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Friday 17th October 2025

On This Day:

1956: Chris Harrison was born in Launceston. There are some people in life who never hit the headlines, never win awards; the limelight passes them by. Chris was one of them - he became an Argyle apprentice at 18, and remained at Home Park for the eleven years between the promotion seasons of the 70s and 80s. But seven managers couldn't have been wrong; he made an impressive 381 first team appearances at right-back and central defender, including heroic performances in the FA Cup run of 1984.

1987: One of the unforgettable games: Argyle 6 Leeds Utd 3. After 10 games without a win and Dave Smith up-country on a scouting mission, goals from Clayton (2), Summerfield (2), Smith and Tynan brought a shock result against the big names of Leeds (who included John Sheridan in midfield and a young Peter Swan as substitute). For more, including all the goals, click here.

2009: Marcel Seip, on loan at Blackpool, scored against his club in a 2-0 defeat at Bloomfield Road, sparking controversy over the decision to let him play.

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Today is the third anniversary of the death of Sir Gordon Sparks. We miss him.

Argyle Women's on-loan striker, Tianna Teisar, has been called up to the Wales Senior Squad for upcoming international friendlies against Australia and Poland.

On This Day:

1948: Not really relevant, but hey, you have to smile! Notts County 9 Exeter City 0.

1998: Plymouth-born Craig Taylor arrived on a month's loan from Swindon Town. He played six games before returning to Wiltshire, but a permanent transfer was agreed the following August.

2009: Kevin Summerfield left the club "by mutual consent", the end of the former player's second spell as Paul Sturrock's right-hand man.

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On This Day:

1960: Steve McCall was born in Carlisle, 65 years ago. Steve joined Argyle at the age of 31 and played for over four seasons, including the caretaker manager role in 1995. After a spell at Torquay, he returned in 1998 for two more years as player/coach, leaving when Kevin Hodges was dismissed. He will be remembered as a class act in Argyle's midfield.

1966: Another big score: Argyle 7 Cardiff City 1. Cardiff had little answer to the barn-storming of Mike Bickle (4 goals) and Richard Reynolds and the perfect prompting of Jimmy Bloomfield and Norman Piper. The Argyle team that day: Shearing, Rounsevell, Baird, Piper, Nelson, Newman, Jones, Bloomfield, Bickle, Reynold and Jennings.

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Mike Stowell has joined Argyle as the new Goalkeeping Coach.

The 60-year-old has extensive experience, having spent 16 years at Leicester City, mainly as the Foxes goalkeeping coach but also had six periods in caretaker charge as well.

He was goalkeeping coach during Leicester's incredible Premier League title-winning season in 2015-16, and worked with an array of top-level goalkeepers during his time at the club.

Stowell also spent time with Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel as they won the league title and reached the last 16 of the UEFA Europa Conference League. He has most recently been working with Bristol City Women on a short-term basis.

Tom Cleverley commented: "Mike impressed us all greatly with his knowledge and experience during the recruitment process.

"He is someone I know following my loan spell with Leicester City as a player, and he will add real expertise to my technical staff, both from a goalkeeping and wider coaching perspective.

"I was insistent in the summer on bringing the right players to Argyle, and it is no different with staff members. I am really pleased we have managed to bring a coach of Mike's calibre to the club."

Head of Football Operations, David Fox, added: "Mike had incredible longevity at a top football club like Leicester City which shows just how good a coach he is.

"He will bring vast knowledge to the role and work closely with our talented crop of goalkeepers in Conor, Luca and Zak to continue their growth and development.

"He will complement the wider technical staff perfectly and has really bought into what we are trying to achieve here at Argyle. I want to welcome him to the club and look forward to working with him closely moving forward."

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The first team away fixture against Mansfield Town which was postponed due to Argyle's three international call ups has been rearranged for Tuesday 28 October ko 7.45. Tickets for the original game are still valid: if fans cannot go, they can claim a refund by returning their ticket to the Box Office.

Argyle will be away to Wycombe Wanderers in the first round proper of the FA Cup. Ties will be played during the weekend of 1 November.

The only time Argyle and Wycombe have previously met in the FA Cup was in the 1998/99 season, in the second round. Kevin Hodges' Argyle drew 1-1 in the away game, then won 3-2 at Home Park in the replay.

Argyle Women's Head Coach, Marie Hourihan, reacted to yesterday's 0-0 draw against Bournemouth.

"We've not lost the game," Hourihan told Argyle TV. "We've taken a point and we keep our unbeaten run here going at Home Park.

"I thought we were excellent from the outset. The intent was to compete. We knew Bournemouth's main threats across their top line and how it can be quite transitional, so we needed to control that. I thought we did really well.

"After the first five to 10 minutes, we settled into the game, exerted good control, and got into some fantastic areas. It was probably just the final details and decision making in those areas that we didn't get necessarily right and missed out on the outcomes we wanted.

"I think we came out with the same intent, in the second half, and probably similarly mirrored the first, in the sense that they probably had a 10-minute spell towards the end of the game where they came into the ascendancy a little bit.

"You've got to give credit to both defences. In terms of defending the box, both sides were very good at that with bodies on the line, clearances, picking up second balls, and being in and around the right areas. But again, for us, it's progress.

"Since I've come into this football club, it is about us going into games with real intent, a certain control, and asserting our influence over the game, and I feel we're doing that to a really good effect. We have to take the positives out of the game into next weekend's cup game against Watford, which again will be a similarly tight and difficult game for us."

12th

Argyle Women and Bournemouth Women played out a 0-0 draw at Home Park in front of a crowd of almost 1,500. However, this was by no means a boring game. It was a great spectacle of FA Women's National League football. Despite there being no goals and the points being shared, both sides hunted, caused issues for their opponents, and had chances in front of goal over the 90+9 minutes of football.

The result means that Argyle drop to fourth in the table as there were wins for Watford and Real Bedford Ladies. Argyle are on 14 points with the best goal difference (+16) in the league.

Argyle are away to league leaders, Watford Women next Sunday.

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Argyle Under-18s suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat on Saturday afternoon to Leyton Orient in the EFL Youth Alliance League South.

Tajuddin Bello's first-half goal handed the visiting side three points at Millennium Fields, whilst the Greens struggled to find the clinical edge needed in front of goal to get back into the game.

Head Coach, Jamie Lowry, said: "I'm very disappointed. We didn't do enough to get over the line. We had lots of momentum in the game and opportunities in the final third, but lacked a little bit of quality and willingness to get back in the game. We'd huff and puff without really causing enough problems.

"A few lads did really well... We lacked intensity and that determination to win a game of football, which is part of why the result ended in the way it did.

"We'll reflect on it and watch it back. The boys will clip it, and we'll review it again on Monday. We just didn't do enough today, it's as simple as that."

Argyle: 1 Jack Flower (gk), 2 Jovan Wamani, 3 Joe Mwaro (capt), 4 Sam Lord, 5 Ollie Legg, 6 Toby Haley (14 Malachi Davy, half-time), 7 Tashall Sandhu, 8 Seb Campbell (15 Oscar Dean, 62), 9 Frankie Maund, 10 Fletcher Poole (16 James Sharpe, half-time), 11 Kian Burch. Substitutes: 23 Tom Armytage (gk), 12 Kye Chapple.

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Caleb Watts' stunning strike against Stockport in Argyle's 4-2 Home Park victory has been nominated for the EFL League One goal of the month award.

The other nominees are Amario Cozier-Duberry of Bolton; Harvey White of Stevenage, and Leo Castledine of Huddersfield Town.

Fans can vote for Caleb before Monday by using this link: https://www.efl.com/news/2025/october/10/cast-your-vote-for-septembers-sky-bet-goal-of-the-month/.

Caleb is currently sidelined with a serious hamstring injury which he picked up in the early stages of Argyle's win against Luton Town at Kenilworth Road.

Argyle have ball no 36 for the FA Cup first round proper draw which is on Monday 13 October from 6.30 pm.

Former manager, Paul Sturrock, is 69 today. (Your diarist also has a birthday today!)

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Argyle Women defender, Amii Kearley, has joined Marine Academy, Plymouth, on loan for the rest of the season.

Tom Cleverley received his @England Legacy Cap at Wembley on Thursday night alongside former Argyle player-manager Peter Shilton.

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Tom Cleverley has been nominated for the EFL League One manager of the month for September.

The citation on the EFL website reads:

'Cleverley had to manage a young Plymouth squad that was still being shaped late in the transfer window while he instilled his attacking principles.

He did so with verve as Argyle scored 11 goals to pick up nine points from four games.'

Tom is up against Graham Alexander, Darren Moore & Michael Skubala

Neil Trotman is the latest subject of the Argyle podcast. The link to listen is available on the Club's website.

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Happy birthday to defender Alex Mitchell who is 24 today.

Three Argyle players have been called up for the forthcoming round of international games.

Goalkeeper Conor Hazard has received his first Northern Ireland call-up since suffering an injury on national duty in June.

Hazard's side will face Slovakia on Friday and Germany the following Monday in two home FIFA World Cup qualifiers, looking to pick up crucial points after a positive September window.

Brendan Galloway's Zimbabwe side won't be heading to the World Cup, but their final two qualifying matches will serve as important preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations in the winter.

The Warriors face South Africa first, one of the sides they've been grouped with for AFCON, and Lesotho - on 10 and 13 October respectively/.

After a memorable September camp in which he trained with the first-team, Law McCabe will be back in action for England Under-20s.

The Young Lions face Switzerland Under-20s on Friday in a behind-closed-doors friendly at St George's Park, in between a full week of training.

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Argyle Women's Head Coach Marie Hourihan, was delighted with her side's three points at Cheltenham Town on Sunday.

"We knew coming into the game today that it would be a really difficult game," she told Argyle TV. "Coming to their home venue, where they've got a really good record, we knew it would be a battle, and I think the first 15 to 20 minutes certainly proved that. It took us that little bit of time to adjust, but I felt that towards the latter end of the first half, we started to establish a little more control.

"We had a disallowed goal, but then, just before half-time, we took the lead, which settled us. Going into the second half, it was about managing the game, and I thought we did that brilliantly.

"Not everything's always going to go your way in football. It's about how much grit and determination you show and doing the basics really well. I think, in the second half, we did that superbly. The main positive for me is that we've come away from a difficult place, where a lot of teams find it challenging, with the three points."

Argyle Women have been drawn against Maidstone United in the first round proper of the Adobe Women's FA Cup.

The Greens' first game of the competition is scheduled to be played on the weekend of 25 and 26 October, with Argyle hosting the Stones at Home Park - who are playing their first game in the competition this millennium.

Forward Olivia Francis has been voted Argyle Women's Player of the Month for September.

She found the back of the net four times in five games, and helped contribute further with many assists for the remaining 17 goals scored by the Greens in the month.

Olivia won the supporters' poll with 36% of the vote, ahead of Ellie Noble (26%), Caitlin Smith (21%), and Roisin Kivel (17%).

Former Argyle defender, Nikola Katic, who now plays for German club, Schalke, has been hailed a hero for saving an opponent's life. In the game against Arminia Belfeld, Arminia's Joel Grodowski clashed with Schalke keeper Karius, through an accidental punch as the keeper attempted to clear a high cross.

Grodowski collapsed unconscious to the turf and swallowed his tongue. Katic swiftly placed the forward in the recovery position and pulled the 27-year-old's tongue out of his throat.

Grodowski soon came around, and embraced Katic before leaving the field.

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Tom Cleverley expressed his frustration at his team's performance against Ryan Lowe's Wigan, as he watched from the directors' box where he saw out the second of his two-match suspension.

"I think it sums our season up a little bit in terms of 'just not there yet'," said Cleverley after the match. "We didn't do quite enough to win the game.

"I don't think there was enough urgency or enough ownership. [We didn't say] 'I'm going to take this game by the scruff of the neck, we're going to set the tone and we're going go and win it.'

"The really disappointing thing is we managed to find ourselves 1-0 up - which was probably a little bit fortunate - and then you have to win the game. It's one of those scruffy games that you need to win in a successful season.

"It was a game that you could argue should have finished 0-0. I don't think either team looked like they had the ambition - I don't want to say quality; there's a lot of good players out there - but ambition to go and win the game.

"I didn't think [Wigan] did enough to break us down today. The opening for the goal, we certainly gave them with a lack of conviction in our clearances. To concede the goal in the manner we did, everyone's really disappointed with that.

"Wigan showed us a lot of respect. Their team has always played with two strikers; they put an extra midfielder in there, they sat off us, and we just didn't have the urgency or final product to break that down. Now it is difficult conditions, I understand, but where we want to get to is winning these kinds of games.

"Listen, it's a really genuine group of players in there. They always try their best for the football club, but I think there's still another 20% we can unlock. That's a mentality of wanting to dominate and really take the game to teams who are going to come here, pay us respect and sit in a little bit.

"Things don't just present themselves for you at this level. You have to go make them happen."

Argyle Women picked up another important three points with a decisive 2-0 away win at Cheltenham Town through goals from Charlotte Whitmore and Phoebe Poole.

Argyle remain third in the FAWNL South behind Bournemouth (whom the Greens play next weekend) and Watford.

Argyle: 1 Hermione Cull, 6 Layla Proctor (8 Imy Crawford, 89), 7 Charlotte Whitmore, 9 Phoebie Poole (17 Paris Dalton, 85), 11 Roisin Kivel (capt), 14 Katie Wilson, 18 Caitlin Smith, 19 Ellie Noble, 23 Olivia Francis (16 Ella Stephens, 67), 24 Tianna Teisar, 26 Arabella Suttie. Substitutes: 21 Eilish Brogan (gk), 2 Katie Dickson, 5 Giota Papaioannou.

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The first draw of Argyle's season came at home to Wigan, as they and the Greens managed one goal � and one point � each. The two sides came into the game in adjacent positions in the table, separated only by a marginally better goal difference for the Latics. In a staccato affair at Home Park, still neither asserted any superiority. It was Argyle who took the lead with 20 minutes of the game remaining, from a Lorent Tolaj penalty, but Fraser Murray hit back to make it 1-1 on 83 minutes, and so the match stayed.

Argyle: Hazard, Ross, Wiredu, Tolaj, Mumba, Oseni (Pepple), Boateng, McCabe (Paterson), Galloway, Sorinola, Finn. Substitutes (not used): Ashby-Hammond, Benarous, Roberts, Dale, Campbell.

Today's match has been designed the first Project 35 fixture of the new season.

There will be a collection point at the pink Project 35 gazebo from midday until kick-off, outside the Babcock Devonport End. Pledge 35 volunteers, Ginsters staff, and Trust staff will be on hand to support collections and chat more about the wider aims of the project.

The first meeting of the new Fan Experience Assembly has been held this morning.

A late Sam Lord strike won Argyle their Under-18s Professional Development League Cup game on Saturday afternoon against AFC Bournemouth at Millennium Fields.

The visitors initially took the lead in PL2, but a headed goal from Kian Burch in the first half and a finish in the dying moments from Lord handed the Greens three points in the competition.

Head Coach Jamie Lowry said: "Saturday was a really good and disciplined performance from the lads. I was pleased with how patient we were out of possession and, overall, how disciplined they were was outstanding. I think we fully deserved to get a late winner with how we played.

"I'm pleased with how we played when we went forward, and maybe also had some opportunities as well to take the lead earlier on, but it was a really good performance. Hopefully, we can use that as a potential catalyst to kick on now."

Argyle: 1 Jack Flower, 2 James Sharpe (16 Joel Tolcher, 81), 3 Joe Mwaro (capt), 4 Billy Devlin (15 Oscar Dean, 81), 5 Sam Hayman, 6 Toby Haley, 7 Tashall Sandhu, 8 Sam Lord, 9 Frankie Maund, 10 Kian Burch (14 Malachi Davy, 81), 11 Fletcher Poole. Substitutes: 23 Danny Ley (gk), 12 Kye Chapple.

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Lorent Tolaj is the Argyle CT1 Player of the Month for September.

The Swiss forward was a key part of a successful month, as the Greens won five of their six games in all competitions. He featured in five games, scoring five, including two in last Saturday's away defeat of Burton Albion.

Tolaj won the supporters' poll with 45% of the vote. Malachi Boateng and Bradley Ibrahim followed with 25% and 24% respectively, with Matty Sorinola on 7%.

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Argyle have appointed Paul Berne as their new Chief Executive Officer, in succession to Andrew Parkinson who stepped down last month. The 51-year-old will take up his new role on 1 January.

Berne has been on the Argyle board of directors since 2019. He was most recently CEO at Trewithen Dairy and brings extensive experience across finance and operations. Previously, he worked at club partners Ginsters for four and a half years as Finance Director and had a further two years at their parent company Samworth Brothers in a similar role. Prior to that, he held high-level roles at Well Pharmacy, the Co-operative Pharmacy, and the wider Co-operative Group.

Paul Berne said: "It is a privilege to take up this role with Argyle.

"Having been involved at Board level since 2019, I have seen first-hand the transformation the club has been under both on and off the pitch under Andrew's leadership.

"I now have the opportunity to continue that work using my background and expertise, and help Argyle continue to excel.

"The club has huge potential, and it is now my job to help realise our ambitions to be a sustainable Championship club.

"While I don't officially start until 1 January, I'll be around the club a lot, transitioning from my role as a Director to Chief Executive. In the interim, the club's Executive Team, along with my fellow board directors, will continue to oversee day-to-day activities."

Argyle chairman Simon Hallett said: "Paul brings a wealth of experience to the role having held several high-level positions across a range of sectors. He has been an important and valued board member since 2019 and will now step into a permanent role with the club following Andrew's departure.

"He will bring a freshness and energy to the role that will lift the whole club as we continue the rebuild both on and off the pitch. I want to welcome Paul to Argyle in his new role and look forward to seeing him build on the excellent work Andrew implemented before him."

Argyle's away fixture against Mansfield Town, scheduled for Saturday 11 October, has been postponed due to international call-ups. One of these is Conor Hazard who has been selected for the Northern Ireland squad.

The appointment of a new goalkeeping coach is expected 'by the middle of the month', according to Plymouth Live.

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Argyle Academy have announced Saints Southwest as an official Academy partner, strengthening a relationship that has already played a significant role in the development of young footballers across the South West.

Currently, 26 players within the Academy have come through the Saints Southwest Football Development programme, underlining the strong pathway that exists between the two. Current scholars Seb Campbell and Joe Mwaro are two who have both progressed from grassroots football through to the programme at Home Park.

Phil Stokes, Academy Manager, said: "We are really pleased to officially welcome Saints Southwest as a partner of the Academy. They have played a hugely important role in developing players across the region, and the fact that so many of our current Academy players have come through their programme highlights the quality of their work.

"This partnership will only strengthen the opportunities available for young players and further enhance the pathway into professional football here at Argyle."

Argyle's 1132 allocated tickets for the Devon Derby at Exeter City's St James Park on Thursday 25 October have already sold out.

30th September

Four Argyle players have made the Sky Bet EFL League One team of the week. Accolades go to double goal scorer, Lorent Tolaj, marshalling midfielder, Malachi Boateng, ever-present wing back Matty Sorinola and solid central defender, Alex Mitchell.

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Argyle have been drawn away to Watford in the first round of the FA Women's National League Cup. The first knockout stage of the competition is scheduled to be played on Sunday, 19 October.

Argyle faced Watford on the way to the semi-finals of this competition last season. Taking on the Hornets in the quarter-finals, Lulu Jarvis' goal secured a memorable 1-0 victory that booked the Greens' place in the last four where they were defeated 3-0 by the eventual runners-up, Stoke City.

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Argyle Women ended their FAWNL Cup Group Stages with an emphatic 6-0 victory over Bristol Rovers away from home on Sunday afternoon.

Katie Wilson's first-half free-kick was followed by goals from Katie Dickson, Tianna Teisar, Giota Papaioannou, and an Olivia Francis brace, to hand the Greens victory in Yate. The game also marked the debut for under-18s player, Chloe Ingrouille.

The three points mean the Greens top Group A, and progress into the draw for the knockout stages of the competition.

Head Coach Marie Hourihan felt her side could have been more effective in the opening 45 minutes of the game, but was delighted with the overall results and progression in the competition.

"The main objective was to win the game and top the group, and we achieved that," Hourihan told Argyle TV. "I think it was a tale of two halves. We were slow and lethargic in the first half, and yes, we went in one-nil up, but in terms of our standards, our play was just a little bit sloppy, slow, and predictable as well. We spoke about it at half time, and you saw, within the first three or four minutes of the second half, the difference in tempo, the ball speed, the rotations, everything was a lot quicker.

"Scoring five goals in the second half is further evidence of that, but like I said, the main objective was achieved."

Argyle: 1 Hermione Cull, 2 Katie Dickson (19 Ellie Noble, 72), 5 Giota Papaioannou, 6 Layla Proctor (8 Imy Crawford, 62), 7 Charlotte Whitmore, 9 Phoebie Poole (23 Olivia Francis, 72), 14 Katie Wilson (29 Chloe Ingrouille, 80), 16 Ella Stephens (18 Caitlin Smith, 62), 17 Paris Dalton, 24 Tianna Teisar, 26 Arabella Suttie. Substitute: 21 Eilish Brogan.

Goals: Wilson 36, Dickon 48, Teisar 53, Papaioannou 74, Francis 82, 90+1

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Sixteen hundred Greens (out of a crowd of 4,271) were treated to a comprehensive Argyle display against Burton Albion at the Pirelli Stadium with four goals from three forwards and a clean sheet for returning Conor Hazzard in goal. Lorent Tolaj put Argyle in front on the half-hour mark, with strike partner Owen Oseni getting the second just before half-time. Tolaj's second, Argyle's third, came ten minutes after the restart, and substitute Bim Pepple made it four nine minutes from time.

Argyle have won five of their last six in all competitions and two back-to-back away league victories for the first time since the last two games of the 22-23 season.

Argyle: Hazard, Ross, Wiredu, Tolaj (Paterson), Mumba, Mitchell, Oseni (Pepple), Boateng, McCabe (Roberts), Ibrahim (Finn), Sorinola. Substitutes (not used): Ashby-Hammond, Benarous, Galloway.

First-team goalkeeping coach, Darryl Flahavan, has departed the Club following today's victory against Burton Albion. He will take up a new role at Sheffield Wednesday.

Argyle Under-18s suffered a late defeat to Gillingham in EFL Youth Alliance League South play on Saturday morning.

Louie Dayal's brace and a last-minute strike from Zac Whitelock handed the hosts three points, despite goals from Jovan Wamani and Joe Mwaro bringing the Greens back into the game just before half-time.

Head Coach Jamie Lowry said: " We started the game really well and should have found the back of the net in the first 15 minutes, but, despite the result, I'm pleased with the general performance. It feels like it's a step in the right direction.

"Even though we went two goals down, we came back, made it 2-2, and then continued to create chances, which was pleasing. We now need to continue working on finding a way to win football games and cross the line."

Argyle: 1 Jack Flower, 2 Joe Mwaro (capt), 3 Jovan Wamani, 4 Sam Lord, 5 Sam Hayman, 6 Toby Haley, 7 Tashall Sandhu, 8 Seb Campbell, 9 Frankie Maund, 10 Kian Burch (16 James Sharpe, 70), 11 Fletcher Poole. Substitutes: 23 Leo McCormick (gk), 12 Liam Uren, 14 Billy Devlin, 15 Joel Tolcher.

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Head Coach, Tom Cleverley, has been dealt a two-match touchline ban and a £4,000 fine after being sent off at Kenilworth Road in Argyle's victory over Luton Town on 13 September. He admitted the misconduct charge. The ban will take effect for the games against Burton Albion (away) on 27 September and Wigan Athletic (home) on 4 October. In his absence, Damon Lathrope and Kevin Nancekivell will be in the charge of the technical area.

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Tom Cleverley was naturally delighted with his young side's comprehensive defeat of Tottenham Hotspur's under-21 side at Home Park last night, reserving his biggest praise for his young stars.

"I think it's a night to celebrate our Academy," said Tom. "You talk about these games, and it's a big ask for an under-21s team to come and face a senior first team, but we also had our own youngsters playing tonight.

"Caleb Roberts, 19. Law McCabe, 19. Tegan Finn 17, Seb Campbell, 16. It was a night where we put our best youngsters against some of their best youngsters. And I thought we were excellent, with Tegan getting his two goals and Seb becoming Argyle's youngest ever scorer.

"A really proud moment for him, for his family. A proud moment for us as a staff.

"He should kick on from this. He's got a good head on his shoulders, good attitude, gets about his work with very low maintenance. He should have a very good, very bright future.

"Tegan's more than just goals and assists. He knows when to drop into pockets. He's got a really good game understanding. He knows where to be out of possession, in terms of covering space and then when to be aggressive in pressure.

"He's got a bright future ahead of him. I feel like I'm in a really good position to manage him through that from what I've experienced both as a player and a coach. He's an exciting player for the club.

"It's something that I see as a big part of the way I work; Academy products coming into the first team and being a really important part of that.

"I'm delighted with this evening. There's a lot of people that can give themselves a pat on the back in getting those lads to where they are now.

"All in all, a good night."

The return of Argyle left-sided defender, Jack MacKenzie has been further delayed because of an additional injury. Following a pre-season knee injury, he had been expected to feature in last night's Vertu Trophy game against Tottenham Hotspur Under-21s at Home Park, but now has shin splints that will see him out for another four to six weeks.

Tom Cleverley said: "Another disappointing piece of news, I'm afraid, he has suffered a setback.

"Jack has just not got going since he has come to the club. It's to no fault of anyone. He has been doing some really low level rehab that he has reacted badly to. He's a good lad, he's professional, he's desperate more than anyone to get back, he's just going through a real period of bad luck, as we are as a football club."

Happy 24th birthday to defender, Kornel Szucs.

The latest Argyle podcast is with Josh Clapham.

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Tom Cleverley has told Plymouth Live that he will make a decision by the end of the week as to which of Luca Ashby-Hammond and Conor Hazard will be Argyle's number one goalkeeper.

Meanwhile, Hazard is set to return between the sticks for Argyle's Vertu Trophy home tie against Spurs' Under-21 side at Home Park this evening.

Argyle cruised to victory in their second group-stage game of the Vertu Trophy, ensuring early qualification thanks to a comprehensive 6-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur Under-21s. Tegan Finn was at the heart of Argyle's attacking play, scoring the Greens' second and fifth goals, directly assisting Mathias Ross's opening goal and Owen Oseni's fourth, and playing a major part in the third goal, scored by Bim Pepple. Spurs lifted their game in the second half but, after Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny had got one back for the visitors, substitute debutant Seb Campbell scored to become Argyle's youngest-ever goalscorer at 16 years and 279 days, breaking a record that has stood since Darren Bastow scored in November 1998 � over ten years before Seb was born.

Argyle: Hazard, Ross, Wiredu (Dale), Edwards, Benarous, Oseni (Paterson), McCabe (Campbell), Galloway (Mitchell), Roberts, Pepple, Finn. Substitutes: Ashby-Hammond, Tolaj, Ibrahim.

Incidentally, this winning margin was the same as against Norwich City exactly two years previously - with the same half-time 4-0 scoreline.

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Argyle Women's Head Coach, Marie Hourihan, was delighted with her side's performance in East Sussex on Sunday in inflicting Lewes' first home defeat in more than a year, and credited the immediate response after a tough draw with AFC Wimbledon in the Greens' previous home mach.

"Off the back of last weekend, where we were bitterly disappointed, we really wanted to respond and make a statement today," Hourihan told Argyle TV. "I really feel, from minute one, we were excellent both with and without the ball. We created multiple opportunities and were ruthless in those crucial moments because there were periods in the game where we were really on top, and we made that count.

"It was a big team effort. When we are out of possession, we've got a clear structure in what we want to do. That's by a lot of hard work, and not just players, but staff as well, in making sure that we execute the game plan, it works, and we get these opportunities off the back of it."

Argyle's Sky Bet League One match against Wigan Athletic on Saturday, 4 October has been selected as the first dedicated takeover fixture of the 2025-26 season for Project 35, our award-winning social impact project in partnership with Ginsters.

Donations will be received at the pink Project 35 gazebo outside the Babcock Devonport End from midday until kick-off.. Pledge 35 volunteers, Ginsters staff, and Trust staff will be on hand to support collections and chat more about the wider aims of the project.

Switch Car Rental has been announced as the club's new official vehicle rental partner.

Argyle Life are contenders for the Best Club Content category in the Football Content Awards.

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Argyle Women put four past Lewes at the Dripping Pan on Sunday to pick up a superb away win.

After taking the lead via an own goal, the Greens struck via Ellie Noble to make it 2-0 at half-time. This was doubled after the break as efforts from Tianna Teisar and Phoebie Poole made it a comfortable victory.

Argyle are now third in the FAWNL South table on 10 points.

Team: 1 Hermione Cull, 6 Layla Proctor, 8 Imy Crawford (capt) (17 Paris Dalton, 78), 9 Phoebie Poole, 11 Roisin Kivel, 14 Katie Wilson, 18 Caitlin Smith, 19 Ellie Noble, 23 Olivia Francis (7 Charlotte Whitmore, 79), 24 Tianna Teisar (16 Ella Stephens, 86), 26 Arabella Suttie. Substitutes: 21 Eilish Brogan (gk), 2 Katie Dickson, 5 Giota Papaioannou.

Prior to kick-off, teams all around the country held a minute's silence to remember women's football trailblazer Matt Beard, a former Liverpool manager, following his death earlier in the week.

Tom Cleverley did not mince his words at his side's one-nil defeat by Peterborough in his post-match analysis.

"It was massively disappointing," said Cleverley. "We were in a good run of form, winning our last three games, two in the league, and there was a little bit of uncertainty about what we would get today, because we've not managed to get any consistency.

"Could we deal with the pressure that comes with being favourites to win the game? Can we deal with a setback?

"All the answers are no. All the tests, we've not passed today. So that is a huge disappointment. We need to show a bit more character when we concede the first goal.

"I don't think we were anywhere near our performance levels of the last two weeks and thoroughly deserved what we got.

"Mentality is everything. We've got a lot of players [for whom] this kind of pressure is new, and a setback is just a little bit too far of a bridge for them to cross at the minute.

"It was our performance levels - and [we were] nowhere near it today.

"It's important that the players understand that you're going to have one or two disappointments; you must keep trying to test them and test them.

"I didn't think we managed the game well enough in the second half. We put a second striker on, and you expect us to be a bit more direct; I just thought we were a little bit passive and lacking tempo.

"[There's] a lot of things to address in this game."

20th

Argyle mini-winning run came to an end at Home Park, with a single-goal defeat to Peterborough United. The only goal of the game came in the first half, with Chelsea loanee Jimmy-Jay Morgan scoring not long after Posh had had a penalty saved, and before Alex Mitchell had a headed effort on goal which Argyle thought was over the line.

Argyle: Ashby-Hammond, Ross (Galloway), Wiredu, Tolaj, Mumba, Mitchell (Benarous), Boateng, McCabe (Pepple), Ibrahim, Sorinola, Dale (Finn). Substitutes (not used): Hazard, Oseni, Roberts.

Argyle Under-18s extended their unbeaten run to three games with a 1-1 draw against Northampton Town at Millennium Fields.

Sam Lord's strike late in the first half brought Argyle level, after Oliver Evans gave the visitors the lead, but despite multiple chances in front of goal in the second half, the game saw no more goals.

Despite the point, Head Coach Jamie Lowry said: "Overall, a disappointing performance from us. We weren't brave enough on the ball, didn't pass it well enough, and lacked any quality around the final third.

"It's annoying not take the opportunity and go three from three, really, but we still picked up a point and will continue on to Gillingham next week."

19th

Andrew Parkinson has stepped down as Argyle's Chief Executive Officer. He issued the following statement on the Club's website:

"On 19 September, 2025, I will be stepping down as Chief Executive of Plymouth Argyle.

I first joined the club in December 2018 to oversee the completion of the redevelopment of the Mayflower Grandstand, before becoming CEO in May 2019 when Argyle were back in League Two. Looking back, I'm incredibly proud of how far we've come since then.

After nearly seven years at Argyle, I feel now is the right time to move on. When I took on this role, my aim was to help the club to progress on and off the pitch. In that time we have seen sold out attendances, record revenues, and recognition through several industry awards across a number of disciplines. None of this would have been possible without the hard work, passion and dedication of so many brilliant people at the club.

I would like to thank Simon and the Board for their support throughout my time here. It has been a privilege to serve not only Argyle, but also Plymouth Argyle Community Trust as a Trustee. I've been lucky to work with some fantastic colleagues and I will always be grateful to the Green Army for their unwavering support � you are what makes the club so special.

There are memories, both on and off the pitch, that will stay with me forever.

I wish everyone connected with Argyle nothing but the very best for the future.

Argyle Chairman, Simon Hallett, commented: "Andrew leaves Argyle in far better shape than he found it when he arrived.

"Under his leadership, we have re-established Argyle's position in the community, stabilised and grown our finances, won the respect of our competitors, achieved success on the pitch and, above all, improved beyond recognition our reputation with the Green Army.

"That is the result of Andrew's hard work as CEO, and shareholders, board members and fans are all grateful to him.

"We wish him every success for the future."

Simon Hallett has told Plymouth Live how an intermediary will help the ongoing search for investors in Plymouth Argyle.

The Club are going to be using a boutique investment bank, the details of which will be released 'pretty soon', who have experience of working on such deals. They have contacts around the world and will make introductions to Argyle of people they consider as suitable part-owners of the club.

Hallett believes there are long term financial return opportunities for potential new investors in Argyle, but also that there is a 'growing market' of wealthy people who want to enjoy being part of a deep-rooted community EFL club without taking it over and having the responsibility of running it themselves.

18th

Ginsters have signed a new two-year deal to continue their vital partnership with Plymouth Argyle and Argyle Community Trust, committing a further two years in the fight against poverty and supporting those most vulnerable in our communities.

Ginsters will remain as the back-of-shirt sponsors for the men's team and as the headline partners for our award-winning community impact initiative, Project 35.

The Cornish pastry company have set a new ambitious target to deliver 250,000 meals to those experiencing food insecurity across Plymouth, Devon, and Cornwall, and will also become the main sponsors of the café at The Hub at Foulston Park. The café partnership will support those in need through community connection, food, and information support, and will act as a dedicated food donation point.

16th

Argyle Women's Head Coach, Marie Hourihan, has been nominated for Manager of the Month for August in the FAWNL Premier Division .

The other nominees are: Helen Bleazard - AFC Bournemouth; Emma Byrne - Lewes; Chris Hames - Hull City

15th

Injury update: Defender Kornel Szucs and attacking midfielder Caleb Watts have become the latest additions to Plymouth Argyle's seemingly never ending injury list.

There were initial fears that Szucs had suffered an anterior cruciate ligament knee injury during a training session but scans have shown that is not the case, although the 23-year-old is still set to be out of action for four to six weeks, according to Damon Lathrope, the Pilgrims' Assistant Head Coach.

Speaking to Plymouth Live, Lathrope said: "We had really good news with Kornel. We feared the worst if I'm being honest. It was a complete accident in training, he slipped and it looked like it was going to be quite a long-term injury.

"Having been for the scan and had the results back, it looks like it's going to be a shorter term injury which is absolute brilliant news for him and for us..."

Lathrope also admitted it 'didn't look great' for Watts, who was substituted in only the fourth minute of Saturday's game against Luton Town, clutching the back of a leg with an apparent significant hamstring injury.

The 22-year-old was on crutches when he joined his team-mates on the pitch as they celebrated their victory over Luton in front of the travelling Green Army.

Lathrope said: "We don't know the extent of it just yet. He's a tough lad, a real tough lad, and he's not leaving that pitch unless he's hurt. When it settles down, once the medical team have a proper look at it, we will find out the extent of it but I would say it's not looking good."

Szucs and Watts have joined Xavier Amaechi, Conor Hazard, Jack MacKenzie, Jamie Paterson and Julio Pleguezuelo on Argyle's injury list. Amaechi and Pleguezuelo are set to be sidelined for an extended period of time, but Hazard, MacKenzie and Paterson are not too far away from being ready to start playing.

14th

Because of the dismissal of Tom Cleverley, it was left to Assistant Head Coach Damon Lathrope to sum up reaction to yesterday's victory at Kenilworth Road and to pay tribute to the travelling Green Army.

"It's tough to find the words," he said. "I think the fans have waited long enough for a performance like that, for three points away from home. On a day where it seemed like everything was going against us, the challenge was just getting tougher.

"We lose our captain, we lose our head coach, but the players dug deep, and they showed that togetherness, that character, that's going to hold us in good stead for the rest of the season.

"That's why you're in the game. That's why you travel the miles that our supporters do around the country for wins like that.

"We've been massive on focusing on the process and � this might sound mad - less emphasis on the result. The process is what we are in total control of. It is what, as a player, regardless of the situation or the circumstance, you have got full control over.

"When early in the second half they equalise and everything that could possibly go against us does, you see the character and the resilience in absolute abundance. Everyone's bought into what the gaffer's been really going after in the last couple of weeks.

"I don't think [the game] was a spectacle. We have played better football, but we know that supporters and us, as a group staff players, we want to see the basics done immaculately well.

"The foundation gives us a chance; even if we are not great with the ball, we are going to be in games, and we're going to give ourselves a chance.

"It is absolutely unbelievable support...

"[The Green Army] have waited too long to be rewarded for their efforts. We now need to build off that big time because it helps.

"Without a doubt, they carried us through that last 20, 30 minutes. Down to 10, backs against the wall, you could see it. [The players] were absolutely responding to the noise and the support that they were getting.

"It's our responsibility to give them something to get behind. They did that today, for sure."

Bradley Ibrahim and Matty Sorinola have made the EFL League One team of the week.

Argyle Women succumbed to a late equaliser in their FAWNL South league match against Wimbledon, cancelling out Phoebe Poole's 29th minute penalty. The point leaves the Greens third in the table.

Midfielder Imy Crawford has been voted the Argyle Women's Player of the Month for August.

Crawford led Marie Hourihan's side to two wins from three games, including home victories over Hashtag United and Billericay Town, at the start of the FA Women's National League Southern Premier Division season.

Imy won the supporters' poll with 65% of the vote, ahead of Layla Proctor (20%), Olivia Francis (9%) and Roisin Kivel (6%).

13th

Argyle beat Luton Town 2-3 in a crazy game at Kenilworth Road to secure their first away win of the season. Caleb Watts went off early in the match with an injury before Matty Sorinola's diving header from a Tolaj cross gave the Greens the lead. Jerry Yates levelled from the penalty spot less than five minutes later. Bradley Ibrahim's strike in first-half stoppage time was cancelled out two minutes into the second period by Nahki Wells, again from a spot-kick. Joe Edwards (for a sliding tackle on Alli) and Tom Cleverley (for walking onto the pitch to talk to Boateng) were red carded. Ibrahim netted a bizarre deflected goal in the 75th minute after a speculative long shot from Tolaj had been knocked away by the Luton keeper for a corner. Argyle survived the 11 minutes of added time for a famous victory celebrated in front of a rapturous Green Army.

Argyle: Ashby-Hammond, Ross (Galloway), Wiredu, Edwards, Tolaj (Pepple), Mumba, Mitchell, Watts (Dale), Boateng, Ibrahim, Sorinola (McCabe). Substitutes (not used): Baker, Oseni, Finn.

Argyle Under-18s pulled off a dramatic fightback to claim victory against Milton Keynes Dons at Millennium Fields.

A Frankie Maund brace and a Jared Rendle volley, in the space of six minutes, handed the Greens victory after falling behind by two goals early in the second half.

The Greens held out for the remainder of the game, picking up an important three points and their first home win of the season, much to the delight of Head Coach, Jamie Lowry.

He said: "I'm really pleased overall with the boys' character and personality to come from behind and win. We spoke a lot about the mentality in games and our mindsets when we do go behind to not give up and come back fighting, so I was really pleased that the boys did that.

"...that character to come back was really good, and that's the biggest takeaway, really. Hopefully, the boys can build from that and learn from it, so I'm really pleased and proud of them."

11th

Joe Hatch has joined Taunton Town on loan until January. After signing his first professional deal in the summer, the forward has made six appearances this season, including three starts. He will now get further experience with

Taunton, eighth in the Southern Football League Premier South, two leagues below the National League.

Coach, Kevin Nancekivell, said:

"Joe has done really well for us at the start of this season. He has shown a great attitude and willingness to learn. Now, this is a good opportunity for him to get some minutes, develop his game, and come back to us as a better all-round footballer."

The latest Argyle Fans' Forum took place this evening with Chairman Simon Hallett. It included a detailed financial presentation by director Paul Berne. The forum can be downloaded by following the link on the official website: https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/watch-fans-forum.

10th

PASOTI have raised �4,200 to sponsor Bim Pepple in the light of the racial abuse suffered by the player after the Cheltenham Vertu Trophy game last week.

PASOTI also sponsor Owen Oseni, and Argyle Women players Paris Dalton and Tianna Teisar.

Argyle Women have announced Game Changes, a strategic local partnership with football leagues across Devon and Cornwall.

This collaboration aims to strengthen ties between Argyle and local youth football teams, fostering long-term relationships and inspiring the next generation of players and supporters of the women Greens.

It offers a range of exclusive benefits for participating clubs and leagues, including:

*complimentary tickets to every Argyle Women's FAWNL home fixture throughout the season;

*Invitations to exclusive events, including meet-and-greets with Argyle players and staff, autograph sessions, and more;

* a personalised video message from a member of the Argyle Women's squad � available to clubs who attend at least six home fixtures, plus other opportunities to engage with the club throughout the season.

To get involved, member clubs must register for Game Changers through links shared with their leagues, which will be used to verify ticket requests and feature participating clubs in the match-day programme.

This initiative represents an exciting step forward for grassroots football in the region and reaffirms Argyle Women's commitment to supporting and growing the game at every level.

The latest Argyle podcast is an interview with Jon Ashton.

9th

Malachi Boateng has been named the Argyle CT1 Player of the Month for August.

The midfielder stood out, featuring in all eight of the Greens' league and cup matches, netting his first goal for the club in the 1-0 win over Blackpool.

Boateng won the supporters' poll with 63% of the vote. Caleb Watts and Alex Mitchell followed with 15% and 13% respectively, while Xavier Amaechi had 9%.

8th

Argyle Women's defender, Jess Geach, has joined Torquay United for the upcoming season on a dual-signing agreement.

7th

Argyle Men's Head Coach, Tom Cleverley, was delighted with his side's 4-2 victory over Stockport County at Home Park yesterday afternoon. He called it: 'the most complete performance' of his time in charge.

"Today was all about performance," Cleverley told Argyle TV. "It would be quite easy to get bogged down with our results in the league.

"Players looked much more free today. It's all about delivering your processes, what you have to do to perform well, and the result will take care of itself. I thought the players looked much more free today for that mentality.

"I thought we were really dangerous in transition. We managed the game really well after half-time.

"It could have been easy to get rocked from the penalty decision, which was controversial, but we came out the blocks flying and then managed the game really well with the substitutes.

"[It was the] most experience we've had on the pitch today, at one time, which helps a lot of young players in our team to navigate through these tricky spells in matches.

"It was the most complete performance we put today. It's important we continue that now."

Argyle Women put five past Bridgwater United at Home Park on Sunday afternoon, making it two wins from two in the FA Women's National League Cup.

An Imy Crawford brace and goals from Olivia Francis, Phoebie Poole and Charlotte Whitmore helped secure the victory for the Greens at Home Park, after starting their campaign with three points on Thursday against Marine Academy Plymouth, with an identical scoreline.

Francis, who signed for the Greens in August, said: "It's just amazing [at Home Park]. I love it. I think from the first game I played here, I've just loved the atmosphere. It's like a 12th person on the pitch.

"Something we reiterate every time we play a game now is about moving forward, looking forward and bringing that momentum now. We've had a really positive week winning all three games, so it's about finishing off the group to the best of our ability, when it comes around, and hopefully, getting nine points and staying on top."

Argyle: 1 Hermione Cull, 6 Layla Proctor, 7 Charlotte Whitmore, 8 Imy Crawford (capt), 9 Phoebie Poole (9 Tianna Teisar, 59), 11 Roisin Kivel, 14 Katie Wilson (5 Giota Papaioannou, 78), 18 Caitlin Smith (2 Katie Dickson, 78), 19 Ellie Noble (17 Paris Dalton, 70), 23 Olivia Francis (27 Sienna Gilbert, 85), 26 Arabella Suttie. Substitutes: 21 Eilish Brogan (gk).

Goals: Francis 10, Poole 25, Crawford 35, 54, Whitmore 79.

6th

Argyle won a third straight home game, beating Stockport 4-2 on a blustery Home Park Saturday. The atmosphere was sparkling, but the tempestuousness of the climate threatened to infiltrate the game, with a controversial Stockport penalty on half-time, scored by Oliver Norwood, dampening the fact that a Kyle Wootton own-goal and a glorious Caleb Watts effort had taken Argyle two clear.

In the second period, though, Argyle were superb. In their best 45 minutes of the season, they accounted for County, who were no match for Tom Cleverley's resurgent Pilgrims. Bradley Ibrahim, the best player on the pitch, and involved in about as much incident as the other 21 players put together, drove in a third early in the second period, and Lorent Tolaj rounded off matters with a route one coup de grace with 15 minutes to go. Wooton cancelled his earlier own goal with a consolation goal for Stockport deep into injury time, but this barely dented the celebrations.

Argyle: Ashby-Hammond, Wiredu (Ross), Szucs, Edwards, Tolaj (Oseni), Mumba (Benarous), Mitchell, Watts (Dale), Boateng, Ibrahim, Sorinola. Substitutes (not used): Baker, Roberts, Finn.

In this game, Bali Mumba notched up his 150th appearance in Green.

5th

Argyle Women have completed the season-long loan of Bristol City forward Tianna Teisar.

The 19-year-old forward broke into the Robins' first-team squad in 2022 and made further appearances in what is now the Women's Super League 2 in the '22-'23season. She finished the following season ('23'24) gaining valuable first-team experience on loan at Gwalia United, scoring two goals in 10 appearances.

She has also been capped for Wales Under-17s and Under-19s sides, and recently earned her first call-up to the senior side in 2024.

Argyle Head Coach Marie Hourihan said: "We're very excited to complete the loan signing of Tianna, which immediately adds further attacking prowess to our frontline. She'll offer us goalscoring and attacking threat across the whole front line, and I can't wait for her to get her spell at Home Park underway."

Argyle Under-18s picked up their second win of the season on Friday afternoon, beating Barnet 1-0 away from home.

Jared Rendle's close-range first-half finish was enough to decide the tie and hand the Greens an important three points in EFL Youth Alliance League South play.

Head Coach, Jamie Lowry said: "I'm really pleased with today. It was a solid performance, and it was nice to bounce back after last Saturday. I think it's really important that the lads realise how this result came about - through the good focus and intensity that they had in defensive actions, out of possession work, and shape. They did their jobs and took responsibility.

"In possession, the game plan was to try and hit them on the counterattack and try and play forward once we regained the ball, which worked really well.

"We had three or four really good chances. Two one-on-ones with the goalkeeper, so it could have been more, really, but the most pleasing thing was the lad's focus and concentration during the 90 minutes and keeping a clean sheet, for the first time this season.

"It is something to build on, though. I don't think that was a perfect performance, but it was definitely a step in the right direction, so I'm really pleased."

Argyle: 1 Jack Flower, 2 Joe Mwaro, 3 Jovan Wamani (12 Dylan Williams, 78), 4 Billy Devlin, 5 Sam Hayman, 6 Toby Haley, 7 Jared Rendle (14 Frankie Maund, 61), 8 Sam Lord, 9 Fletcher Poole, 10 Seb Campbell (capt), 11 Tashall Sandhu (15 Kian Burch, 61). Substitute: 23 Leo McCormick.

4th

A massive 'happy birthday' to our owner and chairman, Simon Hallett, who is 70 today.

Argyle started their FAWNL Cup campaign emphatically on Thursday night, with a 5-1 victory against Marine Academy Plymouth.

Goals from Phoebie Poole, Roisin Kivel, Charlotte Whitmore, Olivia Francis, and an own-goal propelled the Greens to victory at Erme Valley, the home of Ivybridge Town.

The game also included a substitute appearance for 16-year-old Sienna Gilbert, meaning a good evening's work all round ended with a pathway player making her first-team debut.

Argyle: 21 Eilish Brogan, 2 Katie Dickson, 5 Giota Papaioannou (capt), 8 Imy Crawford (6 Layla Proctor, 66), 9 Phoebie Poole (7 Charlotte Whitmore, 56), 11 Roisin Kivel (26 Arabella Suttie, 56), 14 Katie Wilson, 17 Paris Dalton, 18 Caitlin Smith, 19 Ellie Noble, 23 Olivia Francis (27 Sienna Gilbert, 81).

3rd

Argyle have issued a statement after Bim Pepple was racially abused during the Vertu Trophy game against Cheltenham last night in which his penalty kick was saved. The statement is here: https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/club-statement-bim-pepple

Tom Cleverley said that the win over Cheltenham ticked a lot of the boxes he wanted to see, and were a lot more confident than against Cardiff. Overall, he thought the Vertu Trophy tie served a good purpose for Argyle after their challenging and disappointing start to the League One campaign.

Speaking to Argyle TV after the game, he said: "We wanted to use it as an opportunity to get some form, get some rhythm. I thought we did that in large parts of the game, where we looked in real control. The last bit we need to work on is our final third and productivity around the box.

"I'm pleased with how professionally the lads approached the game, and a clean sheet to go with that.

"We're yet to put the complete performance in, but you've got to give our lads credit sometimes. I thought the mindset and approach, the areas we had to improve on from the weekend, we did this evening. The players did that really well and efficiently tonight."

He told Plymouth Live: [It was] "A professional performance I thought. Started the game very well, on the front foot. Clean sheet really pleased with. I thought the issues that we suffered against Cardiff, and those we have spoke about internally, we put right this evening.

"We were a lot more compact as a team and the icing on the cake unfortunately didn't come, that would have been three, four, five and really been productive in and around their box, which is the only bit that was missing.

"The exercise was rhythm and confidence, and find a little bit of form, and I would say those boxes have been ticked."

2nd

Argyle registered a welcome 2-0 win against Cheltenham Town at Home Park in the Vertu Trophy with a brace from no 9 Lorent Tolaj.

Two of Argyle's newest players were notably involved in the Pilgrims' 2-0 win over Cheltenham Town in the Vertu Trophy. No 9, Lorent Tolaj, scored a brace - his first goals for the Club - while no 2, Mathias Ross, played his part in keeping the clean sheet on his first start for any team since November.

Following the Cardiff City defeat, Head Coach Tom Cleverley is hoping that the win against Cheltenham can be used as a catalyst for future matches.

1st

Two in, one out as the transfer window closes.

In: central midfielder Law McCabe has signed on a season-long loan from Middlesbrough.

Having come through the academy at Boro, the 19-year-old is extremely highly rated by the Sky Bet Championship club and made his professional debut against Preston North End in 2023.

Currently away with England Under-20s, McCabe is a ball-playing central midfielder who impressed in pre-season for his boyhood team, including starting in a draw against Rangers at Ibrox. He has also represented England at under-18 level.

And, at the 11th hour, Argyle secured the services of Oxford United winger Owen Dale on a season-long loan.

The 26-year-old has plenty of EFL experience having played close to 250 games. He started his career at Crewe Alexandra, before moving to Blackpool and then the Kassam Stadium.

However, none of Scarlett, Ennis, Osborn or Cooper - players who had been linked with a possible move to Home Park, joined the Greens

Out: Freddie Issaka has gone to Bristol Rovers on a season-long loan in pursuit of regular football as he continues his development.

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