The 2025–26 season was the 140th season in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club and their first season back in League One since the 2022–23 season following relegation from the Championship in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
On 31 May 2025, manager Miron Muslić departed the club for German club Schalke 04, after four months of managing the Greens to fight for safety in the Championship during the previous season. Two weeks later, Tom Cleverley was appointed as the club's new head coach on a three-year contract.
Argyle's season ended up divided into two distinct halves; A sluggish start to the season saw the Pilgrims in the relegation zone at the turn of the year, but a sharp turnaround in form inspired a late play-off challenge. Entering the final game of the season, Plymouth knew they would need to beat Northampton Town, and hope that both Stevenage and Luton Town dropped points in their respective fixtures. Argyle beat Northampton 3–2, but injury time winners for Stevenage and Luton saw Argyle finish eighth, two points outside of the playoff places.
Squad
No. Player Position Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Since Goalkeepers 1 Conor Hazard GK Celtic 2023 13 Zak Baker GK Plymouth Argyle Academy 2023 21 Luca Ashby-Hammond GK Fulham 2025 Defenders 2 Mathias Ross CB Galatasaray 2025 3 Jack MacKenzie LB Aberdeen 2025 5 Julio Pleguezuelo CB Twente 2023 6 Kornél Szűcs CB Kecskemét 2024 8 Joe Edwards (captain) RB Walsall 2019 15 Alex Mitchell CB Charlton Athletic (on loan) 2025 22 Brendan Galloway LB Luton Town 2021 29 Matthew Sorinola LB Union Saint-Gilloise 2024 Midfielders 4 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu CM Fleetwood Town 2025 11 Bali Mumba LM Norwich City 2023 14 Ayman Benarous CM Bristol City 2025 17 Caleb Watts AM Exeter City 2025 19 Malachi Boateng DM Heart of Midlothian 2025 20 Law McCabe CM Middlesbrough (on loan) 2025 23 Bradley Ibrahim DM Hertha BSC 2025 24 Caleb Roberts CM Plymouth Argyle Academy 2021 32 Joe Ralls CM Cardiff City 2025 Forwards 7 Jamie Paterson CF Coventry City 2025 9 Lorent Tolaj CF Port Vale 2025 10 Xavier Amaechi RW 1. FC Magdeburg 2025 18 Owen Oseni CF St Mirren 2025 27 Aribim Pepple CF Luton Town 2025 35 Owen Dale RW Oxford United (on loan) 2025 38 Joe Hatch CF Plymouth Argyle Academy 2025 39 Tegan Finn LW Plymouth Argyle Academy 2024
Transfers and contracts In Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Ref. 4 June 2025 DM 23 Bradley Ibrahim Hertha BSC £250,000 27 June 2025 CF 18 Owen Oseni St Mirren £60,000 1 July 2025 LB 3 Jack MacKenzie Aberdeen Free transfer 1 July 2025 AM 7 Jamie Paterson Coventry City Free transfer 1 July 2025 RW 10 Xavier Amaechi 1. FC Magdeburg Free transfer 1 July 2025 AM 17 Caleb Watts Exeter City Free transfer 4 July 2025 CM 4 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu Fleetwood Town £300,000 4 July 2025 CF 27 Aribim Pepple Luton Town £300,000 8 July 2025 CM 14 Ayman Benarous Bristol City Free transfer 23 July 2025 GK 21 Luca Ashby-Hammond Fulham Free transfer 21 August 2025 CB 2 Mathias Ross Galatasaray Free transfer 22 August 2025 CF 9 Lorent Tolaj Port Vale £1,200,000 5 November 2025 CM 32 Joe Ralls Cardiff City Free transfer 10 January 2026 LW 28 Ronan Curtis Port Vale Undisclosed Spending: £2,110,000
Out Date Pos. No. Player To Fee Ref. 6 June 2025 GK 31 Daniel Grimshaw Norwich City £600,000 16 June 2025 CF 9 Ryan Hardie Wrexham £700,000 20 June 2025 DM 20 Adam Randell Bristol City £750,000 30 June 2025 DM 4 Jordan Houghton Stevenage Free transfer 30 June 2025 CF 15 Mustapha Bundu Hannover 96 Free transfer 30 June 2025 CF 23 Ben Waine Port Vale Free transfer 30 June 2025 LB 24 Saxon Earley Stevenage Free transfer 30 June 2025 AM 32 Will Jenkins-Davies Bath City Free transfer 30 June 2025 CM 36 Josh Bernard Barry Town United Free transfer 5 July 2025 CB 40 Maksym Talovierov Stoke City £1,700,000 11 July 2025 AM 28 Rami Al Hajj Silkeborg Undisclosed 24 August 2025 CB 44 Victor Pálsson Horsens Free transfer 15 January 2026 RB 11 Bali Mumba Huddersfield Town Undisclosed 13 February 2026 CB 6 Kornél Szűcs Vojvodina £435,000 Income: £4,185,000
Loans in Date Pos. No. Player From Date until Ref. 18 August 2025 CB 15 Alex Mitchell Charlton Athletic End of season 1 September 2025 CM 20 Law McCabe Middlesbrough 5 January 2026 1 September 2025 RW 35 Owen Dale Oxford United End of season 2 February 2026 CB 45 Wes Harding Millwall CM 20 Herbie Kane Huddersfield Town
Loans out Date Pos. No. Player To Date until Ref.30 June 2025 LB 3 Nathanael Ogbeta Barnsley 31 May 2026 CAM 30 Michael Baidoo Umm Salal 4 July 2025 LM 11 Callum Wright Wigan Athletic 8 August 2025 CB 37 Jack Matthews Bath City 1 January 2026 1 September 2025 LW 25 Freddie Issaka Bristol Rovers 6 January 2026 11 September 2025 CF 38 Joe Hatch Taunton Town 3 November 2025 17 October 2025 GK 13 Zak Baker Tiverton Town 15 November 2025 16 January 2026 GK Plymouth Parkway 30 April 2026 23 January 2026 CF 38 Joe Hatch Torquay United 21 February 2026 13 February 2026 LW 25 Freddie Issaka Truro City 31 May 2026 CM 24 Caleb Roberts 19 March 2026 5 March 2026 CF 38 Joe Hatch Taunton Town 31 May 2026
New contracts Date Pos. No. Player Until Ref. 5 June 2025 CB 37 Jack Matthews Undisclosed 5 June 2025 CF 38 Joe Hatch Undisclosed 25 August 2025 LW 39 Tegan Finn 30 June 2028 3 January 2026 CM 32 Joe Ralls 30 June 2026 19 March 2026 CM 41 Sebastian Campbell Undisclosed
Pre-season and friendlies On 16 June 2025, Plymouth announced their pre-season fixtures with a 6-day training camp in Austria. One week later, the opponents for the friendly in Austria were confirmed to be German side Eintracht Braunschweig.
Competitions Overall record
EFL League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were released on 26 June 2025.
FA Cup
As a League One side, Plymouth entered the FA Cup in the first round, and were drawn away to League One side Wycombe Wanderers.
EFL Cup
As a League One side, Plymouth entered the EFL Cup in the first round, and were drawn at home to Championship side Queens Park Rangers. In the second round, they were drawn away to Championship club Swansea City.
EFL Trophy
Group stage The group stage draw was held on 26 June 2025. Plymouth were drawn into Southern Group B with Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham Town and Tottenham Hotspur U21.
Knockout stage As a runners-up in the group stage, Plymouth entered the round of 32 as an unseeded team, and were drawn away to League One side Leyton Orient. In the round of 16, Plymouth were drawn away to League Two club Bristol Rovers. They were they drawn away to either Luton Town or Swindon Town in the quarter-finals.
Statistics Appearances and goals Players with no appearances are not included on the list, italics indicate a loaned in player
| colspan="14" | Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
Goals Rank Pos. No. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total 1 FW 9 Lorent Tolaj 17 0 0 4 21 2 FW 27 Aribim Pepple 16 0 0 2 18 3 FW 18 Owen Oseni 7 0 2 1 10 4 MF 17 Caleb Watts 6 0 0 1 7 5 DF 2 Mathias Ross 4 0 0 1 5 MF 19 Malachi Boateng 5 0 0 0 5 7 MF 4 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 2 0 2 0 4 8 FW 10 Xavier Amaechi 3 0 0 0 3 DF 15 Alex Mitchell 3 0 0 0 3 DF 22 Brendan Galloway 2 0 0 1 3 MF 23 Bradley Ibrahim 3 0 0 0 3 FW 39 Tegan Finn 0 0 0 3 3 13 FW 28 Ronan Curtis 2 0 0 0 2 14 MF 20 Herbie Kane 1 0 0 0 1 DF 29 Matthew Sorinola 1 0 0 0 1 MF 32 Joe Ralls 1 0 0 0 1 FW 35 Owen Dale 1 0 0 0 1 MF 41 Seb Campbell 0 0 0 1 1 Own goals 1 0 0 0 1 Total 75 0 4 14 93
Clean sheets Rank No. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total 1 1 Conor Hazard 10 0 0 0 10 2 21 Luca Ashby-Hammond 2 0 0 2 4 Total 12 0 0 2 14
Disciplinary record Rank No. Pos. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total 1 8 DF Joe Edwards 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 1 29 DF Matthew Sorinola 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 03 2 DF Mathias Ross 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 0 04 4 MF Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 19 MF Malachi Boateng 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 35 FW Owen Dale 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 07 9 FW Lorent Tolaj 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18 11 MF Bali Mumba 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 15 DF Alex Mitchell 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 17 MF Caleb Watts 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 23 MF Bradley Ibrahim 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 012 6 DF Kornél Szűcs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 113 1 GK Conor Hazard 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 22 DF Brendan Galloway 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 32 MF Joe Ralls 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 116 18 FW Owen Oseni 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 27 FW Aribim Pepple 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 28 FW Ronan Curtis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 019 5 DF Julio Pleguezuelo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 FW Xavier Amaechi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 021 3 DF Jack MacKenzie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 MF Ayman Benarous 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 21 GK Luca Ashby-Hammond 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 45 DF Wes Harding 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 025 20 MF Law McCabe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 39 FW Tegan Finn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 117 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 1 132 1 5
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