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Wednesday 11th November 2026

Happy 18th birthday to Frankie Maund who made his first-team debut for the Greens last night at Home Park against Swindon Town in the Jersey Mike's Trophy.

On This Day:

1964: Frank Lord became the first Argyle player to score a hat-trick in the League Cup. The match was a 3-1 win over Stoke City in a 4th round replay at Home Park; that season the Pilgrims made the semi-final.

10th

A goal in the ninth minute of added time by Seb Campbell allowed Argyle to beat Swindon Town 2-1 to top the Jersey Mike's Trophy Southern Group E table and progress to the round of 32 with a guaranteed home tie.

Cleverley gave starts to four youngsters - Rendle, Mwaro, Campbell and Maund, with a number of more experienced first-teamers as backup substitutes.

In a scrappy and uneven game, the deadlock was broken by captain for the night, Ronan Curtis, from the penalty spot after Oseni had been brought down in the box. The Robins equalised when James Storer misread the timing of Hackford's shot seven minutes later.

The tie looked set for penalties when a good move down the right by Boateng and Curtis, saw Amaechi's cross find Campbell who fired into the roof of an empty net.

Argyle: 21 James Storer, 3 Jack MacKenzie (7 Harvey White, 66), 11 Ronan Curtis (capt), 14 Oli Irow, 18 Owen Oseni (10 Xavier Amaechi, HT), 22 Alex Hartridge (2 Mathias Ross, 66), 23 Bradley Ibrahim, 38 Seb Campbell, 40 Joe Mwaro (6 Malachi Boateng, 66), 42 Jared Rendle (45 Wes Harding, 55), 46 Frankie Maund (9 Will Evans, 86). Substitutes: 1 Murphy Cooper (GK).

Goals: Curtis 27, Campbell 90+9

Booked: Ibrahim 42, MacKenzie 61

Attendance: 2,508 (104 away)

On This Day:

2007: Paul Connolly scored his only goal for the club in a 3-0 win over Norwich City in the Championship. Connolly had made his Argyle debut over six and a half years earlier and the Norwich game was his 149th appearance.

9th

Argyle have been drawn away to Crewe Alexandra in the second round of the FA Cup. The tie will be played during the weekend of 5 December.

Argyle's neighbours, Plymouth Parkway, beat fellow Southern League Premier South rivals, Berkhamsted, by two penalties to one open goal at Bolitho Park and will now join the Pilgrims in round 2 - with another home tie, this time against League Two high-flyers, Barnet.

On This Day:

1957: Brothers Peter Langman and Neil Langman made their last appearances for Argyle in the same match, a 2-0 defeat at Brentford. Peter, who had appeared 93 times at centre-half in the previous 6 years, returned to local football. Younger brother Neil, who had scored a remarkable 50 goals (including 4 hat-tricks) in 99 appearances spread over 5 years, left for Colchester Utd.

1968: Barrow 1 Argyle 0; the goalscorer: Ivan Robinson, the referee! A shot from a Barrow player, going well wide, hit Mr Robinson's heel as he tried to avoid it and the ball flew off at a freak angle to beat Pat Dunne. Mr Robinson sheepishly pointed to the centre spot; the Argyle players stood and stared.

1977: Brian Hall left Argyle for Burnley. A member of the famous Liverpool team of the 1970s and one of Argyle's major signings, Hall came to Home Park with a big reputation and high hopes. But in his 16 months down south, Argyle were relegated and then struggled in Division 3.

8th

Argyle Women thrillingly claimed their first FA Women’s National League points of the season in impressive fashion, securing a hard-fought 1-0 win against Hashtag United at Home Park.

Mille Pullen fired the Pilgrims into the lead from the penalty spot in the 16th minute after Shana Dolbel was taken down by Emel Huseyin.

Argyle went on to show great resilience to protect their advantage and secure all three points, marking a first win of the league campaign, against a Hashtag side in decent form. They are hoping that this will kickstart their season- the next game of which is against Lewes in two weeks' time.

Argyle: 1 Liv Giles, 2 Cadi Rodgers, 3 Libby Gimson, 4 Ali Lambe, 5 Ellie M Bishop (capt), 7 Millie Pullen, 14 Shana Dolbel, 16 Sienna Gilbert, 19 Brooklyn Brothers (17 Kennedy Garside, 40), 21 Chloe Ingrouille (20 Ciara Magee, 72), 25 Khloe Reed (15 Kiesha Walker, 84). Substitutes: 29 Aimee Walters (GK), 24 Ellie J Bishop, 30 Lily Coaker.

Goals: Pullen 16

Booked: Dolbel 72

7th

Argyle convincingly dispatched non-league side, Alvechurch in the first round of the Emirates FA Cup at Home Park, though they left it till the second half to achieve their aim. A lacklustre and rather tight first half saw the teams go in 0-0 at the break. However, a well-taken goal by Will Evans (his first at HP) within five minutes of the restart was followed by a second almost 20 minutes later - credited to the number 9 but it could have been a deflected own goal after a good cross from Ronan Curtis. The floodgates then opened with Michael Baidoo marking his return with a goal in front of the Devonport and the win was capped by another good move from Curtis to make it 4-0. The tie was also notable when Jared Rendle came on as substitute in the 71st minute: the 17-year-old had also played for the Under-18s earlier that day. Argyle will go into the second round hat on Monday as ball no. 30.

Argyle: 21 James Storer, 2 Mathias Ross, 6 Malachi Boateng (19 Tyreeq Bakinson, 61), 7 Harvey White, 8 Joe Edwards (capt) (22 Alex Hartridge, 31), 9 Will Evans, 10 Xavier Amaechi (20 Michael Baidoo, 61), 14 Oliver Irow (11 Ronan Curtis, 61), 15 Alex Mitchell (42 Jared Rendle, 71), 27 Bim Pepple, 45 Wes Harding. Substitutes: 1 Murphy Cooper (GK), 18 Owen Oseni, 23 Bradley Ibrahim, 46 Frankie Maund.

Goals: Evans 50, 69, Baidoo 78, Curtis 80

Booked: Hartridge 54

Attendance: 10,426 (538 away)

This was the game in which the Club marked Remembrance Day with the laying of wreaths and a one-minute silence.

Argyle Under-18s booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Professional Development League Cup for the first time with a 2-1 win against Swindon Town.

Daniel Brennan gave Swindon the lead shortly after half-time, before Tashall Sandhu equalised and Billy Devlin completed the comeback to secure the Young Pilgrims’ progression to the final eight.

The result rounds off an excellent week for Argyle, having also won their first round FA Youth Cup fixture against Mangotsfield United on Tuesday night.

Defender, Jared Rendle, who was substituted at half time, then went on to play for the Argyle first team against Alvechurch, coming on in the 71st minute.

Argyle: 1 Tom Armytage, 2 Joe Mwaro (capt) (14 Joel Tolcher, HT), 3 Jared Rendle (12 Corey Browne, HT), 4 Billy Devlin, 5 Dylan Williams, 6 Toby MacLean, 7 Tashall Sandhu, 8 Seb Campbell, 9 Frankie Maund (18 Alfie Vosper, HT), 10 James Sharpe, 11 Marley-Blu Francis (17 Toby Tamblyn, 83). Substitutes: 23 Charlie Pawley (gk), 15 Harry Locke

Goals: Sandhu 61, Devlin 72

Booked: Mwaro 9, Tolcher 58, MacLean 60

6th

Tickets for the Pilgrims' away League One fixture against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough next Saturday (14 November) have finally gone on sale. It is still not sure if the match will go ahead, due to possible international call-ups in the Owls' side.

Argyle will have returning striker, Michael Baidoo, available for the Cup clash against Alvechurch at Home Park tomorrow. However, Caleb Watts, Matty Sorinola and Jack MacKenzie are sidelined through injury. There is also concern about a calf injury to Julio Pleguzuelo. Cleverley has said he will play his strongest team against the non-leaguers.

5th

Argyle's home fixtures against Cambridge United and Leicester City in the New Year have had their date and kick-off times changed, due to the games being selected for Sky Sports television coverage.

Cambridge has moved from Saturday 23 January to Monday 25 January with the kick-off time now 8pm. Leicester's trip to Home Park will now be on Wednesday 10 February at 8pm, a day later than originally scheduled.

3rd

Argyle Under-18s booked their place in the second round of the FA Youth Cup with an emphatic 6-0 win against Mangotsfield United at Home Park on Tuesday night. An accomplished team performance sees Argyle progress to round 2, where they will face St Ives Town.

Seb Campbell’s stunning first-half strike gave the Young Pilgrims the lead at the break, before Frankie Maund took centre stage with four goals after the interval. Campbell then completed his brace to round off the evening for the Greens.

Argyle: 23 Leo McCormick, 2 Billy Devlin (capt), 3 Jared Rendle, 4 Joel Tolcher (16 Max Moser, 74), 5 Sam Hayman, 6 Toby MacLean, 7 Tashall Sandhu (17 Alfie Vosper, HT), 8 Seb Campbell, 9 Frankie Maund (12 Dylan Williams, 80), 10 James Sharpe (18 Emran Boudarga-Wischhoff, 74), 11 Marley-Blu Francis (15 Harry Locke, 74). Substitutes: 1 Charlie Pawley, 14 Corey Browne.

Goals: Campbell 8, 87, Maund 48, 50, 60, 69

Booked: Tolcher 30, Campbell 32

1st

Argyle Women bowed out of the FA Women’s National League Plate on Sunday with a narrow 2-0 defeat to Arsenal PGA.

Victoria Chitham put the Gunners ahead at the end of a closely-contested first half, before Abigail Conway doubled their advantage with seven minutes of normal time to play.

Head Coach, Matt Green, said: “I was relatively pleased with our performance today as they are a very good side technically.

”I think the goals were a little bit disappointing though. That’s back-to-back games now where we’ve conceded from set pieces, which is an area that we were really solid in at the start of the season, so we will have to revisit that and work out why it’s happening.”

He said: “We will have Libby [Gimson] and Millie [Pullen] back next weekend [for the home fixture against Hashtag United] and hopefully a few of the injured players so that will be a big help. The girls who came in today also did really well though, so we will look to have a good training week and prepare well for Hashtag.”

Argyle: 1 Liv Giles, 2 Cadi Rodgers, 4 Ali Lambe, 5 Ellie M Bishop (capt) (17 Kennedy Garside, 61), 14 Shana Dolbel, 15 Kiesha Walker, 16 Sienna Gilbert, 19 Brooklyn Brothers (30 Lily Coaker, 83), 21 Chloe Ingrouille, 24 Ellie J Bishop, 25 Khloe Reed (23 Phoebe Bettey, 88). Substitutes: 29 Aimee Walters (GK).

Booked: Lambe 41, Ellie M Bishop 41

31st October

In an absorbing and pretty even match, it was neither trick nor treat for both sides as Argyle played out a rare goalless draw in the swirling wind against Reading who started the day one place below the Pilgrims.

Tom Cleverley made two changes to the personnel from the side that beat Cambridge United the previous Saturday, but retained the same 3-4-3 formation.

Murphy Cooper was absent due to a personal issue, so Jimmy Storer deputised to make his league debut.

In front of him was a back three of Julio Pleguezuelo, Alex Mitchell and Wes Harding, slightly tweaked from Cambridge, as this time Mitchell took up the central position of the trio. Jack MacKenzie once again played as the left wing-back, with captain Joe Edwards coming in on the right. Matty Sorinola was missing with a slight knock.

In the middle of midfield, Harvey White and Tyreeq Bakinson continued as the central duo, with Bim Pepple playing up front, and Will Evans and Xavier Amaechi in support.

Both sides had their chances but neither could break the deadlock. This was only Argyle's second draw of the campaign and their first goalless.

The game was notable for two refereeing decisions - a corner awarded against Argyle for Storer holding on to the ball too long and substitute Mathias Ross having to wait a minute to come on to replace Pleggy when the referee deemed the latter had taken too long to leave the pitch.

Argyle: 21 James Storer, 3 Jack MacKenzie, 5 Julio Pleguezuelo (2 Mathias Ross, 83), 7 Harvey White, 8 Joe Edwards (capt), 9 Will Evans, 10 Xavier Amaechi (14 Oliver Irow, 80), 15 Alex Mitchell, 19 Tyreeq Bakinson (6 Malachi Boateng, 80), 27 Bim Pepple, 45 Wes Harding. Substitutes: 11 Ronan Curtis, 22 Alex Hartridge, 23 Bradley Ibrahim, 42 Jared Rendle.

Booked: Evans

Attendance: 16,316 (Visitors 1,350)

Player of the Match: Alex Mitchell.

Happy 36th birthday to our captain, Joe Edwards.

Argyle Under-18s looked set for defeat on Saturday morning against Luton Town but produced a remarkable late comeback to turn a two-goal deficit into a lead, only for the Hatters to make it 3-3 seconds later. Jerome Passley-James and Tyler Smart put the visitors two up, but Seb Campbell, Frankie Maund and Tashall Sandhu found the back of the net in quick succession to spark an extraordinary turnaround.

However, the drama didn’t end there, as the visitors responded almost immediately through substitute Excel Ed-Okungbowa to ensure the points were shared. This was the Greens' third draw in a row.

Argyle: 1 Charlie Pawley, 2 Toby Rider (14 Billy Devlin, 60), 3 Corey Browne, 4 Joel Tolcher, 5 Dylan Williams, 6 Toby MacLean, 7 Tashall Sandhu, 8 Seb Campbell (capt), 9 Frankie Maund, 10 Emran Boudarga-Wischhoff (16 James Sharpe, 60), 11 Harry Locke (15 Marley-Blu Francis, 60). Substitutes: 23 Danny Ley (GK), 12 Toby Tamblyn.

Goals: Campbell 82, Maund 83, Sandhu 84

30th

There is good news on the Argyle injury front. Both Mathias Ross and Malachi Boateng are available for selection for tomorrow's game against Reading. In addition, Michael Baidoo and Owen Oseni are expected to be fit for the FA Cup first round match v Alvechurch at Home Park on Saturday 7 November.

Tom Cleverley says there is a 'high probability' of the away fixture against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday 14 November being postponed due to the Owls having the requisite number of international call-ups. However, he says that the team will prepare as if the game is going ahead.

Derek Adams has shared the following on his LinkedIn profile:

“I’m delighted to share that I will be taking on the role of Sporting Director at Plymouth Argyle Football Club.

“It is a club I know extremely well, having spent four years as First Team Manager, and it is a privilege to take on this new challenge with Argyle.

“After a rewarding year as Director of Football, I’m proud to take on this responsibility and build on the work we have started.

“The past year has brought plenty of challenges, learning and, importantly, progress. I’m grateful to everyone at Plymouth Argyle, and to the Janners, for their support, trust and commitment throughout that journey.

“I’d also like to thank our Chairman, Board of Directors and CEO for their continued support, trust and belief in me. I’m grateful for the opportunity to play my part in the next chapter.

“I’m excited about what lies ahead and about working alongside the Head Coach, players, staff, supporters and everyone connected with Argyle.”

28th

Senior Greens held their monthly meeting in Club Argyle. The speaker was John Roder, who entertained his audience with an informative and often humorous run-through his career as a freelance football commentator, including for various World Cups. He illustrated his presentation with stills and video of the complexity of the coverage of a live football match and peppered his talk with anecdotes about his encounters with personalities in the footballing world.

Defender Libby Gimson has joined Argyle Women. The 20-year-old arrives from Bridgwater United, returning to the Greens having been at the club as a youngster.

In the first Devon Derby of the season, Argyle Women suffered a 5-1 defeat by Exeter City at St James Park. The Grecians' side contained four former Pilgrims - two of whom were on the score-sheet.

Nia Lewis and Ellie Sara gave the hosts a two-goal lead inside 10 minutes, with Charlotte Whitmore adding a third before half-time.

Whitmore was sent off after being shown a second yellow card just before the hour mark, before Giota Papaioannou and substitute Georgia Vaccaro found the back of the net with headed shots. Ali Lambe then added a consolation goal for the Pilgrims in the 73rd minute.

Speaking after the game, Head Coach, Matt Green, said: “I’m a bit disappointed with our first-half performance. We went in at half-time, changed the formation to a 3-5-2 and we got a bit more out of that second half.

“We will try to take the positives from that second 45 minutes and we look to move on. We are going to have to dust ourselves off from today ahead of this weekend - and that is what we will do.”

Argyle: 1 Liv Giles, 2 Cadi Rodgers, 4 Ali Lambe, 5 Ellie M Bishop (15 Kiesha Walker, 65), 7 Millie Pullen, 8 Libby Gimson (19 Brooklyn Brothers, 65), 14 Shana Dolbel, 16 Sienna Gilbert, 17 Kennedy Garside (24 Ellie J Bishop, 45), 21 Chloe Ingrouille (23 Phoebe Bettey, 85), 25 Khloe Reed (30 Lily Coaker. 88). Substitutes: 29 Aimee Walters (GK).

Goals: Lambe 73

Booked: Lambe 56, Gimson 58

26th

Tom Cleverley was thrilled by Argyle's response to their two previous league defeats by winning 3-2 at Cambridge on Saturday, and said it was 'the complete performance' and 'a nice way to end a tough week.'

Unusually, Argyle lined up in a 3-4-3 formation, rather than their standard 4-4-2.

“I sacrificed an attacking player for another centre-back today," said Cleverley. "Anyone can come here and concede two goals - the pressure they put you under, field territory, set pieces, the conditions, the crowd - but our attacking play didn't sacrifice for playing the extra defender today. I thought we always looked a threat.

“Not many teams will come here and win, that's for sure,” said Cleverley, after the game.

“[Cambridge] have already displayed that from the start of the season to now. You can see why they've got such a good comeback record. They threw the kitchen sink at us from the start.

“The first goal we concede is really disappointing. We showed good character to get control again and win the penalty, then the second goal is equally as disappointing. But the character of the players today; our application in the duels could maybe have been questioned on Tuesday, but [today] they worked their socks off. They fought for every ball, dominated in that part of the game for until the last 20 minutes, I thought, and that was a good platform to show our quality and get the three goals to win the game.”

Four former Pilgrims played for current League Two leaders, Salford City, in their 4-2 away victory at Walsall - captain, Dan Scarr, Will Aimson, Brendan Wiredu and substitute Matt Butcher.

25th

Argyle Women suffered a heartbreaking exit from rhe Women’s FA Cup, after a penalty shoot-out defeat to Millwall Lionesses.

The game finished 1-1, with debutant Mille Pullen scoring on an impressive Argyle debut, but Millwall equalised in the final minute of stoppage time, through an Ella Rutherford penalty.

That penalty led to 20 more. Eventually, Millwall won the shoot-out 7-6, with the momentum swinging to and fro, Argyle keeper Olivia Giles saving three penalties, but the visitors finally prevailed when an Argyle kick sliced wide.

Speaking after the game, Head Coach, Matt Green, said: “I am devastated to be honest. I’m devastated for the girls; I’m devastated for the staff. It’s a game that we should have come away with the win. I said before the game that football matches aren’t won on league rankings, they’re won on the pitch, and I think we deserved to win that game today.

”The joy of football is that games come around thick and fast and there is no better way to bounce back from the disappointment of today than to go and put in a performance against Exeter at St James Park this week - and that’s what we will be ready to do.”

Argyle: 1 Olivia Giles, 2 Cadi Rodgers, 4 Aliyat Lambe, 5 Ellie M Bishop (capt), 7 Mille Pullen, 9 Laura Curnock (23 Phoebe Bettey, 12), 14 Shana Dolbel, 17 Kennedy Garside, 19 Brooklyn Brothers (16 Sienna Gilbert, half-time), 24 Ellie J Bishop (15 Kiesha Walker, 74), 25 Khloe Reed. Substitutes: 29 Aimee Walters (gk), 30 Lily Coaker.

Goals: Pullen 79

Booked: Garside 56, Lambe 73, Pullen 78

24th

In blustery conditions, in front of a thousand Green faithfuls, Argyle rode out a late Cambridge storm to chalk up an important 3-2 away win at the Cledara Abbey Stadium and move back to fourth in the League One table. Cambridge had not been beaten at home in four, nor lost in their last 10 fixtures.

The Pilgrims went into the half time break one up, thanks to a headed own goal from Cambridge's no. 9 Louis Apéré. The lead was doubled shortly after the restart when Amaechi cut the ball back to Harvey White whose strong shot ended up in the back of the net, whether or not helped on its way by the assister.

Argyle went further ahead when Will Evans was clearly brought down in the box by the Cambridge keeper and Bim Pepple made no mistake with the awarded penalty.

Cambridge had the Greens under the cosh with corner after corner for the last quarter-hour, scoring again on 86 minutes, but Argyle kept firm to take home a valuable three points.

Argyle: 1 Murphy Cooper, 3 Jack MacKenzie (22 Alex Hartridge, 77’), 5 Julio Pleguezuelo, 7 Harvey White, 9 Will Evans, 10 Xavier Amaechi (17 Caleb Watts, 67’), 15 Alex Mitchell, 19 Tyreeq Bakinson (23 Bradley Ibrahim, 82’), 27 Bim Pepple, 29 Matty Sorinola (8 Joe Edwards, 82’), 45 Wes Harding (capt). Substitutes: 21 James Storer (GK), 11 Ronan Curtis, 14 Oliver Irow.

Yellow cards: Mitchell, 12’, Bakinson, 29’

Goals: (OG), 41’, White/Amaechi, 50’, Pepple, 74 (PEN)

Attendance: 7,756 (1,036 away)

Happy 21st birthday to Caleb Roberts.

Argyle Under-18s rescued a late point against Bristol Rovers on Saturday morning, with Frankie Maund scoring the equaliser in a dramatic 3-3 draw.

Toby MacLean gave the Young Pilgrims an early lead inside the opening 90 seconds with Maund doubling the advantage after 12 minutes of play.

However, Rovers fought back with a goal from Ciaran O’Donnell and a Stanley Dunne brace before Maund’s 85th minute equaliser.

For much of the game, Argyle failed to sustain periods of possession in wet and windy conditions due to the arrival of Storm Austen and were punished for their lack of control.

Head Coach, Jamie Lowry, was disappointed that his side were unable to see out the win after being two goals to the good.

He said: “It’s really frustrating. We spoke about it last week after the Northampton game and we addressed it on Tuesday too - it’s something that we have got to work on.

“For me, it’s a mentality thing. It’s nothing tactical or technical. It’s the mentality to be leading by two goals and stay hungry for more. But the lads can learn from this past week and hopefully it will only make them stronger moving forwards.”

Argyle: 23 Leo McCormick, 2 Dylan Williams, 3 Jared Rendle, 4 Joel Tolcher, 5 Corey Browne (15 Harry Locke, 68), 6 Toby MacLean, 7 Billy Devlin (capt) (14 Max Moser, 71), 8 Tashall Sandhu, 9 Frankie Maund, 10 James Sharpe (16 Emran Boudarga-Wischhoff, 20), 11 Toby Rider. Substitutes: 1 Charlie Pawley, 12 Toby Tamblyn.

Goals: MacLean 2, Maund 12, 85

Booked: MacLean 17, Rendle 70

23rd

Argyle will face Alvechurch in the first round proper of the FA Cup at Home Park on Saturday 7 November, with a kick-off time of 3pm.

Argyle Women have signed versatile forward Millie Pullen from fellow FA Women’s National League side Lewes. She will be available for selection this weekend when Argyle face Millwall Lionesses in the FA Cup.

Twenty-one year-old Pullen, who has represented the Republic of Ireland and Manchester City at youth level, made her senior debut for Birmingham City during the 2023-24 season. She subsequently moved to West Bromwich Albion before joining Cheltenham Town towards the end of last campaign.

Millie said: “I’m really glad to be here, it’s good to finally get the move over the line and I can’t wait to get started.

“I’m settling in well so far, the girls have been very welcoming. I think the facilities and coaching staff are really good here at Argyle and I’m looking forward to making my debut at Home Park.”

22nd

Happy 55th birthday to Nance, our own Mr Argyle, Kevin Nancekivell.

Tom Cleverley gave an injury update: Mathias Ross is ruled out for Saturday's game at Cambridge, but Julio Pleguezuelo is available. Malachi Boateng could be in contention for the visit of Reading to Home Park on Saturday 31 October, while Michael Baidoo could make his return for the first round proper FA Cup tie at home to Alvechurch on Saturday 7 November. Owen Oseni's sprained ankle will take a little longer to recover.

While Argyle's Cup tie has not been selected for tv, neighbours Plymouth Parkway's game against Berkhamsted will be shown on TNT on Monday evening, 9 November.

The Reading home game on Saturday 31 October has been designated the next Project 35 fixture. Fans are invited to bring donations of non-perishable food items and hygiene products, bearing in mind that this is a 12.30 kick off.

21st

Tom Cleverley did not mince his words about Argyle's woeful 3-0 defeat at Stevenage last night and vowed to get 'back to basics' for the upcoming away game at Cambridge on Saturday.

Cleverley said that the the manner in which his side lost those games (against Huddersfield and Stevenage) has been disappointing for everyone and that he'll be leaving it until Saturday before selecting his side to give the players the chance to show him that they deserve to be involved from the off.

Speaking to The Herald, he said: "In the EFL you can always lose games, but there's a way to lose games as well. The fundamentals, the controllables that we always bang on about have not been there, which is unlike us.

"We've really prided ourselves on being competitive in duels, in running, in second balls, in set pieces, and those things have been a little bit below par for what we expect from ourselves."

The manner in which Argyle conceded those two games "has been disappointing for everyone," he continued.

The Cambridge game will be a test, so it is important to make sure that the last two performances were "just a blip".

"The priority for Saturday is that we stick our chests out, we roll our sleeves up and we're there to fight, to run, to win duels, to defend our box, to attack their box.

[It'll] "probably be the first first time I don't name the team on a Friday, we'll see who's got the fire in their bellies and to go out there and deliver on all those fundamentals."

Happy birthday to midfielder, Bradley Ibrahim, who is 22 today.

20th

Argyle were given a humbling and embarrassing football lesson by Stevenage Borough in their 3-0 away defeat at the Lamex Stadium, falling way short of expectations. In captain, Joe Edwards's 250th start for the Pilgrims failed to capitalise on their period of positivity against a determined and hard-working opposition. They struggled to recover from a costly eight-minute spell in the first half and were unable to launch a comeback, succumbing them to successive league defeats for the first time this season.

Argyle: 1 Murphy Cooper, 7 Harvey White, 8 Joe Edwards (capt) (29 Matty Sorinola, 76), 9 Will Evans, 11 Ronan Curtis (10 Xavier Amaechi, 46), 14 Oliver Irow (17 Caleb Watts, 46), 15 Alex Mitchell, 19 Tyreeq Bakinson (23 Bradley Ibrahim, 76), 22 Alex Hartridge (5 Julio Pleguezuelo, 87), 27 Bim Pepple, 45 Wes Harding. Substitutes: 21 James Storer (GK), 3 Jack MacKenzie.

Booked: Curtis 4

Attendance: 3,310 - away 1.028

A rotated Argyle Under-18s side were held to a 3-3 draw by Bristol Rovers in the Youth Alliance League Cup, despite taking the lead on three separate occasions.

The Young Pilgrims made a bright start and went ahead when Harry Locke’s dangerous ball was turned into the Rovers net by keeper Alexander Berger.

Charlie Ball levelled the score before James Sharpe gave Argyle a 2-1 advantage that was then cancelled out by substitute Kazim Salahi-Ali.

Locke made it 3-2 with a superb solo effort, but the Greens were once again pinned back by Salahi-Ali who produced a left-footed strike into the top corner to ensure the points were shared.

The draw leaves Argyle with one point from their opening three YAL Cup fixtures, with a final group-stage meeting against Watford still to come.

Argyle: 1 Charlie Pawley, 2 Toby Rider, 3 Corey Browne, 4 Joel Tolcher, 5 Dylan Williams, 6 Toby Tamblyn (15 Tyler Pike, 84), 7 Harry Locke, 8 Max Moser (14 Rufus Hodgetts, 90+1), 9 Emran Boudarga-Wischhoff, 10 James Sharpe (capt) (12 Joshua Poole, 77), 11 Alfie Vosper.

Goals: Berger (og) 8, Sharpe 36, Locke 60.

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."

Under-18s Goalkeeper, Leo McCormick has gone on loan to Southern League Premier Division South side, Malvern Town FC.

Happy 30th birthday to Argyle defender and vice-captain, Wes Harding.

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)

Argyle Under-18s dropped their first EFL Youth Alliance League points of the season, with a defeat at home to an unbeaten Northampton Town side.

The Young Pilgrims started well and took a deserved 2-0 lead into half-time thanks to headers from James Sharpe and Seb Campbell.

They maintained a two-goal lead until the 71st minute when Tom Goodman pulled one back for the visitors, before Harry Stephenson equalised. Goodman then struck again in the first minute of added time to give the Cobblers all three points and put an end to Argyle’s winning league start.

After the game, Head Coach, Jamie Lowry, said: “We are disappointed with the result and to lose our unbeaten start.

“Performance wise, I actually thought we were really good for the first 70 minutes. It was one of the better performances we’ve had in our first nine league games to be honest.

“But the disappointing bit that we need to learn from is conceding the first goal, going under pressure and losing our way. We weren’t focused enough to regroup and stay in the game.

“It’s happened a few too many times this year, where we have been one or two goals up, then let teams back into games and made it hard for ourselves. It leaves us with a lot to take away and plenty of things that we can tidy up on moving forwards.”

Argyle: 1 Tom Armytage, 2 Toby Rider, 3 Corey Browne, 4 Joel Tolcher, 5 Dylan Williams, 6 Toby MacLean, 7 Tashall Sandhu (15 Harry Locke, 86), 8 Seb Campbell, 9 Frankie Maund, 10 James Sharpe (16 Emran Boudarga-Wischhoff, 70), 11 Billy Devlin (capt). Substitutes: 23 Charlie Pawley (GK), 12 Toby Tamblyn, 14 Max Moser.

Goals: Sharpe 14, Campbell 26

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 will be played on Tuesday 3 November, kicking off at 7pm.

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.

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