2012–13 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was the 99th season of competitive association football played by Plymouth Argyle Football Club, an English team based in Plymouth. The season was the club's 86th in the Football League and seventh in the fourth tier of the English football league system.

Plymouth Argyle F.C.

2012–13 season
Chairman	James Brent
Manager	Carl Fletcher (until 1 January 2013) John Sheridan (from 6 January 2013)
Stadium	Home Park
Football League Two	21st
FA Cup	First Round (knocked out by Dorchester)
Football League Cup	Second Round (knocked out by Burnley)
Football League Trophy	Quarter-Finals (Southern) (knocked out by Oxford)
Top goalscorer	League: Jason Banton (6) All: Jason Banton (6)
Highest home attendance	13,251 vs. Exeter City (30 March 2013)
Lowest home attendance	League: 5,219 vs. Burton Albion (7 November 2012) All: 2,383 vs. Oxford (4 December 2012)
Average home league attendance	7,096
Home colours Away colours
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Match details

Football League Two

Main article: 2012–13 Football League

Plymouth Argyle v Aldershot Town

18 August 2012 Match 1	Plymouth Argyle	0–2	Aldershot Town	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 BST		[1][2]	Brown 5' Payne 54' (pen.)	Attendance: 7,020 Referee: Simon Hooper

Dagenham & Redbridge v Plymouth Argyle

21 August 2012 Match 2	Dagenham & Redbridge	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Victoria Road, Dagenham
19:45 BST		[3][4]		Attendance: 1,878 Referee: Graham Scott

Oxford United v Plymouth Argyle

25 August 2012 Match 3	Oxford United	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00 BST	Smalley 20', 23'	[5][6]	Williams 74'	Attendance: 6,906 Referee: Stephen Bratt

Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town

1 September 2012 Match 4	Plymouth Argyle	3–2	Northampton Town	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 BST	Feeney 47' R. Griffiths 59' Nelson 74'	[7][8]	Nicholls 26' Artell 90'	Attendance: 6,037 Referee: Andy Davies

Torquay United v Plymouth Argyle

8 September 2012 Match 5	Torquay United	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Plainmoor, Torquay
15:00 BST		[9][10]		Attendance: 4,932 Referee: Roger East

Plymouth Argyle v Port Vale

15 September 2012 Match 6	Plymouth Argyle	1–3	Port Vale	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 BST	Williams 18'	[11][12]	Myrie-Williams 66' (pen.) Vincent 74' Williamson 78'	Attendance: 6,080 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers

18 September 2012 Match 7	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 BST	Hourihane 35'	[13][14]	Parkes 70'	Attendance: 6,303 Referee: Darren Deadman

Morecambe v Plymouth Argyle

22 September 2012 Match 8	Morecambe	2–3	Plymouth Argyle	Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 BST	Redshaw 4' Brodie 51' (pen.)	[15][16]	Jenkins 72' Feeney 80' (pen.), 87' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,865 Referee: Tony Harrington

Plymouth Argyle v Southend United

29 September 2012 Match 9	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Southend United	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 BST	MacDonald 50'	[17][18]	Assombalonga 54'	Attendance: 6,269 Referee: Steven Rushton

Wycombe Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle

2 October 2012 Match 10	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Adams Park, High Wycombe
19:45 BST	McClure 12'	[19][20]	Madjo 50'	Attendance: 3,161 Referee: Gavin Ward

Plymouth Argyle v AFC Wimbledon

6 October 2012 Match 11	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	AFC Wimbledon	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 BST	R. Griffiths 89'	[21][22]	Harrison 13' Yussuff 90'	Attendance: 6,271 Referee: Keith Stroud

Barnet v Plymouth Argyle

13 October 2012 Match 12	Barnet	1–4	Plymouth Argyle	Underhill Stadium, Barnet
15:00 BST	Stephens 16'	[23][24]	R. Griffiths 2' (pen.) Blanchard 11' Cowan-Hall 62' Young 90'	Attendance: 3,229 Referee: Fred Graham

Plymouth Argyle v Rochdale

20 October 2012 Match 13	Plymouth Argyle	3–1	Rochdale	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 BST	Madjo 4' (pen.), 90' (pen.) Gurrieri 7'	[25][26]	Adebola 76'	Attendance: 6,261 Referee: Gary Sutton

Cheltenham Town v Plymouth Argyle

23 October 2012 Match 14	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Elliott 37' Mohamed 78'	[27][28]	Hourihane 30'	Attendance: 3,058 Referee: Stephen Martin

Rotherham United v Plymouth Argyle

27 October 2012 Match 15	Rotherham United	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	New York Stadium, Rotherham
15:00 BST	Agard 73'	[29][30]		Attendance: 6,938 Referee: Darren Bond

Plymouth Argyle v Burton Albion

7 November 2012 Match 16	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Burton Albion	Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Cowan-Hall 49'	[31][32]	Stanton 74' Weir 79'	Attendance: 5,219 Referee: Mick Russell

Plymouth Argyle v Gillingham

10 November 2012 Match 17	Plymouth Argyle	2–2	Gillingham	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Nelson 33' Young 79'	[33][34]	Strevens 38' Barrett 88'	Attendance: 6,396 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Fleetwood Town v Plymouth Argyle

17 November 2012 Match 18	Fleetwood Town	3–0	Plymouth Argyle	Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Ball 2' Nelson 83' (o.g.) Brown 90'	[35][36]		Attendance: 2,657 Referee: David Webb

Bradford City v Plymouth Argyle

20 November 2012 Match 19	Bradford City	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Valley Parade, Bradford
19:45 GMT	Jones 21'	[37][38]		Attendance: 8,843 Referee: Anthony Bates

Plymouth Argyle v Chesterfield

24 November 2012 Match 20	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Chesterfield	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 GMT		[39][40]	Richards 66'	Attendance: 5,711 Referee: Graham Scott

Plymouth Argyle v York City

8 December 2012 Match 21	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	York City	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Fyfield 45' (o.g.) Chadwick 90'	[41][42]		Attendance: 5,881 Referee: Tim Robinson

Exeter City v Plymouth Argyle

15 December 2012 Match 22	Exeter City	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	St James Park, Exeter
12:00 GMT	Sercombe 34'	[43][44]	Lennox 73'	Attendance: 6,447 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Accrington Stanley v Plymouth Argyle

22 December 2012 Match 23	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Crown Ground, Accrington
15:00 GMT	Beattie 52'	[45][46]	Bhasera 27'	Attendance: 2,012 Referee: Mick Russell

Plymouth Argyle v Torquay United

26 December 2012 Match 24	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Torquay United	Home Park, Plymouth
13:00 GMT	Harvey 90'	[47][48]	Downes 78'	Attendance: 10,003 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Plymouth Argyle v Wycombe Wanderers

29 December 2012 Match 25	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 GMT		[49][50]	McClure 11'	Attendance: 6,983 Referee: Brendan Malone

Bristol Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

1 January 2013 Match 26	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Memorial Stadium, Bristol
13:00 GMT	Anyinsah 19' Lund 25'	[51][52]	Hourihane 62'	Attendance: 7,332 Referee: Mark Heywood

Port Vale v Plymouth Argyle

5 January 2013 Match 27	Port Vale	4–0	Plymouth Argyle	Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Myrie-Williams 32' Pope 55', 83' Williamson 77'	[53][54]		Attendance: 5,139 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Plymouth Argyle v Morecambe

12 January 2013 Match 28	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Morecambe	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Hourihane 10' Cowan-Hall 16'	[55][56]	Williams 80'	Attendance: 6,401 Referee: Tim Robinson

Plymouth Argyle v Accrington Stanley

26 January 2013 Match 29	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 GMT		[57][58]		Attendance: 6,509 Referee: Mick Russell

Plymouth Argyle v Dagenham & Redbridge

2 February 2013 Match 30	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Dagenham & Redbridge	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 GMT		[59][60]		Attendance: 6,234 Referee: Stephen Martin

Aldershot Town v Plymouth Argyle

9 February 2013 Match 31	Aldershot Town	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Recreation Ground, Aldershot
15:00 GMT	Vincenti 11'	[61][62]	Banton 5', 40'	Attendance: 3,241 Referee: Fred Graham

Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United

16 February 2013 Match 32	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Oxford United	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 GMT		[63][64]	Constable 16'	Attendance: 7,189 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Northampton Town v Plymouth Argyle

23 February 2013 Match 33	Northampton Town	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 GMT	Platt 72'	[65][66]		Attendance: 5,382 Referee: David Phillips

AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth Argyle

26 February 2013 Match 34	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames
19:45 GMT	Pell 28'	[67][68]	Banton 26'	Attendance: 4,480 Referee: Tim Robinson

Plymouth Argyle v Barnet

2 March 2013 Match 35	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Barnet	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Hourihane 36' Murray 49'	[69][70]	Hyde 21'	Attendance: 8,210 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Gillingham v Plymouth Argyle

9 March 2013 Match 36	Gillingham	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00 GMT	German 31' Whelpdale 62'	[71][72]	Banton 77'	Attendance: 10,260 Referee: Craig Pawson

Plymouth Argyle v Bradford City

12 March 2013 Match 37	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Bradford City	Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 GMT		[73][74]		Attendance: 5,609 Referee: Andy Davies

Plymouth Argyle v Fleetwood Town

16 March 2013 Match 38	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Wotton 25' (pen.) Banton 39'	[75][76]	Ball 75'	Attendance: 6,776 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Southend United v Plymouth Argyle

19 March 2013 Match 39	Southend United	0–2	Plymouth Argyle	Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT		[77][78]	Wotton 57' (pen.) Reid 75'	Attendance: 4,674 Referee: James Linington

Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City

30 March 2013 Match 40	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Exeter City	Home Park, Plymouth
13:00 GMT	Banton 45'	[79][80]		Attendance: 13,251 Referee: Darren Drysdale

York City v Plymouth Argyle

1 April 2013 Match 41	York City	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Bootham Crescent, York
15:00 BST	Chambers 20' Cresswell 29'	[81][82]		Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Tony Harrington

Plymouth Argyle v Cheltenham Town

6 April 2013 Match 42	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 BST	Reid 40' Hector 54' (o.g.)	[83][84]		Attendance: 7,941 Referee: Carl Berry

Burton Albion v Plymouth Argyle

13 April 2013 Match 43	Burton Albion	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Paterson 90'	[85][86]		Attendance: 4,392 Referee: Keith Hill

Chesterfield v Plymouth Argyle

16 April 2013 Match 44	Chesterfield	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
19:45 BST	Branston 57' (o.g.)	[87][88]	Bryan 21' Nelson 26'	Attendance: 4,988 Referee: Nigel Miller

Plymouth Argyle v Rotherham United

20 April 2013 Match 45	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Rotherham United	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 BST		[89][90]	Agard 75'	Attendance: 10,648 Referee: David Coote

Rochdale v Plymouth Argyle

27 April 2013 Match 46	Rochdale	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
15:00 BST	Bunney 78'	[91][92]		Attendance: 4,272 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

FA Cup

Main article: 2012–13 FA Cup

Dorchester Town v Plymouth Argyle

4 November 2012 First round	Dorchester Town	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	The Avenue Stadium, Dorchester
16:30 GMT	Gosling 49'	[93][94]		Attendance: 3,196 Referee: Lee Collins

Football League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup

Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth

14 August 2012 First round	Plymouth Argyle	3–0	Portsmouth	Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 BST	Gorman 45' Cowan-Hall 86' Chadwick 87'	[95][96]		Attendance: 5,318 Referee: Brendan Malone

Burnley v Plymouth Argyle

28 August 2012 Second round	Burnley	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Plymouth Argyle	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45 BST	Austin 37'	[97][98]	Williams 90' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,119 Referee: Andrew Madley
	Penalties
	Wallace Vokes Stanislas Hewitt Stock		Williams Young Lecointe Hourihane Blanchard

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Trophy

Plymouth Argyle v Aldershot Town

9 October 2012 Second round (southern area)	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Aldershot Town	Home Park, Plymouth
19:00 BST	Cowan-Hall 1' Gurrieri 30'	[99][100]	Reid 12'	Attendance: 2,590 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United

4 December 2012 Quarter-finals (southern area)	Plymouth Argyle	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Oxford United	Home Park, Plymouth
19:00 GMT	MacDonald 20'	[101][102]	Constable 62'	Attendance: 2,383 Referee: Roger East
	Penalties
	R. Griffiths Gurrieri Lowry Blanchard		Rigg Chapman Davis

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals are sourced from Soccerbase.^[103][104] For a description of playing positions, see association football positions.

First team players to have made at least one appearance

Squad number	Name	Position	League apps	League goals	FA Cup apps	FA Cup goals	League Cup apps	League Cup goals	League Trophy apps	League Trophy goals	Total apps	Total goals
1	Jake Cole	Goalkeeper	34	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	36	0
2	Durrell Berry	Defender	28	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	32	0
3	Robbie Williams	Defender	15	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	16	3
4	Maxime Blanchard	Defender	40	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	44	1
5	Guy Branston	Defender	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
5	Darren Purse	Defender	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	0
6	Conor Hourihane	Midfielder	42	5	1	0	2	0	2	0	47	5
7	Paris Cowan-Hall	Forward	40	3	1	0	2	1	2	1	45	5
8	Luke Young	Midfielder	32	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	36	2
9	Nick Chadwick	Forward	28	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	32	2
10	Lee Cox	Midfielder	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
10	Rhys Griffiths	Forward	14	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	17	3
11	Warren Feeney	Forward	21	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	3
14	Onismor Bhasera	Defender	42	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	46	1
15	Paul Wotton	Midfielder	19	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	20	2
16	Jamie Lowry	Midfielder	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
17	Curtis Nelson	Defender	27	3	1	0	2	0	2	0	32	3
18	Joe Bryan	Midfielder	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
18	Guy Madjo	Forward	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	3
18	Gozie Ugwu	Forward	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
19	Jason Banton	Midfielder	14	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	6
19	Joe Lennox	Midfielder	11	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	15	1
20	Rene Gilmartin	Goalkeeper	13	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	16	0
21	Matt Lecointe	Forward	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
22	Jared Sims	Forward	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
23	Jamie Richards	Defender	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
24	Reuben Reid	Forward	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	2
26	Anthony Charles	Defender	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
27	Andres Gurrieri	Midfielder	28	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	32	2
28	Johnny Gorman	Midfielder	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	1
28	Ronan Murray	Forward	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1
29	Tyler Harvey	Forward	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	1
30	Ross Jenkins	Midfielder	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
30	Mark Molesley	Midfielder	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
32	Alex MacDonald	Forward	16	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	17	2
33	Scott Griffiths	Defender	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	0

Transfers

In

Players joining the club

Date	Name	From†	Fee	Ref
1 July 2012	Paris Cowan-Hall	Woking	Undisclosed	[105]
4 July 2012	Rene Gilmartin	(Watford)	Free	[106]
11 July 2012	Jamie Lowry	(Chesterfield)	Free	[107]
3 August 2012	Andres Gurrieri	(Burton Albion)	Free	[108]
6 August 2012	Rhys Griffiths	Port Talbot Town	Free	[109]
11 January 2013	Guy Branston	(Aldershot Town)	Free	[110]
17 January 2013	Anthony Charles	(Northampton Town)	Free	[111]

† Brackets around club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Plymouth Argyle.

Out

Players leaving the club

Date	Name	To	Fee	Ref
6 July 2012	Simon Walton	Hartlepool United	Free	[112]
31 August 2012	Ladjie Soukouna	Unattached	Released	[113]
31 December 2012	Jordan Copp	Unattached	Released	[114]
31 December 2012	Jed Harper-Penman	Unattached	Released	[114]
4 January 2013	Darren Purse	Unattached	Released	[115]
31 January 2013	Joe Lennox	Unattached	Released	[116]
31 January 2013	Robbie Williams	Unattached	Released	[117]
31 January 2013	Rhys Griffiths	Unattached	Released	[117]

Loans in

Players joining the club on loan

Date	Name	From	Until	Ref
6 August 2012	Johnny Gorman	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22 September 2012	[118][119]
31 August 2012	Alex MacDonald	Burnley	4 December 2012	[120][121]
8 September 2012	Guy Madjo	Aldershot Town	15 December 2012	[121][122]
21 September 2012	Ross Jenkins	Watford	27 October 2012	[123]
9 October 2012	Scott Griffiths	Peterborough United	20 November 2012	[124][125]
22 November 2012	Mark Molesley	Bournemouth	1 January 2013	[126][127]
10 January 2013	Ronan Murray	Ipswich Town	30 June 2013	[128]
17 January 2013	Gozie Ugwu	Reading	11 March 2013	[129][130][131]
25 January 2013	Reuben Reid	Yeovil Town	30 June 2013	[132][133][134]
31 January 2013	Jason Banton	Crystal Palace	13 April 2013	[117][135][136]
8 February 2013	Lee Cox	Swindon Town	30 June 2013	[137]
12 March 2013	Joe Bryan	Bristol City	30 June 2013	[138]

Loans out

Players leaving the club on loan

Date	Name	To	Until	Ref
4 August 2012	Jed Harper-Penman	Bideford	4 November 2012	[139]
31 August 2012	Isaac Vassell	Bideford	1 December 2012	[140]
2 November 2012	Ollie Chenoweth	Frome Town	2 December 2012	[141]
28 March 2013	Jamie Richards	Weymouth	30 June 2013	[142]

See also

• List of Plymouth Argyle F.C. seasons