2020–21 Portsmouth F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was Portsmouth's fourth consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Portsmouth

2020–21 season
Chairman	Michael Eisner
Head Coach	Kenny Jackett (until 14 March)[1] Danny Cowley (from 19 March)[2]
Stadium	Fratton Park
EFL League One	8th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: John Marquis (9) All: John Marquis (11)
Highest home attendance	2,000 (2 matches) vs. Peterborough Utd (5 December 2020) vs. Fleetwood Town (15 December 2020)
Lowest home attendance	0
Average home league attendance	2,000
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, all games for the season were played behind closed doors without supporters present, except for two matches in December 2020 that were limited to a maximum capacity of 2,000 supporters.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

Squad details

As of 9 May 2021

No.	Name	Pos.	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club apps	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Craig MacGillivray	GK		Harrogate	12 January 1993 (age 27)	134	0	–	–	Shrewsbury Town	1 July 2018	Free	30 June 2021
35	Alex Bass	GK		Huntingdon	(1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 27)	33	0	–	–	Academy	12 August 2014	Trainee	30 June 2023
41	Duncan Turnbull	GK		Illinois	May 8, 1998 (age 22)	1	0	-	-	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	12 March 2020	Free	30 June 2021
42	Taylor Seymour	GK		Lewes	17 September 2001 (age 19)	1	0	-	-	Lewes	15 September 2020	Free	30 June 2021
Defenders
2	Callum Johnson	RB		Yarm	23 October 1996 (age 24)	45	1	–	–	Accrington Stanley	7 September 2020	Undisclosed	30 June 2022
3	Lee Brown	LB		Farnborough	10 August 1990 (age 30)	107	3	–	–	Bristol Rovers	1 July 2018	Free	30 June 2022
5	Paul Downing	CB		Taunton	26 October 1991 (age 29)	23	0	-	-	Blackburn Rovers	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2022
6	Jack Whatmough	CB		Gosport	(1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 29)	135	3	–	–	Academy	19 August 2013	Trainee	30 June 2021
13	James Bolton	RB/CB		Stone	13 August 1994 (age 26)	52	3	-	-	Shrewsbury Town	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2022
20	Sean Raggett	CB		Gillingham	25 January 1994 (age 26)	89	7	-	-	Norwich City	3 August 2020	Free	30 June 2022
21	Charlie Daniels	LB		Harlow	7 September 1986 (age 34)	18	1	-	-	Shrewsbury Town	23 January 2021	Free	30 June 2021
25	Joe Hancott	LB		Isle of Wight	(2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 (age 24)	3	0	–	–	Academy	15 August 2017	Trainee	30 June 2021
37	Haji Mnoga	RB		Portsmouth	16 April 2002 (age 18)	13	1	-	-	Academy	28 June 2018	Trainee	30 June 2021
38	Harry Kavanagh	RB/RW		Portsmouth	5 February 2002 (age 19)	2	0	-	-	Academy	30 June 2018	Trainee	30 June 2021
Midfielders
4	Tom Naylor	CM/CB		Sutton-in-Ashfield	28 June 1991 (age 29)	147	13	–	–	Burton Albion	1 July 2018	Free	30 June 2021
7	Ryan Williams	RW/LW		Perth	28 October 1993 (age 27)	87	6	1	0	Rotherham United	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2021
8	Ben Close	CM		Portsmouth	(1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 29)	187	18	–	–	Academy	9 May 2014	Trainee	30 June 2021
14	Andy Cannon	CM/AM		Ashton-under-Lyne	14 March 1996 (age 24)	77	3	-	-	Rochdale	2 January 2018	Undisc.	30 June 2021
17	Bryn Morris	CM		Hartlepool	25 April 1996 (age 24)	27	1	-	-	Shrewsbury Town	14 January 2018	Undisc.	30 June 2021
19	Marcus Harness	RW/LW/AM		Coventry	24 February 1996 (age 24)	88	18	-	-	Burton Albion	18 July 2019	Undisc.	30 June 2022
24	Michael Jacobs	LW/AM		Rothwell	4 November 1991 (age 28)	22	2	-	-	Wigan Athletic	14 September 2020	Free	30 June 2022
28	Alfie Bridgman	CM		Portsmouth	11 April 2004 (age 16)	1	0	-	-	Academy	30 June 2020	Trainee	30 June 2021
30	Harry Jewitt-White	CM		Portsmouth	26 March 2004 (age 16)	2	0	-	-	Academy	30 June 2020	Trainee	30 June 2021
32	Charlie Bell	CM		Portsmouth	24 December 2002 (age 18)	3	0	-	-	Academy	30 June 2018	Trainee	30 June 2021
33	Harrison Brook	CM		Portsmouth	13 January 2003 (age 18)	1	0	-	-	Academy	30 June 2019	Trainee	30 June 2021
34	Gerard Storey	CM		Belfast	2 May 2002 (age 18)	1	0	-	-	Academy	18 September 2018	Trainee	30 June 2021
39	Harvey Rew	CM/LB		Portsmouth	25 September 2002 (age 18)	3	0	-	-	Academy	1 July 2019	Trainee	30 June 2021
Forwards
9	John Marquis	ST		Lewisham	16 May 1992 (age 28)	98	32	-	-	Doncaster Rovers	31 July 2019	Undisc.	30 June 2022
10	Ellis Harrison	ST		Newport	29 January 1994 (age 26)	68	16	-	-	Ipswich Town	1 July 2019	Undisc.	30 June 2022
11	Ronan Curtis	LW/FW		London	29 March 1996 (age 24)	141	39	4	0	Derry City	1 July 2018	Undisc.	30 June 2023
18	Reeco Hackett-Fairchild	LW/FW		Redbridge	9 January 1998 (age 22)	1	0	-	-	Bromley	6 January 2020	Undisc.	30 June 2022
26	Jordy Hiwula	ST		Manchester	21 September 1994 (age 26)	15	3	-	-	Coventry City	22 October 2020	Free	30 June 2021
31	Lee Seok-Jae	FW		South Korea	8 July 2003 (age 17)	2	0	-	-	Academy	30 June 2019	Trainee	30 June 2021
36	Eoin Teggart	FW		Ballynahinch	6 February 2002 (age 18)	2	0	-	-	Academy	18 September 2018	Trainee	30 June 2021
40	Alfie Stanley	FW		Portsmouth	1 January 2001 (age 18)	2	0	-	-	Academy	30 June 2018	Trainee	30 June 2021

Appearances & goals

As of 9 February 2021

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	SCO	Craig MacGillivray	30	0	26+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Callum Johnson	32	1	25+1	0	3+0	1	0+0	0	1+2	0
3	DF	ENG	Lee Brown	21	0	17+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Tom Naylor	32	7	26+0	5	3+0	2	2+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Paul Downing	6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	4+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Jack Whatmough	24	2	20+1	2	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	AUS	Ryan Williams	30	3	18+5	3	3+0	0	1+1	0	1+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Ben Close	15	1	2+8	1	1+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
9	FW	ENG	John Marquis	33	13	23+3	11	2+1	0	2+0	1	2+0	1
10	FW	WAL	Ellis Harrison	24	5	7+11	3	1+2	1	0+1	0	1+1	1
11	MF	IRL	Ronan Curtis	29	10	18+5	6	2+0	1	2+0	1	2+0	2
13	DF	ENG	James Bolton	9	1	3+0	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Andy Cannon	31	1	22+3	1	2+0	0	0+2	0	1+1	0
15	DF	DEN	Rasmus Nicolaisen	13	1	3+4	0	3+0	1	0+0	0	3+0	0
16	MF	SCO	George Byers	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Bryn Morris	18	0	5+4	0	0+2	0	2+0	0	4+1	0
19	MF	ENG	Marcus Harness	32	8	25+1	5	3+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	2
20	DF	ENG	Sean Raggett	32	4	26+0	2	3+0	2	2+0	0	1+0	0
21	DF	ENG	Charlie Daniels	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	ENG	Harvey White	5	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Michael Jacobs	16	2	9+6	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	FW	ENG	Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila	7	3	0+2	0	0+2	1	0+0	0	3+0	2
28	MF	ENG	Alfie Bridgman	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
30	MF	WAL	Harry Jewitt-White	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
31	FW	KOR	Lee Suk-jae	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
32	MF	ENG	Charlie Bell	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
33	MF	ENG	Harrison Brook	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
34	MF	NIR	Gerard Storey	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
35	GK	ENG	Alex Bass	5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
36	FW	NIR	Eoin Teggart	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
37	DF	ENG	Haji Mnoga	7	1	1+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
38	DF	ENG	Harry Kavanagh	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
39	DF	WAL	Harvey Rew	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
40	FW	ENG	Alfie Stanley	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
41	GK	USA	Duncan Turnbull	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
42	GK	ENG	Taylor Seymour	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Players who have left the club:
23	DF	ENG	Cameron Pring	15	0	6+3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
26	MF	ENG	Gareth Evans	3	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1	1+0	0

Goals record

As of 9 February 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9		CF	John Marquis	11	0	1	1	13
2	11		LW	Ronan Curtis	6	1	1	2	10
3	19		RW	Marcus Harness	5	1	0	2	8
4	4		DM	Tom Naylor	5	2	0	0	7
5	10		CF	Ellis Harrison	3	1	0	1	5
6	20		CB	Sean Raggett	2	2	0	0	4
7	7		AM	Ryan Williams	3	0	0	0	3
	26		CF	Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila	0	1	0	2	3
9	2		RB	Callum Johnson	0	1	0	0	1
	6		CB	Jack Whatmough	2	0	0	0	2
	24		RW	Michal Jacobs	2	0	0	0	2
12	8		CM	Ben Close	1	0	0	0	1
	15		CB	Rasmus Nicolaisen	0	1	0	0	1
	13		RB	James Bolton	1	0	0	0	1
	14		RM	Andy Cannon	1	0	0	0	1
	26		RW	Gareth Evans	0	0	1	0	1
	37		RB	Haji Mnoga	0	0	0	1	1
Own Goals					1	0	0	0	1
Total					38	10	3	9	60

Disciplinary record

As of 9 February 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
1	4		DM	Tom Naylor	7	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
2	9		CF	John Marquis	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	14		RM	Andy Cannon	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	19		RW	Marcus Harness	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
5	3		LB	Lee Brown	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	6		CB	Jack Whatmough	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
7	7		AM	Ryan Williams	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	10		CF	Ellis Harrison	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	11		LW	Ronan Curtis	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	20		CB	Sean Raggett	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	2		RB	Callum Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	15		CB	Rasmus Nicolaisen	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	23		LB	Cameron Pring	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	37		RB	Haji Mnoga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
16	5		CB	Paul Downing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	13		RB	James Bolton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	17		CM	Bryn Morris	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	26		RW	Gareth Evans	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					43	0	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	52	0	1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
3 August 2020	CB		Sean Raggett	Norwich City	Free transfer	[3]
7 September 2020	RB		Callum Johnson	Accrington Stanley	Undisclosed	[4]
14 September 2020	LW		Michael Jacobs	Wigan Athletic	Free transfer	[5]
22 October 2020	CF		Jordy Hiwula	Coventry City	Free transfer	[6]
23 January 2021	LB		Charlie Daniels	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer	[7]

Loans in

Date from	Pos.	Nat.	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 September 2020	LB		Cameron Pring	Bristol City	3 January 2021	[8][9]
23 September 2020	CB		Rasmus Nicolaisen	FC Midtjylland	End of season	[10]
18 January 2021	DM		Harvey White	Tottenham Hotspur	End of season	[11]
23 January 2021	CM		George Byers	Swansea City	End of season	[12]
28 January 2021	GK		Lewis Ward	Exeter City	End of season	[13]

Loans out

Date from	Pos.	Nat.	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
16 September 2020	MF		Gerard Storey	Gosport Borough	October 2020	[14]
16 September 2020	RW		Eoin Teggart	Gosport Borough	October 2020	[14]
17 September 2020	FW		Alfie Stanley	Bognor Regis Town		[15]
21 September 2020	CF		Reeco Hackett-Fairchild	Bromley	3 January 2021	[16]
7 January 2021	CF		Reeco Hackett-Fairchild	Southend United	End of season	[17]
7 January 2021	RW		Eoin Teggart	Cliftonville	End of season	[18]
18 January 2021	DM		Bryn Morris	Northampton Town	End of season	[19]
27 February 2021	GK		Alex Bass	Southend United	6 March 2021	[20]
5 April 2021	GK		Duncan Turnbull	Las Vegas Lights	End of season	[21]

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	CB		Christian Burgess	Union Saint-Gilloise	Free transfer	[22]
1 July 2020	CF		Bradley Lethbridge	Bognor Regis Town	Released	[23][24]
1 July 2020	GK		Luke McGee	Forest Green Rovers	Rejected contract	[23][25]
9 July 2020	CB		Matthew Casey	Gosport Borough	Released	[26][27]
9 July 2020	CF		Oliver Hawkins	Ipswich Town	Released	[26][28]
9 July 2020	CM		Adam May	Cambridge United	Released	[26][29]
9 July 2020	CF		Brett Pitman	Swindon Town	Released	[26][30]
22 July 2020	LB		Brandon Haunstrup	Kilmarnock	Free transfer	[31]
3 August 2020	MF		Ethan Robb	AFC Portchester	Free transfer	[32]
25 September 2020	AM		Gareth Evans	Bradford City	Mutual consent	[33][34]

Pre-season

Competitions

EFL League One

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Sunderland	46	20	17	9	70	42	+28	77	Qualification for League One play-offs
5	Lincoln City	46	22	11	13	69	50	+19	77
6	Oxford United	46	22	8	16	77	56	+21	74
7	Charlton Athletic	46	20	14	12	70	56	+14	74
8	Portsmouth	46	21	9	16	65	51	+14	72
9	Ipswich Town	46	19	12	15	46	46	0	69
10	Gillingham	46	19	10	17	63	60	+3	67
11	Accrington Stanley	46	18	13	15	63	68	−5	67
12	Crewe Alexandra	46	18	12	16	56	61	−5	66

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[35]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	21	9	16	65	51	+14	72	9	5	9	29	24	+5	12	4	7	36	27	+9

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	W	L
Position	15	17	21	11	9	10	8	5	5	7	7	6	4	4	6	4	3	2	1	3	3	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	6	6	10	6	5	5	4	5	6	7	8	7	6	6	8

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020/21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[36]

Portsmouth v Shrewsbury Town

12 September 2020 1	Portsmouth	0–0	Shrewsbury Town	Portsmouth
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Referee: Charles Breakspear

Rochdale v Portsmouth

20 September 2020 2	Rochdale	0–0	Portsmouth	Rochdale
15:00 BST	McShane  86'	Report	Brown  43' Naylor  51'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Portsmouth v Wigan Athletic

26 September 2020 3	Portsmouth	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Harrison 89'	Report	Garner  26' Evans 39' Cameron  48' James 59'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins

Burton Albion v Portsmouth

3 October 2020 4	Burton Albion	2–4	Portsmouth	Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 BST	Akins 14' Naylor 20' (o.g.) Hemmings  77'	Report	Harness 2', 47', 74' Harrison  25' Whatmough 60'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield

Portsmouth v Milton Keynes Dons

10 October 2020 5	Portsmouth	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Naylor 2'  88' Harrison 23' (pen.)	Report	Fraser 12' (pen.) Lewington  68' Jerome  77'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

Portsmouth v Doncaster Rovers

17 October 2020 6	Portsmouth	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Harness  38'	Report	James  11' 79' Wright  45+2' Gomes  90+1'	Stadium: Fratton Park Referee: Brett Huxtable

Gillingham v Portsmouth

20 October 2020 7	Gillingham	0–2	Portsmouth	Gillingham
18:30 BST	Maghoma  90+1'	Report	Marquis 15'  90+1' Jacobs 17' Johnson  29'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

Sunderland v Portsmouth

24 October 2020 8	Sunderland	1–3	Portsmouth	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Wyke 10' O'Nien  70'  84'	Report	Harness 7' Williams  19' Marquis 25', 85' (pen.) Johnson  80'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis

Portsmouth v Northampton Town

27 October 2020 9	Portsmouth	4–0	Northampton Town	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Marquis 39', 47' Curtis 50' Williams  57' Harness  60' 83'	Report	Bolger  43'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Portsmouth v Charlton Athletic

31 October 2020 10	Portsmouth	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Nicolaisen  90'	Report	Williams 26' Amos  59' Maatsen  71' Aneke 82'  90+3'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Lincoln City v Portsmouth

3 November 2020 11	Lincoln City	1–3	Portsmouth	Lincoln
19:00 GMT	Hopper 73' Grant  90+4'	Report	Marquis 5', 50'  88' Curtis  57' 61'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook

Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth

16 November 2020 12	Plymouth Argyle	2–2	Portsmouth	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Raggett 11' (o.g.) Opoku  71' 78' Reeves  86'	Report	Marquis  33' 63' (pen.) Naylor 65'  86' Cannon  73'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Portsmouth v Crewe Alexandra

21 November 2020 13	Portsmouth	4–1	Crewe Alexandra	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Cannon  15' Curtis 15', 40' Naylor 51' Marquis 56' Harrison  85'	Report	Ng  57' Finney 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

Portsmouth v Oxford United

24 November 2020 14	Portsmouth	1–1	Oxford United	Portsmouth
19:00 GMT	Raggett 19'  90+1' Cannon  73'	Report	Clare  52' Rodríguez 69' (pen.) Taylor  90+2'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Blackpool v Portsmouth

1 December 2020 15	Blackpool	1–0	Portsmouth	Blackpool
19:00 GMT	Ballard  64' Anderson 64' Madine  90+2' Kaikai  90+6'	Report	Marquis  79' Brown  81'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith

Portsmouth v Peterborough United

5 December 2020 16	Portsmouth	2–0	Peterborough United	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Cannon  57' Whatmough 61' Naylor  68' 75' Brown  88'	Report	Thompson  50' Blake-Tracy  61' Taylor  85'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Peter Wright

Ipswich Town v Portsmouth

12 December 2020 17	Ipswich Town	0-2	Portsmouth	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Lankester  70' McGuinness  72' McGavin  74'	Report	Williams 29' 44' Curtis  70' Raggett  79' Whatmough  88'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Portsmouth v Fleetwood Town

15 December 2020 18	Portsmouth	0–0	Fleetwood Town	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Curtis  12' Whatmough  31' Williams  34' Harness  41'	Report	Madden  31' Andrew  41' Burns  45+1' Duffy  90+4'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Alan Young

Hull City v Portsmouth

18 December 2020 19	Hull City	0–2	Portsmouth	Kingston upon Hull
17:30 GMT		Report	Greaves 6' (o.g.) Magennis 55' (o.g.)	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Fleetwood Town v Portsmouth

16 January 2021 20	Fleetwood Town	0–1	Portsmouth	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT		Report	Marquis 16' Whatmough  36'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

Portsmouth v AFC Wimbledon

19 January 2021 21	Portsmouth	4–0	AFC Wimbledon	Portsmouth
19:00 GMT	Marquis 28' Williams 36' Raggett 44' Close 89'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Portsmouth v Hull City

23 January 2021 22	Portsmouth	0–4	Hull City	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Naylor  87'	Report	Whatmough 23' (o.g.), 63' (o.g.) Honeyman 61' Lewis-Potter  68' Smallwood  83' Magennis 90+1'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner

Portsmouth v Lincoln City

26 January 2021 23	Portsmouth	0–1	Lincoln City	Portsmouth
19:00 GMT	Harness  16' Raggett  22' Whatmough  29'	Report	Edun  32' Rogers 79' Jackson  88' McGrandles  90+1'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth

2 February 2021 24	Charlton Athletic	1–3	Portsmouth	Charlton
19:00 GMT	Oshilaja  18' Pratley  33' Stockley 52' Maatsen  54' Watson  81'	Report	Harrison  2' Jacobs 39' Naylor 55',  87' Cannon 61'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley

Portsmouth v Plymouth Argyle

6 February 2021 25	Portsmouth	2–2	Plymouth Argyle	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Cannon  72' Naylor  84' Curtis 86' Bolton 87'	Report	Jephcott 71', 82'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie

Portsmouth v Swindon Town

9 February 2021 26	Portsmouth	2–0	Swindon Town	Portsmouth
19:00 GMT	Curtis 8' Harrison 64' (pen.)	Report	Payne  45'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby

Bristol Rovers v Portsmouth

16 February 2021 27	Bristol Rovers	3–1	Portsmouth	Bristol
19:00 GMT	McCormick  6' Williams  27' Ayunga 34', 44' Leahy 70' (pen.)	Report	Marquis 26', 90+6' Johnson  66' Raggett  69'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Portsmouth v Blackpool

20 February 2021 28	Portsmouth	0–1	Blackpool	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Cannon  71' Curtis  90+3'	Report	Garbutt  19' Simms  33' Yates 82' Gabriel  89'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison

Oxford United v Portsmouth

23 February 2021 29	Oxford United	0–1	Portsmouth	Oxford
19:00 GMT	Brannagan  45+1'	Report	Curtis  14' Harness  45+1' White 48'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Portsmouth v Gillingham

27 February 2021 30	Portsmouth	1–1	Gillingham	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Raggett 32' Mnoga  82'	Report	Oliver 40' O'Keefe  76'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Doncaster Rovers v Portsmouth

2 March 2021 31	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Portsmouth	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	Taylor  10' James 12' Okenabirhie 70' Smith  90+4'	Report	Harness  15' Nicolaisen  59' Marquis  82' 90+4'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Ross Joyce

Northampton Town v Portsmouth

6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 32	Northampton Town	4–1	Portsmouth	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Watson 20', 23' Horsfall 32' Hoskins 43' Miller  85' Mitchell  88'	Report	Marquis  34' Harrison 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Andy Haines

Portsmouth v Sunderland

9 March 2021 33	Portsmouth	0–2	Sunderland	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT		Report	Wyke 13' Jones 58' Sanderson  66'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

Peterborough United v Portsmouth

16 March 2021 34	Peterborough United	1–0	Portsmouth	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Nicolaisen 32' (o.g.) Beevers  77'	Report	Whatmough  41' White  83'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

Portsmouth v Ipswich Town

20 March 2021 35	Portsmouth	2–1	Ipswich Town	Portsmouth
13:00 GMT	Whatmough  18' Naylor 41' Curtis  52' Cannon  56' Harness 72' Jacobs  82'	Report	Norwood 32' Edwards  66' Chambers  66' Bishop  71'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young

Shrewsbury Town v Portsmouth

27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) 36	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Portsmouth	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Ogbeta 52'	Report	Harness 25' Marquis 36',  68'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie

Portsmouth v Rochdale

2 April 2021 37	Portsmouth	2–1	Rochdale	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Williams 5',  76' Curtis 37'	Report	Keohane  24' Beesley 90+3'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Wigan Athletic v Portsmouth

5 April 2021 38	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Portsmouth	Wigan
15:00 BST	Ojo  34' Robinson  41' Tilt  90+4'	Report	Cannon 46' Brown  90+6'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield

Portsmouth v Burton Albion

10 April 2021 39	Portsmouth	1–2	Burton Albion	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Daniels 88'	Report	Clare  40' Fondop 45' Powell 47'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby

Crewe Alexandra v Portsmouth

13 April 2021 40	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Portsmouth	Crewe
18:00 BST	Lowery  20' Offord  45+4'	Report	Raggett  28' Williams  49' Marquis 59' Johnson  77'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Milton Keynes Dons v Portsmouth

17 April 2021 41	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Portsmouth	Denbigh
12:30 BST	Lewington  31' Fraser 41' (pen.) Jules  69'	Report	Daniels  19' Whatmough  81' Byers  90+4'	Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy

Swindon Town v Portsmouth

20 April 2021 42	Swindon Town	3–1	Portsmouth	Swindon
18:00 BST	Pitman 18', 61' (pen.) Thompson  72' Smith 90+1'	Report	Daniels  60' Curtis 82' Nicolaisen  84' Cannon  90+3'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner

Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers

24 April 2021 43	Portsmouth	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Portsmouth
13:00 BST	Curtis 27'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Accrington Stanley v Portsmouth

27 April 2021 44	Accrington Stanley	3–3	Portsmouth	Accrington
19:00 BST	Bishop 15' Burgess 43' Barclay  90+3' Conneely  90+4' Marquis 90+5' (o.g.)	Report	Marquis 49', 90+1' Williams 54' Curtis  84' Cannon  86'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley

AFC Wimbledon v Portsmouth

1 May 2021 45	AFC Wimbledon	1–3	Portsmouth	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Pigott  15', 23' Dobson  19' Alexander  37'	Report	Curtis 24',  37' Brown 45', 45+4'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Portsmouth v Accrington Stanley

9 May 2021 46	Portsmouth	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Portsmouth
12:00 BST	Harness  18' Downing  28' Byers  64' White  66'	Report	Phillips 23' Rodgers  62'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.^[37] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.^[38] The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[39]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Ipswich Town v Portsmouth

7 November 2020 First round	Ipswich Town	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Portsmouth	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Hawkins  27' Nolan 43' Norwood 66'  112' Donacien  109'	Report	Curtis 11' Naylor 13' Pring  87' Raggett 111'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines

Portsmouth v King's Lynn Town

28 November 2020 Second round	Portsmouth	6–1	King's Lynn Town	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Nicolaisen 2' Naylor 30'  63' Raggett 51' Harness 58' Harrison 72' (pen.) Hiwula 80'	Report	McCauley  47' Southwell 68'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie

Bristol City v Portsmouth

10 January 2021 Third round	Bristol City	2–1	Portsmouth	Bristol
13:30 GMT	Nagy  5' Diédhiou 19' Martin 83'	Report	Nicolaisen  32' Johnson 45+1' Naylor  82'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[40] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[41]

Stevenage v Portsmouth

29 August 2020 First round	Stevenage	3–3 (1–3 p)	Portsmouth	Stevenage
15:00 BST	List 9' Carter 10' Cuthbert 29'	Report	Curtis 21' Evans 45+2' Marquis 51'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss
	Penalties
	Effiong Newton Osborne Coker		Marquis Curtis Brown

Brighton & Hove Albion v Portsmouth

17 September 2020 Second round	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–0	Portsmouth	Falmer
19:45 BST	Mac Allister 38' Jahanbakhsh 54' Bernardo 58' Gyökeres 71'	Report		Stadium: American Express Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.^[42] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.^[43] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.^[44]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	West Ham United U21	3	3	0	0	0	5	1	+4	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Portsmouth	3	2	0	0	1	5	1	+4	6
3	L2	Colchester United	3	1	0	0	2	6	4	+2	3
4	L2	Southend United	3	0	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0

Source: EFL.com

Portsmouth v Colchester United

8 September 2020 Group stage	Portsmouth	2–0	Colchester United	Portsmouth
19:00 BST	Harness 37', 38' Williams  80' Pring  88'	Report	Sowunmi  40'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Southend United v Portsmouth

6 October 2020 Group stage	Southend United	0–3	Portsmouth	Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST	Rush  35' Coker  59' Taylor  84'	Report	Marquis 21' (pen.) Curtis 40', 77' Bolton  78'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard

Portsmouth v West Ham United U21

10 November 2020 Group stage	Portsmouth	0–1	West Ham United U21	Portsmouth
19:00 GMT	Mnoga  65' Downing  67'	Report	Corbett 4' Lewis  33'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Cheltenham Town v Portsmouth

8 December 2020 Second round	Cheltenham Town	0–3	Portsmouth	Cheltenham
19:00 GMT	Tozer  43'	Report	Mnoga 15'  26' Hiwula 29', 50'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair

Peterborough United v Portsmouth

12 January 2021 Third round	Peterborough United	5–1	Portsmouth	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Taylor 15' Beevers  20' Clarke-Harris 29' Kent 45+1' Dembele 52' Hamilton 87'	Report	Harrison 90+2'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis