2008–09 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

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Plymouth Argyle
2008–09 season
ChairmanPaul Stapleton
ManagerPaul Sturrock
Championship21st
FA CupThird Round (Knocked out by Arsenal)
League CupFirst Round (Knocked out by Luton Town)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paul Gallagher (13)
All:
Paul Gallagher (13)
Highest home attendance15,197 vs. Southampton (26 December 2008)
Lowest home attendance9,203 vs. Swansea City (23 August 2008)
Average home league attendance11,533

The 2008–09 football season was Plymouth Argyle Football Club's 40th season in the Football League Championship, the second division of English football, and their 104th as a professional club. It officially began on 1 July 2008, and concluded on 30 June 2009, although competitive matches were only played between August and May.

The team's shirt supplier was Puma. The shirt sponsor was Ginsters.

Season summary[]

The club began the 2008–09 season in the Football League Championship for the fourth successive year, following a highly creditable 10th-place finish the previous year.[1] However, this season they finished 21st in the league table, one position and five points above the relegation zone with a record of 13 wins, 12 draws, and 21 defeats from 46 games.[2] Their leading goalscorer was Paul Gallagher with 13 goals in all competitions.

The club entered the FA Cup in the third round, where they lost 3–1 away to Premier League club Arsenal. They entered the League Cup in the first round and were eliminated away to Luton Town of League Two, losing 2–0.

Notable players to begin their careers with the Pilgrims this season included Carl Fletcher, Alan Judge, Paul Gallagher, Karl Duguid and Chris Barker. The club captain was Romain Larrieu and the team captain was Karl Duguid.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Championship[]

For more information, see 2008–09 Football League Championship.
9 August 2008 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home Park, Plymouth
Fallon Goal 7'
Seip Goal 56'		 (Report) Kightly Goal 19'
Vokes Goal 78'		 Attendance: 14,789
Referee: K Friend
16 August 2008 Reading 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Madejski Stadium, Reading
Sonko Goal 13', 49' (Report) Attendance: 19,202
Referee: R Beeby
23 August 2008 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Swansea City Home Park, Plymouth
[1] Scotland Goal 44' Attendance: 9,203
Referee: Andy D'Urso
30 August 2008 Burnley 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Turf Moor, Burnley
(Report) Attendance: 10,032
Referee: Michael Oliver
13 September 2008 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Norwich City Home Park, Plymouth
Gallagher Goal 90'
Timar Red card 32'		 (Report) Lupoli Goal 15'
Sibierski Goal 59'		 Attendance: 11,185
Referee: A Woolmer
16 September 2008 Watford 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Vicarage Road, Watford
O'Toole Goal 82' (Report) Duguid Goal 30'
Summerfield Goal 70' (pen.)		 Attendance: 13,237
Referee: C Penton
20 September 2008 Crystal Palace 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Selhurst Park, London
McCarthy Goal 85' (Report) Gallagher Goal 28', 56' Attendance: 14,209
Referee: N Swarbrick
27 September 2008 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Nottingham Forest Home Park, Plymouth
Fallon Goal 41' (Report) Attendance: 12,594
Referee: K Wright
30 September 2008 Bristol City 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Ashton Gate, Bristol
Akinde Goal 69'
Noble Goal 88'		 (Report) Mackie Goal 6'
Fallon Goal 18'		 Attendance: 17,489
Referee: I Williamson
4 October 2008 Plymouth Argyle 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday Home Park, Plymouth
Beevers Goal 15' (o.g.)
Gallagher Goal 25'
Mackie Goal 29'
Seip Goal 89'		 (Report) Attendance: 10,795
Referee: R East
18 October 2008 Derby County 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Hulse Goal 45'
Green Goal 52'		 (Report) Gallagher Goal 8' Attendance: 28,495
Referee: C Webster
21 October 2008 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Preston North End Home Park, Plymouth
Fallon Goal 18' (Report) Attendance: 9,824
Referee: A Penn
25 October 2008 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Ipswich Town Home Park, Plymouth
Cathcart Goal 80' (Report) Garvan Goal 28', 41'
Lisbie Goal 48'
Norris Red card 90'		 Attendance: 12,294
Referee: P Miller
28 October 2008 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Hillsborough, Sheffield
(Report) MacLean Goal 22' Attendance: 16,515
Referee: G Laws
1 November 2008 Sheffield United 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Beattie (pen) Goal 49', 57' (Report) Attendance: 25,601
Referee: S Mathieson
8 November 2008 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Charlton Athletic Home Park, Plymouth
Doumbe Goal 37'
Mpenza Goal 90'		 (Report) Youga Goal 86'
Gray Goal 90' (pen.)		 Attendance: 10,716
Referee: A Hall
15 November 2008 Coventry City 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Ricoh Arena, Coventry
(Report) Noone Goal 86' Attendance: 18,528
Referee: N Miller
22 November 2008 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Cardiff City Home Park, Plymouth
Mpenza Goal 39'
Gallagher Goal 41'		 (Report) Chopra Goal 62' Attendance: 11,438
Referee: P Taylor
25 November Southampton 0–0 Plymouth Argyle St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
(Report) Attendance: 14,895
Referee: A D'Urso
29 November 2008 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Blackpool Home Park, Plymouth
Gallagher Goal 67' (Report) Dickinson Goal 78', 81' Attendance: 9,969
Referee: T Kettle
6 December 2008 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
Stock Goal 37' (Report) Attendance: 10,187
Referee: R Beeby
9 December 2008 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Birmingham City Home Park, Plymouth
(Report) Carsley Goal 62' Attendance: 10,446
Referee: K Wright
13 December 2008 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Home Park, Plymouth
MacLean Goal 83' (Report) Helguson Goal 16' Attendance: 10,747
Referee: K Friend
20 December 2008 Barnsley 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Oakwell, Barnsley
De Silva Goal 37'
Campbell-Ryce Goal 90' (pen.)		 (Report) Walton Red card 28' Attendance: 10,944
Referee: D Whitestone
26 December 2008 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Southampton Home Park, Plymouth
Fallon Goal 38'
Summerfield Goal 52' (pen.)		 (Report) Attendance: 15,197
Referee: R East
28 December 2008 Cardiff City 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Ninian Park, Cardiff
Bothroyd Goal 81' (Report) McNamee Red card 90' Attendance: 19,145
Referee: S Attwell
17 January 2009 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Plymouth Argyle City Ground, Nottingham
Earnshaw Goal 26'
Anderson Goal 51'		 (Report) Attendance: 20,392
Referee: K Stroud
27 January 2009 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Bristol City Home Park, Plymouth
(Report) McIndoe Goal 61'
Fontaine Goal 84'		 Attendance: 11,438
Referee: P Taylor
31 January 2009 Ipswich Town 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Portman Road, Ipswich
(Report) Attendance: 20,333
Referee: D Deadman
3 February 2009 Preston North End 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Deepdale, Preston
Parkin Goal 42' (Report) Mackie Goal 13' Attendance: 10,660
Referee: A Haines
7 February 2009 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Derby County Home Park, Plymouth
(Report) Teale Goal 42'
Hulse Goal 46', 52'		 Attendance: 10,893
Referee: S Cook
14 February 2009 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Plymouth Argyle The Valley, London
Racon Goal 31'
Bailey Goal 68'		 (Report) Attendance: 21,876
Referee: T Kettle
17 February 2009 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Crystal Palace Home Park, Plymouth
Sawyer Goal 67' (Report) Danns Goal 20'
Lee Goal 27'
Oster Goal 43'		 Attendance: 10,710
Referee: R Shoebridge
21 February 2009 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Sheffield United Home Park, Plymouth
Fletcher Goal 49'
Gallagher Goal 70'		 (Report) Webber Goal 63'
Halford Goal 72'		 Attendance: 10,044
Referee: A Woolmer
28 February 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Molineux, Wolverhampton
(Report) Gallagher Goal 1' Attendance: 25,710
Referee: C Boyeson
3 March 2009 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Watford Home Park, Plymouth
Gallagher (pen) Goal 35', 73' (Report) Smith Goal 61' Attendance: 9,529
Referee: N Miller
7 March 2009 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Reading Home Park, Plymouth
Gallagher Goal 20'
Mackie Goal 59'		 (Report) Pearce Goal 22'
Kebe Goal 80'		 Attendance: 14,014
Referee: A Bates
10 March 2009 Swansea City 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Scotland Goal 78' (pen.) (Report) Attendance: 13,103
Referee: I Williamson
14 March 2009 Norwich City 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Carrow Road, Norwich
Mooney Goal 53'
Russell Red card 90'		 (Report) Attendance: 25,064
Referee: F Graham
21 March 2009 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Burnley Home Park, Plymouth
Judge Goal 17' (Report) Caldwell Goal 16'
Blake Goal 78'		 Attendance: 11,246
Referee: R Booth
4 April 2009 Blackpool 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
(Report) Sawyer Goal 86' Attendance: 8,103
Referee: M Haywood
11 April 2009 Plymouth Argyle 4–0 Coventry City Home Park, Plymouth
Barnes Goal 15'
Mackie Goal 26'
Judge Goal 27'
Seip Goal 37'		 (Report) Attendance: 12,568
Referee: C Oliver
13 April 2009 Birmingham City 1–1 Plymouth Argyle St Andrew's, Birmingham
Queudrue Goal 50'
Taylor Red card 24'		 (Report) Gallagher Goal 26' (pen.) Attendance: 19,323
Referee: Michael Oliver
18 April 2009 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Doncaster Rovers Home Park, Plymouth
(Report) Spicer Goal 15'
Hayter Goal 33'
Heffernan Goal 71'		 Attendance: 11,100
Referee: P Crossley
25 April 2009 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Loftus Road, London
(Report) Attendance: 14,779
Referee: N Miller
3 May 2009 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Barnsley Home Park, Plymouth
Sawyer Goal 12' (Report) Hammill Goal 34'
Campbell-Ryce Goal 48'		 Attendance: 14,529
Referee: C Penton

League table[]

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
19 Nottingham Forest 46 13 14 19 50 65 −15 53
20 Barnsley 46 13 13 20 45 58 −13 52
21 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 12 21 44 57 -13 51
22 Norwich City 46 12 10 24 57 70 −13 46
23 Southampton 46 10 15 21 46 69 −23 45

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

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 12 21 44 57  −13 51 7 5 11 31 35  −4 6 7 10 13 22  −9

As of games played 3 May 2009[3]

Results by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDLLDLWWWDWLWLWLDWWDLLLDLWLLLDDLLLDWWDLLLWWDLDL
Position1018222124201812125128109111097781112131312151516161617181920191717181921191919191921
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: League Fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup[]

For more information, see 2008–09 FA Cup.

Third round

3 January 2009 Arsenal 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Emirates Stadium, London
van Persie Goal 47' Goal 85'
Bendtner Goal 50'		 (Report) Duguid Goal 53' Attendance: 59,424
Referee: M Jones

Football League Cup[]

For more information, see 2008–09 Football League Cup.

First round

12 August 2008 Luton Town 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Kenilworth Road, Luton
Jarvis Goal 15'
Plummer Goal 77'		 (Report) Attendance: 2,682
Referee: R Shoebridge

Squad details[]

Player statistics[]

Key

  * First appearance(s) for Plymouth Argyle.
  ¤ On loan to another club from Plymouth Argyle during season.
  ‡ On loan at Plymouth Argyle from another club during season.
  † Permanent player left club during the season.

# = Squad number; Pos = Playing position; P = Number of games played; G = Number of goals scored; A yellow card = Yellow cards; A red card = Red cards; GK = Goalkeeper; DF = Defender; MF = Midfielder; FW = Forward

Statistics do not include minor competitions or games played for other clubs. All players who were provided a squad number during the 2008–09 season are included.[4]

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline Notes
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg [5][6][7]
1 GK France Romain Larrieu 41 0 1 0 0 0 42 0 1 0 [8]
2 MF England Karl Duguid 39 1 1 1 1 0 41* 2 4 0 [9]
3 MF Scotland Jim Paterson 7+10 0 0 0 1 0 8+10 0 1 0 [10]
4 MF England Simon Walton ¤ 12+1 0 0 0 1 0 13+1 0 3 1 [11]
5 DF Hungary Krisztian Timar 13+8 0 0 0 1 0 14+8 0 0 1 [12]
6 MF Scotland Chris Clark 30+6 0 1 0 0 0 31+6 0 2 0 [13]
7 MF England Jason Puncheon ¤ 5+1 0 0 0 1 0 6+1* 0 0 0 [14]
8 MF England Yoann Folly 6+5 0 0 0 1 0 7+5 0 0 0 [15]
9 FW Scotland Steve MacLean 11+10 2 0+1 0 1 0 12+11 2 4 0 [16]
10 FW Wales Jermaine Easter ¤ 2+2 0 0 0 1 0 3+2 0 0 0 [17]
11 FW Scotland Paul Gallagher ‡ 36+4 13 1 0 0 0 37+4* 13 6 0 [18]
13 DF France Mathias Doumbe 21+3 1 0 0 0 0 21+3 1 5 0 [19]
14 FW New Zealand Rory Fallon 26+18 5 1 0 0+1 0 27+19 5 6 0 [20]
15 DF England Chris Barker 38+2 0 1 0 1 0 40+2* 0 1 0 [21]
16 DF Scotland David McNamee 5+5 0 0 0 0 0 5+5* 0 3 1 [22]
17 MF England Craig Noone 3+18 1 1 0 0 0 4+18* 1 1 0 [23]
18 DF England Gary Sawyer 13 3 0 0 0 0 13 3 2 0 [24]
19 DF Netherlands Marcel Seip 41 3 1 0 0 0 42 3 4 0 [25]
20 MF England Luke Summerfield 28+1 2 1 0 0+1 0 29+2 2 3 0 [26]
21 GK Republic of Ireland Graham Stack ¤ 5 0 0 0 1 0 6* 0 0 0 [27]
22 DF Northern Ireland Craig Cathcart ‡ 29+1 1 1 0 1 0 31+1* 1 1 0 [28]
23 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Judge ‡ 15+2 2 0 0 0 0 15+2* 2 2 0 [29]
23 MF France Nicolas Marin ‡ 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 1+5* 0 0 0 [30]
24 FW Austria Ashley Barnes 12+3 1 0 0 0 0 12+3 1 2 0 [31]
25 MF England Jamie Mackie 35+8 5 1 0 0+1 0 36+9 5 3 0 [32]
26 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Yannick Bolasie ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [33]
27 GK England Lloyd Saxton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [34]
28 MF Wales Carl Fletcher ‡ 13 1 0 0 0 0 13* 1 3 0 [35]
28 DF England Shane White † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [36]
29 DF Republic of Ireland Damien McCrory ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [37]
30 MF England Dan Smith † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [38]
31 FW Belgium Emile Mpenza 3+6 2 0 0 0 0 3+6* 2 0 0 [39]
33 DF Scotland David Gray ‡ 14 0 1 0 0 0 15* 0 2 0 [40]
35 FW England George Donnelly 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2* 0 0 0 [35]
37 MF Cameroon Roudolphe Douala † 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1* 0 0 0 [41]

Goal scorers[]

Scorer Goals
Scotland Paul Gallagher 13
New Zealand Rory Fallon 5
England Jamie Mackie
England Gary Sawyer 3
Netherlands Marcel Seip
England Karl Duguid 2
Republic of Ireland Alan Judge
Scotland Steve MacLean
Belgium Emile Mpenza
England Luke Summerfield
Austria Ashley Barnes 1
Northern Ireland Craig Cathcart
France Mathias Doumbe
Wales Carl Fletcher
England Craig Noone

Starting 11[]

The following players have been named in the most starting line-ups. This line-up may differ from the list of players with most appearances.

No. Nat. Position Name Starts
1 France GK Romain Larrieu 42
13 France DF Mathias Doumbe 21
22 Northern Ireland DF Craig Cathcart 31
37 Netherlands DF Marcel Seip 42
15 England DF Chris Barker 40
25 England MF Jamie Mackie 36
2 England MF Karl Duguid 41
20 England MF Luke Summerfield 29
6 Scotland MF Chris Clark 31
14 New Zealand FW Rory Fallon 27
11 Scotland FW Paul Gallagher 37

Awards[]

2008–09 Awards Pos. Player
Player of the Year GK France Romain Larrieu
Young Player of the Year DF Northern Ireland Craig Cathcart

Transfers[]

Permanent[]

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
1 July 2008 FW England George Donnelly England Skelmersdale United Undisclosed
15 July 2008 DF Scotland David McNamee England Coventry City Free
18 July 2008 GK Republic of Ireland Graham Stack England Reading Free
1 August 2008 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Yannick Bolasie Malta Floriana Undisclosed
6 August 2008 MF England Simon Walton England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed
9 August 2008 DF England Chris Barker England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed
30 August 2008 MF England Craig Noone England Southport Undisclosed
1 September 2008 FW Belgium Emile Mpenza England Manchester City Free
21 March 2009 MF Cameroon Roudolphe Douala Greece Asteras Tripolis Free

Out

Date Pos. Name From Fee
3 July 2008 MF France Jimmy Abdou England Millwall Free
16 July 2008 MF Hungary Péter Halmosi England Hull City £2,500,000
22 July 2008 GK England Luke McCormick Free agent Released
31 July 2008 MF France Lilian Nalis England Swindon Town Free
4 February 2009 DF England Shane White Free agent Released
31 May 2009 MF England Dan Smith Free agent Released
1 June 2009 MF Cameroon Roudolphe Douala Free agent Released

Loans[]

In

Start date Pos. Player To End date
8 August 2008 DF Northern Ireland Craig Cathcart England Manchester United 25 May 2009
29 August 2008 FW Scotland Paul Gallagher England Blackburn Rovers 25 May 2009
1 September 2008 MF France Nicolas Marin France Lorient 1 January 2009
1 January 2009 DF Scotland David Gray England Manchester United 25 May 2009
29 January 2009 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Judge England Blackburn Rovers 31 May 2009
19 February 2009 MF Wales Carl Fletcher England Crystal Palace 1 June 2009

Out

Start date Pos. Player To End date
9 September 2008 MF England Dan Smith England Morecambe 9 October 2008
25 September 2008 FW Wales Jermaine Easter England Millwall 9 November 2008
8 October 2008 DF Republic of Ireland Damien McCrory England Port Vale 29 December 2008
24 October 2008 MF England Jason Puncheon England Milton Keynes Dons 21 December 2008
20 November 2008 FW Wales Jermaine Easter England Colchester United 20 December 2008
22 November 2008 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Yannick Bolasie England Rushden & Diamonds 2 January 2009
27 November 2008 GK Republic of Ireland Graham Stack England Blackpool 1 January 2009
27 November 2008 FW Austria Ashley Barnes England Eastbourne Borough 26 January 2009
27 November 2008 MF England Dan Smith England Eastbourne Borough 1 June 2009
28 November 2008 DF England Shane White England Truro City 28 December 2008
9 January 2009 MF England Jason Puncheon England Milton Keynes Dons 1 June 2009
22 January 2009 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Yannick Bolasie England Barnet 1 June 2009
26 March 2009 GK Republic of Ireland Graham Stack England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 June 2009
26 March 2009 MF England Simon Walton England Blackpool 1 June 2009

See also[]

Plymouth Argyle seasons

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-season.asp?years=2008-2009 GoS: 2008–09
  2. ^ http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/season0809.asp Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine GoS: 2008–09
  3. ^ League Table
  4. ^ Appearances
  5. ^ Appearances
  6. ^ Discipline
  7. ^ Soccerbase Statistics
  8. ^ Romain Larrieu
  9. ^ Karl Duguid
  10. ^ Jim Paterson
  11. ^ Simon Walton
  12. ^ Krisztian Timar
  13. ^ Chris Clark
  14. ^ Jason Puncheon
  15. ^ Yoann Folly
  16. ^ Steven MacLean
  17. ^ Jermaine Easter
  18. ^ Paul Gallagher
  19. ^ Mathias Doumbe
  20. ^ Rory Fallon
  21. ^ Chris Barker
  22. ^ David McNamee
  23. ^ Craig Noone
  24. ^ Gary Sawyer
  25. ^ Marcel Seip
  26. ^ Luke Summerfield
  27. ^ Graham Stack
  28. ^ Craig Cathcart
  29. ^ Alan Judge
  30. ^ Nicolas Marin
  31. ^ Ashley Barnes
  32. ^ Jamie Mackie
  33. ^ Yannick Bolasie
  34. ^ Lloyd Saxton
  35. ^ Jump up to: a b George Donnelly
  36. ^ Shane White
  37. ^ Damien McCrory
  38. ^ Dan Smith
  39. ^ Emile Mpenza
  40. ^ Ben Gerring
  41. ^ Roudolphe Douala
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