2009–10 Portsmouth F.C. season

March 2015 December 2021 Portsmouth FC Portsmouth supporters Wembley 2010 FA Cup Final.jpg Portsmouth fans at Wembley Stadium during the 2010 FA Cup Final 2009–10 Avram Grant Manager Portpin (90%)Al Fahim Asia Associates Limited (10%) Owner Fratton Park Premier League 20th (relegated) League Cup Quarter-finals FA Cup Runners-up Aruna Dindane (8) Frédéric Piquionne (11) 20,821 vs. Tottenham Hotspur (17 October 2009) 14,323 vs. Wigan Athletic (14 April 2010) 17,572 2008–09 2010–11 _pfc10 _pfchome10 _pfc10 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF FF0000 _borderonwhite _pfcaway10 __borderonwhite 1A2D69 0000FF 1A2D69 1A2D69 FFFFFF _thinbluehoopsonblack 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 The 2009–10 season was Portsmouth's 111th in existence, their seventh season in the Premier League and their seventh consecutive season in the top division of English football. It was a season in which the club struggled with financial problems and entered administration. The club finished at 20th place in the league, a place they had occupied since the second matchday, which meant relegation to the Championship. Portsmouth managed to only receive points in 14 of the 38 games, including only seven wins. In March they were docked nine points for entering administration. Portsmouth's biggest success in the season came in the FA Cup, advancing to the final after beating Coventry City, Sunderland, Southampton, Birmingham City and Tottenham Hotspur. They played at Wembley Stadium in the final against Chelsea, a game that Chelsea won by 1–0. Portsmouth also participated in the League Cup and reached the quarter-finals. Manager Paul Hart was sacked in November and replaced by Avram Grant, who stayed until the end of the season. French striker Frédéric Piquionne scored eleven goals throughout the season and was the club's top goalscorer. Team kit For the third consecutive season, the team's kits were produced by Canterbury of New Zealand. The shirt sponsor was Jobsite, replacing OKI Printing Solutions, who had sponsored Portsmouth's kits since the 2005–06 season.https://www.marketingweek.com/jobsite-scores-portsmouth-sponsorship/ Jobsite scores Portsmouth sponsorship 23 July 2009 10 May 2025 MarketingWeek The home strip returned to the traditional blue shirts, white shorts and red socks after the previous season's all-blue kit with gold trim. However, the blue of the home jersey was a lighter shade than the usual royal blue.https://www.footballkitarchive.com/portsmouth-fc-kits/ Portsmouth FC Kit History 10 May 2025 Football Kit Archive On 8 April 2010, Portsmouth announced a new five-year kit supply deal with Kappa. They wore a Kappa strip for the first time in the FA Cup semi-final on 11 April.https://www.sportspro.com/news/portsmouth_handed_massive_boost_ahead_of_fa_cup_semi-final/ Portsmouth handed massive boost ahead of FA Cup semi-final 9 April 2020 10 May 2025 Sports Pro For the 2010 FA Cup Final, Kappa produced a white and maroon kit with a salmon pink trim, referencing Portsmouth's original colours.https://www.footballshirtculture.com/0910-kits/portsmouth-2009-2010-kappa-fa-cup-final-shirt-design.html Portsmouth 09/10 Kappa FA Cup Final Shirt Design 30 April 2010 10 May 2025 Football Shirt Culture _pfc10 _pfchome10 _pfc10 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF FF0000 Home _borderonwhite _pfcaway10 __borderonwhite 1A2D69 0000FF 1A2D69 1A2D69 FFFFFF Away _thinbluehoopsonblack 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Third _pompey1011h _pompey1011h _pompey1011h FFFFFF FF0000 FA Cup semi-final _pompey1011a _pompey1011a _pompey1011a 86202e 86202e FA Cup Final Ownership changes The club started the season with great expectation after Sulaiman Al-Fahim bought the club from previous owner Alexandre Gaydamak for a fee around £60 million, but Al-Fahim's ownership only lasted 40 days until Ali Al-Faraj and his business Falcondrone Ltd. bought 90% of Al-Fahim's stake in Portsmouth; as part of the deal, Al-Fahim became non-executive chairman at the club until the end of the 2010–11 season. However, at the start of February 2010, al-Faraj lost his stake in Portsmouth to a debtor as part of a repayment agreement on one of his loans. In 2010, Balram Chainrai loaned former owner Ali al-Faraj £17 million, secured through collateral of Fratton Park grounds and the club itself. When the owner failed to pay meet a scheduled loan repayment, Chainrai took over control of the club. He intended to sell the club as soon as possible, and in the meantime he leased Fratton Park back to Portsmouth, with possible future rental yields of nearly a million pounds annually. On the morning of 26 February, a formal announcement was made that the club had entered administration and would be docked 9 points once three directors of the Premier League board had met to agree when the points should formally be taken. Andrew Andronikou, Peter Kubik and Michael Kiely of accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young were appointed by the club as administrators. Financial problems Even before the season began Portsmouth saw a net transfer spend in the far negative, with key players such as Glen Johnson, Peter Crouch, Niko Kranjčar, and Sylvain Distin all departing the club. Although a team was assembled through cheap deals and loans, it soon became clear that Portsmouth had been depleted of quality and the team began sliding down to the bottom of the table, with the first seven league matches all being lost. As the season progressed, the finances dried up and the club admitted on 1 October that some of their players and staff had not been paid. On 3 October, media outlets started to report that a deal was nearing completion for Ali al-Faraj to take control of the club. On Monday 5 October, a deal was agreed for Al Faraj and his associates via the British Virgin Islands-registered company Falcondrone to hold a 90% majority holding, with Al-Fahim retaining 10% stake and the title of non-executive chairman for two years. Falcondrone also agreed a deal with Gaydamak the right to buy, for £1, Miland Development (2004) Ltd, which owned various strategic pockets of land around the ground, once refinancing was complete. 2 days after the Al-Faraj takeover was completed, Portsmouth's former technical director Avram Grant returned as director of football. On the pitch, Portsmouth's late transfer of funds called for a flurry of transfers at the end of the window, including the loan signing of Ivorian international Aruna Dindane, who would go on to score a hat-trick against Wigan Athletic. An opening run of seven defeats raised fears Hart would be sacked, but at the eighth attempt, at Molineux, Hassan Yebda (another loanee) headed in to secure the first win. Portsmouth were beaten 4–2 at Fratton Park by Aston Villa in the quarter finals of the League Cup, having beaten off Premiership high-flyers Stoke City; yet another loanee, Frédéric Piquionne, was on target twice. However, because of the financial problems, the Premier League placed the club under a transfer embargo, meaning the club were not allowed to sign any players. Paul Hart was sacked by the board on 24 November, based on the poor results that left Portsmouth at the bottom of the league. He was offered the role of technical director responsible for players aged 18–21, but he declined. Coaches Paul Groves and Ian Woan took temporary charge of the team. On 26 November 2009, Portsmouth F.C. announced on its official website that Avram Grant had been appointed as manager. On 3 December, it was announced that the club had failed to pay the players for the second consecutive month. On the 31st, it was announced player's wages would again be paid late, on 5 January 2010. According to common football contracts, the players then had the right to terminate their contracts and leave the club without any compensation for the club, upon giving 14 days notice. Despite the financial difficulties, Grant's time as manager was initially successful, having won two of his first four games in charge (against Sunderland and Liverpool) and only narrowly missing out on a point against league leaders Chelsea. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) filed a winding-up petition against Portsmouth at the High Court in London on 23 December. HMRC claimed the club owed large sums in unpaid VAT on the club's net receipts from its negative transfer spend over the previous two years. Initially, the club denied the winding-up order and a statement was released via the club's website, in which the club stated that they expected the winding-up order to be retracted. The club applied to the High Court to strike out the winding-up petition. Tax lawyer Conrad McDonnell argued that the standard VAT treatment of football clubs, negotiated between the FA and HMRC, was wrong and legally no VAT should be charged on transfers of employees (players are employees), so that the whole HMRC debt was disputed. On 19 January 2010, the High Court dismissed the club's claim,Portsmouth City Football Club Limited v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2011] STC 683 although permission to appeal was granted and a statement from Portsmouth said the judge "considered an appeal to the Court of Appeal would have a 'real chance of success'". This meant that the case stayed open and HMRC were not able to proceed with an immediate winding-up as they wanted. Meanwhile, it was announced on 5 January that the Premier League were to use Portsmouth's share of the latest installment of television broadcast monies to pay off the club's debts to other top-flight sides. Chelsea, Tottenham and Watford were all owed money by Portsmouth (as were Udinese and Lens). The Premier League split £7 million between them. The action is allowed within league rules to protect clubs that are owed money from transfers. On 26 January, the Premier League partially lifted the transfer embargo, and allowed the club to sign and register loanees and players not registered to other clubs. Portsmouth managed to sell a few players, raising hope that bills and staff might get paid on time. On 28 January, the club's deep financial trouble was further highlighted by the temporary closure of the Portsmouth website, after the club failed to pay their bills for its upkeep to their Bournemouth-based digital agency Juicy. The website was back live several hours later, after Juicy announced a new financial arrangement with Portsmouth. It appeared on 2 February that staff and players were not paid their wages on time for the fourth time in five months, causing Portsmouth's PFA representative to call for more openness from within the club. On 4 February, Portsmouth was taken over by its fourth owner in one season: Balram Chainrai. A Nepalese businessman based in Hong Kong, Chainrai took over Portsmouth as part of a clause in a loan deal he made with the previous owners. He is thought to have given the club between £15 and £20 million, but the debts were not repaid. A full court hearing of HMRC's winding-up petition was held on 10 February and the club was given a "stay-of-execution" for a further seven days with a view to securing a new buyer. If the club did not enter administration or HMRC did not recover its money, the club could have been wound up by the Court and a liquidator appointed. On 26 February, having not secured a new buyer before the 25 February deadline, Portsmouth prepared to enter administration, and appointed UHY Hacker Young as administrators. On the morning of 26 February, a formal announcement was made that the club had entered administration and would be docked nine points once three directors of the Premier League board had met to agree when the points should formally be taken. The Premier League decided to delay their decision until the court case on 15 March decided the club's fate. After beating Birmingham City 2–0 on 6 March, Portsmouth qualified for the FA Cup semi-final, to face Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on 11 April. On 11 March, the HMRC withdrew their winding-up order, having contested the validity of the administration that was implemented on 26 February, after receiving documentation proving its validity. On 12 March Peter Storrie stepped down as the club's CEO, though he remained at the club in the short term as a consultant to the administrator. On 15 March, a consortium fronted by Rob Lloyd entered a period of exclusivity to buy Portsmouth. Rob Lloyd met 19 invited Portsmouth fans at the Hilton Portsmouth on Sunday 14th to outline his group's plans and to answer questions from the fans. On 17 March, Portsmouth were docked nine points for entering administration. That only confirmed a relegation that was always inevitable, with Portsmouth being last in the league on actual points as well. Portsmouth reached the 2010 FA Cup Final against Chelsea, losing the match 1–0, but would have normally been qualified to the UEFA Europa League as Chelsea had qualified for the higher ranked Champions League. However, Portsmouth was denied entry due to its financial state, with Premier League's 7th-placed team Liverpool taking over its place. On 24 March, administrator Andrew Andronikou revealed that the club would be looking to start the next season with a whole new squad. Players with expiring contracts would be allowed to leave and Portsmouth were looking to sell between eight and ten players. Overall, up to 20 players could leave at the end of the season. The club would be looking to build their team from free transfers in the summer transfer window to save money. Players First-team squad Squad at end of season 1 ENG GK David James captain 3 POR DF Ricardo Rocha 4 RSA MF Aaron Mokoena 5 ENG MF Jamie O'Hara on loan from Tottenham Hotspur 6 ENG MF Hayden Mullins 7 ISL DF Hermann Hreiðarsson 8 SEN MF Papa Bouba Diop 9 FRA FW Frédéric PiquionnePiquionne was born in Nouméa, New Caledonia, but also qualified to represent France and Martinique internationally and made his international debut for France in March 2007 and for Martinique in 2012. on loan from Lyon 11 ENG MF Michael Brown 15 FIN GK Antti Niemi 16 IRL DF Steve Finnan 17 NGA FW John Utaka 18 BEL DF Anthony Vanden BorreVanden Borre was born in Likasi, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but was raised in Belgium and represented Belgium at U-16, U-17 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Belgium in April 2004. on loan from Genoa 19 ENG FW Danny Webber 20 ENG FW Tommy Smith 21 ENG GK Jamie Ashdown 22 SCO MF Richard Hughes 23 GHA MF Kevin-Prince BoatengBoateng was born in West Berlin, West Germany (now Berlin, Germany), and represented Germany at U-19, U-20 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his father and made his international debut for Ghana in June 2010. 24 CIV FW Aruna Dindane on loan from Lens 26 ISR DF Tal Ben Haim 27 NGA FW Nwankwo Kanu 31 ENG GK Liam O'Brien 32 ALG MF Hassan YebdaYebda was born in Saint-Maurice, France, and represented France at U-16, U-17, U-18, and U-19 level, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally and made his international debut for Algeria in October 2009. on loan from Benfica 33 GRE MF Angelos Basinas 35 IRL DF Marc WilsonWilson was born in Aghagallon, Northern Ireland, and represented Northern Ireland at U-15 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-18, U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 2011. 37 FRA FW Gaël N'Lundulu 38 ENG MF Marlon Pack 39 ALG DF Nadir BelhadjBelhadj was born in Saint-Claude, France, and represented France at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Algeria in March 2004. 40 ENG DF Joel Ward 41 ENG MF Matt RitchieRitchie was born in Gosport, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in March 2015. 43 ENG DF James Hurst 44 ENG DF Luke Wilkinson 46 GER DF Lennard Sowah 47 NED FW Nadir ÇiftçiÇiftçi was born in Karakoçan, Turkey, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented the Netherlands at U-17 level and Turkey at U-19 level. Left club during season 2 ENG DF Linvoy Primus retired 3 FRA DF Younès Kaboul to Tottenham Hotspur 10 ENG FW David Nugent on loan to Burnley 14 ENG DF Mike Williamson to Newcastle United 14 GHA FW Quincy Owusu-AbeyieQuincy was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and represented the Netherlands at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Ghana in January 2008. on loan from Spartak Moscow 15 FRA DF Sylvain Distin to Everton 19 CRO MF Niko Kranjčar to Tottenham Hotspur 25 SER DF Duško Tošić on loan to Queen's Park Rangers 31 BIH GK Asmir BegovićBegović was born in Trebinje, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was raised in Germany between the ages of 4 and 10 and in Canada from the age of 10 and represented Canada at U-20 level before making his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in October 2009. to Stoke City 42 FRA MF Gauthier Mahoto to Bastia Statistics Appearances and goals http://www.11v11.com/teams/portsmouth/tab/players/season/2010 All Portsmouth players: 2010 No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13px1GKENG David James2504000290303DFFRA Younès Kaboul1934020253513DFPOR Ricardo Rocha1002000120024MFRSA Aaron Mokoena21+20412+1027+31705MFENG Jamie O'Hara25+12310028+12806MFENG Hayden Mullins15+304+202021+50307DFISL Hermann Hreiðarsson1715010231208MFSEN Papa Bouba Diop9+305+200014+50109FWFRA Frédéric Piquionne26+856+132+2334+11112010FWENG David Nugent0+300+10000+400011MFENG Michael Brown22+22602+1030+326114MFGHA Quincy Owusu-Abeyie3+70000+113+810015DFFRA Sylvain Distin300000300016DFIRL Steve Finnan20+10400024+101017FWNGA John Utaka10+813+423116+1242018DFBEL Anthony Vanden Borre15+40204121+412119MFCRO Niko Kranjčar401100510019FWENG Danny Webber4+1311+30328+1611020FWENG Tommy Smith12+412000000021GKENG Jamie Ashdown5+10101014+410022MFSCO Richard Hughes9+101+202+1112+415023MFGHA Kevin-Prince Boateng20+23520025+259024FWCIV Aruna Dindane18+18312123+1107026DFISR Tal Ben Haim21+10101023+104027FWNGA Nwankwo Kanu6+1720+100+426+2240031GKBIH Asmir Begović8+10303014+101032MFALG Hassan Yebda15+32203020+323033MFGRE Angelos Basinas7+501+202010+703035DFIRL Marc Wilson280601+1035+103039DFALG Nadir Belhadj16+332+114022+442040DFENG Joel Ward1+2000102+201041DFENG Matt Ritchie1+1000001+100046DFGER Lennard Sowah3+2000003+2000 Top scorers No. Pos. NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal9FWFRA Frédéric Piquionne5231024FWCIV Aruna Dindane511739DFALG Nadir Belhadj410523MFGHA Kevin-Prince Boateng310427FWNGA Nwankwo Kanu20243DFFRA Younès Kaboul300317FWNGA John Utaka021319STENG Danny Webber102332MFALG Hassan Yebda20025MFENG Jamie O'Hara11027MFISL Hermann Hreiðarsson100117FWRSA Aaron Mokoena010118DFBEL Anthony Vanden Borre001122MFSCO Richard Hughes0011 Transfers In Permanent DatePositionNameFromFee 1 July 2009Mokoena makes Portsmouth switch https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8066554.stm BBC Sport 2 April 2025 24 May 2009 DF RSA Aaron Mokoena Blackburn Rovers Free 31 July 2009Portsmouth sign defender Finnan https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8177923.stm BBC Sport 2 April 2025 31 July 2009 DF IRE Steve Finnan ESP Espanyol Free 7 August 20092009-08-07 Niemi completes Portsmouth move https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8174594.stm 2025-05-25 BBC Sport en-GB GK FIN Antti Niemi Unattached Free 27 August 2009Bryant Tom 2009-08-27 Watford's Tommy Smith joins Portsmouth on four-year deal https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/aug/27/tommy-smith-portsmouth-watford-football 2025-04-09 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 ST Tommy Smith Watford £1.8M 28 August 20092009-08-28 Portsmouth wrap up four signings https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8226466.stm 2025-05-25 BBC Sport en-GB MF Michael Brown Wigan Nominal 28 August 2009 MF GER Kevin-Prince Boateng Tottenham Hotspur £4.0M 31 August 2009 DF ISR Tal Ben Haim Manchester City Undisclosed 1 September 2009 DF Mike Williamson Watford £3.0M 1 September 2009 FW Danny Webber Sheffield United Free 3 February 2010 DF POR Ricardo Rocha BEL Standard Liège Free 12 February 2010 DF SER Duško Tošić GER Werder Bremen Free Loan DatePos.NameFromReturn date 5 August 2009 FW FRA Frédéric Piquionne FRA Lyon End of season 13 August 2009 DF BEL Anthony Vanden Borre ITA Genoa End of season 28 August 2009 ST CIV Aruna Dindane FRA Lens End of season 28 August 2009 MF Jamie O'Hara Tottenham Hotspur 15 January 2010 1 September 2009 MF ALG Hassan Yebda POR Benfica End of season 29 January 2010 FW GHA Quincy Owusu-Abeyie RUS Spartak Moscow 31 March 2010 29 January 2010 MF Jamie O'Hara Tottenham Hotspur End of season Out Permanent DatePositionNameToFee 19 June 20092009-07-01 Five players make Portsmouth exit https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8128288.stm 2025-04-09 BBC Sport en-GBPortsmouth's Traore joins Monaco https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8109225.stm BBC Sport 2 April 2025 19 June 2009 DF Mali Djimi Traoré FRA Monaco Free 26 June 2009Johnson completes Liverpool move https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/8102625.stm BBC Sport 2 April 2025 26 June 2009 DF Glen Johnson Liverpool £17.0M 1 July 2009 DF WAL Geraint Price Stewarts & Lloyds Corby Free 1 July 2009 DF Sol Campbell Notts County Free 1 July 2009 DF Andre Blackman Bristol City Free 1 July 2009 DF Ryan Woodford Havant & Waterlooville Free 1 July 2009 MF Sean Davis Bolton Wanderers Free 1 July 2009 MF Louis Castles Bognor Regis Town Free 1 July 2009 MF Jerome Thomas West Bromwich Albion Free 1 July 2009 MF Glen Little Sheffield United Free 1 July 2009 MF Cameroon Lauren ESP Córdoba CF Free 1 July 2009 MF FRA Noé Pamarot ESP Hércules Free 1 July 2009 MF IRE Joe Collins Unattached Free 1 July 2009 FW BEL Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo BEL Standard Liège Free 27 July 2009 FW Peter Crouch Tottenham Hotspur £9.0M 7 August 2009 MF FRA Arnold Mvuemba FRA Lorient Free 12 August 2009 DF Martin Cranie Coventry City £0.5M 27 August 2009 DF FRA Sylvain Distin Everton £6.0M 1 September 2009 MF CRO Niko Kranjčar Tottenham Hotspur £2.5M 7 December 2009 DF Linvoy Primus Unattached Retired 27 January 2010 DF Mike Williamson Newcastle United £1.0M 27 January 2010 DF FRA Younès Kaboul Tottenham Hotspur £6.0M 1 February 2010 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Asmir Begović Stoke City £3.25M 1 February 2010 MF FRA Gauthier Mahoto FRA Bastia Free 24 March 2010 GK FIN Antti Niemi Unattached Contract terminated 31 March 2010 MF GHA Quincy Owusu-Abeyie Qatar Al Sadd Loan terminated Loan DatePos.NameToReturn date 27 July 2009 FW AUS Ryan Gazet Du Chattelier Weymouth September 2009 28 July 20092009-07-27 Luton sign Portsmouth youngster https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/8171092.stm 2025-04-09 BBC Sport en-GB DF Callum Reynolds Luton Town 22 January 2010 1 September 2009 MF Matt Ritchie Notts County 31 December 2009 1 September 2009 FW David Nugent Burnley 25 January 2010 1 September 2009 MF Tom Kilbey Dagenham & Redbridge 1 October 2009 14 October 2009 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Asmir Begović Ipswich Town 23 November 2009 2 January 2010 FW Paris Cowan-Hall Grimsby Town End of season 5 January 2010 DF Luke Wilkinson Northampton Town 5 February 2010 7 January 2010 MF Marlon Pack Dagenham and Redbridge 5 February 2010 1 February 2010 FW David Nugent Burnley End of season 25 March 2010 DF SER Duško Tošić Queens Park Rangers End of season Matches Pre-season DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance21 July 2009Havant & WaterloovilleA2 – 2Bopp 58', 62'3,21625 July 2009Basingstoke TownA0 – 01,58827 July 2009EastleighA1 – 6Kaboul 5' Cowan-Hall 10' Subotić 26' Nugent 75', 80', 88'1,40131 July 2009Vitória de GuimarãesA2 – 0Rui Miguel 57' Custódio 87'1 August 2009BenficaA4 – 0Cardozo 16', 41' Weldon 71' Wilkinson (o.g.) 86'8 August 2009RangersH2 – 0Piquionne 31', 51'9,0188 August 2009Gosport BoroughH0 – 3Ritchie 13', Ashikodi **', Subotić **'832 Competitions DateOpponentsTournamentH/AResultScorersAttendanceReferee15 August 2009FulhamPremier LeagueH0 – 117,510Martin Atkinson19 August 2009Birmingham CityPremier LeagueA0 – 119,922Lee Probert22 August 2009ArsenalPremier LeagueA1 – 4Kaboul 37 60,049Steve Bennett25 August 2009HerefordLeague CupH4 – 1Piquionne 20, Utaka 23, Kranjčar 43, Hughes 56 6,645Andy D'Urso30 August 2009Man CityPremier LeagueH0 – 117,826Howard Webb12 September 2009BoltonPremier LeagueH2 – 3Kaboul 25, Boateng 4317,564Chris Foy19 September 2009Aston VillaPremier LeagueA0 – 235,979Stuart Attwell22 September 2009Carlisle UtdLeague CupA3 – 1Dindane 26, Webber 32, Vanden Borre 62 7,042Neil Swarbrick26 September 2009EvertonPremier LeagueH0 – 118,116Alan Wiley3 October 2009Wolverhampton WanderersPremier LeagueA1 – 0Yebda 1929,023Howard Webb17 October 2009Tottenham HotspurPremier LeagueH1 – 2Boateng 59 20,821Phil Dowd24 October 2009Hull CityPremier LeagueA0 – 023,720Stuart Attwell27 October 2009Stoke CityLeague CupH4 – 0Piquionne 17,59, Webber 55, Kanu 8111,251Peter Walton31 October 2009Wigan AthleticPremier LeagueH4 – 0Dindane 35,64,90 pen., Piquionne 45+318,212Alan Wiley7 November 2009Blackburn RoversPremier LeagueA1 – 3 O'Hara 1523,110Andre Marriner22 November 2009Stoke CityPremier LeagueA0 – 127,069Kevin Friend28 November 2009Manchester UnitedPremier LeagueH1 – 4Boateng 32 pen. 20,482Mike Dean1 December 2009Aston VillaLeague CupH2 – 4Petrov 10 o.g., Kanu 87 17,034Lee Mason5 December 2009BurnleyPremier LeagueH2 – 0Hreiðarsson 65, Dindane 8417,822Phil Dowd12 December 2009SunderlandPremier LeagueA1 – 1Kaboul 90+3 37,578Steve Bennett16 December 2009ChelseaPremier LeagueA1 – 2Piquionne 5940,137Mark Clattenburg19 December 2009LiverpoolPremier LeagueH2 – 0Belhadj 33, Piquionne 8220,534Lee Mason26 December 2009West Ham UnitedPremier LeagueA0 – 2 33,686Lee Probert30 December 2009ArsenalPremier LeagueH1 – 4Belhadj 7420,404Alan Wiley2 January 2010Coventry CityFA CupH1 – 1Boateng 45 11,214Phil Dowd12 January 2010Coventry CityFA CupA2 – 1Wright 90 o.g., Mokoena 120+1 7,097Mike Jones23 January 2010SunderlandFA CupH2 – 1Utaka 42,5710,315Peter Walton26 January 2010West HamPremier LeagueH1 – 1Webber 7618,322Andre Marriner31 January 2010Manchester CityPremier LeagueA0 – 244,015Martin Atkinson3 February 2010FulhamPremier LeagueA0 – 121,934Anthony Taylor6 February 2010Manchester UnitedPremier LeagueA0 – 574,684Lee Mason9 February 2010SunderlandPremier LeagueH1 – 1Dindane 90+516,242Kevin Friend13 February 2010SouthamptonFA CupA4 – 1Owusu-Abeyie 66, Dindane 75, Belhadj 82, O'Hara 8531,385Howard Webb20 February 2010Stoke CityPremier LeagueH1 – 2Piquionne 3517,208Mike Dean27 February 2010BurnleyPremier LeagueA2 – 1Piquionne 25, Yebda 76 pen.19,714Mark Clattenburg6 March 2010Birmingham CityFA CupH2 – 0Piquionne 67,7020,456Steve Bennett9 March 2010Birmingham CityPremier LeagueH1 – 2Kanu 90+218,465Mike Jones15 March 2010LiverpoolPremier LeagueA1 – 4Belhadj 8840,316Stuart Attwell20 March 2010Hull CityPremier LeagueH3 – 2Smith 37, O'Hara 88, Kanu 8916,513Phil Dowd24 March 2010ChelseaPremier LeagueH0 – 518,753Lee Mason27 March 2010Tottenham HotspurPremier LeagueA0 – 235,870Kevin Friend3 April 2010Blackburn RoversPremier LeagueH0 – 016,207Steve Bennett11 April 2010Tottenham HotspurFA CupN2 – 0Piquionne 99, Boateng 117 pen.84,602Alan Wiley14 April 2010Wigan AthleticPremier LeagueA0 – 014,323Mike Dean18 April 2010Aston VillaPremier LeagueH1 – 2Brown 1016,523Lee Probert24 April 2010Bolton WanderersPremier LeagueA2 – 2Dindane 54,6820,526Howard Webb1 May 2010Wolverhampton WanderersPremier LeagueH3 – 1Dindane 20, Utaka 39, Brown 6719,213Mike Jones9 May 2010EvertonPremier LeagueA0 – 138,730Peter Walton15 May 2010ChelseaFA CupN0 – 188,335Chris Foy Premier League Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result L/L/L/L/L/L/L/W/L/D/W/L/L/L/W/D/L/W/L/L/D/L/L/L/D/L/W/L/L/W/L/L/D/D/L/D/W/L Position 15/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Final league table POR Notes notes References External links Official Website p/portsmouth https://archive.today/20130103014322/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/results?id=385&season=2009&_league=eng.1&cc=5739 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