Every Portsmouth New Years' Day league position since 2008 - and where they finished the season
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Jan 2019, 14:10 GMT
Updated 10th Jan 2019, 11:30 GMT
Portsmouth enter 2019 in high spirits by leading the way at the top of the League One table - but where have Pompey ranked in previous seasons when heading into the new year?
Portsmouth enter 2019 in high spirits by leading the way at the top of the League One table - but where have Pompey ranked in previous seasons when heading into the new year?
Every Portsmouth New Years' Day league position since 2008 - and where they finished the season
Here - we take a look back at every Pompey league position since 2008 when heading into the New Year - and where they finished the season. .
After Tony Adams replaced Harry Redknapp as boss, Pompey found themselves 12th while heading into 2009. Sacked with only one point separating them from the relegation zone following a 3-2 defeat to Liverpool, Paul Hart replaced Adams in February 2009 and steered the club to safety (14th).
Bottom with only 14 points as the new year turned over - and now under the management of Avram Grant - Pompey's financial difficulties kicked in and the nine-point deduction made it impossible for the club to avoid relegation (20th).
Still feeling the effects of the club's ongoing financial problems, Steve Cotterill's Blues sat 13th at the start of 2011 before dropping three places to 16th by the end of the season.
