At this time, there was no League football,[1] so matches were arranged on an ad hoc basis, supplemented by cup competitions. To make matters even worse, Argyle's Wembley hero Ronnie Mauge had already been sent-off in the 36th minute. The next game saw the Pilgrims earn only their second win of the season with a 1–0 win over rivals Burnley, with veteran striker Mickey Evans scoring a 46th-minute goal. Argyle drew the first leg against Manchester City 1–1, but lost the Maine Road encounter 2–0. Throughout the late summer and Autumn a trend of strong away performances and poor home performances began to appear. January signing Damien Johnson scored his first Argyle goal just days later in a 1–1 draw at home to Swansea, however it proved to be controversial. It was starting to look as if Argyle would put in another challenge for the play-offs, but consistency proved to be a problem. The 2016–17 season saw Argyle, for the second season in a row, at the top of the table at the midpoint of the season at Christmas. Plymouth Argyle have unveiled a stunning tribute to doctors, nurses and healthcare workers in the area after mowing the NHS logo into their pitch.. Chesterfield's Darren Carr and Kevin Davies and Plymouth's Tony James and Richard Logan were all sent-off. At the end of the 1995–96 season, Warnock took Plymouth to Division Three play-off glory in his first campaign as manager, with the semi-final being a memorable affair. Although Argyle couldn't keep up their revival for long as a run of 3 consecutive defeats put them in serious danger of relegation. As early as March 2016, Plymouth-born but American-based businessman Simon Hallett had invested into Argyle and hence joined the board of directors. [3], Argyle finished as runners-up in 1908 and 1912,[4] before winning the League championship for the first time in 1913. But after that Argyle struggled, and Bobby Williamson was sacked as manager. But the turning point in Argyle's season was on 1 October, and was a 2–1 win at home to Pulis's former club Stoke City, as Hungarian international Akos Buzsaky scored a 77th-minute winner. Plymouth's best result saw them hammer Peterborough United 6–1 in March. But Shilton was unable to prevent relegation as Argyle finished 22nd in Division Two. Hull City football match. Argyle won the game 0–1 with Luke Summerfield scoring a 47th-minute winner. Hallett later increased his stake in the club, as well as offering a long-term, minimum interest loan to the club to help refurbish the Mayflower Grandstand. But they were resurrected in 1897 as a part of a more general sports club, the Argyle Athletic Club, before eventually joining the Southern League in 1903, when it turned fully professional and adopted its current name, Plymouth Argyle. Kevin Nancekivell took over as caretaker manager for the final game of the season, and despite winning 3–2 against Scunthorpe United, results elsewhere at games involving Southend United and AFC Wimbledon saw Argyle relegated to the EFL League Two. Plymouth Argyle Odds. That was followed by a 2–0 defeat at Sheffield United, who went on to earn promotion to the Premier League that season, and that result saw the Pilgrims slip into the relegation zone. Hugo Colace gave Barnsley the lead just before half-time, but Argyle responded well in the second period, and on 64 minutes team captain Carl Fletcher equalised with a strike from just inside the box. This article covers its history, from the club's formation in 1886 to the present day. The following season Argyle went down under Jones, and his successor Kevin Hodges (the club's record appearance holder) lasted three years before a failure to attain promotion (or even a play-off place) cost him his job. The Greens were 2–0 up at half-time through Chris Clark (with his first ever league goal for the club) and Bradley Wright-Phillips (with his first-ever goal for the club), but two Nicky Maynard strikes made it 2–2. Sheridan then agreed a three-year contract to continue as Argyle manager, and in his first full season in charge, the club finished 10th, an achievement which displayed great improvement on the previous two seasons. Argyle scored just five minutes into the 2009–10 season, with Krisztian Timar heading home at Crystal Palace, but the match finished 1–1. Get a summary of the Plymouth Argyle vs. The EFL have been … ... 2020-21 English League One, Regular Season Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town SHR. But Argyle then went on a run of seven consecutive losses, despite putting in some decent performances. Appearances. But Gunners striker Robin Van Persie scored his second of the game five minutes from time to give Arsenal a 3–1 win. Following the 2-0 win over Yeovil Town in the qualifying round, the Pilgrims have been placed in a group including Premier League clubs Everton and … Three days later, after their financial incident, Argyle picked up a memorable victory – arguably their best performance of the season resulted in them beating fierce Devon rivals Exeter City 2–0 at Home Park, in a league fixture. Skip to main content Skip to navigation < > Menu ... 2020-21 English League One, Regular Season Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle PLY. Their first home game as a fully professional club was on 5 September 1903 when they beat Northampton Town 2–0 in front of a crowd of 4,438. made it impossible for Argyle to get automatic promotion. That day Santos also had arguably the best footballer of all time in their starting line-up –Pelé. Victor Moses found the back of the net as Crystal Palace won 0–1 at Home Park. Back in England, uniquely, between 1921–22 and 1926–27, Argyle finished second in the Third Division South six seasons in a row, thereby missing promotion. Plymouth's strong start to the 2006–07 Championship campaign continued, and they were soon looking capable of qualifying for the play-off. Cardiff were fourth in the table at the time while Argyle were bottom, but full-back Gary Sawyer scored an 84th-minute winner to give the visitors a shock 0–1 victory. Tom Anderson (7') and Omar Bogle (47') scored for Doncaster Rovers. [13], A 1–0 loss away to Exeter City at St. James Park on 30 April, with the only goal scored by James Dunne, left Argyle on the brink of a second successive relegation. That result meant Argyle were eight points off safety. The Pilgim's first game of 2010 was at home to Championship league leaders Newcastle United in the third round of the FA Cup. On 23 November, Argyle came from 0–1 down to beat fellow strugglers Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 at Home Park, lifting them up to 15th. A total of 14,347 attended the game – the biggest gate at Home Park in three years, and also a sell out. [17] Two years later, the club won the Second Division of the Football League and promotion back to the second tier,[18] which was renamed the Championship by the League's board in the summer of 2004. The Pilgrims’ boss , though, … This prompted a further pitch invasion by the Boca fans and this time the match was abandoned. On 3 January, Argyle picked up their joint record win after beating Chesterfield 7–0, scoring the fastest five goals in English football (after just 17 minutes). After a successful cup run in which they beat West Bromwich Albion, a top division team at the time (1–0 courtesy of a Tommy Tynan goal after 58 minutes), and Derby County (the first game ended 0–0, but Argyle won the replay 0–1 at the Baseball Ground), they lost 1–0 to Watford in the semi-final at Villa Park courtesy of a George Reilly goal. In the match against Boca Juniors on 9 July 1924, the Boca Juniors supporters invaded the pitch after their team had scored the opening goal and carried all eleven home players shoulder high around the stadium. However, their effort was rewarded on 29 September after a 2–1 win at newly promoted Peterborough United, and that was followed with another 2–1 success, this time against Scunthorpe United. Argyle were placed in the latter. But Pulis gained a reputation for being a boring manager, as most of Argyle's games ended in scoreless draws or narrow wins. However, Argyle, then a Third Division side, shocked the world with a 3–2 win. Paul Sturrock's second stint in charge came to an end on 10 December 2009, when a press conference confirmed he was relieved of his managerial duties due to two years of poor results and fan unrest and had taken up a 'business-support' role, working alongside Director and Chief Executive, Keith Todd. [18][19] The Football League then banned any loan signings until the deal had been completed on 6 October. On 20 November, following a 1–2 home defeat to Brentford, newly relegated Argyle were 20th in League One, just one place and three points above the relegation zone. In their next game, Craig Noone's 39th-minute header cancelled out Kari Arnason's own goal seven minutes earlier as the Greens came from behind to get a result for the third game in a row after drawing 1–1 with Leicester City. Scott's final game in charge resulted in a 2–1 loss at League Two side Barnet in the second round of the League Cup. Town took the game to the Devon based side early on. In 1984 Plymouth reached the FA Cup semi-final despite being in the Third Division. But after a 0–0 draw at QPR and Norwich's failure to beat Reading (two games before the end of the season), Argyle's survival was confirmed. Ian Holloway's first competitive game in charge was a 1–1 draw at home to Wolves, with striker Barry Hayles scoring a debut goal. On 21 February, the club issued a notice of intention to appoint an administrator and were immediately docked 10 points by the Football League which dropped them to the bottom of the League One table after poor results continued. One explanation is that the club was named after the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, an army regiment with a strong football side of its own. Argyle played Colchester United and were 1–0 down from the 1st leg, but won 3–1 at Home Park in the 2nd, meaning the Pilgrims were going to Wembley for the first time in their history. But Warnock was sacked within a year as the club narrowly avoided being relegated back to the basement division. When it looked like Argyle were heading for another draw (or even a defeat), team captain Carl Fletcher struck in the first minute of injury time to give Argyle a sweet 3–2 win. The club's six-year stay in the second tier of the Football League was over. [21] The PFA agreed a repayment plan for the employees to receive their wages as well as former manager Peter Reid agreeing to a deal. [28] Hallett had originally appointed David Felwick CBE as Argyle's chairman-elect, but he cited "personal reasons" for being unable to takeover, so Hallett took over as chairman on 1 November 2018. Argyle eventually won promotion to Football League Division Two in 1929–30, when they topped the Third Division South, with attendances that season regularly reaching 20,000. Anti-Holloway chants could be heard from the away end constantly, and a goal from Peter Halmosi on 34 minutes gave the Pilgrims a 0–1 win. Plymouth also suffered the fate of their season being cut short, with the FA WPL Premier Division falling under the same government guidelines as Saints’ league. But Argyle's first win of 2001–02 came in style, as they came from 2–0 down to win 3–2 at Rushden & Diamonds. They beat Championship league leaders Derby County 2–0 in the next, but in the quarter finals, they were drawn at home to Premier League strugglers Watford and lost out to a Hameur Bouazza strike against the run of play. In March 1973 a memorable moment in Argyle's history was witnessed by 37,639 people at Home Park. With many more of the team's key players leaving Home Park during the summer of 2008, the following season promised to be a challenging one for the club. However, in the end they came up short and were defeated. from Bolton Wanderers for a fee of £10,890 – which made him the most expensive player in the world at the time. Rescue package from Premier League will help Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle survive The announcement came this evening when it was also … Much speculation surrounds the origin of the name Argyle. His assistant, Jocky Scott, became caretaker manager, but his reign started with a 2–0 loss at Norwich City, before gaining a 1–1 draw at Home Park against fellow relegation rivals Crewe Alexandra. The club found themselves bottom of the table again at the end of the Christmas period, and consequently, Fletcher was sacked on 1 January 2013[25] and replaced on 6 January by John Sheridan. Form: WDWLL. ... [Argyle] have ever been ready but I … Peter Reid's career at Argyle got off to a good start as his team beat title favourites Southampton at St Mary's Stadium on the opening day of the season. Madrid were managed by future England manager Fabio Capello and they had Iván Helguera, Guti, Antonio Cassano, Raúl Bravo, Thomas Gravesen and Javier Portillo in their starting line-up. Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles (one Division Two and two Division Three), five Southern League titles and one Western League … The club finished as runners-up for six consecutive seasons between 1922 and 1927, before finally winning the League championship in the 1929–30 season, and promotion to the Second Division for the first time. [22] On 28 October the deal with James Brent was approved and he would take his seat at the club when Home Park was sold. [6] The Southern League resumed in August 1919, but it was to be Argyle's last season as a member before the League's top division was absorbed by the Football League to create the Third Division ahead of the 1920–21 season. Alternatively, please email ifollow@efl.com - note that live chat is recommended for the quickest response on a matchday. Ahead of the 1992–93 season, English football had a revamp. But their form dipped in the second half of the season–after they finished February in 12th place, a wide gap opened up between them and the teams in the top six, making their promotion bid more difficult than it had appeared earlier in the season. But after a poor performance in the final, Argyle were, surprising beaten 2–0 by AFC Wimbledon from 78th and 98th-minute goals. Some memorable results for the Green Army that season was the 2–0 win against high-flying Wolverhampton Wanderers and a 0–0 draw at Leeds United, who went on to reach the play-off final at the Millennium Stadium but lost 3–0 to Watford. After a 2–2 draw with Portsmouth F.C. This run coincided with the return of Kyle Letheren in between the sticks in place of Matt Macey. [11] Argyle reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in April 1984,[12] and were promoted from the Third Division as runners-up again in the 1985–86 season. Some players were sold to a Premier League club for a transfer fee; some were on-loan at Home Park and returned to their top flight parent club while others were promoted from the Championship. Nonetheless, their excellent league form continued, and promotion was sealed with two games to spare as Argyle won 1–4 at Darlington. Argyle were then unbeaten in the league for another 19 games before losing 2–1 at Scunthorpe United. Argyle's first game in the newly re-branded 'Championship' (second tier) saw them draw 0–0 at home to Millwall, who were FA Cup finalists the season before. In the following season, Argyle started looking to climb back up the Football League, but got off to a shaky start under Carl Fletcher, who continued to take charge of the squad after the Summer. It was also the first time they won by two goals or more away from home since 19 February 2008, when Argyle won 0–2 at Southampton. However, the ultra-competitive Russell was not prepared to accept this, and just before Corcoran was about to take the penalty he was pushed aside by Russell who took it himself and scored. After a half-hour delay, the referee restarted the match, but a further invasion was sparked when the referee awarded a penalty against the home side. Argyle secured a place in the EFL League Two play-off final via a 91st-minute header from Peter Hartley. The only scorer from Plymouth Argyle was Niall Ennis (49'). A header from Ronnie Mauge on 65 minutes gave Argyle a 1–0 win over Darlington at the national team's stadium. ARGYLE Community Trust’s Premier League 4 Sport programme launched in September 2013 and has since gone from strength to strength. [7] A year later, more clubs were added to the division and it was split in two, Third Division North and Third Division South. When the match was again restarted, the Argyle players had agreed that Patsy Corcoran would take the spot-kick and miss, to prevent another pitch invasion. On 24 June 2010, former England midfielder Peter Reid was appointed manager for the forthcoming season. The 1960s started with one of the most bizarre events in Argyle's history. The following campaign proved to be the most successful in the club's history, as they went on to win the Division Three title. Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle PLY. Arsenal scored two quick goals after the break, but Karl Duguid scored after 53 minutes to pull one back for the Greens. What was seemingly 6 points dropped to 2 proved costly as Argyle's league form dipped, losing every single game in April, and following a 5–1 defeat to Accrington Stanley which left the club in the EFL League One relegation zone with just one match of the season left to play, Derek Adams and his assistant Paul Wotton were relieved of their duties. That season started well for them, but some disappointing results against several teams near the bottom of the table saw them finish 16 points off sixth place. The club's good start continued as they stayed near the play-off places for the first few months. Premier League football has become a fantasy as clubs are becoming divorced from fans ... if ever, exists at League One and League Two level. The appointment of Paul Sturrock as manager in November 2000 marked a turning point in Argyle's history. 2020-21 English League One, Regular Season Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town SHR. THE PREVIEW SHOW | PLYMOUTH ARGYLE (H) Kick-off your match day this weekend by watching The Preview Show ahead of Huddersfield Town’s Emirates FA Cup Third Round tie against Plymouth Argyle! The club secured survival five games before the end of the season with a 0–3 win away to Nottingham Forest, and eventually finished 17th, five places (but only three points) above the drop zone. 22: team hasn't moved: Wigan: 38: 9: 8: 21: 39: 65-26: 35: W Won 2 - 0 against Plymouth Argyle on March 9th 2021. [8], The club finished as runners-up for six consecutive seasons between 1922 and 1927,[9] before finally winning the League championship in the 1929–30 season, and promotion to the Second Division for the first time. The club was founded in 1886 as Argyle Football Club. Jamie Mackie took it, but it was well saved by Dorus de Vries. Form: LLWDD. Argyle's biggest win of the season was a 3–1 success at home to Coventry City, and that game also saw on-loan striker Vincent Pericard score a hat trick on his full debut. [24] The team's form greatly improved after the takeover, and while the eventual League finish of 21st was the lowest in the club's history, they still secured survival with three games to spare, which was quite an achievement considering they had been well adrift at the bottom for the first half of the campaign. The final is set for a 1:30Pm kick off on 29 March. Plymouth's biggest win of 2004–05, resulted in a 5–1 home win against Brighton in March. The 2005–06 season started with a 1–2 win at Reading (who went on to win the league with 106 points, and only lost twice), as striker Nick Chadwick scored in the dying moments of the game. … However, in the same week, they lost 0–1 at home to Hartlepool United, and that meant that Argyle had lost four of their first six matches at home. In 1974 – with future England striker and Argyle manager Paul Mariner now playing for them – Argyle again reached the League Cup semi-final, this time as a Third Division side. The Pilgrim's reputation as a 'yo-yo club' continued after they won Division Three–by now a national league–in 1959. But the Greens' good run failed to continue after an unlucky 4–3 defeat at Sheffield United (Argyle were 3–0 down before coming back to 3–2, but then went 4–2 down before the game finished 4–3), a 1–1 draw at home to Preston North End and a 2–0 loss at fellow strugglers Queens Park Rangers. On 17 December, Nick Chadwick scored Argyle's fastest ever goal after 11 seconds against Crystal Palace, and Tony Capaldi scored another in the last few second of the game to make it 2–0. However, they were back down again in 1977. They beat League Two Peterborough United at the second attempt in the third round, then a solo-goal from on-loan youngster Scott Sinclair (which was officially voted 'goal of the round') helped them to a 2–0 win at Barnet in the fourth round. On 3 January 2009, Argyle travelled to the recently built Emirates Stadium to play against Premiership giants Arsenal in the FA Cup Third Round. However, manager John Hore was sacked the following campaign and was replaced by Dave Smith. Yet again, Argyle's run was halted after a 2–1 defeat at fellow strugglers Scunthorpe United, but they then impressively won 0–2 away at Ipswich thanks to goals from Bradley Wright-Phillips and Joe Mason to move within three points of safety. Although the decade did end on a high note–in 1978–79 Kevin Hodges made his Argyle debut, and he went on to play 620 games for the club–more than anyone else. [21], Associate Members Cup/Football League Trophy, "1921–39 Third Division Leading Goalscorers", "1947–92 Third & Fourth Division Leading Goalscorers", 1996 Football League Third Division play-off Final, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Plymouth_Argyle_F.C._seasons&oldid=1006977249, CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 February 2021, at 21:01. The player to have made the most appearances in the current squad is Gary Sawyer, with 236 as at 12 December 2018. The Pilgrims suffered even more disappointment in 1994–95 as Shilton parted company with the club, and they were eventually relegated to Division Three (fourth tier) for the first time in their history. In total, Evans played 432 times for his home town club (in two spells) scoring 81 goals. As with every club playing in League One, Plymouth Argyle odds have increased in popularity within betting circles over recent years.League One is renowned for being a tough and unpredictable league to bet on, with even the most seasoned of bettors losing their wagers with this division’s unpredictable nature. Player Steve McCall became the club's manager on a short-term deal after Shilton's departure, but at the end of the season his contract was not renewed and Neil Warnock stepped in as his successor. That victory was followed with a good run of form for Argyle, including a 1–2 win away at local rivals Bristol City, with Rory Fallon scoring twice. Plymouth Argyle manager Michael Carrick has been named the Sky Bet League Two Manager of the Month for August. [13], Argyle were relegated to the fourth tier of English football for the first time in their history at the end of the 1994–95 season, but earned promotion again the following year, this time at Wembley Stadium in the 1996 Third Division play-off final. The club were also invited to compete in the Western League, a competition which was considered secondary to the Southern League. The club's ground was given as Marsh Mills, an area on the edge of the city of Plymouth, which still hosts sports. Todd will, however, remain on the Board of Directors. If things had turned out how they should have done for Jose Baxter it is unlikely that he would have ever been a Plymouth Argyle player. At a packed press conference on 2 July 2009, Sir Roy Gardner took over the chairman's role with Keith Todd CBE, Yasuaki Kagami and George Synan appointed as board directors.[9]. Form: WDWLL. [8] In the FA Cup 2007-08, despite losing 2–1 at Fratton Park in the fourth round, Argyle had the honour of being the only team to score against Portsmouth, the eventual winners. Argyle, captained by Hasney Aljofree, but up a brave fight and only lost 1–0, courtesy of a 75th-minute penalty converted by Brazilian international Júlio Baptista. [20] As of the end of the 2012–13 season, Plymouth Argyle Football Club has spent 40 seasons in the second tier of English football, 39 seasons in the third, and seven seasons in the fourth. At this point Argyle were in danger of going bust, and it was the lowest point in their history. It came in the spring of 1963, when they went on a mini-tour of Poland—the Pilgrims were invited to play a game as a warm-up to an international cycle race. But Argyle were defeated in the semi-final by Burnley, which saw the start of a fierce rivalry between the two clubs. Argyle were one of the favourites to win the Division Two title ahead of the 2003–04 season, and they proved everyone right as they earned their second promotion in three years. This was mainly thanks to strike partners Paul Mariner and Billy Rafferty, who scored a very impressive 46 goals between them. On 12 September, Cardiff City visited Home Park, and despite being 3–0 down after 49 minutes, Argyle came back to draw 3–3. The following season, despite being a newly promoted team, Argyle finished a respectable 7th place in Division Two, thereby only just missing the division's new play-off zone and the chance to move to the First Division (now the Premier League). Argyle thrashed Uruguay national team 4–0 in their first game (Uruguay went on to win the first ever World Cup just six years later) before pulling off another shock by beating Argentina national team 1–0. On the last day of the season, Argyle defeated Cheltenham Town 2–0 to finish the season with a club and league record of 102 points to clinch the Division Three title. The club were promoted from the Third Division once more in 1975 as runners-up, the first time they had done so without ending the season as champions. 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