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PORTSMOUTH

Portsmouth's complete Football League record — 99 seasons. Click any column heading to sort; click again to reverse the order. The sorted column is highlighted in club colours. See also: League Records for all clubs.

GD = Goal Difference (used from 1976/77). GA = Goal Average (used until 1975/76). Dimmed values indicate the method not in use for that season. For Football League divisions 2–4 from 1992/93 to 1998/99, Goals Scored was the tiebreaker — both GD and GA are dimmed for those seasons.

Sorted: Oldest season first Reset to season order
Oldest season first Home Away Total GD / GA
# Season▲ Division Pos⇅ Pld⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ Pts⇅ GD⇅ GA⇅
1 1920/21 Third Division 12 42 10 8 3 28 14 2 7 12 18 34 12 15 15 46 48 39 -2 0.958
2 1921/22 Third Division South 3 42 13 5 3 38 18 5 12 4 24 21 18 17 7 62 39 53 23 1.589
3 1922/23 Third Division South 7 42 10 5 6 34 20 9 3 9 24 32 19 8 15 58 52 46 6 1.115
4 1923/24 Third Division South 1 42 15 3 3 57 11 9 8 4 30 19 24 11 7 87 30 59 57 2.900
5 1924/25 Second Division 4 42 7 13 1 28 14 8 5 8 30 36 15 18 9 58 50 48 8 1.160
6 1925/26 Second Division 11 42 12 4 5 48 27 5 6 10 31 47 17 10 15 79 74 44 5 1.067
7 1926/27 Second Division 2 42 14 4 3 58 17 9 4 8 29 32 23 8 11 87 49 54 38 1.775
8 1927/28 First Division 20 42 13 4 4 40 23 3 3 15 26 67 16 7 19 66 90 39 -24 0.733
9 1928/29 First Division 20 42 13 2 6 43 26 2 4 15 13 54 15 6 21 56 80 36 -24 0.700
10 1929/30 First Division 13 42 10 6 5 43 25 5 4 12 23 37 15 10 17 66 62 40 4 1.064
11 1930/31 First Division 4 42 11 7 3 46 26 7 6 8 38 41 18 13 11 84 67 49 17 1.253
12 1931/32 First Division 8 42 14 2 5 37 21 5 5 11 25 41 19 7 16 62 62 45 0 1.000
13 1932/33 First Division 9 42 14 3 4 39 22 4 4 13 35 54 18 7 17 74 76 43 -2 0.973
14 1933/34 First Division 10 42 11 5 5 31 21 4 7 10 21 34 15 12 15 52 55 42 -3 0.945
15 1934/35 First Division 14 42 10 5 6 41 24 5 5 11 30 48 15 10 17 71 72 40 -1 0.986
16 1935/36 First Division 10 42 14 4 3 39 22 3 4 14 15 45 17 8 17 54 67 42 -13 0.805
17 1936/37 First Division 9 42 13 3 5 41 29 4 7 10 21 37 17 10 15 62 66 44 -4 0.939
18 1937/38 First Division 19 42 11 6 4 41 22 2 6 13 21 46 13 12 17 62 68 38 -6 0.911
19 1938/39 First Division 17 42 10 7 4 25 15 2 6 13 22 55 12 13 17 47 70 37 -23 0.671
20 1946/47 First Division 12 42 11 3 7 42 27 5 6 10 24 33 16 9 17 66 60 41 6 1.100
21 1947/48 First Division 8 42 13 5 3 44 17 6 2 13 24 33 19 7 16 68 50 45 18 1.360
22 1948/49 First Division 1 42 18 3 0 52 12 7 5 9 32 30 25 8 9 84 42 58 42 2.000
23 1949/50 First Division 1 42 12 7 2 44 15 10 2 9 30 23 22 9 11 74 38 53 36 1.947
24 1950/51 First Division 7 42 8 10 3 39 30 8 5 8 32 38 16 15 11 71 68 47 3 1.044
25 1951/52 First Division 4 42 13 3 5 42 25 7 5 9 26 33 20 8 14 68 58 48 10 1.172
26 1952/53 First Division 15 42 10 6 5 44 34 4 4 13 30 49 14 10 18 74 83 38 -9 0.891
27 1953/54 First Division 14 42 13 5 3 53 31 1 6 14 28 58 14 11 17 81 89 39 -8 0.910
28 1954/55 First Division 3 42 13 5 3 44 21 5 7 9 30 41 18 12 12 74 62 48 12 1.193
29 1955/56 First Division 12 42 9 8 4 46 38 7 1 13 32 47 16 9 17 78 85 41 -7 0.917
30 1956/57 First Division 19 42 8 6 7 37 35 2 7 12 25 57 10 13 19 62 92 33 -30 0.673
31 1957/58 First Division 20 42 10 6 5 45 34 2 2 17 28 54 12 8 22 73 88 32 -15 0.829
32 1958/59 First Division 22 42 5 4 12 38 47 1 5 15 26 65 6 9 27 64 112 21 -48 0.571
33 1959/60 Second Division 20 42 6 6 9 36 36 4 6 11 23 41 10 12 20 59 77 32 -18 0.766
34 1960/61 Second Division 21 42 10 6 5 38 27 1 5 15 26 64 11 11 20 64 91 33 -27 0.703
35 1961/62 Third Division 1 46 15 6 2 48 23 12 5 6 39 24 27 11 8 87 47 65 40 1.851
36 1962/63 Second Division 16 42 9 5 7 33 27 4 6 11 30 52 13 11 18 63 79 37 -16 0.797
37 1963/64 Second Division 9 42 9 7 5 46 34 7 4 10 33 36 16 11 15 79 70 43 9 1.128
38 1964/65 Second Division 20 42 11 4 6 36 22 1 6 14 20 55 12 10 20 56 77 34 -21 0.727
39 1965/66 Second Division 12 42 13 4 4 47 26 3 4 14 27 52 16 8 18 74 78 40 -4 0.948
40 1966/67 Second Division 14 42 7 5 9 34 37 6 8 7 25 33 13 13 16 59 70 39 -11 0.842
41 1967/68 Second Division 5 42 13 6 2 43 18 5 7 9 25 37 18 13 11 68 55 49 13 1.236
42 1968/69 Second Division 15 42 11 5 5 39 22 1 9 11 19 36 12 14 16 58 58 38 0 1.000
43 1969/70 Second Division 17 42 8 4 9 39 35 5 5 11 27 45 13 9 20 66 80 35 -14 0.825
44 1970/71 Second Division 16 42 9 4 8 32 28 1 10 10 14 33 10 14 18 46 61 34 -15 0.754
45 1971/72 Second Division 16 42 9 7 5 31 26 3 6 12 28 42 12 13 17 59 68 37 -9 0.867
46 1972/73 Second Division 17 42 7 6 8 21 22 5 5 11 21 37 12 11 19 42 59 35 -17 0.711
47 1973/74 Second Division 15 42 9 8 4 26 16 5 4 12 19 46 14 12 16 45 62 40 -17 0.725
48 1974/75 Second Division 17 42 9 7 5 28 20 3 6 12 16 34 12 13 17 44 54 37 -10 0.814
49 1975/76 Second Division 22 42 4 6 11 15 23 5 1 15 17 38 9 7 26 32 61 25 -29 0.524
50 1976/77 Third Division 20 46 8 9 6 28 26 3 5 15 25 44 11 14 21 53 70 36 -17 0.757
51 1977/78 Third Division 24 46 4 11 8 31 38 3 6 14 10 37 7 17 22 41 75 31 -34 0.546
52 1978/79 Fourth Division 7 46 13 7 3 35 12 7 5 11 27 36 20 12 14 62 48 52 14 1.291
53 1979/80 Fourth Division 4 46 15 5 3 62 23 9 7 7 29 26 24 12 10 91 49 60 42 1.857
54 1980/81 Third Division 6 46 14 5 4 35 19 8 4 11 20 28 22 9 15 55 47 53 8 1.170
55 1981/82 Third Division 13 46 11 10 2 33 14 3 9 11 23 37 14 19 13 56 51 61 5 1.098
56 1982/83 Third Division 1 46 16 4 3 43 19 11 6 6 31 22 27 10 9 74 41 91 33 1.804
57 1983/84 Second Division 16 42 8 3 10 46 32 6 4 11 27 32 14 7 21 73 64 49 9 1.140
58 1984/85 Second Division 4 42 11 6 4 39 25 9 8 4 30 25 20 14 8 69 50 74 19 1.380
59 1985/86 Second Division 4 42 13 4 4 43 17 9 3 9 26 24 22 7 13 69 41 73 28 1.682
60 1986/87 Second Division 2 42 17 2 2 37 11 6 7 8 16 17 23 9 10 53 28 78 25 1.892
61 1987/88 First Division 19 40 4 8 8 21 27 3 6 11 15 39 7 14 19 36 66 35 -30 0.545
62 1988/89 Second Division 20 46 10 6 7 33 21 3 6 14 20 41 13 12 21 53 62 51 -9 0.854
63 1989/90 Second Division 12 46 9 8 6 40 34 6 8 9 22 31 15 16 15 62 65 61 -3 0.953
64 1990/91 Second Division 17 46 10 6 7 34 27 4 5 14 24 43 14 11 21 58 70 53 -12 0.828
65 1991/92 Second Division 9 46 15 6 2 41 12 4 6 13 24 39 19 12 15 65 51 69 14 1.274
66 1992/93 Division One 3 46 19 2 2 48 9 7 8 8 32 37 26 10 10 80 46 88 34 1.739
67 1993/94 Division One 17 46 10 6 7 29 22 5 7 11 23 36 15 13 18 52 58 58 -6 0.896
68 1994/95 Division One 18 46 9 8 6 31 28 6 5 12 22 35 15 13 18 53 63 58 -10 0.841
69 1995/96 Division One 21 46 8 6 9 34 32 5 7 11 27 37 13 13 20 61 69 52 -8 0.884
70 1996/97 Division One 7 46 12 4 7 32 24 8 4 11 27 29 20 8 18 59 53 68 6 1.113
71 1997/98 Division One 20 46 8 6 9 28 30 5 4 14 23 33 13 10 23 51 63 49 -12 0.809
72 1998/99 Division One 19 46 10 5 8 34 26 1 9 13 23 47 11 14 21 57 73 47 -16 0.780
73 1999/00 Division One 18 46 9 6 8 36 27 4 6 13 19 39 13 12 21 55 66 51 -11 0.833
74 2000/01 Division One 20 46 9 8 6 31 25 1 11 11 16 34 10 19 17 47 59 49 -12 0.796
75 2001/02 Division One 17 46 9 6 8 36 31 4 8 11 24 41 13 14 19 60 72 53 -12 0.833
76 2002/03 Division One 1 46 17 3 3 52 22 12 8 3 45 23 29 11 6 97 45 98 52 2.155
77 2003/04 Premier League 13 38 10 4 5 35 19 2 5 12 12 35 12 9 17 47 54 45 -7 0.870
78 2004/05 Premier League 16 38 8 4 7 30 26 2 5 12 13 33 10 9 19 43 59 39 -16 0.728
79 2005/06 Premier League 17 38 5 7 7 17 24 5 1 13 20 38 10 8 20 37 62 38 -25 0.596
80 2006/07 Premier League 9 38 11 5 3 28 15 3 7 9 17 27 14 12 12 45 42 54 3 1.071
81 2007/08 Premier League 8 38 7 8 4 24 14 9 1 9 24 26 16 9 13 48 40 57 8 1.200
82 2008/09 Premier League 14 38 8 3 8 26 29 2 8 9 12 28 10 11 17 38 57 41 -19 0.666
83 2009/10 Premier League 20 38 5 3 11 24 32 2 4 13 10 34 7 7 24 34 66 19* -32 0.515
84 2010/11 Championship 16 46 8 9 6 31 26 7 4 12 22 34 15 13 18 53 60 58 -7 0.883
85 2011/12 Championship 22 46 10 5 8 30 24 3 6 14 20 35 13 11 22 50 59 40* -9 0.847
86 2012/13 League One 24 46 7 5 11 27 27 3 7 13 24 42 10 12 24 51 69 32* -18 0.739
87 2013/14 League Two 13 46 9 6 8 26 25 5 11 7 30 41 14 17 15 56 66 59 -10 0.848
88 2014/15 League Two 16 46 11 6 6 34 23 3 9 11 18 31 14 15 17 52 54 57 -2 0.962
89 2015/16 League Two 6 46 10 7 6 38 19 11 8 4 37 25 21 15 10 75 44 78 31 1.704
90 2016/17 League Two 1 46 14 4 5 48 19 12 5 6 31 21 26 9 11 79 40 87 39 1.975
91 2017/18 League One 8 46 12 3 8 33 21 8 3 12 24 35 20 6 20 57 56 66 1 1.017
92 2018/19 League One 4 46 12 7 4 42 22 13 6 4 41 29 25 13 8 83 51 88 32 1.627
93 2019/20 League One 4 35 12 6 0 36 15 5 3 9 17 21 17 9 9 53 36 60 17 1.472
94 2020/21 League One 8 46 9 5 9 29 24 12 4 7 36 27 21 9 16 65 51 72 14 1.274
95 2021/22 League One 10 46 14 5 4 46 25 6 8 9 22 26 20 13 13 68 51 73 17 1.333
96 2022/23 League One 8 46 9 11 3 34 22 8 8 7 27 28 17 19 10 61 50 70 11 1.220
97 2023/24 League One 1 46 15 5 3 43 27 13 8 2 35 14 28 13 5 78 41 97 37 1.902
98 2024/25 Championship 16 46 11 7 5 33 21 3 5 15 25 50 14 12 20 58 71 54 -13 0.816
99 2025/26 Championship 18 46 8 6 9 25 23 6 7 10 24 41 14 13 19 49 64 55 -15 0.766
99 seasons: Career totals 4273 1050 554 533 3650 2360 524 565 1047 2443 3679 1574 1119 1580 6093 6039 4972†

* Points deduction applied in that season.

† Career points total is approximate — the points system changed from 2 pts/win to 3 pts/win in 1981/82.