# 2000–01 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2000–01 season was the 88th competitive season in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club.

## Third Division
### Standings

| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 65 |
| 11 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 63 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 61 | –7 | 58 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 72 | –8 | 58 |
| 14 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 62 | –11 | 56 |

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Jon Sheffield |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Wayne O'Sullivan |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Jon Beswetherick |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Chris Leadbitter |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Mick Heathcote (captain) |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Craig Taylor |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Martin Barlow |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Sean Evers |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Sean McCarthy |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Paul McGregor |
| 11 | FW | IRL | Mickey Evans |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Lee Phillips |
| 13 | GK | ENG | John Hodges |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Ian Stonebridge |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Paul Wotton |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Romain Larrieu |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | SCO | Martin Gritton |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Steve Adams |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Kevin Wills |
| 20 | MF | WAL | Michael Meaker |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Steve Guinan |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Steve McCall |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Martin Phillips |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Danny Bance |
| 25 | DF | IRL | David Worrell |
| 26 | MF | FRA | David Friio |
| 27 | DF | NIR | Brian McGlinchey |
| 28 | MF | FRA | Jean-Philippe Javary |
| 29 | GK | ENG | Luke McCormick |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Stuart Elliott |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Paul Connolly |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Ryan Trudgian |

### 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 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Terry Fleming (to Cambridge United) |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Jason Peake (to Nuneaton Borough) |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Adam Barrett (to Mansfield Town) |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Jamie Morrison-Hill (released) |
| 20 | DF | SCO | Lee Wilkie (on loan from Dundee) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Robert Betts (on loan from Coventry City) |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Kevin Nancekivell (on loan to Tiverton Town) |
| 25 | DF | WAL | Paul Mardon (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) |
| 28 | DF | FRA | Sacha Opinel (released) |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | John Hodges | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| GK | Romain Larrieu | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| GK | Luke McCormick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | Jon Sheffield | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| DF | Danny Bance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Adam Barrett | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| DF | Jon Beswetherick | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| DF | Paul Connolly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Michael Heathcote | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Paul Mardon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| DF | Brian McGlinchey | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| DF | Sacha Opinel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Wayne O'Sullivan | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| DF | Craig Taylor | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 4 |
| DF | Lee Wilkie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | David Worrell | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| DF | Paul Wotton | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 4 |
| MF | Steve Adams | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| MF | Martin Barlow | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| MF | Robert Betts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | Stuart Elliott | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| MF | Sean Evers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| MF | Terry Fleming | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| MF | David Friio | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| MF | Jean-Philippe Javary | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | Chris Leadbitter | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| MF | Michael Meaker | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| MF | Kevin Nancekivell | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| MF | Jason Peake | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| MF | Martin Phillips | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| MF | Kevin Wills | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| FW | Mickey Evans | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| FW | Martin Gritton | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| FW | Steve Guinan | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| FW | Sean McCarthy | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 11 |
| FW | Paul McGregor | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 8 |
| FW | Lee Phillips | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| FW | Ian Stonebridge | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 12 |
| FW | Ryan Trudgian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |