# 2012–13 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was the 99th season of competitive association football played by Plymouth Argyle Football Club, an English team based in Plymouth. The season was the club's 86th in the Football League and seventh in the fourth tier of the English football league system.

## Squad statistics

Appearances and goals are sourced from Soccerbase. For a description of playing positions, see association football positions.
First team players to have made at least one appearance :
| Squad number | Name | Position | League apps | League goals | FA Cup apps | FA Cup goals | League Cup apps | League Cup goals | League Trophy apps | League Trophy goals | Total apps | Total goals |
| 1 | Jake Cole | Goalkeeper | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2 | Durrell Berry | Defender | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 3 | Robbie Williams | Defender | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 4 | Maxime Blanchard | Defender | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| 5 | Guy Branston | Defender | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 5 | Darren Purse | Defender | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 6 | Conor Hourihane | Midfielder | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 5 |
| 7 | Paris Cowan-Hall | Forward | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 5 |
| 8 | Luke Young | Midfielder | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| 9 | Nick Chadwick | Forward | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| 10 | Lee Cox | Midfielder | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | Rhys Griffiths | Forward | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 11 | Warren Feeney | Forward | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| 14 | Onismor Bhasera | Defender | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| 15 | Paul Wotton | Midfielder | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 16 | Jamie Lowry | Midfielder | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | Curtis Nelson | Defender | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| 18 | Joe Bryan | Midfielder | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 18 | Guy Madjo | Forward | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 18 | Gozie Ugwu | Forward | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | Jason Banton | Midfielder | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| 19 | Joe Lennox | Midfielder | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 20 | Rene Gilmartin | Goalkeeper | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Matt Lecointe | Forward | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | Jared Sims | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Jamie Richards | Defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Reuben Reid | Forward | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 26 | Anthony Charles | Defender | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 27 | Andres Gurrieri | Midfielder | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| 28 | Johnny Gorman | Midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Ronan Murray | Forward | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 29 | Tyler Harvey | Forward | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 30 | Ross Jenkins | Midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Mark Molesley | Midfielder | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | Alex MacDonald | Forward | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| 33 | Scott Griffiths | Defender | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

Players joining the club :
| Date | Name | From† | Fee |
| 1 July 2012 | Paris Cowan-Hall | Woking | Undisclosed |
| 4 July 2012 | Rene Gilmartin | (Watford) | Free |
| 11 July 2012 | Jamie Lowry | (Chesterfield) | Free |
| 3 August 2012 | Andres Gurrieri | (Burton Albion) | Free |
| 6 August 2012 | Rhys Griffiths | Port Talbot Town | Free |
| 11 January 2013 | Guy Branston | (Aldershot Town) | Free |
| 17 January 2013 | Anthony Charles | (Northampton Town) | Free |
    † Brackets around club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Plymouth Argyle.

### Out

Players leaving the club :
| Date | Name | To | Fee |
| 6 July 2012 | Simon Walton | Hartlepool United | Free |
| 31 August 2012 | Ladjie Soukouna | Unattached | Released |
| 31 December 2012 | Jordan Copp | Unattached | Released |
| 31 December 2012 | Jed Harper-Penman | Unattached | Released |
| 4 January 2013 | Darren Purse | Unattached | Released |
| 31 January 2013 | Joe Lennox | Unattached | Released |
| 31 January 2013 | Robbie Williams | Unattached | Released |
| 31 January 2013 | Rhys Griffiths | Unattached | Released |

### Loans in

Players joining the club on loan :
| Date | Name | From | Until |
| 6 August 2012 | Johnny Gorman | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 September 2012 |
| 31 August 2012 | Alex MacDonald | Burnley | 4 December 2012 |
| 8 September 2012 | Guy Madjo | Aldershot Town | 15 December 2012 |
| 21 September 2012 | Ross Jenkins | Watford | 27 October 2012 |
| 9 October 2012 | Scott Griffiths | Peterborough United | 20 November 2012 |
| 22 November 2012 | Mark Molesley | Bournemouth | 1 January 2013 |
| 10 January 2013 | Ronan Murray | Ipswich Town | 30 June 2013 |
| 17 January 2013 | Gozie Ugwu | Reading | 11 March 2013 |
| 25 January 2013 | Reuben Reid | Yeovil Town | 30 June 2013 |
| 31 January 2013 | Jason Banton | Crystal Palace | 13 April 2013 |
| 8 February 2013 | Lee Cox | Swindon Town | 30 June 2013 |
| 12 March 2013 | Joe Bryan | Bristol City | 30 June 2013 |

### Loans out

Players leaving the club on loan :
| Date | Name | To | Until |
| 4 August 2012 | Jed Harper-Penman | Bideford | 4 November 2012 |
| 31 August 2012 | Isaac Vassell | Bideford | 1 December 2012 |
| 2 November 2012 | Ollie Chenoweth | Frome Town | 2 December 2012 |
| 28 March 2013 | Jamie Richards | Weymouth | 30 June 2013 |