2004–05 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season: Difference between revisions

Plymouth Argyle
2004–05 season
Manager	Bobby Williamson
Stadium	Home Park
Championship	17th
FA Cup	Third round; (eliminated by Everton)
Football League Cup	First round; (eliminated by Yeovil Town)
Highest home attendance	20,555 vs Leeds United
Lowest home attendance	13,308 vs Burnley
Biggest win	5–0 (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, home)
Biggest defeat	5–0 (vs. West Ham United, away)
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This article provides a summary of Plymouth Argyle's 2004–05 season.

Notable events

24 August 2004: The team exit the League Cup in the first round for the 12th consecutive year.
28 August 2004: Argyle lose their first League game (3–1 to Watford) since Bobby Williamson was appointed as manager.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

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	FRA	Romain Larrieu
2	DF	IRL	David Worrell
3	MF	ENG	Lee Hodges
5	DF	IRL	Graham Coughlan
6	MF	SCO	Keith Lasley
7	MF	ENG	David Norris
8	MF	HUN	Ákos Buzsáky
9	FW	IRL	Mickey Evans^{[notes 1]}
10	MF	ISL	Bjarni Guðjónsson
11	FW	SCO	Steven Milne
13	DF	FRA	Mathias Kouo-Doumbé


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	NIR	Tony Capaldi^{[notes 2]}
15	DF	ENG	Paul Wotton
16	DF	ENG	Hasney Aljofree
17	FW	ENG	Nick Chadwick
19	FW	ENG	Scott Taylor
22	DF	ENG	Paul Connolly
23	DF	ENG	Luke McCormick
24	DF	WAL	Peter Gilbert^{[notes 3]}
25	DF	ENG	Ryan Dickson
29	MF	ENG	Luke Summerfield

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	MF	FRA	David Friio (to Nottingham Forest)
4	DF	ENG	Jason Dodd (on loan from Southampton)
8	FW	SCO	Stevie Crawford (to Dundee United)
17	MF	ENG	Lee Makel (to Dunfermline Athletic)
18	FW	ENG	Nathan Lowndes (to Port Vale)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	SCO	Marino Keith (to Colchester United)
20	MF	ENG	Steve Adams (to Sheffield Wednesday)
21	FW	SCO	Blair Sturrock (to Kidderminster Harriers)
21	FW	ENG	Dexter Blackstock^{[notes 4]} (on loan from Southampton)
29	FW	ENG	Stewart Yetton (to Tiverton Town)

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Leicester City	46	12	21	13	49	46	+3	57
16	Cardiff City	46	13	15	18	48	51	−3	54
17	Plymouth Argyle	46	14	11	21	52	64	−12	53
18	Watford	46	12	16	18	52	59	−7	52
19	Coventry City	46	13	13	20	61	73	−12	52

Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2011. Source: Football League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Matches

Championship match details
Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
7 August 2004	Millwall	Home	D	0–0
10 August 2004	Brighton & Hove Albion	Away	W	2–0	Cullip 11' (o.g.), Wotton 45' (pen.)
13 August 2004	Cardiff City	Away	W	1–0	Bullock 23' (o.g.)
21 August 2004	Sunderland	Home	W	2–1	Wotton 1', Crawford 40'	16,874	^[2]
28 August 2004	Watford	Away	L	1–3	Evans 18'
30 August 2004	Nottingham Forest	Home	W	3–2	Norris 26' Coughlan 40', Wotton 90' (pen.)
11 September 2004	Queens Park Rangers	Away	L	2–3	Friio 7', Keith 90'
14 September 2004	Leeds United	Home	L	0–1		20,555	^[3]
18 September 2004	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Home	L	1–2	Friio 62
25 September 2004	Ipswich Town	Away	L	2–3	Adams 12', Crawford 13'	23,270	^[4]
28 September 2004	Preston North End	Away	D	1–1
2 October 2004	Gillingham	Home	W	2–1
16 October 2004	Wigan Athletic	Home	L	1–2
19 October 2004	Rotherham United	Away	W	1–0
23 October 2004	Sheffield United	Away	L	1–2
30 October 2004	West Ham United	Home	D	1–1
2 November 2004	Reading	Home	D	2–2
6 November 2004	Wigan Athletic	Away	W	2–0
13 November 2004	Coventry City	Away	L	1–2
20 November 2004	Stoke City	Home	D	0–0
27 November 2004	Leicester City	Away	L	1–2
4 December 2004	Burnley	Home	W	1–0
11 December 2004	Crewe Alexandra	Away	L	0–3
18 December 2004	Derby County	Home	L	0–2
26 December 2004	Queens Park Rangers	Home	W	2–1
28 December 2004	Leeds United	Away	L	1–2
1 January 2005	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Away	D	1–1
3 January 2005	Ipswich Town	Home	L	1–2
15 January 2005	Gillingham	Away	L	0–1
22 January 2005	Preston North End	Home	L	0–2
5 February 2005	Reading	Away	D	0–0
12 February 2005	Rotherham United	Home	D	1–1
19 February 2005	West Ham United	Away	L	0–5
22 February 2005	Sheffield United	Home	W	3–0
26 February 2005	Crewe Alexandra	Home	W	3–0
5 March 2005	Derby County	Away	L	0–1
12 March 2005	Brighton & Hove Albion	Home	W	5–1
15 March 2005	Sunderland	Away	L	1–5
20 March 2005	Millwall	Away	L	0–3
2 April 2005	Cardiff City	Home	D	1–1
5 April 2005	Watford	Home	W	1–0
9 April 2005	Nottingham Forest	Away	W	3–0
16 April 2005	Stoke City	Away	L	0–2
23 April 2005	Coventry City	Home	D	1–1
30 April 2005	Burnley	Away	L	0–2
8 May 2005	Leicester City	Home	D	0–0

Source:^[5]

FA Cup

FA Cup match details
Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
Third round	8 January 2005	Everton	Home	L	1–3	Guðjónsson 34'	20,112	^[6]

League Cup

League Cup match details
Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
First round	24 August 2004	Yeovil Town	Away	L	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Crawford 30', Wotton 42' pen.	6,217	^[7]

Transfers

Out

Date	Player	Transfer	To	Fee	Source
11 August 2004	Marcus Martin	Season-long loan	Exeter City	–	^[8]
August 2004	Gary Sawyer	Season-long loan	Exeter City	–	^[8]
October 2004	Nathan Lowndes	Free	Port Vale	–
December 2004	Blair Sturrock	Free	Kidderminster Harriers	–
December 2004	Lee Makel	Free	Dunfermline Athletic	–
January 2005	Stevie Crawford	Sale	Dundee United	£80,000
February 2005	David Friio	Sale	Nottingham Forest	£100,000

In

Date	Player	Transfer	From	Fee
December 2004	Bjarni Guðjónsson	Free transfer	Coventry City	–
December 2004	Scott Taylor	Buy	Blackpool	£100,000
January 2005	Ákos Buzsáky	Short-term loan	Porto	–
February 2005	Dexter Blackstock	Short-term loan	Southampton	–
February 2005	Nick Chadwick	Buy	Everton	£250,000
March 2005	Jason Dodd	Short-term loan	Southampton	–
June 2005	Rufus Brevett	Free transfer	West Ham United	–

References

^ "FootballSquads – Plymouth Argyle – 2004/05".
^ "Plymouth 2-1 Sunderland". 21 August 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
^ "Plymouth 0-1 Leeds". 14 September 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
^ "Ipswich 3-2 Plymouth". 24 September 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^ "Plymouth Argyle match record: League Championship 2005". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
^ "Plymouth 1-3 Everton". 8 January 2005.
^ "Yeovil 3-2 Plymouth". 24 August 2004.
^ ^a ^b "Transfers – August 2004 – 11 August 2004". 26 August 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

Notes

^ Evans was born in Plymouth, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1997.
^ Capaldi was born in Porsgrunn, Norway, and raised in England, but also qualified to represent Scotland and Northern Ireland internationally through his father and grandmother respectively and represented Northern Ireland at under-18 and under-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2004.
^ Gilbert was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented Wales at under-21 level.
^ Blackstock was born in Oxford, England, and represented England at under-18, under-19 and under-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica and Antigua and Barbuda internationally through his father and grandfather respectively and made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in February 2012.

[1] "FootballSquads – Plymouth Argyle – 2004/05".

[6] "Plymouth 2-1 Sunderland". 21 August 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2024.

[7] "Plymouth 0-1 Leeds". 14 September 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2024.

[8] "Ipswich 3-2 Plymouth". 24 September 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

[9] "Plymouth Argyle match record: League Championship 2005". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

[10] "Plymouth 1-3 Everton". 8 January 2005.

[11] "Yeovil 3-2 Plymouth". 24 August 2004.

[:0-12] "Transfers – August 2004 – 11 August 2004". 26 August 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

[2] Evans was born in Plymouth, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1997.

[3] Capaldi was born in Porsgrunn, Norway, and raised in England, but also qualified to represent Scotland and Northern Ireland internationally through his father and grandmother respectively and represented Northern Ireland at under-18 and under-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2004.

[4] Gilbert was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented Wales at under-21 level.

[5] Blackstock was born in Oxford, England, and represented England at under-18, under-19 and under-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica and Antigua and Barbuda internationally through his father and grandfather respectively and made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in February 2012.

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