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Statue of Jimmy Dickinson, player for Portsmouth from 1946 to 1965 and manager of Portsmouth 1977 to 1979, outside Fratton Park

Portsmouth Football Club is a professional football club based in Milton, Portsmouth, in Hampshire, England. The club was formed at 12 High Street, Old Portsmouth on 5 April 1898 as Portsmouth Football and Athletic Company and was elected to the Southern League Division 1 for the 1899-1900 season and finished runners-up in their first season.

Portsmouth Football Club have had 41 permanent managers and 10 caretaker managers in their history. The first manager was Frank Brettell who joined Portsmouth from Tottenham Hotspur in February 1899. The longest serving manager was Jack Tinn with 20 years from 1927 to 1947. The shortest serving permanent manager was Velimir Zajec at 4 months and 14 days. The most successful manager was Bob Jackson, winning two back to back First Division titles in 1948-49 and 1949-50 and a Charity Shield (shared) in 1949. Most recent success was with current manager John Mousinho, winning the League One title in 2024.

Bob Blyth, Ron Tindall, Jimmy Dickinson, Bobby Campbell, Guy Whittingham, and Andy Awford have all played for Portsmouth at one point and later would go on to manage the club as well. From 12 October 2000 to 25 February 2001 Steve Claridge was player-manager.

Full Managers List and Statistics

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Information and statistics correct as of 3 May 2025. Only competitive matches are counted.

Table headers
  • Nationality – If the manager played international football as a player, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the manager's nationality is given as their country of birth.
  • From – The date of the start of the manager's tenure for Portsmouth.
  • To – The date of the end of the manager's tenure for Portsmouth.
  • P – The number of games managed for Portsmouth.
  • W – The number of games won as a manager.
  • D – The number of games drawn as a manager.
  • L – The number of games lost as a manager.
  • Win% – The total winning percentage under his management rounded to two decimal places.
  • Honours – The trophies won while managing Portsmouth.
Key
List of Portsmouth F.C. managers
Image Name Nationality From To P W D L Win% Honours Ref
Frank Brettell  England February 1899 May 1901 88 56 9 23 063.64 [citation needed]
Bob Blyth  Scotland August 1901 May 1904 142 84 29 29 059.15 [citation needed]
Richard Bonney  England August 1904 May 1908 206 99 39 68 048.06 [citation needed]
Robert Brown  England August 1911 May 1920 220 100 48 72 045.45 [citation needed]
John McCartney  Scotland May 1920 May 1927 308 129 93 86 041.88 1 Third Division (tier 3) champions: 1923-24,
1 Second Division (tier 2) runners-up: 1926-27 		[1]
Jack Tinn  England May 1927 May 1947 586 229 131 226 039.08 1 FA Cup winners: 1938–39,
2 FA Cup runners-up: 1928–29, 1933–34 		[2]
Bob Jackson  England May 1947 June 1952 234 114 51 69 048.72 99972 First Division (tier 1) champions: 1948-49, 1949-50,
1 Charity Shield (shared):1949 		[3]
Eddie Lever  England August 1952 April 1958 261 88 67 106 033.72 [4]
Freddie Cox  England August 1958 February 1961 120 28 29 63 023.33 [5]
George Smith  England April 1961 April 1970 430 157 112 161 036.51 1 Third Division (tier 3) champions: 1961-62 [6]
Ron Tindall  England 1 April 1970 10 May 1973 143 41 41 61 028.67 [7]
John Mortimore  England 10 May 1973 6 September 1974 54 18 16 20 033.33 [8]
Ian St. John  Scotland 13 September 1974 4 May 1977 138 35 38 65 025.36 [9]
Jimmy Dickinson  England 4 May 1977 1 May 1979 103 31 32 40 030.10 [10]
Frank Burrows  Scotland 1 May 1979 1 May 1982 159 67 47 45 042.14 [11]
Bobby Campbell  England 21 May 1982 11 May 1984 98 43 20 35 043.88 1 Third Division (tier 3) champions: 1982-83 [12]
Alan Ball  England 11 May 1984 17 January 1989 222 94 58 70 042.34 1 Second Division (tier 2) runners-up: 1986-87 [13]
John Gregory  England 17 January 1989 3 January 1990 50 10 15 25 020.00 [14]
Frank Burrows  Scotland 23 January 1990 13 March 1991 60 20 17 23 033.33 [11]
Jim Smith  England 1 June 1991 2 February 1995 200 82 54 64 041.00 [15]
Terry Fenwick  England 2 February 1995 13 January 1998 131 43 29 59 032.82 [16]
Alan Ball  England 26 January 1998 9 December 1999 97 28 26 43 028.87 [13]
Tony Pulis  Wales 13 January 2000 12 October 2000 35 11 10 14 031.43 [17]
Steve Claridgep  England 12 October 2000 25 February 2001 23 5 10 8 021.74 [18]
Graham Rix  England 25 February 2001 25 March 2002 56 16 17 23 028.57 [19]
Harry Redknapp  England 25 March 2002 24 November 2004 116 54 26 36 046.55 1 First Division (tier 2) champions: 2002-03 [20]
Velimir Zajec  Croatia 24 November 2004 7 April 2005 21 5 4 12 023.81 [21]
Alain Perrin  France 7 April 2005 24 November 2005 21 4 6 11 019.05 [22]
Harry Redknapp  England 7 December 2005 25 October 2008 127 54 28 45 042.52 1 FA Cup winners: 2007–08,
1 FA Cup runners-up: 2009–10,
1 FA Community Shield runners up: 2008 		[20]
Tony Adams  England 25 October 2008 9 February 2009 22 4 7 11 018.18 [23]
Paul Hart  England 9 February 2009 24 November 2009 30 9 6 15 030.00 [24]
Avram Grant  Israel 26 November 2009 21 May 2010 33 10 7 16 030.30 [25]
Steve Cotterill  England 14 June 2010 14 October 2011 61 18 17 26 029.51 [26]
Michael Appleton  England 10 November 2011 7 November 2012 51 13 11 27 025.49 [27]
Guy Whittingham  England 7 November 2012 25 November 2013 51 11 15 25 021.57 [28]
Richie Barker  England 9 December 2013 27 March 2014 20 4 8 8 020.00 [29]
Andy Awford  England 27 March 2014 13 April 2015 55 20 17 18 036.36 [30]
Paul Cook  England 12 May 2015 31 May 2017 107 52 27 28 048.60 1 League Two (tier 4) champions: 2016-17 [31]
Kenny Jackett  Wales 2 June 2017 14 March 2021 211 107 44 60 050.71 1 EFL Trophy winners: 2018–19,
1 EFL Trophy runners-up: 2019–20 		[32]
Danny Cowley  England 19 March 2021 2 January 2023 97 42 27 28 043.30 [33]
John Mousinho  England 20 January 2023 Present 124 55 36 33 044.35 1 League One (tier 3) champions: 2023-24 [34]

Caretaker managers

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Figures correct as of 20 January 2023
Includes all competitive matches.
Name Nationality From To P W D L Win % Ref
Ron Tindall  England 6 September 1974 13 September 1974 2 0 0 2 0.00 [7]
Tony Barton  England March 1991 May 1991 12 5 2 5 41.67 [citation needed]
Keith Waldon  England 13 January 1998 26 January 1998 3 0 0 3 0.00 [35]
Bob McNab  England 9 December 1999 13 January 2000 5 0 2 3 0.00 [36]
Joe Jordan  Scotland 24 November 2005 7 December 2005 2 0 0 2 0.00 [37]
Stuart Gray  England October 2011 November 2011 6 3 1 2 50.00 [citation needed]
Andy Awford  England 25 November 2013 9 December 2013 3 0 2 1 0.00 [30]
Gary Waddock  England 13 April 2015 12 May 2015 4 1 1 2 25.00 [38]
Joe Gallen  England 14 March 2021 18 March 2021 1 0 0 1 0.00 [citation needed]
Simon Bassey  England 3 January 2023 20 January 2023 3 0 0 3 0.00 [39]

References

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  1. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - John McCartney". SoccerBase. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Jack Tinn". SoccerBase. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Bob Jackson". SoccerBase. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Eddie Lever". SoccerBase. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Freddie Cox". SoccerBase. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - George Smith". SoccerBase. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Portsmouth - Managers - Ron Tindall". SoccerBase. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - John Mortimore". SoccerBase. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Ian St John". SoccerBase. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Jimmy Dickinson". SoccerBase. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Portsmouth - Managers - Frank Burrows". SoccerBase. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Bobby Campbell". SoccerBase. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Portsmouth - Managers - Alan Ball". SoccerBase. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - John Gregory". SoccerBase. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Jim Smith". SoccerBase. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  16. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Terry Fenwick". SoccerBase. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Tony Pulis". SoccerBase. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Steve Claridge". SoccerBase. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Graham Rix". SoccerBase. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  20. ^ a b "Portsmouth - Managers - Harry Redknapp". SoccerBase. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  21. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Velimir Zajec". SoccerBase. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  22. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Alain Perrin". SoccerBase. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  23. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Tony Adams". SoccerBase. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  24. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Paul Hart". SoccerBase. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  25. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Avram Grant". SoccerBase. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  26. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Steve Cotterill". SoccerBase. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  27. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Michael Appleton". SoccerBase. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  28. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Guy Whittingham". SoccerBase. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  29. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Richie Barker". SoccerBase. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  30. ^ a b "Portsmouth - Managers - Andy Awford". SoccerBase. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  31. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Paul Cook". SoccerBase. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  32. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Kenny Jackett". SoccerBase. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  33. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Danny Cowley". SoccerBase. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  34. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - John Mousinho". SoccerBase. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  35. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Keith Waldon". SoccerBase. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  36. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Bob McNab". SoccerBase. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  37. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Joe Jordan". SoccerBase. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  38. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Gary Waddock". SoccerBase. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  39. ^ "Portsmouth - Managers - Simon Bassey". SoccerBase. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
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