Portsmouth F.C.
Full name	Portsmouth Football Club
Nickname(s)	Pompey, The Blues
Founded	1898
Ground	Fratton Park Portsmouth Hampshire, England (Capacity 20,688)
Manager	Harry Redknapp
League	Premier League
2007-08	Premier League, 8th
Home colours Away colours

Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey ^[1] (also the nickname for the city) and play in the Premier League. The club is currently owned by the Franco-Russian-Israeli Alexandre Gaydamak. They are the current holders of the FA Cup. Football club names are a part of the sports culture, reflecting century-old traditions. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Tis empty of content, alas! If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... Fratton Park is the home stadium of Portsmouth F.C., and is situated in the English city-port of Portsmouth. ... For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Hampshire (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Henry James Harry Redknapp (born 2 March 1947) is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current manager of Portsmouth in the English Premier League. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see list of professional sports leagues. ... The 2007–08 Premier League season (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the sixteenth since its establishment. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Soccer redirects here. ... For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see list of professional sports leagues. ... Motto: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Anthem: La Marseillaise France() – on the European continent() – in the European Union() Capital (and largest city) Paris Official languages French Demonym French Government Unitary semi-presidential republic  -  President Nicolas Sarkozy  -  Prime Minister François Fillon Formation  -  French State 843 French State Formed   -  Current... Alexandre Gaydamak (Russian: Александр Гайдамак) (born May 1976 in France) is a Partner/Chairman of Portsmouth F.C., and a French businessman of Russian descent. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ...

History

Main article: History of Portsmouth F.C.

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Beginnings of Portsmouth FC : 1898 - 1939

The club was founded on 5th April 1898 with John Brickwood, owner of the local brewery, as chairman, and Frank Brettell as the club's first manager. The club joined the Southern League in 1899 and their first league match was played at Chatham Town on 2 September 1899 (a 1-0 victory), followed three days later by the first match at Fratton Park against local rivals Southampton. That first season was hugely successful, with the club winning 20 out of 28 league matches, earning them the runner-up spot in the league. 1910-11 saw Portsmouth relegated, but with the recruitment of Bob Brown as manager the team were promoted the next season. April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... In 1898 he was the first manager of the Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C. ... For other uses, see Southern Football League (disambiguation). ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Tis empty of content, alas! If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... Chatham Town are an English Association Football club, based in Chatham, Kent. ... Fratton Park is the home stadium of Portsmouth F.C., and is situated in the English city-port of Portsmouth. ... Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Bob Brown was a manager for the football club Portsmouth F.C. from 1911-1919. ...

Football was suspended during World War I, but following the resumption of matches Portsmouth won the Southern League for the second time. Continuing success saw them in the Third Division for the 1920-21 season. They finished 12th that year, but won the division in the 1923-24 season. The club continued to perform well in the Second Division, winning promotion by finishing 2nd in the 1926-27 season, gaining a record 9-1 win over Notts County along the way. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest division in the overall English football league system. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Notts County Football Club is a football club based in Nottingham, England, and are the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional[1]. The team currently plays in Football League Two, of the Coca-Cola league section of the English football league system. ...

Portsmouth's debut season in the First Division was a struggle. The next season they continued to falter, losing 10-0 to Leicester City, still a club record defeat. However, despite their failings in the league, that season also saw Portsmouth reach the FA Cup final for the first time, which they lost to Bolton Wanderers. From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) is an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Lostock, in the Borough of Bolton, England. ...

Portsmouth managed to survive relegation, and their fortunes began to change. The 1933-34 season saw Portsmouth again reach the FA Cup Final, beating Manchester United, Bolton Wanderers, Leicester City and Birmingham City on the way. Unfortunately the club was again defeated in the final, this time to Manchester City. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Current season Birmingham City Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. ... Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Manchester. ...

Having established themselves in the top flight, the 1938-39 season saw Portsmouth reach their third FA Cup Final. This time the club managed to defeat the favourites, Wolves, convincingly 4-1. Bert Barlow and Jock Anderson scored whilst Cliff Parker scored twice (3rd and 4th) completed the famous victory. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club are an English professional football club based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. ...

League football was again suspended due to World War II, meaning Pompey hold the unusual distinction of holding the FA Cup for the longest uninterrupted period as the trophy wasn't contested again until the 1945-46 season. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The 1945-1946 season was the 66th season of competitive football in England. ...

Post War Pompey : 1946 - 1971

League football resumed for the 1946-47 campaign. In Pompey's Golden Jubilee season of 1948-49, the club were tipped to be the first team of the 20th century to win the Football League and FA Cup double. However, Pompey crashed out of the FA Cup in the semi-final against Leicester City, but made up for it by claiming the league title in spectacular fashion. That season also saw a record attendance of 51,385, a record which still stands to this day.

The club retained the title the following year, beating Aston Villa 5-1 on the last day of the season, and are thus one of only five English teams to have won back to back titles since World War II. Although the team finished third in 1954-55, subsequent seasons saw Portsmouth struggle and they were relegated to the Second Division in 1959. Aston Villa redirects here. ...

Portsmouth went down to the Third Division in 1961 but were promoted back to the Second Division at the first time of asking under the guidance of George Smith. Despite limited financial means, Smith maintained Portsmouth's Second Division status throughout the sixties until moving upstairs to become General Manager in April 1970. George Smith was an English Footballer who was born in Fleetwood in 1921 and who played in the inside forward position. ...

John Deacon and Pompey : 1972 - 1988

A cash injection, that accompanied the arrival of John Deacon as chairman in 1972, failed to improve Portsmouth's league position. With Deacon unable to continue bankrolling the club on the same scale, Portsmouth were relegated to the Third Division in 1976.

In November 1976 the club found itself needing to raise £25,000 to pay off debts and so avoid bankruptcy. With players having to be sold to ease the club's financial situation, and no money available for replacements, Portsmouth were forced to rely on an untried manager, Ian St John and inexperienced young players. Consequently, they were relegated to the Fourth Division in 1978. GBP redirects here. ... This article is about the former Association Football (soccer) player. ... The Football League Fourth Division or Division Four of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958-59 season until the creation of the FA Premier League prior to the 1992-93 season. ...

Portsmouth were promoted back to Division Three in 1980, and in the 1982-83 season they won the Third Division championship, gaining promotion back to the Second Division. Under Alan Ball's management, Portsmouth narrowly missed winning promotion to the First Division twice before finally succeeding in 1986-87. Unfortunately, by the middle of the 1987-88 season the club was again in grave financial trouble, and Portsmouth were relegated straight back to the Second Division. The summer of 1988 saw Deacon sell the club to London based businessman and former QPR Chairman, Jim Gregory. Alan James Ball, MBE (born May 12th 1945 in Farnworth, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer and football club manager. ... // First Division The 1986-87 First Division championship went to Everton in their final season under the management of Howard Kendall before his departure to Atletico Bilbao. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Queens Park Rangers are an English football team, from Shepherds Bush, London. ... James Arthur Jim Gregory (born Hammersmith, London 19 January 1928 died 1998), was a former English Football club Director and Chairman. ...

Jim Smith, Venables and Mandarić : 1991 - 2001

Jim Smith's arrival as manager at the start of the 1991-92 season, combined with the emergence of some good young players, sparked a revival in the team's fortunes and that year Portsmouth reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, losing on penalties to eventual winners Liverpool after a replay. The following season, Portsmouth missed out on promotion to the FA Premier League only by virtue of having scored one less goal than West Ham United. Jim Smith, left, with Harry Redknapp Jim Smith (born October 17, 1940) is a former English football (soccer) player and is now working as a coach. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ... Current season West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,303 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ...

In the summer of 1996 Terry Venables arrived at Portsmouth as a consultant, later taking over as chairman after buying the club for £1. The team enjoyed a run to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1996-97, beating FA Premier League side Leeds United en route, but finished just short of the qualifying places for the play-offs for promotion to the Premier League. Terence Frederick Terry Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London) is an English football manager and former player. ... Leeds United Football Club is the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. ...

Portsmouth's centenary season, 1998-99, saw a serious financial crisis hit the club, and in December 1998 Portsmouth went into financial administration. Milan Mandarić saved the club with a takeover deal in May 1999, and the new chairman immediately started investing. However the club only survived on the last day of the 2000-2001 season when they won their final game and Huddersfield Town lost theirs, keeping Portsmouth up at their expense. Administration is a procedure under the insolvency laws of a number of common law jurisdictions which functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent companies and allows them to carry on running their business. ... Milan Mandarić (Serbian: Милан Мандарић) is a Serbian business tycoon who has owned a string of successful businesses and football clubs including Portsmouth F.C. and Leicester City. ... Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. ...

The Harry Redknapp Era : 2002 - present

Harry Redknapp took over as manager in early 2002, with Jim Smith as assistant. Just over a year later, Portsmouth were celebrating winning the Division One Championship and promotion to the Premier League, winning the title with a game to spare.^[2] Henry James Harry Redknapp (born 2 March 1947) is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current manager of Portsmouth in the English Premier League. ... Jim Smith, left, with Harry Redknapp Jim Smith (born October 17, 1940) is a former English football (soccer) player and is now working as a coach. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see list of professional sports leagues. ...

Since arriving in the Premier League, the club finished 13th, 16th, and 17th in its first three seasons before being bought by businessman Alexandre Gaydamak in January 2006. With large amounts of money available for the manager to make record signings, the club finished their 2006-2007 season in the Premier League in the top half of the table for the first time, only one point short of European qualification. Alexandre Gaydamak (Russian: Александр Гайдамак) (born May 1976 in France) is a Partner/Chairman of Portsmouth F.C., and a French businessman of Russian descent. ...

In 2008, Portsmouth reached the FA Cup final for the first time since 1939 after beating Championship side West Bromwich Albion 1-0 on 5th April at Wembley Stadium in the semi-finals, the same day that the club celebrated its 110th birthday. Portsmouth went on to win the cup with a 0-1 win against Championship team Cardiff City. The win earned them a place in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup, the club's first time playing European football. West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club formed by workers from Salters Spring Works in West Bromwich, West Midlands in 1878. ... For the old stadium, see Wembley Stadium (1923). ... Current season Cardiff City Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a football team based in Cardiff. ... The UEFA Cup 2008-09 will be the 51st edition of the UEFA Cup football tournament. ...

Club colours

Portsmouth's first ever kit had a shirt that was salmon pink in colour with white shorts and maroon socks. This kit lasted until 1909 when they changed to white shirts with royal blue shorts and socks. This kit lasted just two years before it was changed for blue shirts, white shorts and black socks. This was Portsmouth's home strip up until 1947 when the socks were changed to red; this conicided with the club's most successful period and has remained the favoured colours for majority of the time since. Yellow and more recently gold have also been used as secondary colours on the club's home shirts.^[3]

The most frequent away colours used by Portsmouth have been white shirts with royal blue shorts and either royal blue or white socks. Other colours that have appeared several times on Portsmouth change kits have been yellow (usually with blue shorts) and red (often combined with black.) Portsmouth have also briefly experimented with salmon pink, black, orange, navy blue and, perhaps most notably, gold change strips.

For the 2007/08 season Portsmouth have taken the rare step of releasing three new kits which all maintain the colour scheme of the previous season. It is unknown if the all black strip will now become the club's 'traditional' 3rd colours.

Club crest

The official emblem contains a gold star and crescent on a blue shield, Portsmouth's adoption of the star and crescent (usually synonymous with Islam) is said to have came from when King Richard I, granted the city "a crescent of gold on a shade of azure, with a blazing star of eight points" which he had taken from the Byzantine Emperor's standard of Governor Isaac Komnenos, after capturing Cyprus. It is one of the most recognisable football crests in English football and is nicknamed 'the smiley crest' because of its similarity to a smiling face. For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Richard I of England, as a bronze, brandishes his sword outside the Palace of Westminster Richard I (September 8, 1157 - April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. ... This is a list of Byzantine Emperors. ... Isaac Komnenos or Isaac Comnenus (Greek: Ισαάκιος Κομνηνός, Isaakios Komnēnos) is the name of several members of the Komnenos family. ...

Throughout its history Portsmouth have tried different variations of the crest before reverting back to the basic gold star and crescent. In the 1950s and 1960s the traditional crest was emblazoned on the shirt in white rather than gold but this was due to white being a cheaper alternative.

Between 1980 and 1989 the club scrapped the original crest and replaced it with a new design. This crest showed a football on top of an anchor (representing the navy) and a sword (representing the army). An interchangeable version included a circular version of the star and crescent crest in place of the football.

The return of the original crest in 1989 only lasted 4 years when it was replaced by the city's coat of arms in 1993. This design centred around the basic star and crescent but was unpopular with many fans who thought it was overelaborate. After only four seasons the original crest was again reinstated and remains to the present day. In time for the 2007 season "Since 1898" was added to the badge underneath the club's name. A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ...

On May 6th 2008 Portsmouth FC unveiled a new crest which differs significantly from the old crest. It removes the 'three points' and the 'star and moon' now have a three dimensional look. The 'moon' also has more diameter and looks quite like the citys Coat of Arms.

Stadium

The entrance to Fratton Park's North Stand, with its mock Tudor facade

Portsmouth play their home games at Fratton Park, in Portsmouth. It is the only football stadium in the English professional leagues to be located off the British mainland. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 740 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 740 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Fratton Park is the home stadium of Portsmouth F.C., and is situated in the English city-port of Portsmouth. ...

• Capacity - 20,600 (all seated)
• Opened - 1898
• Pitch size - 115 x 73 yards

The ground has been home to the club throughout its entire history but, despite improvements, is showing signs of age. Therefore at the end of the 2003/04 season, having consolidated their Premier League status, plans to develop a new stadium on the adjacent disused rail-freight depot site were drawn up and approved.

These plans were superseded by a new plan to redevelop, more or less on the existing site, but realigning the pitch 90 degrees to accommodate a larger capacity, ultimately 35,000, funded in part by a "Pompey Village" luxury residential project on the adjacent site. Work on the stadium was planned to start in the summer of 2006 but did not happen. By October 2006 several alternative sites for the new stadium were also being considered including the King George V playing fields site in Cosham in the north of the city.

These plans were dropped however, when the Portsmouth Dockland Stadium project was announced on April 25, 2007. This was a proposal to build a new, and truly unique 36,000 capacity stadium on reclaimed land in the city's docklands area ^[4] . This project has now been relocated to nearby Horsea Island Portsmouth Dockland Stadium was the codename for a future football stadium to be located in Portsmouth, England. ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

In October 2007 the ambitious Dockyard project also had to be dropped as it was announced the dockyard would be host to 2 new large aircraft carriers and several Type 45 destroyers. As a result, the stadium plans have been relocated to Horsea Island near Port Solent. Portsmouth aim to be playing at their new ground from the 2011-12 season.

Supporters

Rivalries

Main article: South Coast derby

Prior to the mid/late 1960s, rivalry between Portsmouth and Southampton was largely nonexistent, as a consequence of their disparity in league status (Southampton being in a lower league). This derby match has hence taken place relatively infrequently as, for much of their history, the two teams have been in different divisions. Since 1977, the teams have only played league games against each other in three seasons (1987-88, 2003-04 and 2004-05). Including Southern League games, there have been 67 games between the clubs, with Portsmouth winning 20 and Southampton significantly more (34). The South Coast Derby, or Hampshire Derby, are terms used to describe football matches played between Portsmouth F.C. and Southampton F.C. The two clubs are the largest on the southern coast of England, and lie only 17 miles apart. ... Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby (pronounced der-bee in American English and dar-bee in British English after the English city) means a sporting fixture between two (generally local) rivals, particularly in Association Football. ...

Another rivalry over the years was with Plymouth Argyle. This rivalry was known as the Dockyard Derby, Naval Derby or Battle of the Ports. For details of the current season, see Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 2007-08 Plymouth Argyle Football Club (commonly known as the Pilgrims, the Greens, the Green Army or simply Argyle) are an English football team, playing in the Football League Championship. ...

Portsmouth fans at Wembley Stadium for the 2007-08 FA Cup semi-final with West Bromwich Albion

The Pompey Chimes

The best known chant sung by Portsmouth supporters is the Pompey Chimes ("Play up Pompey, Pompey play up", sung to the tune of the Westminster Chimes) which is sung around Fratton Park. The origins of the 'Pompey Chimes' lies with the Royal Artillery, Portsmouth's most popular and successful football team for much of the 1890s, who played many of their home games at the United Services ground in Burnaby Road. The nearby Guildhall clock would strike the quarter hours and the referees would use the clock to let them know when the match should finish at 4pm. Just before 4pm the crowd would lilt in unison with the chimes of the hour to encourage the referee to blow the whistle signifying full time. The original words to 'The Chimes', as printed in the 1900-01 Official Handbook of Portsmouth FC, were: The Westminster Quarters is the most common name for a melody used by a set of clock bells to strike the hour. ...

Play up Pompey,
Just one more goal!
Make tracks! What ho!
Hallo! Hallo!!

With the demise of Royal Artillery after their expulsion from the 1898-99 FA Amateur Cup for alleged professionalism, many of Royal Artillery's supporters transferred their allegiance to the newly formed Portsmouth F.C. and brought the Chimes chant with them. The FA Amateur Cup was an English football competition. ...

Their home ground has been named by some as nicknamed "Fortress Fratton". Atmospheres which are most memorable include Portsmouth's 1-0 win over Stockport County in the 1997/98 season which helped Alan Ball's side to an incredible escape from relegation to division 2. A journalist described it best, saying "each attack from Stockport was seemingly halted by a wall of sound". Stockport County Football Club are an English football club playing in the Football League One. ...

Hooliganism

Portsmouth have had many problems with hooliganism over the years. The 6.57 Crew (so called as this was the time of the Portsmouth - London Waterloo Train they used on a Saturday morning) were a hooligan firm associated with the club. Several books have been published that chronicle, and arguably celebrate, the exploits of Portsmouth's hooligans, mainly covering the 1970s and 1980s.

Premiership record

Portsmouth have been members of the FA Premier League since winning the then First Division in 2003. Their best finish occurred in the 2007/2008 season when they finished 8th. For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system...

Pos = Position; P = Played; W = Won; D = Drawn; L = Lost; F = Goals For; A = Goals Against; Pts = Points; * = Season Not Yet Finished

Players

Current squad

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No. Position Player 1 GK David James 2 DF Linvoy Primus 3 DF Lucien Aubey (on loan from Lens) 4 DF Lauren 5 DF Glen Johnson 6 MF Lassana Diarra 7 DF Hermann Hreiðarsson 8 MF Papa Bouba Diop 9 FW Milan Baroš (on loan from Lyon) 10 FW David Nugent 11 MF Sulley Muntari 14 FW Jermain Defoe 15 DF Sylvain Distin (vice-captain)

No. Position Player 16 DF Noé Pamarot 17 FW John Utaka 18 MF Arnold Mvuemba 19 MF Niko Kranjčar 20 DF Martin Cranie 21 GK Jamie Ashdown 22 MF Richard Hughes 23 DF Sol Campbell (captain) 27 FW Nwankwo Kanu 28 MF Sean Davis 30 MF Pedro Mendes 31 GK Asmir Begovic 35 MF Marc Wilson

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Out on loan

No. Position Player DF Djimi Traoré (on loan to Rennes) 24 DF Richard Duffy (on loan to Coventry City) 34 MF Franck Songo'o (on loan to Sheffield Wednesday)

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Reserve and youth team

No. Position Player GK Liam O'Brien GK Tommy Smith DF Joel Ward (pro contract) DF Andre Blackman DF Jack Goodman DF James Hurst DF Tero Mäntylä DF Geraint Price DF Callum Reynolds DF Perry Ryan DF Lennard Adjetey Sowah DF Ryan Woodford MF Jean-François Christophe (pro contract) MF Matty Ritchie (pro contract) MF Joe Collins

No. Position Player MF Ali Hassani MF Jordan Hughes MF Tom Kilbey MF Ellis Martin MF Andrea Mtuyi-Motumbo MF Marlon Pack MF Nick Watts FW Danijel Subotić (pro contract) FW Dan Bogard FW Louis Castles FW Paris Cowan-Hall <