| Year formed | 1898 |
| Turned professional | 1898 |
| Limited company | 1898 |
| Previous names | None |
Ground | Fratton Park, Frogmore Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO4 8RA (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 115 x 73 yards (100 x 65 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 21,100 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 51,385 v Derby County, FA Cup 6th round, 26th February 1949 (won 2-1) |
| League career | Southern League Division One: 1899 - 1911 Western League: 1900 - 1909 Southern League Division Two: 1911 - 1912 Southern League Division One: 1912 - 1920 Division Three: 1920 - 1921 Division Three (South): 1921 - 1924 Division Two: 1924 - 1927 Division One: 1927 - 1959 Division Two: 1959 - 1961 Division Three: 1961 - 1962 Division Two: 1962 - 1976 Division Three: 1976 - 1978 Division Four: 1978 - 1980 Division Three: 1980 - 1983 Division Two: 1983 - 1987 Division One: 1987 - 1988 Division Two/One: 1988 - 2003 Premiership: 2003 - 2010 Chmpionship: 2010 - 2012 League One: 2012 - 2013 League Two: 2013 - 2017 League One: 2017 - 2024 Championship: 2024 - . |
| First Football League game | 28th August 1920 v Swansea Town, Division Three, won 3-0 |
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| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Division One champions: 1948-49, 1949-50 Division One champions: 2002-03 Division Two runners-up: 1926-27, 1986-87 Division Three champions: 1961-62, 1982-83 Division Three (South) champions: 1923-24 League Two champions: 2016-17 Southern League Division One champions: 1901-02, 1919-20 Southern League Division One runners-up: 1899-1900, 1906-07 Southern League Division Two runners-up: 1911-12 Western League champions: 1900-01, 1901-02, 1902-03 Western League Division 1A runners-up: 1907-08 Second World War London League runners-up: 1941-42 |
| Domestic - Cup | FA Cup winners: 1938-39, 2007-08 FA Cup runners-up: 1928-29, 1933-34, 2009-10 Charity Shield runners-up: 2008-09 Checkatrade Trophy winners: 2018-19 Leasing.com Trophy runners-up: 2019-20 Second World War London Cup runners-up: 1941-42 |
| Best League position | see above |
| Lowest League position | 16th, League Two, 2014-15 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | Quarter-final, 1960-61, 1985-86, 1993-94, 2004-05, 2009-10 |
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| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 65, Division Three, 1961-62 |
| 3 for a win | 98, Division One, 2002-03 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 21, Division One, 1958-59 |
| 3 for a win | 19, Premier League, 2009-10 |
| Most League goals scored | 97, Division One, 2003-03 |
| Most League goals conceded | 112, Division One, 1958-59 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 32, Division Two, 1975-76 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 28, Division Two, 1986-87 |
| Most wins in a League season | 29, Division One, 2002-03 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 6, Division One, 1958-59 |
| Most draws in a League season | 19, Division One, 2000-01 19, Division Three / League One, 1981-82, 2022-23 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 6, Division One, 1928-29 6, League One, 2017-18 |
| Most losses in a League season | 27, Division One, 1958-59 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 6, Division One, 2002-03 |
| Record League win | 9-1 v Notts County, Division Two, 9 April 1927 |
| Record Cup win | 7-0 v Stockport County, FA Cup 3rd round, 8 January 1949 |
| Record League Cup win | 5-0 v Rotherham United, Coca-Cola Cup 2nd round 2nd leg, 5 October 1993 |
| Record defeat | 0-10 v Leicester City, Division One, 20 October 1928 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 0-5 v Queen's Park Rangers, League Cup 2nd round 1st leg, 6 October 1981 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 42, Guy Whittingham, Division One, 1992-93 |
| in total | 194, Peter Harris, 1946-60 |
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| Most League goals scored in one match | 5, Alf Strange v Gillingham, Division Three, 27th January 1923 5, Peter Harris v Aston Villa, Division One, 3rd September 1958 |
| Most League appearances | 764, Jimmy Dickinson, 1946-65 |
| Most capped player | 48, Jimmy Dickinson for England |
| Youngest League player | Clive Green, 16 years 259 days v Wrexham, 21st August 1976 |
| Highest transfer fee received | £20,000,000 for Lassana Diarra to Real Madrid, January 2009 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £11,000,000 (reported) for Peter Crouch from Liverpool, July 2008 |
