Portsmouth F.C. seasons

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This is a list of seasons played by Portsmouth Football Club in English and European football, from 1900 (the year of the club's first FA Cup entry) to the most recent completed season. Football was played in Portsmouth from the 1850's and was popular for sailors and dockers to play in the city. The current club was founded in 1898 with John Brickwood, owner of the local brewery, as chairman, and Frank Brettell as the club's first manager. A common myth is that the club's first goalkeeper was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. While Conan Doyle did play as AC Smith for an amateur side, Portsmouth AFC, that flourished from 1882 to 1894, the first goalkeeper of the professional era was Matt Reilly who previously played for the successful Royal Artillery team.

The club's first league match was played at Chatham Town on 2 September 1899 (a 1-0 victory), followed three days later by the first match at Fratton Park against local rivals Southampton. That first season was hugely successful, with the club winning 20 out of 28 league matches, earning them runners-up spot in the Southern League. The league was won for the first time in the 1901-02 season, by which time Brettell had been replaced by club captain Bob Blyth as manager.

The 1906-1907 season was highlighted by the visit of Manchester United to Fratton Park in the FA Cup, which generated a record attendance of 24,329. A 2-2 draw meant a replay in Manchester, and Portsmouth recorded a famous 2-1 win. However, this record attendance was surpassed two seasons later when Sheffield Wednesday visited Fratton for the second round of the new FA Cup.

1910-11 saw Portsmouth relegated, but with the recruitment of Bob Brown as manager the team were promoted the next season.

The club has won the League Championship twice, the FA Cup twice, never won the League Cup, the Charity Shield once (outright) and once (shared).

This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the English league that season. Records of competitions such as the Hampshire Senior Cup are not included due to them being considered of less importance than the FA Cup and the League Cup.

[edit] Seasons

Season League FA Cup League
Cup
Charity
Shield
Europe Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1899–1900 n/a R1
1900–01 n/a R3
1901–02 n/a R1
1902–03 n/a R1
1903–04 n/a R1
1904–05 n/a R2
1905–06 n/a R1
1906–07 n/a R2
1907–08 n/a R3
1908–09 n/a R2
1909–10 n/a R2
1910–11 n/a R1
1911–12 n/a R2
1912–13 n/a R1
1913–14 n/a R1
1914–15 n/a R1
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War
1919–20 n/a R1
1920–21 Div 3 42 12 15 15 46 48 49 12th R1
1921–22 Div 3 (S) 42 18 17 7 62 39 53 3rd R4
1922–23 Div 3 (S) 42 19 8 15 58 52 46 7th R1
1923–24 Div 3 (S) 42 24 11 7 87 30 59 Winners R2 Billy Haines 28
1924–25 Div 2 42 15 18 9 58 50 48 4th R2
1925–26 Div 2 42 17 10 15 79 74 44 11th R3
1926–27 Div 2 42 23 8 11 87 49 54 Runners-up R4
1927–28 Div 1 42 16 7 19 66 90 39 20th R3
1928–29 Div 1 42 15 6 21 56 80 36 20th Runners-up
1929–30 Div 1 42 15 10 17 66 62 47 13th R4
1930–31 Div 1 42 18 13 11 84 64 49 4th R5
1931–32 Div 1 42 19 7 16 62 62 45 8th R5
1932–33 Div 1 42 18 7 17 74 76 43 9th R3
1933–34 Div 1 42 15 12 15 52 55 42 10th Runners-up
1934–35 Div 1 42 15 10 17 71 72 40 14th R4
1935–36 Div 1 42 17 8 17 54 67 42 10th R3
1936–37 Div 1 42 17 10 15 62 66 44 9th R3
1937–38 Div 1 42 13 12 17 62 68 38 19th R4
1938–39 Div 1 42 12 13 17 47 70 37 17th Winners[1]
1939–40[2] Div 1 Winners [3]
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War
1945–46 n/a[4] R3
1946–47 Div 1 42 16 9 17 66 60 41 12th R4
1947–48 Div 1 42 19 7 16 68 50 45 8th R4
1948–49 Div 1 42 25 8 9 84 42 58 Champions SF
1949–50 Div 1 42 22 9 11 74 38 53 Champions R5 Shared[5]
1950–51 Div 1 42 16 15 11 71 68 47 7th R3 [6]
1951–52 Div 1 42 20 8 14 68 58 48 4th QF
1952–53 Div 1 42 14 10 18 74 83 38 15th R3
1953–54 Div 1 42 14 11 17 81 89 39 14th R5
1954–55 Div 1 42 18 12 12 74 62 48 3rd R3
1955–56 Div 1 42 16 9 17 78 85 41 12th R4
1956–57 Div 1 42 10 13 19 62 92 33 19th R4
1957–58 Div 1 42 12 8 22 73 88 32 20th R4
1958–59 Div 1 42 6 9 27 64 112 21 22nd R5
1959–60 Div 2 42 10 12 20 59 77 32 20th R3
1960–61[7] Div 2 42 11 11 20 64 91 33 21st R5 QF [8]
1961–62 Div 3 46 27 11 8 87 47 65 Winners R1 R3
1962–63 Div 2 42 13 11 18 63 79 37 16th R4 R4
1963–64 Div 2 42 16 11 15 79 70 43 9th R3 R4 Ron Saunders 34
1964–65 Div 2 42 12 10 20 56 77 34 20th R3 R3
1965–66 Div 2 42 16 8 18 74 78 40 12th R3 R3
1966–67 Div 2 42 13 13 16 59 70 39 14th R4 R2
1967–68 Div 2 42 18 13 11 68 55 49 5th R5 R3
1968–69 Div 2 42 12 14 16 58 58 38 15th R4 R2
1969–70 Div 2 42 13 9 20 66 80 35 17th R3 R1
1970–71 Div 2 46 10 14 18 46 61 34 16th R4 R3
1971–72 Div 2 46 12 13 17 59 68 37 16th R5 R1
1972–73 Div 2 42 12 11 19 42 59 35 17th R3 R2
1973–74 Div 2 42 14 12 16 45 62 40 15th R5 R2
1974–75 Div 2 42 12 13 17 44 54 37 17th R3 R2
1975–76 Div 2 42 9 7 26 32 61 25 22nd R4 R2
1976–77 Div 3 46 11 14 21 53 70 36 20th R3 R1
1977–78 Div 3 42 7 17 22 41 75 31 24th R2 R3
1978–79 Div 4 46 20 12 14 62 48 52 7th R2 R1
1979–80 Div 4 46 24 12 10 91 49 60 4th R3 R1 Colin Garwood 27[9]
1980–81 Div 3 46 22 9 15 55 47 53 6th R1 R4
1981–82 Div 3 46 14 19 13 56 51 61[10] 13th R1 R2
1982–83 Div 3 46 27 10 9 74 41 91 Winners R2 R1
1983–84 Div 2 42 14 7 21 73 64 49 16th R4 R2
1984–85 Div 2 42 20 14 8 69 50 74 4th R3 R2
1985–86 Div 2 42 22 7 13 69 41 73 4th R3 QF
1986–87 Div 2 42 23 9 10 53 28 78 Runners-up R4 R3 Micky Quinn 22
1987–88 Div 1 42 7 14 19 36 66 35 19th QF R2
1988–89 Div 2 46 13 12 21 45 56 40 20th R3 R2
1989–90 Div 2 46 15 16 15 62 65 61 12th R3 R2
1990–91 Div 2 46 14 11 21 58 70 53 17th R5 R3
1991–92 Div 2 46 19 12 15 65 51 69 9th SF R3
1992–93 Div 1[11] 46 26 10 10 80 46 88 3rd[12] R3 R3 Guy Whittingham 42[13]
1993–94 Div 1 46 15 13 18 52 58 58 17th R3 QF
1994–95 Div 1 46 15 13 18 53 63 58 18th R4 R3
1995–96 Div 1 46 13 13 20 61 69 52 21st R3 R1
1996–97 Div 1 46 20 8 18 59 53 68 7th QF R2 Lee Bradbury 17
1997–98 Div 1 46 13 10 21 51 63 49 20th R3 R1 John Aloisi 12
1998–99 Div 1 46 11 14 21 57 73 47 19th R4 R2 John Aloisi 17
1999–2000 Div 1 46 13 12 21 55 66 51 18th R3 R2 Steve Claridge 14
2000–01 Div 1 46 10 19 17 47 59 49 20th R3 R2 Steve Claridge 11
2001–02 Div 1 46 13 14 19 60 72 53 17th R3 R1 Peter Crouch 19
2002–03 Div 1 46 29 11 6 97 45 98 Winners R3 R2 [14] Svetoslav Todorov 26
2003–04 Prem 38 12 9 17 47 54 45 13th QF R4 Yakubu Aiyegbeni 19
2004–05 Prem 38 10 9 19 43 59 39 16th R4 QF Yakubu Aiyegbeni 17
2005–06 Prem 38 10 8 20 37 62 38 17th R4 R2 Lomana LuaLua
Gary O'Neil
Matty Taylor
7
2006–07 Prem 38 14 12 12 45 42 54 9th R4 R3 Nwankwo Kanu 12
2007–08 Prem 38 19 9 13 48 40 57 8th Winners R4 Benjani Mwaruwari 15[15]
2008–09 Prem 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R3 R3 2008 FA Community Shield UEFA Cup 2008-09

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[edit] Key

  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • R5 = Round 5
  • QF = Quarter-Finals
  • SF = Semi-Finals
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Held The FA Cup the longest because of World War II and beat Sheffield United's record of 4 years beacause of World War I
  2. ^ The 1939–40 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled.
  3. ^ Only footballing competition taking part in 1939-40 season. They beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 but did not play Everton because they were the champions Wolves was runners up in both League and FA Cup
  4. ^ The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
  5. ^ From 1939 to 1993, in the event of a draw, the Charity Shield would be shared between the two competing teams, with each team having possession of the trophy for six months. Shared with Wolverhampton Wanderers after drawing 1–1 at Highbury
  6. ^ Should have played Arsenal because they won the FA Cup. But it was and England World Cup XI and the FA Canadian Touring Team and the score was 4–2 to the England XI
  7. ^ The League Cup.
  8. ^ First time in the League Cup.
  9. ^ Played for Aldershot Town and Pompey in the same season but scored 10 Goals for Aldershot and 17 Goals for Pompey
  10. ^ The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
  11. ^ The Four Divisions Changed name Level 1 was called the Premier League
    Level 2 was called Division 1
    Level 3 was called Division 2
    Level 4 was called Division 3
  12. ^ Lost 3-2 on Aggregate to Leicester City in the Play-off Semi Final
  13. ^ Pompey goalscoring record.
  14. ^ The Charity Shield is renamed the Community Shield.
  15. ^ Went to Manchester City in mid season and finished with 12 Goals for Pompey and 3 Goals for Manchester City