2012–13 Portsmouth F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Portsmouth's first season in League One. This was the first time that Portsmouth had played in the third tier of English football since the 1982–83 season. Portsmouth were relegated to League Two on 16 April 2013, following Oldham Athletic's win over Yeovil Town.

Portsmouth
2012-13 season
ChairmanUnder Administration
(until 10 April)
Pompey Supporters Trust (PST)
(since 19 April)
ManagerMichael Appleton
(until 8 November)
Guy Whittingham
(since 8 November)
League One24th (relegated)
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Izale McLeod (10)

All:
Izale McLeod (11)
Highest home attendance18,433 vs. Sheffield United
(20 April 2013)
Lowest home attendance9,815 vs. MK Dons
(26 February 2013)
Average home league attendance14,124

Players edit

Squad details edit

As of 26 April 2013
No. Name Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Club apps. Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Previous club Date joined Fee End
1 Phil Smith   Harrow 14 December 1979 0 0 Swindon Town 7 December 2012 Free 2013
4 Sam Sodje   Greenwich   25 May 1979 9 0 7 0 Notts County 24 January 2013 Free 2013
6 Liam Walker   Gibraltar 13 April 1988 28 2 10 5 San Roque   16 August 2012 Free 2013
9 David Connolly   Willesden   6 June 1977 17 7 41 9 Southampton 31 December 2012 Free 2013
10 Yassin Moutaouakil   Nice 18 July 1986 19 0 Hayes & Yeading 24 January 2013 Free 2013
13 Simon Eastwood   Luton 26 June 1989 30 0 FC Halifax Town 13 August 2012 Free 2013
16 Gábor Gyepes   Budapest 26 June 1981 37 4 26 1 Vasas   7 September 2012 Free 2013
18 Johannes Ertl   Graz 13 November 1982 39 0 7 0 Sheffield United 31 August 2012 Free 2013
20 John Akinde   Camberwell 8 July 1989 11 0 Crawley 31 January 2013 Free 2013
21 Ashley Harris   Waterlooville 9 December 1993 34 3 Academy 15 July 2010 Trainee 2013
22 Adam Webster   West Wittering 4 January 1995 24 0 Academy 9 February 2011 Trainee 2013
24 Nick Awford   Portsmouth 15 April 1995 1 0 Academy 9 February 2011 Trainee 2013
30 Jack Whatmough1   Gosport 24 June 1996 Academy 6 July 2012 Trainee 2014
31 Jack Maloney   Ryde 8 December 1994 10 0 Academy 9 February 2011 Trainee 2013
32 Bradley Tarbuck1   Emsworth 6 November 1995 1 0 Academy 6 July 2012 Trainee 2014
33 Ricardo Rocha   Santo Tirso 3 October 1978 97 0 6 0 Standard Liège 1 February 2010 Free 2013
34 Dan Butler   Cowes 26 August 1994 18 0 Academy 15 July 2010 Trainee 2013
35 Jed Wallace   Reading 26 March 1994 23 6 Lewes 30 August 2011 Free 2014
36 Dan Thompson1   Wandsworth 4 July 1994 1 0 Hampton & Richmond 6 January 2012 Free 2013
37 George Colson1   Cowes   24 October 1993 1 0 Academy 15 July 2010 Trainee 2013
38 Alex Grant1   Manchester   23 January 1994 1 0 Academy 15 July 2010 Trainee 2013
41 Elliot Wheeler1   Newport 19 December 1993 Academy 15 July 2010 Trainee 2013

1 Not in first team squad, but appeared at least on the bench in a first team game.

Transfers edit

In edit

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
38 DF   Alex Grant 18 EU Youth system Promoted  Y Summer 2013 Youth system [1]
34 DF   Dan Butler 17 EU Youth system Promoted  Y Summer 2013 Youth system [2]
33 DF   Sam Magri 18 EU Youth system Promoted  Y Summer 2013 Youth system [3]
41 DF   Elliot Wheeler 18 EU Youth system Promoted  Y Summer 2013 Youth system [4]
35 MF   Jed Wallace 18 EU Youth system Promoted  Y Summer 2014 Youth system [5]
37 MF   George Colson 18 EU Youth system Promoted  Y Summer 2013 Youth system [6]
36 MF   Dan Thompson 17 EU Youth system Loan Expiry  Y Summer 2013 Youth system [7]
39 MF   Andy Higgins 18 EU Youth system Promoted  Y Summer 2013 Youth system [8]
13 GK   Simon Eastwood 23 EU Free agent Transfer  Y Summer 2012 Free [9]
40 DF   Ashley Westwood 35 EU Lincoln City Job Offer  Y Summer 2013 Free [10]
  Luke Dowling EU Crystal Palace Job Offer  Y Summer 2013 Free [11]
11 MF   Jack Compton 23 EU Free agent Transfer  Y Summer 2012 Free [12][13]
2 DF   Mustapha Dumbuya 24 EU Free agent Transfer  Y Summer 2012 Free [14]
7 MF   Lee Williamson 30 EU Free agent Transfer  Y Summer 2012 Free [15]
3 DF   Jon Harley 32 EU Free agent Transfer  Y Summer 2012 Free [16]
10 FW   Luke Rodgers 30 EU Free agent Transfer  Y Summer 2012 Free [17]
8 MF   Brian Howard 29 EU Free agent Transfer  Y Summer 2012 Free [18]
9 FW   Izale McLeod 27 EU Free agent Transfer  Y Summer 2012 Free [19]
6 MF   Liam Walker 24 EU Free agent Transfer  Y Summer 2012 Free [20]
23 MF   Kieran Djilali 21 EU Free agent Transfer  Y Summer 2012 Free [21]
17 MF   Conor Clifford 20 EU Chelsea Loan  Y Summer 2012 Free [22]
1 GK   Mikkel Andersen 23 EU Reading Loan  Y Summer 2012 Free [23]
14 DF   Paul Connolly 28 EU Leeds United Loan  Y Summer 2012 Free [24]
4 DF   Kevin Long 22 EU Burnley Loan  Y Summer 2012 Free [25]
15 MF   Jordan Obita 18 EU Reading Loan  Y Summer 2012 Free [26]
18 DF   Johnny Ertl 29 EU Free agent Transfer  Y Summer 2012 Free [27]
5 DF   Josh Thompson 21 EU Celtic   Transfer  Y Summer 2012 Free [28]
19 MF   Darel Russell 31 EU Free agent Transfer  Y Summer 2012 Free [29]
16 DF   Gábor Gyepes 31 EU Free agent Transfer  Y Summer 2012 Free [30]
20 DF   Ľubomír Michalík 29 EU Free agent Transfer  Y Summer 2012 Free [31]
14 FW   Wesley Thomas 25 EU Bournemouth Loan  Y During Season 2012 Free [32]
17 MF   Ákos Buzsáky 30 EU Free agent Transfer  Y During Season 2012 Free [33]
15 DF   Carl Dickinson 25 EU Watford Loan  Y During Season 2012 Free [34]
23 MF   Scott Allan 20 EU West Bromwich Albion Loan  Y During Season 2012 Free [35]
26 MF   Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 20 EU Peterborough United Loan  Y During Season 2012 Free [36]
14 FW   Paul Benson 33 EU Swindon Town Loan  Y During Season 2012 Free [37]
33 DF   Ricardo Rocha 34 EU Free agent Transfer  Y During Season 2012 Free [38]
35 MF   Jed Wallace 18 EU Whitehawk Loan Return  Y During Season 2014 Free
1 GK   Alex Cisak 23 EU Oldham Athletic Loan  Y During Season 2012 Free [39]
17 FW   Jake Jervis 21 EU Birmingham City Loan  Y During Season 2012 Free [40]
1 GK   Phil Smith 32 EU Free agent Transfer  Y During Season 2013 Free [41]
35 MF   Jed Wallace 18 EU Whitehawk Loan Return  Y During Season 2014 Free [42]
9 FW   David Connolly 35 EU Free agent Transfer  Y Winter 2013 Free [43]
35 MF   Dan Butler 18 EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan Return  Y Winter 2014 Free [44]
17 FW   James Keene 27 EU IF Elfsborg   Loan  Y Winter 2013 Free [45]
14 MF   Frankie Sutherland 19 EU Queens Park Rangers Loan  Y Winter 2013 Free [46]
37 MF   George Colson 19 EU Dorchester Town Loan Return  Y Winter 2013 Free
36 FW   Dan Thompson 18 EU Dorchester Town Loan Return  Y Winter 2013 Free
38 DF   Alex Grant 18 EU Eastleigh Loan Return  Y Winter 2013 Free
3 DF   Shaun Cooper 29 EU Crawley Town Loan  Y Winter 2013 Free [47]
4 DF   Sam Sodje 33 EU Free agent Transfer  Y Winter 2013 Free [48]
10 DF   Yassin Moutaouakil 26 EU Hayes & Yeading United Transfer  Y Winter 2013 Free [49]
7 MF   Adam Reed 21 EU Sunderland Loan  Y Winter 2013 Free [50]
  Alan Knight 51 EU Free agent Job Offer  Y Winter 2013 Free [51]
19 MF   Therry Racon 28 EU Millwall Loan  Y During Season 2013 Free [52]
20 FW   John Akinde 23 EU Free agent Transfer  Y During Season 2013 Free [53]
23 FW   Patrick Agyemang 32 EU Stevenage Loan  Y During Season 2013 Free [54]
41 MF   Elliot Wheeler 19 EU Bashley Loan Return  Y During Season 2013 Free [55]
31 MF   Jack Maloney 18 EU Youth system Promoted  Y During Season 2013 Free [56]
24 MF   Nick Awford 17 EU Youth system Promoted  Y During Season 2013 Free [57]
37 MF   George Colson 19 EU Bashley Loan Return  Y During Season 2013 Free [58]
36 FW   Dan Thompson 18 EU Bognor Regis Town Loan Return  Y During Season 2013 Free
38 DF   Alex Grant 19 EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan Return  Y During Season 2013 Free
41 MF   Elliot Wheeler 19 EU Sutton United Loan Return  Y During Season 2013 Free
DF   Joshua Warren 18 EU Bognor Regis Town Loan Return  Y During Season 2013 Free

Total spending:   £0

Trialists edit

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
GK   Simon Eastwood 23 EU Free agent Trial/Transfer  Y Summer Trial Free [59]
GK   Laurie Walker 22 EU Kettering Town Trial  N Summer Trial Free [60]
DF   Mustapha Dumbuya 24 EU Free agent Trial/Transfer  Y Summer Trial Free [61]
DF   Jon Harley 32 EU Free agent Trial/Transfer  Y Summer Trial Free [62]
GK   Darjan Curanovič 26 EU Triglav Kranj   Trial  N Summer Trial Free [63]
FW   Luke Rodgers 30 EU Free agent Trial/Transfer  Y Summer Trial Free [64]
MF   Brian Howard 29 EU Free agent Trial/Transfer  Y Summer Trial Free [65]
MF   Simon Gillett 26 EU Free agent Trial  N Summer Trial Free [66]
MF   Lloyd Sam 27 EU Free agent Trial  N Summer Trial Free [67]
FW   Izale McLeod 27 EU Free agent Trial/Transfer  Y Summer Trial Free [68]
GK   David Preece 35 EU Free agent Trial  N Summer Trial Free [69]
DF   Sotiris Balafas 25 EU Free agent Trial  N Summer Trial Free [70]
MF   Julien Lopez 20 EU Free agent Trial  N Summer Trial Free [71]
MF   Liam Walker 24 EU San Roque   Trial/Transfer  Y Summer Trial Free [72]
GK   Jordan Perez 25 EU Lincoln   Trial  N Summer Trial Free [73]
GK   Glenn Morris 28 EU Free agent Trial  N Summer Trial Free [74]
DF   Josh Thompson 21 EU Celtic   Trial/Transfer  Y Summer Trial Free [75]
DF   Agonit Sallaj 20 EU Neuchâtel Xamax   Trial  N Summer Trial Free [76]
MF   Kieran Djilali 21 EU Free agent Trial/Transfer  Y Summer Trial Free [77]
MF   Jack Compton 23 EU Free agent Trial/Transfer  Y Summer Trial Free [78][79]
MF   Conor Clifford 20 EU Chelsea Trial/Transfer  Y Summer Trial Free [80]
GK   Jordan Santiago 21 EU Free agent Trial  N Summer Trial Free [81]
DF   Jerel Ifil 30 EU Kettering Town Trial  N Summer Trial Free [82]
MF   Tom Soares 26 EU Free agent Trial  N Summer Trial Free [83]
DF   Johnny Ertl 29 EU Free agent Trial/Transfer  Y Summer Trial Free [84]
DF   Hermann Hreiðarsson 38 EU Free agent Trial  N Summer Trial Free [85]
MF   Luís Boa Morte 35 EU Free agent Trial  N During Season Trial Free [86]
MF   Ákos Buzsáky 30 EU Free agent Trial/Transfer  Y During Season Trial Free [87]
MF   Martin Devaney 32 EU Free agent Trial  N During Season Trial Free [88]
GK   Phil Smith 32 EU Free agent Trial/Transfer  Y During Season Trial Free [89]
FW   David Connolly 35 EU Free agent Trial/Transfer  Y During Season Trial Free [90]
FW   James Keene 27 EU IF Elfsborg   Trial/Transfer  Y Winter Trial Free [91]
FW   Benjani 34 EU Free agent Trial  N Winter Trial Free [92]
DF   Sam Sodje 33 EU Free agent Trial/Transfer  Y Winter Trial Free [93]
MF   Alassane N'Diaye 23 EU Free agent Trial  N During Season Trial Free [94]

Out edit

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
5 DF   Jason Pearce 24 EU Leeds United Transfer  Y Summer £500,000 [95]
GK   Matthew Gledhill 18 EU Stoke City Contract Ended  Y Summer Free [96]
DF   Lewis Tallack 19 EU Nike Academy Contract Ended  Y Summer Free [97]
MF   Lewis Stockford 19 EU Bognor Regis Town Contract Ended  Y Summer Free [98]
FW   Carl Walshe 19 EU Bognor Regis Town Contract Ended  Y Summer Free [99]
FW   James Jennings 18 EU Free agent Contract Ended  Y Summer Free [100]
13 GK   Stephen Henderson 24 EU West Ham United Transfer  Y Summer £600,0001 [101]
1 GK   Jamie Ashdown 31 EU Leeds United Contract Ended  Y Summer Free [102]
25 FW   Benjani 33 EU Chippa United   Contract Ended  Y Summer Free [103]
3 DF   Ricardo Rocha 33 EU Portsmouth Contract Ended  Y Summer Free [104]
2 MF   Joel Ward 22 EU Crystal Palace Transfer  Y Summer £400,000 [105]
14 MF   Kelvin Etuhu 24 EU Barnsley Contract Ended  Y Summer Free [106]
8 MF   Hayden Mullins 33 EU Birmingham City Contract Ended  Y Summer Free [107]
4 DF   Aaron Mokoena 31 EU Bidvest Wits   Contract Terminated  Y Summer Free [108]
9 FW   Márkó Futács 21 EU Leicester City Contract Ended  Y Summer Compensation [109]
11 FW   Luke Varney 29 EU Leeds United Transfer  Y Summer £300,000 [110]
19 MF   David Norris 31 EU Leeds United Transfer  Y Summer £250,0002 [111]
15 DF   Greg Halford 27 EU Nottingham Forest Transfer  Y Summer Undisclosed [112]
10 FW   Erik Huseklepp 27 EU Brann   Transfer  Y Summer £200,0003 [113]
27 FW   Nwankwo Kanu 35 EU Free agent Contract Terminated  Y Summer Free [114]
18 FW   Dave Kitson 32 EU Sheffield United Contract Terminated  Y Summer Free [115]
26 DF   Tal Ben Haim 30 EU Queens Park Rangers Contract Terminated  Y Summer Free [116]
7 MF   Liam Lawrence 30 EU PAOK   Contract Terminated  Y Summer Free [117]
23 MF   Kieran Djilali 21 EU Sligo Rovers   Contract Terminated  Y Summer Free [118]
33 DF   Sam Magri 18 EU Queens Park Rangers Transfer  Y Summer Free [119]
14 DF   Paul Connolly 28 EU Leeds United Loan Return  Y During Season Free [120]
17 MF   Conor Clifford 20 EU Chelsea Loan Return  Y During Season Free [121]
4 DF   Kevin Long 22 EU Burnley Loan Return  Y During Season Free [122]
FW   Patrick Antelmi 18 EU Leeds United Transfer  Y During Season Free [123]
35 MF   Jed Wallace 18 EU Whitehawk Loan  Y During Season Free [124]
15 MF   Jordan Obita 18 EU Reading Loan Return  Y During Season Free [125]
14 FW   Wes Thomas 25 EU Bournemouth Loan Return  Y During Season Free [126]
34 DF   Dan Butler 18 EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan  Y During Season Free [127]
41 DF   Elliot Wheeler 18 EU Bashley Loan  Y During Season Free [128]
  Michael Appleton 36 EU Blackpool Job Offer  Y During Season Compensation [129]
40 DF   Ashley Westwood 36 EU Blackpool Job Offer  Y During Season Free [130]
10 FW   Luke Rodgers 30 EU Free agent Loan  Y During Season Free [131]
5 DF   Josh Thompson 21 EU Colchester United Loan  Y During Season Free [132]
15 DF   Carl Dickinson 25 EU Watford Loan Return  Y During Season Free [133]
39 MF   Andy Higgins 19 EU Perth Glory   Contract Terminated  Y During Season Free [134]
1 GK   Mikkel Andersen 23 EU Reading Loan Return  Y During Season Free [135]
17 MF   Ákos Buzsáky 30 EU Barnsley Loan  Y During Season Free [136]
36 FW   Dan Thompson 18 EU Dorchester Town Loan  Y During Season Free [137]
37 MF   George Colson 19 EU Dorchester Town Loan  Y During Season Free [138]
35 MF   Jed Wallace 18 EU Whitehawk Loan  Y During Season Free [139]
1 GK   Alex Cisak 23 EU Oldham Athletic Loan Return  Y During Season Free [140]
38 DF   Alex Grant 18 EU Eastleigh Loan  Y During Season Free [141]
17 FW   Jake Jervis 21 EU Birmingham Loan Return  Y During Season Free [142]
9 FW   Izale McLeod 28 EU MK Dons Contract Terminated  Y During Season Free [143]
5 DF   Josh Thompson 21 EU Colchester United Transfer  Y Winter Free [144]
11 MF   Jack Compton 24 EU Colchester United Transfer  Y Winter Free [145]
17 MF   Ákos Buzsáky 30 EU Free agent Contract Ended  Y Winter Free [146]
23 MF   Scott Allan 21 EU West Bromwich Albion Loan Return  Y Winter Free [147]
26 MF   Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 20 EU Peterborough United Loan Return  Y Winter Free [148]
10 FW   Luke Rodgers 31 EU Free agent Contract Ended  Y Winter Free [149]
20 DF   Ľubomír Michalík 29 EU Kairat   Contract Ended  Y Winter Free [150]
2 DF   Mustapha Dumbuya 25 EU Crawley Town Contract Ended  Y Winter Free [151]
3 DF   Jon Harley 33 EU Maidstone United Contract Ended  Y Winter Free [152]
7 MF   Lee Williamson 30 EU Blackburn Rovers Contract Ended  Y Winter Free [153]
8 MF   Brian Howard 29 EU Bristol City Contract Ended  Y Winter Free [154]
36 FW   Dan Thompson 18 EU Bognor Regis Town Loan  Y Winter Free [155]
  Luke Dowling EU Blackburn Rovers Job Offer  Y Winter Compensation [156]
  John Keeley 51 EU Blackburn Rovers Job Offer  Y Winter Compensation [157]
  Chris Neville 40 EU Blackburn Rovers Job Offer  Y Winter Compensation [158]
37 MF   George Colson 19 EU Bashley Loan  Y Winter Free [159]
38 DF   Alex Grant 19 EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan  Y Winter Free [160]
19 MF   Darel Russell 32 EU Toronto FC   Contract Ended  Y Winter Free [161]
14 MF   Frankie Sutherland 19 EU Queens Park Rangers Loan Return  Y During Season Free [162]
17 FW   James Keene 27 EU IF Elfsborg   Loan Return  Y During Season Free [163]
7 MF   Adam Reed 21 EU Sunderland Loan Return  Y During Season Free [164]
DF   Joshua Warren 18 EU Bognor Regis Town Loan  Y During Season Free [165]
37 MF   George Colson 19 EU Stoke City Trial During Season Free [166]
41 MF   Elliot Wheeler 19 EU Sutton United Loan  Y During Season Free [167]
3 DF   Shaun Cooper 29 EU Crawley Town Loan Return  Y During Season Free [168]
19 MF   Therry Racon 28 EU Millwall Loan Return  Y During Season Free [169]
23 FW   Patrick Agyemang 32 EU Stevenage Loan Return  Y During Season Free

Total gaining:   £2,250,000

Notes

1Although officially undisclosed, the Portsmouth News reported the fee to be £600,000.[1]

2Although officially a free transfer, the Yorkshire Evening Post reported the fee to be £250,000.[2]

3Although officially undisclosed, the Portsmouth News reported the fee to be £200,000.[3]

Key events edit

  • 28 April: After the last game of the season, Portsmouth manager Michael Appleton says that "17 or 18 players could be leaving the club and the same number coming in" in this summer.[4]
  • 4 May: Jason Pearce is sold to Leeds United for a £500,000 fee.[5]
  • 18 May: Balram Chainrai's Portpin propose terms for a CVA that would enable Pompey to come out of administration.[6]
  • 21 May: West Ham United buy Stephen Henderson after a successful loan spell in the club, for a rumoured £600,000 fee.[7]
  • 28 May: Portsmouth sell Joel Ward to Crystal Palace for a £400,000 fee.[8]
  • 9 June: Kelvin Etuhu leaves Portsmouth to join Barnsley.[9]
  • 3 July: Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor says Portsmouth's players must reach a compromise on wages to save the club.[10]
  • 9 July: Portsmouth announces four players on trial: Jon Harley, Mustapha Dumbuya, Simon Eastwood and Laurie Walker.[11]
  • 12 July: Birmingham City bring in Hayden Mullins.[12]
  • 12 July: Aaron Mokoena agrees his departure from Pompey.[13]
  • 12 July: Portsmouth have been told by the Football League they will start the new season on -10 points if they are to be allowed into League One.[14]
  • 12 July: The Pompey Supporters Trust says its bid to buy Portsmouth is 'ongoing' and has welcomed news land surrounding Fratton Park could be up for sale.[15]
  • 13 July: Balram Chainrai's Portpin withdraw his bid.[16]
  • 14 July: Márkó Futács refused Portsmouth's new contract and signed with Leicester City, with Pompey receiving compensation.[17]
  • 16 July: Portsmouth announces five more trialists: Luke Rodgers, Brian Howard, Simon Gillett, Lloyd Sam and Izale McLeod.[18]
  • 18 July: Portsmouth announces three more trialists: David Preece, Julien Lopez and Sotiris Balafas.[19]
  • 24 July: Gibraltarian midfielder Liam Walker joins Portsmouth on trial.[20]
  • 24 July: Leeds United signs Luke Varney for a £300,000 fee.[21]
  • 24 July: Administrator Trevor Birch confirmed that Portsmouth will close on 10 August unless highest earners agree transfer cuts.[22]
  • 25 July: Pompey Supporters Trust has stated it is ready to buy the club, but it can only do so if the high earners leave the club.[23]
  • 26 July: Leeds United signs David Norris.[24]
  • 27 July: Nottingham Forest signs Greg Halford.[25]
  • 28 July: Flamboyant winger Erik Huseklepp agreed a move back to his homeland, signing a four-and-a-half deal with SK Brann.[26]
  • 30 July: Portsmouth legend Nwankwo Kanu agrees a contract termination with the club.[27]
  • 3 August: Dave Kitson agrees a contract termination with the club.[28]
  • 9 August: Tal Ben Haim is released by Portsmouth, after cancelling the remaining year of his contract.[29]
  • 10 August: Liam Lawrence leaves the club.[30]
  • 11 August: Two more trialists join Portsmouth: Jerel Ifil and Jordan Santiago.
  • 11 September: Former Portsmouth owner Sulaiman Al-Fahim starts negotiations to become the third bidder to try and purchase the club.[31]
  • 18 September: Former Watford owner Lawrance Bassani submits a bid to try and buy the club, becoming the fourth bidder in the ownership saga.[32]
  • 19 September: A Fifth bidder has emerged, named as the firm Portco Ltd, fronted by Harry Kerr. But there is still no more news concerning the other 4 bidders yet.[33]
  • 18 October: Portsmouth's administrator Trevor Birch announced that he nominated Portsmouth Supporters' Trust as the preferred bidder for the club.[34]
  • 7 November: Michael Appleton leaves club to manage Blackpool, along with first team coach Ashley Westwood. Guy Whittingham is appointed as caretaker manager.[35]
  • 9 November: Balram Chainrai suspends his Portsmouth bid.[36]
  • 15 November: Portsmouth Supporters' Trust reaches an agreement with PFK to buy the club.[37]
  • 21 November: PFK and Balram Chainrai will decide the value of Fratton Park in High Court on 13–14 December.[38]
  • 12 December: Portsmouth's administrators ask to adjourn the Court case.[39]
  • 14 December: Court case is adjourned until 15 January.[40]
  • 5 January: Portsmouth announces that will leave Eastleigh training ground at the end of the month.[41]
  • 14 January: Court case is adjourned again, until 31 January.[42]
  • 17 January: Luke Dowling (head of recruitment) and John Keeley (goalkeeper coach) join Blackburn Rovers.[43]
  • 21 January: Chris Neville (Strength and conditioning coach) signs for Blackburn Rovers.[44]
  • 25 January: Alan Knight is announced as new goalkeeping coach until the end of the season.[45]
  • 30 January: Court Case is adjourned to 14 February.[46]
  • 9 February: Portsmouth equalled its worst run in the club's history with nine defeats in a row and 19 games without a win.[47]
  • 12 February: Portsmouth set a new record in the club's history, after being twenty games without a win.[48]
  • 20 February: Court Case is set to go ahead after four adjournments.[49]
  • 21 February: Court Case is set a 19 April deadline.[50]
  • 27 February: Portsmouth Council finalises PST loan deal.[51]
  • 28 February: Stuart Robinson, who is working with Portsmouth Supporters' Trust, seals Fratton Park land deal.[52]
  • 2 March: Portsmouth end a run of 23-games without a win after a 2–1 victory against Crewe.[53]
  • 5 March: A date is set for the High Court hearing: 10 or 11 April.[54]
  • 8 March: Pompey Supporters Trust exchanges contract with administrators to buy Portsmouth.[55]
  • 5 April: Portsmouth completes 115 years of existence.[56]
  • 9 April: Court Case is confirmed to 10 April, and will begin at 10.30am.[57]
  • 10 April: A deal is agreed for PST to buy Portsmouth.[58]
  • 10 April: PST's chairman, Ashley Brown, released a statement saying that they "have a lot of people to thank", and that "now the next chapter of hard work begins to transform our club into something the community of Portsmouth can be proud of – both on and off the field."[59]
  • 16 April: Portsmouth is relegated to League Two after Oldham 1–0 victory over Yeovil.[60]
  • 19 April: Portsmouth Supporters' Trust finalises Portsmouth FC purchase.[61]
  • 20 April: Portsmouth suffers a 10-point deduction due to being out of administration.[62]
  • 20 April: Portsmouth Academy is declared 2012–13 Football League Youth Alliance champions.[63]
  • 24 April: Portsmouth appoint caretaker manager Guy Whittingham as full-time manager on a 1-year rolling contract.[64]

Player statistics edit

Squad stats edit

As of 27 April 2013
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Phil Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 MF   ENG Shaun Cooper 14 2 13+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   NGA Sam Sodje 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   GIB Liam Walker 28 2 16+10 2 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
9 FW   IRL David Connolly 17 7 15+2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 DF   FRA Yassin Moutaouakil 19 0 17+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   ENG Simon Eastwood 30 0 27 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
16 DF   HUN Gábor Gyepes 37 4 34+1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF   AUT Johnny Ertl 39 0 33+4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF   GLP Therry Racon 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW   ENG John Akinde 11 0 3+8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW   ENG Ashley Harris 29 3 7+19 3 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
22 DF   ENG Adam Webster 21 0 10+8 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
23 FW   GHA Patrick Agyemang 15 3 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   ENG Nick Awford 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF   ENG Jack Whatmough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF   ENG Jack Maloney 10 0 1+8 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
32 MF   ENG Bradley Tarbuck 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
33 DF   POR Ricardo Rocha 21 0 19+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF   ENG Dan Butler 18 0 15+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
35 MF   ENG Jed Wallace 23 6 19+3 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
37 MF   WAL George Colson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players on loan to other clubs:
36 FW   ENG Dan Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
38 DF   AUS Alex Grant 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
41 DF   ENG Elliot Wheeler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
1 GK   DEN Mikkel Andersen 19 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 GK   AUS Alex Cisak 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   SLE Mustapha Dumbuya 26 0 23+1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG Jon Harley 26 1 23 1 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF   IRL Kevin Long 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF   ENG Josh Thompson 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF   ENG Lee Williamson 24 0 19+3 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
7 MF   ENG Adam Reed 10 0 5+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Brian Howard 25 1 22 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
9 FW   ENG Izale McLeod 27 11 23+1 10 1 0 0 0 2 1
10 FW   ENG Luke Rodgers 13 3 6+4 2 1 0 0 0 1+1 1
11 MF   ENG Jack Compton 13 0 8+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   ENG Paul Connolly 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 FW   ENG Wesley Thomas 7 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 FW   ENG Paul Benson 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   IRL Frankie Sutherland 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   ENG Jordan Obita 8 1 2+6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   ENG Carl Dickinson 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   IRL Conor Clifford 3 1 0+2 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 MF   HUN Ákos Buzsáky 8 0 5+1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW   ENG Jake Jervis 3 1 1+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   ENG James Keene 9 1 6+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   ENG Darel Russell 18 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF   SVK Ľubomír Michalík 20 1 17+1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF   SCO Scott Allan 10 1 6+3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   ENG Kieran Djilali 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   ENG Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 8 0 5+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   ENG Sam Magri 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
39 MF   AUS Andy Higgins 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
40 DF   ENG Ashley Westwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Top scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup Paint Trophy Total
1 FW   9 Izale McLeod 10 0 0 1 11
2 FW   9 David Connolly 7 0 0 0 7
3 MF   35 Jed Wallace 6 0 0 0 6
4 DF   16 Gábor Gyepes 4 0 0 0 4
5 FW   21 Ashley Harris 3 0 0 0 3
FW   23 Patrick Agyemang 3 0 0 0 3
FW   14 Wesley Thomas 3 0 0 0 3
FW   10 Luke Rodgers 2 0 0 1 3
6 MF   3 Shaun Cooper 2 0 0 0 2
MF   6 Liam Walker 2 0 0 0 2
FW   14 Paul Benson 2 0 0 0 2
7 DF   20 Ľubomír Michalík 1 0 0 0 1
MF   8 Brian Howard 0 0 0 1 1
MF   15 Jordan Obita 1 0 0 0 1
MF   17 Conor Clifford 1 0 0 0 1
FW   17 Jake Jervis 1 0 0 0 1
FW   17 James Keene 1 0 0 0 1
MF   23 Scott Allan 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 51 0 0 3 54

Assists edit

According to BBC Sport match reports.

Place Position Nation Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup Paint Trophy Total
1 MF   8 Brian Howard 6 0 0 0 6
2 MF   35 Jed Wallace 5 0 0 0 5
3 MF   6 Liam Walker 3 0 0 0 3
FW   23 Patrick Agyemang 3 0 0 0 3
DF   3 Jon Harley 3 0 0 0 3
4 FW   9 David Connolly 2 0 0 0 2
MF   18 Johnny Ertl 2 0 0 0 2
FW   21 Ashley Harris 2 0 0 0 2
DF   22 Adam Webster 2 0 0 0 2
5 MF   3 Shaun Cooper 1 0 0 0 1
DF   10 Yassin Moutaouakil 1 0 0 0 1
FW   20 John Akinde 1 0 0 0 1
DF   34 Dan Butler 1 0 0 0 1
FW   9 Izale McLeod 1 0 0 0 1
FW   10 Luke Rodgers 1 0 0 0 1
MF   11 Jack Compton 1 0 0 0 1
FW   17 James Keene 1 0 0 0 1
MF   23 Scott Allan 1 0 0 0 1
DF   2 Mustapha Dumbuya 0 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 37 0 0 1 38

Disciplinary record edit

Number Nation Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Paint Trophy Total
                   
8   MF Brian Howard 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
3   DF Jon Harley 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
9   FW Izale McLeod 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
15   DF Carl Dickinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
20   DF Ľubomír Michalík 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
33   DF Ricardo Rocha 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
16   DF Gábor Gyepes 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18   DF Johnny Ertl 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
19   MF Darel Russell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
4   DF Sam Sodje 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
4   DF Kevin Long 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
7   MF Adam Reed 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7   MF Lee Williamson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10   DF Yassin Moutaouakil 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14   DF Paul Connolly 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19   MF Therry Racon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
35   MF Jed Wallace 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17   MF Ákos Buzsáky 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
23   MF Scott Allan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
15   MF Jordan Obita 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2   DF Mustapha Dumbuya 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10   FW Luke Rodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11   MF Jack Compton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13   GK Simon Eastwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14   FW Paul Benson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14   FW Wesley Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6   MF Liam Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21   FW Ashley Harris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22   DF Adam Webster 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31   MF Jack Maloney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34   DF Dan Butler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 63 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 68 4

Competition edit

League One edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Colchester United 46 14 9 23 47 68 −21 51
21 Scunthorpe United (R) 46 13 9 24 49 73 −24 48 Relegation to Football League Two
22 Bury (R) 46 9 14 23 45 73 −28 41
23 Hartlepool United (R) 46 9 14 23 39 67 −28 41
24 Portsmouth (R) 46 10 12 24 51 69 −18 32[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ On 20 April Portsmouth were deducted ten points after coming out of administration.[65]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 10 12 24 51 69  −18 42 7 5 11 27 27  0 3 7 13 24 42  −18

Last updated: 27 April 2013.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultDDLLWLLLWWDWWLLLLLLDDDDLLLLLLLLLDLDWWLDWDWDLWL
Position10122021161719211714171211141517181921212021212121212222222323232424242423232322222222222424
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Pre-season edit

14 July 2012 Havant & Waterlooville P – P Portsmouth Havant
15:00 BST Report Stadium: West Leigh Park
Referee: Kriss
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch
20 July 2012 Gibraltar   4 – 0 Portsmouth Gibraltar
19:00 BST Cabrera   34'
Payas   39' (pen)
Lee Casciaro   66'   84'
Chipol  
Report Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Joseph Barcelo
24 July 2012 Brighton 5 – 1 Portsmouth Cádiz, Spain
17:00 BST Hoskins   11'
Sparrow   25'
Vicente   34'
Vincelot   48'
Agdestein   63'
Report   45+' Thompson Stadium: Barcello Montecastillo Resort
1 August 2012 Aldershot 0 – 1 Portsmouth Aldershot
19:45 BST Report   7' McLeod Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,094
Referee: Tim Robinson
4 August 2012 Portsmouth 3 – 0 Bolton Portsmouth
15:00 BST Djilali   6'
Lawrence   12'
Harris   53'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 4,193
Referee: Keith Stroud
8 August 2012 Wimbledon 0 – 2 Portsmouth London
19:45 BST Rodgers   12'
Walker   23'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
11 August 2012 Salisbury 2 – 1 Portsmouth XI Salisbury
15:00 BST Sinclair   39'
McPhee   43'
Report   80' (pen) Compton Stadium: Raymond McEnhill Stadium
Attendance: 554
Referee: Richard Martin

Competitive edit

League Cup edit

14 August 2012 Round 1 Plymouth 3 – 0 Portsmouth Plymouth
15:00 BST Gorman   45'
Cowan-Hall   83'   86'
Chadwick   87'
Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,318
Referee: Malone

League One edit

18 August 2012 1 Portsmouth 1–1 Bournemouth Portsmouth
15:00 BST McLeod   19'
Connolly   79'
Report   58' O'Kane
  77' Barnard
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,703
Referee: Taylor
21 August 2012 2 Colchester 2–2 Portsmouth Essex
19:45 BST Wilson   41'
Rose   45+2'
O'Toole   62'
Okuonghae   83'
Report   30' Rodgers
  85' Obita
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,335
Referee: Collins
25 August 2012 3 Carlisle 4–2 Portsmouth Carlisle
BST Jervis   13'
Livesey   48'
Noble   55'
Robson   61'
McGovern   74'
Berrett   90+2'
Madden   90+6'
Report   40' Harley
Long
  88' Connolly
  90' Harris
  90+3' Clifford
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,120
Referee: Ilderton
1 September 2012 4 Portsmouth 0–1 Oldham Portsmouth
15:00 BST Obita   62'
Howard   73'
Report   34' Mvoto
  59' (o.g.) Ertl
  64' Byrne
  74' Grounds
  78' Brown
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 12,635
Referee: Carl Berry
9 September 2012 5 Crawley 0–3 Portsmouth Crawley
15:30 BST Simpson
Sadler   47'
Akpan
Cooper   82'
Report   43' Compton
  65' Howard
  74'   75' Harris
  83' Rodgers
  85' McLeod
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,058
Referee: Deadman
15 September 2012 6 Portsmouth 1–2 Walsall Portsmouth
15:00 BST McLeod   69' Report   56' Baxendale
  63' Cuvelier
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,767
Referee: Whitestone
18 September 2012 7 Portsmouth 1–2 Swindon Town Portsmouth
20:00 BST Michalík   73'   90+2' Report   45' Ritchie
  55' Williams
  87' Devera
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 12,121
Referee: Rushton
22 September 2012 8 Notts County 3–2 Portsmouth Nottingham
14:00 BST Arquin   5'   57'
Judge   47'
Leacock   87'
Report   88' Gyepes Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,834
Referee: Geoff Eltrigham
29 September 2012 9 Portsmouth 2–1 Scunthorpe Portsmouth
15:00 BST Gyepes   12'
Howard  31'
Michalík   76'
Thomas   89'
Report   6' Clarke
  78' Prutton
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 10,995
Referee: D'Urso
2 October 2012 10 Yeovil 1–2 Portsmouth Yeovil
15:45 BST Reid   69' (pen)
B. Webster   77'
Leacock   87'
McAllister   87'
Burn   90+3'
Report   13' McLeod
  79' Gyepes
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,769
Referee: Foy
6 October 2012 11 MK Dons 2–2 Portsmouth Milton Keynes
15:45 BST Webster   40' (o.g.)
Kay   41'
Potter   72'
Smith   90+3'
Report   2' Howard
  4'   78' McLeod
  20' Gyepes
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 10,409
Referee: Coote
13 October 2012 12 Portsmouth 2–0 Crewe Portsmouth
15:00 BST Thomas   2'
McLeod   18' (pen)   24'
Howard   27'
Buzsáky   38'
Michalík   38'
Harley   82'
Rodgers   90+1'
Report   34' Mellor Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,829
Referee: Phillips
20 October 2012 13 Portsmouth 3–1 Shrewsbury Portsmouth
15:00 BST Thomas   55'   90+7'
McLeod   58'   90+4'
Report   52' Hall
  61'   61' Morgan
  66' Hector
  68' Summerfield
  77' Gornell
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 13,051
Referee: Graham
23 October 2012 14 Stevenage 2–1 Portsmouth Stevenage
13:45 BST Morais   14'   61'
Tansey   54'
Report   51' Harley
  87' Dickinson
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Woolmer
29 October 2012 15 Sheffield United 1–0 Portsmouth Sheffield
19:45 BST Blackman   66' (pen) Report   60' Dickinson Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,946
Referee: Russell
6 November 2012 16 Portsmouth 0–1 Brentford Portsmouth
20:45 BST Harley   75' Report   9'   81' Donaldson
  45+2' Forrester
  57' O'Connor
  77' Dean
  90+2' Lee
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,328
Referee: Mathieson
10 November 2012 17 Bury 2–0 Portsmouth Bury
15:45 BST Lockwood   19'
Schumacher   56' (pen)
Report   14' Dumbuya
  42' Russell
  55' Dickinson
  74' Ertl
  86' Howard
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,280
Referee: Pawson
17 November 2012 18 Portsmouth 0–1 Doncaster Portsmouth
15:00 BST Williamson   34'
Russell   50'
Howard   62'
Dickinson   81'
Benson   85'
Report   25' Hume
  55' Keegan
  90+4' Woods
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,792
Referee: Williamson
20 November 2012 19 Portsmouth 2–3 Leyton Orient Portsmouth
19:45 BST McLeod   27'   57' (pen)
Allan   65'
ReportReport   22' Clarke
  32'   62' Lisbie
  51' Odubajo
  69' Cook
  87' Baudry
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 9,955
Referee: Scott
24 November 2012 20 Coventry 1–1 Portsmouth Coventry
15:00 BST McSheffrey   41'
Edjenguélé   55'
Report   33' Harley
  60' Howard
  90+3' McLeod
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,295
Referee: Salisbury
8 December 2012 21 Tranmere 2–2 Portsmouth Tranmere
15:00 BST Taylor   31'
O'Halloran   74'
Report   30' McLeod
  50' Gyepes
  75' Jervis
  81' Russell
  90+1' Williamson
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,591
Referee: Webb
15 December 2012 22 Portsmouth 0–0 Preston Portsmouth
15:00 BST McLeod   13'   88'
Rocha   90+5'
Report   26' Wright
  40' Procter
  90+3' Robertson
  90+5' Mousinho
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 12,376
Referee: Whitestone
26 December 2012 24 Portsmouth 1–2 Crawley Portsmouth
15:00 BST Benson   11'
Harley   27'
Report   28' Adams
  45' Akpan
  73' Clarke
  90+2' Alexander
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 13,169
Referee: East
29 December 2012 25 Portsmouth 1–2 Yeovil Portsmouth
15:00 BST Michalík   19'
McLeod   33'
Adam Webster   45+2'
Rocha   51'
Benson   54'
Report   15' Blizzard
  38' Byron Webster
  42' Hayter
  90+2' Williams
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 12,370
Referee: Graham
1 January 2013 26 Swindon 5–0 Portsmouth Swindon
14:00 BST Williams   23'
Thompson   49'
Hollands   55'   69'
Collins   61'   66'   73'   83'
Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,381
Referee: Stephen Martin
4 January 2013 27 Walsall 2–0 Portsmouth Walsall
19:45 BST Brandy   29'
Grigg   40'
Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,038
Referee: Hooper
26 January 2013 30 Portsmouth 1–3 Hartlepool Portsmouth
15:00 BST Wallace   67' Report   18' Baldwin
  52' Poole
  90+4' Rutherford
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 10,981
Referee: Sheldrake
29 January 2013 28 Portsmouth 0–2 Notts County Portsmouth
19:45 BST Ertl   90+1'
Reed   90+4'
Report   81' Hughes
  88' Zoko
  90+1' Bishop
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 10,276
Referee: Ward
2 February 2013 31 Portsmouth 2–3 Colchester Portsmouth
15:00 BST Wallace   5'
Keene   73'
Report   2'   20' Massey
  16' (pen) Sears
  79' Porter
  80' Bean
  90+5' Ibehre
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,132
Referee: Phillips
5 February 2013 29 Scunthorpe 2–1 Portsmouth Scunthorpe
19:45 BST A. Sodje   40'   85' Report   45+3' Walker Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,596
Referee: Rushton
9 February 2013 32 Bournemouth 2–0 Portsmouth Bournemouth
15:00 BST Grabban   63'
Pugh   77'
Report   84' Dan Butler
  90' Reed
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 9,135
Referee: Marriner
12 February 2013 23 Hartlepool 0–0 Portsmouth Hartlepool
19:45 BST Report   22' Wallace
  40' Sodje
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,526
Referee: Bond
16 February 2013 33 Portsmouth 1–1 Carlisle Portsmouth
15:00 BST Sodje   57'
Walker   78' (pen)
Report   29' Thirlwell
  51' Loy
  77' Gillespie
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: Carl Berry
Referee: 11,466
23 February 2013 34 Oldham 1–0 Portsmouth Oldham
15:00 BST Baxter   11'
Obita   87'
Report   50' Sodje Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,527
Referee: Mark Heywood
26 February 2013 35 Portsmouth 1–1 MK Dons Portsmouth
19:45 BST Connolly   22'
Gyepes   33'
Wallace   45+2'
Ertl   88'
Report   27' Williams
  44' Potter
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 9,815
Referee: Hill
2 March 2013 36 Crewe 1–2 Portsmouth Crewe
15:00 BST Pogba   63'
Murphy   69'
Davis   90+2'
Robertson   90+3'
Report   6' Agyemang
  29' Connolly
  73' Ricardo Rocha
  90+2' Eastwood
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,120
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
9 March 2013 37 Portsmouth 2–0 Bury Portsmouth
15:00 BST Connolly   50'   65'
Racon   82'
Report   45+1' Thompson
  79' Schumacher
  82' Fagan
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,493
Referee: East
12 March 2013 38 Leyton Orient 1–0 Portsmouth London
19:45 BST Batt   57'
James   77'
Jones   90+5'
Report   72' Maloney Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,641
Referee: Sutton
16 March 2013 39 Doncaster 1–1 Portsmouth Doncaster
15:00 BST Brown   37' Report   75' Wallace Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,604
Referee: Harrington
23 March 2013 40 Portsmouth 2–0 Coventry Portsmouth
15:00 BST Wallace   15'
Walker   56'
Rocha   75'
Agyemang   76'
Report   7' McSheffrey
  74' Wilson
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 12,601
Referee: Phil Gibbs
29 March 2013 41 Preston 1–1 Portsmouth Preston
17:00 BST King   54'
Keane   77'
Report   3' Wallace
  19' Gyepes
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,464
Referee: Lewis
1 April 2013 42 Portsmouth 1–0 Tranmere Portsmouth
15:00 BST Connolly   53' Report   49' Gibson Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 12,014
Referee: Madley
6 April 2013 43 Portsmouth 0–0 Stevenage Portsmouth
15:00 BST Racon   66'
Moutaouakil   78'
Report   73' Ehmer
  78' Grant
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 12,036
Referee: Sarginson
13 April 2013 44 Brentford 3–2 Portsmouth Brentford
15:00 BST Wright-Phillips   21'   85'
Donaldson   86'
Report   26' Connolly
  58' Cooper
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,149
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
20 April 2013 45 Portsmouth 3–0 Sheffield United Portsmouth
15:00 BST Cooper   21'
Connolly   24'
Wallace   32'
Moutaouakil   57'
Report   63' McDonald Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,433
Referee: Collins
27 April 2013 46 Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Portsmouth Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Goldson   6'
Jacobson   37'
Asante   56'
Taylor   90'
Report   61' Harris
  78' Agyemang
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 8,021
Referee: Kettle

Football League Trophy edit

4 September 2012 Round 1 Portsmouth 2 – 2
(4 – 3 p)
Bournemouth Portsmouth
19:45 BST Rodgers   45'
  52'   67' Howard
  62' Long
Report   5'   59' MacDonald
  30' Fogden
  83' Hughes
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 5,979
Referee: East
Penalties
Howard  
Walker  
Harris  
Rodgers  
  Barnard
  Arter
  Cook
  Grabban
  Pugh
9 October 2012 Round 2 Portsmouth 1 – 3 Wycombe Portsmouth
BST McLeod   45+1' Report   1' Grant
  9'   56' Morgan
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 7,292
Referee: Hooper

FA Cup edit

3 November 2012 1st round proper Portsmouth 0 – 2 Notts County Portsmouth
15:00 BST Buzsáky   65'
Allan   72'   74'
Gyepes   80'
Report   1' Boucaud
  45+1'   69' Zoko
  56' Arquin
  77' Campbell-Ryce
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 7,560
Referee: Sheldrake

Development Squad/Friendlies edit

28 August 2012 Portsmouth Development Squad 3 – 1 Swindon Portsmouth
BST Report Stadium: Wellington Sports Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
11 September 2012 Portsmouth Development Squad 0 – 1 Exeter Portsmouth
BST Report Stadium: Wellington Sports Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
16 October 2012 Portsmouth Development Squad 1 – 1 Crawley Portsmouth
BST Compton  Report Stadium: Wellington Sports Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
30 October 2012 Gosport 1 – 4 Portsmouth Development Squad Gosport
19:45 GMT Norton   Report   24'   25'   30'   76' D. Thompson Stadium: Privett Park
Attendance: 302
5 March 2013 Fulham 5 – 2 Portsmouth London
15:00 Petrić  
Rodallega   55'
Manolev   61'   70'
Emanuelson   82'
Report   36' Akinde
  90+' Harris
Stadium: Motspur Park
16 April 2013 Portsmouth 2 – 1 Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Tarbuck   18'
Walker   75'
[170]   90+5' Guðjónsson Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 6,780
Referee: Cook

Due to lack of first team players, Development squad matches were not needed for the rest of the season, as Development players were sent out on loan to non-league clubs. In addition to this, development squad supervisor Guy Whittingham became Portsmouth's caretaker manager.

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