The 2008–09 football season was Plymouth Argyle Football Club's 40th season in the Football League Championship, the second division of English football, and their 104th as a professional club. It officially began on 1 July 2008, and concluded on 30 June 2009, although competitive matches were only played between August and May.
The team's shirt supplier was Puma. The shirt sponsor was Ginsters.
Season summary The club began the 2008–09 season in the Football League Championship for the fourth successive year, following a highly creditable 10th-place finish the previous year.http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-season.asp?years=2008-2009 GoS: 2008–09 However, this season they finished 21st in the league table, one position and five points above the relegation zone with a record of 13 wins, 12 draws, and 21 defeats from 46 games.http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/season0809.asp GoS: 2008–09 Their leading goalscorer was Paul Gallagher with 13 goals in all competitions.
The club entered the FA Cup in the third round, where they lost 3–1 away to Premier League club Arsenal. They entered the League Cup in the first round and were eliminated away to Luton Town of League Two, losing 2–0.
Notable players to begin their careers with the Pilgrims this season included Carl Fletcher, Alan Judge, Paul Gallagher, Karl Duguid and Chris Barker. The club captain was Romain Larrieu and the team captain was Karl Duguid.
Legend
Championship
League table PosClub PldWDLGFGAGDPts19Nottingham Forest461314195065−155320Barnsley461313204558−135221Plymouth Argyle461312214457-135122Norwich City461210245770−134623Southampton461015214669−2345
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Results summary
As of games played 3 May 2009League Table
Results by round
FA Cup
Third round
Football League Cup
First round
Squad details
Player statistics Key
# = Squad number; Pos = Playing position; P = Number of games played; G = Number of goals scored; = Yellow cards; = Red cards; GK = Goalkeeper; DF = Defender; MF = Midfielder; FW = Forward
Statistics do not include minor competitions or games played for other clubs. All players who were provided a squad number during the 2008–09 season are included.Appearances
No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineNotesAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppearancesDiscipline1GK Romain Larrieu410100042010Romain Larrieu2MF Karl Duguid391111041*240Karl Duguid3MF Jim Paterson7+10000108+10010Jim Paterson4MF Simon Walton ¤12+10001013+1031Simon Walton5DF Krisztian Timar13+80001014+8001Krisztian Timar6MF Chris Clark30+60100031+6020Chris Clark7MF Jason Puncheon ¤5+1000106+1*000Jason Puncheon8MF Yoann Folly6+5000107+5000Yoann Folly9FW Steve MacLean11+1020+101012+11240Steven MacLean10FW Jermaine Easter ¤2+2000103+2000Jermaine Easter11FW Paul Gallagher ‡36+413100037+4*1360Paul Gallagher13DF Mathias Doumbe21+31000021+3150Mathias Doumbe14FW Rory Fallon26+185100+1027+19560Rory Fallon15DF Chris Barker38+20101040+2*010Chris Barker16DF David McNamee5+5000005+5*031David McNamee17MF Craig Noone3+18110004+18*110Craig Noone18DF Gary Sawyer133000013320Gary Sawyer19DF Marcel Seip413100042340Marcel Seip20MF Luke Summerfield28+12100+1029+2230Luke Summerfield21GK Graham Stack ¤5000106*000Graham Stack22DF Craig Cathcart ‡29+11101031+1*110Craig Cathcart23MF Alan Judge ‡15+22000015+2*220Alan Judge23MF Nicolas Marin ‡1+5000001+5*000Nicolas Marin24FW Ashley Barnes12+31000012+3120Ashley Barnes25MF Jamie Mackie35+85100+1036+9530Jamie Mackie26MF Yannick Bolasie ¤0000000000Yannick Bolasie27GK Lloyd Saxton0000000000Lloyd Saxton28MF Carl Fletcher ‡131000013*130George Donnelly28DF Shane White †0000000000Shane White29DF Damien McCrory ¤0000000000Damien McCrory30MF Dan Smith †0000000000Dan Smith31FW Emile Mpenza3+6200003+6*200Emile Mpenza33DF David Gray ‡140100015*020Ben Gerring35FW George Donnelly0+2000000+2*00037MF Roudolphe Douala †1+1000001+1*000Roudolphe Douala
Goal scorers ScorerGoals Paul Gallagher13 Rory Fallon5 Jamie Mackie Gary Sawyer3 Marcel Seip Karl Duguid2 Alan Judge Steve MacLean Emile Mpenza Luke Summerfield Ashley Barnes1 Craig Cathcart Mathias Doumbe Carl Fletcher Craig Noone
Starting 11 The following players have been named in the most starting line-ups. This line-up may differ from the list of players with most appearances.
No.Nat.PositionNameStarts1GKRomain Larrieu4213DFMathias Doumbe2122DFCraig Cathcart3137DFMarcel Seip4215DFChris Barker4025MFJamie Mackie 362MFKarl Duguid4120MFLuke Summerfield296MFChris Clark 3114FWRory Fallon2711FWPaul Gallagher37
Awards 2008–09 AwardsPos.Player Player of the Year GK Romain Larrieu Young Player of the Year DF Craig Cathcart
Transfers
Permanent In Date Pos. Name From Fee 1 July 2008 FW George Donnelly Skelmersdale United Undisclosed 15 July 2008 DF David McNamee Coventry City Free 18 July 2008 GK Graham Stack Reading Free 1 August 2008 MF Yannick Bolasie Floriana Undisclosed 6 August 2008 MF Simon Walton Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed 9 August 2008 DF Chris Barker Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed 30 August 2008 MF Craig Noone Southport Undisclosed 1 September 2008 FW Emile Mpenza Manchester City Free 21 March 2009 MF Roudolphe Douala Asteras Tripolis Free
Out Date Pos. Name From Fee 3 July 2008 MF Jimmy Abdou Millwall Free 16 July 2008 MF Péter Halmosi Hull City £2,500,000 22 July 2008 GK Luke McCormick Free agent Released 31 July 2008 MF Lilian Nalis Swindon Town Free 4 February 2009 DF Shane White Free agent Released 31 May 2009 MF Dan Smith Free agent Released 1 June 2009 MF Roudolphe Douala Free agent Released
Loans In Start date Pos.PlayerToEnd date 8 August 2008 DF Craig Cathcart Manchester United 25 May 2009 29 August 2008 FW Paul Gallagher Blackburn Rovers 25 May 2009 1 September 2008 MF Nicolas Marin Lorient 1 January 2009 1 January 2009 DF David Gray Manchester United 25 May 2009 29 January 2009 MF Alan Judge Blackburn Rovers 31 May 2009 19 February 2009 MF Carl Fletcher Crystal Palace 1 June 2009
Out Start date Pos. Player To End date 9 September 2008 MF Dan Smith Morecambe 9 October 2008 25 September 2008 FW Jermaine Easter Millwall 9 November 2008 8 October 2008 DF Damien McCrory Port Vale 29 December 2008 24 October 2008 MF Jason Puncheon Milton Keynes Dons 21 December 2008 20 November 2008 FW Jermaine Easter Colchester United 20 December 2008 22 November 2008 MF Yannick Bolasie Rushden & Diamonds 2 January 2009 27 November 2008 GK Graham Stack Blackpool 1 January 2009 27 November 2008 FW Ashley Barnes Eastbourne Borough 26 January 2009 27 November 2008 MF Dan Smith Eastbourne Borough 1 June 2009 28 November 2008 DF Shane White Truro City 28 December 2008 9 January 2009 MF Jason Puncheon Milton Keynes Dons 1 June 2009 22 January 2009 MF Yannick Bolasie Barnet 1 June 2009 26 March 2009 GK Graham Stack Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 June 200926 March 2009 MF Simon Walton Blackpool 1 June 2009
See also Plymouth Argyle seasons
External links PAFC – Official Club Website P@SOTI – Fans Forum GreensOnScreen – Dedicated Fan Website
References