2003–04 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season explained

Club:Plymouth Argyle
Season:2003–04
League:Division Two
League Result:1st
League Topscorer:David Friio (14 goals)
Highest Attendance:Queens Park Rangers (19,888)
Away: Sheffield Wednesday (20,090)
Lowest Attendance:Wycombe Wanderers (4,298)
Away: Colchester United (2,367)
Largest Win:7–0 Chesterfield (home)
Largest Loss:3–0 Queens Park Rangers (away)
3–0 Tranmere Rovers (away)
4–1 Oldham Athletic (away)
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:First Round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:First Round
Cup3:Football League Trophy
Cup3 Result:Second Round (South)
Manager:Paul Sturrock August–March
Kevin Summerfield (caretaker) March–April
Bobby Williamson April onwards
Sponsor:Ginsters
Prevseason:2002–03
Nextseason:2004–05

The 2003/04 football season saw Plymouth Argyle regain a place in the second tier of English football for the first time in twelve seasons, Along the way to capturing the Division Two championship they accumulated 90 league points, 21 clean sheets and a club record of seven straight clean sheets whilst also losing arguably the most successful manager in recent history in Paul Sturrock to Southampton F.C.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1] [2]

Left club during season

Pre-season

Matches

Last updated: 5 November 2014
Source:Greens on Screen

Football League Division Two

Matches

Last updated: 8 November 2014
Source:Soccerbase

FA Cup

Matches

Last updated: 9 November 2014
Source:Soccerbase

League Cup

Matches

Last updated: 9 November 2014
Source:Soccerbase

Football League Trophy

Matches

Last updated: 9 November 2014
Source:Soccerbase

Notable events

Transfers

Out

DatePlayerTransferToFee
12 September 2003Brian McGlincheyThree month loanTorquay United-
24 September 2003Joe BroadSaleTorquay UnitedFree
2 October 2003David BeresfordOne month loanMacclesfield Town-
4 November 2003David BeresfordSaleTranmere RoversFree
9 January 2004Jani VianderSaleBrentfordFree
13 January 2004Brian McGlincheySaleTorquay UnitedFree
1 June 2004Martin PhillipsRelease--
1 June 2004Jason BentRelease--
1 June 2004Eugene KangulunguRelease--
1 June 2004Wayne O'SullivanRelease--
6 July 2004Matthew VillisSeason loanTorquay United-
30 July 2004Ian StonebridgeSaleWycombe WanderersFree

References

[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FootballSquads - Plymouth Argyle - 2003/04.
  2. Web site: GoS-DB Season.
  3. Web site: 2003/04 Championship Season. Greens On Screen. 10 November 2014.