List of Portsmouth F.C. players

Last updated April 15, 2024

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.

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 2 April 2021.

Name	International Team^[1]	Position	Club career	Seasons at Portsmouth	League apps	League goals	Total apps	Total goals	Notes
Matt Reilly	Ireland	GK	1899–1904	5	?	0	138	0	First ever Portsmouth F.C. player, signed from Royal Artillery (Portsmouth) F.C.
Tom Wilkie		DF	1899–1904	5	105	0	105	0	b.1876, Edinburgh, Scotland. d.8 January 1932, Perth, Australia.^[2]
Bob Blyth		MF	1899–1901	2*	?	?	?	?	*Played as player-manager after Frank Brettell, becoming second manager 1901–1904.
Sandy Brown	Scotland	FW	1899–1900, 1901–1903	3	?	0	182	58	b.7 April 1879. d.6 March 1944. 1 Scotland cap
Dan Cunliffe	England	FW	1899–1900, 1901–1906	6	284	157	284	157	b.11 June 1875. d.28 December 1937. Scored the first ever goal at Fratton Park. 1 England cap
Thomas Cleghorn		DF	1899–1903	4	58	0	58	0	b.13 February 1870, Edinburgh, Scotland. d.23 October 1946
Bobby Marshall		MF	1899–1904	5	131	19	131	19	^[3] b.1876, Edinburgh, Scotland. d.1931
Willie Haines		FW	1922–1928	6	164	119	179	129
Butler Ernie		GK	1946-1953	7	222	0	246	0
Dan McPhail		GK	1922–1931	9	128	0	131+	0
George Clifford		DF	1924–1930	6	169	0	176	0
Reginald Davies		DF	1924–1928	4	146	3	157	003
Harry Foxall			1924–1928	4	139	8	150	008	Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
John McColgan			1924–1930	6	171	0	187	001	Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
Dave Watson			1924–1930	6	175	37	188	39	Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
Frederick Cook			1925–1933	8	241	39	262	40
William Moffatt			1925–1929	4	126	2	134	2
Fred Forward			1926–1932	6	179	28	192	30
Jimmy Nichol			1927–1937	10	351	10	381	10
Septimus Rutherford			1927–1936	9	119	33	129	37
Jack Smith			1927–1935	8	260	62	288	70
Jack Weddle		FW	1927–1938	11	367	170	395	183
Jock Gilfillan		GK	1928–1937	9	331	0	359	000
Jimmy Easson	Scotland	FW	1928–1939	11	292	102	312	107
Reg Flewin		DF	1937–1953	16	150	0	?	000
Jimmy Dickinson	England	WH	1946–1965	19	764	9	845	?	Record Portsmouth appearances
Harry Ferrier		DF	1946–1954	9	241	8	?	?
Jack Froggatt	England	DF	1946–1954	9	280	67	?	?
Peter Harris	England	FW	1946?–1960	14	479	193	?	?	Record Portsmouth goalscorer
Len Phillips	England	FW	1946–1956	9	245	48	?	?
Duggie Reid		FW	1946–1956	10	308	129	338	139
Phil Gunter		DF	1951–1964	13	321	2	?	?
Ron Saunders		FW	1958–1964	6	236	145	?	?
Dick Beattie		GK	1959–1962	3	122	0	?	?
Mick Mellows		MF	1973–1978	5	181	16	?	?
Alan Knight		GK	1978–2000	22	683	0	801	000
Steve Aizlewood		DF	1979–1984	5	175	13	204	15
Mick Tait		MF	1980–1987	7	240	30	280	032
Kevin Ball		MF	1982–1990	8	105	4	128	004
Paul Hardyman		DF	1983–1989	6	117	3	?	?
Noel Blake		DF	1984–1988	4	144	10	168	013
Micky Quinn		FW	1985–1988	3	121	54	?	?
Warren Aspinall		MF	1988–1993	5	132	21	159	028
Andy Awford		DF	1989–2000	11	313	3	372	003
John Beresford		DF	1989–1992	3	107	8	132	010
Darryl Powell		MF	1989–1995	6	132	16	156	019
Guy Whittingham		FW	1989–1993, 1999–2001	7	195	99	226	115
Guy Butters		DF	1990–1997	7	154	6	186	007
Paul Walsh		FW	1992–1994, 1995–1996	5	094	19	113	026
Alan McLoughlin		MF	1992–1999	8	309	54	361	69
Aaron Flahavan		GK	1994–2001	7	093	0	105	000
Fitzroy Simpson	Jamaica	MF	1995–1999	5	148	10	169	010
Steve Claridge		FW	1998, 1998–2001	4	114	36	124	037
Thomas Thogersen		MF	1998–2002	5	108	8	119	000
Gary O'Neil		MF	1999–2007	9	174	16	193	017
Kevin Harper		MF	2000–2005	6	119	9	128	009
Linvoy Primus		DF	2000–2009	10	198	5	219	005
Nigel Quashie	Scotland	MF	2000–2005	6	148	13	163	014
Robert Prosinecki	Yugoslavia Croatia	MF	2001–2002	2	033	9	033	009	Only non-British player to be voted into all-time best Portsmouth eleven
Paul Merson	England	MF	2002–2003	2	044	12	044	0012	Captain of promotion winning side 2002-2003
Richard Hughes	Scotland	MF	2002–2011	10	130	0	164	002
Shaka Hislop	Trinidad and Tobago	GK	2002–2005	4	093	0	100	000
Svetoslav Todorov	Bulgaria	FW	2002–2007	6	077	33	083	033	Top scorer 2002–03 First Division
Arjan De Zeeuw		DF	2002–2005	4	106	5	118	005
Matthew Taylor		MF	2002–2008	7	178	23	203	029
Dejan Stefanovic	Serbia and Montenegro	DF	2003–2007	5	112	3	124	003
Jamie Ashdown		GK	2004-2012	9	109	0	124	000
David James	England	GK	2006–2010	5	134	0	158	000
Glen Johnson	England	DF	2006–2009	4	084	4	100	004
Sean Davis		MF	2006–2009	4	102	2	117	003
Nwankwo Kanu	Nigeria	FW	2006-2012	7	143	20	167	028
Niko Kranjcar	Croatia	MF	2006–2009	4	083	9	100	012
Sol Campbell	England	DF	2006–2009	4	095	2	111	002
Hermann Hreidarsson	Iceland	DF	2007-2012	6	102	7	123	008	-
John Utaka	Nigeria	FW	2007–2011	5	090	10	114	013
Hayden Mullins		MF	2009-2012	4	114	3	129	003
Jed Wallace		MF	2011-2015	5	107	26	118	029
Johannes Ertl		MF	2011-2015	5	80	2	88	02
Kyle Bennett		MF	2015-2018	3	99	12	117	013
Gareth Evans		MF	2015-2020	6	173	32	218	038
Christian Burgess		DF	2015-2020	5	173	10	210	012
Conor Chaplin		FW	2014-2018	5	104	22	122	025
Matthew Clarke		DF	2015-2019	4	150	7	175	09
Jamal Lowe		MF	2017-2019	3	103	25	119	029
Ben Close		MF	2014-2021	7	138	14	190	018
Jack Whatmough		DF	2012-2021	9	121	3	136	03
Tom Naylor		MF	2018-2021	3	122	11	149	013
Ronan Curtis	Republic of Ireland	FW	2018-	5	171	41	206	55
Craig MacGillivray		GK	2018-2021	3	112	0	135	00
Lee Brown		DF	2018-2022	4	111	6	131	6

Notes

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

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References

List of Portsmouth F.C. players at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Soccerbase stats (use Search for...on left menu and select 'Players' drop down)
Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.

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[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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Premier League	AFC Bournemouth Arsenal 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Aston Villa Brentford 100+ 25–99 1–24 Internationals Hall of Fame POTY Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley 100+ Internationals Chelsea 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Crystal Palace 100+ POTY Everton 100+ Internationals Hall of Fame Fulham 100+ 25–99 1–24 Liverpool 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Luton Town 100+ POTY Manchester City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Manchester United 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Captains Newcastle United Nottingham Forest 100+ Internationals Sheffield United 100+ 25–99 Internationals POTY Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Birmingham City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Cardiff City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Captains Internationals Coventry City 100+ Internationals POTY Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town 100+ Hall of Fame POTY Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City 100+ 25–99 Hall of Fame POTY Plymouth Argyle 100+ POTY Preston North End 100+ POTY Queens Park Rangers Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday All Internationals POTY Southampton 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Stoke City 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Sunderland Swansea City 100+ Internationals Watford 50+ 1–49 POTY West Bromwich Albion
League One	Barnsley Blackpool Bolton Wanderers 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Bristol Rovers 100+ 25–99 Internationals POTY Burton Albion Cambridge United Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Cheltenham Town Derby County 100+ POTY Exeter City Fleetwood Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City 100+ 25–99 Northampton Town Oxford United Peterborough United Port Vale 25+ 1–24 POTY Portsmouth Reading 100+ 25–99 1–24 Internationals POTY Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City 50+ 1–49 Colchester United 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers 100+ 1879–1918 Forest Green Rovers Gillingham 50+ 25–49 1–24 Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Mansfield Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Newport County Notts County Salford City Stockport County Sutton United Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers 100+ 1921–1939 1945–present Walsall Wrexham
Non-League / Defunct	Bradford (Park Avenue) Bury 100+ 25–99 1–24 Chester 100+ 25–99 1–24 Chesterfield Darlington 100+ 25–99 1–24 Dagenham & Redbridge Halifax Town Hereford United Macclesfield Town Nelson Oldham Athletic 100+ 25–99 1–24 Rochdale 100+ 25–99 1–24 Scarborough Southend United Torquay United Wanderers Wigan Borough Yeovil Town 100+ Internationals York City 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY
Clubs are grouped by their division in the 2023–24 season. Includes the Welsh clubs where lists have been created. 'POTY' = 'Player of the Year / Season'.

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