Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 2005-06
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League | Football League Championship 14th place |
League performance | 13 wins, 17 draws, 16 defeats, 39 goals for, 46 goals against, 56 points |
Top scorer | Paul Wotton (9 goals) |
Highest home attendance | Leeds United (17,726) |
Highest away attendance | Southampton (26,331) |
Lowest home attendance | Peterborough (13,308) |
Lowest away attendance | Barnet (1,941) |
FA Cup | -Third Round (Defeated 1-0 by Wolves) |
League Cup | Second Round (Defeated 1-0 by Barnet) |
Manager | Tony Pulis |
Sponsors | Ginsters |
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[edit] Summary of the 2005-06 season:
After a poor start to the season, which made relegation a likely outcome, Argyle fired manager Bobby Williamson and brought in Tony Pulis. Argyle regrouped under Pulis and regained a solid place in the middle of the league standings. The team's performance was one of contrasts. Argyle allowed only 46 goals, which made it the fifth (tied) best defense in the league - a play-off contending defense. However, Argyle only scored 39 goals, which made it the third(tied) worst offense in the league - a relegation performance. For the fans, it meant an endless series of 0-0, 1-0, and 0-1 games - not the most exciting to watch. However, under new manager Pulis, an expert at getting the best out of low budget teams (and filling strategic gaps with players loaned from other teams), relegation never looked likely.
[edit] Notable events
- August, Argyle open season by defeating Reading 2-1 at the Madejski Stadium. It would be Reading's only home loss in the Championship all season. Victory at Reading is followed by a draw and four losses in the Championship.
- September 6-23, manager Bobby Williamson is fired. Jocky Scott is named caretaker manager. Tony Pulis is named as the new manager.
- September-October, Pulis's first shores up the Argyle defence and achieves a record of one win, one loss, and five draws in first seven games under his management.
- November 22 - February 18, young central defender Elliott Ward comes to Argyle on loan from West Ham. He stays for three months and proves successful on the field and popular with the fans. In 15 games with Ward, Argyle concede only 15 goals and achieve a record of 6 wins, 5 draws, and four losses in the Championship. Argyle move up to mid-table and while not safe from relegation, its seems very unlikely.
- February 18, striker Vincent Pericard, on loan from Portsmouth, scores a hat trick against Coventry City in a 3-1 victory. This was the biggest win of the season by low scoring Argyle.
[edit] Transfers
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[edit] Out
Date | Player | Transfer | To | Fee |
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June 2005 | Matthew Villis | Sale | Torquay United | £0 |
July 2005 | Gary Sawyer | Season Loan | Exeter City | N/A |
July 2005 | Graham Coughlan | Sale | Sheffield Wednesday | £100,000 |
July 2005 | Peter Gilbert | Sale | Leicester City | £200,000 |
October 2005 | Taribo West | Released | Free Agent | N/A |
January 2006 | Matt Derbyshire | Recalled From Loan | Blackburn Rovers | N/A |
January 2006 | Jason Jarrett | Recalled From Loan | Norwich City | N/A |
January 2006 | Scott Taylor | Sale | Milton Keynes Dons | £100,000 |
January 2006 | Nuno Mendes | Released | Free Agent | N/A |
January 2006 | Bjarni Gudjonsson | Released | Free Agent | N/A |
February 2006 | Keith Lasley | Short Term Loan | Blackpool | N/A |
February 2006 | Elliott Ward | Recalled From Loan | West Ham United | N/A |
February 2006 | Rufus Brevett | Short Term Loan | Leicester City | N/A |
June 2006 | Rufus Brevett | Released | Free Agent | N/A |
June 2006 | Keith Lasley | Released | Blackpool | N/A |
[edit] In
Date | Player | Transfer | From | Fee |
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June 2005 | Ákos Buzsáky | Buy | F.C. Porto | £250,000 |
June 2005 | Bojan Djordjic | Buy | Rangers | £0 |
June 2005 | Anthony Barness | Buy | Bolton Wanderers | £0 |
July 2005 | Nuno Mendes | Buy | CD Santa Clara | £0 |
July 2005 | Taribo West | Buy | Al-Arabi | £0 |
July 2005 | Rufus Brevett | Buy | West Ham United | £0 |
August 2005 | Matt Derbyshire | Season Loan | Blackburn Rovers | N/A |
November 2005 | Jason Jarrett | Short Term Loan | Norwich City | N/A |
November 2005 | Elliott Ward | Short Term Loan | West Ham United | N/A |
January 2006 | Lilian Nalis | Buy | Sheffield United | £0 |
January 2006 | Vincent Péricard | Short Term Loan | Portsmouth | N/A |
[edit] Results
[edit] Results Summary
Month | Wins | Losses | Draws | Points/Possible | Percentage |
August | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7/21 | 33% |
September | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5/15 | 33% |
October | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7/15 | 47% |
November | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4/15 | 27% |
December | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8/15 | 53% |
January | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10/15 | 67% |
February | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5/15 | 33% |
March | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5/15 | 33% |
April | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8/18 | 53% |
Season | 14 | 14 | 16 | 56/138 | 41% |
Sheffield United (Automatic Promotion) | 90/138 | 65% | |||
Crystal Palace (Play Offs) | 75/138 | 54% | |||
Crewe Alexadra (Relegation) | 42/18 | 30% |