Portsmouth F. C.
Full name	Portsmouth Football Club
Nickname(s)	Pompey, The Blues, The Blue Army
Founded	1898
Ground	Fratton Park Portsmouth Hampshire, England (Capacity 20,688)
Manager	Harry Redknapp
League	Premier League
2007-08	Premier League, 8th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. The following are the Association football events of the year 1898 throughout the world Fratton Park is the home stadium of Portsmouth FC, and is situated in the English city-port of Portsmouth. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Henry James "Harry" Redknapp (born 2 March 1947 is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which The club is nicknamed Pompey ^[1] (also the nickname for the city), The Blues and the The Blue Army also are some nicknames and play in the Premier League. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The club is currently owned by the Franco-Russian-Israeli Alexandre Gaydamak. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Alexandre "Sacha" Gaydamak (Александр Гайдамак אלכסנדר גאידמק born May 1976 in France is a French businessman of Russian They are the current holders of the FA Cup. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after

Contents 1 History 1.1 Beginnings of Portsmouth FC : 1898 - 1939 1.2 Post War Pompey : 1946 - 1971 1.3 John Deacon and Pompey : 1972 - 1988 1.4 Jim Smith, Venables and Mandarić : 1991 - 2001 1.5 The Harry Redknapp Era : 2002 - present 2 Club colours 3 Club crest 4 Stadium 5 Supporters 5.1 Rivalries 5.2 The Pompey Chimes 5.3 Hooliganism 6 Premiership record 7 Players 7.1 Current squad 7.2 Out on loan 7.3 Reserve and youth team 7.4 Retired numbers 7.5 Portsmouth Player of the Year (since 1968) 8 Pompey Players at the World Cup 8.1 1950 8.2 1954 8.3 1958 8.4 1994 8.5 1998 8.6 2002 8.7 2006 9 All-time best team 10 Notable players 11 Non-playing staff 11.1 Executive staff 11.2 Current management and coaching 12 Managers 13 Women's football 14 Affiliated clubs 15 Honours 16 Club records 16.1 Record signing 17 External links 18 References

History

Main article: History of Portsmouth F.C.

Beginnings of Portsmouth FC : 1898 - 1939

The club was founded on 5th April 1898 with John Brickwood, owner of the local brewery, as chairman, and Frank Brettell as the club's first manager. See also Portsmouth FC This article details the History of Portsmouth Football Club. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frank Brettell was an English footballer and manager from Liverpool. The club joined the Southern League in 1899 and their first league match was played at Chatham Town on 2 September 1899 (a 1-0 victory), followed three days later by the first match at Fratton Park against local rivals Southampton. History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. The following are the Association football events of the year 1899 throughout the world Chatham Town are an English Association Football club based in Chatham Kent. Fratton Park is the home stadium of Portsmouth FC, and is situated in the English city-port of Portsmouth. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. 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 saw Portsmouth relegated, but with the recruitment of Bob Brown as manager the team were promoted the next season. Robert 'Bob' Brown (born August 1870 Cambuslang, Scotland) was a football player whose career included periods at Sheffield Wednesday and

Football was suspended during World War I, but following the resumption of matches Portsmouth won the Southern League for the second time. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Continuing success saw them in the Third Division for the 1920-21 season. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest They finished 12th that year, but won the division in the 1923-24 season. The club continued to perform well in the Second Division, winning promotion by finishing 2nd in the 1926-27 season, gaining a record 9-1 win over Notts County along the way. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. Notts County Football Club is a football club based in Nottingham, England, and the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional

Portsmouth's debut season in the First Division was a struggle. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between The next season they continued to falter, losing 10-0 to Leicester City, still a club record defeat. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here 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. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater

Portsmouth managed to survive relegation, and their fortunes began to change. The 1933-34 season saw Portsmouth again reach the FA Cup Final, beating Manchester United, Bolton Wanderers, Leicester City and Birmingham City on the way. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. Unfortunately the club was again defeated in the final, this time to Manchester City. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club

Having established themselves in the top flight, the 1938-39 season saw Portsmouth reach their third FA Cup Final. This time the club managed to defeat the favourites, 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 season. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

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 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. General Biography George Smith was an English footballer whom was born in Fleetwood, Lancashire in 1921 and who played in the inside forward 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 £25,000 to pay off debts and so avoid bankruptcy. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency 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. Ian St John (born June 7, 1938) was born in Motherwell and is a former Scottish Consequently, they were relegated to the Fourth Division in 1978. "Fourth Division" redirects here For usage of the term in the Military, see 4th Division.

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's management, Portsmouth narrowly missed winning promotion to the First Division twice before finally succeeding in 1986-87. Alan James Ball Jr, MBE (12 May 1945 &ndash 25 April 2007 was an English professional footballer and football club manager 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. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based in Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London James Arthur "Jimmy Boy" Gregory (born Hammersmith, London 19 January, 1928 died 1998 was a former English

Jim Smith, Venables and Mandarić : 1991 - 2001

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 after a replay. James Michael "Jim" Smith (born October 17 1940, Sheffield) is a former English football player and manager The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. 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. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played

In the summer of 1996 Terry Venables arrived at Portsmouth as a consultant, later taking over as chairman after buying the club for £1. Terence Frederick 'Terry' Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London often referred to as ' El Tel', is an English football manager The team enjoyed a run to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1996-97, beating FA Premier League side Leeds United en route, but finished just short of the qualifying places for the play-offs for promotion to the Premier League. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football

Portsmouth's centenary season, 1998-99, saw a serious financial crisis hit the club, and in December 1998 Portsmouth went into financial administration. Administration is a procedure under the Insolvency laws of a number of Common law jurisdictions which functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent companies Milan Mandarić saved the club with a takeover deal in May 1999, and the new chairman immediately started investing. Milan Mandarić (Милан Мандарић is a Serbian business tycoon who has owned a string of successful businesses and football clubs including Portsmouth However the club only survived on the last day of the 2000-2001 season when they won their final game and Huddersfield Town lost theirs, keeping Portsmouth up at their expense. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

The Harry Redknapp Era : 2002 - present

Harry Redknapp took over as manager in early 2002, with Jim Smith as assistant. Henry James "Harry" Redknapp (born 2 March 1947 is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current James Michael "Jim" Smith (born October 17 1940, Sheffield) is a former English football player and manager 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. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs ^[2]

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 in January 2006. Alexandre "Sacha" Gaydamak (Александр Гайдамак אלכסנדר גאידמק born May 1976 in France is a French businessman of Russian 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.

In 2008, Portsmouth reached the FA Cup final for the first time since 1939 after beating Championship side West Bromwich Albion 1-0 on 5th April at Wembley Stadium in the semi-finals, the same day that the club celebrated its 110th birthday. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. Portsmouth went on to win the cup with a 0-1 win against Championship team Cardiff City. Cardiff City Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. The win earned them a place in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup, the club's first time playing European football.

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, black, orange, navy blue and, perhaps most notably, gold change strips.

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. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Richard I (8 September 1157 &ndash 6 April 1199 was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía 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. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people 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 May 6th 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

Portsmouth play their home games at Fratton Park, in Portsmouth. Fratton Park is the home stadium of Portsmouth FC, and is situated in the English city-port of Portsmouth. It is the only football stadium in the English professional leagues to be located off the British mainland.

• Capacity - 20,600 (all seated)
• Opened - 1898
• Pitch size - 115 x 73 yards

The ground has been home to the club throughout its entire history but, despite improvements, is showing signs of age. Therefore at the end of the 2003/04 season, having consolidated their Premier League status, plans to develop a new stadium on the adjacent disused rail-freight depot site were drawn up and approved.

These plans were superseded by a new plan to redevelop, more or less on the existing site, but realigning the pitch 90 degrees to accommodate a larger capacity, ultimately 35,000, funded in part by a "Pompey Village" luxury residential project on the adjacent site. Work on the stadium was planned to start in the summer of 2006 but did not happen. By October 2006 several alternative sites for the new stadium were also being considered including the King George V playing fields site in Cosham in the north of the city.

These plans were dropped however, when the Portsmouth Dockland Stadium project was announced on April 25, 2007. Portsmouth Dockland Stadium was the codename for a future football Stadium to be located in Portsmouth, England. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This was a proposal to build a new, and truly unique 36,000 capacity stadium, to be designed by Herzog & De Meuron, the world-renowned architects responsible for the Beijing Olympic Stadium, on reclaimed land in the city's dockyard area ^[4] .

In October 2007 the ambitious Dockyard project also had to be dropped as it was announced the dockyard would be host to 2 new large aircraft carriers and several Type 45 destroyers. As a result, the stadium plans have been relocated to a site offered by the Royal Navy at Horsea Island, between Stamshaw and Port Solent. The new project is also expected to be designed by Herzog & De Meuron and will now include an indoor arena. Portsmouth aim to be playing at their new ground from the 2011-12 season.

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). The South Coast Derby, or Hampshire Derby, are terms used to describe football matches played between Portsmouth F Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. This derby match has hence taken place relatively infrequently as, for much of their history, the two teams have been in different divisions. In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby (pronounced 'dur-bee' in American English and 'dar-bee' in British English after the city of Derby 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. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle This rivalry was known as the Dockyard Derby, Naval Derby or Battle of the Ports.

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. Description The melody consists of five different Permutations of four pitches which can be played in any key 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. The FA Amateur Cup was an English football competition The cup was launched by The Football Association in 1893 as a response to the domination 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. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, England. 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. The 657 Crew is a football hooligan firm linked to the English Premier League team Portsmouth F 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. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs 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

Players

Current squad

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Out on loan

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Reserve and youth team

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Retired numbers

• 12 For Portsmouth fans
• 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. Aaron Adam Flahavan (15 December 1975 – 5 August 2001 was an English football Goalkeeper of Irish descent who played for Portsmouth. (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. )

Portsmouth Player of the Year (since 1968)

Year Winner 1968 Ray Pointer 1969 John Milkins 1970 Nicky Jennings 1971 David Munks 1972 Richie Reynolds 1973 not awarded 1974 Paul Went 1975 Mick Mellows 1976 Paul Cahill 1977 not awarded 1978 not awarded 1979 Peter Mellor

Year Winner 1980 Joe Laidlaw 1981 Keith Viney 1982 Alan Knight 1983 Alan Biley 1984 Mark Hateley 1985 Neil Webb 1986 Noel Blake 1987 Noel Blake 1988 Barry Horne 1989 Micky Quinn 1990 Guy Whittingham 1991 Martin Kuhl

Year Winner 1992 Darren Anderton 1993 Paul Walsh 1994 Kit Symons 1995 Alan Knight 1996 Alan Knight 1997 Lee Bradbury 1998 Andy Awford 1999 Steve Claridge 2000 Steve Claridge 2001 Scott Hiley 2002 Peter Crouch 2003 Linvoy Primus

Year Winner 2004 Arjan de Zeeuw 2005 Dejan Stefanović 2006 Gary O'Neil 2007 David James 2008 David James

Pompey Players at the World Cup

1950

England Jimmy Dickinson

1954

England Jimmy Dickinson Scotland Jackie Henderson Alex Young

1958

Northern Ireland Norman Uprichard Derek Dougan

1994

Republic of Ireland Alan McLoughlin

1998

Jamaica Fitzroy Simpson Paul Hall

2002

Croatia Robert Prosinečki Japan Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi Slovenia Mladen Rudonja

2006

Serbia and Montenegro Ognjen Koroman

All-time best team

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Paul Went was an English footballer with a quick turn of pace who played professionally for five clubs over a fifteen year period Mick Mellows is a former England Amateur International footballer who later played professionally for Reading and Portsmouth. Paul Cahill was an Irish Soccer player during the 1960s and 1970s Peter Mellor (born 20 November 1947) was an English professional footballer (soccer player whose career spanned three decades Joe Laidlaw (born 12 July 1950) was a combative midfielder who played for six English league clubs over a 15 year period spanning three decades Keith Viney (born October 26 1957 is an English former professional footballer. Alan Edward Knight MBE (born 3 June 1961 in Balham London) is a former English footballer. Alan Biley (born February 26, 1957 is an English former professional footballer. 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James Johnson Campbell Dickinson Beresford Harris Merson Prosinečki Whittingham Reid Froggatt

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

Notable players

England Darren Anderton Andy Awford Dave Beasant Lee Bradbury Sol Campbell Steve Claridge Andrew Cole Peter Crouch Sean Davis Jermain Defoe Jimmy Dickinson Ray Drinkwater Aaron Flahavan Jack Froggatt C.B. Fry Johnny Gordon Peter Harris Mark Hateley David James Chris Kamara Alan Knight Paul Merson Gary O'Neil Linvoy Primus Micky Quinn Teddy Sheringham Tim Sherwood Steve Stone Matthew Taylor David Unsworth Paul Walsh Guy Whittingham Neil Webb Scotland George Graham Jimmy Guthrie Jackie Henderson Richard Hughes Nigel Quashie Duggie Reid Jimmy Scoular Republic of Ireland Eoin Hand Mick Kennedy Dean Kiely Alan McLoughlin Andy O’Brien Wales Kit Symons

Argentina Andrés D'Alessandro Australia John Aloisi Hayden Foxe Robbie Enes Bulgaria Svetoslav Todorov Brazil Stefani Miglioranzi Congo DR Lomana LuaLua Croatia Niko Kranjčar Robert Prosinečki Boris Živković Czech Republic Milan Baros Patrik Berger Denmark Brian Priske Estonia Mart Poom France Lassana Diarra Sylvain Distin Laurent Robert Jeff Peron Finland Petri Pasanen Ghana Sulley Muntari Greece Konstantinos Chalkias Michalis Vlachos Grenada Jason Roberts Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson

Israel Eyal Berkovic Italy Gianluca Festa Jamaica Noel Blake Deon Burton Fitzroy Simpson Paul Hall Japan Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi Netherlands Arjan de Zeeuw Sander Westerveld Nigeria Yakubu Aiyegbeni Nwankwo Kanu John Utaka Portugal Pedro Mendes Manuel Fernandes Senegal Papa Bouba Diop Amdy Faye Aliou Cissé Serbia Dejan Stefanovic Sweden Mathias Svensson Trinidad and Tobago Shaka Hislop United States Preki Uruguay Darío Silva Zimbabwe Benjani Mwaruwari

Non-playing staff

Executive staff

• Owner: Alexandre Gaydamak
• Chief executive: Peter Storrie
• Directors: Bruce Vandenberg and Roberto Avondo

Current management and coaching

Position	Name
Manager	Harry Redknapp
Assistant manager	Tony Adams
Head coach	Joe Jordan
Reserve team manager	Paul Groves
Goalkeeping coach	David Coles John Keeley
Fitness coaches	Paul White Alan Miller Andy Hunt
Head of youth development	Mark Kelly Paul Hart
Youth coaches	Ian Woan Guy Whittingham Rod Ruddick Paul Hardyman
Physiotherapists	Gary Sadler Ian Catchpole Glynn Davies Matthew Corrie Chris Neville
Doctor	Nigel Sellars
Scouts	Ian Broomfield Christian Karembeu Josh Applebaum Ian Bowyer Rob Walker
Zulte Waregem Representative	Hans Galjé

Managers

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

Includes all competitive matches. Frank Brettell was an English footballer and manager from Liverpool. Robert Blyth (1870&ndash1941 was the manager for the Football club Portsmouth F Richard Bonney was manager of Association football club Portsmouth F Robert 'Bob' Brown (born August 1870 Cambuslang, Scotland) was a football player whose career included periods at Sheffield Wednesday and W John McCartney ( 1866 &mdash January 18[[ 933]] was a Scottish footballer and football manager whose 45-year career lasted from 1884 to 1929 Jack Tinn (d March 13, 1971) was the manager of the English Football club Portsmouth F Bob Jackson was the manager of the English Football club Portsmouth F Eddie Lever was the manager of the English Football club Portsmouth F Frederick James Arthur "Freddie" Cox DFC ( November 1 1920 – August 1973 was an English football player and manager General Biography George Caspar Smith was an English footballer who was born in Bromley-by-Bow, East London on 23rd April 1915 and played as a Centre half Ronald Albert Ernest "Ron" Tindall ( 23 September 1935) is a retired English footballer who played as a striker John Mortimore (born 23 September 1934) is a retired English footballer who played in midfield for Chelsea between 1956 Ian St John (born June 7, 1938) was born in Motherwell and is a former Scottish James William 'Jimmy' Dickinson ( 25 April 1925 – 8 November 1982) was an English football player Frank Burrows (born 30 January 1944 in Larkhall) is a Scottish soccer manager and former player Robert J Campbell (born 23 April 1937 in Liverpool) was a football player and later manager Alan James Ball Jr, MBE (12 May 1945 &ndash 25 April 2007 was an English professional footballer and football club manager John Charles Gregory (born May 11 1954 in Scunthorpe, England) is an English former footballer and manager. Frank Burrows (born 30 January 1944 in Larkhall) is a Scottish soccer manager and former player James Michael "Jim" Smith (born October 17 1940, Sheffield) is a former English football player and manager Terence William 'Terry' Fenwick (born 17 November 1959 in Seaham, County Durham, England) is a former football player and Alan James Ball Jr, MBE (12 May 1945 &ndash 25 April 2007 was an English professional footballer and football club manager Robert "Bob" McNab (born 20 July 1943 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire) is an English former football player Anthony Richard "Tony" Pulis (born 16 January 1958 in Newport) is a Welsh former football player and is currently the manager Stephen Edward Claridge (born 10 April 1966) is an English football player Pundit and coach Graham Rix (b October 23, 1957) is an English former football player and coach. Henry James "Harry" Redknapp (born 2 March 1947 is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current Velimir Zajec (born February 12, 1956 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former football player Alain Perrin, (born October 7 1956 in Lure Haute-Saône) is a French association football coach who is without a club after leaving Joseph "Joe" Jordan (born 15 December, 1951 in Carluke, Scotland) was a centre-forward in the Leeds United Henry James "Harry" Redknapp (born 2 March 1947 is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current 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. Portsmouth FC Ladies, colloquially known as "Pompey Ladies" is a women's football club for the south coast city of Portsmouth in Hampshire, The FA Women's Premier League Southern Division is a league in the second level in the women's football pyramid in England along with the Northern division

Affiliated clubs

England Havant & Waterlooville F.C. Belgium SV Zulte Waregem Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh

Honours

• Football League First Division/Premier League (first tier)^[5]
  • Champions 1949, 1950
• Football League Second Division/Football League First Division (second tier)^[5]
  • Champions 2003
  • Runners-up 1927, 1987
• Football League Third Division (South)/Football League Third Division (third tier)^[5]
  • Champions 1924, 1962, 1983
• FA Cup
  • Winners 1939, 2008
  • Runners-up 1929, 1934
  • Semi-finalists 1949, 1992
• FA Charity Shield/Community Shield
  • Winners 1939, 1949 (Shared)
• Southern League
  • Champions 1902, 1920
  • Runners-up 1900, 1907
• Southern Charity Cup
  • Winners 1903
  • Runners-up 1909
• Hants Charity Cup
  • Winners 1906, 1907
• Western Football League
  • Champions 1901, 1902, 1903
• London War Cup
  • Runners-up 1942
• Barclays Asia Trophy
  • Winners 2007

Club records

• Record attendance: 51,385 v Derby County, FA Cup, 26 February 1949
• Record victory: 9-1 v Notts County, Division 2, 9 April 1927
• Record defeat: 0-10 v Leicester City, Division 1, 20 October 1928
• Highest scoring game: 7-4 v Reading, Premier League, 29 September 2007 (also a league record)
• Most appearances for club: 834 Jimmy Dickinson, 1946-65
• Most league goals for club: 194 Peter Harris, 1946-60
• Most league goals in a season: 42 Guy Whittingham, 1992/93
• Most goals for club: 211 Peter Harris, 1946-60
• Most international caps whilst at club: 48 Jimmy Dickinson
• Transfer record (received): £7. Havant & Waterlooville Football Club are an English Association football team based at West Leigh Park in Havant, Hampshire. SV Zulte Waregem is a Belgian football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh is a football club located in San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago, that currently plays in the country's TT Pro League History Following the legalisation of professional football by The Football Association in 1885 the English Football League was established in 1888 First Division FA Cup Players Used First Division FA Cup 1949 FA Charity Shield Players Used A national second tier of English league football was established in 1892-93, as the Second Division. A national third tier of English league football was established in 1958-59, as the Third Division. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The 1939 FA Cup Final was contested by Portsmouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Wembley. Team news Cardiff decided to leave veteran striker Robbie Fowler out of the squad as he had only just recovered from injury The 1929 FA Cup Final was contested by Bolton Wanderers and Portsmouth at Wembley. The 1934 FA Cup Final was won by Manchester City in a 2-1 win over Portsmouth. Clubs for 2008-09 season Champions 1894-95 Millwall Athletic 1895-96 Millwall Athletic 1896-97 Southampton List of current clubs Premier Division Barnstaple Town | Bideford | Bishop Sutton | Bitton | The London War Cup was an English football competition held during the Second World War. The Barclays Asia Trophy 2007 ( Traditional chinese: 巴克萊亞洲錦標賽 was the third edition of the prestigious Premier League Asia Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Notts County Football Club is a football club based in Nottingham, England, and the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs James William 'Jimmy' Dickinson ( 25 April 1925 – 8 November 1982) was an English football player Peter Philip Harris ( 19 December 1925 &ndash 2 January 2003) was an Association football (soccer player Guy Whittingham (b 10 November, 1964 in Evesham) is a retired professional footballer with over 450 appearances for a number of English clubs after leaving Peter Philip Harris ( 19 December 1925 &ndash 2 January 2003) was an Association football (soccer player James William 'Jimmy' Dickinson ( 25 April 1925 – 8 November 1982) was an English football player 5 m from Middlesbrough F.C. for Yakubu
• Transfer record (paid): £8. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. This article is about the Nigerian footballer For other people named Yakubu see Yakubu (disambiguation. 1 m to Stade Rennes for John Utaka, May 2007

Record signing

On 30 May 2007, Portsmouth completed the club-record signing - thought to be around £7 million - of Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari in a five-year deal from Udinese. Stade Rennais Football Club is a French football club from the city of Rennes, will play their 48th season in Ligue 1 (the top French division John Chukwudi Utaka (born 8 January 1982 in Enugu, Nigeria) is a Nigerian football player The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national Association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which currently plays in Serie A. According to some sources this fee was exceeded when John Utaka was signed from Stade Rennes on 11 July 2007. John Chukwudi Utaka (born 8 January 1982 in Enugu, Nigeria) is a Nigerian football player Stade Rennais Football Club is a French football club from the city of Rennes, will play their 48th season in Ligue 1 (the top French division ^[6] On 31 January, 2008, Portsmouth bought Jermain Defoe form Tottenham. The official fee is undisclosed, with reported prices ranging from £7 million to £12 million, which would make him the new club record signing.

Prior to the summer of 2007 the club's record signing was Benjani Mwaruwari from Auxerre in January 2006 for £4. Benjamin Mwaruwari, commonly known as Benjani, (born 13 August 1978 in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) is a footballer 1m. ^[7] Portsmouth's first million pound signing was Rory Allen in summer 1999. Rory Allen (born 17 October, 1977 in Beckenham) is an English ex-professional football player ^{[8] [9]}

External links

• Official Website
• Skysports.com - Portsmouth FC
• Football365.com - Portsmouth FC
• TEAMtalk.com - Portsmouth FC
• sportinglife.com - Portsmouth FC

• Portsmouth F. C. on BBC Sport: Club News - Recent results - Upcoming fixtures - Club stats
• Premierleague.com - Portsmouth
• One of the best "Pompey" forums
• Portsmouth FC at the Open Directory Project
• Polish Portsmouth fans
• The Official Australian Portsmouth FC Supporters Club

References

• 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. Hagiology Publishing, formed in 1998 is a collective of fans of Southampton F 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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