The 2013–14 season was Portsmouth's first campaign back in the Football League Two after being relegated from the EFL Championship and League One in two successive seasons.Relegation Confirmed For Pompey ; Portsmouth FC, 16 April 2013 This was the first time that Portsmouth played in the fourth tier of English football since the 1979–80 season.

Players

Squad details

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of birth Date of birth (age) Clubapps Clubgoals Int.caps Int.goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End Goalkeepers 1 Phil Smith GK Harrow 5 0 – – Swindon Town 7 December 2012 Free 30 June 2014 40 Trevor Carson GK Killyleagh 39 0 – – Bury 3 October 2013 Loan 30 June 2014 Defenders 2 Yassin Moutaouakil RB Nice 35 0 – – Hayes & Yeading 24 January 2013 Free 30 June 2014 3 Bondz N'Gala CB London 31 3 – – Stevenage 2 August 2013 Free 30 June 2014 4 Danny East RB/DM Hessle 19 1 – – Hull City 9 May 2013 Free 30 June 2015 5 Joe Devera CB/RB Southgate 37 0 – – Swindon 14 May 2013 Free 30 June 2015 6 Sonny Bradley CB Hedon 38 2 – – Hull City 9 May 2013 Free 30 June 2015 14 Marcos Painter LB/CB Solihull 18 0 – – Brighton 15 August 2013 Free 30 June 2014 15 Daniel Alfei RB Swansea 15 0 – – Swansea City 2 January 2014 Loan 30 June 2014 17 Nicky Shorey LB/CM Romford 21 0 2 0 Bristol City 9 January 2014 Free 30 June 2014 22 Adam Webster CB/RB West Wittering 28 2 – – Academy 9 February 2011 Free 30 June 20141 26 Ben Chorley (c) CB Sidcup 12 0 – – Stevenage 20 January 2014 Free 30 June 2015 36 Jack Whatmough CB Gosport Whatmough offers hope amid the gloom; Portsmouth News, 1 October 2013 12 0 – – Academy 19 August 2013 Free 30 June 2017 – Joshua Warren CB Portsmouth – – – – Academy 9 February 2011 Trainee 30 June 2014 – Liam Triggs RB Ryde – – – – Academy 9 February 2011 Trainee 30 June 2014 Midfielders 7 Andy Barcham LW Basildon 31 3 – – Scunthorpe United 20 May 2013 Free 30 June 2016 8 Romain Padovani DM/CM Nice 22 1 – – AS Monaco 9 May 2013 Free 30 June 2015 11 Ricky Holmes RW/SS Rochford 45 2 – – Barnet 21 June 2013 Free 30 June 2015 13 Johnny Ertl DM Graz 71 1 7 0 Sheffield United 31 August 2012 Free 30 June 2016 16 Simon Ferry CM Dundee 22 1 – – Swindon 25 July 2013 Free 30 June 2015 19 Wes Fogden RW/LW Brighton 19 2 – – Bournemouth 15 January 2014 Trainee 30 June 2015 29 Danny Hollands CM Ashford 7 6 – – Charlton 27 March 2014 Loan 30 June 2014 31 Therry Racon CM Villeneuve 32 0 3 0 Millwall 3 October 2013 Free 30 June 2014 33 Ben Close CM Portsmouth – – – – Academy 3 May 2014 Trainee 30 June 2014 35 Jed Wallace CM/RW Reading 71 13 – – Lewes 30 August 2011 Free 30 June 2014 – Bradley Tarbuck RW Emsworth 1 0 – – Academy 6 July 2012 Trainee 30 June 2014 Forwards 10 Tom Craddock ST Darlington 11 1 – – Oxford 13 May 2013 Free 30 June 2015 18 Ryan Bird ST Slough 21 3 – – Burnham 23 July 2013 Free 30 June 2014 20 Ryan Taylor ST Rotherham 18 5 – – Bristol City 9 January 2014 Free 30 June 2015 23 Patrick Agyemang ST Walthamstow 59 8 2 1 Stevenage 4 May 2013 Free 30 June 2015 28 Michael Drennan ST Kilkenny 10 3 – – Aston Villa 21 February 2014 Loan 30 June 2014 32 Jake Jervis ST Wolverhampton 18 5 – – Elazığspor 9 January 2014 Free 30 June 2014 Other 44 Rob Phillips – – – – None 14 February 2014 Free 30 June 2014

1 Signed a new deal before the latest administration.Duo exit but Pompey wrap up deals; Portsmouth News, 7 May 2013

Transfers

In

Total spending: £0

Trialists

Out

Total gaining: £0

Contracts

1 According to Whatmough's Twitter account.

Events 2013 24 April: Portsmouth appoint caretaker manager Guy Whittingham for permanent role, with a one-year contract.Whittingham Appointed Pompey Manager ; Portsmouth FC, 24 April 2012 25 April: Jed Wallace signed a one-year contract extension with Portsmouth. 29 April: Portsmouth announce partnership with Sondico. 1 May: Andy Awford refused an assistant manager role to stick with Academy. 2 May: Jed Wallace and Adam Webster receive an England U19 call up. 4 May: Patrick Agyemang becomes Portsmouth's first summer signing, with a two-year deal. 9 May: Portsmouth signs Sonny Bradley, Danny East and Romain Padovani. 13 May: Portsmouth signs Tom Craddock in a two-year deal. 14 May: Portsmouth signs Joe Devera in a two-year deal. 15 May: Portsmouth extends partnership with Jobsite until the end of the season. 16 May: Portsmouth signs John Sullivan in a two-year deal. 17 May: Portsmouth presents their new home kit for the season. 20 May: Portsmouth signs Andy Barcham in a three-year deal. 23 May: Portsmouth appoints Head of Sports Performance Steve Allen as assistant manager. 21 June: Portsmouth sign Ricky Holmes in a two-year deal. 26 June: Portsmouth strikes a one-year deal with University of Portsmouth, to use Langstone Campus facilities as training field. 8 July: Portsmouth appoints former player Alan McLoughlin as first team coach. 23 July: Portsmouth signs Ryan Bird in a one-year deal, after a trial with the club. 25 July: Portsmouth signs Simon Ferry in a two-year deal. 25 November: Guy Whittingham is sacked after a string of poor results and performances, and Andy Awford is elected caretaker. 9 December: Richie Barker is appointed the new Portsmouth manager, with Steve Coppell being appointed Director of Football. 2014 14 February: Portsmouth signs lifelong fan Rob Phillips until the end of the season, after Phillips won a Papa John's Sign For Your Club competition. 27 March: Richie Barker is sacked after a string of poor results and performances which left the club only two points above relegation, and Andy Awford is elected caretaker again. 1 May: After remaining six games unbeaten and leaving the club clear of relegation, Andy Awford is appointed as the new Portsmouth's permanent manager, signing a one-year contract.

Player statistics

Squad stats

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Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal 1 MF 35 Jed Wallace 7 0 0 0 7 2 MF 29 Danny Hollands 6 0 0 0 6 3 FW 20 Ryan Taylor 5 0 0 0 5FW 9 David Connolly 4 1 0 0 5FW 23 Patrick Agyemang 4 0 0 1 5 4 FW 32 Jake Jervis 4 0 0 0 4 5 DF 3 Bondz N'Gala 3 0 0 0 3MF 7 Andy Barcham 3 0 0 0 3FW 18 Ryan Bird 3 0 0 0 3FW 28 Michael Drennan 3 0 0 0 3 6 DF 6 Sonny Bradley 2 0 0 0 2MF 11 Ricky Holmes 2 0 0 0 2MF 19 Wes Fogden 2 0 0 0 2DF 22 Adam Webster 2 0 0 0 2FW 32 John Marquis 1 0 0 1 2 7 DF 4 Danny East 1 0 0 0 1MF 8 Romain Padovani 1 0 0 0 1FW 10 Tom Craddock 1 0 0 0 1MF 13 Johnny Ertl 1 0 0 0 1MF 16 Simon Ferry 1 0 0 0 1TOTALS5610259

Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal 35 MF Jed Wallace 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 3 DF Bondz N'Gala 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 6 DF Sonny Bradley 71 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 14 DF Marcos Painter 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 32 FW John Marquis 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 20 DF Shaun Cooper 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 31 MF Therry Racon 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 40 GK Trevor Carson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 DF Danny East 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 11 MF Ricky Holmes 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 MF Romain Padovani 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 13 MF Johnny Ertl 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15 DF Daniel Alfei 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 MF Wes Fogden 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 36 DF Jack Whatmough 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 DF Yassin Moutaouakil 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 FW David Connolly 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 DF Ben Chorley 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 MF Gavin Mahon 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 DF Joe Devera 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 MF Andy Barcham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 FW Tom Craddock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 MF Simon Ferry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 DF Nicky Shorey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 FW Ryan Bird 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 FW Ryan Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 29 MF Danny Hollands 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 29 MF Toumani Diagouraga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 32 FW Jake Jervis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33 MF Rhys McCabe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33 DF Daniel Potts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 34 DF Dan Butler 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0TOTALS644214040745

1 Adding one yellow card received during the cancelled match against Wycombe.

Injuries

DatePos.NameInjuryNoteRecovery timeSource 6 September 2013 FW Tom Craddock Knee injury During training 3 weeks Sky Sports 26 November 2013 FW Tom Craddock Knee injury During training Undisclosed Portsmouth News 4 December 2013 DF Dan Butler Knee injury During match 3 months Portsmouth News 4 December 2013 DF Danny East Neck/Ankle injury During match 4 months Chichester Observer 18 January 2014 MF Simon Ferry Back injury During match 2 months Portsmouth News 22 February 2014 MF Andy Barcham Thigh injury During match Undisclosed Portsmouth News 18 March 2014 MF Romain Padovani Calf During training 2 months Portsmouth News 20 March 2014 FW Ryan Bird Groin injury During match Undisclosed Portsmouth News 20 March 2014 FW Ryan Taylor Groin injury During training 2 weeks ESPN 29 March 2014 DF Jack Whatmough Hip/Lower back injury During match 7 days Portsmouth News 2 April 2014 FW Patrick Agyemang Ankle injury During training 9 days Portsmouth News 5 April 2014 MF Wes Fogden Knee injury During match 12 days Portsmouth FC 5 April 2014 DF Adam Webster Injury During match 12 days Webster's Twitter 12 April 2014 MF Simon Ferry Back problem During match Undisclosed Portsmouth News

Competition

Pre-season

Football League Trophy

Football League Cup

FA Cup

League Two

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

References