2004–05 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

Plymouth Argyle
2004–2005 season
Manager	Bobby Williamson
Stadium	Home Park
Championship	17th place
FA Cup	Third round (defeated 1–3 by Everton)
Football League Cup	First round (defeated 3–2 by Yeovil Town)
Highest home attendance	20,555 vs Leeds United; Away: 34,496 vs Leeds United
Lowest home attendance	13,308 vs Burnley; Away: 6,217 vs Yeovil Town
Biggest win	5–0 (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, home)
Biggest defeat	5–0 (vs. West Ham United, away)
	← 2003–04 2005–06 →

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
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
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

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.

Results

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

Source:^[3]

League Cup

24 August 2004 1st round	Yeovil Town	3–2 2–2 at FT (a.e.t.)	Plymouth Argyle	Yeovil
	Johnson 28' 69' 102'	Report	Crawford 30' Wotton 42' (pen.)	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 6,217 Referee: Clive Penton

FA Cup

8 January 2005 3rd round	Plymouth Argyle	1–3	Everton	Plymouth
	Guðjónsson 34' Connolly 72'	Report	Osman 16' McFadden 18' Beattie 36' Chadwick 84'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 20,112 Referee: Matt Messias

Transfers

Out

Date	Player	Transfer	To	Fee	Source
11 August 2004	Marcus Martin	Season-long loan	Exeter City	–	^[4]
August 2004	Gary Sawyer	Season-long loan	Exeter City	–	^[4]
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

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