List of Portsmouth F.C. players

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.

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

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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 11 April 2015.

Name	International Team[1]	Position	Club career	League apps	League goals	Total apps	Total goals	Notes
Haines, WillieWillie Haines		FW	1922–1928	164	119	179	129
McPhail, DanDan McPhail		GK	1922–1931	128	0	131+	0
Clifford, GeorgeGeorge Clifford		DF	1924–1930	169	0	176	0
Davies, ReginaldReginald Davies		DF	1924–1928	146	3	157	003
Harold Foxall			1924–1928	139	8	150	008	Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
John McColgan			1924–1930	171	0	187	001	Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
Dave Watson			1924–1930	175	37	188	39	Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
Frederick Cook			1925–1933	241	39	262	40
William Moffatt			1925–1929	126	2	134	2
Frederick Forward			1926–1932	179	28	192	30
Nichol, JimmyJimmy Nichol			1927–1937	351	10	381	10
Rutherford, SeptimusSeptimus Rutherford			1927–1936	119	33	129	37
Jack Smith			1927–1935	260	62	288	70
Weddle, JackJack Weddle		FW	1927–1938	367	170	395	183
Gilfillan, JockJock Gilfillan		GK	1928–1937	331	0	359	000
Easson, JimmyJimmy Easson	Scotland	FW	1928–1939	292	102	312	107
Flewin, RegReg Flewin		DF	1937–1953	150	0	?	000
Reid, DuggieDuggie Reid		FW	1946–1956	308	129	338	139
Froggatt, JackJack Froggatt	England	DF	1946–1954	280	67	?	?
Dickinson, JimmyJimmy Dickinson	England	WH	1946–1965	764	9	845	?	Record Portsmouth appearances
Harris, PeterPeter Harris	England	FW	1946?–1960	479	193	?	?	Record Portsmouth goalscorer
Phillips, LenLen Phillips	England	FW	1946–1956	245	48	?	?
Gunter, PhilPhil Gunter		DF	1951–1964	321	2	?	?
Saunders, RonRon Saunders		FW	1958–1964	236	145	?	?
Beattie, DickDick Beattie		GK	1959–1962	122	0	?	?
Mellows, MickMick Mellows		MF	1973–1978	181	16	?	?
Knight, AlanAlan Knight		GK	1978–2000	683	0	801	000
Aizlewood, SteveSteve Aizlewood		DF	1979–1984	175	13	?	?
Tait, MickMick Tait		MF	1980–1987	240	30	280	032
Ball, KevinKevin Ball		MF	1982–1990	105	4	128	004
Hardyman, PaulPaul Hardyman		DF	1983–1989	117	3	?	?
Blake, NoelNoel Blake		DF	1984–1988	144	10	168	013
Quinn, MickyMicky Quinn		FW	1985–1988	121	54	?	?
Aspinall, WarrenWarren Aspinall		MF	1988–1993	132	21	159	028
Awford, AndyAndy Awford		DF	1989–2000	313	3	372	003
Beresford, JohnJohn Beresford		DF	1989–1992	107	8	132	010
Powell, DarrylDarryl Powell		MF	1989–1995	132	16	156	019
Whittingham, GuyGuy Whittingham		FW	1989–1993, 1999–2001	195	99	226	115
Butters, GuyGuy Butters		DF	1990–1997	154	6	186	007
Walsh, PaulPaul Walsh		FW	1992–1994, 1995–1996	094	19	113	026
Flahavan, AaronAaron Flahavan		GK	1994–2001	093	0	105	000
Simpson, FitzroyFitzroy Simpson	Jamaica	MF	1995–1999	148	10	169	010
Claridge, SteveSteve Claridge		FW	1998, 1998–2001	114	36	124	037
Thogersen, ThomasThomas Thogersen		MF	1998–2002	108	8	119	000
O'Neil, GaryGary O'Neil		MF	1999–2007	174	16	193	017
Harper, KevinKevin Harper		MF	2000–2005	119	9	128	009
Primus, LinvoyLinvoy Primus		DF	2000–2009	198	5	219	005
Quashie, NigelNigel Quashie	Scotland	MF	2000–2005	148	13	163	014
Prosinecki, RobertRobert Prosinecki	Croatia	MF	2001–2002	033	9	033	009	Only non-British player to be voted into all-time best Portsmouth eleven
Merson, PaulPaul Merson	England	MF	2002–2003	044	12	044	0012	Captain of promotion winning side 2002-2003
Hughes, RichardRichard Hughes	Scotland	MF	2002–2011	130	0	164	002
Hislop, ShakaShaka Hislop	Trinidad and Tobago	GK	2002–2005	093	0	100	000
Todorov, SvetoslavSvetoslav Todorov	Bulgaria	FW	2002–2007	077	33	083	033	Top scorer 2002–03 First Division
De Zeeuw, ArjanArjan De Zeeuw		DF	2002–2005	106	5	118	005
Taylor, MatthewMatthew Taylor		MF	2002–2008	178	23	203	029
Stefanovic, DejanDejan Stefanovic	Yugoslavia	DF	2003–2007	112	3	124	003
Ashdown, JamieJamie Ashdown		GK	2004-2012	109	0	124	000
James, DavidDavid James	England	GK	2006–2010	134	0	158	000
Johnson, GlenGlen Johnson	England	DF	2006–2009	084	4	100	004
Davis, SeanSean Davis		MF	2006–2009	102	2	117	003
Kanu, NwankwoNwankwo Kanu	Nigeria	FW	2006-2012	143	20	167	028
Kranjcar, NikoNiko Kranjcar	Croatia	MF	2006–2009	083	9	100	012
Campbell, SolSol Campbell	England	DF	2006–2009	095	2	111	002
Hreidarsson, HermannHermann Hreidarsson	Iceland	DF	2007-2012	102	7	123	008	-
Utaka, JohnJohn Utaka	Nigeria	FW	2007–2011	090	10	114	013
Mullins, HaydenHayden Mullins		MF	2009-2012	114	3	129	003
Wallace, JedJed Wallace		MF	2011-2015	107	26	118	029
Ertl, JohannesJohannes Ertl		MF	2011-2015	80	2	88	02

Notes

1. Denotes if a footballer played in a full international match whilst a Portsmouth player

References

• Post-war Football League Player statistics
• 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.