2007–08 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2007–08 football season was Plymouth Argyle Football Club's 39th season in the Football League Championship, the second division of English football, and their 103rd as a professional club.

Plymouth Argyle
2007–08 season
ChairmanPaul Stapleton
ManagerPaul Sturrock
League Championship10th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ebanks-Blake (11)
All: Ebanks-Blake (12)
Highest home attendance17,511 vs. Watford (22 March 2008)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 10,451 vs. Crystal Palace (2 October 2007)
All: 5,133 vs. Doncaster (28 August 2007)

This article shows statistics of individual players for the football club Plymouth Argyle. It also lists all matches played by the club in the 2007–08 season.

Review and events

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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 Gallen, who was previously on loan to Argyle, signs with MK Dons.[1]
  • 5 July: Gary Sawyer signs a three-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until summer 2010.[2]
  • 20 July: New kit is announced.[3]
  • 23 July: Argyle arrive in Austria for their pre-season tour.[4]
  • 3 August: Dan Gosling is called up the England U17 squad for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5]
  • 3 August: Damon Lenszner resigns from the board of directors.[6]
  • 18 August: Ian Holloway misses the home game against Ipswich Town after being rushed to hospital[7] with kidney stones.[8]
  • 21 August: Club captain Paul Wotton returns to action after nearly nine months out through injury.[9]
  • 15 September: Dan Gosling signs a three-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until summer 2010.[10]
  • 8 October: On loan defender Larrys Mabiala returns to PSG for treatment on his injured kneed. Larrys had was still yet to make an appearance for Argyle.[11]
  • 19 October: Bojan Djordjic has his contract terminated with the club.[12]
  • 21 November: Manager Ian Holloway resigned from Plymouth Argyle, signing a contract with Leicester City F.C. days later.[13]
  • 27 November: Paul Sturrock is appointed manager of Plymouth Argyle for the second time.[14]
  • 13 December: Paul Wotton plays his first game on over a year, in a 2–0 win reserve team victory over Exeter City.[15]
  • 3 January: Dan Gosling's £1.5m transfer to Everton is a new club record fee received for a player. He is also Argyle's first 1 million pound player.

Players

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Squad information

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK   Larrieu 48 EU 2000 214 0 2008 Free
23 GK   McCormick 41 EU 1999 136 0 2009 Youth system
13 CB   Doumbe 44 EU 2004 111 3 2008 Free
19 CB   Seip 42 EU 2006 71 3 2009 Free
5 CB   Timár 45 EU 2007 (Winter) 35 4 2009 £75k
18 LB   Sawyer 39 EU 2004 40 0 2010 Youth system
26 CM   Abdou 40 EU 2007 15 1 2008 Free
20 CM   Summerfield 36 EU 2004 31 2 2008 Youth system
16 LM   Halmosi 45 EU 2007 (Winter) 47 7 2010 £400k
14 CF   Fallon 42 EU 2007 (Winter) 30 3 2009 £300k
36 CF   Easter 42 EU 2008 (Winter) 14 2 £210k
25 CF   Mackie 39 EU 2008 (Winter) 2 2 2010 £145k
  • Last updated: 2 January 2008
  • Source: pafc.com, players' Wikipedia articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals)
  • Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
  • Player must own an EU passport or be a full, current, 'A' international to legally play in English football. (Source)
  • Squad size is unlimited.

Squad stats

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Total League Championship FA Cup Football League Cup Notes
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Sts
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
1 GK   Larrieu 15 15 15
2 RB   Connolly 27 27 1 24 1 3
19 CB   Seip 29 29 1 26 1 3
5 CB   Timár 24 24 3 21 3 3
17 LB   Hodges 20 24 1 22 2 1
7 RM   Norris 28 28 5 26 5 2 Transferred mid season
4 CM   Nalis 23 24 23 1
8 CM   Buzsáky 10 13 11 2 Transferred mid season
16 LM   Halmosi 26 28 3 26 3 2
10 CF  
 
Hayles 22 24 2 23 2 1 Transferred mid season
9 CF   Ebanks-Blake 22 28 12 25 11 3 1 Transferred mid season
23 GK   McCormick 14 14 11 3
13 CB   Doumbe 5 7 7
18 LB   Sawyer 11 14 12 2
29 RM   Martin 10 12 2 12 2 Loan ended mid season
22 RM   Gosling 5 10 10 Transferred mid season
26 CM   Abdou 9 15 1 14 1 1
28 CB   Laird 1 1 1
20 CM   Summerfield 1 2 1 2 1
11 CF   Chadwick 5 12 2 9 2 3
14 CF   Fallon 4 15 2 13 2 2
36 CF   Easter 5 9 2 9 2
37 CF   Jutkiewicz 1 1
27 CF   Reid 1 2 2
32 LM   Djordjic 1 2 1 1 Released 19 October 2007
25 LM   Dickson 1 1
24 CF   Barnes 1 1
15 CM   Wotton
Last updated: 2 January 2008
Source: Match reports in competitive matches
Ordered by start team and position on pitch
0 shown as blank

Transfers

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
26 DM   Abdou 40 EU Sedan   Signed  Y Summer 2008 Free
6 DF   Mabiala 37 EU Paris Saint-Germain   Loan  Y Summer 2008 Loan Source
29 MF   Martin 37 EU Manchester United Loan  Y Summer 2008 Loan Source
36 CF   Easter 42 EU Wycombe Wanderers Transfer  Y w 2008 £210k Source
37 CF   Jutkiewicz 35 EU Everton Loan  Y w 2008 Loan Source
8 CM   Folly 38 EU Sheffield Wednesday Transfer  Y w 2008 £xxxk Source

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
27 CF   Reid 36 EU Wycombe Wanderers Loan  Y Summer Loan Source
28 CB   Laird 36 EU Torquay United Loan  Y Summer Loan Source
1 GK   Larrieu 48 EU Yeovil Town Loan  Y Summer Loan Source
32 MF   Djordjic 42 EU Released  Y Summer Released Source
25 LM   Dickson 37 EU Brentford Loan  Y Summer Loan Source
24 CF   Barnes 18 EU Oxford United Loan  Y Summer Loan Source
8 CM   Buzsáky 42 EU Queens Park Rangers Transfer  Y w £500k Source
10 CF    Hayles 52 EU Leicester City Transfer  Y w £150k Source
22 RM   Gosling 34 EU Everton Transfer  Y w £1.5m Source
9 CF   Ebanks-Blake 38 EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Transfer  Y w £1.5m
7 RM   Norris 43 EU Ipswich Town Transfer  Y w £3.0m

Last updated: 2 January 2008
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Team Kit

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Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Ginsters

 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away

Source: [citation needed]

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
League Championship 12th 11 August 2007
Football League Cup 1st round 3rd round 3rd round 14 August 2007 26 September 2007
FA Cup 3rd round 3rd round 5 January 2008

Updated to match played 24 October 2007
Source: Competitions

Results

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League

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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
26 10 8 8 35 29  +6 38 5 6 2 19 12  +7 5 2 6 16 17  −1

Last updated: 2 January 2008.
Source: The Football League

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHHAHAHAAH
ResultWDLDDWLDWDWWLLDWWLWLDWLWDLWDLWLDLDL
Updated to match(es) played on 2 January 2008. Source: Match Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
1 11 August 2007 League Championship 1 A Hull City 3 – 2
Attendance: 16,633
Referee: G Laws

  15' Norris
  45' Fallon
  82' Ebanks-Blake
  48' Halmosi
2 14 August 2007 Football League Cup 1st round H Wycombe Wanderers 2 – 1
Attendance: 5,474
Referee: C Penton

  41' (o.g.) Bullock
  44' Hodges
  54' Connolly
3 18 August 2007 League Championship 2 H Ipswich Town 1 – 1
Attendance: 13,260
Referee: K Friend

  85' (pen) Ebanks-Blake
4 25 August 2007 League Championship 3 A Barnsley 2 – 3
Attendance: 9,240
Referee: B Knight

  61' Hayles
  67' Chadwick
  45' Seip
  88' Hayles
5 28 August 2007 Football League Cup 2nd round H Doncaster Rovers 2 – 0
Attendance: 5,133
Referee: L Probert

  15' Ebanks-Blake
  90' Summerfield
6 1 September 2007 League Championship 4 H Leicester City 0 – 0
Attendance: 11,850
Referee: P Taylor
7 15 September 2007 League Championship 5 H Cardiff City 2 – 2
Attendance: 11,951
Referee: R Beeby

  31' Ebanks-Blake
  58' Ebanks-Blake
  63' Seip
  74' Ebanks-Blake
8 18 September 2007 League Championship 6 A Queens Park Rangers 2 – 0
Attendance: 10,850
Referee: A Marriner

  49' Halmosi
  62' Norris
  56' Seip
  70' Timár
9 22 September 2007 League Championship 7 A Stoke City 2 – 3
Attendance: 12,533
Referee: N Miller

  50' Seip
  59' Fallon
  36' Timár
  75' Nalis
  79' Buzsáky
10 26 September 2007 Football League Cup 3rd round A West Ham United 0 – 1
Attendance: 25,774
Referee: P Dowd

  90+2' Ashton
  74' Timár
11 29 September 2007 League Championship 8 H Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 1
Attendance: 13,638
Referee: P Joslin

  61' Chadwick
  10' Hayles
  76' Sawyer
12 2 October 2007 League Championship 9 H Crystal Palace 1 – 0
Attendance: 10,451
Referee: R Shoebridge

  50' Halmosi
  81' Norris
13 6 October 2007 League Championship 10 A   Blackpool 0 – 0
Attendance: 8,784
Referee: J Moss

  67' Nalis
14 20 October 2007 League Championship 11 H Coventry City 1 – 0
Attendance: 11,576
Referee: K Hill

  16' Martin
  17' Timár
  40' Norris
  71' Connolly
  90' Hayles
15 23 October 2007 League Championship 12 A Charlton Athletic 2 – 1
Attendance: 22,123
Referee: R Styles

  6' Ebanks-Blake
  40' Hayles
  35' Hayles
  45' Martin
  54' Connolly
16 27 October 2007 League Championship 13 A Preston North End 0 – 2
Attendance: 11,055
Referee: M Pike
17 3 November 2007 League Championship 14 H Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 2
Attendance: 12,145
Referee: A D'Urso

  47' (pen) Ebanks-Blake
  79' Martin
18 6 November 2007 League Championship 15 A Colchester United 1 – 1
Attendance: 4,833
Referee: G Hegley

  88' Norris
19 10 November 2007 League Championship 16 H Norwich City 3 – 0
Attendance: 11,222
Referee: D Drysdale

  26' Martin
  47' Connolly
  49' Norris
  8' Timár
20 24 November 2007 League Championship 17 A Sheffield United 1 – 0
Attendance: 23,811
Referee: M Russell

  24' Halmosi
  90' Norris
21 28 November 2007 League Championship 18 H West Bromwich Albion 1 – 2
Attendance: 14,348
Referee: S Bennett

  84' Easter
  30' Hayles
  47' Nalis
22 1 December 2007 League Championship 19 H Scunthorpe United 3 – 0
Attendance: 10,520
Referee: F Graham

  51' Ebanks-Blake
  64' Timár
  77' Abdou
  26' Martin
  32' Timár
23 4 December 2007 League Championship 20 A Norwich City 1 – 2
Attendance: 25,434
Referee: P Taylor

  89' Timár
  38' Hayles
  47' Nalis
  86' Connolly
  90+4' Ebanks-Blake
24 8 December 2007 League Championship 21 H Bristol City 1 – 1
Attendance: 16,530
Referee: P Dowd

  23' (pen) Ebanks-Blake
  13' Nalis
  55' Connolly
25 15 December 2007 League Championship 22 A Watford 1 – 0
Attendance: 18,532
Referee: D Deadman

  88' Norris
  38' Gosling
  63' Timár
26 22 December 2007 League Championship 23 A Crystal Palace 1 – 2
Attendance: 15,097
Referee: M Jones

  47' Easter
  31' Hayles
  90' Sawyer
27 26 December 2007 League Championship 24 H Queens Park Rangers 2 – 1
Attendance: 16,502
Referee: S Bratt

  49' (pen) Ebanks-Blake
  90' Ebanks-Blake
  53' Ebanks-Blake
  86' Nalis
  88' Easter
28 29 December 2007 League Championship 25 H Stoke City 2 – 2
Attendance: 13,692
Referee: S Tanner

  44' Ebanks-Blake
  67' Timár
  78' Norris
29 1 January 2008 League Championship 26 A Cardiff City 0 – 1
Attendance: 14,965
Referee: A Wiley

  12' Martin
  73' Easter
  85' Norris
30 5 January 2008 FA Cup 3rd round H Hull City 3 – 2
31 12 January 2008 League Championship 27 A Burnley 0 – 1
32 19 January 2008 League Championship 28 H Southampton 1 – 1
33 26 January 2008 FA Cup 4R A Portsmouth 1 – 2
34 29 January 2008 League Championship 29 A Ipswich Town 0 – 0
35 2 February 2008 League Championship 30 H Hull City 0 – 1
36 9 February 2008 League Championship 31 Leicester City 1 – 0
37 12 February 2008 League Championship 32 H Barnsley 3 – 0
38 19 February 2008 League Championship 33 A Southampton 2 – 0
39 23 February 2008 League Championship 34 H Burnley 3 – 1
40 1 March 2008 League Championship 35 A West Bromwich Albion 0 – 3
41 4 March 2008 League Championship 36 H Colchester United 4 – 1
42 8 March 2008 League Championship 37 H Sheffield United 0 – 1
43 11 March 2008 League Championship 38 Scunthorpe United 0 – 1
44 15 March 2008 League Championship 39 A Bristol City 2 – 1
45 22 March 2008 League Championship 40 H Watford 1 – 1
46 29 March 2008 League Championship 41 A Coventry City 1 – 3
47 5 April 2008 League Championship 42 H Charlton Athletic 1 – 2
48 14 April 2008 League Championship 43 A Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 1
49 19 April 2008 League Championship 44 H Preston North End 2 – 2
50 26 April 2008 League Championship 45 H Blackpool 3 – 0
51 4 May 2008 League Championship 46 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 – 1

Last updated: 2 January 2008
Source: The Football League, 2007–08 FA Cup and League Cup 2007–08
1Plymouth Argyle goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Plymouth Argyle.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Pre-season

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Match
Date
Competition or tour
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Scorers
GD
1 11 July 2007 A Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. 1 - 0 Hodges 19' 1
2 14 July 2007 A Torquay United 0 - 1 -1
3 17 July 2007 A Yeovil Town 2 - 1 Buzsáky 7'
Ebanks-Blake 55' (pen)
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4 18 July 2007 A Liskeard Athletic 5 - 0 Chadwick 5', 11'
Kendall 16'
Fallon 45'
Samba 75'
5
5 21 July 2007 A Cambridge United 2 - 1 Norris 19'
Ebanks-Blake 78'
1
6 24 July 2007 Austria N   Gençlerbirliği  1 - 1 Reid 86' 0
7 27 July 2007 Austria N   Hapoel Tel Aviv  1 - 1 Buzsáky 69' 0
8 31 July 2007 A Paulton Rovers 4 - 0 Dickson 37'
Chadwick 48', 73'
McVeigh 84'
4
9 1 August 2007 A Truro City 4 - 0 Halmosi
Reid (2)
Buzsáky
4
10 4 August 2007 H Bristol Rovers 7 - 3 Halmosi 6'
Fallon 23', 25'
Norris 31'
Buzsáky 53'
McVeigh 68, 83'
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Last updated: 7 August 2007
1Plymouth Argyle goals come first.
Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of Plymouth Argyle.
Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; HR = Home replacement; AR = Away replacement; GD = Goal difference

References

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