2009–10 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 December 2017 Plymouth Argyle 2009–10 Paul Sturrock(until 10 December)Paul Mariner(from 10 December) Manager Sir Roy Gardner Chairman Championship 23rd (Relegated) FA Cup Third round (knocked out by Newcastle United) League Cup First round (knocked out by Gillingham) Jamie Mackie (8) Jamie Mackie (8) League: 14,792 vs. Nottingham Forest (27 September 2009)All: 16,451 vs. Newcastle United (2 January 2010) 7,243 vs. Barnsley (30 March 2010) 10,316 _plymouth_home_adidas_200910 _plymouth_home_adidas_200910 _plymouth_home_adidas_200910 _plymouth_home_adidas_200910 _plymouth_home_adidas_200910 _plymouth_away_adidas_200910 _plymouth_away_adidas_200910 _plymouth_away_adidas_200910 _plymouth_away_adidas_200910 _plymouth_away_adidas_201011 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 season was the 115th season in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club, their 85th in the Football League, and 41st in the second tier of the English football league system. Their 21st-place finish in the 2008–09 season meant it was their sixth successive season playing in the Championship. Their campaign ended disappointingly as they were relegated to League One with 11 wins, 8 draws, and 27 losses from 46 matches. The club exited both domestic cup competitions at the first stage, being eliminated by Newcastle United in the third round of the FA Cup and by Gillingham in the first round of the League Cup. The club changed managers in December due to a string of poor results as Paul Sturrock was replaced by Paul Mariner. The club began their league campaign with two draws, but defeat by Cardiff City marked the beginning of a seven-game losing streak. Results improved in October and November before three more successive defeats saw Sturrock replaced by Mariner. Performances gradually improved and the club won both of their fixtures during the Christmas period, including a 4–1 win against Reading; their best of the season. The club signed Damien Johnson in the winter transfer window from Birmingham City and made a number of signings on loan, including Kenny Cooper and David Stockdale, in order to try to improve their league position. A succession of draws and narrow defeats followed in February, which prompted Mariner to make more signings. Argyle lost three of their next nine matches to give themselves a chance of avoiding relegation, but their win at Doncaster Rovers proved to be the last game that they would collect any points in. Defeats at home to Middlesbrough and away to Watford left the club on the brink of a return to England's third tier, and that was confirmed in their next game. Newcastle United won 2–0 at Home Park to secure the Championship title, and relegated the home side at the same time. The club finished 23rd in the league table after defeat by bottom club Peterborough United on the final day of the season, eight points adrift of safety. Jamie Mackie finished as the club's top scorer with eight goals in all competitions, and captain Carl Fletcher was voted Player of the Year. Background 2008–09 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season List of Plymouth Argyle F.C. seasons The 2008–09 season was Paul Sturrock's first full campaign in his second spell as the club's manager."Paul Sturrock's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2010. The club secured their status in the second tier of English football for a sixth season after finishing 21st in the league table, five points above Norwich City."Argyle survival relieves Sturrock". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2010."English football's slippery slope". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2010. A number of players returned to their parent clubs at the end of the season after successful loan spells,"Sturrock predicts wage reductions ". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2010. including Craig Cathcart, David Gray, Alan Judge and Paul Gallagher. Sturrock wanted to bring Gallagher back to the club on a permanent basis, but was eventually unsuccessful after admitting before the season finished that the transfer fee and wages were an issue."Sturrock rules out Kuqi bid". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 August 2010. Three apprentices of the club's youth system were offered professional contracts in May, including Irish youth international Joe Mason."Plymouth youngsters handed deals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2010. The club's first signing of the summer was Carl Fletcher, who returned to Home Park permanently after signing on loan in February. Fletcher replaced Karl Duguid as the team captain,"Sturrock puts faith in Fletcher". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2010."Crystal Palace 1–1 Argyle". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 20 August 2010. and Romain Larrieu was named club captain."Larrieu named Argyle club captain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2010. Sir Roy Gardner was confirmed as the club's new chairman in July, replacing Paul Stapleton who remained on the new board as vice-chairman."Former Manchester United chairman takes over at Plymouth Argyle". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2010. The club added to their squad that month with the permanent signings of Bradley Wright-Phillips, Kári Árnason and Réda Johnson, while Jermaine Easter and long-serving Frenchman Mathias Kouo-Doumbé were among the players who left. Doumbe was released from his contract by mutual consent in August after five years with the club."Dons clinch double deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 August 2010. Championship 2009–10 Football League Championship August–October thumb|right|200px|alt=A man wearing a football kit.|Carl Fletcher was appointed as team captain after signing for the club. Plymouth Argyle began their campaign at Selhurst Park on 8 August against Crystal Palace, with Carl Fletcher captaining his new side against his former club."Progress". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 19 July 2010. An early goal from Hungarian international centre-back Krisztián Timár put Argyle ahead but the home side responded in the second half to give both teams a share of the points."Crystal Palace 1–1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010. Argyle faced Queens Park Rangers in their first home game of the season and an injury-time own goal from Kaspars Gorkšs salvaged a point after the visitors had taken the lead in the first-half."Plymouth 1–1 QPR". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010. Alan Gow's first goal for the club in their next match against Cardiff City was merely a consolation, as a hat-trick from Michael Chopra consigned Argyle to their first league defeat of the season."Plymouth 1–3 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010. A stoppage time goal from Derby County's Miles Addison denied Argyle their third draw of the season after they had taken a first-half lead through Alan Judge,"Derby 2–1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010. and a second 3–1 home defeat followed a week later, this time against Sheffield Wednesday."Plymouth 1–3 Sheff Wed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010. A first-half goal from Jamie Mackie gave Argyle hope of their first victory of new the season at The Hawthorns against West Bromwich Albion, but the home side responded with three goals either side of half-time to claim a comfortable win."West Brom 3–1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010. The club's poor run of form continued in their next home match against Watford, as they suffered their fifth straight defeat and slipped to the bottom of the league table."Plymouth 0–1 Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010. Another 3–1 defeat, against Newcastle United,"Newcastle 3–1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010. was followed by a second successive 1–0 home defeat against Nottingham Forest,"Chris Gunter breaks duck to give Nottingham Forest victory at Plymouth". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2010. to leave Argyle with just two points from their first seven matches."Plymouth 0–1 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010. Paul Sturrock kept faith with the young defensive pairing of James Chester and Shane Lowry for their next game against Peterborough United,"Youth vs Experience". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 19 July 2010. and two second-half goals Mackie and Rory Fallon secured Argyle's first three points of the new season."Peterborough 1–2 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010. "It's nice to get three points, but now we have to build on it," said Sturrock. "There's no point in us getting this result and then kicking ourselves in the teeth again." Argyle earned their first home win of the season four days later against Scunthorpe United. A penalty from Judge gave the hosts a 2–1 win after Fallon's opening goal was cancelled out by Scunthorpe striker Gary Hooper."Plymouth 2–1 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010. Their upturn in results was halted by Blackpool, who won 2–0 at Bloomfield Road."Blackpool 2–0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010. The hosts opening goal was scored by Marcel Seip, a player on loan from Argyle."Ipswich stuck in no-win situation after frustrating Swansea draw". The Guardian. Jason Tomas. Retrieved 27 August 2010. He took part in the match following a request from former manager Ian Holloway,"Loan arrangement". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010. a decision which was criticised by supporters but defended by senior Argyle officials. "I suppose it was bound to happen that Marcel would score the goal, but I don't think we should look on it as anything other than probably the cover should have been better," said executive director Keith Todd. "We understood exactly what we are doing.""Dutch courage". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 19 July 2010. An Argyle Hall of Famer returned to Home Park on 18 October 2009,"A hero to return". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 19 July 2010. when former England international Paul Mariner was appointed as the club's new head coach. "In football, there is not much sentiment. But, if sentiment is involved in this scenario, then they gave me my very first chance as a player so I grabbed it with both hands," said Mariner on the New England Revolution website, the club he left to rejoin Argyle. "Plymouth Argyle are in my blood. Obviously the teams you're associated with are the ones you look for every week, and when they came knocking on my door asking me to be employed there, I was delighted.""Mariner set for Plymouth return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. His first match in the dugout alongside Sturrock ended in disappointment as Argyle lost 3–1 to Bristol City at Ashton Gate."Bristol City 3–1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010. They faced Ipswich Town, another side struggling for form, at home in their next match and a first-half goal from Fletcher put Argyle ahead, but their hopes of claiming three points were dented when the visitors equalised through striker Jon Stead, who capitalised on a poor back pass from Gary Sawyer."Plymouth 1–1 Ipswich". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010. Welshman Darcy Blake, on loan from Cardiff City, was shown a straight red card late in the game as it ended all square. Their final game of October took place on Halloween against Middlesbrough, in Gordon Strachan's first game as their new manager."Gordon Strachan fails to find right formula for tentative Middlesbrough". The Guardian. Jeremy Alexander. Retrieved 27 August 2010. Argyle came away from the Riverside Stadium with all three points, in a game that saw Adam Johnson miss from the penalty spot, thanks to a second-half goal from Mackie to lift them to 22nd in the league table, within three points of Doncaster Rovers."Middlesbrough 0–1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010. November–February thumb|left|200px|alt=A man wearing a training kit.|Kári Árnason scored his first goal for the club against Reading in December. The club began November in the same fashion they ended the previous month – with a win. Judge and Fallon scored again to secure a 2–1 home victory against Doncaster Rovers, and pull Argyle clear of the relegation zone."Plymouth 2–1 Doncaster". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. They looked like earning a valuable point when they travelled to play Leicester City but were denied by a 94th-minute goal from midfielder Andy King."Leicester 1–0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Another home defeat, this time to Sheffield United followed,"Plymouth 0–1 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. which left Sturrock desperate to improve morale among his squad,"Fighting the vibe". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010. but a third consecutive 1–0 defeat at Swansea City, during which Lowry was sent off,"Swansea 1–0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. signalled the end of Paul Sturrock's second spell as manager."Paul Mariner replaces Paul Sturrock as Plymouth manager". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2010."The highest accolades". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Paul Mariner was placed in charge until further notice."Head Mariner". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010. "It's a sad day, but obviously a happy day for me because I'm getting my chance to be a manager in the league," said the former striker. "He's a great friend of mine. The bond that we have together is quite remarkable and we have a mutual respect for each other.""Mariner in for Sturrock at Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. His first match was a 2–0 defeat at Preston North End,https://archive.today/20120804105848/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/article1839204.ece "McGoldrick fans Forest fire as Swans hopes take a dive". The Independent. Geoff Brown. Retrieved 27 August 2010. but he took positives from the performance."Preston 2–0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010."Réda for action". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010. John Carver, right-hand man to former Barcelona manager Sir Bobby Robson at Newcastle United,"Enthusiasm". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. arrived as the club's new assistant manager on 17 December 2009,"Massive move forward". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010. but the club suffered another 1–0 defeat at home, against Coventry City, two days later."Plymouth 0–1 Coventry". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Argyle travelled to Cardiff on Boxing Day to play Cardiff City at their new stadium,"Gary Sawyer stuns Cardiff to lift Plymouth's spirits". The Guardian. Jason Tomas. Retrieved 27 August 2010. and came away with an important three points thanks to a late goal from Sawyer."Cardiff 0–1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. They recorded their biggest win of the season two days later against Reading."Plymouth 4–1 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. A brace from Judge,"Cardiff squander four-goal lead" https://web.archive.org/web/20150925212406/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/roundup-cardiff-squander-fourgoal-lead-1852137.html 25 September 2015 . The Independent. Robin Scott-Elliot. Retrieved 27 August 2010. and first goals of the season for Kári Árnason and Ashley Barnes secured a 4–1 win at Home Park and six points from their two games over the Christmas period."A little spark". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Argyle returned to league action after their FA Cup ties on 16 January, looking for another three points against Crystal Palace but an early goal from young striker Victor Moses won the game for the visitors."Plymouth 0–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Another must-win home game followed against Derby County and a fifth goal of the season from Jamie Mackie boosted their survival bid."Plymouth 1–0 Derby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. A defeat by fellow struggler's Sheffield Wednesday,"What's so special about Adam Johnson, Jermaine Beckford and Victor Moses?". The Guardian. Louise Taylor. Retrieved 27 August 2010. coupled with other results going against them, left Argyle five points from safety,"Sheff Wed 2–1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. with a tough match to come against West Bromwich Albion a week later. A single goal from striker Simon Cox kept Albion in touch at the top of the table and left Argyle deep in relegation trouble again, six points from safety."Plymouth 0–1 West Brom". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. A stoppage time penalty from Shane Long earned a crucial 2–1 win for Reading in Argyle's next match,"Reading 2–1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. but they came from a goal behind to claim a 3–1 victory at Barnsley four days later,"Doncaster's Billy Sharp blunts Nottingham Forest's promotion drive". The Guardian. Jason Tomas. Retrieved 27 August 2010. which included a 35-yard effort from former Barnsley player Fallon."Barnsley 1–3 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Paul Mariner was full of praise for his team and singled out youngster Yannick Bolasie, who made his debut for the club. "We played with intellect. We got the ball down, rather than panicking a little bit; we stroked it around; we retained position at vital times," he said."Lips sealed". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010. "The introduction of Bolasie was a breath of fresh air. I think even the Barnsley fans would probably say they liked to see what he was doing. He brought a lot to the table for us.""Lala about Yala". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010. A double-header of home matches were next on the agenda for Argyle, against Swansea City and Leicester City, and they both ended in 1–1 draws. New signing Damien Johnson scored late on against Swansea,"Plymouth 1–1 Swansea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. and Craig Noone scored his first goal of the season to earn a point against Leicester."Plymouth 1–1 Leicester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. An end-to-end game at Bramall Lane against Sheffield United ended in a 4–3 defeat, which included a number of defensive mistakes."Behind you". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Argyle went 3–0 before finally sparking into life, scoring twice thanks to Bolasie and a first for young Irish striker Joe Mason. A lapse in concentration from David Stockdale, on loan from Fulham, gifted the hosts a fourth goal before a 20-yard volley from Mackie set up a frantic finale."Sheff Utd 4–3 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. In the aftermath, Paul Mariner heaped praise on Mason, describing him as "an incredible talent.""Mason's charm". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010. March–May thumb|right|200px|alt=A man wearing a training kit.|Bradley Wright-Phillips returned from injury to score three important goals. Argyle salvaged a late point against Preston North End at the start of March, but remained in serious trouble at the bottom end of the table, seven points adrift of safety with 13 matches remaining."Plymouth 1–1 Preston". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. A 2–0 defeat followed at Queens Park Rangers,"QPR 2–0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. with Adel Taarabt playing a part in both of the home side's goals."Taarabt keeps Warnock's revival rolling". The Independent. Keith Archer. Retrieved 27 August 2010. Draws at Home Park were proving to be an Achilles' heel for Argyle, but they secured a creditable 1–1 draw at play-off chasing Coventry City, having taken the lead through a glancing header from Árnason."Coventry 1–1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Three days later, a 20-yard strike from captain Fletcher earned Argyle their fifth home win of the season in a 3–2 thriller against Bristol City. They had taken a 2–0 lead through Chris Clark and an overhead kick from Bradley Wright-Phillips,"Daniel Bogdanovic's double dents Nottingham Forest's promotion drive". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2010. his first for the club. However, the visitors responded in the second-half with two goals from Nicky Maynard before former Welsh international Fletcher scored with seconds to spare."Plymouth 3–2 Bristol City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Argyle travelled to play Scunthorpe United looking to keep up the momentum, but threw away a lead to be defeated by a deflected effort from Martyn Woolford."Scunthorpe 2–1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. They were on the road again three days later when they faced Ipswich Town at Portman Road."Ipswich 0–2 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Argyle came away with all three points courtesy of goals from Wright-Phillips and Mason on what was a special night for Paul Mariner."Swansea stay in Championship play-off places despite loss at Blackpool". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2010. "It was pretty special and I was a little choked up," he said. "It was a special night. When I moved to the States 20 years ago, I didn't think it would come to fruition but it was a tremendous reception from the fans, and I can't thank them enough. Bringing Plymouth Argyle here in my present role was a special occasion.""A special night". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Former manager Ian Holloway returned to Home Park for the first time since his departure in November 2007 in the club's next game, and he left happy as Blackpool side claimed all three points after a 2–0 victory, with Charlie Adam at the heart of their attacking threat."Plymouth 0–2 Blackpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Argyle played out an entertaining 0–0 draw at home with Barnsley three days later,"Season's best boosts Cardiff's prospects" https://web.archive.org/web/20161122222521/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/seasons-best-boosts-cardiffs-prospects-1932588.html 22 November 2016 . The Independent. Kieran Daley. Retrieved 27 August 2010. but it did little to help in their battle against relegation, still five points away from safety."Plymouth 0–0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. They produced another rousing away performance against Doncaster Rovers to earn a 2–1 win, coming from behind with second-half goals from Mason, and an injury time header from Wright-Phillips."Doncaster 1–2 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. In order to stay up, Argyle knew that they had to make the most of their remaining home games, but they went down 2–0 on 5 April to an efficient Middlesbrough side,"Peterborough United relegated from Championship after draw at Barnsley". The Independent. Retrieved 27 August 2010. which left them four points adrift with four games left."Plymouth 0–2 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. A solitary goal from Watford's Heidar Helguson dealt Argyle's survival hopes an almost fatal blow at Vicarage Road,"Watford 1–0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. but vice-captain Karl Duguid remained upbeat about their chances of defeating the league leaders in their next game. "We'll be upbeat, and we'll go for the win against Newcastle next Monday.""Massive missive". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010. It was a night of contrasting emotions at Home Park."Pilgrims arrive in unpromised land". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010."Newcastle United win Championship title and send Plymouth Argyle down". The Guardian. Tim Herbert. Retrieved 27 August 2010. A 2–0 win for the visitors confirmed Argyle's relegation to League One and Newcastle's promotion back to the Premier League as champions at the first attempt."Plymouth 0–2 Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Hours after the match, the club's board declared that it remained determined to steer it to the top flight of English football."Argyle defiant despite relegation". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Paul Mariner reaffirmed his commitment to the club, vowing to put things right. "I feel the pain of the supporters because this is the club that gave me my first start," he said. "The reason I came here was because of the vision that the club can get into the Premiership. Now we've got another couple of hurdles before we do that but I firmly believe that we can do it.""Mariner wants to put things right". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Argyle's penultimate game of the season took place at the City Ground against Nottingham Forest, who had already qualified for the play-off's, and they secured a comfortable 3–0 victory against the relegated side."Nottm Forest 3–0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. The club signed off their campaign with another home defeat against Peterborough United on 2 May."Plymouth 1–2 Peterborough". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Argyle took the lead in the first-half from a fine individual goal from Wright-Phillips but conceded two goals after the break to Craig Mackail-Smith. Four days later, the club announced that they would be searching for a new manager, with Paul Mariner reverting to his original role as head coach."Club statement". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010. He said: "I am disappointed that we could not produce the results we wanted last season. I am a realist and understand why and how the board came to the conclusion they have done. I am committed to this club and want only to help it regain Championship status as soon as possible and build on that.""Plymouth to look for new manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Work on a new state-of-the-art Fibrelastic pitch at Home Park began the following week."Pitch perfect". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010. Results Match 1 8 August 2009 15:00 BST Crystal Palace 1–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Lee 62 Timár 5 Selhurst Park, London 14,358 Andy Penn D Match 2 15 August 2009 15:00 BST Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Report Queens Park Rangers Gorkšs 90+3 o.g. Helguson 43 Home Park, Plymouth 11,588 Roger East D Match 3 18 August 2009 19:45 BST Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Report Cardiff City Gow 90 pen. Chopra 4 80 85 pen. Home Park, Plymouth 11,918 Russell Booth L Match 4 22 August 2009 15:00 BST Derby County 2–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Buxton 40 Addison 90 Judge 17 pen. Pride Park Stadium, Derby 26,186 Craig Pawson L Match 5 29 August 2009 15:00 BST Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Report Sheffield Wednesday Gow 80 Wood 33 Tudgay 72 pen. 90+2 Home Park, Plymouth 10,228 Andy Haines L Match 6 12 September 2009 15:00 BST West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Martis 34 Čech 40 86 Mackie 12 The Hawthorns, West Bromwich 22,190 Graham Salisbury L Match 7 15 September 2009 19:45 BST Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Report Watford Cleverley 4 Home Park, Plymouth 8,703 Graham Scott L Match 8 19 September 2009 15:00 BST Newcastle United 3–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Taylor 6 Nolan 61 Carroll 84 Duguid 50 St James' Park, Newcastle 42,898 Scott Mathieson L Match 9 27 September 2009 13:15 BST Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Report Nottingham Forest Gunter 45+2 Home Park, Plymouth 14,792 Andy Woolmer L Match 10 29 September 2009 19:45 BST Peterborough United 1–2 Report Plymouth Argyle Mackail-Smith 86 Mackie 63 Fallon 69 London Road, Peterborough 7,114 Andy Hall W Match 11 3 October 2009 15:00 BST Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Report Scunthorpe United Fallon 57 Judge 76 pen. Hooper 75 pen. Home Park, Plymouth 9,780 Andy D'Urso W Match 12 17 October 2009 15:00 BST Blackpool 2–0 Report Plymouth Argyle Seip 31 Vaughan 63 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 7,765 David Webb L Match 13 20 October 2009 19:45 BST Bristol City 3–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Haynes 72 McCombe 76 Maynard 79 Mackie 75 Ashton Gate, Bristol 15,021 Grant Hegley L Match 14 24 October 2009 15:00 BST Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Report Ipswich Town Fletcher 22 Stead 68 Home Park, Plymouth 10,875 Simon Hooper D Match 15 31 October 2009 15:00 GMT Middlesbrough 0–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Mackie 64 Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough 21,141 Mick Russell W Match 16 7 November 2009 15:00 GMT Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Report Doncaster Rovers Judge 26 Fallon 71 Shiels 29 Home Park, Plymouth 9,420 Paul Taylor W Match 17 21 November 2009 15:00 GMT Leicester City 1–0 Report Plymouth Argyle King 90+4 Walkers Stadium, Leicester 27,174 Danny McDermid L Match 18 5 December 2009 15:00 GMT Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Report Sheffield United Harper 88 Home Park, Plymouth 9,231 Graham Horwood L Match 19 8 December 2009 19:45 GMT Swansea City 1–0 Report Plymouth Argyle Trundle 52 Liberty Stadium, Swansea 14,004 Steve Tanner L Match 20 12 December 2009 15:00 GMT Preston North End 2–0 Report Plymouth Argyle Chaplow 10 Wallace 26 Deepdale, Preston 12,231 Michael Oliver L Match 21 19 December 2009 15:00 GMT Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Report Coventry City Eastwood 71 Home Park, Plymouth 8,347 Keith Stroud L Match 22 26 December 2009 13:00 GMT Cardiff City 0–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Sawyer 84 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff 24,010 Phil Gibbs W Match 23 28 December 2009 15:00 GMT Plymouth Argyle 4–1 Report Reading Judge 13 pen. 63 Árnason 59 Barnes 84 Sigurðsson 62 Home Park, Plymouth 12,091 Simon Hooper W Match 24 16 January 2010 15:00 GMT Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Report Crystal Palace Moses 17 Home Park, Plymouth 9,318 Anthony Bates L Match 25 26 January 2010 19:45 GMT Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Report Derby County Mackie 82 Home Park, Plymouth 7,996 Andy Hall W Match 26 30 January 2010 15:00 GMT Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Varney 24 41 Fallon 23 Hillsborough, Sheffield 22,590 Kevin Wright L Match 27 6 February 2010 15:00 GMT Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Report West Bromwich Albion Cox 66 Home Park, Plymouth 12,053 Steve Tanner L Match 28 9 February 2010 20:00 GMT Reading 2–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Long 51 90+4 pen. Fletcher 68 Madejski Stadium, Reading 15,484 Oliver Langford L Match 29 13 February 2010 15:00 GMT Barnsley 1–3 Report Plymouth Argyle Colace 45 Fletcher 64 Mackie 74 Fallon 84 Oakwell, Barnsley 11,661 Karl Evans W Match 30 16 February 2010 19:45 GMT Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Report Swansea City D. Johnson 87 Pratley 46 Home Park, Plymouth 9,185 Keith Hill D Match 31 20 February 2010 15:00 GMT Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Report Leicester City Noone 39 Árnason 32 o.g. Home Park, Plymouth 11,581 Roger East D Match 32 27 February 2010 15:00 GMT Sheffield United 4–3 Report Plymouth Argyle Camara 7 Ward 35 47 Cresswell 80 Bolasie 48 Mason 56 Mackie 85 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 24,886 Chris Sarginson L Match 33 6 March 2010 15:00 GMT Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Report Preston North End D. Johnson 71 pen. St Ledger 18 Home Park, Plymouth 9,582 Andy Woolmer D Match 34 9 March 2010 20:00 GMT Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Report Plymouth Argyle Taarabt 36 pen. Stewart 49 Loftus Road, London 12,013 Paul Tierney L Match 35 13 March 2010 15:00 GMT Coventry City 1–1 Report Plymouth Argyle McIndoe 49 Árnason 45+1 Ricoh Arena, Coventry 18,127 Andy Haines D Match 36 16 March 2010 19:45 GMT Plymouth Argyle 3–2 Report Bristol City Clark 31 Wright-Phillips 45 Fletcher 90+1 Maynard 58 78 Home Park, Plymouth 9,289 Trevor Kettle W Match 37 20 March 2010 15:00 GMT Scunthorpe United 2–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Thompson 33 Woolford 65 Mackie 28 Glanford Park, Scunthorpe 5,153 Anthony Taylor L Match 38 23 March 2010 19:45 GMT Ipswich Town 0–2 Report Plymouth Argyle Wright-Phillips 34 Mason 78 Portman Road, Ipswich 19,316 Dean Whitestone W Match 39 27 March 2010 15:00 GMT Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Report Blackpool Adam 78 Dobbie 82 Home Park, Plymouth 10,614 James Linington L Match 40 30 March 2010 19:45 BST Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Report Barnsley Home Park, Plymouth 7,243 Mick Russell D Match 41 3 April 2010 15:00 BST Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Report Plymouth Argyle Coppinger 58 Mason 67 Wright-Phillips 90+1 Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster 10,179 Kevin Wright W Match 42 5 April 2010 15:00 BST Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Report Middlesbrough McManus 22 Franks 90+4 Home Park, Plymouth 11,770 Scott Mathieson L Match 43 10 April 2010 15:00 BST Watford 1–0 Report Plymouth Argyle Helguson 50 Vicarage Road, Watford 14,246 Warren Atkins L Match 44 19 April 2010 19:45 BST Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Report Newcastle United Carroll 20 Routledge 28 Home Park, Plymouth 13,111 Craig Pawson L Match 45 24 April 2010 15:00 BST Nottingham Forest 3–0 Report Plymouth Argyle Earnshaw 19 N'Gala 34 o.g. Anderson 90+3 City Ground, Nottingham 22,602 Neil Swarbrick L Match 46 2 May 2010 13:00 BST Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Report Peterborough United Wright-Phillips 31 Mackail-Smith 63 69 Home Park, Plymouth 8,557 Steve Tanner L Colours: Green = Plymouth Argyle win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win. Statistics Standings PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts20Scunthorpe United461410226284−225221Crystal Palace461417155053−3 4922Sheffield Wednesday461114214969−204723Plymouth Argyle46118 274368−254124Peterborough United468 10284680−3434 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points Results summary 5 6 12 20 30 6 2 15 23 38 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result D/D/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/W/W/L/L/D/W/W/L/L/L/L/L/W/W/L/W/L/L/L/W/D/D/L/D/L/D/W/L/W/L/D/W/L/L/L/L/L Position 12/15/18/19/21/22/24/24/24/23/22/23/23/23/22/21/22/23/23/23/24/23/22/23/22/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 2 May 2010 Statto September 2010 FA Cup 2009–10 FA Cup Summary The third round draw for the FA Cup paired Argyle with Newcastle United, which left assistant manager John Carver with mixed emotions."Mixed emotions". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 18 July 2010. Neither side could break the deadlock in a competitive contest at Home Park."Plymouth 0–0 Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2010. Argyle striker Rory Fallon forced a good save from Tim Krul before the visitors had chances of their own, the majority of which went to Fabrice Pancrate. Newcastle looked likely to win the game late on but were denied by goalkeeper Romain Larrieu, who tipped a looping volley from Nicky Butt over the crossbar."Plymouth earn replay as Newcastle ring the changes". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2010. The match saw the return of Chris Barker to the Argyle defence after a lengthy spell on the sidelines because of injury, and manager Paul Mariner was full of praise for his performance. "For him to come and do what he did against such a high powered, attacking team as Newcastle and playing 90 plus minutes was pretty remarkable. He's a very strong character and very experienced.""Quite remarkable". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 18 July 2010. The replay at St James' Park was Argyle's next match due to the wintry weather,"Getting on with it". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010."QPR game off". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 21 July 2010. and they were on the wrong end of a 3–0 scoreline. Newcastle striker Peter Løvenkrands gave the home side a two-goal lead at half-time and completed his hat-trick after 72 minutes."Newcastle 3–0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2010."Peter Lovenkrands scores hat-trick as Newcastle beat Plymouth". The Guardian. Louise Taylor. Retrieved 27 August 2010. "His timing of his runs is pretty special and for the first goal, his finish was fantastic," said Mariner. The match on Tyneside was to be the last in an Argyle shirt for Cillian Sheridan who returned to Celtic in Scotland the next day when his loan spell with the club finished, having made 13 appearances, scoring no goals."Blaze of glory". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 18 July 2010. Results Third round 2 January 2010 15:00 GMT Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Report Newcastle United Home Park, Plymouth 16,451 Alan Wiley D Third round 13 January 2010 19:45 GMT Newcastle United 3–0 Report Plymouth Argyle Løvenkrands 10 40 72 St James' Park, Newcastle 15,805 Andy D'Urso L Colours: Green = Plymouth Argyle win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win. League Cup 2009–10 Football League Cup Summary Having been drawn to face Gillingham in the first round of the League Cup, the club's manager, Paul Sturrock, planned to make a couple of changes to the team that faced Crystal Palace on the opening day of the new season, with youngster Joe Mason included in the squad."Minor tweaks". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 18 July 2010. Two first-half goals were enough to take the hosts into the second round. Simeon Jackson put Gillingham ahead after 42 minutes and Andy Barcham scored a second just before the half-time break. Argyle reduced the deficit four minutes into the second-half when Luke Summerfield from a direct free kick, but they couldn't find an equaliser."Derby County sent tumbling as Rotherham have their day". The Guardian. James Callow. Retrieved 27 August 2010. The visitors should have forced extra time but Jamie Mackie spurned a chance when he pulled his shot wide with only the goalkeeper to beat. The defeat extended Sturrock's unfortunate run in the League Cup as a manager, having won just once in nine attempts. "I must have the worst record of all managers in cup competitions, it's unbelievable," he said. "One or two of my defenders didn't defend properly tonight. It's not proper to name people but there were some glaring attempts to clear the ball and that's where we had problems.""Gillingham 2–1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2010. Results First round 11 August 2009 19:45 BST Gillingham 2–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Jackson 41 Barcham 45 Summerfield 50 Priestfield, Gillingham 3,306 Jarnail Singh L Colours: Green = Plymouth Argyle win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win. Pre-season Summary Pre-season for Plymouth Argyle began on 1 July 2009 when the first team squad returned to Harpers Park."First day gallery". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 16 July 2010. A week of intense training followed,"Pre-season schedule". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 16 July 2010. before the club's first match of the new season took place on 13 July 2009 against Cornish side Truro City. In a match which featured trialist Kári Árnason,"Diamond mining". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Argyle scored a goal in each half to earn a comfortable win."Truro 0–2 Argyle". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 16 July 2010. A youthful Argyle team headed across the city of Plymouth the next day to take on Plymouth Parkway. The visitors fell behind to an early goal but responded with three of their own in an entertaining friendly, including a brace from Republic of Ireland youth international Joe Mason."Parkway 1–3 Argyle". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 16 July 2010. The first team were in action again the next day, against Torquay United. The visitors went behind twice but looked like leaving Plainmoor with a win until Torquay converted a penalty in the 90th minute."Torquay 3–3 Argyle". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 16 July 2010. The squad then departed for a tour of Scotland, and stopped off in the north of England on the way in order to play a friendly against Skelmersdale United on 18 July 2009."And they're off". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Argyle came away with a 2–0 win after scoring a goal in each half."Skelmersdale 0–2 Argyle". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 16 July 2010. A picturesque setting greeted the squad as they took to the field against Livingston on 20 July 2009. An 81st-minute penalty from Luke Summerfield wasn't enough to save Argyle from their first defeat of the season. Hungarian international Zoltán Szélesi joined the squad in training ahead of their next match against Romanian champions Unirea Urziceni."New face". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 16 July 2010. They came from behind to record a 2–1 win in a feisty encounter, with Steve MacLean scoring the decisive goal."Unirea 1–2 Argyle". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Argyle returned to England to play against Morecambe on 25 July 2009, and included a triallist called Réda Johnson in their defence, who appeared in the match under a pseudonym. Two second half goals ensured that they left Christie Park with a win."Morecambe 0–2 Argyle". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 16 July 2010. The club's only pre-season friendly to take place at Home Park was against Scottish club Heart of Midlothian on 29 July 2009. Neither side could break the deadlock in a dour 0–0 draw."Argyle 0–0 Hearts". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Swindon Town were the opposition for Argyle's penultimate friendly. A goal from Marcel Seip after 57 minutes set the visitors on their way to a 2–0 victory at manager Paul Sturrock's old club."Swindon 0–2 Argyle". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Argyle's final pre-season match took place on 3 August 2009 against Tiverton Town. A young team containing only two senior professionals, Yoann Folly and Simon Walton,"Team for Tiverton". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 16 July 2010. secured a 1–0 win at Ladysmead."Tiverton 0–1 Argyle". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Results Friendly 13 July 2009 19:30 BST Truro City 0–2 Report Plymouth Argyle Puncheon 25Barnes 60 Treyew Road, Truro W Friendly 14 July 2009 19:45 BST Plymouth Parkway 1–3 Report Plymouth Argyle Sergent 2 Mason 22 pen. 60 Rickard 54 Bolitho Park, Plymouth W Friendly 15 July 2009 19:45 BST Torquay United 3–3 Report Plymouth Argyle Sills 32 Seip 54 o.g. Benyon 90 pen. Fallon 45 Sawyer 81 Summerfield 89 pen. Plainmoor, Torquay 2,046 Roger East D Friendly 18 July 2009 15:00 BST Skelmersdale United 0–2 Report Plymouth Argyle Fallon 18 Paterson 79 College Stadium, Skelmersdale W Tour of Scotland 20 July 2009 19:30 BST Livingston 2–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Timár 25 o.g. McParland 49 Summerfield 81 pen. Creamery Park, Bathgate L Tour of Scotland 22 July 2009 19:00 BST Unirea Urziceni 1–2 Report Plymouth Argyle Rusescu 34 Fallon 64MacLean 67 Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow W Friendly 25 July 2009 15:00 BST Morecambe 0–2 Report Plymouth Argyle Sawyer 55 Paterson 77 Christie Park, Morecambe 705 Nigel Miller W Friendly 29 July 2009 19:45 BST Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Report Heart of Midlothian Home Park, Plymouth 4,177 Keith Stroud D Friendly 1 August 2009 15:00 BST Swindon Town 0–2 Report Plymouth Argyle Seip 57 Lucas 84 o.g. County Ground, Swindon 2,064 John Farries W Friendly 3 August 2009 19:45 BST Tiverton Town 0–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Head 28 Ladysmead, Tiverton W Colours: Green = Plymouth Argyle win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win. Squad Players 1 FRA GK Romain Larrieu"Romain Larrieu". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 2 ENG DF Karl Duguid"Karl Duguid". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 3 SCO MF Jim Paterson"Jim Paterson". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 4 WAL MF Carl Fletcher"Carl Fletcher". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 5 HUN DF Krisztián Timár"Krisztián Timár". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 6 SCO MF Chris Clark"Chris Clark". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 7 NIR MF Damien Johnson"Damien Johnson". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 8 ENG FW Jamie Mackie"Jamie Mackie". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 9 SCO FW Steve MacLean"Steve MacLean". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 10 ENG FW Bradley Wright-Phillips"Bradley Wright-Phillips". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 11 ISL DF Kári Árnason"Kári Árnason". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 13 WAL DF Darcy Blake"Darcy Blake". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 14 NZL FW Rory Fallon"Rory Fallon". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 15 ENG DF Chris Barker"Chris Barker". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 16 SCO DF David McNamee"David McNamee". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 17 ENG MF Craig Noone"Craig Noone". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 18 ENG DF Gary Sawyer"Gary Sawyer". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 19 NED DF Marcel Seip"Marcel Seip". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 20 ENG MF Luke Summerfield"Luke Summerfield" https://web.archive.org/web/20090622170506/http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10364~33396%2C00.html 22 June 2009 . Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 21 IRL FW Cillian Sheridan"Cillian Sheridan". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 21 ENG GK David Stockdale"David Stockdale". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 26 January 2010. 22 BEN DF Réda Johnson"Réda Johnson". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 23 ENG DF Richard Eckersley"Richard Eckersley". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 6 March 2010. 24 AUT FW Ashley Barnes"Ashley Barnes". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 25 IRL MF Alan Judge"Alan Judge". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 26 SCO FW Alan Gow"Alan Gow". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 29 ENG DF Bondz N'Gala"Bondz N'Gala". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 19 March 2010. 31 TOG MF Yoann Folly"Yoann Folly". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 32 IRL FW Joe Mason"Joe Mason". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 33 USA FW Kenny Cooper"Kenny Cooper". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 35 ZIM DF Onismor Bhasera"Onismor Bhasera". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 30 March 2010. 36 COD MF Yannick Bolasie"Yannick Bolasie". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 37 AUS DF Shane Lowry"Shane Lowry". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 38 ENG DF James Chester"James Chester". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 39 SCO DF David Gray"David Gray". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 40 ENG DF Ryan Leonard"Ryan Leonard". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 27 March 2010. Statistics No.Pos.NameAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal1GKFRA Romain Larrieu2502 01 02802DFENG Karl Duguid4212 01 04513DFSCO Jim Paterson1200 01 01304MFWAL Carl Fletcher4142 00 04345DFHUN Krisztián Timár07 710 00 007 716MFSCO Chris Clark3712 01 04017MFNIR Damien Johnson2020 00 02028FWENG Jamie Mackie4281 01 04489FWSCO Steve MacLean03 300 01 004 4010FWENG Bradley Wright-Phillips1541 00 016411DFISL Kári Árnason3222 00 034213DFWAL Darcy Blake07 700 00 007 7014FWNZL Rory Fallon3352 01 036515DFENG Chris Barker1402 00 016016DFSCO David McNamee09 902 01 012017MFENG Craig Noone1711 01 019118DFENG Gary Sawyer2912 01 032119DFNED Marcel Seip05 500 01 006 6020MFENG Luke Summerfield1202 01 115121FWIRE Cillian Sheridan1301 00 014021GKENG David Stockdale2100 00 021022DFBEN Réda Johnson2500 00 025023DFENG Richard Eckersley07 700 00 007 7024FWAUT Ashley Barnes07 711 01 009 9125MFIRE Alan Judge3752 01 040526FWSCO Alan Gow1420 00 014229DFENG Bondz N'Gala09 900 00 009 9031MFTOG Yoann Folly07 700 00 007 7032FWIRE Joe Mason1930 00 019333FWUSA Kenny Cooper07 700 00 007 7035DFZIM Onismor Bhasera07 700 00 007 7036MFCOD Yannick Bolasie1610 00 016137DFAUS Shane Lowry1300 00 013038DFENG James Chester03 300 00 003 3039DFSCO David Gray1200 00 012040DFENG Ryan Leonard01 100 00 001 10 Discipline No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal1GKFRA Romain Larrieu100000102DFENG Karl Duguid401000503DFSCO Jim Paterson100000104MFWAL Carl Fletcher900000905DFHUN Krisztián Timár300000306MFSCO Chris Clark200000207MFNIR Damien Johnson200000208FWENG Jamie Mackie8000109010FWENG Bradley Wright-Phillips3000003011DFISL Kári Árnason7010008013DFWAL Darcy Blake1100001114FWNZL Rory Fallon5010107015DFENG Chris Barker1000001016DFSCO David McNamee1000001017MFENG Craig Noone1000001018DFENG Gary Sawyer7000108019DFNED Marcel Seip1000102020MFENG Luke Summerfield1000001021GKENG David Stockdale1000001022DFBEN Réda Johnson8000008023DFENG Richard Eckersley2000002025MFIRE Alan Judge2000002026FWSCO Alan Gow1000001036MFCOD Yannick Bolasie2000002037DFAUS Shane Lowry3100003139DFSCO David Gray40000040 Awards NamePlayerNotesPlayer of the YearWAL Carl Fletcher"Player of the Season". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 13 July 2010."Fletcher runs away with Herald award" https://archive.today/20130505063659/http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/Fletcher-runs-away-Herald-award/article-2102192-detail/article.html 5 May 2013 . The Herald. Retrieved 27 August 2010.Young Player of the YearIRE Joe Mason"Young Player of the Season". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 13 July 2010. Transfers Permanent In DatePos.NameFromFeeNotes9 June 2009MFCarl FletcherCrystal PalaceFree transfer"Fletcher arrows in". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 13 July 2010."Plymouth complete Fletcher deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2010.15 July 2009FWBradley Wright-PhillipsSouthamptonFree transfer"Saint to Pilgrim". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 13 July 2010."Wright-Phillips signs for Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2010.20 July 2009MFKári ÁrnasonAGF AarhusFree transfer"Arnie signs". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 13 July 2010."Argyle snap up Iceland midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2010.29 July 2009DFRéda JohnsonAmiensUndisclosed"Argyle sign Johnson". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 13 July 2010."Plymouth snap up defender Johnson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2010.7 August 2009GKKyle LetherenBarnsleyFree transfer"New goalie". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 13 July 2010."Plymouth sign goalkeeper Letheren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2010.14 August 2009FWAlan GowRangersUndisclosed"Green for Gow". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 13 July 2010."Plymouth sign Rangers striker Gow". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2010.1 February 2010MFDamien JohnsonBirmingham CityFree transfer"Brum deal". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 13 July 2010."Plymouth sign Johnson from Blues". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2010.29 March 2010DFOnismor BhaseraKaizer ChiefsFree transfer"Remarkable Baz". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 13 July 2010."Plymouth sign West Ham defender". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2010. Out DatePos.NameToFeeNotes30 June 2009FWÉmile MpenzaFC SionFree transfer"Decision time". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Sturrock discusses Mpenza payoff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.14 July 2009FWJermaine EasterMilton Keynes DonsUndisclosed"Easter goes to MK". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Easter leaves Argyle for MK Dons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.23 July 2009GKGraham StackHibernianFree transfer"Stack leaves Pilgrims". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Goalkeeper Stack signs for Hibs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.6 August 2009DFMathias Kouo-DoumbéMilton Keynes DonsFree transfer"MKD moves on". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Doumbe ends contract with Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.31 December 2009DFRyan BrettPlymouth ParkwayFree transfer"Trio to go". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010.https://archive.today/20130505131754/http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/Parkway-welcome-Brett-Tavvy-games/article-2003445-detail/article.html "Parkway welcome back Brett". The Herald. Retrieved 15 July 2010.31 December 2009DFBen GerringTruro CityFree transfer"Gerring eyes Hoddle Academy". Herald Express. Retrieved 15 July 2010.31 December 2009GKKyle LetherenMotherwellFree transfer"Letheren joins Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.30 January 2010MFJason PuncheonSouthamptonUndisclosed"Punched out". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Saints sign midfielder Puncheon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.1 February 2010DFDamien McCroryDagenham & RedbridgeUndisclosed"Damien the Dagger". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Daggers sign McCrory from Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010. Loan signings In DatePos.NameFromDurationNotes4 August 2009MFAlan JudgeBlackburn RoversEnd of season"Return of the Judge". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Judge returns to Argyle on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.13 August 2009FWCillian SheridanCelticSix months"Sweet Sheridan". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Argyle wrap up Sheridan loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.28 August 2009DFDarcy BlakeCardiff CityFour months"Welcome Darcy". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Defender Blake returns to Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.17 September 2009DFShane LowryAston VillaThree months"Reinforcements". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Villa youngster moves to Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.18 September 2009DFJames ChesterManchester UnitedThree months"Graychester" https://web.archive.org/web/20090922182730/http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10364~1801046%2C00.html 22 September 2009 . Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Plymouth sign Man Utd youngsters". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.18 September 2009DFDavid GrayManchester UnitedThree months22 January 2010GKDavid StockdaleFulhamThree months"Taking Stockdale". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Argyle extend Stockdale loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.1 February 2010FWKenny Cooper1860 MunichEnd of season"Cooper coup". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Striker Cooper signs for Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.5 March 2010DFRichard EckersleyBurnleyEnd of season"Eckersley set to sign". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Argyle extend Eckersley loan deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.16 March 2010DFBondz N'GalaWest Ham UnitedEnd of season"Green Bondz". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010. Out DatePos.NameToDurationNotes9 July 2009MFYannick BolasieBarnetSix months"Bolasie joins the Bees". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Bolasie makes Barnet loan switch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.4 August 2009MFJason PuncheonMilton Keynes DonsSix months"Puncheon rejoins MK". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Puncheon moves to MK Dons on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.24 August 2009DFDamien McCroryPort ValeOne month"Return to Vale". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."McCrory returns to Vale on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.28 August 2009FWGeorge DonnellyLuton TownOne month"George the Hatter". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Plymouth loan Donnelly to Luton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.31 August 2009MFSimon WaltonCrewe AlexandraEnd of season"Walts away". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Crewe tie up loan deal for Walton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.10 September 2009MFCraig NooneExeter CityThree months"Bye Noone". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Exeter sign Plymouth winger Noone". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.25 September 2009MFLuke SummerfieldLeyton OrientThree months"Leyton Luke". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."O's extend Summerfield loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.29 September 2009DFMarcel SeipBlackpoolThree months"Friends reunited". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Blackpool extend Seip loan deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.9 November 2009DFDamien McCroryGrimsby TownOne month"McCrory the Mariner". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Grimsby snap up defender McCrory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.1 January 2010DFMarcel SeipSheffield UnitedEnd of season"Marcel the Blade". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Blades to sign Plymouth defender". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.1 January 2010DFKrisztián TimárOldham AthleticOne month"Beast hits Boundary". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Oldham sign duo on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.29 January 2010FWGeorge DonnellyStockport CountyEnd of season"George gone to County". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Stockport sign duo as Rose leaves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.1 February 2010FWSteve MacLeanAberdeenEnd of season"Don MacLean". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Aberdeen sign Plymouth duo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.1 February 2010FWAlan GowHibernianEnd of season"Gow out". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Plymouth's Gow joins Hibs on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.1 February 2010MFJim PatersonAberdeenEnd of season"Pato joins Aberdeen". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010.9 February 2010FWAshley BarnesTorquay UnitedOne month"Ash to Plainmoor". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Gulls sign Argyle striker Barnes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.24 February 2010MFYoann FollyDagenham & RedbridgeOne month"Folly on loan to Daggers". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Dagenham & Redbridge sign Folly". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.16 March 2010FWLiam HeadTiverton TownEnd of season"Liam moves on loan". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010.https://archive.today/20120913185821/http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/Argyle-loanee-makes-Tiverton-debut/article-1916142-detail/article.html "Argyle loanee to make Tiverton debut". The Herald. Retrieved 15 July 2010.25 March 2010FWAshley BarnesBrighton & Hove AlbionEnd of season"Ash joins Albion". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Brighton make double loan signing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010.25 March 2010DFGary SawyerBristol CityEnd of season"Gary the Robin". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 15 July 2010."Argyle loan Sawyer to Ashton Gate". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2010. See also List of Plymouth Argyle F.C. seasons References 30em External links Plymouth Argyle F.C. official website Plymouth Argyle F.C. archive Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. seasons Plymouth Argyle