2013–14 Portsmouth F.C. season explained

Club:	Portsmouth
Season:	2013–14
Manager:	Guy Whittingham (until 25 November) Andy Awford (since 27 March) (caretaker – since 25 November – until 9 December) Richie Barker (since 9 December – until 27 March)
Chairman:	Pompey Supporters' Trust (PST)
League:	League Two
League Result:	13th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	First round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round
Cup3:	League Trophy
Cup3 Result:	Southern quarter-final
League Topscorer:	Jed Wallace (7)
Season Topscorer:	Jed Wallace (7)
Highest Attendance:	18,181 vs. Oxford Utd (3/8/13)
Lowest Attendance:	13,387 vs. Accrington (25/2/14)
Average Attendance:	15,461
Prevseason:	2012–13
Nextseason:	2014–15
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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.^[1] 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.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club apps	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Phil Smith	GK	Harrow	May 3, 2014	5	0	–	–	Swindon Town	7 December 2012	Free	30 June 2014	-	25	John Sullivan	GK		Sompting	May 3, 2014	7	0	–	–	Charlton	16 May 2013	Free	30 June 2015 OUT ON LOAN -->
40	Trevor Carson	GK	Killyleagh	May 3, 2014	39	0	–	–	Bury	3 October 2013	Loan	30 June 2014
Defenders
2	Yassin Moutaouakil	RB	Nice	May 3, 2014	35	0	–	–	Hayes & Yeading	24 January 2013	Free	30 June 2014
3	Bondz N'Gala	CB	London	May 3, 2014	31	3	–	–	Stevenage	2 August 2013	Free	30 June 2014
4	Danny East	RB/DM	Hessle	May 3, 2014	19	1	–	–	Hull City	9 May 2013	Free	30 June 2015
5	Joe Devera	CB/RB	Southgate	May 3, 2014	37	0	–	–	Swindon	14 May 2013	Free	30 June 2015
6	Sonny Bradley	CB	Hedon	May 3, 2014	38	2	–	–	Hull City	9 May 2013	Free	30 June 2015
14	Marcos Painter	LB/CB	Solihull	May 3, 2014	18	0	–	–	Brighton	15 August 2013	Free	30 June 2014
15	Daniel Alfei	RB	Swansea	May 3, 2014	15	0	–	–	Swansea City	2 January 2014	Loan	30 June 2014
17	Nicky Shorey	LB/CM	Romford	May 3, 2014	21	0	2	0	Bristol City	9 January 2014	Free	30 June 2014
22	Adam Webster	CB/RB	West Wittering	May 3, 2014	28	2	–	–	Academy	9 February 2011	Free	30 June 2014¹
26	Ben Chorley (c)	CB	Sidcup	May 3, 2014	12	0	–	–	Stevenage	20 January 2014	Free	30 June 2015	-	34	Dan Butler	LB		Cowes	May 3, 2014	20	0	–	–	Academy	15 July 2010	Trainee	30 June 2015 -->
36	Jack Whatmough	CB	Gosport	May 3, 2014^[2]	12	0	–	–	Academy	19 August 2013	Free	30 June 2017
–	Joshua Warren	CB	Portsmouth	May 3, 2014	–	–	–	–	Academy	9 February 2011	Trainee	30 June 2014
–	Liam Triggs	RB	Ryde	May 3, 2014	–	–	–	–	Academy	9 February 2011	Trainee	30 June 2014
Midfielders
7	Andy Barcham	LW	Basildon	May 3, 2014	31	3	–	–	Scunthorpe United	20 May 2013	Free	30 June 2016
8	Romain Padovani	DM/CM	Nice	May 3, 2014	22	1	–	–	AS Monaco	9 May 2013	Free	30 June 2015
11	Ricky Holmes	RW/SS	Rochford	May 3, 2014	45	2	–	–	Barnet	21 June 2013	Free	30 June 2015
13	Johnny Ertl	DM	Graz	May 3, 2014	71	1	7	0	Sheffield United	31 August 2012	Free	30 June 2016
16	Simon Ferry	CM	Dundee	May 3, 2014	22	1	–	–	Swindon	25 July 2013	Free	30 June 2015
19	Wes Fogden	RW/LW	Brighton	May 3, 2014	19	2	–	–	Bournemouth	15 January 2014	Trainee	30 June 2015	-	24	Nick Awford	CM		Portsmouth	May 3, 2014	1	0	–	–	Academy	9 February 2011	Trainee	30 June 2014
30	Jack Maloney	LW/RW	Ryde	May 3, 2014	11	0	–	–	Academy	9 February 2011	Trainee	30 June 2014 LOANED -->
29	Danny Hollands	CM	Ashford	May 3, 2014	7	6	–	–	Charlton	27 March 2014	Loan	30 June 2014
31	Therry Racon	CM	Villeneuve	May 3, 2014	32	0	3	0	Millwall	3 October 2013	Free	30 June 2014
33	Ben Close	CM	Portsmouth	May 3, 2014	–	–	–	–	Academy	3 May 2014	Trainee	30 June 2014
35	Jed Wallace	CM/RW	Reading	May 3, 2014	71	13	–	–	Lewes	30 August 2011	Free	30 June 2014
–	Bradley Tarbuck	RW	Emsworth	May 3, 2014	1	0	–	–	Academy	6 July 2012	Trainee	30 June 2014	-	–	George Branford	CM		Ashington	May 3, 2014	–	–	–	–	Academy	9 February 2011	Trainee	30 June 2014 -->
Forwards<													-- OUT ON LOAN	-	9	David Connolly	ST		Willesden	May 3, 2014	37	12	41	9	Southampton	31 December 2012	Free	30 June 2015 -->
10	Tom Craddock	ST	Darlington	May 3, 2014	11	1	–	–	Oxford	13 May 2013	Free	30 June 2015
18	Ryan Bird	ST	Slough	May 3, 2014	21	3	–	–	Burnham	23 July 2013	Free	30 June 2014
20	Ryan Taylor	ST	Rotherham	May 3, 2014	18	5	–	–	Bristol City	9 January 2014	Free	30 June 2015	-	21	Ashley Harris	SS/ST		Waterlooville	May 3, 2014	35	3	–	–	Academy	15 July 2010	Free	30 June 2014¹-->
23	Patrick Agyemang	ST	Walthamstow	May 3, 2014	59	8	2	1	Stevenage	4 May 2013	Free	30 June 2015
28	Michael Drennan	ST	Kilkenny	May 3, 2014	10	3	–	–	Aston Villa	21 February 2014	Loan	30 June 2014
32	Jake Jervis	ST	Wolverhampton	May 3, 2014	18	5	–	–	Elazığspor	9 January 2014	Free	30 June 2014
Other
44	Rob Phillips			May 3, 2014	–	–	–	–	None	14 February 2014	Free	30 June 2014

¹ Signed a new deal before the latest administration.^[3]

Transfers

See main article: List of English football transfers summer 2013.

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.^[4]
25 April: Jed Wallace signed a one-year contract extension with Portsmouth.^[5]
29 April: Portsmouth announce partnership with Sondico.^[6]
1 May: Andy Awford refused an assistant manager role to stick with Academy.^[7]
2 May: Jed Wallace and Adam Webster receive an England U19 call up.^[8]
4 May: Patrick Agyemang becomes Portsmouth's first summer signing, with a two-year deal.^[9]
9 May: Portsmouth signs Sonny Bradley, Danny East and Romain Padovani.^[10]
13 May: Portsmouth signs Tom Craddock in a two-year deal.^[11]
14 May: Portsmouth signs Joe Devera in a two-year deal.^[12]
15 May: Portsmouth extends partnership with Jobsite until the end of the season.^[13]
16 May: Portsmouth signs John Sullivan in a two-year deal.^[14]
17 May: Portsmouth presents their new home kit for the season.^[15]
20 May: Portsmouth signs Andy Barcham in a three-year deal.^[16]
23 May: Portsmouth appoints Head of Sports Performance Steve Allen as assistant manager.^[17]
21 June: Portsmouth sign Ricky Holmes in a two-year deal.^[18]
26 June: Portsmouth strikes a one-year deal with University of Portsmouth, to use Langstone Campus facilities as training field.^[19]
8 July: Portsmouth appoints former player Alan McLoughlin as first team coach.^[20]
23 July: Portsmouth signs Ryan Bird in a one-year deal, after a trial with the club.^[21]
25 July: Portsmouth signs Simon Ferry in a two-year deal.^[22]
25 November: Guy Whittingham is sacked after a string of poor results and performances, and Andy Awford is elected caretaker.^[23]
9 December: Richie Barker is appointed the new Portsmouth manager, with Steve Coppell being appointed Director of Football.^[24]

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.^[25]
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.^[26]
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.^[27]

Player statistics

Squad stats

|-|colspan="14"|Players on loan to other clubs:|-|-|colspan="14"|Players who have left the club after the start of the season:|}

Top scorers

width=60	Place	width=60	Position	width=60	Nation	width=60	Number	width=150	Name	width=80	League Two	width=80	FA Cup	width=80	League Cup	width=80	FL Trophy	width=80	Total
1			35		7	0	0	0	7
2			29		6	0	0	0	6
3			20		5	0	0	0	5
			9	David Connolly	4	1	0	0	5
			23		4	0	0	1	5
4			32		4	0	0	0	4
5			3		3	0	0	0	3
			7		3	0	0	0	3
			18		3	0	0	0	3
			28		3	0	0	0	3
6			6		2	0	0	0	2
			11		2	0	0	0	2
			19		2	0	0	0	2
			22		2	0	0	0	2
			32	John Marquis	1	0	0	1	2
7			4		1	0	0	0	1
			8		1	0	0	0	1
			10		1	0	0	0	1
			13		1	0	0	0	1
			16		1	0	0	0	1
				TOTALS	56	1	0	2	59

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		Total
35				6	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	9	0
3				8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
6				7¹	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
14				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
32			John Marquis	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
20			Shaun Cooper	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
31				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
40				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4				2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
11				2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
8				2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
13				2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
15				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
36				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2				0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
9			David Connolly	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
26				0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
15			Gavin Mahon	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
5				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29			Toumani Diagouraga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33			Rhys McCabe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33			Daniel Potts	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34				0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	64	4	2	1	4	0	4	0	74	5

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

Injuries

Date	Injury	Note	Recovery time	Source
6 September 2013	Knee injury	During training	3 weeks	Sky Sports
26 November 2013	Knee injury	During training	Undisclosed	Portsmouth News
4 December 2013	Knee injury	During match	3 months	Portsmouth News
4 December 2013	Neck/Ankle injury	During match	4 months	Chichester Observer
18 January 2014	Back injury	During match	2 months	Portsmouth News
22 February 2014	Thigh injury	During match	Undisclosed	Portsmouth News
18 March 2014	Calf	During training	2 months	Portsmouth News
20 March 2014	Groin injury	During match	Undisclosed	Portsmouth News
20 March 2014	Groin injury	During training	2 weeks	ESPN
29 March 2014	Hip/Lower back injury	During match	7 days	Portsmouth News
2 April 2014	Ankle injury	During training	9 days	Portsmouth News
5 April 2014	Knee injury	During match	12 days	Portsmouth FC
5 April 2014	Injury	During match	12 days	Webster's Twitter
12 April 2014	Back problem	During match	Undisclosed	Portsmouth News

Competition

Football League Trophy

See main article: 2013–14 Football League Trophy.

Football League Cup

See main article: 2013–14 Football League Cup.

FA Cup

See main article: 2013–14 FA Cup.

League Two

See main article: 2013–14 Football League Two.

Matches

Notes and References

http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Relegation-Confirmed-For-Pompey-4318.aspx Relegation Confirmed For Pompey
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/whatmough-offers-hope-amid-the-gloom-1-5543351 Whatmough offers hope amid the gloom
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/duo-exit-but-pompey-wrap-up-deals-1-5055692 Duo exit but Pompey wrap up deals
http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Whittingham-Appointed-Pompey-Manager-4344.aspx Whittingham Appointed Pompey Manager
Web site: Wallace Extends Pompey Stay. Portsmouth FC. 3 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130428111401/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Wallace-Extends-Pompey-Stay-4348.aspx. 28 April 2013. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Pompey Partner With Sondico. Portsmouth FC. 3 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130502005100/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Pompey-Partner-With-Sondico-4361.aspx. 2 May 2013. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Awford To Stick With Academy. Portsmouth FC. 3 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130503094711/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Awford-To-Stick-With-Academy-4366.aspx. 3 May 2013. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: England Call Up For Wallace And Webster . Portsmouth FC . 3 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130505104955/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/England-Call-For-Wallace-And-Webster-4371.aspx . 5 May 2013 .
Web site: Striker agrees two-year Pompey deal. Portsmouth News. 4 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130506061235/http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/striker-agrees-two-year-pompey-deal-1-5053797. 6 May 2013. dead.
News: Portsmouth sign Moutaouakil. Bradley, East and Padovani. 9 May 2013 . BBC Sport. 15 May 2013.
News: Tom Craddock: Portsmouth sign ex-Oxford United striker. 13 May 2013 . BBC Sport. 15 May 2013.
News: Joe Devera: Portsmouth agree to sign Swindon defender. 14 May 2013 . BBC Sport. 15 May 2013.
Web site: Jobsite Extend Pompey Partnership. Portsmouth FC. 15 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130608211157/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Jobsite-Extend-Pompey-Partnership-4390.aspx. 8 June 2013. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Pompey Snap Up Sullivan . Portsmouth FC . 16 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607234545/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Pompey-Snap-Up-Sullivan-4392.aspx . 7 June 2013 .
Web site: New Home Kit: Available To Pre Order. Portsmouth FC. 18 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130607163542/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/New-Home-Kit-Available-To-Pre-Order-4394.aspx. 7 June 2013. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Barcham Joins Blues . Portsmouth FC . 20 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130608054724/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Barcham-Joins-Blues-4396.aspx . 8 June 2013 .
Web site: Allen Appointed Assistant Manager. Portsmouth FC. 23 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130608211505/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Allen-Appointed-Assistant-Manager-4403.aspx. 8 June 2013. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Pompey Complete Holmes Signing. Portsmouth FC. 21 June 2013.
Web site: Pompey To Train On University Pitches. Portsmouth FC. 26 June 2013.
Web site: McLoughlin Appointed First Team Coach. Portsmouth FC. 8 July 2013.
Web site: Pompey Swoop For Bird. Portsmouth FC. 24 July 2013.
Web site: Ferry Sails Into Pompey. Portsmouth FC. 25 July 2013.
Web site: Guy Leaves Managerial Post . Portsmouth FC . 26 November 2013.
Web site: Barker Appointed Pompey Boss . Portsmouth FC . 9 December 2013.
Web site: Pompey Make Exclusive Signing! . Portsmouth FC . 14 February 2014.
News: Richie Barker sacked as Portsmouth manager . 27 March 2014 . BBC Sport . 27 March 2014.
Web site: Awford appointed Pompey manager . Portsmouth FC . 1 May 2014 . 1 May 2014.