2015–16 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth
2015–16 season
Owner	Pompey Supporters Trust
Chairman	Iain McInnes
Manager	Paul Cook
Stadium	Fratton Park
League Two	6th
FA Cup	Fourth round; (vs. Bournemouth)
League Cup	Second round; (vs. Reading)
FL Trophy	First round; (vs. Exeter City)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Marc McNulty; Gareth Evans; (10 each); All: ; Marc McNulty (12)
Highest home attendance	18,746 vs. Northampton Town ; (7 May 2016)
Lowest home attendance	13,616 vs. York City ; (24 November 2015)
Average home league attendance	16,181
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season was Portsmouth's third consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Players

Squad details

As of 19 May 2016

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	Paul Jones	GK	Snodland	(1986-06-28)28 June 1986 (aged 29)	64	0	–	–	Crawley	4 June 2014	Free	30 June 2017
24	Brian Murphy	GK	Waterford	(1983-05-07)7 May 1983 (aged 33)	25	0	–	–	QPR	8 August 2015	Free	30 June 2016
27	Ryan Fulton	GK	Burnley	(1996-05-23)23 May 1996 (aged 19)	13	0	–	–	Liverpool	22 January 2016	Loan	30 June 2016
35	Alex Bass	GK	Southampton	(1998-04-01)1 April 1998 (aged 18)	–	–	–	–	Academy	12 August 2014	Trainee	30 June 2016
Defenders
2	Ben Davies	RB/RW	Birmingham	(1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 34)	51	1	–	–	Sheffield United	6 August 2015	Free	30 June 2016
3	Enda Stevens	LB	Dublin	(1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 25)	53	0	–	–	Aston Villa	15 June 2015	Free	30 June 2017
4	Adam Webster	CB/RB	West Wittering	(1995-01-04)4 January 1995 (aged 21)	81	5	–	–	Academy	9 February 2011	Free	30 June 2017
6	Christian Burgess	CB	Barking	(1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 24)	43	2	–	–	Peterborough	25 June 2015	Undisc.	30 June 2018
16	Jack Whatmough	CB	Gosport	(1996-08-19)19 August 1996 (aged 19)^[1]	38	0	–	–	Academy	19 August 2013	Free	30 June 2017
17	Kieron Freeman	RB/LB	Arnold	(1992-03-21)21 March 1992 (aged 24)	7	0	–	–	Sheffield Utd	28 January 2016	Loan	30 June 2016
20	Matt Clarke	CB/CM	Barham	(1996-09-22)22 September 1996 (aged 19)	33	1	–	–	Ipswich Town	3 August 2015	Loan	30 June 2016
36	Dory Yates	CB	Winchester	(1998-04-25)25 April 1998 (aged 18)	–	–	–	–	Academy	31 October 2015	Trainee	30 June 2016
38	Brandon Haunstrup	LB	Waterlooville	(1996-10-26)26 October 1996 (aged 19)	5	0	–	–	Academy	25 June 2015	Free	30 June 2016
Midfielders
8	Michael Doyle	CM	Dublin	(1981-08-08)8 August 1981 (aged 34)	50	2	1	0	Sheffield United	6 July 2015	Free	30 June 2016
11	Gary Roberts	LW/AM	Liverpool	(1984-03-18)18 March 1984 (aged 32)	38	10	–	–	Chesterfield	17 June 2015	Undisc.	30 June 2018
14	Kal Naismith	RW/LW/ST	Glasgow	(1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 24)	22	3	–	–	Accrington Stanley	28 May 2015	Undisc.	30 June 2018
15	Adam Barton	CM/CB	Blackburn	(1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 25)	21	0	–	–	Coventry City	24 June 2015	Free	30 June 2017
18	Ben Tollitt	LW/RW/AM	Liverpool	(1994-11-30)30 November 1994 (aged 21)	16	1	–	–	Skelmersdale	15 July 2015	Free	30 June 2016
23	Kyle Bennett	LW/RW	Telford	(1990-09-09)9 September 1990 (aged 25)	51	7	–	–	Doncaster Rovers	21 May 2015	Free	30 June 2017
26	Gareth Evans	RW/LW	Macclesfield	(1988-04-26)26 April 1988 (aged 28)	48	10	–	–	Fleetwood Town	28 July 2015	Free	30 June 2016
29	Danny Hollands	CM	Ashford	(1985-11-06)6 November 1985 (aged 30)	94	8	–	–	Charlton	22 May 2014	Free	30 June 2016
30	Adam May	CM	Southampton	(1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 18)	4	0	–	–	Academy	17 April 2015	Free	30 June 2016
32	C. Oxlade-Chamberlain	CM	Portsmouth	(1998-06-24)24 June 1998 (aged 17)	1	0	–	–	Academy	31 October 2015	Trainee	30 June 2016
33	Ben Close	CM	Portsmouth	(1996-08-08)8 August 1996 (aged 19)	23	0	–	–	Academy	3 May 2014	Free	30 June 2017
40	Kaleem Haitham	LW	Portsmouth	(1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 17)	1	0	–	–	Academy	31 October 2015	Trainee	30 June 2016
Forwards
7	Adam McGurk	ST/RW/LW	Larne	(1989-01-24)24 January 1989 (aged 27)	36	6	–	–	Burton Albion	24 June 2015	Free	30 June 2017
10	Marc McNulty	ST/AM	Edinburgh	(1992-09-14)14 September 1992 (aged 23)	34	12	–	–	Sheffield United	6 November 2015	Loan	30 June 2016
19	Conor Chaplin	ST/LW	Worthing	(1997-02-16)16 February 1997 (aged 19)	49	12	–	–	Academy	20 October 2014	Free	30 June 2018
25	Conor Wilkinson	ST	Croydon	(1995-01-13)13 January 1995 (aged 21)	1	0	–	–	Bolton	23 March 2016	Loan	30 June 2016
31	Brandon Joseph-Buadi	ST	Brighton	(1997-10-02)2 October 1997 (aged 18)	1	0	–	–	Academy	31 October 2015	Trainee	30 June 2016

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
—		Paul Cook	48	EU	Chesterfield	Job Offer	Summer	2016	compensation	Portsmouth FC
23	MF	Kyle Bennett	24	EU	Doncaster Rovers	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	Portsmouth FC
14	MF	Kal Naismith	23	EU	Accrington Stanley	Transfer	Summer	2018	Undisclosed	Portsmouth FC
3	DF	Enda Stevens	24	EU	Aston Villa	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	Portsmouth FC
11	MF	Gary Roberts	31	EU	Chesterfield	Transfer	Summer	2018	Undisclosed	Portsmouth FC
7	FW	Adam McGurk	26	EU	Burton Albion	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	Portsmouth FC
15	MF	Adam Barton	24	EU	Coventry City	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	Portsmouth FC
—	DF	Chad Field	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted	Summer	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
38	DF	Brandon Haunstrup	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted	Summer	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
—	DF	Snorre Nilsen	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted	Summer	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
6	DF	Christian Burgess	23	EU	Peterborough United	Transfer	Summer	2018	£75,000	Portsmouth FC
8	MF	Michael Doyle	33	EU	Sheffield United	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
17	FW	Jayden Stockley	21	EU	Bournemouth	Loan	Summer	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
18	MF	Ben Tollitt	20	EU	Skelmersdale United	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
26	MF	Gareth Evans	27	EU	Fleetwood Town	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
30	MF	Adam May	17	EU	Youth system	Promoted	Summer	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
20	DF	Matt Clarke	18	EU	Ipswich Town	Loan	Summer	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
2	MF	Ben Davies	34	EU	Sheffield United	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
24	GK	Brian Murphy	32	EU	Queens Park Rangers	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
5	MF	Romuald Boco	30	EU	Bharat FC	Transfer	During season	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
27	GK	Aaron McCarey	23	EU	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan	During season	2015	Free	Portsmouth FC
13	FW	Caolan Lavery	22	EU	Sheffield Wednesday	Loan	During season	2015	Free	Portsmouth FC
10	FW	Marc McNulty	23	EU	Sheffield United	Loan	During season	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
27	GK	Ryan Fulton	19	EU	Liverpool	Loan	Winter	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
17	DF	Kieron Freeman	23	EU	Sheffield United	Loan	Winter	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
21	FW	Michael Smith	24	EU	Swindon Town	Loan	Winter	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
25	FW	Conor Wilkinson	21	EU	Bolton Wanderers	Loan	During season	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC
22	GK	Ryan Allsop	23	EU	Bournemouth	Loan	During season	2016	Free	Portsmouth FC

Total spending: £225,000

Out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
15	FW	Paul McCallum	21	EU	West Ham United	Loan Return	Summer	Free
18	DF	Josh Passley	20	EU	Fulham	Loan Return	Summer	Free
24	DF	Nyron Nosworthy	34	EU	Blackpool	Loan Return	Summer	Free
4	DF	Danny East	23	EU	Grimsby Town	Released	Summer	Free	Portsmouth FC BBC Sport
5	DF	Joe Devera	28	EU	Boreham Wood	Released	Summer	Free	Portsmouth FC BBC Sport
6	DF	Ben Chorley	32	EU	Bromley	Released	Summer	Free	Portsmouth FC BBC Sport
11	FW	Tom Craddock	28	EU	Guiseley	Released	Summer	Free	Portsmouth FC BBC Sport
17	DF	Nicky Shorey	33	EU	Pune City	Released	Summer	Free	Portsmouth FC
19	MF	Wes Fogden	27	EU	Yeovil Town	Released	Summer	Free	Portsmouth FC BBC Sport
26	MF	Bradley Tarbuck	19	EU	Dorchester Town	Released	Summer	Free	Portsmouth FC
34	DF	Dan Butler	20	EU	Torquay United	Released	Summer	Free	Portsmouth FC BBC Sport
9	FW	Ryan Taylor	27	EU	Oxford United	Released	Summer	Free	Portsmouth FC Oxford United FC
8	MF	Jed Wallace	21	EU	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Transfer	Summer	£275,000	Portsmouth FC
20	FW	Craig Westcarr	30	EU	Mansfield Town	Released	Summer	Free	Portsmouth FC
7	MF	Andy Barcham	28	EU	AFC Wimbledon	Released	Summer	Free	Portsmouth FC AFC Wimbledon
13	MF	Johannes Ertl	32	EU	Free agent	Released	Summer	Free	Portsmouth FC
22	GK	Michael Poke	29	EU	Eastleigh	Loan	Summer	Free	Portsmouth FC
5	DF	Paul Robinson	33	EU	AFC Wimbledon	Mutual consent	Summer	Free	Portsmouth FC AFC Wimbledon
—	DF	Chad Field	18	EU	Bognor Regis Town	Loan	Summer	Free	Portsmouth FC
—	DF	Snorre Nilsen	18	EU	Bognor Regis Town	Loan	Summer	Free	Portsmouth FC
—	MF	Romuald Boco	30	EU	Havant & Waterlooville	Loan	During season	Free	Portsmouth FC
34	DF	Calvin Davies	18	EU	Havant & Waterlooville	Loan	During season	Free	Portsmouth FC
27	GK	Aaron McCarey	23	EU	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan return	During season	Free	Portsmouth FC
—	FW	Liam Sayers	17	EU	Dorchester Town	Loan	During season	Free	Dorchester Town FC
21	MF	James Dunne	26	EU	Dagenham & Redbridge	Loan	During season	Free	Portsmouth FC
30	MF	Adam May	17	EU	Gosport Borough	Loan	During season	Free	Portsmouth FC
14	MF	Kal Naismith	23	EU	Hartlepool United	Loan	During season	Free	Portsmouth FC
1	GK	Paul Jones	29	EU	Crawley Town	Loan	Winter	Free	Portsmouth FC
9	FW	Matt Tubbs	31	EU	Eastleigh	Loan	During season	Free	Portsmouth FC

Total spending: £275,000

Contracts

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
33	MF	Ben Close	18	Signed	1 year	June 2016	Portsmouth FC
2	DF	Adam Webster	19	Signed	2 years	June 2017	Portsmouth FC
8	FW	Ryan Taylor	27	Collapsed	0 year	June 2015	Portsmouth FC
30	MF	Adam May	17	Signed	1 year	June 2016	Portsmouth FC
19	FW	Conor Chaplin	18	Signed	3 years	June 2018	Portsmouth FC

Player statistics

Squad stats

As of 19 May 2016

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Play-offs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Paul Jones	10	0	7	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF		Ben Davies	51	1	43	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF		Enda Stevens	53	0	45	0	5	0	0+1	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF		Adam Webster	35	2	24+3	2	4+1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF		Christian Burgess	43	2	37	2	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7	FW		Adam McGurk	36	6	12+15	2	4	3	2	1	1	0	0+2	0
8	MF		Michael Doyle	50	1	43+1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10	FW		Marc McNulty	34	12	19+8	10	4+1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
11	MF		Gary Roberts	38	10	27+6	7	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
14	MF		Kal Naismith	18	3	8+7	3	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
15	MF		Adam Barton	21	0	11+5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
16	DF		Jack Whatmough	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF		Kieron Freeman	7	0	4+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Ben Tollitt	15	1	0+12	1	0	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0
19	FW		Conor Chaplin	38	11	6+24	8	1+3	1	1+1	2	1	0	0+1	0
20	DF		Matt Clarke	33	1	26+3	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Kyle Bennett	51	7	40+2	6	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0
24	GK		Brian Murphy	25	0	20+1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Gareth Evans	48	10	32+8	10	3+1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
27	GK		Ryan Fulton	13	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF		Danny Hollands	39	0	27+5	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
30	MF		Adam May	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
32	MF		Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
33	MF		Ben Close	14	0	6+1	0	2+1	0	2	0	1	0	0+1	0
35	GK		Alex Bass	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF		Dory Yates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF		Brandon Haunstrup	5	0	1	0	0+1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
40	MF		Kaleem Haitham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players on loan to other clubs:
9	FW		Matt Tubbs	17	5	8+8	5	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW		Brandon Joseph-Buadi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
34	DF		Calvin Davies	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
—	DF		Chad Field	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	DF		Snorre Nilsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
5	MF		Romuald Boco	5	0	2+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	FW		Caolan Lavery	13	4	11+2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Jayden Stockley	12	2	4+5	2	0+1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		James Dunne	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW		Michael Smith	16	4	13+3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK		Michael Poke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK		Ryan Allsop	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	MF		Nigel Atangana	13	0	8+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	GK		Aaron McCarey	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	Play-offs	Total
1	FW	10	Marc McNulty	10	1	0	1	12
2	FW	19	Conor Chaplin	8	1	2	0	11
3	MF	26	Gareth Evans	10	0	0	0	10
3	MF	11	Gary Roberts	7	2	0	1	10
4	MF	23	Kyle Bennett	6	0	0	0	6
4	FW	7	Adam McGurk	2	3	1	0	6
5	FW	9	Matt Tubbs	5	0	0	0	5
6	FW	13	Caolan Lavery	4	0	0	0	4
6	FW	21	Michael Smith	4	0	0	0	4
7	MF	14	Kal Naismith	3	0	0	0	3
8	DF	4	Adam Webster	2	0	0	0	2
	DF	6	Christian Burgess	2	0	0	0	2
	FW	17	Jayden Stockley	2	0	0	0	2
7	DF	2	Ben Davies	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	18	Ben Tollitt	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	20	Matt Clarke	1	0	0	0	1
			Own goals	2	0	0	0	2
			TOTALS	75	8	3	2	88

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		Play-offs		Total
3		DF	Enda Stevens	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
6		DF	Christian Burgess	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
2		DF	Ben Davies	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
10		FW	Marc McNulty	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
8		MF	Michael Doyle	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
19		FW	Conor Chaplin	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
23		MF	Kyle Bennett	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
29		MF	Danny Hollands	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
20		DF	Matt Clarke	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11		MF	Gary Roberts	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
26		MF	Gareth Evans	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
4		DF	Adam Webster	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
7		FW	Adam McGurk	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17		FW	Jayden Stockley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15		MF	Adam Barton	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
17		DF	Kieron Freeman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
13		FW	Caolan Lavery	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24		GK	Brian Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		MF	Adam Barton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
			TOTALS	56	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	66	7

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 6 May 2015, Portsmouth announced two pre-season friendlies, Away to Havant & Waterlooville on 11 July 2015 and Away to Bognor Regis Town on 17 July 2015.^[2] On 28 May 2015, the club announced they will also travel to play Gillingham.^[3] A day later, Portsmouth announced they will travel to face Woking.^[4] On 31 May 2015, Portsmouth added Gosport Borough to their pre-season programme.^[5] On 11 July 2015, Portsmouth announced a friendly against Coventry City.^[6]

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly	Havant & Waterlooville	1–1	Portsmouth	Havant
15:00 BST	Clifton 21'	Report	48' Doyle	Stadium: West Leigh Park Referee: Dean Treleaven

17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Friendly	Bognor Regis Town	1–1	Portsmouth	Bognor Regis
19:30 BST	Rutherford 57'	Report	8' Tubbs	Stadium: Nyewood Lane Referee: Ashley Slaughter

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly	Gosport Borough	2–3	Portsmouth	Gosport
15:00 BST	Bennett 73' White 75'	Report	13' 89' Chaplin 66' Robinson	Stadium: Privett Park Attendance: 2,020 Referee: Dan Crooke

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly	Portsmouth	2–1	Coventry City	Havant
19:30 BST	Chaplin 4' Evans 45'	Report	53' Thomas	Stadium: West Leigh Park Referee: Constantine Hatzidakis

24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Friendly	Woking	0–2	Portsmouth	Woking
19:30 BST		Report	28' Evans 31' Clarke	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 1,562 Referee: Charlie Breakspear

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Gillingham	0–0	Portsmouth	Gillingham
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Referee: Fred Graham

4 August 2015 (2015-08-04) Friendly	Burnham	0–5	Portsmouth XI	Burnham
19:30 BST		Report	McGurk 25' Stockley 72' Joseph-Buadi 82' May Oxlade-Chamberlain	Stadium: The Gore Referee: Kieran Bailey

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Accrington Stanley	46	24	13	9	74	48	+26	85	Qualification for League Two play-offs^[a]
5	Plymouth Argyle	46	24	9	13	72	46	+26	81
6	Portsmouth	46	21	15	10	75	44	+31	78
7	AFC Wimbledon (O, P)	46	21	12	13	64	50	+14	75
8	Leyton Orient	46	19	12	15	60	61	−1	69

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[7]

Win Draw Loss Postponed

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Portsmouth	3–0	Dagenham & Redbridge	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Evans 51' Bennett 63', 74'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,948 Referee: Carl Boyeson

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Portsmouth	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Wylde 89'	Report	45' (pen.) Tubbs 86' (pen.) Roberts	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,476 Referee: Steve Martin

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3	Crawley Town	0–0	Portsmouth	Crawley
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 4,003 Referee: Fred Graham

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4	Portsmouth	3–3	Morecambe	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Roberts 42', 65' Stevens 72' Stockley 90+5'	Report	11' Barkhuizen 25' Goodall 38' Fleming	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,052 Referee: Roger East

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3	Luton Town	1–2	Portsmouth	Luton
19:45 BST	Mackail-Smith 15' (pen.)	Report	8' Evans 90' Tubbs	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,083 Referee: Peter Bankes

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6	Portsmouth	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Portsmouth
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,745 Referee: Brendan Malone

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7	Portsmouth	3–1	Barnet	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Chaplin 37', 90' McGurk 54'	Report	Yiadom 25' Stephens 66'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,217 Referee: Darren England

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8	Oxford United	1–1	Portsmouth	Oxford
15:00 BST	Sercombe 33'	Report	McGurk 61' Doyle 81'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,093 Referee: Iain Williamson

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Portsmouth	Horfield
15:00 BST	Easter 48'	Report	Evans 29' Stockley 71'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,555 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10	Portsmouth	1–2	Exeter City	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Roberts 90'	Report	Wheeler 20' Davies 56'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,822 Referee: Nick Kinseley

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11	Portsmouth	0–0	Yeovil Town	Portsmouth
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,309 Referee: Darren Deadman

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12	Cambridge United	1–3	Portsmouth	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Simpson 5' M. Roberts 45+3'	Report	Legge 67' (o.g.) Tubbs 69', 87' Evans 90+5'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,607 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13	Newport County	0–1	Portsmouth	Newport
15:00 BST		Report	Tubbs 45'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,298 Referee: James Adcock

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 14	Portsmouth	1–1	Stevenage	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Chaplin 77'	Report	Williams 90'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,900 Referee: Andy Woolmer

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 15	Portsmouth	0–0	Mansfield Town	Portsmouth
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,210 Referee: Kevin Wright

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 16	Notts County	2–1	Portsmouth	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Burke 22' Sheehan 77'	Report	Lavery 19'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,917 Referee: Andy Haines

15 November 2015 (2015-11-15) 17	Portsmouth	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,892 Referee: Stuart Attwell

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18	Carlisle United	2–2	Portsmouth	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Grainger 44' (pen.), 90'	Report	Lavery 66' McNulty 68'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,503 Referee: Scott Duncan

24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19	Portsmouth	6–0	York City	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Davies 50' McNulty 52', 60', 71' Tollitt 80' Chaplin 84'	Report	Greening 45'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,616 Referee: Iain Williamson

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20	Wycombe Wanderers	2–2	Portsmouth	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Harriman 28' Thompson 30'	Report	Lavery 45' Webster 56'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,816 Referee: Mark Haywood

12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21	Portsmouth	4–0	Hartlepool United	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Lavery 32' Jackson 37' (o.g.) Evans 61' McNulty 90'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,610 Referee: Chris Sarginson

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22	Northampton Town	1–2	Portsmouth	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Cresswell 17'	Report	Evans 33' Chaplin 85'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,859 Referee: Fred Graham

26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23	Leyton Orient	3-2	Portsmouth	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Simpson 23' (pen.) Palmer 45', 52' Baudry 51'	Report	Webster 22' Evans 4', 66'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 5,848 Referee: Graham Horwood

28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24	Portsmouth	0-0	Luton Town	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,668 Referee: Gavin Ward

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25	Portsmouth	3-0	Crawley Town	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Clarke 13' McNulty 26' Roberts 83'	Report	Walton 77'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,606 Referee: Dean Whitestone

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 26	Accrington Stanley	P–P	Portsmouth	Accrington
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Referee: Trevor Kettle
Note: Match postponed due to frozen pitch

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 27	Portsmouth	0–1	Oxford United	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT		Report	Mullins 30' Bowery 76'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,840 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 28	Morecambe	1–1	Portsmouth	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Fleming 58' Beeley 89' Roche 90+4'	Report	31' Clarke 40' Evans	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,399 Referee: Richard Clark

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 29	Portsmouth	0–1	Leyton Orient	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Stevens 40'	Report	53' McAnuff 79' Cisak	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,643 Referee: Graham Salisbury

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 30	Portsmouth	3–1	Bristol Rovers	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Evans 19' Smith 45+3' McNulty 77'	Report	25' Easter 39' 90+1' Brown 85' Montaño 90+3' Lockyer	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,808 Referee: Trevor Kettle

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 31	Yeovil Town	1–1	Portsmouth	Yeovil
15:00 GMT	Tozer 64' Zoko 73'	Report	80' 81' Burgess 84' Roberts	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 6,051 Referee: Mark Haywood

23 February 2016 (2016-02-23) 32	Barnet	1–0	Portsmouth	Barnet
19:45 GMT	Champion 22' Akinde 41' (pen.) Randall 59' Yiadom 60' Muggleton 66'	Report	90+3' Webster	Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 2,557 Referee: Phil Gibbs

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 33	Portsmouth	2–1	Cambridge United	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	McNulty 41' 90+5' Webster 62' Chaplin 87'	Report	70' 90' Berry 79' Legge	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,425 Referee: Oliver Langford

1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 34	Exeter City	1–1	Portsmouth	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Watkins 90'	Report	Chaplin 31' Burgess 38'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,855 Referee: Brendan Malone

5 March 2015 (2015-03-05) 35	Stevenage	0–2	Portsmouth	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Wilkinson 38'	Report	McNulty 22', 23' Naismith 82'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,092 Referee: Kevin Johnson

8 March 2015 (2015-03-08) 26	Accrington Stanley	1–3	Portsmouth	Accrington
19:45 GMT	McCartan 83'	Report	Bennett 22' Pearson 36' (o.g.) Doyle 43'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,841 Referee: Chris Sarginson

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 36	Portsmouth	0–3	Newport County	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Stevens 24' Hollands 34' Burgess 40' Roberts 53' 59'	Report	Byrne 21' Jones 34' Boden 69' O'Sullivan 82' Morgan 87'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,245 Referee: Ben Toner

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 37	Mansfield Town	1–1	Portsmouth	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Green 26', 31' Dieseruvwe 28' Rose 30'	Report	Tafazolli 43' (o.g.) Stevens 66'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,980 Referee: Carl Boyeson

25 March 2016 (2016-03-25) 38	Portsmouth	4–0	Notts County	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Bennett 44', 49' Hollands 45' Burgess 81' McNulty 90+1'	Report	5' Aborah 40' Milsom 45+3' Thompson 74' Smith 90' McLeod	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,670 Referee: Michael Bull

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 40	Portsmouth	1–0	Carlisle United	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Stevens 44' Smith 57'	Report	73' Raynes	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,416 Referee: Charles Breakspear

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41	Dagenham & Redbridge	1–4	Portsmouth	Dagenham
15:00 GMT	Hemmings 34' Passley 45+2' Doidge 67' Hoyte 79'	Report	45+1' 59' Doyle 58' Smith 68' Burgess 77' Clarke 85' Evans 88' Bennett	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 3,122 Referee: Lee Collins

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42	Portsmouth	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Smith 37' Doyle 48' Burgess 61'	Report	19' McCormick 35' McHugh 50' Hartley 86' Matt 86' Wylde	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,423 Referee: Chris Sarginson

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43	York City	3–1	Portsmouth	York
19:45 GMT	Fewster 30' Alessandra 34' Summerfield 48' 63' Carson 86'	Report	58' Davies 55' Evans	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,214 Referee: Nigel Miller

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44	Portsmouth	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Roberts 37' Chaplin 67' 90+5'	Report	48' Stewart 73' Jombati 80' Bean	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,187 Referee: Dean Whitestone

26 April 2016 (2016-04-26) 39	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Portsmouth	Kingston upon Thames
19:45 GMT	Elliott 31' Robinson 53' C. Smith 89'	Report	24' Roberts 27' 35' M. Smith	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,799 Referee: Andy Madley

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45	Hartlepool United	0–2	Portsmouth	Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Jones 24'	Report	36' Freeman 56' Naismith 84' Chaplin	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,046 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46	Portsmouth	1–2	Northampton Town	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Davies 38' Freeman 47' Naismith 48' McGurk 69' Evans 75'	Report	14' (o.g.) Whatmough 45' D'Ath 81' Collins	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,746 Referee: Mark Brown

FA Cup

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) First round	Portsmouth	2–1	Macclesfield Town	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	McGurk 3', 45'	Report	Dennis 15'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 9,834 Referee: Lee Swabey

5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) Second round	Portsmouth	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	McGurk 21'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 9,258 Referee: Kevin Johnson

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round	Ipswich Town	2–2	Portsmouth	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Oar 53' Fraser 88'	Report	Bennett 55' Chaplin 86'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,020 Referee: David Coote

19 January 2016 (2016-01-19) Third round replay	Portsmouth	2–1	Ipswich Town	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Roberts 32' (pen.) McNulty 37'	Report	Malarczyk 14' 77' Maitland-Niles 60'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,179 Referee: Andy Woolmer

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) Fourth round	Portsmouth	1–2	Bournemouth	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Burgess 22' Roberts 43'	Report	King 71' Pugh 83' O'Kane 90+3'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,901 Referee: Mike Dean

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Portsmouth were drawn at home against Derby County.^[8] In the second round, Portsmouth were drawn at home again this time against Reading.^[9]

12 August 2015 (2015-08-12) First round	Portsmouth	2–1	Derby County	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	McGurk 49' Chaplin 76'	Report	Shackell 73'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,573 Referee: Paul Tierney

25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round	Portsmouth	1–2	Reading	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Chaplin 40'	Report	Blackman 64' McCleary 84'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,190 Referee: Gavin Ward

Football League Trophy

On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Pompey travelled to Exeter City.^[10]

1 September 2015 (2015-09-01) First round	Exeter City	2–0	Portsmouth	Exeter
19:45 BST	Harley 54' (pen.) Nicholls 72'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Lee Swabey

Football League play-offs

12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) First leg	Portsmouth	2–2	Plymouth Argyle	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	McNulty 3' Hollands 40' Barton 45+4' Roberts 51' (pen.)	Report	9' 19' Matt 14' Carey 50' Hartley 60' Sawyer 85' Purrington	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,622 Referee: Oliver Langford

15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) Second leg	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Portsmouth	Plymouth
18:00 BST	McHugh 29' Hartley 90+1'	Report	71' Close	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 15,011 Referee: Paul Tierney

References

^ Whatmough offers hope amid the gloom; Portsmouth News, 1 October 2013
^ "First Two Friendlies Confirmed". Portsmouth FC. 6 May 2015.
^ "Pompey Confirm Gills Friendly". Portsmouth FC. 28 May 2015.
^ "Blues To Face Woking". Portsmouth FC. 29 May 2015.
^ "Gosport Friendly This Summer". Portsmouth FC. 31 May 2015.
^ "Pompey Add Coventry Friendly". Portsmouth FC. 11 July 2015.
^ "Pompey start 2015/16 season at home to Dagenham & Redbridge". Portsmouth FC. 17 June 2015.
^ "Capital One Cup 2015/16 Round 1 Draw". Capital One Cup. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
^ "Capital One Cup round 2 draw". Capital One Cup. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
^ "Pompey Away To Exeter In JPT". Portsmouth FC. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

[table_note_res_PLPO0.85388884640014-7] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

[1] Whatmough offers hope amid the gloom; Portsmouth News, 1 October 2013

[2] "First Two Friendlies Confirmed". Portsmouth FC. 6 May 2015.

[3] "Pompey Confirm Gills Friendly". Portsmouth FC. 28 May 2015.

[4] "Blues To Face Woking". Portsmouth FC. 29 May 2015.

[5] "Gosport Friendly This Summer". Portsmouth FC. 31 May 2015.

[6] "Pompey Add Coventry Friendly". Portsmouth FC. 11 July 2015.

[8] "Pompey start 2015/16 season at home to Dagenham & Redbridge". Portsmouth FC. 17 June 2015.

[9] "Capital One Cup 2015/16 Round 1 Draw". Capital One Cup. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

[10] "Capital One Cup round 2 draw". Capital One Cup. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.

[11] "Pompey Away To Exeter In JPT". Portsmouth FC. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

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