2015–16 Portsmouth F.C. season

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Portsmouth
2015–16 season
OwnerPompey Supporters Trust
ChairmanIain McInnes
ManagerPaul Cook
StadiumFratton Park
League Two6th
FA CupFourth round
(vs. Bournemouth)
League CupSecond round
(vs. Reading)
FL TrophyFirst round
(vs. Exeter City)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marc McNulty
Gareth Evans
(10 each)

All:
Marc McNulty (12)
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season was Portsmouth's 117th season of existence and their third consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Players[]

Squad details[]

As of 19 May 2016
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 Paul Jones GK England Snodland (1986-06-28)28 June 1986 (aged 29) 64 0 Crawley 4 June 2014 Free 30 June 2017
24 Brian Murphy GK Republic of Ireland Waterford (1983-05-07)7 May 1983 (aged 33) 25 0 QPR 8 August 2015 Free 30 June 2016
27 Ryan Fulton GK Scotland Burnley England (1996-05-23)23 May 1996 (aged 19) 13 0 Liverpool 22 January 2016 Loan 30 June 2016
35 Alex Bass GK England Southampton (1998-04-01)1 April 1998 (aged 18) Academy 12 August 2014 Trainee 30 June 2016
Defenders
2 Ben Davies RB/RW England Birmingham (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 34) 51 1 Sheffield United 6 August 2015 Free 30 June 2016
3 Enda Stevens LB Republic of Ireland Dublin (1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 25) 53 0 Aston Villa 15 June 2015 Free 30 June 2017
4 Adam Webster CB/RB England West Wittering (1995-01-04)4 January 1995 (aged 21) 81 5 Academy 9 February 2011 Free 30 June 2017
6 Christian Burgess CB England Barking (1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 24) 43 2 Peterborough 25 June 2015 Undisc. 30 June 2018
16 Jack Whatmough CB England Gosport (1996-08-19)19 August 1996 (aged 19)[1] 38 0 Academy 19 August 2013 Free 30 June 2017
17 Kieron Freeman RB/LB Wales Arnold (1992-03-21)21 March 1992 (aged 24) 7 0 Sheffield Utd 28 January 2016 Loan 30 June 2016
20 Matt Clarke CB/CM England Barham (1996-09-22)22 September 1996 (aged 19) 33 1 Ipswich Town 3 August 2015 Loan 30 June 2016
36 CB England Winchester (1998-04-25)25 April 1998 (aged 18) Academy 31 October 2015 Trainee 30 June 2016
38 Brandon Haunstrup LB England Waterlooville (1996-10-26)26 October 1996 (aged 19) 5 0 Academy 25 June 2015 Free 30 June 2016
Midfielders
8 Michael Doyle CM Republic of Ireland Dublin (1981-08-08)8 August 1981 (aged 34) 50 2 1 0 Sheffield United 6 July 2015 Free 30 June 2016
11 Gary Roberts LW/AM England Liverpool (1984-03-18)18 March 1984 (aged 32) 38 10 Chesterfield 17 June 2015 Undisc. 30 June 2018
14 Kal Naismith RW/LW/ST Scotland Glasgow (1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 24) 22 3 Accrington Stanley 28 May 2015 Undisc. 30 June 2018
15 Adam Barton CM/CB Republic of Ireland Blackburn England (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 25) 21 0 Coventry City 24 June 2015 Free 30 June 2017
18 Ben Tollitt LW/RW/AM England Liverpool (1994-11-30)30 November 1994 (aged 21) 16 1 Skelmersdale 15 July 2015 Free 30 June 2016
23 Kyle Bennett LW/RW England Telford (1990-09-09)9 September 1990 (aged 25) 51 7 Doncaster Rovers 21 May 2015 Free 30 June 2017
26 Gareth Evans RW/LW England Macclesfield (1988-04-26)26 April 1988 (aged 28) 48 10 Fleetwood Town 28 July 2015 Free 30 June 2016
29 Danny Hollands CM England Ashford (1985-11-06)6 November 1985 (aged 30) 94 8 Charlton 22 May 2014 Free 30 June 2016
30 Adam May CM England Southampton (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 18) 4 0 Academy 17 April 2015 Free 30 June 2016
32 C. Oxlade-Chamberlain CM England Portsmouth (1998-06-24)24 June 1998 (aged 17) 1 0 Academy 31 October 2015 Trainee 30 June 2016
33 Ben Close CM England Portsmouth (1996-08-08)8 August 1996 (aged 19) 23 0 Academy 3 May 2014 Free 30 June 2017
40 Kaleem Haitham LW England Portsmouth (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 17) 1 0 Academy 31 October 2015 Trainee 30 June 2016
Forwards
7 Adam McGurk ST/RW/LW Northern Ireland Larne (1989-01-24)24 January 1989 (aged 27) 36 6 Burton Albion 24 June 2015 Free 30 June 2017
10 Marc McNulty ST/AM Scotland Edinburgh (1992-09-14)14 September 1992 (aged 23) 34 12 Sheffield United 6 November 2015 Loan 30 June 2016
19 Conor Chaplin ST/LW England Worthing (1997-02-16)16 February 1997 (aged 19) 49 12 Academy 20 October 2014 Free 30 June 2018
25 Conor Wilkinson ST Republic of Ireland Croydon England (1995-01-13)13 January 1995 (aged 21) 1 0 Bolton 23 March 2016 Loan 30 June 2016
31 Brandon Joseph-Buadi ST England Brighton (1997-10-02)2 October 1997 (aged 18) 1 0 Academy 31 October 2015 Trainee 30 June 2016

Transfers[]

In[]

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
England Paul Cook 48 EU Chesterfield Job Offer Summer 2016 £150,000 Portsmouth FC
23 MF England Kyle Bennett 24 EU Doncaster Rovers Transfer Summer 2017 Free Portsmouth FC
14 MF Scotland Kal Naismith 23 EU Accrington Stanley Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed Portsmouth FC
3 DF Republic of Ireland Enda Stevens 24 EU Aston Villa Transfer Summer 2017 Free Portsmouth FC
11 MF England Gary Roberts 31 EU Chesterfield Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed Portsmouth FC
7 FW Northern Ireland Adam McGurk 26 EU Burton Albion Transfer Summer 2017 Free Portsmouth FC
15 MF Republic of Ireland Adam Barton 24 EU Coventry City Transfer Summer 2017 Free Portsmouth FC
DF England Chad Field 18 EU Youth system Promoted Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
38 DF England Brandon Haunstrup 18 EU Youth system Promoted Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
DF Norway Snorre Nilsen 18 EU Youth system Promoted Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
6 DF England Christian Burgess 23 EU Peterborough United Transfer Summer 2018 £75,000 Portsmouth FC
8 MF Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle 33 EU Sheffield United Transfer Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
17 FW England Jayden Stockley 21 EU Bournemouth Loan Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
18 MF England Ben Tollitt 20 EU Skelmersdale United Transfer Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
26 MF England Gareth Evans 27 EU Fleetwood Town Transfer Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
30 MF England Adam May 17 EU Youth system Promoted Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
20 DF England Matt Clarke 18 EU Ipswich Town Loan Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
2 MF England Ben Davies 34 EU Sheffield United Transfer Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
24 GK Republic of Ireland Brian Murphy 32 EU Queens Park Rangers Transfer Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
5 MF Benin Romuald Boco 30 EU Bharat FC India Transfer During season 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
27 GK Republic of Ireland Aaron McCarey 23 EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan During season 2015 Free Portsmouth FC
13 FW Northern Ireland Caolan Lavery 22 EU Sheffield Wednesday Loan During season 2015 Free Portsmouth FC
10 FW Scotland Marc McNulty 23 EU Sheffield United Loan During season 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
27 GK Scotland Ryan Fulton 19 EU Liverpool Loan Winter 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
17 DF Wales Kieron Freeman 23 EU Sheffield United Loan Winter 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
21 FW England Michael Smith 24 EU Swindon Town Loan Winter 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
25 FW Republic of Ireland Conor Wilkinson 21 EU Bolton Wanderers Loan During season 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
22 GK England Ryan Allsop 23 EU Bournemouth Loan During season 2016 Free Portsmouth FC

Total spending: Decrease £225,000

Out[]

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
15 FW England Paul McCallum 21 EU West Ham United Loan Return Summer Free
18 DF England Josh Passley 20 EU Fulham Loan Return Summer Free
24 DF Jamaica Nyron Nosworthy 34 EU Blackpool Loan Return Summer Free
4 DF England Danny East 23 EU Grimsby Town Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
BBC Sport
5 DF England Joe Devera 28 EU Boreham Wood Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
BBC Sport
6 DF England Ben Chorley 32 EU Bromley Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
BBC Sport
11 FW England Tom Craddock 28 EU Guiseley Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
BBC Sport
17 DF England Nicky Shorey 33 EU Pune City India Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
19 MF England Wes Fogden 27 EU Yeovil Town Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
BBC Sport
26 MF England Bradley Tarbuck 19 EU Dorchester Town Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
34 DF England Dan Butler 20 EU Torquay United Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
BBC Sport
9 FW England Ryan Taylor 27 EU Oxford United Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
Oxford United FC
8 MF England Jed Wallace 21 EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Transfer Summer £275,000 Portsmouth FC
20 FW England Craig Westcarr 30 EU Mansfield Town Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
7 MF England Andy Barcham 28 EU AFC Wimbledon Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
AFC Wimbledon
13 MF Austria Johannes Ertl 32 EU Free agent Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
22 GK England Michael Poke 29 EU Eastleigh Loan Summer Free Portsmouth FC
5 DF England Paul Robinson 33 EU AFC Wimbledon Mutual consent Summer Free Portsmouth FC
AFC Wimbledon
DF England Chad Field 18 EU Bognor Regis Town Loan Summer Free Portsmouth FC
DF Norway Snorre Nilsen 18 EU Bognor Regis Town Loan Summer Free Portsmouth FC
MF Benin Romuald Boco 30 EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan During season Free Portsmouth FC
34 DF England Calvin Davies 18 EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan During season Free Portsmouth FC
27 GK Republic of Ireland Aaron McCarey 23 EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan return During season Free Portsmouth FC
FW England Liam Sayers 17 EU Dorchester Town Loan During season Free Dorchester Town FC
21 MF England James Dunne 26 EU Dagenham & Redbridge Loan During season Free Portsmouth FC
30 MF England Adam May 17 EU Gosport Borough Loan During season Free Portsmouth FC
14 MF Scotland Kal Naismith 23 EU Hartlepool United Loan During season Free Portsmouth FC
1 GK England Paul Jones 29 EU Crawley Town Loan Winter Free Portsmouth FC
9 FW England Matt Tubbs 31 EU Eastleigh Loan During season Free Portsmouth FC

Total spending: Increase £275,000

Contracts[]

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Status
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
33 MF England Ben Close 18 Signed 1 year June 2016 Portsmouth FC
2 DF England Adam Webster 19 Signed 2 years June 2017 Portsmouth FC
8 FW England Ryan Taylor 27 Collapsed 0 year June 2015 Portsmouth FC
30 MF England Adam May 17 Signed 1 year June 2016 Portsmouth FC
19 FW England Conor Chaplin 18 Signed 3 years June 2018 Portsmouth FC

Last updated:

Player statistics[]

Squad stats[]

As of 19 May 2016
No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Paul Jones 10 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF England Ben Davies 51 1 43 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Enda Stevens 53 0 45 0 5 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF England Adam Webster 35 2 24+3 2 4+1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF England Christian Burgess 43 2 37 2 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7 FW Northern Ireland Adam McGurk 36 6 12+15 2 4 3 2 1 1 0 0+2 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle 50 1 43+1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 FW Scotland Marc McNulty 34 12 19+8 10 4+1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
11 MF England Gary Roberts 38 10 27+6 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1
14 MF Scotland Kal Naismith 18 3 8+7 3 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
15 MF Republic of Ireland Adam Barton 21 0 11+5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
16 DF England Jack Whatmough 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Wales Kieron Freeman 7 0 4+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF England Ben Tollitt 15 1 0+12 1 0 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0
19 FW England Conor Chaplin 38 11 6+24 8 1+3 1 1+1 2 1 0 0+1 0
20 DF England Matt Clarke 33 1 26+3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF England Kyle Bennett 51 7 40+2 6 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
24 GK Republic of Ireland Brian Murphy 25 0 20+1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF England Gareth Evans 48 10 32+8 10 3+1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
27 GK Scotland Ryan Fulton 13 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF England Danny Hollands 39 0 27+5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
30 MF England Adam May 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
32 MF England Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
33 MF England Ben Close 14 0 6+1 0 2+1 0 2 0 1 0 0+1 0
35 GK England Alex Bass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF England Brandon Haunstrup 5 0 1 0 0+1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
40 MF England Kaleem Haitham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players on loan to other clubs:
9 FW England Matt Tubbs 17 5 8+8 5 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW England Brandon Joseph-Buadi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
34 DF England Calvin Davies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
5 MF Benin Romuald Boco 5 0 2+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 FW Northern Ireland Caolan Lavery 13 4 11+2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW England Jayden Stockley 12 2 4+5 2 0+1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF England James Dunne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW England Michael Smith 16 4 13+3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK England Michael Poke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK England Ryan Allsop 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 MF France Nigel Atangana 13 0 8+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 GK Republic of Ireland Aaron McCarey 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers[]

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Play-offs Total
1 FW Scotland 10 Marc McNulty 10 1 0 0 1 12
2 FW England 19 Conor Chaplin 8 1 2 0 0 11
3 MF England 26 Gareth Evans 10 0 0 0 0 10
MF England 11 Gary Roberts 7 2 0 0 1 10
4 MF England 23 Kyle Bennett 6 0 0 0 0 6
FW Northern Ireland 7 Adam McGurk 2 3 1 0 0 6
5 FW England 9 Matt Tubbs 5 0 0 0 0 5
6 FW Northern Ireland 13 Caolan Lavery 4 0 0 0 0 4
FW England 21 Michael Smith 4 0 0 0 0 4
7 MF Scotland 14 Kal Naismith 3 0 0 0 0 3
8 DF England 4 Adam Webster 2 0 0 0 0 2
DF England 6 Christian Burgess 2 0 0 0 0 2
FW England 17 Jayden Stockley 2 0 0 0 0 2
7 DF England 2 Ben Davies 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF England 18 Ben Tollitt 1 0 0 0 0 1
DF England 20 Matt Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 75 8 3 0 2 88

Disciplinary record[]

Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Play-offs Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3 Republic of Ireland DF Enda Stevens 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
6 England DF Christian Burgess 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
2 England DF Ben Davies 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
10 Scotland FW Marc McNulty 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
8 Republic of Ireland MF Michael Doyle 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
19 England FW Conor Chaplin 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
23 England MF Kyle Bennett 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
29 England MF Danny Hollands 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
20 England DF Matt Clarke 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11 England MF Gary Roberts 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
26 England MF Gareth Evans 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
4 England DF Adam Webster 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
7 Northern Ireland FW Adam McGurk 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 England FW Jayden Stockley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
15 Republic of Ireland MF Adam Barton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
17 Wales DF Kieron Freeman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
13 Northern Ireland FW Caolan Lavery 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 Republic of Ireland GK Brian Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 Republic of Ireland MF Adam Barton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 56 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 66 7

Competitions[]

Pre-season friendlies[]

On 6 May 2015, Portsmouth announced two pre-season friendlies, Away to Havant & Waterlooville on 11 July 2015 and Away to Bognor Regis Town on 17 July 2015.[2] On 28 May 2015, the club announced they will also travel to play Gillingham.[3] A day later, Portsmouth announced they will travel to face Woking.[4] On 31 May 2015, Portsmouth added Gosport Borough to their pre-season programme.[5] On 11 July 2015, Portsmouth announced a friendly against Coventry City.[6]

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly Havant & Waterlooville 1–1 Portsmouth Havant
15:00 BST Clifton 21' Report 48' Doyle Stadium: West Leigh Park
Referee: Dean Treleaven
17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Friendly Bognor Regis Town 1–1 Portsmouth Bognor Regis
19:30 BST Rutherford 57' Report 8' Tubbs Stadium: Nyewood Lane
Referee: Ashley Slaughter
18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly Gosport Borough 2–3 Portsmouth Gosport
15:00 BST Bennett 73'
White 75'
Report 13' 89' Chaplin
66' Robinson
Stadium: Privett Park
Attendance: 2,020
Referee: Dan Crooke
21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly Portsmouth 2–1 Coventry City Havant
19:30 BST Chaplin 4'
Evans 45'
Report 53' Thomas Stadium: West Leigh Park
Referee:
24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Friendly Woking 0–2 Portsmouth Woking
19:30 BST Report 28' Evans
31' Clarke
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,562
Referee: Charlie Breakspear
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly Gillingham 0–0 Portsmouth Gillingham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Referee: Fred Graham
4 August 2015 (2015-08-04) Friendly Burnham 0–5 Portsmouth XI Burnham
19:30 BST Report McGurk 25'
Stockley 72'
Joseph-Buadi 82'
May
Oxlade-Chamberlain
Stadium: The Gore
Referee: Kieran Bailey

League Two[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Accrington Stanley 46 24 13 9 74 48 +26 85 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5 Plymouth Argyle 46 24 9 13 72 46 +26 81
6 Portsmouth 46 21 15 10 75 44 +31 78
7 AFC Wimbledon (O, P) 46 21 12 13 64 50 +14 75
8 Leyton Orient 46 19 12 15 60 61 −1 69
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Matches[]

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[7]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Portsmouth 3–0 Dagenham & Redbridge Milton
15:00 BST Evans 51'
Bennett 63', 74'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,948
Referee: Carl Boyeson
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Portsmouth Plymouth
15:00 BST Wylde 89' Report 45' (pen.) Tubbs
86' (pen.) Roberts
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,476
Referee: Steve Martin
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Crawley Town 0–0 Portsmouth Crawley
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,003
Referee: Fred Graham
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Portsmouth 3–3 Morecambe Milton
15:00 BST Roberts 42', 65'
Stevens
Stockley 90+5'
Report 11' Barkhuizen
25' Goodall
38' Fleming
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,052
Referee: Roger East
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Luton Town 1–2 Portsmouth Luton
19:45 BST Mackail-Smith 15' (pen.) Report 8' Evans
90' Tubbs
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,083
Referee: Peter Bankes
5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6 Portsmouth 0–0 Accrington Stanley Milton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,745
Referee: Brendan Malone
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7 Portsmouth 3–1 Barnet Milton
15:00 BST Chaplin 37', 90'
McGurk 54'
Report Yiadom 25'
Stephens Red card 66'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,217
Referee: Darren England
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Oxford United 1–1 Portsmouth Oxford
15:00 BST Sercombe 33' Report McGurk 61'
Doyle Red card 81'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,093
Referee: Iain Williamson
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Portsmouth Horfield
15:00 BST Easter 48' Report Evans 29'
Stockley 71'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,555
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10 Portsmouth 1–2 Exeter City Milton
15:00 BST Roberts 90' Report Wheeler 20'
Davies 56'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,822
Referee: Nick Kinseley
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11 Portsmouth 0–0 Yeovil Town Milton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,309
Referee: Darren Deadman
10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12 Cambridge United 1–3 Portsmouth Cambridge
15:00 BST Simpson 5'
M. Roberts Red card 45+3'
Report Legge 67' (o.g.)
Tubbs 69', 87'
Evans Red card 90+5'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,607
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13 Newport County 0–1 Portsmouth Newport
15:00 BST Report Tubbs 45' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,298
Referee: James Adcock
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 14 Portsmouth 1–1 Stevenage Milton
19:45 BST Chaplin 77' Report Williams 90' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 14,900
Referee: Andy Woolmer
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 15 Portsmouth 0–0 Mansfield Town Milton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,210
Referee: Kevin Wright
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 16 Notts County 2–1 Portsmouth Nottingham
15:00 GMT Burke 22'
Sheehan 77'
Report Lavery 19' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,917
Referee: Andy Haines
15 November 2015 (2015-11-15) 17 Portsmouth 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Milton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,892
Referee: Stuart Attwell
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18 Carlisle United 2–2 Portsmouth Carlisle
15:00 GMT Grainger 44' (pen.), 90' Report Lavery 66'
McNulty 68'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,503
Referee: Scott Duncan
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19 Portsmouth 6–0 York City Milton
19:45 GMT Davies 50'
McNulty 52', 60', 71'
Tollitt 80'
Chaplin 84'
Report Greening Red card 45' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 13,616
Referee: Iain Williamson
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20 Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Portsmouth High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Harriman 28'
Thompson 30'
Report Lavery 45'
Webster 56'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,816
Referee: Mark Haywood
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21 Portsmouth 4–0 Hartlepool United Milton
15:00 GMT Lavery 32'
Jackson 37' (o.g.)
Evans 61'
McNulty 90'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,610
Referee: Chris Sarginson
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Northampton Town 1–2 Portsmouth Northampton
15:00 GMT Cresswell 17' Report Evans 33'
Chaplin 85'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,859
Referee: Fred Graham
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23 Leyton Orient 3-2 Portsmouth Leyton
15:00 GMT Simpson 23' (pen.)
Palmer 45', 52'
Baudry Red card 51'
Report Webster Red card 22'
Evans 4', 66'
Stadium: Matchroom Stadium
Attendance: 5,848
Referee: Graham Horwood
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24 Portsmouth 0-0 Luton Town Milton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,668
Referee: Gavin Ward
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25 Portsmouth 3-0 Crawley Town Milton
15:00 GMT Clarke 13'
McNulty 26'
Roberts 83'
Report Walton Yellow card 77' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,606
Referee: Dean Whitestone
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 26 Accrington Stanley P–P Portsmouth Accrington
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Note: Match postponed due to frozen pitch
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 27 Portsmouth 0–1 Oxford United Milton
15:00 GMT Report Mullins Yellow card 30'
Bowery 76'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,840
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 28 Morecambe 1–1 Portsmouth Morecambe
19:45 GMT Fleming Yellow card 58'
Beeley Yellow card 89'
Roche 90+4'
Report Yellow card 31' Clarke
40' Evans
Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,399
Referee: Richard Clark
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 29 Portsmouth 0–1 Leyton Orient Milton
15:00 GMT Stevens Yellow card 40' Report 53' McAnuff
Yellow card 79' Cisak
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,643
Referee: Graham Salisbury
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 30 Portsmouth 3–1 Bristol Rovers Milton
15:00 GMT Evans 19'
Smith 45+3'
McNulty 77'
Report Yellow card 25' Easter
Yellow card 39' 90+1' Brown
Yellow card 85' Montaño
Yellow card 90+3' Lockyer
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,808
Referee: Trevor Kettle
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 31 Yeovil Town 1–1 Portsmouth Yeovil
15:00 GMT Tozer Yellow card 64'
Zoko 73'
Report Yellow card 80' Burgess
84' Roberts
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 6,051
Referee: Mark Haywood
23 February 2016 (2016-02-23) 32 Barnet 1–0 Portsmouth Barnet
19:45 GMT Champion Yellow card 22'
Akinde 41' (pen.)
Randall Yellow card 59'
Yiadom Yellow card 60'
Muggleton Yellow card 66'
Report Yellow card 90+3' Webster Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 2,557
Referee: Phil Gibbs
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 33 Portsmouth 2–1 Cambridge United Milton
15:00 GMT McNulty 41' Yellow card 90+5'
Webster 62'
Chaplin Yellow card 87'
Report Yellow card 70' 90' Berry
Yellow card 79' Legge
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,425
Referee: Oliver Langford
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 34 Exeter City 1–1 Portsmouth Exeter
19:45 GMT Watkins 90' Report Chaplin 31'
Burgess Yellow card 38'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,855
Referee: Brendan Malone
5 March 2015 (2015-03-05) 35 Stevenage 0–2 Portsmouth Stevenage
15:00 GMT Wilkinson Yellow card 38' Report McNulty 22', Yellow card 23'
Naismith 82'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 4,092
Referee: Kevin Johnson
8 March 2015 (2015-03-08) 26 Accrington Stanley 1–3 Portsmouth Accrington
19:45 GMT McCartan 83' Report Bennett 22'
Pearson 36' (o.g.)
Doyle 43'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,841
Referee: Chris Sarginson
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 36 Portsmouth 0–3 Newport County Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Stevens Yellow card 24'
Hollands Yellow card 34'
Burgess Yellow card 40'
Roberts Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 59'
Report Byrne Yellow card 21'
Jones 34'
Boden 69'
O'Sullivan Yellow card 82'
Morgan 87'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,245
Referee: Ben Toner
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 37 Mansfield Town 1–1 Portsmouth Mansfield
15:00 GMT Green 26', Yellow card 31'
Dieseruvwe Yellow card 28'
Rose Yellow card 30'
Report Tafazolli 43' (o.g.)
Stevens Yellow card 66'
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,980
Referee: Carl Boyeson
25 March 2016 (2016-03-25) 38 Portsmouth 4–0 Notts County Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Bennett 44', 49'
Hollands Yellow card 45'
Burgess 81'
McNulty 90+1'
Report Yellow card 5' Aborah
Yellow card 40' Milsom
Yellow card 45+3' Thompson
Yellow card 74' Smith
Yellow card 90' McLeod
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,670
Referee: Michael Bull
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 40 Portsmouth 1–0 Carlisle United Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Stevens Yellow card 44'
Smith 57'
Report Yellow card 73' Raynes Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,416
Referee: Charles Breakspear
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–4 Portsmouth Dagenham
15:00 GMT Hemmings 34'
Passley Yellow card 45+2'
Doidge Yellow card 67'
Hoyte Yellow card 79'
Report Yellow card 45+1' 59' Doyle
Yellow card 58' Smith
68' Burgess
Yellow card 77' Clarke
85' Evans
88' Bennett
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 3,122
Referee: Lee Collins
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42 Portsmouth 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Smith 37'
Doyle Yellow card 48'
Burgess Yellow card 61'
Report Yellow card 19' McCormick
Yellow card 35' McHugh
Yellow card 50' Hartley
86' Matt
86' Wylde
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,423
Referee: Chris Sarginson
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43 York City 3–1 Portsmouth York
19:45 GMT Fewster 30'
Alessandra 34'
Summerfield 48' Yellow card 63'
Carson Yellow card 86'
Report Yellow card 58' Davies
55' Evans
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,214
Referee: Nigel Miller
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Portsmouth 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Roberts 37'
Chaplin 67' Yellow card 90+5'
Report Yellow card 48' Stewart
73' Jombati
Yellow card 80' Bean
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,187
Referee: Dean Whitestone
26 April 2016 (2016-04-26) 39 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Portsmouth Kingston upon Thames
19:45 GMT Elliott Yellow card 31'
Robinson Yellow card 53'
C. Smith Yellow card 89'
Report Yellow card 24' Roberts
Yellow card 27' 35' M. Smith
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,799
Referee: Andy Madley
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45 Hartlepool United 0–2 Portsmouth Hartlepool
15:00 GMT Jones Yellow card 24' Report Yellow card 36' Freeman
56' Naismith
84' Chaplin
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,046
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46 Portsmouth 1–2 Northampton Town Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Davies Yellow card 38'
Freeman Red card 47'
Naismith 48'
McGurk Yellow card 69'
Evans Yellow card 75'
Report 14' (o.g.) Whatmough
Yellow card 45' D'Ath
81' Collins
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,746
Referee: Mark Brown

FA Cup[]

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) First round Portsmouth 2–1 Macclesfield Town Milton
15:00 GMT McGurk 3', 45' Report Dennis 15' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 9,834
Referee: Lee Swabey
5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) Second round Portsmouth 1–0 Accrington Stanley Milton
15:00 GMT McGurk 21' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 9,258
Referee: Kevin Johnson
9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round Ipswich Town 2–2 Portsmouth Ipswich
15:00 GMT Oar 53'
Fraser 88'
Report Bennett 55'
Chaplin 86'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,020
Referee: David Coote
19 January 2016 (2016-01-19) Third round replay Portsmouth 2–1 Ipswich Town Milton
19:45 GMT Roberts 32' (pen.)
McNulty 37'
Report Malarczyk Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 77'
Maitland-Niles 60'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,179
Referee: Andy Woolmer
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) Fourth round Portsmouth 1–2 Bournemouth Milton
15:00 GMT Burgess Yellow card 22'
Roberts 43'
Report King 71'
Pugh 83'
O'Kane Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,901
Referee: Mike Dean

League Cup[]

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Portsmouth were drawn at home against Derby County.[8] In the second round, Portsmouth were drawn at home again this time against Reading.[9]

12 August 2015 (2015-08-12) First round Portsmouth 2–1 Derby County Milton
19:45 BST McGurk 49'
Chaplin 76'
Report Shackell 73' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,573
Referee: Paul Tierney
25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round Portsmouth 1–2 Reading Milton
19:45 BST Chaplin 40' Report Blackman 64'
McCleary 84'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,190
Referee: Gavin Ward

Football League Trophy[]

On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Pompey travelled to Exeter City.[10]

1 September 2015 (2015-09-01) First round Exeter City 2–0 Portsmouth Exeter
19:45 BST Harley 54' (pen.)
Nicholls 72'
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,323
Referee: Lee Swabey

Football League play-offs[]

12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) First leg Portsmouth 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth
19:45 BST McNulty 3'
Hollands Yellow card 40'
Barton Yellow card 45+4'
Roberts 51' (pen.)
Report 9' 19' Matt
Yellow card 14' Carey
Yellow card 50' Hartley
Yellow card 60' Sawyer
Yellow card 85' Purrington
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,622
Referee: Oliver Langford
15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) Second leg Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Portsmouth Plymouth
18:00 BST McHugh Yellow card 29'
Hartley 90+1'
Report Yellow card 71' Close Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 15,011
Referee: Paul Tierney

References[]

  1. ^ Whatmough offers hope amid the gloom; Portsmouth News, 1 October 2013
  2. ^ "First Two Friendlies Confirmed". Portsmouth FC. 6 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Pompey Confirm Gills Friendly". Portsmouth FC. 28 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Blues To Face Woking". Portsmouth FC. 29 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Gosport Friendly This Summer". Portsmouth FC. 31 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Pompey Add Coventry Friendly". Portsmouth FC. 11 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Pompey start 2015/16 season at home to Dagenham & Redbridge". Portsmouth FC. 17 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Capital One Cup 2015/16 Round 1 Draw". Capital One Cup. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  9. ^ "Capital One Cup Round 2 draw". Capital One Cup. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-16. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Pompey Away To Exeter In JPT". Portsmouth FC. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
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