2015–16 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth
2015–16 season
Owner Pompey Supporters Trust
Chairman Iain McInnes
Manager Paul Cook
Stadium Fratton Park
League Two 6th
FA Cup Fourth Round
(eliminated by Bournemouth)
League Cup Second Round
(eliminated by Reading)
FL Trophy First round
(eliminated by Exeter City)
Top goalscorer League: McNulty and Evans (10)
All: McNulty (12)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season is Portsmouth's 117th season of existence and their third consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Players

Squad details

As of 19 May 2016
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
1Paul JonesGKEnglandSnodland28 June 1986 (aged 29) 640Crawley4 June 2014Free30 June 2017
24Brian MurphyGKRepublic of IrelandWaterford7 May 1983 (aged 33) 250QPR8 August 2015Free30 June 2016
27Ryan FultonGKScotlandBurnley England23 May 1996 (aged 19) 130Liverpool22 January 2016Loan30 June 2016
35Alex BassGKEnglandSouthampton1 April 1998 (aged 18) Academy12 August 2014Trainee30 June 2016
Defenders
2Ben DaviesRB/RWEnglandBirmingham27 May 1981 (aged 34) 511Sheffield United6 August 2015Free30 June 2016
3Enda StevensLBRepublic of IrelandDublin9 July 1990 (aged 25) 530Aston Villa15 June 2015Free30 June 2017
4Adam WebsterCB/RBEnglandWest Wittering4 January 1995 (aged 21) 815Academy9 February 2011Free30 June 2017
6Christian BurgessCBEnglandBarking7 October 1991 (aged 24) 432Peterborough25 June 2015Undisc.30 June 2018
16Jack WhatmoughCBEnglandGosport19 August 1996 (aged 19)[1] 380Academy19 August 2013Free30 June 2017
17Kieron FreemanRB/LBWalesArnold21 March 1992 (aged 24) 70Sheffield Utd28 January 2016Loan30 June 2016
20Matt ClarkeCB/CMEnglandBarham22 September 1996 (aged 19) 331Ipswich Town3 August 2015Loan30 June 2016
36Dory YatesCBEnglandWinchester25 April 1998 (aged 18) Academy31 October 2015Trainee30 June 2016
38Brandon HaunstrupLBEnglandWaterlooville26 October 1996 (aged 19) 50Academy25 June 2015Free30 June 2016
Midfielders
8Michael DoyleCMRepublic of IrelandDublin8 August 1981 (aged 34) 50210Sheffield United6 July 2015Free30 June 2016
11Gary RobertsLW/AMEnglandLiverpool18 March 1984 (aged 32) 3810Chesterfield17 June 2015Undisc.30 June 2018
14Kal NaismithRW/LW/STScotlandGlasgow18 February 1992 (aged 24) 223Accrington Stanley28 May 2015Undisc.30 June 2018
15Adam BartonCM/CBRepublic of IrelandBlackburn England7 January 1991 (aged 25) 210Coventry City24 June 2015Free30 June 2017
18Ben TollittLW/RW/AMEnglandLiverpool30 November 1994 (aged 21) 161Skelmersdale15 July 2015Free30 June 2016
23Kyle BennettLW/RWEnglandTelford9 September 1990 (aged 25) 517Doncaster Rovers21 May 2015Free30 June 2017
26Gareth EvansRW/LWEnglandMacclesfield26 April 1988 (aged 28) 4810Fleetwood Town28 July 2015Free30 June 2016
29Danny HollandsCMEnglandAshford6 November 1985 (aged 30) 948Charlton22 May 2014Free30 June 2016
30Adam MayCMEnglandSouthampton6 December 1997 (aged 18) 40Academy17 April 2015Free30 June 2016
32C. Oxlade-ChamberlainCMEnglandPortsmouth24 June 1998 (aged 17) 10Academy31 October 2015Trainee30 June 2016
33Ben CloseCMEnglandPortsmouth8 August 1996 (aged 19) 230Academy3 May 2014Free30 June 2017
40Kaleem HaithamLWEnglandPortsmouth4 June 1998 (aged 17) 10Academy31 October 2015Trainee30 June 2016
Forwards
7Adam McGurkST/RW/LWNorthern IrelandLarne24 January 1989 (aged 27) 366Burton Albion24 June 2015Free30 June 2017
10Marc McNultyST/AMScotlandEdinburgh14 September 1992 (aged 23) 3412Sheffield United6 November 2015Loan30 June 2016
19Conor ChaplinST/LWEnglandWorthing16 February 1997 (aged 19) 4912Academy20 October 2014Free30 June 2018
25Conor WilkinsonSTRepublic of IrelandCroydon England13 January 1995 (aged 21) 10Bolton23 March 2016Loan30 June 2016
31Brandon Joseph-BuadiSTEnglandBrighton2 October 1997 (aged 18) 10Academy31 October 2015Trainee30 June 2016

Transfers

In

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
England Paul Cook 48EU Chesterfield Job Offer Summer 2016 £150,000 Portsmouth FC
23 MF England Kyle Bennett 24EU Doncaster Rovers Transfer Summer 2017 Free Portsmouth FC
14 MF Scotland Kal Naismith 23EU Accrington Stanley Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed Portsmouth FC
3 DF Republic of Ireland Enda Stevens 24EU Aston Villa Transfer Summer 2017 Free Portsmouth FC
11 MF England Gary Roberts 31EU Chesterfield Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed Portsmouth FC
7 FW Northern Ireland Adam McGurk 26EU Burton Albion Transfer Summer 2017 Free Portsmouth FC
15 MF Republic of Ireland Adam Barton 24EU Coventry City Transfer Summer 2017 Free Portsmouth FC
DF England Chad Field 18EU Youth system Promoted Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
38 DF England Brandon Haunstrup 18EU Youth system Promoted Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
DF Norway Snorre Nilsen 18EU Youth system Promoted Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
6 DF England Christian Burgess 23EU Peterborough United Transfer Summer 2018 £75,000 Portsmouth FC
8 MF Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle 33EU Sheffield United Transfer Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
17 FW England Jayden Stockley 21EU Bournemouth Loan Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
18 MF England Ben Tollitt 20EU Skelmersdale United Transfer Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
26 MF England Gareth Evans 27EU Fleetwood Town Transfer Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
30 MF England Adam May 17EU Youth system Promoted Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
20 DF England Matt Clarke 18EU Ipswich Town Loan Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
2 MF England Ben Davies 34EU Sheffield United Transfer Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
24 GK Republic of Ireland Brian Murphy 32EU Queens Park Rangers Transfer Summer 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
5 MF Benin Romuald Boco 30EU Bharat FC India Transfer During season 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
27 GK Republic of Ireland Aaron McCarey 23EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan During season 2015 Free Portsmouth FC
13 FW Northern Ireland Caolan Lavery 22EU Sheffield Wednesday Loan During season 2015 Free Portsmouth FC
10 FW Scotland Marc McNulty 23EU Sheffield United Loan During season 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
27 GK Scotland Ryan Fulton 19EU Liverpool Loan Winter 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
17 DF Wales Kieron Freeman 23EU Sheffield United Loan Winter 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
21 FW England Michael Smith 24EU Swindon Town Loan Winter 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
25 FW Republic of Ireland Conor Wilkinson 21EU Bolton Wanderers Loan During season 2016 Free Portsmouth FC
22 GK England Ryan Allsop 23EU Bournemouth Loan During season 2016 Free Portsmouth FC

Total spending: Decrease £225,000

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
15 FW England Paul McCallum 21EU West Ham United Loan Return Summer Free
18 DF England Josh Passley 20EU Fulham Loan Return Summer Free
24 DF Jamaica Nyron Nosworthy 34EU Blackpool Loan Return Summer Free
4 DF England Danny East 23EU Grimsby Town Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
BBC Sport
5 DF England Joe Devera 28EU Boreham Wood Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
BBC Sport
6 DF England Ben Chorley 32EU Bromley Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
BBC Sport
11 FW England Tom Craddock 28EU Guiseley Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
BBC Sport
17 DF England Nicky Shorey 33EU Pune City India Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
19 MF England Wes Fogden 27EU Yeovil Town Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
BBC Sport
26 MF England Bradley Tarbuck 19EU Dorchester Town Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
34 DF England Dan Butler 20EU Torquay United Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
BBC Sport
9 FW England Ryan Taylor 27EU Oxford United Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
Oxford United FC
8 MF England Jed Wallace 21EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Transfer Summer £275,000 Portsmouth FC
20 FW England Craig Westcarr 30EU Mansfield Town Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
7 MF England Andy Barcham 28EU AFC Wimbledon Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
AFC Wimbledon
13 MF Austria Johannes Ertl 32EU Free agent Released Summer Free Portsmouth FC
22 GK England Michael Poke 29EU Eastleigh Loan Summer Free Portsmouth FC
5 DF England Paul Robinson 33EU AFC Wimbledon Mutual consent Summer Free Portsmouth FC
AFC Wimbledon
DF England Chad Field 18EU Bognor Regis Town Loan Summer Free Portsmouth FC
DF Norway Snorre Nilsen 18EU Bognor Regis Town Loan Summer Free Portsmouth FC
MF Benin Romuald Boco 30EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan During season Free Portsmouth FC
34 DF England Calvin Davies 18EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan During season Free Portsmouth FC
27 GK Republic of Ireland Aaron McCarey 23EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan return During season Free Portsmouth FC
FW England Liam Sayers 17EU Dorchester Town Loan During season Free Dorchester Town FC
21 MF England James Dunne 26EU Dagenham & Redbridge Loan During season Free Portsmouth FC
30 MF England Adam May 17EU Gosport Borough Loan During season Free Portsmouth FC
14 MF Scotland Kal Naismith 23EU Hartlepool United Loan During season Free Portsmouth FC
1 GK England Paul Jones 29EU Crawley Town Loan Winter Free Portsmouth FC
9 FW England Matt Tubbs 31EU Eastleigh Loan During season Free Portsmouth FC

Total spending: Increase £275,000

Contracts

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Status
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
33 MF England Ben Close 18 Signed 1 year June 2016 Portsmouth FC
2 DF England Adam Webster 19 Signed 2 years June 2017 Portsmouth FC
8 FW England Ryan Taylor 27 Collapsed 0 year June 2015 Portsmouth FC
30 MF England Adam May 17 Signed 1 year June 2016 Portsmouth FC
19 FW England Conor Chaplin 18 Signed 3 years June 2018 Portsmouth FC

Last updated:

Player statistics

Squad stats

As of 19 May 2016
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyPlay-offs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England Paul Jones 1007000201000
2 DF England Ben Davies 51143150100020
3 DF Republic of Ireland Enda Stevens 530450500+100020
4 DF England Adam Webster 35224+324+10201000
6 DF England Christian Burgess 4323723+10000020
7 FW Northern Ireland Adam McGurk 36612+1524321100+20
8 MF Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle 50143+1140000020
10 FW Scotland Marc McNulty 341219+8104+11000021
11 MF England Gary Roberts 381027+6732000021
14 MF Scotland Kal Naismith 1838+730+10000+100+10
15 MF Republic of Ireland Adam Barton 21011+5020001020
16 DF England Jack Whatmough 201+1000000000
17 DF Wales Kieron Freeman 704+3000000000
18 MF England Ben Tollitt 1510+121000+201000
19 FW England Conor Chaplin 38116+2481+311+12100+10
20 DF England Matt Clarke 33126+3120200000
23 MF England Kyle Bennett 51740+2651200020
24 GK Republic of Ireland Brian Murphy 25020+1040000000
26 MF England Gareth Evans 481032+8103+10200020
27 GK Scotland Ryan Fulton 13012010000000
29 MF England Danny Hollands 39027+5030200020
30 MF England Adam May 200+1000001000
32 MF England Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain 100000000+1000
33 MF England Ben Close 1406+102+1020100+10
35 GK England Alex Bass 000000000000
36 DF England Dory Yates 000000000000
38 DF England Brandon Haunstrup 50100+10201000
40 MF England Kaleem Haitham 100000000+1000
Players on loan to other clubs:
9 FW England Matt Tubbs 1758+85000+100000
31 FW England Brandon Joseph-Buadi 100000001000
34 DF England Calvin Davies 100000001000
DF England Chad Field 000000000000
DF Norway Snorre Nilsen 000000000000
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
5 MF Benin Romuald Boco 502+200+10000000
13 FW Northern Ireland Caolan Lavery 13411+2400000000
17 FW England Jayden Stockley 1224+520+10200000
21 MF England James Dunne 1000000+100000
21 FW England Michael Smith 16413+3400000000
22 GK England Michael Poke 000000000000
22 GK England Ryan Allsop 200000000020
25 MF France Nigel Atangana 1308+5000000000
27 GK Republic of Ireland Aaron McCarey 404000000000

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Play-offs Total
1FWScotland10Marc McNulty10100112
2FWEngland19Conor Chaplin8120011
3MFEngland26Gareth Evans10000010
MFEngland11Gary Roberts7200110
4MFEngland23Kyle Bennett600006
FWNorthern Ireland7Adam McGurk231006
5FWEngland9Matt Tubbs500005
6FWNorthern Ireland13Caolan Lavery400004
FWEngland21Michael Smith400004
7MFScotland14Kal Naismith300003
8DFEngland4Adam Webster200002
DFEngland6Christian Burgess200002
FWEngland17Jayden Stockley200002
7DFEngland2Ben Davies100001
MFEngland18Ben Tollitt100001
DFEngland20Matt Clarke100001
Own goals200002
TOTALS 75 8 3 0 2 88

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Play-offs Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3Republic of IrelandDFEnda Stevens910000000091
6EnglandDFChristian Burgess811000000091
2EnglandDFBen Davies801000000090
10ScotlandFWMarc McNulty401000000050
8Republic of IrelandMFMichael Doyle410000000041
19EnglandFWConor Chaplin400000000040
23EnglandMFKyle Bennett301000000040
29EnglandMFDanny Hollands300000001040
20EnglandDFMatt Clarke201000000030
11EnglandMFGary Roberts210000000021
26EnglandMFGareth Evans210000000021
4EnglandDFAdam Webster111000000021
7Northern IrelandFWAdam McGurk200000000020
17EnglandFWJayden Stockley200000000020
15Republic of IrelandMFAdam Barton001000001020
17WalesDFKieron Freeman110000000011
13Northern IrelandFWCaolan Lavery100000000010
24Republic of IrelandGKBrian Murphy100000000010
15Republic of IrelandMFAdam Barton000000001010
TOTALS 56 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 66 7

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 6 May 2015, Portsmouth announced two pre-season friendlies, Away to Havant & Waterlooville on 11 July 2015 and Away to Bognor Regis Town on 17 July 2015.[2] On 28 May 2015, the club announced they will also travel to play Gillingham.[3] A day later, Portsmouth announced they will travel to face Woking.[4] On 31 May 2015, Portsmouth added Gosport Borough to their pre-season programme.[5] On 11 July 2015, Portsmouth announced a friendly against Coventry City.[6]

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Accrington Stanley 46 24 13 9 74 48 +26 85 Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Plymouth Argyle 46 24 9 13 72 46 +26 81
6 Portsmouth 46 21 15 10 75 44 +31 78
7 AFC Wimbledon (O, P) 46 21 12 13 64 50 +14 75
8 Leyton Orient 46 19 12 15 60 61 1 69
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[7]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

FA Cup

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Portsmouth were drawn at home against Derby County.[8] In the second round, Portsmouth were drawn at home again this time against Reading.[9]

Football League Trophy

On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Pompey travelled to Exeter City.[10]

Football League play-offs

References

  1. Whatmough offers hope amid the gloom; Portsmouth News, 1 October 2013
  2. "First Two Friendlies Confirmed". Portsmouth FC. 6 May 2015.
  3. "Pompey Confirm Gills Friendly". Portsmouth FC. 28 May 2015.
  4. "Blues To Face Woking". Portsmouth FC. 29 May 2015.
  5. "Gosport Friendly This Summer". Portsmouth FC. 31 May 2015.
  6. "Pompey Add Coventry Friendly". Portsmouth FC. 11 July 2015.
  7. "Pompey start 2015/16 season at home to Dagenham & Redbridge". Portsmouth FC. 17 June 2015.
  8. "Capital One Cup 2015/16 Round 1 Draw". Capital One Cup. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  9. "Capital One Cup Round 2 draw". Capital One Cup. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-16. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  10. "Pompey Away To Exeter In JPT". Portsmouth FC. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
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