2015–16 Portsmouth F.C. season
# 2015–16 Portsmouth F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Portsmouth's 117th season of existence and their third consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

## Players

### Squad details

    As of 19 May 2016

| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club apps | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Paul Jones | GK | Snodland | (1986-06-28)28 June 1986 (aged 29) | 64 | 0 | – | – | Crawley | 4 June 2014 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 24 | Brian Murphy | GK | Waterford | (1983-05-07)7 May 1983 (aged 33) | 25 | 0 | – | – | QPR | 8 August 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 27 | Ryan Fulton | GK | Burnley | (1996-05-23)23 May 1996 (aged 19) | 13 | 0 | – | – | Liverpool | 22 January 2016 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| 35 | Alex Bass | GK | Southampton | (1998-04-01)1 April 1998 (aged 18) | – | – | – | – | Academy | 12 August 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ben Davies | RB/RW | Birmingham | (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 34) | 51 | 1 | – | – | Sheffield United | 6 August 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 3 | Enda Stevens | LB | Dublin | (1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 25) | 53 | 0 | – | – | Aston Villa | 15 June 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 4 | Adam Webster | CB/RB | West Wittering | (1995-01-04)4 January 1995 (aged 21) | 81 | 5 | – | – | Academy | 9 February 2011 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 6 | Christian Burgess | CB | Barking | (1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 24) | 43 | 2 | – | – | Peterborough | 25 June 2015 | Undisc. | 30 June 2018 |
| 16 | Jack Whatmough | CB | Gosport | (1996-08-19)19 August 1996 (aged 19) | 38 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 19 August 2013 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 17 | Kieron Freeman | RB/LB | Arnold | (1992-03-21)21 March 1992 (aged 24) | 7 | 0 | – | – | Sheffield Utd | 28 January 2016 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| 20 | Matt Clarke | CB/CM | Barham | (1996-09-22)22 September 1996 (aged 19) | 33 | 1 | – | – | Ipswich Town | 3 August 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| 36 | Dory Yates | CB | Winchester | (1998-04-25)25 April 1998 (aged 18) | – | – | – | – | Academy | 31 October 2015 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| 38 | Brandon Haunstrup | LB | Waterlooville | (1996-10-26)26 October 1996 (aged 19) | 5 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 25 June 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Michael Doyle | CM | Dublin | (1981-08-08)8 August 1981 (aged 34) | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | 6 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 11 | Gary Roberts | LW/AM | Liverpool | (1984-03-18)18 March 1984 (aged 32) | 38 | 10 | – | – | Chesterfield | 17 June 2015 | Undisc. | 30 June 2018 |
| 14 | Kal Naismith | RW/LW/ST | Glasgow | (1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 24) | 22 | 3 | – | – | Accrington Stanley | 28 May 2015 | Undisc. | 30 June 2018 |
| 15 | Adam Barton | CM/CB | Blackburn | (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 25) | 21 | 0 | – | – | Coventry City | 24 June 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 18 | Ben Tollitt | LW/RW/AM | Liverpool | (1994-11-30)30 November 1994 (aged 21) | 16 | 1 | – | – | Skelmersdale | 15 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 23 | Kyle Bennett | LW/RW | Telford | (1990-09-09)9 September 1990 (aged 25) | 51 | 7 | – | – | Doncaster Rovers | 21 May 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 26 | Gareth Evans | RW/LW | Macclesfield | (1988-04-26)26 April 1988 (aged 28) | 48 | 10 | – | – | Fleetwood Town | 28 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 29 | Danny Hollands | CM | Ashford | (1985-11-06)6 November 1985 (aged 30) | 94 | 8 | – | – | Charlton | 22 May 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 30 | Adam May | CM | Southampton | (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 18) | 4 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 17 April 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 32 | C. Oxlade-Chamberlain | CM | Portsmouth | (1998-06-24)24 June 1998 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 31 October 2015 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| 33 | Ben Close | CM | Portsmouth | (1996-08-08)8 August 1996 (aged 19) | 23 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 3 May 2014 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 40 | Kaleem Haitham | LW | Portsmouth | (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 31 October 2015 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Adam McGurk | ST/RW/LW | Larne | (1989-01-24)24 January 1989 (aged 27) | 36 | 6 | – | – | Burton Albion | 24 June 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 10 | Marc McNulty | ST/AM | Edinburgh | (1992-09-14)14 September 1992 (aged 23) | 34 | 12 | – | – | Sheffield United | 6 November 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| 19 | Conor Chaplin | ST/LW | Worthing | (1997-02-16)16 February 1997 (aged 19) | 49 | 12 | – | – | Academy | 20 October 2014 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 25 | Conor Wilkinson | ST | Croydon | (1995-01-13)13 January 1995 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | – | – | Bolton | 23 March 2016 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| 31 | Brandon Joseph-Buadi | ST | Brighton | (1997-10-02)2 October 1997 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 31 October 2015 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |

## Transfers

### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| — | | Paul Cook | 48 | EU | Chesterfield | Job Offer | Summer | 2016 | compensation | Portsmouth FC |
| 23 | MF | Kyle Bennett | 24 | EU | Doncaster Rovers | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 14 | MF | Kal Naismith | 23 | EU | Accrington Stanley | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Undisclosed | Portsmouth FC |
| 3 | DF | Enda Stevens | 24 | EU | Aston Villa | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 11 | MF | Gary Roberts | 31 | EU | Chesterfield | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Undisclosed | Portsmouth FC |
| 7 | FW | Adam McGurk | 26 | EU | Burton Albion | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 15 | MF | Adam Barton | 24 | EU | Coventry City | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| — | DF | Chad Field | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 38 | DF | Brandon Haunstrup | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| — | DF | Snorre Nilsen | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 6 | DF | Christian Burgess | 23 | EU | Peterborough United | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | £75,000 | Portsmouth FC |
| 8 | MF | Michael Doyle | 33 | EU | Sheffield United | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 17 | FW | Jayden Stockley | 21 | EU | Bournemouth | Loan | Summer | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 18 | MF | Ben Tollitt | 20 | EU | Skelmersdale United | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 26 | MF | Gareth Evans | 27 | EU | Fleetwood Town | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 30 | MF | Adam May | 17 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 20 | DF | Matt Clarke | 18 | EU | Ipswich Town | Loan | Summer | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 2 | MF | Ben Davies | 34 | EU | Sheffield United | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 24 | GK | Brian Murphy | 32 | EU | Queens Park Rangers | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 5 | MF | Romuald Boco | 30 | EU | Bharat FC | Transfer | During season | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 27 | GK | Aaron McCarey | 23 | EU | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan | During season | 2015 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 13 | FW | Caolan Lavery | 22 | EU | Sheffield Wednesday | Loan | During season | 2015 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 10 | FW | Marc McNulty | 23 | EU | Sheffield United | Loan | During season | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 27 | GK | Ryan Fulton | 19 | EU | Liverpool | Loan | Winter | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 17 | DF | Kieron Freeman | 23 | EU | Sheffield United | Loan | Winter | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 21 | FW | Michael Smith | 24 | EU | Swindon Town | Loan | Winter | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 25 | FW | Conor Wilkinson | 21 | EU | Bolton Wanderers | Loan | During season | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 22 | GK | Ryan Allsop | 23 | EU | Bournemouth | Loan | During season | 2016 | Free | Portsmouth FC |

Total spending: £225,000

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | FW | Paul McCallum | 21 | EU | West Ham United | Loan Return | Summer | Free | |
| 18 | DF | Josh Passley | 20 | EU | Fulham | Loan Return | Summer | Free | |
| 24 | DF | Nyron Nosworthy | 34 | EU | Blackpool | Loan Return | Summer | Free | |
| 4 | DF | Danny East | 23 | EU | Grimsby Town | Released | Summer | Free | Portsmouth FC BBC Sport |
| 5 | DF | Joe Devera | 28 | EU | Boreham Wood | Released | Summer | Free | Portsmouth FC BBC Sport |
| 6 | DF | Ben Chorley | 32 | EU | Bromley | Released | Summer | Free | Portsmouth FC BBC Sport |
| 11 | FW | Tom Craddock | 28 | EU | Guiseley | Released | Summer | Free | Portsmouth FC BBC Sport |
| 17 | DF | Nicky Shorey | 33 | EU | Pune City | Released | Summer | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 19 | MF | Wes Fogden | 27 | EU | Yeovil Town | Released | Summer | Free | Portsmouth FC BBC Sport |
| 26 | MF | Bradley Tarbuck | 19 | EU | Dorchester Town | Released | Summer | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 34 | DF | Dan Butler | 20 | EU | Torquay United | Released | Summer | Free | Portsmouth FC BBC Sport |
| 9 | FW | Ryan Taylor | 27 | EU | Oxford United | Released | Summer | Free | Portsmouth FC Oxford United FC |
| 8 | MF | Jed Wallace | 21 | EU | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Transfer | Summer | £275,000 | Portsmouth FC |
| 20 | FW | Craig Westcarr | 30 | EU | Mansfield Town | Released | Summer | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 7 | MF | Andy Barcham | 28 | EU | AFC Wimbledon | Released | Summer | Free | Portsmouth FC AFC Wimbledon |
| 13 | MF | Johannes Ertl | 32 | EU | Free agent | Released | Summer | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 22 | GK | Michael Poke | 29 | EU | Eastleigh | Loan | Summer | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 5 | DF | Paul Robinson | 33 | EU | AFC Wimbledon | Mutual consent | Summer | Free | Portsmouth FC AFC Wimbledon |
| — | DF | Chad Field | 18 | EU | Bognor Regis Town | Loan | Summer | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| — | DF | Snorre Nilsen | 18 | EU | Bognor Regis Town | Loan | Summer | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| — | MF | Romuald Boco | 30 | EU | Havant & Waterlooville | Loan | During season | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 34 | DF | Calvin Davies | 18 | EU | Havant & Waterlooville | Loan | During season | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 27 | GK | Aaron McCarey | 23 | EU | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan return | During season | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| — | FW | Liam Sayers | 17 | EU | Dorchester Town | Loan | During season | Free | Dorchester Town FC |
| 21 | MF | James Dunne | 26 | EU | Dagenham & Redbridge | Loan | During season | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 30 | MF | Adam May | 17 | EU | Gosport Borough | Loan | During season | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 14 | MF | Kal Naismith | 23 | EU | Hartlepool United | Loan | During season | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 1 | GK | Paul Jones | 29 | EU | Crawley Town | Loan | Winter | Free | Portsmouth FC |
| 9 | FW | Matt Tubbs | 31 | EU | Eastleigh | Loan | During season | Free | Portsmouth FC |

Total spending: £275,000

### Contracts

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | MF | Ben Close | 18 | Signed | 1 year | June 2016 | Portsmouth FC |
| 2 | DF | Adam Webster | 19 | Signed | 2 years | June 2017 | Portsmouth FC |
| 8 | FW | Ryan Taylor | 27 | Collapsed | 0 year | June 2015 | Portsmouth FC |
| 30 | MF | Adam May | 17 | Signed | 1 year | June 2016 | Portsmouth FC |
| 19 | FW | Conor Chaplin | 18 | Signed | 3 years | June 2018 | Portsmouth FC |

## Player statistics

### Squad stats

    As of 19 May 2016

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Play-offs | Play-offs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Paul Jones | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Ben Davies | 51 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Enda Stevens | 53 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Adam Webster | 35 | 2 | 24+3 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Christian Burgess | 43 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Adam McGurk | 36 | 6 | 12+15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Michael Doyle | 50 | 1 | 43+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Marc McNulty | 34 | 12 | 19+8 | 10 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | Gary Roberts | 38 | 10 | 27+6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | | Kal Naismith | 18 | 3 | 8+7 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Adam Barton | 21 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Jack Whatmough | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | | Kieron Freeman | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Ben Tollitt | 15 | 1 | 0+12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Conor Chaplin | 38 | 11 | 6+24 | 8 | 1+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | | Matt Clarke | 33 | 1 | 26+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Kyle Bennett | 51 | 7 | 40+2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | | Brian Murphy | 25 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | | Gareth Evans | 48 | 10 | 32+8 | 10 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | | Ryan Fulton | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | | Danny Hollands | 39 | 0 | 27+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | | Adam May | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | | Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | | Ben Close | 14 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | | Alex Bass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | | Dory Yates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | | Brandon Haunstrup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | | Kaleem Haitham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players on loan to other clubs: ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Matt Tubbs | 17 | 5 | 8+8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | | Brandon Joseph-Buadi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | | Calvin Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Chad Field | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Snorre Nilsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have left the club after the start of the season: ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | | Romuald Boco | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Caolan Lavery | 13 | 4 | 11+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Jayden Stockley | 12 | 2 | 4+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | James Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | | Michael Smith | 16 | 4 | 13+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | | Michael Poke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | | Ryan Allsop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Nigel Atangana | 13 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | | Aaron McCarey | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Play-offs | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Marc McNulty | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | 19 | Conor Chaplin | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | MF | 26 | Gareth Evans | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | MF | 11 | Gary Roberts | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | MF | 23 | Kyle Bennett | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | 7 | Adam McGurk | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Matt Tubbs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | FW | 13 | Caolan Lavery | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | 21 | Michael Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 14 | Kal Naismith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 4 | Adam Webster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 6 | Christian Burgess | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 17 | Jayden Stockley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 2 | Ben Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 18 | Ben Tollitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 20 | Matt Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | TOTALS | 75 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 88 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Play-offs | Play-offs | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | DF | Enda Stevens | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Christian Burgess | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Ben Davies | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Marc McNulty | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Michael Doyle | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Conor Chaplin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Kyle Bennett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Danny Hollands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Matt Clarke | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Gary Roberts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | Gareth Evans | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Adam Webster | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Adam McGurk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Jayden Stockley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Adam Barton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Kieron Freeman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | Caolan Lavery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Brian Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Adam Barton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 56 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 7 |

## Competitions

### Pre-season friendlies

On 6 May 2015, Portsmouth announced two pre-season friendlies, Away to Havant & Waterlooville on 11 July 2015 and Away to Bognor Regis Town on 17 July 2015. On 28 May 2015, the club announced they will also travel to play Gillingham. A day later, Portsmouth announced they will travel to face Woking. On 31 May 2015, Portsmouth added Gosport Borough to their pre-season programme. On 11 July 2015, Portsmouth announced a friendly against Coventry City.

### League Two

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 85 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 81 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | AFC Wimbledon (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 75 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 69 | |

* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

**Matches**

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Portsmouth were drawn at home against Derby County. In the second round, Portsmouth were drawn at home again this time against Reading.

### Football League Trophy

On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Pompey travelled to Exeter City.

