2014–15 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

Plymouth Argyle
2014–15 season
Chairman James Brent
Manager John Sheridan
Stadium Home Park
Football League Cup 1st round
(knocked out by Leyton Orient)
Football League Trophy Southern Area Semi-Final
(knocked out by Coventry City)
Top goalscorer League:
Reuben Reid (18)
All:
Reuben Reid (20)
Highest home attendance 11,418
Lowest home attendance 5,657
Average home league attendance 7,412
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2014–15 season will be Plymouth Argyle's 88th in the Football League and ninth in the fourth division of English football.

Current squad

As of 17 November 2014

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK James Bittner
2 England DF Kelvin Mellor
3 England DF Ben Purrington
4 England MF Lee Cox
5 England DF Curtis Nelson (captain)
6 England MF Oliver Norburn
7 England FW Lewis Alessandra
8 England MF Jason Banton
9 England FW Reuben Reid
10 England FW Marvin Morgan
11 England MF Dominic Blizzard
13 England DF Andy Kellett (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
14 England MF Tyler Harvey
15 England DF Paul Wotton
16 Republic of Ireland DF Carl McHugh
No. Position Player
18 England FW Matt Lecointe
19 England MF Nathan Thomas
19 Republic of Ireland DF Anthony O'Connor (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
20 Northern Ireland DF Tom Flanagan (on loan from MK Dons)
20 Wales DF Gethin Jones (on loan from Everton)
22 England FW Deane Smalley
23 England GK Luke McCormick (club-captain)
24 England MF River Allen
25 England DF Aaron Bentley
27 England MF Drew Talbot
27 England FW Zak Ansah (on loan from Charlton)
28 England FW Ryan Brunt
29 England DF Peter Hartley (vice-captain)
30 England DF Tareiq Holmes-Dennis (on loan from Charlton)

Last updated: 2 April 2015
Source:Greens on Screen

Pre-season

Matches

Last updated: 29 October 2014
Source:Greens on Screen

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Wycombe Wanderers (X) 45 22 15 8 64 43 +21 81 Qualification to League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
6 Stevenage (Q) 45 20 12 13 62 52 +10 72
7 Plymouth Argyle 45 19 11 15 53 37 +16 68
8 Luton Town 45 18 11 16 52 44 +8 65
9 Newport County 45 18 11 16 51 53 −2 65
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Team is assured of at least a play-off place, but can still qualify for automatic promotion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHA
Result L W D L W W L L W L W W W D W D W L D W W L L D D L D L W W W W L L W D L D W D L W D L W  
Position 22 10 10 14 10 8 10 13 12 14 8 6 5 6 6 6 4 6 6 5 5 6 7 7 7 9 10 10 8 7 7 6 8 8 7 7 9 8 7 7 8 7 7 7 7  

Last updated: 25 April 2015.
Source: BBC SPORT
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Last updated:25 April 2015
Source:Greens on Screen

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 28 October 2014 at 7pm. Plymouth Argyle were drawn at home to A.F.C. Fylde of the Conference North.

The second round draw took place on Monday 10 November with Plymouth Argyle being drawn an away fixture against either Crewe or Sheffield United. Their replay is due to be played on the Tuesday 18 November.

Matches

Last updated: 15 November 2014
Source: pafc.co.uk] Source: pafc.co.uk]

League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Plymouth Argyle were drawn at home to Leyton Orient.[1]

Matches

Last updated: 01 Novemver 2014
Source:Greens on Screen

Football League Trophy

Matches

Last updated: 12 October 2014
Source:Greens on Screen

Appearance / Goals / Disciplinary

No Nat Pos Name Appearances Sub App Goals Red card
1 England GK James Bittner 0 1 0 0 0
2 England RB Kelvin Mellor 39 1 0 2 0
3 England LB Ben Purrington 5 4 0 2 0
4 England CM Lee Cox 25 12 0 3 0
5 England CB Curtis Nelson 46 0 1 4 1
6 England CM Oliver Norburn 10 8 0 2 0
7 England CAM Lewis Alessandra 47 2 13 3 0
8 England LM Jason Banton 13 14 0 1 0
9 England ST Reuben Reid 46 1 20 3 0
10 England ST Marvin Morgan 6 13 2 2 0
11 England CM Dominic Blizzard 25 7 1 2 0
13 England LB/LM Tareiq Holmes-Dennis 16 0 1 2 0
13 England LB Andy Kellett 15 0 1 1 0
14 England ST Tyler Harvey 5 11 1 1 0
15 England CB/CM Paul Wotton 0 0 0 0 0
16 Republic of Ireland CB Carl McHugh 46 1 3 6 0
17 Wales RM Alex Bray 0 1 0 1 0
17 England RM Bobby Reid 32 0 2 6 0
18 England ST Matt Lecointe 0 0 0 0 0
19 England RM Nathan Thomas 2 10 1 3 0
19 Republic of Ireland CB Anthony O'Connor 42 2 3 8 0
20 Northern Ireland CB Tom Flanagan 4 0 0 1 0
20 Wales RB Gethin Jones 4 1 0 0 0
21 England ST Oliver Lee 9 6 2 2 1
22 England ST Deane Smalley 5 13 2 1 0
23 England GK Luke McCormick 50 0 0 0 0
24 England CM River Allen 0 4 0 0 0
25 England CB Aaron Bentley 3 1 0 0 1
27 England RM Drew Talbot 9 0 0 0 0
27 England ST Zak Ansah 1 5 1 0 0
28 England ST Ryan Brunt 3 11 2 2 0
29 England CB Peter Hartley 42 1 5 9 0

Last updated: 25 April 2015
Source:Greens on Screen

Transfers

In

N
 P
 Name
 EU
 Country
 Age
 Type
 Moving from
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
4 MF Lee Cox EU England23 Free transfer Swindon Town Summer 2016 Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
16 DF Carl McHugh EU Republic of Ireland21 Free transfer Bradford City Summer 2016 Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
22 FW Deane Smalley EU England25 Free transfer Oxford United Summer 2016 Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
29 DF Peter Hartley EU England26 Free Transfer Stevenage Summer 2016 Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
2 DF Kelvin Mellor EU England23 Free transfer Crewe Alexandra Summer 2016 Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
1 DF James Bittner EU England32 Free transfer Salisbury City Summer 2015 Free BBC Sport
6 MF Oliver Norburn EU England21 Free transfer Bristol Rovers Summer 2015 Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
28 DF Anthony O'Connor EU Republic of Ireland22 Transfer Blackburn Rovers Winter 2015 Undisclosed Plymouth Argyle F.C

Out

N
 P
 Name
 EU
 Country
 Age
 Status
 Moving to
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
4 DF Maxime Blanchard EU England27 Released Free Agent Summer Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
8 MF Romuald Boco EU Benin28 Released Chesterfield Summer Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
BBC Sport
1 GK Jake Cole EU England28 Released Woking Summer Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
BBC Sport
— DF Matthew Parsons EU England22 Released Free Agent Summer Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
16 DF Neal Trotman EU England27 Released Bristol Rovers Summer Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
BBC Sport
24 FW Isaac Vassell EU England20 Released Truro City Summer Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
Truro City F.C
14 DF Luke Young EU England21 Released Torquay United Summer Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
BBC Sport
6 MF Conor Hourihane EU Republic of Ireland23 Transfer Barnsley Summer Undisclosed Plymouth Argyle F.C
19 MF Nathan Thomas EU England20 Free transfer Motherwell Scotland Winter Free Plymouth Argyle F.C

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Loans in

Date Name From Until Ref
4 August 2014 O'Connor, AnthonyAnthony O'Connor Blackburn RoversJanuary 2015 [2]
1 September 2014 Bray, AlexAlex Bray Swansea City9 September 2014 [3][4]
25 September 2014 Reid, BobbyBobby Reid Bristol City13 November 2014 [5][6][7]
17 October 2014 Kellett, AndyAndy Kellett Bolton Wanderers13 December 2014 [8][9]
26 November 2014 Reid, BobbyBobby Reid Bristol City3 January 2015 [10]
9 January 2015 Flanagan, TomTom Flanagan Milton Keynes Dons10 February 2015 [11]
16 January 2015 Lee, OliverOliver Lee Plymouth Argyle21 February 2015 [12]
21 January 2015 Reid, BobbyBobby Reid Bristol City30 June 2015 [13]
30 January 2015 Talbot, DrewDrew Talbot Chesterfield3 May 2015 [14]
10 February 2015 Holmes-Dennis, TareiqTareiq Holmes-Dennis Charlton Athletic3 May 2015 [15]
25 March 2015 Jones, GethinGethin Jones Everton30 June 2015 [16]
26 March 2015 Ansah, ZakZak Ansah Charlton Athletic30 June 2015 [17]

Loans out

Date Name To Until Ref
12 June 2014 Richards, JamieJamie Richards Linfield20 January 2015 [18]
29 January 2015 Richards, JamieJamie Richards Dartford30 June 2015 [19][20]
2 February 2015 Morgan, MarvinMarvin Morgan Hartlepool United30 June 2015 [21]
13 February 2015 Allen, RiverRiver Allen Gosport Borough14 March 2015 [22]

References

  1. ↑ "It's Orient". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Anthony Is A Pilgrim". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Plymouth sign Swansea's Alex Bray on loan". BBC Sport. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bray's loan cut short by injury". Swansea City A.F.C. 9 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bobby Dazzler". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 25 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Bobby Extends". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 27 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Au Revoir, Bobby". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 13 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Pilgrims' Andy Addition". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 17 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Andy Can". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 17 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Bobby's Back". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 26 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Pilgrim Tom". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 9 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Olly Lee In". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 16 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Bobby Back For More". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 21 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Drew Love". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 30 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Tareiq a Treat". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 5 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "Jones the Loan". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 25 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "Shez Finds the Ansah". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 26 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "Green to Blues". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  19. ↑ "Jamie Makes Dartford Crossing". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 29 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Jamie Extends Stay". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 2 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "Fresh Challenge". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 2 February 2015.
  22. ↑ "Yellow River". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 13 February 2015.