2020–21 Portsmouth F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was Portsmouth's fourth consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Portsmouth
2020–21 season
ChairmanMichael Eisner
Head CoachKenny Jackett
(until 14 March)[1]
Danny Cowley
(from 19 March)[2]
StadiumFratton Park
EFL League One8th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Marquis (9)
All: John Marquis (11)
Highest home attendance2,000 (2 matches)
vs. Peterborough Utd
(5 December 2020)
vs. Fleetwood Town
(15 December 2020)
Lowest home attendance0
Average home league attendance2,000

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, all games for the season were played behind closed doors without supporters present, except for two matches in December 2020 that were limited to a maximum capacity of 2,000 supporters.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players edit

Squad details edit

As of 9 May 2021
No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Club

apps

Club

goals

Int.

caps

Int.

goals

Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Craig MacGillivray GK   Harrogate 12 January 1993 (age 27) 134 0 Shrewsbury Town 1 July 2018 Free 30 June 2021
35 Alex Bass GK   Huntingdon (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 26) 33 0 Academy 12 August 2014 Trainee 30 June 2023
41 Duncan Turnbull GK   Illinois May 8, 1998 (age 22) 1 0 - - Notre Dame Fighting Irish 12 March 2020 Free 30 June 2021
42 Taylor Seymour GK   Lewes 17 September 2001 (age 19) 1 0 - - Lewes 15 September 2020 Free 30 June 2021
Defenders
2 Callum Johnson RB   Yarm 23 October 1996 (age 24) 45 1 Accrington Stanley 7 September 2020 Undisclosed 30 June 2022
3 Lee Brown LB   Farnborough 10 August 1990 (age 30) 107 3 Bristol Rovers 1 July 2018 Free 30 June 2022
5 Paul Downing CB   Taunton 26 October 1991 (age 29) 23 0 - - Blackburn Rovers 1 July 2019 Free 30 June 2022
6 Jack Whatmough CB   Gosport (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 27) 135 3 Academy 19 August 2013 Trainee 30 June 2021
13 James Bolton RB/CB   Stone 13 August 1994 (age 26) 52 3 - - Shrewsbury Town 1 July 2019 Free 30 June 2022
20 Sean Raggett CB   Gillingham 25 January 1994 (age 26) 89 7 - - Norwich City 3 August 2020 Free 30 June 2022
21 Charlie Daniels LB   Harlow 7 September 1986 (age 34) 18 1 - - Shrewsbury Town 23 January 2021 Free 30 June 2021
25 Joe Hancott LB   Isle of Wight (2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Academy 15 August 2017 Trainee 30 June 2021
37 Haji Mnoga RB   Portsmouth 16 April 2002 (age 18) 13 1 - - Academy 28 June 2018 Trainee 30 June 2021
38 Harry Kavanagh RB/RW   Portsmouth 5 February 2002 (age 19) 2 0 - - Academy 30 June 2018 Trainee 30 June 2021
Midfielders
4 Tom Naylor CM/CB   Sutton-in-Ashfield 28 June 1991 (age 29) 147 13 Burton Albion 1 July 2018 Free 30 June 2021
7 Ryan Williams RW/LW   Perth 28 October 1993 (age 27) 87 6 1 0 Rotherham United 1 July 2019 Free 30 June 2021
8 Ben Close CM   Portsmouth (1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 27) 187 18 Academy 9 May 2014 Trainee 30 June 2021
14 Andy Cannon CM/AM   Ashton-under-Lyne 14 March 1996 (age 24) 77 3 - - Rochdale 2 January 2018 Undisc. 30 June 2021
17 Bryn Morris CM   Hartlepool 25 April 1996 (age 24) 27 1 - - Shrewsbury Town 14 January 2018 Undisc. 30 June 2021
19 Marcus Harness RW/LW/AM   Coventry 24 February 1996 (age 24) 88 18 - - Burton Albion 18 July 2019 Undisc. 30 June 2022
24 Michael Jacobs LW/AM   Rothwell 4 November 1991 (age 28) 22 2 - - Wigan Athletic 14 September 2020 Free 30 June 2022
28 Alfie Bridgman CM   Portsmouth 11 April 2004 (age 16) 1 0 - - Academy 30 June 2020 Trainee 30 June 2021
30 Harry Jewitt-White CM   Portsmouth 26 March 2004 (age 16) 2 0 - - Academy 30 June 2020 Trainee 30 June 2021
32 Charlie Bell CM   Portsmouth 24 December 2002 (age 18) 3 0 - - Academy 30 June 2018 Trainee 30 June 2021
33 Harrison Brook CM   Portsmouth 13 January 2003 (age 18) 1 0 - - Academy 30 June 2019 Trainee 30 June 2021
34 Gerard Storey CM   Belfast 2 May 2002 (age 18) 1 0 - - Academy 18 September 2018 Trainee 30 June 2021
39 Harvey Rew CM/LB   Portsmouth 25 September 2002 (age 18) 3 0 - - Academy 1 July 2019 Trainee 30 June 2021
Forwards
9 John Marquis ST   Lewisham 16 May 1992 (age 28) 98 32 - - Doncaster Rovers 31 July 2019 Undisc. 30 June 2022
10 Ellis Harrison ST   Newport 29 January 1994 (age 26) 68 16 - - Ipswich Town 1 July 2019 Undisc. 30 June 2022
11 Ronan Curtis LW/FW   London 29 March 1996 (age 24) 141 39 4 0 Derry City 1 July 2018 Undisc. 30 June 2023
18 Reeco Hackett-Fairchild LW/FW   Redbridge 9 January 1998 (age 22) 1 0 - - Bromley 6 January 2020 Undisc. 30 June 2022
26 Jordy Hiwula ST   Manchester 21 September 1994 (age 26) 15 3 - - Coventry City 22 October 2020 Free 30 June 2021
31 Lee Seok-Jae FW   South Korea 8 July 2003 (age 17) 2 0 - - Academy 30 June 2019 Trainee 30 June 2021
36 Eoin Teggart FW   Ballynahinch 6 February 2002 (age 18) 2 0 - - Academy 18 September 2018 Trainee 30 June 2021
40 Alfie Stanley FW   Portsmouth 1 January 2001 (age 18) 2 0 - - Academy 30 June 2018 Trainee 30 June 2021

Appearances & goals edit

As of 9 February 2021
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   SCO Craig MacGillivray 30 0 26+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF   ENG Callum Johnson 32 1 25+1 0 3+0 1 0+0 0 1+2 0
3 DF   ENG Lee Brown 21 0 17+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF   ENG Tom Naylor 32 7 26+0 5 3+0 2 2+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF   ENG Paul Downing 6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 4+0 0
6 DF   ENG Jack Whatmough 24 2 20+1 2 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF   AUS Ryan Williams 30 3 18+5 3 3+0 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
8 MF   ENG Ben Close 15 1 2+8 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
9 FW   ENG John Marquis 33 13 23+3 11 2+1 0 2+0 1 2+0 1
10 FW   WAL Ellis Harrison 24 5 7+11 3 1+2 1 0+1 0 1+1 1
11 MF   IRL Ronan Curtis 29 10 18+5 6 2+0 1 2+0 1 2+0 2
13 DF   ENG James Bolton 9 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
14 MF   ENG Andy Cannon 31 1 22+3 1 2+0 0 0+2 0 1+1 0
15 DF   DEN Rasmus Nicolaisen 13 1 3+4 0 3+0 1 0+0 0 3+0 0
16 MF   SCO George Byers 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF   ENG Bryn Morris 18 0 5+4 0 0+2 0 2+0 0 4+1 0
19 MF   ENG Marcus Harness 32 8 25+1 5 3+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 2
20 DF   ENG Sean Raggett 32 4 26+0 2 3+0 2 2+0 0 1+0 0
21 DF   ENG Charlie Daniels 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF   ENG Harvey White 5 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF   ENG Michael Jacobs 16 2 9+6 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 FW   ENG Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila 7 3 0+2 0 0+2 1 0+0 0 3+0 2
28 MF   ENG Alfie Bridgman 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
30 MF   WAL Harry Jewitt-White 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
31 FW   KOR Lee Suk-jae 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
32 MF   ENG Charlie Bell 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
33 MF   ENG Harrison Brook 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
34 MF   NIR Gerard Storey 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
35 GK   ENG Alex Bass 5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
36 FW   NIR Eoin Teggart 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
37 DF   ENG Haji Mnoga 7 1 1+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
38 DF   ENG Harry Kavanagh 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
39 DF   WAL Harvey Rew 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
40 FW   ENG Alfie Stanley 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
41 GK   USA Duncan Turnbull 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
42 GK   ENG Taylor Seymour 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Players who have left the club:
23 DF   ENG Cameron Pring 15 0 6+3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
26 MF   ENG Gareth Evans 3 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 1+0 0

Goals record edit

As of 9 February 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 9   CF John Marquis 11 0 1 1 13
2 11   LW Ronan Curtis 6 1 1 2 10
3 19   RW Marcus Harness 5 1 0 2 8
4 4   DM Tom Naylor 5 2 0 0 7
5 10   CF Ellis Harrison 3 1 0 1 5
6 20   CB Sean Raggett 2 2 0 0 4
7 7   AM Ryan Williams 3 0 0 0 3
26   CF Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila 0 1 0 2 3
9 2   RB Callum Johnson 0 1 0 0 1
6   CB Jack Whatmough 2 0 0 0 2
24   RW Michal Jacobs 2 0 0 0 2
12 8   CM Ben Close 1 0 0 0 1
15   CB Rasmus Nicolaisen 0 1 0 0 1
13   RB James Bolton 1 0 0 0 1
14   RM Andy Cannon 1 0 0 0 1
26   RW Gareth Evans 0 0 1 0 1
37   RB Haji Mnoga 0 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1
Total 38 10 3 9 60

Disciplinary record edit

As of 9 February 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
                                       
1 4   DM Tom Naylor 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
2 9   CF John Marquis 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
14   RM Andy Cannon 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
19   RW Marcus Harness 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
5 3   LB Lee Brown 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
6   CB Jack Whatmough 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
7 7   AM Ryan Williams 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10   CF Ellis Harrison 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11   LW Ronan Curtis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
20   CB Sean Raggett 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11 2   RB Callum Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
15   CB Rasmus Nicolaisen 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
23   LB Cameron Pring 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
37   RB Haji Mnoga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
16 5   CB Paul Downing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
13   RB James Bolton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
17   CM Bryn Morris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26   RW Gareth Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 43 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 52 0 1

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
3 August 2020 CB   Sean Raggett   Norwich City Free transfer [3]
7 September 2020 RB   Callum Johnson   Accrington Stanley Undisclosed [4]
14 September 2020 LW   Michael Jacobs   Wigan Athletic Free transfer [5]
22 October 2020 CF   Jordy Hiwula   Coventry City Free transfer [6]
23 January 2021 LB   Charlie Daniels   Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [7]

Loans in edit

Date from Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
1 September 2020 LB   Cameron Pring   Bristol City 3 January 2021 [8][9]
23 September 2020 CB   Rasmus Nicolaisen   FC Midtjylland End of season [10]
18 January 2021 DM   Harvey White   Tottenham Hotspur End of season [11]
23 January 2021 CM   George Byers   Swansea City End of season [12]
28 January 2021 GK   Lewis Ward   Exeter City End of season [13]

Loans out edit

Date from Pos. Nat. Name To Date until Ref.
16 September 2020 MF   Gerard Storey   Gosport Borough October 2020 [14]
16 September 2020 RW   Eoin Teggart   Gosport Borough October 2020 [14]
17 September 2020 FW   Alfie Stanley   Bognor Regis Town [15]
21 September 2020 CF   Reeco Hackett-Fairchild   Bromley 3 January 2021 [16]
7 January 2021 CF   Reeco Hackett-Fairchild   Southend United End of season [17]
7 January 2021 RW   Eoin Teggart   Cliftonville End of season [18]
18 January 2021 DM   Bryn Morris   Northampton Town End of season [19]
27 February 2021 GK   Alex Bass   Southend United 6 March 2021 [20]
5 April 2021 GK   Duncan Turnbull   Las Vegas Lights End of season [21]

Transfers out edit

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CB   Christian Burgess   Union Saint-Gilloise Free transfer [22]
1 July 2020 CF   Bradley Lethbridge   Bognor Regis Town Released [23][24]
1 July 2020 GK   Luke McGee   Forest Green Rovers Rejected contract [23][25]
9 July 2020 CB   Matthew Casey   Gosport Borough Released [26][27]
9 July 2020 CF   Oliver Hawkins   Ipswich Town Released [26][28]
9 July 2020 CM   Adam May   Cambridge United Released [26][29]
9 July 2020 CF   Brett Pitman   Swindon Town Released [26][30]
22 July 2020 LB   Brandon Haunstrup   Kilmarnock Free transfer [31]
3 August 2020 MF   Ethan Robb   AFC Portchester Free transfer [32]
25 September 2020 AM   Gareth Evans   Bradford City Mutual consent [33][34]

Pre-season edit

Competitions edit

EFL League One edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 +28 77 Qualification for League One play-offs
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 +19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 +21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 +14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 +14 72
9 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 46 46 0 69
10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 63 60 +3 67
11 Accrington Stanley 46 18 13 15 63 68 −5 67
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 12 16 56 61 −5 66
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[35]

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 21 9 16 65 51  +14 72 9 5 9 29 24  +5 12 4 7 36 27  +9

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday edit

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAHAAH
ResultDDLWWLWWWLWDWDLWWDWWWLLWDWLLWDLLLLWWWWLDLLWDWL
Position1517211191085577644643213345454554456610655456787668
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020/21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[36]

20 September 2020 2 Rochdale 0–0 Portsmouth Rochdale
15:00 BST McShane   86' Report Brown   43'
Naylor   51'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
26 September 2020 3 Portsmouth 1–2 Wigan Athletic Portsmouth
15:00 BST Harrison   89' Report Garner   26'
Evans   39'
Cameron   48'
James   59'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
3 October 2020 4 Burton Albion 2–4 Portsmouth Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 BST Akins   14'
Naylor   20' (o.g.)
Hemmings   77'
Report Harness   2', 47', 74'
Harrison   25'
Whatmough   60'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
10 October 2020 5 Portsmouth 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Portsmouth
15:00 BST Naylor   2'   88'
Harrison   23' (pen.)
Report Fraser   12' (pen.)
Lewington   68'
Jerome   77'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
17 October 2020 6 Portsmouth 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Portsmouth
15:00 BST Harness   38' Report James   11'   79'
Wright   45+2'
Gomes   90+1'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Referee: Brett Huxtable
20 October 2020 7 Gillingham 0–2 Portsmouth Gillingham
18:30 BST Maghoma   90+1' Report Marquis   15'   90+1'
Jacobs   17'
Johnson   29'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
24 October 2020 8 Sunderland 1–3 Portsmouth Sunderland
15:00 BST Wyke   10'
O'Nien   70'   84'
Report Harness   7'
Williams   19'
Marquis   25', 85' (pen.)
Johnson   80'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
27 October 2020 9 Portsmouth 4–0 Northampton Town Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Marquis   39', 47'
Curtis   50'
Williams   57'
Harness   60'   83'
Report Bolger   43' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
31 October 2020 10 Portsmouth 0–2 Charlton Athletic Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Nicolaisen   90' Report Williams   26'
Amos   59'
Maatsen   71'
Aneke   82'   90+3'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
3 November 2020 11 Lincoln City 1–3 Portsmouth Lincoln
19:00 GMT Hopper   73'
Grant   90+4'
Report Marquis   5', 50'   88'
Curtis   57'   61'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
16 November 2020 12 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Portsmouth Plymouth
19:45 GMT Raggett   11' (o.g.)
Opoku   71'   78'
Reeves   86'
Report Marquis   33'   63' (pen.)
Naylor   65'   86'
Cannon   73'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
21 November 2020 13 Portsmouth 4–1 Crewe Alexandra Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Cannon   15'
Curtis   15', 40'
Naylor   51'
Marquis   56'
Harrison   85'
Report Ng   57'
Finney   90+4' (pen.)
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
24 November 2020 14 Portsmouth 1–1 Oxford United Portsmouth
19:00 GMT Raggett   19'   90+1'
Cannon   73'
Report Clare   52'
Rodríguez   69' (pen.)
Taylor   90+2'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
1 December 2020 15 Blackpool 1–0 Portsmouth Blackpool
19:00 GMT Ballard   64'
Anderson   64'
Madine   90+2'
Kaikai   90+6'
Report Marquis   79'
Brown   81'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Josh Smith
5 December 2020 16 Portsmouth 2–0 Peterborough United Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Cannon   57'
Whatmough   61'
Naylor   68'   75'
Brown   88'
Report Thompson   50'
Blake-Tracy   61'
Taylor   85'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Peter Wright
12 December 2020 17 Ipswich Town 0-2 Portsmouth Ipswich
15:00 GMT Lankester   70'
McGuinness   72'
McGavin   74'
Report Williams   29'   44'
Curtis   70'
Raggett   79'
Whatmough   88'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Thomas Bramall
15 December 2020 18 Portsmouth 0–0 Fleetwood Town Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Curtis   12'
Whatmough   31'
Williams   34'
Harness   41'
Report Madden   31'
Andrew   41'
Burns   45+1'
Duffy   90+4'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Alan Young
18 December 2020 19 Hull City 0–2 Portsmouth Kingston upon Hull
17:30 GMT Report Greaves   6' (o.g.)
Magennis   55' (o.g.)
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
16 January 2021 20 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Portsmouth Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Report Marquis   16'
Whatmough   36'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
19 January 2021 21 Portsmouth 4–0 AFC Wimbledon Portsmouth
19:00 GMT Marquis   28'
Williams   36'
Raggett   44'
Close   89'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
23 January 2021 22 Portsmouth 0–4 Hull City Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Naylor   87' Report Whatmough   23' (o.g.), 63' (o.g.)
Honeyman   61'
Lewis-Potter   68'
Smallwood   83'
Magennis   90+1'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
26 January 2021 23 Portsmouth 0–1 Lincoln City Portsmouth
19:00 GMT Harness   16'
Raggett   22'
Whatmough   29'
Report Edun   32'
Rogers   79'
Jackson   88'
McGrandles   90+1'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
2 February 2021 24 Charlton Athletic 1–3 Portsmouth Charlton
19:00 GMT Oshilaja   18'
Pratley   33'
Stockley   52'
Maatsen   54'
Watson   81'
Report Harrison   2'
Jacobs   39'
Naylor   55',   87'
Cannon   61'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
6 February 2021 25 Portsmouth 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Cannon   72'
Naylor   84'
Curtis   86'
Bolton   87'
Report Jephcott   71', 82' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
9 February 2021 26 Portsmouth 2–0 Swindon Town Portsmouth
19:00 GMT Curtis   8'
Harrison   64' (pen.)
Report Payne   45' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
16 February 2021 27 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Portsmouth Bristol
19:00 GMT McCormick   6'
Williams   27'
Ayunga   34', 44'
Leahy   70' (pen.)
Report Marquis   26',   90+6'
Johnson   66'
Raggett   69'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
20 February 2021 28 Portsmouth 0–1 Blackpool Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Cannon   71'
Curtis   90+3'
Report Garbutt   19'
Simms   33'
Yates   82'
Gabriel   89'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
23 February 2021 29 Oxford United 0–1 Portsmouth Oxford
19:00 GMT Brannagan   45+1' Report Curtis   14'
Harness   45+1'
White   48'
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
27 February 2021 30 Portsmouth 1–1 Gillingham Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Raggett   32'
Mnoga   82'
Report Oliver   40'
O'Keefe   76'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
2 March 2021 31 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Portsmouth Doncaster
19:00 GMT Taylor   10'
James   12'
Okenabirhie   70'
Smith   90+4'
Report Harness   15'
Nicolaisen   59'
Marquis   82'   90+4'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: Ross Joyce
6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 32 Northampton Town 4–1 Portsmouth Northampton
15:00 GMT Watson   20',   23'
Horsfall   32'
Hoskins   43'
Miller   85'
Mitchell   88'
Report Marquis   34'
Harrison   73' (pen.)
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Andy Haines
9 March 2021 33 Portsmouth 0–2 Sunderland Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Report Wyke   13'
Jones   58'
Sanderson   66'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
16 March 2021 34 Peterborough United 1–0 Portsmouth Peterborough
19:00 GMT Nicolaisen   32' (o.g.)
Beevers   77'
Report Whatmough   41'
White   83'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
20 March 2021 35 Portsmouth 2–1 Ipswich Town Portsmouth
13:00 GMT Whatmough   18'
Naylor   41'
Curtis   52'
Cannon   56'
Harness   72'
Jacobs   82'
Report Norwood   32'
Edwards   66'
Chambers   66'
Bishop   71'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) 36 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Portsmouth Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Ogbeta   52' Report Harness   25'
Marquis   36',   68'
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
2 April 2021 37 Portsmouth 2–1 Rochdale Portsmouth
15:00 BST Williams   5',   76'
Curtis   37'
Report Keohane   24'
Beesley   90+3'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
5 April 2021 38 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Portsmouth Wigan
15:00 BST Ojo   34'
Robinson   41'
Tilt   90+4'
Report Cannon   46'
Brown   90+6'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
10 April 2021 39 Portsmouth 1–2 Burton Albion Portsmouth
15:00 BST Daniels   88' Report Clare   40'
Fondop   45'
Powell   47'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
13 April 2021 40 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Portsmouth Crewe
18:00 BST Lowery   20'
Offord   45+4'
Report Raggett   28'
Williams   49'
Marquis   59'
Johnson   77'
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
17 April 2021 41 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Portsmouth Denbigh
12:30 BST Lewington   31'
Fraser   41' (pen.)
Jules   69'
Report Daniels   19'
Whatmough   81'
Byers   90+4'
Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Coy
20 April 2021 42 Swindon Town 3–1 Portsmouth Swindon
18:00 BST Pitman   18', 61' (pen.)
Thompson   72'
Smith   90+1'
Report Daniels   60'
Curtis   82'
Nicolaisen   84'
Cannon   90+3'
Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
24 April 2021 43 Portsmouth 1–0 Bristol Rovers Portsmouth
13:00 BST Curtis   27' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
27 April 2021 44 Accrington Stanley 3–3 Portsmouth Accrington
19:00 BST Bishop   15'
Burgess   43'
Barclay   90+3'
Conneely   90+4'
Marquis   90+5' (o.g.)
Report Marquis   49', 90+1'
Williams   54'
Curtis   84'
Cannon   86'
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
1 May 2021 45 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Portsmouth Wimbledon
15:00 BST Pigott   15',   23'
Dobson   19'
Alexander   37'
Report Curtis   24',   37'
Brown   45', 45+4'
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
9 May 2021 46 Portsmouth 0–1 Accrington Stanley Portsmouth
12:00 BST Harness   18'
Downing   28'
Byers   64'
White   66'
Report Phillips   23'
Rodgers   62'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss

FA Cup edit

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[37] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[38] The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[39]

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 November 2020 First round Ipswich Town 2–3 (a.e.t.) Portsmouth Ipswich
15:00 GMT Hawkins   27'
Nolan   43'
Norwood   66'   112'
Donacien   109'
Report Curtis   11'
Naylor   13'
Pring   87'
Raggett   111'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
28 November 2020 Second round Portsmouth 6–1 King's Lynn Town Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Nicolaisen   2'
Naylor   30'   63'
Raggett   51'
Harness   58'
Harrison   72' (pen.)
Hiwula   80'
Report McCauley   47'
Southwell   68'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
10 January 2021 Third round Bristol City 2–1 Portsmouth Bristol
13:30 GMT Nagy   5'
Diédhiou   19'
Martin   83'
Report Nicolaisen   32'
Johnson   45+1'
Naylor   82'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett

EFL Cup edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[40] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[41]

29 August 2020 First round Stevenage 3–3
(1–3 p)
Portsmouth Stevenage
15:00 BST List   9'
Carter   10'
Cuthbert   29'
Report Curtis   21'
Evans   45+2'
Marquis   51'
Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
Penalties
Effiong  
Newton  
Osborne  
Coker  
  Marquis
  Curtis
  Brown
17 September 2020 Second round Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Portsmouth Falmer
19:45 BST Mac Allister   38'
Jahanbakhsh   54'
Bernardo   58'
Gyökeres   71'
Report Stadium: American Express Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue

EFL Trophy edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[42] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.[43] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.[44]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA West Ham United U21 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Portsmouth 3 2 0 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3 L2 Colchester United 3 1 0 0 2 6 4 +2 3
4 L2 Southend United 3 0 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group stage Portsmouth 2–0 Colchester United Portsmouth
19:00 BST Harness   37', 38'
Williams   80'
Pring   88'
Report Sowunmi   40' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
6 October 2020 Group stage Southend United 0–3 Portsmouth Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST Rush   35'
Coker   59'
Taylor   84'
Report Marquis   21' (pen.)
Curtis   40', 77'
Bolton   78'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
10 November 2020 Group stage Portsmouth 0–1 West Ham United U21 Portsmouth
19:00 GMT Mnoga   65'
Downing   67'
Report Corbett   4'
Lewis   33'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
8 December 2020 Second round Cheltenham Town 0–3 Portsmouth Cheltenham
19:00 GMT Tozer   43' Report Mnoga   15'   26'
Hiwula   29', 50'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
12 January 2021 Third round Peterborough United 5–1 Portsmouth Peterborough
19:00 GMT Taylor   15'
Beevers   20'
Clarke-Harris   29'
Kent   45+1'
Dembele   52'
Hamilton   87'
Report Harrison   90+2' Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis

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