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Thursday 22nd October 2026

On This Day:

2003: Another of the memorable matches: Sheffield Wednesday 1 Argyle 3, a wonderful performance under the Hillsborough lights to go top of the league (... and some classic Sparksy moments, more on GoS).

2004: Luke McCormick went on loan to Boston United.

21st

On This Day:

1975: Another Johnny Hore moment: his last appearance as a player in a 2-2 home draw with Blackburn. Born in St Austell, Kenneth John Hore signed apprenticeship forms for Argyle at the age of 17 and in the following eleven years made 441 senior appearances for the Pilgrims. Eight years after this final game, he returned to Home Park as Argyle's manager.

1995: Argyle 4 Torquay Utd 3, and a hat-trick for Adrian Littlejohn. The team that day: Blackwell, Patterson, Williams, Barlow, Heathcote, Hill, Baird, Mauge, Littlejohn, Evans, Leadbitter.

20th

Argyle Academy goalkeeper Tom Armytage has been called up for England Under-15s ahead of their FIFA World Cup campaign. Tom will meet up with his teammates in London before flying to Baku, Azerbaijan, as part of a Young Lions elite squad. He will be hoping to feature in any of their five opening group games against Nicaragua, Montenegro, Cambodia, Republic of Ireland and Zimbabwe. The group concludes on Monday, October 26, with the final taking place on Friday, October 30.

Argyle's Academy Manager Phil Stokes, said: “We're delighted for Tom to receive a call-up to represent England at the Under-15s World Cup. It is a fantastic achievement for him and a reflection of the hard work he's put in throughout his development.

"Everyone at the Academy is incredibly proud to see him recognised on the international stage. Rhys Wilmot, our Under-18s Goalkeeping Coach, has also done a great job in supporting the development of our young keepers, and it's great to see that work contributing to opportunities like this."

On This Day:

1987: Darran Rowbotham played his last game for the Pilgrims, a 2-1 defeat at home to Millwall. He made 50 appearances for Argyle, half as a substitute, before leaving for Exeter, then Torquay, so becoming another of the 14 to have played for all three Devon sides. He went on to play for eight clubs in all, over a 15-year Football League career.

19th

Argyle have drawn either Alvechurch or Spalding United in the first round of the Emirates FA Cup. Their opponents, who drew 2-2 on Saturday, will replay tomorrow night (Tuesday). The tie will be played at Home Park on the weekend of 7/8 November.

18th

Despite battling hard, Argyle Women lost again on Sunday afternoon, this time going down 0-5 at home to AFC Bournemouth to whom, last season's team lost by a single goal in the FAWNL Cup Final in March.

Head Coach, Matt Green, said: “I was really pleased with the first 35 minutes, I thought we played really well in that period. We frustrated a very good Bournemouth team, so I was really happy with that.

“But then, we conceded some goals that we’re disappointed with to be honest, and we’ve spoken about that as a team. We’re just a bit annoyed with that 15-minute period either side of the break.

“We spoke at half-time and regrouped, and I thought that for large periods of the second half we showed good resilience to frustrate Bournemouth again, even though they scored at either end of the 45.

“But we will regroup and be strong again next week in a game that we have to get a result in to get through to the next round of the FA Cup.”

17th

In a scrappy, disjointed game, Argyle lost their league-leader position with a 0-2 humbling home defeat to Huddersfield Town which team included former Pilgrim, Bali Mumba.

The Greens never recovered from a sixth-minute goal by the impressive Derensili Sanches Fernandes, and Town would have been far further in front had it not been for another superb performance by Murphy Cooper in the Argyle goal.

Ten minutes into the second half the lead was lengthened with a close-range header by Bojan Radulovic and, though Argyle improved, particularly after the introduction of 60-minutes' substitutes Irow, Bakinson and Amaechi, they could not break through.

Argyle now sit fourth in the table, having played a game more than most, with an upcoming visit to Stevenage on Tuesday night.

Argyle: 1 Murphy Cooper, 3 Jack MacKenzie (29 Matty Sorinola, 46), 7 Harvey White, 9 Will Evans, 11 Ronan Curtis (10 Xavier Amaechi, 62), 15 Alex Mitchell, 17 Caleb Watts (42 Jared Rendle, 90+2), 22 Alex Hartridge, 23 Bradley Ibrahim (19 Tyreeq Bakinson, 62), 27 Bim Pepple (14 Oliver Irow, 62), 45 Wes Harding (capt). Substitutes: 21 James Storer (GK), 5 Julio Pleguezuelo.

Attendance: 16,124 (539 away)

16th

Oliver Irow has won the Sky Bet League One goal of the month for September for his stunning strike after 21 seconds of the first half of Argyle's home game against Barnsley.

Today marks the fourth anniversary of the passing of Gordon Sparks, Argyle's legend commentator. Always missed. "That's it: Argyle are up!"

Argyle Under-18s have been drawn at home to Mangotsfield United in the FA Youth Cup First Round proper.

The tie, a repeat of last season’s tournament opener which Argyle won 3-0, will be played at Home Park in October with the date to be announced.

Foulston Park development reached another milestone on Friday evening, as the Academy’s new 3G pitch officially opened with a fixture between the Greens’ Under-15s side and a Devon County FA Under-16 team.

The new pitch forms part of the wider redevelopment of the former Brickfields Sports Centre, which will become a permanent home for Argyle’s Academy and Women’s team.

Simon Hallett said: It’s a wonderful moment in the history of Plymouth Argyle. Every time I come to Foulston we’ve made a bit more progress, but actually playing a football match here his feels like a big step.

"Our teams have been training in the dome for a few weeks now and people have been using the Community Hub - which is a key part of this whole project. I am very proud of what we are doing here."

15th

Argyle have announced that, due to restructuring in the leadership of the football department, Derek Adams is becoming the permanent role of Sporting Director, while David Fox will have an enhanced role as Head of Football Operations and Recruitment.

Having been back at Home Park for an initial 12 month period, Derek will take on a wider role, overseeing all footballing staff and leading all football strategy and development including the men’s first team, sports science and academy. He will continue to report into Chief Executive, Paul Berne. Head Coach, Tom Cleverley, described this as "a really significant moment in the season."

David will continue to oversee football operations, and in addition will also now lead the club’s player recruitment strategy, reporting to the Sporting Director. He will ensure talent identification, player acquisition and football administration align with the club’s overarching strategy and aims. In addition, he will take responsibility for overseeing the player pathway, as they develop within the Academy and become part of the first team squad.

Chief Executive, Paul Berne, commented: “It is very pleasing to confirm Derek and David into their new roles. These appointments cement the way we have been working over the last 12 months, and bring continued stability to the football club, which I believe is important to our success.

"Derek brings a wealth of experience, which makes him well-suited to driving the strategy of the footballing side of the club, and leading the development of our Academy progression, following the investment in the facility at Foulston Park.

"David has already been working significantly on our talent identification and recruitment work during the past 12 months, and he builds on this good work by taking direct responsibility for this area. In addition, his knowledge of the EFL is a real benefit in helping us to bring players from the Academy and support them to progress into the first team environment.

"Derek and David are already working successfully with Tom and his coaching staff, and are ably supported by the data analysis, scouting and operations teams. Their appointment therefore allows us to clarify roles and to continue these ways of working.

"Results in recent times have been good, but we are not resting on our laurels and will continue to look for ways to continually improve. In confirming these changes, we will hopefully go on to greater success.”

In his weekly press conference, Tom Cleverley had positive injury updates about defenders Julio Pleguezuelo, Alex Hartridge and Jack MacKenzie, as well as Michael Baidoo and Malachi Boateng. In addition, there was good news about Bim Pepple who will be fit to play against Huddersfield.

Pleggy has trained and will be involved on Saturday. Hartridge and MacKenzie are also both available for selection. Meanwhile, Baidoo (hamstring) and Boateng (knee) could both be ready for first round FA Cup action on the weekend of 7/8 November.

Joe Edwards, who went off early in the Wimbledon game as a precaution should be ready for Stevenage (A) on Tuesday, while Joe Mwaro and Owen Oseni could also be back in contention at the beginning of next month.

13th

Plymouth Live has been 'rebranded' under its former name of The Herald. Chris Errington, now in his 30th season of football reporting, will continue to write about all things Argyle, but the paper has introduced 'premium' pages, accessible by subscription.

12th

A youthful Argyle side were beaten 6-1 at the Wyatt Homes Stadium by category one side AFC Bournemouth Under-21s in the Premier League Cup group stage.

The Young Pilgrims took an early lead through Frankie Maund, before the Cherries turned the game around with goals from Eugene Nyarko, four from George Chubinidze and one from Leyland Waite.

Despite fielding an Under-18s side with the additions of Hartridge, MacKenzie and Finn, Argyle started well and held their own in the early, busy exchanges.

Argyle took a deserved lead in the 22nd minute when Maund dispatched a left-footed penalty down the centre of Allen’s goal, after he sprinted past Sills to win the spot kick. Up to this point, the Greens had had the better opportunities and enjoyed the majority of possession. However, Bournemouth turned the game around and Argyle were unable to respond.

Argyle: 41 Thomas Armytage, 2 Jovan Wamani (15 Dylan Williams, 69), 3 Jack MacKenzie (23 Marley-Blu Francis, 69), 4 Joel Tolcher, 7 Tashall Sandhu (25 Emran Boudarga-Wischhoff, 60), 11 Frankie Maund, 22 Alex Hartridge (17 Toby MacLean, 60), 26 Tegan Finn (20 Billy Devlin, 76), 38 Seb Campbell (capt), 39 Sam Hayman, 42 Jared Rendle. Substitutes: 47 Charlie Pawley (GK), 24 Harry Locke.

Goals: Maund 22

Booked: Wamani 7

11th

Argyle Women lost 4-1 away at Cheltenham Town in a chaotic FA Women’s National League encounter on Sunday afternoon.

Charlotte Salisbury-Williams opened the scoring for hosts, with Laura Curnock equalisingfrom the spot for Argyle. Emily Owen restored the Robins’ lead with a controversial penalty on the stroke of half-time and then converted another early in the second half before Chloe Snook made it 4-1.

Head Coach, Matt Green, was frustrated with the result but not with the effort:

He said: “Like always, the girls gave 110% for the shirt, the staff and for each other. I have got no complaints about the level of intensity that they played at whatsoever.

“I think there were a few key decisions that haven’t gone our way and that’s not really helped our cause. But you have got to play what you come up against on the pitch.

”This afternoon was tough to take because of what we wanted to get out the game. We wanted to win to put pressure on teams around us and we didn’t achieve that. But we have to regroup and go again...”

Argyle: 1 Liv Giles, 4 Ali Lambe, 5 Ellie M Bishop (capt), 9 Laura Curnock, 14 Shana Dolbel, 15 Kiesha Walker, 17 Kennedy Garside, 18 Farrah Ambrose, 19 Brooklyn Brothers, 20 Ciara Magee (21 Chloe Ingrouille, 39), 25 Khloe Reed (23 Phoebe Bettey, 83). Substitutes: 22 Saskia Worrall (GK), 24 Ellie J Bishop.

Goals: Curnock 39.

10th

Argyle performed the ultimate bounce back from their Burton home defeat with Xavier Amaechi's last-kick winner against AFC Wimbledon in the televised lunchtime fixture.

In a chaotic and sometimes scrappy game, the visitors took the lead via Jayden Stockley on 16 minutes, with Caleb Watts equalising some 10 minutes later.

The number 17 had taken his place in the line-up in the absence of Bim Pepple who was rested with a slight hamstring pull. Another knock - this time to captain, Joe Edwards, saw the introduction of Matty Sorinola who was playing his 100th game for the Greens.

The second half remained wide open, with Murray Cooper in goal making some crucial saves for the Greens. The tie looked set to be just that - a draw when, in the last minute of added time, Alex Hartridge blocked a Wimbledon clearance and passed to Amaechi who lobbed the keeper, sending the Devonport, along with the rest of the Argyle faithful into raptures.

Other results later meant that Argyle stay top of the table with a home game against near rivals, Huddersfield, to come next weekend.

Argyle: 1 Murphy Cooper, 2 Mathias Ross, 7 Harvey White, 8 Joe Edwards (capt) (29 Matty Sorinola, 30), 9 Will Evans, 11 Ronan Curtis,14 Oliver Irow (10 Xavier Amaechi, 65), 15 Alex Mitchell, 17 Caleb Watts (19 Tyreeq Bakinson, 77), 23 Bradley Ibrahim, 45 Wes Harding (22 Alex Hartridge, 77). Substitutes: 21 James Storer (GK), 3 Jack MacKenzie, 38 Seb Campbell.

Goals: Watts 25, Amaechi 90+5

Attendance: 15,277 (481 away)

Man of the match - sponsors': Caleb Watts; supporters': Murphy Cooper.

Speaking after the game, Tom Cleverley declared: “It's the best feeling I've had in football since I've retired. “When you're a player and these goals go in, not just last minute, but any goal, the adrenaline rush you get, you just can't replicate.

“In general, I thought it was not our best performance. We've got work to do through the week to make sure that we're better against Huddersfield. I thought Wimbledon caused us problems.

“What I would say, second half, I thought we did enough not to lose the game. We've had 18 shots, Murphy [Cooper] made some good saves, we've defended set plays very well. I think we did a bit more than we did against Burton to make sure we didn't lose. [We had] a little bit of luck with the winning goal and the players earned that luck. They're a hard-working bunch of players and sometimes that repays you."

On World Mental Health Day, Argyle are launching 'Every 90 Minutes' - a season-long campaign to raise awareness of suicide and mental health, challenging the stigma, encouraging more open conversations and helping people find support from available organisations and services. The team will wear T shirts with this logo during the warm-up to today's game.

At the heart of the campaign is a striking visual reminder outside the Babcock Devonport End.

Following every home league fixture this season, a seat from the stadium is being added to the railings, each representing a person who has died by suicide during the time it has taken for an Argyle home match to be played.

The club has worked, and will continue to work, alongside Plymouth City Council, Andy’s Man Club, The Clean Sheet, The Lighthouse Charity, Argyle Community Trust, and individuals with personal experiences of suicide and mental health to develop a programme of activity designed to make a meaningful difference in our community.

Argyle Under-18s battled back from a goal down to beat Swindon Town 4-1 and take their winning run in the EFL Youth Alliance League to eight matches.

In difficult first-half weather conditions, the Young Pilgrims fell behind but responded impressively, with Frankie Maund scoring twice before a Swindon own goal and Tashall Sandhu’s composed finish put the game beyond the Robins.

The result means Argyle extend their lead at the top of the table and maintain their impressive record of winning every league game, while scoring at least three goals.

Argyle: 23 Leo McCormick, 2 Dylan Williams, 3 Jared Rendle (12 Corey Browne, 69), 4 Joel Tolcher, 5 Sam Hayman (14 Jovan Wamani, 77), 6 Toby MacLean, 7 Tashall Sandhu, 8 Billy Devlin (capt), 9 Frankie Maund (15 Harry Locke, 77), 10 James Sharpe (16 Emran Boudarga-Wischhoff, 60), 11 Marley-Blu Francis.

Booked: Sharpe 55, Locke 86.

Goals: Maund 40, 57, Head (og) 66, Sandhu 90+3.

Happy birthday to midfielder, Tyreeq Bakinson, who is on loan from Leyton Orient. (Tyreeq came on as a 75th minute substitute).

And to Paul Sturrock - 70 today. And to your diarist...

9th

Oli Irow and Harvey White are both in contention for the Sky Bet League One goal of the month for September.

Irow has been shortlisted for his spectacular right-foot strike just 21 seconds after kick-off in the Pilgrims' 3-0 victory over Barnsley at Home Park on 12 September.

White has been shortlisted for his superb individual goal when Argyle beat Blackpool 4-2 at Bloomfield Road the following Saturday, when he instantly controlled the ball as it dropped to him from up high and beat a couple of opponents before firing it into the net.

The other nominees are: Callum Marshall of Luton Town v Stockport County on 2 September and Aaron Collins of MK Dons in their away game at Wycombe Wanderers on 5 September.

8th

Oliver Irow has been voted Argyle player of the month for September. He has also been nominated for EFL League One player of the month.

Injury update: Tom Cleverley has said that Alex Hartridge is fit and in contention for a start on Saturday. Julio Pleguezuelo will need another week. Malachi Boateng, Michael Baidoo and Owen Oseni are also making good progress.

Tegan Finn has extended his loan at Torquay United for another month.

7th

Happy birthday to Alex 'Magic Hat' Mitchell - 25 today.

6th

Argyle came back from a two-goal deficit to squeeze a victory on penalties against Newport County at Rodney Parade in the Jersey Mike's Trophy, Group E fixture.

Tom Cleverley had made 10 changes to Saturday's winning side at Leyton Orient, with only Mathias Ross remaining. He gave starts to four youngsters - Tegan Finn, Seb Campbell, Jared Rendle and Caleb Roberts.

In a lacklustre first half, Newport dominated and took an early lead, doubling it through a twice-taken penalty on 59 minutes. As the tie looked beyond Argyle, a number of substitutions were introduced which swung the game with Pepple and Bakinson bringing the tie to 2-2 by 90 minutes. Pepple had the chance to clinch it for the Pilgrims when they were awarded a penalty, but his kick was saved by the Newport 'keeper.

The game moved to penalties: Newport's first was saved by Storer and, although they scored the remaining four, Argyle's perfect tally meant that they won the tie and gained an extra point for the penalty victory.

Argyle: 21 James Storer, 2 Mathias Ross (capt) (45 Wes Harding, 60’), 3 Jack MacKenzie, 10 Xavier Amaechi, 17 Caleb Watts (27 Bim Pepple, 60’), 19 Tyreeq Bakinson, 24 Caleb Roberts (23 Bradley Ibrahim, 72’), 26 Tegan Finn (14 Oliver Irow, 60’), 29 Matty Sorinola, 38 Seb Campbell, 42 Jared Rendle (7 Harvey White, 72’). Substitutes: 1 Murphy Cooper, 11 Ronan Curtis

Goals: Pepple, 75, Bakinson, 90. Pens: Amaechi, Irow, White, People, Ibrahim.

Yellow card: Watts, 39’

5th

Argyle Women have been drawn at home to fifth-tier Millwall Lionesses in the first round proper of the FA Cup.

The tie is expected to take place at Home Park on Sunday 25 October.

4th

Happy birthday to Argyle goalkeeper, James (Jimmy) Storer who is 22 today.

Argyle Women were beaten 3-1 by Real Bedford in a battling performance at Home Park, despite taking a deserved lead into half-time thanks to a stunning Shana Dolbel lob.

The Pilgrims produced an encouraging first-half display and were rewarded when Dolbel spotted goalkeeper Erica Meale off her line, producing an outrageous effort from distance.

Argyle continued to compete well after the break, but Real Bedford turned the game around with three second-half goals courtesy of Anele Komani, Kelci Bowers and Ellie Head.

Head Coach, Matt Green, was pleased with the first-half showing, but disappointed with the second.

He said: “I think the first half was really good. There were some great moments in there and I think we deservedly went in 1-0 up at half-time."

However, Green believes that there are plenty of positives to build on as the season progresses.

“We have got to put a full 90 minutes together,” he continued. “We are under no illusions about the challenge that we have got in the league this year, but this group of players are trying [their best] every single week.

”They train hard every single week, and they show the supporters that come and watch them that they are giving everything for the shirt. I am always proud of the performances they put in.

“Now we have just got to go back and look at a few details - those key moments in the game - especially in that second half and we will work from there.

"We are all here for the long haul and that win will come - it’s just a matter of time.”

Argyle: 1 Liv Giles, 4 Ali Lambe, 5 Ellie.M Bishop (capt), 9 Laura Curnock, 11 Cadi Rodgers, 14 Shana Dolbel, 15 Kiesha Walker (21 Chloe Ingrouille, 86), 16 Sienna Gilbert (20 Ciara Magee, 66), 17 Kennedy Garside (24 Ellie.J Bishop, 79), 18 Farrah Ambrose (19 Brooklyn Brothers, 79), 25 Khloe Reed (23 Phoebe Bettey, 86). Substitutes: 22 Saskia Worrall (GK).

Goals: Dolbel 30

Booked: Curnock 46, Gilbert 62, E.M Bishop 70

3rd

Argyle bounced back from the Burton defeat with a confident 2-0 victory against Leyton Orient at the BetWright stadium in front of 1,350 travelling Greens. Captain Joe Edwards had his first start, with Bradley Ibrahim in midfield in place of ineligible former Orient loanee, Tyreek Bakinson. The first half was a scrappy affair with the whistle coming just as Argyle were gaining momentum - would this be lost? Not so as, within 10 minutes of the restart, goals from Bim Pepple and a terrific header from Will Evans propelled Argyle into the lead and to the top of the League One table - a position they held at full time. The two upcoming home games - against Wimbledon and Huddersfield - are now vital to cement the positive start to the season.

Man of the match - Alex Mitchell for his solid defending and encouragement.

Argyle: 1 Murphy Cooper, 2 Mathias Ross, 7 Harvey White, 8 Joe Edwards (capt) (29 Matty Sorinola, 72), 9 Will Evans, 11 Ronan Curtis (10 Xavier Amaechi, 88), 14 Oliver Irow (17 Caleb Watts, 81), 15 Alex Mitchell, 23 Bradley Ibrahim, 27 Bim Pepple (3 Jack MacKenzie, 88), 45 Wes Harding. Substitutes: 21 James Storer (GK), 38 Seb Campbell, 42 Jared Rendle.

Goals: Pepple 52, Evans 56

Yellow card: Ross 76, Ibrahim 84

Tom Cleverley told Plymouth Live that he was "really proud" of his team's performance, but was not being complacent:

"The players knew what we didn't do last weekend. We have had a week to work on it and I thought they executed it outstandingly well today.

"I'm really proud of the players. They deserve a lot of credit. They suffered early in the week, worked middle and end of the week and performed at the weekend.

"That's how you respond to a defeat at home. Not getting carried away, it's one good performance out of 46 and we have to work towards putting in another one Tuesday (away to Newport County in the EFL Trophy) and then importantly next Saturday."

Earlier, the Under-18s battled to victory against Barnet, winning by 3-2 and maintaining their unbeaten run in the EFL Youth Alliance League.

Barnet took the lead in the 12th minute through striker Chinoso Achodor, but Argyle reacted well and turned the game around with two quick fire goals from Joel Tolcher and Frankie Maund.

James Sharpe netted a spectacular half-volley ten minutes into the second half, before Leo Rex found a late consolation goal for the visitors to set up a tense final 10 minutes.

Argyle have now scored 29 times in the league this season. Head Coach, Jamie Lowry praised strikers Sharpe, Maund and Boudarga-Wischhoff for their goalscoring prowess up top.

“We can be confident as a team that we always have the ability to go and score which is great. Now it’s our job as coaches to keep polishing them up and giving them different techniques to make them better all-round players, as well as goalscorers.”

Argyle: 1 Charlie Pawley, 2 Jovan Wamani, 3 Corey Browne, 4 Joel Tolcher, 5 Dylan Williams, 6 Toby MacLean, 7 Tashall Sandhu (16 Emran Boudarga-Wischhoff, 65), 8 Billy Devlin (capt), 9 Frankie Maund (14 Max Moser, 74), 10 James Sharpe (12 Toby Tamblyn, 74), 11 Marley-Blu Francis (15 Harry Locke, 65). Substitutes: 23 Danny Ley.

Goals: Tolcher 21, Maund 24, Sharpe 55

2nd

Argyle Community Trust has unveiled its ambitious new five-year strategy, setting out a clear vision to build healthier, stronger, and more empowered communities across Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall.

The strategy, titled "Trust In Us: Strategic Plan 2026-2030", was officially launched at The Hub at Foulston Park, in the presence of Argyle Chairman, Simon Hallett, bringing together partners, sponsors, funders, and stakeholders from across the region.

As the official charity of Plymouth Argyle Football Club, the Trust will use the power of football and the reach of the club to address some of the most significant challenges facing local communities over the next five years.

The new strategy is built around four key pillars: Tackling health inequalities; Improving opportunities for all; Building stronger communities, and Providing inspiring spaces.

Speaking at the launch, Mark Lovell, CEO of Argyle Community Trust, said: "This strategy represents our commitment to the communities we serve and our belief that everyone should have access to opportunities that help them thrive. While challenges across our communities continue to grow, so does our determination to make a positive difference.

“Through the power of football, strong partnerships and investment in our people and places, we have set an ambitious but achievable roadmap for the next five years. We are incredibly proud of what has been achieved so far, but even more excited about what comes next."

PASALB (the London Branch supporters) held their now annual 'Meet the Manager' in a London pub. Tom Cleverley spoke frankly and honestly about the squad and his hopes and expectations for the season, openly answering members' questions.

1st

Argyle Women have been drawn at home to Arsenal PGA in the last 16 of the FA Women’s National League Plate.

The Pilgrims will host the Gunners on Sunday, 1 November with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.

30th September

Argyle Under-18s beat Newport County 3-0 away, with a clinical second-half showing, to record a sixth successive win at the start of their EFL Youth Alliance League campaign.

The Pilgrims went into half-time at 0-0, before Marley-Blu Francis opened the scoring in the 55th minute.

Tashall Sandhu, who replaced Francis just before the hour mark, put the game beyond the hosts’ reach with a quickfire brace.

Head Coach, Jamie Lowry, was particularly pleased with the win, given the amount of travelling the team has had to do in recent weeks.

He said: “It has been a big week for the lads, so we will give them a bit of credit for how they have come through and still managed to grind out the win, score three goals, and keep a clean sheet.

“I think it is an important part of their development to find out what to do when things are not going exactly to plan, or when you have tough days. You really have to dig in and find the moments of quality that we did today [for the goals].

“We were not at our best in the first half. We were a bit better in the second half and I was pleased with how we managed to find the goals that we needed to go and win the game.

“Overall, I am pleased with the result. We can still do better in terms of performance, but the lads have come through a big week so there are still positives to take.”

Argyle: 23 Leo McCormick, 2 Jovan Wamani, 3 Corey Browne, 4 Joel Tolcher (14 Billy Devlin, 59), 5 Dylan Williams, 6 Deniz Doru (12 Toby MacLean, 4), 7 Harry Locke, 8 Seb Campbell (capt), 9 Frankie Maund (16 James Sharpe, 71), 10 Emran Boudarga-Wischhoff, 11 Marley-Blu Francis (15 Tashall Sandhu, 59).

Goals: Francis 55, Sandhu 64, 80

28th

Tom Cleverley was disappointed with his team’s lack of intensity and ruthlessness in the final third as they fell to a 1-0 defeat on Saturday against Burton Albion.

Jack Armer scored the game’s only goal on 70 minutes, leaving Argyle to rue their missed chances.

Speaking after the game, Argyle’s Head Coach detailed his frustration with his side’s performance.

“I think the word certainly to describe the first half would be ‘flat’,” said Cleverley. “We don’t lose that many duels, we don’t lose that many second balls and we don’t have so little attacking play when we do the things we are good at, so I’m disappointed with that and we will be working on and addressing that.

“I can accept missed chances and I can accept balls given away, but I can’t accept a lack of intensity, especially not here [Home Park].

“It will be addressed. It’s a group of players that have had a really good spell and deserve a chance to react from this today. When we take our foot off the gas, or we come off our intensity, we are a lot less effective for sure.

“The big thing for me is, how do we not lose those games? You can’t be at your best every game, so we are going to have days where we are off it a little bit, but those are the days you have to come away with the points.

“We just simply can’t lose that game today with the chances we had and the lack of chances they had.

“We need to come away from that with minimum a point, because then it feels like not such a stunt in momentum, we need to improve that.”

27th

Argyle Women are delighted to announce the signing of Cadi Rodgers.

The Welsh centre-back joins the Pilgrims having most recently played for Chelsea Under-23s, adding further defensive options to Matt Green’s squad.

Rodgers moved to Chelsea in July 2024, spending the past two seasons with the club’s reserves side. The defender has also risen through the ranks of the Welsh national team, representing her country at youth level.

Rodgers’ move to Devon marks her first season in senior women’s football: the 19-year-old will make her competitive debut against Torquay United in the FA Women’s National League Cup.

And the Pilgrims won this fixture 1-0 at Home Park in front of a crowd of 1,002.

All gate receipts from the match (which was sponsored by PASOTI) were given to the fundraising campaign for Roxy Thomas, the former Argyle and current Torquay defender who is receiving treatment for a brain tumour. A total of £2,928 was raised.

Argyle Executive Lead for Women’s Football, Christian Kent, said: “It was fantastic to see the Argyle and Torquay communities come together to support Roxy and her family.

“The amount raised is a brilliant reflection of the generosity of everyone who attended the game, as well as our sponsors, and we are incredibly grateful to everyone who played their part in making the day such a special occasion."

26th

Argyle’s winning run came to an end as they were beaten by a single goal by Burton Albion in a frustrating game at Home Park - a game the Greens had been expected to win and which would have taken them to the top of the League One table.

Jack Armer’s goal, with just under 20 minutes remaining, was the difference between the sides, as the visitors produced a disciplined away performance.

Argyle found it hard to get going, and drew a rare blank in front of goal, despite creating a large number of chances. It was a 'not our day' sort of game. Argyle remain third in the table, while many rivals were not playing because of the international call-up break.

Argyle: 1 Murphy Cooper, 5 Julio Pleguezuelo (2 Mathias Ross, 73), 7 Harvey White, 9 Will Evans (17 Caleb Watts, 59), 11 Ronan Curtis (10 Xavier Amaechi, 70), 14 Oliver Irow, 15 Alex Mitchell, 19 Tyreeq Bakinson (23 Bradley Ibrahim, 70), 27 Bim Pepple, 29 Matty Sorinola (8 Joe Edwards, 59), 45 Wes Harding (capt). Substitutes: 21 James Storer (GK), 3 Jack MacKenzie.

Booked: Evans 56, Curtis 60, Ross 86

The Under-18s fared better with a 4-1 defeat of Cambridge United to continue their winning start to the Youth Alliance League season, making it five wins from five.

Daniel Ndeda gave the hosts an early lead before Marley-Blu Francis equalised for Argyle.

James Sharpe netted a brace to give the Young Pilgrims a 3-1 lead and Frankie Maund put the game beyond Cambridge’s reach in the 54th minute.

Head Coach, Jamie Lowry, said: “I was really pleased with the boys overall. We started off brightly even though they scored with their first attack of the game.

”Once we got the equaliser we got in control of the game and played really well.

”It has been a really good start in the league to be honest. The boys have set themselves the target to do really well in all competitions. But what is most important for me is that they are learning how to handle those expectations and how to have a strong winning mentality.

“There is a real togetherness in the squad right now and we have a great group who are eager to learn about what it takes to become a professional footballer.”

Argyle: 1 Thomas Armytage, 2 Jovan Wamani (12 Deniz Doru, 70), 3 Jared Rendle (14 Corey Browne, 60), 4 Joel Tolcher, 5 Dylan Williams, 6 Toby MacLean, 7 Tashall Sandhu (15 Harry Locke, 60), 8 Billy Devlin (capt), 9 Frankie Maund (16 Emran Boudarga-Wischhoff, 60), 10 James Sharpe, 11 Marley-Blu Francis. Substitutes: Charlie Pawley (gk).

Goals: Francis 19, Sharpe 23, 36, Maund 54

23rd

Senior Greens held their monthly meeting in Club Argyle - this month on a Wednesday.

The speakers were Argyle legends Chris Harrison and John Uzzell who entertained their audience with tales from the past which those present felt could have gone on for hours.

22nd

A strong Argyle side put five past Crystal Palace Under-21s in the newly christened Jersey Mike’s Trophy at Home Park. The Greens were 3-0 up at the break, with a Xavier Amaechi purler from 30 yards out, followed by two from Caleb Watts. Palace substitute Donte Martin got one back fairly early in the second half, but Seb Campbell restored the Pilgrims’ three-goal advantage, and substitute, Bim Pepple, scored the fifth late on.

The game also marked the senior debut of Jared Rendle in defence, partnering Jack MacKenzie on his return from injury.

The only downside was a significant injury to Owen Oseni on 33 minutes, with the player leaving the pitch in tears.

Argyle: 21 James Storer, 2 Mathias Ross, 3 Jack MacKenzie (45 Wes Harding, half-time), 8 Joe Edwards (capt, 5 Julio Pleguezuelo, 60), 10 Xavier Amaechi, 17 Caleb Watts (27 Bim Pepple, 60), 18 Owen Oseni (29 Matty Sorinola, 33), 23 Bradley Ibrahim, 24 Caleb Roberts(19 Tyreeq Bakinson, 60), 38 Seb Campbell, 42 Jared Rendle. Substitutes: 44 Thomas Armytage (gk), 14 Oliver Irow.

Goals: Amaechi 11; Watts 26, 37; Campbell 66; Pepple 85.

Meanwhile, a clinical first-half display from Portsmouth left a rotated Argyle Under-18s side with too much to do as the Greens suffered a 3-0 away defeat.

Kyran Sylvanus’ brace and a goal from Brandon Downey gave Pompey all three points in the EFL Youth Alliance Cup.

Argyle have now lost to Portsmouth and Exeter City in the competition but have games against Watford and Bristol Rovers to get their campaign back on track.

Head Coach, Jamie Lowry, expressed his disappointment with the result:

“I am disappointed with the performance,” he said. “We did not show the game enough respect. We made some changes because it was a cup game, and it felt like some of the lads thought we were just here to turn up and not have to do anything to win the game.

“We had nowhere near enough intensity. In possession, we were not good enough against a really good and competitive Portsmouth side.

“I trust all the boys and I will happily play every single one of them. There is no stronger and weaker side, and everyone has the opportunity to play and earn their shirt. If they play well, they keep the shirt, and if they do not, then someone else will have the opportunity to come and get it.

“But I am hoping that the lads will learn a lot from today - that is what they are here for after all.”

Argyle: 23 Leo McCormick, 2 Jovan Wamani (12 Dylan Williams, 76’), 3 Corey Browne, 4 Joel Tolcher, 5 Deniz Doru, 6 Toby MacLean, 7 Marley-Blu Francis, 8 Billy Devlin (capt), 9 Frankie Maund (15 James Sharpe, 64’), 10 Emran Boudarga-Wischhoff, 11 Harry Locke (14 Tashall Sandhu, 56’).

Yellow card: Browne 28.

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