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Plymouth Argyle Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Plymouth, Devon. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, following promotion from the 2022–23 EFL League One. The club was formed in 1886 as Argyle Football Club, a name which was retained until 1903 when the club became professional and were elected to the Southern Football League. The club also entered English football's premier knockout competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, for the first time that same year. The club joined the Football League in 1920, and have competed there since then, achieving multiple league titles, promotions, and relegations.

This list encompasses the major honours won by Plymouth Argyle, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Plymouth Argyle players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Home Park, the club's ground since 1901, are also included in the list.

Honours

Plymouth Argyle have won multiple titles in domestic competition. They have won the third tier of English football four times, which is a record.^[1] In their second season as a professional club they won their first title, the Western League, in 1905.^[2] The club's most recent title came in 2004 when they won the Football League Second Division.^[3]

Domestic

League

Football League Second Division

Winners (1): 2003–04

Football League Third Division

Winners (2): 1958–59, 2001–02

Runners-up (2): 1974–75, 1985–86

Football League Third Division South

Winners (2): 1929–30, 1951–52

Runners-up (6): 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27

Southern Football League

Winners (1): 1912–13

Runners-up (2): 1907–08, 1911–12

Western Football League

Winners (1): 1904–05

Runners-up (1): 1906–07

Cups

Football League Third Division Play-offs

Winners (1): 1996

Player records

Appearances

Plymouth Argyle's appearance record is held by Kevin Hodges, who played 620 times for the club over the course of 15 seasons from 1978 to 1992. Hodges also holds the records for appearances made in league, FA Cup, and League Cup competition. The player to have made the most appearances in the current squad is Luke McCormick, with 350 (including 4 as a substitute) as at 19 February 2022.

Most appearances in all competitions: Kevin Hodges, 620.^[4]
Most League appearances: Kevin Hodges, 530.^[4]
Most FA Cup appearances: Kevin Hodges, 39.^[4]
Most League Cup appearances: Kevin Hodges, 35.^[4]
Youngest first-team player: Freddie Issaka, 15 years and 34 days (against Newport County, 31 August 2021).^[4]
Oldest first-team player: Peter Shilton, 44 years and 21 days (against Burnley, 9 October 1993).^[4]
Oldest debutant: Peter Shilton, 42 years and 199 days (against Charlton Athletic, 4 April 1992).^[4]
Longest-serving player: Kevin Hodges, 14 years and 71 days (from 1978 to 1992).^[4]

Most appearances

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitute in brackets.^[5] Bold indicates still playing at the club.

#	Name	Years	League ^[A]	FA Cup	League Cup	Other ^[B]	Total
1	Kevin Hodges	1978–1992	530 (28)	39 (0)	35 (3)	16 (3)	620 (34)
2	Sammy Black	1924–1938	470 (0)	21 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	491 (0)
3	Fred Craig	1912–1930	439 (0)	28 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	467 (0)
4	Johnny Williams	1955–1966	412 (1)	19 (0)	17 (0)	0 (0)	448 (1)
5=	Pat Jones	1947–1958	425 (0)	16 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	441 (0)
5=	Johnny Hore	1965–1975	400 (7)	17 (0)	23 (0)	1 (0)	441 (7)
7	Paul Wotton	1995–2008 2012–2015	394 (35)	23 (0)	11 (1)	10 (1)	438 (37)
8	Mickey Evans	1990–1997 2001–2006	387 (75)	22 (2)	13 (2)	10 (2)	432 (81)
9	Jack Leslie	1921–1934	384 (0)	17 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	401 (0)
10	Moses Russell	1914–1930	375 (0)	25 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	400 (0)

Goalscorers

Plymouth Argyle's all-time leading goalscorer is Sammy Black, who scored 184 goals for the club over the course of 14 seasons from 1924 to 1938. Black also holds the record for goals scored in league competition. The records for goals scored in FA Cup and League Cup competition are held by Wilf Carter, and Sean McCarthy respectively.

Most goals in all competitions: Sammy Black, 184.^[4]
Most league goals: Sammy Black, 176.^[4]
Most FA Cup goals: Wilf Carter, 10.^[4]
Most League Cup goals: Sean McCarthy, 8.^[4]
Most goals in a season: Jack Cock, 32 (during the 1926–27 season).^[1]
Most goals in one match: Wilf Carter, 5.^[1]
Most hat-tricks in a season: Frank Richardson (1921–22), Jack Cock (1926–27), Wilf Carter (1957–58), 3.^[1]
Most hat-tricks: Wilf Carter, 8.^[1]
Highest-scoring substitute: Mickey Evans, 9.^[4]
Most games without scoring for an outfield player: Jimmy Rae, 258.^[4]
Fastest goal scored: Nick Chadwick (against Crystal Palace, 17 December 2005) and Onismor Bhasera (against AFC Wimbledon, 7 March 2012), 11 seconds.^[4]

Top goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only. Matches played (including as substitute) appear in brackets.^[6]

#	Name	Years	League ^[A]	FA Cup	League Cup	Other ^[B]	Total
1	Sammy Black	1924–1938	176 (470)	8 (21)	0 (0)	0 (0)	184 (491)
2	Wilf Carter	1957–1964	134 (254)	10 (11)	4 (10)	0 (0)	148 (275)
3	Tommy Tynan	1983–1985 1986–1990	127 (262)	6 (23)	6 (17)	6 (8)	145 (310)
4	Jack Leslie	1921–1934	132 (384)	4 (17)	0 (0)	0 (0)	136 (401)
5	Maurice Tadman	1947–1955	108 (240)	4 (13)	0 (0)	0 (0)	112 (253)
6	Jack Vidler	1929–1939	95 (242)	8 (14)	0 (0)	0 (0)	103 (256)
7	Fred Burch	1906–1915	89 (227)	3 (12)	0 (0)	0 (0)	92 (239)
8	Kevin Hodges	1978–1992	81 (530)	4 (39)	0 (35)	2 (16)	87 (620)
9	Ray Bowden	1927–1933	82 (145)	3 (8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	85 (153)
10=	George Dews	1947–1955	76 (257)	5 (14)	0 (0)	0 (0)	81 (271)
10=	Mickey Evans	1990–1997 2001–2006	73 (387)	4 (22)	1 (13)	3 (10)	81 (432)

International

First capped player: Richard Morris, for Wales on 11 March 1908.^[7]
Most international caps while a Plymouth Argyle player: Tony Capaldi, 21 for Northern Ireland.^[7]
Most international goals while a Plymouth Argyle player: Carlo Corazzin, for Canada and Rory Fallon for New Zealand, 2.^[7]
First Plymouth Argyle player to appear at a World Cup: George Baker for Wales, at 1958 FIFA World Cup.^[7]
Most World Cup appearances by a former Plymouth Argyle player: Paul Mariner, 5 for England in 1982.^[7]
Most World Cup goals by a former Plymouth Argyle player: Paul Mariner, 1 for England in 1982.^[7]

Transfers

Record transfer fees paid

#	Fee	Paid to	For	Date	Notes
1	£1.15 Million	Norwich City	Bali Mumba	21 July 2023
1=	£1.15 Million	Swansea City	Morgan Whittaker	17 July 2023
2	£750,000	QPR	Simon Walton	6 August 2008
3	£500,000	Cardiff City	Steven MacLean	18 January 2008	^[8]
4	£400,000	Debreceni VSC	Péter Halmosi	17 May 2007	^[9]
5=	£300,000	Swansea City	Rory Fallon	19 January 2007	^[10]
5=	£300,000	Manchester United	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	14 July 2006	^[11]
5=	£300,000	Port Vale	Peter Swan	22 July 1994	^[10]

Record transfer fees received

#	Fee	Received from	For	Date	Notes
1	£2.5m	Hull City	Péter Halmosi	16 July 2008	^[12]
2	£2.25m	Ipswich Town	David Norris	31 January 2008	^[13]
3	£1.5m	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	11 January 2008	^[14]
4	£1.5m	Everton	Dan Gosling	3 January 2008	^[15]
5	£750,000	Southampton	Mickey Evans	3 March 1997	^[16]

Managerial records

First manager: Frank Brettell, from 1 August 1903 to 31 May 1905.^[17]
Longest-serving manager by time: Bob Jack, two spells, from 1 August 1905 to 31 May 1906, and 1 August 1910 to 1 April 1938.^[17]
Longest-serving manager by matches: Bob Jack, managed the club for 1,093 matches over a period that spanned 28 years.^[17]

Club records

Matches

Firsts

First match: Argyle Football Club 0–2 Caxton, a friendly match, 16 October 1886.^[18]
First Western League match: West Ham United 0–1 Plymouth Argyle, 1 September 1903.^[19]
First Southern League match: Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Northampton Town, 5 September 1903.^[19]
First FA Cup match: Plymouth Argyle 7–0 Whiteheads, first qualifying round 31 October 1903.^[19]
First Football League match: Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Norwich City, Third Division, 28 August 1920.^[19]
First League Cup match: Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Southport, first round, 12 October 1960.^[19]

Wins

Record win: 8–1 against Millwall in Second Division, 16 January 1932, and Hartlepool United in Second Division, 7 May 1994.^[1]
Record FA Cup win: 6–0 against Corby Town, third round, 22 January 1966.^[1]
Record League Cup win: 4–0 against Portsmouth, second round, 9 October 1973.^[1]
Most league wins in a season: 31 wins out of 46 games (during the 2001–02 season).^[19]
Fewest league wins in a season: 8 wins out of 42 games (during the 1949–50, 1963–64, 1976–77 seasons).^[19]

Defeats

Record defeat: 0–9 against Stoke City in Second Division, 17 December 1960.^[1]
Record FA Cup defeat: 1–7 against Tottenham Hotspur, first round replay, 19 January 1910.^[19]
Record League Cup defeat: 0–6 against West Ham United, second round, 26 September 1962.^[19]
Most league defeats in a season: 31 defeats out of 42 games (during the 1945–46 season).^[19]
Fewest league defeats in a season: 4 defeats out of 42 games (during th a season: 35 in 42 games (during the 1920–21 season, Third Division).^[19]
Most league goals conceded in a season: 120 in 42 games (during the 1945–46 season, Football League South).^[19]
Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 24 in 42 games (during the 1921–22 season, Third Division South).^[19]

Points

Most points in a season (two for a win): 68 in 42 games (during the 1929–30 season, Third Division South).^[19]
Fewest points in a season (two for a win): 27 in 42 games (during the 1967–68 season, Second Division).^[19]
Most points in a season (three for a win): 102 in 46 games (during the 2001–02 season, Third Division).^[19]
Fewest points in a season (three for a win): 46 in 46 games (during the 1994–95 season, Second Division).^[19]

Attendances

Record highest attendance: 43,596 (against Aston Villa, Second Division, 10 October 1936).^[20]
Highest FA Cup attendance: 43,426 (against Huddersfield Town, third round, 13 January 1934).^[20]
Highest League Cup attendance: 30,390 (against Manchester City, semi-final, 23 January 1974).^[20]
Record lowest attendance: 944 (against AFC Bournemouth, EFL Trophy, 10 December 1996).^[20]
Lowest FA Cup attendance: 1,870 (against Whiteheads, first qualifying round, 31 October 1903).^[20]
Lowest League Cup attendance: 1,834 (against Walsall, first round, 24 August 1999).^[20]
Record highest attendance at a neutral venue: 79,389 at Wembley (against Bolton Wanderers, EFL Trophy Final, 2 April 2023).^[21]
Record highest attendance on the road: 65,386 at Highbury (against Arsenal, FA Cup fourth round, 23 January 1932).^[20]

Footnotes

A. ^a ^b Appearances made in the abandoned 1939–40 season and subsequent wartime competitions are unofficial and therefore excluded.

B. ^a ^b Appearances and goals in the EFL Trophy, Full Members Cup, Watney Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, and Football League Group Cup.

References

General

Danes, Ryan (2009). Plymouth Argyle: A Complete Record. Plymouth: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-710-8.
Cowdery, Rick (2009). Plymouth Argyle: Miscellany. Plymouth: Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1-905411-40-5.
Riddle, Andy (2002). Plymouth Argyle: 101 Golden Greats. Westcliff-on-Sea: Desert Island. ISBN 1-874287-47-3.
Knight, Brian (1989). Plymouth Argyle: A Complete Record 1903–1989. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 0-907969-40-2.

Specific

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Achievements Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Greens on Screen. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^ Western League Greens on Screen. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^ Second Division Greens on Screen. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Statistics Database Greens on Screen. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^ Appearances Made Greens on Screen. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^ Goals Scored Greens on Screen. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Internationals Greens on Screen. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
^ MacLean Joins Pilgrims Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
^ Plymouth Keen On Halmosi BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
^ ^a ^b Fallon Completes Plymouth Switch BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
^ Plymouth Net Striker Ebanks-Blake BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
^ Halmosi's Premier Chance Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
^ Norris Ties Up Town Switch Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
^ Wolves Capture Ebanks-Blake Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
^ Toffees Snap Up Gosling Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
^ Mickey Evans Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Managers Archived 1 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine Greens on Screen. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
^ Plymouth Argyle History BBC Devon. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Argyle History Greens on Screen. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Attendances Greens on Screen. February 2010.
^ "Bolton crush Plymouth to win Papa Johns Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

[Achievements-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Achievements Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Greens on Screen. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

[2] Western League Greens on Screen. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

[3] Second Division Greens on Screen. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

[Database-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Statistics Database Greens on Screen. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

[5] Appearances Made Greens on Screen. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

[6] Goals Scored Greens on Screen. Retrieved 31 January 2010.

[Internationals-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Internationals Greens on Screen. Retrieved 31 January 2010.

[8] MacLean Joins Pilgrims Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2010.

[9] Plymouth Keen On Halmosi BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2010.

[Record-10] Fallon Completes Plymouth Switch BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2010.

[11] Plymouth Net Striker Ebanks-Blake BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2010.

[12] Halmosi's Premier Chance Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2010.

[13] Norris Ties Up Town Switch Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2010.

[14] Wolves Capture Ebanks-Blake Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2010.

[15] Toffees Snap Up Gosling Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2010.

[16] Mickey Evans Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 February 2010.

[Managers-17] Managers Archived 1 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine Greens on Screen. Retrieved 1 February 2010.

[18] Plymouth Argyle History BBC Devon. Retrieved 1 January 2010.

[Argyle_History-19] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Argyle History Greens on Screen. Retrieved 1 February 2010.

[Attendances-20] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Attendances Greens on Screen. February 2010.

[21] "Bolton crush Plymouth to win Papa Johns Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

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