2012–13 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth

2012-13 season
Chairman	Under Administration (until 10 April) Pompey Supporters Trust (PST) (since 19 April)
Manager	Michael Appleton (until 8 November) Guy Whittingham (since 8 November)
League One	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	First round
League Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Izale McLeod (10) All: Izale McLeod (11)
Highest home attendance	18,433 vs. Sheffield United (20 April 2013)
Lowest home attendance	9,815 vs. MK Dons (26 February 2013)
Average home league attendance	14,124
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2012–13 season was Portsmouth's first season in League One. This was the first time that Portsmouth had played in the third tier of English football since the 1982–83 season. Portsmouth were relegated to League Two on 16 April 2013, following Oldham Athletic's win over Yeovil Town.

Players[edit]

Squad details[edit]

As of 26 April 2013

No.	Name	Nat.	Place of birth	Date of birth	Club apps.	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Previous club	Date joined	Fee	End
1	Phil Smith		Harrow	14 December 1979	0	0	–	–	Swindon Town	7 December 2012	Free	2013
4	Sam Sodje		Greenwich	25 May 1979	9	0	7	0	Notts County	24 January 2013	Free	2013
6	Liam Walker		Gibraltar	13 April 1988	28	2	10	5	San Roque	16 August 2012	Free	2013
9	David Connolly		Willesden	6 June 1977	17	7	41	9	Southampton	31 December 2012	Free	2013
10	Yassin Moutaouakil		Nice	18 July 1986	19	0	–	–	Hayes & Yeading	24 January 2013	Free	2013
13	Simon Eastwood		Luton	26 June 1989	30	0	–	–	FC Halifax Town	13 August 2012	Free	2013
16	Gábor Gyepes		Budapest	26 June 1981	37	4	26	1	Vasas	7 September 2012	Free	2013
18	Johannes Ertl		Graz	13 November 1982	39	0	7	0	Sheffield United	31 August 2012	Free	2013
20	John Akinde		Camberwell	8 July 1989	11	0	–	–	Crawley	31 January 2013	Free	2013
21	Ashley Harris		Waterlooville	9 December 1993	34	3	–	–	Academy	15 July 2010	Trainee	2013
22	Adam Webster		West Wittering	4 January 1995	24	0	–	–	Academy	9 February 2011	Trainee	2013
24	Nick Awford		Portsmouth	15 April 1995	1	0	–	–	Academy	9 February 2011	Trainee	2013
30	Jack Whatmough1		Gosport	24 June 1996	–	–	–	–	Academy	6 July 2012	Trainee	2014
31	Jack Maloney		Ryde	8 December 1994	10	0	–	–	Academy	9 February 2011	Trainee	2013
32	Bradley Tarbuck1		Emsworth	6 November 1995	1	0	–	–	Academy	6 July 2012	Trainee	2014
33	Ricardo Rocha		Santo Tirso	3 October 1978	97	0	6	0	Standard Liège	1 February 2010	Free	2013
34	Dan Butler		Cowes	26 August 1994	18	0	–	–	Academy	15 July 2010	Trainee	2013
35	Jed Wallace		Reading	26 March 1994	23	6	–	–	Lewes	30 August 2011	Free	2014
36	Dan Thompson1		Wandsworth	4 July 1994	1	0	–	–	Hampton & Richmond	6 January 2012	Free	2013
37	George Colson1		Cowes	24 October 1993	1	0	–	–	Academy	15 July 2010	Trainee	2013
38	Alex Grant1		Manchester	23 January 1994	1	0	–	–	Academy	15 July 2010	Trainee	2013
41	Elliot Wheeler1		Newport	19 December 1993	–	–	–	–	Academy	15 July 2010	Trainee	2013

¹ Not in first team squad, but appeared at least on the bench in a first team game.

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
38	DF		Alex Grant	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	Summer	2013	Youth system	[1]
34	DF		Dan Butler	17	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	Summer	2013	Youth system	[2]
33	DF		Sam Magri	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	Summer	2013	Youth system	[3]
41	DF		Elliot Wheeler	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	Summer	2013	Youth system	[4]
35	MF		Jed Wallace	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	Summer	2014	Youth system	[5]
37	MF		George Colson	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	Summer	2013	Youth system	[6]
36	MF		Dan Thompson	17	EU	Youth system	Loan Expiry Y	Summer	2013	Youth system	[7]
39	MF		Andy Higgins	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	Summer	2013	Youth system	[8]
13	GK		Simon Eastwood	23	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free	[9]
40	DF		Ashley Westwood	35	EU	Lincoln City	Job Offer Y	Summer	2013	Free	[10]
—			Luke Dowling		EU	Crystal Palace	Job Offer Y	Summer	2013	Free	[11]
11	MF		Jack Compton	23	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free	[12][13]
2	DF		Mustapha Dumbuya	24	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free	[14]
7	MF		Lee Williamson	30	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free	[15]
3	DF		Jon Harley	32	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free	[16]
10	FW		Luke Rodgers	30	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free	[17]
8	MF		Brian Howard	29	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free	[18]
9	FW		Izale McLeod	27	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free	[19]
6	MF		Liam Walker	24	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free	[20]
23	MF		Kieran Djilali	21	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free	[21]
17	MF		Conor Clifford	20	EU	Chelsea	Loan Y	Summer	2012	Free	[22]
1	GK		Mikkel Andersen	23	EU	Reading	Loan Y	Summer	2012	Free	[23]
14	DF		Paul Connolly	28	EU	Leeds United	Loan Y	Summer	2012	Free	[24]
4	DF		Kevin Long	22	EU	Burnley	Loan Y	Summer	2012	Free	[25]
15	MF		Jordan Obita	18	EU	Reading	Loan Y	Summer	2012	Free	[26]
18	DF		Johnny Ertl	29	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free	[27]
5	DF		Josh Thompson	21	EU	Celtic	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free	[28]
19	MF		Darel Russell	31	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free	[29]
16	DF		Gábor Gyepes	31	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free	[30]
20	DF		Ľubomír Michalík	29	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free	[31]
14	FW		Wesley Thomas	25	EU	Bournemouth	Loan Y	During Season	2012	Free	[32]
17	MF		Ákos Buzsáky	30	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	During Season	2012	Free	[33]
15	DF		Carl Dickinson	25	EU	Watford	Loan Y	During Season	2012	Free	[34]
23	MF		Scott Allan	20	EU	West Bromwich Albion	Loan Y	During Season	2012	Free	[35]
26	MF		Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	20	EU	Peterborough United	Loan Y	During Season	2012	Free	[36]
14	FW		Paul Benson	33	EU	Swindon Town	Loan Y	During Season	2012	Free	[37]
33	DF		Ricardo Rocha	34	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	During Season	2012	Free	[38]
35	MF		Jed Wallace	18	EU	Whitehawk	Loan Return Y	During Season	2014	Free
1	GK		Alex Cisak	23	EU	Oldham Athletic	Loan Y	During Season	2012	Free	[39]
17	FW		Jake Jervis	21	EU	Birmingham City	Loan Y	During Season	2012	Free	[40]
1	GK		Phil Smith	32	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	During Season	2013	Free	[41]
35	MF		Jed Wallace	18	EU	Whitehawk	Loan Return Y	During Season	2014	Free	[42]
9	FW		David Connolly	35	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Winter	2013	Free	[43]
35	MF		Dan Butler	18	EU	Havant & Waterlooville	Loan Return Y	Winter	2014	Free	[44]
17	FW		James Keene	27	EU	IF Elfsborg	Loan Y	Winter	2013	Free	[45]
14	MF		Frankie Sutherland	19	EU	Queens Park Rangers	Loan Y	Winter	2013	Free	[46]
37	MF		George Colson	19	EU	Dorchester Town	Loan Return Y	Winter	2013	Free
36	FW		Dan Thompson	18	EU	Dorchester Town	Loan Return Y	Winter	2013	Free
38	DF		Alex Grant	18	EU	Eastleigh	Loan Return Y	Winter	2013	Free
3	DF		Shaun Cooper	29	EU	Crawley Town	Loan Y	Winter	2013	Free	[47]
4	DF		Sam Sodje	33	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	Winter	2013	Free	[48]
10	DF		Yassin Moutaouakil	26	EU	Hayes & Yeading United	Transfer Y	Winter	2013	Free	[49]
7	MF		Adam Reed	21	EU	Sunderland	Loan Y	Winter	2013	Free	[50]
			Alan Knight	51	EU	Free agent	Job Offer Y	Winter	2013	Free	[51]
19	MF		Therry Racon	28	EU	Millwall	Loan Y	During Season	2013	Free	[52]
20	FW		John Akinde	23	EU	Free agent	Transfer Y	During Season	2013	Free	[53]
23	FW		Patrick Agyemang	32	EU	Stevenage	Loan Y	During Season	2013	Free	[54]
41	MF		Elliot Wheeler	19	EU	Bashley	Loan Return Y	During Season	2013	Free	[55]
31	MF		Jack Maloney	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	During Season	2013	Free	[56]
24	MF		Nick Awford	17	EU	Youth system	Promoted Y	During Season	2013	Free	[57]
37	MF		George Colson	19	EU	Bashley	Loan Return Y	During Season	2013	Free	[58]
36	FW		Dan Thompson	18	EU	Bognor Regis Town	Loan Return Y	During Season	2013	Free
38	DF		Alex Grant	19	EU	Havant & Waterlooville	Loan Return Y	During Season	2013	Free
41	MF		Elliot Wheeler	19	EU	Sutton United	Loan Return Y	During Season	2013	Free
—	DF		Joshua Warren	18	EU	Bognor Regis Town	Loan Return Y	During Season	2013	Free

Total spending: £0

Trialists[edit]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
—	GK		Simon Eastwood	23	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free	[59]
—	GK		Laurie Walker	22	EU	Kettering Town	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free	[60]
—	DF		Mustapha Dumbuya	24	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free	[61]
—	DF		Jon Harley	32	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free	[62]
—	GK		Darjan Curanovič	26	EU	Triglav Kranj	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free	[63]
—	FW		Luke Rodgers	30	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free	[64]
—	MF		Brian Howard	29	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free	[65]
—	MF		Simon Gillett	26	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free	[66]
—	MF		Lloyd Sam	27	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free	[67]
—	FW		Izale McLeod	27	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free	[68]
—	GK		David Preece	35	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free	[69]
—	DF		Sotiris Balafas	25	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free	[70]
—	MF		Julien Lopez	20	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free	[71]
—	MF		Liam Walker	24	EU	San Roque	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free	[72]
—	GK		Jordan Perez	25	EU	Lincoln	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free	[73]
—	GK		Glenn Morris	28	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free	[74]
—	DF		Josh Thompson	21	EU	Celtic	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free	[75]
—	DF		Agonit Sallaj	20	EU	Neuchâtel Xamax	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free	[76]
—	MF		Kieran Djilali	21	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free	[77]
—	MF		Jack Compton	23	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free	[78][79]
—	MF		Conor Clifford	20	EU	Chelsea	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free	[80]
—	GK		Jordan Santiago	21	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free	[81]
—	DF		Jerel Ifil	30	EU	Kettering Town	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free	[82]
—	MF		Tom Soares	26	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free	[83]
—	DF		Johnny Ertl	29	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Summer	Trial	Free	[84]
—	DF		Hermann Hreiðarsson	38	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Summer	Trial	Free	[85]
—	MF		Luís Boa Morte	35	EU	Free agent	Trial N	During Season	Trial	Free	[86]
—	MF		Ákos Buzsáky	30	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	During Season	Trial	Free	[87]
—	MF		Martin Devaney	32	EU	Free agent	Trial N	During Season	Trial	Free	[88]
—	GK		Phil Smith	32	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	During Season	Trial	Free	[89]
—	FW		David Connolly	35	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	During Season	Trial	Free	[90]
—	FW		James Keene	27	EU	IF Elfsborg	Trial/Transfer Y	Winter	Trial	Free	[91]
—	FW		Benjani	34	EU	Free agent	Trial N	Winter	Trial	Free	[92]
—	DF		Sam Sodje	33	EU	Free agent	Trial/Transfer Y	Winter	Trial	Free	[93]
—	MF		Alassane N'Diaye	23	EU	Free agent	Trial N	During Season	Trial	Free	[94]

Out[edit]

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
5	DF		Jason Pearce	24	EU	Leeds United	Transfer Y	Summer	£500,000	[95]
—	GK		Matthew Gledhill	18	EU	Stoke City	Contract Ended Y	Summer	Free	[96]
—	DF		Lewis Tallack	19	EU	Nike Academy	Contract Ended Y	Summer	Free	[97]
—	MF		Lewis Stockford	19	EU	Bognor Regis Town	Contract Ended Y	Summer	Free	[98]
—	FW		Carl Walshe	19	EU	Bognor Regis Town	Contract Ended Y	Summer	Free	[99]
—	FW		James Jennings	18	EU	Free agent	Contract Ended Y	Summer	Free	[100]
13	GK		Stephen Henderson	24	EU	West Ham United	Transfer Y	Summer	£600,0001	[101]
1	GK		Jamie Ashdown	31	EU	Leeds United	Contract Ended Y	Summer	Free	[102]
25	FW		Benjani	33	EU	Chippa United	Contract Ended Y	Summer	Free	[103]
3	DF		Ricardo Rocha	33	EU	Portsmouth	Contract Ended Y	Summer	Free	[104]
2	MF		Joel Ward	22	EU	Crystal Palace	Transfer Y	Summer	£400,000	[105]
14	MF		Kelvin Etuhu	24	EU	Barnsley	Contract Ended Y	Summer	Free	[106]
8	MF		Hayden Mullins	33	EU	Birmingham City	Contract Ended Y	Summer	Free	[107]
4	DF		Aaron Mokoena	31	EU	Bidvest Wits	Contract Terminated Y	Summer	Free	[108]
9	FW		Márkó Futács	21	EU	Leicester City	Contract Ended Y	Summer	Compensation	[109]
11	FW		Luke Varney	29	EU	Leeds United	Transfer Y	Summer	£300,000	[110]
19	MF		David Norris	31	EU	Leeds United	Transfer Y	Summer	£250,0002	[111]
15	DF		Greg Halford	27	EU	Nottingham Forest	Transfer Y	Summer	Undisclosed	[112]
10	FW		Erik Huseklepp	27	EU	Brann	Transfer Y	Summer	£200,0003	[113]
27	FW		Nwankwo Kanu	35	EU	Free agent	Contract Terminated Y	Summer	Free	[114]
18	FW		Dave Kitson	32	EU	Sheffield United	Contract Terminated Y	Summer	Free	[115]
26	DF		Tal Ben Haim	30	EU	Queens Park Rangers	Contract Terminated Y	Summer	Free	[116]
7	MF		Liam Lawrence	30	EU	PAOK	Contract Terminated Y	Summer	Free	[117]
23	MF		Kieran Djilali	21	EU	Sligo Rovers	Contract Terminated Y	Summer	Free	[118]
33	DF		Sam Magri	18	EU	Queens Park Rangers	Transfer Y	Summer	Free	[119]
14	DF		Paul Connolly	28	EU	Leeds United	Loan Return Y	During Season	Free	[120]
17	MF		Conor Clifford	20	EU	Chelsea	Loan Return Y	During Season	Free	[121]
4	DF		Kevin Long	22	EU	Burnley	Loan Return Y	During Season	Free	[122]
—	FW		Patrick Antelmi	18	EU	Leeds United	Transfer Y	During Season	Free	[123]
35	MF		Jed Wallace	18	EU	Whitehawk	Loan Y	During Season	Free	[124]
15	MF		Jordan Obita	18	EU	Reading	Loan Return Y	During Season	Free	[125]
14	FW		Wes Thomas	25	EU	Bournemouth	Loan Return Y	During Season	Free	[126]
34	DF		Dan Butler	18	EU	Havant & Waterlooville	Loan Y	During Season	Free	[127]
41	DF		Elliot Wheeler	18	EU	Bashley	Loan Y	During Season	Free	[128]
			Michael Appleton	36	EU	Blackpool	Job Offer Y	During Season	Compensation	[129]
40	DF		Ashley Westwood	36	EU	Blackpool	Job Offer Y	During Season	Free	[130]
10	FW		Luke Rodgers	30	EU	Free agent	Loan Y	During Season	Free	[131]
5	DF		Josh Thompson	21	EU	Colchester United	Loan Y	During Season	Free	[132]
15	DF		Carl Dickinson	25	EU	Watford	Loan Return Y	During Season	Free	[133]
39	MF		Andy Higgins	19	EU	Perth Glory	Contract Terminated Y	During Season	Free	[134]
1	GK		Mikkel Andersen	23	EU	Reading	Loan Return Y	During Season	Free	[135]
17	MF		Ákos Buzsáky	30	EU	Barnsley	Loan Y	During Season	Free	[136]
36	FW		Dan Thompson	18	EU	Dorchester Town	Loan Y	During Season	Free	[137]
37	MF		George Colson	19	EU	Dorchester Town	Loan Y	During Season	Free	[138]
35	MF		Jed Wallace	18	EU	Whitehawk	Loan Y	During Season	Free	[139]
1	GK		Alex Cisak	23	EU	Oldham Athletic	Loan Return Y	During Season	Free	[140]
38	DF		Alex Grant	18	EU	Eastleigh	Loan Y	During Season	Free	[141]
17	FW		Jake Jervis	21	EU	Birmingham	Loan Return Y	During Season	Free	[142]
9	FW		Izale McLeod	28	EU	MK Dons	Contract Terminated Y	During Season	Free	[143]
5	DF		Josh Thompson	21	EU	Colchester United	Transfer Y	Winter	Free	[144]
11	MF		Jack Compton	24	EU	Colchester United	Transfer Y	Winter	Free	[145]
17	MF		Ákos Buzsáky	30	EU	Free agent	Contract Ended Y	Winter	Free	[146]
23	MF		Scott Allan	21	EU	West Bromwich Albion	Loan Return Y	Winter	Free	[147]
26	MF		Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	20	EU	Peterborough United	Loan Return Y	Winter	Free	[148]
10	FW		Luke Rodgers	31	EU	Free agent	Contract Ended Y	Winter	Free	[149]
20	DF		Ľubomír Michalík	29	EU	Kairat	Contract Ended Y	Winter	Free	[150]
2	DF		Mustapha Dumbuya	25	EU	Crawley Town	Contract Ended Y	Winter	Free	[151]
3	DF		Jon Harley	33	EU	Maidstone United	Contract Ended Y	Winter	Free	[152]
7	MF		Lee Williamson	30	EU	Blackburn Rovers	Contract Ended Y	Winter	Free	[153]
8	MF		Brian Howard	29	EU	Bristol City	Contract Ended Y	Winter	Free	[154]
36	FW		Dan Thompson	18	EU	Bognor Regis Town	Loan Y	Winter	Free	[155]
—			Luke Dowling		EU	Blackburn Rovers	Job Offer Y	Winter	Compensation	[156]
—			John Keeley	51	EU	Blackburn Rovers	Job Offer Y	Winter	Compensation	[157]
—			Chris Neville	40	EU	Blackburn Rovers	Job Offer Y	Winter	Compensation	[158]
37	MF		George Colson	19	EU	Bashley	Loan Y	Winter	Free	[159]
38	DF		Alex Grant	19	EU	Havant & Waterlooville	Loan Y	Winter	Free	[160]
19	MF		Darel Russell	32	EU	Toronto FC	Contract Ended Y	Winter	Free	[161]
14	MF		Frankie Sutherland	19	EU	Queens Park Rangers	Loan Return Y	During Season	Free	[162]
17	FW		James Keene	27	EU	IF Elfsborg	Loan Return Y	During Season	Free	[163]
7	MF		Adam Reed	21	EU	Sunderland	Loan Return Y	During Season	Free	[164]
—	DF		Joshua Warren	18	EU	Bognor Regis Town	Loan Y	During Season	Free	[165]
37	MF		George Colson	19	EU	Stoke City	Trial	During Season	Free	[166]
41	MF		Elliot Wheeler	19	EU	Sutton United	Loan Y	During Season	Free	[167]
3	DF		Shaun Cooper	29	EU	Crawley Town	Loan Return Y	During Season	Free	[168]
19	MF		Therry Racon	28	EU	Millwall	Loan Return Y	During Season	Free	[169]
23	FW		Patrick Agyemang	32	EU	Stevenage	Loan Return Y	During Season	Free

Total gaining: £2,250,000

Notes

¹Although officially undisclosed, the Portsmouth News reported the fee to be £600,000.^[1]

²Although officially a free transfer, the Yorkshire Evening Post reported the fee to be £250,000.^[2]

³Although officially undisclosed, the Portsmouth News reported the fee to be £200,000.^[3]

Key events[edit]

• 28 April: After the last game of the season, Portsmouth manager Michael Appleton says that "17 or 18 players could be leaving the club and the same number coming in" in this summer.^[4]
• 4 May: Jason Pearce is sold to Leeds United for a £500,000 fee.^[5]
• 18 May: Balram Chainrai's Portpin propose terms for a CVA that would enable Pompey to come out of administration.^[6]
• 21 May: West Ham United buy Stephen Henderson after a successful loan spell in the club, for a rumoured £600,000 fee.^[7]
• 28 May: Portsmouth sell Joel Ward to Crystal Palace for a £400,000 fee.^[8]
• 9 June: Kelvin Etuhu leaves Portsmouth to join Barnsley.^[9]
• 3 July: Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor says Portsmouth's players must reach a compromise on wages to save the club.^[10]
• 9 July: Portsmouth announces four players on trial: Jon Harley, Mustapha Dumbuya, Simon Eastwood and Laurie Walker.^[11]
• 12 July: Birmingham City bring in Hayden Mullins.^[12]
• 12 July: Aaron Mokoena agrees his departure from Pompey.^[13]
• 12 July: Portsmouth have been told by the Football League they will start the new season on -10 points if they are to be allowed into League One.^[14]
• 12 July: The Pompey Supporters Trust says its bid to buy Portsmouth is 'ongoing' and has welcomed news land surrounding Fratton Park could be up for sale.^[15]
• 13 July: Balram Chainrai's Portpin withdraw his bid.^[16]
• 14 July: Márkó Futács refused Portsmouth's new contract and signed with Leicester City, with Pompey receiving compensation.^[17]
• 16 July: Portsmouth announces five more trialists: Luke Rodgers, Brian Howard, Simon Gillett, Lloyd Sam and Izale McLeod.^[18]
• 18 July: Portsmouth announces three more trialists: David Preece, Julien Lopez and Sotiris Balafas.^[19]
• 24 July: Gibraltarian midfielder Liam Walker joins Portsmouth on trial.^[20]
• 24 July: Leeds United signs Luke Varney for a £300,000 fee.^[21]
• 24 July: Administrator Trevor Birch confirmed that Portsmouth will close on 10 August unless highest earners agree transfer cuts.^[22]
• 25 July: Pompey Supporters Trust has stated it is ready to buy the club, but it can only do so if the high earners leave the club.^[23]
• 26 July: Leeds United signs David Norris.^[24]
• 27 July: Nottingham Forest signs Greg Halford.^[25]
• 28 July: Flamboyant winger Erik Huseklepp agreed a move back to his homeland, signing a four-and-a-half deal with SK Brann.^[26]
• 30 July: Portsmouth legend Nwankwo Kanu agrees a contract termination with the club.^[27]
• 3 August: Dave Kitson agrees a contract termination with the club.^[28]
• 9 August: Tal Ben Haim is released by Portsmouth, after cancelling the remaining year of his contract.^[29]
• 10 August: Liam Lawrence leaves the club.^[30]
• 11 August: Two more trialists join Portsmouth: Jerel Ifil and Jordan Santiago.
• 11 September: Former Portsmouth owner Sulaiman Al-Fahim starts negotiations to become the third bidder to try and purchase the club.^[31]
• 18 September: Former Watford owner Lawrance Bassani submits a bid to try and buy the club, becoming the fourth bidder in the ownership saga.^[32]
• 19 September: A Fifth bidder has emerged, named as the firm Portco Ltd, fronted by Harry Kerr. But there is still no more news concerning the other 4 bidders yet.^[33]
• 18 October: Portsmouth's administrator Trevor Birch announced that he nominated Portsmouth Supporters' Trust as the preferred bidder for the club.^[34]
• 7 November: Michael Appleton leaves club to manage Blackpool, along with first team coach Ashley Westwood. Guy Whittingham is appointed as caretaker manager.^[35]
• 9 November: Balram Chainrai suspends his Portsmouth bid.^[36]
• 15 November: Portsmouth Supporters' Trust reaches an agreement with PFK to buy the club.^[37]
• 21 November: PFK and Balram Chainrai will decide the value of Fratton Park in High Court on 13–14 December.^[38]
• 12 December: Portsmouth's administrators ask to adjourn the Court case.^[39]
• 14 December: Court case is adjourned until 15 January.^[40]
• 5 January: Portsmouth announces that will leave Eastleigh training ground at the end of the month.^[41]
• 14 January: Court case is adjourned again, until 31 January.^[42]
• 17 January: Luke Dowling (head of recruitment) and John Keeley (goalkeeper coach) join Blackburn Rovers.^[43]
• 21 January: Chris Neville (Strength and conditioning coach) signs for Blackburn Rovers.^[44]
• 25 January: Alan Knight is announced as new goalkeeping coach until the end of the season.^[45]
• 30 January: Court Case is adjourned to 14 February.^[46]
• 9 February: Portsmouth equalled its worst run in the club's history with nine defeats in a row and 19 games without a win.^[47]
• 12 February: Portsmouth set a new record in the club's history, after being twenty games without a win.^[48]
• 20 February: Court Case is set to go ahead after four adjournments.^[49]
• 21 February: Court Case is set a 19 April deadline.^[50]
• 27 February: Portsmouth Council finalises PST loan deal.^[51]
• 28 February: Stuart Robinson, who is working with Portsmouth Supporters' Trust, seals Fratton Park land deal.^[52]
• 2 March: Portsmouth end a run of 23-games without a win after a 2–1 victory against Crewe.^[53]
• 5 March: A date is set for the High Court hearing: 10 or 11 April.^[54]
• 8 March: Pompey Supporters Trust exchanges contract with administrators to buy Portsmouth.^[55]
• 5 April: Portsmouth completes 115 years of existence.^[56]
• 9 April: Court Case is confirmed to 10 April, and will begin at 10.30am.^[57]
• 10 April: A deal is agreed for PST to buy Portsmouth.^[58]
• 10 April: PST's chairman, Ashley Brown, released a statement saying that they "have a lot of people to thank", and that "now the next chapter of hard work begins to transform our club into something the community of Portsmouth can be proud of – both on and off the field."^[59]
• 16 April: Portsmouth is relegated to League Two after Oldham 1–0 victory over Yeovil.^[60]
• 19 April: Portsmouth Supporters' Trust finalises Portsmouth FC purchase.^[61]
• 20 April: Portsmouth suffers a 10-point deduction due to being out of administration.^[62]
• 20 April: Portsmouth Academy is declared 2012–13 Football League Youth Alliance champions.^[63]
• 24 April: Portsmouth appoint caretaker manager Guy Whittingham as full-time manager on a 1-year rolling contract.^[64]

Player statistics[edit]

Squad stats[edit]

As of 27 April 2013

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Phil Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	MF	ENG	Shaun Cooper	14	2	13+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	NGA	Sam Sodje	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	GIB	Liam Walker	28	2	16+10	2	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
9	FW	IRL	David Connolly	17	7	15+2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	DF	FRA	Yassin Moutaouakil	19	0	17+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	ENG	Simon Eastwood	30	0	27	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
16	DF	HUN	Gábor Gyepes	37	4	34+1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF	AUT	Johnny Ertl	39	0	33+4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
19	MF	GLP	Therry Racon	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	John Akinde	11	0	3+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	ENG	Ashley Harris	29	3	7+19	3	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
22	DF	ENG	Adam Webster	21	0	10+8	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
23	FW	GHA	Patrick Agyemang	15	3	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	ENG	Nick Awford	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	ENG	Jack Whatmough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	ENG	Jack Maloney	10	0	1+8	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
32	MF	ENG	Bradley Tarbuck	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
33	DF	POR	Ricardo Rocha	21	0	19+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	ENG	Dan Butler	18	0	15+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
35	MF	ENG	Jed Wallace	23	6	19+3	6	0	0	1	0	0	0
37	MF	WAL	George Colson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Players on loan to other clubs:
36	FW	ENG	Dan Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
38	DF	AUS	Alex Grant	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
41	DF	ENG	Elliot Wheeler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
1	GK	DEN	Mikkel Andersen	19	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1	GK	AUS	Alex Cisak	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	SLE	Mustapha Dumbuya	26	0	23+1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Jon Harley	26	1	23	1	0+1	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF	IRL	Kevin Long	6	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	Josh Thompson	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF	ENG	Lee Williamson	24	0	19+3	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
7	MF	ENG	Adam Reed	10	0	5+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Brian Howard	25	1	22	0	1	0	0	0	2	1
9	FW	ENG	Izale McLeod	27	11	23+1	10	1	0	0	0	2	1
10	FW	ENG	Luke Rodgers	13	3	6+4	2	1	0	0	0	1+1	1
11	MF	ENG	Jack Compton	13	0	8+4	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	ENG	Paul Connolly	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	FW	ENG	Wesley Thomas	7	3	6	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	FW	ENG	Paul Benson	7	2	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	IRL	Frankie Sutherland	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	ENG	Jordan Obita	8	1	2+6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	ENG	Carl Dickinson	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	IRL	Conor Clifford	3	1	0+2	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
17	MF	HUN	Ákos Buzsáky	8	0	5+1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW	ENG	Jake Jervis	3	1	1+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	ENG	James Keene	9	1	6+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	ENG	Darel Russell	18	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	DF	SVK	Ľubomír Michalík	20	1	17+1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	SCO	Scott Allan	10	1	6+3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	ENG	Kieran Djilali	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	ENG	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	8	0	5+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	ENG	Sam Magri	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
39	MF	AUS	Andy Higgins	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
40	DF	ENG	Ashley Westwood	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Top scorers[edit]

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Paint Trophy	Total
1	FW		9	Izale McLeod	10	0	0	1	11
2	FW		9	David Connolly	7	0	0	0	7
3	MF		35	Jed Wallace	6	0	0	0	6
4	DF		16	Gábor Gyepes	4	0	0	0	4
5	FW		21	Ashley Harris	3	0	0	0	3
	FW		23	Patrick Agyemang	3	0	0	0	3
	FW		14	Wesley Thomas	3	0	0	0	3
	FW		10	Luke Rodgers	2	0	0	1	3
6	MF		3	Shaun Cooper	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		6	Liam Walker	2	0	0	0	2
	FW		14	Paul Benson	2	0	0	0	2
7	DF		20	Ľubomír Michalík	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		8	Brian Howard	0	0	0	1	1
	MF		15	Jordan Obita	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		17	Conor Clifford	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		17	Jake Jervis	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		17	James Keene	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		23	Scott Allan	1	0	0	0	1
				TOTALS	51	0	0	3	54

Assists[edit]

According to BBC Sport match reports.

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Paint Trophy	Total
1	MF		8	Brian Howard	6	0	0	0	6
2	MF		35	Jed Wallace	5	0	0	0	5
3	MF		6	Liam Walker	3	0	0	0	3
	FW		23	Patrick Agyemang	3	0	0	0	3
	DF		3	Jon Harley	3	0	0	0	3
4	FW		9	David Connolly	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		18	Johnny Ertl	2	0	0	0	2
	FW		21	Ashley Harris	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		22	Adam Webster	2	0	0	0	2
5	MF		3	Shaun Cooper	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		10	Yassin Moutaouakil	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		20	John Akinde	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		34	Dan Butler	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		9	Izale McLeod	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		10	Luke Rodgers	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		11	Jack Compton	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		17	James Keene	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		23	Scott Allan	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		2	Mustapha Dumbuya	0	0	0	1	1
				TOTALS	37	0	0	1	38

Disciplinary record[edit]

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		Paint Trophy		Total
8		MF	Brian Howard	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
3		DF	Jon Harley	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
9		FW	Izale McLeod	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
15		DF	Carl Dickinson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
20		DF	Ľubomír Michalík	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
33		DF	Ricardo Rocha	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
16		DF	Gábor Gyepes	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
18		DF	Johnny Ertl	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19		MF	Darel Russell	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4		DF	Sam Sodje	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
4		DF	Kevin Long	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
7		MF	Adam Reed	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7		MF	Lee Williamson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10		DF	Yassin Moutaouakil	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14		DF	Paul Connolly	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19		MF	Therry Racon	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
35		MF	Jed Wallace	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17		MF	Ákos Buzsáky	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23		MF	Scott Allan	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
15		MF	Jordan Obita	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2		DF	Mustapha Dumbuya	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		FW	Luke Rodgers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11		MF	Jack Compton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13		GK	Simon Eastwood	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		FW	Paul Benson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		FW	Wesley Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6		MF	Liam Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		FW	Ashley Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		DF	Adam Webster	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31		MF	Jack Maloney	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34		DF	Dan Butler	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	63	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	68	4

Competition[edit]

League One[edit]