# 2022–23 Portsmouth F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was Portsmouth's sixth consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season commenced on 30 July 2022.
Portsmouth F.C. became 125 years old on 5 April 2023.

## Players
### Squad Details

As of 13 August 2022
| 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 | Josh Griffiths | GK | Hereford | (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | - | - | West Bromwich Albion | 14 July 2022 | Loan | 30 June 2023 |
| 21 | Josh Oluwayemi | GK | Nigeria | (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | - | - | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 33 | Toby Steward | GK | Portsmouth | 12 February 2005 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | - | - | Academy | 12 February 2022 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Zak Swanson | LB | Cambridge | 28 September 2000 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | - | - | Arsenal | 4 July 2022 | Undisc. | 30 June 2024 |
| 3 | Denver Hume | LWB | Ashington | 11 August 1998 (age 23) | 8 | 0 | - | - | Sunderland | 26 January 2022 | Undisc. | 30 June 2024 |
| 4 | Clark Robertson | CB | Aberdeen | 5 September 1993 (age 28) | 19 | 0 | - | - | Rotherham United | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 5 | Haji Mnoga | CB | Portsmouth | 16 April 2022 (age 20) | 15 | 0 | - | - | Academy | 28 June 2018 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 6 | Connor Ogilvie | LB/CB | Waltham Abbey | 14 February 1996 (age 26) | 31 | 1 | - | - | Gillingham | 2 August 2021 | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 13 | Kieron Freeman | RB | Arnold | 21 March 1992 (age 29) | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Swansea | 11 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 17 | Joe Rafferty | CB | Liverpool | 6 October 1993 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | - | - | Preston North End | 11 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 20 | Sean Raggett | CB | Gillingham | 25 January 1994 (age 28) | 132 | 12 | - | - | Norwich City | 3 August 2020 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 22 | Liam Vincent | LB | England | 11 February 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | - | - | Bromley | 1 July 2021 | Undisc. | 30 June 2024 |
| 28 | Michael Morrison | CB | Bury St Edmunds | 3 March 1988 (age 34) | 0 | 0 | - | - | Reading | 26 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Marlon Pack | CM | Portsmouth | 25 March 1991 (age 31)) | 1 | 0 | - | - | Cardiff City | 1 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 8 | Ryan Tunnicliffe | CM/RM | Heywood | 30 December 1992 (age 29) | 26 | 2 | - | - | Luton Town | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 16 | Joe Morrell | CM | Ipswich | 3 January 1997 (age 25) | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 | Luton Town | 9 August 2021 | Undisc. | 30 June 2024 |
| 23 | Louis Thompson | DM | Bristol | 19 December 1994 (age 27) | 29 | 1 | - | - | Norwich City | 10 August 2021 | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 24 | Michael Jacobs | LW/AM | Rothwell | 4 November 1991 (age 30) | 45 | 7 | - | - | Wigan Athletic | 14 September 2020 | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 25 | Jay Mingi | CM | — | 22 October 2000 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | - | - | Charlton Athletic | 24 September 2021 | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 26 | Tom Lowery | CM | Holmes Chapel | 31 December 1997 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | - | - | Crewe Alexandra | 5 August 2022 | Undisc. | 30 June 2025 |
| 30 | Harry Jewitt-White | CM | Portsmouth | 26 March 2004 (age 17) | 5 | 0 | - | - | Academy | 30 June 2020 | Trainee | 30 June 2023 |
| 31 | Alfie Bridgman | CM | Portsmouth | 11 April 2004 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | - | - | Academy | 30 June 2020 | Trainee | 30 June 2023 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Colby Bishop | FW | Nottingham | 4 November 1996 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accrington Stanley | 21 July 2022 | Undisc. | 30 June 2025 |
| 10 | Joe Pigott | FW | Maidstone | 24 November 1993 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | - | - | Ipswich Town | 16 July 2022 | Loan | 30 June 2023 |
| 11 | Ronan Curtis | LW/FW | London | 29 March 1996 (age 25) | 180 | 47 | 7 | 0 | Derry City | 1 July 2018 | Undisc. | 30 June 2023 |
| 14 | Jayden Reid | FW | Luton | 22 April 2001 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | - | - | Birmingham City | 20 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 15 | Owen Dale | RW | Warrington | 1 November 1998 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | - | - | Blackpool | 7 August 2022 | Loan | 30 June 2023 |
| 18 | Reeco Hackett-Fairchild | LW/FW | Redbridge | 9 January 1998 (age 24) | 35 | 5 | - | - | Bromley | 6 January 2020 | Undisc. | 30 June 2024 |
| 19 | Dane Scarlett | FW | Hillingdon | 24 March 2002 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 July 2022 | Loan | 30 June 2023 |
| 32 | Dan Gifford | FW | Portsmouth | 24 January 2004 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | - | - | Academy | 2 May 2022 | Trainee | 30 June 2023 |

## Statistics

    As of game played on 30 July 2022
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Josh Griffiths | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Zak Swanson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Denver Hume | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Clark Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | TAN | Haji Mnoga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Connor Ogilvie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Marlon Pack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ryan Tunnicliffe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Colby Bishop | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Joe Pigott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | IRL | Ronan Curtis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | WAL | Kieron Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Jayden Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Owen Dale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | WAL | Joe Morrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | IRL | Joe Rafferty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Reeco Hackett-Fairchild | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Dane Scarlett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Sean Raggett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | NGA | Josh Oluwayemi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Liam Vincent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Louis Thompson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Michael Jacobs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Jay Mingi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Tom Lowery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Josh Koroma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Michael Morrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Harry Jewitt-White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Alfie Bridgman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Dan Gifford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Toby Steward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Source:

### Goals record

    As of 4 November 2022
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 9 | ST | Colby Bishop | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | LW | Ronan Curtis | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 19 | ST | Dane Scarlett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 27 | LW | Josh Koroma | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | LB | Connor Ogilvie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | ST | Joe Pigott | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 18 | RW | Reeco Hackett-Fairchild | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 24 | LW | Michael Jacobs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | RB | Zak Swanson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | CB | Clark Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 15 | RW | Owen Dale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 20 | CB | Sean Raggett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Assist record

    As of 4 November 2022
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 15 | RW | Owen Dale | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 4 | CB | Clark Robertson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 24 | LW | Michael Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 7 | CM | Marlon Pack | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | CM | Ryan Tunnicliffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | ST | Colby Bishop | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | ST | Joe Pigott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | LW | Ronan Curtis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 16 | CM | Joe Morrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | ST | Denver Hume | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | CB | Haji Mnoga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 18 | RW | Reeco Hackett-Fairchild | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 19 | ST | Dane Scarlett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 20 | CB | Sean Raggett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 26 | CM | Tom Lowery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 27 | LW | Josh Koroma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 28 | CB | Michael Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 20 August 2022
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | League One | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 7 | CM | Marlon Pack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 15 | RW | Owen Dale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 19 | ST | Dane Scarlett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 25 | CM | Jay Mingi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 28 | CB | Michael Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Marlon Pack | Cardiff City | Free Transfer |
| 4 July 2022 | RB | Zak Swanson | Arsenal | Undisclosed |
| 11 July 2022 | RB | Joe Rafferty | Preston North End | Free Transfer |
| 19 July 2022 | GK | Joshua Oluwayemi | Tottenham Hotspur | Free Transfer |
| 21 July 2022 | CF | Colby Bishop | Accrington Stanley | Undisclosed |
| 26 July 2022 | CB | Michael Morrison | Reading | Free Transfer |
| 5 August 2022 | CM | Tom Lowery | Crewe Alexandra | Free Transfer |
| 6 January 2023 | CB | Ryley Towler | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | AM | Paddy Lane | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 22 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Cardiff City contract expired

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Paul Downing | | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Harvey Hughes | Blackpool | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Callum Johnson | Ross County | Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Issiaga Kaba | Gosport Borough | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Conor Manderson | Lancing | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | Aiden O'Brien | Shrewsbury Town | Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | David Setters | | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Oliver Webber | Glentoran | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Shaun Williams | Gillingham | Released |
| 16 July 2022 | LW | Marcus Harness | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed |
| 26 July 2022 | GK | Alex Bass | Sunderland | Undisclosed |
| 26 January 2023 | CB | Michael Morrison | Cambridge United | Free Transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 14 July 2022 | GK | Josh Griffiths | West Bromwich Albion | 11 January 2023 |
| 16 July 2022 | CF | Joe Pigott | Ipswich Town | End of Season |
| 27 July 2022 | CF | Dane Scarlett | Tottenham Hotspur | End of Season |
| 7 August 2022 | RW | Owen Dale | Blackpool | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CF | Josh Koroma | Huddersfield Town | 11 January 2023 |
| 20 January 2023 | GK | Matt Macey | Luton Town | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CB | Di'Shon Bernard | Manchester United | End of Season |
* ↑ On 11 January, Griffiths was recalled back to West Brom
* ↑ On 11 January, Portsmouth opted to end Koroma's loan from Huddersfield

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 5 August 2022 | LB | Liam Vincent | Maidstone United | 2 September 2022 |
| 12 August 2022 | LW | Alfie Bridgman | Bognor Regis Town | 12 September 2022 |
| 12 August 2022 | GK | Toby Steward | Bognor Regis Town | 1 January 2023 |
| 16 August 2022 | FW | Daniel Gifford | Weymouth | 16 September 2022 |
| 16 August 2022 | MF | Harry Jewitt-White | Gosport Borough | 16 September 2022 |
| 1 September 2022 | CB | Haji Mnoga | Gillingham | 17 January 2023 |
| 13 January 2023 | LM | Liam Vincent | Worthing | End of Season |
| 17 January 2023 | CB | Haji Mnoga | Aldershot Town | End of Season |
* ↑ Mnoga returned from his loan at Gillingham and joined Aldershot

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 17 May, Pompey announced their first batch of pre-season friendlies with trips to Havant & Waterlooville, Gosport Borough and Gillingham, with an XI side also travelling to Bognor Regis Town. A week later, a trip to face Leyton Orient was also added to the schedule. A home pre-season friendly was confirmed on June 8, against Coventry City. A further away pre-season friendly was confirmed on 17 June, against Bristol City. A Pompey XI side would also face Barnet prior to the new season. A training camp match in Spain against Qatar SC was also added.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Mid-season

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 81 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 77 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Derby County | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 76 | |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 70 | |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 69 | |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 62 | |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 62 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 April 2023. Source: [Soccerway]

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 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 | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | D | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | D | W | D | D |
| Position | 8 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

Portsmouth were drawn away to Hereford in the first round, at home to Milton Keynes Dons in the second round and away to Tottenham Hotspur in the third round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Pompey were drawn away to Cardiff City in the first round and to Newport County in the second round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Portsmouth with AFC Wimbledon and Crawley Town. Three days later, Aston Villa U21s joined Southern Group B. Pompey were then drawn away to Ipswich Town in the second round, and at home to Stevenage in the third round and away to Bolton Wanderers in the quarter-final.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Crawley Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 | ACA | Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures