List of Portsmouth F.C. players

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

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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 11 April 2015.

Name	International Team	Position	Club career	League apps	League goals	Total apps	Total goals	Notes
Willie Haines		FW	1922–1928	164	119	179	129
Dan McPhail		GK	1922–1931	128	0	131+	0
George Clifford		DF	1924–1930	169	0	176	0
Reginald Davies		DF	1924–1928	146	3	157	003
Harold Foxall			1924–1928	139	8	150	008	Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
John McColgan			1924–1930	171	0	187	001	Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
Dave Watson			1924–1930	175	37	188	39	Stats do not include possible games played before 1924
Frederick Cook			1925–1933	241	39	262	40
William Moffatt			1925–1929	126	2	134	2
Frederick Forward			1926–1932	179	28	192	30
Jimmy Nichol			1927–1937	351	10	381	10
Septimus Rutherford			1927–1936	119	33	129	37
Jack Smith			1927–1935	260	62	288	70
Jack Weddle		FW	1927–1938	367	170	395	183
Jock Gilfillan		GK	1928–1937	331	0	359	000
Jimmy Easson	Scotland Scotland	FW	1928–1939	292	102	312	107
Reg Flewin		DF	1937–1953	150	0	?	000
Duggie Reid		FW	1946–1956	308	129	338	139
Jack Froggatt	England England	DF	1946–1954	280	67	?	?
Jimmy Dickinson	England England	WH	1946–1965	764	9	845	?	Record Portsmouth appearances
Peter Harris	England England	FW	1946?–1960	479	193	?	?	Record Portsmouth goalscorer
Len Phillips	England England	FW	1946–1956	245	48	?	?
Phil Gunter		DF	1951–1964	321	2	?	?
Ron Saunders		FW	1958–1964	236	145	?	?
Dick Beattie		GK	1959–1962	122	0	?	?
Mick Mellows		MF	1973–1978	181	16	?	?
Alan Knight		GK	1978–2000	683	0	801	000
Steve Aizlewood		DF	1979–1984	175	13	?	?
Mick Tait		MF	1980–1987	240	30	280	032
Kevin Ball		MF	1982–1990	105	4	128	004
Paul Hardyman		DF	1983–1989	117	3	?	?
Noel Blake		DF	1984–1988	144	10	168	013
Micky Quinn		FW	1985–1988	121	54	?	?
Warren Aspinall		MF	1988–1993	132	21	159	028
Andy Awford		DF	1989–2000	313	3	372	003
John Beresford		DF	1989–1992	107	8	132	010
Darryl Powell		MF	1989–1995	132	16	156	019
Guy Whittingham		FW	1989–1993, 1999–2001	195	99	226	115
Guy Butters		DF	1990–1997	154	6	186	007
Paul Walsh		FW	1992–1994, 1995–1996	094	19	113	026
Aaron Flahavan		GK	1994–2001	093	0	105	000
Fitzroy Simpson	Jamaica Jamaica	MF	1995–1999	148	10	169	010
Steve Claridge		FW	1998, 1998–2001	114	36	124	037
Thomas Thogersen		MF	1998–2002	108	8	119	000
Gary O'Neil		MF	1999–2007	174	16	193	017
Kevin Harper		MF	2000–2005	119	9	128	009
Linvoy Primus		DF	2000–2009	198	5	219	005
Nigel Quashie	Scotland Scotland	MF	2000–2005	148	13	163	014
Robert Prosinecki	Croatia Croatia	MF	2001–2002	033	9	033	009	Only non-British player to be voted into all-time best Portsmouth eleven
Paul Merson	England England	MF	2002–2003	044	12	044	0012	Captain of promotion winning side 2002-2003
Richard Hughes	Scotland Scotland	MF	2002–2011	130	0	164	002
Shaka Hislop	Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad and Tobago	GK	2002–2005	093	0	100	000
Svetoslav Todorov	Bulgaria Bulgaria	FW	2002–2007	077	33	083	033	Top scorer 2002–03 First Division
Arjan De Zeeuw		DF	2002–2005	106	5	118	005
Matthew Taylor		MF	2002–2008	178	23	203	029
Dejan Stefanovic	Yugoslavia Yugoslavia	DF	2003–2007	112	3	124	003
Jamie Ashdown		GK	2004-2012	109	0	124	000
David James	England England	GK	2006–2010	134	0	158	000
Glen Johnson	England England	DF	2006–2009	084	4	100	004
Sean Davis		MF	2006–2009	102	2	117	003
Nwankwo Kanu	Nigeria Nigeria	FW	2006-2012	143	20	167	028
Niko Kranjcar	Croatia Croatia	MF	2006–2009	083	9	100	012
Sol Campbell	England England	DF	2006–2009	095	2	111	002
Hermann Hreidarsson	Iceland Iceland	DF	2007-2012	102	7	123	008	-
John Utaka	Nigeria Nigeria	FW	2007–2011	090	10	114	013
Hayden Mullins		MF	2009-2012	114	3	129	003
Jed Wallace		MF	2011-2015	107	26	118	029
Johannes Ertl		MF	2011-2015	80	2	88	02

References

• Post-war Football League Player statistics
• Soccerbase stats (use Search for...on left menu and select 'Players' drop down)