2012–13 Portsmouth F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was 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.

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	9,815 vs. MK Dons (26 February 2013)
Average home league attendance	14,124
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

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		Harrow	14 December 1979	0	0	–	–	Swindon Town	7 December 2012	Free	2013
4	Sam Sodje		Greenwich	25 May 1979	9	0	7	0	Notts County	24 January 2013	Free	2013
6	Liam Walker		Gibraltar	13 April 1988	28	2	10	5	San Roque	16 August 2012	Free	2013
9	David Connolly		Willesden	6 June 1977	17	7	41	9	Southampton	31 December 2012	Free	2013
10	Yassin Moutaouakil		Nice	18 July 1986	19	0	–	–	Hayes & Yeading	24 January 2013	Free	2013
13	Simon Eastwood		Luton	26 June 1989	30	0	–	–	FC Halifax Town	13 August 2012	Free	2013
16	Gábor Gyepes		Budapest	26 June 1981	37	4	26	1	Vasas	7 September 2012	Free	2013
18	Johannes Ertl		Graz	13 November 1982	39	0	7	0	Sheffield United	31 August 2012	Free	2013
20	John Akinde		Camberwell	8 July 1989	11	0	–	–	Crawley	31 January 2013	Free	2013
21	Ashley Harris		Waterlooville	9 December 1993	34	3	–	–	Academy	15 July 2010	Trainee	2013
22	Adam Webster		West Wittering	4 January 1995	24	0	–	–	Academy	9 February 2011	Trainee	2013
24	Nick Awford		Portsmouth	15 April 1995	1	0	–	–	Academy	9 February 2011	Trainee	2013
30	Jack Whatmough1		Gosport	24 June 1996	–	–	–	–	Academy	6 July 2012	Trainee	2014
31	Jack Maloney		Ryde	8 December 1994	10	0	–	–	Academy	9 February 2011	Trainee	2013
32	Bradley Tarbuck1		Emsworth	6 November 1995	1	0	–	–	Academy	6 July 2012	Trainee	2014
33	Ricardo Rocha		Santo Tirso	3 October 1978	97	0	6	0	Standard Liège	1 February 2010	Free	2013
34	Dan Butler		Cowes	26 August 1994	18	0	–	–	Academy	15 July 2010	Trainee	2013
35	Jed Wallace		Reading	26 March 1994	23	6	–	–	Lewes	30 August 2011	Free	2014
36	Dan Thompson1		Wandsworth	4 July 1994	1	0	–	–	Hampton & Richmond	6 January 2012	Free	2013
37	George Colson1		Cowes	24 October 1993	1	0	–	–	Academy	15 July 2010	Trainee	2013
38	Alex Grant1		Manchester	23 January 1994	1	0	–	–	Academy	15 July 2010	Trainee	2013
41	Elliot Wheeler1		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

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
38	DF		Alex Grant	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	Summer	2013	Youth system
34	DF		Dan Butler	17	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	Summer	2013	Youth system
33	DF		Sam Magri	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	Summer	2013	Youth system
41	DF		Elliot Wheeler	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	Summer	2013	Youth system
35	MF		Jed Wallace	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	Summer	2014	Youth system
37	MF		George Colson	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	Summer	2013	Youth system
36	MF		Dan Thompson	17	EU	Youth system	Loan Expiry Y	Summer	2013	Youth system
39	MF		Andy Higgins	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	Summer	2013	Youth system
13	GK		Simon Eastwood	23	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free
40	DF		Ashley Westwood	35	EU	Lincoln City	Job Offer Y	Summer	2013	Free
—			Luke Dowling		EU	Crystal Palace	Job Offer Y	Summer	2013	Free
11	MF		Jack Compton	23	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free
2	DF		Mustapha Dumbuya	24	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free
7	MF		Lee Williamson	30	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free
3	DF		Jon Harley	32	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free
10	FW		Luke Rodgers	30	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free
8	MF		Brian Howard	29	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free
9	FW		Izale McLeod	27	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free
6	MF		Liam Walker	24	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free
23	MF		Kieran Djilali	21	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free
17	MF		Conor Clifford	20	EU	Chelsea	Loan Y	Summer	2012	Free
1	GK		Mikkel Andersen	23	EU	Reading	Loan Y	Summer	2012	Free
14	DF		Paul Connolly	28	EU	Leeds United	Loan Y	Summer	2012	Free
4	DF		Kevin Long	22	EU	Burnley	Loan Y	Summer	2012	Free
15	MF		Jordan Obita	18	EU	Reading	Loan Y	Summer	2012	Free
18	DF		Johnny Ertl	29	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free
5	DF		Josh Thompson	21	EU	Celtic	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free
19	MF		Darel Russell	31	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free
16	DF		Gábor Gyepes	31	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free
20	DF		Ľubomír Michalík	29	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free
14	FW		Wesley Thomas	25	EU	Bournemouth	Loan Y	During Season	2012	Free
17	MF		Ákos Buzsáky	30	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	During Season	2012	Free
15	DF		Carl Dickinson	25	EU	Watford	Loan Y	During Season	2012	Free
23	MF		Scott Allan	20	EU	West Bromwich Albion	Loan Y	During Season	2012	Free
26	MF		Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	20	EU	Peterborough United	Loan Y	During Season	2012	Free
14	FW		Paul Benson	33	EU	Swindon Town	Loan Y	During Season	2012	Free
33	DF		Ricardo Rocha	34	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	During Season	2012	Free
35	MF		Jed Wallace	18	EU	Whitehawk	Loan Return Y	During Season	2014	Free
1	GK		Alex Cisak	23	EU	Oldham Athletic	Loan Y	During Season	2012	Free
17	FW		Jake Jervis	21	EU	Birmingham City	Loan Y	During Season	2012	Free
1	GK		Phil Smith	32	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	During Season	2013	Free
35	MF		Jed Wallace	18	EU	Whitehawk	Loan Return Y	During Season	2014	Free
9	FW		David Connolly	35	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Winter	2013	Free
35	MF		Dan Butler	18	EU	Havant & Waterlooville	Loan Return Y	Winter	2014	Free
17	FW		James Keene	27	EU	IF Elfsborg	Loan Y	Winter	2013	Free
14	MF		Frankie Sutherland	19	EU	Queens Park Rangers	Loan Y	Winter	2013	Free
37	MF		George Colson	19	EU	Dorchester Town	Loan Return Y	Winter	2013	Free
36	FW		Dan Thompson	18	EU	Dorchester Town	Loan Return Y	Winter	2013	Free
38	DF		Alex Grant	18	EU	Eastleigh	Loan Return Y	Winter	2013	Free
3	DF		Shaun Cooper	29	EU	Crawley Town	Loan Y	Winter	2013	Free
4	DF		Sam Sodje	33	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Winter	2013	Free
10	DF		Yassin Moutaouakil	26	EU	Hayes & Yeading United	Transfer Y	Winter	2013	Free
7	MF		Adam Reed	21	EU	Sunderland	Loan Y	Winter	2013	Free
			Alan Knight	51	EU	Free agent	Job Offer Y	Winter	2013	Free
19	MF		Therry Racon	28	EU	Millwall	Loan Y	During Season	2013	Free
20	FW		John Akinde	23	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	During Season	2013	Free
23	FW		Patrick Agyemang	32	EU	Stevenage	Loan Y	During Season	2013	Free
41	MF		Elliot Wheeler	19	EU	Bashley	Loan Return Y	During Season	2013	Free
31	MF		Jack Maloney	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	During Season	2013	Free
24	MF		Nick Awford	17	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	During Season	2013	Free
37	MF		George Colson	19	EU	Bashley	Loan Return Y	During Season	2013	Free
36	FW		Dan Thompson	18	EU	Bognor Regis Town	Loan Return Y	During Season	2013	Free
38	DF		Alex Grant	19	EU	Havant & Waterlooville	Loan Return Y	During Season	2013	Free
41	MF		Elliot Wheeler	19	EU	Sutton United	Loan Return Y	During Season	2013	Free
—	DF		Joshua Warren	18	EU	Bognor Regis Town	Loan Return Y	During Season	2013	Free

Total spending: £0

Trialists

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
—	GK		Simon Eastwood	23	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free
—	GK		Laurie Walker	22	EU	Kettering Town	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free
—	DF		Mustapha Dumbuya	24	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free
—	DF		Jon Harley	32	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free
—	GK		Darjan Curanovič	26	EU	Triglav Kranj	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free
—	FW		Luke Rodgers	30	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free
—	MF		Brian Howard	29	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free
—	MF		Simon Gillett	26	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free
—	MF		Lloyd Sam	27	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free
—	FW		Izale McLeod	27	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free
—	GK		David Preece	35	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free
—	DF		Sotiris Balafas	25	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free
—	MF		Julien Lopez	20	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free
—	MF		Liam Walker	24	EU	San Roque	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free
—	GK		Jordan Perez	25	EU	Lincoln	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free
—	GK		Glenn Morris	28	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free
—	DF		Josh Thompson	21	EU	Celtic	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free
—	DF		Agonit Sallaj	20	EU	Neuchâtel Xamax	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free
—	MF		Kieran Djilali	21	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free
—	MF		Jack Compton	23	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free
—	MF		Conor Clifford	20	EU	Chelsea	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free
—	GK		Jordan Santiago	21	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free
—	DF		Jerel Ifil	30	EU	Kettering Town	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free
—	MF		Tom Soares	26	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free
—	DF		Johnny Ertl	29	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free
—	DF		Hermann Hreiðarsson	38	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free
—	MF		Luís Boa Morte	35	EU	Free agent	Trial N	During Season	Trial	Free
—	MF		Ákos Buzsáky	30	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	During Season	Trial	Free
—	MF		Martin Devaney	32	EU	Free agent	Trial N	During Season	Trial	Free
—	GK		Phil Smith	32	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	During Season	Trial	Free
—	FW		David Connolly	35	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	During Season	Trial	Free
—	FW		James Keene	27	EU	IF Elfsborg	Trial/Transfer Y	Winter	Trial	Free
—	FW		Benjani	34	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Winter	Trial	Free
—	DF		Sam Sodje	33	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Winter	Trial	Free
—	MF		Alassane N'Diaye	23	EU	Free agent	Trial N	During Season	Trial	Free

Out

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

Total gaining: £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, along 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 adjournments.^[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	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Phil Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	MF	ENG	Shaun Cooper	14	2	13+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	NGA	Sam Sodje	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	GIB	Liam Walker	28	2	16+10	2	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
9	FW	IRL	David Connolly	17	7	15+2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	DF	FRA	Yassin Moutaouakil	19	0	17+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	ENG	Simon Eastwood	30	0	27	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
16	DF	HUN	Gábor Gyepes	37	4	34+1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF	AUT	Johnny Ertl	39	0	33+4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
19	MF	GLP	Therry Racon	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	John Akinde	11	0	3+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	ENG	Ashley Harris	29	3	7+19	3	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
22	DF	ENG	Adam Webster	21	0	10+8	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
23	FW	GHA	Patrick Agyemang	15	3	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	ENG	Nick Awford	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	ENG	Jack Whatmough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	ENG	Jack Maloney	10	0	1+8	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
32	MF	ENG	Bradley Tarbuck	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
33	DF	POR	Ricardo Rocha	21	0	19+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	ENG	Dan Butler	18	0	15+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
35	MF	ENG	Jed Wallace	23	6	19+3	6	0	0	1	0	0	0
37	MF	WAL	George Colson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Players on loan to other clubs:
36	FW	ENG	Dan Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
38	DF	AUS	Alex Grant	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
41	DF	ENG	Elliot Wheeler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
1	GK	DEN	Mikkel Andersen	19	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1	GK	AUS	Alex Cisak	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	SLE	Mustapha Dumbuya	26	0	23+1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Jon Harley	26	1	23	1	0+1	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF	IRL	Kevin Long	6	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	Josh Thompson	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF	ENG	Lee Williamson	24	0	19+3	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
7	MF	ENG	Adam Reed	10	0	5+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Brian Howard	25	1	22	0	1	0	0	0	2	1
9	FW	ENG	Izale McLeod	27	11	23+1	10	1	0	0	0	2	1
10	FW	ENG	Luke Rodgers	13	3	6+4	2	1	0	0	0	1+1	1
11	MF	ENG	Jack Compton	13	0	8+4	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	ENG	Paul Connolly	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	FW	ENG	Wesley Thomas	7	3	6	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	FW	ENG	Paul Benson	7	2	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	IRL	Frankie Sutherland	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	ENG	Jordan Obita	8	1	2+6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	ENG	Carl Dickinson	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	IRL	Conor Clifford	3	1	0+2	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
17	MF	HUN	Ákos Buzsáky	8	0	5+1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW	ENG	Jake Jervis	3	1	1+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	ENG	James Keene	9	1	6+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	ENG	Darel Russell	18	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	DF	SVK	Ľubomír Michalík	20	1	17+1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	SCO	Scott Allan	10	1	6+3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	ENG	Kieran Djilali	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	ENG	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	8	0	5+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	ENG	Sam Magri	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
39	MF	AUS	Andy Higgins	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
40	DF	ENG	Ashley Westwood	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Top scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Paint Trophy	Total
1	FW		9	Izale McLeod	10	0	0	1	11
2	FW		9	David Connolly	7	0	0	0	7
3	MF		35	Jed Wallace	6	0	0	0	6
4	DF		16	Gábor Gyepes	4	0	0	0	4
5	FW		21	Ashley Harris	3	0	0	0	3
	FW		23	Patrick Agyemang	3	0	0	0	3
	FW		14	Wesley Thomas	3	0	0	0	3
	FW		10	Luke Rodgers	2	0	0	1	3
6	MF		3	Shaun Cooper	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		6	Liam Walker	2	0	0	0	2
	FW		14	Paul Benson	2	0	0	0	2
7	DF		20	Ľubomír Michalík	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		8	Brian Howard	0	0	0	1	1
	MF		15	Jordan Obita	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		17	Conor Clifford	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		17	Jake Jervis	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		17	James Keene	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		23	Scott Allan	1	0	0	0	1
				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
1	MF		8	Brian Howard	6	0	0	0	6
2	MF		35	Jed Wallace	5	0	0	0	5
3	MF		6	Liam Walker	3	0	0	0	3
	FW		23	Patrick Agyemang	3	0	0	0	3
	DF		3	Jon Harley	3	0	0	0	3
4	FW		9	David Connolly	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		18	Johnny Ertl	2	0	0	0	2
	FW		21	Ashley Harris	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		22	Adam Webster	2	0	0	0	2
5	MF		3	Shaun Cooper	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		10	Yassin Moutaouakil	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		20	John Akinde	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		34	Dan Butler	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		9	Izale McLeod	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		10	Luke Rodgers	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		11	Jack Compton	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		17	James Keene	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		23	Scott Allan	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		2	Mustapha Dumbuya	0	0	0	1	1
				TOTALS	37	0	0	1	38

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		Paint Trophy		Total
8		MF	Brian Howard	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
3		DF	Jon Harley	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
9		FW	Izale McLeod	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
15		DF	Carl Dickinson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
20		DF	Ľubomír Michalík	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
33		DF	Ricardo Rocha	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
16		DF	Gábor Gyepes	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
18		DF	Johnny Ertl	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19		MF	Darel Russell	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4		DF	Sam Sodje	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
4		DF	Kevin Long	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
7		MF	Adam Reed	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7		MF	Lee Williamson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10		DF	Yassin Moutaouakil	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14		DF	Paul Connolly	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19		MF	Therry Racon	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
35		MF	Jed Wallace	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17		MF	Ákos Buzsáky	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23		MF	Scott Allan	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
15		MF	Jordan Obita	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2		DF	Mustapha Dumbuya	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		FW	Luke Rodgers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11		MF	Jack Compton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13		GK	Simon Eastwood	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		FW	Paul Benson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		FW	Wesley Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6		MF	Liam Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		FW	Ashley Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		DF	Adam Webster	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31		MF	Jack Maloney	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34		DF	Dan Butler	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	63	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	68	4

Competition

League One

Main article: 2012–13 Football League One

Pos	Team v t e	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[a]

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

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	L	W	L
Position	10	12	20	21	16	17	19	21	17	14	17	12	11	14	15	17	18	19	21	21	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	24	24

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Pre-season

Havant & Waterlooville v Portsmouth

14 July 2012	Havant & Waterlooville	P – P	Portsmouth	Havant
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: West Leigh Park Referee: Kriss
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch

Gibraltar v Portsmouth

20 July 2012	Gibraltar	4 – 0	Portsmouth	Gibraltar
19:00 BST	Cabrera 34' Payas 39' (pen) Lee Casciaro 66' 84' Chipol	Report		Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Joseph Barcelo

Brighton v Portsmouth

24 July 2012	Brighton	5 – 1	Portsmouth	Cádiz, Spain
17:00 BST	Hoskins 11' Sparrow 25' Vicente 34' Vincelot 48' Agdestein 63'	Report	45+' Thompson	Stadium: Barcello Montecastillo Resort

Aldershot v Portsmouth

1 August 2012	Aldershot	0 – 1	Portsmouth	Aldershot
19:45 BST		Report	7' McLeod	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Tim Robinson

Portsmouth v Bolton

4 August 2012	Portsmouth	3 – 0	Bolton	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Djilali 6' Lawrence 12' Harris 53'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 4,193 Referee: Keith Stroud

Wimbledon v Portsmouth

8 August 2012	Wimbledon	0 – 2	Portsmouth	London
19:45 BST			Rodgers 12' Walker 23'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow

Salisbury v Portsmouth XI

11 August 2012	Salisbury	2 – 1	Portsmouth XI	Salisbury
15:00 BST	Sinclair 39' McPhee 43'	Report	80' (pen) Compton	Stadium: Raymond McEnhill Stadium Attendance: 554 Referee: Richard Martin

Competitive

League Cup

Plymouth v Portsmouth

14 August 2012 Round 1	Plymouth	3 – 0	Portsmouth	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Gorman 45' Cowan-Hall  83' 86' Chadwick 87'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 5,318 Referee: Malone

League One

Portsmouth v Bournemouth

18 August 2012 1	Portsmouth	1–1	Bournemouth	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	McLeod 19' Connolly  79'	Report	58' O'Kane 77' Barnard	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,703 Referee: Taylor

Colchester v Portsmouth

21 August 2012 2	Colchester	2–2	Portsmouth	Essex
19:45 BST	Wilson  41' Rose 45+2' O'Toole  62' Okuonghae 83'	Report	30' Rodgers 85' Obita	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,335 Referee: Collins

Carlisle v Portsmouth

25 August 2012 3	Carlisle	4–2	Portsmouth	Carlisle
BST	Jervis 13' Livesey 48' Noble  55' Robson  61' McGovern  74' Berrett 90+2' Madden 90+6'	Report	40' Harley  84' Long  88' Connolly 90' Harris 90+3' Clifford	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,120 Referee: Ilderton

Portsmouth v Oldham

1 September 2012 4	Portsmouth	0–1	Oldham	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Obita  62' Howard  73'	Report	34' Mvoto 59' (o.g.) Ertl  64' Byrne  74' Grounds  78' Brown	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 12,635 Referee: Carl Berry

Crawley v Portsmouth

9 September 2012 5	Crawley	0–3	Portsmouth	Crawley
15:30 BST	Simpson  41' Sadler  47' Akpan  71' Cooper  82'	Report	43' Compton  65' Howard 74'  75' Harris 83' Rodgers 85' McLeod	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 5,058 Referee: Deadman

Portsmouth v Walsall

15 September 2012 6	Portsmouth	1–2	Walsall	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	McLeod 69'	Report	56' Baxendale 63' Cuvelier	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,767 Referee: Whitestone

Portsmouth v Swindon Town

18 September 2012 7	Portsmouth	1–2	Swindon Town	Portsmouth
20:00 BST	Michalík  73' 90+2'	Report	45' Ritchie 55' Williams  87' Devera	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 12,121 Referee: Rushton

Notts County v Portsmouth

22 September 2012 8	Notts County	3–2	Portsmouth	Nottingham
14:00 BST	Arquin 5' 57' Judge 47' Leacock  87'	Report	88' Gyepes	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,834 Referee: Geoff Eltrigham

Portsmouth v Scunthorpe

29 September 2012 9	Portsmouth	2–1	Scunthorpe	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Gyepes 12' Howard 31' Michalík  76' Thomas 89'	Report	6' Clarke  78' Prutton	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 10,995 Referee: D'Urso

Yeovil v Portsmouth

2 October 2012 10	Yeovil	1–2	Portsmouth	Yeovil
15:45 BST	Reid 69' (pen) B. Webster  77' Leacock  87' McAllister  87' Burn  90+3'	Report	13' McLeod 79' Gyepes	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,769 Referee: Foy

MK Dons v Portsmouth

6 October 2012 11	MK Dons	2–2	Portsmouth	Milton Keynes
15:45 BST	Webster 40' (o.g.) Kay  41' Potter 72' Smith  90+3'	Report	2' Howard 4'  78' McLeod 20' Gyepes	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 10,409 Referee: Coote

Portsmouth v Crewe

13 October 2012 12	Portsmouth	2–0	Crewe	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Thomas 2' McLeod 18' (pen)  24' Howard  27' Buzsáky  38' Michalík  38' Harley  82' Rodgers  90+1'	Report	34' Mellor	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,829 Referee: Phillips

Portsmouth v Shrewsbury

20 October 2012 13	Portsmouth	3–1	Shrewsbury	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Thomas 55'  90+7' McLeod 58' 90+4'	Report	52' Hall 61'  61' Morgan  66' Hector  68' Summerfield  77' Gornell	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,051 Referee: Graham

Stevenage v Portsmouth

23 October 2012 14	Stevenage	2–1	Portsmouth	Stevenage
13:45 BST	Morais 14' 61' Tansey  54'	Report	51' Harley  87' Dickinson	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Woolmer

Sheffield United v Portsmouth

29 October 2012 15	Sheffield United	1–0	Portsmouth	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Blackman 66' (pen)	Report	60' Dickinson	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 18,946 Referee: Russell

Portsmouth v Brentford

6 November 2012 16	Portsmouth	0–1	Brentford	Portsmouth
20:45 BST	Harley  75'	Report	9'  81' Donaldson  45+2' Forrester  57' O'Connor  77' Dean  90+2' Lee	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,328 Referee: Mathieson

Bury v Portsmouth

10 November 2012 17	Bury	2–0	Portsmouth	Bury
15:45 BST	Lockwood 19' Schumacher 56' (pen)	Report	14' Dumbuya  42' Russell  55' Dickinson  74' Ertl  86' Howard	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,280 Referee: Pawson

Portsmouth v Doncaster

17 November 2012 18	Portsmouth	0–1	Doncaster	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Williamson  34' Russell  50' Howard  62' Dickinson  81' Benson  85'	Report	25' Hume  55' Keegan  90+4' Woods	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,792 Referee: Williamson

Portsmouth v Leyton Orient

20 November 2012 19	Portsmouth	2–3	Leyton Orient	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	McLeod 27' 57' (pen) Allan 65'	ReportReport	22' Clarke 32' 62' Lisbie 51' Odubajo  69' Cook  87' Baudry	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 9,955 Referee: Scott

Coventry v Portsmouth

24 November 2012 20	Coventry	1–1	Portsmouth	Coventry
15:00 BST	McSheffrey 41' Edjenguélé  55'	Report	33' Harley  60' Howard 90+3' McLeod	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,295 Referee: Salisbury

Tranmere v Portsmouth

8 December 2012 21	Tranmere	2–2	Portsmouth	Tranmere
15:00 BST	Taylor 31' O'Halloran 74'	Report	30' McLeod 50' Gyepes 75' Jervis  81' Russell  90+1' Williamson	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,591 Referee: Webb

Portsmouth v Preston

15 December 2012 22	Portsmouth	0–0	Preston	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	McLeod 13'  88' Rocha  90+5'	Report	26' Wright  40' Procter  90+3' Robertson  90+5' Mousinho	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 12,376 Referee: Whitestone

Portsmouth v Crawley

26 December 2012 24	Portsmouth	1–2	Crawley	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Benson 11' Harley  27'	Report	28' Adams  45' Akpan 73' Clarke  90+2' Alexander	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,169 Referee: East

Portsmouth v Yeovil

29 December 2012 25	Portsmouth	1–2	Yeovil	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Michalík  19' McLeod  33' Adam Webster  45+2' Rocha  51' Benson 54'	Report	15' Blizzard 38' Byron Webster  42' Hayter  90+2' Williams	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 12,370 Referee: Graham

Swindon v Portsmouth

1 January 2013 26	Swindon	5–0	Portsmouth	Swindon
14:00 BST	Williams  23' Thompson  49' Hollands  55' 69' Collins 61' 66' 73' 83'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,381 Referee: Stephen Martin

Walsall v Portsmouth

4 January 2013 27	Walsall	2–0	Portsmouth	Walsall
19:45 BST	Brandy 29' Grigg 40'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,038 Referee: Hooper

Portsmouth v Hartlepool

26 January 2013 30	Portsmouth	1–3	Hartlepool	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Wallace 67'	Report	18' Baldwin 52' Poole 90+4' Rutherford	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 10,981 Referee: Sheldrake

Portsmouth v Notts County

29 January 2013 28	Portsmouth	0–2	Notts County	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Ertl  90+1' Reed  90+4'	Report	81' Hughes 88' Zoko  90+1' Bishop	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 10,276 Referee: Ward

Portsmouth v Colchester

2 February 2013 31	Portsmouth	2–3	Colchester	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Wallace 5' Keene 73'	Report	2' 20' Massey 16' (pen) Sears  79' Porter  80' Bean  90+5' Ibehre	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,132 Referee: Phillips

Scunthorpe v Portsmouth

5 February 2013 29	Scunthorpe	2–1	Portsmouth	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST	A. Sodje 40' 85'	Report	45+3' Walker	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,596 Referee: Rushton

Bournemouth v Portsmouth

9 February 2013 32	Bournemouth	2–0	Portsmouth	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Grabban 63' Pugh 77'	Report	84' Dan Butler  90' Reed	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 9,135 Referee: Marriner

Hartlepool v Portsmouth

12 February 2013 23	Hartlepool	0–0	Portsmouth	Hartlepool
19:45 BST		Report	22' Wallace  40' Sodje	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,526 Referee: Bond

Portsmouth v Carlisle

16 February 2013 33	Portsmouth	1–1	Carlisle	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Sodje  57' Walker 78' (pen)	Report	29' Thirlwell 51' Loy  77' Gillespie	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: Carl Berry Referee: 11,466

Oldham v Portsmouth

23 February 2013 34	Oldham	1–0	Portsmouth	Oldham
15:00 BST	Baxter 11' Obita  87'	Report	50' Sodje	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,527 Referee: Mark Heywood

Portsmouth v MK Dons

26 February 2013 35	Portsmouth	1–1	MK Dons	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Connolly 22' Gyepes  33' Wallace  45+2' Ertl  88'	Report	27' Williams  44' Potter	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 9,815 Referee: Hill

Crewe v Portsmouth

2 March 2013 36	Crewe	1–2	Portsmouth	Crewe
15:00 BST	Pogba 63' Murphy  69' Davis  90+2' Robertson  90+3'	Report	6' Agyemang 29' Connolly  73' Ricardo Rocha  90+2' Eastwood	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,120 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Portsmouth v Bury

9 March 2013 37	Portsmouth	2–0	Bury	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Connolly 50' 65' Racon  82'	Report	45+1' Thompson  79' Schumacher  82' Fagan	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,493 Referee: East

Leyton Orient v Portsmouth

12 March 2013 38	Leyton Orient	1–0	Portsmouth	London
19:45 BST	Batt 57' James  77' Jones  90+5'	Report	72' Maloney	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,641 Referee: Sutton

Doncaster v Portsmouth

16 March 2013 39	Doncaster	1–1	Portsmouth	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Brown 37'	Report	75' Wallace	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,604 Referee: Harrington

Portsmouth v Coventry

23 March 2013 40	Portsmouth	2–0	Coventry	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Wallace 15' Walker  56' Rocha  75' Agyemang 76'	Report	7' McSheffrey  74' Wilson	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 12,601 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Preston v Portsmouth

29 March 2013 41	Preston	1–1	Portsmouth	Preston
17:00 BST	King  54' Keane 77'	Report	3' Wallace  19' Gyepes	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,464 Referee: Lewis

Portsmouth v Tranmere

1 April 2013 42	Portsmouth	1–0	Tranmere	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Connolly 53'	Report	49' Gibson	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 12,014 Referee: Madley

Portsmouth v Stevenage

6 April 2013 43	Portsmouth	0–0	Stevenage	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Racon  66' Moutaouakil  78'	Report	73' Ehmer  78' Grant	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 12,036 Referee: Sarginson

Brentford v Portsmouth

13 April 2013 44	Brentford	3–2	Portsmouth	Brentford
15:00 BST	Wright-Phillips 21' 85' Donaldson 86'	Report	26' Connolly 58' Cooper	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,149 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Portsmouth v Sheffield United

20 April 2013 45	Portsmouth	3–0	Sheffield United	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Cooper 21' Connolly 24' Wallace 32' Moutaouakil  57'	Report	63' McDonald	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,433 Referee: Collins

Shrewsbury Town v Portsmouth

27 April 2013 46	Shrewsbury Town	3–2	Portsmouth	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Goldson 6' Jacobson 37' Asante 56' Taylor  90'	Report	61' Harris 78' Agyemang	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 8,021 Referee: Kettle

Football League Trophy

Portsmouth v Bournemouth

4 September 2012 Round 1	Portsmouth	2 – 2 (4 – 3 p)	Bournemouth	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Rodgers 45'  52' 67' Howard  62' Long	Report	5' 59' MacDonald  30' Fogden  83' Hughes	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 5,979 Referee: East
	Penalties
	Howard Walker Harris Rodgers		Barnard Arter Cook Grabban Pugh

Portsmouth v Wycombe

9 October 2012 Round 2	Portsmouth	1 – 3	Wycombe	Portsmouth
BST	McLeod 45+1'	Report	1' Grant 9' 56' Morgan	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 7,292 Referee: Hooper

FA Cup

Portsmouth v Notts County

3 November 2012 1st round proper	Portsmouth	0 – 2	Notts County	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Buzsáky  65' Allan  72'  74' Gyepes  80'	Report	1' Boucaud 45+1'  69' Zoko 56' Arquin  77' Campbell-Ryce	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 7,560 Referee: Sheldrake

Development Squad/Friendlies

Portsmouth Development Squad v Swindon

28 August 2012	Portsmouth Development Squad	3 – 1	Swindon	Portsmouth
BST		Report		Stadium: Wellington Sports Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Portsmouth Development Squad v Exeter

11 September 2012	Portsmouth Development Squad	0 – 1	Exeter	Portsmouth
BST		Report		Stadium: Wellington Sports Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Portsmouth Development Squad v Crawley

16 October 2012	Portsmouth Development Squad	1 – 1	Crawley	Portsmouth
BST	Compton	Report		Stadium: Wellington Sports Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Gosport v Portsmouth Development Squad

30 October 2012	Gosport	1 – 4	Portsmouth Development Squad	Gosport
19:45 GMT	Norton	Report	24' 25' 30' 76' D. Thompson	Stadium: Privett Park Attendance: 302

Fulham v Portsmouth

5 March 2013	Fulham	5 – 2	Portsmouth	London
15:00	Petrić Rodallega 55' Manolev 61' 70' Emanuelson 82'	Report	36' Akinde 90+' Harris	Stadium: Motspur Park

Portsmouth v Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja

16 April 2013	Portsmouth	2 – 1	Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Tarbuck 18' Walker 75'		90+5' Guðjónsson	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 6,780 Referee: Cook

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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