# 2018–19 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Plymouth Argyle's second consecutive season in League One and their 133rd year in existence. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## First-Team Squad

    As of 29 March 2020
| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Ends |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Matt Macey | GK | Bath | 24 | 38 | 0 | Arsenal | 30 July 2018 | Loan | 2019 |
| 21 | Kyle Letheren | GK | Llanelli | 31 | 23 | 0 | York City | 5 September 2017 | Free | 2019 |
| 31 | Michael Cooper | GK | Exeter | 19 | 4 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2017 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| — | Harry Burgoyne | GK | Ludlow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 June 2018 | Loan | 2019 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Joe Riley | RB | Salford | 27 | 20 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 July 2018 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 3 | Gary Sawyer | LB | Bideford | 33 | 257 | 6 | Leyton Orient | 25 June 2015 | Free | 2019 |
| 5 | Ryan Edwards | CB | Liverpool | 25 | 68 | 9 | Morecambe | 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 14 | Niall Canavan | CB | Leeds | 28 | 38 | 2 | Rochdale | 1 July 2018 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 20 | Lloyd Jones | CB | Plymouth | 23 | 9 | 1 | Luton Town | 31 January 2019 | Loan | 2019 |
| 22 | Tafari Moore | RB | Kilburn | 21 | 18 | 0 | Arsenal | 1 July 2018 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 23 | Ashley Smith-Brown | LB | Manchester | 23 | 37 | 1 | Manchester City | 1 July 2018 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 25 | Scott Wootton | CB | Birkenhead | 27 | 10 | 0 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 July 2018 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 26 | Oscar Threlkeld | RB | Bolton | 25 | 108 | 4 | Waasland-Beveren | 8 January 2019 | Loan | 2019 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | Yann Songo'o | DM | Toulon | 27 | 139 | 3 | Free agent | 19 June 2016 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 6 | Jamie Ness | CM | Irvine | 28 | 59 | 4 | Scunthorpe United | 1 July 2017 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 7 | Antoni Sarcevic | CM | Manchester | 27 | 94 | 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 January 2017 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 8 | David Fox | CM | Leek | 35 | 143 | 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 July 2016 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 10 | Graham Carey | AM | Blanchardstown | 30 | 197 | 49 | Ross County | 2 July 2015 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 11 | Rúben Lameiras | AM | Lisbon | 24 | 82 | 18 | Coventry City | 1 July 2017 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 13 | Paul Anderson | LM | Melton Mowbray | 30 | 3 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 22 February 2019 | Free | 2019 |
| 15 | Conor Grant | CM | Fazakerley | 24 | 14 | 0 | Everton | 1 July 2018 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 16 | Joel Grant | LM | Acton | 31 | 57 | 10 | Exeter City | 1 July 2017 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 17 | Lionel Ainsworth | RM | Nottingham | 31 | 25 | 0 | Motherwell | 1 July 2017 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 36 | Cameron Sangster | CM | Newton Abbot | 19 | 2 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2016 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | Ryan Taylor | CF | Rotherham | 31 | 78 | 10 | Oxford United | 30 January 2017 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 19 | Freddie Ladapo | CF | Romford | 26 | 49 | 19 | Southend United | 1 July 2018 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 29 | Alex Fletcher | CF | Newton Abbot | 20 | 25 | 3 | Academy | 22 June 2017 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| 35 | Luke Jephcott | CF | Ponsanooth | 19 | 10 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2018 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||||
| 18 | Calum Dyson | CF | Fazakerley | 22 | 2 | 0 | Everton | 1 July 2018 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 28 | Jordan Bentley | DF | Plymouth | 20 | 2 | 0 | Academy | 4 March 2016 | Trainee | Undisclosed |

### Statistics

    As of game played on 12 May 2019
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | 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 |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Matt Macey | 38 | 0 | 33+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Joe Riley | 20 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Gary Sawyer | 33 | 0 | 28+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | CMR | Yann Songo'o | 45 | 1 | 36+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Ryan Edwards | 37 | 5 | 34+1 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Jamie Ness | 30 | 1 | 18+6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Antoni Sarcevic | 41 | 4 | 36+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | David Fox | 46 | 1 | 39+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ryan Taylor | 36 | 0 | 5+27 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | IRL | Graham Carey | 46 | 6 | 40+2 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | POR | Rúben Lameiras | 44 | 12 | 30+10 | 11 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Paul Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | IRL | Niall Canavan | 38 | 2 | 29+4 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Conor Grant | 14 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | JAM | Joel Grant | 21 | 4 | 14+3 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Lionel Ainsworth | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Freddie Ladapo | 49 | 19 | 42+3 | 18 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Lloyd Jones | 9 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | WAL | Kyle Letheren | 14 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Tafari Moore | 18 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Ashley Smith-Brown | 37 | 1 | 30+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Scott Wootton | 10 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Oscar Threlkeld | 11 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Alex Fletcher | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Michael Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Ryan Law | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | WAL | Luke Jephcott | 9 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Michael Peck | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Adam Randell | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Tom Purrington | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 18 | FW | ENG | Calum Dyson | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Alex Battle | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 13 | MF | ENG | Stuart O'Keefe | 13 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO | Gregg Wylde | 11 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SCO | Peter Grant | 9 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 12 May 2019
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 19 | | CF | Freddie Ladapo | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | 11 | | AM | Rúben Lameiras | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | 10 | | AM | Graham Carey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 | | CB | Ryan Edwards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 | | CM | Antoni Sarcevic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 16 | | LM | Joel Grant | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 14 | | CB | Niall Canavan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | | CM | David Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | | DM | Yann Songo'o | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | | CM | Jamie Ness | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 20 | | CB | Lloyd Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 23 | | LB | Ashley Smith-Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 26 | | RB | Oscar Threlkeld | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 57 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 61 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 12 May 2019
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 7 | | CM | Antoni Sarcevic | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 10 | | AM | Graham Carey | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 23 | | LB | Ashley Smith-Brown | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | | CM | Jamie Ness | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | | DM | Yann Songo'o | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | | CB | Ryan Edwards | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | | CM | David Fox | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | | RB | Joe Riley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | | CM | Stuart O'Keefe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | | CB | Niall Canavan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | | CF | Ryan Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | | LM | Joel Grant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | | CF | Freddie Ladapo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | | LB | Gary Sawyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | | LM | Gregg Wylde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | | CB | Peter Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 37 | | CM | Michael Peck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 75 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 2 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Niall Canavan | Rochdale | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Calum Dyson | Everton | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Conor Grant | Everton | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Peter Grant | Falkirk | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | RB | Tafari Moore | Arsenal | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Freddie Ladapo | Southend United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | RB | Joe Riley | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Ashley Smith-Brown | Manchester City | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Scott Wootton | Milton Keynes Dons | Free transfer |
| 8 January 2019 | RB | Oscar Threlkeld | Waasland-Beveren | Undisclosed |
| 22 February 2019 | RM | Paul Anderson | Mansfield Town | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Nathan Blissett | Macclesfield Town | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Sonny Bradley | Luton Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Simon Church | Retired | — |
| 1 July 2018 | RW | Billy Craske | Bromley | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Elliott Crawford | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Harry Downing | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Luke McCormick | Swindon Town | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | RB | Gary Miller | Carlisle United | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | DM | Paul Paton | Falkirk | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Callum Rose | Dorchester Town | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Aaron Taylor | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | Motherwell | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Robbert te Loeke | Retired | — |
| 1 July 2018 | RB | Oscar Threlkeld | Waasland-Beveren | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | Matt Ward | Free agent | Released |
| 7 January 2019 | LM | Gregg Wylde | Livingston | Mutual consent |
| 29 January 2019 | CB | Peter Grant | Carlisle United | Mutual consent |
| 10 May 2019 | RM | Paul Anderson | Free agent | Released |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Harry Burgoyne | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 May 2019 |
| 30 July 2018 | GK | Matt Macey | Arsenal | 31 May 2019 |
| 24 August 2018 | CM | Stuart O'Keefe | Cardiff City | January 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | CB | Lloyd Jones | Luton Town | 31 January 2019 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 10 October 2018 | CB | Jordan Bentley | Truro City | January 2019 |
| 10 October 2018 | CM | Dan Rooney | Truro City | January 2019 |
| 3 January 2019 | CF | Alex Battle | Truro City | 31 May 2019 |
| 11 January 2019 | RB | Harry Hodges | Gloucester City | 10 February 2019 |
| 11 January 2019 | LB | Ryan Law | Gloucester City | 10 February 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | CF | Calum Dyson | Stevenage | 31 May 2019 |

## Competitions
### Friendlies

On 10 May 2018, Plymouth Argyle announced eight pre-season friendlies for July. These were extended into ten friendlies when a tour of The Netherlands was announced in early July.

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 19 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 50 | |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 50 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 56 | 80 | −24 | 50 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Walsall (R) | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 47 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 53 | 83 | −30 | 46 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 May 2019. Source: BBC

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 19 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |

#### Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

### FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October. The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.

### EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.

### EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.
| Pos | Lge | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ACA | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Newport County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Swindon Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | L1 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | |