Plymouth Argyle F.C.

Association football baseball club

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Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021-22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third gear tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, known as the “ Theatre of Greens ”, since 1901. Argyle are one of two Devon clubs who compete in the Football League, the other being Exeter City, Argyle ‘s local rivals.

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The club takes its nickname, “ The Pilgrims ”, from an English religious group that left Plymouth for the New World in 1620. The clubhouse crest features the Mayflower, the transport that carried the pilgrims to Massachusetts. The club has predominantly played in green and white throughout their history, with a few exceptions in the late 1960s and early 1970s when white was the color of option. A dark shade of k, described ( by some ) as Argyle green, was adopted in the 2001–02 season, and has been used always since. [ 3 ] The city of Plymouth is the largest in England fielding a League club to never to have hosted top-flight football. They are the most southerly and westerly League baseball club in England and the merely professional club named Argyle. originally founded merely as Argyle in 1886, the club turned professional and entered both the Southern League and Western League as Plymouth Argyle in 1903. They won the Western League title in 1904–05 and the Southern League championship in 1912–13, before winning election into the Football League Third Division in 1920. Finishing as runner-up on six consecutive occasions, they finally won promotion as Third Division South champions under the long-serving management of Bob Jack in 1929–30. A 20-year stay in the second Division ended in 1950, though they returned again as Third Division South champions in 1951–52. After another relegation in 1956 they again proved besides strong for the third grade, winning the Third Division title not long after in 1958–59. Argyle were relegated out of the Second Division in 1968, 1977 and 1992, having won forwarding out of the Third Division as runner-up in 1974–75 and 1985–86. They were relegated into the one-fourth tier for the foremost time in 1995, and though they would win immediate promotion in 1995–96, they were relegated again in 1998. Promoted as champions under Paul Sturrock with 102 points in 2001–02, they secured a record fifth third base tier league entitle in 2003–04, and would remain in the Championship for six seasons until administration and two consecutive relegations left them in League Two by 2011. In 2016–17 Argyle won promotion to League One, and again in 2019–20 following relegation the previous season .

name [edit ]

much meditation surrounds the origin of the name Argyle. One explanation is that the club was named after the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, an army regiment with a solid football side of its own. Another theory is given by the local anesthetic geography–suggesting the name comes either from the nearby public house, The Argyle Tavern, where the founder members may have met, or from a local street Argyle Terrace. [ 4 ] The club adopted its current name when it became amply professional in 1903.

history [edit ]

The cabaret was founded in 1886 as Argyle Football Club, the first peer taking identify on 16 October 1886 . Chart of table positions of Plymouth Argyle in the Football League The club was disband 1894, before being resurrected in 1897 as one part of a general sports club, the Argyle Athletic Club. [ 5 ] The baseball club joined the Southern League in 1903 becoming professional in the process. Argyle won the Southern League in 1912–13, then in 1920–21 entered the Football League Third Division as a fall through member, along with most of the Southern League, where they finished 11th in their first season. between 1921–22 and 1926–27, Argyle finished second in the raw Third Division South six seasons in a rowing, thereby missing promotion. Argyle finally won promotion to Football League Division Two in 1929–30, when they topped the Third Division South, with attendances that season regularly reaching 20,000. Manager Bob Jack resigned in 1937, having spent a grand full of 27 years in charge of the Pilgrims. Argyle ‘s 20-year stay in Division Two came to an end in 1949–50 after finishing 21st – two points abruptly of survival. They were back in Division Two before long, after winning the Third Division South in 1951–52. The closest they ever came to playing in the Football League First Division ( clear tier ) was in 1952–53, when they reached fourth place in the Football League Second Division, their highest finish to date. They were relegated again in 1955–56, merely 3 points behind Notts County. The Pilgrim ‘s reputation as a ‘ yo-yo cabaret ‘ continued after they won Division Three – by then a national league – in 1958–59. Argyle returned to Division Three after relegation in 1967–68. After spending six years in Division Three, Argyle finally returned to Division Two in 1974–75, but they were second down again in 1976–77 .
Since then, the team has wavered between the 2nd and 3rd grade, before being double relegated in 2010–11. That was directly due to the club having been declared bankrupt, following which they were deducted the 10 points they needed for survival. The club returned to the 3rd grade after finishing second in 2016–17. On 14 August 2018, it was announced that stockholder Simon Hallett had purchased depart of James Brent ‘s stake in the golf club, and had become the new majority stockholder and owner, and that former director, David Felwick, would return to the clubhouse as president when Brent stepped down on 31 October 2018. [ 6 ] however, on 10 October 2018, it was reported that David Felwick was unable to take over as president, citing personal reasons, so on 1 November 2018, Hallett became both majority owner and chair of Plymouth Argyle. [ 7 ]

stadium [edit ]

outside horizon of the Devonport Stand The original ground of the professional club at Home Park was destroyed by german bombers during the Blitz on Plymouth in World War II. Having been rebuilt after the war, Home Park was largely demolished as part of an across-the-board march 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. The other end, the Barn Park End, opened on the lapp sidereal day. The Lyndhurst stand reopened on 26 January 2002 for the game against Oxford United. Plans are presently under discussion regarding the completion of the renovation of the grind with the replacement of the Mayflower bandstand. The ground is situated in Central Park, identical near to the residential area of Peverell. Towards the end of the 2005–06 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 leverage was concluded in December 2006. In the summer of 2007, the golf club, having failed to persuade the UK authorities [ 8 ] of the case for retaining a standing terrace, decided to add 3,500 irregular seats to the Mayflower enclosure, [ 9 ] dropping the capacity to 19,888 from 20,922. In December 2009 it was announced that the stadium was to be one of 12 chosen to host matches during the World Cup 2018, should England ‘s command be successful. [ 10 ] The then Argyle president Paul Stapleton stated that work on a modern South Stand at Home Park would start in 2010. however, England failed to be chosen for the 2018 tournament, and Plymouth Argyle entered administration in March 2011. After selling the stadium back to the council on 14 October 2011 for £1.6 million, [ 11 ] this project was in serious doubt. The baseball club was then taken over by local occupation owner James Brent, who submitted fresh plans to build a new Mayflower Grandstand with a 5,000 seat capability, and an consociate leisure complex. The plans include an ice rink with 1,500 spectator pump seats, a 10 screen film complex with an iMax screen, a 120 bedroom hotel and 4,200m sq retail units. Planning permission for the project was granted on 15 August 2013. The development was due to commence in September 2013, with the destruction of the erstwhile stand planned for late October 2013 after the Portsmouth home match. As of June 2015, the plans have been withdrawn, though plan permission inactive remains. The family part of the stadium was moved from block 1 of the Devonport end to the ‘Zoo corner ‘ between the Lyndhurst Stand and the Barn Park End, with a kids activities zone in the multitude. [ 12 ] In January 2017, director Simon Hallett invested £5,000,000 into the club, along with all other directors exchanging previous loans into fairness, with the intention on using the money for renovating the Mayflower Grandstand. No immediate timeframe was put on the renovations, but chair James Brent indicated work is planned to start in 2018, finishing in 2020 ahead of the Plymouth 2020 Mayflower celebrations. [ 13 ] former that month, temp induct was once again put in seat on the Grandstand, this time as a one-off for an FA Cup 3rd round replay vanadium Liverpool. [ 14 ] The seat was kept in place for the next home match, a League 2 game vanadium Devon rivals Exeter City, but tickets were not on sale to the general populace. concisely after this crippled, the seat was removed. [ 15 ]

Rivalries [edit ]

The club ‘s traditional rivals are companion Devon sides Exeter City and Torquay United ; other rivalries exist with Portsmouth, Bristol City and Bristol Rovers. The competition with Portsmouth was heightened in May 2016, when the two teams met in the League 2 playoff semi-final and Argyle prevailed. The playoffs have besides engendered a reciprocal dislike of Wycombe Wanderers. [ 16 ] Although the competition with Exeter City has been blunted for a while due to a remainder in divisions, Argyle ‘s relegation into League One, coupled with Exeter City ‘s survival, reignited the tensions. A distinct competition arose between Argyle and Luton Town after incendiary comments made by Joe Kinnear, who was the coach of the Hatters during the 2001–02 promotion season, although that common antipathy has now reasonably slake. [ citation needed ] Similarly, after the departure of Ian Holloway to Leicester City in November 2007, a obtrusive reciprocal disfavor arise, culminating in Argyle ‘s 0–1 victory at the Walkers Stadium in early February 2008. Although that antipathy has slightly subsided, some fans remain feel denounce and angry at the manner of his leaving. [ 17 ] In the 1990s, Argyle had a competition with Burnley, because the Clarets beat them in a Division Two ( now League One ) play-off semi-final in 1994. There was besides a get the better of by Burnley on the last sidereal day of the season four years late, which led to Argyle ‘s relegation. however, the competition has subsided over the past few years, particularly due to Burnley ‘s promotion to the Premier League in 2014 .

Players [edit ]

current team [edit ]

As of 10 September 2021[18]

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

Out on loan [edit ]

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

retire numbers [edit ]

Youth & reserves squad [edit ]

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Through the 1960s and 70s, Argyle ‘s Reserve team played in the Plymouth & Devon Combination League, with their home games at Cottage Field, following to Home Park. Argyle belated entered into The Football Combination, before withdrawing from the Combination in mid-season in 1981–82, for fiscal reasons. In 1982 the side entered the westerly Football League, leaving at the end of the 1992–93 season. The club had besides entered a team in the South Western League, but withdrew from that rival after one season in 2007. The baseball club ‘s reserve team, up to the end of the 2010–11 season, played in The Football Combination, and confirmed their withdrawal from it on 27 June 2011, aboard 18 other Football League clubs. [ 20 ] The reserves ‘ honours include the Southern League Championship in 1922, 1926, 1929, 1934 and its League Cup in 1933, 1934 and 1936 ; 1934 was the first base Southern League Double. [ 21 ] For the 2015–16 season, Argyle entered a team into the South West Peninsula League Division One West, with home matches in the first place planned to be played at Bickleigh Barracks, before a change of plan saw them played at Seale-Hayne, dubbed ‘Hodges Park ‘ after club legend Kevin Hodges, outside Newton Abbot. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] After applying for promotion and finishing 2nd behind Mousehole, the reserves side were promoted to the Premier Division for the 2016–17 season. The team again moved grounds, playing their games at the home of the Devon FA, Coach Road, in Newton Abbot [ 24 ] and finished 6th in 2016–17. In April 2019 it was announced that argyll Reserves were pulling out of the South West Peninsula League at the end of the temper. A new exploitation team, run by the Argyle Community Trust would enter the new Devon Football League for the 2019–20 season. [ 25 ]

Apprentices [edit ]

As of 9th November 2021[26][27]

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

Women ‘s police squad [edit ]

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As of 30th August 2021[28]

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

musician of the class [edit ]

Young Player of the year [edit ]

Noted former players [edit ]

For details on former players who have a Wikipedia article, see: Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players.

team of the hundred [edit ]

For the centennial celebrations, an all-time good team of Plymouth Argyle players was chosen by fans of the clubhouse. [ 29 ]
Manager : Paul Sturrock

World Cup players [edit ]

The pursue players were chosen to represent their country at the FIFA World Cup while contracted to Plymouth Argyle .

baseball club officials [edit ]

Boardroom positions [edit ]

cabaret officials [edit ]

Position[32]

Name

Club President:
Tony Wrathall

Club Secretary:
Zac Newton

Head of Facilities & Support Services
Gavin Priest[33]

Head of Commercial Operations:
James Greenacre

Head of Marketing:
Jamie Yabsley

Head of Conferencing & Events:
Christian Kent

Head of Finance:
David Ray

Player Liaison Officer & Administration Officer:
Ellen Shine

Coaching positions [edit ]

First Team
Youth Team/Academy

managerial history [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

Plymouth Argyle ‘s number of honours include the follow. [ 34 ]

Records [edit ]

baseball club records [edit ]

Seasons [edit ]

Most appearances [edit ]

#
Name
Argyle career
Appearances
Goals

1978–1992
620
87

1924–1938
491
184

1995–2008
2012–2015
491
66

1912–1915
1919–1930
467
5

1955–1966
448
55

1965–1975
441
17

1947–1958
441
2

1990–1997
2001–2006
432
81

1921–1934
401
136

1914–1915
1919–1930
400
6

Most goals [edit ]

#
Name
Argyle career
Goals
Appearances
Game/goal ratio

1924–1938
184
491
2.668

1957–1964
148
275
1.858

1983–1985
1986–1990
145
310
2.137

1921–1934
136
401
2.948

1947–1955
112
253
2.258

1929–1939
103
256
2.485

1906–1915
92
239
2.597

1978–1992
87
620
7.126

1927–1933
85
153
1.800

10=

1947–1955
81
271
3.345

10=

Mickey Evans

1990–1997
2001–2006
81
432
5.333

1965–1971
71
179
2.521

The club ‘s stream sportswear manufacturer is Puma. [ 35 ] The club ‘s chief patronize is Ginsters. [ 36 ] Shirt sponsorship was not introduced by the golf club until 1983. [ 37 ] Beacon Electrical was the first company to have its name on the shirt of Plymouth Argyle, but it lasted just one season. Ivor Jones Insurance was the following patron and their agreement with the golf club lasted for two seasons. National & Provincial ( now merged with Abbey National ) were sponsors for the 1986–87 season before the clubhouse signed an agreement with the Sunday Independent which would last for five seasons. Rotolok Holdings plc became the club ‘s major sponsor in 1992, which was owned by then Pilgrims chair Dan McCauley. This lasted for six seasons before the club linked up with local newspaper the Evening Herald. between 2002 and 2011 the club was sponsored by Cornish gluey -makers Ginsters. [ 38 ] In 2011 with the club distillery in presidency, local timber merchant WH Bond Timber sponsored Argyle ‘s kits at first for the 2011–12 season and until the end of the 2013–14 season. local construction access company LTC Group87 then sponsored Argyle from the starting signal of the 2014–15 season, having their LTC Powered Access ramify ‘s logo on the shirts. Cornwall-based company Ginsters then came back for a second spell as main presenter in the 2016–17 season. [ 39 ]