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Plymouth Argyle
Badge of Plymouth Argyle
Full name Plymouth Argyle Football Club
Nickname(s) The Pilgrims, The Greens,
Argyle, The Green Army
Founded 1886 as Argyle F. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. C.
1903 as professional team
Ground Home Park
Plymouth
Devon, England
(Capacity 19,500[1])
Chairman Flag of England Paul Stapleton
Manager Flag of Scotland Paul Sturrock
League The Championship
2007-08 The Championship, 10th
Team colours Team colours Team colours
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Home colours
Team colours Team colours Team colours
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Away colours
For details of the current season, see Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 2007-08

Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as the Pilgrims, are one of only two clubs in the Football League to play in a principally green home strip. Home Park is an Association Football stadium located in Plymouth, England, and is home to Plymouth Argyle F Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Paul Stapleton is the Chairman of Plymouth Argyle FC and senior partner in the Plymouth based accountancy practice Parkhurst Hill Paul Whitehead Sturrock (born 10 October 1956 in Ellon Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is a Scottish football manager. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons Review and events See also The Football League 2007-08 This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007-08 season presented in chronological Pilgrims, or Pilgrim Fathers (or Pilgrim Mothers) is a name commonly applied to the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Plymouth The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs (The other is Yeovil Town). Yeovil Town FC is an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. It is the most southern and western league club, yet this has not stopped the Green Army (the colloquial name for Argyle fans) travelling in large numbers, despite the nearest away fixture for the 2007-08 season being 116 miles away in Bristol and the furthest being Norwich at 358 miles. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund

The club takes its nickname from the group of English Separatists that left Plymouth for the New World in 1620. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia. The club crest features the Mayflower, the London-based ship, which carried the pilgrims to Massachusetts. The Mayflower was the famous Ship that transported the English Separatists better known as the Pilgrims, from Southampton, England The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The club mascot is named Pilgrim Pete.

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History

Foundation and formation

The club was founded in 1886 as Argyle Football Club, the first match taking place against Dunheved College (now Launceston College) in Launceston where many of the club's first members had been educated. The following are the Association football events of the year 1886 throughout the world Launceston (Lannstefan the English name is ˈlɔːns(tən /ˈlɑːns(tən/ or /ˈlæns(tən/ usually without the 't' by the Cornish but with by everyone else is They played several friendlies against local rivals, Plymouth United F.C., possibly the first ever football team to have the 'United' suffix. Plymouth United Football Club was a football club from Plymouth, Devon, England formed at least by 1886. Poor performance on the pitch led to it going out of existence in 1894 before being resurrected in 1897. The following are the Association football events of the year 1894 throughout the world The following are the Association football events of the year 1897 throughout the world In 1898 it became one part of a general sports club, the Argyle Athletic Club. The following are the Association football events of the year 1898 throughout the world Much speculation and rumour surrounds the origin of the name Argyle. One explanation is that they were named after the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, an army regiment with a strong football side of its own. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. Another theory is given the respective geographical placements - suggests the name comes either from the nearby public house, The Argyle Tavern, where the founder members may have met, or the local street named Argyle Terrace. [2]

The club adopted its current name when it became fully professional in 1903 joining the Southern League. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1903 throughout the world History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. Argyle's first professional game was on September 1, 1903[3] against West Ham United resulting in a 2-0 win for Argyle with the first goal being scored by Jack Peddie. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played John Hope "Jack" Peddie, also called Jock Peddie, ( 3 March 1876 &ndash 1928 was a football player In 1920 Argyle entered the Football League Third Division as a founder member. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest Uniquely, between 1921-22 and 1926-27, they finished second in the Third Division South six seasons in a row, thereby missing promotion. The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958

1984 cup run and 1987 promotion challenge

In 1984 Plymouth reached the FA Cup semi-final despite being in the Third Division. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after After a successful cup run in which they beat West Bromwich Albion, a top division team at the time, and Derby County, they lost to Watford in the semi-final. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. Three years later they finished seventh in the Second Division, just missing the division's new playoff zone and the chance to move to the First Division. But they were unable to keep up their good form, and were relegated in 1992 despite the appointment of legendary goalkeeper Peter Shilton as player-manager. Peter Leslie Shilton, OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) is a former football goalkeeper who holds the

1995 relegation to Division Three

Shilton guided Plymouth to third place in in the new Division Two during the 1993-94 season, but they lost to eventual winners Burnley in the semi-finals. Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, is a professional football club managed by Owen Coyle and based in Burnley, Lancashire Their form slumped the following season and they were relegated a short time after Shilton left the club to be replaced (on a short-term deal) by player Steve McCall. Stephen McCall (born Carlisle October 15 1960) is an English former football player McCall's contract was not renewed and in came Neil Warnock as his successor. Neil Warnock (born December 1 1948 in Sheffield, England) is a football manager, currently in charge of Crystal Palace.

Up, then down again

Warnock took Plymouth to Division Three playoff glory in his first season as manager, but he was sacked within a year as the club narrowly avoided being relegated back to the basement division. They went down a year later under Warnock's successor Mick Jones, and Jones's successor Kevin Hodges lasted three years before a failure to attain promotion (or even a playoff place) cost him his job. Mick Jones (footballer may refer to Mick Jones (footballer born 1945, the long-time Leeds United striker Mick Jones (footballer Kevin Hodges (born 12 June 1960 in Bridport) is an English former professional footballer.

The Sturrock Revolution

The appointment of Paul Sturrock as manager in November 2000 marked a turning point in Argyle's history. Paul Whitehead Sturrock (born 10 October 1956 in Ellon Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is a Scottish football manager. After saving the club from relegation out of the Football League (they were 4th from bottom when he became manager), they finished 11th in his first season, and then collected a club and league record of 102 points to clinch the Division Three title in 2002 and gain promotion to Division Two. They narrowly missed out on the Division Two playoffs in 2003. Sturrock moved to Southampton in March 2004. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Promotion as Division Two champions was sealed weeks later, ironically in Plymouth's first game under the management of Bobby Williamson.

Plymouth in the Championship

Williamson was never very popular with a large portion of Plymouth fans, who found it difficult to accept that Paul Sturrock had left the club. Williamson was sacked during the start of the 2005-06 Championship season after starting off the season with six straight losses. Williamson's tenure lasted just 18 months before he made way for Tony Pulis. Anthony Richard "Tony" Pulis (born 16 January 1958 in Newport) is a Welsh former football player and is currently the manager Pulis was on his way out of the exit door in even less time, returning to Stoke at the end of the season to make way for Ian Holloway. Ian Scott Holloway (born 12 March 1963 in Kingswood, Bristol) is an English former professional football Midfielder

Plymouth made a strong start to the 2006-07 Championship campaign, and were soon looking capable of qualifying for the playoffs. The January transfer window saw considerable activity in the transfer market with the arrival of Hungarians Krisztián Timár and Péter Halmosi (initially on loan but both signed permanently in May 2007 as part of an option to buy arrangement), the signing of Rory Fallon from Swansea City, and Kevin Gallen and Scott Sinclair on loan from QPR and Chelsea respectively. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Krisztián Tímár (born October 4, 1979 in Budapest) is a Hungarian footballer, playing in defence for Plymouth Argyle Péter Halmosi (born September 25, 1979) is a Hungarian footballer, playing in Midfield for Hull City since July 16 Rory Fallon (born March 20 1982 in Gisborne) is a New Zealander footballer who currently plays for English Championship Swansea City AFC ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team playing in the Coca Cola Championship from Kevin Gallen (born September 21, 1975 in Chiswick) is an English professional footballer who plays for MK Dons. Scott Andrew Sinclair (born March 25 1989 in Bath Somerset) is an English footballer, currently playing for FA Premier League team Chelsea Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based in Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London Although 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. Despite this disappointment, the team made significantly better progress than in recent seasons in the FA Cup, reaching the quarter-finals after beating Championship league leaders Derby County in the 5th round. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. In the quarter finals of the FA Cup, they were drawn at home to Premiership strugglers Watford, but lost out to a Hameur Bouazza strike against the run of play. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. Hameur Bouazza ( هامور بوعزة) (born 22 February 1985 in Evry, France) is a French-born Algerian footballer who is currently After a run of five consecutive wins, Argyle finished the 2006-07 in 11th place, their highest league finish for 20 years.

In late 2006, Viz magazine published a one-off comic strip, "The Pirates of Plymouth Argyle", depicting Plymouth Argyle as a shipload of 18th-century pirates. Viz is a popular British adult Comic magazine that has been running since 1979 Piracy is Robbery committed at sea or sometimes on shore without a commission from a sovereign Nation (as distinct from Privateering Several of the characters in this strip were given the names of then-current players on the real Plymouth Argyle team.

Plymouth made a good start to the 2007-08 season, staying near the playoff places for the first few months. However, on 21 November 2007 Ian Holloway resigned to take charge of Leicester City. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ian Scott Holloway (born 12 March 1963 in Kingswood, Bristol) is an English former professional football Midfielder

On 27 November 2007 Paul Sturrock resigned from Swindon Town to rejoin Plymouth Argyle, and guided the Pilgrims to 10th place in the final table, continuing the club's unprecedented record of improving their league position every season since the turn of the millennium. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Paul Whitehead Sturrock (born 10 October 1956 in Ellon Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is a Scottish football manager. [4]

In the FA Cup 2007-08, they had the honour of being the only team to score against Portsmouth, the eventual winners. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth.

Stadium

Outside view of the Devonport Stand
Outside view of the Devonport Stand
Main article: Home Park

The original ground of the professional club at Home Park, was destroyed by German bombers during The Blitz on Plymouth in World War II. Home Park is an Association Football stadium located in Plymouth, England, and is home to Plymouth Argyle F Home Park is an Association Football stadium located in Plymouth, England, and is home to Plymouth Argyle F Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Blitz was the sustained bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941 in World War II. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Having been rebuilt after the war, Home Park was largely demolished as part of an extensive process of renovation, and the first phase of a new stadium built by Barrs plc was completed in May 2002. The new Devonport End was opened for the 2001 Boxing Day fixture with Torquay United. Boxing Day is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, as well as many other members of the Commonwealth Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls is an English association football club based in the seaside resort town of Torquay, Devon The other end, the Barn Park End opened on the same day. The Lyndhurst stand reopened on 26 January 2002 for the game against Oxford United. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F Plans are currently under discussion regarding the completion of the refurbishment of the ground with the replacement of the Mayflower stand. The club is situated in Central Park, very near to the residential area of Peverell. Towards the end of the 2005/06 English Coca-Cola Championship season the club decided to buy the stadium for £2. 7 million from Plymouth City Council, releasing the ground from a 125-year lease. This purchase was concluded in December 2006.

In the summer of 2007, Argyle's failure to persuade the UK authorities [5] of the case for retaining a standing terrace decided to add 3,500 temporary seats to the Mayflower enclosure [6]. This is likely to drop the capacity to just under 20,000 from the previous 20,922 (an exact figure is not yet available) for the 2007/08 season.

Away from Home Park, in the 2004/5 the Argyle fanbase, known as the Green Army, were voted as being the best away fans in the Football League, due to both the numbers travelling and the distance that Argyle's geographical isolation necessitates. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs

Rivalries

The club's traditional rivals are fellow Devon sides Exeter City and Torquay United, Bristol City (sometimes referred to as "The Turnips") and Portsmouth F.C. (the Plymouth-Portsmouth game is known as the Dockyard Derby). Exeter City Football Club are an English football club based in Exeter, who were members of the Football League from 1920 to 2003 and rejoined Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls is an English association football club based in the seaside resort town of Torquay, Devon Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol England, (the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers) Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships These can be Yachts military The last competitive meeting between Argyle and Exeter was held in 2002 at Home Park in a league game when Argyle won 3-0 and the rivalry between Argyle and their fellow Devon clubs has been blunted in recent years as Torquay and Exeter have been playing in lower divisions. Exeter City Football Club are an English football club based in Exeter, who were members of the Football League from 1920 to 2003 and rejoined A distinct rivalry arose between Argyle and Luton Town F.C. after inflammatory comments made by Joe Kinnear who was manager of The Hatters during the 2001-02 promotion season, although this mutual antipathy has now largely abated. Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. Joe Kinnear (born 27 December 1946, in Dublin, County Dublin) is an Irish football manager and former player Similarly, after the departure of Ian Holloway to Leicester City in November 2007 a noticeable mutual dislike arose, culminating in Argyle's 1-0 victory at the Walkers Stadium in early February 2008 . Ian Scott Holloway (born 12 March 1963 in Kingswood, Bristol) is an English former professional football Midfielder PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here The Walkers Stadium is a football stadium which hosts home matches of English football team Leicester City F

Players

As of 14 March 2008. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Current squad

No. Position Player
1 Flag of France GK Romain Larrieu
3 Flag of Scotland MF Jim Paterson
5 Flag of Hungary DF Krisztián Timár
6 Flag of Scotland MF Chris Clark
8 Flag of France MF Yoann Folly
9 Flag of Scotland FW Steve MacLean
13 Flag of France DF Mathias Kouo-Doumbe
14 Flag of New Zealand FW Rory Fallon
No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Romain Larrieu (born August 31, 1976 in Mont-de-Marsan, Landes) is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. James Lee "Jim" Paterson (born September 25 1979 in Bellshill) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Krisztián Tímár (born October 4, 1979 in Budapest) is a Hungarian footballer, playing in defence for Plymouth Argyle For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Christopher "Chris" Clark (born 15 September 1980 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Yoann Folly (born 6 June, 1985 in Paris) is a French born Togo international footballer who currently plays for Plymouth Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Steve MacLean (born August In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Mathias Kouo-Doumbe (born 28 October 1979) is a French Association football defender currently playing for Plymouth Argyle Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Rory Fallon (born March 20 1982 in Gisborne) is a New Zealander footballer who currently plays for English Championship Position Player
16 Flag of Hungary MF Péter Halmosi
18 Flag of England DF Gary Sawyer
19 Flag of the Netherlands DF Marcel Seip
20 Flag of England MF Luke Summerfield
23 Flag of England GK Luke McCormick
25 Flag of England FW Jamie Mackie
36 Flag of Wales FW Jermaine Easter

Reserves

The Plymouth Argyle Reserves play in the Pontin's Holidays Combination. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Péter Halmosi (born September 25, 1979) is a Hungarian footballer, playing in Midfield for Hull City since July 16 In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Gary Sawyer (born July 5, 1985 in Bideford, England is a defender for English Football league club Plymouth Argyle In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Marcel Seip (born 4 May, 1982 in the Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for Plymouth Argyle For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Luke Jon Summerfield (born 6 December 1987 in Ivybridge, England) is an English footballer who plays for Plymouth In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Luke Martin McCormick (born August 15 1983 in Coventry, West Midlands) is a former English football goalkeeper. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Jamie Mackie (born September 22, 1985) is an English Striker currently playing for Championship side Plymouth Argyle. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Jermaine Maurice Easter (born January 15 1982 in Cardiff) is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing as a Striker The club also entered a team in the South Western League, but withdrew from that competition in 2007. The South Western Football League was an English association football league comprised of clubs from Cornwall and the far western part of Devon

Player of the Year

Since 1966 the player of the season award has been made by Plymouth Argyle fans to the best player of the past season.

Year Winner
1966 Flag of England Johnny Newman
1967 Flag of England Norman Piper
1968 Flag of Ireland Pat Dunne
1969 Flag of England David Burnside
1970 Flag of England Derek Rickard
1971 Flag of England Jim Furnell
1972 Flag of Scotland Dave Provan
1973 Flag of England Neil Hague
1974 Flag of England Ernie Machin
1975 Flag of England Paul Mariner
1976 Flag of England Paul Mariner
1977 Flag of England Neil Ramsbottom
1978 Flag of England George Foster
1979 Flag of England Fred Binney
1980 Flag of England George Foster
1981 Flag of England David Kemp
1982 Flag of England John Sims
1983 Flag of England Gordon Nisbet
1984 Flag of England Gordon Staniforth
1985 Flag of England Tommy Tynan
1986 Flag of England Kevin Hodges
1987 Flag of England Tommy Tynan
 
Year Winner
1988 Flag of England Steve Cherry
1989 Flag of England Tommy Tynan
1990 Flag of England Nicky Marker
1991 Flag of England Kenny Brown
1992 Flag of Jamaica Dwight Marshall
1993 Flag of England Steve McCall
1994 Flag of England Steve McCall
1995 Flag of England Marc Edworthy
1996 Flag of England Mick Heathcote
1997 Flag of England Chris Billy
1998 Flag of England Martin Barlow
Flag of Canada Carlo Corazzin
1999 Flag of England Mick Heathcote
2000 Flag of England Paul McGregor
2001 Flag of Ireland Wayne O'Sullivan
2002 Flag of Ireland Graham Coughlan
2003 Flag of England Paul Wotton
2004 Flag of Ireland Mickey Evans
2005 Flag of England Paul Wotton
2006 Flag of England David Norris
2007 Flag of France Lilian Nalis
2008 Flag of Hungary Krisztián Timár

Team of the century

Nisbet
Chisholm
Sullivan
Williams

For the centenary celebrations, an all time best team of Plymouth Argyle players was chosen by fans of the club. Johnny Newman (born December 13, 1933 in Hereford) is an English former footballer and manager Norman Piper was an English footballer (soccer player who played professionally in England for 13 years before finishing his career in the United States. Patrick "Pat" Dunne (born 9 February 1943 in Dublin) is a former Irish professional football Goalkeeper. David Gort Burnside (born 10 December 1939) is an English former professional footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder for James "Jim" Furnell (born 23 November 1937 in Clitheroe, Lancashire) was an English football player who played For the Scottish midfielder who played for Celtic FC, see David Provan (footballer born 1956. Neil Hague (born December 1, 1949 in Thurcroft, Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is a former Professional footballer Ernie Machin (born April 26, 1944) was an English football player Paul Mariner (born May 22, 1953 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) is a former Association football player who played Paul Mariner (born May 22, 1953 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) is a former Association football player who played Fred Binney (born 12 August, 1946 in Plymouth) is an English former professional footballer. David Michael Kemp (born February 20, 1953 in Harrow) is a former English professional footballer and manager John Sims (born 14 August 1952 in Belper, Derbyshire) is an English former professional footballer playing as a forward and football manager Gordon Staniforth (born 9 March 1957 in Kingston upon Hull, England) is an English former footballer. Tommy Tynan (born 17 November 1955 in Liverpool) is a former football player for Plymouth Argyle. Kevin Hodges (born 12 June 1960 in Bridport) is an English former professional footballer. Tommy Tynan (born 17 November 1955 in Liverpool) is a former football player for Plymouth Argyle. Tommy Tynan (born 17 November 1955 in Liverpool) is a former football player for Plymouth Argyle. Nicky Marker was a defender who played for Blackburn Rovers during their Premiership winning years at the height of his career Kenneth James Brown (born July 11, 1967 in Upminster) is an English former professional footballer. Dwight Marshall is an English former professional footballer born in Jamaica on October 3, 1965. Stephen McCall (born Carlisle October 15 1960) is an English former football player Stephen McCall (born Carlisle October 15 1960) is an English former football player Marc Edworthy (born December 24 1972 in Barnstaple) is an English professional footballer, currently without a club Michael 'Mick' Heathcote (born September 10, 1965 in Kelloe, England) was a central defender for many football clubs Christopher Anthony "Chris" Billy is a footballer who was born in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire on January 2, 1973 Giancarlo Michele 'Carlo' Corazzin (born December 25, 1971) is a former professional Canadian Soccer player who has appeared for the Canadian Michael 'Mick' Heathcote (born September 10, 1965 in Kelloe, England) was a central defender for many football clubs Paul Anthony McGregor (born December 17, 1974 in Liverpool) is an English former footballer. Wayne St John O'Sullivan (born February 25 1974 in Akrotiri, Cyprus) was an Irish Football (soccer player and now assistant Graham Coughlan (born 18 November, 1974 in Dublin, County Dublin) is an Irish footballer who currently plays as a Paul Anthony Wotton (born August 17, 1977) is an English footballer who plays Southampton, having spent most of his career with Michael James "Mickey" Evans (born 1 January 1973 in Plymouth, England) is an English -born Irish former footballer. Paul Anthony Wotton (born August 17, 1977) is an English footballer who plays Southampton, having spent most of his career with David Martin Norris (born February 22, 1981 in Peterborough, England) is a central or right sided Midfielder for English Championship Lilian Nalis (born September 29, 1971 in France) is a French football player who currently plays for Swindon Town. Krisztián Tímár (born October 4, 1979 in Budapest) is a Hungarian footballer, playing in defence for Plymouth Argyle James "Jim" Furnell (born 23 November 1937 in Clitheroe, Lancashire) was an English football player who played Graham Coughlan (born 18 November, 1974 in Dublin, County Dublin) is an Irish footballer who currently plays as a Kevin Hodges (born 12 June 1960 in Bridport) is an English former professional footballer. Ernie Machin (born April 26, 1944) was an English football player Tommy Tynan (born 17 November 1955 in Liverpool) is a former football player for Plymouth Argyle. Paul Mariner (born May 22, 1953 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) is a former Association football player who played Sammy Black, born November 18 1905 Motherwell, was a Scottish footballer Black was a player for Plymouth Argyle. Garry Nelson (born 16 January 1961 in Braintree Essex) is a former English footballer who played as a striker and left-sided midfielder [7]

1 Flag of England GK Jim Furnell
2 Flag of England DF Gordon Nisbet
3 Flag of England DF Jack Chisholm
4 Flag of Ireland DF Graham Coughlan
5 Flag of England DF Colin Sullivan
6 Flag of England MF Ernie Machin
7 Flag of England MF Kevin Hodges
8 Flag of England MF Johnny Williams
9 Flag of England FW Paul Mariner
10 Flag of England FW Tommy Tynan
11 Flag of Scotland MF Sammy Black &
Flag of England MF Garry Nelson

Manager: Flag of Scotland Paul Sturrock

Notable Former Players

For a full list of players with articles on Wikipedia, see :Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports James "Jim" Furnell (born 23 November 1937 in Clitheroe, Lancashire) was an English football player who played In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Graham Coughlan (born 18 November, 1974 in Dublin, County Dublin) is an Irish footballer who currently plays as a In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ernie Machin (born April 26, 1944) was an English football player For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Kevin Hodges (born 12 June 1960 in Bridport) is an English former professional footballer. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Paul Mariner (born May 22, 1953 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) is a former Association football player who played Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Tommy Tynan (born 17 November 1955 in Liverpool) is a former football player for Plymouth Argyle. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Sammy Black, born November 18 1905 Motherwell, was a Scottish footballer Black was a player for Plymouth Argyle. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Garry Nelson (born 16 January 1961 in Braintree Essex) is a former English footballer who played as a striker and left-sided midfielder Paul Whitehead Sturrock (born 10 October 1956 in Ellon Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is a Scottish football manager.

Club officials

Boardroom

Management

Managerial history

Team managers of Plymouth Argyle and the dates they took over. Fred Binney (born 12 August, 1946 in Plymouth) is an English former professional footballer. John Gilbert "Jack" Cock DCM MM ( 14 November 1893 - 19 April 1966) was an English footballer John William Robinson, also referred to as Jack Robinson was a professional footballer who played for among others Derby County, Southampton Sammy Black, born November 18 1905 Motherwell, was a Scottish footballer Black was a player for Plymouth Argyle. Paul Mariner (born May 22, 1953 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) is a former Association football player who played William Harper (born January 19 1897 - died April 12 1989) also known as Bill Harper was a Scottish footballer who Bruce David Grobbelaar (born October 6, 1957 in Durban, South Africa) is a former Rhodesian British football John Hope "Jack" Peddie, also called Jock Peddie, ( 3 March 1876 &ndash 1928 was a football player David Bone Nightingale Jack ( 3 April 1899 – 10 September 1958) was an English footballer, the first player ever to score Archibald Lee Goodall (born Belfast, Ireland, June 19 1864; died East Finchley, London, England, November Jack F Leslie is a former football player He signed for Plymouth Argyle from Barking Town in 1921 Forbes Ernest Phillipson-Masters (born 14 November 1955) was an English footballer who played in central defence William "Billy" Rafferty (born December 30, 1950 in Glasgow) is a former football player for Plymouth Argyle. Peter Leslie Shilton, OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) is a former football goalkeeper who holds the Andrew Morrison (born 30 July 1970 in Inverness) is a Scottish ex- football player who played at centre half. Taribo West (born March 26, 1974 in Ajegunle, Lagos) is a Nigerian football defender who currently Michael James "Mickey" Evans (born 1 January 1973 in Plymouth, England) is an English -born Irish former footballer. David Friio (born February 17, 1973 in Thionville) is a French former professional footballer who played in England for Plymouth Tommy Tynan (born 17 November 1955 in Liverpool) is a former football player for Plymouth Argyle. Paul Anthony Wotton (born August 17, 1977) is an English footballer who plays Southampton, having spent most of his career with Paul Stapleton is the Chairman of Plymouth Argyle FC and senior partner in the Plymouth based accountancy practice Parkhurst Hill Paul Whitehead Sturrock (born 10 October 1956 in Ellon Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is a Scottish football manager. Kevin Summerfield (born 7 January 1959) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in The Football League John Henderson Blackley (born 12 May 1948) is a Scottish football coach and former player currently First Team Coach at Plymouth Argyle Geoff Crudgington (born 1952 in Wolverhampton, England) is the goalkeeping coach of Championship side Plymouth Argyle. Andrew Edward King (born August 14, 1956) is an English former professional footballer Paul Maxwell is the name of Paul Maxwell (actor (1921–1991 Canadian actor Paul Maxwell (artist (born 1925 American artist Gordon Bennett is the Head of Youth Development at Championship side Plymouth Argyle. Mike (Mick Pejic (born on January 25, 1950 in Chesterton Staffordshire, is a retired English - Serbian footballer Allan Evans may refer to Allan Evans (footballer Allan Evans (producer;See also Alan Evans (darts player

Number Date appointed Nationality Manager name
1 1903-08-01 Flag of England Frank Brettell
2 1905-08-01 Flag of Scotland Bob Jack
3 1906-08-01 Unknown Bill Fullerton
4 1910-08-01 Flag of Scotland Bob Jack
5 1938-04-01 Flag of England Jack Tresadern
6 1948-09-01 Flag of Scotland Jimmy Rae
7 1955-02-01 Flag of England Jack Rowley
8 1961-03-01 Flag of Scotland Neil Dougall
9 1961-11-01 Flag of England Ellis Stuttard
10 1963-10-01 Flag of Scotland Andy Beattie
11 1964-05-01 Flag of England Malcolm Allison
12 1965-05-01 Flag of England Derek Ufton
13 1968-02-01 Flag of Northern Ireland Billy Bingham
14 1970-03-01 Flag of England Ellis Stuttard
15 1972-10-11 Flag of England Tony Waiters
16 1977-05-01 Flag of England Mike Kelly
17 1978-02-14 Flag of England Lennie Lawrence (Caretaker)
18 1978-03-16 Flag of England Malcolm Allison
19 1979-01-05 Flag of England Bobby Saxton
20 1981-06-01 Flag of Scotland Bobby Moncur
21 1983-10-01 Flag of England Johnny Hore
22 1984-11-01 Flag of Scotland Dave Smith
23 1988-07-06 Flag of England Ken Brown
24 1990-02-06 Flag of England John Gregory (Caretaker)
25 1990-03-01 Flag of England David Kemp
26 1992-03-02 Flag of England Peter Shilton
27 1995-01-02 Flag of England Steve McCall (Caretaker)
28 1995-06-22 Flag of England Neil Warnock
29 1997-02-03 Flag of England Mick Jones
30 1998-06-21 Flag of England Kevin Hodges
31 2000-10-04 Flag of England Kevin Summerfield (Caretaker)
32 2000-10-31 Flag of Scotland Paul Sturrock
33 2004-03-04 Flag of England Kevin Summerfield (Caretaker)
34 2004-04-20 Flag of Scotland Bobby Williamson
35 2005-09-06 Flag of Scotland Jocky Scott (Caretaker)
36 2005-09-23 Flag of Wales Tony Pulis
37 2006-06-28 Flag of England Ian Holloway
38 2007-11-27 Flag of Scotland Paul Sturrock

Records

Team records

Main article: Plymouth Argyle F.C. statistics

League honours

A list of all major honours that Plymouth Argyle has won over the years. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958 From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958 The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958 John Gilbert "Jack" Cock DCM MM ( 14 November 1893 - 19 April 1966) was an English footballer The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958

Competition Achievement Year(s)
Division Two (New Format) (3rd tier) Champions 2004
Third Division (Old Format) (3rd tier) Champions
Runners-up		 1959
1975, 1986
Third Division South Champions
Runners-up		 1930, 1952
1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927
Division Three (New Format) (4th tier) Champions
Play-off winners		 2002
1996
Southern League Champions
Runners-up		 1913
1908, 1912
Western League Division One Champions 1905
Western League Division One 'B' Runners-up 1907
South West Regional League Champions 1940

Seasons

Current Season: 2007-08

Further information: Plymouth Argyle F.C. seasons

Top goalscorers

See also: Plymouth Argyle F.C. statistics

Top 10 players by goals scored in all competitions. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958 History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. List of current clubs Premier Division Barnstaple Town | Bideford | Bishop Sutton | Bitton | Review and events See also The Football League 2007-08 This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007-08 season presented in chronological This is a record of all seasons played by Plymouth Argyle since turning professional in 1903 including their seasonal performances in all major Association Football

Pos Player Name Years Goals
1 Sammy Black 1924-1938 185
2 Wilf Carter 1957-1964 148
3 Tommy Tynan 1983-1985
1986-1990		 144
4 Jack Leslie 1921-1935 134
5 Maurice Tadman 1947-1955 113
6 Jack Vidler 1928-1939 103
7 Fred Burch 1907-1915 95
8 Ray Bowden 1927-1933 87
9 Kevin Hodges 1978-1992 86
10 Mickey Evans 1991-1997
2001-2006		 81

Shirt Sponsors

Years Sponsor
1983-1984 Beacon Electrical
1984-1986 Ivor Jones Insurance
1986-1987 National Provincial
1987-1992 Sunday Independent
1992-1998 Rotolok
1998-2002 Evening Herald
2002-0000 Ginsters

Source: Historical Football Kits

See also

References and notes

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  2. ^ Tonkin, W. Sammy Black, born November 18 1905 Motherwell, was a Scottish footballer Black was a player for Plymouth Argyle. Tommy Tynan (born 17 November 1955 in Liverpool) is a former football player for Plymouth Argyle. Jack F Leslie is a former football player He signed for Plymouth Argyle from Barking Town in 1921 Edwin Raymond "Ray" Bowden ( 13 September 1909 &ndash 23 September 1998) was an English footballer Born in Kevin Hodges (born 12 June 1960 in Bridport) is an English former professional footballer. Michael James "Mickey" Evans (born 1 January 1973 in Plymouth, England) is an English -born Irish former footballer. National Provincial Bank was a British Commercial bank which operated in England and Wales from 1833 until its merger into the National Westminster Ginsters is a British company based in Callington in Cornwall, in the south-west of England, which specialises in making mass produced pasties In 1898, Argyle FC produced its first rulebook. In addition to a set of 12 rules the rulebook set out the holders of each office S. (circa 1963). All About Argyle 1903-1963, pp. 7.  
  3. ^ First Match - First Report from WMN 1903. pafc. co. uk. Retrieved on 2007-03-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
  4. ^ Wolves 1-0 Plymouth. www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-05-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John
  5. ^ NO STANDING ROOM | Plymouth Argyle | News | Latest News | Latest News
  6. ^ SIT, SEE AND HEAR | Plymouth Argyle | News | Latest News | Latest News
  7. ^ Plymouth Argyle's Team of the Century. BBC. Retrieved on 2004-08-18. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.

External links

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