2020–21 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

Plymouth Argyle
2020–21 season
ChairmanSimon Hallett
ManagerRyan Lowe
StadiumHome Park
League One18th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Luke Jephcott (16)
All: Luke Jephcott (18)
Highest home attendance2,000
(vs MK Dons, 19th Dec 2020)
(vs Oxford United, 29th Dec 2020)
Lowest home attendanceBehind closed doors

The 2020–21 season is Plymouth Argyle's 135th in existence and their first season back in EFL League One. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

First-team squad

As of 18 January 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1 Michael Cooper England GK (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 25) 58 0 2017 Academy Trainee
23 Luke McCormick England GK (1983-08-15) 15 August 1983 (age 41) 377 0 2020 England Swindon Town Free
26 Jack Ruddy Scotland GK (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 27) 2 0 2020 Spain CD Leganés B Free
Defenders
2 Kelland Watts England CB/DM (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 25) 49 3 2020 England Newcastle United Loan
3 Gary Sawyer England CB/LB (1985-07-05) 5 July 1985 (age 39) 298 6 2015 England Leyton Orient Free
4 Will Aimson England CB/DM (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 31) 53 2 2019 England Bury Free
22 Adam Lewis England LB/LM/DM (1999-11-08) 8 November 1999 (age 25) 20 1 2021 England Liverpool Loan
24 Jerome Opoku England CB/LB (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 26) 38 1 2020 England Fulham Loan
25 Sam Woods England CB/RB/DM (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 26) 9 1 2021 England Crystal Palace Loan
27 Ryan Law England LB (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 25) 7 0 2018 Academy Trainee
41 Ollie Tomlinson England CB (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 (age 22) 2 0 2020 Academy Trainee
Midfielders
8 Joe Edwards England RM/CM/RB (1990-10-31) 31 October 1990 (age 34) 87 12 2019 England Walsall Free
10 Danny Mayor England LM/AM/CM (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990 (age 34) 87 3 2019 England Bury Free
14 Ben Reeves England AM/CM/LM (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 33) 31 2 2020 England Milton Keynes Dons Free
15 Conor Grant England CM/LM/RM (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29) 83 6 2018 England Everton Free
16 Lewis Macleod Scotland CM/AM/LM (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 30) 17 0 2020 England Wigan Athletic Free
17 Byron Moore England RW/LW (1988-08-24) 24 August 1988 (age 36) 78 7 2019 England Bury Free
18 Tyrese Fornah England CM/DM/AM (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 25) 43 0 2020 England Nottingham Forest Loan
28 Panutche Camará Guinea-Bissau AM/CM/SS (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27) 47 5 2020 England Crawley Town Free
32 George Cooper England LW/RW/AM (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 (age 28) 48 6 2020 England Peterborough United Undisclosed
42 Jarvis Cleal England CM/RWB (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) 1 0 2020 England West Bromwich Albion Free
Forwards
7 Frank Nouble England CF/RW/LW (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 (age 33) 32 2 2020 England Colchester United Free
9 Ryan Hardie Scotland CF/RW/LW (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 27) 63 13 2021 England Blackpool Undisclosed
19 Klaidi Lolos Greece CF (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 24) 15 1 2019 Academy Trainee
21 Niall Ennis England CF/LW (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 25) 23 6 2021 England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed
31 Luke Jephcott Wales CF/RW/LW (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24) 69 25 2018 Academy Trainee
33 Rubin Wilson England CF (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 23) 1 0 2019 Academy Trainee

Statistics

As of game played on 5 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Michael Cooper 51 0 45+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG Kelland Watts 49 3 41+2 2 4+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Gary Sawyer 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF England ENG Will Aimson 46 0 39+1 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF England ENG Scott Wootton 16 0 7+3 0 1+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
7 FW England ENG Frank Nouble 31 2 12+12 1 1+3 0 1+1 1 1+0 0
8 MF England ENG Joe Edwards 47 8 34+5 6 4+0 1 1+1 1 1+1 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Ryan Hardie 50 6 25+17 5 3+1 1 2+0 0 1+1 0
10 MF England ENG Danny Mayor 48 2 43+0 1 3+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
14 MF England ENG Ben Reeves 31 2 4+23 0 1+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 1
15 MF England ENG Conor Grant 46 4 34+4 4 3+1 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Lewis Macleod 17 0 10+5 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF England ENG Byron Moore 42 2 16+21 2 1+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF England ENG Tyrese Fornah 42 0 32+5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 FW Greece GRE Klaidi Lolos 9 1 0+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
20 MF England ENG Adam Randell 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 FW England ENG Niall Ennis 23 6 17+6 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF England ENG Adam Lewis 20 1 9+11 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 GK England ENG Luke McCormick 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 DF England ENG Jerome Opoku 38 1 30+3 1 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
25 DF England ENG Sam Woods 9 1 5+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 GK Scotland SCO Jack Ruddy 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
27 DF England ENG Ryan Law 7 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 3+0 0
28 MF Guinea-Bissau GNB Panutche Camará 46 5 33+6 2 3+1 2 1+1 1 1+0 0
29 FW England ENG Timmy Abraham 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
31 FW Wales WAL Luke Jephcott 45 18 31+9 16 4+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 MF England ENG George Cooper 17 3 10+2 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+1 2
36 MF England ENG Finley Craske 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
37 FW England ENG Brandon Pursall 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
38 MF United States USA Ethan Mitchell 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
39 FW England ENG Scott Crocker 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
41 DF England ENG Ollie Tomlinson 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Players who left the club:
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Niall Canavan 15 1 10+2 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
11 FW England ENG Dom Telford 24 2 2+14 1 0+3 0 1+1 0 3+0 1

Goals record

As of 5 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 31 Wales CF Luke Jephcott 16 2 0 0 18
2 8 England RM Joe Edwards 6 1 1 0 8
3 9 Scotland CF Ryan Hardie 5 1 0 0 6
21 England CF Niall Ennis 6 0 0 0 6
5 28 Guinea-Bissau AM Panutche Camará 2 2 1 0 5
6 15 England CM Conor Grant 4 0 0 0 4
7 2 England CB Kelland Watts 2 0 1 0 3
32 England AM George Cooper 1 0 0 2 3
9 7 England CF Frank Nouble 1 0 1 0 2
10 England LM Danny Mayor 1 0 1 0 2
11 England CF Dom Telford 1 0 0 1 2
14 England AM Ben Reeves 0 1 0 1 2
17 England RM Byron Moore 2 0 0 0 2
14 6 Republic of Ireland CB Niall Canavan 1 0 0 0 1
19 Greece CF Klaidi Lolos 0 0 0 1 1
22 England LB Adam Lewis 1 0 0 0 1
24 England CB Jerome Opoku 1 0 0 0 1
25 England CB Sam Woods 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1
Total 52 7 5 5 69

Disciplinary record

As of 5 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 24 England LB Jerome Opoku 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0
2 2 England CB Kelland Watts 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
8 England RM Joe Edwards 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
4 7 England CF Frank Nouble 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
5 18 England DM Tyrese Fornah 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
6 6 Republic of Ireland CB Niall Canavan 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
10 England LM Danny Mayor 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
28 Guinea-Bissau AM Panutche Camará 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
9 9 Scotland CF Ryan Hardie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
16 Scotland CM Lewis Macleod 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
22 England LB Adam Lewis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
12 1 England GK Michael Cooper 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 England CB Scott Wootton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 England LB Ryan Law 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
32 England AM George Cooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
16 4 England CB Will Aimson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 England AM Ben Reeves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 England RW Byron Moore 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 England CF Niall Ennis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 England CB Sam Woods 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
31 Wales CF Luke Jephcott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 66 4 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 73 4 1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
28 July 2020 GK England Luke McCormick England Swindon Town Free transfer [1]
3 August 2020 CF England Frank Nouble England Colchester United Free transfer [2]
7 August 2020 AM Guinea-Bissau Panutche Camará England Crawley Town Free transfer [3]
17 August 2020 CM Scotland Lewis Macleod England Wigan Athletic Free transfer [4]
2 September 2020 LW England George Cooper England Peterborough United Undisclosed [5]
3 September 2020 AM Northern Ireland Ben Reeves England Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer [6]
6 September 2020 GK Scotland Jack Ruddy Spain Leganés Free transfer [7]
18 January 2021 CF England Niall Ennis England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [8]
29 January 2021 CF Scotland Ryan Hardie England Blackpool Undisclosed [9]

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
29 July 2020 CF Scotland Ryan Hardie England Blackpool 29 January 2021 [10][9]
24 August 2020 CB England Kelland Watts England Newcastle United End of season [11]
25 September 2020 LB England Jerome Opoku England Fulham 31 January 2021 [12]
2 October 2020 CM England Tyrese Fornah England Nottingham Forest End of season [13]
16 October 2020 CF England Timmy Abraham England Fulham 24 December 2020 [14]
14 January 2021 LB England Adam Lewis England Liverpool End of season [15]
31 January 2021 CB England Sam Woods England Crystal Palace End of season [16]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
14 August 2020 CF England Rubin Wilson England Plymouth Parkway 7 September 2020[a] [17]
7 September 2020 CF England Rubin Wilson England Dorchester Town 7 December 2020 [18]
11 September 2020 CB England Ollie Tomlinson England Barnstaple Town October 2020 [19]
3 October 2020 DM England Adam Randell England Torquay United 16 January 2021 [20][21]
11 December 2020 LB England Ryan Law England Chippenham Town January 2021 [22]
11 December 2020 CF Greece Klaidi Lolos England Chippenham Town January 2021 [22]
1 February 2021 CF England Frank Nouble England Colchester United End of Season [23]
1 February 2021 CB England Scott Wootton England Wigan Athletic End of season [24]
15 March 2021 LB England Ryan Law England Torquay United April 2021 [25]
  1. ^ Loan cut short to join Dorchester Town on loan

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 AM England Jude Boyd England Mousehole Free transfer [26][27]
1 July 2020 CB England Isaac Burdon England Plymouth Parkway Free transfer [26][28]
1 July 2020 LB England Reuben Collum Unattached Released [26]
1 July 2020 CF England Alex Fletcher England Tiverton Town Released [26][29]
1 July 2020 RW Jamaica Joel Grant England Swindon Town Released [26][30]
1 July 2020 RB England Tafari Moore Unattached Released [26]
1 July 2020 CB England Michael Peck England Tiverton Town Released [26][31]
1 July 2020 DM England Tom Purrington England Bromley Released [26][32]
1 July 2020 CF England Ryan Taylor Wales Newport County Released [26][33]
1 July 2020 GK England Harry Townsend United States Missouri State Bears Released [26][34]
1 July 2020 CM England Antoni Sarcevic England Bolton Wanderers Released [35][36]
30 July 2020 LM Scotland Callum McFadzean England Sunderland Released [37][38]
12 January 2021 CB Republic of Ireland Niall Canavan England Bradford City Undisclosed [39]
28 January 2021 CF England Dom Telford Wales Newport County Undisclosed [40]
6 May 2021 CB England Gary Sawyer Retired — [41]

Pre-season

8 August 2020 Friendly Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Plymouth Parkway Plymouth
15:00 BST Miller 36'
Jephcott 49'		 Report Allen 22' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Whaley
19 August 2020 Friendly Rangers XI 3–2 Plymouth Argyle Milngavie, Scotland
14:00 BST 10'
26'
88'		 Report Trialist 46'
Sawyer 63'		 Stadium: Rangers Training Centre
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Lowe
25 August 2020 Friendly Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Middlesbrough Plymouth
14:00 BST Report Assombalonga 33' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
29 August 2020 Friendly Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Plymouth
13:00 BST Hardie 41'
Jephcott 87'		 Report Sweeney 50' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable

Competitions

EFL League One

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 19 7 20 63 67 −4 64
15 Fleetwood Town 46 16 12 18 49 46 +3 60
16 Burton Albion 46 15 12 19 61 73 −12 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 −7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 −27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 −16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 −23 48
21 Rochdale (R) 46 11 14 21 61 78 −17 47 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Northampton Town (R) 46 11 12 23 41 67 −26 45
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[42]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 14 11 21 53 80  −27 53 11 4 8 31 39  −8 3 7 13 22 41  −19

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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GroundHAHAHHAAHHHAAHHAAHAHHHAAHAAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDDLWWLDWWDLLLLLLWDLWDWWDDWWDLWLLLLLWDWLLDLLLL
Position8591386998891011151516191414171515111313121210101210121415161616161416161616181818
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[43]

12 September 2020 1 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Blackpool Plymouth
15:00 BST Jephcott 3' Report Stadium: Home Park
Referee: Kevin Johnson
19 September 2020 2 AFC Wimbledon 4–4 Plymouth Argyle Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST Pigott 18', 60'
Woodyard Yellow card 38'
McLoughlin 49'
Longman 69'		 Report Cooper 16'
Grant 45'
Canavan 76'
Telford 78'
Nouble Yellow card 85'
MacLeod Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
26 September 2020 3 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Plymouth
15:00 BST Grant 29'
Canavan Yellow card 73'		 Report Vela 14' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
3 October 2020 4 Hull City 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Adelakun 10' Report Opoku Yellow card 57' Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
10 October 2020 5 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Burton Albion Plymouth
15:00 BST Jephcott 25'
Moore 47'
Watts Yellow card 63'
Canavan Yellow card 72'		 Report Hemmings Yellow card 58'
Daniel Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
17 October 2020 6 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Northampton Town Plymouth
15:00 BST Moore Yellow card 21'
Nouble 41'
Cooper Yellow card 50'
Watts 86'		 Report Watson Yellow card 43'
Korboa 62'
Rose Yellow card 66'
Bolger Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
20 October 2020 7 Lincoln City 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Lincoln
19:00 BST Jones Yellow card 11'
Walsh Yellow card 21'
Grant 50' (pen.)
Johnson 72'		 Report Nouble Yellow card 19' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
24 October 2020 8 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Wigan
15:00 BST Tilt Yellow card 41'
Keane 69'		 Report Hardie 34'
Edwards Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
27 October 2020 9 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Plymouth
19:45 GMT Jephcott 34'
Edwards Yellow card 65' 68'
Hardie Yellow card 81'
Cooper Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Okenabirhie 73'
James Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Home Park
Referee: Alan Young
3 November 2020 10 Plymouth Argyle 4–2 Swindon Town Plymouth
19:00 GMT Jephcott 6', 25'
Edwards 7'
Fornah Yellow card 14'
Hardie Yellow card 76'
Grant 89'		 Report Payne Yellow card 4'
Hope 10'
Grant 23'
J. Smith Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 45+4'
M. Smith Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
16 November 2020 11 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Portsmouth Plymouth
19:45 GMT Raggett 11' (o.g.)
Opoku Yellow card 71' 78'
Reeves Yellow card 86'		 Report Marquis Yellow card 33' 63' (pen.)
Naylor 65' Yellow card 86'
Cannon Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
21 November 2020 12 Fleetwood Town 5–1 Plymouth Argyle Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Finley 4'
Camps 7', 67'
Andrew Yellow card 24'
Burns 38'
Mulgrew 55'		 Report Canavan Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Edwards Yellow card 74'
Jephcott 84'
Nouble Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
24 November 2020 13 Peterborough United 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Peterborough
19:00 GMT Dembélé Yellow card 18'
Clarke-Harris 41'		 Report Wootton Yellow card 26'
Opoku Yellow card 29'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
1 December 2020 14 Plymouth Argyle 0–4 Rochdale Plymouth
19:45 GMT Report Beesley 3'
Morley 23'
Keohane 45+12'
Humphrys 72'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
5 December 2020 15 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Ipswich Town Plymouth
15:00 GMT Jephcott 14'
Mayor Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 70'
Nouble Yellow card 71'
Watts Yellow card 79'		 Report McGavin Yellow card 50'
Nolan 73'
Jackson 74'
Cornell Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 1,808
Referee: Ollie Yates
12 December 2020 16 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Plymouth Argyle Horfield
15:00 GMT Kilgour 7'
McCormick 26'
Upson Yellow card 68'
Westbrooke 85'		 Report Watts Yellow card 40'
Fornah Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
15 December 2020 17 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Crewe
19:00 GMT Kirk 22'
Dale 43'		 Report Fornah Yellow card 17'
Jephcott 85'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Scott Oldham
19 December 2020 18 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons Plymouth
15:00 GMT Hardie 68'
Watts Yellow card 80'		 Report Keogh Yellow card 34'
Sørensen Yellow card 44'
Kasumu Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 2,000[44]
Referee: Paul Howard
26 December 2020 19 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Charlton
15:00 GMT Gunter 32'
Aneke Yellow card 57'
Maddison 67'		 Report Jephcott 6', 36'
Aimson Yellow card 52'
Macleod Yellow card 69'
Edwards Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
29 December 2020 20 Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Oxford United Plymouth
19:45 GMT Camará 12'
Jephcott Yellow card 65' 84' (pen.)
Macleod Yellow card 80'		 Report Kelly Yellow card 32'
Ruffels 37'
Long 74' Yellow card 90+1'
Clare Yellow card 79'
Shodipo 82' (pen.)
Moore Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 2,000[45]
Referee: Brett Huxtable
2 January 2021 21 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Gillingham Plymouth
15:00 GMT Jephcott 33'
Nouble Yellow card 86'		 Report Jackson Yellow card 68'
Drysdale Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
16 January 2021 22 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Plymouth
15:00 GMT Jephcott 11' (pen.)
Watts Yellow card 26'
Edwards Yellow card 58'
Opoku Yellow card 60'
Mayor Yellow card 74'
Camará Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 90+3'		 Report Finney 64'
Offord Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
19 January 2021 23 Sunderland 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Sunderland
19:00 GMT Winchester Yellow card 28'
O'Brien 51', Yellow card 54'		 Report Lewis 11', Yellow card 46'
Edwards 56'
Cooper Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
26 January 2021 24 Swindon Town 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Swindon
19:00 GMT Report Camará 36'
Hardie 67'		 Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
30 January 2021 25 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Accrington Stanley Plymouth
15:00 GMT Jephcott 43'
Ennis 78'
Opoku Yellow card 87'
Lewis Yellow card 88'		 Report Pritchard 41'
Charles 46'
Barclay Yellow card 63'
Butcher Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
6 February 2021 26 Portsmouth 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Milton
15:00 GMT Cannon Yellow card 72'
Naylor Yellow card 84'
Curtis 86'
Bolton 87'		 Report Jephcott 71', 82' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
9 February 2021 27 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Accrington
17:30 GMT Conneely Yellow card 62' Report Ennis 51'
Opoku Yellow card 70'
Fornah Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
13 February 2021 28 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Fleetwood Town Plymouth
15:00 GMT Holgate 11' (o.g.)
Opoku Yellow card 49'		 Report Finley Yellow card 77'
Saunders Yellow card 90+1'

Simon Grayson Yellow card		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
20 February 2021 29 Rochdale 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
15:00 GMT McShane Yellow card 18'
Baah Yellow card 22'
McLaughlin Yellow card 90'		 Report Opoku Yellow card 47' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
23 February 2021 30 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Peterborough United Plymouth
19:30 GMT Hardie Yellow card 89' Report Beevers Yellow card 22'
Szmodics 46'
Clarke-Harris 63'
Taylor 84'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
27 February 2021 31 Plymouth Argyle 4–3 Lincoln City Plymouth
15:00 GMT Watts 3'
Mayor 13'
Fornah Yellow card 27'
Edwards Yellow card 63', 90+1'
Grant 77'		 Report McGrandles 22'
Grant 59' (pen.), 62' (pen.)		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
2 March 2021 32 Northampton Town 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Northampton
19:00 GMT Mitchell Yellow card 40'
Watson 40', 65'
Jones Yellow card 54'
Hoskins Yellow card 63'
Rose Yellow card 90'		 Report Fornah Yellow card 76'
Woods Red card 90+1'		 Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
6 March 2021 33 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Doncaster
15:00 GMT Anderson 7'
Bostock Yellow card 39'
Bogle 47'		 Report Ennis 49' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: Declan Bourne
9 March 2021 34 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Wigan Athletic Plymouth
19:00 GMT Edwards Yellow card 30' Report Solomon-Otabor 13'
Evans Yellow card 16'
Tilt 32', Yellow card 84'
Ojo Yellow card 76'
Massey Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
13 March 2021 35 Ipswich Town 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Ipswich
15:00 GMT Parrott 4' Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
16 March 2021 36 Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Denbigh
19:00 GMT Jerome 22', Yellow card 62'
O'Hora Yellow card 76'
Fraser 89' (pen.)		 Report Mayor Yellow card 45'
Grant 61'
Camará Yellow card 89'

Ryan Lowe Yellow card		 Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
20 March 2021 37 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Bristol Rovers Plymouth
15:00 GMT Ennis 7', Yellow card 18', 45'
Opoku Yellow card 39'
Lewis Yellow card 75'		 Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
27 March 2021 38 Blackpool 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Blackpool
15:00 GMT Kaikai 47'
Yates 64' (pen.)		 Report Hardie 12'
Edwards 90+1'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
2 April 2021 39 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Plymouth
15:00 BST Woods 11'
Fornah Yellow card 29'		 Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
5 April 2021 40 Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Plymouth Argyle Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Aimson 52' (o.g.)
Norburn Yellow card 75'
Whalley 77'
Ogbeta 81'
Vela Yellow card 85'		 Report Camará Yellow card 44' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
10 April 2021 41 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Hull City Plymouth
15:00 BST Watts Yellow card 4' Report Lewis-Potter 11'
Magennis 58'
Docherty 74'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
17 April 2021 42 Burton Albion 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Burton upon Trent
12:30 BST Clare Yellow card 19'
Broom 90+3'		 Report Watts Yellow card 28'
Mayor Yellow card 56'
Hardie 69'
Opoku Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
20 April 2021 43 Plymouth Argyle 0–6 Charlton Athletic Plymouth
19:45 BST Watts Yellow card 26' Report Forster-Caskey 26'
Stockley 45'
Watts 47' (o.g.)
Gilbey 49'
Millar 56'
Aneke 89'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
24 April 2021 44 Oxford United 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Oxford
15:00 BST Edwards 29' (o.g.)
Taylor 69', 80'		 Report Ennis 65'
Edwards Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
1 May 2021 45 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Sunderland Plymouth
15:00 BST Camará Yellow card 42'
Law Yellow card 49'
Opoku Red card 54'
Edwards 63', Yellow card 76'		 Report Stewart 21'
Maguire 84' (pen.)
Hume 90+2'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
9 May 2021 46 Gillingham 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Gillingham
12:00 BST Oliver 28'
O'Keefe Yellow card 56'
Dempsey Yellow card 70'		 Report Reeves Yellow card 55' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[46] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[47] The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship all entering the competition.[48] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.[49]

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 November 2020 First round Charlton Athletic 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Charlton
15:00 GMT Levitt Yellow card 21'
Aneke Yellow card 61'
Forster-Caskey Yellow card 72'		 Report Jephcott 60'
Nouble Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
28 November 2020 Second round Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Lincoln City Plymouth
15:00 GMT Jephcott 6'
Canavan Yellow card 55'
Reeves 55'
Opoku Yellow card 85'		 Report Melbourne Yellow card 21'
Walsh Yellow card 54'
Johnson Yellow card 55'
Edun Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
9 January 2021 Third round Huddersfield Town 2–3 Plymouth Argyle Huddersfield
18:00 GMT Crichlow 4'
Olagunju Yellow card 5'
Rowe 32'
Duhaney Yellow card 34'		 Report Hardie 24'
Camará 42'
Edwards 70'		 Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Coy
23 January 2021 Fourth round Sheffield United 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Sheffield
15:00 GMT Basham 39'
Sharp 47'
Norwood Yellow card 68'		 Report Camará 75'
Watts Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[50] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[51]

5 September 2020 First round Plymouth Argyle 3–2 Queens Park Rangers Plymouth
12:30 BST Edwards 32'
Mayor 55'
Nouble 78' Yellow card 82'		 Report Manning 2'
Kakay 57'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
15 September 2020 Second round Leyton Orient 3–2 Plymouth Argyle Leyton
19:45 BST Dennis 55'
McAnuff 74'
Johnson 90+3'		 Report Camará 19'
Watts 34'		 Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Josh Smith

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[52]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Cheltenham Town 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Norwich City U21 3 2 0 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3 L1 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 0 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4 L2 Newport County 3 0 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group stage Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Norwich City U21 Plymouth
19:45 BST Lolos 39' (pen.)
Telford 63'
Law Yellow card 84'		 Report Hondermarck 26'
Omotoye 54'
Dennis 67'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
6 October 2020 Group stage Cheltenham Town 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Cheltenham
19:45 BST Reid 56', 77'
May Yellow card 81'		 Report Cooper Yellow card 87' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
10 November 2020 Group stage Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Newport County Plymouth
19:00 GMT Nouble Yellow card 22'
Reeves 30'
Cooper 48', 59'		 Report Baker Yellow card 15'
Woodiwiss Yellow card 42'
Amond 64'
Ellison Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable

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