2018–19 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth
2018–19 season
Owner The Tornante Company
Chairman Michael Eisner
Manager Kenny Jackett
Stadium Fratton Park
EFL Cup First round
(vs. AFC Wimbledon)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2018–19 season will be Portsmouth's 120th season of existence. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Players

Squad details

As of 4 September 2018
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
1Luke McGeeGKEnglandEdgware2 September 1995 520––Tottenham Hotspur12 July 2017Undisc.30 June 2020
15 Craig MacGillivray GK England Harrogate 12 January 1993 (age 25) 6 0 - - Shrewsbury Town 1 July 2018 Free 30 June 2020
35Alex BassGKEnglandHuntingdon1 April 1998 30––Academy12 August 2014Trainee30 June 2021
Defenders
2 Anton Walkes RB/DM England Lewisham 8 February 1997 (age 20) 19 1 - - Tottenham Hotspur 18 July 2018 Undisc. 30 June 2020
3Lee Brown LBEnglandFarnborough10 August 1990 (age 27) 60––Bristol Rovers 1 July 2018Free30 June 2020
5Matt ClarkeCBEnglandBarham22 September 1996 1236––Ipswich Town20 May 2016Swap30 June 2020
6Christian BurgessCBEnglandBarking7 October 1991 1317––Peterborough Utd.25 June 2015Undisc.30 June 2020
16Jack WhatmoughCBEnglandGosport19 August 1996 721––Academy19 August 2013Free30 June 2019
20Nathan ThompsonRB/CB/DMEnglandChester9 November 1990 430––Swindon Town22 June 2017Free30 June 2019
38Brandon HaunstrupLBEnglandWaterlooville26 October 1996 300––Academy25 June 2015Free30 June 2020
39Joe HancottLBEnglandIsle of Wight8 March 2001[1] 10––Academy15 August 2017Trainee30 June 2019
Midfielders
4Danny RoseCMEnglandBristol21 February 1988 615––Northampton Town3 June 2016Free30 June 2019
7Tom Naylor CM/CBEnglandSutton-in-Ashfield 28 June 1991 (age 27) 70––Burton Albion 1 July 2018Free30 June 2021
10Jamal LoweRW/LWEnglandHarrow21 July 1994 7116––Hampton & Richmond1 January 2017Undisc.30 June 2020
17Dion DonohueCM/LM/LBWalesBodedern26 August 1993 350––Chesterfield18 August 2017Undisc.30 June 2019
18Louis Dennis RW/LWEnglandHendon9 October 1992 (age 25) 00––Bromley 1 July 2018Free30 June 2020
22 David Wheeler RW/LW England Brighton 4 October 1990 (age 27) 4 1 – – Queens Park Rangers 7 August 2018 Loan 31 May 2019
26Gareth EvansRW/RBEnglandMacclesfield26 April 1988 13720––Fleetwood Town28 July 2015Free30 June 2019
30Adam MayCMEnglandSouthampton6 December 1997 260––Academy17 April 2015Free30 June 2020
32 Ben Thompson CM England Sidcup 3 October 1995 (age 22) 4 0 – – Millwall 17 August 2018 Loan 31 May 2019
33Ben CloseCMEnglandPortsmouth8 August 1996 773––Academy9 May 2014Free30 June 2020
37 Andre Green RW/LW England Solihull 26 July 1998 (age 20) 1 0 – – Aston Villa 31 August 2018 Loan 1 January 2019
Forwards
8Brett PitmanSTJerseySaint Helier31 January 1988 4726––Ipswich Town13 July 2017Undisc.30 June 2020
9Oliver HawkinsST/CBEnglandEaling8 April 1992 428––Dagenham & Redbridge31 August 2017Undisc.30 June 2020
11Ronan Curtis LW/STRepublic of IrelandLondon 29 March 1996 (age 22) 75––Derry City 1 July 2018Undisc.30 June 2020
14Joe MasonSTRepublic of Ireland Plymouth13 May 1991 (age 27) 10––Wolverhampton Wanderers31 August 2018Loan1 January 2019

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018LBEnglandLee BrownBristol RoversFree transfer[2]
1 July 2018LWRepublic of Ireland EnglandRonan CurtisDerry CityUndisclosed[3]
1 July 2018CFEnglandLouis DennisBromleyFree transfer[4]
1 July 2018GKEnglandCraig MacGillivrayShrewsbury TownFree transfer[5]
1 July 2018DMEnglandTom NaylorBurton AlbionFree transfer[6]
18 July 2018RBEnglandAnton WalkesTottenham Hotspur£200,000[7]
31 July 2018GKCroatiaPetar ĐurinItaly AtalantaUndisclosed[8]
21 September 2018FWNorthern IrelandEoin TeggartNorthern Ireland CliftonvilleUndisclosed[9]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018CMEnglandJez BedfordFree agentReleased[10]
1 July 2018STEnglandNicke KabambaHavant & WaterloovilleReleased[10][11]
1 July 2018CMEnglandTheo WiddringtonBristol RoversReleased[10][12]
1 July 2018RWScotlandKal NaismithWigan AthleticReleased[10][13]
18 July 2018RMEnglandChristian Oxlade-ChamberlainNotts CountyFree transfer[14]
1 January 2019SSEnglandConor ChaplinCoventry CityUndisclosed[15]

    Loans in

    Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
    7 August 2018RMEnglandDavid WheelerQueens Park Rangers31 May 2019[16]
    17 August 2018CMEnglandBen ThompsonMillwall31 May 2019[17]
    29 August 2018LWEnglandAndre GreenAston Villa31 May 2019[18]
    31 August 2018CFRepublic of IrelandJoe MasonWolverhampton WanderersFebruary 2019[19]

    Loans out

    Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
    9 July 2018 GK England Alex Bass Torquay United 31 May 2019 [20]
    25 July 2018FWEnglandBradley LethbridgeBognor Regis TownUndisclosed[21]
    25 July 2018MFEnglandDan SmithBognor Regis TownUndisclosed[21]
    30 August 2018SSEnglandConor ChaplinCoventry City1 January 2019[15]
    20 September 2018CMEnglandAdam MayAldershot Town5 December 2018[22]
    10 October 2018CBEnglandJoe DandyBognor Regis TownNovember 2018[23]

    Competitions

    Friendlies

    Portsmouth announced they will face Cork City, Havant & Waterlooville, Stevenage, Swindon Town and FC Utrecht as part of the pre-season preparations.[24][25][26][27]

    League One

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    1 Portsmouth 13 9 3 1 23 11 +12 30 Promotion to the EFL Championship
    2 Peterborough United 13 8 3 2 30 19 +11 27
    3 Barnsley 12 7 4 1 26 9 +17 25 Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
    4 Doncaster Rovers 13 7 3 3 21 16 +5 24
    5 Sunderland 12 6 5 1 24 13 +11 23
    Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: BBC Sport
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [28]
    Notes:
    1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    12 8 3 1 21 10  +11 27 3 2 1 11 6  +5 5 1 0 10 4  +6

    Last updated: 6 October 2018.
    Source: BBC

    Results by matchday

    Matchday12345678910111213
    GroundHAHAAHHAHAAHA
    ResultWWWWDWDWDWWLW
    Position9522322121111

    Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: 11v11
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[29][30]

    EFL Cup

    On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[31]

    EFL Trophy

    On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[32]

    Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 L1 Portsmouth (A) 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Advance to Round 2
    2 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U21 2 1 0 1 0 5 1 +4 4
    3 L2 Crawley Town 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 −1 2
    4 L1 Gillingham (E) 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
    Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2018. Source: EFL.com
    (A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated.

    References

    1. ↑ "Pompey 3 Fulham under-21s 3: Neil Allen's match report". The News. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
    2. ↑ "Portsmouth sign Pirates defender Brown". BBC. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
    3. ↑ "Derry winger Curtis to join Portsmouth". BBC. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
    4. ↑ "Portsmouth sign Dennis from Bromley". BBC. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
    5. ↑ "Portsmouth sign Craig MacGillivray". Portsmouth Football Club. 4 June 2018.
    6. ↑ "Portsmouth bring in Naylor from Burton". BBC. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
    7. ↑ "Walkes Completes Pompey Switch". Portsmouth F.C. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
    8. ↑ "Blues Sign Teenage Keeper". Portsmouth F.C. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
    9. ↑ "Pompey transfer news: Portsmouth sign Northern Ireland youth international". The News (Portsmouth). 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
    10. 1 2 3 4 "Four Players Set To Leave Pompey". Portsmouth F.C. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
    11. ↑ "Havant sign ex-Pompey forward Kabamba". BBC. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
    12. ↑ "Bristol Rovers sign Rodman & Widdrington". BBC. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
    13. ↑ "Naismith to join Wigan from July". BBC. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
    14. ↑ "Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain joins Notts County". BT Sport. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
    15. 1 2 "Chaplin Moves To Coventry". Portsmouth F.C. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
    16. ↑ "Wheeler joins Portsmouth on season loan deal". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
    17. ↑ "Portsmouth confirm loan signing of Millwall midfielder". The News, Portsmouth. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
    18. ↑ "Green Arrives On Loan". Portsmouth F.C. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
    19. ↑ "League One loan move for Mason". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
    20. ↑ "Pompey keeper seals non-league loan". Retrieved 2018-09-02.
    21. 1 2 "Striker Crisis Eases As Portsmouth Duo Sign For The Rocks". Bognor Regis Town F.C. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
    22. ↑ "Shots Loan Midfielder". Aldershot Town F.C. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
    23. ↑ "Rocks Sign Young Portsmouth Player". Bognor Regis Town F.C. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
    24. ↑ "Pompey Arrange Cork Friendly". Portsmouth Official Site. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
    25. ↑ "Pompey To Face Stevenage". Portsmouth Official Site. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
    26. ↑ "Blues Add Swindon Friendly". Portsmouth Official Site. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
    27. ↑ "Pompey Arrange Utrecht Friendly". Portsmouth F.C. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
    28. ↑ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
    29. ↑ "EFL fixtures for 2018-19 in full". BBC. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
    30. ↑ "Portsmouth Scores & Fixtures". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
    31. ↑ "Lampard's Derby at Oldham in Carabao Cup". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
    32. ↑ "Checkatrade Trophy: Round One Draw information". English Football League. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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