2016–17 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth
2016–17 season
Owner	Pompey Supporters Trust
Chairman	Iain McInnes
Manager	Paul Cook
Stadium	Fratton Park
League Two	1st (promoted)
FA Cup	First round; (vs. Wycombe Wanderers)
League Cup	First round; (vs. Coventry City)
FL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Kal Naismith (13); All: Kal Naismith (15)
Highest home attendance	18,625 vs. Plymouth Argyle ; (14 April 2017)
Lowest home attendance	15,132 vs. Blackpool ; (14 February 2017)
Average home league attendance	16,878
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season was Portsmouth's fourth consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Players

Squad details

As of 6 May 2017

No.	Name	Pos.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club apps	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	David Forde	GK	Galway	(1979-12-20)20 December 1979 (aged 37)	47	0	24	0	Millwall	28 July 2016	Loan	30 June 2017
13	Liam O'Brien	GK	Ruislip	(1991-11-30)30 November 1991 (aged 25)	3	0	–	–	Dag & Red	8 August 2016	Free	30 June 2017
34	Nick Hall	GK	Portsmouth	(1998-12-29)29 December 1998 (aged 18)	–	–	–	–	Academy	30 August 2016	Trainee	30 June 2017
Defenders
2	Tom Davies	CB	Warrington	(1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 25)	15	0	–	–	Accrington Stanley	22 June 2016	Free	30 June 2018
3	Enda Stevens	LB	Dublin	(1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 26)	99	1	–	–	Aston Villa	15 June 2015	Free	30 June 2017
5	Matt Clarke	CB/CM	Barham	(1996-09-22)22 September 1996 (aged 20)	69	2	–	–	Ipswich Town	20 May 2016	Swap	30 June 2018
6	Christian Burgess	CB	Barking	(1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 25)	88	6	–	–	Peterborough Utd.	25 June 2015	Undisc.	30 June 2018
16	Jack Whatmough	CB	Gosport	(1996-08-19)19 August 1996 (aged 20)^[1]	50	1	–	–	Academy	19 August 2013	Free	30 June 2017
25	Drew Talbot	RB/LB/RM	Barnsley	(1986-07-12)12 July 1986 (aged 30)	7	0	–	–	Chesterfield	22 June 2016	Free	30 June 2018
38	Brandon Haunstrup	LB	Waterlooville	(1996-10-26)26 October 1996 (aged 20)	6	0	–	–	Academy	25 June 2015	Free	30 June 2017
Midfielders
4	Danny Rose	CM	Bristol	(1988-02-21)21 February 1988 (aged 29)	40	5	–	–	Northampton Town	3 June 2016	Free	30 June 2018
7	Carl Baker	RW/AM	Prescot	(1982-12-26)26 December 1982 (aged 34)	46	9	–	–	MK Dons	14 June 2016	Free	30 June 2018
8	Michael Doyle	CM	Dublin	(1981-08-08)8 August 1981 (aged 35)	96	3	1	0	Sheffield United	6 July 2015	Free	30 June 2017
11	Gary Roberts	LW/AM	Liverpool	(1984-03-18)18 March 1984 (aged 33)	80	20	–	–	Chesterfield	17 June 2015	Undisc.	30 June 2018
18	Jamal Lowe	RW/LW	Harrow	(1994-07-21)21 July 1994 (aged 22)	14	4	–	–	Hampton & Richmond	1 January 2017	Undisc.	30 June 2018
22	Kal Naismith	RW/LW/ST	Glasgow	(1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 25)	63	18	–	–	Accrington Stanley	28 May 2015	Undisc.	30 June 2018
23	Kyle Bennett	LW/RW	Telford	(1990-09-09)9 September 1990 (aged 26)	95	13	–	–	Doncaster Rovers	21 May 2015	Free	30 June 2017
24	Amine Linganzi	CM	Algiers	(1989-11-16)16 November 1989 (aged 27)	23	1	4	0	Fréjus	8 August 2016	Free	30 June 2017
26	Gareth Evans	RW/RB	Macclesfield	(1988-04-26)26 April 1988 (aged 29)	94	16	–	–	Fleetwood Town	28 July 2015	Free	30 June 2017
29	Stanley Aborah	CM	Kumasi	(1987-06-23)23 June 1987 (aged 29)	4	0	–	–	Free agent	15 February 2015	Free	30 June 2017
Forwards
14	Curtis Main	ST	South Shields	(1992-06-20)20 June 1992 (aged 24)	14	5	–	–	Doncaster Rovers	4 July 2016	Undisc.	30 June 2018
15	Nicke Kabamba	ST	Brent	(1993-02-01)1 February 1993 (aged 24)	4	0	–	–	Hampton & Richmond	18 January 2017	Undisc.	30 June 2018
17	Eoin Doyle	ST	Dublin	(1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 29)	12	2	–	–	Preston North End	30 January 2017	Loan	30 June 2017
19	Conor Chaplin	ST/LW	Worthing	(1997-02-16)16 February 1997 (aged 20)	89	20	–	–	Academy	20 October 2014	Free	30 June 2019
20	Noel Hunt	ST	Waterford	(1982-12-26)26 December 1982 (aged 34)	24	1	3	0	Ipswich Town	4 August 2016	Free	30 June 2017

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
35	GK	Alex Bass	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted	Summer	2017	Free	^[2]
31	DF	Calvin Davies	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted	Summer	2017	Free	^[2]
32	MF	Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain	17	EU	Youth system	Promoted	Summer	2017	Free	^[2]
20	DF	Matt Clarke	19	EU	Ipswich Town	Swap	Summer	2018	Swap	^[3]
4	MF	Danny Rose	28	EU	Northampton Town	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	^[4]
7	MF	Carl Baker	33	EU	Milton Keynes Dons	Transfer	Summer	2018	Free	^[5]
25	DF	Drew Talbot	29	EU	Chesterfield	Transfer	Summer	2018	Free	^[6]
9	FW	Michael Smith	24	EU	Swindon Town	Transfer	Summer	2018	Undisclosed	^[7]
10	MF	Milan Lalkovič	23	EU	Walsall	Transfer	Summer	2018	Compensation	^[8]
2	DF	Tom Davies	24	EU	Accrington Stanley	Transfer	Summer	2018	Free	^[9]
14	FW	Curtis Main	24	EU	Doncaster Rovers	Transfer	Summer	2018	Undisclosed	^[10]
1	GK	David Forde	36	EU	Millwall	Loan	Summer	2017	Free	^[11]
21	DF	Adam Buxton	24	EU	Accrington Stanley	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	^[12]
20	FW	Noel Hunt	33	EU	Southend United	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	^[13]
24	MF	Amine Linganzi	26	Non-EU	Fréjus	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	^[14]
13	GK	Liam O'Brien	24	EU	Dagenham & Redbridge	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	^[14]
	DF	Dominic Hyam	20	EU	Reading	Loan	Summer	2016	Free	^[15]
17	FW	Jamal Lowe	22	EU	Hampton & Richmond	Transfer	Winter	2018	Undisclosed	^[16]
15	FW	Nicke Kabamba	—	EU	Hampton & Richmond	Transfer	Winter	2018	Undisclosed	^[17]
17	FW	Eoin Doyle	28	EU	Preston North End	Loan	Winter	2017	Free	^[18]
—	DF	Aaron Simpson	19	EU	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan	Winter	2017	Free	^[19]
29	MF	Stanley Aborah	29	EU	Notts County	Transfer	During season	2017	Free	^[20]

Total spending: £0

Out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
24	GK	Brian Murphy	32	EU	Cardiff City	Released	Summer	Free	^[21]^[22]
—	DF	Chad Field	19	EU	Bognor Regis Town	Released	Summer	Free	^[21]
—	DF	Snorre Nilsen	19	Non-EU	Free agent	Released	Summer	Free	^[21]
40	MF	Kaleem Haitham	17	EU	Free agent	Released	Summer	Free	^[23]
31	FW	Brandon Joseph-Buadi	18	EU	Free agent	Released	Summer	Free	^[23]
—	FW	Liam Sayers	18	EU	Free agent	Released	Summer	Free	^[23]
20	DF	Matt Clarke	19	EU	Ipswich Town	Loan Return	Summer	Free	^[21]
17	DF	Kieron Freeman	24	EU	Sheffield United	Loan Return	Summer	Free	^[21]
27	GK	Ryan Fulton	19	EU	Liverpool	Loan Return	Summer	Free	^[21]
10	FW	Marc McNulty	23	EU	Sheffield United	Loan Return	Summer	Free	^[21]
25	FW	Conor Wilkinson	21	EU	Bolton Wanderers	Loan Return	Summer	Free	^[21]
4	DF	Adam Webster	21	EU	Ipswich Town	Swap	Summer	£750,000+swap	^[3]
2	DF	Ben Davies	35	EU	Grimsby Town	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[24]
9	FW	Matt Tubbs	31	EU	Forest Green Rovers	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[25]
7	FW	Adam McGurk	27	EU	Cambridge United	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	^[26]
1	GK	Paul Jones	30	EU	Norwich City	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[27]
29	MF	Danny Hollands	30	EU	Crewe Alexandra	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[28]
15	MF	Adam Barton	25	EU	Partick Thistle	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	^[29]
	MF	Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain	18	EU	Eastbourne Borough	Loan	During season	Free	^[30]
10	MF	Milan Lalkovič	24	EU	Ross County	Loan	Winter	Free	^[31]
21	DF	Adam Buxton	24	EU	Free agent	Contract cancelled	Winter	Free	^[32]
9	FW	Michael Smith	25	EU	Northampton Town	Loan	Winter	Free	^[33]

Total gaining: £750,000

Contracts

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
33	MF	Ben Close	19	Signed	1 year	June 2017	^[21]
30	MF	Adam May	18	Signed	1 year	June 2017	^[21]
18	MF	Ben Tollitt	21	Signed	1 year	June 2017	^[21]
36	DF	Dory Yates	18	Signed	6 months	January 2017	^[23]

Player statistics

Squad stats

As of 6 May 2017

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		David Forde	47	0	46	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Tom Davies	15	0	10+2	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
3	DF		Enda Stevens	46	1	45	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Danny Rose	40	5	33+5	5	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
5	DF		Matt Clarke	36	1	33	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
6	DF		Christian Burgess	45	4	44	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Carl Baker	46	9	40+5	9	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Michael Doyle	46	1	46	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Gary Roberts	42	10	31+10	10	1	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK		Liam O'Brien	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
14	FW		Curtis Main	14	5	4+8	2	0	0	1	1	1	2
15	FW		Nicke Kabamba	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF		Jack Whatmough	12	1	4+6	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
17	FW		Eoin Doyle	12	2	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Jamal Lowe	17	4	5+9	4	0	0	0+2	0	1	0
19	FW		Conor Chaplin	42	8	13+26	8	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
20	FW		Noel Hunt	24	1	4+16	1	1	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
22	MF		Kal Naismith	41	15	22+15	13	0	0	1	1	2+1	1
23	MF		Kyle Bennett	44	6	33+6	6	0+1	0	1	0	3	0
24	MF		Amine Linganzi	23	1	12+7	1	0	0	1	0	3	0
25	DF		Drew Talbot	7	0	5	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
26	MF		Gareth Evans	46	6	41	5	1	1	1	0	1+2	0
29	MF		Stanley Aborah	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK		Nick Hall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF		Brandon Haunstrup	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Players on loan to other clubs:
9	FW		Michael Smith	21	6	14+4	3	0	0	0	0	3	3
10	MF		Milan Lalkovič	16	1	5+8	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
30	MF		Adam May	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
31	DF		Calvin Davies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF		Ben Close	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
35	GK		Alex Bass	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
18	MF		Ben Tollitt	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
15	DF		Dominic Hyam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF		Adam Barton	5	0	2+1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
21	DF		Aaron Simpson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF		Adam Buxton	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0

Top scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	League Two	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	MF	22	Kal Naismith	13	0	1	1	15
2	MF	11	Gary Roberts	10	0	0	0	10
3	MF	7	Carl Baker	9	0	0	0	9
4	FW	19	Conor Chaplin	8	0	0	0	8
5	MF	23	Kyle Bennett	6	0	0	0	6
	MF	26	Gareth Evans	5	1	0	0	6
	FW	9	Michael Smith	3	0	0	3	6
6	MF	4	Danny Rose	5	0	0	0	5
6	FW	14	Curtis Main	2	0	1	2	5
7	DF	6	Christian Burgess	4	0	0	0	4
7	MF	18	Jamal Lowe	4	0	0	0	4
8	FW	17	Eoin Doyle	2	0	0	0	2
9	DF	3	Enda Stevens	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	5	Matt Clarke	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	8	Michael Doyle	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	10	Milan Lalkovič	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	16	Jack Whatmough	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	20	Noel Hunt	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	24	Amine Linganzi	1	0	0	0	1
			Own goals	1	0	0	0	1
			TOTALS	79	1	2	6	88

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	League Two			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Total
3		DF	Enda Stevens	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
8		MF	Michael Doyle	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
7		MF	Carl Baker	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
11		MF	Gary Roberts	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
26		MF	Gareth Evans	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
19		FW	Conor Chaplin	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
6		DF	Christian Burgess	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
20		FW	Noel Hunt	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
23		MF	Kyle Bennett	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
1		GK	David Forde	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
2		DF	Tom Davies	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
22		MF	Kal Naismith	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
5		DF	Matt Clarke	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
4		MF	Danny Rose	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
17		FW	Eoin Doyle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
33		MF	Ben Close	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
24		MF	Amine Linganzi	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
14		FW	Curtis Main	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
16		DF	Jack Whatmough	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
29		MF	Stanley Aborah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
15		MF	Adam Barton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
TOTALS				73	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	81	1	1

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

6 July 2016 (2016-07-06)	Sligo Rovers	3–3	Portsmouth	Sligo
18:15	Peers 70' (pen.) Sadlier 85', 88'	Report	Roberts 9' Chaplin 17', 39'	Stadium: Showgrounds Referee: Alan Kelly

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09)	Bohemians	0–2	Portsmouth	Phibsborough
15:00		Report	Rose 33' Chaplin 45+1'	Stadium: Dalymount Park

13 July 2016 (2016-07-13)	Havant & Waterlooville	0–5	Portsmouth	Havant
19:00		Report	Roberts 12' Baker 45', 56' Hunt 69' Main 73'	Stadium: West Leigh Park Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Dean Treleaven

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	Sutton United	2–1	Portsmouth	Sutton
15:00	Deacon 8' Gomis 33'	Report	Oxlade-Chamberlain 81'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 1,188 Referee: Craig Hicks

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Portsmouth	3–3	AFC Bournemouth	Portsmouth
15:00	Roberts 4' Smith 26' May 88'	Report	Grabban 24' Ibe 70' Gosling 79'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 5,153 (531 away fans) Referee: James Linington

27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)	Bognor Regis Town	1–4	Portsmouth	Bognor Regis
19:15	Whyte 48'	Report	Chaplin 27' Main 43' Smith 67' (pen.) May 74'	Stadium: Nyewood Lane Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Tim Robinson

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	Bristol City	0–0	Portsmouth	Bristol
15:00		Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 5,317 (721 Pompey fans) Referee: Kevin Friend

1 August 2016 (2016-08-01)	Portsmouth XI	7-0	Liverpool Foundation	Copnor
	Hunt May Evans Chaplin Tollitt Naismith	Report		Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Portsmouth (C, P)	46	26	9	11	79	40	+39	87	Promotion to EFL League One
2	Plymouth Argyle (P)	46	26	9	11	71	46	+25	87
3	Doncaster Rovers (P)	46	25	10	11	85	55	+30	85
4	Luton Town	46	20	17	9	70	43	+27	77	Qualification for League Two play-offs^[a]
5	Exeter City	46	21	8	17	75	56	+19	71	Qualification for League Two play-offs^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One

Matches

6 August 2016 1	Portsmouth	1–1	Carlisle United	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Baker 42'	Report	Lambe 14' Devitt 28' Gillespie 73'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,570 (481 away fans) Referee: Graham Salisbury

13 August 2016 2	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Portsmouth	Crewe
15:00 BST	Dagnall 89'	Report	Naismith 84'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,742 (1,257 Pompey fans) Referee: Dean Whitestone

16 August 2016 3	Morecambe	2–0	Portsmouth	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Edwards 10' Barkhuizen 21'	Report		Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,838 Referee: Nigel Miller

20 August 2016 4	Portsmouth	2–0	Colchester United	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Doyle 29' Roberts 79' (pen.), 84'	Report	Guthrie 17' Kinsella 27'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,967 (442 away fans) Referee: Charles Breakspear

27 August 2016 5	Exeter City	0–1	Portsmouth	Exeter
15:00 BST	Harley 25' Sweeney 85' Riley-Lowe 90'	Report	Roberts 85' (pen.)	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,512 Referee: Gavin Ward

3 September 2016 6	Portsmouth	3–0	Crawley Town	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Main 9', 37' 33' Roberts 12' Davies 63'	Report	Blackman 30'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,347 Referee: Ben Toner

10 September 2016 7	Portsmouth	4–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Roberts 28' Burgess 34' Chaplin 45+4' Baker 53' 72'	Report	Hayes 10', 45+1' Pierre 28' Sido Jombati 42' Thompson 45+6' Gape 61' Harriman 65' Blackman 72' Stewart 90+1'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,262 (489 away fans) Referee: Tim Robinson

17 September 2016 8	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Portsmouth	Accrington
15:00 BST	McConville 46' Lacey 52'	Report	Davies 86'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,461 (806 Pompey fans) Referee: Mark Haywood

24 September 2016 9	Portsmouth	5–1	Barnet	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Chaplin 34' 72' Roberts 50' 88' Baker 56' Lalkovič 78' Rose 90+2'	Report	Akinde 27' (pen.) Watson 29' Batt 59' Dembélé 64'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,280 Referee: Darren England

27 September 2016 10	Blackpool	3–1	Portsmouth	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Mellor 18' Potts 49' Vassell 65' Gnanduillet 76'	Report	Chaplin 34' Bennett 70' Doyle 86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,055 Referee: David Webb

1 October 2016 11	Portsmouth	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Evans 36' Baker 41'	Report	Marquis 7' 90' Williams 34' Butler 58' Evina 88'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,950 Referee: Darren Deadman

8 October 2016 12	Leyton Orient	0–1	Portsmouth	Leyton, London
15:00 BST		Report	Bennett 30' Stevens 34' Burgess 57'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 6,078 Referee: Chris Sarginson

15 October 2016 13	Plymouth Argyle	2–2	Portsmouth	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Songo'o 21' 21' Purrington 34' Slew 43' Smith 89'	Report	Chaplin 27' Bennett 40' Evans 45+1' Rose 86'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 13,508 Referee: Darren Handley

22 October 2016 14	Portsmouth	1–2	Notts County	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Chaplin 27' Doyle 74'	Report	Campbell 21', 71' Laing 48' Collins 77'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,269 Referee: Nigel Miller

29 October 2016 15	Cambridge United	0–1	Portsmouth	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Dunne 25' Halliday 80' Ikpeazu 85'	Report	Chaplin 24' 39' Linganzi 61' Doyle 77' Hunt 90+1' Roberts 90+4'	Stadium: The R Costings Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,397 Referee: Ross Joyce

12 November 2016 16	Portsmouth	4–0	Mansfield Town	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Roberts 11' (pen.) Baker 48' 88', 90+5' Chaplin 81' Hunt 84'	Report	Howkins 53' 57' Iacovitti 74'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,393 Referee: Roger East

19 November 2016 17	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Portsmouth	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Pell 7' Downes 11' O'Shaughnessy 65'	Report	Chaplin 52' Burgess 64' Baker 78' Smith 82'	Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 4,702 Referee: John Brooks

22 November 2016 18	Luton Town	1–3	Portsmouth	Luton
19:45 GMT	Hylton 7' Lee 64' Sheehan 65'	Report	Smith 11' Evans 17' 45+2' Stevens 49' Rose 60' Naismith 85' Hunt 90+6'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Stadium Attendance: 8,805 Referee: David Coote

26 November 2016 19	Portsmouth	1–2	Stevenage	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Clarke 73' Smith 80' Evans 90+1'	Report	Gorman 39' Wilkinson 45' Schumacher 71' Godden 75' King 90+4'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,987 Referee: Ben Toner

10 December 2016 20	Grimsby Town	0–1	Portsmouth	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	Gowling 51' Berrett 85'	Report	Stevens 82' Naismith 86' Evans 90+3'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,560 Referee: Andy Haines

17 December 2016 21	Portsmouth	0–0	Hartlepool United	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Baker 66' Doyle 68'	Report	Donnelly 76' Featherstone 90+9'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,081 Referee: Graham Horwood

26 December 2016 22	Newport County	2–3	Portsmouth	Newport
15:00 GMT	Healey 7' 51' Sheehan 25' Tozer 39' Barnum-Bobb 79'	Report	Burgess 51' Rose 56' Naismith 62' 87' Hunt 73' Stevens 80'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,714 Referee: Charles Breakspear

30 December 2016 23	Yeovil Town	0–0	Portsmouth	Yeovil
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Huish Park Stadium Attendance: 6,306 Referee: Chris Sarginson

2 January 2017 24	Portsmouth	1–0	Luton Town	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Burgess 31' Forde 87' Roberts 90+2' Hunt 90+4'	Report	McGeehan 16' Smith 38' Vassell 66' Ruddock Mpanzu 90+4'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,402 Referee: Tim Robinson

5 January 2017 25	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Portsmouth	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Marquis 5', 72' Alcock 52' Rowe 58'	Report	Burgess 34' Evans 40' Naismith 41' Doyle 45+1'	Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,568 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

14 January 2017 26	Portsmouth	2–1	Leyton Orient	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Chaplin 21' 22', 47' Doyle 72'	Report	Atangana 26' Massey 37'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,564 Referee: Brett Huxtable

28 January 2017 27	Portsmouth	0–1	Exeter City	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Clarke 68' Forde 79'	Report	Wheeler 57' Reid 78'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,195 Referee: Dean Whitestone

4 February 2017 28	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Portsmouth	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Stewart 11' Kashket 48' 88' Wood 66' Saunders 82'	Report	Stevens 42'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,028 Referee: Graham Salisbury

11 February 2017 29	Portsmouth	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Clarke 2' Doyle 41' Naismith 90+2'	Report	Conneely 56' Donacien 79'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15955 Referee: Gavin Ward

14 February 2017 30	Portsmouth	2–0	Blackpool	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Burgess 11' Evans 27' Roberts 36' Bennett 81' Doyle 90+5'	Report	Mellor 21'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,132 Referee: Darren Deadman

18 February 2017 31	Barnet	1–1	Portsmouth	Canons Park, London
15:00 GMT	Vilhete 82'	Report	Roberts 68' Chaplin 89'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 4,571 Referee: Mark Brown

25 February 2017 32	Carlisle United	0–3	Portsmouth	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	O'Sullivan 40' Miller 61'	Report	Roberts 73' Linganzi 86' Whatmough 90+2'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,197 Referee: Richard Clark

28 February 2017 33	Portsmouth	1–1	Morecambe	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Naismith 64' Roberts 76'	Report	Molyneux 83' Rose 90'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,592 Referee: Stephen Martin

4 March 2017 34	Portsmouth	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Evans 70'	Report	Jones 58' Ray 77'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,810 Referee: John Busby

7 March 2017 35	Crawley Town	0–2	Portsmouth	Crawley
19:45 GMT	Young 38'	Report	Burgess 54' Bennett 71' Hunt 72' Doyle 90+4'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 5,350 Referee: Kevin Johnson

11 March 2017 36	Colchester United	0–4	Portsmouth	Colchester
15:00 GMT	James 63'	Report	E. Doyle 22' Bennett 46' Rose 61' M. Doyle 74'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 6,504 Referee: Darren England

14 March 2017 37	Portsmouth	4–0	Grimsby Town	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Bennett 12' Rose 35' Baker 45+1' Naismith 47'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,492 Referee: Robert Jones

18 March 2017 38	Stevenage	3–0	Portsmouth	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	King 16' Godden 28' Wilkinson 34' Pett 45' McAnuff 46' Gorman 85' Franks 86'	Report	Stevens 27' Burgess 31' 75' Baker 54'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,185 Referee: Michael Salisbury

25 March 2017 39	Portsmouth	2–1	Newport County	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Bennett 42' Naismith 59'	Report	Rigg 52' Labadie 69' Samuel 77' Myrie-Williams 88'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,364 Referee: Tim Robinson

1 April 2017 40	Hartlepool United	0–2	Portsmouth	Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Alessandra 4'	Report	Naismith 17' Roberts 60' Rose 88'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Mark Brown

8 April 2017 41	Portsmouth	3–1	Yeovil Town	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Evans 15' (pen.) Naismith 68' Lowe 78'	Report	Zoko 51'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,564 Referee: Graham Horwood

14 April 2017 42	Portsmouth	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Portsmouth
14:30 BST	Naismith 35' Roberts 57'	Report	Jervis 12' Sarcevic 60' Threlkeld 90+2'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,625 Referee: Chris Sarginson

17 April 2017 43	Notts County	1–3	Portsmouth	Nottingham
15:00 BST	O'Connor 30' Grant 51' Bola 90+1'	Report	Evans 14' (pen.) Linganzi 60' Lowe 77', 90' Chaplin 78' Naismith 90+3'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 12,184 Referee: Graham Salisbury

22 April 2017 44	Portsmouth	2–1	Cambridge United	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Baker 9' 20' Naismith 51' Whatmough 90+3' Forde 90+5'	Report	O'Neil 53' Berry 80'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,165 Referee: Gavin Ward

29 April 2017 45	Mansfield Town	0–1	Portsmouth	Mansfield
15:00 BST	White 28' Whiteman 60' Bennett 90+5' Pearce 90+7'	Report	Baker 11' 56' Clarke 48' Stevens 59' Bennett 60' Aborah 83'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 6,819 Referee: Lee Swabey

6 May 2017 46	Portsmouth	6–1	Cheltenham Town	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	O'Shaughnessy 13' (o.g.) Stevens 50' Bennett 62' Naismith 66', 84' Lowe 72' Evans 75' (pen.)	Report	29' Storer 77' Dayton	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,956 Referee: Chris Sarginson

FA Cup

5 November 2016 First round	Portsmouth	1–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Close 43' Evans 47'	Report	Cowan-Hall 27' O'Nien 70' Akinfenwa 84'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 8,130 Referee: Gavin Ward

EFL Cup

9 August 2016 First round	Coventry City	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Portsmouth	Coventry
19:45 BST	Gadzhev 20' 82' Haynes 60' Stevenson 83' Rose 106' Lameiras 120+1'	Report	Main 20' (pen.) Naismith 85' 86'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 4,976 (722 Pompey fans) Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Trophy

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Yeovil Town	3	2	0	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Reading U21	3	1	1	0	1	5	6	−1	5	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Portsmouth	3	1	0	1	1	6	6	0	4
4	L1	Bristol Rovers	3	0	1	0	2	2	4	−2	2

Source: Sky Sports

30 August 2016 Group stage 1	Yeovil Town	4–3	Portsmouth	Yeovil
19:45 BST	Dolan 13' Eaves 22', 39' McLeod 27' Shephard 45+2' Khan 60'		Barton 4' Smith 10', 37', 55' Close 65'	Stadium: Huish Park

4 October 2016 Group stage 2	Portsmouth	2–2 (3–4 p)	Reading U23	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Main 57', 63'	Report	Novakovich 6' Mendes 52' (pen.) Rinomhota 78'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 1,355 Referee: Oliver Langford
	Penalties
	Smith Naismith Bennett Lalkovič Evans May Whatmough		Mendes Blackett Gravenberch Samuel Griffin Watson Frost

8 November 2016 Group stage 3	Portsmouth	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Smith 6' Bennett 37' Davies 59' Naismith 88'	Report	Mansell 56' McChrystal 72'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Nick Kinseley

References

^ Whatmough offers hope amid the gloom; Portsmouth News, 1 October 2013
^ ^a ^b ^c "Trio offered professional contracts". Portsmouth FC. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Ipswich sign Pompey defender Webster". BBC. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
^ "Pompey Sign Rose". Portsmouth Official Site. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
^ "Baker Joins Blues". Portsmouth Official Site. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
^ "Talbot Signs For Pompey". Portsmouth Official Site. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
^ "Smith Pens Permanent Deal". Portsmouth Official Site. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
^ "Pompey Sign Lalkovic". Portsmouth Official Site. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
^ "Davies pens Pompey deal". Portsmouth Official Site. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
^ "Main Signs For Pompey". Portsmouth Official Site. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^ "Forde Arrives At Fratton". Portsmouth Official Site. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ "Blues Swoop For Buxton". Portsmouth Official Site. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ "Hunt Seals Pompey Deal". Portsmouth Official Site. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Blues Bring In O'Brien And Linganzi". Portsmouth Official Site. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ "Hyam Arrives On Loan". Portsmouth Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
^ "Lowe To Sign In January". Portsmouth Official Site. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Pompey Sign Kabamba". Portsmouth Official Site. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
^ "Pompey Land Doyle On Loan". Portsmouth Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ "Simpson Signs On Loan". Portsmouth Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
^ "Blues Sign Aborah". Portsmouth Official Site. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Pompey Release Three Players". Portsmouth Official Site. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
^ "Cardiff sign goalkeeper Murphy on free". BBC. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Kelly: Pompey Academy trio deserved deals – others were unlucky". Portsmouth News. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
^ "Grimsby sign Pompey midfielder Davies". BBC. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
^ "Matt Tubbs named as marquee signing". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
^ "McGurk Moves To Cambridge". Portsmouth Official Site. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
^ "Jones Moves To Ipswich". Portsmouth Official Site. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ "Crewe sign ex-Portsmouth man Hollands". BBC. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ "Barton Signs For Partick". Portsmouth Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
^ "Loan Signing Ahead Of Cornish Trip". Eastbourne Borough Official Site. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ "Lalkovic Leaves On Loan". Portsmouth Official Site. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
^ "Buxton Leaves Blues". Portsmouth Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ "Smith Loaned To Northampton". Northampton Town Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[table_note_res_PLPO0.80781936310596-34] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One

[1] Whatmough offers hope amid the gloom; Portsmouth News, 1 October 2013

[Pro-2] "Trio offered professional contracts". Portsmouth FC. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[Clarke_In,_Webster_Out-3] "Ipswich sign Pompey defender Webster". BBC. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[4] "Pompey Sign Rose". Portsmouth Official Site. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[5] "Baker Joins Blues". Portsmouth Official Site. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

[6] "Talbot Signs For Pompey". Portsmouth Official Site. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

[7] "Smith Pens Permanent Deal". Portsmouth Official Site. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

[8] "Pompey Sign Lalkovic". Portsmouth Official Site. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

[9] "Davies pens Pompey deal". Portsmouth Official Site. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.

[10] "Main Signs For Pompey". Portsmouth Official Site. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

[11] "Forde Arrives At Fratton". Portsmouth Official Site. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

[12] "Blues Swoop For Buxton". Portsmouth Official Site. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[13] "Hunt Seals Pompey Deal". Portsmouth Official Site. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[O'Brien_and_Linganzi_Sign-14] "Blues Bring In O'Brien And Linganzi". Portsmouth Official Site. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[15] "Hyam Arrives On Loan". Portsmouth Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[16] "Lowe To Sign In January". Portsmouth Official Site. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[17] "Pompey Sign Kabamba". Portsmouth Official Site. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

[18] "Pompey Land Doyle On Loan". Portsmouth Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[19] "Simpson Signs On Loan". Portsmouth Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[20] "Blues Sign Aborah". Portsmouth Official Site. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

[Retained_List-21] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Pompey Release Three Players". Portsmouth Official Site. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

[22] "Cardiff sign goalkeeper Murphy on free". BBC. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[Lucky-23] "Kelly: Pompey Academy trio deserved deals – others were unlucky". Portsmouth News. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[24] "Grimsby sign Pompey midfielder Davies". BBC. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[25] "Matt Tubbs named as marquee signing". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

[26] "McGurk Moves To Cambridge". Portsmouth Official Site. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

[27] "Jones Moves To Ipswich". Portsmouth Official Site. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[28] "Crewe sign ex-Portsmouth man Hollands". BBC. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[29] "Barton Signs For Partick". Portsmouth Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[30] "Loan Signing Ahead Of Cornish Trip". Eastbourne Borough Official Site. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[31] "Lalkovic Leaves On Loan". Portsmouth Official Site. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

[32] "Buxton Leaves Blues". Portsmouth Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[33] "Smith Loaned To Northampton". Northampton Town Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

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