2012–13 Portsmouth F.C. season

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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 5,979 vs Bournemouth
(4 September 2012)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2012–13 Season is Portsmouth's first season in League One. This is the first time that Portsmouth will play 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.

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

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Ref.
38 DF Australia Alex Grant 18 EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY Summer 2013 Youth system [1]
34 DF England Dan Butler 17 EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY Summer 2013 Youth system [2]
33 DF England Sam Magri 18 EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY Summer 2013 Youth system [3]
41 DF England Elliot Wheeler 18 EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY Summer 2013 Youth system [4]
35 MF England Jed Wallace 18 EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY Summer 2014 Youth system [5]
37 MF Wales George Colson 18 EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY Summer 2013 Youth system [6]
36 MF England Dan Thompson 17 EU Youth system Loan Expiry Green tickY Summer 2013 Youth system [7]
39 MF Australia Andy Higgins 18 EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY Summer 2013 Youth system [8]
13 GK England Simon Eastwood 23 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [9]
40 DF England Ashley Westwood 35 EU Lincoln City Job Offer Green tickY Summer 2013 Free [10]
England Luke Dowling EU Crystal Palace Job Offer Green tickY Summer 2013 Free [11]
11 MF England Jack Compton 23 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [12][13]
2 DF Sierra Leone Mustapha Dumbuya 24 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [14]
7 MF Jamaica Lee Williamson 30 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [15]
3 DF England Jon Harley 32 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [16]
10 FW England Luke Rodgers 30 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [17]
8 MF England Brian Howard 29 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [18]
9 FW England Izale McLeod 27 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [19]
6 MF Gibraltar Liam Walker 24 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [20]
23 MF England Kieran Djilali 21 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [21]
17 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Clifford 20 EU Chelsea Loan Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [22]
1 GK Denmark Mikkel Andersen 23 EU Reading Loan Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [23]
14 DF England Paul Connolly 28 EU Leeds United Loan Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [24]
4 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Long 22 EU Burnley Loan Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [25]
15 MF England Jordan Obita 18 EU Reading Loan Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [26]
18 DF Austria Johnny Ertl 29 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [27]
5 DF England Josh Thompson 21 EU CelticScotland Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [28]
19 MF England Darel Russell 31 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [29]
16 DF Hungary Gábor Gyepes 31 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [30]
20 DF Slovakia Ľubomír Michalík 29 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY Summer 2012 Free [31]
14 FW England Wesley Thomas 25 EU AFC Bournemouth Loan Green tickY During Season 2012 Free [32]
17 MF Hungary Ákos Buzsáky 30 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY During Season 2012 Free [33]
15 DF England Carl Dickinson 25 EU Watford Loan Green tickY During Season 2012 Free [34]
23 MF Scotland Scott Allan 20 EU West Bromwich Albion Loan Green tickY During Season 2012 Free [35]
26 MF England Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 20 EU Peterborough United Loan Green tickY During Season 2012 Free [36]
14 FW England Paul Benson 33 EU Swindon Town Loan Green tickY During Season 2012 Free [37]
33 DF Portugal Ricardo Rocha 34 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY During Season 2012 Free [38]
35 MF England Jed Wallace 18 EU Whitehawk Loan Return Green tickY During Season 2014 Free
1 GK Australia Alex Cisak 23 EU Oldham Athletic Loan Green tickY During Season 2012 Free [39]
17 FW England Jake Jervis 21 EU Birmingham City Loan Green tickY During Season 2012 Free [40]
1 GK England Phil Smith 32 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY During Season 2013 Free [41]
35 MF England Jed Wallace 18 EU Whitehawk Loan Return Green tickY During Season 2014 Free [42]
9 FW Republic of Ireland David Connolly 35 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY Winter 2013 Free [43]
35 MF England Dan Butler 18 EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan Return Green tickY Winter 2014 Free [44]
17 FW England James Keene 27 EU IF ElfsborgSweden Loan Green tickY Winter 2013 Free [45]
14 MF Republic of Ireland Frankie Sutherland 19 EU Queens Park Rangers Loan Green tickY Winter 2013 Free [46]
37 MF Wales George Colson 19 EU Dorchester Town Loan Return Green tickY Winter 2013 Free
36 FW England Dan Thompson 18 EU Dorchester Town Loan Return Green tickY Winter 2013 Free
38 DF Australia Alex Grant 18 EU Eastleigh Loan Return Green tickY Winter 2013 Free
3 DF England Shaun Cooper 29 EU Crawley Town Loan Green tickY Winter 2013 Free [47]
4 DF Nigeria Sam Sodje 33 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY Winter 2013 Free [48]
10 DF France Yassin Moutaouakil 26 EU Hayes & Yeading United Transfer Green tickY Winter 2013 Free [49]
7 MF England Adam Reed 21 EU Sunderland Loan Green tickY Winter 2013 Free [50]
England Alan Knight 51 EU Free Agent Job Offer Green tickY Winter 2013 Free [51]
19 MF France Therry Racon 28 EU Millwall Loan Green tickY During Season 2013 Free [52]
20 FW England John Akinde 23 EU Free Agent Transfer Green tickY During Season 2013 Free [53]
23 FW Ghana Patrick Agyemang 32 EU Stevenage Loan Green tickY During Season 2013 Free [54]
41 MF England Elliot Wheeler 19 EU Bashley Loan Return Green tickY During Season 2013 Free [55]
31 MF England Jack Maloney 18 EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY During Season 2013 Free [56]
24 MF England Nick Awford 17 EU Youth system Promoted Green tickY During Season 2013 Free [57]
37 MF Wales George Colson 19 EU Bashley Loan Return Green tickY During Season 2013 Free [58]
36 FW England Dan Thompson 18 EU Bognor Regis Town Loan Return Green tickY During Season 2013 Free
38 DF Australia Alex Grant 19 EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan Return Green tickY During Season 2013 Free
41 MF England Elliot Wheeler 19 EU Sutton United Loan Return Green tickY During Season 2013 Free
DF England Joshua Warren 18 EU Bognor Regis Town Loan Return Green tickY During Season 2013 Free

Total spending: Decrease £0

Trialists

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Ref.
GK England Simon Eastwood 23 EU Free Agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free [59]
GK England Laurie Walker 22 EU Kettering Town Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free [60]
DF Sierra Leone Mustapha Dumbuya 24 EU Free Agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free [61]
DF England Jon Harley 32 EU Free Agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free [62]
GK Slovenia Darjan Curanovič 26 EU Triglav KranjSlovenia Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free [63]
FW England Luke Rodgers 30 EU Free Agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free [64]
MF England Brian Howard 29 EU Free Agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free [65]
MF England Simon Gillett 26 EU Free Agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free [66]
MF Ghana Lloyd Sam 27 EU Free Agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free [67]
FW England Izale McLeod 27 EU Free Agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free [68]
GK England David Preece 35 EU Free Agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free [69]
DF Greece Sotiris Balafas 25 EU Free Agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free [70]
MF Algeria Julien Lopez 20 EU Free Agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free [71]
MF Gibraltar Liam Walker 24 EU San Roque Spain Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free [72]
GK Gibraltar Jordan Perez 25 EU Lincoln Gibraltar Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free [73]
GK England Glenn Morris 28 EU Free Agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free [74]
DF England Josh Thompson 21 EU CelticScotland Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free [75]
DF Albania Agonit Sallaj 20 EU Neuchâtel XamaxSwitzerland Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free [76]
MF England Kieran Djilali 21 EU Free Agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free [77]
MF England Jack Compton 23 EU Free Agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free [78][79]
MF Republic of Ireland Conor Clifford 20 EU Chelsea Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free [80]
GK Canada Jordan Santiago 21 EU Free Agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free [81]
DF England Jerel Ifil 30 EU Kettering Town Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free [82]
MF England Tom Soares 26 EU Free Agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free [83]
DF Austria Johnny Ertl 29 EU Free Agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Summer Trial Free [84]
DF Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson 38 EU Free Agent Trial Red XN Summer Trial Free [85]
MF Portugal Luís Boa Morte 35 EU Free Agent Trial Red XN During Season Trial Free [86]
MF Hungary Ákos Buzsáky 30 EU Free Agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY During Season Trial Free [87]
MF England Martin Devaney 32 EU Free Agent Trial Red XN During Season Trial Free [88]
GK England Phil Smith 32 EU Free Agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY During Season Trial Free [89]
FW Republic of Ireland David Connolly 35 EU Free Agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY During Season Trial Free [90]
FW England James Keene 27 EU IF ElfsborgSweden Trial/Transfer Green tickY Winter Trial Free [91]
FW Zimbabwe Benjani 34 EU Free Agent Trial Red XN Winter Trial Free [92]
DF Nigeria Sam Sodje 33 EU Free Agent Trial/Transfer Green tickY Winter Trial Free [93]
MF France Alassane N'Diaye 23 EU Free Agent Trial Red XN During Season Trial Free [94]

Out

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
5 DF England Jason Pearce 24 EU Leeds United Transfer Green tickY Summer £500,000 [95]
GK Republic of Ireland Matthew Gledhill 18 EU Stoke City Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free [96]
DF England Lewis Tallack 19 EU Nike Academy Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free [97]
MF England Lewis Stockford 19 EU Bognor Regis Town Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free [98]
FW Republic of Ireland Carl Walshe 19 EU Bognor Regis Town Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free [99]
FW England James Jennings 18 EU Free Agent Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free [100]
13 GK Republic of Ireland Stephen Henderson 24 EU West Ham United Transfer Green tickY Summer £600,0001 [101]
1 GK England Jamie Ashdown 31 EU Leeds United Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free [102]
25 FW Zimbabwe Benjani 33 EU Chippa UnitedSouth Africa Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free [103]
3 DF Portugal Ricardo Rocha 33 EU Portsmouth Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free [104]
2 MF England Joel Ward 22 EU Crystal Palace Transfer Green tickY Summer £400,000 [105]
14 MF Nigeria Kelvin Etuhu 24 EU Barnsley Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free [106]
8 MF England Hayden Mullins 33 EU Birmingham City Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free [107]
4 DF South Africa Aaron Mokoena 31 EU Bidvest WitsSouth Africa Contract Terminated Green tickY Summer Free [108]
9 FW Hungary Márkó Futács 21 EU Leicester City Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Compensation [109]
11 FW England Luke Varney 29 EU Leeds United Transfer Green tickY Summer £300,000 [110]
19 MF England David Norris 31 EU Leeds United Transfer Green tickY Summer £250,0002 [111]
15 DF England Greg Halford 27 EU Nottingham Forest Transfer Green tickY Summer Undisclosed [112]
10 FW Norway Erik Huseklepp 27 EU BrannNorway Transfer Green tickY Summer £200,0003 [113]
27 FW Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu 35 EU Free Agent Contract Terminated Green tickY Summer Free [114]
18 FW England Dave Kitson 32 EU Sheffield United Contract Terminated Green tickY Summer Free [115]
26 DF Israel Tal Ben Haim 30 EU Queens Park Rangers Contract Terminated Green tickY Summer Free [116]
7 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Lawrence 30 EU PAOKGreece Contract Terminated Green tickY Summer Free [117]
23 MF England Kieran Djilali 21 EU Sligo RoversRepublic of Ireland Contract Terminated Green tickY Summer Free [118]
33 DF England Sam Magri 18 EU Queens Park Rangers Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [119]
14 DF England Paul Connolly 28 EU Leeds United Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free [120]
17 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Clifford 20 EU Chelsea Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free [121]
4 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Long 22 EU Burnley Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free [122]
FW Australia Patrick Antelimi 18 EU Leeds United Transfer Green tickY During Season Free [123]
35 MF England Jed Wallace 18 EU Whitehawk Loan Green tickY During Season Free [124]
15 MF England Jordan Obita 18 EU Reading Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free [125]
14 FW England Wes Thomas 25 EU AFC Bournemouth Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free [126]
34 DF England Dan Butler 18 EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan Green tickY During Season Free [127]
41 DF England Elliot Wheeler 18 EU Bashley Loan Green tickY During Season Free [128]
England Michael Appleton 36 EU Blackpool Job Offer Green tickY During Season Compensation [129]
40 DF England Ashley Westwood 36 EU Blackpool Job Offer Green tickY During Season Free [130]
10 FW England Luke Rodgers 30 EU Free Agent Loan Green tickY During Season Free [131]
5 DF England Josh Thompson 21 EU Colchester United Loan Green tickY During Season Free [132]
15 DF England Carl Dickinson 25 EU Watford Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free [133]
39 MF Australia Andy Higgins 19 EU Perth GloryAustralia Contract Terminated Green tickY During Season Free [134]
1 GK Denmark Mikkel Andersen 23 EU Reading Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free [135]
17 MF Hungary Ákos Buzsáky 30 EU Barnsley Loan Green tickY During Season Free [136]
36 FW England Dan Thompson 18 EU Dorchester Town Loan Green tickY During Season Free [137]
37 MF Wales George Colson 19 EU Dorchester Town Loan Green tickY During Season Free [138]
35 MF England Jed Wallace 18 EU Whitehawk Loan Green tickY During Season Free [139]
1 GK Australia Alex Cisak 23 EU Oldham Athletic Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free [140]
38 DF Australia Alex Grant 18 EU Eastleigh Loan Green tickY During Season Free [141]
17 FW England Jake Jervis 21 EU Birmingham City Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free [142]
9 FW England Izale McLeod 28 EU MK Dons Contract Terminated Green tickY During Season Free [143]
5 DF England Josh Thompson 21 EU Colchester United Transfer Green tickY Winter Free [144]
11 MF England Jack Compton 24 EU Colchester United Transfer Green tickY Winter Free [145]
17 MF Hungary Ákos Buzsáky 30 EU Free Agent Contract Ended Green tickY Winter Free [146]
23 MF Scotland Scott Allan 21 EU West Bromwich Albion Loan Return Green tickY Winter Free [147]
26 MF England Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 20 EU Peterborough United Loan Return Green tickY Winter Free [148]
10 FW England Luke Rodgers 31 EU Free Agent Contract Ended Green tickY Winter Free [149]
20 DF Slovakia Ľubomír Michalík 29 EU KairatKazakhstan Contract Ended Green tickY Winter Free [150]
2 DF Sierra Leone Mustapha Dumbuya 25 EU Crawley Town Contract Ended Green tickY Winter Free [151]
3 DF England Jon Harley 33 EU Maidstone United Contract Ended Green tickY Winter Free [152]
7 MF Jamaica Lee Williamson 30 EU Blackburn Rovers Contract Ended Green tickY Winter Free [153]
8 MF England Brian Howard 29 EU Bristol City Contract Ended Green tickY Winter Free [154]
36 FW England Dan Thompson 18 EU Bognor Regis Town Loan Green tickY Winter Free [155]
England Luke Dowling EU Blackburn Rovers Job Offer Green tickY Winter Compensation [156]
England John Keeley 51 EU Blackburn Rovers Job Offer Green tickY Winter Compensation [157]
England Chris Neville 40 EU Blackburn Rovers Job Offer Green tickY Winter Compensation [158]
37 MF Wales George Colson 19 EU Bashley Loan Green tickY Winter Free [159]
38 DF Australia Alex Grant 19 EU Havant & Waterlooville Loan Green tickY Winter Free [160]
19 MF England Darel Russell 32 EU Toronto FCCanada Contract Ended Green tickY Winter Free [161]
14 MF Republic of Ireland Frankie Sutherland 19 EU Queens Park Rangers Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free [162]
17 FW England James Keene 27 EU IF ElfsborgSweden Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free [163]
7 MF England Adam Reed 21 EU Sunderland Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free [164]
DF England Joshua Warren 18 EU Bognor Regis Town Loan Green tickY During Season Free [165]
37 MF Wales George Colson 19 EU Stoke City Trial During Season Free [166]
41 MF England Elliot Wheeler 19 EU Sutton United Loan Green tickY During Season Free [167]
3 DF England Shaun Cooper 29 EU Crawley Town Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free [168]
19 MF France Therry Racon 28 EU Millwall Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free [169]
23 FW Ghana Patrick Agyemang 32 EU Stevenage Loan Return Green tickY During Season Free

Total gaining: Increase £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 forth 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, algong 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 adjournements.[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 England Phil Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 MF England Shaun Cooper 14 2 13+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Nigeria Sam Sodje 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Gibraltar Liam Walker 28 2 16+10 2 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland David Connolly 17 7 15+2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 DF France Yassin Moutaouakil 19 0 17+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK England Simon Eastwood 30 0 27 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
16 DF Hungary Gábor Gyepes 37 4 34+1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF Austria Johnny Ertl 39 0 33+4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF Guadeloupe Therry Racon 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW England John Akinde 11 0 3+8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW England Ashley Harris 29 3 7+19 3 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
22 DF England Adam Webster 21 0 10+8 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
23 FW Ghana Patrick Agyemang 15 3 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF England Nick Awford 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF England Jack Whatmough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF England Jack Maloney 10 0 1+8 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
32 MF England Bradley Tarbuck 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
33 DF Portugal Ricardo Rocha 21 0 19+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF England Dan Butler 18 0 15+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
35 MF England Jed Wallace 23 6 19+3 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
37 MF Wales George Colson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players on loan to other clubs:
36 FW England Dan Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
38 DF Australia Alex Grant 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
41 DF England 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 Denmark Mikkel Andersen 19 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 GK Australia Alex Cisak 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Sierra Leone Mustapha Dumbuya 26 0 23+1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF England Jon Harley 26 1 23 1 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Long 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF England Josh Thompson 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF England Lee Williamson 24 0 19+3 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
7 MF England Adam Reed 10 0 5+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF England Brian Howard 25 1 22 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
9 FW England Izale McLeod 27 11 23+1 10 1 0 0 0 2 1
10 FW England Luke Rodgers 13 3 6+4 2 1 0 0 0 1+1 1
11 MF England Jack Compton 13 0 8+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF England Paul Connolly 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 FW England Wesley Thomas 7 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 FW England Paul Benson 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland Frankie Sutherland 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF England Jordan Obita 8 1 2+6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF England Carl Dickinson 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Clifford 3 1 0+2 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 MF Hungary Ákos Buzsáky 8 0 5+1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW England Jake Jervis 3 1 1+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW England James Keene 9 1 6+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF England Darel Russell 18 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF Slovakia Ľubomír Michalík 20 1 17+1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF Scotland Scott Allan 10 1 6+3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF England Kieran Djilali 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF England Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 8 0 5+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF England Sam Magri 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
39 MF Australia Andy Higgins 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
40 DF England 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 England 9 Izale McLeod 10 0 0 1 11
2 FW Republic of Ireland 9 David Connolly 7 0 0 0 7
3 MF England 35 Jed Wallace 6 0 0 0 6
4 DF Hungary 16 Gábor Gyepes 4 0 0 0 4
5 FW England 21 Ashley Harris 3 0 0 0 3
FW Ghana 23 Patrick Agyemang 3 0 0 0 3
FW England 14 Wesley Thomas 3 0 0 0 3
FW England 10 Luke Rodgers 2 0 0 1 3
6 MF England 3 Shaun Cooper 2 0 0 0 2
MF Gibraltar 6 Liam Walker 2 0 0 0 2
FW England 14 Paul Benson 2 0 0 0 2
7 DF Slovakia 20 Ľubomír Michalík 1 0 0 0 1
MF England 8 Brian Howard 0 0 0 1 1
MF England 15 Jordan Obita 1 0 0 0 1
MF Republic of Ireland 17 Conor Clifford 1 0 0 0 1
FW England 17 Jake Jervis 1 0 0 0 1
FW England 17 James Keene 1 0 0 0 1
MF Scotland 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 England 8 Brian Howard 6 0 0 0 6
2 MF England 35 Jed Wallace 5 0 0 0 5
3 MF Gibraltar 6 Liam Walker 3 0 0 0 3
FW Ghana 23 Patrick Agyemang 3 0 0 0 3
DF England 3 Jon Harley 3 0 0 0 3
4 FW Republic of Ireland 9 David Connolly 2 0 0 0 2
MF Austria 18 Johnny Ertl 2 0 0 0 2
FW England 21 Ashley Harris 2 0 0 0 2
DF England 22 Adam Webster 2 0 0 0 2
5 MF England 3 Shaun Cooper 1 0 0 0 1
DF Guadeloupe 10 Yassin Moutaouakil 1 0 0 0 1
FW England 20 John Akinde 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 34 Dan Butler 1 0 0 0 1
FW England 9 Izale McLeod 1 0 0 0 1
FW England 10 Luke Rodgers 1 0 0 0 1
MF England 11 Jack Compton 1 0 0 0 1
FW England 17 James Keene 1 0 0 0 1
MF Scotland 23 Scott Allan 1 0 0 0 1
DF Sierra Leone 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
Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card
8 England MF Brian Howard 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
3 England DF Jon Harley 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
9 England FW Izale McLeod 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
15 England DF Carl Dickinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
20 Slovakia DF Ľubomír Michalík 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
33 Portugal DF Ricardo Rocha 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
16 Hungary DF Gábor Gyepes 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18 Austria DF Johnny Ertl 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
19 England MF Darel Russell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
4 Nigeria DF Sam Sodje 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
4 Republic of Ireland DF Kevin Long 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
7 England MF Adam Reed 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7 England MF Lee Williamson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 France DF Yassin Moutaouakil 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 England DF Paul Connolly 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 Guadeloupe MF Therry Racon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
35 England MF Jed Wallace 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 Hungary MF Ákos Buzsáky 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
23 Scotland MF Scott Allan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
15 England MF Jordan Obita 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 Sierra Leone DF Mustapha Dumbuya 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 England FW Luke Rodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 England MF Jack Compton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 England GK Simon Eastwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 England FW Paul Benson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 England FW Wesley Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 Gibraltar MF Liam Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 England FW Ashley Harris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 England DF Adam Webster 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 England MF Jack Maloney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 England 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

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Pos Team 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[lower-alpha 1]
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

Last updated: 27 April 2013.
Source:[citation needed]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Pre-season

Competitive

League Cup

League One

Football League Trophy

FA Cup

Development Squad/Friendlies

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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