# 2014–15 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Plymouth Argyle's 88th in the Football League and ninth in the fourth division of English football.

## First team squad

    As of 26 June 2015
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 | ENG | James Bittner |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Kelvin Mellor |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Ben Purrington |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Lee Cox |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Curtis Nelson (captain) |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Oliver Norburn |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Lewis Alessandra |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jason Banton |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Reuben Reid |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Marvin Morgan |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Dominic Blizzard |
| 13 | DF | ENG | Andy Kellett (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) |
| 13 | DF | ENG | Tareiq Holmes-Dennis (on loan from Charlton Athletic) |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Tyler Harvey |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Paul Wotton |
| 16 | DF | IRL | Carl McHugh |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Alex Bray (on loan from Swansea) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Bobby Reid (on loan from Bristol City) |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Matt Lecointe |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Nathan Thomas |
| 19 | DF | IRL | Anthony O'Connor (signed in January from Blackburn Rovers) |
| 20 | DF | NIR | Tom Flanagan (on loan from MK Dons) |
| 20 | DF | WAL | Gethin Jones (on loan from Everton) |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Olly Lee (on loan from Birmingham) |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Deane Smalley |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Luke McCormick (club-captain) |
| 24 | MF | ENG | River Allen |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Aaron Bentley |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Jamie Richards |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Drew Talbot (on loan from Chesterfield) |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Zak Ansah (on loan from Charlton) |
| 28 | DF | IRL | Anthony O'Connor (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Ryan Brunt |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Peter Hartley (vice-captain) |
Last updated: 26 June 2015 Source:Green Army 12

## Pre-season
### Matches

Last updated: 29 October 2014 Source:Greens on Screen

## League Two
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Southend United (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 84 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Stevenage | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 71 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Luton Town | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 68 | |
| 9 | Newport County | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 65 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 22 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

### Matches

Last updated:2 May 2015 Source:Greens on Screen

## FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 28 October 2014 at 7pm. Plymouth Argyle were drawn at home to AFC Fylde of the Conference North.
The second round draw took place on Monday 10 November with Plymouth Argyle being drawn an away fixture against either Crewe or Sheffield United. Their replay is due to be played on the Tuesday 18 November.

### Matches

Last updated: 15 November 2014 Source: pafc.co.uk] Source: pafc.co.uk]

## League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Plymouth Argyle were drawn at home to Leyton Orient.

### Matches

Last updated: 1 November 2014 Source:Greens on Screen

## Football League Trophy
### Matches

Last updated: 12 October 2014 Source:Greens on Screen

## Appearance / Goals / Disciplinary

| No | Pos | Name | Appearances | Sub App | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | James Bittner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | RB | Kelvin Mellor | 42 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | LB | Ben Purrington | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | CM | Lee Cox | 25 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | CB | Curtis Nelson | 49 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | CM | Oliver Norburn | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | ST | Lewis Alessandra | 49 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | LM | Jason Banton | 13 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | ST | Reuben Reid | 48 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | ST | Marvin Morgan | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | CM | Dominic Blizzard | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | LB | Tareiq Holmes-Dennis | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | LB | Andy Kellett | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | ST | Tyler Harvey | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | CB/CM | Paul Wotton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | CB/LB | Carl McHugh | 49 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | RM | Alex Bray | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | CM | Bobby Reid | 35 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | ST | Matt Lecointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | LM | Nathan Thomas | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 19/28 | CB/CM | Anthony O'Connor | 45 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | CB | Tom Flanagan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | RB/CM | Gethin Jones | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | CM | Olly Lee | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | ST | Deane Smalley | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Luke McCormick | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | CM | River Allen | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | CB | Aaron Bentley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | CB | Jamie Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | RB/CM | Drew Talbot | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | ST | Zak Ansah | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | ST | Ryan Brunt | 4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | CB | Peter Hartley | 45 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Last updated: 26 June 2015 Source:Green Army 12

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2014 | MF | ENG | Lee Cox | Swindon Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2014 | DF | IRL | Carl McHugh | Bradford City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2014 | FW | ENG | Deane Smalley | Oxford United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2014 | DF | ENG | Peter Hartley | Stevenage | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2014 | DF | ENG | Kelvin Mellor | Crewe Alexandra | Free transfer |
| 8 July 2014 | GK | ENG | James Bittner | Salisbury City | Free transfer |
| 22 July 2014 | MF | ENG | Oliver Norburn | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer |
| 2 February 2015 | DF | IRL | Anthony O'Connor | Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | To | Fee |
| 23 June 2014 | MF | IRL | Conor Hourihane | Barnsley | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2014 | GK | ENG | Jake Cole | Woking | Released |
| 30 June 2014 | DF | ENG | Maxime Blanchard | Shamrock Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2014 | MF | BEN | Romuald Boco | Chesterfield | Released |
| 30 June 2014 | DF | ENG | Luke Young | Torquay United | Released |
| 30 June 2014 | DF | ENG | Neal Trotman | Bristol Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2014 | FW | ENG | Isaac Vassell | Truro City | Released |
| 30 June 2014 | DF | ENG | Matthew Parsons | Eastbourne Borough | Released |
| 2 February 2015 | MF | ENG | Nathan Thomas | Motherwell | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date | Name | From | Until |
| 4 August 2014 | Anthony O'Connor | Blackburn Rovers | January 2015 |
| 1 September 2014 | Alex Bray | Swansea City | 9 September 2014 |
| 25 September 2014 | Bobby Reid | Bristol City | 13 November 2014 |
| 17 October 2014 | Andy Kellett | Bolton Wanderers | 13 December 2014 |
| 26 November 2014 | Bobby Reid | Bristol City | 3 January 2015 |
| 9 January 2015 | Tom Flanagan | Milton Keynes Dons | 10 February 2015 |
| 16 January 2015 | Olly Lee | Birmingham | 21 February 2015 |
| 21 January 2015 | Bobby Reid | Bristol City | 30 June 2015 |
| 30 January 2015 | Drew Talbot | Chesterfield | 3 May 2015 |
| 10 February 2015 | Tareiq Holmes-Dennis | Charlton Athletic | 3 May 2015 |
| 25 March 2015 | Gethin Jones | Everton | 30 June 2015 |
| 26 March 2015 | Zak Ansah | Charlton Athletic | 30 June 2015 |

### Loans out

| Date | Name | To | Until |
| 12 June 2014 | Jamie Richards | Linfield | 20 January 2015 |
| 29 January 2015 | Jamie Richards | Dartford | 30 June 2015 |
| 2 February 2015 | Marvin Morgan | Hartlepool United | 30 June 2015 |
| 13 February 2015 | River Allen | Gosport Borough | 14 March 2015 |
| 17 March 2015 | River Allen | Truro City | 30 June 2015 |