Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 2007-08
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| Season 2007-08 | |
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| League | League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
| Manager | Paul Sturrock Paul Sturrock Paul Whitehead Sturrock is a Scottish football manager who, since July 2010, is the manager of Southend United. Until this appointment, Sturrock had most recently been at English League 1 club Plymouth Argyle in a business support role, having been relieved of his managerial duties, until he quit... |
| Chairman | Paul Stapleton Paul Stapleton Paul Stapleton is the vice-chairman of Plymouth Argyle and senior partner in the Plymouth based accountancy practice Parkhurst Hill. He was previously the chairman at Plymouth from August 2001 to July 2009, and has been a director of the club since 1998... |
| League position | 10th |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ebanks-Blake Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Sylvan Agustus Ebanks-Blake is an English footballer of Jamaican descent who plays as a striker for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.... (11) All: Ebanks-Blake Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Sylvan Agustus Ebanks-Blake is an English footballer of Jamaican descent who plays as a striker for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.... (12) |
| Highest attendance | Home: 17,511 v Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... (22 Mar 2008) Away: 25,434 v Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... (4 Dec 2007) |
| Lowest attendance | Home: 5,133 v Doncaster Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... (28 Aug 2007) Home League: 10,451 v Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... (2 Oct 2007) Away: 4,833 v Colchester Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... (6 Nov 2007) |
| FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
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| League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
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This article shows statistics of individual players for the football club Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
. It also lists all matches played by the club in the 2007-08
2007-08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
season.
Review and events
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007-08 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.- 5 July: Argyle target Kevin GallenKevin GallenKevin Andrew Gallen is an English professional footballer who is without a club. He most recently played for Braintree Town and is currently working for Queens Park Rangers academy in a youth development role similar to that previously held by his brother Joe Gallen.A former England Under-21...
, who was previously on loan to Argyle, signs with MK DonsMilton Keynes Dons F.C..Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...
. - 5 July: Gary SawyerGary SawyerGary Dean Sawyer is an English footballer who plays for Football League Two club Bristol Rovers as a defender, having previously played for Plymouth Argyle, Weymouth, Exeter City and Bristol City.-Playing career:...
signs a three year contract extension, keeping him at the club until summer 2010. - 20 July: New kit is announced.
- 23 July: Argyle arrive in Austria for their pre-season tour.
- 3 August: Dan GoslingDan GoslingDaniel "Dan" Gosling is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a centre midfielder, right midfielder or right fullback. Gosling is a versatile player, having operated as a box-to-box midfielder on several occasions and occasionally deputised at right back to...
is called up the England U17 squad for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup2007 FIFA U-17 World CupThe FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 was held in the Korea Republic between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16...
. - 3 August: Damon Lenszner resigns from the Board of Directors.
- 18 August: Ian HollowayIan HollowayIan Scott Holloway is an English football manager and former player. He became the manager of Blackpool in May 2009. Holloway is well-known amongst football fans for his off-the-wall interviews, with a wide selection of quotes and soundbites being printed. Holloway's playing career spanned 18...
misses the home game against Ipswich TownIpswich Town F.C.Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
after being rushed to hospital with kidney stones. - 21 August: Club captain Paul WottonPaul WottonPaul Anthony Wotton is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Yeovil Town. He began his career as a defender with Plymouth Argyle, where he captained them to two Football League championships before being released in the summer of 2008. Praised for his determination and leadership, he...
returns to action after nearly nine months out through injury. - 15 September: Dan GoslingDan GoslingDaniel "Dan" Gosling is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a centre midfielder, right midfielder or right fullback. Gosling is a versatile player, having operated as a box-to-box midfielder on several occasions and occasionally deputised at right back to...
signs a three year contract extension, keeping him at the club until summer 2010. - 8 October: On loan defender Larrys MabialaLarrys MabialaLarrys Mabiala is a footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club OGC Nice as a defender, having previously played for Paris Saint-Germain and Plymouth Argyle...
returns to P.S.G for treatment on his injured kneed. Larrys had was still yet to make an appearance for Argyle. - 19 October: Bojan DjordjicBojan DjordjicBojan Djordjic is a Swedish footballer of ethnic Serbian descent...
has his contract terminated with the club. - 21 November: Manager Ian HollowayIan HollowayIan Scott Holloway is an English football manager and former player. He became the manager of Blackpool in May 2009. Holloway is well-known amongst football fans for his off-the-wall interviews, with a wide selection of quotes and soundbites being printed. Holloway's playing career spanned 18...
resigned from Plymouth Argyle, signing a contract with Leicester City F.C.Leicester City F.C.Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
days later. - 27 November: Paul SturrockPaul SturrockPaul Whitehead Sturrock is a Scottish football manager who, since July 2010, is the manager of Southend United. Until this appointment, Sturrock had most recently been at English League 1 club Plymouth Argyle in a business support role, having been relieved of his managerial duties, until he quit...
is appointed manager of Plymouth Argyle for the second time. - 13 December: Paul WottonPaul WottonPaul Anthony Wotton is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Yeovil Town. He began his career as a defender with Plymouth Argyle, where he captained them to two Football League championships before being released in the summer of 2008. Praised for his determination and leadership, he...
plays his first game on over a year, in a 2-0 win reserve team victory over Exeter CityExeter City F.C.Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
. - 3 January: Dan GoslingDan GoslingDaniel "Dan" Gosling is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a centre midfielder, right midfielder or right fullback. Gosling is a versatile player, having operated as a box-to-box midfielder on several occasions and occasionally deputised at right back to...
's £1.5m transfer to EvertonEverton F.C.Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
is a new club record fee received for a player. He is also Argyle's first 1 million pound player.
Squad information
Squad stats
Goalscorers
| Name | League | Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Sylvan Agustus Ebanks-Blake is an English footballer of Jamaican descent who plays as a striker for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.... |
11 | 1 | 12 |
| David Norris David Norris (footballer) David Martin Norris is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Portsmouth as a midfielder, having previously played for Boston United, Bolton Wanderers, Hull City, Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town.... |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| Péter Halmosi Péter Halmosi Péter Halmosi is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Szombathelyi Haladás as a midfielder. Halmosi is a Hungarian International player, having won 31 caps for his country... |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Krisztián Timár Krisztián Timár Krisztián Tímár is a Hungarian footballer who plays as a centre back. He has represented Hungary at international level, gaining four caps.-Playing career:... |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Chadwick Nick Chadwick Nicholas Gerald "Nick" Chadwick is an English footballer who plays for Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle as a striker, on loan from Conference National side Stockport County, having previously played for Everton, Derby County, Millwall, Plymouth Argyle, Hereford United, Shrewsbury Town,... |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee Martin | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Hayles Barry Hayles Barrington Edward "Barry" Hayles is a footballer who plays for Conference South club Truro City as a striker, having previously played for Stevenage Borough, Bristol Rovers, Fulham, Sheffield United, Millwall, Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City and Cheltenham Town... |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rory Fallon Rory Fallon Rory Michael Fallon is a New Zealand footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen as a forward. He has previously played for Barnsley, Shrewsbury Town, Swindon Town, Yeovil Town, Swansea City, Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town. He has been capped by New Zealand at international... |
2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jermaine Easter Jermaine Easter Jermaine Maurice Easter is a Welsh international footballer currently playing as a striker for Crystal Palace.-Early career:... |
2 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Seip Marcel Seip Marcel Seip is a Dutch footballer who plays for Football League Two club Bradford City as a defender, having previously played for Veendam, Heerenveen, Plymouth Argyle, Blackpool, Sheffield United and Charlton Athletic.-Veendam:... |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Connolly Paul Connolly Paul Connolly is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Leeds United as a right back, having previously played for Plymouth Argyle, Bideford, Derby County and Sheffield United.-Plymouth Argyle:... |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nadjim Abdou Nadjim Abdou Nadjim Abdou is a footballer who plays for Millwall as a midfielder, having previously played for Martigues, Sedan and Plymouth Argyle. He has represented Comoros at international level.-Career:... |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Hodges | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luke Summerfield Luke Summerfield Luke John Summerfield is an English footballer who plays for Cheltenham Town as a midfielder.He began his career with Plymouth Argyle, following in the footsteps of his father, Kevin, who played for the club in the 1980s and later managed the team... |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goal | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Discipline
| Name | |Yellow cards | |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Hayles Barry Hayles Barrington Edward "Barry" Hayles is a footballer who plays for Conference South club Truro City as a striker, having previously played for Stevenage Borough, Bristol Rovers, Fulham, Sheffield United, Millwall, Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City and Cheltenham Town... |
0 | 7 |
| Krisztián Timár Krisztián Timár Krisztián Tímár is a Hungarian footballer who plays as a centre back. He has represented Hungary at international level, gaining four caps.-Playing career:... |
0 | 6 |
| Lilian Nalis Lilian Nalis Lilian Nalis is a retired French footballer who played as a midfielder.- Career :Nalis started his career in his home country of France, playing for a wide variety of French clubs including Le Havre, Caen, Guingamp and Bastia... |
0 | 6 |
| Paul Connolly Paul Connolly Paul Connolly is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Leeds United as a right back, having previously played for Plymouth Argyle, Bideford, Derby County and Sheffield United.-Plymouth Argyle:... |
0 | 4 |
| Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Sylvan Agustus Ebanks-Blake is an English footballer of Jamaican descent who plays as a striker for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.... |
0 | 4 |
| David Norris David Norris (footballer) David Martin Norris is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Portsmouth as a midfielder, having previously played for Boston United, Bolton Wanderers, Hull City, Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town.... |
0 | 5 |
| Lee Martin | 0 | 4 |
| Marcel Seip Marcel Seip Marcel Seip is a Dutch footballer who plays for Football League Two club Bradford City as a defender, having previously played for Veendam, Heerenveen, Plymouth Argyle, Blackpool, Sheffield United and Charlton Athletic.-Veendam:... |
0 | 3 |
| Jermaine Easter Jermaine Easter Jermaine Maurice Easter is a Welsh international footballer currently playing as a striker for Crystal Palace.-Early career:... |
0 | 3 |
| Gary Sawyer Gary Sawyer Gary Dean Sawyer is an English footballer who plays for Football League Two club Bristol Rovers as a defender, having previously played for Plymouth Argyle, Weymouth, Exeter City and Bristol City.-Playing career:... |
0 | 2 |
| Ákos Buzsáky Ákos Buzsáky Ákos Buzsáky is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Premier League club Queens Park Rangers as a midfielder, having previously played for MTK Hungária, FC Porto, Academica de Coimbra and Plymouth Argyle. He has been capped by Hungary at international level.... |
0 | 1 |
| Péter Halmosi Péter Halmosi Péter Halmosi is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Szombathelyi Haladás as a midfielder. Halmosi is a Hungarian International player, having won 31 caps for his country... |
0 | 1 |
| Dan Gosling Dan Gosling Daniel "Dan" Gosling is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a centre midfielder, right midfielder or right fullback. Gosling is a versatile player, having operated as a box-to-box midfielder on several occasions and occasionally deputised at right back to... |
0 | 1 |
| Total: | 0 | 46 |
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