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| current = Portsmouth F.C. season 2009–10
| fullname = Portsmouth Football Club
| nickname = ''Pompey''
| founded = 1898
| ground = [[Fratton Park]]
| capacity = 20,224
| owner = [[Balram Chainrai]] (90%)<br>Al Fahim Asia Associates Limited (10%)
| chairman = [[Balram Chainrai]]
| manager = Vacant
| league = [[Premier League]]
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'''Portsmouth Football Club''' is an English [[Association football|football]] club based in the city of [[Portsmouth]]. The club is nicknamed '''Pompey''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/info_sheets_nicknames.htm |title= Pompey, Chats and Guz |publisher=Royal Navy Museum}}</ref> sometimes called 'The Blues', with [[Fan (person)|fans]] known as 'The Blue Army'. The team will play in the [[Football League Championship]] [[2010–11 in English football|next season]] after being relegated from the [[Premier League]]. Until then, Portsmouth had been a member of the Premiership for seven consecutive seasons. The club is approximately [[Pound sterling|£]]135m in debt<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8664722.stm |title= Portsmouth debt goes up to £135m | work=BBC News | date=6 May 2010 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref> and entered [[Administration (football)|administration]] on 26 February 2010, automatically incurring a nine point penalty which came into effect on 17 March 2010.

Portsmouth have been [[List of English football champions|champions of England twice]], in 1949 and 1950, and have won the [[FA Cup]] twice, most recently in [[2007–08 FA Cup|2008]] beating [[Wales|Welsh]] side [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] 1–0 in [[2008 FA Cup Final|the final]]. The club is the most successful [[Southern England|southern]] club outside of [[London]].

Home matches have been played at [[Fratton Park]] since the club's formation in 1898. In January 2009 [[Daily Mail|The Daily Mail newspaper]] named it the 10th most atmospheric stadium in football.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1101536/THE-LIST-10-1-atmospheric-stadiums-football.html</ref>.

==History==
{{main|History of Portsmouth F.C.}}
{{For|information on a breakdown of Portsmouth's league and cup history|List of Portsmouth F.C. seasons}}
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==== Beginnings of Portsmouth FC: 1898–1939 ====
[[Fhave won the champo leauge.jpg|thumb|12 High Street, Old Portsmouth, where the club was founded]]
The club was founded in the back garden of 12 High Street, Old Portsmouth on 5 April 1898 with John Brickwood, owner of the local [[Brickwoods Brewery]] as chairman, and [[Frank Brettell]] as the club's first manager. The club joined the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] in [[1899 in football (soccer)|1899]] and their first league match was played at [[Chatham Town F.C.|Chatham Town]] on 2 September 1899 (a 1–0 victory)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.talkfootball.co.uk/guides/footballclubs/history_of_portsmouth.html|title=Portsmouth FC History|accessdate=2008-07-04|publisher=Talk Football}}</ref>, followed three days later by the first match at [[Fratton Park]], a friendly against local rivals [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], which was won 2–0, with goals from [[Dan Cunliffe]] (formerly with [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]) and [[Harold Clarke (footballer)|Harold Clarke]] (formerly with [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]).<ref>{{cite book | author=Dave Juson & others | title=Saints v Pompey – A history of unrelenting rivalry| publisher=[[Hagiology Publishing|Hagiology]]| year=2004| isbn=0-9534474-5-6 |page=9}}</ref> That first season was hugely successful, with the club winning 20 out of 28 league matches, earning them the runner-up spot in the league. [[1910-11 in English football|1910–11]] saw Portsmouth relegated, but with the recruitment of [[Robert Brown (football manager)|Robert Brown]] as manager the team were promoted the next season.

Football was anti suspended during [[World War I]], but following the resumption of matches Portsmouth won the Southern League for the second time. Continuing success saw them in the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] for the [[1920-21 in English football|1920–21]] season. They finished 12th that year, but won the division in the [[1923-24 in English football|1923–24]] season. The club continued to perform well in the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]], winning promotion by finishing 2nd in the [[1926-27 in English football|1926–27]] season, gaining a record 9–1 win over [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] along the way.
Portsmouth's debut season in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] was a struggle. The next season they continued to falter, losing 10–0 to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], still a club record defeat. However, despite their failings in the league, that season also saw Portsmouth reach the FA Cup final for the first time, which they lost to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]].
Portsmouth managed to survive relegation, and their fortunes began to change. The [[1933-34 in English football|1933–34]] season saw Portsmouth again reach the FA Cup Final, beating Manchester United, Bolton Wanderers, Leicester City and [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] on the way. The club was again defeated in the final, this time to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].
Having established themselves in the top flight, the [[1938-39 in English football|1938–39]] season saw Portsmouth reach their third FA Cup Final. This time the club managed to defeat the favourites, [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]], convincingly 4–1. Bert Barlow and Jock Anderson scored whilst Cliff Parker scored twice (3rd and 4th) completed the famous victory.
League football was again suspended due to [[World War II]], meaning Pompey hold the unusual distinction of holding the FA Cup for the longest uninterrupted period as the trophy wasn't contested again until the [[1945-46 in English football|1945–46]] season.

==== Post War Pompey: 1946–1971 ====
League football resumed for the 1946–47 campaign. In Pompey's ''Golden Jubilee'' season of 1948–49, the club were tipped to be the first team of the 20th century to win the Football League and FA Cup double. However, Pompey crashed out of the FA Cup in the semi-final against Leicester City, but made up for it by claiming the league title in spectacular fashion. That season also saw them record a massive attendance of 52,385, a club record which still stands to this day.

The club powered their way to the title the following year, beating [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] 5–1 on the last day of the season, and are thus one of only five English teams to have won back to back titles since World War II.

In 1956 Portsmouth played the first league game under floodlight against Newcastle United on the 22nd of February.

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 (the first former [[English football champions|English League champion team]] to do so) but were promoted back to the Second Division at the first time of asking under the guidance of [[George Smith (footballer born 1915)|George Smith]]. Despite limited financial means, Smith maintained Portsmouth's Second Division status throughout the sixties until moving upstairs to become General Manager in April 1970.

====John Deacon and Pompey: 1972–1988 ====
A cash injection, that accompanied the arrival of John Deacon as chairman in 1972, failed to improve Portsmouth's league position. With Deacon unable to continue bankrolling the club on the same scale, Portsmouth were relegated to the Third Division in 1976.

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

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

====Smith, Venables and Mandarić: 1991–2001====
[[Jim Smith (footballer)|Jim Smith]]'s arrival as manager at the start of the 1991–92 season, combined with the emergence of some good young players, sparked a revival in the team's fortunes and that year Portsmouth reached the semi-finals of the [[FA Cup]], losing on penalties to eventual winners [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] after a replay. Portsmouth missed out on promotion to the FA Premier League only by virtue of having scored one less goal than [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]].

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

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

====Harry Redknapp era: 2002–2008====
[[Harry Redknapp]] took over as manager in early 2002, with [[Jim Smith (footballer)|Jim Smith]] returning to the club as assistant manager. Redknapp was able to make the most of Mandarić's willingness to invest in players at a time when competitors were struggling after the collapse of [[ITV Digital|ITV Digital's]] television deal with the Football League. Just over a year later, Portsmouth were celebrating winning the Division One Championship and promotion to the [[Premier League]], winning the title with a game to spare.<ref>{{cite news |title=Portsmouth clinch promotion and championship |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/2003/0427/portsmouth.html |publisher=RTÉ Sport |date= 27 April 2003 |accessdate=27 August 2007}}</ref>

The club finished 13th, 16th and 17th in its first three Premier League seasons. Redknapp had resigned midway through the club's second Premier League season, after a disagreement with Mandaric, and went on to manage bitter rivals Southampton, only to return just over a year later. This was because the side who had hastily sacked the French manager [[Alain Perrin]] were languishing in the relegation places. In January 2006 Portsmouth was bought by businessman [[Alexandre Gaydamak]] whose funding allowed for the club to buy practically a whole new squad mid-season. The signings included a quartet from [[Tottenham Hotspur]] and the highly rated [[Argentina]] international [[Andrés D'Alessandro]] on loan from [[VFL Wolfsburg]].With large amounts of money available for the manager to make record signings, the club finished the 2006–07 season in the top half of the table for the first time, only one point short of European qualification.

The 2007–08 season started with Portsmouth beating Liverpool 4–2 on penalties to win the [[Barclays Asia Trophy]] after a goalless draw, with Pompey goalkeeper [[David James (footballer)|David James]] saving penalties from [[Yossi Benayoun]] and [[Fernando Torres]]. It wasn't to be the club's only success that season as, in 2008, Portsmouth reached the FA Cup Final for the first time since 1939. They had eliminated Manchester United at Old Trafford in the quarter finals with [[Sulley Muntari]] scoring the only goal from the spot past [[Rio Ferdinand]] after [[Tomasz Kuszczak]] was sent off, and the following day became the only Premier League team left in the cup, following Cardiff's surprise win over Middlesbrough. Portsmouth immediately became favourites to win the cup; in a season noted for the scalping of favourites. They beat Championship side [[West Bromwich Albion]] 1–0 on 5 April at [[Wembley Stadium]] in the semi-finals, the same day that the club celebrated its 110th birthday. Portsmouth went on to win the cup with a 1–0 win against Championship team [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]. The win earned them a place in the [[UEFA Cup 2008-09|2008–09 UEFA Cup]], the club's first time playing European football. Their first UEFA Cup match resulted in a historic 2–0 victory over [[Vitoria Guimaraes]] and went on to win the aggregate (4–2). This put Portsmouth in the group stages for the first time in its history.

====Administration and relegation: 2008–====
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On 25 October 2008, Redknapp left Portsmouth for a second time, this time to join [[Tottenham Hotspur FC|Tottenham Hotspur]] as their new manager, replacing [[Juande Ramos]]. Following his departure, Redknapp's assistant [[Tony Adams (footballer)|Tony Adams]] was promoted to the managerial role.

Adams' official tenure began with a 0–1 defeat to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] on 29 October 2008. On 27 November, Portsmouth managed a historic result against Italian giants [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]], going 2–0 up during the game and finishing at 2–2. Ronaldinho scored a terrific free kick after a debatable decision from the referee to penalise Papa Bouba Diop for a tackle 25 yards out. However, results and performances of this ilk did not continue, and the FA Cup holders bowed out of the 2009 competition at the 4th Round stage with a 2–0 home defeat at the hands of [[Football League Championship|Championship]] side [[Swansea City]]. Striker [[Jermain Defoe]] and midfielder [[Lassana Diarra]] departed in the January transfer window making things more difficult for Adams. Rumours of Adams' dismissal began circulating on 8 February 2009<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/portsmouth/4562956/Portsmouth-to-sack-Tony-Adams.html Portsmouth to sack Tony Adams] Daily Telegraph</ref> and this was confirmed by the club on 9 February 2009 <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7878084.stm Portsmouth confirm Adams sacking] BBC Sport</ref> Youth team coach [[Paul Hart]] took over as manager until the end of the season, with [[Brian Kidd]] assisting him, and oversaw an upturn in form that resulted in Portsmouth being guaranteed Premier League safety on 16 May; the club were not in action themselves that day, but Newcastle's defeat by Fulham made Portsmouth mathematically safe with two games remaining. Portsmouth finished the [[Premier League 2008–09|2008–09 season]] in 14th place.

On 26 May 2009, Portsmouth accepted a bid from [[United Arab Emirates]] businessman [[Sulaiman Al Fahim]] to buy the club following negotiations led by Portsmouth executive chairman [[Peter Storrie]] on behalf of club owner [[Alexandre Gaydamak]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8070535.stm|title=Portsmouth agree to takeover bid |date=27 May 2009|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=27 May 2009}}</ref> A statement released by the club read "Portsmouth Football Club can confirm that it has accepted an offer from Dr [[Sulaiman Al-Fahim]] to buy the club, and has been completed" "Executive chairman Peter Storrie concluded the deal with Dr Sulaiman Al-Fahim in Rome on Tuesday night the 26 May".

Because of the financial problems suffered by the club, Portsmouth were forced to sell several of their top players and earners including [[Peter Crouch]], [[Sylvain Distin]], [[Niko Kranjčar]] and [[Glen Johnson (English footballer)|Glen Johnson]]. On 21 July, Al Fahim was appointed Non executive Chairman of Portsmouth. On Wednesday 19 August the official Portsmouth website announced that a rival consortium headed by current CEO Peter Storrie had also made a bid for the club; unknown at the time, this was backed by [[Ali Al-Faraj]]. Despite this, Al Fahim completed the takeover on 26 August; Al Faraj moved to review a takeover of [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]].

As the early stages of the 2009/10 season progressed the finances dried up and the club admitted on 1 October that some of their players and staff had not been paid. On 3 October, media outlets started to report that a deal was nearing completion for [[Ali al-Faraj]] to take control of the club. On Monday 5 October, a deal was agreed for Al Faraj and his associates via [[British Virgin Islands]] registered company [[Falcondrone]] to hold a 90% majority holding, with Al-Fahim retaining 10% stake and the title of non-executive Chairman for two years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8222718.stm|title=Al Fahim completes Pompey buy-out|date=26 August 2009|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=26 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/index.php?cms_id=78&qs_articleid=2775&qs_media=html|title=Portsmouth Football Club Statement|date=26 August 2009|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=26 August 2009}}</ref><ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1217306/Show-money-No-pay-struggling-Portsmouth-players.html#ixzz0SfuRHyRx</ref> Falcondrone also agreed a deal with [[Alexandre Gaydamak|Gaydamak]] the right to buy, for £1, Miland Development (2004) Ltd, which owns various strategic pockets of land around the ground, once refinancing is complete.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=683043&cc=5739|title=Portsmouth's second takeover is confirmed|publisher=ESPN SoccerNet|date=3 October 2009|accessdate=3 October 2009}}</ref> 2 days after the Al-Faraj takeover was completed Portsmouth's former Technical Director [[Avram Grant]] returned as [[Director of football]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8295129.stm|title=Grant seals return to Portsmouth |date=7 October 2009|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 October 2009}}</ref>

On the pitch, Portsmouth's late transfer of funds called for a flurry of transfers at the end of the window, including the loan signing of [[Ivory Coast]] international [[Aruna Dindane]] who would go on to score a [[hat trick]] against [[Wigan Athletic]]. An opening run of seven defeats saw fears Hart would be sacked. However at the eighth attempt, at [[Molineux Stadium]], [[Hassan Yebda]] another loanee, headed the first win. Portsmouth were beaten 4–2 at Fratton Park by Aston Villa in the quarter finals of the [[Carling Cup]] having beaten off Premiership high-flyers [[Stoke City]]. Yet another loanee [[Frédéric Piquionne]] was on target twice. However, because of the financial problems, the Premier League placed the club under a transfer embargo, meaning the club were not allowed to sign any players.

Paul Hart was sacked by the board on 24 November 2009, based on the poor results that left Portsmouth at the bottom of the league. Hart was offered the role of technical director responsible for players aged 18–21, but he declined it.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8377374.stm | work=BBC News | title=Portsmouth part company with Hart | date=24 November 2009 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref> Coaches Paul Groves and Ian Woan took temporary charge of the team.<ref>http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/News/Hart-Leaves-Pompey.aspx</ref> On 26 November 2009, Portsmouth F.C. announced on its official website that [[Avram Grant]] had been appointed as manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/News/news/Grant-To-Be-Boss.aspx|title=Grant to be boss|publisher=Portsmouth football club|accessdate=26 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8378603.stm | work=BBC News | title=Portsmouth name Grant as new boss | date=26 November 2009 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref>

On 3 December 2009, it was announced that the club had failed to pay the players for the second consecutive month, on the 31st it was announced player's wages would again be paid late on 5 January 2010. According to common football contracts, the players then had the right to terminate their contracts and leave the club without any compensation for the club, upon giving 14 days notice. Despite the financial difficulties, Grant's time as manager was initially successful, having won two of his first four games in charge (against Sunderland and Liverpool) and only narrowly missing out on a point against league leaders Chelsea.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) filed a winding-up petition against Portsmouth at the High Court in London on 23 December 2009. Initially, the club denied the winding-up order and a statement was released via the clubs website. In the statement the club said that they expected the winding-up order to be retracted as the matter had been sorted, with the club co-operating with HMRC over all points raised in the winding-up order. The High Courts dismissed the claim, and a statement from Portsmouth said the Judge "considered any appeal to the Court of Appeal would have a 'real chance of success'".

It was announced on 5 January 2010 that the Premier League were to use Portsmouth's share of the latest installment of television broadcast monies to pay off the club's debts to other top-flight sides. [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Tottenham]] and [[Watford]] were all owed money by Portsmouth (as were [[Udinese]] and [[RC Lens|Lens]]). The Premier League split £7m between them. The action is allowed within league rules to protect clubs that are owed money from transfers.

On 26 January, The Premier League partially lifted the transfer embargo, and allowed the club to sign and register loanees, and players not registered to other clubs. Portsmouth managed to sell a few players, garnering the hope that bills and staff might get paid on time. On 28 January, the deep financial trouble of Pompey was further highlighted by the temporary closure of the Portsmouth website, after the club failed to pay their bills for its upkeep to their Bournemouth-based digital agency; Juicy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.co.uk/news/Football/33250/Portsmouths_official_website_shutdown.aspx|title=Portsmouth's official website shutdown|accessdate=2010-01-28|publisher=Goal}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/portsmouth/7092778/Portsmouth-embarrassed-by-website-farce.html|title=Portsmouth embarrassed by website farce|accessdate=2010-02-08|publisher=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | first=John | last=Ley | date=28 January 2010}}</ref> The website was back live several hours later after Juicy announced a new financial arrangement with Portsmouth FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toojuicy.com/press/Media Statement - PFC website - juicy.pdf|title=Juicy's Portsmouth FC statement|accessdate=2010-03-04|publisher=juicy}}</ref> As of 2 February 2010, Portsmouth FC staff and players appear not to have been paid their wages on time for the fourth time in five months, causing Portsmouth's PFA representative to call for more openness from within the club.

On 4 February, Portsmouth was taken over by its fourth owner in one season: [[Balram Chainrai]]. A [[Nepal]]ese businessman based in [[Hong Kong]], Chainrai took over Portsmouth as part of a clause in a loan deal he made with the previous owners. He is thought to have given the club between £15m and £20m but the debts were not repaid.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8497491.stm | work=BBC News | title=Pompey takeover to be challenged | date=4 February 2010 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref>

A full court hearing was held on 10 February 2010 and the club was given a 'stay-of-execution' for a further seven days with a view to securing a new buyer. If the club did not enter [[Administration (football)|administration]] or the HMRC did not recover its money, the club could have been wound up by the Court and a Liquidator appointed.

On 26 February 2010, having not secured a new buyer before the 25 February deadline, they prepared to enter administration.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8527495.stm | work=BBC News | title=Pompey labelled 'dysfunctional' | date=26 February 2010 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref> On the morning of 26 February, a formal announcement was made that the club had entered administration and would be docked 9 points once three directors of the Premier League board have met to agree when the points should formally be taken. The Premier League decided to delay their decision until the Court case on 15 March decided the clubs fate. On 11 March the HMRC withdrew their winding up order having contested the validity of the Administration that was implemented on 26 February, having received documentation proving its validity. On 12 March Peter Storrie stepped down as the clubs CEO though he will remain at the club in the short term as a Consultant to the Administrator. On 15 March a consortium fronted by Rob Lloyd entered a period of exclusivity to buy Portsmouth FC, Rob Lloyd met 19 invited portsmouth fans at the Hilton Portsmouth on Sunday 14th to outline his groups plans and to answer questions from the fans.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8538457.stm | work=BBC News | title=Portsmouth enter administration | date=26 February 2010 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref>

On 17 March 2010, Portsmouth were docked nine points for entering administration.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8571990.stm | work=BBC News | title=Portsmouth deducted nine points | date=17 March 2010 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref>

On 24 March 2010, Administrator Andrew Andronikou revealed that the club will be looking to start the next season with a whole new squad. Players with expiring contracts will be allowed to leave and Portsmouth FC is looking to sell between 8–10 players. Overall, up to 20 players might leave the team after the [[2009-10 Premier League|2009–10 Premier League season]] . The club will be looking to build their team from free transfers in the [[List of English football transfers summer 2010|summer transfer window]] in order to save money.<ref>http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=760789&sec=england&cc=5901</ref>

On 8 April 2010 Portsmouth FC announce a new 5 year kit supply deal with Kappa. They started to wear a Kappa strip in the FA Cup Semi Final on 11 April 2010.

On 9 April it was announced David Lampitt would be joining Portsmouth as their new CEO after he had worked a period of notice at the FA his current employer

On 10 April Portsmouth were relegated to the [[Football League Championship]] after West Ham beat Sunderland. On the following day, Portsmouth won their FA Cup Semi-Final match against Tottenham. They won 2–0 after extra time with goals from Piquonne and Boateng, and faced Chelsea in the final at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]] on May 15 2010, losing 0-1. Despite being entitled to a place in next season's [[UEFA Europa League]], the club will not be able to participate in the competition. Due to the club's well documented financial struggles they weren't able to apply for a UEFA club license – a prerequisite to compete in the tournament. They appealed to UEFA for a club licence to be eligible to play in the Europa League next season, but the appeal request was rejected by the English FA on 22 April 2010 Despite this on 18th of May the Administrator announced he was to press ahead with the clubs application for a Europa League Licence. The FA again re-iterated at the end of May they would not support the clubs bid. In May 2010 Avram Grant left Portsmouth (later to join West Ham).



==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 coincided with the club's most successful period and has remained the favoured colours for the majority of the time since. Yellow and more recently gold have also been used as secondary colours on the club's home shirts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pompey's Home Kits Through The Ages |url=http://www.pompeyweb.co.uk/kits.htm |publisher=pompeyweb.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2007-08-27}}</ref>

The most frequent away colours used by Portsmouth have been white shirts with royal or navy blue shorts and either blue or white socks. The club has had white as either the second or third choice shirt for every season since 1998–99 to date. Other colours that have appeared several times on Portsmouth change kits have been yellow (usually with blue shorts) and red (often combined with black). Portsmouth have also briefly experimented with salmon pink, orange, navy blue and, perhaps most notably, gold change strips. From the 2006–07 season to the 2008–09 season the club has used black with a gold trim as its third choice colours. In the 2009–10 season the third kit has been black with blue trim and thin blue hoops. The away kit is white with two navy blue vertical lines running the whole way down the side of the shirt, with the badge superimposed on top of them. The home kit has been the classic red white and blue kit, with plain blue shirt, plain white shorts and plain red socks. For the [[2010 FA Cup Final]] Portsmouth wore a change kit of white, maroon and pink.

==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 come 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 of Cyprus|Isaac Komnenos]], after capturing [[Cyprus]].

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

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

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

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

==Stadium==
[[Image:Fratton Park entrance.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The entrance to Fratton Park's South Stand, with its mock Tudor facade]]
{{main|Fratton Park}}
Portsmouth play their home games at [[Fratton Park]], in Portsmouth. The ground has been home to the club throughout its entire history.

Plans for relocation were first mooted as long ago as the early 1990s, but due to various objections, the club has continued to play at Fratton Park. As of September 2008, a new stadium is planned for a site offered by the Royal Navy at [[Horsea Island]], between Stamshaw and Port Solent. The new project is also a Herzog & De Meuron design and the plans include an adjacent 10000 capacity indoor arena. Portsmouth are hoping to have the stadium ready in 2011 although a request has not yet been made.

[[The Football Association|The FA]] had suggested using the proposed stadium as a venue for the 2018 World Cup bid, assisting with expanding the capacity beyond 45,000. However, the cost to the cities taxpayers to join the bid was deemed too great a risk to take.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8378313.stm</ref>

==Supporters==
===Rivalries===
{{main|South Coast derby}}
Portsmouth's main rivals are near neighbours [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]. Prior to the mid/late 1960s, rivalry between Portsmouth and Southampton was largely nonexistent, as a consequence of their disparity in league status. This [[Local derby|derby match]] has been sporadic. 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 68 games between the clubs.

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

Since the departure of Harry Redknapp to Tottenham Hotspur there has been a rivalry building between the clubs. This may only be due to the Redknapp and the players who departed from Portsmouth to Tottenham.

[[Image:Pompeywembley.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Portsmouth fans at Wembley Stadium for the 2007–08 FA Cup semi-final with West Bromwich Albion]]

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

''Play up Pompey,''<br />
''Just one more goal!'' <br />
''Make tracks! What ho!''<br />
''Hallo! Hallo!!''

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

== Portsmouth in Europe ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Competition
! Round
!
! Club
! Score
|-
|[[UEFA Cup 2008–09|2008–09]]
|[[UEFA Cup]]
|1st
|{{flagicon|Portugal}}
|[[Vitória S.C.|Vitória de Guimarães]]
|2–0, 2–2 ([[Extra time|aet]])
|-
|
|
|Group
|{{flagicon|Portugal}}
|[[S.C. Braga|Braga]] ([[Estádio AXA|A]])
|0–3
|-
|
|
|Group
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|[[A.C. Milan|Milan]] ([[Fratton Park|H]])
|2–2
|-
|
|
|Group
|{{flagicon|Germany}}
|[[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]] ([[Volkswagen-Arena|A]])
|2–3
|-
|
|
|Group
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|[[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]] ([[Fratton Park|H]])
|3–0
|-
|}
==Players==
:''As of 8 June 2010''
===Current first team squad===
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=1|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[David James (footballer)|David James]]|other=[[captain (association football)#Captain|captain]]}}
{{fs player|no=3|nat=POR|pos=DF|name=[[Ricardo Rocha (Portuguese footballer)|Ricardo Rocha]]}}
{{fs player|no=4|nat=RSA|pos=DF|name=[[Aaron Mokoena]]}}
{{fs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Hayden Mullins]]}}
{{fs player|no=7|nat=ISL|pos=DF|name=[[Hermann Hreiðarsson|Hermann Hreidarsson]]}}
{{fs player|no=8|nat=SEN|pos=MF|name=[[Papa Bouba Diop]]}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[David Nugent]]}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Michael Brown (footballer born 1977)|Michael Brown]]}}
{{fs player|no=17|nat=NGR|pos=FW|name=[[John Utaka]]}}
{{fs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Danny Webber]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Tommy Smith (footballer born 1980)|Tommy Smith]]}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Richard Hughes (footballer)|Richard Hughes]]}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=[[Kevin-Prince Boateng]]}}
{{fs player|no=25|nat=SRB|pos=DF|name=[[Duško Tošić]]}}
{{fs player|no=27|nat=NGR|pos=FW|name=[[Nwankwo Kanu]]}}
{{fs player|no=35|nat=IRE|pos=DF|name=[[Marc Wilson (Irish footballer)|Marc Wilson]]}}
{{fs player|no=39|nat=ALG|pos=DF|name=[[Nadir Belhadj]]}}
{{fs player|no=40|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Joel Ward (footballer)|Joel Ward]]}}
{{fs player|no=41|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Matt Ritchie]]}}
{{fs player|no=46|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=[[Lennard Sowah]]}}
{{fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{fs start}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs end}}
==Retired numbers==
*1 (for only the 2001–2002 season) – In respect to goalkeeper [[Aaron Flahavan]], who died in a car crash in August 2001 days after being handed the squad number 1 for the first time. However, the number 13 shirt is now reserved in respect for him, as this was the number he wore for the majority of his stay at the club.

*The number 12 is also retired for the fans of Portsmouth (the 12th man).

===Portsmouth Player of the Season (since 1968)===
{|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
|1968||{{flagicon|England}} [[Ray Pointer]]
|-
|1969||{{flagicon|England}} [[John Milkins]]
|-
|1970||{{flagicon|England}} [[Nicky Jennings]]
|-
|1971||{{flagicon|England}} [[David Munks]]
|-
|1972||{{flagicon|England}} [[Richie Reynolds]]
|-
|1973||not awarded
|-
|1974||{{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Went]]
|-
|1975||{{flagicon|England}} [[Mick Mellows]]
|-
|1976||{{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Gerard Cahill|Paul Cahill]]
|-
|1977||not awarded
|-
|1978||not awarded
|-
|1979||{{flagicon|England}} [[Peter Mellor]]
|-
|}
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
|1980||{{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Laidlaw]]
|-
|1981||{{flagicon|England}} [[Keith Viney]]
|-
|1982||{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Knight (footballer)|Alan Knight]]
|-
|1983||{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Biley]]
|-
|1984||{{flagicon|England}} [[Mark Hateley]]
|-
|1985||{{flagicon|England}} [[Neil Webb]]
|-
|1986||{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Noel Blake]]
|-
|1987||{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Noel Blake]]
|-
|1988||{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Barry Horne (footballer)|Barry Horne]]
|-
|1989||{{flagicon|England}} [[Micky Quinn]]
|-
|1990||{{flagicon|England}} [[Guy Whittingham]]
|-
|1991||{{flagicon|England}} [[Martin Kuhl]]
|}
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
|1992||{{flagicon|England}} [[Darren Anderton]]
|-
|1993||{{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Walsh]]
|-
|1994||{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Kit Symons]]
|-
|1995||{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Knight (footballer)|Alan Knight]]
|-
|1996||{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Knight (footballer)|Alan Knight]]
|-
|1997||{{flagicon|England}} [[Lee Bradbury]]
|-
|1998||{{flagicon|England}} [[Andy Awford]]
|-
|1999||{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Claridge]]
|-
|2000||{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Claridge]]
|-
|2001||{{flagicon|England}} [[Scott Hiley]]
|-
|2002||{{flagicon|England}} [[Peter Crouch]]
|-
|2003||{{flagicon|England}} [[Linvoy Primus]]
|}
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
|2004||{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Arjan de Zeeuw]]
|-
|2005||{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Dejan Stefanović]]
|-
|2006||{{flagicon|England}} [[Gary O'Neil]]
|-
|2007||{{flagicon|England}} [[David James (footballer)|David James]]
|-
|2008||{{flagicon|England}} [[David James (footballer)|David James]]
|-
|2009||{{flagicon|England}} [[Glen Johnson (English footballer)|Glen Johnson]]
|-
|2010||{{flagicon|England}} [[Jamie O'Hara (footballer)|Jamie O'Hara]]
|}
|}

== Pompey players at the World Cup ==
===[[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]===
{{col-begin-small}}
{{col-4}}
;{{flagicon|England}} [[England national football team|England]]
* [[Jimmy Dickinson]]
{{col-end}}

===[[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]===
{{col-begin-small}}
{{col-4}}
;{{flagicon|England}} England
* [[Jimmy Dickinson]]
;{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
*[[Jackie Henderson]]
*[[Alex Wilson (footballer born 1933)|Alex Young]]
{{col-end}}

===[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]===
{{col-begin-small}}
{{col-4}}
;{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]
* [[Norman Uprichard]]
* [[Derek Dougan]]
{{col-end}}

– No Portsmouth player competed at the World Cup between the end of the 1958 and the beginning of the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

===[[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]===
{{col-begin-small}}
{{col-4}}
;{{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]]
* [[Alan McLoughlin]]
{{col-end}}

===[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]===
{{col-begin-small}}
{{col-4}}
;{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]
* [[Fitzroy Simpson]]
* [[Paul Hall (footballer)|Paul Hall]]
* [[Deon Burton]]
{{col-end}}

===[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]===
{{col-begin-small}}
{{col-4}}
;{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]]
* [[Robert Prosinečki]]
;{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan national football team|Japan]]
* [[Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi]]
;{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]]
* [[Mladen Rudonja]]
{{col-end}}

===[[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]===
{{col-begin-small}}
{{col-4}}
;{{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} [[Serbia national football team|Serbia and Montenegro]]
* [[Ognjen Koroman]]
{{col-end}}

===[[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]===
{{col-begin-small}}
{{col-4}}
;{{flagicon|England}} [[England national football team|England]]
* [[David James]]
;{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]]
* [[Nadir Belhadj]]
;{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
* [[Kevin-Prince Boateng]]
;{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]
* [[Nwankwo Kanu]]
* [[John Utaka]]
;{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]
* [[Aaron Mokoena]]
;{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]]
* [[Dusko Tosic]]
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin-small}}

==Portsmouth XI==
At the close of the [[Premier League 2007-08|2007–08 Premier League season]] the readers of ''[[The News (Portsmouth)|The News]]'' were able to vote for the all-time best Portsmouth XI.

{| table width="180px" style="float: right"
|-
|<div style="position: relative">
[[Image:Soccer Field Transparant.svg|175px]]
{{Image label|x=0.22|y=0.05|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Green">[[David James (footballer)|James]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.04|y=0.22|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Glen Johnson (English footballer)|Johnson]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.13|y=0.15|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Sol Campbell|Campbell]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.30|y=0.15|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Jimmy Dickinson|Dickinson]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.36|y=0.22|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[John Beresford (footballer)|Beresford]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.06|y=0.45|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[George Cornish (footballer)|Harris]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.13|y=0.32|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Paul Merson|Merson]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.28|y=0.32|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Robert Prosinečki|Prosinečki]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.12|y=0.54|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Guy Whittingham|Whittingham]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.32|y=0.54|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Duggie Reid|Reid]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.35|y=0.45|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Jack Froggatt|Froggatt]]</font>}}
</div>
|}

{|
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=England|name=[[David James (footballer)|David James]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=England|name=[[Glen Johnson (English footballer)|Glen Johnson]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=England|name=[[John Beresford (footballer)|John Beresford]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=England|name=[[Paul Merson]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=England|name=[[Sol Campbell]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=England|name=[[Jimmy Dickinson]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=England|name=[[Peter Harris (footballer)|Peter Harris]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Croatia|name=[[Robert Prosinečki]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Scotland|name=[[Duggie Reid]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=England|name=[[Guy Whittingham]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=England|name=[[Jack Froggatt]]|pos=MF}}
|}

==Football team officials==
{{Fb cs header}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Manager |s=Vacant}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=First Team Coach |s={{flagicon|England}} [[Ian Woan]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=First Team Coach |s={{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Groves]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Goalkeeping Coach |s={{flagicon|England}} [[David Coles (goalkeeper)|David Coles]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Development Coach|s={{flagicon|England}} [[Guy Whittingham]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Rehabilitation and Fitness Coach |s={{flagicon|England}} Chris Neville}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Chief Scout|s={{flagicon|England}} [[Ray Clarke]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Head Physiotherapist|s={{flagicon|England}} Gary Sadler|Gary Sadler MCSP,SRP}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Head of Performance Analysis|s={{flagicon|England}} David Woodfine}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Club Doctor|s={{flagicon|England}} Nigel Sellars}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Director of Youth Operations|s={{flagicon|England}} Paul Smalley}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Player Liaison Officer|s={{flagicon|England}} Paul Mullaly}}
|}<ref>http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/index.php?cms_ref=news&qs_article_id=844</ref>

===Executive staff===
{{Fb cs header}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Administrators |s={{flagicon|England}} Andrew Andronikou<br/>{{flagicon|England}} Peter Kubik<br/>{{flagicon|England}} Michael Kiely}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Owner |s={{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Balram Chainrai]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Chief Executive |s={{flagicon|England}} David Lampitt}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Consultant |s={{flagicon|England}} [[Peter Storrie]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Club Secretary |s={{flagicon|England}} Paul Weld}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Club Ambassador |s={{flagicon|England}} [[Linvoy Primus]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Finance Manager |s={{flagicon|England}} Tanya Robins}}
|}<ref>http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/index.php?cms_ref=news&qs_article_id=25</ref>

==Managers==
:''Figures correct as of 20 May 2010''.
:''Includes all competitive matches. Caretaker managers are denoted with an asterisk (*).''

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
!style="width:10em"|Name!!Nat!!Managerial Tenure!!P!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align="left"|[[Frank Brettell]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||August 1898 – May 1901||88||56||9||23||{{#expr:56/88 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Bob Blyth]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||August 1901 – May 1904||142||84||29||29||{{#expr:84/142 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Richard Bonney (footballer)|Richard Bonney]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||August 1904 – May 1908||206||99||39||68||{{#expr:99/206 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Robert Brown (football manager)|Robert Brown]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||August 1911 – May 1920||220||100||48||72||{{#expr:100/220 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[John McCartney (footballer born 1866)|John McCartney]]||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Scotland]]||May 1920 – May 1927||308||129||93||86||{{#expr:129/308 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Jack Tinn]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||May 1927 – May 1947||586||229||131||226||{{#expr:229/586 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Bob Jackson (footballer)|Bob Jackson]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||May 1947 – June 1952||234||114||51||69||{{#expr:114/234 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Eddie Lever]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||August 1952 – April 1958||261||88||67||106||{{#expr:88/261 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Freddie Cox]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||August 1958 – February 1961||120||28||29||63||{{#expr:28/120 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[George Smith (footballer born 1915)|George Smith]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||April 1961 – April 1970||410||149||110||151||{{#expr:149/410 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Ron Tindall]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||April 1970 – May 1973||130||34||40||56||{{#expr:34/130 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[John Mortimore (footballer)|John Mortimore]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||May 1973 – September 1974||47||16||13||18||{{#expr:16/47 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Ian St. John]]||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Scotland]]||September 1974 – May 1977||124||31||33||60||{{#expr:31/124 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Jimmy Dickinson]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||May 1977 – May 1979||91||27||29||35||{{#expr:27/91 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Frank Burrows]]||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Scotland]]||May 1979 – May 1982||138||61||39||38||{{#expr:61/138 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Bobby Campbell (footballer born 1937)|Bobby Campbell]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||May 1982 – May 1984||88||40||17||31||{{#expr:40/88 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Alan Ball, Jr.|Alan Ball]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||May 1984 – January 1989||222||94||58||70||{{#expr:94/222 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[John Gregory (footballer)|John Gregory]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||January 1989 – January 1990||50||10||15||25||{{#expr:10/50 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Frank Burrows]]||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Scotland]]||January 1990 – March 1991||60||20||17||23||{{#expr:20/60 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Tony Barton]]*||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||March 1991 – May 1991||12||5||2||5||{{#expr:5/12 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Jim Smith (footballer)|Jim Smith]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||June 1991 – February 1995||199||81||54||64||{{#expr:81/199 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Terry Fenwick]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||August 1995 – January 1998||131||43||29||59||{{#expr:43/131 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Keith Waldon]]*||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||January 1998 – January 1998||3||0||0||3||{{#expr:0/3 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Alan Ball, Jr.|Alan Ball]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||January 1998 – December 1999||97||28||26||43||{{#expr:28/97 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Bob McNab]]*||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||December 1999 – January 2000||5||0||2||3||{{#expr:0/5 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Tony Pulis]]||{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Wales]]||January 2000 – October 2000||35||11||10||14||{{#expr:11/35 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Steve Claridge]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||October 2000 – February 2001||23||5||10||8||{{#expr:5/23 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Graham Rix]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||February 2001 – March 2002||56||16||17||23||{{#expr:16/56 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Harry Redknapp]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||March 2002 – November 2004||116||54||26||36||{{#expr:54/116 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Velimir Zajec]]||{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Croatia]]||November 2004 – April 2005||21||5||4||12||{{#expr:5/21 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Alain Perrin]]||{{flagicon|France}} [[France]]||April 2005 – November 2005||21||4||6||11||{{#expr:4/21 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Joe Jordan (footballer)|Joe Jordan]]*||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Scotland]]||November 2005 – December 2005||2||0||0||2||{{#expr:0/2 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Harry Redknapp]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||December 2005 – October 2008||128||54||29||45||{{#expr: 54/128 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Tony Adams (footballer)|Tony Adams]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||October 2008 – February 2009||22||4||7||11||{{#expr:4/22 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Paul Hart]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]||February 2009 – November 2009||30||9||6||15||{{#expr:9/30 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Avram Grant]]||{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Israel]]||November 2009 – May 2010||29||10||7||16||{{#expr:10/33 * 100 round 2}}
|-
|}

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

==Affiliated clubs==
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;{{flagicon|England}} England
* [[Havant & Waterlooville F.C.|Havant & Waterlooville]]

;{{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} Republic of Ireland
* [[Home Farm FC|Home Farm]]
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==Honours==
*'''[[English football champions|Football League First Division/Premier League]]''' (first tier)<ref name="divisions">Up until 1992, the top division of [[Football in England|English football]] was the [[Football League First Division]]; since then, it has been the [[Premier League]]. Similarly until 1992, the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] was the second tier of league football, when it became the First Division, and is now known as [[Football League Championship|The Championship]]. The third tier was the Third Division until 1992, and is now known as [[League One]].</ref>
** Champions [[Portsmouth F.C. season 1948-49|1949]], [[Portsmouth F.C. season 1949-50|1950]]

*'''[[List of winners of English Football League Championship and predecessors|Football League Second Division/Football League First Division]]''' (second tier)<ref name="divisions"/>
** Champions 2003
** Runners-up 1927, 1987

*'''[[List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors|Football League Third Division (South)/Football League Third Division]]''' (third tier)<ref name="divisions"/>
** Champions 1924, 1962, 1983

*'''[[FA Cup]]'''
** Winners [[1939 FA Cup Final|1939]], [[2008 FA Cup Final|2008]]
** Runners-up [[1929 FA Cup Final|1929]], [[1934 FA Cup Final|1934]], [[2010 FA Cup Final|2010]]

*'''[[FA Community Shield|FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield]]'''
** Winners [[1949 FA Charity Shield|1949 (Shared)

Runners up 2008]]

*'''[[Barcley's Hong Kong Asia Trophy ]]'''
** Winners 2007


*'''[[Southern Football League Premier Division|Southern League First Division]]'''
** Champions 1902, 1920

*'''[[Southern Charity Cup]]'''
** Winners 1903

*'''[[Southern Professional Floodlit Cup]]'''
** Winners 1958

*'''[[South Western League]]'''
** Champions 1916

*'''[[South Hants War League]]'''
** Champions 1918

*'''[[Hampshire Charity Cup]]'''
** Winners 1906, 1907

*'''[[Hampshire FA Benevolent Fund Cup]]'''
** Joint Holders 1909

*'''[[Hants Professional Cup]]'''
** Winners 1935, 1982

*'''[[Hants Combination Cup]]'''
** Winners 1933, 1941

*'''[[Hants Benevolent Cup]]'''
** Winners 1911

*'''[[Pickford Cup]]'''
** Winners 1914, 1915, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936

*'''[[Hospital Cup]]'''
** Winners 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1935

*'''[[Western Football League]]'''
** Champions 1901, 1902, 1903

==Club records==
*Record attendance: '''51,385''' v [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], [[FA Cup]], 26 February 1949
*Record victory: '''9–1''' v [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]], [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]], 9 April 1927
*Record defeat: '''0–10''' v [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], [[Football League First Division|Division 1]], 20 October 1928
*Highest scoring game: '''7–4''' v [[Reading F.C.|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]], 1946–1960
*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): '''£18 m''' from [[Real Madrid]] for [[Lassana Diarra]] December 2008
*Transfer record (paid): '''£11 m''' to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] for [[Peter Crouch]], July 2008

===Record signing===
On 11 July 2008, Portsmouth completed the club-record signing – thought to be around £11&nbsp;million – of [[England national football team|England]] striker [[Peter Crouch]] in a four-year deal from Liverpool. This marked the second time Crouch had been Portsmouth's most expensive player as in 2001 his £1.5m fee was a club record. Portsmouth's first million pound signing was [[Rory Allen]] in July 1999.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pompey swoop for Spurs striker |url=http://archive.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/1999/7/15/90597.html |publisher=Andover Advertiser |date=1999-07-15 |accessdate=2007-08-27}}</ref>

==External links==
{{commons cat|Portsmouth FC|Portsmouth F.C.}}
*[http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk Official Website]
*[http://teamnews.net/portsmouth-fc TeamNews.net – Portsmouth FC]
*[http://www.skysports.com/football/teams/portsmouth Skysports.com – Portsmouth FC]
*[http://www.football365.com/teams/portsmouth/0,17032,8702,00.html Football365.com – Portsmouth FC]
*[http://www.teamtalk.com/football/portsmouth/0,16370,1782,00.html TEAM''talk''.com – Portsmouth FC]
*[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/portsmouth/news/ sportinglife.com – Portsmouth FC]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/default.stm BBC.co.uk – Portsmouth Stats, Fixtures, Results]
*[http://www.premierleague.com/portsmouth.html Premierleague.com – Portsmouth]
*[http://www.fchd.info/PORTSMOU.HTM Portsmouth Stats]
*[http://www.fchd.info/RA-PORTS.HTM Royal Artillery Portsmouth Stats]
*[http://www.portsmouthfc.pl Polish Pompey Website]
*[http://boards.footymad.net/forum.php?tno=424&fid=203&sty=2&act=1&mid=2125156869 Portsmouth FC forum]
*[http://www.pompey-pics.com Portsmouth FC photo gallery]

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite book |
author=Colin Farmery |
title=Portsmouth: the Modern Era – a Complete Record|
publisher=Desert Island Books |
year=2005|
isbn=1-905328-08-7}}

*{{cite book |
author=Colin Farmery |
title=Portsmouth: From Tindall to Ball – A Complete Record |
publisher=Desert Island Books |
year=1999|
isbn=1-874287-25-2}}

*{{cite book |
author=Colin Farmery|
title=Seventeen Miles From Paradise – Saints v Pompey: Passion, Pride and Prejudice|
publisher=Desert Island Books |
year=2004|
isbn=1-874287-89-9}}

*{{cite book |
author=Cass Pennant & Rob Silvester|
title=Rolling With The 6.57 Crew – The True Story of Pompey's Legendary Football Fans|
publisher=John Blake Publishing|
year=2004|
isbn=1-844540-72-3}}

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