2008–09 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

English football club season December 2017 March 2015 Plymouth Argyle 2008–09 Paul Sturrock Paul Stapleton Championship 21st FA Cup Third Round (knocked out by Arsenal) League Cup First Round (knocked out by Luton Town) Paul Gallagher (13) Paul Gallagher (13) 15,197 vs. Southampton (26 December 2008) 9,203 vs. Swansea City (23 August 2008) 11,533 _plymouth0708h _plymouth0708h _plymouth0708hl 00402d 00402d _plymouth0809a _plymouth0809a _plymouth0809a _plymouth0809a _plymouth0809al 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 football season was Plymouth Argyle Football Club's 40th season in the Football League Championship, the second division of English football, and their 104th as a professional club. It officially began on 1 July 2008, and concluded on 30 June 2009, although competitive matches were only played between August and May. The team's shirt supplier was Puma. The shirt sponsor was Ginsters. Season summary The club began the 2008–09 season in the Football League Championship for the fourth successive year, following a highly creditable 10th-place finish the previous year.http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-season.asp?years=2008-2009 GoS: 2008–09 However, this season they finished 21st in the league table, one position and five points above the relegation zone with a record of 13 wins, 12 draws, and 21 defeats from 46 games.http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/season0809.asp https://web.archive.org/web/20090617070121/http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/season0809.asp 17 June 2009 GoS: 2008–09 Their leading goalscorer was Paul Gallagher with 13 goals in all competitions. The club entered the FA Cup in the third round, where they lost 3–1 away to Premier League club Arsenal. They entered the League Cup in the first round and were eliminated away to Luton Town of League Two, losing 2–0. Notable players to begin their careers with the Pilgrims this season included Carl Fletcher, Alan Judge, Paul Gallagher, Karl Duguid and Chris Barker. The club captain was Romain Larrieu and the team captain was Karl Duguid. Legend #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Championship more information 2008–09 Football League Championship 9 August 2008 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 (Report) Wolverhampton Wanderers Fallon 7Seip 56 Kightly 19Vokes 78 Home Park, Plymouth 14,789 K Friend D 16 August 2008 Reading 2–0 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Sonko 13 49 Madejski Stadium, Reading 19,202 R Beeby L 23 August 2008 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Swansea City Scotland 44 Home Park, Plymouth 9,203 Andy D'Urso L 30 August 2008 Burnley 0–0 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Turf Moor, Burnley 10,032 Michael Oliver D 13 September 2008 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 (Report) Norwich City Gallagher 90Timar 0 32 Lupoli 15Sibierski 59 Home Park, Plymouth 11,185 A Woolmer L 16 September 2008 Watford 1–2 (Report) Plymouth Argyle O'Toole 82 Duguid 30Summerfield 70 pen. Vicarage Road, Watford 13,237 C Penton W 20 September 2008 Crystal Palace 1–2 (Report) Plymouth Argyle McCarthy 85 Gallagher 28 56 Selhurst Park, London 14,209 N Swarbrick W 27 September 2008 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 (Report) Nottingham Forest Fallon 41 Home Park, Plymouth 12,594 K Wright W 30 September 2008 Bristol City 2–2 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Akinde 69Noble 88 Mackie 6Fallon 18 Ashton Gate, Bristol 17,489 I Williamson D 4 October 2008 Plymouth Argyle 4–0 (Report) Sheffield Wednesday Beevers 15 o.g.Gallagher 25Mackie 29Seip 89 Home Park, Plymouth 10,795 R East W 18 October 2008 Derby County 2–1 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Hulse 45Green 52 Gallagher 8 Pride Park Stadium, Derby 28,495 C Webster L 21 October 2008 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 (Report) Preston North End Fallon 18 Home Park, Plymouth 9,824 A Penn W 25 October 2008 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 (Report) Ipswich Town Cathcart 80 Garvan 28 41Lisbie 48Norris 0 90 Home Park, Plymouth 12,294 P Miller L 28 October 2008 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 (Report) Plymouth Argyle MacLean 22 Hillsborough, Sheffield 16,515 G Laws W 1 November 2008 Sheffield United 2–0 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Beattie (pen) 49 57 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 25,601 S Mathieson L 8 November 2008 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 (Report) Charlton Athletic Doumbe 37Mpenza 90 Youga 86Gray 90 pen. Home Park, Plymouth 10,716 A Hall D 15 November 2008 Coventry City 0–1 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Noone 86 Ricoh Arena, Coventry 18,528 N Miller W 22 November 2008 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 (Report) Cardiff City Mpenza 39Gallagher 41 Chopra 62 Home Park, Plymouth 11,438 P Taylor W 25 November Southampton 0–0 (Report) Plymouth Argyle St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 14,895 A D'Urso D 29 November 2008 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 (Report) Blackpool Gallagher 67 Dickinson 78 81 Home Park, Plymouth 9,969 T Kettle L 6 December 2008 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Stock 37 Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster 10,187 R Beeby L 9 December 2008 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 (Report) Birmingham City Carsley 62 Home Park, Plymouth 10,446 K Wright L 13 December 2008 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 (Report) Queens Park Rangers MacLean 83 Helguson 16 Home Park, Plymouth 10,747 K Friend D 20 December 2008 Barnsley 2–0 (Report) Plymouth Argyle De Silva 37Campbell-Ryce 90 pen. Walton 0 28 Oakwell, Barnsley 10,944 D Whitestone L 26 December 2008 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 (Report) Southampton Fallon 38Summerfield 52 pen. Home Park, Plymouth 15,197 R East W 28 December 2008 Cardiff City 1–0 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Bothroyd 81 McNamee 0 90 Ninian Park, Cardiff 19,145 S Attwell L 17 January 2009 Nottingham Forest 2–0 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Earnshaw 26Anderson 51 City Ground, Nottingham 20,392 K Stroud L 27 January 2009 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 (Report) Bristol City McIndoe 61Fontaine 84 Home Park, Plymouth 11,438 P Taylor L 31 January 2009 Ipswich Town 0–0 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Portman Road, Ipswich 20,333 D Deadman D 3 February 2009 Preston North End 1–1 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Parkin 42 Mackie 13 Deepdale, Preston 10,660 A Haines D 7 February 2009 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 (Report) Derby County Teale 42Hulse 46 52 Home Park, Plymouth 10,893 S Cook L 14 February 2009 Charlton Athletic 2–0 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Racon 31Bailey 68 The Valley, London 21,876 T Kettle L 17 February 2009 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 (Report) Crystal Palace Sawyer 67 Danns 20Lee 27Oster 43 Home Park, Plymouth 10,710 R Shoebridge L 21 February 2009 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 (Report) Sheffield United Fletcher 49Gallagher 70 Webber 63Halford 72 Home Park, Plymouth 10,044 A Woolmer D 28 February 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Gallagher 1 Molineux, Wolverhampton 25,710 C Boyeson W 3 March 2009 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 (Report) Watford Gallagher (pen) 35 73 Smith 61 Home Park, Plymouth 9,529 N Miller W 7 March 2009 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 (Report) Reading Gallagher 20Mackie 59 Pearce 22Kebe 80 Home Park, Plymouth 14,014 A Bates D 10 March 2009 Swansea City 1–0 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Scotland 78 pen. Liberty Stadium, Swansea 13,103 I Williamson L 14 March 2009 Norwich City 1–0 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Mooney 53Russell 0 90 Carrow Road, Norwich 25,064 F Graham L 21 March 2009 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 (Report) Burnley Judge 17 Caldwell 16Blake 78 Home Park, Plymouth 11,246 R Booth L 4 April 2009 Blackpool 0–1 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Sawyer 86 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 8,103 M Haywood W 11 April 2009 Plymouth Argyle 4–0 (Report) Coventry City Barnes 15Mackie 26Judge 27Seip 37 Home Park, Plymouth 12,568 C Oliver W 13 April 2009 Birmingham City 1–1 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Queudrue 50Taylor 0 24 Gallagher 26 pen. St Andrew's, Birmingham 19,323 Michael Oliver D 18 April 2009 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 (Report) Doncaster Rovers Spicer 15Hayter 33Heffernan 71 Home Park, Plymouth 11,100 P Crossley L 25 April 2009 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Loftus Road, London 14,779 N Miller D 3 May 2009 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 (Report) Barnsley Sawyer 12 Hammill 34Campbell-Ryce 48 Home Park, Plymouth 14,529 C Penton L League table PosClub PldWDLGFGAGDPts19Nottingham Forest461314195065−155320Barnsley461313204558−135221Plymouth Argyle461312214457-135122Norwich City461210245770−134623Southampton461015214669−2345 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 7 5 11 31 35 6 7 10 13 22 As of games played 3 May 2009League Table Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result D/L/L/D/L/W/W/W/D/W/L/W/L/W/L/D/W/W/D/L/L/L/D/L/W/L/L/L/D/D/L/L/L/D/W/W/D/L/L/L/W/W/D/L/D/L Position 10/18/22/21/24/20/18/12/12/5/12/8/10/9/11/10/9/7/7/8/11/12/13/13/12/15/15/16/16/16/17/18/19/20/19/17/17/18/19/21/19/19/19/19/19/21 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd blue1 red1 3 May 2009 League Fixtures August 2013 FA Cup more information 2008–09 FA Cup Third round 3 January 2009 Arsenal 3–1 (Report) Plymouth Argyle van Persie 47 85Bendtner 50 Duguid 53 Emirates Stadium, London 59,424 M Jones L Football League Cup more information 2008–09 Football League Cup First round 12 August 2008 Luton Town 2–0 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Jarvis 15Plummer 77 Kenilworth Road, Luton 2,682 R Shoebridge L Squad details Player statistics Key #98FB98 * First appearance(s) for Plymouth Argyle. 1px solid #AAAAAA# ¤ On loan to another club from Plymouth Argyle during season. 1px solid #AAAAAA# ‡ On loan at Plymouth Argyle from another club during season. 1px solid #AAAAAA# † Permanent player left club during the season. 1px solid #AAAAAA # = Squad number; Pos = Playing position; P = Number of games played; G = Number of goals scored; 13px|alt=A yellow card = Yellow cards; 13px|alt=A red card = Red cards; GK = Goalkeeper; DF = Defender; MF = Midfielder; FW = Forward Statistics do not include minor competitions or games played for other clubs. All players who were provided a squad number during the 2008–09 season are included.Appearances No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineNotesAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13pxAppearancesDisciplinehttp://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=2036 Soccerbase Statistics 29 December 2009 23 May 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060523114327/http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=2036 dead 1GKFrance Romain Larrieu410100042010Romain Larrieu2MFEngland Karl Duguid391111041*240Karl Duguid3MFScotland Jim Paterson7+10000108+10010Jim Paterson4MFEngland Simon Walton ¤12+10001013+1031Simon Walton5DFHungary Krisztian Timar13+80001014+8001Krisztian Timar6MFScotland Chris Clark30+60100031+6020Chris Clark7MFEngland Jason Puncheon ¤5+1000106+1*000Jason Puncheon8MFEngland Yoann Folly6+5000107+5000Yoann Folly9FWScotland Steve MacLean11+1020+101012+11240Steven MacLean10FWWales Jermaine Easter ¤2+2000103+2000Jermaine Easter11FWScotland Paul Gallagher ‡36+413100037+4*1360Paul Gallagher13DFFrance Mathias Doumbe21+31000021+3150Mathias Doumbe14FWNew Zealand Rory Fallon26+185100+1027+19560Rory Fallon15DFEngland Chris Barker38+20101040+2*010Chris Barker16DFScotland David McNamee5+5000005+5*031David McNamee17MFEngland Craig Noone3+18110004+18*110Craig Noone18DFEngland Gary Sawyer133000013320Gary Sawyer19DFNED Marcel Seip413100042340Marcel Seip20MFEngland Luke Summerfield28+12100+1029+2230Luke Summerfield21GKIreland Graham Stack ¤5000106*000Graham Stack22DFNorthern Ireland Craig Cathcart ‡29+11101031+1*110Craig Cathcart23MFIreland Alan Judge ‡15+22000015+2*220Alan Judge23MFFrance Nicolas Marin ‡1+5000001+5*000Nicolas Marin24FWAustria Ashley Barnes12+31000012+3120Ashley Barnes25MFEngland Jamie Mackie35+85100+1036+9530Jamie Mackie26MFDR Congo Yannick Bolasie ¤0000000000Yannick Bolasie27GKEngland Lloyd Saxton0000000000Lloyd Saxton28MFWales Carl Fletcher ‡131000013*130George Donnelly28DFEngland Shane White †0000000000Shane White29DFIreland Damien McCrory ¤0000000000Damien McCrory30MFEngland Dan Smith †0000000000Dan Smith31FWBelgium Emile Mpenza3+6200003+6*200Emile Mpenza33DFScotland David Gray ‡140100015*020Ben Gerring35FWEngland George Donnelly0+2000000+2*00037MF Cameroon Roudolphe Douala †1+1000001+1*000Roudolphe Douala Goal scorers ScorerGoalsScotland Paul Gallagher13New Zealand Rory Fallon5England Jamie MackieEngland Gary Sawyer3Holland Marcel SeipEngland Karl Duguid2Ireland Alan JudgeScotland Steve MacLeanBelgium Emile MpenzaEngland Luke SummerfieldAustria Ashley Barnes1Northern Ireland Craig CathcartFrance Mathias DoumbeWales Carl FletcherEngland Craig Noone Starting 11 The following players have been named in the most starting line-ups. This line-up may differ from the list of players with most appearances. No.Nat.PositionNameStarts1FranceGKRomain Larrieu4213FranceDFMathias Doumbe2122Northern IrelandDFCraig Cathcart3137HollandDFMarcel Seip4215EnglandDFChris Barker4025EnglandMFJamie Mackie 362EnglandMFKarl Duguid4120EnglandMFLuke Summerfield296ScotlandMFChris Clark 3114New ZealandFWRory Fallon2711ScotlandFWPaul Gallagher37 Awards 2008–09 AwardsPos.Player Player of the Year GK France Romain Larrieu Young Player of the Year DF Northern Ireland Craig Cathcart Transfers Permanent In Date Pos. Name From Fee 1 July 2008 FW England George Donnelly ENG Skelmersdale United Undisclosed 15 July 2008 DF Scotland David McNamee ENG Coventry City Free 18 July 2008 GK Ireland Graham Stack ENG Reading Free 1 August 2008 MF DR Congo Yannick Bolasie MLT Floriana Undisclosed 6 August 2008 MF England Simon Walton ENG Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed 9 August 2008 DF England Chris Barker ENG Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed 30 August 2008 MF England Craig Noone ENG Southport Undisclosed 1 September 2008 FW Belgium Emile Mpenza ENG Manchester City Free 21 March 2009 MF Cameroon Roudolphe Douala GRE Asteras Tripolis Free Out Date Pos. Name From Fee 3 July 2008 MF France Jimmy Abdou ENG Millwall Free 16 July 2008 MF Hungary Péter Halmosi ENG Hull City £2,500,000 22 July 2008 GK England Luke McCormick Free agent Released 31 July 2008 MF France Lilian Nalis ENG Swindon Town Free 4 February 2009 DF England Shane White Free agent Released 31 May 2009 MF England Dan Smith Free agent Released 1 June 2009 MF Cameroon Roudolphe Douala Free agent Released Loans In Start date Pos.PlayerToEnd date 8 August 2008 DF Northern Ireland Craig Cathcart ENG Manchester United 25 May 2009 29 August 2008 FW Scotland Paul Gallagher ENG Blackburn Rovers 25 May 2009 1 September 2008 MF France Nicolas Marin FRA Lorient 1 January 2009 1 January 2009 DF Scotland David Gray ENG Manchester United 25 May 2009 29 January 2009 MF Ireland Alan Judge ENG Blackburn Rovers 31 May 2009 19 February 2009 MF Wales Carl Fletcher ENG Crystal Palace 1 June 2009 Out Start date Pos. Player To End date 9 September 2008 MF England Dan Smith ENG Morecambe 9 October 2008 25 September 2008 FW Wales Jermaine Easter ENG Millwall 9 November 2008 8 October 2008 DF Ireland Damien McCrory ENG Port Vale 29 December 2008 24 October 2008 MF England Jason Puncheon ENG Milton Keynes Dons 21 December 2008 20 November 2008 FW Wales Jermaine Easter ENG Colchester United 20 December 2008 22 November 2008 MF DR Congo Yannick Bolasie ENG Rushden & Diamonds 2 January 2009 27 November 2008 GK Ireland Graham Stack ENG Blackpool 1 January 2009 27 November 2008 FW Austria Ashley Barnes ENG Eastbourne Borough 26 January 2009 27 November 2008 MF England Dan Smith ENG Eastbourne Borough 1 June 2009 28 November 2008 DF England Shane White ENG Truro City 28 December 2008 9 January 2009 MF England Jason Puncheon ENG Milton Keynes Dons 1 June 2009 22 January 2009 MF DR Congo Yannick Bolasie ENG Barnet 1 June 2009 26 March 2009 GK Ireland Graham Stack ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 June 200926 March 2009 MF England Simon Walton ENG Blackpool 1 June 2009 See also Plymouth Argyle seasons External links PAFC – Official Club Website P@SOTI – Fans Forum GreensOnScreen – Dedicated Fan Website References 30em Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. seasons Plymouth Argyle