Where are they now? All 28 players Paul Cook signed for Portsmouth
By Kieran Davey
Published 1st Aug 2019, 19:18 GMT
Updated 2nd Aug 2019, 13:51 GMT
Jamal Lowe has been reunited with his former Pompey boss Paul Cook after leaving the Blues.
He’s not the first to leave Fratton Park to join up with his former manager. We’ve had a look at what happened to all 28 permanent signings Cook made during his time in PO4.
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Doyle returned to former club Coventry in 2017, having captained the Blues in their League Two-winning season. The next season he captained the Sky Blues to League One promotion before joining Notts County in January.
The former Manchester United trainee signed in July 2015 and has gone on to become a Pompey hero. A key member of the Blues' 2016/17 promotion campaign, last season he scored 10 league goals to help the club reach the play-offs.
Stevens arrived at Pompey having played for the Republic of Ireland under-21s, and in the Europa League for Shamrock Rovers. In 2017 he joined Sheffield United, and will play at left-back for them in next season's Premier League.
Barton left Pompey after only a season, signing for Partick Thistle. He was named the club's player of the year in his first season but joined Dundee United after relegation in 2018. Last month he joined Wrexham.
Made 12 league appearances for Pompey in 2015/16 before joining Tranmere Rovers on loan. He signed for them permanently in December 2016 and spent three years there before being released last season. Signed with Blackpool in June.
Murphy had played for QPR for four years before joining Pompoey but only made two league appearances. After a year with the Blues he left with Cardiff City where he was a back-up goalkeeper in the Premier League last season.
McGurk was highly rated at Burton Albion but scored only twice in his sole season at Fratton Park. Now playing for Coalville Town in the Southern League Premier Division Central.
At Pompey for one season but made quite an impression, finishing runner-up to Michael Doyle in The News Player of the Season award for 2015/16. Left for Grimsby after failing to agree terms and joined Cleethorpes Town in July.
After playing more than 100 games for Pompey Bennett left for Bristol Rovers in January last year. He scored his first goal for Rovers a week later and spent last year on loan at Swindon Town in League Two.
Another one that got away. Naismith scored 13 goals as Pompey clinched promotion in 2017 but rejected a deal from the club last summer. In May 2018 he signed for Wigan Athletic.
Roberts has actually played under Cook for three clubs, including Chesterfield, Pompey and current club Wigan. Interesting fact - he played for England C four times as a non-league player at Accrington Stanley.
Another Pompey hero from the 2016/17 League Two campaign. In his first season Burgess played 43 games in all competitions and played a major part in last season's run-in after an injury to Jack Whatmough.
Remember him? Boco has had a fairly nomadic career, having played in the League of Ireland, I-League in India and Chinese League One before joining Pompey. Left in 2016 after five games (and no goals) and now plays for Accrington.
