2013–14 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Plymouth Argyle's 87th in the Football League and eighth in the fourth division of English football.

Plymouth Argyle
2013–14 season
ChairmanJames Brent
ManagerJohn Sheridan
StadiumHome Park
League Two10th
FA Cup3rd Round
(knocked out by Port Vale)
Football League Cup1st Round
(knocked out by Birmingham)
Football League Trophy2nd Round
(knocked out by Swindon)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Reuben Reid (17)

All:
Reuben Reid (21)
Highest home attendance13,442 vs. Exeter City (25 March 2014)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 5,689 vs. Newport (22 October 2013)
All: 3,324 vs. Lincoln (20 November 2013)
Average home league attendance7,305

Current squad

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As of 28 October 2014

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Jake Cole
2 DF   ENG Durrell Berry
3 DF   ENG Andre Blackman
4 DF   FRA Maxime Blanchard
5 DF   ENG Guy Branston
6 MF   IRL Conor Hourihane (Captain)
7 FW   ENG Lewis Alessandra
8 MF   BEN Romauld Boco
9 FW   ENG Reuben Reid
10 FW   GRN Marvin Morgan
11 MF   ENG Dominic Blizzard
13 FW   NIR Caolan Lavery (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
14 MF   ENG Luke Young
15 MF   ENG Paul Wotton
16 DF   ENG Neal Trotman
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   ENG Curtis Nelson
18 FW   ENG Tyler Harvey
19 FW   ENG Paul Hayes
19 MF   ENG Nathan Thomas
20 MF   ENG Jason Banton
20 MF   ALG Hamza Bencherif
21 FW   ENG Matt Lecointe
22 DF   ENG Jamie Richards
23 GK   ENG Luke McCormick
24 FW   ENG Isaac Vassell
25 DF   ENG Ben Purrington
26/28 FW   ENG Tope Obadeyi (on loan from Bury)
26 DF   ENG Matthew Parsons
27 MF   ARG Andres Gurrieri
28 DF   ENG Jamie Reckord (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
29 FW   NGA Enoch Showunmi (on loan from Notts County)

Last updated: 29 October 2014
Source:Greens on Screen

Pre-season

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Matches

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9 July Elburton Villa 0–3 Plymouth Argyle Plymouth
19:30 BST Report   18' Lecointe
  47' (pen.) Morgan
  70' (pen.) Reid
Stadium: Haye Road
13 July Tiverton Town 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Tiverton
15:00 BST Report   51' Feeney Stadium: Ladysmead
Attendance: 441
16 July Bath City 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Bath
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 549
Referee: Adam Penwell
27 July Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Yeovil Town Plymouth
15:00 BST Tyler Harvey   Report   x2' Hayter Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 2,492

Last updated: 29 October 2014
Source:Greens on Screen

League Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Oxford United 46 16 14 16 53 50 +3 62
9 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 15 15 16 53 59 −6 60
10 Plymouth Argyle 46 16 12 18 51 58 −7 60
11 Mansfield Town 46 15 15 16 49 58 −9 60
12 Bury 46 13 20 13 59 51 +8 59
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport[needs update]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result Summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
19 6 5 8 17 21  −4 23 4 3 3 7 8  −1 2 2 5 10 13  −3

Source: [citation needed]

Last updated: 02[1] October 2014
Source:[1]

Matches

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3 August 2013 1 Southend United 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Corr   15' Report Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,055
Referee: Rob Lewis
10 August 2013 2 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Fleetwood Town Plymouth
15:00 BST Report   10', 12' Ball Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 7,280
Referee: Chris Sarginson
17 August 2013 3 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Plymouth Argyle Cheltenham
15:00 BST Richards   72' Report   18' Morgan
  27' Hourihane
  38' Boco
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Breakspear
24 August 2013 4 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Rochdale Plymouth
15:00 BST Reid   25' (pen.) Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,978
Referee: Malone
31 August 2013 5 Morecambe 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Morecambe
15:00 BST Ellison   29'
Amond   84'
Report   27' (pen.) Reid Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Harrington
7 September 2013 6 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Bristol Rovers Plymouth
15:00 BST Reid   82' Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,631
Referee: Andy Davies
14 September 2013 7 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Wycombe Wanderers Plymouth
15:00 BST Report   70' Wood
  74' Morgan
  90' Knott
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,702
Referee: Hooper
21 September 2013 8 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Esajas   62' Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,298
Referee: Scott
28 September 2013 9 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Accrington Stanley Plymouth
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,180
Referee: Bratt
5 October 2013 10 Exeter City 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Exeter
15:00 BST Davies   56'
Gow   83'
Bennett   90'
Report   69' Young Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Andre Marriner
12 October 2013 11 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Portsmouth Plymouth
15:00 BST Hourihane   21' Report   39' Wallace Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,742
Referee: Steve Martin
19 October 2013 12 Hartlepool United 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Hartlepool
15:00 BST Compton   27'
James   55'
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,929
Referee: Scott Mathieson
22 October 2013 13 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Newport County Plymouth
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,689
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 October 2013 14 Mansfield Town 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Mansfield
15:00 BST Report   90' Trotman Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,379
Referee: Garry Sutton
2 November 2013 15 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Northampton Town Plymouth
15:00 BST Alessandra   90' Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,547
Referee: Trevor Kettle
16 November 2013 16 York City 1–1 Plymouth Argyle York
15:00 BST Bowman   54' Report   65' Obadeyi Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,803
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
23 November 2013 17 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Plymouth
15:00 BST Reid   44'
Young   77'
Report   45' Hines Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,184
Referee: Steven Rushton
27 November 2013 18 Torquay United 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Torquay
19:45 BST Benyon   6' Report   9' (pen.) Reid Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,866
Referee: Roger East
30 November 2013 19 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Burton Albion Plymouth
15:00 BST Report   12' McGurk Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,294
Referee: Graham Salisbury
14 December 2013 20 Chesterfield 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Chesterfield
15:00 BST   9' Brown
  42' (pen.) Richards
BBC Sport Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 4,486
Referee: Andy Haines
21 December 2013 21 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Bury Plymouth
15:00 BST Lavery   11'
Reid   78'
Report   49' Sedgwick Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,206
Referee: Michael Bull
26 December 2013 22 Oxford United 2–3 Plymouth Argyle Oxford
15:00 BST Hall   66'
Trotman   88' (o.g.)
Report   46' Lavery
Reid   81' (pen.), 87'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 10,049
Referee: Andy Davies
29 December 2013 23 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Plymouth Argyle London
15:00 BST Smith   47' Report   88' Reid Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,763
Referee: Andy Woolmer
1 January 2014 24 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Torquay United Plymouth
15:00 GMT Lavery   60'
Alessandra   85'
Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,126
Referee: Keith Stroud
11 January 2014 25 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Southend United Plymouth
15:00 BST Blizzard   65' Report   68' Hurst Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 7,088
Referee: Tim Robinson
18 January 2014 26 Rochdale 3–0 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
15:00 Allen   4'
Henderson   75'
Rose   89'
Report Gurrieri   53'
Blanchard   82'
Purrington   85'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,839
Referee: Mark Brown
25 January 2014 27 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Cheltenham Town Plymouth
15:00 Young   84'
Hourihane   30'
Nelson   73'
Report Harrison   53'
Richards   83'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,735
Referee: Lee Collins
1 February 2014 28 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Mansfield Town Plymouth
15:00 Alessandra   90'
McCormick   62'
Trotman   62'
Report Rhead   74'
Dempster   13'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Peter Bankes
8 February 2014 29 Northampton Town 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Northampton
15:00 Widdowson   82' Report Reid   5'
Alessandra   39'
Stadium: Sixfields
Attendance: 4,845
Referee: Nigel Miller
15 February 2014 30 Plymouth Argyle 0–4 York City Plymouth
15:00 Trotman   11'
Reid   80'
Thomas   90'
Report Fletcher  12'
McCombe  20'
Penn  22'
McCombe  45'
Lowe  65'
McCombe  89'
Carson  90'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,502
Referee: Charles Breakspear
22 February 2014 31 Dagenham and Redbridge 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Dagenham
15:00 Hines   23'
Bingham   58'
Doe   88'
Report Reid  5'
Alessandra  33'
Berry  60'
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,027
Referee: Michael Naylor
25 February 2014 32 Fleetwood Town 0–4 Plymouth Argyle Fleetwood
19:45 McLaughlin   85'
Sarcevic   88'
Report Reid  22'
Young  47'
Blanchard  70'
Wotton  75'
Hourihane  86'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,131
Referee: Steve Bratt
1 March 2014 33 Plymouth Argyle 5–0 Morecambe Plymouth
15:00 Berry  5'
Alessandra  40' (90)
Nelson  77'
Gurrieri  87'
Report Kenyon  70' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,827
Referee: Graham Horwood
8 March 2014 34 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Bristol
15:00 Beardsley  7'
Mohamed  71'  78'
Report Blanchard  17'
Wotton  23'
Trotman  45'
Stadium: Memorial Ground
Attendance: 7,799
Referee: James Linington
11 March 2014 35 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Plymouth Argyle High Wycombe
19:45 Report Hourihane  48'
Trotman  72'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,042 (612 Away)
Referee: Andy Davies (referee)
15 March 2014 36 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Scunthorpe United Plymouth
15:00 Hourihane  73' Report Syers  79'
Cole(o.g.)
Slocombe  90'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,198
Referee: Darren Drysdale
18 March 2014 37 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Chesterfield Plymouth
19:45 Reid  28'  58' Report Humphreys  57'
Cooper  60'
Bennett  87'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,012
Referee: Oliver Langford
22 March 2014 38 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Accrington
15:00 Gray  33'
Hatfield  45'
Buxton  78'
Aldred  81'
Report Reid  32' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,557 (447 away)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
25 March 2014 39 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Exeter City Plymouth
19:45 Nelson  36'
Reid  pen' (45)
Wotton  70'
Report Gill  40'
Coles  45'
Sercombe  69'
Richard  83'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 13,442 (826 Away)
Referee: Bobby Madley
5 April 2014 40 Burton Albion 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 McFadzean  26'  58' Report Hourihane  60' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,962
Referee: Mark Haywood
8 April 2014 41 Newport County 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Newport, Wales
19:45 Zebroski  27'
Feely  59'
Report Harvey  21'
Hourihane  30'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,381 (1,002 Away)
Referee: Scott Mathieson (referee)
12 April 2014 42 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Oxford United Plymouth
15:07 Blanchard   32'   50' Report Kitson  33'
Constable  58'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,161 (451 Away)
Referee: Mick Russell
18 April 2014 43 Bury 4–0 Plymouth Argyle Bury
15:00 Tutte  8'
Nardiello  49'  53' (pen.)
Rose  87'
Report Berry  86' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,401 (553 away)
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
21 April 2014 44 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 AFC Wimbledon Plymouth
15:00 Hourihane  7'
Wotton  42'
Reid  68'
Report Moore  36'
Midson  42'
Appiah  59'  90'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,618 (270 Away)
Referee: Keith Hill
26 April 2014 45 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Hartlepool United Plymouth
15:00 Banton  31' Report Barmby  67' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,617 (246 Away)
Referee: Gary Sutton
3 May 2014 46 Portsmouth 3–3 Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth
15:00 Hollands   32', 38', 47' Report Trotman  22'
Reid  35'
Berry  36'
Hourihane  41', 89'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,026 (1,594 Away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell

Last updated: 29 October 2013 2014
Source:Greens on Screen[dead link]

FA Cup

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Matches

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9 November Round 1 Lincoln City 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Lincoln
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,924
Referee: Scott Duncan
20 November Round 1 Replay Plymouth Argyle 5–0 Lincoln City Plymouth
19:45 BST Reid   4', 24' (pen), 35'
Alessandra   5'
Boyce   65' (og)
Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 3,324
Referee: Darren Deadman
7 December Round 2 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Welling United Plymouth
15:00 BST Gurrieri   13'
Nelson   18'
Alessandra   21'
Report   53' Lafayette Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 4,706
Referee: Steve Bratt
5 January Round 3 Port Vale 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Reid   51'Purrington   74' Report Tomlin   15'Pope   36' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,511
Referee: David Webb
14 January Round 3 Replay Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Port Vale Plymouth
19:45 BST Gurrieri   2'Hourihane   36' Report Hugill   30' Williamson   63' Jennison Myrie-Williams   75' Lines  Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,474
Referee: Graham Scott

Last updated: 29 October 2014
Source:Greens on Screen

League Cup

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Matches

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6 August Round 1 Birmingham City 3–2 (a.e.t.) Plymouth Argyle Birmingham
19:45 BST Allan   49', 84'
Bartley   92'
Report   61', 90+2' Alessandra Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 10,178
Referee: Graham Salisbury

Last updated: 29 October 2014
Source:Greens on Screen

Football League Trophy

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Matches

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2 September Round 1 Cheltenham Town 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Plymouth Argyle Cheltenham
19:45 BST Gillespie   6', 63'
Taylor   67'
Report   16' Boco
  17' Alessandra
  58' Bencherif
  62' Nelson
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,236
Referee: Mark Heywood
Penalties

Last updated: 29 October 2014
Source:Greens on Screen


Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): WH Bond
First European Securities (back of shirts)

 
 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away

Last updated: 9 June 2013.
Source: [citation needed]

Appearance / Goals / Disciplinary

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No Nat Pos Name Appearances Sub App Goals    
1   GK Jake Cole 27 1 0 0 0
2   RB Durrell Berry 33 6 1 8 0
3   LB Andre Blackman 6 3 1 0 0
4   CB Maxime Blanchard 40 3 1 5 1
5   CB Guy Branston 12 1 0 6 0
6   CM Conor Hourihane 53 0 9 8 0
7   CAM Lewis Alessandra 46 3 12 2 0
8   CM Romauld Bocu 26 8 2 2 0
9   ST Reuben Reid 52 2 21 5 0
10   ST Marvin Morgan 12 11 1 2 0
11   CM Dominic Blizzard 24 7 1 1 0
13   ST Caolan Lavery 4 4 3 1 0
14   CM Luke Young 24 15 4 1 0
15   CB/CM Paul Wotton 12 3 0 4 0
16   CB Neal Trotman 48 0 2 5 1
17   CB Curtis Nelson 51 1 2 4 1
18   ST Tyler Harvey 3 21 1 1 0
19   ST Paul Hayes 5 2 0 0 0
19   RM Nathan Thomas 2 10 0 1 0
20   LM Jason Banton 11 2 1 0 0
20   CM Hamza Bencherif 6 3 1 0 0
21   ST Matt Lecointe 0 0 0 0 0
22   CB Jamie Richards 0 1 0 0 0
23   GK Luke McCormick 27 1 0 1 0
24   ST Isaac Vassell 1 1 0 0 0
25   RB Ben Purrington 12 2 1 2 0
26/28   ST Tope Obadeyi 7 10 1 0 0
26   LB Matt Parsons 10 0 0 0 0
27   CAM Andres Gurrieri 23 13 3 2 1
28   LB Jamie Reckford 15 1 0 0 0
29   ST Enoch Showunmi 2 5 0 0 0

Last updated: 29 October 2014
Source:Greens on Screen

Transfers

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Contracts

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Status
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
5 DF   Guy Branston 34 Signed 1 year June 2014 BBC Sport
6 MF   Conor Hourihane 22 Signed 2 years June 2015 BBC Sport
1 GK   Jake Cole 27 Signed 1 year June 2014 BBC Sport
25 FW   Isaac Vassell 19 Signed 1 year June 2014 BBC Sport
27 MF  
 
Andres Gurrieri 23 Signed 1 year June 2014 BBC Sport
14 DF   Onismor Bhasera 27 Rejected Rejected June 2013 BBC Sport

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
23 GK   Luke McCormick 29 EU Oxford United Free Transfer Summer 2014 Free BBC Sport
25 DF   Ben Purrington 17 EU Youth system Promoted Summer Undisclosed Youth system BBC Sport
7 FW   Lewis Alessandra 24 EU Morecambe Free Transfer Summer 2015 Free Plymouth Argyle FC
9 FW   Reuben Reid 24 EU Yeovil Town Loan Summer 2014 Season Long Loan BBC Sport
11 MF   Dominic Blizzard 27 EU Yeovil Town Free Transfer Summer 2015 Free BBC Sport
10 FW   Marvin Morgan 30 EU Shrewsbury Town Free Transfer Summer 2015 Free BBC Sport
8 MF    Romauld Boco 28 EU Accrington Stanley Free Transfer Summer 2014 Free BBC Sport
3 DF   Andre Blackman 22 EU Free agent Free Transfer Summer 2014 Free BBC Sport
16 DF   Neal Trotman 27 EU Chesterfield Free Transfer Summer 2014 Free BBC Sport
20 MF    Hamza Bencherif 25 EU Notts County Free Transfer Summer 2014 Free BBC Sport
19 MF   Nathan Thomas 19 EU Darlington 1883 Free Transfer Winter 2014 Free Plymouth Herald

Loans in

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No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
28 DF Jamie Reckord   21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 September 1 January BBC Sport BBC Sport
26 FW Tope Obadeyi   36 Bury 7 November BBC Sport
13 FW Caolan Lavery  
 
32 Sheffield Wednesday 22 November 1 January BBC Sport
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.
N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
13 GK Ollie Chenoweth   21 Contract Ended Truro City Summer Free 1 0 BBC Sport
26 DF Anthony Charles   32 Contract Ended Luton Town Summer Free 11 0 BBC Sport
11 FW Warren Feeney   32 Contract Ended Salisbury City Summer Free 52 6 BBC Sport
16 MF Jamie Lowry   26 Contract Ended Free agent Summer Free 11 0 BBC Sport
22 FW Jared Sims   19 Contract Ended Truro City Summer Free 6 0 BBC Sport
20 GK Rene Gilmartin   26 Contract Terminated St Patrick's Athletic   Summer Free 16 0 Sky Sports
7 FW Paris Cowan-Hall   22 Transfer Wycombe Wanderers Summer Free 45 5 BBC Sport
14 DF Onismor Bhasera   27 Contract Ended Free agent Summer Free 114 4 BBC Sport
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

References

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  1. ^ "2013/14 results table". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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