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Independent season-by-season record · 1899—2026

The complete Portsmouth FC season archive

Every competitive campaign since 1899, with league finishes, form, goals and cup runs — and every season graded S to F by where it stood in the English pyramid.

seasons in the top flight 2 league titles 2 FA Cups elite (S / A) seasons
Season grades Each season rated S (elite) to F, by final standing across the whole English football pyramid. Division titles are floored to at least A.
The journey through the divisions Which tier of English football the club played in each season. Higher is better.
Milestones The moments that shaped 127 years — also flagged ◆ on the journey chart above.
The fall — and the climb back How an FA Cup winner collapsed through two administrations into League Two, then rebuilt itself into a fan-owned Championship club within twelve years.

Eighteen months after lifting the FA Cup at Wembley, Portsmouth were insolvent. The spending that built the 2008 cup-winning squad left debts the club couldn't service once the money dried up, and between 2009 and 2013 Portsmouth suffered two spells in administration and three relegations — a fall from the Premier League to League Two, the fourth tier, in barely four seasons. What followed was a fan-led rescue and a decade-long climb all the way back to the Championship.

Portsmouth win the 2019 EFL Trophy at Wembley
2019 · EFL Trophy winners at Wembley — a first trophy of the rebuild years.
Portsmouth celebrate winning the 2023-24 League One title
2023–24 · League One champions, and back in the Championship.
Portsmouth captain Marlon Pack
Marlon Pack · captain of the title-winning promotion side.
Portsmouth players lift the League One trophy
2023–24 · lifting the League One title at Fratton Park.
Portsmouth players celebrate a goal with supporters
Fratton · celebrating in front of the home support.
Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho
John Mousinho · the head coach who led the promotion.

Final league position

Where they finished in their division (1st at the top); dot colour = tier.

Win percentage

Share of league games won — comparable across points-system eras.

Goals scored & conceded

League goals for and against per season.

Goals for Goals against

Wins, draws & losses

Season results split — hover any column for the record.

Won Drawn Lost
Major honoursThe silverware.
Club recordsThe extremes of 127 years, from published club records.
Decade by decadeEach decade's report card — average grade, best and worst campaign, and where the club spent its seasons.
Season explorerClick a column to sort; search a season, division, grade or player.