2012–13 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth
2012-13 season
Chairman Under Administration
(until 10 April)
Pompey Supporters Trust (PST)
(since 19 April)
Manager Michael Appleton
(until 8 November)
Guy Whittingham
(since 8 November)
League One 24th (Relegated)
FA Cup First Round
League Cup First Round
League Trophy Second Round
Top goalscorer League:
Izale McLeod (10)

All:
Izale McLeod (11)
Highest home attendance 18,433 vs Sheffield United
(20 April 2013)
Lowest home attendance 5,979 vs Bournemouth
(4 September 2012)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2012–13 Season is Portsmouth's first season in League One. This was the first time that Portsmouth had played in the third tier of English football since the 1982–83 season. Portsmouth were relegated to League Two on 16 April 2013, following Oldham Athletic's win over Yeovil Town.

Players

Squad details

As of 26 April 2013
No. Name Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Club apps. Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Previous club Date joined Fee End
1 Phil Smith England Harrow 14 December 1979 0 0 Swindon Town 7 December 2012 Free 2013
4 Sam Sodje Nigeria Greenwich England 25 May 1979 9 0 7 0 Notts County 24 January 2013 Free 2013
6 Liam Walker Gibraltar Gibraltar 13 April 1988 28 2 10 5 San Roque Spain 16 August 2012 Free 2013
9 David Connolly Republic of Ireland Willesden England 6 June 1977 17 7 41 9 Southampton 31 December 2012 Free 2013
10 Yassin Moutaouakil France Nice 18 July 1986 19 0 Hayes & Yeading 24 January 2013 Free 2013
13 Simon Eastwood England Luton 26 June 1989 30 0 FC Halifax Town 13 August 2012 Free 2013
16 Gábor Gyepes Hungary Budapest 26 June 1981 37 4 26 1 Vasas Hungary 7 September 2012 Free 2013
18 Johannes Ertl Austria Graz 13 November 1982 39 0 7 0 Sheffield United 31 August 2012 Free 2013
20 John Akinde England Camberwell 8 July 1989 11 0 Crawley 31 January 2013 Free 2013
21 Ashley Harris England Waterlooville 9 December 1993 34 3 Academy 15 July 2010 Trainee 2013
22 Adam Webster England West Wittering 4 January 1995 24 0 Academy 9 February 2011 Trainee 2013
24 Nick Awford England Portsmouth 15 April 1995 1 0 Academy 9 February 2011 Trainee 2013
30 Jack Whatmough1 England Gosport 24 June 1996 Academy 6 July 2012 Trainee 2014
31 Jack Maloney England Ryde 8 December 1994 10 0 Academy 9 February 2011 Trainee 2013
32 Bradley Tarbuck1 England Emsworth 6 November 1995 1 0 Academy 6 July 2012 Trainee 2014
33 Ricardo Rocha Portugal Santo Tirso 3 October 1978 97 0 6 0 Standard Liège 1 February 2010 Free 2013
34 Dan Butler England Cowes 26 August 1994 18 0 Academy 15 July 2010 Trainee 2013
35 Jed Wallace England Reading 26 March 1994 23 6 Lewes 30 August 2011 Free 2014
36 Dan Thompson1 England Wandsworth 4 July 1994 1 0 Hampton & Richmond 6 January 2012 Free 2013
37 George Colson1 Wales Cowes England 24 October 1993 1 0 Academy 15 July 2010 Trainee 2013
38 Alex Grant1 Australia Manchester England 23 January 1994 1 0 Academy 15 July 2010 Trainee 2013
41 Elliot Wheeler1 England Newport 19 December 1993 Academy 15 July 2010 Trainee 2013

1 Not in first team squad, but appeared at least on the bench in a first team game.

Transfers

In

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
38 DF Australia Alex Grant 18EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY Summer 2013 Youth system
34 DF England Dan Butler 17EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY Summer 2013 Youth system
33 DF England Sam Magri 18EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY Summer 2013 Youth system
41 DF England Elliot Wheeler 18EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY Summer 2013 Youth system
35 MF England Jed Wallace 18EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY Summer 2014 Youth system
37 MF Wales George Colson 18EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY Summer 2013 Youth system
36 MF England Dan Thompson 17EU Youth system Loan Expiry Green tickY Summer 2013 Youth system
39 MF Australia Andy Higgins 18EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY Summer 2013 Youth system
13 GK England Simon Eastwood 23EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
40 DF England Ashley Westwood 35EU Lincoln City Job Offer Green tickY Summer 2013 Free
England Luke Dowling EU Crystal Palace Job Offer Green tickY Summer 2013 Free
11 MF England Jack Compton 23EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
2 DF Sierra Leone Mustapha Dumbuya 24EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
7 MF Jamaica Lee Williamson 30EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
3 DF England Jon Harley 32EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
10 FW England Luke Rodgers 30EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
8 MF England Brian Howard 29EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
9 FW England Izale McLeod 27EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
6 MF Gibraltar Liam Walker 24EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
23 MF England Kieran Djilali 21EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
17 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Clifford 20EU Chelsea Loan Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
1 GK Denmark Mikkel Andersen 23EU Reading Loan Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
14 DF England Paul Connolly 28EU Leeds United Loan Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
4 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Long 22EU Burnley Loan Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
15 MF England Jordan Obita 18EU Reading Loan Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
18 DF Austria Johnny Ertl 29EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
5 DF England Josh Thompson 21EU Celtic Scotland Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
19 MF England Darel Russell 31EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
16 DF Hungary Gábor Gyepes 31EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
20 DF Slovakia Ľubomír Michalík 29EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free
14 FW England Wesley Thomas 25EU Bournemouth Loan Green tickY During Season 2012 Free
17 MF Hungary Ákos Buzsáky 30EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY During Season 2012 Free
15 DF England Carl Dickinson 25EU Watford Loan Green tickY During Season 2012 Free
23 MF Scotland Scott Allan 20EU West Bromwich Albion Loan Green tickY During Season 2012 Free
26 MF England Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 20EU Peterborough United Loan Green tickY During Season 2012 Free
14 FW England Paul Benson 33EU Swindon Town Loan Green tickY During Season 2012 Free
33 DF Portugal Ricardo Rocha 34EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY During Season 2012 Free
35 MF England Jed Wallace 18EU Whitehawk Loan Return Green tickY During Season 2014 Free
1 GK Australia Alex Cisak 23EU Oldham Athletic Loan Green tickY During Season 2012 Free
17 FW England Jake Jervis 21EU Birmingham City Loan Green tickY During Season 2012 Free
1 GK England Phil Smith 32EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY During Season 2013 Free
35 MF England Jed Wallace 18EU Whitehawk Loan Return Green tickY During Season 2014 Free
9 FW Republic of Ireland David Connolly 35EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY Winter 2013 Free
35 MF England Dan Butler 18EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan Return Green tickY Winter 2014 Free
17 FW England James Keene 27EU IF Elfsborg Sweden Loan Green tickY Winter 2013 Free
14 MF Republic of Ireland Frankie Sutherland 19EU Queens Park Rangers Loan Green tickY Winter 2013 Free
37 MF Wales George Colson 19EU Dorchester Town Loan Return Green tickY Winter 2013 Free
36 FW England Dan Thompson 18EU Dorchester Town Loan Return Green tickY Winter 2013 Free
38 DF Australia Alex Grant 18EU Eastleigh Loan Return Green tickY Winter 2013 Free
3 DF England Shaun Cooper 29EU Crawley Town Loan Green tickY Winter 2013 Free
4 DF Nigeria Sam Sodje 33EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY Winter 2013 Free
10 DF France Yassin Moutaouakil 26EU Hayes & Yeading United Transfer Green tickY Winter 2013 Free
7 MF England Adam Reed 21EU Sunderland Loan Green tickY Winter 2013 Free
England Alan Knight 51EU Free agent Job Offer Green tickY Winter 2013 Free
19 MF France Therry Racon 28EU Millwall Loan Green tickY During Season 2013 Free
20 FW England John Akinde 23EU Free agent Transfer Green tickY During Season 2013 Free
23 FW Ghana Patrick Agyemang 32EU Stevenage Loan Green tickY During Season 2013 Free
41 MF England Elliot Wheeler 19EU Bashley Loan Return Green tickY During Season 2013 Free
31 MF England Jack Maloney 18EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY During Season 2013 Free
24 MF England Nick Awford 17EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY During Season 2013 Free
37 MF Wales George Colson 19EU Bashley Loan Return Green tickY During Season 2013 Free
36 FW England Dan Thompson 18EU Bognor Regis Town Loan Return Green tickY During Season 2013 Free
38 DF Australia Alex Grant 19EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan Return Green tickY During Season 2013 Free
41 MF England Elliot Wheeler 19EU Sutton United Loan Return Green tickY During Season 2013 Free
DF England Joshua Warren 18EU Bognor Regis Town Loan Return Green tickY During Season 2013 Free

Total spending: Decrease £0

Trialists

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
GK England Simon Eastwood 23EU Free agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free
GK England Laurie Walker 22EU Kettering Town Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free
DF Sierra Leone Mustapha Dumbuya 24EU Free agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free
DF England Jon Harley 32EU Free agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free
GK Slovenia Darjan Curanovič 26EU Triglav Kranj Slovenia Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free
FW England Luke Rodgers 30EU Free agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free
MF England Brian Howard 29EU Free agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free
MF England Simon Gillett 26EU Free agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free
MF Ghana Lloyd Sam 27EU Free agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free
FW England Izale McLeod 27EU Free agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free
GK England David Preece 35EU Free agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free
DF Greece Sotiris Balafas 25EU Free agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free
MF Algeria Julien Lopez 20EU Free agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free
MF Gibraltar Liam Walker 24EU San Roque Spain Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free
GK Gibraltar Jordan Perez 25EU Lincoln Gibraltar Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free
GK England Glenn Morris 28EU Free agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free
DF England Josh Thompson 21EU Celtic Scotland Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free
DF Albania Agonit Sallaj 20EU Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free
MF England Kieran Djilali 21EU Free agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free
MF England Jack Compton 23EU Free agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free
MF Republic of Ireland Conor Clifford 20EU Chelsea Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free
GK Canada Jordan Santiago 21EU Free agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free
DF England Jerel Ifil 30EU Kettering Town Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free
MF England Tom Soares 26EU Free agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free
DF Austria Johnny Ertl 29EU Free agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free
DF Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson 38EU Free agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free
MF Portugal Luís Boa Morte 35EU Free agent Trial Red XN During Season Trial Free
MF Hungary Ákos Buzsáky 30EU Free agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY During Season Trial Free
MF England Martin Devaney 32EU Free agent Trial Red XN During Season Trial Free
GK England Phil Smith 32EU Free agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY During Season Trial Free
FW Republic of Ireland David Connolly 35EU Free agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY During Season Trial Free
FW England James Keene 27EU IF Elfsborg Sweden Trial/Transfer Green tickY Winter Trial Free
FW Zimbabwe Benjani 34EU Free agent Trial Red XN Winter Trial Free
DF Nigeria Sam Sodje 33EU Free agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Winter Trial Free
MF France Alassane N'Diaye 23EU Free agent Trial Red XN During Season Trial Free

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
5 DF England Jason Pearce 24EU Leeds United Transfer Green tickY Summer £500,000
GK Republic of Ireland Matthew Gledhill 18EU Stoke City Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free
DF England Lewis Tallack 19EU Nike Academy Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free
MF England Lewis Stockford 19EU Bognor Regis Town Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free
FW Republic of Ireland Carl Walshe 19EU Bognor Regis Town Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free
FW England James Jennings 18EU Free agent Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free
13 GK Republic of Ireland Stephen Henderson 24EU West Ham United Transfer Green tickY Summer £600,0001
1 GK England Jamie Ashdown 31EU Leeds United Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free
25 FW Zimbabwe Benjani 33EU Chippa United South Africa Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free
3 DF Portugal Ricardo Rocha 33EU Portsmouth Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free
2 MF England Joel Ward 22EU Crystal Palace Transfer Green tickY Summer £400,000
14 MF Nigeria Kelvin Etuhu 24EU Barnsley Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free
8 MF England Hayden Mullins 33EU Birmingham City Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free
4 DF South Africa Aaron Mokoena 31EU Bidvest Wits South Africa Contract Terminated Green tickY Summer Free
9 FW Hungary Márkó Futács 21EU Leicester City Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Compensation
11 FW England Luke Varney 29EU Leeds United Transfer Green tickY Summer £300,000
19 MF England David Norris 31EU Leeds United Transfer Green tickY Summer £250,0002
15 DF England Greg Halford 27EU Nottingham Forest Transfer Green tickY Summer Undisclosed
10 FW Norway Erik Huseklepp 27EU Brann Norway Transfer Green tickY Summer £200,0003
27 FW Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu 35EU Free agent Contract Terminated Green tickY Summer Free
18 FW England Dave Kitson 32EU Sheffield United Contract Terminated Green tickY Summer Free
26 DF Israel Tal Ben Haim 30EU Queens Park Rangers Contract Terminated Green tickY Summer Free
7 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Lawrence 30EU PAOK Greece Contract Terminated Green tickY Summer Free
23 MF England Kieran Djilali 21EU Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland Contract Terminated Green tickY Summer Free
33 DF England Sam Magri 18EU Queens Park Rangers Transfer Green tickY Summer Free
14 DF England Paul Connolly 28EU Leeds United Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free
17 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Clifford 20EU Chelsea Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free
4 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Long 22EU Burnley Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free
FW Australia Patrick Antelimi 18EU Leeds United Transfer Green tickY During Season Free
35 MF England Jed Wallace 18EU Whitehawk Loan Green tickY During Season Free
15 MF England Jordan Obita 18EU Reading Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free
14 FW England Wes Thomas 25EU Bournemouth Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free
34 DF England Dan Butler 18EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan Green tickY During Season Free
41 DF England Elliot Wheeler 18EU Bashley Loan Green tickY During Season Free
England Michael Appleton 36EU Blackpool Job Offer Green tickY During Season Compensation
40 DF England Ashley Westwood 36EU Blackpool Job Offer Green tickY During Season Free
10 FW England Luke Rodgers 30EU Free agent Loan Green tickY During Season Free
5 DF England Josh Thompson 21EU Colchester United Loan Green tickY During Season Free
15 DF England Carl Dickinson 25EU Watford Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free
39 MF Australia Andy Higgins 19EU Perth Glory Australia Contract Terminated Green tickY During Season Free
1 GK Denmark Mikkel Andersen 23EU Reading Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free
17 MF Hungary Ákos Buzsáky 30EU Barnsley Loan Green tickY During Season Free
36 FW England Dan Thompson 18EU Dorchester Town Loan Green tickY During Season Free
37 MF Wales George Colson 19EU Dorchester Town Loan Green tickY During Season Free
35 MF England Jed Wallace 18EU Whitehawk Loan Green tickY During Season Free
1 GK Australia Alex Cisak 23EU Oldham Athletic Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free
38 DF Australia Alex Grant 18EU Eastleigh Loan Green tickY During Season Free
17 FW England Jake Jervis 21EU Birmingham Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free
9 FW England Izale McLeod 28EU MK Dons Contract Terminated Green tickY During Season Free
5 DF England Josh Thompson 21EU Colchester United Transfer Green tickY Winter Free
11 MF England Jack Compton 24EU Colchester United Transfer Green tickY Winter Free
17 MF Hungary Ákos Buzsáky 30EU Free agent Contract Ended Green tickY Winter Free
23 MF Scotland Scott Allan 21EU West Bromwich Albion Loan Return Green tickY Winter Free
26 MF England Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 20EU Peterborough United Loan Return Green tickY Winter Free
10 FW England Luke Rodgers 31EU Free agent Contract Ended Green tickY Winter Free
20 DF Slovakia Ľubomír Michalík 29EU Kairat Kazakhstan Contract Ended Green tickY Winter Free
2 DF Sierra Leone Mustapha Dumbuya 25EU Crawley Town Contract Ended Green tickY Winter Free
3 DF England Jon Harley 33EU Maidstone United Contract Ended Green tickY Winter Free
7 MF Jamaica Lee Williamson 30EU Blackburn Rovers Contract Ended Green tickY Winter Free
8 MF England Brian Howard 29EU Bristol City Contract Ended Green tickY Winter Free
36 FW England Dan Thompson 18EU Bognor Regis Town Loan Green tickY Winter Free
England Luke Dowling EU Blackburn Rovers Job Offer Green tickY Winter Compensation
England John Keeley 51EU Blackburn Rovers Job Offer Green tickY Winter Compensation
England Chris Neville 40EU Blackburn Rovers Job Offer Green tickY Winter Compensation
37 MF Wales George Colson 19EU Bashley Loan Green tickY Winter Free
38 DF Australia Alex Grant 19EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan Green tickY Winter Free
19 MF England Darel Russell 32EU Toronto FC Canada Contract Ended Green tickY Winter Free
14 MF Republic of Ireland Frankie Sutherland 19EU Queens Park Rangers Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free
17 FW England James Keene 27EU IF Elfsborg Sweden Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free
7 MF England Adam Reed 21EU Sunderland Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free
DF England Joshua Warren 18EU Bognor Regis Town Loan Green tickY During Season Free
37 MF Wales George Colson 19EU Stoke City Trial During Season Free
41 MF England Elliot Wheeler 19EU Sutton United Loan Green tickY During Season Free
3 DF England Shaun Cooper 29EU Crawley Town Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free
19 MF France Therry Racon 28EU Millwall Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free
23 FW Ghana Patrick Agyemang 32EU Stevenage Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free

Total gaining: Increase £2,250,000

Notes

1Although officially undisclosed, the Portsmouth News reported the fee to be £600,000.[1]

2Although officially a free transfer, the Yorkshire Evening Post reported the fee to be £250,000.[2]

3Although officially undisclosed, the Portsmouth News reported the fee to be £200,000.[3]

Key events

  • 28 April: After the last game of the season, Portsmouth manager Michael Appleton says that "17 or 18 players could be leaving the club and the same number coming in" in this summer.[4]
  • 4 May: Jason Pearce is sold to Leeds United for a £500,000 fee.[5]
  • 18 May: Balram Chainrai’s Portpin propose terms for a CVA that would enable Pompey to come out of administration.[6]
  • 21 May: West Ham United buy Stephen Henderson after a successful loan spell in the club, for a rumoured £600,000 fee.[7]
  • 28 May: Portsmouth sell Joel Ward to Crystal Palace for a £400,000 fee.[8]
  • 9 June: Kelvin Etuhu leaves Portsmouth to join Barnsley.[9]
  • 3 July: Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor says Portsmouth's players must reach a compromise on wages to save the club.[10]
  • 9 July: Portsmouth announces four players on trial: Jon Harley, Mustapha Dumbuya, Simon Eastwood and Laurie Walker.[11]
  • 12 July: Birmingham City bring in Hayden Mullins.[12]
  • 12 July: Aaron Mokoena agrees his departure from Pompey.[13]
  • 12 July: Portsmouth have been told by the Football League they will start the new season on -10 points if they are to be allowed into League One.[14]
  • 12 July: The Pompey Supporters Trust says its bid to buy Portsmouth is 'ongoing' and has welcomed news land surrounding Fratton Park could be up for sale.[15]
  • 13 July: Balram Chainrai's Portpin withdraw his bid.[16]
  • 14 July: Márkó Futács refused Portsmouth's new contract and signed with Leicester City, with Pompey receiving compensation.[17]
  • 16 July: Portsmouth announces five more trialists: Luke Rodgers, Brian Howard, Simon Gillett, Lloyd Sam and Izale McLeod.[18]
  • 18 July: Portsmouth announces three more trialists: David Preece, Julien Lopez and Sotiris Balafas.[19]
  • 24 July: Gibraltarian midfielder Liam Walker joins Portsmouth on trial.[20]
  • 24 July: Leeds United signs Luke Varney for a £300,000 fee.[21]
  • 24 July: Administrator Trevor Birch confirmed that Portsmouth will close on 10 August unless highest earners agree transfer cuts.[22]
  • 25 July: Pompey Supporters Trust has stated it is ready to buy the club, but it can only do so if the high earners leave the club.[23]
  • 26 July: Leeds United signs David Norris.[24]
  • 27 July: Nottingham Forest signs Greg Halford.[25]
  • 28 July: Flamboyant winger Erik Huseklepp agreed a move back to his homeland, signing a four-and-a-half deal with SK Brann.[26]
  • 30 July: Portsmouth legend Nwankwo Kanu agrees a contract termination with the club.[27]
  • 3 August: Dave Kitson agrees a contract termination with the club.[28]
  • 9 August: Tal Ben Haim is released by Portsmouth, after cancelling the remaining year of his contract.[29]
  • 10 August: Liam Lawrence leaves the club.[30]
  • 11 August: Two more trialists join Portsmouth: Jerel Ifil and Jordan Santiago.
  • 11 September: Former Portsmouth owner Sulaiman Al-Fahim starts negotiations to become the third bidder to try and purchase the club.[31]
  • 18 September: Former Watford owner Lawrance Bassani submits a bid to try and buy the club, becoming the fourth bidder in the ownership saga.[32]
  • 19 September: A Fifth bidder has emerged, named as the firm Portco Ltd, fronted by Harry Kerr. But there is still no more news concerning the other 4 bidders yet.[33]
  • 18 October: Portsmouth's administrator Trevor Birch announced that he nominated Portsmouth Supporters' Trust as the preferred bidder for the club.[34]
  • 7 November: Michael Appleton leaves club to manage Blackpool, algong with first team coach Ashley Westwood. Guy Whittingham is appointed as caretaker manager.[35]
  • 9 November: Balram Chainrai suspends his Portsmouth bid.[36]
  • 15 November: Portsmouth Supporters' Trust reaches an agreement with PFK to buy the club.[37]
  • 21 November: PFK and Balram Chainrai will decide the value of Fratton Park in High Court on 13–14 December.[38]
  • 12 December: Portsmouth's administrators ask to adjourn the Court case.[39]
  • 14 December: Court case is adjourned until 15 January.[40]
  • 5 January: Portsmouth announces that will leave Eastleigh training ground at the end of the month.[41]
  • 14 January: Court case is adjourned again, until 31 January.[42]
  • 17 January: Luke Dowling (head of recruitment) and John Keeley (goalkeeper coach) join Blackburn Rovers.[43]
  • 21 January: Chris Neville (Strength and conditioning coach) signs for Blackburn Rovers.[44]
  • 25 January: Alan Knight is announced as new goalkeeping coach until the end of the season.[45]
  • 30 January: Court Case is adjourned to 14 February.[46]
  • 9 February: Portsmouth equalled its worst run in the club's history with nine defeats in a row and 19 games without a win.[47]
  • 12 February: Portsmouth set a new record in the club's history, after being twenty games without a win.[48]
  • 20 February: Court Case is set to go ahead after four adjournements.[49]
  • 21 February: Court Case is set a 19 April deadline.[50]
  • 27 February: Portsmouth Council finalises PST loan deal.[51]
  • 28 February: Stuart Robinson, who is working with Portsmouth Supporters' Trust, seals Fratton Park land deal.[52]
  • 2 March: Portsmouth end a run of 23-games without a win after a 2-1 victory against Crewe.[53]
  • 5 March: A date is set for the High Court hearing: 10 or 11 April.[54]
  • 8 March: Pompey Supporters Trust exchanges contract with administrators to buy Portsmouth.[55]
  • 5 April: Portsmouth completes 115 years of existence.[56]
  • 9 April: Court Case is confirmed to 10 April, and will begin at 10.30am.[57]
  • 10 April: A deal is agreed for PST to buy Portsmouth.[58]
  • 10 April: PST's chairman, Ashley Brown, released a statement saying that they "have a lot of people to thank", and that "now the next chapter of hard work begins to transform our club into something the community of Portsmouth can be proud of – both on and off the field."[59]
  • 16 April: Portsmouth is relegated to League Two after Oldham 1-0 victory over Yeovil.[60]
  • 19 April: Portsmouth Supporters' Trust finalises Portsmouth FC purchase.[61]
  • 20 April: Portsmouth suffers a 10-point deduction due to being out of administration.[62]
  • 20 April: Portsmouth Academy is declared 2012–13 Football League Youth Alliance champions.[63]
  • 24 April: Portsmouth appoint caretaker manager Guy Whittingham as full-time manager on a 1-year rolling contract.[64]

Player statistics

Squad stats

As of 27 April 2013
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupLeague CupLeague Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England Phil Smith 0000000000
3 MF England Shaun Cooper 14213+12000000
4 DF Nigeria Sam Sodje 9090000000
6 MF Gibraltar Liam Walker 28216+1020+10000+10
9 FW Republic of Ireland David Connolly 17715+27000000
10 DF France Yassin Moutaouakil 19017+20000000
13 GK England Simon Eastwood 300270101010
16 DF Hungary Gábor Gyepes 37434+14100010
18 MF Austria Johnny Ertl 39033+40100010
19 MF Guadeloupe Therry Racon 160160000000
20 FW England John Akinde 1103+80000000
21 FW England Ashley Harris 2937+19300101+10
22 DF England Adam Webster 21010+80101010
23 FW Ghana Patrick Agyemang 153153000000
24 MF England Nick Awford 100+10000000
30 DF England Jack Whatmough 0000000000
31 MF England Jack Maloney 1001+80000+1000
32 MF England Bradley Tarbuck 1000000+1000
33 DF Portugal Ricardo Rocha 21019+20000000
34 DF England Dan Butler 18015+20001000
35 MF England Jed Wallace 23619+36001000
37 MF Wales George Colson 1000001000
Players on loan to other clubs:
36 FW England Dan Thompson 1000001000
38 DF Australia Alex Grant 1000001000
41 DF England Elliot Wheeler 0000000000
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
1 GK Denmark Mikkel Andersen 190180000010
1 GK Australia Alex Cisak 1010000000
2 DF Sierra Leone Mustapha Dumbuya 26023+10100010
3 DF England Jon Harley 2612310+100020
4 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Long 6050000010
5 DF England Josh Thompson 3020000010
7 MF England Lee Williamson 24019+3000001+10
7 MF England Adam Reed 1005+50000000
8 MF England Brian Howard 251220100021
9 FW England Izale McLeod 271123+110100021
10 FW England Luke Rodgers 1336+4210001+11
11 MF England Jack Compton 1308+400+100000
14 DF England Paul Connolly 5040000010
14 FW England Wesley Thomas 7363000010
14 FW England Paul Benson 7272000000
14 MF Republic of Ireland Frankie Sutherland 100+10000000
15 MF England Jordan Obita 812+61000000
15 DF England Carl Dickinson 5050000000
17 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Clifford 310+2100000+10
17 MF Hungary Ákos Buzsáky 805+10100010
17 FW England Jake Jervis 311+21000000
17 FW England James Keene 916+31000000
19 MF England Darel Russell 180170000010
20 DF Slovakia Ľubomír Michalík 20117+11100010
23 MF Scotland Scott Allan 1016+31100000
23 MF England Kieran Djilali 1010000000
26 MF England Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 805+30000000
33 DF England Sam Magri 1000001000
39 MF Australia Andy Higgins 1000001000
40 DF England Ashley Westwood 1000001000

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup Paint Trophy Total
1FWEngland9Izale McLeod1000111
2FWRepublic of Ireland9David Connolly70007
3MFEngland35Jed Wallace60006
4DFHungary16Gábor Gyepes40004
5FWEngland21Ashley Harris30003
FWGhana23Patrick Agyemang30003
FWEngland14Wesley Thomas30003
FWEngland10Luke Rodgers20013
6MFEngland3Shaun Cooper20002
MFGibraltar6Liam Walker20002
FWEngland14Paul Benson20002
7DFSlovakia20Ľubomír Michalík10001
MFEngland8Brian Howard00011
MFEngland15Jordan Obita10001
MFRepublic of Ireland17Conor Clifford10001
FWEngland17Jake Jervis10001
FWEngland17James Keene10001
MFScotland23Scott Allan10001
TOTALS 51 0 0 3 54

Assists

According to BBC Sport match reports.

Place Position Nation Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup Paint Trophy Total
1MFEngland8Brian Howard60006
2MFEngland35Jed Wallace50005
3MFGibraltar6Liam Walker30003
FWGhana23Patrick Agyemang30003
DFEngland3Jon Harley30003
4FWRepublic of Ireland9David Connolly20002
MFAustria18Johnny Ertl20002
FWEngland21Ashley Harris20002
DFEngland22Adam Webster20002
5MFEngland3Shaun Cooper10001
DFGuadeloupe10Yassin Moutaouakil10001
FWEngland20John Akinde10001
DFEngland34Dan Butler10001
FWEngland9Izale McLeod10001
FWEngland10Luke Rodgers10001
MFEngland11Jack Compton10001
FWEngland17James Keene10001
MFScotland23Scott Allan10001
DFSierra Leone2Mustapha Dumbuya00011
TOTALS 37 0 0 1 38

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Paint Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
8EnglandMFBrian Howard6000001070
3EnglandDFJon Harley5000000050
9EnglandFWIzale McLeod5000000050
15EnglandDFCarl Dickinson4000000040
20SlovakiaDFĽubomír Michalík4000000040
33PortugalDFRicardo Rocha4000000040
16HungaryDFGábor Gyepes3010000040
18AustriaDFJohnny Ertl3000000030
19EnglandMFDarel Russell3000000030
4NigeriaDFSam Sodje2100000021
4Republic of IrelandDFKevin Long1100001021
7EnglandMFAdam Reed2000000020
7EnglandMFLee Williamson2000000020
10FranceDFYassin Moutaouakil2000000020
14EnglandDFPaul Connolly2000000020
19GuadeloupeMFTherry Racon2000000020
35EnglandMFJed Wallace2000000020
17HungaryMFÁkos Buzsáky1010000020
23ScotlandMFScott Allan0011000011
15EnglandMFJordan Obita0100000001
2Sierra LeoneDFMustapha Dumbuya1000000010
10EnglandFWLuke Rodgers1000000010
11EnglandMFJack Compton1000000010
13EnglandGKSimon Eastwood1000000010
14EnglandFWPaul Benson1000000010
14EnglandFWWesley Thomas1000000010
6GibraltarMFLiam Walker1000000010
21EnglandFWAshley Harris1000000010
22EnglandDFAdam Webster1000000010
31EnglandMFJack Maloney1000000010
34EnglandDFDan Butler1000000010
TOTALS 63 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 68 4

Competition

League One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Colchester United 46 14 9 23 47 68 21 51
21 Scunthorpe United (R) 46 13 9 24 49 73 24 48 Relegation to Football League Two
22 Bury (R) 46 9 14 23 45 73 28 41
23 Hartlepool United (R) 46 9 14 23 39 67 28 41
24 Portsmouth (R) 46 10 12 24 51 69 18 32[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. On 20 April Portsmouth were deducted ten points after coming out of administration.[65]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 10 12 24 51 69  −18 42 7 5 11 27 27  0 3 7 13 24 42  −18

Last updated: 27 April 2013.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

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GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultDDLLWLLLWWDWWLLLLLLDDDDLLLLLLLLLDLDWWLDWDWDLWL
Position10122021161719211714171211141517181921212021212121212222222323232424242423232322222222222424

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Pre-season

Competitive

League Cup

League One

Football League Trophy

FA Cup

Development Squad/Friendlies

Due to lack of first team players, Development squad matches were not needed for the rest of the season, as Development players were sent out on loan to non-league clubs. In addition to this, development squad supervisor Guy Whittingham became Portsmouth's caretaker manager.

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