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2017–18 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Plymouth Argyle's first season back in League One since the 2010–11 season, following their promotion from League Two and their 132nd year in existence. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Plymouth Argyle
2017–18 season
ChairmanJames Brent
ManagerDerek Adams
StadiumHome Park
League One7th
FA CupSecond round (knocked out by Bradford)
EFL CupFirst round (knocked out by Bristol City)
EFL TrophyKnocked out at Group Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Graham Carey (14)
All: Graham Carey (16)
Highest home attendance14,634 vs. Portsmouth (14 April 2018)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 7,411 vs. Blackpool (12 September 2017)
All: 3,800 vs. Exeter (3 October 2017)
Average home league attendance10,413

First-Team squad

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As of 7 May 2018
No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 Robbert te Loeke GK   Arnhem 36 2 0 Achilles '29 1 July 2017 Free Undisclosed
23 Luke McCormick GK   Coventry 41 345 0 Oxford United 9 May 2013 Free Undisclosed
25 Kyle Letheren GK   Llanelli 36 8 0 York City 5 September 2017 Free Undisclosed
31 Michael Cooper GK   Exeter 25 1 0 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee Undisclosed
34 Remi Matthews GK   Gorleston 30 28 0 Norwich City 20 October 2017 Loan 30 June 2018
Defenders
2 Gary Miller RB   Glasgow 37 56 0 Partick Thistle 23 June 2016 Free Undisclosed
3 Gary Sawyer LB   Bideford 39 228 6 Leyton Orient 25 June 2015 Free Undisclosed
5 Ryan Edwards CB   Liverpool 31 30 4 Morecambe 1 July 2017 Undisclosed Undisclosed
15 Sonny Bradley CB   Kingston upon Hull 33 96 11 Crawley Town 11 July 2016 Free Undisclosed
17 Aaron Taylor-Sinclair LB   Aberdeen 33 29 0 Doncaster Rovers 1 July 2017 Free Undisclosed
18 Oscar Threlkeld RB   Bolton 30 97 3 Bolton Wanderers 1 July 2016 Free Undisclosed
22 Zak Vyner CB   London 27 18 1 Bristol City 18 January 2018 Loan 30 June 2018
26 Jordan Bentley DF   Plymouth 25 2 0 Academy 4 March 2016 Trainee Undisclosed
Midfielders
4 Yann Songo'o DM    Toulon 33 93 2 Free agent 19 June 2016 Free Undisclosed
6 Jamie Ness CM   Irvine 33 30 3 Scunthorpe United 1 July 2017 Free Undisclosed
7 Antoni Sarcevic CM   Manchester 32 52 5 Shrewsbury Town 26 January 2017 Free Undisclosed
10 Graham Carey AM   Blanchardstown 35 149 43 Ross County 2 July 2015 Free Undisclosed
11 Rúben Lameiras AM   Lisbon 30 38 6 Coventry City 1 July 2017 Free Undisclosed
14 Moses Makasi CM   London 29 8 1 West Ham 31 January 2018 Loan 30 June 2018
24 David Fox CM   Leek 41 96 3 Colchester United 22 July 2016 Free Undisclosed
30 Paul Paton DM    Paisley 37 3 0 Free agent 13 March 2018 Free Undisclosed
32 Cameron Sangster CM   Newton Abbot 24 2 0 Academy 1 July 2016 Trainee Undisclosed
Forwards
8 Lionel Ainsworth RW   Nottingham 37 24 0 Motherwell 1 July 2017 Free Undisclosed
9 Simon Church CF    Amersham 36 2 0 Scunthorpe United 19 January 2018 Free Undisclosed
16 Joel Grant LW   Acton 37 35 6 Exeter City 1 July 2017 Free Undisclosed
19 Ryan Taylor CF   Rotherham 36 42 10 Oxford United 30 January 2017 Free Undisclosed
27 Alex Fletcher CF   Newton Abbot 25 18 3 Academy 22 June 2017 Trainee Undisclosed
37 Alex Battle LW   Plymouth 25 1 0 Academy 1 July 2016 Trainee Undisclosed
Out on Loan
13 Nathan Blissett CF   West Bromwich 34 25 4 Torquay United 5 January 2017 £15,000 Undisclosed
21 Gregg Wylde LW   Kirkintilloch 33 64 8 Millwall 1 July 2017 Free Undisclosed

Statistics

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As of 7 May 2018
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   NED Robbert te Loeke 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF   ENG Gary Miller 18 0 11+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF   ENG Gary Sawyer 49 1 46+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF   CMR Yann Songo'o 39 0 24+9 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF   ENG Ryan Edwards 30 4 25+0 3 2+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 1
6 MF   SCO Jamie Ness 29 3 26+1 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
7 MF   ENG Antoni Sarcevic 35 3 25+5 3 0+1 0 0+1 0 3+0 0
8 FW   ENG Lionel Ainsworth 24 0 3+16 0 0+2 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
9 FW   WAL Simon Church 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF   IRL Graham Carey 48 16 42+0 14 2+0 2 1+0 0 2+1 0
11 MF   POR Rúben Lameiras 37 6 25+9 6 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
13 FW   ENG Nathan Blissett 16 2 6+7 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 1
14 MF   ENG Moses Makasi 7 1 6+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF   ENG Sonny Bradley 44 4 39+1 4 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
16 FW   JAM Joel Grant 35 6 24+9 6 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF   SCO Aaron Taylor-Sinclair 29 0 10+14 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
18 DF   ENG Oscar Threlkeld 26 0 24+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
19 FW   ENG Ryan Taylor 23 6 21+0 5 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
21 FW   SCO Gregg Wylde 13 1 2+7 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
22 DF   ENG Zak Vyner 17 1 17+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 GK   ENG Luke McCormick 10 0 9+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF   ENG David Fox 48 1 42+3 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
25 GK   WAL Kyle Letheren 8 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 FW   ENG Alex Fletcher 16 3 3+11 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 2
30 MF   NIR Paul Paton 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK   ENG Michael Cooper 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF   ENG Cameron Sangster 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 GK   ENG Remi Matthews 27 0 26+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 MF   ENG Alex Battle 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Player(s) who left the club:
9 FW   TUR Nadir Çiftçi 8 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
14 FW   ENG Jake Jervis 28 4 17+7 4 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
20 DF   CZE Jakub Sokolík 5 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
29 GK   NED Kelle Roos 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF   FRA Toumani Diagouraga 17 3 15+0 3 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 GK   ENG Will Mannion 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

Goals record

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As of 7 May 2018
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 10   AM Graham Carey 14 2 0 0 16
2 11   AM Rúben Lameiras 6 0 0 0 6
16   LW Joel Grant 6 0 0 0 6
19   CF Ryan Taylor 5 0 0 1 6
5 14   RW Jake Jervis 4 0 0 0 4
15   CB Sonny Bradley 4 0 0 0 4
5   CB Ryan Edwards 3 0 0 1 4
8 6   CM Jamie Ness 3 0 0 0 3
7   CM Antoni Sarcevic 3 0 0 0 3
32   CM Toumani Diagouraga 3 0 0 0 3
27   CF Alex Fletcher 1 0 0 2 3
12 13   CF Nathan Blissett 1 0 0 1 2
13 3   LB Gary Sawyer 1 0 0 0 1
14   CM Moses Makasi 1 0 0 0 1
21   LW Gregg Wylde 1 0 0 0 1
22   CB Zak Vyner 1 0 0 0 1
24   CM David Fox 1 0 0 0 1
Total 58 2 0 5 65

Disciplinary record

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As of 7 May 2018
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
                                       
1 10   AM Graham Carey 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 1
2 5   CB Ryan Edwards 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1
3 19   CF Ryan Taylor 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
6   CM Jamie Ness 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
24   CM David Fox 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
4   DM Yann Songo'o 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
2   RB Gary Miller 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
8 3   LB Gary Sawyer 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
17   LB Aaron Taylor-Sinclair 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7   CM Antoni Sarcevic 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
11   LW Rúben Lameiras 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
15   CB Sonny Bradley 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1
13 32   CM Toumani Diagouraga 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 —   RW Jake Jervis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14   CM Moses Makasi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16   LW Joel Grant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18   RB Oscar Threlkeld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
20   CB Jakub Sokolík 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30   DM Paul Paton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
34   GK Remi Matthews 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22   CB Zak Vyner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 55 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 58 1 5

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 RW   Lionel Ainsworth Motherwell Free [1]
1 July 2017 CB   Ryan Edwards Morecambe Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2017 LW   Joel Grant Exeter City Free [3]
1 July 2017 AM   Rúben Lameiras Coventry City Free [4]
1 July 2017 CM   Jamie Ness Scunthorpe United Free [5]
1 July 2017 LB   Aaron Taylor-Sinclair Doncaster Rovers Free [6]
1 July 2017 GK   Robbert te Loeke Achilles '29 Free [7]
1 July 2017 LW   Gregg Wylde Millwall Free [8]
5 September 2017 GK   Kyle Letheren York City Free [9]
9 October 2017 CM   Toumani Diagouraga Leeds United Free [10]
19 January 2018 CF   Simon Church Scunthorpe United Free [11]
13 March 2018 DM   Paul Paton St Johnstone Free [12]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CF   Ryan Brunt Exeter City Released [13][14]
1 July 2017 CB   Nauris Bulvītis FK Ventspils Released [13]
1 July 2017 DM   Jack Calver Free agent Released [13]
1 July 2017 AM   Ryan Donaldson Hartlepool United Released [13][15]
1 July 2017 GK   Vincent Dorel Torquay United Released [13][16]
1 July 2017 MF   David Ijaha Wealdstone Released [13][17]
1 July 2017 LB   Billy Palfrey Truro City Released [13]
1 July 2017 CF   Louis Rooney Linfield Released [13][18]
1 July 2017 CF   Jordan Slew Rochdale Released [13][19]
1 July 2017 CM   Connor Smith Yeovil Town Released [13][20]
1 July 2017 CF   Jimmy Spencer Mansfield Town Released [13][21]
1 July 2017 MF   Ben Steer Free agent Released [13]
9 January 2018 CM   Toumani Diagouraga Fleetwood Town Released [22]
31 January 2018 CB   Jakub Sokolík Torquay United Released [23]
31 January 2018 RW   Jake Jervis Luton Town £125,000 [24][25]

Loans in

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Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
21 August 2017 CF   Nadir Çiftçi Celtic 9 January 2018 [26]
20 October 2017 GK   Remi Matthews Norwich City Emergency cover [27]
28 November 2017 GK   Will Mannion Hull City Emergency cover [28]
8 December 2017 GK   Kelle Roos Derby County Emergency cover [29]
29 December 2017 GK   Remi Matthews Norwich City 30 June 2018 [30]
18 January 2018 CB   Zak Vyner Bristol City 30 June 2018 [31]
31 January 2018 DM   Moses Makasi West Ham 30 June 2018 [32]

Loans out

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Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
2 September 2017 CB   Jordan Bentley Sutton United 1 October 2017 [33][34]
27 October 2017 CB   Callum Rose Dorchester Town 30 June 2018 [35][36][37]
4 January 2018 CF   Alex Fletcher Torquay United 1 February 2018 [38]
15 January 2018 CF   Nathan Blissett Macclesfield 30 June 2018 [39]
30 January 2018 LW   Gregg Wylde Morecambe 30 June 2018 [40]

Competitions

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Friendlies

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On 5 May 2017, Plymouth Argyle announced Cardiff City will visit during the pre-season schedule.[41] A week later, it was confirmed the club will visit the Netherlands again this summer playing two friendlies whilst abroad while other friendlies were also announced in England.[42] Two more friendlies were revealed on 25 May 2017.[43]

8 July 2017 Plymouth Parkway 1–3 Plymouth Argyle Plymouth
15:00 BST Williams   Report Carey   x2'
Wylde  		 Stadium: Bolitho Park
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Marc Whalley
8 July 2017 Saltash United 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Saltash
15:00 BST Report Grant  
Lameiras  		 Stadium: Kimberley Stadium
Attendance: 1,000 (approx.)
Referee: Stuart Kane
11 July 2017 Tiverton Town 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Tiverton
19:30 BST Rogers   9' Report Sarcevic   26'
Blissett   79'		 Stadium: Ladysmead
Attendance: 507
Referee: Whalley
12 July 2017 Buckland Athletic 1–5 Plymouth Argyle Newton Abbot
19:30 BST Johansen   67' Report Blissett   14', 18'
Lameiras   65', 88'
Grant   70'		 Stadium: Homers Heath
Referee: Phil Eddie
15 July 2017 Weston-super-Mare 0–4 Plymouth Argyle Weston-super-Mare
15:00 BST Report Lameiras   8'
Jervis   17', 42'
Miller   88'		 Stadium: Woodspring Stadium
Attendance: 597
Referee: Savvas Yianni
18 July 2017 Torquay United 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Torquay
19:45 BST Report Carey   38'
Grant   89'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1,780 (900 away)
Referee: Sarginson
19 July 2017 Devon FA XI 0–7 Plymouth Argyle Newton Abbot
19:30 BST Report Ainsworth   11', 57'
Fletcher   16', 76'
Ryan   71', 89'
Battle   81'		 Stadium: Devon FA Headquarters
Attendance: 391
Referee: Adam Bromley
21 July 2017 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Cardiff City Plymouth
19:00 BST Report Zohore   49' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,021
Referee: Swabey
26 July 2017 Feyenoord 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Rotterdam
13:00 BST Report Stadium: Varkenoord
Attendance: Behind closed doors

League One

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Scunthorpe United 46 19 17 10 65 50 +15 74 Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
6 Charlton Athletic 46 20 11 15 58 51 +7 71
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 19 11 16 58 59 −1 68
8 Portsmouth 46 20 6 20 57 56 +1 66
9 Peterborough United 46 17 13 16 68 60 +8 64
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

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
46 19 11 16 58 59  −1 68 13 3 7 37 30  +7 6 8 9 21 29  −8

Last updated: 6 May 2018.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAAHAA
ResultLWDLLLLDLLLLDDWDWLWLWDWWDWWDLWWWWWWDWLWWDLDWLL
Position17910171720232223242424242424242323232422222019191612131513111087666765677777
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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5 August 2017 1 Peterborough United 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Peterborough
15:00 BST Sawyer   4' (o.g.)
Lopes   29'
Morias   47'
Grant   66'		 Report Carey   27'
Fox   51'
Wylde   76'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 7,622 (1,303 away)
Referee: John Busby
12 August 2017 (2017-08-12) 2 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Charlton Athletic Plymouth
15:00 BST Miller   35'
Jervis   53', 87'		 Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,178 (990 away)
Referee: John Brooks
19 August 2017 3 Southend United 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Bradley   6' (o.g.)
Timlin   88'		 Report Fox   23'
Edwards   61',   63'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,861 (754 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
26 August 2017 4 Plymouth Argyle 0–4 Scunthorpe United Plymouth
15:00 BST Sarcevic   45+3' Report Madden   27', 68'   45+3'
Bishop   45+2'
Gilks   53'
Townsend   56'
Ojo   65'
Hopper   77'
Morris   90+4'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,605 (281 away)
Referee: Chris Sarginson
2 September 2017 5 Walsall 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Bescot
15:00 BST Agyei   23'
Wilson   70'
Oztumer   81'		 Report Carey   82'   87' (pen.) Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,495 (1,525 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
9 September 2017 6 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Plymouth
15:00 BST Carey   33'
Edwards   48'
Grant   63'
Lameiras   90+4'		 Report Nesbitt   8'
Williams   68'
Sow   72'
Muirhead   82'
Cissé   90'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,566 (211 away)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
12 September 2017 7 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Blackpool Blackpool
19:45 BST Bradley   23'   49'
Edwards   45+3'   65'
Miller   60'		 Report Daniel   2'
Ryan   70'
Delfouneso   86'
Allsop   89'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,411 (115 away)
Referee: Kevin Johnson
16 September 2017 8 Bury 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Bury
15:00 BST Humphrey   23' Report Ness   89' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,642 (526 away)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
23 September 2017 9 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Doncaster Rovers Plymouth
15:00 BST Miller   15'
Lameiras   24'
Songo'o   40'
Bradley   80'		 Report Butler   19'
May   50',   73'
Marquis   59'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,510 (341 away)
Referee: Nick Kinseley
26 September 2017 10 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Wigan
15:00 BST Toney   77'
Powell   83' (pen)		 Report Miller   14'
Ness   27'
Sololik   62'
Carey   64'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 7,868 (336 away)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
30 September 2017 11 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Bristol
15:00 BST Gaffney   22'
Clarke   40'
Bodin   62'
Harrison   65'
Lines   90+2'
Brown   90+4'		 Report Blissett   52'
Carey   57'
Miller   64'
Edwards   90+4'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,879 (1,291 away)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
7 October 2017 12 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Fleetwood Town Plymouth
15:00 BST Fletcher   90+5' Report Glendon   43'
Pond   62'
Hiwula-Mayifuila   64'
Bolger   72'
Dempsey   75'
Bell   90+3'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,064 (139 away)
Referee: Craig Hicks
14 October 2017 13 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Plymouth
15:00 BST Carey   58' Report Nsiala   41'
Whalley   78'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,820 (452 away)
Referee: Mark Heywood
17 October 2017 14 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Blackburn
19:45 BST Smallwood   13'
Dack   45+2'		 Report Carey   31' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,011 (415 away)
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 15 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Norbiton
15:00 BST Fuller   40'
Barcham   50'		 Report Grant   64' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,848 (779 away)
Referee: Martin Coy
28 October 2017 16 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Rochdale Plymouth
15:00 BST Grant   1' Report Done   33'
Williams   53'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,805 (163 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
11 November 2017 17 Bradford City 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Bradford
15:00 GMT Report Taylor-Sinclair   31'
Edwards   33'
Jervis   35'   39'
Sawyer   82'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 20,227 (770 away)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
18 November 2017 18 Plymouth Argyle 0–4 Oxford United Plymouth
15:00 GMT Edwards   14'
Songo'o   67'		 Report Ledson   15' (pen.)
Thomas   52'
Henry   68'
Obika   73'   77'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,805 (837 away)
Referee: Graham Horwood
21 November 2017 19 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Northampton Town Plymouth
19:45 GMT Bradley   30', 52' Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 7,610 (208 away)
Referee: Antony Coggins
25 November 2017 20 Portsmouth 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Milton
15:00 GMT Naismith   25'
Kennedy   90+3'		 Report Sawyer   32'
Diagouraga   90+9'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,823 (1,870 away)
Referee: Bobby Madley
9 December 2017 21 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Gillingham Plymouth
15:00 GMT Grant   55'
Diagouraga   90'		 Report Wagstaff   36'
Nugent   57'
Eaves   84'
Byrne   87'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,115 (398 away)
Referee: Darren Handley
16 December 2017 22 Rotherham United 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Rotherham
15:00 GMT Towell   34'
Wood   42'   50'		 Report Carey   31'
Taylor   82',  83'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,562 (456 away)
Referee: Andy Haines
23 December 2017 23 Plymouth Argyle 4–1 Oldham Athletic Plymouth
15:00 GMT Diagouraga   3'
Carey   6'
Edwards   59'
Jervis   72'		 Report Wilson   40'
Byrne   43'
Gerrard   56'
Hunt   84'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,017 (289 away)
Referee: Lee Collins
26 December 2017 24 MK Dons 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Report Sawyer   16'
Songo'o   47'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 9,268 (944 away)
Referee: John Busby
30 December 2017 25 Blackpool 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Blackpool
15:00 GMT Tilt   48'
Daniel   55'
Solomon-Otabor   90+4'		 Report Lameiras   39'
Carey   45'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,417 (546 away)
Referee: John Brooks
1 January 2018 26 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Walsall Plymouth
15:00 GMT Taylor   67' Report Flanagan   40'
Bakayoko   73'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,432 (275 away)
Referee: Kevin Johnson
6 January 2018 27 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Bury Plymouth
15:00 GMT Diagouraga   14'   18'
Carey   42'
Fox   56'
Sarcevic   78'		 Report Lowe   60'
Danns   61'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,139 (143 away)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
13 January 2018 28 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Doncaster
15:00 GMT Beestin   37'
Rowe   63'
May   74'
Baudry   90+1'		 Report Edwards   74' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,494 (897 away)
Referee: Andy Haines
20 January 2018 29 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Wigan Athletic Plymouth
15:00 GMT Carey   27' (pen) Report Dunkley   27'
Grigg   29'
Massey   45+3'
Morsy   45+5'
Byrne   47'
Vaughan   53'
Burn   69'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,492 (459 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
27 January 2018 30 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Oldham
15:00 GMT Gerrard   50'
Songo'o   54' (o.g.)
Nepomuceno   90'		 Report Sarcevic   17',   51'
Lameiras   19'
Ness   25'
Songo'o   29'
Taylor   52'
Matthews   70'		 Stadium: SportsDirect.com Park
Attendance: 4,274 (688 away)
Referee: Martin Coy
4 February 2018 31 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Plymouth
15:00 GMT Lameiras   25'
Taylor   37'		 Report Samuel   46'
Dack   47'
Bennett   75'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,801 (1,226 away)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
10 February 2018 32 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Morris   6'
Payne   83'		 Report Ness   27'
Vyner   62'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 7,036 (995 away)
Referee: Ben Toner
13 February 2018 33 Plymouth Argyle 4–2 AFC Wimbledon Plymouth
19:45 GMT Carey   16'
Ness   27'
Fox   40'
Taylor   45+3'
Lameiras   67'
Sarcevic   71'
Makasi   87'		 Report Taylor   37', 59'
Charles   62'
Kennedy   74'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,671 (246 away)
Referee: Brett Huxtable
17 February 2018 34 Oxford United 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Oxford
15:00 GMT Dickie   84' Report Bradley   45+3'
Taylor-Sinclair   86'
Taylor   90'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,301 (1,802 away)
Referee: Mark Heywood
24 February 2018 35 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Bradford City Plymouth
15:00 GMT Sarcevic   34' Report Wyke   90' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,113 (642 away)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
10 March 2018 36 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Coyle   24'
Madden   56'		 Report Makasi   16'
Fox   60'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,079 (605 away)
Referee: Darren Handley
17 March 2018 37 Plymouth Argyle 3–2 Bristol Rovers Plymouth
15:00 GMT Carey   14',   85' (pen)
Ness   34', 48'
Matthews   58'		 Report Lines   12'
Harrison   36'
Partington   64'
Lockyer   85'
Bennett   90+4'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 13,466 (1,593 away)
Referee: John Brooks
24 March 2018 (2018-03-24) 38 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Charlton
15:00 GMT Page   3'
Żyro   17'
Bauer   27'
Reeves   43'		 Report Paton   90+3' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,989 (3,034 away)
Referee: John Busby
30 March 2018 39 Plymouth Argyle 4–0 Southend United Plymouth
15:00 GMT Lameiras   3', 88'
Carey   33', 52'
Taylor   45+3'		 Report Wordsworth   42' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,965 (445 away)
Referee: Brendan Malone
7 April 2018 40 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Peterborough United Plymouth
15:00 GMT Taylor   27',   88'
Ness   33'
Carey   90+2' (pen)		 Report Marriott   9'
Taylor   19'   90+1'
Shephard   54',  75'
Cooper   58'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,923 (385 away)
Referee: Craig Hicks
14 April 2018 41 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Portsmouth Plymouth
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 14,634 (1,600 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
21 April 2018 42 Northampton Town 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Northampton
15:00 GMT Grimes   25'
O’Toole   42'
Bradley   61' (o.g.)
Taylor   87'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,868 (1,452 away)
Referee: Lee Collins
24 April 2018 43 Rochdale 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
19:45 GMT Delaney   55' Report Fox   5'
Vyner   17'
Grant   53'
Carey   64'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,760 (539 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
28 April 2018 44 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Rotherham United Plymouth
15:00 GMT Grant   56'
Carey   90+1' (pen)		 Report Towell   33'
Williams   51'
Rodák   90+2'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 13,407 (577 away)
Referee: Darren Handley
1 May 2018 45 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT Adelakun   32'
Holmes   45'
Toney   60'		 Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,712 (600~ away)
Referee: Ben Toner
5 May 2018 46 Gillingham 5–2 Plymouth Argyle Gillingham
17:30 GMT Parker   7'
Eaves   30', 36', 51'
Zakuani   45+2'
Wilkinson   85'
List   90+1'		 Report Grant   23'
Carey   77'
Songo'o   85'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,269 (2,461) away)
Referee: Brendan Malone

FA Cup

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On 16 October 2017, Plymouth Argyle were drawn at home against Grimsby Town in the first round.[44] A second round away trip to Bradford City was confirmed.[45]

4 November 2017 First round Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Grimsby Town Plymouth
15:00 GMT Carey   9'   48' Report Davies   60'
Dixon   72'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,137
Referee: John Busby
2 December 2017 Second round Bradford City 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Bradford
15:00 GMT Vincelot   38'
Knight-Percival   50'
Wyke   64'		 Report Carey   63' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 4,957
Referee: Tony Harrington

EFL Cup

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On 16 June 2017, Plymouth Argyle were drawn away to Bristol City in the first round.[46]

8 August 2017 First round Bristol City 5–0 Plymouth Argyle Ashton Gate
19:45 BST Hegeler   2'
Baker   14'
Smith   19'
Hinds   39'
Paterson   79'		 Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 9,838 (1,988 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford

EFL Trophy

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On 12 July 2017, Plymouth were drawn against Chelsea U23s, Exeter City and Yeovil Town in Southern Group D.[47]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Yeovil Town (A) 3 2 1 0 0 6 3 +3 8 Round 2
2 ACA Chelsea U21s (A) 3 1 0 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3 L1 Plymouth Argyle 3 0 2 0 1 5 6 −1 4
4 L2 Exeter City 3 0 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round
15 August 2017 Group Game 1 Plymouth Argyle 2–2
(5–4 p)		 Chelsea U21s Plymouth
19:00 BST Lameiras   81'
Carey   85'
Fletcher   88', 90+1'		 Report Hudson-Odoi   62', 74'
Sterling   68'
Ampadu   90+4'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 3,962
Penalties
Carey  
Fletcher  
Ainsworth  
Fox  
Wylde  		 McCormick  
Muheim  
Christie-Davies  
Maddox  
Sterling  
3 October 2017 Group Game 2 Plymouth Argyle 2–2
(5–3 p)		 Exeter City Plymouth
19:45 BST Ryan Edwards   19'
Blissett   75'		 Report McAlinden   13'
Kyle Edwards   70'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 3,800 (286 away)
Penalties
Wylde  
Jervis  
Sarcevic  
Lameiras  
Çiftçi  		   James
  Jay
  Sweeney
  Taylor
28 November 2017 Group Game 3 Yeovil Town 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Yeovil
19:45 GMT James   61'
Surridge   88'		 Report Taylor   16'
Bradley   48'
Threlkeld   87'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 1,110

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