2024–25 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

Plymouth Argyle
2024–25 season
Owner	Simon Hallett
Chairman	Simon Hallett
Head Coach	Wayne Rooney
Stadium	Home Park
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The 2024–25 season is the 139th season in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club and their second consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Players

As of 6 June 2024

No.	Player	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Michael Cooper	GK	Exeter	8 October 1999 (age 24)	Academy	1 July 2017	-	30 June 2025
21	Conor Hazard	GK	Downpatrick	5 March 1998 (age 26)	Celtic	11 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
33	Zak Baker	GK	Redruth	19 November 2004 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	-	30 June 2025
Defenders
2	Bali Mumba	RB	South Shields	8 October 2001 (age 22)	Norwich City	21 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
5	Julio Pleguezelo	CB	Palma de Mallorca	26 January 1997 (age 27)	FC Twente	1 July 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2025
6	Dan Scarr	CB	Bromsgrove	24 December 1994 (age 29)	Walsall	1 July 2021	Free transfer	30 June 2025
8	Joe Edwards	RB	Gloucester	31 October 1990 (age 33)	Walsall	1 July 2019	Free transfer	30 June 2025
17	Lewis Gibson	CB	Durham	19 July 2000 (age 23)	Everton	3 July 2023	Free transfer	-
22	Brendon Galloway	LB	Harare	17 March 1996 (age 28)	Luton Town	21 July 2021	Free transfer	30 June 2026
24	Saxon Earley	LB	-	11 October 2002 (age 21)	Norwich City	2 January 2023	Undisclosed	-
29	Matthew Sorinola	LB	London	19 February 2001 (age 23)	Royal Union Saint-Gilloise	17 January 2024	Free transfer	-
54	Jack Matthews	CB	Newquay	9 November 2005 (age 18)	Academy	1 July 2024	-	30 June 2025
Midfielders
4	Jordan Houghton	DM	Chertsey	5 November 1995 (age 28)	MK Dons	1 July 2021	Free transfer	30 June 2025
11	Callum Wright	CM	Huyton	2 May 2000 (age 24)	Blackpool	4 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
14	Mickel Miller	LM	London	2 December 1995 (age 28)	Rotherham United	1 July 2022	Free transfer	30 June 2024
20	Adam Randell	DM	Plymouth	1 October 2000 (age 23)	Academy	1 July 2019	-	30 June 2026
27	Adam Forshaw	CM	Liverpool	8 October 1991 (age 32)	Norwich City	19 January 2024	Free transfer	-
32	Will Jenkins-Davies	AM	Torquay	22 October 2004 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2022	-	30 June 2024
34	Caleb Roberts	CM	Ivybridge	24 October 2005 (age 18)	Academy	18 August 2023	-	30 June 2026
-	Josh Bernard	CM	-	-	Academy	1 July 2024	-	-
Forwards
9	Ryan Hardie	ST	Stranraer	17 March 1997 (age 27)	Blackpool	29 January 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
10	Morgan Whittaker	RW	Derby	7 January 2001 (age 23)	Swansea City	17 July 2023	£1,000,000	30 June 2027
15	Mustapha Bundu	RW	Freetown	28 February 1997 (age 27)	RSC Anderlecht	1 September 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
19	Tyreik Wright	RW	Ovens	22 September 2001 (age 22)	Aston Villa	9 January 2023	Undisclosed	-
23	Ben Waine	ST	Wellington	11 June 2001 (age 22)	Wellington Phoenix	1 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
35	Freddie Issaka	ST	Truro	28 July 2006 (age 17)	Academy	28 July 2023	-	-

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2024^[a]	LB	Nathanael Ogbeta	Swansea City	Free	^[2]

^ The transfer was announced on 30 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Swansea City contract expired

Out

Date	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Ref

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
2 July 2024	CM	Darko Gyabi	Leeds United	End of Season	^[3]
2 July 2024	CF	Muhamed Tijani	Slavia Prague	End of Season	^[4]

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
4 July 2024	RW	Tyreik Wright	Bradford City	Undisclosed	^[5]

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	LM	Mickel Miller	Huddersfield Town	1 July 2024	^[6]^[7]
30 June 2024	GK	Callum Burton			^[8]
30 June 2024	LB	Jack Endacott			^[8]
30 June 2024	CB	Oscar Halls			^[8]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 5 June, Argyle confirmed their pre-season schedule, with matches against Cheltenham Town, Torquay United and Milton Keynes Dons along with a training camp in Spain. A day later, a visit to face Bristol Rovers was added.^[9] On 16 June, Orlando Pirates were confirmed as the opponents during the training camp in Costa del Sol.^[10]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

12 July 2024 Friendly	Orlando Pirates	v	Plymouth Argyle	Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST (18:00 BST)				Stadium: Banús Football Centre

20 July 2024 Friendly	Cheltenham Town	v	Plymouth Argyle	Cheltenham
TBC BST				Stadium: Whaddon Road

27 July 2024 Friendly	Torquay United	v	Plymouth Argyle	Torquay
TBC BST				Stadium: Plainmoor

30 July 2024 Friendly	Bristol Rovers	v	Plymouth Argyle	Horfield
19:00 BST				Stadium: Memorial Stadium

3 August 2024 Friendly	Milton Keynes Dons	v	Plymouth Argyle	Denbigh
TBC BST				Stadium: Stadium MK

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Preston North End	13	3	5	5	14	20	−6	14
21	Luton Town	13	3	3	7	15	21	−6	12
22	Plymouth Argyle	13	3	3	7	13	25	−12	12	Relegation to EFL League One
23	Queens Park Rangers	13	1	7	5	11	19	−8	10
24	Portsmouth	13	1	6	6	13	26	−13	9

Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[11]

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.^[12]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

11 August 2024 1	Sheffield Wednesday	v	Plymouth Argyle	Owlerton
16:00 BST				Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium

17 August 2024 2	Plymouth Argyle	v	Hull City	Plymouth
15:00 BST				Stadium: Home Park

24 August 2024 3	Queens Park Rangers	v	Plymouth Argyle	White City
12:30 BST				Stadium: Loftus Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[13]

31 August 2024 4	Plymouth Argyle	v	Stoke City	Plymouth
15:00 BST				Stadium: Home Park

14 September 2024 5	Plymouth Argyle	v	Sunderland	Plymouth
15:00 BST				Stadium: Home Park

21 September 2024 6	West Bromwich Albion	v	Plymouth Argyle	West Bromwich
15:00 BST				Stadium: The Hawthorns

27 September 2024 7	Plymouth Argyle	v	Luton Town	Plymouth
20:00 BST				Stadium: Home Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[13]

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Plymouth being drawn at home against Cheltenham Town.^[14]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

14 August 2024 First round	Plymouth Argyle	v	Cheltenham Town	Plymouth
19:45 BST				Stadium: Home Park

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
—	GK	ENG	Zak Baker	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	GK	ENG	Michael Cooper	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	GK	NIR	Conor Hazard	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
—	DF	ENG	Saxon Earley	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ZIM	Brendan Galloway	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Lewis Gibson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Bali Mumba	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ESP	Julio Pleguezuelo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Dan Scarr	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Matthew Sorinola	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Midfielders
—	MF	ENG	Joe Edwards	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Adam Forshaw	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Darko Gyabi (on loan from Leeds United)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Jordan Houghton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	WAL	Will Jenkins-Davies	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Adam Randell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Caleb Roberts	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Callum Wright	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Forwards
—	FW	SLE	Mustapha Bundu	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	SCO	Ryan Hardie	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	WAL	Freddie Issaka	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	NGA	Muhamed Tijani (on loan from Slavia Prague)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	NZL	Ben Waine	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Morgan Whittaker	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

References

^ "Argyle Appoint Rooney As Head Coach". Plymouth Argyle FC. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
^ "Argyle sign defender Nathanael Ogbeta". Plymouth Argyle FC. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ "Darko Gyabi Returns to Argyle". Plymouth Argyle FC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Muhamed Tijani Joins Argyle". Plymouth Argyle FC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Tyreik Wright joins Bradford City". Plymouth Argyle FC. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
^ "Miller Moves On". Plymouth Argyle FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ "Mickel Miller Joins Town!". Huddersfield Town AFC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2023/24 Argyle Retained List". Plymouth Argyle FC. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
^ "Argyle's 2024/25 Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed". Plymouth Argyle FC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
^ "Argyle to face Orlando Pirates in Marbella". Plymouth Argyle FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
^ "Derby at Blackburn and Blades visit Preston to start Championship". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "QPR and Luton matches selected for Sky Sports". Plymouth Argyle FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[2] The transfer was announced on 30 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Swansea City contract expired

[1] "Argyle Appoint Rooney As Head Coach". Plymouth Argyle FC. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

[3] "Argyle sign defender Nathanael Ogbeta". Plymouth Argyle FC. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

[4] "Darko Gyabi Returns to Argyle". Plymouth Argyle FC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[5] "Muhamed Tijani Joins Argyle". Plymouth Argyle FC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[6] "Tyreik Wright joins Bradford City". Plymouth Argyle FC. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

[7] "Miller Moves On". Plymouth Argyle FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

[8] "Mickel Miller Joins Town!". Huddersfield Town AFC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[RetainedList-9] "2023/24 Argyle Retained List". Plymouth Argyle FC. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

[10] "Argyle's 2024/25 Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed". Plymouth Argyle FC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.

[11] "Argyle to face Orlando Pirates in Marbella". Plymouth Argyle FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

[EFL_Regulationsb23-24-12] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

[13] "Derby at Blackburn and Blades visit Preston to start Championship". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[QPRLutonTV-14] "QPR and Luton matches selected for Sky Sports". Plymouth Argyle FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

[15] "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

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