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Thursday 1st October 2026

On This Day:

1983: Nearly 20 years after joining the apprentice ranks, Johnny Hore was appointed Argyle manager, succeeding Bobby Moncur and 16 before him. In the following six months, Hore steered the Pilgrims to an FA Cup semi-final, and six months later was out of a job.

30th September

On This Day:

2000: Argyle lost 3-2 at home to Barnet in the bottom division of the Football League, in front of 3,423 faithful fans. It was Kevin Hodges' last game in charge; little did we know of the events that were to unfold over the following few years.

29th

On This Day:

1971: Lilian Nalis was born in Nogent sur Marne, France, so 55 today.

1983: Paul Connolly was born in Liverpool, so 43 today.

1984: Argyle 6 Preston 4, just a week after the 7-2 trouncing at Bolton. Amazingly, Preston were winning 3-1 with just 31 minutes to go, and it was 3-3 with five minutes of normal time left. The match culminated with the craziest, most action-packed sequence of events in living memory, including 4 goals, 2 of which were penalties, a sending off, a near-riot by Preston players who chased and jostled the referee, and a pitch invasion by delirious fans at the final whistle, with players carried shoulder-high. Argyle had played a mid-week Milk Cup fixture four days earlier, so three games in eight days, with an incredible 24 goals, Argyle losing 15-9!

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.

19th

Midfielder, Harvey White, is 25 years old today.

For the second year in a row, Argyle enjoyed a visit to the seaside, putting four goals past opponents Blackpool at Bloomfield Road, after coming from behind for a convincing 4-2 victory. The scorers were Oli Irow (two), birthday boy Harvey White, and Bim Pepple who was playing his 50th game in Green (in this case, blue, as Argyle gave a first outing to this season' new away kit). The win propels Argyle to third place in League One.

In an entertaining and enthralling game, the hosts went ahead in the first half after Jordan Brown's strike deflected off Wes Harding and sent Murphy Cooper the wrong way.

Oli Irow then brought the Greens level with a clinical finish and he got his second early after the interval with another deadly strike following a Ronan Curtis cross.

Harvey White got Tom Cleverley's side's third with a brilliant strike from the edge of the box and Bim Pepple killed the game late on after Jerry Yates had made everyone Argyle nervous by reducing the deficit to one, but ultimately sending the 1,200 travelling Green Army home happy.

Argyle: 1 Murphy Cooper, 5 Julio Pleguezuelo (2 Mathias Ross, 66), 7 Harvey White, 9 Will Evans (23 Bradley Ibrahim, 86), 11 Ronan Curtis, 14 Oliver Irow (17 Caleb Watts, 77), 15 Alex Mitchell, 19 Tyreeq Bakinson, 27 Bim Pepple, 29 Matty Sorinola (8 Joe Edwards, 66), 45 Wes Harding (capt). Substitutes: 21 James Storer (GK), 10 Xavier Amaechi, 18 Owen Oseni.

Goals: row, 36, 52, White 57, Pepple 89

17th

Jersey youngster Harrison Rogers has been offered a 14-month registration with Argyle after impressing during a series of visits to Plymouth. The 14-year-old becomes the second Jersey Bulls Academy player to secure an opportunity with the Pilgrims in the last 12 months, following the move of under-13 Sonny Cook to Devon earlier this year.

Tom Cleverley has said that he has no extra injury worries before the Greens away League One fixture against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday. Michael Baidoo and Malachi Boateng are still recovering from their long-term injuries, but Jack MacKenzie is now training well.

16th

Argyle Women’s FAWNL CUP fixture against Torquay United on Sunday, 27 September, will be dedicated to Roxy Thomas.

Roxy, 18, is a current Torquay player, who came through the Argyle Player Pathway. She is undergoing treatment for a brain tumour, and there has been a huge outpouring of support for the popular left-back.

All proceeds from the fixture will be donated to the GoFundMe page set up to support Roxy and her family, which has now surpassed £20,000 in donations.

The five-kilometre (just over three mile) run will begin in Central Park on Sunday, 15 November and is open to everyone over the age of 11 of any running ability.

Entry is £5 per runner; each participant is asked to raise a minimum of £35 in sponsorship with all money going to Play Off Grief.

14th

Portcullis Legals are the new sponsors of the Argyle Academy, thus continuing a long-lasting relationship with Argyle that has previously included the naming rights to the Lyndhurst Road Stand at Home Park, as well as supporting social initiatives such as Project 35.

The agreement is a two-year deal which will also see Portcullis Legals adorn the front of all Academy team shirts.

“Portcullis Legals are delighted to become the Official Academy Partner of Plymouth Argyle, to help support future generations of Argyle players in striving to fulfil their potential,” said Trevor Worth, CEO and Founder of Portcullis Legals. “Given my own background in running Umbro Soccer Schools for 13 years and scouting for professional football clubs, the opportunity to partner again with Argyle was too good to turn down."

13th

Argyle's win yesterday propelled them into sixth position, the first time they have reached these heights since Tom Cleverley was appointed last June. The Pilgrims have amassed 10 points from their first six games, compared to three in the corresponding period last season.

He said: "You don't win any trophies or any prizes for being sixth in September but it's a significant moment. We have not been there under myself.

"There has been a lot of hard work to get the 10 points from a really difficult six fixtures. I think we are back on par now when we look at targets for blocks of games.

"We would have all signed for 10 points at the start of the season looking at the fixtures we had. Now we have got momentum and we need to not be complacent with that momentum and keep hold of it, work hard for it and push forward."

Meanwhile, battling Argyle Women lost 4-0 at Home Park against Portsmouth on Sunday afternoon.

Goals from Arabella Suttie, Kerry Beattie and a Zoe Barrett double were enough to see the visitors emerge victorious in the FA Women’s National League clash.

After the game, Argyle Head Coach Green spoke of his pride in his team after giving their all against one of the league’s strongest sides.

He said: “I’m super proud of the group today, every player put their body on the line, everyone gave 110%. We ask for determination and desire to win the ball, and I think every single player did that for the 90 minutes.

“I’ve got to say the support was fantastic again from everyone. I think the supporters will have seen some good patterns of play and a good shape.

“We talk about getting small wins in each game, and there was definitely lots of positives to take from today.”

Argyle: 1 Liv Giles, 4 Aliyat Lambe, 5 Ellie.M Bishop (capt), 9 Laura Curnock, 14 Shana Dolbel, 15 Kiesha Walker (20 Ciara Magee, HT), 16 Sienna Gilbert, 17 Kennedy Garside (19 Brooklyn Brothers, 58), 18 Farrah Ambrose, 21 Chloe Ingrouille, 25 Khloe Reed. Substitutes: 22 Saskia Worrall (GK), 23 Phoebe Bettey, 26 Mia Burrows, 30 Lily Coaker.

Seb Campbell’s stoppage-time penalty saw Argyle Under-18s come out the better of a 5-4 scoreline against Bromley at Millennium Fields, maintaining their perfect start to the Youth Alliance League campaign.

Jamie Lowry’s side have now won all four of their league games this season, although they were made to work extremely hard for their latest three points after initially surrendering a three-goal lead in a thrilling contest.

Billy Devlin, James Sharpe and Frankie Maund put the Pilgrims ahead, but Bromley fought back to level the score by the 73rd?minute. Maund restored Argyle’s lead with his second of the afternoon, only for George Rees to equalise in the third minute of stoppage time.

There was still time for one final twist though, as Campbell converted from the penalty spot eight minutes into added time to secure all three points.

Argyle: 23 Leo McCormick, 2 Dylan Williams, 6 Toby MacLean (12 Corey Browne, 78), 5 Sam Hayman (capt), 3 Jared Rendle, 7 Tashall Sandhu (14 Harry Locke, 87), 8 Seb Campbell, 4 Joel Tolcher, 11 Billy Devlin (15 Marley-Blu Francis, 78), 9 Frankie Maund, 10 James Sharpe (16 Emran Boudarga-Wischhoff, 70). Substitutes: 1 Tom Armytage (gk).

Goals: Devlin 27, Sharpe 37, Maund 43, 83, Campbell 90+8

12th

Argyle scored a convincing and comprehensive team victory over visitors, Barnsley, at Home Park - coming out 3-0 winners, with goals from Oli Irow, Ronan Curtis and Bim Pepple. From the kick off and within 20 seconds of the start, Pleggy passed to Irow and the young loanee launched an unstoppable 25-yard strike into the top right corner of the Devonport net. This was probably the second fastest ever goal at Home Park after Nick Chadwick's in 11.86 seconds against Crystal Palace in December 2005. Tom Cleverley thought this was 'the best goal' he had ever seen at Home Park and dubbed him 'the X factor' in Argyle's side.

Despite the stats, Argyle were dominant throughout most of the game. After 20 minutes, Curtis headed after the Barnsley goalkeeper spilled the ball to make it 2-0 to the Greens at half time. Shortly after the restart, Bim Pepple held off the defender with great strength and scored into the Barn Park net to make it 3-0, the final result moving the Pilgrims to sixth in the League One table.

Argyle: 1 Murphy Cooper, 45 Wes Harding (capt), 5 Julio Pleguezuelo, 15 Alex Mitchell (2 Mathias Ross, 63), 29 Matty Sorinola (8 Joe Edwards, 73), 11 Ronan Curtis (18 Owen Oseni,63), 19 Tyreeq Bakinson (23 Bradley Ibrahim, 73), 7 Harvey White, 14 Oliver Irow (17 Caleb Watts, 80), 9 Will Evans, 27 Bim Pepple. Substitutes: James Storer (gk), Xavier Amaechi.

Goals: Irow 1, Curtis 21, Pepple 50

Cards: Ross 76, Evans 80

Attendance 15,743 (548 away)

Player of the Match - Oliver Irow

11th

Argyle are joining clubs across the leagues in celebrating 'Raised in the EFL' between 11 and 25 September. Raised in the EFL shines a light on the great work taking place at our club and across the EFL to develop the next generation of footballing talent.

Argyle can highlight a number of successes who have come through the Academy, including Seb Campbell, Tegan Finn, Caleb Roberts, Freddie Issaka and Joe Mwaro. More details are on the Club website.

Tom Cleverley told Plymouth Live that he is not planning on signing any free agents, even after the loan moves for Issaka, Roberts and Finn. Argyle currently have 19 players named 'in squad' out of a maximum allowed of 22.

The Head Coach does also not expect either of Argyle's games during the first international break of the season to be postponed. Argyle will host Burton Albion at Home Park on 26 September, before travelling to Brisbane Road to meet Leyton Orient on 3 October. If three or more players from a side are called up for their countries, the teams involved can request for the relevant fixture to be postponed.

Young goalkeeper, Leo McCormick, has returned to Argyle from his month's work experience loan at Plymouth Parkway.

10th

Freddie Issaka has joined National League side, Gateshead, on loan until January. According to Director of Football, Derek Adams, this will give him 'precious minutes' which will help with his development.

The 20-year-old winger has played 40 times for Argyle, including six starts. Last season, he had loan spells with Bristol Rovers and Truro City.

Gateshead are managed by Lee Cattermole, and their squad includes former Pilgrim Dom Telford.

Injury update - Tom Cleverley has said that both Joe Edwards and Owen Oseni are fit for inclusion in Saturday's squad after shaking off injuries.

Meanwhile, Jack Mackenzie is expected to make his comeback from a lengthy lay-off in the EFL trophy game at home to Crystal Palace on 22 September. And Michael Baidoo is making good progress as he recovers from the injury sustained in Argyle's final pre-season warm-up game against Bristol City on 1 August.

However, defender Alex Hartridge has been ruled out with an ankle ligament injury sustained last Saturday at Doncaster Rovers when he came on as a late substitute. He is expected to be out of action for three to four weeks.

7th

Tegan Finn and Caleb Roberts have gone on loan to Torquay United. Caleb's loan is until January; Tegan's for one month, but with the possibility of an extension.

A bolstered Argyle Under-18s side were defeated 3-2 by Cardiff City Under-21s in the Premier League Cup, at Home Park.

Owen Oseni gave the Greens a 1-0 lead, before goals from Isaac Davies, Troy Perrett and Jake Davies sealed the win for the visitors. Tashall Sandhu netted a late consolation goal in eight minutes of added time to make it 3-2.

The youthful Argyle outfit which included Joe Edwards and Owen Oseni, gave a good showing, particularly in the early stages, but the Professional Development League side proved too strong.

Argyle: 1 Tom Armytage, 2 Joe Mwaro (capt), 3 Jared Rendle (15 Dylan Williams, 89), 6 Joel Tolcher, 7 Tashall Sandhu, 8 Joe Edwards (17 Jovan Wamani, 45), 18 Owen Oseni (11 Frankie Maund, 45), 25 Freddie Issaka (26 Billy Devlin, 66), 38 Seb Campbell, 39 Sam Hayman, 44 James Sharpe (30 Harry Locke, 89). Substitutes: 41 Leo McCormick (gk), 29 Toby Maclean.

Goals: Oseni 43, Sandhu 90+8

Bim Pepple has spoken of the 'great understanding' he has with team-mate Caleb Watts, whose assist led to him (Pepple) scoring against Doncaster Rovers. Substitute Watts was unplayable and also scored Argyle's decisive goal.

Speaking to Plymouth Live, Pepple said: "He has got me a lot of goals that people don't see. Maybe he hasn't actually touched the ball but his movement has freed me up.

"We all know what Caleb brings - goals and assists. I think at Leicester he could have got a couple but he was in the right positions.

"Today, a goal and an assist in 30 minutes, that's what he brings. I think for him it's just about staying fit, which he's on top of it. We know we have a great player on our hands."

6th

Tom Cleverley credited the substitutes as the reason for Argyle's League One win at Doncaster Rovers yesterday.

"...it could have been 4- or 5-1 - and probably should have been,” he said “We're disappointed to concede a soft goal towards the end, but I'm thrilled with the result.

“The mentality to suffer Tuesday's setback, which was a big opportunity missed, and then to come back from an in-game setback, ultimately with the substitutes winning us the game today and their impact, is really pleasing, because the mentality of the players was strong.

“The fixture list has been tough. [including] three away games, playing four teams who were all expected to be top six... “We played the squad with the highest value budget, the early favourites, in the week and a tough place to go. If we knew how the game was going to go and realised we lost that game, we'd be frustrated, which we are and I think we showed a little bit of that today.

“We won't now take our foot off the gas. I have to drive that Barnsley will come to us next week wanting to respond from a poor result today.”

Argyle Women went down 2-0 to Bridgwater United away in their second group game of the FA Women’s National League Cup.

Argyle fell behind inside the opening minute before Bridgwater doubled their advantage in first half stoppage time, and after that the Greens were unable to find a way through a resilient defence.

Argyle: Liv Giles, Aliyat Lambe, Ellie M Bishop (Ciara Magee h/t), Laura Curnock, Shana Dolbel, Kiesha Walker, Sienna Gilbert, Kennedy Garside (Lily Coaker 62 mins), Farrah Ambrose, Chloe Ingrouille (Phoebe Bettey 79 mins), Khloe Reed.

A fantastic celebration of the Fans' Fest took place in the GTs' marquee, marking 15 years since the first holding of the event during the dark days of Administration when they raised thousands of pounds to help the unpaid staff and the GTs' successes since.

5th

Argyle bounced back from their disappointing setback in the Midlands with a 'pivotal' 3-2 victory in South Yorkshire against winless Doncaster Rovers, the scoreline somewhat flattering the home side. Argyle goals came from Will Evans, Bim Pepple and, Player of the Match, substitute Caleb Watts. Watts, who came on for Oliver Irow in the 63rd minute, cut through the opposition at will both scoring and making the assist for Pepple's goal. In fact, it was the Cleverley's inspired substitutions that changed the game. For the Rovers, Alfie May scored from the spot after a foul by Sorinola and from a consolation header in extra time.

Argyle: 1 Murphy Cooper, 5 Julio Pleguezuelo, 7 Harvey White, 9 Will Evans (2 Mathias Ross, 82), 11 Ronan Curtis (18 Owen Oseni, 72), 14 Oliver Irow (17 Caleb Watts, 63), 15 Alex Mitchell, 19 Tyreeq Bakinson (23 Bradley Ibrahim, 72), 27 Bim Pepple, 29 Matty Sorinola (22 Alex Hartridge, 82), 45 Wes Harding (capt). Substitutes: 21 James Storer, 8 Joe Edwards.

Goals: Evans 28, Pepple 74, Watts, 83

4th

Happy Birthday to Argyle owner and chairman, Simon Hallett.

Tom Cleverley has said that Owen Oseni is fit to be included in the squad for the match at Doncaster Rovers tomorrow, but Jack MacKenzie has suffered 'a small setback'. Meanwhile, Malachi Boateng is recovering from his injury more quickly than expected.

3rd

Tom Cleverley said he was not going to 'beat about the bush' in declaring that Argyle fell short of the high standards expected of them in their 2-0 defeat at Leicester last night.

Speaking to Plymouth Live, he said: "I think it's a huge opportunity missed.

"We are coming to a side who are still finding their feet, who at times this evening looked scintillating but we turned the ball over five times in their box first half and didn't come out with a real clear cut chance.

"We were never going to come here and dominate possession. I don't think anyone will, barring Stockport maybe.

"Our game plan was to have a well-structured press, to turn the ball over high and then to transition. The transition part needs work.

"Time that we have not got on the training pitch but when we do get that time it needs a lot of work.

He added: "I thought for a big chunk of the middle of the game we lost a bit of confidence, personality and courage, and you see a much poorer version of ourselves.

"I need to instal that back into the players. We have had two really tough away games in Wycombe and Leicester. We have lost our way a little bit in both.

"We need to get back to what we are, and having no fear. So improve the players' mentality as well as technically we need to do some work on the training pitch."

2nd

Former Argyle favourite, Morgan Whittaker, is reported to be leaving Middlesbrough for the USA and MLS side Colorado Rapids for a fee said to be the equivalent of £7.9m of which Argyle should be due some percentage.

1st

As the Argyle team and 1600+ Green Army head to the King Power stadium for this evening's League One fixture against Leicester City, Tom Cleverley has said that no more ins and outs are expected on the last day of the current transfer window.

Argyle succumbed to two somewhat unnecessary killer-punch goals just before half time as they fell to defeat by a poor Leicester side which contained former Pilgrim, Bobby (De Cordova) Reid. The match had barely begun when, after a clash, the Foxes' 'keeper Jakub Stolarczyk had to be stretchered off, necessitating a lengthy stoppage and time added on. The Greens started with a high press and had several chances to score then, and again towards the end of the second half - by which time the damage was done. Fifteen hundred Greens went home disappointed and somewhat frustrated at their side's inconsistency.

Argyle: 1 Murphy Cooper, 5 Julio Pleguezuelo (27 Bim Pepple, 61'), 7 Harvey White, 9 Will Evans, 10 Xavier Amaechi (14 Oliver Irow, 46'), 11 Ronan Curtis (29 Matty Sorinola, 46'), 15 Alex Mitchell, 19 Tyreeq Bakinson, 22 Alex Hartridge, 23 Bradley Ibrahim (17 Caleb Watts, 70'), 45 Wes Harding (capt). Substitutes: 21 James Storer (gk), 2 Mathias Ross, 8 Joe Edwards,

Yellow Cards: Xavier Amaechi 38

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