Plymouth Argyle

Match report: Tranmere 0 Argyle 1

ARGYLE left Birkenhead with a rare victory, their second away Sky Bet League 2 three points of the campaign, thanks to a magnificent double-handed team performance.

Reid leapt to head home Anthony O’Connor’s marvellously judged cross two-thirds of the way through a first half which the Pilgrims dominated.

The second half was a much more closely-fought, and ultimately fractious...

Plymouth Argyle 1 Shrewsbury Town 0

After a dominant performance on one Saturday ends in a 1-0 defeat for Argyle, the following weekend sees a 1-0 victory very much earned the hard way. Such is life in Sky Bet League 2.

Reuben Reid's goal just after the half-hour mark was the difference between Argyle and visitors Shrewsbury Town, but it was about the only difference. Two extremely hard-working and committed sides...

Match report: Argyle 2 Southend 0

A strong second-half showing from the Pilgrims preserved their unbeaten home record and lifted them back into the Sky Bet League 2 top ten after they overcame stubborn resistance from ten-man Southend, writes Rick Cowdery.

Goals from Reuben Reid – his fifth of the season – and man of the match Lewis Alessandra – his first – netted the victory against the Shrimpers, who had centre-back...

Plymouth Argyle begin new campaign

Plymouth Argyle start their new campaign against newly promoted Cambridge United on Saturday.

Their first match of the season will be played at the R Costings Abbey Stadium, which is the home of Cambridge United.

Cambridge have had a successful pre-season, winning seven of their ten games, including an 8-0 thrashing over St Neots Town, whereas Plymouth have struggled for any...

Plymouth Argyle 1 AFC Wimbledon 2

THREE was the number at Home Park on Easter Monday – but it was anything but magic, writes Rob McNichol.

In the third last game of the season, there were three goals on show, but with two being scored by AFC Wimbledon, it would take an illusionist of the highest order to make positives appear out of thin air as this season limps to a close.

It was the third loss in a row in Sky...

Bury 4 Plymouth Argyle 0

ARGYLE'S playoff hopes are now hanging by a thread, after being comprehensively beaten 4-0 by Bury, writes Chris Groves.

The Pilgrims went into the break a goal behind to Andrew Tutte's strike in the eighth minute, but held their own against a confident Bury side who have been on enviable run of form.

Argyle may have been hopeful of clawing back at least a point after the...

Plymouth Argyle 0 Oxford 2

A goal in each half from fellow play-off contenders Oxford United put the biggest dent yet into Argyle’s hopes of escaping Sky Bet League 2, writes Rob McNichol.

Experienced frontman Dave Kitson scored a facile opener for the U’s midway through the first half, before his strike partner James Constable scored a goal of real quality after 15 minutes of the second half.

In...

Devon Derby: Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City

Paul Wotton admits there will be an extra dimension to his 10th Devon Expressway Derby tonight, but does not feel any added pressure because of it, writes Rick Cowdery.

A packed, passionate, partisan crowd will welcome Exeter City to Home Park, with the visitors anxious to build on a recent home win over Fleetwood to ease relegation concerns.

After two seasons fighting for...

Premiership trials for young Ivybridge players

Two rising stars from Ivybridge Community College’s Football Academy have been scouted by top Premiership clubs.

Archie Thomas and Jake Lane, both 14-year-old Year 10 students, have just returned from trials at the two clubs, after impressing scouts in College matches.

Archie Thomas, who plays central midfield spent three days at Villa Park, after he was spotted by an Aston...

Bristol Rovers 2 Plymouth Argyle 1

Unsurprisingly, John Sheridan opted not to change the starting eleven that had an aggregated nine goals for and none against in their two outings as a unit. A sole change on the Argyle bench saw Dominic Blizzard return to the squad following injury. Ben Purrington stepped down to allow space, writes Rob McNichol.

In Argyle’s previous three visits to the Memorial Stadium they had found...

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