{"id":468423,"date":"2019-06-27T08:09:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T12:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=468423"},"modified":"2020-12-28T11:33:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:33:48","slug":"portsmouth-sean-raggett-norwich-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/06\/27\/portsmouth-sean-raggett-norwich-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Portsmouth Sign Sean Raggett on Season-Long Loan From Norwich City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>League One side Portsmouth have signed Norwich City centre-back Sean Raggett on a season-long loan. The deal includes no option for the Canaries to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portsmouthfc.co.uk\/news\/2019\/june\/raggett-arrives-on-loan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recall the defender<\/a> throughout the season.<\/p>\n<h1>Sean Raggett Joins Portsmouth on Season-Long Loan<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f Defender Sean Raggett has joined <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pompey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Pompey<\/a> on a season-long loan from Premier League side <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NorwichCityFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NorwichCityFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>? Welcome to Fratton Park, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanRaggett?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SeanRaggett<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kY3XdLyja6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/kY3XdLyja6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pompey\/status\/1144191140536573953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Career So Far<\/h2>\n<p>Raggett came through the youth ranks at Gillingham but failed to make a senior appearance for them. This instead came at non-league outfit Dover Athletic, where he scored eight goals in 106 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>During his time at Dover, he spent time out on loan at Sittingbourne, Herne Bay and Whitstable Town.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Raggett was signed by National League side Lincoln City, and he played a huge part in their promotion back to the Football League and their astonishing FA Cup run. The Imps made it through to the quarter-finals having started the competition in the fourth qualifying round.<\/p>\n<p>They only made it through that after beating Guiseley in a replay, but went on to topple Altrincham, Oldham Athletic, Ipswich Town and <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/brighton-hove-albion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/a>\u00a0before Raggett&#8217;s late header secured a 1-0 win for Lincoln away at Premier League side <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/burnley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Burnley<\/a>. They came unstuck in the next round, though, losing 5-0 away at<a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/feeds\/arsenalfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Arsenal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r74jUHMXEsA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After just one permanent season at Sincil Bank, he moved to Championship side Norwich City, but returned to Lincoln on a season-long loan straight away.<\/p>\n<p>He then spent last season on loan at Rotherham United but made only seven league appearances.<\/p>\n<h2>What They Said<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking to Portsmouth&#8217;s official website, manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portsmouthfc.co.uk\/news\/2019\/june\/raggett-arrives-on-loan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenny Jackett said:<\/a> &#8220;The additions of Sean and Paul Downing have strengthened our defensive options and give us good competition in that area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s played all of his career as a left-sided centre-half and is someone I\u2019ve followed since his non-league days.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re delighted to bring him to Pompey and very much look forward to working with him next season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s a very determined person and is just coming into his prime. He\u2019ll be looking at this as a big opportunity to progress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"kNlCaV7_TAReZvRg-vz_AQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1078279906\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'kNlCaV7_TAReZvRg-vz_AQ',sig:'nT2ZL4Z13fYZtVI7UMvPgH9L8gQhxDLwUHa13DDJY4k=',w:'594px',h:'406px',items:'1078279906',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>League One side Portsmouth have signed Norwich City centre-back Sean Raggett on a season-long loan. The deal includes no option for the Canaries to recall the defender throughout the season. Sean Raggett Joins Portsmouth on Season-Long Loan &nbsp; \u270d\ufe0f Defender Sean Raggett has joined #Pompey on a season-long loan from Premier League side @NorwichCityFC ? 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