2018–19 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

Plymouth Argyle
2018–19 season
ChairmanJames Brent (stepped down 31 October 2018)
Simon Hallett
ManagerDerek Adams
(until 28 April)[1]
Ryan Lowe
(from 5 June)[2]
StadiumHome Park
League One21st (Relegated to EFL League Two)
FA Cup2nd round
EFL Cup2nd round
EFL TrophyGroup Stage Group stages
Top goalscorerLeague: Freddie Ladapo (18)
All: Freddie Ladapo (19)
Highest home attendance12,065 vs Sunderland (3 November 2018)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 8,190 vs Burton Albion (20 October 2018)
All: 1,504 vs Chelsea U21 (30 October 2018)
Average home league attendance9,847
Biggest win5–1
(23 February 2019 vs. Rochdale)
Biggest defeat0–5
(30 October 2018 vs. Chelsea U21, EFL Trophy)

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

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

Statistics

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As of game played on 12 May 2019
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 Matt Macey 38 0 33+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG Joe Riley 20 0 14+4 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Gary Sawyer 33 0 28+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF Cameroon CMR Yann Songo'o 45 1 36+4 0 2+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 0
5 DF England ENG Ryan Edwards 37 5 34+1 5 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
6 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Ness 30 1 18+6 0 2+0 0 2+0 1 2+0 0
7 MF England ENG Antoni Sarcevic 41 4 36+0 3 2+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
8 MF England ENG David Fox 46 1 39+3 1 2+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
9 FW England ENG Ryan Taylor 36 0 5+27 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 1+0 0
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Carey 46 6 40+2 6 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
11 MF Portugal POR Rúben Lameiras 44 12 30+10 11 0+2 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
13 MF England ENG Paul Anderson 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Niall Canavan 38 2 29+4 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
15 MF England ENG Conor Grant 14 0 10+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF Jamaica JAM Joel Grant 21 4 14+3 4 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
17 MF England ENG Lionel Ainsworth 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 FW England ENG Freddie Ladapo 49 19 42+3 18 2+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
20 DF England ENG Lloyd Jones 9 1 4+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 GK Wales WAL Kyle Letheren 14 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
22 DF England ENG Tafari Moore 18 0 14+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
23 DF England ENG Ashley Smith-Brown 37 1 30+1 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
25 DF England ENG Scott Wootton 10 0 6+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF England ENG Oscar Threlkeld 11 1 6+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW England ENG Alex Fletcher 6 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
31 GK England ENG Michael Cooper 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
33 DF England ENG Ryan Law 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
35 FW Wales WAL Luke Jephcott 9 0 2+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
37 MF England ENG Michael Peck 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
38 MF England ENG Adam Randell 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
42 MF England ENG Tom Purrington 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Players out on loan:
18 FW England ENG Calum Dyson 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
36 FW England ENG Alex Battle 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Players who left the club:
13 MF England ENG Stuart O'Keefe 13 0 6+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Gregg Wylde 11 0 1+6 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 1+1 0
24 DF Scotland SCO Peter Grant 9 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0

Goals record

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

Disciplinary record

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As of 12 May 2019
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 7 England CM Antoni Sarcevic 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
10 Republic of Ireland AM Graham Carey 10 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
23 England LB Ashley Smith-Brown 10 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
4 6 Scotland CM Jamie Ness 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 1 0
5 4 Cameroon DM Yann Songo'o 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 0
6 5 England CB Ryan Edwards 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
8 England CM David Fox 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
8 2 England RB Joe Riley 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
13 England CM Stuart O'Keefe 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
14 Republic of Ireland CB Niall Canavan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
11 9 England CF Ryan Taylor 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 Jamaica LM Joel Grant 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 England CF Freddie Ladapo 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 3 England LB Gary Sawyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 Scotland LM Gregg Wylde 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 Scotland CB Peter Grant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
37 England CM Michael Peck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 75 2 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 90 2 0

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CB Republic of Ireland Niall Canavan Rochdale Free transfer [4]
1 July 2018 CF England Calum Dyson Everton Free transfer [5]
1 July 2018 CM England Conor Grant Everton Free transfer [6]
1 July 2018 CB Scotland Peter Grant Scotland Falkirk Free transfer [7]
1 July 2018 RB England Tafari Moore Arsenal Free transfer [8]
1 July 2018 CF Nigeria Freddie Ladapo Southend United Free transfer [9]
1 July 2018 RB England Joe Riley Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [10]
1 July 2018 LB England Ashley Smith-Brown Manchester City Undisclosed [11]
1 July 2018 CB England Scott Wootton Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer [7]
8 January 2019 RB England Oscar Threlkeld Belgium Waasland-Beveren Undisclosed [12]
22 February 2019 RM England Paul Anderson Mansfield Town Free transfer [13]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CF England Nathan Blissett Macclesfield Town Released [14][15]
1 July 2018 CB England Sonny Bradley Luton Town Free transfer [16]
1 July 2018 CF Wales Simon Church Retired — [17]
1 July 2018 RW England Billy Craske Bromley Released [18]
1 July 2018 CB England Elliott Crawford Free agent Released [18]
1 July 2018 CB England Harry Downing Free agent Released [18]
1 July 2018 GK England Luke McCormick Swindon Town Released [14][19]
1 July 2018 RB Scotland Gary Miller Carlisle United Released [14][20]
1 July 2018 DM Northern Ireland Paul Paton Scotland Falkirk Released [14][21]
1 July 2018 CB England Callum Rose Dorchester Town Released [14][22]
1 July 2018 CM England Aaron Taylor Free agent Released [14]
1 July 2018 LB Scotland Aaron Taylor-Sinclair Scotland Motherwell Released [14][23]
1 July 2018 GK Netherlands Robbert te Loeke Retired — [24]
1 July 2018 RB England Oscar Threlkeld Belgium Waasland-Beveren Free transfer [25]
1 July 2018 MF England Matt Ward Free agent Released [18]
7 January 2019 LM Scotland Gregg Wylde Scotland Livingston Mutual consent [26][27]
29 January 2019 CB Scotland Peter Grant Carlisle United Mutual consent [28][29]
10 May 2019 RM England Paul Anderson Free agent Released [30]

Loans in

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Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
1 July 2018 GK England Harry Burgoyne Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 May 2019 [31]
30 July 2018 GK England Matt Macey Arsenal 31 May 2019 [32]
24 August 2018 CM England Stuart O'Keefe Wales Cardiff City January 2019 [33]
31 January 2019 CB England Lloyd Jones Luton Town 31 January 2019 [34]

Loans out

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Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
10 October 2018 CB England Jordan Bentley Truro City January 2019 [35][36]
10 October 2018 CM Northern Ireland Dan Rooney Truro City January 2019 [35][36]
3 January 2019 CF England Alex Battle Truro City 31 May 2019 [37]
11 January 2019 RB England Harry Hodges Gloucester City 10 February 2019 [38]
11 January 2019 LB England Ryan Law Gloucester City 10 February 2019 [38]
31 January 2019 CF England Calum Dyson Stevenage 31 May 2019 [39]

Competitions

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Friendlies

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On 10 May 2018, Plymouth Argyle announced eight pre-season friendlies for July.[40] These were extended into ten friendlies when a tour of The Netherlands was announced in early July.[41]

7 July 2018 Friendly Plymouth Parkway 2–4 Plymouth Argyle Plymouth
12:30 BST Smith 47'
Bentley 68'		 Report Sawyer 19'
C. Grant 26'
J. Grant 55'
Edwards 58'		 Stadium: Bolitho Park
Attendance: 1,650 (Approx.)
Referee: Scott Jackson
10 July 2018 Friendly Torpoint Athletic 0–6 Plymouth Argyle Torpoint
19:30 BST Report Lameiras
Ladapo
Carey
Wylde x2'
Fox 		Stadium: The Mill
Referee: Stuart Kane
14 July 2018 Friendly Helston Athletic 0–5 Plymouth Argyle Helston
15:00 BST Jephcott 8'
Sangster 58' 63'
Lolos 73'
Rooney 79'		 Report Stadium: Kellaway Park
14 July 2018 Friendly Tavistock 1–5 Plymouth Argyle Tavistock
15:00 BST Coombes 5' Report Carey 16' (pen.), 27' (pen.)
Ladapo 40'
Lameiras 51'
Grant 72'		 Stadium: Langsford Park
Attendance: 791[42]
Referee: Lee Swabey
17 July 2018 Friendly Torquay United 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Torquay
19:30 BST Report Carey 63' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1,824[43]
Referee: Adam Bromley
18 July 2018 Friendly Bideford 0–3 Plymouth Argyle Bideford
19:30 BST Report J.Grant 17'
Edwards 28'
Wylde 31'		 Stadium: The Sports Ground
Attendance: 585[44]
21 July 2018 Friendly Yeovil Town 5–1 Plymouth Argyle Yeovil
15:00 BST Jaiyesimi 3'
Browne 11', 30'
Fisher 52', 60'		 Report J.Grant 19' Stadium: Huish Park
Referee: Brett Huxtable
24 July 2018 Friendly SV Schermbeck 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Schermbeck Germany
17:30 BST Report Dyson Stadium: Waldsportplatz
Referee: Nadine Westerhoff
25 July 2018 Friendly Feyenoord 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Rotterdam Netherlands
Vente
Burger 		Report Lameiras Stadium: 1908 Training Ground
27 July 2018 Friendly MVV Maastricht 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Maastricht Netherlands
20:00 BST Koolhof 7' Report Stadium: De Geusselt
31 July 2018 Friendly Callington Town 0–7 Plymouth Argyle Callington
19:30 BST Jephcott 7', 29'
Fletcher 18', 51'
J.Grant 20'
Sangster 39' (pen)
Battle 81'		 Stadium: Marshfield Parc

League One

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League table

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Pos Team
 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
23 Scunthorpe United (R) 46 12 10 24 53 83 −30 46
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[45]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 13 11 22 56 80  −24 50 9 6 8 36 38  −2 4 5 14 20 42  −22

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLDLDLLDLLLDWLLWWLLWLDWLLDWWWWLWDDWLDWLDDLLLLLW
Position19162021242424242424242324242322222222222221232424232321171716151514151512121414151819202121
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[46][47]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Walsall 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Walsall
15:00 BST Cook 45+1'
Leahy 64'		 Report Edwards 40' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,755
Referee: Andy Haines
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Southend United Plymouth
15:00 BST Carey 20' (pen)
Edwards Yellow card 79'		 Report Demetriou 38' (pen) Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,866
Referee: John Busby
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Coventry City 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Coventry
15:00 BST Bakayoko 43' (pen.) Report Carey Yellow card 44'
Ness Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 58'
Taylor Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,453
Referee: Darren Drysdale
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Plymouth
19:45 BST Ladapo 4' Report Bloomfield 84', Yellow card 85' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,244
Referee: Ollie Yates
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Plymouth Argyle 1–5 Peterborough United Plymouth
15:00 BST Edwards 90+1' Report Godden 8', 90+4'
Dembélé 11'
Cummings 48', 54' (pen.)		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,214
Referee: Chris Sarginson
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Portsmouth 3–0 Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth
15:00 BST Curtis 22', 69'
Lowe 63'
Thompson Yellow card 89'		 Report Ness Yellow card 39' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,872
Referee: Tom Nield
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Horfield
13:30 BST Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,006
Referee: Michael Salisbury
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Blackpool Plymouth
15:00 BST Report Cullen 14'
Bola Red card 90+3'
Daniels Red card 90+3'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,658
Referee: Neil Hair
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Charlton
15:00 BST Ahearne-Grant 12', 88' Report Carey 9' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,818
Referee: Dean Whitestone
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Doncaster Rovers Plymouth
15:00 BST Lameiras 40'
Carey 90+6'		 Report Marquis 18', 90'
Blair 57'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,532
Referee: Kevin Johnson
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Barnsley 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Barnsley
19:45 BST Mowatt 8' Report Lameiras 39' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,717
Referee: Carl Boyeson
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Plymouth
15:00 BST Smith-Brown Yellow card 61'
Ladapo 75'		 Report Wagstaff Yellow card 80'
Purrington Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,542
Referee: Alan Young
13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13 Oxford United 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Oxford
15:00 BST Mackie 4', Yellow card 79'
Brannagan Yellow card 30'
Nelson 74'		 Report Songo'o Yellow card 26', Yellow card 81' Red card
Smith-Brown Yellow card 43'
O'Keefe Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,332 (1,285 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14 Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Burton Albion Plymouth
15:00 BST Ladapo 9', 35'
Edwards Yellow card 67'
Wylde Yellow card 84'		 Report McFadzean 19', 84'
Akins 39'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,190
Referee: Thomas Bramall
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Gillingham Plymouth
19:45 BST Ladapo 22', 34'
Lameiras 73'		 Report O'Neill 76' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,754
Referee: Darren England
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16 Scunthorpe United 1–4 Plymouth Argyle Scunthorpe
15:00 BST McArdle Yellow card 17'
Colclough Yellow card 41'
Novak 49'
Thomas Yellow card 56'		 Report Ladapo 13'
Canavan 45+1'
J. Grant 57'
Ness Yellow card 60'
Sarcevic 90+4'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,508
Referee: Scott Oldham
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Sunderland Plymouth
16:00 GMT Sarcevic Yellow card 49' Report McGeady 53', 78' (pen.)
McGeouch Yellow card 60'
Flanagan Yellow card 61'
O'Nien Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,065
Referee: Carl Boyeson
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18 Luton Town 5–1 Plymouth Argyle Luton
15:00 GMT Collins 12', 45+1' (pen.), 77'
Lee 23'
Justin 29'		 Report Grant 89' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,004
Referee: Darren England
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Fleetwood Town Plymouth
15:00 GMT Ladapo 72', 81' Report Madden 84' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,301
Referee: Charles Breakspear
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Docherty 35'
Okenabirhie 68'		 Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,279
Referee: Matthew Donohue
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Plymouth Argyle 3–3 Bradford City Plymouth
15:00 GMT Ladapo 12', 74'
Grant 50'		 Report Payne 4', 18'
Miller 53'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,092
Referee: Robert Lewis
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Rochdale 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
15:00 GMT Perkins Yellow card 62'
Inman 76'		 Report Grant 73'
Perkins 80' (og)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,663
Referee: Carl Boyeson
23 December 2018 (2018-12-23) 23 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Accrington Stanley Plymouth
15:00 GMT Fox Yellow card 8' Report Hughes Yellow card 21'
Conneely Yellow card 25'
Finley 61'
McConville 65'
Clark 77'
Barlaser Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,193
Referee: Kevin Johnson
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Plymouth Argyle London
15:00 GMT Wordsworth 32'
Pinnock 75'		 Report Fox 23'
Sarcevic Yellow card 26'
Smith-Brown Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,434
Referee: Craig Hicks
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Burton Albion 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Miller 4'
Wallace Yellow card 73'
McCrory Yellow card 77'
Quinn Yellow card 77'		 Report Smith-Brown Yellow card 49'
Lameiras 52'
Sarcevic Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,577
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Oxford United Plymouth
15:00 GMT Sarcevic 9' Yellow card 33'
Lameiras 41', 67'
Carey Yellow card 78'
Sawyer Yellow card 81'		 Report Nelson Yellow card 33'
Brannagan Yellow card 54'
Dickie Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,223
Referee: Brett Huxtable
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Southend United 2–3 Plymouth Argyle Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Cox Yellow card 55' 86' (pen.)
Hendrie Yellow card 55'
Dieng Yellow card 61'
Kelman 90+2'		 Report Sarcevic 21' Yellow card 54'
Ladapo 49'
Fox Yellow card 62'
Lameiras 73'
Carey Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,851
Referee: Graham Salisbury
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Coventry City Plymouth
15:00 GMT Sarcevic Yellow card 35'
Songo'o Yellow card 47'
Smith-Brown Yellow card 54'
Lameiras 63', 70'		 Report Mason Yellow card 43'
Chaplin 55'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,686
Referee: Trevor Kettle
22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) 29 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Walsall Plymouth
19:45 GMT Edwards 54'
Canavan 65'
Songo'o Yellow card 90'		 Report Osbourne Yellow card 26'
Gordon Yellow card 57'
Cook 82'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,446
Referee: John Busby
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 30 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Plymouth Argyle High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Akinfenwa 24'
Jacobson Yellow card 45+3'		 Report Fox Yellow card 36'
Edwards Yellow card 87'
Ladapo Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,691
Referee: Scott Oldham
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 31 Peterborough United 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Peterborough
15:00 GMT Tomlin Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 45+4' Report Smith-Brown Yellow card 64'
Canavan Yellow card 74'
Lameiras 88'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,543
Referee: Peter Wright
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 32 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Portsmouth Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Carey 70' Report Close 56'
Evans Yellow card 59'
Thompson Yellow card 73'
Curtis Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,052
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33 Bradford City 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Bradford
15:00 GMT O'Brien Yellow card 27' Report Smith-Brown Yellow card 61' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: D
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34 Plymouth Argyle 5–1 Rochdale Plymouth
15:00 GMT Ladapo 26', 75'
Edwards 61'
Sarcevic Yellow card 67'
Threlkeld 85'
Smith-Brown 90+4'		 Report Done 48'
Ebanks-Landell Red card 58'
Camps Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,360
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Sunderland 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Sunderland
15:00 GMT Cattermole 32'
Dunne Yellow card 50'
Honeyman 87'		 Report Canavan Yellow card 90+3' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,360
Referee: Graham Salisbury
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Luton Town Plymouth
15:00 GMT Carey Yellow card 29'
Edwards Yellow card 42'
Canavan Yellow card 62'
Fox Yellow card 80'		 Report Hylton Yellow card 30'
Shinnie Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,081
Referee: Darren Drysdale
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Plymouth
19:45 GMT Ladapo 8'
Carey 89' (pen.)		 Report Whalley Yellow card 37'
Norburn soccer ball with red X 60' 60'
Grant Yellow card 76'
Waterfall Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,572
Referee: Brett Huxtable
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Fleetwood Town 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Holt Yellow card 52' 77'
Hunter 80'		 Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,711
Referee: John Busby
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Bristol Rovers Plymouth
15:00 GMT Lameiras 51'
Craig 75' (o.g.)
Ness Yellow card 88'		 Report Clarke-Harris 72'
Reilly 90+1'
Clarke Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,003
Referee: Roger East
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40 Blackpool 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Blackpool
15:00 GMT Gnanduillet Yellow card 19'
Spearing Yellow card 80'
Bola 84'
Tilt 90+2'		 Report Ladapo 4'
Carey Yellow card 55'
Edwards 73'
Songo'o Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,343
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Charlton Athletic Plymouth
15:00 BST Carey soccer ball with red X 39' Report Sarr Yellow card 13'
Bauer Yellow card 18'
Vetokele Yellow card 32'
Taylor 41'
Bielik Yellow card 42'
Canavan 49' (o.g.)
Purrington Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,696
Referee: Charles Breakspear
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Doncaster
15:00 BST Rowe 7'
Butler Yellow card 40'
Andrew 44'		 Report Songo'o Yellow card 4'
Canavan Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,795
Referee: Ollie Yates
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Gillingham 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Gillingham
15:00 BST Byrne Yellow card 28' 58'
Charles-Cook 56'
Hanlan 90+1'		 Report Ladapo 25'
Sarcevic Yellow card 32'
Smith-Brown Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,987
Referee: Antony Coggins
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Barnsley Plymouth
15:00 BST Report Woodrow 15'
Brown 21'
Mowatt 28'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,898
Referee: Stephen Martin
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Accrington Stanley 5–1 Plymouth Argyle Accrington
15:00 BST Kee 20' (pen.)
McConville 36', 43', 51'
Armstrong 66'		 Report Hughes 90+3' (o.g.) Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,134
Referee: Craig Hicks
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Plymouth Argyle 3–2 Scunthorpe United Plymouth
17:30 BST Jones 8'
Fox Yellow card 18'
Ladapo 35'
Edwards Yellow card 36'
Carey Yellow card 45' 70'
Songo'o Yellow card 77'		 Report Wootton Yellow card 11' 42'
Webster Yellow card 18'
Perch Yellow card 21'
Morris 60'
Hammill Yellow card 72'
Lund Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,907
Referee: Roger East

FA Cup

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Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[48] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[49]

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Stevenage Plymouth
15:00 GMT Lameiras 90+4' Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,719
Referee: Lee Collins
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Oxford United Plymouth
15:00 GMT Riley Yellow card 35'
Ness Yellow card 41'
Sarcevic 67'
Smith-Brown Yellow card 77'		 Report Henry 49'
Brannagan 53', Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,984
Referee: Peter Wright

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[50]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Bristol City 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Bristol
19:00 BST Weimann Yellow card 86' Report Songo'o Yellow card 4', 27'
Carey Yellow card 49'
Ladapo Yellow card 59'
Smith-Brown Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 9,865
Referee: Kevin Johnson
29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) Second round Millwall 3–2 Plymouth Argyle Bermondsey
19:45 BST Williams 64' (pen.)
Gregory 83'
O'Brien 89'		 Report Ness 41'
Ladapo 67'		 Stadium: The Den
Referee: Darren England

EFL Trophy

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On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[51]

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