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'''Jennifer McCarthy''' (born [[November 1]], [[1972]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[model (person)|model]], [[comedian]], [[actor|actress]] and [[author]]. She first appeared in ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine in October 1993 and was named [[List of Playmates of the Year|Playmate of the Year]] in its June 1994 issue. She later began a career in television and film and has recently started writing books. She and fellow model and actress [[Pamela Anderson]] are generally considered the most recognizable Playboy Playmates.

Founded in [[1898]], '''Portsmouth Football Club''' are an [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|association football]] club based in the south coast city port of [[Portsmouth]]. The club is nicknamed ''Pompey'' and is currently playing in the [[FA Premier League]]. The club is owned by [[France|French]] businessman [[Alexandre Gaydamak]], with previous owner, [[Serbian]]-[[United States|American]] businessman [[Milan Mandarić]] taking a non-executive role.

== Biography ==

There has historically been a fierce rivalry between Portsmouth and [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]. This [[Local derby|derby match]] has only taken place 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). Southampton currently play in the [[Football League Championship|Coca-Cola Football League Championship]].

=== Early life ===

She was cool. And it was good.

The club's most recent trophy was won on [[April 27|27 April]] [[2003]] when Pompey beat [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham]] 3-2 to win the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] championship, giving the club promotion to the Premier League for the first time since its inception.

McCarthy was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]], to a middle-class [[Irish American]] [[Catholic]] family that lived in Southwest Chicago in the [[West Elsdon, Chicago|West Elsdon]] neighborhood. She is the second of four daughters; her sisters are named [[Joanne McCarthy|Joanne]], [[Amy McCarthy|Amy]] and Lynette. Her mother, Linda, was a housewife, and her father, Dan McCarthy, was a steel mill foreman.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/specials/magazine4/articles/mccarthy.html</ref> She attended St. Turibius Grade School on Chicago's South Side. As a teenager, McCarthy attended [[Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School]] (whose school sweater she donned in the pages of ''Playboy'') and was cheerleader at both [[Brother Rice High School]] and [[St. Laurence High School]]s,<ref>Austin, Michael and Jennifer Wehunt, "Before They Were Famous," ''[[Chicago (magazine)|Chicago]]'', pg. 76, February 2007, Volume 56, number 2.</ref><!-- no citation for status as cheerleading captain--> although she has referred to herself as an "outcast" at her school.<ref>http://www.usaweekend.com/98_issues/980719/980719talk_mccarthy.html</ref> After McCarthy graduated from high school, she attended [[Southern Illinois University Carbondale]] to study nursing. She needed money to pay for college, so she decided to submit her picture to ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine to make money. She was accepted and became a model.

=== Modeling and acting career ===

After getting accepted by ''Playboy'' in 1993, the magazine wanted her to pose for the October issue. McCarthy was paid $30,000 for the photo shoot. McCarthy became the Playmate of the Month and later the Playmate of the Year. With this, McCarthy gained attention and popularity. In [[1994]], McCarthy moved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]. For a time, she hosted ''Hot Rocks'', a [[Playboy TV]] show featuring uncensored [[music video]]s.

In [[1995]], [[MTV]] chose McCarthy to be the host of a new dating show called ''[[Singled Out]]'', for which she left ''Hot Rocks''. Her job as a host was a success, and Playboy wanted her to model more. In [[1996]], McCarthy landed a small part in the comedy ''[[The Stupids]]''. In [[1997]] McCarthy launched two shows. The first one was an MTV sketch comedy show called ''The Jenny McCarthy Show'', which was popular enough that NBC signed her to do a sitcom later that year called ''Jenny'', generally considered a disappointment and was quickly canceled. Also in [[1997]], she appeared on one of two covers for the September issue of ''Playboy'', the other cover had [[Pamela Anderson]] on the cover. McCarthy also released an autobiography: ''Jen-X''. McCarthy once modeled for Candies, a shoe company. In one advertisement, McCarthy posed naked wearing only shoes and having her panties off while sitting on a toilet seat. This stirred a controversy.

==History==

===Early Years (1898 - 1911)===

In [[1998]], McCarthy starred in ''[[BASEketball]]''. In [[1999]], she starred in ''[[Diamonds (1999 film)|Diamonds]]'', a movie which was directed by her husband [[John Mallory Asher]]. The next year, she appeared in the popular horror movie ''[[Scream 3]]''. Since [[2001]], McCarthy has guest-starred in many shows as ''[[Stacked]]'', ''[[Charmed]]'', ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'', ''[[Fastlane (TV series)|Fastlane]]'' and ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]''.

The club was founded in [[1898]], with [[John Brickwood]] as chairman, Brickwood also happened to own the local company Brickwood Ales. [[Frank Brettell]] was appointed as the club's first manager. A common myth is that the club's first goalkeeper was [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]]. While Conan Doyle did play for an amateur side, Portsmouth AFC, that flourished from 1882 to 1894, the first goalkeeper of the professional era was Matt Reilly who previously played for the successful Royal Artillery team.

In [[2003]], McCarthy appeared in ''[[Scary Movie 3]]'' along with model and actress [[Pamela Anderson]]. In [[2005]], McCarthy produced, wrote and starred in ''[[Dirty Love]]'' along with [[Carmen Electra]]. The same year, McCarthy hosted a new show on [[E!]] called ''Party at the Palms''. The reality show, which is filmed at [[The Palms]] Hotel in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], features hotel guests, party goers and celebrities acting outrageously with McCarthy. In March 2006, she was given [[2005 Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzie Awards]] for "Worst Actress," "Worst Screenplay," and "Worst Picture" for her work on ''Dirty Love'', which also netted her then-husband, [[John Mallory Asher|John Asher]], a Razzie for "Worst Director."

The club's first league match was played at [[Chatham Town F.C.|Chatham Town]] on 2nd 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 runners-up spot in the [[Southern League (football)|Southern League]]. The league was won for the first time in the 1901/1902 season, by which time Brettell had been replaced by club captain [[Bob Blyth]] as manager.

=== Public persona ===

The 1906/07 season was highlighted by the visit of giants [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] to Fratton Park in the F.A Cup, which generated a record attendance of 24,329. A 2-2 draw meant a replay in Manchester, and Portsmouth recorded a famous 2-1 win. However, this record attendance was surpassed two seasons later when [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] visited Fratton for the second round of the new [[FA Cup]].

Though McCarthy initially rose to fame because of her sexual image, a frequent source of her celebrity derives from [[toilet humor]], particularly the shock of seeing a beautiful woman urinate, vomit, pass gas, or pick her nose.

Another Candies ad, which did not cause as much controversy, found McCarthy passing gas in a crowded elevator. A sketch on her MTV show centered around her character, a well-coifed business woman, answering the question of "What did you have for lunch?" by forcing herself to vomit all over a table (which she then ate on-screen). The direct contrast of McCarthy's reputation as a sex symbol and this often grotesque humor is closely associated with her image. This image was taken to a new extreme in her film ''Dirty Love'', which featured McCarthy's character sitting in a massive pool of her own [[menstrual blood]].[http://www.hecklerspray.com/glory-at-the-razzies-for-tom-cruise-nicole-kidman/20062393.php]

1910/11 saw Portsmouth relegated, but with the recruitment of [[Bob Brown (footballer)|Bob Brown]] as manager the team were promoted the next season.

McCarthy has authored a series of three books about her experience with pregnancy and raising her son, Evan.

===Climbing up the league (1919 - 1927)===

* ''Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth''

* ''Baby Laughs: The Naked Truth about the First Year of Mommyhood''

* ''Life Laughs: The Naked Truth about Motherhood, Marriage, and Moving On''.[http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/105-8650915-7462816?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=+%22jenny+mccarthy%22+&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go]

McCarthy is also an occasional columnist for ''[[FHM]]'' magazine and is currently a spokesperson for [[Weight Watchers]].

=== Personal life ===

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 [[Football League Third Division|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 [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]], winning promotion by finishing 2nd in the 1926/27 season, gaining a record 9-1 win over [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] along the way.

In [[1993]], McCarthy underwent [[breast augmentation]] to enhance her look as a model for ''[[Playboy]]''. Borrowing a page from fellow [[Playmate]] [[Pamela Anderson]]'s publicity playbook, McCarthy took them out in 1998.

McCarthy dated her manager Ray Manzella for a short time in 1998. After breaking up with Manzella, McCarthy began dating actor/director [[John Mallory Asher|John Asher]]. The couple got engaged in [[January]] [[1999]], and married that year on [[September 11]]. They have a son, Evan Joseph, born on [[May 18]], [[2002]]. In [[August]] [[2005]], McCarthy and Asher filed for [[divorce]].

===Life at the top (1927 - 1939)===

In a February [[2006]] interview with [[Howard Stern]], [[pornography|adult]] actress [[Jenna Jameson]] said she had two sexual encounters with McCarthy.<ref>http://www.marksfriggin.com/news06/1-30.htm#wed</ref> When McCarthy visited Stern's show in April 2006, she denied having sex with Jameson, but said she "made out" with her during the two encounters. McCarthy also took a [[polygraph|lie detector]] test and passed the questions regarding Jameson. During the appearance, McCarthy also admitted to having performed [[oral sex]] on women and that she cheated on her ex-husband with both men and women.<ref>http://marksfriggin.com/news06/4-24.htm#tue</ref> However, in a later appearance on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'', she claimed they didn't cheat on each other because it was totally agreed upon.

Portsmouth's debut season in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] was a struggle. The next season they continued to falter, losing 10-0 to [[Leicester City F.C.|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 F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]].

In December [[2005]], McCarthy began dating actor [[Jim Carrey]]. They did not make their relationship public until June 2006.

Portsmouth managed to survive relegation, and their fortunes began to change. In the 1930/31 season the club finished 4th. The 1933/34 season saw Portsmouth again reach the FA Cup final, beating Manchester United, Bolton Wanderers, Leicester and [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] on the way. Unfortunately the club was again defeated in the final, this time to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].

In May [[2007]], McCarthy announced that her son was diagnosed with autism and would be coming out with a book on the subject shortly. ''Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism'' is due out in September of 2007.

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, [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]], convincingly 4-1. Bert Barlow scored twice whilst Parker and Anderson completed the famous victory.

She lives in [[Sherman Oaks, California]], next to heiress [[Margo Wilson]]. Her cousin is [[Melissa McCarthy]] of the [[Gilmore Girls]].

Football was again suspended due to [[World War II]], (however they did reach the war cup final losing to Brentford at Wembley) meaning Pompey hold the dubious distinction of holding the FA Cup for the longest period as the trophy wasn't contested again until the 1945/46 season!

== Appearances in ''Playboy'' special editions ==

===Glory Years (1946 - 1959) ===

* ''Playboy's Playmate Review'' Vol. 10 May 1994 - front & back covers, pages 82-91.

* ''Playboy's Girls of Summer '94'' June 1994.

* ''Playboy's Book of Lingerie'' Vol. 38 July 1994.

* ''Playboy's Playmates at Play'' July 1994 - pages 6-7.

* ''Playboy's Book of Lingerie'' Vol. 39 September 1994 - page 25.

* ''Playboy's Wet & Wild Playmates'' September 1994 - page 73.

* ''Playboy's Book of Lingerie'' Vol. 40 November 1994.

* ''Playboy's Nudes'' November 1994 - cover.

* ''Playboy's Playmates in Bed'' Vol. 1 January 1995.

* ''Playboy's Supermodels'' February 1995.

* ''Playboy's Book of Lingerie'' Vol. 44 July 1995 - cover.

* ''Playboy's Nudes'' October 1995.

* ''Playboy's Winter Girls'' February 1996.

* ''Playboy's Celebrating Centerfolds'' Vol. 1 December 1998 - pages 6-7.

== Filmography ==

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 League and Cup double. However, Pompey crashed out of the FA Cup in the semi-final against Leicester, 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.

* ''[[Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead]]'' ([[1995]])

* ''[[The Stupids (film)|The Stupids]]'' ([[1996]])

* ''[[BASEketball]]'' ([[1998]])

* ''[[Diamonds (1999 film)|Diamonds]]'' ([[1999]])

* ''[[Python (film)|Python]]'' ([[2000]])

* ''[[Scream 3]]'' ([[2000]])

* ''[[Thank Heaven]]'' ([[2001]])

* ''[[Crazy Little Thing]]'' ([[2002]])

* ''[[Scary Movie 3]]'' ([[2003]])

* ''[[Dirty Love]]'' ([[2005]]) (also producer and writer)

* ''[[John Tucker Must Die]]'' ([[2006]])

* ''[[Wieners (film)|Wieners]]'' ([[2007]])

=== Television work ===

The club retained the title the following year, beating [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] 5-1 on the last day of the season, thus becoming one of only four English teams to have won back to back titles since World War II.

* ''[[Singled Out]]'' (host from [[1995]]-[[1997]])

* ''The Jenny McCarthy Show'' (1997-[[1998]])

* ''[[Jenny (TV series)|Jenny]]'' (1997-1998)

* ''[[The Big Breakfast]]'' (1998)

* ''[[Honey Vicarro]]'' ([[2001]]) (unsold pilot)

* ''Untitled Jenny McCarthy Project'' ([[2003]]) (unsold pilot)

* ''[[The Bad Girl's Guide]]'' ([[2005]]) (canceled after 6 episodes)

* ''Party @ the Palms'' ([[2005]]-[[2006]])

* ''[[Hope & Faith]]'' ([[2005]]) as Mandy

* ''[[Santa Baby]]'' ([[2006]])

* ''[[Bo! in the USA]]'' ([[2006]]) as Herself (Guest)

* ''[[The View]]'' ([[2006]]) as Herself (Guest Host)

* "Home Improvement" as Alex the Mechanic

== Pro-wrestling ==

Pompey enjoyed a fourth-place finish in 1951/52, but in the summer of 1952 championship-winning manager Bob Jackson left for [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]. The players who had featured in the club's recent successes were now aging and the young players coming into the side were not of comparable quality. Although the team finished third in 1954/55, subsequent seasons saw Pompey struggle and they were relegated to the Second Division in 1959.

McCarthy made an appearance at the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation's]] [[WrestleMania XI]] on [[April 2]], [[1995]] as a guest valet for [[Shawn Michaels]]. She left after the match with the victor, [[WWE Championship|WWF Heavyweight Champion]] [[Kevin Nash|Diesel]].

== Books ==

===Life in the lower leagues (1961 - 1976)===

* ''Belly Laughs, The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth'' (ISBN 978-0-7382-0949-4)

* ''Baby Laughs, The Naked Truth about the First Year of Mommyhood'' (ISBN 978-0-525-94883-4)

* ''Life Laughs, The Naked Truth about Motherhood, Marriage, and Moving On'' (ISBN 978-0-525-94947-3)

== See also ==

[[Image:Portsmouth2.gif|thumb|200px|'''Portsmouth F.C.''' badge in the 1970's.]]

* [[List of people in Playboy 1990-1999]]

Portsmouth went down to the Third Division in 1961 but were promoted back to the Second Division at the first time of asking.

== Footnotes ==

A decade of mediocre performances in the Second Division followed, and despite the cash injection that accompanied the arrival of John Deacon as chairman in 1972, Pompey's fortunes failed to improve. With Deacon unable to continue bankrolling the club on the same scale, Pompey were relegated to the Third Division in 1976.

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In November 1976 the club found itself needing to raise [[Pound sterling|GBP]] 25,000 to pay off debts and so avoid bankruptcy. The money was raised from supporter contributions after a campaign led by the local newspaper ''The News''.

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With players having to be sold to ease the club's financial situation, and no money available for replacements, Pompey were forced to rely on an untried manager, Ian St John, and inexperienced young players and were relegated to the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] in 1978.

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During this period, and throughout the [[1980s]], Portsmouth was one of a number of football clubs with a reputation for [[Football hooliganism]]. The most notorious gang was called the 6:57 Crew. A self-proclaimed 'casual firm' of football hooligans, whose name came from the fact that many supporters would catch the 6:57 train from nearby [[Fratton railway station]] to London for away games. The advent of all-seater stadia following the [[Taylor report]] into the [[Hillsborough disaster]] of [[1989]] contributed to a decrease in organised football-related violence, and the 6:57 Crew was gradually reduced to nothing by the [[1990s]]. Two books have been written about the 6.57 Crew, ''Rolling With the 6.57 Crew'' by Cass Pennant & Rob Silvester and ''Playing Up With Pompey'' By Bob Beech.

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===Back on Track (1980 - 1988)===

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Pompey 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.

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Under [[Alan Ball (footballer)|Alan Ball]]'s management, Pompey 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 Pompey were relegated straight back to the Second Division. The summer of 1988 saw Deacon sell the club to [[London]] based businessman Jim Gregory.

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===Waiting for success (1988 - 2002)===

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[[Jim Smith (footballer)|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 Pompey reached the semi-finals of the [[FA Cup]], losing on penalties to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] after a replay. The following season, Pompey missed out on promotion to the FA Premier League only by virtue of having scored one less goal than [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]].

Chairman Gregory now called in the money he had lent the club over preceding seasons, and so players were sold with little funds available to buy replacements. The team's form declined, and Smith was controversially sacked in 1995 and replaced by Terry Fenwick. Relegation to the Second Division was avoided on the last day of the 1995/96 season when Pompey won away to [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] while other results went the club's way.

In the summer of 1996 [[Terry Venables]] arrived at Pompey 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 F.C.|Leeds United]] en route, but finished just short of the qualifying places for the play-offs for promotion to the Premier League. The 1997/98 season saw Venables lose his popularity with the club's supporters, as he signed several [[Australia]]n players, most of whom failed to perform with much distinction, while his role as coach of the [[Australia national football team|Australian national team]] meant he was frequently absent from Portsmouth; meanwhile, the team's results were poor. Two-thirds of the way through the season he and unpopular manager Fenwick left the club, Venables selling his shareholding back to Martin Gregory, son of former chairman Jim, while Alan Ball returned as manager. Relegation was again avoided on the last day of the season.

The following season saw the club again dogged by financial trouble, and in December 1998 Pompey went into [[administration#Administration of an insolvent business|financial administration]]. The club was saved by Mandaric buying it in May 1999, and the new chairman immediately started investing. However, it wasn't until the appointment of [[Harry Redknapp]] as manager in early 2002, with former Pompey manager [[Jim Smith (footballer)|Jim Smith]] as his assistant, that the club's fortunes really turned around.

=== Back at the top (2002 - present) ===

In Redknapp's first full season in charge, (2002/03), he brought in experienced Premiership players such as [[Steve Stone (footballer)|Steve Stone]] and [[Paul Merson]]. Pompey stormed the league and the club tipped for relegation surprised many by comfortably winning the title. Since, Portsmouth have been in the Premiership and although continuing to struggle, have produced some surprise results, notably two home wins in two consecutive seasons against Manchester United.

In their Premiership debut season, Portsmouth had one of the best home records in the Premiership, but dismal away form restricted them to a 13th place finish. Had they been able to match their impressive home form on their travels, then a top half finish or even a European place could have been achieved.

However, Mandaric and Redknapp clashed several times during their time together. At the end of the 2003/04 season it was rumoured that Mandaric was considering replacing some of the club's coaching staff, including Redknapp's assistant Jim Smith. Although no changes took place the two clashed again more seriously when Mandaric proposed appointing another director in [[November 2004 in sports|November]], with responsibility for the youth set-up at the club. Redknapp made comments to the media showing his disapproval of the proposal but Mandaric pressed ahead and appointed [[Velimir Zajec]]. Redknapp, along with his assistant Jim Smith, subsequently resigned with immediate effect on 23rd November. Zajec took over as manager, initially as caretaker, then on 20th December the club announced that he would manage the team for the remainder of the season. However, on 7 April 2005 after a poor run of results [[Alain Perrin]] was appointed team manager, with Zajec reverting to his director's role. Portsmouth's 4-1 victory at home to Southampton on 24 April 2005 brought the club close to securing Premiership survival which became certain six days later when, although Portsmouth lost at Man City, two clubs lower in the table failed to win their matches. On 15 May 2005, the final day of the season, Portsmouth's 2-0 defeat at [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.]] gave Albion survival and relegated Southampton, resulting in a carnival atmosphere at the end of the match which saw both sets of fans invade the pitch. The 2005-06 season thus saw Pompey play in a higher league than rivals Southampton for the first time since 1960.

The summer of 2005 saw big changes at Fratton Park. A massive number of players came in and out as Perrin began to stamp his authority on the club, and finally, after many years of waiting, work began on the redevelopment of Fratton Park itself- the aim being to turn a dilapidated, old style league ground into a 21st century, 30,000 seat stadium. Off the field changes also occurred with departure of Director of Football Zajec for personal reasons following a heart problem.

After a series of poor results in the 2005/2006 season that set a record low number of points for a Portsmouth manager, Alain Perrin was sacked in December 2005. Former manager Harry Redknapp took charge again a couple of weeks later, leaving south coast rivals Southampton. In January 2006, [[Milan Mandarić]] confirmed he was to sell a stake in the club to [[France|French]] businessman [[Alexandre Gaydamak]][http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4574618.stm], and a cash injection of a reported GBP 15 million enabled Portsmouth to purchase [[Sean Davis]], [[Pedro Mendes]] and [[Noé Pamarot]] from Tottenham (loaning Wayne Routledge from the same club) as well as Argentine playmaker [[Andrés D'Alessandro]] loaned from [[VfL Wolfsburg]] in Germany. Portsmouth, after revitalised form in March and April thanks to the new signings, avoided relegation on [[29 April]] [[2006]] when Pompey's win in the penultimate game of the season at [[Wigan Athletic F.C.]] combined with [[Birmingham City F.C.]]'s failure to beat [[Newcastle United F.C.]] to put Portsmouth beyond the pursuit of the Premiership's bottom three sides.

===A bright new era? (2006 onward)===

On 19th July 2006 co-owner and club chairman [[Milan Mandaric]] transferred full ownership of the club over to [[Alexandre Gaydamak]]. After a 7 year tenure that has seen Portsmouth rise from the brink of [[liquidation]] into the top tier of domestic football, Mandaric leaves a considerable legacy appreciated by the majority of the club's supporters. Though he never managed to deliver the long promised new stadium, made a few unsuccessful managerial appointments and couldn't invest enough to push on from repeated [[relegation]] struggles in the [[FA Premier League|premiership]], in finding a new owner who appears to have both ambition and a willingness to invest he looks to have secured a bright future. As a show of thanks to Mandaric's work and probably also due to his popularity with supporters, Mandaric remains at the club in a role as Non-Executive Chairman.

As of July 2006 several multi-million pound bids have been lodged for players far above what the club have ever previously paid for a player, but none have yet signed except for [[Chelsea Football Club|Chelsea's]] [[Glen Johnson (footballer)|Glen Johnson]] on loan.

==The Pompey Chimes==

The best known chant from the Pompey supporters is the "Pompey Chimes" (''"Play up Pompey, Pompey play up"'' sung to the tune of the [[Westminster Chimes]]). 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 town hall 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:

'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.

==Honours==

*[[Football League]] [2]

** Champions [[1949]], [[1950]]

*[[FA Cup]] [1]

** Winners [[1939]]

** Runners-up [[1929]],[[1934]]

*[[Football League First Division|League Division One]] [1]

** Champions [[2003]]

*[[Football League Second Division|League Division Two]] [0]

** Runners-up [[1927]],[[1987]]

*[[Football League Third Division|League Division Three]] [2]

** Champions [[1962]], [[1983]]

*[[Football League Third Division South]]

**Champions [[1924]]

*[[Southern League (football)|Southern League]] [2]

** Champions [[1902]], [[1920]]

*[[FA Community Shield|FA Charity Shield]]

** Shared [[1949]]

*[[Wartime Cup]]

**Runners-up [[1942]]

==Stadium==

Portsmouth play their home games at '''[[Fratton Park]]''', in Portsmouth.

*'''Capacity''' - 20,220 (all seated)

*'''Opened''' - 1898

*'''Pitch size''' - 115 x 73 yards

The ground has been home to the club throughout its entire history, and 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 and village is due to start in the summer of 2006 with the first of the new stands opening for the 2007/08 season.

==Records==

'''Record Victory'''

:9 -1 v [[Notts County]], [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]], 9 April 1927

'''Record Defeat'''

:0 - 10 v [[Leicester City]], [[Football League First Division|Division 1]], 20 October 1928

'''Record Attendance'''

:51,385 v [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], [[FA Cup]], 1948/49 season

'''Highest Transfer Fee Paid'''

:£4,100,000 - [[Benjani Mwaruwari]] from [[AJ Auxerre]], 2006

'''Highest Transfer Fee Received'''

:£7,500,000 - [[Aiyegbeni Yakubu|Yakubu Aiyegbeni]] to [[Middlesbrough F.C.]], 2005

'''Most Appearances for club'''

:[[Jimmy Dickinson]] (834)

'''Most League Goals for club'''

:[[Peter Harris (footballer)|Peter Harris]] (194) 1946-60

'''Most League Goals in a season'''

:[[Guy Whittingham]] (42) 1992/93

'''Most Goals for club'''

:[[Peter Harris (footballer)|Peter Harris]] (208) 1946-60

'''Most International Caps whilst at club'''

:[[Jimmy Dickinson]] (48)

==Non-Playing Staff==

*'''Owner:''' [[Alexandre Gaydamak]]

*'''Non-executive Chairman:''' [[Milan Mandaric]]

*'''Directors:''' [[Terry Brady]], [[David Chissick]], [[Mark Johnson]]

*'''Managing Director:''' [[Peter Storrie]]

*'''Manager:''' [[Harry Redknapp]]

*'''Assistant Manager:''' [[Tony Adams (footballer)|Tony Adams]]

*'''First Team Coach:''' [[Joe Jordan (footballer)|Joe Jordan]]

*'''Technical Director:''' [[Avraham Grant]]

*'''Goalkeeping Coach:''' [[David Coles]]

*'''Reserve Team Coach:''' [[Paul Groves]]

*'''Head of Youth Development:''' [[Mark Kelly (football)|Mark Kelly]]

*'''Youth Team Coach:''' [[Shaun Brookes]]

*'''Youth Development and Recruitment:''' [[Dave Hurst]], [[Steve Martin (football)|Steve Martin]]

*'''Chief Scout:''' [[Ian Broomfield]]

==Current squad==

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{{Fs player| no= 4 | nat=Colombia | pos=MF| name=[[John Viáfara]]}}

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{{fs player| no= 6 | nat=Denmark | pos=DF | name=[[Brian Priske]] }}

{{fs player| no= 9 | nat=Bulgaria | pos=FW | name=[[Svetoslav Todorov]] }}

{{fs player| no= 10 | nat=Croatia | pos=FW | name=[[Ivica Mornar]] }}

{{fs player| no= 11 | nat=France | pos=DF | name=[[Noé Pamarot]] }}

{{fs player| no= 14 | nat=England | pos=DF | name=[[Matthew Taylor (footballer)|Matthew Taylor]] }}

{{fs player| no= 15 | nat=England | pos=GK | name=[[Jamie Ashdown]] }}

{{fs player| no= 16 | nat=England | pos=DF | name=[[Andy Griffin]] }}

{{fs player| no= 19 | nat=Zambia | pos=FW | name=[[Collins Mbesuma]] }}

{{fs player| no= 21 | nat=France | pos=MF | name=[[Franck Songo'o]] }}

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{{fs player| no= 25 | nat=Zimbabwe | pos=FW | name=[[Benjani Mwaruwari]] }}

{{fs player| no= 26 | nat=England | pos=MF | name=[[Gary O'Neil]] }}

{{fs player| no= 28 | nat=England | pos=MF | name=[[Sean Davis]] }}

{{fs player| no= 30 | nat=Portugal | pos=MF | name=[[Pedro Mendes]] }}

{{fs player| no= 32 | nat=Democratic Republic of the Congo | pos=FW | name=[[Lomana LuaLua]] }}

{{fs player| no= 33 | nat=Ireland | pos=GK | name=[[Dean Kiely]] }}

{{fs player| no= | nat=Wales | pos=DF | name=[[Richard Duffy]] }}

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{{fs player| no= | nat=England | pos=MF | name=[[Scott Harris (footballer)|Scott Harris]] }}

{{fs player| no= | nat=England | pos=DF | name=[[Glen Johnson (footballer)|Glen Johnson]] (on loan from [[Chelsea FC|Chelsea]]) }}

{{fs player| no= | nat=Ireland | pos=MF | name=[[Marc Wilson (footballer)|Marc Wilson]] }}

{{football squad end}}

===Squad changes during 2005/06 season===

'''In'''

*{{flagicon|Norway}} {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Azar Karadas]] - [[SL Benfica|Benfica]] (loan)

*{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Collins Mbesuma]] - [[Kaizer Chiefs]] (undisclosed)

*{{flagicon|Ireland}} {{flagicon|England}} [[Andrew O'Brien|Andy O'Brien]] - [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] (£2 million)

*{{flagicon|France}} [[Laurent Robert]] - [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] (loan)

*{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[John Viáfara]] - [[Once Caldas]] (£800k)

*{{flagicon|France}} [[Grégory Vignal]] - [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (Free Transfer)

*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Sander Westerveld]] - [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] (Free Transfer)

*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Brian Priske]] - [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]] (undisclosed)

*{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Zvonimir Vukić]] - [[Shakhtar Donetsk]] (loan)

*{{flagicon|France}} {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Frank Songo'o]] - [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] (£200k)

*{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Salif Diao]] - [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (loan)

*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Darío Silva]] - [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] (Free Transfer)

*{{flagicon|Poland}} {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Emmanuel Olisadebe]] - [[Panathinaikos]] (loan)

*{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Benjani Mwaruwari]] - [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] (£4.1m)

*{{flagicon|England}} [[Sean Davis]] - [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Spurs]] (undisclosed)

*{{flagicon|France}} [[Noé Pamarot]] - [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Spurs]] (undisclosed)

*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Pedro Mendes]] - [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Spurs]] (undisclosed)

*{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Dean Kiely]] - [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton]] (undisclosed)

*{{flagicon|England}} [[Wayne Routledge]] - [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Spurs]] (loan)

*{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Ognijen Koroman]] - [[FC Terek Grozny]] (loan)

*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Andres D'Alessandro]] - [[VfL Wolfsburg]] (loan)

'''Out'''

*{{flagicon|Czechia}} [[Patrik Berger]] - [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] (Free)

*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Konstantinos Chalkias|Kostas Chalkias]] - released

*{{flagicon|England}} [[Chris Clarke]] - released

*{{flagicon|England}} [[Shaun Cooper]] - [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] (Free)

*{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Hayden Foxe]] - released

*{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Ricardo Fuller]] - [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (£90k)

*{{flagicon|TTO}} {{flagicon|England}} [[Shaka Hislop]] - [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]] (free)

*{{flagicon|Senegal}} {{flagicon|France}} [[Diomansy Kamara]] - [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Brom]] (£1.5 million)

*{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Stone (footballer)|Steve Stone]] - [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] (Free)

*{{flagicon|England}} [[David Unsworth]] - [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (undisclosed)

*{{flagicon|England}} [[Rowan Vine]] - [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] (undisclosed)

*{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Aiyegbeni Yakubu|Yakubu Aiyegbeni]] - [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] (£7.5 million)

*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Arjan de Zeeuw]] - [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan]] (undisclosed)

*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Giannis Skopelitis]] - [[Egaleo FC]] (returned from year trial)

*{{flagicon|France}} [[Laurent Robert]] - [[SL Benfica|Benfica]] (loan from [[Newcastle United FC|Newcastle United]] transferred)

*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Darío Silva]] - Released

*{{flagicon|Poland}} {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Emmanuel Olisadebe]] - Released

*{{flagicon|France}} [[Grégory Vignal]] - Released

*{{flagicon|England}} [[James Keene]] - Loan to Gothenburg

*{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[ Collins Mbesuma]] - Released

==Notable Former Players==

{|

|valign="top"|

*[[Martin Allen]]

*[[John Aloisi]]

*[[Darren Anderton]]

*[[Andy Awford]]

*[[Eyal Berkovic]]

*[[Patrik Berger]]

*[[Lee Bradbury]]

*[[Steve Claridge]]

*[[Peter Crouch]]

*[[Andres D'Alessandro]]

*[[Shaun Derry]]

*[[Arjan De Zeeuw]]

*[[Jimmy Dickinson]]

*[[Aaron Flahavan]]

*[[George Graham (footballer)|George Graham]]

*[[Peter Harris (footballer)|Peter Harris]]

*[[Mark Hateley]]

*[[Shaka Hislop]]

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|valign="top"|

*[[Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi]]

*[[Alan Knight]]

*[[Alan McLoughlin]]

*[[Paul Merson]]

*[[Petri Pasanen]]

*[[Robert Prosinecki]]

*[[Preki|Predrag Radosavljevic]]

*[[Laurent Robert]]

*[[Lee Sharpe]]

*[[Teddy Sheringham]]

*[[Steve Stone (footballer)|Steve Stone]]

*[[Kit Symons]]

*[[Paul Walsh]]

*[[Neil Webb]]

*[[Guy Whittingham]]

*[[Aiyegbeni Yakubu|Yakubu Aiyegbeni]]

*[[Boris Zivkovic]]

|}

==Managerial History==

{|

|valign="top"|

*1898 [[Frank Brettell]]

*1901 [[Bob Blyth]]

*1905 [[Richard Bonney (footballer)|Richard Bonney]]

*1911 [[Bob Brown (footballer)|Bob Brown]]

*1920 [[John McCartney]]

*1927 [[Jack Tinn]]

*1947 [[Bob Jackson (footballer)|Bob Jackson]]

*1952 [[Eddie Lever]]

*1958 [[Freddie Cox]]

*1961 [[George Smith (footballer)|George Smith]]

*1970 [[Ron Tindall]]

*1973 [[John Mortimore (footballer)|John Mortimore]]

*1974 [[Ian St. John]]

*1977 [[Jimmy Dickinson]]

*1979 [[Frank Burrows]]

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|valign="top"|

*1982 [[Bobby Campbell (footballer)|Bobby Campbell]]

*1984 [[Alan Ball (footballer)|Alan Ball]]

*1989 [[John Gregory]]

*1990 [[Frank Burrows]]

*1991 [[Jim Smith (footballer)|Jim Smith]]

*1995 [[Terry Fenwick]]

*1998 [[Alan Ball (footballer)|Alan Ball]]

*2000 [[Tony Pulis]]

*2000 [[Steve Claridge]]

*2001 [[Graham Rix]]

*2002 [[Harry Redknapp]]

*2004 [[Velimir Zajec]]

*2005 [[Alain Perrin]]

*2005 [[Harry Redknapp]]

|}

==External links==

{{BBC Football Info|BBClinkname=p/portsmouth}}

*[http://www.pompeyfc.premiumtv.co.uk Official Website]

*[http://www.pompeychimes.net/ Pompey Chimes]

*[http://www.premierleague.com/portsmouth.html Premierleague.com - Portsmouth]

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