During the 2004–05 English football season, Portsmouth competed in the

FA Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

. It was Portsmouth's second consecutive season in English football's top-flight.

Season summary

Portsmouth's campaign got off to a good start, winning four of their first ten games including the famous, brilliant 2–0 win over

Manchester United Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...

as they maintained a strong mid-table position in late October. However, manager

Harry Redknapp Henry James Redknapp (born 2 March 1947) is an English former football manager and player. He has previously managed AFC Bournemouth, West Ham United, Portsmouth, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City. In his ...

walked out on Portsmouth in November after a row with chairman

Milan Mandaric Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has ...

over the appointment of new Director of Football Velimir Zajec at the club. Zajec replaced Redknapp as manager with immediate effect, but under his management the club's form dipped, bringing the club from the top ten to a few points above the relegation zone. In April, Zajec was replaced by Frenchman Alain Perrin; Perrin managed to secure Portsmouth's Premiership status with a few games of the season left. Despite this, Portsmouth still played a pivotal role in the "Survival Sunday" relegation drama - by losing 2–0 at West Bromwich Albion they both secured Albion's Premiership status and helped relegate arch-rivals Southampton (although Southampton were beaten 2–1 at home by

and would have been relegated even if Albion had lost).

Final league table

Kit

Portsmouth retained the previous season's kit, manufactured under the club's own brand, Pompey Sport.

First-team squad

:''Squad at end of season''

Left club during season

Statistics

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

Andy Griffin Andrew Griffin (born 17 March 1979) is an English former footballer. Griffin began his career at Stoke City, where he established a reputation as a solid wing-back defender. His impressive performances for the "Potters" led to him being signe ...

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...

, free, 26 May 2004 *

Jamie Ashdown Jamie Lawrence Ashdown (born 30 November 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent a large part of his career at Portsmouth, for whom he made the majority of his professional appearances. He came ou ...

- Reading, June 2004, undisclosed * David Unsworth - Everton, free, 12 July 2004 * Lomana LuaLua -

, undisclosed (estimated £1,750,000), 12 July 2004 *

Andrea Guatelli Andrea Guatelli (born 5 May 1984) is an Italian professional footballer who plays goalkeeper. Career Born in Parma, Guatelli has played for Parma, Portsmouth, Oxford United, FC Zürich and FC Chiasso. He signed a two-year contract with Po ...

Fiorenzuola Fiorenzuola d'Arda (; egl, label= Piacentino, Fiurinsöla, or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Italy in the province of Piacenza, part of the Emilia-Romagna region. Its name derives from ''Florentia'' ("prosperous" in Latin). The "d'Arda" portion r ...

, free, 2 August 2004 *

Aliou Cissé Aliou Cissé (born 24 March 1976) is a Senegalese Association football, football coach and former player who is the manager of the Senegal national football team, Senegal national team. Cissé is best known for captaining the Senegal team which ...

- Birmingham City, £300,000, 6 August 2004 *

Ricardo Fuller Ricardo Dwayne Fuller (born 31 October 1979) is a retired Jamaican professional footballer who played as a forward. Fuller started his football career with Jamaican side Tivoli Gardens, before he moved to England with Crystal Palace in February ...

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

, £1,000,000, 20 August 2004 *

Diomansy Kamara Diomansy Mehdi Moustapha Kamara (born 8 November 1980) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played internationally for Senegal, whom he represented at three Africa Cup of Nations. Club career Early career Born in Par ...

Modena Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...

, £2,500,000, 30 August 2004 *

Valéry Mézague Valéry Mézague (8 December 198315 November 2014) was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A French-born player, Mézague represented Cameroon at international level. His most notable moment with the ''Lions Indomp ...

Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...

, season loan, 31 August 2004 *

Giannis Skopelitis Giannis Skopelitis (Greek: Γιάννης Σκοπελίτης; born 2 March 1978) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Portsmouth Skopelitis joined FA Premier League club Portsmouth on 28 January 2005 ...

Egaleo Aigaleo or Egaleo ( el, Αιγάλεω ) is a suburban municipality in the western part of Athens, belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit. It takes its name from Mount Aigaleo. Its population was 69,946 at the 2011 census. Ge ...

, 28 January 2005, season loan with option of making permanent, £300,000 rising to £1,000,000 if made permanent *

Kostas Chalkias Konstantinos "Kostas" Chalkias ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Χαλκιάς; born 30 May 1974) is a retired Greek footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Previously he had played for Panathinaikos, Apollon Smyrni, Iraklis, Portsm ...

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

, 28 January 2005, nominal fee *

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NK Gorica Nogometno društvo Gorica, commonly referred to as ND Gorica or simply Gorica, is a Slovenian football club based in the town of Nova Gorica. They are one of the most successful Slovenian clubs with four Slovenian PrvaLiga and three Slovenian Cu ...

, 31 January 2005, undisclosed

Out

* Tim Sherwood -

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...

, free, 9 July 2004 * Teddy Sheringham West Ham United, free, 14 July 2004 * Deon Burton -

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

, undisclosed, 16 July 2004 (officially joined 1 August) *

Ivica Mornar Ivica Mornar (born 12 January 1974) is a Croatian retired footballer. He started as a striker, but was mostly deployed as a winger during his career. Mornar began his career with Hajduk Split before going on to play for Eintracht Frankfurt, S ...

Rennes Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...

, season loan, 8 August 2004 * Eddie Howe -

AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth () is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest division of English club football. Formed in 1899 as B ...

, free, 12 November 2004 *

Lewis Buxton Lewis Edward Buxton (born 10 December 1983) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. Buxton began his career with Portsmouth where he progressed through the youth ranks at the club. He gained first team experience ...

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

, 24 December 2004 * Anthony Pulis -

, 24 December 2004 * John Curtis - Nottingham Forest, free, January 2005 *

Nigel Quashie Nigel Francis Quashie ( ; born 20 July 1978) is an English-born Scottish former footballer who played more than 300 games as a midfielder in the Football League. Between 2004 and 2006, he represented Scotland, the country of his grandfather, at ...

- Southampton, £2,100,000, 17 January 2005 *

Amdy Faye Amdy Moustapha Faye (born 12 March 1977) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder and could also play as a centre back. Faye began his career with Monégasque club AS Monaco, French clubs ES Fréjus a ...

, £2,000,000, 23 January 2005 *

Kevin Harper Kevin Patrick Harper (born 15 January 1976) is a football coach and former player. He played as a winger for Hibernian, Derby County, Walsall, Portsmouth, Norwich City, Leicester City, Stoke City, Carlisle United and Dunfermline Athletic. Born ...

, undisclosed, 1 February 2005 *

Eyal Berkovic Eyal Berkovic (or Berkovich, he, אייל ברקוביץ'; born 2 April 1972) is an Israeli former professional association footballer, football coach, team owner and television talk show presenter. As a player he was an attacking midfielder ...

- Maccabi Tel Aviv, 4 February 2005 * David Unsworth -

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, four-month loan, 15 February 2005 * Alan Knight - retired, 2004 * Warren Hunt - Fareham Town, 2004 * Sebastian Olszar - Polonia Warsaw, 2004 *

Carl Robinson Carl Robinson (born 13 October 1976) is a retired Welsh international footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is currently the assistant coach for Major League Soccer club D.C. United. Club career Wolverhampton Wanderers Robinson s ...

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, 2004 * Sébastien Schemmel - Le Havre, December 2004 *

Harald Wapenaar Harald Wapenaar (born 10 April 1970) is a Dutch former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. As well as playing in his native Netherlands, he also played league football in It ...

Vitesse Arnhem Vitesse may refer to: * Vitesse Models, a diecast model car company * Vitesse (band), Dutch rock band * Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, a car * Rover 216 Vitesse, a car * Rover 3500 Vitesse, a car * Rover 800 Vitesse, a car * Triumph Vites ...

, 2005 *

Rowan Vine Rowan Lewis Vine (born 21 September 1982) is an English former footballer. A striker, Vine previously played League football for Portsmouth, Brentford, Colchester United, Luton Town, Birmingham City, Queens Park Rangers (QPR), Hull City, Milton ...

- Luton Town, loan, 2004 * Mark Burchill - Hearts, loan :Transfers in: £5,750,000 :Transfers out: £4,100,000 :Total spending: £1,650,000

Results

Results per matchday

Premiership

FA Cup

* Third round: Portsmout
1-0
Gillingham (Yakubu 49) * Fourth round: Southampto
2-1
Portsmouth (Oakley 54, Crouch 90 pen.; Yakubu 57 pen.)

League Cup

* Second round: Tranmere Rover
0-1
Portsmouth (Kamara 65) * Third round: Portsmout
2-1
Leeds United (Kamara 14, Berkovic 32 pen.; Deane 40) * Fourth round: Cardiff Cit
0-2
Portsmouth (Yakubu 47, 55 pen.) * Quarter-finals: Watfor
3-0
Portsmouth (Helguson 24, 57, Dyer 61)

References

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