# 2004–05 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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 (on loan from Southampton) |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Stewart Yetton (to Tiverton Town) |

## Competitions
### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

#### Matches

Championship match details :
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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:

### 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 | |

### 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 | |

## Transfers
### Out

| Date | Player | Transfer | To | Fee |
| 11 August 2004 | Marcus Martin | Season-long loan | Exeter City | – |
| August 2004 | Gary Sawyer | Season-long loan | Exeter City | – |
| 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 | – |