2008–09 Portsmouth F.C. season

During the 2008–09 football season Portsmouth played their sixth consecutive season in the highest tier of English football, the Premier League. Thanks to the exploits of the previous season, Portsmouth achieved European football for the first time in their footballing history, thanks to an FA Cup win over Cardiff City; they competed in the UEFA Cup. They also participated in the Charity Shield, against Manchester United on 10 August 2008, at Wembley Stadium, eventually losing on penalties. This was the first time since 1996 that a team outside of the "Big Four" had competed in the competition.

Portsmouth
2008–09 season
OwnerAlexandre Gaydamak[1]
ManagerHarry Redknapp
Tony Adams
Paul Hart (caretaker manager)
StadiumFratton Park
Premier League14th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Community ShieldRunners-up
UEFA CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Crouch (11)
All: Peter Crouch (16)

Transfer summary

In

Pos. No. Name From Fee
DF James Hurst West Bromwich Albion Compensation
FW Gaël N’Lundulu Paris Saint-Germain Compensation
DF 32 Djimi Traoré Rennes Loan return
MF Gauthier Mahoto Le Havre Compensation
MF 25 Glen Little Reading Free
FW 26 Ben Sahar Chelsea Loan
FW Nadir Çiftçi ADO Den Haag Compensation
FW 9 Peter Crouch Liverpool Undisclosed fee (estimated £11M)
FW Omar Koroma Banjul Hawks Nominal
DF 3 Younès Kaboul Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed fee (estimated £5M)
MF 11 Jerome Thomas Charlton Athletic Nominal (variable on appearances)
DF 30 Armand Traoré Arsenal Loan
DF 39 Nadir Belhadj Lens Loan
GK Jon Stewart Weymouth Free
MF Khaleem Hyland San Juan Jabloteh Non-contractual agreement
MF Pablo Navas-Alors Barcelona Free
MF Torric Jebrin Hearts of Oak Undisclosed fee
DF Dan Bennett Plymouth Argyle Free
DF 2 Linvoy Primus Charlton Athletic Loan return
DF 39 Nadir Belhadj Lens £4,400,000
DF 20 Martin Cranie Charlton Athletic Loan return
MF 14 Jermaine Pennant Liverpool Loan
MF 6 Hayden Mullins West Ham United Undisclosed fee (estimated £1–2M)
MF 26 Pelé Porto Loan
FW Omar Koroma Norwich City Loan return
FW 29 Theofanis Gekas Bayer Leverkusen Loan
MF 33 Angelos Basinas AEK Athens Undisclosed fee (estimated £1.2M)
FW Danijel Subotić Zulte Waregem Loan return
FW Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo Zulte Waregem Loan return
MF Florent Cuvelier Mouscron Compensation
DF Luke Wilkinson Bristol City Compensation
DF Callum Reynolds Basingstoke Town Loan return
FW Carl Walshe Home Farm Compensation

Out

Pos. No. Name To Fee
FW 9 Milan Baroš Lyon Loan return
DF 3 Lucien Aubey Lens Loan return
FW 34 Franck Songo'o Real Zaragoza Contract expired
MF 11 Sulley Muntari Internazionale Undisclosed fee (estimated £12.75M)
FW Omar Koroma Norwich City Loan
FW Danijel Subotić Zulte Waregem Loan
GK 31 Asmir Begović Yeovil Town Loan
DF Joel Ward AFC Bournemouth Loan
MF 30 Pedro Mendes Rangers £3,000,000
FW Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo Zulte Waregem Loan
MF Khaleem Hyland Zulte Waregem Loan
DF 2 Linvoy Primus Charlton Athletic Loan
MF 29 Jean-Francois Christophe Southend United Loan
DF 20 Martin Cranie Charlton Athletic Loan
MF 36 Matt Ritchie Dagenham & Redbridge Loan
MF Jordan Hughes Bognor Regis Town Work experience
FW Louis Castles Bognor Regis Town Work experience
MF Torric Jebrin Zulte Waregem Loan
MF Billy Goddard Bognor Regis Town Work experience
MF 6 Lassana Diarra Real Madrid Undisclosed fee (estimated £21M)
FW 26 Ben Sahar Chelsea Loan return
MF 29 Jean-Francois Christophe Southend United Nominal
MF 36 Matt Ritchie Dagenham & Redbridge Loan extension
FW 14 Jermain Defoe Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed (estimated £15.75M)
DF 24 Richard Duffy Millwall Undisclosed fee
DF 32 Djimi Traoré Birmingham City Loan
MF 25 Glen Little Reading Loan
FW Ryan Gazet Du Chattelier Bognor Regis Town Work experience
FW Louis Castles Bognor Regis Town Work experience
DF Callum Reynolds Basingstoke Town Loan

Statistics

Goalkeepers

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality League App. Domestic Cups UEFA Cup App. Clean Sheets Goals Conceded /
1David JamesGoalkeeper01-08-1970 England36459 (+4)55 (+16)2 / 0
21Jamie AshdownGoalkeeper30-11-1980 England001100 / 0
31Asmir BegovićGoalkeeper20-06-1987 Bosnia and Herzegovina200020 / 0

Defenders

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality League App. Domestic Cups UEFA Cup App. Goals Scored Assists /
3Younès KaboulCentral Defender04-01-1986 France17 (3)2 (1)1 (1)1 (+1)14 (+1) / 0
5Glen JohnsonRight Back23-08-1984 England292436 (+3)9 (+3) / 1
7Hermann HreiðarssonLeft Back/Central Defender11-07-1974 Iceland19 (4)1 (2)2 (1)2 (+1)07 (+1) / 0
15Sylvain DistinCentral Defender16-12-1977 France3845002 (+1) / 0
16Noé PamarotUtility Defender14-04-1979 France11 (4)1 (1)3 (1)001 (+2) / 1
23Sol Campbell (c)Central Defender18-09-1974 England3234001 (+1) / 0
30Armand TraoréLeft Back/Left-sided Midfielder08-12-1989 France14 (5)2 (1)602 (+2)0 / 0
35Marc WilsonUtility Defender17-08-1987 Ireland3 (1)2 (1)100 (+1)1 / 0
39Nadir BelhadjLeft Back/Left-sided Midfielder18-06-1982 Algeria21 (8)43 (2)23 (+3)2 (+3) / 1

Midfielders

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality League App. Domestic Cups UEFA Cup App. Goals Scored Assists /
6Hayden MullinsDefensive Midfielder/Sweeper/Right Back27-03-1979 England15 (2)00001 / 0
8Papa Bouba DiopDefensive Midfielder/Central Defender28-01-1978 Senegal15 (1)03 (1)015 / 0
14Jermaine PennantRight-sided Midfielder15-01-1983 England9 (4)10030 / 0
18Arnold MvuembaCentral Midfielder/Right-sided Midfielder28-01-1985 France1 (5)22 (2)0 (+1)00 / 0
19Niko KranjčarAttacking Midfielder/Left-sided Midfielder13-08-1984 Croatia16 (5)213 (+1)32 / 0
22Richard HughesDefensive Midfielder25-06-1979 Scotland17 (3)24003 (+2) / 0
28Sean DavisDefensive Midfielder20-09-1979 England31 (1)24 (2)13 (+1)5 / 1
33Angelos BasinasDefensive Midfielder03-01-1976 Greece300000 / 0

Forwards

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality League App. Domestic Cups UEFA Cup App. Goals Scored Assists /
9Peter CrouchCentre Forward30-01-1981 England3845 (1)13 (+5)52 / 0
10David NugentCentre Forward02-05-1985 England13 (3)30311 / 0
17John UtakaRight Winger08-01-1982 Nigeria4 (14)1 (1)1111 / 0
27Nwankwo KanuCentre Forward01-08-1976 Nigeria3 (14)0 (3)2 (3)1 (+1)1 (+1)0 / 0

Others

Includes players who have yet to feature prominently and former players.

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality League App. Domestic Cups UEFA Cup App. Goals Scored Assists /
2Linvoy PrimusCentral Defender14-09-1973 England0 (1)00000 / 0
4LaurenRight Back19-01-1977 Cameroon000000 / 0
6Lassana DiarraDefensive Midfielder10-03-1985 France11 (1)020 (+1)03 / 1
11Jerome ThomasLeft-sided Midfielder23-03-1983 England0 (2)00000 / 0
14Jermain DefoeCentre Forward07-10-1982 England17 (2)047 (+2)4 (+1)4 (+1) / 0
20Martin CranieUtility Defender23-09-1986 England020000 / 0
24Richard DuffyRight Back30-08-1985 Wales000000 / 0
25Glen LittleRight-sided Midfielder15-10-1975 England4 (1)02 (1)00 (+1)0 / 0
26PeléCentral Midfielder14-09-1987 Portugal000000 / 0
26Ben SaharCentre Forward10-08-1989 Israel000000 / 0
29Theofanis GekasCentre Forward23-05-1980 Greece0 (1)00000 / 0
29Jean-François ChristopheDefensive Midfielder27-06-1987 France000000 / 0
32Djimi TraoréLeft Back/Central Defender01-03-1980 Mali000000 / 0
36Matt RitchieLeft-sided Midfielder10-09-1989 Scotland000000 / 0

Competitions

Community Shield

Portsmouth lost the 2008 FA Community Shield 3–1 on penalties against 2007–08 Premier League winners Manchester United after the match finished 0–0 after 90 minutes on 10 August.[2][3] It was Pompey's second game against United in the space of two weeks.

10 August 2008 Manchester United 0–0
(3–1 p)
Portsmouth Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 BST Report Attendance: 84,808
Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)[A]
Penalties
Tevez
Giggs
Carrick
Diarra
Defoe
Mvuemba
Johnson

Premier League

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHA
ResultLLWWLWWDDLLWDDWDLLLLDLLLWDLDWDDWLDLLWL
Position20201510141087779998878101112131617171716181715151614141414151414
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

17 August 2008 1 Chelsea 4–0 Portsmouth London
13:30 J. Cole  12'
Anelka  26'
Lampard  45' (pen.)
Deco  89'
Report James  45+1' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,468
Referee: Mike Dean
25 August 2008 2 Portsmouth 0–1 Manchester United Portsmouth
Report Fletcher  32' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,540
Referee: Chris Foy
30 August 2008 3 Everton 0–3 Portsmouth Liverpool
15:00 Baines  88' Report Defoe  12', 69'
Johnson  40'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,418
Referee: Mark Halsey
13 September 2008 4 Portsmouth 2–1 Middlesbrough Portsmouth
Defoe  59', 86' Report Mido  24' Stadium: Fratton Park
21 September 2008 5 Manchester City 6–0 Portsmouth Manchester
 14'
Dunne  20'
Robinho  57'
Wright-Phillips  59'
Evans  78'
Fernandes  83'
Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,238
Referee: Alan Wiley
5 October 2008 7 Portsmouth 2–1 Stoke City Portsmouth
Crouch  25'
Defoe  51'
Report Fuller  48' Stadium: Fratton Park
26 October 2008 9 Portsmouth 1–1 Fulham Portsmouth
Crouch  61' Report Dempsey  87' Stadium: Fratton Park
29 October 2008 10 Liverpool 1–0 Portsmouth Anfield, Liverpool
Gerrard  76' (pen.) Report Stadium: Anfield
1 November 2008 11 Portsmouth 1–2 Wigan Athletic Portsmouth
Kranjčar  82' Report Zaki  45' (pen.)
Heskey  90'
Stadium: Fratton Park
8 November 2008 12 Sunderland 1–2 Portsmouth Sunderland
Cissé  4' Report Belhadj  51'
Defoe  89' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadium of Light
22 November 2008 14 Portsmouth 2–2 Hull City Portsmouth
Crouch  20'
Johnson  63'
Report Turner  54'
Windass  89'
Stadium: Fratton Park
26 December 2008 19 Portsmouth 1–4 West Ham United Portsmouth
Belhadj  8' Report Collison  20'
C. Cole  67'
Bellamy  70', 83'
Stadium: Fratton Park
28 December 2008 20 Arsenal 1–0 Portsmouth Holloway, London
Gallas  81' Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,092
Referee: Alan Wiley
18 January 2009 21 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Portsmouth Tottenham, London
Defoe  70' Report Nugent  59' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,011
Referee: Steve Bennett
31 January 2009 23 Fulham 3–1 Portsmouth Fulham, London
A. Johnson  14'
Nevland  71', 80'
Report Nugent  84' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,722
7 February 2009 24 Portsmouth 2–3 Liverpool Portsmouth
17:30 Nugent  62'
Hreiðarsson  77'
Report Aurélio  69'
Kuyt  85'
Torres  90'
Stadium: Fratton Park
21 February 2009 26 Stoke City 2–2 Portsmouth Stoke-on-Trent
Beattie  78' (pen.), 80' Report Kranjčar  75'
Shawcross  90'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
3 March 2009 27 Portsmouth 0–1 Chelsea Portsmouth
Report Drogba  79' Stadium: Fratton Park
14 March 2009 28 Middlesbrough 1–1 Portsmouth Middlesbrough
King  90' Report Crouch  30' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,281
Referee: Martin Atkinson
21 March 2009 29 Portsmouth 2–1 Everton Portsmouth
Crouch  22', 75' Report Baines  4' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,388
Referee: Peter Walton
4 April 2009 30 Hull City 0–0 Portsmouth Kingston upon Hull
Report Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 24,802
Referee: Chris Foy
11 April 2009 31 Portsmouth 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Portsmouth
Kaboul  33'
Kranjčar  65'
Report Greening  48'
Brunt  62'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,376
Referee: Mike Dean
18 April 2009 32 Portsmouth 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Portsmouth
Kanu  78' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,158
Referee: Phil Dowd
22 April 2009 33 Manchester United 2–0 Portsmouth Stretford, Manchester
Rooney  9'
Carrick  82'
Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,895
Referee: Peter Walton
2 May 2009 35 Portsmouth 0–3 Arsenal Portsmouth
Report Bendtner  13', 41' (pen.)
Vela  56'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,418
Referee: Lee Mason
9 May 2009 36 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Portsmouth Blackburn
Pedersen  31'
McCarthy  58' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,234
Referee: Mike Riley
18 May 2009 37 Portsmouth 3–1 Sunderland Portsmouth
Utaka  60'
Bardsley  68' (o.g.)
Traoré  88'
Report Jones  59' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,398
Referee: Alan Wiley
24 May 2009 38 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Portsmouth Wigan
Rodallega  26' Report Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 17,696
Referee: Phil Dowd

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Stoke City 38 12 9 17 38 55 17 45
13 Bolton Wanderers 38 11 8 19 41 53 12 41
14 Portsmouth 38 10 11 17 38 57 19 41
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 10 11 17 40 60 20 41
16 Sunderland 38 9 9 20 34 54 20 36
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 10 11 17 38 57  −19 41 8 3 8 26 29  −3 2 8 9 12 28  −16

UEFA Cup

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Wolfsburg 4 3 1 0 13 7 +6 10
Milan 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 8
Braga 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 6
Portsmouth 4 1 1 2 7 8 1 4
Heerenveen 4 0 0 4 3 13 10 0
Source: RSSSF
Matches
23 October 2008 Braga 3–0 Portsmouth Braga,Portugal
20:15 UTC+1 Aguiar  8'
Rentería  46'
Alan  87'
Report Stadium: Estádio AXA, Braga
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Darko Ceferin (Slovenia)
27 November 2008 Portsmouth 2 – 2 Milan Fratton Park, Portsmouth
20:05 UTC+0 Kaboul  62'
Kanu  73'
Report Ronaldinho  84'
Inzaghi  90+2'
Attendance: 20,403
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
4 December 2008 Wolfsburg 3–2 Portsmouth Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
20:45 UTC+1 Džeko  3'
Gentner  23'
Misimović  74'
Report Defoe  11'
Mvuemba  14'
Attendance: 21,015
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
17 December 2008 Portsmouth 3–0 Heerenveen Fratton Park, Portsmouth
19:45 UTC+0 Crouch  40', 42'
Hreiðarsson  90'
Report Attendance: 19,612
Referee: Richard Havrilla (Slovakia)

Top scorers

References

  1. "Premier League statement". Premier League. 23 September 2001. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
  2. Bevan, Chris (10 August 2008). "Man Utd 0-0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 August 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  3. "Lucky 13 for United". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 7 May 2008. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
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