1987–88 Portsmouth F.C. season

During the 1987–88 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, following promotion from the Second Division the previous season.

Kit
Admiral became Portsmouth's kit manufacturers for the season. For the first time in their history Portsmouth's kits wore sponsorship, South Coast Fiat (a Fiat dealership chain in the local area) sponsoring the kit.

Squad

 * Squad at end of season

In

 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Barry Horne - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wrexham, £60,000, 17 July 1987
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ian Baird - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leeds United, £285,000, 12 August 1987
 * 🇺🇸 John Kerr - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harrow Borough
 * Ian Stewart - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Newcastle United

Out

 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Brett Angell - released (later joined Cheltenham Town)
 * 🇮🇪 Mick Kennedy - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bradford City
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ian Baird - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leeds United, £120,000, March 1988
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kenny Swain - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West Bromwich Albion, loan
 * 🇺🇸 John Kerr - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Peterborough United, loan

First Division

 * 22 August 1987 Portsmouth 2-2 Southampton
 * 26 September 1987 Portsmouth 2-1 Wimbledon
 * 3 January 1988 Southampton 0-2 Portsmouth
 * 19 April 1988 Wimbledon 2-2 Portsmouth