List of Plymouth Argyle F.C. records and statistics explained

Plymouth Argyle Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Plymouth, Devon. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, following promotion from the 2022–23 EFL League One. The club was formed in 1886 as Argyle Football Club, a name which was retained until 1903 when the club became professional and were elected to the Southern Football League. The club also entered English football's premier knockout competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, for the first time that same year. The club joined the Football League in 1920, and have competed there since then, achieving multiple league titles, promotions, and relegations.

This list encompasses the major honours won by Plymouth Argyle, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Plymouth Argyle players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Home Park, the club's ground since 1901, are also included in the list.

Honours

Plymouth Argyle have won multiple titles in domestic competition. They have won the third tier of English football four times, which is a record.[1] In their second season as a professional club they won their first title, the Western League, in 1905.[2] The club's most recent title came in 2004 when they won the Football League Second Division.[3]

Domestic

League

Winners (1): 2003–04

Winners (2): 1958–59, 2001–02

Runners-up (2): 1974–75, 1985–86

Winners (2): 1929–30, 1951–52

Runners-up (6): 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27

Winners (1): 1912–13

Runners-up (2): 1907–08, 1911–12

Winners (1): 1904–05

Runners-up (1): 1906–07

Cups

Winners (1): 1996

Player records

Appearances

Plymouth Argyle's appearance record is held by Kevin Hodges, who played 620 times for the club over the course of 15 seasons from 1978 to 1992. Hodges also holds the records for appearances made in league, FA Cup, and League Cup competition. The player to have made the most appearances in the current squad is Luke McCormick, with 350 (including 4 as a substitute) as at 19 February 2022.

Most appearances

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitute in brackets.[5] Bold indicates still playing at the club.

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11978–1992
21924–1938
31912–1930
41955–1966
5=1947–1958
5=1965–1975
71995–2008
2012–2015
8 1990–1997
2001–2006
91921–1934
101914–1930

Goalscorers

Plymouth Argyle's all-time leading goalscorer is Sammy Black, who scored 184 goals for the club over the course of 14 seasons from 1924 to 1938. Black also holds the record for goals scored in league competition. The records for goals scored in FA Cup and League Cup competition are held by Wilf Carter, and Sean McCarthy respectively.

Top goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only. Matches played (including as substitute) appear in brackets.[6]

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11924–1938
21957–1964
31983–1985
1986–1990
41921–1934
51947–1955
61929–1939
71906–1915
81978–1992
91927–1933
10=1947–1955
10= 1990–1997
2001–2006

International

Transfers

Record transfer fees paid

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The fee for Simon Walton was to be paid in installments. If you search around it becomes fairly clear that he'll never be regarded as the club's record signing. The amount that Queens Park Rangers have received, as of 2010, is around about £200,000. -->

1£1.15 MillionNorwich City Bali Mumba21 July 2023
1=£1.15 MillionSwansea City Morgan Whittaker17 July 2023
2£750,000QPR Simon Walton6 August 2008
3£500,000Cardiff City[8]
4£400,000Debreceni VSC [9]
5=£300,000Swansea City [10]
5=£300,000Manchester United[11]
5=£300,000Port Vale

Record transfer fees received

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The fee for Péter Halmosi was for an initial £2m plus an additional £500,000 should Hull City avoid relegation from the Premier League the following season. That was achieved. -->

1£2.5mHull City [12]
2£2.25mIpswich Town[13]
3£1.5mWolverhampton Wanderers[14]
4£1.5mEverton[15]
5£750,000Southampton [16]

Managerial records

Club records

Matches

Firsts

Wins

Defeats

Points

Attendances

Footnotes

A. Appearances made in the abandoned 1939–40 season and subsequent wartime competitions are unofficial and therefore excluded.

B. Appearances and goals in the EFL Trophy, Full Members Cup, Watney Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, and Football League Group Cup.

References

General

Specific

Notes and References

  1. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/sv-achievements.asp Achievements
  2. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-season.asp?years=1904-1905&list=&tab=WL Western League
  3. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-season.asp?years=2003-2004 Second Division
  4. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb.asp Statistics Database
  5. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players1.asp Appearances Made
  6. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players1.asp Goals Scored
  7. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/sv-internationals.asp Internationals
  8. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3058405,00.html MacLean Joins Pilgrims
  9. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/6632127.stm Plymouth Keen On Halmosi
  10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/6275883.stm Fallon Completes Plymouth Switch
  11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/5181534.stm Plymouth Net Striker Ebanks-Blake
  12. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3844819,00.html Halmosi's Premier Chance
  13. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3097428,00.html Norris Ties Up Town Switch
  14. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3039658,00.html Wolves Capture Ebanks-Blake
  15. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3019435,00.html Toffees Snap Up Gosling
  16. https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2371 Mickey Evans
  17. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/managers.asp Managers
  18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/devon/low/people_and_places/history/newsid_8303000/8303515.stm Plymouth Argyle History
  19. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-seasons.asp Argyle History
  20. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-misc3.asp Attendances
  21. News: Bolton crush Plymouth to win Papa Johns Trophy . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-04-22.

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