2005–06 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

Plymouth Argyle
2005–06 season
ChairmanPaul Stapleton
ManagerTony Pulis
StadiumHome Park
Championship14th
FA CupThird round
(eliminated by Wolves)
EFL CupSecond round
(eliminated by Barnet)
Highest home attendance17,726 vs Leeds United (2 January 2006)
Lowest home attendance13,308 vs Peterborough United (23 August 2005)

Plymouth Argyle competed in the Football League Championship in the 2005–06 season, having finished 17th place in the season prior. They underwent a change in their manager, replacing Bobby Williamson with Tony Pulis in the hope of seeing an improvement to the previous season. The "Green Army" finished 14th in the league and made it to the 3rd round of the FA Cup.

Season summary

After a poor start to the season, which made relegation a likely outcome, Argyle fired manager Bobby Williamson and brought in Tony Pulis.[1] Argyle regrouped under Pulis and regained a solid place in the middle of the league standings. The team's performance was one of contrasts. Argyle conceded only 46 goals, which made it the fifth (tied) best defense in the league although they only scored 39 goals, which made it the third (tied) worst attack in the league. It meant a lot of 0–0, 1–0, and 0–1 games – results that are synonymous with Pulis' style of football.[2] However, under new manager Pulis, Argyle were never in any significant danger of relegation.[citation needed]

Notable events

  • In August, Argyle opens the season by defeating Reading 2–1 at the Madejski Stadium. It would be Reading's only home loss in the Championship all season. Victory at Reading is followed by a draw and four losses in the Championship.
  • 6–23 September, manager Bobby Williamson is fired. Jocky Scott is named caretaker manager. Tony Pulis is named as the new manager.
  • September–October, Pulis's first shores up the Argyle defence and achieves a record of one win, one loss, and five draws in first seven games under his management.
  • 22 November – 18 February, young central defender Elliott Ward comes to Argyle on loan from West Ham. He stays for three months and proves successful on the field and popular with the fans. In 15 games with Ward, Argyle concede only 15 goals and achieve a record of 6 wins, 5 draws, and four losses in the Championship. Argyle move up to mid-table and while not safe from relegation, it seems very unlikely.
  • 18 February, striker Vincent Pericard, on loan from Portsmouth, scores a hat trick against Coventry City in a 3–1 victory. This was the biggest win of the season by low-scoring Argyle.

Squad

Squad at end of season[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Romain Larrieu
2 DF England ENG Anthony Barness
3 DF England ENG Rufus Brevett
4 MF France FRA Lilian Nalis
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[a]
10 FW France FRA Vincent Péricard[b] (on loan from Portsmouth)
11 FW England ENG Nick Chadwick
13 DF France FRA Mathias Kouo-Doumbé
14 DF Northern Ireland NIR Tony Capaldi[c]
15 DF England ENG Paul Wotton
16 DF England ENG Hasney Aljofree
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Wales WAL Anthony Pulis (on loan from Stoke City[d])
18 FW England ENG Leon Clarke (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
20 MF England ENG Lee Hodges
22 DF England ENG Paul Connolly
23 GK England ENG Luke McCormick
25 DF England ENG Ryan Dickson
26 FW England ENG Chris Zebroski
27 FW England ENG Reuben Reid
29 MF England ENG Luke Summerfield
30 GK England ENG James Debbage
32 MF Sweden SWE Bojan Djordjic[e]

Left the club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Nigeria NGA Taribo West (released)
10 FW England ENG Scott Taylor (to MK Dons)
17 MF Iceland ISL Bjarni Guðjónsson (to ÍA)
18 DF Portugal POR Nuno Mendes (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW England ENG Matt Derbyshire (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
21 DF England ENG Elliott Ward (to West Ham United)
27 MF England ENG Jason Jarrett (on loan from Norwich City)
28 MF England ENG Marcus Martin (to Truro City)

Transfers

Out

Date Player Transfer To Fee Source
June 2005 Matthew Villis Sale Torquay United £0 [4]
July 2005 Gary Sawyer Season-long loan Exeter City N/A
July 2005 Graham Coughlan Sale Sheffield Wednesday £100,000
July 2005 Peter Gilbert Sale Leicester City £200,000 [5]
October 2005 Taribo West Released Free Agent N/A [6]
January 2006 Matt Derbyshire Recalled from loan Blackburn Rovers N/A
January 2006 Jason Jarrett Recalled from loan Norwich City N/A
January 2006 Scott Taylor Sale Milton Keynes Dons £100,000 [7]
January 2006 Nuno Mendes Released Free Agent N/A [8]
January 2006 Bjarni Guðjónsson Released Free agent N/A [9]
February 2006 Keith Lasley Short-term loan Blackpool N/A
February 2006 Elliott Ward Recalled from loan West Ham United N/A
February 2006 Rufus Brevett Short-term loan Leicester City N/A [10]
June 2006 Rufus Brevett Released Free agent N/A
June 2006 Keith Lasley Released Blackpool N/A

In

Date Player Transfer From Fee
June 2005 Ákos Buzsáky Buy F.C. Porto £250,000
June 2005 Bojan Djordjic Buy Rangers £0
June 2005 Anthony Barness Buy Bolton Wanderers £0
July 2005 Nuno Mendes Buy CD Santa Clara £0
July 2005 Taribo West Buy Al-Arabi £0
July 2005 Rufus Brevett Buy West Ham United £0
August 2005 Matt Derbyshire Season Loan Blackburn Rovers N/A
November 2005 Jason Jarrett Short Term Loan Norwich City N/A
November 2005 Elliott Ward Short Term Loan West Ham United N/A
January 2006 Lilian Nalis Buy Sheffield United £0
January 2006 Vincent Péricard Short-term loan Portsmouth N/A

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Southampton 46 13 19 14 49 50 −1 58
13 Stoke City 46 17 7 22 54 63 −9 58
14 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 17 16 39 46 −7 56
15 Ipswich Town 46 14 14 18 53 66 −13 56
16 Leicester City 46 13 15 18 51 59 −8 54
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Championship match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
1 6 August 2005 Reading Away W 2–1
2 9 August 2005 Watford Home D 3–3
3 13 August 2005 Derby Home L 0–2
4 20 August 2005 Crystal Palace Away L 0–1
5 27 August 2005 Hull City Home L 0–1
6 29 August 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion Away L 0–2
7 10 September 2005 Norwich City Away L 0–2
8 13 September 2005 Crewe Home D 1–1
9 17 September 2005 Burnley Home W 1–0
10 24 September 2005 Southampton Away D 0–0
11 27 September 2005 Sheffield United Away L 0–2
12 1 October 2005 Stoke City Home W 2–1
13 15 October 2005 Sheffield Wednesday Home D 1–1
14 18 October 2005 QPR Away D 1–1
15 22 October 2005 Luton Town Away D 1–1
16 30 October 2005 Millwall Home D 0–0
17 5 November 2005 Ipswich Town Away L 1–3
18 19 November 2005 QPR Home W 3–1
19 22 November 2005 Sheffield Wednesday Away D 0–0
20 26 November 2005 Reading Home L 0–2
21 3 December 2005 Coventry City Away L 1–3
22 10 December 2005 Watford Away D 1–1
23 17 December 2005 Crystal Palace Home W 2–0
24 26 December 2005 Cardiff City Away W 2–0
25 31 December 2005 Wolves Away D 1–1
26 2 January 2006 Leeds United Home L 0–3
27 14 January 2006 Norwich City Home D 1–1
28 21 January 2006 Crewe Alexandra Away W 2–1
29 24 January 2006 Leicester City Home W 1–0
30 31 January 2006 Southampton Home W 2–1
31 4 February 2006 Burnley Away L 0–1
32 11 February 2006 Sheffield United Home D 0–0
33 14 February 2006 Stoke City Away D 0–0
34 18 February 2006 Coventry City Home W 3–1
35 25 February 2006 Derby County Away L 0–1
36 4 March 2006 Brighton Home W 1–0
37 7 March 2006 Preston Home D 0–0
38 11 March 2006 Hull City Away L 0–1
39 18 March 2006 Cardiff City Home L 0–1
40 25 March 2006 Preston Away D 0–0
41 1 April 2006 Wolves Home W 2–0
42 8 April 2006 Leeds United Away D 0–0
43 15 April 2006 Millwall Away D 1–1
44 17 April 2006 Luton Town Home L 1–2
45 22 April 2006 Leicester City Away L 0–1
46 30 April 2006 Ipswich Town Home W 2–1

FA Cup

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
Third round 7 January 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away L 0–1 11,041 [11]

League Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 23 August 2005 Peterborough United Home W 2–1 Wotton 35' pen., Taylor 38' 5,974 [12]
Second round 20 September 2005 Barnet Away L 1–2 Buzsaky 19' 1,941 [13]

Notes

  1. ^ Evans was born in Plymouth, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Ireland in 1997.
  2. ^ Péricard was born in Efok, Cameroon, but was raised in France from the age of 4 and represented them at U-21 level.
  3. ^ Capaldi was born in Porsgrunn, Norway, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2004.
  4. ^ Pulis was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and represented them at U-21 level.
  5. ^ Djordic was born in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia), but also qualified to represent Sweden internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.

References

  1. ^ Thomas, Russell (24 September 2005). "Pulis and Johnson in new jobs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. ^ Taylor, Daniel (23 September 2016). "Tony Pulis: 'You get pigeonholed. You accept it or fight it. I've accepted it' | Daniel Taylor". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Plymouth Argyle - 2005/06".
  4. ^ "Gulls swoop for defender Villis". 27 June 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Foxes sign Gilbert from Plymouth". 26 July 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Plymouth terminate West contract". 6 October 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Dons sign Plymouth striker Taylor". 17 January 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Mendes completes Argyle departure". 31 January 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Iceland's Gudjonsson exits Argyle". 31 January 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Brevett signs Leicester loan deal". 27 February 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Wolves 1-0 Plymouth". 7 January 2006.
  12. ^ "Plymouth 2-1 Peterborough". 23 August 2005.
  13. ^ "Barnet 2-1 Plymouth". 20 September 2005.