# 2024–25 Portsmouth F.C. season

The 2024–25 season marks Portsmouth Football Club's first season back in the EFL Championship, since the 2011–12 season following their promotion from League One in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

## Players
### Squad

    As of 7 March 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jordan Williams |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Connor Ogilvie |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Ryley Towler |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Regan Poole |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Conor Shaughnessy |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Marlon Pack (captain) |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Freddie Potts (on loan from West Ham United) |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Colby Bishop |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Kusini Yengi |
| 11 | FW | IRL | Mark O'Mahony (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) |
| 13 | GK | AUT | Nicolas Schmid |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Kaide Gordon (on loan from Liverpool) |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Christian Saydee |
| 17 | FW | FRA | Adil Aouchiche (on loan from Sunderland) |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Cohen Bramall |
| 19 | DF | AUS | Jacob Farrell |
| 20 | FW | AUS | Thomas Waddingham |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Andre Dozzell |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Zak Swanson |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Josh Murphy |
| 24 | MF | NIR | Terry Devlin |
| 25 | MF | GUI | Abdoulaye Kamara |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Harvey Blair |
| 30 | MF | SCO | Matt Ritchie |
| 31 | GK | SCO | Jordan Archer |
| 32 | FW | NIR | Paddy Lane |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Toby Steward |
| 34 | DF | SCO | Ibane Bowat |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Robert Atkinson (on loan from Bristol City) |
| 36 | GK | ENG | Ben Killip |
| 44 | DF | AUS | Hayden Matthews |
| 45 | MF | JAM | Issac Hayden (on loan from Newcastle United) |
| 49 | FW | ENG | Callum Lang |
| — | DF | SWE | Alexander Milošević |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date |
| 28 | MF | Reuben Swann | AFC Sudbury | Undisclosed | 26 June 2024 |
| 31 | GK | Jordan Archer | Queens Park Rangers | Free Transfer | 1 July 2024 |
| 23 | FW | Josh Murphy | Oxford United | Free Transfer | 1 July 2024 |
| 2 | DF | Jordan Williams | Barnsley | Free Transfer | 1 July 2024 |
| 19 | DF | Jacob Farrell | Central Coast Mariners | Undisclosed | 26 July 2024 |
| 18 | FW | Elias Sørensen | Esbjerg | Undisclosed | 2 August 2024 |
| 21 | MF | Andre Dozzell | Queens Park Rangers | Free Transfer | 5 August 2024 |
| 30 | MF | Matt Ritchie | Newcastle United | Free Transfer | 6 August 2024 |
| 25 | MF | Abdoulaye Kamara | Borussia Dortmund | Undisclosed | 20 August 2024 |
| 13 | GK | Nicolas Schmid | Blau-Weiß Linz | Undisclosed | 21 August 2024 |
| 29 | FW | Harvey Blair | Liverpool | Undisclosed | 23 August 2024 |
| 34 | DF | Ibane Bowat | Fulham | Undisclosed | 30 August 2024 |
| 20 | FW | Thomas Waddingham | Brisbane Roar | Undisclosed | 22 January 2025 |
| 44 | FW | Hayden Matthews | Sydney FC | Undisclosed | 27 January 2025 |
| 18 | DF | Cohen Bramall | Rotherham United | Undisclosed | 31 January 2025 |
| 36 | GK | Ben Killip | Barnsley | Undisclosed | 3 February 2025 |
| - | DF | Alexander Milošević | Unattached | Free | 7 March 2025 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| 13 | GK | Matt Macey | Colchester United | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| 17 | DF | Joe Rafferty | Rotherham United | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| 20 | DF | Sean Raggett | Rotherham United | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| 45 | MF | Lee Evans | Blackpool | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| - | FW | Koby Mottoh | Bournemouth | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| 34 | DF | Josh Dockerill | Havant & Waterlooville | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| - | MF | Harry Jewitt-White | Crusaders | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| - | GK | Bastian Smith | Peterborough United | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| - | DF | Haji Mnoga | Salford City | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| - | MF | Mitch Aston | Havant & Waterlooville | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| - | FW | Sam Folarin | Unattached | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| - | DF | Harvey Laidlaw | Havant & Waterlooville | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| 29 | FW | Josh Martin | Unattached | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| - | MF | Daniel Murray | Unattached | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| - | GK | Malachi Osei-Owusu | Unattached | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| - | DF | Brian Quarm | Unattached | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| 31 | GK | Ryan Schofield | Morecambe | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| - | MF | Liam Vincent | Tonbridge Angels | End of Contract | 30 June 2024 |
| 21 | DF | Jack Sparkes | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | 26 July 2024 |
| 11 | FW | Gavin Whyte | Unattached | Released | 30 August 2024 |
| 18 | FW | Elias Sørensen | Vålerenga | Undisclosed | 9 January 2025 |
| 14 | MF | Ben Stevenson | Cambridge United | Released | 30 January 2025 |
| 1 | GK | Will Norris | Wycombe Wanderers | Released | 3 February 2025 |
| 17 | MF | Owen Moxon | Stockport County | Undisclosed | 3 February 2025 |

### Loaned in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned From | Until | Date |
| 20 | FW | Samuel Silvera | Middlesbrough | 13 January 2025 | 1 July 2024 |
| 8 | MF | Freddie Potts | West Ham United | End of Season | 26 August 2024 |
| 11 | FW | Mark O'Mahony | Brighton & Hove Albion | End of Season | 28 August 2024 |
| 35 | DF | Robert Atkinson | Bristol City | End of Season | 3 January 2025 |
| 45 | MF | Isaac Hayden | Newcastle United | End of Season | 10 January 2025 |
| 17 | FW | Adil Aouchiche | Sunderland | End of Season | 31 January 2025 |
| 14 | FW | Kaide Gordon | Liverpool | End of Season | 3 February 2025 |
* ↑ On 13 January, Silvera was recalled back to Middlesbrough

### Loaned out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Until | Date |
| 33 | GK | Toby Steward | Tonbridge Angels | 25 October 2024 | 16 July 2024 |
| 28 | MF | Reuben Swann | Havant & Waterlooville | End of Season | 9 August 2024 |
| 27 | FW | Anthony Scully | Colchester United | 14 January 2025 | 30 August 2024 |
| 33 | GK | Toby Steward | Wealdstone FC | 23 November 2024 | 23 December 2024 |
| 26 | MF | Tom Lowery | Crewe Alexandra | End of Season | 30 January 2025 |
| 27 | FW | Anthony Scully | Colchester United | End of Season | 3 February 2025 |
| 16 | DF | Tom McIntyre | Charlton Athletic | End of Season | 3 February 2025 |
* ↑ On 25 October, Steward was recalled back from his loan at Tonbridge
* ↑ On 14 January, Colchester opted to end Scully's loan deal

## Pre-season and friendlies

On May 31, Pompey announced their first three pre-season friendlies, against Gosport Borough, Havant & Waterlooville and Bognor Regis Town. A fourth was confirmed five days later, versus Milton Keynes Dons. In June, the club announced a pre-season training camp in Pula, Croatia. On 1 July, Portsmouth added a fifth pre-season opposition, away to Charlton Athletic.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| EFL Championship | Matchday 1 | TBD | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 028.95 |
| FA Cup | Third round | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | First round | First Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 027.50 |
Last updated: 15 March 2025 Source: Soccerway

### EFL Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 15 | Preston North End | 37 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 44 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 44 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 37 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 42 |
| 18 | Hull City | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 40 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 39 |

#### League results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### League results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 16$^1$ | 27 | 28 | 29 | 17$^2$ | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 9 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 42 | | | | | | | | |
* $^1$ Matchday 16 (vs. Blackburn Rovers) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
* $^2$ Matchday 17 (vs. Millwall) was postponed due to power failure in the local area.

#### League matches

On 26 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Portsmouth joined the FA Cup on 10 January 2025 at the Third Round stage, and were knocked out by Wycombe Wanderers after losing 2-0.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Portsmouth being knocked out on 13 August by Millwall after losing 0-1.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match(es) played 15 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jordan Williams | 17 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Connor Ogilvie | 38 | 4 | 37+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Ryley Towler | 14 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Regan Poole | 19 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Conor Shaughnessy | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Marlon Pack | 34 | 0 | 28+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Freddie Potts | 30 | 1 | 27+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Colby Bishop | 24 | 7 | 23+1 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Kusini Yengi | 11 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | IRL | Mark O'Mahony | 12 | 3 | 5+7 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | AUT | Nicolas Schmid | 30 | 0 | 29+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Kaide Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Christian Saydee | 27 | 2 | 9+16 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO | Tom McIntyre | 13 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Adil Aouchiche | 8 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Cohen Bramall | 8 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | AUS | Jacob Farrell | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | AUS | Thomas Waddingham | 3 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Andre Dozzell | 34 | 1 | 28+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Zak Swanson | 29 | 1 | 21+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Josh Murphy | 34 | 6 | 32+2 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | NIR | Terry Devlin | 28 | 0 | 10+16 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | GUI | Abdoulaye Kamara | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Tom Lowery | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Harvey Blair | 8 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | SCO | Matt Ritchie | 34 | 4 | 23+9 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | SCO | Jordan Archer | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | NIR | Paddy Lane | 23 | 1 | 12+9 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Robert Atkinson | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Harry Clout | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | AUS | Hayden Matthews | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | JAM | Issac Hayden | 11 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | ENG | Callum Lang | 30 | 10 | 27+2 | 10 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season: ||||||||||||
| 20 | FW | AUS | Samuel Silvera | 12 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured but departed permanently during the season: ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Will Norris | 9 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Ben Stevenson | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Owen Moxon | 13 | 0 | 2+10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | DEN | Elias Sørensen | 13 | 1 | 4+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |