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.
Players Squad
Transfers
In PlayerTransferred FromFeeDateSource- West Bromwich AlbionUndisclosed1 July 2008- Paris Saint-Germain- Le Havre- ADO Den Haag25 ReadingFree Transfer9 Liverpool£11,000,00011 July 2008- Banjul HawksUndisclosed4 August 20083 Tottenham Hotspur11 August 200811 Charlton Athletic21 August 2008- WeymouthFree Transfer31 August 200839 Lens£4,400,0001 January 2009- Hearts of OakUndisclosed6 West Ham UnitedUndisclosed26 January 200933 AEK AthensUndisclosed2 February 2009
Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource34 Real ZaragozaFree Transfer1 July 200811 Internazionale£12,700,00028 July 200830 Rangers£3,000,00015 August 2008- Southend UnitedFree Transfer1 September 20086 Real Madrid£20,000,0001 January 200914 Tottenham Hotspur£15,000,0009 January 200924 MillwallFree Transfer2 February 2009
Loaned in PlayerLoaned FromUntilDateSource26 Chelsea1 January 20091 July 200830 ArsenalEnd of Season21 August 200839 Lens1 September 200814 Liverpool20 January 200926 Porto26 January 200929 Bayer Leverkusen1 February 2009
Loaned out PlayerLoaned toUntilDateSource- Norwich CityEnd of Season4 August 2008- Zulte Waregem1 December 20085 August 200831 Yeovil Town6 November 20087 August 2008- AFC BournemouthEnd of Season7 August 20082 Charlton Athletic1 December 200828 August 200836 Dagenham & RedbridgeEnd of Season1 September 200820 Charlton Athletic1 January 20092 September 2008- Southend UnitedEnd of Season1 January 200932 Birmingham City14 May 200910 February 200925 ReadingEnd of Season8 March 2009
Statistics
Appearances
Goalkeepers
No.NamePositionDate of BirthNationalityLeague App.Domestic CupsUEFA Cup App.Clean SheetsGoals conceded / 1David JamesGoalkeeper01-08-1970 England36459 (+4)55 (+16)2 / 021Jamie AshdownGoalkeeper30-11-1980 England001100 / 031Asmir BegovićGoalkeeper20-06-1987 Bosnia and Herzegovina200020 / 0
Defenders
No.NamePositionDate of BirthNationalityLeague App.Domestic CupsUEFA Cup App.Goals ScoredAssists / 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) / 015Sylvain DistinCentral Defender16-12-1977 France3845002 (+1) / 016Noé PamarotUtility Defender14-04-1979 France11 (4)1 (1)3 (1)001 (+2) / 123Sol Campbell (c)Central Defender18-09-1974 England3234001 (+1) / 030Armand TraoréLeft back/Left-sided Midfielder08-12-1989 France14 (5)2 (1)602 (+2)0 / 035Marc WilsonUtility Defender17-08-1987 Ireland3 (1)2 (1)100 (+1)1 / 039Nadir BelhadjLeft back/Left-sided Midfielder18-06-1982 Algeria21 (8)43 (2)23 (+3)2 (+3) / 1
Midfielders
No.NamePositionDate of BirthNationalityLeague App.Domestic CupsUEFA Cup App.Goals ScoredAssists / 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 / 014Jermaine PennantRight-sided midfielder15-01-1983 England9 (4)10030 / 018Arnold MvuembaCentral Midfielder/Right-sided Midfielder28-01-1985 France1 (5)22 (2)0 (+1)00 / 019Niko KranjčarAttacking midfielder/Left-sided Midfielder13-08-1984 Croatia16 (5)213 (+1)32 / 022Richard HughesDefensive midfielder25-06-1979 Scotland17 (3)24003 (+2) / 028Sean DavisDefensive midfielder20-09-1979 England31 (1)24 (2)13 (+1)5 / 133Angelos BasinasDefensive midfielder03-01-1976 Greece300000 / 0
Forwards
No.NamePositionDate of BirthNationalityLeague App.Domestic CupsUEFA Cup App.Goals ScoredAssists / 9Peter CrouchCentre forward30-01-1981 England3845 (1)13 (+5) 5 2 / 010David NugentCentre forward02-05-1985 England13 (3)30311 / 017John UtakaRight winger08-01-1982 Nigeria4 (14)1 (1)1111 / 027Nwankwo 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.NamePositionDate of BirthNationalityLeague App.Domestic CupsUEFA Cup App.Goals ScoredAssists / 2Linvoy PrimusCentral Defender14-09-1973 England0 (1)00000 / 0 4Lauren Right back19-01-1977 Cameroon000000 / 0 6Lassana DiarraDefensive midfielder10-03-1985 France11 (1)020 (+1)03 / 111Jerome ThomasLeft-sided midfielder23-03-1983 England0 (2)00000 / 014Jermain DefoeCentre forward07-10-1982 England17 (2)047 (+2)4 (+1)4 (+1) / 020Martin CranieUtility Defender23-09-1986 England020000 / 024Richard DuffyRight back30-08-1985 Wales000000 / 025Glen LittleRight-sided midfielder15-10-1975 England4 (1)02 (1)00 (+1)0 / 026PeléCentral Midfielder14-09-1987 Portugal000000 / 026Ben SaharCentre forward10-08-1989 Israel000000 / 029Theofanis GekasCentre forward23-05-1980 Greece0 (1)00000 / 029Jean-François ChristopheDefensive midfielder27-06-1987 France000000 / 032Djimi TraoréLeft back/Central Defender01-03-1980 Mali000000 / 036Matt 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. It was Pompey's second game against United in the space of two weeks.
Premier League
Matches
Final league table
Results summary
UEFA Cup
Group stage
Matches
Top scorers Jermain Defoe 7 Niko Kranjčar 3 Glen Johnson 3 David Nugent 3
References
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