2023–24 Portsmouth F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was Portsmouth's seventh consecutive season in League One and celebrated as their 125th anniversary as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, Portsmouth also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Portsmouth

2023–24 season
Owner-Chairman	Michael Eisner
Chief Executive Officer	Andrew Cullen
Head coach	John Mousinho
Stadium	Fratton Park
League One	1st
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Colby Bishop (21) All: Colby Bishop (21)
Highest home attendance	20,303 vs. Oxford Utd (2 March 2024)
Lowest home attendance	17,450 vs. Wycombe Wanderers (3 October 2023)
Biggest win	4–0 vs. Leyton Orient (12 August 2023)
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs. Blackpool (25 November 2023)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

On 16 April 2024, Portsmouth were crowned champions of EFL League One and were promoted to the EFL Championship.^[1] The EFL League One champions trophy was presented at Fratton Park on 20 April 2024 after the conclusion of the final home game of the season against Wigan.^[2]

Players

Squad

As of 16 March 2024^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Will Norris 2 DF  ENG Zak Swanson 4 DF  ENG Ryley Towler 5 DF  WAL Regan Poole 6 DF  ENG Connor Ogilvie 7 MF  ENG Marlon Pack (captain) 8 MF  AUS Alex Robertson (on loan from Manchester City) 9 FW  ENG Colby Bishop 10 FW  IRL Anthony Scully 11 FW  NIR Gavin Whyte 13 GK  ENG Matt Macey 14 MF  ENG Ben Stevenson 15 FW  ENG Christian Saydee 16 MF  WAL Joe Morrell 17 DF  IRL Joe Rafferty 18 DF  IRL Conor Shaughnessy 19 FW  AUS Kusini Yengi

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  ENG Sean Raggett 21 DF  ENG Jack Sparkes 23 MF  ENG Owen Moxon 24 MF  NIR Terry Devlin 25 FW  ENG Abu Kamara (on loan from Norwich) 26 MF  ENG Tom Lowery 28 MF  ENG Tino Anjorin (on loan from Chelsea) 29 FW  ENG Josh Martin 31 GK  ENG Ryan Schofield 32 FW  NIR Paddy Lane 34 DF  ENG Josh Dockerill 44 FW  ENG Myles Peart-Harris (on loan from Brentford) 45 MF  WAL Lee Evans 46 DF  SCO Tom McIntyre 49 FW  ENG Callum Lang

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
15	FW	Christian Saydee	Bournemouth	Undisclosed	14 June 2023	[4]
24	MF	Terry Devlin	Glentoran	Undisclosed	15 June 2023	[5]
10	FW	Anthony Scully	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	16 June 2023	[6]
1	GK	Will Norris	Burnley	Free Transfer	1 July 2023	[7]
18	DF	Conor Shaughnessy	Burton Albion			[8]
21	DF	Jack Sparkes	Exeter City			[9]
14	MF	Ben Stevenson	Forest Green Rovers			[10]
11	FW	Gavin Whyte	Cardiff City			[11]
19	FW	Kusini Yengi	Western Sydney Wanderers	Undisclosed	2 July 2023	[12]
5	DF	Regan Poole	Lincoln City	Free Transfer	10 July 2023	[13]
31	GK	Ryan Schofield	Huddersfield Town	Free Transfer	26 July 2023	[14]
29	FW	Josh Martin	Free agent	—	13 November 2023	[15]
13	GK	Matt Macey	Free agent	—	12 January 2024	[16]
49	FW	Callum Lang	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	29 January 2024	[17]
46	DF	Tom McIntyre	Reading	Undisclosed	30 January 2024	[18]
23	MF	Owen Moxon	Carlisle United	Undisclosed	31 January 2024	[19]
45	MF	Lee Evans	Ipswich Town	Free Transfer	1 March 2024	[20]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
18	FW	Reeco Hackett	Lincoln City	Undisclosed	14 June 2023	[21]
31	MF	Alfie Bridgman	Eastbourne Borough	Released	30 June 2023	[22][23]
11	FW	Ronan Curtis	Unattached	End of Contract		[22][24]
13	DF	Kieron Freeman	Oldham Athletic	Released		[22][25]
32	FW	Dan Gifford	Farnborough			[22][26]
-	FW	Jamie Howell	Unattached			[22]
24	MF	Michael Jacobs	Chesterfield			[22][27]
25	MF	Jay Mingi	Colchester United	End of Contract		[28]
-	MF	Adam Payce	Farnborough	Released		[22][29]
14	FW	Jayden Reid	Unattached			[22]
4	DF	Clark Robertson	F.C. Ashdod			[22][30]
-	MF	Elliott Simpson	Unattached			[22]
23	MF	Louis Thompson	Stevenage			[22][31]
8	MF	Ryan Tunnicliffe	Adelaide United			[22][32]
13	GK	Josh Oluwayemi	FC Lahti	Undisclosed	11 January 2024	[33]
23	DF	Denver Hume	Grimsby Town	Free Transfer	1 February 2024	[34]

Loaned in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned From	Until	Date	Source
25	FW	Abu Kamara	Norwich City	End of Season	19 July 2023	[35]
8	MF	Alex Robertson	Manchester City		7 August 2023	[36]
28	MF	Tino Anjorin	Chelsea		31 August 2023	[37]
44	MF	Myles Peart-Harris	Brentford		22 January 2024	[38]

Loaned out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Until	Date	Source
-	FW	Sam Folarin	Poole Town	31 December 2023	20 July 2023	[39]
-	DF	Harvey Laidlaw	Gosport Borough			[40]
-	FW	Destiny Ojo	Poole Town			[39]
30	MF	Harry Jewitt-White	Havant & Waterlooville	End of Season	1 August 2023	[41]
-	DF	Haji Mnoga	Aldershot Town	End of Season	2 August 2023	[42]
33	GK	Toby Steward	Gosport Borough	1 January 2024	3 August 2023	[43]
22	MF	Liam Vincent	Worthing	7 September 2023	10 August 2023	[44]
22	MF	Liam Vincent	Tonbridge Angels	17 February 2024	20 January 2024	[45]
-	FW	Sam Folarin	Bognor Regis Town	29 February 2024	28 March 2024	[46]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 17 May, Pompey announced their pre-season schedule, with matches against Bristol City, Bognor Regis Town, Gosport Borough and Havant & Waterlooville confirmed along with a training camp in southern Spain between 2–7 July.^[47] A day later, the club confirmed a trip to AFC Wimbledon.^[48] On 12 June, a friendly during their training camp was confirmed, against Europa.^[49]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Portsmouth v Europa

6 July 2023 Friendly	Portsmouth	1–0	Europa	Coín, Spain
18:30 CEST 17:30 BST	Bishop 6' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Jose Burgos De Quintana

Bognor Regis Town v Portsmouth

11 July 2023 Friendly	Bognor Regis Town	1–1	Portsmouth	Bognor Regis
19:45 BST	Trialist 87'	Report	Morrell 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Nyewood Lane Referee: Dan Austin

Gosport Borough v Portsmouth

14 July 2023 Friendly	Gosport Borough	1–3	Portsmouth	Gosport
19:00 BST	Ramos 24'	Report	Morrell 29' Jewitt-White 90' Ojo 90+1'	Stadium: The AEI Stadium Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Anthony Cross

Havant & Waterlooville v Portsmouth

15 July 2023 Friendly	Havant & Waterlooville	0–1	Portsmouth	Havant
13:00 BST		Report	Ojo 43'	Stadium: Draper Tools Community Stadium Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Matt Russell

Portsmouth v Crawley Town

22 July 2023 Friendly	Portsmouth	9–1	Crawley Town	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Swanson 18' Bishop 49' Scully 69, 110' Lowery 88' Yengi 92, 101, 114' Saydee 112'	Report		Stadium: Copnor Road Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Dean Treleaven

AFC Wimbledon v Portsmouth

25 July 2023 Friendly	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Portsmouth	Wimbledon
19:00 BST	Stevenson 27' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 3,047 (1,215 Pompey fans) Referee: Craig Hicks

Portsmouth v Bristol City

29 July 2023 Friendly	Portsmouth	0–1	Bristol City	Portsmouth
15:00 BST		Report	Sykes 50'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 7,986 (1,802 away fans) Referee: Sunny Gill

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	Starting round	Final position	Record
			Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	Matchday 1	Champions	46	28	13	5	78	41	+37	060.87
FA Cup	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
EFL Cup	First round	Second round	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	050.00
EFL Trophy	Group stage	Second round	4	2	1	1	12	10	+2	050.00
Total			53	31	15	7	94	53	+41	058.49

Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Portsmouth (C, P)	46	28	13	5	78	41	+37	97	Promoted to EFL Championship
2	Derby County (P)	46	28	8	10	78	37	+41	92
3	Bolton Wanderers	46	25	12	9	86	51	+35	87	Qualified for League One play-offs
4	Peterborough United	46	25	9	12	89	61	+28	84
5	Oxford United (O, P)	46	22	11	13	79	56	+23	77
6	Barnsley	46	21	13	12	82	64	+18	76

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[50]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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	28	13	5	78	41	+37	97	15	5	3	43	27	+16	13	8	2	35	14	+21

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	71	9	10	11	12	14	15	16	17	19	20	132	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	183	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	41	42	43	44	404	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	W
Position	13	6	4	6	7	5	6	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 7 (vs Barnsley) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ² Matchday 13 (vs Northampton Town) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ³ Matchday 18 (vs Oxford United) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ⁴ Matchday 40 (vs Barnsley) was postponed due to the international call-ups.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.^[51]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers

5 August 2023 1	Portsmouth	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Morrell  16' Lowery  17' Towler  45+5' Poole  64' Yengi 90+2'	Report	Finley  9' Thomas 24' Wilson  35' Hoole  42'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,165 Referee: Sam Allison

Leyton Orient v Portsmouth

12 August 2023 2	Leyton Orient	0–4	Portsmouth	Leyton
15:00 BST	Hunt  50'	Report	Pack 23' Bishop 44' Beckles 51' (o.g.) Robertson  68' Yengi 90+3'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,372 Referee: Ollie Yates

Portsmouth v Exeter City

15 August 2023 3	Portsmouth	1–0	Exeter City	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Poole  51' Bishop 70' Sparkes  74' Robertson  79' Ogilvie  89' Shaughnessy  90'	Report	Hartridge  44'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,592 Referee: Tom Reeves

Portsmouth v Cheltenham Town

19 August 2023 4	Portsmouth	0–0	Cheltenham Town	Portsmouth
15:00 BST		Report	Sercombe  30' Thompson  54' Southwood  84'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,454 Referee: Ben Toner

Stevenage v Portsmouth

25 August 2023 5	Stevenage	0–0	Portsmouth	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Thompson L.  22' Forster-Caskey  55' Reid  62' Ashby-Hammond  90+8' List  90+10'	Report	Whyte  44' Rafferty  56' Kamara  69' Swanson  90+11'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 5,352 Referee: Simon Mather

Portsmouth v Peterborough United

2 September 2023 6	Portsmouth	3–1	Peterborough United	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Bishop 38' Kamara 43' Poole  15', 59' Morrell  64'  85'	Report	Jade-Jones 20'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,814 Referee: David Rock

Derby County v Portsmouth

16 September 2023 8	Derby County	1–1	Portsmouth	Derby
15:00 BST	Fornah  26' Collins 86' (pen.),  88'	Report	Pack  10' Poole  28' Robertson  65' Bishop 90+5'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 27,999 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Barnsley v Portsmouth

19 September 2023 7[52]	Barnsley	2–3	Portsmouth	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Cotter 49' Styles 77'	Report	Bishop 8' (pen.) Lane 8' Ogilvie 16' Rafferty  80'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 11,464 Referee: Lewis Smith
Note: Fixture was postponed from 9 September 2023 due to international call-ups.[53]

Portsmouth v Lincoln City

23 September 2023 9	Portsmouth	2–1	Lincoln City	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Lane 8' Poole 45+3' Robertson  60' Morrell  71' Pack  90+7'	Report	Adelakun 5' Hackett  18' Erhahon  71'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,748 Referee: Paul Howard

Wigan Athletic v Portsmouth

30 September 2023 10	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Portsmouth	Wigan
15:00 BST	Aasgaard  9' Godo 27' Watts  45+3' Wyke  49' Clare  63'	Report	Poole 31' Lane 37' Kamara  78' Morrell  90+1'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,358 Referee: Will Finnie

Portsmouth v Wycombe Wanderers

3 October 2023 11	Portsmouth	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Bishop 58' Robertson  63' Poole  71' Shaughnessy 90+8'	Report	Scowen  20', 22' Leahy  40' Hanlan  72' Tafazolli  90+1'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,450 Referee: Alan Young

Portsmouth v Port Vale

7 October 2023 12	Portsmouth	2–0	Port Vale	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Lane  52' Bishop 53', 58' (pen.)	Report	Arblaster  45+2' Balmer  57' Lowe  68'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,837 Referee: Robert Madley

Portsmouth v Carlisle United

21 October 2023 14	Portsmouth	1–0	Carlisle United	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Rafferty  78' Shaughnessy 90+3'	Report	McCalmont  48' Guy  70' Garner  73'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,911 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Cambridge United v Portsmouth

24 October 2023 15	Cambridge United	0–0	Portsmouth	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Digby  76'	Report	Kamara  67' Morrell  68' Sparkes  77' Shaughnessy  89'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,627 Referee: Declan Bourne

Reading v Portsmouth

28 October 2023 16	Reading	2–3	Portsmouth	Reading
15:00 BST	Wing 23',  45+5' Savage 27' Guinness-Walker  52' Dean  82' Elliott  90'	Report	Anjorin 33' Bishop 45+9' Devlin 58' Robertson  60' Saydee  89'	Stadium: Madjeski Stadium Attendance: 14,417 Referee: Martin Coy

Portsmouth v Charlton Athletic

11 November 2023 17	Portsmouth	2–2	Charlton Athletic	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Kamara 31' Bishop 75' (pen.)	Report	Edun  45+3' Leaburn  69' May 71' McGrandles 90+3' Hector  90+5' Jones  90+8'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,404 Referee: Sam Allison

Portsmouth v Blackpool

25 November 2023 19	Portsmouth	0–4	Blackpool	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Lane  10' Norris  56' Morrell  58'  63' Saydee  60'	Report	Dale 9' Dougall  23' Rhodes  52' Grimshaw  55' Beesley 56' CJ Hamilton 74' Morgan 87'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,697 Referee: Ollie Yates

Burton Albion v Portsmouth

28 November 2023 20	Burton Albion	0–2	Portsmouth	Burton-upon-Trent
19:45 GMT	Baah  19' Seddon  70'  90'	Report	Bishop 38' (pen.) Robertson 63'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,749 Referee: Scott Oldham

Northampton Town v Portsmouth

2 December 2023 13[54]	Northampton Town	0–3	Portsmouth	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Bowie  47'	Report	Raggett 11' Norris  22' Lane 26, 48'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 7,215 Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Fixture was postponed from 14 October 2023 due to international call-ups.[55]

Portsmouth v Bolton Wanderers

11 December 2023 21[56]	Portsmouth	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Portsmouth
20:00 GMT	Robertson  10' Sparkes  35' Shaughnessy 45' Rafferty  85' Yengi 88'	Report	Thomason  14' Sheehan  74' Mendes Gomes  90+2' Jones  90+5'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,052 Referee: Paul Howard
Note: Fixture was rescheduled from 9 December 2023 for live Sky TV broadcast.[56]

Shrewsbury Town v Portsmouth

16 December 2023 22	Shrewsbury Town	0–3	Portsmouth	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT		Report	Raggett  12' Kamara 45+2, 84' Pack 62' Morrell  72'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 7,296 Referee: Lee Swabey

Portsmouth v Fleetwood Town

23 December 2023 23	Portsmouth	1–1	Fleetwood Town	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Bishop 45+3' (pen.) Saydee  69' Scully  90+2' Sparkes  90+5'	Report	Earl 63' Dolan  70'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,412 Referee: Tom Nield

Bristol Rovers v Portsmouth

26 December 2023 24	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Portsmouth	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Evans 66',  69' Finley  80' Thomas 90+4'	Report	Robertson  20' Sparkes  48' Morrell  65' Raggett  69' Lane 78'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,176 Referee: Scott Tallis

Exeter City v Portsmouth

29 December 2023 25	Exeter City	0–0	Portsmouth	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Carroll  79'	Report	Raggett  60' Sparkes  71'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 8,322 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

Portsmouth v Stevenage

1 January 2024 26	Portsmouth	2–1	Stevenage	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Lane 12' Bishop 33' Pack  62' Rafferty  86' Norris  90+1'	Report	L.Thompson  11', 26' Sweeney  35' Freeman  42' Roberts  57' Piergianni  72' N.Thompson  88'  90+6'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,891 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Cheltenham Town v Portsmouth

6 January 2024 27	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Portsmouth	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Ferry  37' Pett  45+3' Sercombe 51, 54' Bradbury  72' Long  75'	Report	Kamara  34' Bradbury 49' (o.g.) Bishop  87' Rafferty  90+1' Lane  90+4' Scully  90+5'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,561 Referee: Simon Mather

Portsmouth v Leyton Orient

13 January 2024 28	Portsmouth	0–3	Leyton Orient	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Bishop 40' Rafferty  41'	Report	Forde 30' Brown 35',  89' Galbraith  37' Agyei 45+5' Pigott  81' Pratley  87'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,477 Referee: Ben Speedie

Fleetwood Town v Portsmouth

20 January 2024 29	Fleetwood Town	0–1	Portsmouth	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Vela  30' Heneghan  36' Lawal  45' Marriott  57'	Report	Kamara 25' Morrell  42' Shaughnessy  77' Pack  90' Lane  90+1'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,782 Referee: Neil Hair

Port Vale v Portsmouth

27 January 2024 30	Port Vale	0–1	Portsmouth	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Chislett  16' Iacovitti  40' Smith  45+4' Massey  57'	Report	Lane  26' Lowery  29' Bishop 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 8,068 Referee: Craig Hicks

Oxford United v Portsmouth

30 January 2024 18[57]	Oxford United	2–2	Portsmouth	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Goodrham 45' Henry 90'	Report	Bishop  58', 69' Lang 80' Peart-Harris  81'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,864 Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 November, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[58]

Portsmouth v Northampton Town

3 February 2024 31	Portsmouth	4–1	Northampton Town	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Ogilvie 7' Bishop 40' Lane 53', 58' McIntyre  54' Lang 71' Sparkes  90+5'	Report	Guthrie  42' Leonard 89'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,245 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Carlisle United v Portsmouth

10 February 2024 32	Carlisle United	0–1	Portsmouth	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Josh Vela  29'	Report	Lane 62'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 9,053 Referee: Martin Woods

Portsmouth v Cambridge United

13 February 2024 33	Portsmouth	3–1	Cambridge United	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Norris  39' Yengi 44' (pen.) Peart-Harris 59' Kamara 71' Sparkes  89'	Report	Bennett  5' Andrew 38' Lankester  44' Stevens  44' Gibbons  45+1' Morrison  61'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,445 Referee: Sam Allison

Portsmouth v Reading

17 February 2024 34	Portsmouth	4–1	Reading	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Shaughnessy  30' Lane 36' Pack  45+1', 49' Lang 59' Rafferty  67' Bishop 84' Martin  90+3'	Report	Wing  40' Mola  45' Azeez  45+3' Savage 89'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,113 Referee: Josh Smith

Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth

24 February 2024 35	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Portsmouth	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Bakinson  38' Jones  67'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 16,732 Referee: Robert Madley

Portsmouth v Oxford United

2 March 2024 36	Portsmouth	2–1	Oxford United	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Lang 2',  28' Ogilvie  65' Saydee 67' Kamara  81' Bishop  86'	Report	Brannagan 6' (pen.) Harris  30' Rodrigues  42' Henry  90+5'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,303 Referee: Ben Toner

Blackpool v Portsmouth

9 March 2024 37	Blackpool	0–0	Portsmouth	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Rhodes  43' Norburn  46'	Report	Peart-Harris  29' Sparkes  52' Moxon  66' Saydee  76'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,811 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Portsmouth v Burton Albion

12 March 2024 38	Portsmouth	2–1	Burton Albion	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Yengi 45+3' (pen.), 63'	Report	Helm  14' Brayford  24' Crocombe  34' Brayford 81' Carayol  83'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,536 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Peterborough United v Portsmouth

16 March 2024 39	Peterborough United	0–1	Portsmouth	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Poku  75'	Report	Sparkes  75' Yengi 77' Pack  78'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 12,755 Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: John Mousinho  73'

Wycombe Wanderers v Portsmouth

29 March 2024 41	Wycombe Wanderers	1–3	Portsmouth	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Butcher 7' Tafazolli  30' Potts  88'	Report	Bishop 3', 28',  87' Norris  57' Moxon  60' Saydee 67'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,793 Referee: Tom Nield

Portsmouth v Derby County

2 April 2024 42	Portsmouth	2–2	Derby County	Portsmouth
20:00 BST	Lane  20' Kamara 27' Ogilvie  72' Moxon 77'	Report	Ward 23', 35' Collins  43'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,129 (+1 fox!) Referee: William Finnie
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 1 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[59]

Portsmouth v Shrewsbury Town

6 April 2024 43	Portsmouth	3–1	Shrewsbury Town	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Dunkley 3' (o.g.) Swanson  35' Bishop 42' (pen.), 77' Moxon  79'	Report	Shipley 29' Benning  45+3' Bennett  50' Flanagan  89'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,081 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Bolton Wanderers v Portsmouth

13 April 2024 44	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Portsmouth	Bolton
15:00 BST	Toal  32' Collins 36' Santos  88' Jerome  90+1'	Report	Kamara 7' Lang  15'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 25,738 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Portsmouth v Barnsley

16 April 2024 40[60]	Portsmouth	3–2	Barnsley	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Yengi 9' Evans  74' Bishop 83' (pen.) Shaughnessy 89'	Report	Cole 6' McAtee 59' De Gevigney  75'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,960 Referee: Paul Howard
Note: Portsmouth promoted & EFL League One Champions. Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 March, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[60]

Portsmouth v Wigan Athletic

20 April 2024 45	Portsmouth	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Lang  17' Pack  62' Yengi 85'	Report	Chambers 22' Hughes  32' Magennis 83'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,202 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Portsmouth presented with EFL League One champions trophy after full-time.

Lincoln City v Portsmouth

27 April 2024 46	Lincoln City	0–2	Portsmouth	Lincoln
15:00 BST	House  39' Taylor  42' Mandroiu 53' Erhahon  90+7'	Report	Towler  37' Peart-Harris  39', 81' Tom Lowery  57' Moxon  70' Sparkes  76' Yengi  90+4' Saydee  90+9' Lane 90+12'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 10,006 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
Note: John Mousinho  41'

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Portsmouth were drawn away to Chesterfield in the first round.^[61]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Chesterfield v Portsmouth

5 November 2023 First Round	Chesterfield	1–0	Portsmouth	Chesterfield
12:15 GMT	Naylor 32'  72' Jones  87' Palmer  90+3'	Report	Rafferty  38' Kamara  77'	Stadium: SMH Group Stadium Attendance: 8,377 Referee: Will Finnie

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Pompey were drawn away to Forest Green Rovers in the first round^[62] and at home to Peterborough United in the second round.^[63]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Forest Green Rovers v Portsmouth

8 August 2023 First round	Forest Green Rovers	1–3	Portsmouth	Nailsworth
19:45 BST	Omotoye 24'	Report	Yengi  12', 30', 75' (pen.) Scully  32' Swanson 52' Devlin  58'	Stadium: The Bolt New Lawn Referee: Sam Purkiss

Portsmouth v Peterborough United

29 August 2023 Second round	Portsmouth	1–1 (4–5 p)	Peterborough United	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Robertson  39' Saydee 51' Stevenson  53'	Report	Ajiboye 29' Fernandez  44' O'Connell  44'  59'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 6,594 Referee: Charles Breakspear
	Penalties
	Bishop Raggett Pack Saydee Kamara Morrell		Knight de Havilland Tomlinson Jones Corbett Ajiboye

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Portsmouth were drawn into Southern Group E alongside Gillingham, Leyton Orient and Fulham U21.^[64][65] After topping their group, they were drawn at home to AFC Wimbledon in the second round.^[66]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Portsmouth	3	2	1	0	0	10	5	+5	8	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Fulham U21	3	1	0	2	0	6	5	+1	5
3	L2	Gillingham	3	1	0	0	2	3	7	−4	3
4	L1	Leyton Orient	3	0	1	0	2	4	6	−2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Portsmouth v Fulham U21

22 August 2023 Group stage	Portsmouth	3–3 (5–4 p)	Fulham U21	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Raggett 17', 51'  89' Devlin 28' Stevenson  67' Robertson  82'	Report	Donnell 1' Okkas  25'  45+5' Godo 39' Tanton  55' McCoy-Splatt 73'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 3,596 Referee: Carl Brook
	Penalties
	Raggett Robertson Scully Swanson Kamara Sparkes		Dibley-Dias McFarlane Donnell Araujo Šekularac Tanton

Portsmouth v Gillingham

10 October 2023 Group stage	Portsmouth	5–1	Gillingham	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Anjorin 11' Towler  47' 80' Stevenson 50' Yengi 54' Kamara 72'		Jefferies  25' Ogie  37' Williams J. 45' Orji  53'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 5,066 Referee: Farai Hallam

Leyton Orient v Portsmouth

7 November 2023 Group stage	Leyton Orient	1–2	Portsmouth	Leyton
19:00 GMT	Pigott 58'	Report	Raggett  20' Saydee 44' Kamara 74'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,371 Referee: Stephen Parkinson

Portsmouth v AFC Wimbledon

19 December 2023 Second round	Portsmouth	2–5	AFC Wimbledon	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Yengi 43' Rafferty  47' Hume  50' Whyte 58' Towler  76'	Report	Sasu 11' Johnson  18' Davison 22' Pearce 28'  50' Pell 48' Tilley  51' Al-Hamadi 89'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 7,922 Referee: Craig Hicks

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