2018–19 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Plymouth Argyle's second consecutive season in League One and their 133rd year in existence. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Plymouth Argyle

2018–19 season
Chairman	James Brent (stepped down 31 October 2018) Simon Hallett
Manager	Derek Adams (until 28 April)[1] Ryan Lowe (from 5 June)[2]
Stadium	Home Park
League One	21st (Relegated to EFL League Two)
FA Cup	2nd round
EFL Cup	2nd round
EFL Trophy	Group Stage Group stages
Top goalscorer	League: Freddie Ladapo (18) All: Freddie Ladapo (19)
Highest home attendance	12,065 vs Sunderland (3 November 2018)
Lowest home attendance	League: 8,190 vs Burton Albion (20 October 2018) All: 1,504 vs Chelsea U21 (30 October 2018)
Average home league attendance	9,847
Biggest win	5–1 (23 February 2019 vs. Rochdale)
Biggest defeat	0–5 (30 October 2018 vs. Chelsea U21, EFL Trophy)
Home colours Away colours
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First-Team Squad

As of 29 March 2020

No.	Name	Pos.	Nat.	Place of birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
1	Matt Macey	GK		Bath	24	38	0	Arsenal	30 July 2018	Loan	2019
21	Kyle Letheren	GK		Llanelli	31	23	0	York City	5 September 2017	Free	2019
31	Michael Cooper	GK		Exeter	19	4	0	Academy	1 July 2017	Trainee	Undisclosed
—	Harry Burgoyne[3]	GK		Ludlow	22	0	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16 June 2018	Loan	2019
Defenders
2	Joe Riley	RB		Salford	27	20	0	Shrewsbury Town	1 July 2018	Free	Undisclosed
3	Gary Sawyer	LB		Bideford	33	257	6	Leyton Orient	25 June 2015	Free	2019
5	Ryan Edwards	CB		Liverpool	25	68	9	Morecambe	1 July 2017	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
14	Niall Canavan	CB		Leeds	28	38	2	Rochdale	1 July 2018	Free	Undisclosed
20	Lloyd Jones	CB		Plymouth	23	9	1	Luton Town	31 January 2019	Loan	2019
22	Tafari Moore	RB		Kilburn	21	18	0	Arsenal	1 July 2018	Free	Undisclosed
23	Ashley Smith-Brown	LB		Manchester	23	37	1	Manchester City	1 July 2018	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
25	Scott Wootton	CB		Birkenhead	27	10	0	Milton Keynes Dons	1 July 2018	Free	Undisclosed
26	Oscar Threlkeld	RB		Bolton	25	108	4	Waasland-Beveren	8 January 2019	Loan	2019
Midfielders
4	Yann Songo'o	DM		Toulon	27	139	3	Free agent	19 June 2016	Free	Undisclosed
6	Jamie Ness	CM		Irvine	28	59	4	Scunthorpe United	1 July 2017	Free	Undisclosed
7	Antoni Sarcevic	CM		Manchester	27	94	9	Shrewsbury Town	26 January 2017	Free	Undisclosed
8	David Fox	CM		Leek	35	143	3	Crewe Alexandra	22 July 2016	Free	Undisclosed
10	Graham Carey	AM		Blanchardstown	30	197	49	Ross County	2 July 2015	Free	Undisclosed
11	Rúben Lameiras	AM		Lisbon	24	82	18	Coventry City	1 July 2017	Free	Undisclosed
13	Paul Anderson	LM		Melton Mowbray	30	3	0	Mansfield Town	22 February 2019	Free	2019
15	Conor Grant	CM		Fazakerley	24	14	0	Everton	1 July 2018	Free	Undisclosed
16	Joel Grant	LM		Acton	31	57	10	Exeter City	1 July 2017	Free	Undisclosed
17	Lionel Ainsworth	RM		Nottingham	31	25	0	Motherwell	1 July 2017	Free	Undisclosed
36	Cameron Sangster	CM		Newton Abbot	19	2	0	Academy	1 July 2016	Trainee	Undisclosed
Forwards
9	Ryan Taylor	CF		Rotherham	31	78	10	Oxford United	30 January 2017	Free	Undisclosed
19	Freddie Ladapo	CF		Romford	26	49	19	Southend United	1 July 2018	Free	Undisclosed
29	Alex Fletcher	CF		Newton Abbot	20	25	3	Academy	22 June 2017	Trainee	Undisclosed
35	Luke Jephcott	CF		Ponsanooth	19	10	0	Academy	1 July 2018	Trainee	Undisclosed
Out on Loan
18	Calum Dyson	CF		Fazakerley	22	2	0	Everton	1 July 2018	Free	Undisclosed
28	Jordan Bentley	DF		Plymouth	20	2	0	Academy	4 March 2016	Trainee	Undisclosed

Statistics

As of game played on 12 May 2019

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Matt Macey	38	0	33+1	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Joe Riley	20	0	14+4	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Gary Sawyer	33	0	28+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	CMR	Yann Songo'o	45	1	36+4	0	2+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Ryan Edwards	37	5	34+1	5	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
6	MF	SCO	Jamie Ness	30	1	18+6	0	2+0	0	2+0	1	2+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Antoni Sarcevic	41	4	36+0	3	2+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
8	MF	ENG	David Fox	46	1	39+3	1	2+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Ryan Taylor	36	0	5+27	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	1+0	0
10	MF	IRL	Graham Carey	46	6	40+2	6	1+0	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
11	MF	POR	Rúben Lameiras	44	12	30+10	11	0+2	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
13	MF	ENG	Paul Anderson	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	IRL	Niall Canavan	38	2	29+4	2	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
15	MF	ENG	Conor Grant	14	0	10+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
16	MF	JAM	Joel Grant	21	4	14+3	4	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
17	MF	ENG	Lionel Ainsworth	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Freddie Ladapo	49	19	42+3	18	2+0	0	2+0	1	0+0	0
20	DF	ENG	Lloyd Jones	9	1	4+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	GK	WAL	Kyle Letheren	14	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
22	DF	ENG	Tafari Moore	18	0	14+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Ashley Smith-Brown	37	1	30+1	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
25	DF	ENG	Scott Wootton	10	0	6+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	ENG	Oscar Threlkeld	11	1	6+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Alex Fletcher	6	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
31	GK	ENG	Michael Cooper	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
33	DF	ENG	Ryan Law	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
35	FW	WAL	Luke Jephcott	9	0	2+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
37	MF	ENG	Michael Peck	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
38	MF	ENG	Adam Randell	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
42	MF	ENG	Tom Purrington	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Players out on loan:
18	FW	ENG	Calum Dyson	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
36	FW	ENG	Alex Battle	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Players who left the club:
13	MF	ENG	Stuart O'Keefe	13	0	6+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
20	MF	SCO	Gregg Wylde	11	0	1+6	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	1+1	0
24	DF	SCO	Peter Grant	9	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0

Goals record

As of 12 May 2019

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	19		CF	Freddie Ladapo	18	0	1	0	19
2	11		AM	Rúben Lameiras	11	1	0	0	12
3	10		AM	Graham Carey	6	0	0	0	6
4	5		CB	Ryan Edwards	5	0	0	0	5
5	7		CM	Antoni Sarcevic	3	1	0	0	4
	16		LM	Joel Grant	4	0	0	0	4
7	14		CB	Niall Canavan	2	0	0	0	2
8	8		CM	David Fox	1	0	0	0	1
	4		DM	Yann Songo'o	0	0	1	0	1
	6		CM	Jamie Ness	0	0	1	0	1
	20		CB	Lloyd Jones	1	0	0	0	1
	23		LB	Ashley Smith-Brown	1	0	0	0	1
	26		RB	Oscar Threlkeld	1	0	0	0	1
Own Goals					3	0	0	0	3
Total					57	2	3	0	61

Disciplinary record

As of 12 May 2019

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
1	7		CM	Antoni Sarcevic	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
	10		AM	Graham Carey	10	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
	23		LB	Ashley Smith-Brown	10	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
4	6		CM	Jamie Ness	6	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	1	0
5	4		DM	Yann Songo'o	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	1	0
6	5		CB	Ryan Edwards	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	8		CM	David Fox	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
8	2		RB	Joe Riley	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	13		CM	Stuart O'Keefe	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	14		CB	Niall Canavan	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
11	9		CF	Ryan Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	16		LM	Joel Grant	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	19		CF	Freddie Ladapo	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
12	3		LB	Gary Sawyer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	20		LM	Gregg Wylde	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	24		CB	Peter Grant	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	37		CM	Michael Peck	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					75	2	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	4	0	0	90	2	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CB		Niall Canavan	Rochdale	Free transfer	[4]
1 July 2018	CF		Calum Dyson	Everton	Free transfer	[5]
1 July 2018	CM		Conor Grant	Everton	Free transfer	[6]
1 July 2018	CB		Peter Grant	Falkirk	Free transfer	[7]
1 July 2018	RB		Tafari Moore	Arsenal	Free transfer	[8]
1 July 2018	CF		Freddie Ladapo	Southend United	Free transfer	[9]
1 July 2018	RB		Joe Riley	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer	[10]
1 July 2018	LB		Ashley Smith-Brown	Manchester City	Undisclosed	[11]
1 July 2018	CB		Scott Wootton	Milton Keynes Dons	Free transfer	[7]
8 January 2019	RB		Oscar Threlkeld	Waasland-Beveren	Undisclosed	[12]
22 February 2019	RM		Paul Anderson	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	[13]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CF		Nathan Blissett	Macclesfield Town	Released	[14][15]
1 July 2018	CB		Sonny Bradley	Luton Town	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2018	CF		Simon Church	Retired	—	[17]
1 July 2018	RW		Billy Craske	Bromley	Released	[18]
1 July 2018	CB		Elliott Crawford	Free agent	Released	[18]
1 July 2018	CB		Harry Downing	Free agent	Released	[18]
1 July 2018	GK		Luke McCormick	Swindon Town	Released	[14][19]
1 July 2018	RB		Gary Miller	Carlisle United	Released	[14][20]
1 July 2018	DM		Paul Paton	Falkirk	Released	[14][21]
1 July 2018	CB		Callum Rose	Dorchester Town	Released	[14][22]
1 July 2018	CM		Aaron Taylor	Free agent	Released	[14]
1 July 2018	LB		Aaron Taylor-Sinclair	Motherwell	Released	[14][23]
1 July 2018	GK		Robbert te Loeke	Retired	—	[24]
1 July 2018	RB		Oscar Threlkeld	Waasland-Beveren	Free transfer	[25]
1 July 2018	MF		Matt Ward	Free agent	Released	[18]
7 January 2019	LM		Gregg Wylde	Livingston	Mutual consent	[26][27]
29 January 2019	CB		Peter Grant	Carlisle United	Mutual consent	[28][29]
10 May 2019	RM		Paul Anderson	Free agent	Released	[30]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
1 July 2018	GK		Harry Burgoyne	Wolverhampton Wanderers	31 May 2019	[31]
30 July 2018	GK		Matt Macey	Arsenal	31 May 2019	[32]
24 August 2018	CM		Stuart O'Keefe	Cardiff City	January 2019	[33]
31 January 2019	CB		Lloyd Jones	Luton Town	31 January 2019	[34]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
10 October 2018	CB		Jordan Bentley	Truro City	January 2019	[35][36]
10 October 2018	CM		Dan Rooney	Truro City	January 2019	[35][36]
3 January 2019	CF		Alex Battle	Truro City	31 May 2019	[37]
11 January 2019	RB		Harry Hodges	Gloucester City	10 February 2019	[38]
11 January 2019	LB		Ryan Law	Gloucester City	10 February 2019	[38]
31 January 2019	CF		Calum Dyson	Stevenage	31 May 2019	[39]

Competitions

Friendlies

On 10 May 2018, Plymouth Argyle announced eight pre-season friendlies for July.^[40] These were extended into ten friendlies when a tour of The Netherlands was announced in early July.^[41]

Plymouth Parkway v Plymouth Argyle

7 July 2018 Friendly	Plymouth Parkway	2–4	Plymouth Argyle	Plymouth
12:30 BST	Smith 47' Bentley 68'	Report	Sawyer 19' C. Grant 26' J. Grant 55' Edwards 58'	Stadium: Bolitho Park Attendance: 1,650 (Approx.) Referee: Scott Jackson

Torpoint Athletic v Plymouth Argyle

10 July 2018 Friendly	Torpoint Athletic	0–6	Plymouth Argyle	Torpoint
19:30 BST		Report	Lameiras Ladapo Carey Wylde x2' Fox	Stadium: The Mill Referee: Stuart Kane

Helston Athletic v Plymouth Argyle

14 July 2018 Friendly	Helston Athletic	0–5	Plymouth Argyle	Helston
15:00 BST	Jephcott 8' Sangster 58' 63' Lolos 73' Rooney 79'	Report		Stadium: Kellaway Park

Tavistock v Plymouth Argyle

14 July 2018 Friendly	Tavistock	1–5	Plymouth Argyle	Tavistock
15:00 BST	Coombes 5'	Report	Carey 16' (pen.), 27' (pen.) Ladapo 40' Lameiras 51' Grant 72'	Stadium: Langsford Park Attendance: 791[42] Referee: Lee Swabey

Torquay United v Plymouth Argyle

17 July 2018 Friendly	Torquay United	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Torquay
19:30 BST		Report	Carey 63'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1,824[43] Referee: Adam Bromley

Bideford v Plymouth Argyle

18 July 2018 Friendly	Bideford	0–3	Plymouth Argyle	Bideford
19:30 BST		Report	J.Grant 17' Edwards 28' Wylde 31'	Stadium: The Sports Ground Attendance: 585[44]

Yeovil Town v Plymouth Argyle

21 July 2018 Friendly	Yeovil Town	5–1	Plymouth Argyle	Yeovil
15:00 BST	Jaiyesimi 3' Browne 11', 30' Fisher 52', 60'	Report	J.Grant 19'	Stadium: Huish Park Referee: Brett Huxtable

SV Schermbeck v Plymouth Argyle

24 July 2018 Friendly	SV Schermbeck	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Schermbeck
17:30 BST		Report	Dyson	Stadium: Waldsportplatz Referee: Nadine Westerhoff

Feyenoord v Plymouth Argyle

25 July 2018 Friendly	Feyenoord	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Rotterdam
	Vente Burger	Report	Lameiras	Stadium: 1908 Training Ground

MVV Maastricht v Plymouth Argyle

27 July 2018 Friendly	MVV Maastricht	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Maastricht
20:00 BST	Koolhof 7'	Report		Stadium: De Geusselt

Callington Town v Plymouth Argyle

31 July 2018 Friendly	Callington Town	0–7	Plymouth Argyle	Callington
19:30 BST			Jephcott 7', 29' Fletcher 18', 51' J.Grant 20' Sangster 39' (pen) Battle 81'	Stadium: Marshfield Parc

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
19	Southend United	46	14	8	24	55	68	−13	50
20	AFC Wimbledon	46	13	11	22	42	63	−21	50
21	Plymouth Argyle (R)	46	13	11	22	56	80	−24	50	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Walsall (R)	46	12	11	23	49	71	−22	47
23	Scunthorpe United (R)	46	12	10	24	53	83	−30	46

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results^[45]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	13	11	22	56	80	−24	50	9	6	8	36	38	−2	4	5	14	20	42	−22

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	L	D	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	W
Position	19	16	20	21	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	23	24	24	23	23	21	17	17	16	15	15	14	15	15	12	12	14	14	15	18	19	20	21	21

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[46][47]

Walsall v Plymouth Argyle

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Walsall	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Walsall
15:00 BST	Cook 45+1' Leahy 64'	Report	Edwards 40'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,755 Referee: Andy Haines

Plymouth Argyle v Southend United

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Southend United	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Carey 20' (pen) Edwards  79'	Report	Demetriou 38' (pen)	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,866 Referee: John Busby

Coventry City v Plymouth Argyle

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3	Coventry City	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Coventry
15:00 BST	Bakayoko 43' (pen.)	Report	Carey  44' Ness  44'  58' Taylor  84'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,453 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Plymouth Argyle v Wycombe Wanderers

21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Ladapo 4'	Report	Bloomfield 84',  85'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,244 Referee: Ollie Yates

Plymouth Argyle v Peterborough United

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Plymouth Argyle	1–5	Peterborough United	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Edwards 90+1'	Report	Godden 8', 90+4' Dembélé 11' Cummings 48', 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,214 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Portsmouth v Plymouth Argyle

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Portsmouth	3–0	Plymouth Argyle	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Curtis 22', 69' Lowe 63' Thompson  89'	Report	Ness  39'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,872 Referee: Tom Nield

Bristol Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Horfield
13:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,006 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Plymouth Argyle v Blackpool

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Blackpool	Plymouth
15:00 BST		Report	Cullen 14' Bola  90+3' Daniels  90+3'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,658 Referee: Neil Hair

Charlton Athletic v Plymouth Argyle

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Charlton
15:00 BST	Ahearne-Grant 12', 88'	Report	Carey 9'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,818 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Plymouth Argyle v Doncaster Rovers

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Plymouth Argyle	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Lameiras 40' Carey 90+6'	Report	Marquis 18', 90' Blair 57'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,532 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Barnsley v Plymouth Argyle

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11	Barnsley	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Mowatt 8'	Report	Lameiras 39'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,717 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Plymouth Argyle v AFC Wimbledon

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Smith-Brown  61' Ladapo 75'	Report	Wagstaff  80' Purrington  90'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,542 Referee: Alan Young

Oxford United v Plymouth Argyle

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13	Oxford United	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Oxford
15:00 BST	Mackie 4',  79' Brannagan  30' Nelson 74'	Report	Songo'o  26',  81'  Smith-Brown  43' O'Keefe  80'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,332 (1,285 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Plymouth Argyle v Burton Albion

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14	Plymouth Argyle	2–3	Burton Albion	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Ladapo 9', 35' Edwards  67' Wylde  84'	Report	McFadzean 19', 84' Akins 39'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,190 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Plymouth Argyle v Gillingham

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15	Plymouth Argyle	3–1	Gillingham	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Ladapo 22', 34' Lameiras 73'	Report	O'Neill 76'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,754 Referee: Darren England

Scunthorpe United v Plymouth Argyle

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16	Scunthorpe United	1–4	Plymouth Argyle	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	McArdle  17' Colclough  41' Novak 49' Thomas  56'	Report	Ladapo 13' Canavan 45+1' J. Grant 57' Ness  60' Sarcevic 90+4'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,508 Referee: Scott Oldham

Plymouth Argyle v Sunderland

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17	Plymouth Argyle	0–2	Sunderland	Plymouth
16:00 GMT	Sarcevic  49'	Report	McGeady 53', 78' (pen.) McGeouch  60' Flanagan  61' O'Nien  84'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,065 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Luton Town v Plymouth Argyle

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18	Luton Town	5–1	Plymouth Argyle	Luton
15:00 GMT	Collins 12', 45+1' (pen.), 77' Lee 23' Justin 29'	Report	Grant 89'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,004 Referee: Darren England

Plymouth Argyle v Fleetwood Town

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Ladapo 72', 81'	Report	Madden 84'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,301 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Shrewsbury Town v Plymouth Argyle

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20	Shrewsbury Town	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT	Docherty 35' Okenabirhie 68'	Report		Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,279 Referee: Matthew Donohue

Plymouth Argyle v Bradford City

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21	Plymouth Argyle	3–3	Bradford City	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Ladapo 12', 74' Grant 50'	Report	Payne 4', 18' Miller 53'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,092 Referee: Robert Lewis

Rochdale v Plymouth Argyle

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22	Rochdale	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Perkins  62' Inman 76'	Report	Grant 73' Perkins 80' (og)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,663 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Plymouth Argyle v Accrington Stanley

23 December 2018 (2018-12-23) 23	Plymouth Argyle	0–3	Accrington Stanley	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Fox  8'	Report	Hughes  21' Conneely  25' Finley 61' McConville 65' Clark 77' Barlaser  81'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,193 Referee: Kevin Johnson

AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth Argyle

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	London
15:00 GMT	Wordsworth 32' Pinnock 75'	Report	Fox 23' Sarcevic  26' Smith-Brown  59'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,434 Referee: Craig Hicks

Burton Albion v Plymouth Argyle

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25	Burton Albion	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Miller 4' Wallace  73' McCrory  77' Quinn  77'	Report	Smith-Brown  49' Lameiras 52' Sarcevic  80'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,577 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26	Plymouth Argyle	3–0	Oxford United	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Sarcevic 9'  33' Lameiras 41', 67' Carey  78' Sawyer  81'	Report	Nelson  33' Brannagan  54' Dickie  59'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,223 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Southend United v Plymouth Argyle

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27	Southend United	2–3	Plymouth Argyle	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	Cox  55' 86' (pen.) Hendrie  55' Dieng  61' Kelman 90+2'	Report	Sarcevic 21'  54' Ladapo 49' Fox  62' Lameiras 73' Carey  87'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,851 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Plymouth Argyle v Coventry City

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Coventry City	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Sarcevic  35' Songo'o  47' Smith-Brown  54' Lameiras 63', 70'	Report	Mason  43' Chaplin 55'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,686 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Plymouth Argyle v Walsall

22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) 29	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Walsall	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Edwards 54' Canavan 65' Songo'o  90'	Report	Osbourne  26' Gordon  57' Cook 82'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,446 Referee: John Busby

Wycombe Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 30	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Akinfenwa 24' Jacobson  45+3'	Report	Fox  36' Edwards  87' Ladapo  90+7'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,691 Referee: Scott Oldham

Peterborough United v Plymouth Argyle

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 31	Peterborough United	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Tomlin  45'  45+4'	Report	Smith-Brown  64' Canavan  74' Lameiras 88'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,543 Referee: Peter Wright

Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 32	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Portsmouth	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Carey 70'	Report	Close 56' Evans  59' Thompson  73' Curtis  78'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,052

Bradford City v Plymouth Argyle

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33	Bradford City	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Bradford
15:00 GMT	O'Brien  27'	Report	Smith-Brown  61'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: D Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Plymouth Argyle v Rochdale

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34	Plymouth Argyle	5–1	Rochdale	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Ladapo 26', 75' Edwards 61' Sarcevic  67' Threlkeld 85' Smith-Brown 90+4'	Report	Done 48' Ebanks-Landell  58' Camps  72'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,360 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Sunderland v Plymouth Argyle

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35	Sunderland	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Cattermole 32' Dunne  50' Honeyman 87'	Report	Canavan  90+3'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 32,360 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Plymouth Argyle v Luton Town

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Luton Town	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Carey  29' Edwards  42' Canavan  62' Fox  80'	Report	Hylton  30' Shinnie  74'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,081 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Plymouth Argyle v Shrewsbury Town

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Ladapo 8' Carey 89' (pen.)	Report	Whalley  37' Norburn 60' 60' Grant  76' Waterfall  86'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,572 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Fleetwood Town v Plymouth Argyle

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38	Fleetwood Town	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Holt  52' 77' Hunter 80'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,711 Referee: John Busby

Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39	Plymouth Argyle	2–2	Bristol Rovers	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Lameiras 51' Craig 75' (o.g.) Ness  88'	Report	Clarke-Harris 72' Reilly 90+1' Clarke  90+4'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,003 Referee: Roger East

Blackpool v Plymouth Argyle

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40	Blackpool	2–2	Plymouth Argyle	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Gnanduillet  19' Spearing  80' Bola 84' Tilt 90+2'	Report	Ladapo 4' Carey  55' Edwards 73' Songo'o  77'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,343 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Plymouth Argyle v Charlton Athletic

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41	Plymouth Argyle	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Carey 39'	Report	Sarr  13' Bauer  18' Vetokele  32' Taylor 41' Bielik  42' Canavan 49' (o.g.) Purrington  53'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,696 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Doncaster Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Rowe 7' Butler  40' Andrew 44'	Report	Songo'o  4' Canavan  66'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,795 Referee: Ollie Yates

Gillingham v Plymouth Argyle

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43	Gillingham	3–1	Plymouth Argyle	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Byrne  28' 58' Charles-Cook 56' Hanlan 90+1'	Report	Ladapo 25' Sarcevic  32' Smith-Brown  71'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,987 Referee: Antony Coggins

Plymouth Argyle v Barnsley

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44	Plymouth Argyle	0–3	Barnsley	Plymouth
15:00 BST		Report	Woodrow 15' Brown 21' Mowatt 28'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,898 Referee: Stephen Martin

Accrington Stanley v Plymouth Argyle

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45	Accrington Stanley	5–1	Plymouth Argyle	Accrington
15:00 BST	Kee 20' (pen.) McConville 36', 43', 51' Armstrong 66'	Report	Hughes 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,134 Referee: Craig Hicks

Plymouth Argyle v Scunthorpe United

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46	Plymouth Argyle	3–2	Scunthorpe United	Plymouth
17:30 BST	Jones 8' Fox  18' Ladapo 35' Edwards  36' Carey  45' 70' Songo'o  77'	Report	Wootton  11' 42' Webster  18' Perch  21' Morris 60' Hammill  72' Lund  78'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,907 Referee: Roger East

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.^[48] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.^[49]

Plymouth Argyle v Stevenage

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Stevenage	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Lameiras 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 5,719 Referee: Lee Collins

Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Oxford United	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Riley  35' Ness  41' Sarcevic 67' Smith-Brown  77'	Report	Henry 49' Brannagan 53',  67'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 5,984 Referee: Peter Wright

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.^[50]

Bristol City v Plymouth Argyle

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round	Bristol City	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Bristol
19:00 BST	Weimann  86'	Report	Songo'o  4', 27' Carey  49' Ladapo  59' Smith-Brown  67'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 9,865 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Millwall v Plymouth Argyle

29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) Second round	Millwall	3–2	Plymouth Argyle	Bermondsey
19:45 BST	Williams 64' (pen.) Gregory 83' O'Brien 89'	Report	Ness 41' Ladapo 67'	Stadium: The Den Referee: Darren England

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.^[51]

Pos	Lge	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	Chelsea U21	3	2	0	0	1	9	3	+6	6	Round 2
2	L2	Newport County	3	2	0	0	1	5	1	+4	6
3	L2	Swindon Town	3	2	0	0	1	4	4	0	6
4	L1	Plymouth Argyle	3	0	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0

Source: EFL.com

Plymouth Argyle v Swindon Town

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages	Plymouth Argyle	0–3	Swindon Town	Plymouth
19:30 BST		Report	Richards 16' Anderson 38' Woolery 82'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 1,906

Plymouth Argyle v Chelsea U21

30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Group stages	Plymouth Argyle	0–5	Chelsea U21	Plymouth
19:30 BST		Report	Brown 19' Songo'o 36' (o.g.) Taylor-Crossdale 74' Anjorin 87' Redan 88'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 1,504

Newport County v Plymouth Argyle

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stages	Newport County	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Newport
19:45 GMT	Semenyo 33' Harris 45'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 962

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