# 2016–17 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Plymouth Argyle's sixth consecutive season in League Two and their 131st year in existence. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

## League Two
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Portsmouth (C, P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 79 | 40 | +39 | 87 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle (P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 87 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers (P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 85 | 55 | +30 | 85 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 4 | Luton Town | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 77 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Exeter City | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 75 | 56 | +19 | 71 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | D |
| Position | 24 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |

### Matches

On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

## EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Swansea City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |

## Statistics

    As of 18 April 2017
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Gary Miller | 48 | 0 | 37+4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Gary Sawyer | 21 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CMR | Yann Songo'o | 63 | 1 | 51+5 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | LVA | Nauris Bulvītis | 31 | 3 | 23+3 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | IRL | Connor Smith | 50 | 2 | 30+14 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Antoni Sarcevic | 17 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Jordan Slew | 58 | 5 | 38+12 | 3 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jimmy Spencer | 39 | 2 | 27+9 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | IRL | Graham Carey | 61 | 16 | 52+1 | 15 | 5+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Ryan Donaldson | 57 | 1 | 33+17 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ENG | Nathan Blissett | 13 | 1 | 7+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Jake Jervis | 68 | 13 | 48+14 | 12 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Sonny Bradley | 61 | 7 | 51+1 | 7 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Matty Kennedy | 15 | 5 | 15+0 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Oscar Threlkeld | 51 | 1 | 42+3 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Ryan Taylor | 19 | 3 | 16+3 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | FRA | Vincent Dorel | 8 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | David Ijaha | 10 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Luke McCormick | 55 | 0 | 50+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | David Fox | 55 | 1 | 45+3 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | SCO | Marc McCallum | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | CMR | Paul Garita | 27 | 2 | 17+7 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Craig Tanner | 60 | 6 | 34+18 | 5 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Jordan Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Alex Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | CZE | Jakub Sokolík | 21 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| First team players out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 20 | FW | NIR | Louis Rooney | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| First team player(s) that left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | SCO | David Goodwillie | 22 | 1 | 5+11 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Ben Purrington | 25 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Karleigh Osborne | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 4 April 2017
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 10 | | AM | Graham Carey | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | 14 | | CF | Jake Jervis | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | 15 | | CB | Sonny Bradley | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 8 | | CF | Jordan Slew | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 27 | | SS | Craig Tanner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | | RM | Matty Kennedy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | | CB | Nauris Bulvītis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 19 | | CF | Ryan Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | | CB | Yann Songo'o | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 6 | | CM | Connor Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | | CM | Antoni Sarcevic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | | CF | Jimmy Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | | CF | Ryan Donaldson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | | DM | Oscar Threlkeld | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 26 | | CF | Paul Garita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | 7 | | CF | David Goodwillie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 13 | | CF | Nathan Blissett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 24 | | CM | David Fox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 31 | | CB | Jakub Sokolík | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 66 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 74 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 18 April 2017
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 4 | CB | | Yann Songo'o | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 18 | DM | | Oscar Threlkeld | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | CF | | Jimmy Spencer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | RB | | Gary Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | CM | | Connor Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | CB | | Sonny Bradley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | LB | | Ben Purrington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | CF | | Jordan Slew | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | CM | | Ryan Donaldson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 27 | SS | | Craig Tanner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | LB | | Gary Sawyer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | CB | | Nauris Bulvītis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | AM | | Graham Carey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | CM | | David Fox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | CM | | Antoni Sarcevic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | CF | | Jake Jervis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | RM | | Matty Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | GK | | Luke McCormick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | CF | | Paul Garita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | CF | | Ryan Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | RB | | Jordan Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | 31 | CB | | Jakub Sokolík | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 70 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 1 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Nauris Bulvītis | Spartaks Jūrmala | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Ryan Donaldson | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | David Goodwillie | Aberdeen | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | Gary Miller | Partick Thistle | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Karleigh Osborne | Bristol City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Jordan Slew | Chesterfield | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Connor Smith | AFC Wimbledon | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Yann Songo'o | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Jimmy Spencer | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2016 | DM | Oscar Threlkeld | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 11 July 2016 | CB | Sonny Bradley | Crawley Town | Free transfer |
| 18 July 2016 | CM | David Ijaha | Whitehawk | Free transfer |
| 22 July 2016 | CM | David Fox | Crewe Alexandra | Free transfer |
| 1 August 2016 | GK | Marc McCallum | Livingston | Free transfer |
| 4 January 2017 | CB | Jakub Sokolík | Southend United | Free transfer |
| 5 January 2017 | CF | Nathan Blissett | Torquay United | £15,000 |
| 26 January 2017 | CM | Antoni Sarcevic | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer |
| 30 January 2017 | CF | Ryan Taylor | Oxford United | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | James Bittner | Newport County | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | LW | Callum Hall | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Peter Hartley | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Corey Harvey | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Josh Simpson | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Deane Smalley | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LW | Gregg Wylde | Millwall | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2016 | AM | Tyler Harvey | Wrexham | Rejected contract |
| 4 July 2016 | RB | Kelvin Mellor | Blackpool | Rejected contract |
| 4 July 2016 | CB | Curtis Nelson | Oxford United | £250,000 |
| 4 July 2016 | CF | Reuben Reid | Exeter City | Rejected contract |
| 5 July 2016 | CB | Carl McHugh | Motherwell | Free transfer |
| 16 January 2017 | CB | Karleigh Osborne | Kilmarnock | Free transfer |
| 25 January 2017 | CF | David Goodwillie | Free agent | Sacked |
| 30 January 2017 | LB | Ben Purrington | Rotherham United | Undisclosed |
* ↑ Following Harvey's departure, he signed for Wrexham.
* ↑ Following Mellor's departure, he signed for Blackpool.
* ↑ Following Nelson's departure, he signed for Oxford United.
* ↑ Following Reid's departure, he signed for Exeter City.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 18 August 2016 | SS | Craig Tanner | Reading | 31 May 2017 |
| 31 August 2016 | CF | Arnold Garita | Bristol City | 31 May 2017 |
| 31 January 2017 | RM | Matty Kennedy | Cardiff City | 31 May 2017 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
| 31 January 2017 | FW | | Louis Rooney | Hartlepool United | 31 May 2017 | |