# 2024–25 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 139th season in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club and their second consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

## Players

    As of 6 June 2024
| No. | Player | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 21 | Conor Hazard | GK | Downpatrick | 5 March 1998 (age 26) | Celtic | 11 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 33 | Zak Baker | GK | Aylesbury | 19 November 2004 (age 19) | Academy | 1 July 2023 | - | 30 June 2025 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Bali Mumba | RB | South Shields | 8 October 2001 (age 22) | Norwich City | 21 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2027 |
| 5 | Julio Pleguezelo | CB | Palma de Mallorca | 26 January 1997 (age 27) | FC Twente | 1 July 2023 | Free transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| 8 | Joe Edwards | RB | Gloucester | 31 October 1990 (age 33) | Walsall | 1 July 2019 | Free transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| 17 | Lewis Gibson | CB | Durham | 19 July 2000 (age 23) | Everton | 3 July 2023 | Free transfer | - |
| 22 | Brendon Galloway | LB | Harare | 17 March 1996 (age 28) | Luton Town | 21 July 2021 | Free transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| 24 | Saxon Earley | LB | - | 11 October 2002 (age 21) | Norwich City | 2 January 2023 | Undisclosed | - |
| 29 | Matthew Sorinola | LB | London | 19 February 2001 (age 23) | Royal Union Saint-Gilloise | 17 January 2024 | Free transfer | - |
| 54 | Jack Matthews | CB | Newquay | 9 November 2005 (age 18) | Academy | 1 July 2024 | - | 30 June 2025 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Jordan Houghton | DM | Chertsey | 5 November 1995 (age 28) | MK Dons | 1 July 2021 | Free transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| 11 | Callum Wright | CM | Huyton | 2 May 2000 (age 24) | Blackpool | 4 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 14 | Mickel Miller | LM | London | 2 December 1995 (age 28) | Rotherham United | 1 July 2022 | Free transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 20 | Adam Randell | DM | Plymouth | 1 October 2000 (age 23) | Academy | 1 July 2019 | - | 30 June 2026 |
| 27 | Adam Forshaw | CM | Liverpool | 8 October 1991 (age 32) | Norwich City | 19 January 2024 | Free transfer | - |
| 32 | Will Jenkins-Davies | AM | Torquay | 22 October 2004 (age 19) | Academy | 1 July 2022 | - | 30 June 2024 |
| 34 | Caleb Roberts | CM | Ivybridge | 24 October 2005 (age 18) | Academy | 18 August 2023 | - | 30 June 2026 |
| - | Josh Bernard | CM | - | - | Academy | 1 July 2024 | - | - |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Ryan Hardie | ST | Stranraer | 17 March 1997 (age 27) | Blackpool | 29 January 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 10 | Morgan Whittaker | RW | Derby | 7 January 2001 (age 23) | Swansea City | 17 July 2023 | £1,000,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 15 | Mustapha Bundu | RW | Freetown | 28 February 1997 (age 27) | RSC Anderlecht | 1 September 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 19 | Tyreik Wright | RW | Ovens | 22 September 2001 (age 22) | Aston Villa | 9 January 2023 | Undisclosed | - |
| 23 | Ben Waine | ST | Wellington | 11 June 2001 (age 22) | Wellington Phoenix | 1 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 35 | Freddie Issaka | ST | Truro | 28 July 2006 (age 17) | Academy | 28 July 2023 | - | - |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2024 | LB | Nathanael Ogbeta | Swansea City | Free |
| 25 July 2024 | CB | Victor Pálsson | Eupen | Free |
| 5 August 2024 | CB | Kornél Szűcs | Kecskeméti | Undisclosed |
| 23 August 2024 | GK | Daniel Grimshaw | Blackpool | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2024 | AM | Rami Al Hajj | Odense | Undisclosed |
| 13 September 2024 | GK | Marko Maroši | Shrewsbury Town | Free |
| 4 October 2024 | CF | Andre Gray | Al-Riyadh | Free |
| 3 January 2025 | AM | Michael Baidoo | Elfsborg | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2025 | CB | Maksym Talovyerov | LASK | Undisclosed |
| 3 February 2025 | DM | Malachi Boateng | Heart of Midlothian | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 30 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Swansea City contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
| 4 July 2024 | RW | Tyreik Wright | Bradford City | Undisclosed |
| 2 August 2024 | CB | Dan Scarr | Wrexham | Undisclosed |
| 15 August 2024 | GK | Michael Cooper | Sheffield United | Undisclosed |
| 3 January 2025 | CB | Lewis Gibson | Preston North End | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2025 | RW | Morgan Whittaker | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until |
| 2 July 2024 | CM | Darko Gyabi | Leeds United | End of Season |
| 2 July 2024 | CF | Muhamed Tijani | Slavia Prague | End of Season |
| 9 July 2024 | LW | Ibrahim Cissoko | Toulouse | 1 February 2025 |
| 22 August 2024 | CF | Michael Obafemi | Burnley | End of Season |
| 9 January 2025 | LB | Tymoteusz Puchacz | Holstein Kiel | End of Season |
| 31 January 2025 | CB | Nikola Katić | Zürich | End of Season |
* ↑ On 1 February, Cissoko was recalled back to his parent club Toulouse

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until |
| 23 July 2024 | GK | Zak Baker | Plymouth Parkway | 17 September 2024 |
| 9 August 2024 | CM | Josh Bernard | Tavistock | |
| 9 August 2024 | CB | Jack Matthews | Tavistock | |
| 30 August 2024 | LB | Saxon Earley | Lincoln City | 14 January 2025 |
| 30 August 2024 | CF | Ben Waine | Mansfield Town | End of Season |
| 17 September 2024 | AM | Will Jenkins-Davies | Torquay United | End of Season |
| 20 September 2024 | GK | Zak Baker | Tiverton Town | 1 January 2025 |
| 4 October 2024 | CB | Jack Matthews | Taunton Town | 27 December 2024 |
| 8 October 2024 | CM | Josh Bernard | Tiverton Town | 31 December 2024 |
| 28 January 2025 | CM | Josh Bernard | Mousehole | 25 February 2025 |
* ↑ On 14 January, Earley was recalled back from his loan at Lincoln
* ↑ On 18 December, Jenkins-Davies' loan at Torquay was extended until the end of season

### Released / Out of Contract

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date |
| 30 June 2024 | LM | Mickel Miller | Huddersfield Town | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Callum Burton | Wrexham | 15 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Oscar Halls | Loyola Greyhounds | 1 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Jack Endacott | Tavistock | 8 August 2024 |
| 3 January 2025 | CF | Andre Gray | Fatih Karagümrük | 13 January 2025 |
| 11 January 2025 | CM | Adam Forshaw | Blackburn Rovers | 11 January 2025 |
| 14 January 2025 | GK | Marko Maroši | Cambridge United | 14 January 2025 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 5 June, Argyle confirmed their pre-season schedule, with matches against Cheltenham Town, Torquay United and Milton Keynes Dons along with a training camp in Spain. A day later, a visit to face Bristol Rovers was added. On 16 June, Orlando Pirates were confirmed as the opponents during the training camp in Costa del Sol.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Stoke City | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 39 | |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 39 | |
| 22 | Derby County | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 38 | Relegation to EFL League One |
| 23 | Luton Town | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 35 | Relegation to EFL League One |
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 33 | Relegation to EFL League One |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 19$^1$ | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31$^2$ | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | | | | | | | | |
| Points | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | | | | | | | | |
* $^1$ Matchday 19 (vs. Oxford United) was postponed due to advice from the Safety Advisory Group
* $^2$ Matchday 31 (vs. Luton Town) was postponed due to FA Cup involvements

#### Matches

The league fixtures were released on 26 June 2024.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Plymouth Argyle entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn away to Brentford. In the fourth round, they were given a home tie against Liverpool. They recorded a shock 1–0 victory and subsequently progressed to the fifth round, where they were drawn away to Manchester City.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Plymouth being drawn at home against Cheltenham Town. In the second round, they were drawn away to Watford.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Bali Mumba | 38 | 0 | 30+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Nathanael Ogbeta | 19 | 1 | 8+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Jordan Houghton | 26 | 0 | 12+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Julio Pleguezuelo | 22 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | HUN | Kornél Szűcs | 31 | 0 | 23+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Joe Edwards | 13 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Ryan Hardie | 32 | 8 | 20+9 | 6 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Callum Wright | 32 | 0 | 13+14 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | IRL | Michael Obafemi | 27 | 2 | 11+15 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | SLE | Mustapha Bundu | 34 | 7 | 19+10 | 6 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | POL | Tymoteusz Puchacz | 15 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Darko Gyabi | 41 | 1 | 29+7 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Malachi Boateng | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Adam Randell | 35 | 1 | 31+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | NIR | Conor Hazard | 21 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ZIM | Brendan Galloway | 15 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | NZL | Ben Waine | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | BIH | Nikola Katić | 11 | 1 | 9+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | NGA | Muhamed Tijani | 8 | 1 | 1+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | SWE | Rami Al Hajj | 29 | 3 | 18+10 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Matthew Sorinola | 26 | 0 | 16+5 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | GHA | Michael Baidoo | 10 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Daniel Grimshaw | 22 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | WAL | Will Jenkins-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Caleb Roberts | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | WAL | Freddie Issaka | 16 | 1 | 3+12 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | WAL | Joseph Hatch | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Tegan Finn | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | UKR | Maksym Talovyerov | 11 | 2 | 9+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ISL | Victor Pálsson | 20 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season: ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | NED | Ibrahim Cissoko | 15 | 3 | 9+4 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: ||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | ENG | Morgan Whittaker | 22 | 4 | 20+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Lewis Gibson | 19 | 1 | 18+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | JAM | Andre Gray | 13 | 3 | 5+8 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Adam Forshaw | 17 | 0 | 7+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |