Birmingham City have played Portsmouth 101 times in competitive football, winning 45, drawing 26 and losing 30, first meeting on 4 Feb 1905 and most recently on 2 May 2026. Every meeting is listed below.
| Date | Season | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 1905 | 1904–05 | FA Cup | H | Portsmouth | 0–2 | ||
| 16 Jan 1909 | 1908–09 | FA Cup | H | Portsmouth | 2–5 | ||
| 26 Nov 1927 | 1927–28 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 2–2 | ||
| 7 Apr 1928 | 1927–28 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 2–0 | ||
| 29 Mar 1929 | 1928–29 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–3 | ||
| 1 Apr 1929 | 1928–29 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 1–0 | ||
| 14 Dec 1929 | 1929–30 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–2 | ||
| 19 Apr 1930 | 1929–30 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 1–0 | ||
| 20 Sep 1930 | 1930–31 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 2–2 | ||
| 28 Jan 1931 | 1930–31 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 2–1 | ||
| 3 Oct 1931 | 1931–32 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 2–1 | ||
| 17 Feb 1932 | 1931–32 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–2 | ||
| 24 Dec 1932 | 1932–33 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 4–0 | ||
| 6 May 1933 | 1932–33 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–1 | ||
| 11 Nov 1933 | 1933–34 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 2–0 | ||
| 24 Mar 1934 | 1933–34 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 3–1 | ||
| 6 Oct 1934 | 1934–35 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 2–1 | ||
| 10 Apr 1935 | 1934–35 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–2 | ||
| 26 Oct 1935 | 1935–36 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 4–0 | ||
| 14 Mar 1936 | 1935–36 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 3–0 | ||
| 29 Aug 1936 | 1936–37 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 2–1 | ||
| 26 Dec 1936 | 1936–37 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–2 | ||
| 4 Sep 1937 | 1937–38 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 2–2 | ||
| 15 Jan 1938 | 1937–38 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–1 | ||
| 26 Nov 1938 | 1938–39 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 2–0 | ||
| 1 Apr 1939 | 1938–39 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–2 | ||
| 5 Jan 1946 | 1945–46 | FA Cup | H | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Reg Flewin | 33,845 |
| 9 Jan 1946 | 1945–46 | FA Cup | A | Portsmouth | 0–0 | ||
| 30 Mar 1946 | 1945–46 | Wartime League | A | Portsmouth | 4–3 | Mulraney, Jones, Dougall, Bodle | |
| 10 Apr 1946 | 1945–46 | Wartime League | H | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Jones | |
| 25 Jan 1947 | 1946–47 | FA Cup | H | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Fred Harris | 50,155 |
| 15 Apr 1949 | 1948–49 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–3 | Don Dorman | 38,456 |
| 18 Apr 1949 | 1948–49 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 3–0 | Jack Badham, Stewart, Billy Hindmarsh | 29,983 |
| 8 Oct 1949 | 1949–50 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 0–3 | 37,944 | |
| 25 Feb 1950 | 1949–50 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–2 | 28,051 | |
| 15 Oct 1955 | 1955–56 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 5–0 | Brown 3, Kinsey, Alex Govan | 28,952 |
| 25 Feb 1956 | 1955–56 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 3–2 | Kinsey 2, Brown | 31,955 |
| 22 Aug 1956 | 1956–57 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Gordon Astall, Govan 2 | 33,307 |
| 29 Aug 1956 | 1956–57 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 4–3 | Govan 3, Astall | 25,686 |
| 4 Apr 1958 | 1957–58 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 2–3 | Murphy, Hooper | 33,075 |
| 7 Apr 1958 | 1957–58 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 4–1 | Brown, Orritt, Murphy, Hooper | 23,380 |
| 1 Nov 1958 | 1958–59 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 2–2 | Brown, Brian Taylor | 23,723 |
| 21 Mar 1959 | 1958–59 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Larkin | 18,170 |
| 18 Sep 1965 | 1965–66 | Second Division | H | Portsmouth | 1–3 | Beard | 11,790 |
| 12 Mar 1966 | 1965–66 | Second Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Vowden | 12,367 |
| 24 Aug 1966 | 1966–67 | Second Division | A | Portsmouth | 5–4 | Barry Bridges, Geoff Vowden 2, Murray, Malcolm Beard | 16,934 |
| 30 Aug 1966 | 1966–67 | Second Division | H | Portsmouth | 3–0 | Bobby Thomson, Vowden, Roy Pack | 23,493 |
| 14 Oct 1967 | 1967–68 | Second Division | H | Portsmouth | 2–2 | Pickering, Vowden | 26,243 |
| 2 Mar 1968 | 1967–68 | Second Division | A | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Pickering, Winston Foster | 27,836 |
| 24 Aug 1968 | 1968–69 | Second Division | H | Portsmouth | 5–2 | Pickering 2, Vowden, Phil Summerill, Ron Tindall | 23,915 |
| 15 Mar 1969 | 1968–69 | Second Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–0 | 15,556 | |
| 19 Aug 1969 | 1969–70 | Second Division | H | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Summerill | 24,976 |
| 12 Nov 1969 | 1969–70 | Second Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Murray | 16,508 |
| 19 Sep 1970 | 1970–71 | Second Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–1 | 18,037 | |
| 24 Apr 1971 | 1970–71 | Second Division | H | Portsmouth | 1–1 | R. Latchford | 19,440 |
| 28 Aug 1971 | 1971–72 | Second Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–1 | 14,729 | |
| 8 Jan 1972 | 1971–72 | Second Division | H | Portsmouth | 6–3 | Hatton 2, R. Latchford 2, Campbell Penalty kick, Francis | 22,410 |
| 26 Feb 1972 | 1971–72 | FA Cup | H | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Bob Hatton, R. Latchford 2 | 43,886 |
| 3 Jan 1976 | 1975–76 | FA Cup | A | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Trevor Francis | 19,414 |
| 6 Jan 1976 | 1975–76 | FA Cup | H | Portsmouth | 0–1 | 26,106 | |
| 8 Jan 1977 | 1976–77 | FA Cup | H | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Howard Kendall | 31,598 |
| 18 Sep 1984 | 1984–85 | Second Division | H | Portsmouth | 0–1 | 18,046 | |
| 13 Apr 1985 | 1984–85 | Second Division | A | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Geddis 3 | 23,983 |
| 11 Oct 1986 | 1986–87 | Second Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–2 | 11,252 | |
| 21 Mar 1987 | 1986–87 | Second Division | H | Portsmouth | 0–1 | 9,823 | |
| 5 Nov 1988 | 1988–89 | Second Division | H | Portsmouth | 0–0 | 5,866 | |
| 11 Mar 1989 | 1988–89 | Second Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–1 | 8,110 | |
| 5 Sep 1992 | 1992–93 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–4 | 12,152 | |
| 13 Feb 1993 | 1992–93 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 2–3 | Simon Sturridge, Peschisolido | 10,935 |
| 20 Nov 1993 | 1993–94 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 0–1 | 11,896 | |
| 23 Apr 1994 | 1993–94 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Willis, Claridge Penalty kick | 11,101 |
| 14 Oct 1995 | 1995–96 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Claridge | 10,009 |
| 2 Apr 1996 | 1995–96 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Devlin Penalty kick, P. Barnes | 14,886 |
| 29 Oct 1996 | 1996–97 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Furlong 22 | 6,334 |
| 8 Feb 1997 | 1996–97 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 0–3 | 15,897 | |
| 29 Nov 1997 | 1997–98 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Furlong 36, Furlong 73 | 17,738 |
| 4 Apr 1998 | 1997–98 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Adebola 84 | 14,591 |
| 29 Sep 1998 | 1998–99 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–0 | O'Connor 59 | 11,843 |
| 6 Mar 1999 | 1998–99 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 4–1 | Adebola 26, Forster 50, Adebola 60, Hughes 84 | 20,617 |
| 6 Nov 1999 | 1999–00 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 2–2 | Lazaridis 59, M. Johnson 62 | 12,756 |
| 7 Mar 2000 | 1999–00 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Marcelo 49 | 19,573 |
| 28 Oct 2000 | 2000–01 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Nicky Eaden 48 | 15,218 |
| 16 Apr 2001 | 2000–01 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 0–0 | 23,304 | |
| 30 Oct 2001 | 2001–02 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Marcelo 25 | 15,612 |
| 7 Apr 2002 | 2001–02 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 1–1 | John 2 | 25,030 |
| 27 Sep 2003 | 2003–04 | Premier League | H | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Stephen Clemence 21, Stan Lazaridis 50 | 29,057 |
| 12 Apr 2004 | 2003–04 | Premier League | A | Portsmouth | 1–3 | John 67 | 20,104 |
| 14 Aug 2004 | 2004–05 | Premier League | A | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Robbie Savage 10 | 20,021 |
| 16 Apr 2005 | 2004–05 | Premier League | H | Portsmouth | 0–0 | 28,883 | |
| 17 Sep 2005 | 2005–06 | Premier League | A | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Jarošík 6 | 19,319 |
| 21 Jan 2006 | 2005–06 | Premier League | H | Portsmouth | 5–0 | Jarošík 5, Pennant 37, Matthew Upson 55, Forssell 90, David Dunn 90 | 29,138 |
| 24 Nov 2007 | 2007–08 | Premier League | H | Portsmouth | 0–2 | 22,089 | |
| 12 Mar 2008 | 2007–08 | Premier League | A | Portsmouth | 2–4 | Fabrice Muamba 10, Larsson 40 | 20,138 |
| 19 Aug 2009 | 2009–10 | Premier League | H | Portsmouth | 1–0 | James McFadden 90+2 | 19,922 |
| 6 Mar 2010 | 2009–10 | FA Cup | A | Portsmouth | 0–2 | 20,456 | |
| 9 Mar 2010 | 2009–10 | Premier League | A | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Jerome 16, Jerome 42 | 18,465 |
| 7 Feb 2012 | 2011–12 | Championship | H | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Redmond 86 | 16,930 |
| 20 Mar 2012 | 2011–12 | Championship | A | Portsmouth | 1–4 | Žigić 7 | 12,186 |
| 6 Aug 2019 | 2019–20 | League Cup | A | Portsmouth | 0–3 | 9,913 | |
| 1 Nov 2025 | 2025–26 | Championship | H | Portsmouth | 4–0 | Paik Seung-ho 9, Tomoki Iwata 56, Christoph Klarer 61, Keshi Anderson 88 | 27,903 |
| 2 May 2026 | 2025–26 | Championship | A | Portsmouth | 1–1 | August Priske 19 | 20,478 |
See also: the Portsmouth archive and Portsmouth v Birmingham City.
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