During the 2008–09 football season

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played their sixth consecutive season in the highest tier of

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, the

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. Thanks to the exploits of the previous season, Portsmouth achieved

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for the first time in their footballing history, thanks to an

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win over

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; they competed in the

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. They also participated in the Charity Shield, against

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on 10 August 2008, at

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, eventually losing on penalties. This was the first time since 1996 that a team outside of the "Big Four" had competed in the competition.

Players

Squad

Transfers

In

Out

Loaned in

Loaned out

Statistics

Appearances

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Others

''Includes players who have yet to feature prominently and former players.''

Competitions

Community Shield

Portsmouth lost the

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3–1 on penalties against

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winners Manchester United after the match finished 0–0 after 90 minutes on 10 August. It was Pompey's second game against United in the space of two weeks.

Premier League

Matches

Final league table

Results summary

UEFA Cup

Group stage

=Matches

Top scorers

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Glen Johnson Glen McLeod Cooper Johnson (''né'' Stephens; born 23 August 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played predominantly as a right back. Johnson began his career at West Ham United, spending time on loan at Millwall, and was ...

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David Nugent David James Nugent (born 2 May 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his career in 2002 when he signed his first professional contract with Bury. He left the club in 2005, when he joined Pres ...

References

External links

2008–09 Portsmouth F.C. season at ESPN
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