| 1 Early years (1898 - 1911) |
Climbing up the league (1919 - 1927)
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 league 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. |
| 2 Climbing up the league (1919 - 1927) |
|
| 3 Life at the top (1927 - 1939) |
|
| 4 Glory years (1946 - 1959) |
|
| 5 Life in the lower leagues (1961 - 1976) |
|
| 6 Near oblivion (1976 - 1980) |
|
| 7 Back on track (1980 - 1988) |
|
| 8 Waiting for success (1988 - 2002) |
|
| 9 The Premiership at last (2002-2004) |
|
| 10 Crisis and struggle (2004 - 2006) |
|
| 11 A change of fortunes (2006 - 2007) |
|
| 12 Qualification for Europe FA Cup glory (2007-present) |
| 1902 | Southern League champion |
| 1903 | Southern Charity Cup victory |
| 1906 | Hants Charity Cup victory |
| 1920 | Southern League champion |
| 1924 | Football League Third Division South |
| 1939 | FA Cup victory |
| 1948/1949 | Premier League champion |
| 1949/1950 | Premier League champion |
| 1962 | League Division Three champion |
| 1983 | League Division Three champion |
| 1989 | Premier League degradation -> degradation to Championship |
| 2003 | Championship champion -> promotion to Premier League |
| 2006 | Overtake by Russian biljonair Alexandre Gaydamak. |
| 2007 | Barclays Asia Trophy victory |
| 2008 | FA Cup victory |