List of Portsmouth F.C. players

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This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Portsmouth. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column.

Contents

For a list of all Portsmouth players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Portsmouth F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Portsmouth F.C. article.

Table

Players should be listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals should be for first-team competitive games and include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches.

Statistics are up to date as of 27 April 2024.

NameInternational Team [1] PositionClub careerSeasons at PortsmouthLeague
apps
League
goals
Total
apps
Total
goals
Notes
Matt Reilly Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland GK1899–19045?01380First ever Portsmouth F.C. player, signed from Royal Artillery (Portsmouth) F.C.
Tom Wilkie DF1899–1904510501050b.1876, Edinburgh, Scotland. d.8 January 1932, Perth, Australia. [2]
Bob Blyth MF1899–19012*????*Played as player-manager after Frank Brettell, becoming second manager 1901–1904.
Sandy Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW1899–1900, 1901–19033?018258b.7 April 1879. d.6 March 1944. 1 Scotland cap
Dan Cunliffe Flag of England.svg  England FW1899–1900, 1901–19066284157284157b.11 June 1875. d.28 December 1937. Scored the first ever goal at Fratton Park. 1 England cap
Thomas Cleghorn DF1899–19034580580b.13 February 1870, Edinburgh, Scotland. d.23 October 1946
Bobby Marshall MF1899–190451311913119 [3] b.1876, Edinburgh, Scotland. d.1931
Willie Haines FW1922–19286164119179129
Butler Ernie GK1946-1953722202460
Dan McPhail GK1922–193191280131+0
George Clifford DF1924–1930616901760
Reginald Davies DF1924–1928414631573
Harry Foxall 1924–1928413981508Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
John McColgan 1924–1930617101871Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
Dave Watson 1924–193061753718839Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
Frederick Cook1925–193382413926240
William Moffatt1925–1929412621342
Fred Forward 1926–193261792819230
Jimmy Nichol 1927–1937103511038110
Septimus Rutherford 1927–193691193312937
Jack Smith1927–193582606228870
Jack Weddle FW1927–193811367170395183
Jock Gilfillan GK1928–1937933103590
Jimmy Easson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW1928–193911292102312107
Reg Flewin DF1937–1953161500?0
Jimmy Dickinson Flag of England.svg  England WH1946–1965197649845?Record Portsmouth appearances
Harry Ferrier DF1946–195492418??
Jack Froggatt Flag of England.svg  England DF1946–1954928067??
Peter Harris Flag of England.svg  England FW1946?–196014479193??Record Portsmouth goalscorer
Len Phillips Flag of England.svg  England FW1946–1956924548??
Duggie Reid FW1946–195610308129338139
Phil Gunter DF1951–1964133212??
Ron Saunders FW1958–19646236145??
Dick Beattie GK1959–196231220??
Mick Mellows MF1973–1978518116??
Alan Knight GK1978–20002268308010
Steve Aizlewood DF1979–198451751320415
Mick Tait MF1980–198772403028032
Kevin Ball MF1982–1990810541284
Paul Hardyman DF1983–198961173??
Noel Blake DF1984–198841441016813
Micky Quinn FW1985–1988312154??
Warren Aspinall MF1988–199351322115928
Andy Awford DF1989–20001131333723
John Beresford DF1989–19923107813210
Darryl Powell MF1989–199561321615619
Guy Whittingham FW1989–1993, 1999–2001719599226115
Guy Butters DF1990–1997715461867
Paul Walsh FW1992–1994, 1995–19965941911326
Alan McLoughlin MF1992–199983095436169
Aaron Flahavan GK1994–200179301050
Fitzroy Simpson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica MF1995–199951481016910
Steve Claridge FW1998, 1998–200141143612437
Thomas Thogersen MF1998–2002510881190
Gary O'Neil MF1999–200791741619317
Kevin Harper MF2000–2005611991289
Linvoy Primus DF2000–20091019852195
Nigel Quashie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland MF2000–200561481316314
Robert Prosinecki Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
MF2001–20022339339Only non-British player to be voted into all-time best Portsmouth eleven
Paul Merson Flag of England.svg  England MF2002–2003244124412Captain of promotion winning side 2002-2003
Richard Hughes Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland MF2002–20111013001642
Shaka Hislop Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago GK2002–200549301000
Svetoslav Todorov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria FW2002–2007677338333Top scorer 2002–03 First Division
Arjan De Zeeuw DF2002–2005410651185
Matthew Taylor MF2002–200871782320329
Dejan Stefanovic Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro DF2003–2007511231243
Jamie Ashdown GK2004-2012910901240
Sean Davis MF2006–2009410221173
Sol Campbell Flag of England.svg  England DF2006–200949521112
David James Flag of England.svg  England GK2006–2010513401580
Glen Johnson Flag of England.svg  England DF2006–200948441004
Nwankwo Kanu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria FW2006-201271432016728
Niko Kranjcar Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia MF2006–2009483910012
Hermann Hreidarsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland DF2007-2012610271238-
John Utaka Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria FW2007–20115901011413
Hayden Mullins MF2009-2012411431293
Jed Wallace MF2011-201551072611829
Johannes Ertl MF2011-201558028822012-13 Player of the Season
Jack Whatmough DF2012-2021912131363
Ben Close MF2014-202171381419018
Conor Chaplin FW2014-201851042212225
Kyle Bennett MF2015-20183991211713
Gareth Evans MF2015-202061733221838
Christian Burgess DF2015-202051731021012
Matthew Clarke DF2015-20194150717592017-18 and 2018-19 Player of the Season
Jamal Lowe MF2017-201931032511929
Tom Naylor MF2018-202131221114913
Ronan Curtis Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland FW2018-202351844222657
Craig MacGillivray GK2018-2021311201350
Lee Brown DF2018-2022411161316
Sean Raggett DF2019-present518613227172021-22 Player of the Season
Joe Morrell Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales MF2021-present39211051
Colby Bishop FW2022-present2783696442022-23 Player of the Season

Notes

  1. Denotes if a footballer played in a full international match whilst a Portsmouth player
  2. "Liverpool career stats for Tom Wilkie - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!".
  3. "Liverpool career stats for Bobby Marshall - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!".

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