2008–09 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth F.C.
2008-09
LeaguePremier League
ManagerHarry Redknapp
Tony Adams
Paul Hart (caretaker manager)
League position 14th
Top Goalscorer Peter Crouch (18)
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Community ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Cup Group stage
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season2007-08
Next season2009-10

During the 2008–09 football season Portsmouth played their sixth consecutive season in the highest tier of English football, the Premier League. Thanks to the exploits of the previous season, Portsmouth achieved European football for the first time in their footballing history, thanks to an FA Cup win over Cardiff City; they competed in the UEFA Cup. They also participated in the Charity Shield, against Manchester United on 10 August 2008, at Wembley Stadium, eventually losing on penalties. This was the first time since 1996 that a team outside of the "Big Four" had competed in the competition.

Transfer summary

In

Pos. No. Name From Fee
DF England James Hurst England West Bromwich Albion Compensation
FW France Gaël N’Lundulu France Paris Saint-Germain Compensation
DF 32 Mali Djimi Traoré France Stade Rennes Loan return
MF France Gauthier Mahoto France Le Havre Compensation
MF 25 England Glen Little England Reading Free
FW 26 Israel Ben Sahar England Chelsea Loan
FW Turkey Nadir Çiftçi Netherlands ADO Den Haag Compensation
FW 9 England Peter Crouch England Liverpool Undisclosed fee (estimated £11,000,000)
FW The Gambia Omar Koroma The Gambia Banjul Hawks Nominal
DF 3 France Younes Kaboul England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed fee (estimated £5,000,000)
MF 11 England Jerome Thomas England Charlton Athletic Nominal (variable on appearances)
DF 30 France Armand Traoré England Arsenal Loan
DF 39 Algeria Nadir Belhadj France Lens Loan
GK England Jon Stewart England Weymouth Free
MF Trinidad and Tobago Khaleem Hyland Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh Non-contractual agreement
MF Spain Pablo Navas-Alors Spain Barcelona Free
MF Ghana Torric Jebrin Ghana Hearts of Oak Undisclosed fee
DF England Dan Bennett England Plymouth Argyle Free
DF 2 England Linvoy Primus England Charlton Athletic Loan return
DF 39 Algeria Nadir Belhadj France Lens £4,400,000
DF 20 England Martin Cranie England Charlton Athletic Loan return
MF 14 England Jermaine Pennant England Liverpool Loan
MF 6 England Hayden Mullins England West Ham United Undisclosed fee (estimated £1-2,000,000)
MF 26 Portugal Pelé Portugal Porto Loan
FW The Gambia Omar Koroma England Norwich City Loan return
FW 29 Greece Theofanis Gekas Germany Bayer Leverkusen Loan
MF 33 Greece Angelos Basinas Greece AEK Athens Undisclosed fee (estimated £1,200,000)
FW Switzerland Danijel Subotić Belgium Zulte Waregem Loan return
FW Belgium Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo Belgium Zulte Waregem Loan return
MF Belgium Florent Cuvelier Belgium Mouscron Compensation
DF England Luke Wilkinson England Bristol City Compensation
DF England Callum Reynolds England Basingstoke Town Loan return
FW Republic of Ireland Carl Walshe Republic of Ireland Home Farm Compensation

Out

Pos. No. Name To Fee
FW 9 Czech Republic Milan Baroš France Lyon Loan return
DF 3 France Lucien Aubey France Lens Loan return
FW 34 Cameroon Franck Songo'o Spain Real Zaragoza Contract expired
MF 11 Ghana Sulley Muntari Italy Internazionale Undisclosed fee (estimated £12,750,000)
FW The Gambia Omar Koroma England Norwich City Loan
FW Switzerland Danijel Subotić Belgium Zulte Waregem Loan
GK 31 Bosnia and Herzegovina Asmir Begović England Yeovil Town Loan
DF England Joel Ward England Bournemouth Loan
MF 30 Portugal Pedro Mendes Scotland Rangers £3,000,000
FW Belgium Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo Belgium Zulte Waregem Loan
MF Trinidad and Tobago Khaleem Hyland Belgium Zulte Waregem Loan
DF 2 England Linvoy Primus England Charlton Athletic Loan
MF 29 France Jean-Francois Christophe England Southend United Loan
DF 20 England Martin Cranie England Charlton Athletic Loan
MF 36 England Matt Ritchie England Dagenham & Redbridge Loan
MF Northern Ireland Jordan Hughes England Bognor Regis Town Work experience
FW England Louis Castles England Bognor Regis Town Work experience
MF Ghana Torric Jebrin Belgium Zulte Waregem Loan
MF England Billy Goddard England Bognor Regis Town Work experience
MF 6 France Lassana Diarra Spain Real Madrid Undisclosed fee (estimated £21,000,000)
FW 26 Israel Ben Sahar England Chelsea Loan return
MF 29 France Jean-Francois Christophe England Southend United Nominal
MF 36 England Matt Ritchie England Dagenham & Redbridge Loan extension
FW 14 England Jermain Defoe England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed (estimated £15,750,000)
DF 24 Wales Richard Duffy England Millwall Undisclosed fee
DF 32 Mali Djimi Traoré England Birmingham City Loan
MF 25 England Glen Little England Reading Loan
FW Australia Ryan Gazet Du Chattelier England Bognor Regis Town Work experience
FW England Louis Castles England Bognor Regis Town Work experience
DF England Callum Reynolds England Basingstoke Town Loan

Statistics

Appearances

Goalkeepers

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality League App. Domestic Cups UEFA Cup App. Clean Sheets Goals Conceded / Red card
1David JamesGoalkeeper01-08-1970England England36459 (+4)55 (+16)2 / 0
21Jamie AshdownGoalkeeper30-11-1980England England001100 / 0
31Asmir BegovićGoalkeeper20-06-1987Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina200020 / 0

Defenders

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality League App. Domestic Cups UEFA Cup App. Goals Scored Assists / Red card
3Younes KaboulCentral Defender04-01-1986France France17 (3)2 (1)1 (1)1 (+1)14 (+1) / 0
5Glen JohnsonRight Back23-08-1984England England292436 (+3)9 (+3) / 1
7Hermann HreiðarssonLeft Back/Central Defender11-07-1974Iceland Iceland19 (4)1 (2)2 (1)2 (+1)07 (+1) / 0
15Sylvain DistinCentral Defender16-12-1977France France3845002 (+1) / 0
16Noé PamarotUtility Defender14-04-1979France France11 (4)1 (1)3 (1)001 (+2) / 1
23Sol Campbell (c)Central Defender18-09-1974England England3234001 (+1) / 0
30Armand TraoréLeft Back/Left-sided Midfielder08-12-1989France France14 (5)2 (1)602 (+2)0 / 0
35Marc WilsonUtility Defender17-08-1987Republic of Ireland Ireland3 (1)2 (1)100 (+1)1 / 0
39Nadir BelhadjLeft Back/Left-sided Midfielder18-06-1982Algeria Algeria21 (8)43 (2)23 (+3)2 (+3) / 1

Midfielders

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality League App. Domestic Cups UEFA Cup App. Goals Scored Assists / Red card
6Hayden MullinsDefensive Midfielder/Sweeper/Right Back27-03-1979England England15 (2)00001 / 0
8Papa Bouba DiopDefensive Midfielder/Central Defender28-01-1978Senegal Senegal15 (1)03 (1)015 / 0
14Jermaine PennantRight-sided Midfielder15-01-1983England England9 (4)10030 / 0
18Arnold MvuembaCentral Midfielder/Right-sided Midfielder28-01-1985France France1 (5)22 (2)0 (+1)00 / 0
19Niko KranjčarAttacking Midfielder/Left-sided Midfielder13-08-1984Croatia Croatia16 (5)213 (+1)32 / 0
22Richard HughesDefensive Midfielder25-06-1979Scotland Scotland17 (3)24003 (+2) / 0
28Sean DavisDefensive Midfielder20-09-1979England England31 (1)24 (2)13 (+1)5 / 1
33Angelos BasinasDefensive Midfielder03-01-1976Greece Greece300000 / 0

Forwards

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality League App. Domestic Cups UEFA Cup App. Goals Scored Assists / Red card
9Peter CrouchCentre Forward30-01-1981England England3845 (1)13 (+5) 5 2 / 0
10David NugentCentre Forward02-05-1985England England13 (3)30311 / 0
17John UtakaRight Winger08-01-1982Nigeria Nigeria4 (14)1 (1)1111 / 0
27Nwankwo KanuCentre Forward01-08-1976Nigeria Nigeria3 (14)0 (3)2 (3)1 (+1)1 (+1)0 / 0

Others

Includes players who have yet to feature prominently and former players.

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality League App. Domestic Cups UEFA Cup App. Goals Scored Assists / Red card
2Linvoy PrimusCentral Defender14-09-1973England England0 (1)00000 / 0
4Lauren Right Back19-01-1977Cameroon Cameroon000000 / 0
6Lassana DiarraDefensive Midfielder10-03-1985France France11 (1)020 (+1)03 / 1
11Jerome ThomasLeft-sided Midfielder23-03-1983England England0 (2)00000 / 0
14Jermain DefoeCentre Forward07-10-1982England England17 (2)047 (+2)4 (+1)4 (+1) / 0
20Martin CranieUtility Defender23-09-1986England England020000 / 0
24Richard DuffyRight Back30-08-1985Wales Wales000000 / 0
25Glen LittleRight-sided Midfielder15-10-1975England England4 (1)02 (1)00 (+1)0 / 0
26PeléCentral Midfielder14-09-1987Portugal Portugal000000 / 0
26Ben SaharCentre Forward10-08-1989Israel Israel000000 / 0
29Theofanis GekasCentre Forward23-05-1980Greece Greece0 (1)00000 / 0
29Jean-François ChristopheDefensive Midfielder27-06-1987France France000000 / 0
32Djimi TraoréLeft Back/Central Defender01-03-1980Mali Mali000000 / 0
36Matt RitchieLeft-sided Midfielder10-09-1989England England000000 / 0

Results

Premier League

Premier League results summary

OverallHomeAway
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38 10 11 17 38 57 −19 41 8 3 8 26 29 −3 2 8 9 12 28 −16

Source: Barclays Premier League

UEFA Cup

Top scorers

References

    External links

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