2007–08 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season
2007–08 season | |
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Chairman | Paul Stapleton |
Manager | Paul Sturrock |
League Championship | 10th |
FA Cup | 3rd Round (Knocked out by Portsmouth) |
League Cup | 3rd Round (Knocked out by West Ham) |
Top goalscorer | League: Ebanks-Blake (11) All: Ebanks-Blake (12) |
Highest home attendance | 17,511 vs. Watford (22 March 2008) |
Lowest home attendance | League: 10,451 vs. Crystal Palace (2 October 2007) All: 5,133 vs. Doncaster (28 August 2007) |
The 2007–08 football season was Plymouth Argyle Football Club's 39th season in the Football League Championship, the second division of English football, and their 103rd as a professional club.
This article shows statistics of individual players for the football club Plymouth Argyle. It also lists all matches played by the club in the 2007–08 season.
Review and events[]
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007–08 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.
- 5 July: Argyle target Kevin Gallen, who was previously on loan to Argyle, signs with MK Dons.[1]
- 5 July: Gary Sawyer signs a three-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until summer 2010.[2]
- 20 July: New kit is announced.[3]
- 23 July: Argyle arrive in Austria for their pre-season tour.[4]
- 3 August: Dan Gosling is called up the England U17 squad for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5]
- 3 August: resigns from the board of directors.[6]
- 18 August: Ian Holloway misses the home game against Ipswich Town after being rushed to hospital[7] with kidney stones.[8]
- 21 August: Club captain Paul Wotton returns to action after nearly nine months out through injury.[9]
- 15 September: Dan Gosling signs a three-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until summer 2010.[10]
- 8 October: On loan defender Larrys Mabiala returns to PSG for treatment on his injured kneed. Larrys had was still yet to make an appearance for Argyle.[11]
- 19 October: Bojan Djordjic has his contract terminated with the club.[12]
- 21 November: Manager Ian Holloway resigned from Plymouth Argyle, signing a contract with Leicester City F.C. days later.[13]
- 27 November: Paul Sturrock is appointed manager of Plymouth Argyle for the second time.[14]
- 13 December: Paul Wotton plays his first game on over a year, in a 2–0 win reserve team victory over Exeter City.[15]
- 3 January: Dan Gosling's £1.5m transfer to Everton is a new club record fee received for a player. He is also Argyle's first 1 million pound player.
Players[]
Squad information[]
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Larrieu | 45 | EU | 2000 | 214 | 0 | 2008 | Free | ||
23 | GK | McCormick | 38 | EU | 1999 | 136 | 0 | 2009 | Youth system | ||
13 | CB | Doumbe | 41 | EU | 2004 | 111 | 3 | 2008 | Free | ||
19 | CB | Seip | 39 | EU | 2006 | 71 | 3 | 2009 | Free | ||
5 | CB | Timár | 41 | EU | 2007 (Winter) | 35 | 4 | 2009 | £75k | ||
18 | LB | Sawyer | 36 | EU | 2004 | 40 | 0 | 2010 | Youth system | ||
26 | CM | Abdou | 37 | EU | 2007 | 15 | 1 | 2008 | Free | ||
20 | CM | Summerfield | 33 | EU | 2004 | 31 | 2 | 2008 | Youth system | ||
16 | LM | Halmosi | 41 | EU | 2007 (Winter) | 47 | 7 | 2010 | £400k | ||
14 | CF | Fallon | 39 | EU | 2007 (Winter) | 30 | 3 | 2009 | £300k | ||
36 | CF | Easter | 39 | EU | 2008 (Winter) | 14 | 2 | £210k | |||
25 | CF | Mackie | 35 | EU | 2008 (Winter) | 2 | 2 | 2010 | £145k |
- Last updated: 2 January 2008
- Source:pafc.com, players' Wikipedia articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals)
- Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
- Player must own an EU passport or be a full, current, 'A' international to legally play in English football. (Source)
- Squad size is unlimited.
Squad stats[]
Total | League Championship | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Notes | |||||||||
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No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Sts |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls | |
1 | GK | Larrieu | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||
2 | RB | Connolly | 27 | 27 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | |||||
19 | CB | Seip | 29 | 29 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | |||||
5 | CB | Timár | 24 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 3 | |||||
17 | LB | Hodges | 20 | 24 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | |||||
7 | RM | Norris | 28 | 28 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 2 | Transferred mid season | ||||
4 | CM | Nalis | 23 | 24 | 23 | 1 | |||||||
8 | CM | Buzsáky | 10 | 13 | 11 | 2 | Transferred mid season | ||||||
16 | LM | Halmosi | 26 | 28 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 2 | |||||
10 | CF | Hayles | 22 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | Transferred mid season | ||||
9 | CF | Ebanks-Blake | 22 | 28 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | Transferred mid season | |||
23 | GK | McCormick | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | |||||||
13 | CB | Doumbe | 5 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
18 | LB | Sawyer | 11 | 14 | 12 | 2 | |||||||
29 | RM | Martin | 10 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | Loan ended mid season | |||||
22 | RM | Gosling | 5 | 10 | 10 | Transferred mid season | |||||||
26 | CM | Abdou | 9 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | |||||
28 | CB | Laird | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
20 | CM | Summerfield | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
11 | CF | Chadwick | 5 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | |||||
14 | CF | Fallon | 4 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | |||||
36 | CF | Easter | 5 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
37 | CF | Jutkiewicz | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
27 | CF | Reid | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
32 | LM | Djordjic | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Released 19 October 2007 | ||||||
25 | LM | Dickson | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
24 | CF | Barnes | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
15 | CM | Wotton |
Source: Match reports in competitive matches
Ordered by start team and position on pitch
0 shown as blank
Goalscorers[]
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Discipline[]
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Transfers[]
In[]
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | DM | Abdou | 37 | EU | Sedan | Signed | Summer | 2008 | Free | ||
6 | DF | Mabiala | 33 | EU | Paris Saint-Germain | Loan | Summer | 2008 | Loan | Source | |
29 | MF | Martin | 34 | EU | Manchester United | Loan | Summer | 2008 | Loan | Source | |
36 | CF | Easter | 39 | EU | Wycombe Wanderers | Transfer | w | 2008 | £210k | Source | |
37 | CF | Jutkiewicz | 32 | EU | Everton | Loan | w | 2008 | Loan | Source | |
8 | CM | Folly | 35 | EU | Sheffield Wednesday | Transfer | w | 2008 | £xxxk | Source |
Out[]
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | CF | Reid | 33 | EU | Wycombe Wanderers | Loan | Summer | Loan | Source | |
28 | CB | Laird | 33 | EU | Torquay United | Loan | Summer | Loan | Source | |
1 | GK | Larrieu | 45 | EU | Yeovil Town | Loan | Summer | Loan | Source | |
32 | MF | Djordjic | 39 | EU | Released | Summer | Released | Source | ||
25 | LM | Dickson | 34 | EU | Brentford | Loan | Summer | Loan | Source | |
24 | CF | Barnes | 18 | EU | Oxford United | Loan | Summer | Loan | Source | |
8 | CM | Buzsáky | 39 | EU | Queens Park Rangers | Transfer | w | £500k | Source | |
10 | CF | Hayles | 49 | EU | Leicester City | Transfer | w | £150k | Source | |
22 | RM | Gosling | 31 | EU | Everton | Transfer | w | £1.5m | Source | |
9 | CF | Ebanks-Blake | 35 | EU | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Transfer | w | £1.5m | ||
7 | RM | Norris | 40 | EU | Ipswich Town | Transfer | w | £3.0m |
Last updated: 2 January 2008
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.
Team Kit[]
Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Ginsters
Home
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Away
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Source:[citation needed]
Competitions[]
Overall[]
Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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League Championship | — | 12th | 11 August 2007 | ||
Football League Cup | 1st round | 3rd round | 3rd round | 14 August 2007 | 26 September 2007 |
FA Cup | 3rd round | 3rd round | 5 January 2008 |
Updated to match played 24 October 2007
Source: Competitions
Results[]
League[]
Results summary[]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | −1 |
Last updated: 2 January 2008.
Source: The Football League
Results by round[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[]
Game |
Date |
Tournament |
Round |
Ground |
Opponent |
Score1 |
Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 August 2007 | League Championship | 1 | A | Hull City | 3 – 2 | |
2 | 14 August 2007 | Football League Cup | 1st round | H | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 – 1 | |
3 | 18 August 2007 | League Championship | 2 | H | Ipswich Town | 1 – 1 | |
4 | 25 August 2007 | League Championship | 3 | A | Barnsley | 2 – 3 | |
5 | 28 August 2007 | Football League Cup | 2nd round | H | Doncaster Rovers | 2 – 0 | |
6 | 1 September 2007 | League Championship | 4 | H | Leicester City | 0 – 0 | |
7 | 15 September 2007 | League Championship | 5 | H | Cardiff City | 2 – 2 | |
8 | 18 September 2007 | League Championship | 6 | A | Queens Park Rangers | 2 – 0 | |
9 | 22 September 2007 | League Championship | 7 | A | Stoke City | 2 – 3 | |
10 | 26 September 2007 | Football League Cup | 3rd round | A | West Ham United | 0 – 1 | |
11 | 29 September 2007 | League Championship | 8 | H | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 – 1 | |
12 | 2 October 2007 | League Championship | 9 | H | Crystal Palace | 1 – 0 | |
13 | 6 October 2007 | League Championship | 10 | A | Blackpool | 0 – 0 | |
14 | 20 October 2007 | League Championship | 11 | H | Coventry City | 1 – 0 | |
15 | 23 October 2007 | League Championship | 12 | A | Charlton Athletic | 2 – 1 | |
16 | 27 October 2007 | League Championship | 13 | A | Preston North End | 0 – 2 | |
17 | 3 November 2007 | League Championship | 14 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 – 2 | |
18 | 6 November 2007 | League Championship | 15 | A | Colchester United | 1 – 1 | |
19 | 10 November 2007 | League Championship | 16 | H | Norwich City | 3 – 0 | |
20 | 24 November 2007 | League Championship | 17 | A | Sheffield United | 1 – 0 | |
21 | 28 November 2007 | League Championship | 18 | H | West Bromwich Albion | 1 – 2 | |
22 | 1 December 2007 | League Championship | 19 | H | Scunthorpe United | 3 – 0 | |
23 | 4 December 2007 | League Championship | 20 | A | Norwich City | 1 – 2 | |
24 | 8 December 2007 | League Championship | 21 | H | Bristol City | 1 – 1 | |
25 | 15 December 2007 | League Championship | 22 | A | Watford | 1 – 0 | |
26 | 22 December 2007 | League Championship | 23 | A | Crystal Palace | 1 – 2 | |
27 | 26 December 2007 | League Championship | 24 | H | Queens Park Rangers | 2 – 1 | |
28 | 29 December 2007 | League Championship | 25 | H | Stoke City | 2 – 2 | |
29 | 1 January 2008 | League Championship | 26 | A | Cardiff City | 0 – 1 | |
30 | 5 January 2008 | FA Cup | 3rd round | H | Hull City | 3 – 2 | |
31 | 12 January 2008 | League Championship | 27 | A | Burnley | 0 – 1 | |
32 | 19 January 2008 | League Championship | 28 | H | Southampton | 1 – 1 | |
33 | 26 January 2008 | FA Cup | 4R | A | Portsmouth | 1 – 2 | |
34 | 29 January 2008 | League Championship | 29 | A | Ipswich Town | 0 – 0 | |
35 | 2 February 2008 | League Championship | 30 | H | Hull City | 0 – 1 | |
36 | 9 February 2008 | League Championship | 31 | Leicester City | 1 – 0 | ||
37 | 12 February 2008 | League Championship | 32 | H | Barnsley | 3 – 0 | |
38 | 19 February 2008 | League Championship | 33 | A | Southampton | 2 – 0 | |
39 | 23 February 2008 | League Championship | 34 | H | Burnley | 3 – 1 | |
40 | 1 March 2008 | League Championship | 35 | A | West Bromwich Albion | 0 – 3 | |
41 | 4 March 2008 | League Championship | 36 | H | Colchester United | 4 – 1 | |
42 | 8 March 2008 | League Championship | 37 | H | Sheffield United | 0 – 1 | |
43 | 11 March 2008 | League Championship | 38 | Scunthorpe United | 0 – 1 | ||
44 | 15 March 2008 | League Championship | 39 | A | Bristol City | 2 – 1 | |
45 | 22 March 2008 | League Championship | 40 | H | Watford | 1 – 1 | |
46 | 29 March 2008 | League Championship | 41 | A | Coventry City | 1 – 3 | |
47 | 5 April 2008 | League Championship | 42 | H | Charlton Athletic | 1 – 2 | |
48 | 14 April 2008 | League Championship | 43 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 – 1 | |
49 | 19 April 2008 | League Championship | 44 | H | Preston North End | 2 – 2 | |
50 | 26 April 2008 | League Championship | 45 | H | Blackpool | 3 – 0 | |
51 | 4 May 2008 | League Championship | 46 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 – 1 |
Last updated: 2 January 2008
Source: The Football League, 2007–08 FA Cup and League Cup 2007–08
1Plymouth Argyle goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Plymouth Argyle.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
Pre-season[]
Match |
Date |
Competition or tour |
Ground |
Opponent |
Score1 |
Scorers |
GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 July 2007 | — | A | Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. | 1 - 0 | Hodges 19' | 1 |
2 | 14 July 2007 | — | A | Torquay United | 0 - 1 | -1 | |
3 | 17 July 2007 | — | A | Yeovil Town | 2 - 1 | Buzsáky 7' Ebanks-Blake 55' (pen) |
1 |
4 | 18 July 2007 | — | Liskeard Athletic | 5 - 0 | Chadwick 5', 11' 16' Fallon 45' Samba 75' |
5 | |
5 | 21 July 2007 | — | A | Cambridge United | 2 - 1 | Norris 19' Ebanks-Blake 78' |
1 |
6 | 24 July 2007 | Austria | N | Gençlerbirliği | 1 - 1 | Reid 86' | 0 |
7 | 27 July 2007 | Austria | N | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1 - 1 | Buzsáky 69' | 0 |
8 | 31 July 2007 | — | A | Paulton Rovers | 4 - 0 | Dickson 37' Chadwick 48', 73' McVeigh 84' |
4 |
9 | 1 August 2007 | — | A | Truro City | 4 - 0 | Halmosi Reid (2) Buzsáky |
4 |
10 | 4 August 2007 | — | H | Bristol Rovers | 7 - 3 | Halmosi 6' Fallon 23', 25' Norris 31' Buzsáky 53' McVeigh 68, 83' |
4 |
Last updated: 7 August 2007
1Plymouth Argyle goals come first.
Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of Plymouth Argyle.
Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; HR = Home replacement; AR = Away replacement; GD = Goal difference
References[]
- ^ "MKD Transfer swoop". PAFC official site. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ^ "Sawyer signs extension". PAFC official site. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ^ "New Kit". PAFC official site. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ^ "Loipersdorf arrival". PAFC official site. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ^ "Peacock names squad". The FA. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ^ "Club statement". PAFC official site. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ^ "Club statement". PAFC official site. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ^ "Take on kidneys". PAFC official site. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ^ "Wottsy is back". PAFC official site. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ^ "Dan good show". PAFC official site. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ^ "Mabiala setback" (PDF). PAFC official site. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2007.
- ^ "Bogone Djordjic" (PDF). PAFC official site. Retrieved 24 October 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Official Statement". LCFC official site. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
- ^ "Welcome Home Luggy". PAFC official site. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- ^ "Sore, but happy". PAFC official site. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
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