2023–24 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth
2023–24 season
Owner-ChairmanMichael Eisner
Chief Executive OfficerAndrew Cullen
Head coachJohn Mousinho
StadiumFratton Park
League One1st
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Colby Bishop (21)

All:
Colby Bishop (21)
Highest home attendance20,303 vs. Oxford Utd
(2 March 2024)
Lowest home attendance17,450 vs. Wycombe Wanderers
(3 October 2023)
Biggest win4–0 vs. Leyton Orient
(12 August 2023)
Biggest defeat0–4 vs. Blackpool
(25 November 2023)

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

Squad

As of 16 March 2024[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Will Norris
2 DF  ENG Zak Swanson
4 DF  ENG Ryley Towler
5 DF  WAL Regan Poole
6 DF  ENG Connor Ogilvie
7 MF  ENG Marlon Pack (captain)
8 MF  AUS Alex Robertson (on loan from Manchester City)
9 FW  ENG Colby Bishop
10 FW  IRL Anthony Scully
11 FW  NIR Gavin Whyte
13 GK  ENG Matt Macey
14 MF  ENG Ben Stevenson
15 FW  ENG Christian Saydee
16 MF  WAL Joe Morrell
17 DF  IRL Joe Rafferty
18 DF  IRL Conor Shaughnessy
19 FW  AUS Kusini Yengi
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  ENG Sean Raggett
21 DF  ENG Jack Sparkes
23 MF  ENG Owen Moxon
24 MF  NIR Terry Devlin
25 FW  ENG Abu Kamara (on loan from Norwich)
26 MF  ENG Tom Lowery
28 MF  ENG Tino Anjorin (on loan from Chelsea)
29 FW  ENG Josh Martin
31 GK  ENG Ryan Schofield
32 FW  NIR Paddy Lane
34 DF  ENG Josh Dockerill
44 FW  ENG Myles Peart-Harris (on loan from Brentford)
45 MF  WAL Lee Evans
46 DF  SCO Tom McIntyre
49 FW  ENG Callum Lang

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
15 FW Christian Saydee Bournemouth Undisclosed 14 June 2023 [4]
24 MF Terry Devlin Glentoran Undisclosed 15 June 2023 [5]
10 FW Anthony Scully Wigan Athletic Undisclosed 16 June 2023 [6]
1 GK Will Norris Burnley Free Transfer 1 July 2023 [7]
18 DF Conor Shaughnessy Burton Albion [8]
21 DF Jack Sparkes Exeter City [9]
14 MF Ben Stevenson Forest Green Rovers [10]
11 FW Gavin Whyte Cardiff City [11]
19 FW Kusini Yengi Western Sydney Wanderers Undisclosed 2 July 2023 [12]
5 DF Regan Poole Lincoln City Free Transfer 10 July 2023 [13]
31 GK Ryan Schofield Huddersfield Town Free Transfer 26 July 2023 [14]
29 FW Josh Martin Free agent 13 November 2023 [15]
13 GK Matt Macey Free agent 12 January 2024 [16]
49 FW Callum Lang Wigan Athletic Undisclosed 29 January 2024 [17]
46 DF Tom McIntyre Reading Undisclosed 30 January 2024 [18]
23 MF Owen Moxon Carlisle United Undisclosed 31 January 2024 [19]
45 MF Lee Evans Ipswich Town Free Transfer 1 March 2024 [20]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
18 FW Reeco Hackett Lincoln City Undisclosed 14 June 2023 [21]
31 MF Alfie Bridgman Eastbourne Borough Released 30 June 2023 [22][23]
11 FW Ronan Curtis Unattached End of Contract [22][24]
13 DF Kieron Freeman Oldham Athletic Released [22][25]
32 FW Dan Gifford Farnborough [22][26]
- FW Jamie Howell Unattached [22]
24 MF Michael Jacobs Chesterfield [22][27]
25 MF Jay Mingi Colchester United End of Contract [28]
- MF Adam Payce Farnborough Released [22][29]
14 FW Jayden Reid Unattached [22]
4 DF Clark Robertson F.C. Ashdod [22][30]
- MF Elliott Simpson Unattached [22]
23 MF Louis Thompson Stevenage [22][31]
8 MF Ryan Tunnicliffe Adelaide United [22][32]
13 GK Josh Oluwayemi FC Lahti Undisclosed 11 January 2024 [33]
23 DF Denver Hume Grimsby Town Free Transfer 1 February 2024 [34]

Loaned in

No. Pos. Player Loaned From Until Date Source
25 FW Abu Kamara Norwich City End of Season 19 July 2023 [35]
8 MF Alex Robertson Manchester City 7 August 2023 [36]
28 MF Tino Anjorin Chelsea 31 August 2023 [37]
44 MF Myles Peart-Harris Brentford 22 January 2024 [38]

Loaned out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Until Date Source
- FW Sam Folarin Poole Town 31 December 2023 20 July 2023 [39]
- DF Harvey Laidlaw Gosport Borough [40]
- FW Destiny Ojo Poole Town [39]
30 MF Harry Jewitt-White Havant & Waterlooville End of Season 1 August 2023 [41]
- DF Haji Mnoga Aldershot Town End of Season 2 August 2023 [42]
33 GK Toby Steward Gosport Borough 1 January 2024 3 August 2023 [43]
22 MF Liam Vincent Worthing 7 September 2023 10 August 2023 [44]
22 MF Liam Vincent Tonbridge Angels 17 February 2024 20 January 2024 [45]
- FW Sam Folarin Bognor Regis Town 29 February 2024 28 March 2024 [46]

Pre-season and friendlies

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

Overall record

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 +37 060.87
FA Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
EFL Cup First round Second round 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 050.00
EFL Trophy Group stage Second round 4 2 1 1 12 10 +2 050.00
Total 53 31 15 7 94 53 +41 058.49

Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One

League table

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

Results summary

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

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GroundHAHHAHAAHAHHHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHAAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHHA
ResultDWWDDWDWWWWWWDWDLWWWWDLDWLLWWDWWWWDWDWWWDWDWLW
Position13646756111111111221111111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
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

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'
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]
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'

FA Cup

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

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

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
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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