2014–15 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

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Plymouth Argyle
2014–15 season
Chairman James Brent
Manager John Sheridan
Stadium Home Park
League Two 7th
FA Cup 2nd Round
(knocked out by Sheff Utd)
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 14,174
(vs. Wycombe,
9 May 2015)
Lowest home attendance 2,668
(vs. Swindon,
7 Oct 2014)
Average home league attendance 7,412
Home colours
Away colours

The 2014–15 season was Plymouth Argyle's 88th in the Football League and ninth in the fourth division of English football.

First team squad

As of 26 June 2015

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)
13 England DF Tareiq Holmes-Dennis (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
14 England MF Tyler Harvey
15 England DF Paul Wotton
16 Republic of Ireland DF Carl McHugh
17 England MF Alex Bray (on loan from Swansea)
No. Position Player
17 England MF Bobby Reid (on loan from Bristol City)
18 England FW Matt Lecointe
19 England MF Nathan Thomas
19 Republic of Ireland DF Anthony O'Connor (signed in January from Blackburn Rovers)
20 Northern Ireland DF Tom Flanagan (on loan from MK Dons)
20 Wales DF Gethin Jones (on loan from Everton)
21 England MF Olly Lee (on loan from Birmingham)
22 England FW Deane Smalley
23 England GK Luke McCormick (club-captain)
24 England MF River Allen
25 England DF Aaron Bentley
26 England DF Jamie Richards
27 England MF Drew Talbot (on loan from Chesterfield)
27 England FW Zak Ansah (on loan from Charlton)
28 Republic of Ireland DF Anthony O'Connor (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
28 England FW Ryan Brunt
29 England DF Peter Hartley (vice-captain)

Last updated: 26 June 2015
Source:Green Army 12

Pre-season

Matches

Last updated: 29 October 2014
Source:Greens on Screen

League Two

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League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Southend United (O, P) 46 24 12 10 54 38 +16 84 Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
6 Stevenage 46 20 12 14 62 54 +8 72
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 20 11 15 55 37 +18 71
8 Luton Town 46 19 11 16 54 44 +10 68
9 Newport County 46 18 11 17 51 54 −3 65
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Results by round

Round 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 H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H H A H A
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 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 7

Last updated: 2 May 2015.
Source: BBC SPORT
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Last updated:2 May 2015
Source:Greens on Screen

Play-off semi-finals

Matches

FA Cup

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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:[1] pafc.co.uk]
Source:[2] pafc.co.uk]

League Cup

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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

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Matches

Last updated: 12 October 2014
Source:Greens on Screen

Appearance / Goals / Disciplinary

No Nat Pos Name Appearances Sub App Goals Booked Red card
1 England GK James Bittner 0 1 0 0 0
2 England RB Kelvin Mellor 42 1 1 3 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 49 0 1 4 1
6 England CM Oliver Norburn 10 9 0 2 0
7 England ST Lewis Alessandra 49 2 13 4 0
8 England LM Jason Banton 13 16 1 1 0
9 England ST Reuben Reid 48 1 20 3 0
10 England ST Marvin Morgan 6 13 2 2 0
11 England CM Dominic Blizzard 27 7 1 2 0
13 England LB Tareiq Holmes-Dennis 18 0 1 2 0
13 England LB Andy Kellett 15 0 1 1 0
14 England ST Tyler Harvey 5 12 1 1 0
15 England CB/CM Paul Wotton 0 0 0 0 0
16 Republic of Ireland CB/LB Carl McHugh 49 1 3 7 0
17 Wales RM Alex Bray 0 1 0 1 0
17 England CM Bobby Reid 35 0 2 6 0
18 England ST Matt Lecointe 0 0 0 0 0
19 England LM Nathan Thomas 2 10 1 3 0
19/28 Republic of Ireland CB/CM Anthony O'Connor 45 2 3 11 0
20 Northern Ireland CB Tom Flanagan 4 0 0 1 0
20 Wales RB/CM Gethin Jones 5 2 0 0 0
21 England CM Olly Lee 9 6 2 2 1
22 England ST Deane Smalley 5 13 2 1 0
23 England GK Luke McCormick 53 0 0 0 0
24 England CM River Allen 0 4 0 0 0
25 England CB Aaron Bentley 3 1 0 0 1
26 England CB Jamie Richards 0 0 0 0 0
27 England RB/CM Drew Talbot 9 0 0 0 0
27 England ST Zak Ansah 2 7 2 0 0
28 England ST Ryan Brunt 4 13 3 2 0
29 England CB Peter Hartley 45 1 5 11 0

Last updated: 26 June 2015
Source:Green Army 12

Transfers

In

N
P
Name
EU
Country
Age
Type
Moving from
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
4 MF Lee Cox EU England 23 Free transfer Swindon Town Summer 2016 Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
16 DF Carl McHugh EU Republic of Ireland 21 Free transfer Bradford City Summer 2016 Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
22 FW Deane Smalley EU England 25 Free transfer Oxford United Summer 2016 Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
29 DF Peter Hartley EU England 26 Free Transfer Stevenage Summer 2016 Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
2 DF Kelvin Mellor EU England 23 Free transfer Crewe Alexandra Summer 2016 Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
1 DF James Bittner EU England 32 Free transfer Salisbury City Summer 2015 Free BBC Sport
6 MF Oliver Norburn EU England 21 Free transfer Bristol Rovers Summer 2015 Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
28 DF Anthony O'Connor EU Republic of Ireland 22 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
1 GK Jake Cole EU England 28 Released Woking Summer Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
BBC Sport
4 DF Maxime Blanchard EU England 27 Released Shamrock Rovers Summer Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
6 MF Conor Hourihane EU Republic of Ireland 23 Transfer Barnsley Summer Undisclosed Plymouth Argyle F.C
8 MF Romuald Boco EU Benin 28 Released Chesterfield Summer Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
BBC Sport
14 DF Luke Young EU England 21 Released Torquay United Summer Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
BBC Sport
16 DF Neal Trotman EU England 27 Released Bristol Rovers Summer Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
BBC Sport
24 FW Isaac Vassell EU England 20 Released Truro City Summer Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
Truro City F.C
26 DF Matthew Parsons EU England 22 Released Eastbourne Borough Summer Free Plymouth Argyle F.C
19 MF Nathan Thomas EU England 20 Free transfer MotherwellScotland 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 Anthony O'Connor Blackburn Rovers January 2015 [2]
1 September 2014 Alex Bray Swansea City 9 September 2014 [3][4]
25 September 2014 Bobby Reid Bristol City 13 November 2014 [5][6][7]
17 October 2014 Andy Kellett Bolton Wanderers 13 December 2014 [8][9]
26 November 2014 Bobby Reid Bristol City 3 January 2015 [10]
9 January 2015 Tom Flanagan Milton Keynes Dons 10 February 2015 [11]
16 January 2015 Olly Lee Birmingham 21 February 2015 [12]
21 January 2015 Bobby Reid Bristol City 30 June 2015 [13]
30 January 2015 Drew Talbot Chesterfield 3 May 2015 [14]
10 February 2015 Tareiq Holmes-Dennis Charlton Athletic 3 May 2015 [15]
25 March 2015 Gethin Jones Everton 30 June 2015 [16]
26 March 2015 Zak Ansah Charlton Athletic 30 June 2015 [17]

Loans out

Date Name To Until Ref
12 June 2014 Jamie Richards Linfield 20 January 2015 [18]
29 January 2015 Jamie Richards Dartford 30 June 2015 [19][20]
2 February 2015 Marvin Morgan Hartlepool United 30 June 2015 [21]
13 February 2015 River Allen Gosport Borough 14 March 2015 [22]
17 March 2015 River Allen Truro City 30 June 2015 [23]

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