List of Portsmouth F.C. players explained

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Portsmouth. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column.

For a list of all Portsmouth players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Portsmouth F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Portsmouth F.C. article.

Table

Players should be listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals should be for first-team competitive games and include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches.

Statistics are up to date as of 27 April 2024.

Name	International Team[1]	Position	Club career	Seasons at Portsmouth	League apps	League goals	Total apps	Total goals	Notes
	"		GK	1899–1904	5	?	0	138	0	First ever Portsmouth F.C. player, signed from Royal Artillery (Portsmouth) F.C.
		DF	1899–1904	5	105	0	105	0	b.1876, Edinburgh, Scotland. d.8 January 1932, Perth, Australia.[2]
		MF	1899–1901	2*	?	?	?	?	Played as player-manager after Frank Brettell, becoming second manager 1901–1904.
	"		FW	1899–1900, 1901–1903	3	?	0	182	58	b.7 April 1879. d.6 March 1944. 1 Scotland cap
	"		FW	1899–1900, 1901–1906	6	284	157	284	157	b.11 June 1875. d.28 December 1937. Scored the first ever goal at Fratton Park. 1 England cap
		DF	1899–1903	4	58	0	58	0	b.13 February 1870, Edinburgh, Scotland. d.23 October 1946
		MF	1899–1904	5	131	19	131	19	[3] b.1876, Edinburgh, Scotland. d.1931
		FW	1922–1928	6	164	119	179	129
		GK	1946-1953	7	222	0	246	0
		GK	1922–1931	9	128	0	131+	0
		DF	1924–1930	6	169	0	176	0
		DF	1924–1928	4	146	3	157	3
Harry Foxall			1924–1928	4	139	8	150	8	Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
John McColgan			1924–1930	6	171	0	187	1	Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
Dave Watson			1924–1930	6	175	37	188	39	Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
Frederick Cook			1925–1933	8	241	39	262	40
William Moffatt			1925–1929	4	126	2	134	2
Fred Forward			1926–1932	6	179	28	192	30
			1927–1937	10	351	10	381	10
			1927–1936	9	119	33	129	37
Jack Smith			1927–1935	8	260	62	288	70
		FW	1927–1938	11	367	170	395	183
		GK	1928–1937	9	331	0	359	0
	"		FW	1928–1939	11	292	102	312	107
		DF	1937–1953	16	150	0	?	0
	"		WH	1946–1965	19	764	9	845	?	Record Portsmouth appearances
		DF	1946–1954	9	241	8	?	?
	"		DF	1946–1954	9	280	67	?	?
	"		FW	1946?–1960	14	479	193	?	?	Record Portsmouth goalscorer
	"		FW	1946–1956	9	245	48	?	?
		FW	1946–1956	10	308	129	338	139
		DF	1951–1964	13	321	2	?	?
		FW	1958–1964	6	236	145	?	?
		GK	1959–1962	3	122	0	?	?
		MF	1973–1978	5	181	16	?	?
		GK	1978–2000	22	683	0	801	0
		DF	1979–1984	5	175	13	204	15
		MF	1980–1987	7	240	30	280	32
		MF	1982–1990	8	105	4	128	4
		DF	1983–1989	6	117	3	?	?
		DF	1984–1988	4	144	10	168	13
		FW	1985–1988	3	121	54	?	?
		MF	1988–1993	5	132	21	159	28
		DF	1989–2000	11	313	3	372	3
		DF	1989–1992	3	107	8	132	10
		MF	1989–1995	6	132	16	156	19
		FW	1989–1993, 1999–2001	7	195	99	226	115
		DF	1990–1997	7	154	6	186	7
		FW	1992–1994, 1995–1996	5	94	19	113	26
		MF	1992–1999	8	309	54	361	69
		GK	1994–2001	7	93	0	105	0
	"		MF	1995–1999	5	148	10	169	10
		FW	1998, 1998–2001	4	114	36	124	37
		MF	1998–2002	5	108	8	119	0
		MF	1999–2007	9	174	16	193	17
		MF	2000–2005	6	119	9	128	9
		DF	2000–2009	10	198	5	219	5
	"		MF	2000–2005	6	148	13	163	14
	"		MF	2001–2002	2	33	9	33	9	Only non-British player to be voted into all-time best Portsmouth eleven
	"		MF	2002–2003	2	44	12	44	12	Captain of promotion winning side 2002-2003
	"		MF	2002–2011	10	130	0	164	2
	"		GK	2002–2005	4	93	0	100	0
	"		FW	2002–2007	6	77	33	83	33	Top scorer 2002–03 First Division
		DF	2002–2005	4	106	5	118	5
		MF	2002–2008	7	178	23	203	29
	"		DF	2003–2007	5	112	3	124	3
		GK	2004-2012	9	109	0	124	0
		MF	2006–2009	4	102	2	117	3
	"		DF	2006–2009	4	95	2	111	2
	"		GK	2006–2010	5	134	0	158	0
	"		DF	2006–2009	4	84	4	100	4
	"		FW	2006-2012	7	143	20	167	28
	"		MF	2006–2009	4	83	9	100	12
	"		DF	2007-2012	6	102	7	123	8		-
	"		FW	2007–2011	5	90	10	114	13
		MF	2009-2012	4	114	3	129	3
		MF	2011-2015	5	107	26	118	29
		MF	2011-2015	5	80	2	88	2	2012-13 Player of the Season
		DF	2012-2021	9	121	3	136	3
		MF	2014-2021	7	138	14	190	18
		FW	2014-2018	5	104	22	122	25
		MF	2015-2018	3	99	12	117	13
		MF	2015-2020	6	173	32	218	38
		DF	2015-2020	5	173	10	210	12	2019-20 Player of the Season
		DF	2015-2019	4	150	7	175	9	2017-18 and 2018-19 Player of the Season
		MF	2017–2019	3	103	25	119	29
		MF	2018–2021	3	122	11	149	13
		FW	2018–2023	5	184	42	226	57
		GK	2018–2021	3	112	0	135	0	2020-21 Player of the Season
		DF	2018–2022	4	111	6	131	6
		DF	2019–2024	5	186	13	227	17	2021-22 Player of the Season
		MF	2021–present	3	92	1	105	1
		DF	2021–present	3	101	8	117	8
		FW	2022-present	2	78	36	96	44	2022-23 Player of the Season
		MF	2022–present	2	70	8	76	8	2023-24 Player of the Season

References

• • Soccerbase stats (use Search for...on left menu and select 'Players' drop down)
• Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Soccerdata . 2004 . 1-899468-67-6 .

Notes and References

1. Denotes if a footballer played in a full international match whilst a Portsmouth player
2. Web site: Liverpool career stats for Tom Wilkie - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!.
3. Web site: Liverpool career stats for Bobby Marshall - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!.