# 2016–17 Portsmouth F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Portsmouth's fourth consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

## Players
### Squad details

    As of 6 May 2017
| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club apps | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | David Forde | GK | Galway | (1979-12-20)20 December 1979 (aged 37) | 47 | 0 | 24 | 0 | Millwall | 28 July 2016 | Loan | 30 June 2017 |
| 13 | Liam O'Brien | GK | Ruislip | (1991-11-30)30 November 1991 (aged 25) | 3 | 0 | – | – | Dag & Red | 8 August 2016 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 34 | Nick Hall | GK | Portsmouth | (1998-12-29)29 December 1998 (aged 18) | – | – | – | – | Academy | 30 August 2016 | Trainee | 30 June 2017 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tom Davies | CB | Warrington | (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 25) | 15 | 0 | – | – | Accrington Stanley | 22 June 2016 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 3 | Enda Stevens | LB | Dublin | (1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 26) | 99 | 1 | – | – | Aston Villa | 15 June 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 5 | Matt Clarke | CB/CM | Barham | (1996-09-22)22 September 1996 (aged 20) | 69 | 2 | – | – | Ipswich Town | 20 May 2016 | Swap | 30 June 2018 |
| 6 | Christian Burgess | CB | Barking | (1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 25) | 88 | 6 | – | – | Peterborough Utd. | 25 June 2015 | Undisc. | 30 June 2018 |
| 16 | Jack Whatmough | CB | Gosport | (1996-08-19)19 August 1996 (aged 20) | 50 | 1 | – | – | Academy | 19 August 2013 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 25 | Drew Talbot | RB/LB/RM | Barnsley | (1986-07-12)12 July 1986 (aged 30) | 7 | 0 | – | – | Chesterfield | 22 June 2016 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 38 | Brandon Haunstrup | LB | Waterlooville | (1996-10-26)26 October 1996 (aged 20) | 6 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 25 June 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Danny Rose | CM | Bristol | (1988-02-21)21 February 1988 (aged 29) | 40 | 5 | – | – | Northampton Town | 3 June 2016 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 7 | Carl Baker | RW/AM | Prescot | (1982-12-26)26 December 1982 (aged 34) | 46 | 9 | – | – | MK Dons | 14 June 2016 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 8 | Michael Doyle | CM | Dublin | (1981-08-08)8 August 1981 (aged 35) | 96 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | 6 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 11 | Gary Roberts | LW/AM | Liverpool | (1984-03-18)18 March 1984 (aged 33) | 80 | 20 | – | – | Chesterfield | 17 June 2015 | Undisc. | 30 June 2018 |
| 18 | Jamal Lowe | RW/LW | Harrow | (1994-07-21)21 July 1994 (aged 22) | 14 | 4 | – | – | Hampton & Richmond | 1 January 2017 | Undisc. | 30 June 2018 |
| 22 | Kal Naismith | RW/LW/ST | Glasgow | (1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 25) | 63 | 18 | – | – | Accrington Stanley | 28 May 2015 | Undisc. | 30 June 2018 |
| 23 | Kyle Bennett | LW/RW | Telford | (1990-09-09)9 September 1990 (aged 26) | 95 | 13 | – | – | Doncaster Rovers | 21 May 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 24 | Amine Linganzi | CM | Algiers | (1989-11-16)16 November 1989 (aged 27) | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Fréjus | 8 August 2016 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 26 | Gareth Evans | RW/RB | Macclesfield | (1988-04-26)26 April 1988 (aged 29) | 94 | 16 | – | – | Fleetwood Town | 28 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 29 | Stanley Aborah | CM | Kumasi | (1987-06-23)23 June 1987 (aged 29) | 4 | 0 | – | – | Free agent | 15 February 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 14 | Curtis Main | ST | South Shields | (1992-06-20)20 June 1992 (aged 24) | 14 | 5 | – | – | Doncaster Rovers | 4 July 2016 | Undisc. | 30 June 2018 |
| 15 | Nicke Kabamba | ST | Brent | (1993-02-01)1 February 1993 (aged 24) | 4 | 0 | – | – | Hampton & Richmond | 18 January 2017 | Undisc. | 30 June 2018 |
| 17 | Eoin Doyle | ST | Dublin | (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 29) | 12 | 2 | – | – | Preston North End | 30 January 2017 | Loan | 30 June 2017 |
| 19 | Conor Chaplin | ST/LW | Worthing | (1997-02-16)16 February 1997 (aged 20) | 89 | 20 | – | – | Academy | 20 October 2014 | Free | 30 June 2019 |
| 20 | Noel Hunt | ST | Waterford | (1982-12-26)26 December 1982 (aged 34) | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 4 August 2016 | Free | 30 June 2017 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 35 | GK | Alex Bass | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 31 | DF | Calvin Davies | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 32 | MF | Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain | 17 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 20 | DF | Matt Clarke | 19 | EU | Ipswich Town | Swap | Summer | 2018 | Swap |
| 4 | MF | Danny Rose | 28 | EU | Northampton Town | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 7 | MF | Carl Baker | 33 | EU | Milton Keynes Dons | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Free |
| 25 | DF | Drew Talbot | 29 | EU | Chesterfield | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Free |
| 9 | FW | Michael Smith | 24 | EU | Swindon Town | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| 10 | MF | Milan Lalkovič | 23 | EU | Walsall | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Compensation |
| 2 | DF | Tom Davies | 24 | EU | Accrington Stanley | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Free |
| 14 | FW | Curtis Main | 24 | EU | Doncaster Rovers | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| 1 | GK | David Forde | 36 | EU | Millwall | Loan | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 21 | DF | Adam Buxton | 24 | EU | Accrington Stanley | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 20 | FW | Noel Hunt | 33 | EU | Southend United | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 24 | MF | Amine Linganzi | 26 | Non-EU | Fréjus | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 13 | GK | Liam O'Brien | 24 | EU | Dagenham & Redbridge | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| | DF | Dominic Hyam | 20 | EU | Reading | Loan | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 17 | FW | Jamal Lowe | 22 | EU | Hampton & Richmond | Transfer | Winter | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| 15 | FW | Nicke Kabamba | — | EU | Hampton & Richmond | Transfer | Winter | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| 17 | FW | Eoin Doyle | 28 | EU | Preston North End | Loan | Winter | 2017 | Free |
| — | DF | Aaron Simpson | 19 | EU | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan | Winter | 2017 | Free |
| 29 | MF | Stanley Aborah | 29 | EU | Notts County | Transfer | During season | 2017 | Free |
Total spending: £0

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 24 | GK | Brian Murphy | 32 | EU | Cardiff City | Released | Summer | Free |
| — | DF | Chad Field | 19 | EU | Bognor Regis Town | Released | Summer | Free |
| — | DF | Snorre Nilsen | 19 | Non-EU | Free agent | Released | Summer | Free |
| 40 | MF | Kaleem Haitham | 17 | EU | Free agent | Released | Summer | Free |
| 31 | FW | Brandon Joseph-Buadi | 18 | EU | Free agent | Released | Summer | Free |
| — | FW | Liam Sayers | 18 | EU | Free agent | Released | Summer | Free |
| 20 | DF | Matt Clarke | 19 | EU | Ipswich Town | Loan Return | Summer | Free |
| 17 | DF | Kieron Freeman | 24 | EU | Sheffield United | Loan Return | Summer | Free |
| 27 | GK | Ryan Fulton | 19 | EU | Liverpool | Loan Return | Summer | Free |
| 10 | FW | Marc McNulty | 23 | EU | Sheffield United | Loan Return | Summer | Free |
| 25 | FW | Conor Wilkinson | 21 | EU | Bolton Wanderers | Loan Return | Summer | Free |
| 4 | DF | Adam Webster | 21 | EU | Ipswich Town | Swap | Summer | £750,000+swap |
| 2 | DF | Ben Davies | 35 | EU | Grimsby Town | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 9 | FW | Matt Tubbs | 31 | EU | Forest Green Rovers | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 7 | FW | Adam McGurk | 27 | EU | Cambridge United | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 1 | GK | Paul Jones | 30 | EU | Norwich City | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 29 | MF | Danny Hollands | 30 | EU | Crewe Alexandra | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 15 | MF | Adam Barton | 25 | EU | Partick Thistle | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| | MF | Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain | 18 | EU | Eastbourne Borough | Loan | During season | Free |
| 10 | MF | Milan Lalkovič | 24 | EU | Ross County | Loan | Winter | Free |
| 21 | DF | Adam Buxton | 24 | EU | Free agent | Contract cancelled | Winter | Free |
| 9 | FW | Michael Smith | 25 | EU | Northampton Town | Loan | Winter | Free |
Total gaining: £750,000

### Contracts

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date |
| 33 | MF | Ben Close | 19 | Signed | 1 year | June 2017 |
| 30 | MF | Adam May | 18 | Signed | 1 year | June 2017 |
| 18 | MF | Ben Tollitt | 21 | Signed | 1 year | June 2017 |
| 36 | DF | Dory Yates | 18 | Signed | 6 months | January 2017 |

## Player statistics
### Squad stats

    As of 6 May 2017
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | David Forde | 47 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Tom Davies | 15 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Enda Stevens | 46 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | Danny Rose | 40 | 5 | 33+5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Matt Clarke | 36 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Christian Burgess | 45 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Carl Baker | 46 | 9 | 40+5 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Michael Doyle | 46 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Gary Roberts | 42 | 10 | 31+10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | | Liam O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Curtis Main | 14 | 5 | 4+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | FW | | Nicke Kabamba | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Jack Whatmough | 12 | 1 | 4+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Eoin Doyle | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Jamal Lowe | 17 | 4 | 5+9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Conor Chaplin | 42 | 8 | 13+26 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Noel Hunt | 24 | 1 | 4+16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Kal Naismith | 41 | 15 | 22+15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | | Kyle Bennett | 44 | 6 | 33+6 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Amine Linganzi | 23 | 1 | 12+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | Drew Talbot | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | | Gareth Evans | 46 | 6 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | | Stanley Aborah | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | | Nick Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | | Brandon Haunstrup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players on loan to other clubs: ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Michael Smith | 21 | 6 | 14+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | | Milan Lalkovič | 16 | 1 | 5+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | | Adam May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | | Calvin Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | | Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | | Ben Close | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | | Alex Bass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have left the club after the start of the season: ||||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | | Ben Tollitt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Dominic Hyam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Adam Barton | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Aaron Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Adam Buxton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | MF | 22 | Kal Naismith | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | MF | 11 | Gary Roberts | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | MF | 7 | Carl Baker | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | FW | 19 | Conor Chaplin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | MF | 23 | Kyle Bennett | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | 26 | Gareth Evans | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Michael Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | 4 | Danny Rose | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | FW | 14 | Curtis Main | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | DF | 6 | Christian Burgess | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 18 | Jamal Lowe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | 17 | Eoin Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 3 | Enda Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 5 | Matt Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 8 | Michael Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 10 | Milan Lalkovič | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 16 | Jack Whatmough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 20 | Noel Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 24 | Amine Linganzi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 79 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 88 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | League Two | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| 3 | | DF | Enda Stevens | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Michael Doyle | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Carl Baker | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Gary Roberts | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | | MF | Gareth Evans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | FW | Conor Chaplin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Christian Burgess | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | | FW | Noel Hunt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Kyle Bennett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | | GK | David Forde | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Tom Davies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | MF | Kal Naismith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Matt Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | MF | Danny Rose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | | FW | Eoin Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | | MF | Ben Close | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | MF | Amine Linganzi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | | FW | Curtis Main | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | | DF | Jack Whatmough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | | MF | Stanley Aborah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | | MF | Adam Barton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 73 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 1 |

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Portsmouth (C, P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 79 | 40 | +39 | 87 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle (P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 87 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers (P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 85 | 55 | +30 | 85 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 4 | Luton Town | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 77 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Exeter City | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 75 | 56 | +19 | 71 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One

#### Matches
### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Yeovil Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Reading U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | L1 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |