2018–19 Portsmouth F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Portsmouth's second season in EFL League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Portsmouth
2018–19 season
OwnerThe Tornante Company
ChairmanMichael Eisner
ManagerKenny Jackett
StadiumFratton Park
League One4th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Jamal Lowe (15)
All: Jamal Lowe (17)
Highest home attendance19,402 vs. Sunderland
(22 December 2018)
Lowest home attendance16,794 vs. Walsall
(27 November 2018)
Average home league attendance18,098

Players edit

Squad details edit

As of 16 May 2019
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 Luke McGee GK   Edgware (1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 28) 55 0 Tottenham Hotspur 12 July 2017 Undisc. 30 June 2020
15 Craig MacGillivray GK   Harrogate 12 January 1993 (age 25) 56 0 - - Shrewsbury Town 1 July 2018 Free 30 June 2021
35 Alex Bass GK   Huntingdon (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 26) 4 0 Academy 12 August 2014 Trainee 30 June 2021
Defenders
2 Anton Walkes RB/DM   Lewisham 8 February 1997 (age 20) 47 2 - - Tottenham Hotspur 18 July 2018 Undisc. 30 June 2020
3 Lee Brown LB   Farnborough 10 August 1990 (age 27) 51 0 Bristol Rovers 1 July 2018 Free 30 June 2020
5 Matt Clarke CB   Barham (1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 (age 27) 175 9 Ipswich Town 20 May 2016 Swap 30 June 2020
6 Christian Burgess CB   Barking (1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 (age 32) 165 8 Peterborough Utd. 25 June 2015 Undisc. 30 June 2020
16 Jack Whatmough CB   Gosport (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 27) 96 1 Academy 19 August 2013 Trainee 30 June 2021
20 Nathan Thompson RB/CB/DM   Chester (1990-11-09) 9 November 1990 (age 33) 78 1 Swindon Town 22 June 2017 Free 30 June 2019
31 Matthew Casey CB   Portsmouth 13 November 1999 (age 19) 3 0 - - Academy 1 May 2018 Trainee 30 June 2020
36 Haji Mnoga RB   Portsmouth 16 April 2002 (age 16) 3 0 - - Academy 28 June 2018 Trainee 30 June 2020
38 Brandon Haunstrup LB   Waterlooville (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 27) 38 0 Academy 25 June 2015 Trainee 30 June 2020
39 Joe Hancott LB   Isle of Wight (2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 (age 23)[1] 1 0 Academy 15 August 2017 Trainee 30 June 2019
Midfielders
7 Tom Naylor CM/CB   Sutton-in-Ashfield 28 June 1991 (age 27) 53 4 Burton Albion 1 July 2018 Free 30 June 2021
10 Jamal Lowe RW/LW   Harrow (1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 29) 119 29 Hampton & Richmond 1 January 2017 Undisc. 30 June 2020
14 Andy Cannon CM/AM   Ashton-under-Lyne 14 March 1996 (age 22) 2 0 - - Rochdale 2 January 2018 Undisc. 30 June 2021
17 Dion Donohue CM/LM/LB   Bodedern (1993-08-26) 26 August 1993 (age 30) 48 1 Chesterfield 18 August 2017 Undisc. 30 June 2019
18 Louis Dennis RW/LW   Hendon 9 October 1992 (age 25) 8 1 Bromley 1 July 2018 Free 30 June 2020
19 Viv Solomon-Otabor LW   London 2 January 1996 (age 23) 10 1 - - Birmingham City 31 January 2019 Loan 31 May 2019
24 Bryn Morris CM   Hartlepool 25 April 1996 (age 22) 8 1 - - Shrewsbury Town 14 January 2018 Undisc. 30 June 2021
26 Gareth Evans RW/RB   Macclesfield (1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 (age 36) 187 31 Fleetwood Town 28 July 2015 Free 30 June 2021
30 Adam May CM   Southampton (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26) 30 0 Academy 17 April 2015 Trainee 30 June 2020
33 Ben Close CM   Portsmouth (1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 27) 118 11 Academy 9 May 2014 Trainee 30 June 2021
37 Lloyd Isgrove LW   Yeovil 12 January 1993 (age 26) 0 0 1 - Barnsley 30 January 2019 Loan 31 May 2019
39 Freddie Read CM   Southsea 27 October 2000 (age 18) 2 0 - - Academy 30 June 2017 Trainee 30 June 2019
Forwards
8 Brett Pitman ST   Saint Helier (1988-01-31) 31 January 1988 (age 36) 83 37 Ipswich Town 13 July 2017 Undisc. 30 June 2020
9 Oliver Hawkins ST/CB   Ealing (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 32) 83 18 Dagenham & Redbridge 31 August 2017 Undisc. 30 June 2020
11 Ronan Curtis LW/ST   London 29 March 1996 (age 22) 49 12 2 Derry City 1 July 2018 Undisc. 30 June 2020
22 Omar Bogle ST   Sandwell 26 July 1993 (age 25) 14 4 - - Cardiff City 28 January 2018 Loan 31 May 2019
29 Leon Maloney ST   Isle of Wight 13 May 2001 (age 17) 1 0 - - Academy 30 June 2017 Trainee 30 June 2019
32 James Vaughan ST   Birmingham 14 July 1988 (age 30) 11 0 - - Wigan Athletic 31 January 2019 Loan 31 May 2019
34 Dan Smith ST/RB   Portsmouth 5 September 1999 (age 19) 2 0 - - Academy 30 June 2017 Trainee 30 June 2019
40 Bradley Lethbridge ST   Gosport 22 October 2000 (age 18) 2 0 Academy 31 August 2018 Trainee 30 June 2019

Statistics edit

As of 10 February 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Luke McGee 5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
2 DF   ENG Anton Walkes 28 1 16+5 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 0
3 DF   ENG Lee Brown 41 1 37+0 0 3+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF   ENG Matthew Clarke 48 4 39+0 3 4+0 0 1+0 0 2+2 1
6 DF   ENG Christian Burgess 25 2 13+5 0 0+1 0 1+0 2 5+0 0
7 MF   ENG Tom Naylor 41 4 35+0 4 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
8 FW   ENG Brett Pitman 32 9 10+15 7 2+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 2
9 FW   ENG Oliver Hawkins 37 9 25+7 6 2+0 1 0+1 0 1+1 2
10 MF   ENG Jamal Lowe 42 13 36+1 12 3+0 1 1+0 0 0+1 0
11 MF   IRL Ronan Curtis 40 12 33+1 11 4+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 1
14 MF   ENG Andy Cannon 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 GK   SCO Craig MacGillvray 44 0 39+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 DF   ENG Jack Whatmough 30 0 26+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF   WAL Dion Donohue 13 1 5+5 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
18 MF   ENG Louis Dennis 5 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
19 MF   ENG Viv Solomon-Otabor 6 1 4+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 DF   ENG Nathan Thompson 29 0 24+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
22 FW   ENG Omar Bogle 9 4 7+2 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF   ENG Bryn Morris 4 1 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF   ENG Gareth Evans 44 11 30+6 9 4+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 2
32 FW   ENG James Vaughan 7 0 0+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF   ENG Ben Close 33 6 17+9 5 1+1 0 1+0 0 4+0 1
36 DF   ENG Haji Mnoga 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
38 DF   ENG Brandon Haunstrup 10 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
Player(s) out on loan:
30 MF   ENG Adam May 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
31 DF   ENG Matthew Casey 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
39 MF   ENG Freddie Read 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
40 FW   ENG Bradley Lethbridge 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Player(s) who have left the club:
4 MF   ENG Danny Rose 5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
14 FW   IRL Joe Mason 4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
19 FW   ENG Conor Chaplin 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
22 MF   ENG David Wheeler 16 2 1+10 0 0+2 1 1+0 0 2+0 1
32 MF   ENG Ben Thompson 27 3 19+4 2 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
37 MF   ENG Andre Green 11 4 2+4 0 0+2 2 0+0 0 3+0 2

Goals record edit

As of 10 February 2019
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 10   RW Jamal Lowe 12 1 0 0 13
2 11   LW Ronan Curtis 11 0 0 1 12
3 26   RW Gareth Evans 9 0 0 2 11
4 8   CF Brett Pitman 7 0 0 2 9
9   CF Oliver Hawkins 6 1 0 2 9
6 33   CM Ben Close 5 0 0 1 6
7 22   CF Omar Bogle 4 0 0 0 4
37   RW Andre Green 0 2 0 2 4
9 5   CB Matthew Clarke 2 0 0 1 3
7   CM Tom Naylor 3 0 0 0 3
32   CM Ben Thompson 2 1 0 0 3
12 22   RW David Wheeler 0 1 0 1 2
13 2   RB Anton Walkes 1 0 0 0 1
3   LB Lee Brown 0 1 0 0 1
17   CM Dion Donohue 0 0 0 1 1
19   LW Viv Solomon-Otabor 1 0 0 0 1
24   CM Bryn Morris 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 3 0 0 0 3
Total 65 7 0 13 85

Disciplinary record edit

As of 10 February 2019
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
                                       
1 7   CM Tom Naylor 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
2 20   RB Nathan Thompson 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
3 10   RW Jamal Lowe 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
11   LW Ronan Curtis 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
5 6   CB Christian Burgess 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
16   CB Jack Whatmough 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
32   CM Ben Thompson 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1
8 3   LB Lee Brown 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
26   RW Gareth Evans 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
10 9   CF Oliver Hawkins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
33   CM Ben Close 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
12 5   CB Matt Clarke 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 17   CM Dion Donohue 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 2   RB Anton Walkes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8   CF Brett Pitman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18   RW Louis Dennis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
22   CF Omar Bogle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22   RW David Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
32   CF James Vaughan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 79 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 88 0 1

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 LB   Lee Brown Bristol Rovers Free transfer [2]
1 July 2018 LW   Ronan Curtis   Derry City Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2018 CF   Louis Dennis Bromley Free transfer [4]
1 July 2018 GK   Craig MacGillivray Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [5]
1 July 2018 DM   Tom Naylor Burton Albion Free transfer [6]
18 July 2018 RB   Anton Walkes Tottenham Hotspur £200,000 [7]
31 July 2018 GK   Petar Đurin   Atalanta Undisclosed [8]
21 September 2018 FW   Eoin Teggart   Cliftonville Undisclosed [9]
2 January 2019 RB   Andy Cannon Rochdale Undisclosed [10]
14 January 2019 DM   Bryn Morris Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed [11]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CM   Jez Bedford Free agent Released [12]
1 July 2018 ST   Nicke Kabamba Havant & Waterlooville Released [12][13]
1 July 2018 CM   Theo Widdrington Bristol Rovers Released [12][14]
1 July 2018 RW   Kal Naismith Wigan Athletic Released [12][15]
18 July 2018 RM   Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain Notts County Free transfer [16]
4 January 2019 SS   Conor Chaplin Coventry City Undisclosed [17][18]
17 January 2019 CM   Danny Rose Swindon Town Undisclosed [19]

Loans in edit

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
7 August 2018 RM   David Wheeler Queens Park Rangers 24 January 2019 [20][21]
17 August 2018 CM   Ben Thompson Millwall 8 January 2019 [22][23]
29 August 2018 LW   Andre Green Aston Villa 17 January 2019 [24][25]
31 August 2018 CF   Joe Mason Wolverhampton Wanderers February 2019 [26]
28 January 2019 CF   Omar Bogle   Cardiff City 31 May 2019 [27]
30 January 2019 LW   Lloyd Isgrove Barnsley 31 May 2019 [28]
31 January 2019 LW   Viv Solomon-Otabor Birmingham City 31 May 2019 [29]
31 January 2019 CF   James Vaughan Wigan Athletic 31 May 2019 [30]

Loans out edit

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
9 July 2018 GK   Alex Bass Torquay United 31 May 2019 [31]
25 July 2018 FW   Bradley Lethbridge Bognor Regis Town December 2018 [32][33]
25 July 2018 MF   Dan Smith Bognor Regis Town December 2018 [32][33]
30 August 2018 SS   Conor Chaplin Coventry City 4 January 2019 [17][18]
20 September 2018 CM   Adam May Aldershot Town 5 December 2018 [34]
10 October 2018 CB   Joe Dandy Bognor Regis Town November 2018 [35]
13 November 2018 MF   Leon Maloney Bognor Regis Town December 2018 [36]
13 November 2018 MF   Freddie Read Bognor Regis Town December 2018 [36]
21 February 2019 MF   Dan Smith   Cork City 31 May 2019 [37]
22 February 2019 MF   Leon Maloney Bognor Regis Town 31 May 2019 [38]
2 March 2019 DF   Joe Hancott Basingstoke Town Youth loan [39]
16 March 2019 GK   Petar Durin Bognor Regis Town April 2019 [40]

Competitions edit

Friendlies edit

Portsmouth announced they will face Cork City, Havant & Waterlooville, Stevenage, Swindon Town and FC Utrecht as part of the pre-season preparations.[41][42][43][44]

2 July 2018 (2018-07-02) Friendly Cork City 1–4 Portsmouth Cork, Republic of Ireland
19:00 BST O'Hanlon   53' Report Burgess   23'
Lowe   28'
Chaplin   58', 76'
Stadium: Turner's Cross
Attendance: 965
Referee: Graham Kelly
7 July 2018 (2018-07-07) Friendly Havant & Waterlooville 1–2 Portsmouth Havant
15:00 BST Pavey   30' (pen.) Report Thompson   34'
Chaplin   84'
Stadium: West Leigh Park
Referee: Dean Treleaven
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly Stevenage 3–2 Portsmouth Stevenage
15:00 BST Kennedy   30'
Georgiou   57', 70'
Report Evans   20'
Chaplin   89'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Friendly Gosport Borough 0–3 Portsmouth Gosport
19:30 BST Report Dennis   63', 67'
Johnston   87'
Stadium: Privett Park
Attendance: 1,010
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Friendly Swindon Town 0–2 Portsmouth Swindon
15:00 BST Report Hawkins   58'
Lowe   72'
Stadium: County Ground
Referee: Dean Whitestone
24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly Bognor Regis Town 1–5 Portsmouth Bognor Regis
19:45 BST Muitt   19' Report May   3', 32', 48'
Maloney   43'
Smith   84'
Stadium: Nyewood Lane
Attendance: 1,240
Referee: Daniel Austin
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly Portsmouth 1–1 FC Utrecht Portsmouth
13:00 BST Walkes   44' Report Klaiber   15' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 4,299
Referee: Andy Davies

League One edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Barnsley (P) 46 26 13 7 80 39 +41 91 Promotion to the EFL Championship
3 Charlton Athletic (O, P) 46 26 10 10 73 40 +33 88 Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
4 Portsmouth 46 25 13 8 83 51 +32 88
5 Sunderland 46 22 19 5 80 47 +33 85
6 Doncaster Rovers 46 20 13 13 76 58 +18 73
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[45]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 25 13 8 83 51  +32 88 12 7 4 42 22  +20 13 6 4 41 29  +12

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday edit

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ResultWWWWDWDWDWWLWWDDWWWWLDWLWWLLLDDDDDWLWWWWWWWDLD
Position9522322121111111111111111111233344444434443334
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[46][47]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Portsmouth 1–0 Luton Town Portsmouth
15:00 BST Lowe   16' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,018
Referee: Gavin Ward
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Blackpool 1–2 Portsmouth Blackpool
15:00 BST Clarke   81' (o.g.) Report Curtis   9', 59' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,154
Referee: Ross Joyce
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Portsmouth 4–1 Oxford United Portsmouth
15:00 BST Evans   48'
Dickie   56' (o.g.)
Lowe   65', 90+2'
Report Whatmough   89' (o.g.) Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,093
Referee: Lee Swabey
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Portsmouth Horfield
19:45 BST Lines   76' (pen.)   78' Report Evans   32'
Curtis   87'
Stadium: The Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,073
Referee: Graham Salisbury
25 August 2018 5 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Portsmouth Doncaster
15:00 BST Maroši   83' Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,618
Referee: Andy Haines
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Portsmouth 3–0 Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth
15:00 BST Curtis   22', 69'
Lowe   63'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,872
Referee: Tom Nield
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7 Portsmouth 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Portsmouth
15:00 BST Pitman   87' (pen.) Report Docherty   74' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,634
Referee: Charles Breakspear
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Peterborough United 1–2 Portsmouth Peterborough
15:00 BST Godden   90+4' Report Hawkins   62'
Lowe   75'
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 10,472
Referee: Roger East
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Portsmouth 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers Portsmouth
15:00 BST Evans   57'
Pitman   86'
Report Morris   21'
Jacobson   89' (pen.)
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,648
Referee: Craig Hicks
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Rochdale 1–3 Portsmouth Rochdale
15:00 BST Wilbraham   4' Report Lowe   25'
Pitman   71'
Clarke   81'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,796
Referee: John Busby
2 October 2018 11 Coventry City 0–1 Portsmouth Coventry
19:45 BST Report Curtis   45+2' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,102
Referee: Brett Huxtable
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Portsmouth 0–2 Gillingham Portsmouth
15:00 BST Report Eaves   26'
Lacey   45+2'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,158
Referee: Chris Sarginson
13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Portsmouth Norbiton
15:00 BST Soares   49'
Hanson   63'
Report Naylor   24'
Evans   31'
Donohue   38'
Whatmough   40'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Lee Probert
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14 Portsmouth 1–0 Fleetwood Town Portsmouth
15:00 BST Hawkins   50'
Naylor   66'
Report Coyle   29'
Wallace   64'
Sheron   78',   84'  
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,046
Referee: Lee Swabey
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15 Portsmouth 2–2 Burton Albion Portsmouth
19:45 BST Hawkins   36'
Clarke   57'
Report Cole   48'
Hesketh   52'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,200
Referee: Andrew Madley
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Portsmouth Accrington
15:00 BST McConville   50'
Ihiekwe   64'
Report Thompson   47'
Hawkins   62'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,558
Referee: Steve Martin
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17 Bradford City 0–1 Portsmouth Bradford
15:00 GMT Chicksen   57'   83'
McGowan   53'
Report Evans   12'
Whatmough   84'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 16,393
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Portsmouth Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Novak   60' Report Naylor   34'
Evans   40'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,365
Referee: Martin Coy
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 19 Portsmouth 2–0 Walsall Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Hawkins   25'
Curtis   49'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,794
Referee: Alan Young
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 20 Portsmouth 2–0 Southend United Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Turner   11' (o.g.)
Lowe   29'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,062
Referee: Lee Collins
11 December 2018 (2018-12-11) 21 Portsmouth 1–2 Charlton Athletic Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Green   88'
Thompson   90+5'
Report Ahearne-Grant   23'
Ajose   43'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,891
Referee: John Brooks
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Barnsley 1–1 Portsmouth Barnsley
15:00 GMT Woodrow   61' Report Evans   43' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,441
Referee: Jonathan Moss
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Portsmouth 3–1 Sunderland Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Hawkins   27'
Evans   48' (pen.)
Curtis   52'   53'
N. Thompson   60'
B. Thompson   63'
Report Loovens   47'
Honeyman   54'
O'Nien   57'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,402
Referee: Peter Bankes
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Gillingham 2–0 Portsmouth Gillingham
13:00 GMT Byrne   20'
Parker   45'
Fuller   60'
Reilly   90+1' (pen.)
Report Whatmough   90+1' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,940
Referee: Nick Kinseley
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Fleetwood Town 2–5 Portsmouth Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Marney   33'   51'
Madden   39'   41'
Evans   43' (pen.)
Report Thompson   26'
Clarke   43'
Pitman   57' (pen.)
Walkes   58'
Lowe   81', 84'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,494
Referee: Matt Donohue
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Portsmouth 2–1 AFC Wimbledon Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Lowe   8'
Curtis   80'   80'
Report Wordsworth   55'
Appiah   75'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,732
Referee: Antony Coggins
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Portsmouth 0–1 Blackpool Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Report Long   74' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,403
Referee: Kevin Johnson
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Oxford United 2–1 Portsmouth Oxford
15:00 GMT Brannagan   25'
Henry   45'   90+1'
Report Lowe   37'
Pitman   64'
Whatmough   88'
Naylor   90+5'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,202
Referee: Chris Sarginson
29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 29 Luton Town 3–2 Portsmouth Luton
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,078
Referee: Simon Hooper
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30 Portsmouth 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Thompson   7'
Bogle   54'
Lowe   56'
Burgess   65'
Naylor   88'
Report Wilks   30'
Lewis   42'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,800
Referee: Alan Young
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Portsmouth Plymouth
15:00 GMT Carey   70' Report Close   56'
Evans   59'
Thompson   73'
Curtis   78'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,052
Referee: Ben Toner
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 32 Southend United 3–3 Portsmouth Southend-on-Sea
12:30 GMT Cox   36', 78' (pen.), 87'
Klass   83'
Moore   90+3'
Report Morris   8'
Close   20'
Hawkins   31'
Walkes   90+3'
Vaughan   90+3'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Dean Whitestone
19 February 2019 (2019-02-19) 33 Portsmouth 1-1 Bristol Rovers Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Referee: Neil Hair
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34 Portsmouth 0–0 Barnsley Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Bogle   61'
Clarke   70'
Report McGeehan   31' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,624
Referee: Charles Breakspear
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Portsmouth 5–1 Bradford City Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Evans   23' (pen.)
Naylor   41'
Lowe   67'
Close   70', 87'
Report Caddis   45+1'
Akpan   65'
Knight-Percival   73'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,657
Referee: Oliver Langford
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Portsmouth Charlton
17:30 GMT Aribo   41'
Taylor   51'
Report Curtis   45+1'
Hawkins   52'
Burgess   69'
Clarke   90+2'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 14,451
Referee: Roger East
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37 Walsall 2–3 Portsmouth Walsall
19:45 GMT Kinsella   37'
Gordon   72'
Guthrie   75', 90+4'
Ferrier   76'
Report Pitman   13' (pen.)
Clarke   16'
Bogle   25'
Solomon-Otabor   68'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,097
Referee: Trevor Kettle
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Portsmouth 2–0 Scunthorpe United Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Bogle   71'
Lowe   87'
Evans   90+2'
Report Perch   64' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,308
Referee: Peter Wright
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Portsmouth Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Grant   75' Report Close   40'   68'
Bogle   52'
Naylor   57'
Burgess   76'
Pitman   79'
Brown   81'
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 8,028
Referee: Oliver Yates
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40 Wycombe Wanderers 2–3 Portsmouth High Wycombe
15:00 BST Bean   55'
Kashket   82'
Report Lowe   17'
Clarke   45+1'
Pitman   46', 60'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,978
Referee: John Busby
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 41 Portsmouth 4–1 Rochdale Portsmouth
15:00 BST Hawkins   21'
Pitman   45+1' (pen.)
Evans   62'
Lowe   79'
Report Wilbraham   38'   54'
Ebanks-Landell   45'
Bunney   52'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,197
Referee: Lee Swabey
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 42 Burton Albion 1–2 Portsmouth Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Boyce   47'
McFadzean   88'
Report Close   31'   44'
Clarke   90+2'
Bogle   90+4'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,034
Referee: Craig Hicks
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 43 Portsmouth 2–1 Coventry City Portsmouth
12:30 BST Naylor   66'
Pitman   83'
Report Hiwula   9'
Burge   57'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,884
Referee: Darren Drysdale
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 44 Sunderland 1–1 Portsmouth Sunderland
15:00 BST Flanagan   9' Report Lowe   24' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,129
Referee: Craig Pawson
30 April 2019 (2019-04-30) 45 Portsmouth 2–3 Peterborough United Portsmouth
19:45 BST Close   38'
Brown   58'
Burgess   59'
Lowe   88'
Report Tomlin   13'   32'
Toney   27', 75'
Ward   36'
Maddison   58'
Woodyard   65'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,396
Referee: Dean Whitestone
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Portsmouth 1–1 Accrington Stanley Portsmouth
17:30 BST Close   59' Report McConville   46' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,439
Referee: Scott Duncan

Play-offs edit

11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) Semi-final first leg Sunderland 1–0 Portsmouth Sunderland
19:30 BST Maguire   62'Honeyman   82' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,610
Referee: Andy Woolmer
16 May 2019 (2019-05-16) Semi-final second leg Portsmouth 0–0
(0–1 agg.)
Sunderland Portsmouth
19:45 BST Evans   4'
Naylor   11'
Pitman   45+3'
Vaughan   79'
Report Maguire   21'
O'Nien   75'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,077
Referee: Peter Bankes

FA Cup edit

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[48] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[49] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[50] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.[51]

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round Maidenhead United 0–4 Portsmouth Maidenhead
12:30 GMT Report Thompson   43'
Hawkins   55'
Lowe   60'
Wheeler   83'
Stadium: York Road
Attendance: 3,205
Referee: Dean Whitestone
2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) Second round Rochdale 0–1 Portsmouth Rochdale
14:00 GMT Report Green   90' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,555
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round Norwich City 0–1 Portsmouth Norwich
17:30 GMT Hanley   15' Report Lowe   55'
Curtis   71'
Green   90+4'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,201
Referee: Darren Bond
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Fourth round Portsmouth 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Whatmough   27'
Brown   63',   77'
Curtis   77'
Report Manning   45'
Wells   74'
Lynch   78'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,378
Referee: Gavin Ward
5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) Fourth round replay Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Portsmouth Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT Scowen   52'
Wells   70'
Smith   77'
Report Burgess   76' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,115
Referee: David Coote

EFL Cup edit

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[52]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Portsmouth 1–2 AFC Wimbledon Portsmouth
19:45 BST Burgess   49' Report Pigott   76'
Walkes   88' (o.g.)
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 6,588
Referee: Ollie Yates

EFL Trophy edit

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[53] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[54] On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday.[55] The Quarter-final draw was made conducted on Sky Sports by Don Goodman and Thomas Frank on 10 January 2019.[56] The draw for the semi-finals took place on 25 January live on Talksport.[57]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Portsmouth 3 3 0 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Round 2
2 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U21 3 1 0 1 1 7 4 +3 4
3 L1 Gillingham 3 1 0 0 2 2 9 −7 3
4 L2 Crawley Town 3 0 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages Portsmouth 4–0 Gillingham Portsmouth
19:45 BST Clarke   41'
Close   43'
Pitman   55' (pen.)
Wheeler   90+1'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Alan Young
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages Crawley Town 0–1 Portsmouth Crawley
19:45 BST Report Donohue   37' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,268
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stages Portsmouth 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Green   50'
Evans   69'
Report Patterson   20'
White   90'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 3,138
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) Second round Portsmouth 2–1 Arsenal U21 Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Pitman   10'
Green   83'
Report Saka   66' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 3,109
8 January 2019 (2019-01-08) Third round Southend United 0–2 Portsmouth Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT Report Dennis   6'
Evans   45+2'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 1,649
Referee: Craig Hicks
22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) Quarter-final Portsmouth 1–0 Peterborough United Portsmouth
19:00 GMT Close   74'
Wheeler   85'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 3,313
26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) Semi-final Bury 0–3 Portsmouth Bury
19:45 GMT Report Evans   61'   62'
Hawkins   64'
Curtis   77'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Ross Joyce
31 March 2019 (2019-03-31) Final Portsmouth 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Sunderland London
14:30 GMT Curtis   32'
Thompson   82'
Evans   101'
Lowe   114'   116'
Report McGeady   38', 119'   90'
Baldwin   80'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,021
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Penalties
Evans  
Pitman  
Brown  
Lowe  
Hawkins  
McGeady  
Cattermole  
Gooch  
Power  
O'Nien  

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