2004–05 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

Plymouth Argyle
2004–05 season
ManagerBobby Williamson
StadiumHome Park
Championship17th
FA CupThird round
(eliminated by Everton)
Football League CupFirst round
(eliminated by Yeovil Town)
Highest home attendance20,555 vs Leeds United
Lowest home attendance13,308 vs Burnley
Biggest win5–0 (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, home)
Biggest defeat5–0 (vs. West Ham United, away)

This article provides a summary of Plymouth Argyle's 2004–05 season.

Notable events

  • 24 August 2004: The team exit the League Cup in the first round for the 12th consecutive year.
  • 28 August 2004: Argyle lose their first League game (3–1 to Watford) since Bobby Williamson was appointed as manager.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Romain Larrieu
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Worrell
3 MF England ENG Lee Hodges
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Coughlan
6 MF Scotland SCO Keith Lasley
7 MF England ENG David Norris
8 MF Hungary HUN Ákos Buzsáky
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Mickey Evans[notes 1]
10 MF Iceland ISL Bjarni Guðjónsson
11 FW Scotland SCO Steven Milne
13 DF France FRA Mathias Kouo-Doumbé
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Northern Ireland NIR Tony Capaldi[notes 2]
15 DF England ENG Paul Wotton
16 DF England ENG Hasney Aljofree
17 FW England ENG Nick Chadwick
19 FW England ENG Scott Taylor
22 DF England ENG Paul Connolly
23 DF England ENG Luke McCormick
24 DF Wales WAL Peter Gilbert[notes 3]
25 DF England ENG Ryan Dickson
29 MF England ENG Luke Summerfield

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF France FRA David Friio (to Nottingham Forest)
4 DF England ENG Jason Dodd (on loan from Southampton)
8 FW Scotland SCO Stevie Crawford (to Dundee United)
17 MF England ENG Lee Makel (to Dunfermline Athletic)
18 FW England ENG Nathan Lowndes (to Port Vale)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Scotland SCO Marino Keith (to Colchester United)
20 MF England ENG Steve Adams (to Sheffield Wednesday)
21 FW Scotland SCO Blair Sturrock (to Kidderminster Harriers)
21 FW England ENG Dexter Blackstock[notes 4] (on loan from Southampton)
29 FW England ENG Stewart Yetton (to Tiverton Town)

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Leicester City 46 12 21 13 49 46 +3 57
16 Cardiff City 46 13 15 18 48 51 −3 54
17 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 52 64 −12 53
18 Watford 46 12 16 18 52 59 −7 52
19 Coventry City 46 13 13 20 61 73 −12 52
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2011. Source: Football League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Matches

Championship match details
Date Opponent Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
7 August 2004 Millwall Home D 0–0
10 August 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion Away W 2–0 Cullip 11' (o.g.), Wotton 45' (pen.)
13 August 2004 Cardiff City Away W 1–0 Bullock 23' (o.g.)
21 August 2004 Sunderland Home W 2–1 Wotton 1', Crawford 40' 16,874 [2]
28 August 2004 Watford Away L 1–3 Evans 18'
30 August 2004 Nottingham Forest Home W 3–2 Norris 26' Coughlan 40', Wotton 90' (pen.)
11 September 2004 Queens Park Rangers Away L 2–3 Friio 7', Keith 90'
14 September 2004 Leeds United Home L 0–1 20,555 [3]
18 September 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home L 1–2 Friio 62
25 September 2004 Ipswich Town Away L 2–3 Adams 12', Crawford 13' 23,270 [4]
28 September 2004 Preston North End Away D 1–1
2 October 2004 Gillingham Home W 2–1
16 October 2004 Wigan Athletic Home L 1–2
19 October 2004 Rotherham United Away W 1–0
23 October 2004 Sheffield United Away L 1–2
30 October 2004 West Ham United Home D 1–1
2 November 2004 Reading Home D 2–2
6 November 2004 Wigan Athletic Away W 2–0
13 November 2004 Coventry City Away L 1–2
20 November 2004 Stoke City Home D 0–0
27 November 2004 Leicester City Away L 1–2
4 December 2004 Burnley Home W 1–0
11 December 2004 Crewe Alexandra Away L 0–3
18 December 2004 Derby County Home L 0–2
26 December 2004 Queens Park Rangers Home W 2–1
28 December 2004 Leeds United Away L 1–2
1 January 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away D 1–1
3 January 2005 Ipswich Town Home L 1–2
15 January 2005 Gillingham Away L 0–1
22 January 2005 Preston North End Home L 0–2
5 February 2005 Reading Away D 0–0
12 February 2005 Rotherham United Home D 1–1
19 February 2005 West Ham United Away L 0–5
22 February 2005 Sheffield United Home W 3–0
26 February 2005 Crewe Alexandra Home W 3–0
5 March 2005 Derby County Away L 0–1
12 March 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion Home W 5–1
15 March 2005 Sunderland Away L 1–5
20 March 2005 Millwall Away L 0–3
2 April 2005 Cardiff City Home D 1–1
5 April 2005 Watford Home W 1–0
9 April 2005 Nottingham Forest Away W 3–0
16 April 2005 Stoke City Away L 0–2
23 April 2005 Coventry City Home D 1–1
30 April 2005 Burnley Away L 0–2
8 May 2005 Leicester City Home D 0–0

Source:[5]

FA Cup

Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
Third round 8 January 2005 Everton Home L 1–3 Guðjónsson 34' 20,112 [6]

League Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 24 August 2004 Yeovil Town Away L 2–3 (a.e.t.) Crawford 30', Wotton 42' pen. 6,217 [7]

Transfers

Out

Date Player Transfer To Fee Source
11 August 2004 Marcus Martin Season-long loan Exeter City – [8]
August 2004 Gary Sawyer Season-long loan Exeter City – [8]
October 2004 Nathan Lowndes Free Port Vale –
December 2004 Blair Sturrock Free Kidderminster Harriers –
December 2004 Lee Makel Free Dunfermline Athletic –
January 2005 Stevie Crawford Sale Dundee United £80,000
February 2005 David Friio Sale Nottingham Forest £100,000

In

Date Player Transfer From Fee Source
December 2004 Bjarni Guðjónsson Free transfer Coventry City –
December 2004 Scott Taylor Buy Blackpool £100,000
January 2005 Ákos Buzsáky Short-term loan Porto –
February 2005 Dexter Blackstock Short-term loan Southampton –
February 2005 Nick Chadwick Buy Everton £250,000
March 2005 Jason Dodd Short-term loan Southampton –
June 2005 Rufus Brevett Free transfer West Ham United –

References

  1. ^ "FootballSquads – Plymouth Argyle – 2004/05".
  2. ^ "Plymouth 2-1 Sunderland". 21 August 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Plymouth 0-1 Leeds". 14 September 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Ipswich 3-2 Plymouth". 24 September 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Plymouth Argyle match record: League Championship 2005". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Plymouth 1-3 Everton". 8 January 2005.
  7. ^ "Yeovil 3-2 Plymouth". 24 August 2004.
  8. ^ a b "Transfers – August 2004 – 11 August 2004". 26 August 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

Notes

  1. ^ Evans was born in Plymouth, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1997.
  2. ^ Capaldi was born in Porsgrunn, Norway, and raised in England, but also qualified to represent Scotland and Northern Ireland internationally through his father and grandmother respectively and represented Northern Ireland at under-18 and under-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2004.
  3. ^ Gilbert was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented Wales at under-21 level.
  4. ^ Blackstock was born in Oxford, England, and represented England at under-18, under-19 and under-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica and Antigua and Barbuda internationally through his father and grandfather respectively and made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in February 2012.