2011–12 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth
2011–12 season
Chief Executive
Officer		 David Lampitt
Manager Michael Appleton
The Championship 22nd (Relegated)
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup First Round
Top goalscorer League: Norris (8)
All: Norris (8)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2011–12 Season is Portsmouth's second season in The Championship after they were relegated from the Premier League during the 2009–10 season.

Players

First-team squad

As of 18 April 2012[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Jamie Ashdown
2 England MF Joel Ward
3 Portugal DF Ricardo Rocha
4 South Africa DF Aaron Mokoena
5 England DF Jason Pearce (captain)
9 Hungary FW Márkó Futács
11 England FW Luke Varney
14 Nigeria MF Kelvin Etuhu
15 England DF Greg Halford
16 Scotland MF Scott Allan (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
17 England FW Ashley Harris
No. Position Player
18 England FW Dave Kitson
19 England MF David Norris (vice-captain)
22 Scotland FW Chris Maguire (on loan from Derby County)
23 Netherlands DF Karim Rekik (on loan from Manchester City)
25 Zimbabwe FW Benjani Mwaruwari
26 Israel DF Tal Ben Haim
27 Nigeria FW Nwankwo Kanu
30 England DF Sam Magri
31 England DF Adam Webster
32 England MF Jed Wallace
33 Australia DF Alex Grant

For reserves and academy, see Portsmouth F.C. Reserves and Academy

Transfers

Portsmouth have confirmed that any contracts due to expire at the end of the 2010–11 season would not be renewed due to their financial problems, and will release ten players.[2]

To make things worse, the number of first-team players reduced, with Nadir Çiftçi transferring to Kayserispor.

On 1 June 2011 the club announced that it had been bought by Convers Sports Initiatives (CSI).[3]

After the club takeout, new signings arrived on Fratton Park. David Norris arrived on a free transfer from Ipswich Town; Jason Pearce came from Bournemouth; Luke Varney, from Derby County; Stephen Henderson, from Bristol City and Greg Halford, from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

On 13 August, prior to kick-off against Brighton at Fratton Park, it was announced, much to the delight of the home fans, that Portsmouth had re-signed forward Benjani Mwaruwari, who previously left the club in 2008. On 14 October, Steve Cotterill agreed a compensation package to be allowed to take the vacant Nottingham Forest manager's position.[4] Later that day, it was announced that first team coaches Stuart Gray and Guy Whittingham would take over management duties, Cotterill's departure allowed several omitted players a return to the first team, such as Dave Kitson and Ricardo Rocha in a 2–0 home win against Barnsley.

Following Cotterill's departure, Michael Appleton was announced as the new manager on 10 November 2011.[5] His first match in charge was a 2–0 defeat at Watford, only Appleton's second match as a first team manager.

On 23 November 2011, a Europe-wide arrest warrant was issued for Portsmouth owner, Vladimir Antonov, by Lithuanian prosecutors as part of an investigation into alleged asset stripping at Lithuanian bank Bankas Snoras, which is 68% owned by Antonov and went into temporary administration the previous week. Operations in another of Antonov's banks, Latvijas Krajbanka were suspended by Latvian authorities on 22 November 2011 for similar reasons.[6] Antonov was subsequently arrested at his offices in London on 24 November and has been bailed.[7]

CSI released a statement which said "In the light of the recent events at Snoras Bank, Convers Sports Initiatives (CSI) would like to reassure its companies, staff, and the fans of its teams and events, that it remains very much business as usual." The statement added that "CSI has been solely financed through the private wealth of its owners. Snoras Bank has never provided funding for the purchase of a CSI organisation, nor has it lent any money to these businesses after they have been acquired."[8] However, Lithuanian prosecutors added that they would be taking "all the necessary steps" to freeze assets belonging to Mr Antonov and his business partner.[7] On 29 November, Antonov resigned as chairman of Portsmouth after parent company Convers Sports Initiatives entered administration.[9]

On 24 January Portsmouth FC were issued with a winding up petition by HMRC for over 1.6 million in unpaid taxes, this petition will be heard on 20 February 2012.[10] The lack of potential suitors has led to the fear that the club could fold becoming a reality. Those previously linked with investing in the club including Irishman Tony McSweeney and Peter Storrie have so far not submitted any interest and the other potential investor Joseph Cala has withdrawn his interest.

In

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
— MF England Lewis Stockford 18EU Youth system Promoted Green tick Summer 2012 Youth system
— DF England Lewis Tallack 18EU Youth system Promoted Green tick Summer 2012 Youth system
19 MF England David Norris 29EU Ipswich Town Contract Ended Green tick Summer 2014 Free
5 DF England Jason Pearce 23EU Bournemouth Transfer Green tick Summer 2014 £300,000
11 FW England Luke Varney 28EU Derby County Transfer Green tick Summer 2014 £750,000
13 GK Republic of Ireland Stephen Henderson 23EU Bristol City Transfer Green tick Summer 2013 Compensation (£100,000)
15 DF England Greg Halford 27EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Transfer Green tick Summer 2014 Undisclosed
— DF Jamaica Shavar Thomas 30Non-EU Trial Red X Summer 2011 Free
20 DF Scotland Christian Dailly 37EU Charlton Athletic Transfer Green tick Summer 2011 Free
17 MF Australia Ryan Williams 17EU Youth system Promoted Green tick Summer 2012 Youth system
25 FW Zimbabwe Benjani 33EU Blackburn Rovers Transfer Green tick Summer 2012 Free
10 FW Norway Erik Huseklepp 26Non-EU Bari Italy Transfer Green tick Summer 2014 £1,500,000
9 FW Hungary Márkó Futács 25EU SV Werder Bremen Germany Trial/Transfer Green tick Summer 2012 Free Sky Sports
— MF England Jed Wallace 17EU Lewes Trial/Transfer Green tick Summer 2014 Free
20 MF Norway Bjørn Helge Riise 28Non-EU Fulham Loan Green tick During Season 2011 Free
— DF Spain Fernando Vega 27EU Real Betis Spain Trial Red X During Season 2011 Free
14 MF Ivory Coast Abdul Razak 18EU Manchester City Loan Green tick During Season 2011 Free
England Michael Appleton 35EU West Bromwich Albion Manager Green tick During Season 2014 Compensation
— FW England Omarr Lawson 17EU Dulwich Hamlet Trial Red X During Season 2011 Free
20 MF England George Thorne 18EU West Bromwich Albion Loan Green tick During Season 2011 Free
16 DF England Joe Mattock 21EU West Bromwich Albion Loan Green tick During Season 2011 Free
— FW England Dan Thompson 17EU Hampton & Richmond Trial Green tick During Season 2012 Free
31 DF England Adam Webster 16EU Youth system Promoted Green tick Summer 2012 Youth system
14 MF Nigeria Kelvin Etuhu 23EU Transfer Green tick Winter 2012 Free
20 MF England George Thorne 19EU West Bromwich Albion Loan Green tick During Season 2012 Free
16 MF Scotland Scott Allan 20EU West Bromwich Albion Loan Green tick During Season 2012 Free
17 FW England Ashley Harris 18EU Youth system Promoted Green tick During Season 2013 Free
22 FW Scotland Chris Maguire 23EU Derby County Loan Green tick During Season 2012 Free
23 DF Netherlands Karim Rekik 17EU Manchester City Loan Green tick During Season 2012 Free
24 FW Italy Luca Scapuzzi 20EU Manchester City Loan Green tick During Season 2012 Free

Total spending: Decrease £2,650,000

Out

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
11 MF England Michael Brown 34EU Leeds United Contract Ended Green tick Summer Free
37 GK England Darryl Flahavan 33EU Bournemouth Contract Ended Green tick Summer Free
— MF England Billy Goddard 19EU Free Agent Contract Ended Green tick Summer Free
39 MF England Peter Gregory 19EU Eastbourne Borough Contract Ended Green tick Summer Free
22 MF Scotland Richard Hughes 32EU Free Agent Contract Ended Green tick Summer Free
36 MF England Tom Kilbey 20EU Free Agent Contract Ended Green tick Summer Free
38 DF England Ellis Martin 19EU Gosport Borough Contract Ended Green tick Summer Free
40 MF England Marlon Pack 21EU Cheltenham Town Contract Ended Green tick Summer Free
— DF England Perry Ryan 19EU Havant & Waterlooville Contract Ended Green tick Summer Free
9 FW England Danny Webber 29EU Leeds United Contract Ended Green tick Summer Free
— DF Australia Billy Tsovolos 18EU Eastleigh Contract Ended Green tick Summer Free
24 FW Turkey Nadir Çiftçi 19EU Kayserispor Transfer Green tick Summer Compensation (£100,000)
10 FW England David Nugent 26EU Leicester City Contract Ended Green tick Summer Free
— GK England Tom Fry 16EU Crystal Palace Transfer Green tick Summer Compensation
— GK England Stuart Moore 16EU Reading Transfer Green tick Summer Compensation
20 DF Scotland Christian Dailly 37EU Southend United Contract Ended Green tick During Season Free
— MF England Lewis Stockford 18EU Salisbury City Loan Green tick During Season Free
— DF England Lewis Tallack 18EU Dorchester Town Loan Green tick During Season Free
— FW Nigeria Chinedu Vine 17EU Work Experience Green tick During Season Free
— MF Australia Jordan Fitzharris 17EU Work Experience Green tick During Season Free
— FW England Aaron Kinchen 17EU Work Experience Green tick During Season Free
England Steve Cotterill 47EU Nottingham Forest Manager Green tick During Season Compensation
20 MF Norway Bjørn Helge Riise 28Non-EU Fulham Loan Return Green tick During Season Free
14 MF Ivory Coast Abdul Razak 19EU Manchester City Loan Return Green tick During Season Free
20 MF England George Thorne 18EU West Bromwich Albion Loan Return Green tick During Season Free
16 DF England Joe Mattock 21EU West Bromwich Albion Loan Return Green tick During Season Free
— FW England Dan Thompson 18EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan Green tick During Season Free
6 DF Iceland Hermann Hreidarsson 37EU Coventry City Transfer Green tick Winter Free
17 MF Australia Ryan Williams 18EU Fulham Transfer Green tick Winter £400,000
— DF England Sam Magri 18EU Liverpool Trial Green tick During Season Free
10 FW Norway Erik Huseklepp 27Non-EU Birmingham City Loan Green tick During Season Free
— MF England Lewis Stockford 19EU A.F.C. Totton Loan Green tick During Season Free
— FW Republic of Ireland Carl Walshe 19EU Frome Town Loan Green tick During Season Free
— MF Republic of Ireland Liam Lawrence 30EU Cardiff City Wales Loan Green tick During Season Free
— DF England Lewis Tallack 19EU Poole Town Loan Green tick During Season Free
— MF England Hayden Mullins 32EU Reading Loan Green tick During Season Free
— GK Republic of Ireland Stephen Henderson 23EU West Ham United Loan Green tick During Season Free
20 MF England George Thorne 19EU West Bromwich Albion Loan Return Green tick During Season Free
— FW Italy Luca Scapuzzi 21EU Manchester City Loan Return Green tick During Season Free

Total gaining: Increase £500,000

Key events

Player statistics

Squad stats

As of 28 April 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalThe Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Jamie Ashdown 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF England Joel Ward 46 3 44 3 1 0 1 0
3 DF Portugal Ricardo Rocha 35 0 33 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF South Africa Aaron Mokoena 20 0 18 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF England Jason Pearce 44 2 43 2 1 0 0 0
9 FW Hungary Márkó Futács 30 5 29 5 1 0 0 0
11 FW England Luke Varney 31 6 30 6 0 0 1 0
14 MF Nigeria Kelvin Etuhu 13 1 13 1 0 0 0 0
15 DF England Greg Halford 44 7 42 7 1 0 1 0
16 MF Scotland Scott Allan 15 1 15 1 0 0 0 0
17 FW England Ashley Harris 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW England Dave Kitson 35 4 33 4 1 0 1 0
19 MF England David Norris 42 8 40 8 1 0 1 0
22 FW Scotland Chris Maguire 11 3 11 3 0 0 0 0
23 DF Netherlands Karim Rekik 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW Zimbabwe Benjani Mwaruwari 18 1 18 1 0 0 0 0
26 DF Israel Tal Ben Haim 33 0 33 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu 11 1 10 1 0 0 1 0
30 DF England Sam Magri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF England Adam Webster 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF England Jed Wallace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Australia Alex Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
6 DF Iceland Hermann Hreidarsson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Lawrence 25 0 23 0 1 0 1 0
8 MF England Hayden Mullins 36 1 34 1 1 0 1 0
10 FW Norway Erik Huseklepp 28 6 27 6 1 0 0 0
13 GK Republic of Ireland Stephen Henderson 27 0 25 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF Ivory Coast Abdul Razak 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England Joe Mattock 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Australia Ryan Williams 6 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
20 DF Scotland Christian Dailly 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
20 MF Norway Bjørn Helge Riise 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF England George Thorne 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF England George Thorne 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW Italy Luca Scapuzzi 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

Updated on 22 April

Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 MF England 19 David Norris 8 0 0 8
2 DF England 15 Greg Halford 7 0 0 7
3 FW Norway 10 Erik Huseklepp 6 0 0 6
FW England 11 Luke Varney 6 0 0 6
4 FW Hungary 9 Márkó Futács 5 0 0 5
5 DF England 2 Joel Ward 3 0 0 3
FW England 18 Dave Kitson 3 0 0 3
FW Scotland 22 Chris Maguire 3 0 0 3
6 DF England 5 Jason Pearce 2 0 0 2
7 MF Nigeria 14 Kelvin Etuhu 1 0 0 1
MF Scotland 16 Scott Allan 1 0 0 1
FW Zimbabwe 25 Benjani 1 0 0 1
FW Nigeria 27 Nwankwo Kanu 1 0 0 1
MF England 8 Hayden Mullins 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 50 0 0 50

Disciplinary record

Updated on 28 April

Number Nation Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
15 England DF Greg Halford 7 0 1 0 1 0 9 0
18 England FW Dave Kitson 7 1 1 0 0 0 8 1
26 Israel DF Tal Ben Haim 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
19 England MF David Norris 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
3 Portugal DF Ricardo Rocha 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
11 England FW Luke Varney 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
2 England DF Joel Ward 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
7 Republic of Ireland MF Liam Lawrence 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
5 England DF Jason Pearce 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
4 South Africa DF Aaron Mokoena 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
22 Scotland FW Chris Maguire 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
8 England MF Hayden Mullins 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 Hungary FW Márkó Futács 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
6 Iceland DF Hermann Hreiðarsson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 England DF Joe Mattock 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 Zimbabwe FW Benjani Mwaruwari 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 Australia FW Ryan Williams 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
1 England GK Jamie Ashdown 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 Norway FW Erik Huseklepp 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 Nigeria MF Kelvin Etuhu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 Scotland MF Scott Allan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 Netherlands DF Karim Rekik 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 77 4 4 0 3 0 84 4

Competition

The Championship

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Promotion or relegation
20 Bristol City 46 12 13 21 44 68−24 49
21 Barnsley 46 13 9 24 49 74−25 48
22 Portsmouth (R) 46 13 11 22 50 59−9 40‡ Relegation to League One
23 Coventry City (R) 46 9 13 24 41 65−24 40
24 Doncaster Rovers (R) 46 8 12 26 43 80−37 36

Updated to games played on 29 April 2012.
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

1.^ Portsmouth were deducted 10 points for entering administration.[18]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 13 11 22 50 59 −9 50 10 5 8 30 24 +6 3 6 14 20 35 −15

Last updated: 28 April 2012.
Source: Championship Table

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAAHAHHAAHHHAHAHAHHA
Result D L W D D L L W L L W L W L D W L D L W W D L D W L L W W D L L D L L L D W L L D L W W L L
Position 12 16 11 11 12 14 18 14 17 18 16 18 15 18 20 15 18 17 17 18 16 17 17 18 17 17 17 16 17 17 22 22 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 22 22 22

Last updated: 29 April 2012.
Source: Portsmouthfc.co.uk
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Competitive

Pre-season

Championship

Football League Cup

FA Cup

Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup

References

  1. ↑ "First Team". Portsmouth FC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ten players released". Portsmouth FC. 13 May 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  3. ↑ CSI buys Pompey
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cotterill Leaves Pompey". Portsmouth FC. 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Portsmouth name Michael Appleton as new manager". BBC Sport. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Arrest Warrant for Portsmouth FC Owner Vladimir Antonov". BBC Sport. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Pompey owner Vladimir Antonov bailed in Snoras Bank asset-stripping case". BBC Sport. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "CSI Statement on Snoras Bank Announcement". Convers Sports Initiatives. 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Portsmouth owner Vladimir Antonov steps down". BBC Sport. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "Portsmouth Football Club Statement". Portsmouth FC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "Portsmouth agree deal for Norris". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  12. ↑ "Pompey Sign Pearce". The News. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "Benjani Returns". Portsmouth FC. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "Portsmouth name Michael Appleton as manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  15. ↑ "Portsmouth supporters' trust needs to raise £8m to buy club". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  16. ↑ "BBC Sport – Portsmouth 1–2 Derby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  17. ↑ Appy Eyes Fresh Blood; Portsmouth FC, 28 April 2012
  18. ↑ "Portsmouth enter administration & are docked 10 points". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 17 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.

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