The 2012–13 season was Portsmouth's first season in League One. This was the first time that Portsmouth had played in the third tier of English football since the 1982–83 season. Portsmouth were relegated to League Two on 16 April 2013, following Oldham Athletic's win over Yeovil Town.
Players
Squad details
No.NameNat.Place of birthDate of birthClub apps.Club goalsInt. capsInt. goalsPrevious clubDate joinedFeeEnd1Phil SmithHarrow14 December 197900 – –Swindon Town7 December 2012Free20134Sam SodjeGreenwich 25 May 19799070Notts County24 January 2013Free20136Liam WalkerGibraltar13 April 1988282105San Roque 16 August 2012Free20139David ConnollyWillesden 6 June 1977177419Southampton31 December 2012Free201310Yassin MoutaouakilNice18 July 1986190 – –Hayes & Yeading24 January 2013Free201313Simon EastwoodLuton26 June 1989300 – –FC Halifax Town13 August 2012 Free201316Gábor GyepesBudapest26 June 1981374261Vasas 7 September 2012Free201318Johannes ErtlGraz13 November 198239070Sheffield United31 August 2012Free201320John AkindeCamberwell8 July 1989110 – –Crawley31 January 2013Free201321Ashley HarrisWaterlooville9 December 1993343 – –Academy15 July 2010Trainee201322Adam WebsterWest Wittering4 January 1995240 – –Academy9 February 2011Trainee201324Nick AwfordPortsmouth15 April 199510 – –Academy9 February 2011Trainee201330Jack Whatmough1Gosport24 June 1996 – – – –Academy6 July 2012Trainee201431Jack MaloneyRyde8 December 1994100 – –Academy9 February 2011Trainee201332Bradley Tarbuck1Emsworth6 November 199510 – –Academy6 July 2012Trainee201433Ricardo RochaSanto Tirso3 October 197897060Standard Liège1 February 2010Free201334Dan ButlerCowes26 August 1994180 – –Academy15 July 2010Trainee201335Jed WallaceReading26 March 1994236 – –Lewes30 August 2011Free201436Dan Thompson1Wandsworth4 July 199410 – –Hampton & Richmond6 January 2012Free201337George Colson1Cowes 24 October 199310 – –Academy15 July 2010Trainee201338Alex Grant1Manchester 23 January 199410 – –Academy15 July 2010Trainee201341Elliot Wheeler1Newport19 December 1993 – – – –Academy15 July 2010Trainee2013
1 Not in first team squad, but appeared at least on the bench in a first team game.
Transfers
In
Total spending: £0
Trialists
Out
Total gaining: £2,250,000
Notes 1Although officially undisclosed, the Portsmouth News reported the fee to be £600,000.
2Although officially a free transfer, the Yorkshire Evening Post reported the fee to be £250,000.
3Although officially undisclosed, the Portsmouth News reported the fee to be £200,000.
Key events 28 April: After the last game of the season, Portsmouth manager Michael Appleton says that "17 or 18 players could be leaving the club and the same number coming in" in this summer.Appy Eyes Fresh Blood ; Portsmouth FC, 28 April 2012 4 May: Jason Pearce is sold to Leeds United for a £500,000 fee. 18 May: Balram Chainrai's Portpin propose terms for a CVA that would enable Pompey to come out of administration. 21 May: West Ham United buy Stephen Henderson after a successful loan spell in the club, for a rumoured £600,000 fee. 28 May: Portsmouth sell Joel Ward to Crystal Palace for a £400,000 fee. 9 June: Kelvin Etuhu leaves Portsmouth to join Barnsley. 3 July: Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor says Portsmouth's players must reach a compromise on wages to save the club. 9 July: Portsmouth announces four players on trial: Jon Harley, Mustapha Dumbuya, Simon Eastwood and Laurie Walker. 12 July: Birmingham City bring in Hayden Mullins. 12 July: Aaron Mokoena agrees his departure from Pompey. 12 July: Portsmouth have been told by the Football League they will start the new season on −10 points if they are to be allowed into League One. 12 July: The Pompey Supporters Trust says its bid to buy Portsmouth is 'ongoing' and has welcomed news land surrounding Fratton Park could be up for sale. 13 July: Balram Chainrai's Portpin withdraw his bid. 14 July: Márkó Futács refused Portsmouth's new contract and signed with Leicester City, with Pompey receiving compensation. 16 July: Portsmouth announces five more trialists: Luke Rodgers, Brian Howard, Simon Gillett, Lloyd Sam and Izale McLeod. 18 July: Portsmouth announces three more trialists: David Preece, Julien Lopez and Sotiris Balafas. 24 July: Gibraltarian midfielder Liam Walker joins Portsmouth on trial. 24 July: Leeds United signs Luke Varney for a £300,000 fee. 24 July: Administrator Trevor Birch confirmed that Portsmouth will close on 10 August unless highest earners agree transfer cuts. 25 July: Pompey Supporters Trust has stated it is ready to buy the club, but it can only do so if the high earners leave the club. 26 July: Leeds United signs David Norris. 27 July: Nottingham Forest signs Greg Halford. 28 July: Flamboyant winger Erik Huseklepp agreed a move back to his homeland, signing a four-and-a-half deal with SK Brann. 30 July: Portsmouth legend Nwankwo Kanu agrees a contract termination with the club. 3 August: Dave Kitson agrees a contract termination with the club. 9 August: Tal Ben Haim is released by Portsmouth, after cancelling the remaining year of his contract. 10 August: Liam Lawrence leaves the club. 11 August: Two more trialists join Portsmouth: Jerel Ifil and Jordan Santiago. 11 September: Former Portsmouth owner Sulaiman Al-Fahim starts negotiations to become the third bidder to try and purchase the club. 18 September: Former Watford owner Lawrance Bassani submits a bid to try and buy the club, becoming the fourth bidder in the ownership saga. 19 September: A Fifth bidder has emerged, named as the firm Portco Ltd, fronted by Harry Kerr. But there is still no more news concerning the other 4 bidders yet. 18 October: Portsmouth's administrator Trevor Birch announced that he nominated Portsmouth Supporters' Trust as the preferred bidder for the club. 7 November: Michael Appleton leaves club to manage Blackpool, along with first team coach Ashley Westwood. Guy Whittingham is appointed as caretaker manager. 9 November: Balram Chainrai suspends his Portsmouth bid. 15 November: Portsmouth Supporters' Trust reaches an agreement with PFK to buy the club. 21 November: PFK and Balram Chainrai will decide the value of Fratton Park in High Court on 13–14 December. 12 December: Portsmouth's administrators ask to adjourn the Court case. 14 December: Court case is adjourned until 15 January. 5 January: Portsmouth announces that will leave Eastleigh training ground at the end of the month. 14 January: Court case is adjourned again, until 31 January. 17 January: Luke Dowling (head of recruitment) and John Keeley (goalkeeper coach) join Blackburn Rovers. 21 January: Chris Neville (Strength and conditioning coach) signs for Blackburn Rovers. 25 January: Alan Knight is announced as new goalkeeping coach until the end of the season. 30 January: Court Case is adjourned to 14 February. 9 February: Portsmouth equalled its worst run in the club's history with nine defeats in a row and 19 games without a win. 12 February: Portsmouth set a new record in the club's history, after being twenty games without a win. 20 February: Court Case is set to go ahead after four adjournments. 21 February: Court Case is set a 19 April deadline. 27 February: Portsmouth Council finalises PST loan deal. 28 February: Stuart Robinson, who is working with Portsmouth Supporters' Trust, seals Fratton Park land deal. 2 March: Portsmouth end a run of 23-games without a win after a 2–1 victory against Crewe. 5 March: A date is set for the High Court hearing: 10 or 11 April. 8 March: Pompey Supporters Trust exchanges contract with administrators to buy Portsmouth. 5 April: Portsmouth completes 115 years of existence. 9 April: Court Case is confirmed to 10 April, and will begin at 10.30am. 10 April: A deal is agreed for PST to buy Portsmouth. 10 April: PST's chairman, Ashley Brown, released a statement saying that they "have a lot of people to thank", and that "now the next chapter of hard work begins to transform our club into something the community of Portsmouth can be proud of – both on and off the field." 16 April: Portsmouth is relegated to League Two after Oldham 1–0 victory over Yeovil. 19 April: Portsmouth Supporters' Trust finalises Portsmouth FC purchase. 20 April: Portsmouth suffers a 10-point deduction due to being out of administration. 20 April: Portsmouth Academy is declared 2012–13 Football League Youth Alliance champions. 24 April: Portsmouth appoint caretaker manager Guy Whittingham as full-time manager on a 1-year rolling contract.
Player statistics
Squad stats
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|colspan="14"|Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
Top scorers
PlacePosition NationNumber NameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupPaint TrophyTotal 1 FW 9 Izale McLeod 10 0 0 1 11 2 FW 9 David Connolly 7 0 0 0 7 3 MF 35 Jed Wallace 6 0 0 0 6 4 DF 16 Gábor Gyepes 4 0 0 0 4 5 FW 21 Ashley Harris 3 0 0 0 3FW 23 Patrick Agyemang 3 0 0 0 3FW 14 Wesley Thomas 3 0 0 0 3FW 10 Luke Rodgers 2 0 0 1 3 6 MF 3 Shaun Cooper 2 0 0 0 2MF 6 Liam Walker 2 0 0 0 2FW 14 Paul Benson 2 0 0 0 2 7 DF 20 Ľubomír Michalík 1 0 0 0 1MF 8 Brian Howard 0 0 0 1 1MF 15 Jordan Obita 1 0 0 0 1MF 17 Conor Clifford 1 0 0 0 1FW 17 Jake Jervis 1 0 0 0 1FW 17 James Keene 1 0 0 0 1MF 23 Scott Allan 1 0 0 0 1TOTALS5100354
Assists According to BBC Sport match reports.
PlacePosition NationNumber NameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupPaint TrophyTotal 1 MF 8 Brian Howard 6 0 0 0 6 2 MF 35 Jed Wallace 5 0 0 0 5 3 MF 6 Liam Walker 3 0 0 0 3FW 23 Patrick Agyemang 3 0 0 0 3DF 3 Jon Harley 3 0 0 0 3 4 FW 9 David Connolly 2 0 0 0 2MF 18 Johnny Ertl 2 0 0 0 2FW 21 Ashley Harris 2 0 0 0 2DF 22 Adam Webster 2 0 0 0 2 5 MF 3 Shaun Cooper 1 0 0 0 1DF 10 Yassin Moutaouakil 1 0 0 0 1FW 20 John Akinde 1 0 0 0 1DF 34 Dan Butler 1 0 0 0 1FW 9 Izale McLeod 1 0 0 0 1FW 10 Luke Rodgers 1 0 0 0 1MF 11 Jack Compton 1 0 0 0 1FW 17 James Keene 1 0 0 0 1MF 23 Scott Allan 1 0 0 0 1DF 2 Mustapha Dumbuya 0 0 0 1 1TOTALS3700138
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupPaint TrophyTotal 8 MF Brian Howard 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 3 DF Jon Harley 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 9 FW Izale McLeod 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 15 DF Carl Dickinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 20 DF Ľubomír Michalík 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 33 DF Ricardo Rocha 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16 DF Gábor Gyepes 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18 DF Johnny Ertl 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 MF Darel Russell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 DF Sam Sodje 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 DF Kevin Long 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 7 MF Adam Reed 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 MF Lee Williamson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 DF Yassin Moutaouakil 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 DF Paul Connolly 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 MF Therry Racon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 35 MF Jed Wallace 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 MF Ákos Buzsáky 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 MF Scott Allan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 15 MF Jordan Obita 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 DF Mustapha Dumbuya 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 FW Luke Rodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 MF Jack Compton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 GK Simon Eastwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 FW Paul Benson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 FW Wesley Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 MF Liam Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 FW Ashley Harris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 DF Adam Webster 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 31 MF Jack Maloney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 34 DF Dan Butler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0TOTALS633310020684
Competition
League One
Results summary
Results by round
Pre-season
Competitive
League One
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Development Squad/Friendlies
Due to lack of first team players, Development squad matches were not needed for the rest of the season, as Development players were sent out on loan to non-league clubs. In addition to this, development squad supervisor Guy Whittingham became Portsmouth's caretaker manager.
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