2021–22 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Plymouth Argyle's 136th year in their history and second consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July, 2021 to 30 June, 2022.

Plymouth Argyle

2021–22 season
Chairman	Simon Hallett
Manager	Ryan Lowe (until 7 December)[1] Steven Schumacher (from 7 December)[1]
Stadium	Home Park
League One	7th
FA Cup	Fourth round (knocked out by Chelsea
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Ryan Hardie (16) All: Ryan Hardie (19)
Home colours Away colours
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

First-team squad

As of 10 May 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Nat.	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps.	Goals	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1	Michael Cooper		GK	(1999-10-08)8 October 1999 (aged 22)	110	0	2017	Academy	Trainee
23	Luke McCormick		GK	(1983-08-15)15 August 1983 (aged 38)	377	0	2020	Swindon Town	Free
25	Callum Burton		GK	(1996-08-15)15 August 1996 (aged 25)	4	0	2021	Cambridge United	Free
Defenders
2	James Bolton		RB/CB	(1994-08-13)13 August 1994 (aged 27)	14	0	2021	Portsmouth	Undisclosed
3	Macaulay Gillesphey		CB	(1995-11-24)24 November 1995 (aged 26)	47	2	2021	Brisbane Roar	Free
5	James Wilson		CB	(1989-02-26)26 February 1989 (aged 33)	49	0	2021	Ipswich Town	Free
6	Dan Scarr		CB	(1994-12-24)24 December 1994 (aged 27)	42	2	2021	Walsall	Free
17	Steven Sessegnon		RB	(2000-05-18)18 May 2000 (aged 22)	10	0	2021	Fulham	Loan
22	Brendan Galloway		LB/CB	(1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 29)	16	2	2021	Luton Town	Free
27	Ryan Law		LB	(1999-09-08)8 September 1999 (aged 22)	29	2	2018	Academy	Trainee
33	Romoney Crichlow		CB/LB	(1999-06-03)3 June 1999 (aged 23)	3	0	2021	Hddersfield Town	Loan
37	Brandon Pursall		CB	(2004-03-16)16 March 2004 (aged 18)	2	0	2021	Academy	Trainee
41	Ollie Tomlinson		CB	(2002-05-19)19 May 2002 (aged 20)	6	0	2020	Academy	Trainee
Midfielders
4	Jordan Houghton		DM/CM/CB	(1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 26)	50	1	2021	Milton Keynes Dons	Free
7	Ryan Broom		RM/CM/AM	(1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 25)	49	4	2021	Peterborough United	Loan
8	Joe Edwards		RM/CM/RB	(1990-10-31)31 October 1990 (aged 31)	136	17	2019	Walsall	Free
10	Danny Mayor		LM/AM/CM	(1990-10-18)18 October 1990 (aged 31)	128	6	2019	Bury	Free
15	Conor Grant		CM/LM/RM	(1995-04-18)18 April 1995 (aged 27)	126	13	2018	Everton	Free
16	Alfie Lewis		CM	(1999-09-28)28 September 1999 (aged 22)	2	0	2022	St Patrick Athletic	Free
20	Adam Randell		DM/CB	(2000-10-01)1 October 2000 (aged 21)	41	1	2018	Academy	Trainee
28	Panutche Camará		AM/CM/SS	(1997-02-28)28 February 1997 (aged 25)	94	10	2020	Crawley Town	Free
32	George Cooper		LW/RW/AM	(1996-10-30)30 October 1996 (aged 25)	51	6	2020	Peterborough United	Undisclosed
Forwards
9	Ryan Hardie		CF/RW/LW	(1997-03-17)17 March 1997 (aged 25)	108	32	2021	Blackpool	Undisclosed
11	Niall Ennis		CF/LW	(1999-05-20)20 May 1999 (aged 23)	51	10	2021	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed
14	Jordon Garrick		RW/LW/CF	(1998-06-15)15 June 1998 (aged 24)	49	7	2021	Swansea City	Loan
31	Luke Jephcott		CF/RW/LW	(2000-01-26)26 January 2000 (aged 22)	114	37	2018	Academy	Trainee

Statistics

As of game played on 30 April 2022

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Michael Cooper	52	0	46+0	0	5+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	James Bolton	14	0	12+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Macaulay Gillesphey	50	2	38+4	1	4+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Jordan Houghton	51	1	43+0	1	5+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
5	DF	WAL	James Wilson	49	0	42+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Dan Scarr	38	1	31+0	1	5+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	WAL	Ryan Broom	48	4	29+14	4	2+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Joe Edwards	49	5	38+3	5	5+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW	SCO	Ryan Hardie	45	18	34+3	15	4+1	1	2+0	2	0+1	0
10	MF	ENG	Danny Mayor	41	3	26+7	3	4+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
11	FW	ENG	Niall Ennis	28	4	12+13	4	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	JAM	Jordan Garrick*	49	7	18+23	4	4+1	3	0+0	0	2+1	0
15	MF	ENG	Conor Grant	43	7	37+1	7	4+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	ENG	Alfie Lewis	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF	ENG	Steven Sessegnon*	10	0	6+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW	ENG	Kieran Agard	16	3	3+9	1	0+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	2
20	MF	ENG	Adam Randell	31	1	8+16	1	1+2	0	1+1	0	2+0	0
22	DF	ZIM	Brendan Galloway	16	2	12+2	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	GK	ENG	Callum Burton	4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
27	DF	ENG	Ryan Law	21	2	4+9	1	0+3	1	1+1	0	3+0	0
28	MF	GNB	Panutche Camará	47	5	36+4	4	3+1	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
31	FW	WAL	Luke Jephcott	45	12	27+13	10	2+1	1	2+0	1	0+0	0
32	MF	ENG	George Cooper	3	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
33	DF	ENG	Romoney Crichlow*	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	DF	ENG	Finley Craske	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
37	DF	ENG	Brandon Pursall	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
39	MF	ENG	Carlo Garside	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
41	DF	ENG	Ollie Tomlinson	4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
42	FW	ENG	Rhys Shirley	9	1	0+3	0	0+1	0	0+2	1	3+0	0
44	MF	WAL	Will Jenkins-Davies	4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
45	FW	ENG	Oscar Massey	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
48	MF	ENG	Frederick Issaka	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
49	MF	ENG	Caleb Roberts	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

Goals record

As of 30 April 2022

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	9		CF	Ryan Hardie	16	1	2	0	19
2	31		CF	Luke Jephcott	10	1	1	0	12
3	14		RW	Jordan Garrick	4	3	0	0	7
	15		CM	Conor Grant	7	0	0	0	7
5	8		RM	Joe Edwards	5	0	0	0	5
	28		AM	Panutche Camará	4	0	1	0	5
7	7		RM	Ryan Broom	4	0	0	0	4
	11		CF	Niall Ennis	4	0	0	0	4
9	10		LM	Danny Mayor	3	0	0	0	3
	18		CF	Kieran Agard	1	0	0	2	3
11	3		CB	Macauley Gillesphey	1	1	0	0	2
	6		CB	Dan Scarr	2	0	0	0	2
	22		LB	Brendan Galloway	2	0	0	0	2
	27		LB	Ryan Law	1	1	0	0	2
15	4		DM	Jordan Houghton	1	0	0	0	1
	20		CM	Adam Randell	1	0	0	0	1
	42		CF	Rhys Shirley	0	0	1	0	1
Own Goals					2	0	0	0	2
Total					67	7	5	2	81

Disciplinary record

As of 30 April 2022

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Total
1	4		DM	Jordan Houghton	11	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	1
2	5		CB	James Wilson	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
3	1		GK	Michael Cooper	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	6		CB	Dan Scarr	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	8		RM	Joe Edwards	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	14		RW	Jordan Garrick	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	22		LB	Brendan Galloway	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	7		RM	Ryan Broom	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	28		AM	Panutche Camará	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
10	17		RB	Steven Sessegnon	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	2		RB	James Bolton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	9		CF	Ryan Hardie	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	10		LM	Danny Mayor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	15		CM	Conor Grant	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	20		CM	Adam Randell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
16	3		CB	Macaulay Gillesphey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	27		LB	Ryan Law	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	33		CB	Romoney Crichlow	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	39		MD	Carlo Garside	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	41		CB	Ollie Tomlinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	44		MF	Will Jenkins-Davies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					73	0	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	83	0	1

Pre-season friendlies

Plymouth Argyle announced they will play friendlies against Plymouth Parkway,^[2] Bristol Rovers,^[3] Swansea City,^[4] Middlesbrough,^[2] Tavistock,^[2][5] Bristol City^[2] and Torquay United^[6] as part of their pre-season schedule.

Plymouth Parkway v Plymouth Argyle

3 July 2021 Friendly	Plymouth Parkway	1–5	Plymouth Argyle	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Allen 77' (pen.)	Report	Galloway 30' Hardie 49' (pen.) Jephcott 53' Camará 70' Rutherford 85'	Stadium: Bolitho Park

Saltash United v Plymouth Argyle

14 July 2021 Friendly	Saltash United	0–7	Plymouth Argyle	Saltash
19:00 BST		Report	Ennis 28', 53' Grant 42' Camará 51' Hardie 74', 84' Shirley 86'	Stadium: Kimberley Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Marc Whalley

Bristol Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

17 July 2021 Friendly	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Horfield
13:00 BST	Collins 47' (pen.)	Report	Jephcott 35' (pen.)	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: Kevin Johnson

Plymouth Argyle v Swansea City

20 July 2021 Friendly	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Swansea City	Plymouth
19:00 BST	Hardie 47'	Report	Naughton 23' Cullen 33'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 3,391 Referee: Lee Swabey

Plymouth Argyle v Middlesbrough

23 July 2021 Friendly	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Middlesbrough	Plymouth
19:00 BST	Gillesphey 55'	Report	Crooks 17' Tavernier 68'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 4,204 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Tavistock v Plymouth Argyle

24 July 2021 Friendly	Tavistock	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Tavistock
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Langsford Park Referee: Mark Senior

Plymouth Argyle v Bristol City

27 July 2021 Friendly	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Bristol City	Plymouth
18:00 BST		Report	Weimann 55'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 4,286 Referee: Scott Jackson

Torquay United v Plymouth Argyle

31 July 2021 Friendly	Torquay United	0–3	Plymouth Argyle	Torquay
15:00 BST		Report	Ennis 42' Camará 45+2' Hardie 82'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,356 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Milton Keynes Dons	46	26	11	9	78	44	+34	89	Qualification for League One play-offs
4	Sheffield Wednesday	46	24	13	9	78	50	+28	85
5	Sunderland (O, P)	46	24	12	10	79	53	+26	84
6	Wycombe Wanderers	46	23	14	9	75	51	+24	83
7	Plymouth Argyle	46	23	11	12	68	48	+20	80
8	Oxford United	46	22	10	14	82	59	+23	76
9	Bolton Wanderers	46	21	10	15	74	57	+17	73
10	Portsmouth	46	20	13	13	68	51	+17	73
11	Ipswich Town	46	18	16	12	67	46	+21	70

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams^[7]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	23	11	12	68	48	+20	80	14	4	5	32	19	+13	9	7	7	36	29	+7

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	D	D	L
Position	24	13	16	8	12	8	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	5	6	5	4	7	7	7	7	8	6	5	5	7	8	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Plymouth's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[8]

Rotherham United v Plymouth Argyle

7 August 2021 1	Rotherham United	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Ladapo 10' Wiles 38' Barlaser  49' Lindsay  66'	Report		Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,417 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Plymouth Argyle v Gillingham

14 August 2021 2	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Gillingham	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Jephcott 88' Houghton  90+5'	Report	O'Keefe  44' Tucker  62'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,854 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Plymouth Argyle v Cambridge United

17 August 2021 3	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Cambridge United	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Wilson  6' Jephcott 68' Edwards  86'	Report	Williams  6' May  57' Brophy  72' Ironside 76', 76' O'Neil  79' Digby  90+1'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,532 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Shrewsbury Town v Plymouth Argyle

21 August 2021 4	Shrewsbury Town	0–3	Plymouth Argyle	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Leahy  39' Vela  77'	Report	Hardie 24', 65' Broom  40' Jephcott 50'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,737 Referee: Paul Howard

Plymouth Argyle v Fleetwood Town

28 August 2021 5	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Fleetwood Town	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Hardie 21'	Report	Camps 35' Johnson  42' Clarke  73'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,453 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Plymouth Argyle v Sheffield Wednesday

11 September 2021 6	Plymouth Argyle	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Edwards 7' Scarr 40' Houghton  80' Law 90+7'	Report	Hutchinson  25' Byers  40' Sow  55' Gregory  80'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 13,448 Referee: Ben Speedie

AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth Argyle

18 September 2021 7	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Chislett  14' McCormick  60'	Report	Hardie 47',  88' Cooper  68'	Stadium: Plough Lane Referee: Tom Nield

Portsmouth v Plymouth Argyle

21 September 2021 8	Portsmouth	2–2	Plymouth Argyle	Milton
19:45 BST	Brown 6' Raggett  19', 90+5' Curtis  24' Harness  32'	Report	Grant  4' Edwards  32' Houghton  45+1' Hardie 48', 80'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,375 Referee: Carl Brook

Plymouth Argyle v Doncaster Rovers

25 September 2021 9	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Galloway  45+1' Houghton  51' Jephcott 68' (pen.) Grant 90+2' (pen.) Garrick  90+7' Cooper  90+8'	Report	Smith  30' Hiwula 54' Cukur  57' Rowe  80' Galbraith  83' Barlow  89'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,033 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Plymouth Argyle v Crewe Alexandra

28 September 2021 10	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Wilson  33' Houghton  64' Hardie 72' Galloway  77'	Report	Kashket 3' Johnson  62' Offord  70' Robertson  90'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,138 Referee: Neil Hair

Lincoln City v Plymouth Argyle

2 October 2021 11	Lincoln City	2–2	Plymouth Argyle	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Bishop  36' Nlundulu  45+4' Sørensen 66' Maguire  80' Scully 90' (pen.),  90+2'	Report	Hardie 25' Galloway 74' Scarr  90' Edwards  90+2'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,375 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Plymouth Argyle v Burton Albion

9 October 2021 12	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Burton Albion	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Grant 15' Broom 43' Scarr  60'	Report	Akins 59'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,915 Referee: Antony Coggins

Oxford United v Plymouth Argyle

16 October 2021 13	Oxford United	1–3	Plymouth Argyle	Oxford
15:00 BST	Taylor 5'	Report	Garrick 11' Scarr  31' Camará 39', 84'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,877 Referee: James Bell

Plymouth Argyle v Bolton Wanderers

19 October 2021 14	Plymouth Argyle	3–0	Bolton Wanderers	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Galloway 6',  90+1' Grant 15' Broom 90+4'	Report	Bakayoko  12' Afolayan  50' Lee  54'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,813 Referee: Keith Stroud

Morecambe v Plymouth Argyle

23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 15	Morecambe	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Ayunga 6' Jones  65'	Report	Mayor 12' Houghton  79' Galloway  84'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,272 Referee: Marc Edwards

Plymouth Argyle v Ipswich Town

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 16	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Ipswich Town	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Jephcott 44' Grant 50' Garrick  75'	Report	Edmundson 14',  22' Chaplin  26' Morsy  56' Nsiala  75'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,087 Referee: Robert Lewis

Accrington Stanley v Plymouth Argyle

13 November 2021 17	Accrington Stanley	1–4	Plymouth Argyle	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Leigh 50',  54' Conneely  72'	Report	Hamilton 23' (o.g.) Houghton 44' Broom 63' Hardie 76' Garrick  79' Grant  84'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 3,130 Referee: David Rock

Charlton Athletic v Plymouth Argyle

20 November 2021 18	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Dobson  26' Purrington 61' Washington 84'	Report	Gillesphey  21' Broom  51'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,090 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Plymouth Argyle v Wycombe Wanderers

23 November 2021 19	Plymouth Argyle	0–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Mayor  25' Houghton  90+7'	Report	Wheeler  16' Jacobson  52' Vokes 62' Pendlebury  81' Mehmeti 84', 90' Stewart  90+4'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,833 Referee: Alan Young

Plymouth Argyle v Wigan Athletic

27 November 2021 20	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Mayor 43' Camará  73'	Report	Keane 35' Naylor  86' Lang 90'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 15,329 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Milton Keynes Dons v Plymouth Argyle

8 December 2021 21	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Denbigh
19:45 GMT	Watson 21'	Report	Houghton  53' Grant 66' Wilson  73'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,566 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Sunderland v Plymouth Argyle

11 December 2021 22	Sunderland	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Neil 4' Broadhead 13' Winchester  45+1' Stewart  54' Wright  78' O'Brien  81'	Report	Edwards  22' Scarr 64' Houghton  85'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,987 Referee: Scott Oldham

Plymouth Argyle v Charlton Athletic

18 December 2021 23	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Agard 45+2' Broom  90'	Report	Gilbey  26'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,711 Referee: Craig Hicks

Cheltenham Town v Plymouth Argyle

26 December 2021 24	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Plymouth Argyle	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Crowley  82'	Report	Camará 42' Garrick 75'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 5,703 Referee: Tom Reeves

Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth Argyle

15 January 2022 25	Sheffield Wednesday	4–2	Plymouth Argyle	Owlerton
15:00 GMT	Sow 19' Mendez-Laing 40' Luongo  56' Hutchinson 79' Windass 84' Hunt  88'	Report	Randell 46' Johnson 83' (o.g.) Broom  90+6'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 20,872 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Plymouth Argyle v Lincoln City

22 January 2022 26	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Lincoln City	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Jephcott 34' Garrick  90+4'	Report	Marquis 51' Bramall  62' Bishop  82' Cullen  88' Melbourne 90+2' McGrandles  90+4'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,269 Referee: Neil Hair

Fleetwood Town v Plymouth Argyle

25 January 2022 27	Fleetwood Town	3–3	Plymouth Argyle	Fleetwood
19:45 GMT	Lane 24' Jules  78' Harrison 89' Pilkington 90+2'	Report	Jephcott 30' Edwards 49' Ennis 75' Garrick  78'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,584 Referee: Marc Edwards

Doncaster Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

29 January 2022 28	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Plymouth Argyle	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Horton 17' Younger  82' Rowe  90+4'	Report	Jephcott 23' Wilson  37' Edwards 63' Garrick 79'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,493 Referee: Martin Coy

Crewe Alexandra v Plymouth Argyle

8 February 2022 29	Crewe Alexandra	1–4	Plymouth Argyle	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Long 19' Agyei  76'	Report	Scarr  13' Randell 23' Hardie 48', 56',  68', 85' Ennis 55'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,874 Referee: John Busby

Plymouth Argyle v Shrewsbury Town

12 February 2022 30	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Houghton  32' Camará  54' Grant 62' Bolton  80'	Report	Vela  34'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 14,714 Referee: James Oldham

Gillingham v Plymouth Argyle

19 February 2022 31	Gillingham	0–2	Plymouth Argyle	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Lee  61'	Report	Wilson  30' Garrick 46' Jephcott 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 5,197 Referee: Paul Howard

Cambridge United v Plymouth Argyle

22 February 2022 32	Cambridge United	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Smith 7' Lankester 43' Okedina  57' Williams  61'	Report	Randell  43' Bolton  52'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,286 Referee: Bobby Madley

Plymouth Argyle v Rotherham United

26 February 2022 33	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Rotherham United	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Camará  26' Edwards  29'	Report	Barlaser  25' Smith 63' Rathbone  82'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 14,193 Referee: Will Finnie

Plymouth Argyle v Morecambe

5 March 2022 34	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Morecambe	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Grant 14' Hardie 43'	Report	Connolly  34' O'Connor  59'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,228 Referee: Alan Young

Plymouth Argyle v AFC Wimbledon

8 March 2022 35	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Hardie 29' Mayor  32' Broom 61' Sessegnon  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Referee: Sam Allison

Bolton Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle

12 March 2022 36	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Horwich
15:00 GMT		Report	Gillesphey 43'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 16,078 Referee: Robert Lewis

Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth

15 March 2022 37	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Portsmouth	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Sessegnon  43' Hardie 65' Cooper  90+5'	Report	Romeo  33' Thompson  34'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 15,604 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Plymouth Argyle v Accrington Stanley

19 March 2022 38	Plymouth Argyle	4–0	Accrington Stanley	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Camará 12',  62' Edwards 37' Ennis 64' Hardie 79'	Report	Butcher  31' Savin  68'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 13,076 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Plymouth Argyle v Cheltenham Town

22 March 2022 39	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Ennis 14' Mayor 42'	Report	Colkett  90'	Stadium: Home Park Referee: Christopher Pollard

Ipswich Town v Plymouth Argyle

26 March 2022 40	Ipswich Town	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Morsy  28', 37' Burns  63'	Report	Crichlow  76'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 23,256 Referee: David Rock

Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United

2 April 2022 41	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Oxford United	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Edwards 56' Cooper  90+4'	Report	Brown  45+1' Bodin  76' Taylor  82'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 15,826 Referee: Ollie Yates

Burton Albion v Plymouth Argyle

9 April 2022 42	Burton Albion	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Powell  84' Maddox  88'	Report	Houghton  82'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,938 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Wycombe Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle

15 April 2022 43	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	McCleary 14', 31' Scowen  45+4' Stockdale  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 8,181 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Plymouth Argyle v Sunderland

18 April 2022 44	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Sunderland	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Sessegnon  90+2'	Report	Cirkin  59' Evans  84'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 15,800 Referee: Carl Brook

Wigan Athletic v Plymouth Argyle

23 April 2022 45	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Wigan
15:00 BST	Bennett  62' Whatmough 74' Pearce  79' Keane  80'	Report	Houghton  58' Jephcott 63'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 14,130 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Plymouth Argyle v Milton Keynes Dons

30 April 2022 46	Plymouth Argyle	0–5	Milton Keynes Dons	Plymouth
12:30 BST	Wilson  32' Houghton  42'  45+2'	Report	Twine 17', 40', 60', 77' Darling 43'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 15,644 Referee: Craig Hicks

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Argyle were drawn away to Sheffield Wednesday in the first round,^[9] Rochdale in the second round,^[10] Birmingham City in the third round^[11] and Chelsea in the fourth round.^[12]

Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth Argyle

7 November 2021 First round	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Owlerton
12:15 GMT	Wing  71'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 7,261 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Plymouth Argyle v Sheffield Wednesday

16 November 2021 First round replay	Plymouth Argyle	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Garrick 20', 67' Hardie 36'	Report	Brown  56' Wildsmith  68'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,094 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Rochdale v Plymouth Argyle

5 December 2021 Second round	Rochdale	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Spotland
12:15 GMT	Morley 55'	Report	Garrick 17' Wilson  37' Law  64' Houghton  77' Jephcott 86'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Birmingham City v Plymouth Argyle

8 January 2022 Third round	Birmingham City	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Plymouth Argyle	Bordesley
17:30 GMT	Woods  28' Friend  58'  68' Aneke  90+6'	Report	Houghton  55' Law 104'	Stadium: St Andrew's Referee: Rebecca Welch

Chelsea v Plymouth Argyle

5 February 2022 Fourth round	Chelsea	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Plymouth Argyle	Fulham
12:30 GMT	Jorginho  19' Azpilicueta 41' Alonso 105+1' Havertz  120+1'	Report	Gillesphey 8' Cooper  102' Hardie 117'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Simon Hooper

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Argyle were drawn away to Peterborough United in the first round^[13][14] and Swansea City in the second round.^[15][16]

Peterborough United v Plymouth Argyle

10 August 2021 First round	Peterborough United	0–4	Plymouth Argyle	Peterborough
19:45 BST		Report	Hardie 23', 33' Galloway  61' Jephcott 66' Camará 84'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Ben Toner

Swansea City v Plymouth Argyle

24 August 2021 Second round	Swansea City	4–1	Plymouth Argyle	Landore
19:00 BST	Williams 29' Manning  39' Bennett  51' Whittaker 79', 86', 90'	Report	Shirley 63'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 17,491 Referee: Bobby Madley

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Argyle were drawn into Southern Group F with Arsenal U21s, Newport County and Swindon Town.^[17][18] The group stage fixtures were confirmed on 3 August.^[19][20]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Swindon Town	3	3	0	0	0	6	2	+4	9	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Arsenal U21	3	1	0	1	1	6	6	0	4
3	L2	Newport County	3	1	0	0	2	5	5	0	3
4	L1	Plymouth Argyle	3	0	1	0	2	2	6	−4	2

Source: EFL.com

Newport County v Plymouth Argyle

31 August 2021 Group game 1	Newport County	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Newport
19:00 BST	Telford 58' Bright  66' Livermore  68' Lewis  70' Abraham 84'	Report	Randell  34' Jenkins-Davies  78'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 1,032 Referee: Tom Reeves

Plymouth Argyle v Swindon Town

12 October 2021 Group game 2	Plymouth Argyle	1–3	Swindon Town	Plymouth
19:00 BST	Agard 24' Tomlinson  90+2'	Report	Gillesphey 20' (o.g.) Baudry  29' Mitchell-Lawson 74' McKirdy 84'	Stadium: Home Park Referee: Sam Allison

Plymouth Argyle v Arsenal U21

16 November 2021 Group game 3	Plymouth Argyle	1–1 (5–4 p)	Arsenal U21	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Agard 24' Garside  71'	Report	Balogun 56' Rekik  64'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 1,795 Referee: Will Finnie
	Penalties
	Gillesphey Craske Pursall Agard Jenkins-Davies Shirley		Balogun Biereth Swanson Norton-Cuffy Taylor-Hart Olayinka

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
24 June 2021	RB		James Bolton	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	[21]
1 July 2021	GK		Callum Burton	Cambridge United	Free transfer	[22]
1 July 2021	CB		Macaulay Gillesphey	Brisbane Roar	Free transfer	[23]
1 July 2021	DM		Jordan Houghton	Milton Keynes Dons	Free transfer	[24]
1 July 2021	CB		Dan Scarr	Walsall	Free transfer	[25]
1 July 2021	CB		James Wilson	Ipswich Town	Free transfer	[26]
21 July 2021	LB		Brendan Galloway	Luton Town	Free transfer	[27]
10 September 2021	CF		Kieran Agard	Milton Keynes Dons	Free transfer	[28]
5 October 2021	CF		Freddie Issaka	Truro City	Undisclosed	[29]
5 January 2022	CM		Alfie Lewis	St Patrick's Athletic	Free transfer	[30]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
29 July 2021	RM		Ryan Broom	Peterborough United	End of season	[31]
19 August 2021	RW		Jordon Garrick	Swansea City	End of season	[32]
13 January 2022	CB		Romoney Crichlow	Huddersfield Town	End of season	[33]
31 January 2022	RB		Steven Sessegnon	Fulham	End of season	[34]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
14 September 2021	RB		Finley Craske	Tiverton Town	16 October 2021	[35]
14 September 2021	DM		Ethan Mitchell	Plymouth Parkway	16 October 2021	[35]
29 October 2021	GK		Luke McCormick	Truro City	29 November 2021	[36]
4 November 2021	CB		Oliver Tomlinson	Truro City	February 2022	[37]
5 November 2021	RB		Finley Craske	Plymouth Parkway	December 2021	[38]
19 November 2021	CF		Rhys Shirley	Plymouth Parkway	17 December 2021	[39]
10 January 2022	DM		Ethan Mitchell	Nantwich Town	February 2022	[40]
25 February 2022	DM		Ethan Mitchell	Plymouth Parkway	25 March 2022	[41]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
10 May 2021	CB		Gary Sawyer	Retired		[42]
30 June 2021	CB		Will Aimson	Bolton Wanderers	Released	[42][43]
30 June 2021	RB		Jarvis Cleal	NC State Wolfpack	Released	[42][44]
30 June 2021	CF		Klaidi Lolos	Torquay United	Released	[42][45]
30 June 2021	CM		Lewis Macleod	Retired		[42][46]
30 June 2021	CF		Byron Moore	Torquay United	Released	[42][47]
30 June 2021	CF		Frank Nouble	Colchester United	Released	[42][48]
30 June 2021	AM		Ben Reeves	Gillingham	Released	[42][49]
30 June 2021	GK		Jack Ruddy	Linfield	Released	[42][50]
30 June 2021	CF		Rubin Wilson	Bideford	Released	[42][51]
30 June 2021	CB		Scott Wootton	Morecambe	Released	[42][52]
12 January 2022	CF		Kieran Agard	Doncaster Rovers	Contract expiry	[53][54]