2024–25 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

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.

Plymouth Argyle
2024–25 season
OwnerSimon Hallett
ChairmanSimon Hallett
Head CoachWayne Rooney[1]
StadiumHome Park
2025–26 →

Players

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As of 6 June 2024
No. Player Position Nationality 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   Aylesbury 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

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2024[a] LB   Nathanael Ogbeta   Swansea City Free [2]
25 July 2024 CB   Victor Pálsson   Eupen Free [3]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 30 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Swansea City contract expired
Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
4 July 2024 RW   Tyreik Wright   Bradford City Undisclosed [4]
2 August 2024 CB   Dan Scarr   Wrexham Undisclosed [5]

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
2 July 2024 CM   Darko Gyabi   Leeds United End of Season [6]
2 July 2024 CF   Muhamed Tijani   Slavia Prague End of Season [7]
9 July 2024 LW   Ibrahim Cissoko   Toulouse End of Season [8]

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
23 July 2024 GK   Zak Baker   Plymouth Parkway End of Season [9]

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 LM   Mickel Miller   Huddersfield Town 1 July 2024 [10][11]
30 June 2024 GK   Callum Burton   Wrexham 15 July 2024 [12][13]
30 June 2024 LB   Jack Endacott [12]
30 June 2024 CB   Oscar Halls [12]

Pre-season and friendlies

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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.[14] On 16 June, Orlando Pirates were confirmed as the opponents during the training camp in Costa del Sol.[15]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2024 Friendly Orlando Pirates 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST
(18:00 BST)
  • Makgopa   ?'
  • Ndah   ?'
Report
Stadium: Banús Football Centre
20 July 2024 Friendly Cheltenham Town 1–5 Plymouth Argyle Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,339
Referee: Sam Allison
27 July 2024 Friendly Torquay United 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Torquay
15:00 BST Report
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 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Denbigh
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 2,682

Competitions

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Championship

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Oxford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Plymouth Argyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 9 August 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)[16]


Results summary

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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

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On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.[17]

  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.[18]
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.[18]

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Plymouth being drawn at home against Cheltenham Town.[19]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
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   ISL Victor Pálsson 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 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   NED Ibrahim Cissoko (on loan from Toulouse) 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
Players away on loan:
GK   ENG Zak Baker 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Argyle Appoint Rooney As Head Coach". Plymouth Argyle FC. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Argyle sign defender Nathanael Ogbeta". Plymouth Argyle FC. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Victor Pálsson Signs For Argyle". Plymouth Argyle FC. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Tyreik Wright joins Bradford City". Plymouth Argyle FC. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Dan Scarr Leaves Argyle". Plymouth Argyle FC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Darko Gyabi Returns to Argyle". Plymouth Argyle FC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Muhamed Tijani Joins Argyle". Plymouth Argyle FC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Ibrahim Cissoko joins Argyle on loan". Plymouth Argyle FC. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Baker joins Plymouth Parkway on loan". Plymouth Parkway FC. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Miller Moves On". Plymouth Argyle FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Mickel Miller Joins Town!". Huddersfield Town AFC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "2023/24 Argyle Retained List". Plymouth Argyle FC. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Callum Burton signs for Wrexham". Wrexham AFC. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Argyle's 2024/25 Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed". Plymouth Argyle FC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Argyle to face Orlando Pirates in Marbella". Plymouth Argyle FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Derby at Blackburn and Blades visit Preston to start Championship". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  18. ^ a b "QPR and Luton matches selected for Sky Sports". Plymouth Argyle FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.