2021–22 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

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Plymouth Argyle
2021–22 season
ChairmanSimon Hallett
ManagerRyan Lowe
StadiumHome Park
EFL CupSecond round
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The 2021–22 season is Plymouth Argyle's 136th year in their history and second consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

First-team squad[]

As of 10 May 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1 Michael Cooper England GK (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 21) 65 0 2017 Academy Trainee
23 Luke McCormick England GK (1983-08-15) 15 August 1983 (age 38) 377 0 2020 England Swindon Town Free
25 Callum Burton England GK (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 (age 25) 2 0 2021 England Cambridge United Free
Defenders
2 James Bolton England RB/CB (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 27) 0 0 2021 England Portsmouth Undisclosed
3 Macaulay Gillesphey England CB (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 25) 6 0 2021 Australia Brisbane Roar Free
5 James Wilson Wales CB (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 32) 6 0 2021 England Ipswich Town Free
6 Dan Scarr England CB (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 26) 8 1 2021 England Walsall Free
22 Brendan Galloway Zimbabwe LB/CB (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 25) 5 0 2021 England Luton Town Free
27 Ryan Law England LB (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 22) 14 1 2018 Academy Trainee
37 Brandon Pursall England CB (2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 17) 1 0 2021 Academy Trainee
41 Ollie Tomlinson England CB (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 (age 19) 4 0 2020 Academy Trainee
Midfielders
4 Jordan Houghton England DM/CM/CB (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 25) 8 0 2021 England Milton Keynes Dons Free
7 Ryan Broom Wales RM/CM/AM (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 25) 7 0 2021 England Peterborough United Loan
8 Joe Edwards England RM/CM/RB (1990-10-31) 31 October 1990 (age 30) 95 13 2019 England Walsall Free
10 Danny Mayor England LM/AM/CM (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990 (age 30) 89 3 2019 England Bury Free
15 Conor Grant England CM/LM/RM (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 26) 90 6 2018 England Everton Free
20 Adam Randell England DM/CB (2000-10-01) 1 October 2000 (age 20) 17 0 2018 Academy Trainee
28 Panutche Camará Guinea-Bissau AM/CM/SS (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 24) 55 6 2020 England Crawley Town Free
32 George Cooper England LW/RW/AM (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 (age 24) 49 6 2020 England Peterborough United Undisclosed
Forwards
9 Ryan Hardie Scotland CF/RW/LW (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 24) 71 18 2021 England Blackpool Undisclosed
11 Niall Ennis England CF/LW (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 22) 23 6 2021 England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed
14 Jordon Garrick Jamaica RW/LW/CF (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 23) 4 0 2021 England Swansea City Loan
18 Kieran Agard England CF/RW/LW (1989-10-10) 10 October 1989 (age 31) 1 0 2021 Free Agent Free
31 Luke Jephcott Wales CF/RW/LW (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 21) 77 29 2018 Academy Trainee


Statistics[]

As of game played on 11 September 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Michael Cooper 7 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England Macaulay Gillesphey 6 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF England Jordan Houghton 7 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
5 DF Wales James Wilson 6 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF England Dan Scarr 8 1 6+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Wales Ryan Broom 7 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England Joe Edwards 8 1 6+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Scotland Ryan Hardie 8 5 6+0 3 0+0 0 2+0 2 0+0 0
10 MF England Danny Mayor 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW Jamaica Jordan Garrick 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 MF England Conor Grant 7 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW England Kieran Agard 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF England Adam Randell 7 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
22 DF Zimbabwe Brendan Galloway 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
25 GK England Callum Burton 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
27 DF England Ryan Law 7 1 0+4 1 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
28 MF Guinea-Bissau Panutche Camará 8 1 6+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
31 FW Wales Luke Jephcott 8 4 6+0 3 0+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
32 MF England George Cooper 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
36 DF England Finley Craske 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
37 DF England Brandon Pursall 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
39 MF England Carlo Garside 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
41 DF England Ollie Tomlinson 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
42 FW England Rhys Shirley 6 1 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+2 1 1+0 0
44 MF Wales Will Jenkins-Davies 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
45 FW England Oscar Massey 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
48 MF England Frederick Issaka 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Goals record[]

As of 11 September 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 9 Scotland CF Ryan Hardie 3 0 2 0 5
2 31 Wales CF Luke Jephcott 3 0 1 0 4
3 6 England CB Dan Scarr 1 0 0 0 1
8 England RM Joe Edwards 1 0 0 0 1
27 England LB Ryan Law 1 0 0 0 1
28 Guinea-Bissau AM Panutche Camará 0 0 1 0 1
41 England CF Rhys Shirley 0 0 1 0 1
Total 9 0 5 0 14


Disciplinary record[]

As of 11 September 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 4 England DM Jordan Houghton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 Wales CB James Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 England CB Dan Scarr 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 Wales RM Ryan Broom 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 England RM Joe Edwards 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 England CM Adam Randell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
22 Zimbabwe LB Brendan Galloway 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
44 Wales MF Will Jenkins-Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 0

Pre-season friendlies[]

Plymouth Argyle announced they will play friendlies against Plymouth Parkway,[1] Bristol Rovers,[2] Swansea City,[3] Middlesbrough,[1] Tavistock,[1][4] Bristol City[1] and Torquay United[5] as part of their pre-season schedule.

3 July 2021 Friendly Plymouth Parkway 1–5 Plymouth Argyle Plymouth
15:00 BST Allen Goal 77' (pen.) Report Galloway Goal 30'
Hardie Goal 49' (pen.)
Jephcott Goal 53'
Camará Goal 70'
Rutherford Goal 85'		 Stadium: Bolitho Park
14 July 2021 Friendly Saltash United 0–7 Plymouth Argyle Saltash
19:00 BST Report Ennis Goal 28', 53'
Grant Goal 42'
Camará Goal 51'
Hardie Goal 74', 84'
Shirley Goal 86'		 Stadium: Kimberley Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Marc Whalley
17 July 2021 Friendly Bristol Rovers 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Horfield
13:00 BST Collins Goal 47' (pen.) Report Jephcott Goal 35' (pen.) Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Referee: Kevin Johnson
20 July 2021 Friendly Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Swansea City Plymouth
19:00 BST Hardie Goal 47' Report Naughton Goal 23'
Cullen Goal 33'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 3,391
Referee: Lee Swabey
23 July 2021 Friendly Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Middlesbrough Plymouth
19:00 BST Gillesphey Goal 55' Report Crooks Goal 17'
Tavernier Goal 68'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 4,204
Referee: Brett Huxtable
24 July 2021 Friendly Tavistock 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Tavistock
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Langsford Park
Referee: Mark Senior
27 July 2021 Friendly Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Bristol City Plymouth
18:00 BST Report Weimann Goal 55' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 4,286
Referee: Scott Jackson
31 July 2021 Friendly Torquay United 0–3 Plymouth Argyle Torquay
15:00 BST Report Ennis Goal 42'
Camará Goal 45+2'
Hardie Goal 82'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,356
Referee: Brett Huxtable

Competitions[]

League One[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wigan Athletic 7 5 1 1 12 5 +7 16 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Sunderland 7 5 1 1 12 7 +5 16
3 Milton Keynes Dons 8 4 3 1 16 10 +6 15 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Plymouth Argyle 7 4 2 1 10 4 +6 14
5 Wycombe Wanderers 7 4 2 1 10 7 +3 14
6 Rotherham United 8 4 1 3 10 8 +2 13
7 AFC Wimbledon 8 3 3 2 15 13 +2 12
8 Bolton Wanderers 8 3 3 2 14 12 +2 12
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. 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) 12-point sending off offences[6]

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
6 3 2 1 9 4  +5 11 2 2 0 6 2  +4 1 0 1 3 2  +1

Last updated: 11 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday123456
GroundAHHAHH
ResultLWDWDW
Position2413168128
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Plymouth's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[7]

7 August 2021 1 Rotherham United 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Rotherham
15:00 BST Ladapo Goal 10'
Wiles Goal 38'
Barlaser Yellow card 49'
Lindsay Yellow card 66'		 Report Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,417
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
14 August 2021 2 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Gillingham Plymouth
15:00 BST Jephcott Goal 88'
Houghton Yellow card 90+5'		 Report O'Keefe Yellow card 44'
Tucker Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,854
Referee: Charles Breakspear
17 August 2021 3 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Cambridge United Plymouth
19:45 BST Wilson Yellow card 6'
Jephcott Goal 68'
Edwards Yellow card 86'		 Report Williams Yellow card 6'
May Yellow card 57'
Brophy Yellow card 72'
Ironside Penalty missed 76', Goal 76'
O'Neil Yellow card 79'
Digby Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,532
Referee: Chris Sarginson
21 August 2021 4 Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Plymouth Argyle Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Leahy Yellow card 39'
Vela Yellow card 77'		 Report Hardie Goal 24', 65'
Broom Yellow card 40'
Jephcott Goal 50'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 5,737
Referee: Paul Howard
28 August 2021 5 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Fleetwood Town Plymouth
15:00 BST Hardie Goal 21' Report Camps Goal 35'
Johnson Yellow card 42'
Clarke Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,453
Referee: Sam Purkiss
11 September 2021 6 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Plymouth
15:00 BST Edwards Goal 7'
Scarr Goal 40'
Houghton Yellow card 80'
Law Goal 90+7'		 Report Hutchinson Yellow card 25'
Byers Yellow card 40'
Sow Yellow card 55'
Gregory Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 13,448
Referee: Ben Speedie

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Argyle were drawn away to Peterborough United in the first round[8][9] and Swansea City in the second round.[10][11]

10 August 2021 First round Peterborough United 0–4 Plymouth Argyle Peterborough
19:45 BST Report Hardie Goal 23', 33'
Galloway Yellow card 61'
Jephcott Goal 66'
Camará Goal 84'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Ben Toner
24 August 2021 Second round Swansea City 4–1 Plymouth Argyle Landore
19:00 BST Williams Goal 29'
Manning Yellow card 39'
Bennett Yellow card 51'
Whittaker Goal 79', 86', 90'		 Report Shirley Goal 63' Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 17,491
Referee: Bobby Madley

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Argyle were drawn into Southern Group F with Arsenal U21s, Newport County and Swindon Town.[12][13] The group stage fixtures were confirmed on August 3rd.[14][15]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Newport County 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Swindon Town 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 +1 3
3 ACA Arsenal U21 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
4 L1 Plymouth Argyle 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2021. Source: EFL.com
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Newport County 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Newport
19:00 BST Telford Goal 58'
Bright Yellow card 66'
Livermore Yellow card 68'
Lewis Yellow card 70'
Abraham Goal 84'		 Report Randell Yellow card 34'
Jenkins-Davies Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Tom Reeves
12 October 2021 Group game 2 Plymouth Argyle v Swindon Town Plymouth
19:00 BST Stadium: Home Park
16 November 2021 Group game 3 Plymouth Argyle v Arsenal U21s Plymouth
19:00 GMT Stadium: Home Park

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
24 June 2021 RB England James Bolton England Portsmouth Undisclosed [16]
1 July 2021 GK England Callum Burton England Cambridge United Free transfer [17]
1 July 2021 CB England Macaulay Gillesphey Australia Brisbane Roar Free transfer [18]
1 July 2021 DM England Jordan Houghton England Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer [19]
1 July 2021 CB England Dan Scarr England Walsall Free transfer [20]
1 July 2021 CB Wales James Wilson England Ipswich Town Free transfer [21]
21 July 2021 LB Zimbabwe Brendan Galloway England Luton Town Free transfer [22]
10 September 2021 CF England Kieran Agard England Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer [23]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
29 July 2021 RM Wales Ryan Broom England Peterborough United End of season [24]
19 August 2021 RW Jamaica Jordon Garrick Wales Swansea City End of season [25]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
14 September 2021 RB England Finley Craske England Tiverton Town 16 October 2021 [26]
14 September 2021 DM United States Ethan Mitchell England Plymouth Parkway 16 October 2021 [26]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
10 May 2021 CB England Gary Sawyer Retired [27]
30 June 2021 CB England Will Aimson England Bolton Wanderers Released [27][28]
30 June 2021 RB England Jarvis Cleal Released [27]
30 June 2021 CF Greece Klaidi Lolos England Torquay United Released [27][29]
30 June 2021 CM Scotland Lewis Macleod Released [27]
30 June 2021 CF England Byron Moore Released [27]
30 June 2021 CF England Frank Nouble England Colchester United Released [27][30]
30 June 2021 AM Northern Ireland Ben Reeves England Gillingham Released [27][31]
30 June 2021 GK Scotland Jack Ruddy Northern Ireland Linfield Released [27][32]
30 June 2021 CF England Rubin Wilson England Bideford Released [27][33]
30 June 2021 CB England Scott Wootton England Morecambe Released [27][34]

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