2016–17 Portsmouth F.C. season

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Portsmouth
2016–17 season
OwnerPompey Supporters Trust
ChairmanIain McInnes
ManagerPaul Cook
StadiumFratton Park
League Two1st (promoted)
FA CupFirst round
(vs. Wycombe Wanderers)
League CupFirst round
(vs. Coventry City)
FL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Kal Naismith (13)
All: Kal Naismith (15)
Average home league attendance16,823[1]
Away colours
Third colours

The 2016–17 season was Portsmouth's 118th season of existence and their fourth consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Players[]

Squad details[]

As of 6 May 2017
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 David Forde GK Republic of Ireland Galway (1979-12-20)20 December 1979 (aged 37) 47 0 24 0 Millwall 28 July 2016 Loan 30 June 2017
13 Liam O'Brien GK England Ruislip (1991-11-30)30 November 1991 (aged 25) 3 0 – – Dag & Red 8 August 2016 Free 30 June 2017
34 Nick Hall GK England Portsmouth (1998-12-29)29 December 1998 (aged 18) – – – – Academy 30 August 2016 Trainee 30 June 2017
Defenders
2 Tom Davies CB England Warrington (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 25) 15 0 – – Accrington Stanley 22 June 2016 Free 30 June 2018
3 Enda Stevens LB Republic of Ireland Dublin (1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 26) 99 1 – – Aston Villa 15 June 2015 Free 30 June 2017
5 Matt Clarke CB/CM England Barham (1996-09-22)22 September 1996 (aged 20) 69 2 – – Ipswich Town 20 May 2016 Swap 30 June 2018
6 Christian Burgess CB England Barking (1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 25) 88 6 – – Peterborough Utd. 25 June 2015 Undisc. 30 June 2018
16 Jack Whatmough CB England Gosport (1996-08-19)19 August 1996 (aged 20)[2] 50 1 – – Academy 19 August 2013 Free 30 June 2017
25 Drew Talbot RB/LB/RM England Barnsley (1986-07-12)12 July 1986 (aged 30) 7 0 – – Chesterfield 22 June 2016 Free 30 June 2018
38 Brandon Haunstrup LB England Waterlooville (1996-10-26)26 October 1996 (aged 20) 6 0 – – Academy 25 June 2015 Free 30 June 2017
Midfielders
4 Danny Rose CM England Bristol (1988-02-21)21 February 1988 (aged 29) 40 5 – – Northampton Town 3 June 2016 Free 30 June 2018
7 Carl Baker RW/AM England Prescot (1982-12-26)26 December 1982 (aged 34) 46 9 – – MK Dons 14 June 2016 Free 30 June 2018
8 Michael Doyle CM Republic of Ireland Dublin (1981-08-08)8 August 1981 (aged 35) 96 3 1 0 Sheffield United 6 July 2015 Free 30 June 2017
11 Gary Roberts LW/AM England Liverpool (1984-03-18)18 March 1984 (aged 33) 80 20 – – Chesterfield 17 June 2015 Undisc. 30 June 2018
18 Jamal Lowe RW/LW England Harrow (1994-07-21)21 July 1994 (aged 22) 14 4 – – Hampton & Richmond 1 January 2017 Undisc. 30 June 2018
22 Kal Naismith RW/LW/ST Scotland Glasgow (1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 25) 63 18 – – Accrington Stanley 28 May 2015 Undisc. 30 June 2018
23 Kyle Bennett LW/RW England Telford (1990-09-09)9 September 1990 (aged 26) 95 13 – – Doncaster Rovers 21 May 2015 Free 30 June 2017
24 Amine Linganzi CM Republic of the Congo Algiers Algeria (1989-11-16)16 November 1989 (aged 27) 23 1 4 0 Fréjus France 8 August 2016 Free 30 June 2017
26 Gareth Evans RW/RB England Macclesfield (1988-04-26)26 April 1988 (aged 29) 94 16 – – Fleetwood Town 28 July 2015 Free 30 June 2017
29 Stanley Aborah CM Belgium Kumasi Ghana (1987-06-23)23 June 1987 (aged 29) 4 0 – – Free agent 15 February 2015 Free 30 June 2017
Forwards
14 Curtis Main ST England South Shields (1992-06-20)20 June 1992 (aged 24) 14 5 – – Doncaster Rovers 4 July 2016 Undisc. 30 June 2018
15 Nicke Kabamba ST England Brent (1993-02-01)1 February 1993 (aged 24) 4 0 – – Hampton & Richmond 18 January 2017 Undisc. 30 June 2018
17 Eoin Doyle ST Republic of Ireland Dublin (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 29) 12 2 – – Preston North End 30 January 2017 Loan 30 June 2017
19 Conor Chaplin ST/LW England Worthing (1997-02-16)16 February 1997 (aged 20) 89 20 – – Academy 20 October 2014 Free 30 June 2019
20 Noel Hunt ST Republic of Ireland Waterford (1982-12-26)26 December 1982 (aged 34) 24 1 3 0 Ipswich Town 4 August 2016 Free 30 June 2017

Transfers[]

In[]

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
35 GK England Alex Bass 18 EU Youth system Promoted Summer 2017 Free [3]
31 DF England Calvin Davies 18 EU Youth system Promoted Summer 2017 Free [3]
32 MF England Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain 17 EU Youth system Promoted Summer 2017 Free [3]
20 DF England Matt Clarke 19 EU Ipswich Town Swap Summer 2018 Swap [4]
4 MF England Danny Rose 28 EU Northampton Town Transfer Summer 2017 Free [5]
7 MF England Carl Baker 33 EU Milton Keynes Dons Transfer Summer 2018 Free [6]
25 DF England Drew Talbot 29 EU Chesterfield Transfer Summer 2018 Free [7]
9 FW England Michael Smith 24 EU Swindon Town Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed [8]
10 MF Slovakia Milan Lalkovič 23 EU Walsall Transfer Summer 2018 Compensation [9]
2 DF England Tom Davies 24 EU Accrington Stanley Transfer Summer 2018 Free [10]
14 FW England Curtis Main 24 EU Doncaster Rovers Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed [11]
1 GK Republic of Ireland David Forde 36 EU Millwall Loan Summer 2017 Free [12]
21 DF England Adam Buxton 24 EU Accrington Stanley Transfer Summer 2017 Free [13]
20 FW Republic of Ireland Noel Hunt 33 EU Southend United Transfer Summer 2017 Free [14]
24 MF Republic of the Congo Amine Linganzi 26 Non-EU Fréjus France Transfer Summer 2016 Free [15]
13 GK England Liam O'Brien 24 EU Dagenham & Redbridge Transfer Summer 2016 Free [15]
DF Scotland Dominic Hyam 20 EU Reading Loan Summer 2016 Free [16]
17 FW England Jamal Lowe 22 EU Hampton & Richmond Transfer Winter 2018 Undisclosed [17]
15 FW England Nicke Kabamba N/A EU Hampton & Richmond Transfer Winter 2018 Undisclosed [18]
17 FW Republic of Ireland Eoin Doyle 28 EU Preston North End Loan Winter 2017 Free [19]
— DF England Aaron Simpson 19 EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan Winter 2017 Free [20]
29 MF Belgium Stanley Aborah 29 EU Notts County Transfer During season 2017 Free [21]

Total spending: Decrease £0

Out[]

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
24 GK Republic of Ireland Brian Murphy 32 EU Cardiff City Wales Released Summer Free [22][23]
— DF England Chad Field 19 EU Bognor Regis Town Released Summer Free [22]
— DF Norway Snorre Nilsen 19 Non-EU Free agent Released Summer Free [22]
40 MF England Kaleem Haitham 17 EU Free agent Released Summer Free [24]
31 FW England Brandon Joseph-Buadi 18 EU Free agent Released Summer Free [24]
— FW England Liam Sayers 18 EU Free agent Released Summer Free [24]
20 DF England Matt Clarke 19 EU Ipswich Town Loan Return Summer Free [22]
17 DF Wales Kieron Freeman 24 EU Sheffield United Loan Return Summer Free [22]
27 GK England Ryan Fulton 19 EU Liverpool Loan Return Summer Free [22]
10 FW Scotland Marc McNulty 23 EU Sheffield United Loan Return Summer Free [22]
25 FW Republic of Ireland Conor Wilkinson 21 EU Bolton Wanderers Loan Return Summer Free [22]
4 DF England Adam Webster 21 EU Ipswich Town Swap Summer £750,000+swap [4]
2 DF England Ben Davies 35 EU Grimsby Town Transfer Summer Free [25]
9 FW England Matt Tubbs 31 EU Forest Green Rovers Transfer Summer Free [26]
7 FW Northern Ireland Adam McGurk 27 EU Cambridge United Transfer Summer Undisclosed [27]
1 GK England Paul Jones 30 EU Norwich City Transfer Summer Free [28]
29 MF England Danny Hollands 30 EU Crewe Alexandra Transfer Summer Free [29]
15 MF Republic of Ireland Adam Barton 25 EU Partick Thistle Scotland Transfer Summer Undisclosed [30]
MF England Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain 18 EU Eastbourne Borough Loan During season Free [31]
10 MF Slovakia Milan Lalkovič 24 EU Ross County Scotland Loan Winter Free [32]
21 DF England Adam Buxton 24 EU Free agent Contract cancelled Winter Free [33]
9 FW England Michael Smith 25 EU Northampton Town Loan Winter Free [34]

Total gaining: Increase £750,000

Contracts[]

N
Pos.
 Nat.
Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
33 MF England Ben Close 19 Signed 1 year June 2017 [22]
30 MF England Adam May 18 Signed 1 year June 2017 [22]
18 MF England Ben Tollitt 21 Signed 1 year June 2017 [22]
36 DF England Dory Yates 18 Signed 6 months January 2017 [24]

Last updated:

Player statistics[]

Squad stats[]

As of 6 May 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Republic of Ireland David Forde 47 0 46 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF England Tom Davies 15 0 10+2 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Enda Stevens 46 1 45 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF England Danny Rose 40 5 33+5 5 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
5 DF England Matt Clarke 36 1 33 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF England Christian Burgess 45 4 44 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF England Carl Baker 46 9 40+5 9 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle 46 1 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF England Gary Roberts 42 10 31+10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK England Liam O'Brien 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 FW England Curtis Main 14 5 4+8 2 0 0 1 1 1 2
15 FW England Nicke Kabamba 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England Jack Whatmough 12 1 4+6 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 FW Republic of Ireland Eoin Doyle 12 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF England Jamal Lowe 17 4 5+9 4 0 0 0+2 0 1 0
19 FW England Conor Chaplin 42 8 13+26 8 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
20 FW Republic of Ireland Noel Hunt 24 1 4+16 1 1 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
22 MF Scotland Kal Naismith 41 15 22+15 13 0 0 1 1 2+1 1
23 MF England Kyle Bennett 44 6 33+6 6 0+1 0 1 0 3 0
24 MF Republic of the Congo Amine Linganzi 23 1 12+7 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
25 DF England Drew Talbot 7 0 5 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
26 MF England Gareth Evans 46 6 41 5 1 1 1 0 1+2 0
29 MF Belgium Stanley Aborah 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 GK England Nick Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF England Brandon Haunstrup 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players on loan to other clubs:
9 FW England Michael Smith 21 6 14+4 3 0 0 0 0 3 3
10 MF Slovakia Milan Lalkovič 16 1 5+8 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
30 MF England Adam May 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
31 DF England Calvin Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF England Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF England Ben Close 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
35 GK England Alex Bass 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
18 MF England Ben Tollitt 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
15 DF Scotland Dominic Hyam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Republic of Ireland Adam Barton 5 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
21 DF England Aaron Simpson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF England Adam Buxton 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0

Top scorers[]

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 MF Scotland 22 Kal Naismith 13 0 1 1 15
2 MF England 11 Gary Roberts 10 0 0 0 10
3 MF England 7 Carl Baker 9 0 0 0 9
4 FW England 19 Conor Chaplin 8 0 0 0 8
5 MF England 23 Kyle Bennett 6 0 0 0 6
MF England 26 Gareth Evans 5 1 0 0 6
FW England 9 Michael Smith 3 0 0 3 6
6 MF England 4 Danny Rose 5 0 0 0 5
FW England 14 Curtis Main 2 0 1 2 5
7 DF England 6 Christian Burgess 4 0 0 0 4
MF England 18 Jamal Lowe 4 0 0 0 4
8 FW Republic of Ireland 17 Eoin Doyle 2 0 0 0 2
9 DF Republic of Ireland 3 Enda Stevens 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 5 Matt Clarke 1 0 0 0 1
MF Republic of Ireland 8 Michael Doyle 1 0 0 0 1
MF Slovakia 10 Milan Lalkovič 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 16 Jack Whatmough 1 0 0 0 1
FW Republic of Ireland 20 Noel Hunt 1 0 0 0 1
MF Republic of the Congo 24 Amine Linganzi 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 79 1 2 6 88

Disciplinary record[]

Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
3 Republic of Ireland DF Enda Stevens 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
8 Republic of Ireland MF Michael Doyle 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
7 England MF Carl Baker 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
11 England MF Gary Roberts 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
26 England MF Gareth Evans 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
19 England FW Conor Chaplin 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
6 England DF Christian Burgess 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
20 Republic of Ireland FW Noel Hunt 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
23 England MF Kyle Bennett 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
1 Republic of Ireland GK David Forde 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
2 England DF Tom Davies 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
22 Scotland MF Kal Naismith 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 England DF Matt Clarke 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 England MF Danny Rose 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 Republic of Ireland FW Eoin Doyle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 England MF Ben Close 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
24 Republic of the Congo MF Amine Linganzi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
14 England FW Curtis Main 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 England DF Jack Whatmough 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 Belgium MF Stanley Aborah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
15 Republic of Ireland MF Adam Barton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 73 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 81 1 1

Competitions[]

Pre-season friendlies[]

6 July 2016 (2016-07-06) Sligo Rovers 3–3 Portsmouth Sligo
18:15 Peers 70' (pen.)
Sadlier 85', 88'		 Report Roberts 9'
Chaplin 17', 39'		 Stadium: Showgrounds
Referee: Alan Kelly
9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Bohemians 0–2 Portsmouth Phibsborough
15:00 Report Rose 33'
Chaplin 45+1'		 Stadium: Dalymount Park
13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) Havant & Waterlooville 0–5 Portsmouth Havant
19:00 Report Roberts 12'
Baker 45', 56'
Hunt 69'
Main 73'		 Stadium: West Leigh Park
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Dean Treleaven
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Sutton United 2–1 Portsmouth Sutton
15:00 Deacon 8'
Gomis 33'		 Report Oxlade-Chamberlain 81' Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 1,188
Referee: Craig Hicks
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Portsmouth 3–3 AFC Bournemouth Portsmouth
15:00 Roberts 4'
Smith 26'
May 88'		 Report Grabban 24'
Ibe 70'
Gosling 79'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 5,153 (531 away fans)
Referee: James Linington
27 July 2016 (2016-07-27) Bognor Regis Town 1–4 Portsmouth Bognor Regis
19:15 Whyte 48' Report Chaplin 27'
Main 43'
Smith 67' (pen.)
May 74'		 Stadium: Nyewood Lane
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Tim Robinson
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Bristol City 0–0 Portsmouth Bristol
15:00 Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 5,317 (721 Pompey fans)
Referee: Kevin Friend
1 August 2016 (2016-08-01) Portsmouth XI 7-0 Liverpool Foundation Copnor
Hunt
May
Evans
Chaplin
Tollitt
Naismith 		Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

League Two[]

Main article: 2016–17 EFL League Two

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Portsmouth (C, P) 46 26 9 11 79 40 +39 87 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Plymouth Argyle (P) 46 26 9 11 71 46 +25 87
3 Doncaster Rovers (P) 46 25 10 11 85 55 +30 85
4 Luton Town 46 20 17 9 70 43 +27 77 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5 Exeter City 46 21 8 17 75 56 +19 71
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One

Matches[]

6 August 2016 1 Portsmouth 1–1 Carlisle United Portsmouth
15:00 BST Baker 42' Report Lambe 14'
Devitt Red card 28'
Gillespie Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,570 (481 away fans)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
13 August 2016 2 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Portsmouth Crewe
15:00 BST Dagnall Yellow card 89' Report Naismith Yellow card 84' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,742 (1,257 Pompey fans)
Referee:
16 August 2016 3 Morecambe 2–0 Portsmouth Morecambe
19:45 BST Edwards 10'
Barkhuizen 21'		 Report Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,838
Referee: Nigel Miller
20 August 2016 4 Portsmouth 2–0 Colchester United Portsmouth
15:00 BST Doyle Yellow card 29'
Roberts 79' (pen.), 84'		 Report Guthrie Yellow card 17'
Kinsella Yellow card 27'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,967 (442 away fans)
Referee:
27 August 2016 5 Exeter City 0–1 Portsmouth Exeter
15:00 BST Harley Yellow card 25'
Sweeney Yellow card 85'
Riley-Lowe Yellow card 90'		 Report Roberts 85' (pen.) Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,512
Referee:
3 September 2016 6 Portsmouth 3–0 Crawley Town Portsmouth
15:00 BST Main 9', 37' Yellow card 33'
Roberts 12'
Davies Yellow card 63'		 Report Blackman Yellow card 30' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,347
Referee:
10 September 2016 7 Portsmouth 4–2 Wycombe Wanderers Portsmouth
15:00 BST Roberts Yellow card 28'
Burgess 34'
Chaplin 45+4'
Baker 53' Yellow card 72'		 Report Hayes 10', 45+1'
Pierre Yellow card 28'
Sido Jombati Yellow card 42'
Thompson Yellow card 45+6'
Gape Yellow card 61'
Harriman Yellow card 65'
Blackman Yellow card 72'
Stewart Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,262 (489 away fans)
Referee: Tim Robinson
17 September 2016 8 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Portsmouth Accrington
15:00 BST McConville Yellow card 46'
Lacey 52'		 Report Davies Yellow card 86' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,461 (806 Pompey fans)
Referee:
24 September 2016 9 Portsmouth 5–1 Barnet Portsmouth
15:00 BST Chaplin 34' Yellow card 72'
Roberts 50' soccer ball with red X Yellow card 88'
Baker 56'
Lalkovič 78'
Rose 90+2'		 Report Akinde 27' (pen.)
Watson Yellow card 29'
Batt Yellow card 59'
Dembélé Red card 64'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,280
Referee: Darren England
27 September 2016 10 Blackpool 3–1 Portsmouth Blackpool
19:45 BST Mellor 18'
Potts 49'
Vassell 65'
Gnanduillet Yellow card 76'		 Report Chaplin 34'
Bennett Yellow card 70'
Doyle Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,055
Referee:
1 October 2016 11 Portsmouth 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Portsmouth
15:00 BST Evans Yellow card 36'
Baker 41'		 Report Marquis 7' Yellow card 90'
Williams 34'
Butler Yellow card 58'
Evina Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,950
Referee: Darren Deadman
8 October 2016 12 Leyton Orient 0–1 Portsmouth Leyton, London
15:00 BST Report Bennett Yellow card 30'
Stevens Yellow card 34'
Burgess 57'		 Stadium: Matchroom Stadium
Attendance: 6,078
Referee:
15 October 2016 13 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Portsmouth Plymouth
15:00 BST Songo'o 21' Yellow card 21'
Purrington Yellow card 34'
Slew Yellow card 43'
89'		 Report Chaplin Yellow card 27'
Bennett 40'
Yellow card 45+1'
Rose 86'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 13,508
Referee:
22 October 2016 14 Portsmouth 1–2 Notts County Portsmouth
15:00 BST Chaplin 27'
Doyle Yellow card 74'		 Report Campbell 21', 71'
Laing Yellow card 48'
Collins Red card 77'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,269
Referee:
29 October 2016 15 Cambridge United 0–1 Portsmouth Cambridge
15:00 BST Dunne Yellow card 25'
Halliday Yellow card 80'
Ikpeazu Yellow card 85'		 Report Chaplin 24' Yellow card 39'
Linganzi Red card 61'
Doyle Yellow card 77'
Hunt Yellow card 90+1'
Roberts Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: The R Costings Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,397
Referee:
12 November 2016 16 Portsmouth 4–0 Mansfield Town Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Roberts 11' (pen.)
Baker Yellow card 48' 88', 90+5'
Chaplin Yellow card 81'
Hunt 84'		 Report Howkins Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 57'
Iacovitti Red card 74'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,393
Referee: Roger East
19 November 2016 17 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Portsmouth Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Pell Yellow card 7'
Downes Yellow card 11'
O'Shaughnessy 65'		 Report Chaplin Yellow card 52'
Burgess Yellow card 64'
Baker Yellow card 78'
Smith 82'		 Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium
Attendance: 4,702
Referee: John Brooks
22 November 2016 18 Luton Town 1–3 Portsmouth Luton
19:45 GMT Hylton 7'
Lee Yellow card 64'
Sheehan Yellow card 65'		 Report Smith 11'
Evans Yellow card 17' 45+2'
Stevens Yellow card 49'
Rose Yellow card 60'
Naismith 85'
Hunt Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road Stadium
Attendance: 8,805
Referee: David Coote
26 November 2016 19 Portsmouth 1–2 Stevenage Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Clarke Yellow card 73'
Smith 80'
Evans Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Gorman Yellow card 39'
Wilkinson Yellow card 45'
Schumacher 71'
Godden 75'
King Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,987
Referee:
10 December 2016 20 Grimsby Town 0–1 Portsmouth Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Gowling Yellow card 51'
Berrett Yellow card 85'		 Report Stevens Yellow card 82'
Naismith 86'
Evans Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,560
Referee:
17 December 2016 21 Portsmouth 0–0 Hartlepool United Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Baker Yellow card 66'
Doyle Yellow card 68'		 Report Donnelly Yellow card 76'
Featherstone Yellow card 90+9'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,081
Referee:
26 December 2016 22 Newport County 2–3 Portsmouth Newport
15:00 GMT Healey Yellow card 7' 51'
Sheehan 25'
Tozer Yellow card 39'
Barnum-Bobb Yellow card 79'		 Report Burgess Yellow card 51'
Rose 56'
Naismith soccer ball with red X 62' 87'
Hunt Yellow card 73'
Stevens 80'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,714
Referee:
30 December 2016 23 Yeovil Town 0–0 Portsmouth Yeovil
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Huish Park Stadium
Attendance: 6,306
Referee:
2 January 2017 24 Portsmouth 1–0 Luton Town Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Burgess 31'
Forde Yellow card 87'
Roberts soccer ball with red X 90+2'
Hunt Yellow card 90+4'		 Report McGeehan Yellow card 16'
Smith Yellow card 38'
Vassell Yellow card 66'
Ruddock Mpanzu Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,402
Referee: Tim Robinson
5 January 2017 25 Doncaster Rovers 3–1 Portsmouth Doncaster
19:45 GMT Marquis 5', 72'
Alcock Yellow card 52'
Rowe 58'		 Report Burgess Yellow card 34'
Evans Yellow card 40'
Naismith 41'
Doyle Yellow card 45+1'		 Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,568
Referee:
14 January 2017 26 Portsmouth 2–1 Leyton Orient Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Chaplin soccer ball with red X 21' 22', 47'
Doyle Yellow card 72'		 Report Atangana Yellow card 26'
Massey 37'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,564
Referee:
28 January 2017 27 Portsmouth 0–1 Exeter City Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Clarke Yellow card 68'
Forde Yellow card 79'		 Report Wheeler 57'
Reid Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,195
Referee: Dean Whitestone
4 February 2017 28 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Portsmouth High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Stewart Yellow card 11'
Kashket 48' Yellow card 88'
Wood Yellow card 66'
Saunders Yellow card 82'		 Report Stevens Yellow card 42' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,028
Referee:
11 February 2017 29 Portsmouth 2–0 Accrington Stanley Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Clarke 2'
Doyle Yellow card 41'
Naismith 90+2'		 Report Conneely Yellow card 56'
Donacien Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15955
Referee:
14 February 2017 30 Portsmouth 2–0 Blackpool Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Burgess Yellow card 11'
Evans 27'
Roberts Yellow card 36'
Bennett Yellow card 81'
Doyle 90+5'		 Report Mellor Yellow card 21' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,132
Referee: Darren Deadman
18 February 2017 31 Barnet 1–1 Portsmouth Canons Park, London
15:00 GMT Vilhete 82' Report Roberts Yellow card 68'
Chaplin 89'		 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 4,571
Referee:
25 February 2017 32 Carlisle United 0–3 Portsmouth Carlisle
15:00 GMT O'Sullivan Yellow card 40'
Miller Yellow card 61'		 Report Roberts 73'
Linganzi 86'
Whatmough 90+2'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7,197
Referee:
28 February 2017 33 Portsmouth 1–1 Morecambe Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Naismith 64'
Roberts Yellow card 76'		 Report Molyneux 83'
Rose Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,592
Referee:
4 March 2017 34 Portsmouth 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Evans Yellow card 70' Report Jones Yellow card 58'
Ray 77'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,810
Referee:
7 March 2017 35 Crawley Town 0–2 Portsmouth Crawley
19:45 GMT Young Yellow card 38' Report Burgess 54'
Bennett 71'
Hunt Yellow card 72'
Doyle Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,350
Referee:
11 March 2017 36 Colchester United 0–4 Portsmouth Colchester
15:00 GMT James Yellow card 63' Report E. Doyle 22'
Bennett 46'
Rose 61'
M. Doyle 74'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,504
Referee: Darren England
14 March 2017 37 Portsmouth 4–0 Grimsby Town Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Bennett 12'
Rose 35'
Baker 45+1'
Naismith 47'		 Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,492
Referee:
18 March 2017 38 Stevenage 3–0 Portsmouth Stevenage
15:00 GMT King 16'
Godden 28'
Wilkinson Yellow card 34'
Pett Yellow card 45'
McAnuff 46'
Gorman Yellow card 85'
Franks Yellow card 86'		 Report Stevens Yellow card 27'
Burgess Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 75'
Baker Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 4,185
Referee:
25 March 2017 39 Portsmouth 2–1 Newport County Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Bennett 42'
Naismith 59'		 Report Rigg Yellow card 52'
Labadie Yellow card 69'
Samuel 77'
Myrie-Williams Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,364
Referee: Tim Robinson
1 April 2017 40 Hartlepool United 0–2 Portsmouth Hartlepool
15:00 GMT Alessandra Yellow card 4' Report Naismith 17'
Roberts 60'
Rose Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee:
8 April 2017 41 Portsmouth 3–1 Yeovil Town Portsmouth
15:00 BST Evans 15' (pen.)
Naismith 68'
Lowe 78'		 Report Zoko 51' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,564
Referee:
14 April 2017 42 Portsmouth 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth
14:30 BST Naismith Yellow card 35'
Roberts 57'		 Report Jervis 12'
Sarcevic Yellow card 60'
Threlkeld Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,625
Referee:
17 April 2017 43 Notts County 1–3 Portsmouth Nottingham
15:00 BST O'Connor Yellow card 30'
Grant 51'
Bola Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Evans 14' (pen.)
Linganzi Yellow card 60'
Lowe 77', 90'
Chaplin Yellow card 78'
Naismith Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 12,184
Referee:
22 April 2017 44 Portsmouth 2–1 Cambridge United Portsmouth
15:00 BST Baker Yellow card 9' 20'
Naismith 51'
Whatmough Yellow card 90+3'
Forde Yellow card 90+5'		 Report O'Neil Yellow card 53'
Berry 80'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,165
Referee:
29 April 2017 45 Mansfield Town 0–1 Portsmouth Mansfield
15:00 BST White Yellow card 28'
Whiteman Yellow card 60'
Bennett Yellow card 90+5'
Pearce Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Baker Yellow card 11' 56'
Clarke Yellow card 48'
Stevens Yellow card 59'
Bennett Yellow card 60'
Aborah Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6,819
Referee:
6 May 2017 46 Portsmouth 6–1 Cheltenham Town Portsmouth
15:00 BST O'Shaughnessy 13' (o.g.)
Stevens Yellow card 50'
Bennett 62' Naismith 66', 84'
Lowe 72'
Evans 75' (pen.)		 Report Yellow card 29' Storer
77' Dayton		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,956
Referee: Chris Sarginson

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
5 November 2016 First round Portsmouth 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Close Yellow card 43'
Evans 47'		 Report Cowan-Hall 27'
O'Nien Yellow card 70'
Akinfenwa 84'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 8,130
Referee:

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
9 August 2016 First round Coventry City 3–2 (a.e.t.) Portsmouth Coventry
19:45 BST Gadzhev Yellow card 20' 82'
Haynes 60'
Stevenson Yellow card 83'
Rose 106'
Lameiras Yellow card 120+1'		 Report Main 20' (pen.)
Naismith 85' Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 4,976 (722 Pompey fans)
Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy
Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Yeovil Town 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Reading U21 3 1 1 0 1 5 6 −1 5
3 L2 Portsmouth 3 1 0 1 1 6 6 0 4
4 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 0 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 Group stage 1 Yeovil Town 4–3 Portsmouth Yeovil
19:45 BST Dolan 13'
Eaves 22', 39'
McLeod 27'
Shephard Yellow card 45+2'
Khan Yellow card 60'		 Barton Yellow card 4'
Smith 10', 37', 55'
Close Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Huish Park
4 October 2016 Group stage 2 Portsmouth 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Reading U23 Portsmouth
19:45 BST Main 57', 63' Report Novakovich 6'
Mendes 52' (pen.)
Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 1,355
Referee: Oliver Langford
Penalties
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Naismith soccer ball with check mark
Bennett soccer ball with red X
Lalkovič soccer ball with red X
Evans soccer ball with check mark
May soccer ball with red X
Whatmough soccer ball with red X		 Mendes soccer ball with check mark
Blackett soccer ball with check mark
Gravenberch soccer ball with check mark
Samuel soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with red X
Watson soccer ball with red X
Frost soccer ball with check mark
8 November 2016 Group stage 3 Portsmouth 1–0 Bristol Rovers Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Smith soccer ball with red X 6'
Bennett Yellow card 37'
Davies Yellow card 59'
Naismith 88'		 Report Mansell Yellow card 56'
McChrystal Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee:

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