List of Portsmouth F.C. players

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This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Portsmouth. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column.

For a list of all Portsmouth players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Portsmouth F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Portsmouth F.C. article.

Table[]

Players should be listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals should be for first-team competitive games and include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches.

Statistics are up to date as of 2 April 2021.

Name International Team[1] Position Club career Seasons at Portsmouth League
apps		 League
goals		 Total
apps		 Total
goals		 Notes
Matt Reilly  Ireland GK 1899–1904 5 ? 0 138 0 First ever Portsmouth F.C. player, signed from Royal Artillery (Portsmouth) F.C.
Tom Wilkie DF 1899–1904 5 105 0 105 0 b.1876, Edinburgh, Scotland. d.8 January 1932, Perth, Australia.[2]
Bob Blyth MF 1899–1901 2* ? ? ? ? *Played as player-manager after Frank Brettell, becoming second manager 1901–1904.
Sandy Brown  Scotland FW 1899–1900, 1901–1903 3 ? 0 182 58 b.7 April 1879. d.6 March 1944. 1 Scotland cap
Dan Cunliffe  England FW 1899–1900, 1901–1906 6 ? ? ? ? b.11 June 1875. d.28 December 1937. Scored the first ever goal at Fratton Park. 1 England cap
Thomas Cleghorn DF 1899–1903 4 58 0 58 0 b.13 February 1870, Edinburgh, Scotland. d.23 October 1946
Bobby Marshall MF 1899–1904 5 131 19 131 19 [3] b.1876, Edinburgh, Scotland. d.1931
Willie Haines FW 1922–1928 6 164 119 179 129
Butler Ernie GK 1946-1953 7 222 0 246 0
Dan McPhail GK 1922–1931 9 128 0 131+ 0
George Clifford DF 1924–1930 6 169 0 176 0
Reginald Davies DF 1924–1928 4 146 3 157 003
Harold Foxall 1924–1928 4 139 8 150 008 Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
John McColgan 1924–1930 6 171 0 187 001 Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
Dave Watson 1924–1930 6 175 37 188 39 Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
Frederick Cook 1925–1933 8 241 39 262 40
William Moffatt 1925–1929 4 126 2 134 2
Frederick Forward 1926–1932 6 179 28 192 30
Jimmy Nichol 1927–1937 10 351 10 381 10
Septimus Rutherford 1927–1936 9 119 33 129 37
Jack Smith 1927–1935 8 260 62 288 70
Jack Weddle FW 1927–1938 11 367 170 395 183
Jock Gilfillan GK 1928–1937 9 331 0 359 000
Jimmy Easson  Scotland FW 1928–1939 11 292 102 312 107
Reg Flewin DF 1937–1953 16 150 0 ? 000
Jimmy Dickinson  England WH 1946–1965 19 764 9 845 ? Record Portsmouth appearances
Harry Ferrier DF 1946–1954 9 241 8 ? ?
Jack Froggatt  England DF 1946–1954 9 280 67 ? ?
Peter Harris  England FW 1946?–1960 14 479 193 ? ? Record Portsmouth goalscorer
Len Phillips  England FW 1946–1956 9 245 48 ? ?
Duggie Reid FW 1946–1956 10 308 129 338 139
Phil Gunter DF 1951–1964 13 321 2 ? ?
Ron Saunders FW 1958–1964 6 236 145 ? ?
Dick Beattie GK 1959–1962 3 122 0 ? ?
Mick Mellows MF 1973–1978 5 181 16 ? ?
Alan Knight GK 1978–2000 22 683 0 801 000
Steve Aizlewood DF 1979–1984 5 175 13 204 15
Mick Tait MF 1980–1987 7 240 30 280 032
Kevin Ball MF 1982–1990 8 105 4 128 004
Paul Hardyman DF 1983–1989 6 117 3 ? ?
Noel Blake DF 1984–1988 4 144 10 168 013
Micky Quinn FW 1985–1988 3 121 54 ? ?
Warren Aspinall MF 1988–1993 5 132 21 159 028
Andy Awford DF 1989–2000 11 313 3 372 003
John Beresford DF 1989–1992 3 107 8 132 010
Darryl Powell MF 1989–1995 6 132 16 156 019
Guy Whittingham FW 1989–1993, 1999–2001 7 195 99 226 115
Guy Butters DF 1990–1997 7 154 6 186 007
Paul Walsh FW 1992–1994, 1995–1996 5 094 19 113 026
Alan McLoughlin MF 1992–1999 8 309 54 361 69
Aaron Flahavan GK 1994–2001 7 093 0 105 000
Fitzroy Simpson  Jamaica MF 1995–1999 5 148 10 169 010
Steve Claridge FW 1998, 1998–2001 4 114 36 124 037
Thomas Thogersen MF 1998–2002 5 108 8 119 000
Gary O'Neil MF 1999–2007 9 174 16 193 017
Kevin Harper MF 2000–2005 6 119 9 128 009
Linvoy Primus DF 2000–2009 10 198 5 219 005
Nigel Quashie  Scotland MF 2000–2005 6 148 13 163 014
Robert Prosinecki  Yugoslavia
 Croatia		 MF 2001–2002 2 033 9 033 009 Only non-British player to be voted into all-time best Portsmouth eleven
Paul Merson  England MF 2002–2003 2 044 12 044 0012 Captain of promotion winning side 2002-2003
Richard Hughes  Scotland MF 2002–2011 10 130 0 164 002
Shaka Hislop  Trinidad and Tobago GK 2002–2005 4 093 0 100 000
Svetoslav Todorov  Bulgaria FW 2002–2007 6 077 33 083 033 Top scorer 2002–03 First Division
Arjan De Zeeuw DF 2002–2005 4 106 5 118 005
Matthew Taylor MF 2002–2008 7 178 23 203 029
Dejan Stefanovic  Serbia and Montenegro DF 2003–2007 5 112 3 124 003
Jamie Ashdown GK 2004-2012 9 109 0 124 000
David James  England GK 2006–2010 5 134 0 158 000
Glen Johnson  England DF 2006–2009 4 084 4 100 004
Sean Davis MF 2006–2009 4 102 2 117 003
Nwankwo Kanu  Nigeria FW 2006-2012 7 143 20 167 028
Niko Kranjcar  Croatia MF 2006–2009 4 083 9 100 012
Sol Campbell  England DF 2006–2009 4 095 2 111 002
Hermann Hreidarsson  Iceland DF 2007-2012 6 102 7 123 008 -
John Utaka  Nigeria FW 2007–2011 5 090 10 114 013
Hayden Mullins MF 2009-2012 4 114 3 129 003
Jed Wallace MF 2011-2015 5 107 26 118 029
Johannes Ertl MF 2011-2015 5 80 2 88 02
Kyle Bennett MF 2015-2018 3 99 12 117 013
Gareth Evans MF 2015-2020 6 173 32 218 038
Christian Burgess DF 2015-2020 5 173 10 210 012
Conor Chaplin FW 2014-2018 5 104 22 122 025
Matthew Clarke DF 2015-2019 4 150 7 175 09
Jamal Lowe MF 2017-2019 3 103 25 119 029
Ben Close MF 2014- 7 130 14 182 018
Jack Whatmough DF 2012- 9 116 3 131 03
Tom Naylor MF 2018- 3 113 11 140 013
Ronan Curtis  Republic of Ireland FW 2018- 3 107 29 133 037
Craig MacGillivray GK 2018- 3 103 0 126 00
Lee Brown DF 2018- 3 88 1 103 01

Notes[]

  1. ^ Denotes if a footballer played in a full international match whilst a Portsmouth player
  2. ^ http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/885[bare URL]
  3. ^ http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/726[bare URL]

References[]

  • List of Portsmouth F.C. players at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  • Soccerbase stats (use Search for...on left menu and select 'Players' drop down)
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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