 12 2 – – Preston North End 30 January 2017 Loan 30 June 2017
19 Conor Chaplin ST/LW Worthing (1997-02-16)16 February 1997 (aged 20) 89 20 – – Academy 20 October 2014 Free 30 June 2019
20 Noel Hunt ST Waterford (1982-12-26)26 December 1982 (aged 34) 24 1 3 0 Ipswich Town 4 August 2016 Free 30 June 2017

Transfers

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
35 GK Alex Bass 18 EU Youth system Promoted Summer 2017 Free [2]
31 DF Calvin Davies 18 EU Youth system Promoted Summer 2017 Free [2]
32 MF Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain 17 EU Youth system Promoted Summer 2017 Free [2]
20 DF Matt Clarke 19 EU Ipswich Town Swap Summer 2018 Swap [3]
4 MF Danny Rose 28 EU Northampton Town Transfer Summer 2017 Free [4]
7 MF Carl Baker 33 EU Milton Keynes Dons Transfer Summer 2018 Free [5]
25 DF Drew Talbot 29 EU Chesterfield Transfer Summer 2018 Free [6]
9 FW Michael Smith 24 EU Swindon Town Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed [7]
10 MF Milan Lalkovič 23 EU Walsall Transfer Summer 2018 Compensation [8]
2 DF Tom Davies 24 EU Accrington Stanley Transfer Summer 2018 Free [9]
14 FW Curtis Main 24 EU Doncaster Rovers Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed [10]
1 GK David Forde 36 EU Millwall Loan Summer 2017 Free [11]
21 DF Adam Buxton 24 EU Accrington Stanley Transfer Summer 2017 Free [12]
20 FW Noel Hunt 33 EU Southend United Transfer Summer 2017 Free [13]
24 MF Amine Linganzi 26 Non-EU Fréjus Transfer Summer 2016 Free [14]
13 GK Liam O'Brien 24 EU Dagenham & Redbridge Transfer Summer 2016 Free [14]
DF Dominic Hyam 20 EU Reading Loan Summer 2016 Free [15]
17 FW Jamal Lowe 22 EU Hampton & Richmond Transfer Winter 2018 Undisclosed [16]
15 FW Nicke Kabamba — EU Hampton & Richmond Transfer Winter 2018 Undisclosed [17]
17 FW Eoin Doyle 28 EU Preston North End Loan Winter 2017 Free [18]
— DF Aaron Simpson 19 EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan Winter 2017 Free [19]
29 MF Stanley Aborah 29 EU Notts County Transfer During season 2017 Free [20]

Total spending: £0

Out

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
24 GK Brian Murphy 32 EU Cardiff City Released Summer Free [21][22]
— DF Chad Field 19 EU Bognor Regis Town Released Summer Free [21]
— DF Snorre Nilsen 19 Non-EU Free agent Released Summer Free [21]
40 MF Kaleem Haitham 17 EU Free agent Released Summer Free [23]
31 FW Brandon Joseph-Buadi 18 EU Free agent Released Summer Free [23]
— FW Liam Sayers 18 EU Free agent Released Summer Free [23]
20 DF Matt Clarke 19 EU Ipswich Town Loan Return Summer Free [21]
17 DF Kieron Freeman 24 EU Sheffield United Loan Return Summer Free [21]
27 GK Ryan Fulton 19 EU Liverpool Loan Return Summer Free [21]
10 FW Marc McNulty 23 EU Sheffield United Loan Return Summer Free [21]
25 FW Conor Wilkinson 21 EU Bolton Wanderers Loan Return Summer Free [21]
4 DF Adam Webster 21 EU Ipswich Town Swap Summer £750,000+swap [3]
2 DF Ben Davies 35 EU Grimsby Town Transfer Summer Free [24]
9 FW Matt Tubbs 31 EU Forest Green Rovers Transfer Summer Free [25]
7 FW Adam McGurk 27 EU Cambridge United Transfer Summer Undisclosed [26]
1 GK Paul Jones 30 EU Norwich City Transfer Summer Free [27]
29 MF Danny Hollands 30 EU Crewe Alexandra Transfer Summer Free [28]
15 MF Adam Barton 25 EU Partick Thistle Transfer Summer Undisclosed [29]
MF Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain 18 EU Eastbourne Borough Loan During season Free [30]
10 MF Milan Lalkovič 24 EU Ross County Loan Winter Free [31]
21 DF Adam Buxton 24 EU Free agent Contract cancelled Winter Free [32]
9 FW Michael Smith 25 EU Northampton Town Loan Winter Free [33]

Total gaining: £750,000

Contracts

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
33 MF Ben Close 19 Signed 1 year June 2017 [21]
30 MF Adam May 18 Signed 1 year June 2017 [21]
18 MF Ben Tollitt 21 Signed 1 year June 2017 [21]
36 DF Dory Yates 18 Signed 6 months January 2017 [23]

Player statistics

Squad stats

As of 6 May 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK David Forde 47 0 46 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Tom Davies 15 0 10+2 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
3 DF Enda Stevens 46 1 45 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Danny Rose 40 5 33+5 5 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
5 DF Matt Clarke 36 1 33 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF Christian Burgess 45 4 44 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Carl Baker 46 9 40+5 9 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Michael Doyle 46 1 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Gary Roberts 42 10 31+10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Liam O'Brien 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 FW Curtis Main 14 5 4+8 2 0 0 1 1 1 2
15 FW Nicke Kabamba 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Jack Whatmough 12 1 4+6 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 FW Eoin Doyle 12 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Jamal Lowe 17 4 5+9 4 0 0 0+2 0 1 0
19 FW Conor Chaplin 42 8 13+26 8 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
20 FW Noel Hunt 24 1 4+16 1 1 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
22 MF Kal Naismith 41 15 22+15 13 0 0 1 1 2+1 1
23 MF Kyle Bennett 44 6 33+6 6 0+1 0 1 0 3 0
24 MF Amine Linganzi 23 1 12+7 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
25 DF Drew Talbot 7 0 5 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
26 MF Gareth Evans 46 6 41 5 1 1 1 0 1+2 0
29 MF Stanley Aborah 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 GK Nick Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF Brandon Haunstrup 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players on loan to other clubs:
9 FW Michael Smith 21 6 14+4 3 0 0 0 0 3 3
10 MF Milan Lalkovič 16 1 5+8 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
30 MF Adam May 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
31 DF Calvin Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Ben Close 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
35 GK Alex Bass 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
18 MF Ben Tollitt 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
15 DF Dominic Hyam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Adam Barton 5 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
21 DF Aaron Simpson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Adam Buxton 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 MF 22 Kal Naismith 13 0 1 1 15
2 MF 11 Gary Roberts 10 0 0 0 10
3 MF 7 Carl Baker 9 0 0 0 9
4 FW 19 Conor Chaplin 8 0 0 0 8
5 MF 23 Kyle Bennett 6 0 0 0 6
MF 26 Gareth Evans 5 1 0 0 6
FW 9 Michael Smith 3 0 0 3 6
6 MF 4 Danny Rose 5 0 0 0 5
FW 14 Curtis Main 2 0 1 2 5
7 DF 6 Christian Burgess 4 0 0 0 4
MF 18 Jamal Lowe 4 0 0 0 4
8 FW 17 Eoin Doyle 2 0 0 0 2
9 DF 3 Enda Stevens 1 0 0 0 1
DF 5 Matt Clarke 1 0 0 0 1
MF 8 Michael Doyle 1 0 0 0 1
MF 10 Milan Lalkovič 1 0 0 0 1
DF 16 Jack Whatmough 1 0 0 0 1
FW 20 Noel Hunt 1 0 0 0 1
MF 24 Amine Linganzi 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 79 1 2 6 88

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
         
3 DF Enda Stevens 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
8 MF Michael Doyle 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
7 MF Carl Baker 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
11 MF Gary Roberts 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
26 MF Gareth Evans 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
19 FW Conor Chaplin 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
6 DF Christian Burgess 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
20 FW Noel Hunt 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
23 MF Kyle Bennett 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
1 GK David Forde 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
2 DF Tom Davies 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
22 MF Kal Naismith 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 DF Matt Clarke 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 MF Danny Rose 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 FW Eoin Doyle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 MF Ben Close 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
24 MF Amine Linganzi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
14 FW Curtis Main 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 DF Jack Whatmough 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 MF Stanley Aborah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
15 MF Adam Barton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 73 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 81 1 1

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

6 July 2016 (2016-07-06) Sligo Rovers 3–3 Portsmouth Sligo
18:15 Peers 70' (pen.)
Sadlier 85', 88'		 Report Roberts 9'
Chaplin 17', 39'		 Stadium: Showgrounds
Referee: Alan Kelly
9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Bohemians 0–2 Portsmouth Phibsborough
15:00 Report Rose 33'
Chaplin 45+1'		 Stadium: Dalymount Park
13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) Havant & Waterlooville 0–5 Portsmouth Havant
19:00 Report Roberts 12'
Baker 45', 56'
Hunt 69'
Main 73'		 Stadium: West Leigh Park
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Dean Treleaven
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Sutton United 2–1 Portsmouth Sutton
15:00 Deacon 8'
Gomis 33'		 Report Oxlade-Chamberlain 81' Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 1,188
Referee: Craig Hicks
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Portsmouth 3–3 AFC Bournemouth Portsmouth
15:00 Roberts 4'
Smith 26'
May 88'		 Report Grabban 24'
Ibe 70'
Gosling 79'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 5,153 (531 away fans)
Referee: James Linington
27 July 2016 (2016-07-27) Bognor Regis Town 1–4 Portsmouth Bognor Regis
19:15 Whyte 48' Report Chaplin 27'
Main 43'
Smith 67' (pen.)
May 74'		 Stadium: Nyewood Lane
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Tim Robinson
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Bristol City 0–0 Portsmouth Bristol
15:00 Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 5,317 (721 Pompey fans)
Referee: Kevin Friend
1 August 2016 (2016-08-01) Portsmouth XI 7-0 Liverpool Foundation Copnor
Hunt
May
Evans
Chaplin
Tollitt
Naismith 		Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

League Two

Main article: 2016–17 EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Portsmouth (C, P) 46 26 9 11 79 40 +39 87 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Plymouth Argyle (P) 46 26 9 11 71 46 +25 87
3 Doncaster Rovers (P) 46 25 10 11 85 55 +30 85
4 Luton Town 46 20 17 9 70 43 +27 77 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5 Exeter City 46 21 8 17 75 56 +19 71
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One

Matches

6 August 2016 1 Portsmouth 1–1 Carlisle United Portsmouth
15:00 BST Baker 42' Report Lambe 14'
Devitt  28'
Gillespie  73'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,570 (481 away fans)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
13 August 2016 2 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Portsmouth Crewe
15:00 BST Dagnall  89' Report Naismith  84' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,742 (1,257 Pompey fans)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
16 August 2016 3 Morecambe 2–0 Portsmouth Morecambe
19:45 BST Edwards 10'
Barkhuizen 21'		 Report Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,838
Referee: Nigel Miller
20 August 2016 4 Portsmouth 2–0 Colchester United Portsmouth
15:00 BST Doyle  29'
Roberts 79' (pen.), 84'		 Report Guthrie  17'
Kinsella  27'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,967 (442 away fans)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
27 August 2016 5 Exeter City 0–1 Portsmouth Exeter
15:00 BST Harley  25'
Sweeney  85'
Riley-Lowe  90'		 Report Roberts 85' (pen.) Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,512
Referee: Gavin Ward
3 September 2016 6 Portsmouth 3–0 Crawley Town Portsmouth
15:00 BST Main 9', 37'  33'
Roberts 12'
Davies  63'		 Report Blackman  30' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,347
Referee: Ben Toner
10 September 2016 7 Portsmouth 4–2 Wycombe Wanderers Portsmouth
15:00 BST Roberts  28'
Burgess 34'
Chaplin 45+4'
Baker 53'  72'		 Report Hayes 10', 45+1'
Pierre  28'
Sido Jombati  42'
Thompson  45+6'
Gape  61'
Harriman  65'
Blackman  72'
Stewart  90+1'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,262 (489 away fans)
Referee: Tim Robinson
17 September 2016 8 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Portsmouth Accrington
15:00 BST McConville  46'
Lacey 52'		 Report Davies  86' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,461 (806 Pompey fans)
Referee: Mark Haywood
24 September 2016 9 Portsmouth 5–1 Barnet Portsmouth
15:00 BST Chaplin 34'  72'
Roberts 50'  88'
Baker 56'
Lalkovič 78'
Rose 90+2'		 Report Akinde 27' (pen.)
Watson  29'
Batt  59'
Dembélé  64'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,280
Referee: Darren England
27 September 2016 10 Blackpool 3–1 Portsmouth Blackpool
19:45 BST Mellor 18'
Potts 49'
Vassell 65'
Gnanduillet  76'		 Report Chaplin 34'
Bennett  70'
Doyle  86'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,055
Referee: David Webb
1 October 2016 11 Portsmouth 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Portsmouth
15:00 BST Evans  36'
Baker 41'		 Report Marquis 7'  90'
Williams 34'
Butler  58'
Evina  88'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,950
Referee: Darren Deadman
8 October 2016 12 Leyton Orient 0–1 Portsmouth Leyton, London
15:00 BST Report Bennett  30'
Stevens  34'
Burgess 57'		 Stadium: Matchroom Stadium
Attendance: 6,078
Referee: Chris Sarginson
15 October 2016 13 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Portsmouth Plymouth
15:00 BST Songo'o 21'  21'
Purrington  34'
Slew  43'
Smith 89'		 Report Chaplin  27'
Bennett 40'
Evans  45+1'
Rose 86'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 13,508
Referee: Darren Handley
22 October 2016 14 Portsmouth 1–2 Notts County Portsmouth
15:00 BST Chaplin 27'
Doyle  74'		 Report Campbell 21', 71'
Laing  48'
Collins  77'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,269
Referee: Nigel Miller
29 October 2016 15 Cambridge United 0–1 Portsmouth Cambridge
15:00 BST Dunne  25'
Halliday  80'
Ikpeazu  85'		 Report Chaplin 24'  39'
Linganzi  61'
Doyle  77'
Hunt  90+1'
Roberts  90+4'		 Stadium: The R Costings Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,397
Referee: Ross Joyce
12 November 2016 16 Portsmouth 4–0 Mansfield Town Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Roberts 11' (pen.)
Baker  48' 88', 90+5'
Chaplin  81'
Hunt 84'		 Report Howkins  53'  57'
Iacovitti  74'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,393
Referee: Roger East
19 November 2016 17 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Portsmouth Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Pell  7'
Downes  11'
O'Shaughnessy 65'		 Report Chaplin  52'
Burgess  64'
Baker  78'
Smith 82'		 Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium
Attendance: 4,702
Referee: John Brooks
22 November 2016 18 Luton Town 1–3 Portsmouth Luton
19:45 GMT Hylton 7'
Lee  64'
Sheehan  65'		 Report Smith 11'
Evans  17' 45+2'
Stevens  49'
Rose  60'
Naismith 85'
Hunt  90+6'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road Stadium
Attendance: 8,805
Referee: David Coote
26 November 2016 19 Portsmouth 1–2 Stevenage Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Clarke  73'
Smith 80'
Evans  90+1'		 Report Gorman  39'
Wilkinson  45'
Schumacher 71'
Godden 75'
King  90+4'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,987
Referee: Ben Toner
10 December 2016 20 Grimsby Town 0–1 Portsmouth Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Gowling  51'
Berrett  85'		 Report Stevens  82'
Naismith 86'
Evans  90+3'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,560
Referee: Andy Haines
17 December 2016 21 Portsmouth 0–0 Hartlepool United Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Baker  66'
Doyle  68'		 Report Donnelly  76'
Featherstone  90+9'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,081
Referee: Graham Horwood
26 December 2016 22 Newport County 2–3 Portsmouth Newport
15:00 GMT Healey  7' 51'
Sheehan 25'
Tozer  39'
Barnum-Bobb  79'		 Report Burgess  51'
Rose 56'
Naismith 62' 87'
Hunt  73'
Stevens 80'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,714
Referee: Charles Breakspear
30 December 2016 23 Yeovil Town 0–0 Portsmouth Yeovil
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Huish Park Stadium
Attendance: 6,306
Referee: Chris Sarginson
2 January 2017 24 Portsmouth 1–0 Luton Town Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Burgess 31'
Forde  87'
Roberts 90+2'
Hunt  90+4'		 Report McGeehan  16'
Smith  38'
Vassell  66'
Ruddock Mpanzu  90+4'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,402
Referee: Tim Robinson
5 January 2017 25 Doncaster Rovers 3–1 Portsmouth Doncaster
19:45 GMT Marquis 5', 72'
Alcock  52'
Rowe 58'		 Report Burgess  34'
Evans  40'
Naismith 41'
Doyle  45+1'		 Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,568
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
14 January 2017 26 Portsmouth 2–1 Leyton Orient Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Chaplin 21' 22', 47'
Doyle  72'		 Report Atangana  26'
Massey 37'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,564
Referee: Brett Huxtable
28 January 2017 27 Portsmouth 0–1 Exeter City Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Clarke  68'
Forde  79'		 Report Wheeler 57'
Reid  78'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,195
Referee: Dean Whitestone
4 February 2017 28 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Portsmouth High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Stewart  11'
Kashket 48'  88'
Wood  66'
Saunders  82'		 Report Stevens  42' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,028
Referee: Graham Salisbury
11 February 2017 29 Portsmouth 2–0 Accrington Stanley Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Clarke 2'
Doyle  41'
Naismith 90+2'		 Report Conneely  56'
Donacien  79'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15955
Referee: Gavin Ward
14 February 2017 30 Portsmouth 2–0 Blackpool Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Burgess  11'
Evans 27'
Roberts  36'
Bennett  81'
Doyle 90+5'		 Report Mellor  21' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,132
Referee: Darren Deadman
18 February 2017 31 Barnet 1–1 Portsmouth Canons Park, London
15:00 GMT Vilhete 82' Report Roberts  68'
Chaplin 89'		 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: Mark Brown
25 February 2017 32 Carlisle United 0–3 Portsmouth Carlisle
15:00 GMT O'Sullivan  40'
Miller  61'		 Report Roberts 73'
Linganzi 86'
Whatmough 90+2'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7,197
Referee: Richard Clark
28 February 2017 33 Portsmouth 1–1 Morecambe Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Naismith 64'
Roberts  76'		 Report Molyneux 83'
Rose  90'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,592
Referee: Stephen Martin
4 March 2017 34 Portsmouth 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Evans  70' Report Jones  58'
Ray 77'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,810
Referee: John Busby
7 March 2017 35 Crawley Town 0–2 Portsmouth Crawley
19:45 GMT Young  38' Report Burgess 54'
Bennett 71'
Hunt  72'
Doyle  90+4'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,350
Referee: Kevin Johnson
11 March 2017 36 Colchester United 0–4 Portsmouth Colchester
15:00 GMT James  63' Report E. Doyle 22'
Bennett 46'
Rose 61'
M. Doyle 74'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,504
Referee: Darren England
14 March 2017 37 Portsmouth 4–0 Grimsby Town Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Bennett 12'
Rose 35'
Baker 45+1'
Naismith 47'		 Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,492
Referee: Robert Jones
18 March 2017 38 Stevenage 3–0 Portsmouth Stevenage
15:00 GMT King 16'
Godden 28'
Wilkinson  34'
Pett  45'
McAnuff 46'
Gorman  85'
Franks  86'		 Report Stevens  27'
Burgess  31'  75'
Baker  54'		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 4,185
Referee: Michael Salisbury
25 March 2017 39 Portsmouth 2–1 Newport County Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Bennett 42'
Naismith 59'		 Report Rigg  52'
Labadie  69'
Samuel 77'
Myrie-Williams  88'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,364
Referee: Tim Robinson
1 April 2017 40 Hartlepool United 0–2 Portsmouth Hartlepool
15:00 GMT Alessandra  4' Report Naismith 17'
Roberts 60'
Rose  88'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Mark Brown
8 April 2017 41 Portsmouth 3–1 Yeovil Town Portsmouth
15:00 BST Evans 15' (pen.)
Naismith 68'
Lowe 78'		 Report Zoko 51' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,564
Referee: Graham Horwood
14 April 2017 42 Portsmouth 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth
14:30 BST Naismith  35'
Roberts 57'		 Report Jervis 12'
Sarcevic  60'
Threlkeld  90+2'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,625
Referee: Chris Sarginson
17 April 2017 43 Notts County 1–3 Portsmouth Nottingham
15:00 BST O'Connor  30'
Grant 51'
Bola  90+1'		 Report Evans 14' (pen.)
Linganzi  60'
Lowe 77', 90'
Chaplin  78'
Naismith  90+3'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 12,184
Referee: Graham Salisbury
22 April 2017 44 Portsmouth 2–1 Cambridge United Portsmouth
15:00 BST Baker  9' 20'
Naismith 51'
Whatmough  90+3'
Forde  90+5'		 Report O'Neil  53'
Berry 80'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,165
Referee: Gavin Ward
29 April 2017 45 Mansfield Town 0–1 Portsmouth Mansfield
15:00 BST White  28'
Whiteman  60'
Bennett  90+5'
Pearce  90+7'		 Report Baker  11' 56'
Clarke  48'
Stevens  59'
Bennett  60'
Aborah  83'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6,819
Referee: Lee Swabey
6 May 2017 46 Portsmouth 6–1 Cheltenham Town Portsmouth
15:00 BST O'Shaughnessy 13' (o.g.)
Stevens  50'
Bennett 62' Naismith 66', 84'
Lowe 72'
Evans 75' (pen.)		 Report  29' Storer
77' Dayton		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,956
Referee: Chris Sarginson

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
5 November 2016 First round Portsmouth 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Close  43'
Evans 47'		 Report Cowan-Hall 27'
O'Nien  70'
Akinfenwa 84'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 8,130
Referee: Gavin Ward

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
9 August 2016 First round Coventry City 3–2 (a.e.t.) Portsmouth Coventry
19:45 BST Gadzhev  20' 82'
Haynes 60'
Stevenson  83'
Rose 106'
Lameiras  120+1'		 Report Main 20' (pen.)
Naismith 85'  86'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 4,976 (722 Pompey fans)
Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Yeovil Town 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Reading U21 3 1 1 0 1 5 6 −1 5
3 L2 Portsmouth 3 1 0 1 1 6 6 0 4
4 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 0 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 Group stage 1 Yeovil Town 4–3 Portsmouth Yeovil
19:45 BST Dolan 13'
Eaves 22', 39'
McLeod 27'
Shephard  45+2'
Khan  60'		 Barton  4'
Smith 10', 37', 55'
Close  65'		 Stadium: Huish Park
4 October 2016 Group stage 2 Portsmouth 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Reading U23 Portsmouth
19:45 BST Main 57', 63' Report Novakovich 6'
Mendes 52' (pen.)
Rinomhota  78'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 1,355
Referee: Oliver Langford
Penalties
Smith
Naismith
Bennett
Lalkovič
Evans
May
Whatmough 		Mendes
Blackett
Gravenberch
Samuel
Griffin
Watson
Frost
8 November 2016 Group stage 3 Portsmouth 1–0 Bristol Rovers Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Smith 6'
Bennett  37'
Davies  59'
Naismith 88'		 Report Mansell  56'
McChrystal  72'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Nick Kinseley

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