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
No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Goalkeepers1Michael CooperGK5802017AcademyTrainee23Luke McCormickGK37702020 Swindon TownFree26Jack RuddyGK202020 CD Leganés BFree Defenders2Kelland WattsCB/DM4932020 Newcastle UnitedLoan3Gary SawyerCB/LB29862015 Leyton OrientFree4Will AimsonCB/DM5322019 BuryFree22Adam LewisLB/LM/DM2012021 LiverpoolLoan24Jerome OpokuCB/LB3812020 FulhamLoan25Sam WoodsCB/RB/DM912021 Crystal PalaceLoan27Ryan LawLB702018AcademyTrainee41Ollie TomlinsonCB202020AcademyTrainee Midfielders8Joe EdwardsRM/CM/RB87122019 WalsallFree10Danny MayorLM/AM/CM8732019 BuryFree14Ben ReevesAM/CM/LM3122020 Milton Keynes DonsFree15Conor GrantCM/LM/RM8362018 EvertonFree16Lewis MacleodCM/AM/LM1702020 Wigan AthleticFree17Byron MooreRW/LW7872019 BuryFree18Tyrese FornahCM/DM/AM4302020 Nottingham ForestLoan28Panutche CamaráAM/CM/SS4752020 Crawley TownFree32George CooperLW/RW/AM4862020 Peterborough UnitedUndisclosed42Jarvis ClealCM/RWB102020 West Bromwich AlbionFree Forwards7Frank NoubleCF/RW/LW3222020 Colchester UnitedFree9Ryan HardieCF/RW/LW63132021 BlackpoolUndisclosed19Klaidi LolosCF1512019AcademyTrainee21Niall EnnisCF/LW2362021 Wolverhampton WanderersUndisclosed31Luke JephcottCF/RW/LW69252018AcademyTrainee33Rubin WilsonCF102019AcademyTrainee
Statistics
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Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total131CFLuke Jephcott 162001828 RMJoe Edwards 6110839 CFRyan Hardie 5100621CFNiall Ennis 60006528AMPanutche Camará 22105615CMConor Grant 4000472 CBKelland Watts 2010332AMGeorge Cooper 1002397 CFFrank Nouble 1010210LMDanny Mayor 1010211CFDom Telford 1001214AMBen Reeves 0101217RMByron Moore 20002146CBNiall Canavan 1000119CFKlaidi Lolos 0001122LBAdam Lewis 1000124CBJerome Opoku 1000125CBSam Woods 10001Own Goals 10001Total 5275569
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total 124LBJerome Opoku 1010100000000111022 CBKelland Watts 8001000000009008 RMJoe Edwards 90000000000090047 CFFrank Nouble 500100100100800518DMTyrese Fornah 70000000000070066CBNiall Canavan 21010000000031010LMDanny Mayor 31000000000031028AMPanutche Camará 31000000000031099 CFRyan Hardie 30000000000030016CMLewis Macleod 30000000000030022LBAdam Lewis 300000000000300121 GKMichael Cooper 2000000000002005 CBScott Wootton 20000000000020027LBRyan Law 10000000010020032AMGeorge Cooper 100000000100200164 CBWill Aimson 10000000000010014AMBen Reeves 10000000000010017RWByron Moore 10000000000010021CFNiall Ennis 10000000000010025CBSam Woods 00100000000000131CFLuke Jephcott 100000000000100Total 66414001003007341
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 28 July 2020 GK Luke McCormick Swindon Town Free transfer 3 August 2020 CF Frank Nouble Colchester United Free transfer 7 August 2020 AM Panutche Camará Crawley Town Free transfer 17 August 2020 CM Lewis Macleod Wigan Athletic Free transfer 2 September 2020 LW George Cooper Peterborough United Undisclosed 3 September 2020 AM Ben Reeves Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer 6 September 2020 GK Jack Ruddy Leganés Free transfer 18 January 2021 CF Niall Ennis Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed 29 January 2021 CF Ryan Hardie Blackpool Undisclosed
Loans in Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 29 July 2020 CF Ryan Hardie Blackpool 29 January 2021 24 August 2020 CB Kelland Watts Newcastle United End of season 25 September 2020 LB Jerome Opoku Fulham 31 January 2021 2 October 2020 CM Tyrese Fornah Nottingham Forest End of season 16 October 2020 CF Timmy Abraham Fulham 24 December 2020 14 January 2021 LB Adam Lewis Liverpool End of season 31 January 2021 CB Sam Woods Crystal Palace End of season
Loans out Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 14 August 2020 CF Rubin Wilson Plymouth Parkway 7 September 2020 7 September 2020 CF Rubin Wilson Dorchester Town 7 December 2020 11 September 2020 CB Ollie Tomlinson Barnstaple Town October 2020 3 October 2020 DM Adam Randell Torquay United 16 January 2021 11 December 2020 LB Ryan Law Chippenham Town January 2021 11 December 2020 CF Klaidi Lolos Chippenham Town January 2021 1 February 2021 CF Frank Nouble Colchester United End of Season 1 February 2021 CB Scott Wootton Wigan Athletic End of season 15 March 2021 LB Ryan Law Torquay United April 2021
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2020 AM Jude Boyd Mousehole Free transfer 1 July 2020 CB Isaac Burdon Plymouth Parkway Free transfer 1 July 2020 LB Reuben Collum Unattached Released 1 July 2020 CF Alex Fletcher Tiverton Town Released 1 July 2020 RW Joel Grant Swindon Town Released 1 July 2020 RB Tafari Moore Unattached Released 1 July 2020 CB Michael Peck Tiverton Town Released 1 July 2020 DM Tom Purrington Bromley Released 1 July 2020 CF Ryan Taylor Newport County Released 1 July 2020 GK Harry Townsend Missouri State Bears Released 1 July 2020 CM Antoni Sarcevic Bolton Wanderers Released 30 July 2020 LM Callum McFadzean Sunderland Released 12 January 2021 CB Niall Canavan Bradford City Undisclosed 28 January 2021 CF Dom Telford Newport County Undisclosed 6 May 2021 CB Gary Sawyer Retired
Pre-season
Competitions EFL League One
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October. The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley. The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship all entering the competition. The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson. The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.
EFL Trophy
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.
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