2022–23 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 137th season in the existence of Plymouth Argyle Football Club and the club's third consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Plymouth Argyle
2022–23 season
OwnerSimon Hallett
ChairmanSimon Hallett
ManagerSteven Schumacher
StadiumHome Park
League One1st (promoted)
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ryan Hardie (13)

All:
Ryan Hardie (17)

First-team squad edit

As of 12 July 2022

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 (age 24) 142 0 2017 Academy Trainee
25 Callum Burton   GK (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 (age 27) 30 0 2021   Cambridge United Free
32 Adam Parkes   GK (1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 (age 24) 0 0 2022   Watford Free
Defenders
2 James Bolton   RB/CB (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 29) 22 1 2021   Portsmouth Undisclosed
3 Macaulay Gillesphey   CB (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 28) 87 4 2021   Brisbane Roar Free
5 James Wilson   CB (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 35) 90 1 2021   Ipswich Town Free
6 Dan Scarr   CB (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 29) 78 4 2021   Walsall Free
17 Bali Mumba   RB/DM/CM (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 22) 46 6 2022   Norwich City Loan
21 Nigel Lonwijk   CB/RB (2002-10-27) 27 October 2002 (age 21) 41 0 2022   Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan
22 Brendan Galloway   LB/CB (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 28) 40 2 2021   Luton Town Free
24 Saxon Earley   LB/LM/DM (2002-10-11) 11 October 2002 (age 21) 9 2 2023   Norwich City Undisclosed
27 Ryan Law   LB (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 24) 29 2 2018 Academy Trainee
36 Finley Craske   RB/LB (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21) 9 0 2022 Academy Trainee
37 Brandon Pursall   CB (2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 20) 8 0 2021 Academy Trainee
43 Oscar Halls   RB (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 18) 6 1 2022 Academy Trainee
Midfielders
4 Jordan Houghton   DM/CM/CB (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 28) 100 1 2021   Milton Keynes Dons Free
7 Matt Butcher   DM/CM/CB (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 26) 48 3 2022   Accrington Stanley Free
8 Joe Edwards   RM/CM/RB (1990-10-31) 31 October 1990 (age 33) 186 20 2019   Walsall Free
10 Danny Mayor   LM/AM/CM (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990 (age 33) 163 7 2019   Bury Free
15 Conor Grant   CM/LM/RM (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29) 137 14 2018   Everton Free
18 Finn Azaz   CM/AM (2000-09-07) 7 September 2000 (age 23) 38 8 2022   Aston Villa Loan
20 Adam Randell   DM/CB (2000-10-01) 1 October 2000 (age 23) 81 5 2018 Academy Trainee
26 Callum Wright   CM/RM/RB (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 23) 23 4 2023   Blackpool £400,000
28 Jay Matete   CM/DM (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23) 22 1 2023   Sunderland Loan
44 Will Jenkins-Davies   CM (2004-10-22) 22 October 2004 (age 19) 11 1 2021 Academy Trainee
Forwards
9 Ryan Hardie   CF (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 27) 163 49 2021   Blackpool Undisclosed
11 Niall Ennis   CF/LW (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 24) 97 24 2021   Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed
14 Mickel Miller   LW/SS/RW (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 28) 12 0 2022   Rotherham United Free
16 Sam Cosgrove   CF (1996-12-02) 2 December 1996 (age 27) 30 12 2022   Birmingham City Loan
23 Ben Waine   CF/LW/RW (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 22) 11 2 2023   Wellington Phoenix Undisclosed
29 Tyreik Wright   RW/LW/CF (2001-09-22) 22 September 2001 (age 22) 6 0 2023   Aston Villa Undisclosed
31 Luke Jephcott   CF (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24) 117 37 2018 Academy Trainee

Statistics edit

As of game played on 21 February 2023
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 31 0 29+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   ENG James Bolton 8 1 2+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF   ENG Macauley Gillesphey 39 2 28+6 2 0+0 0 0+1 0 3+1 0
4 MF   ENG Jordan Houghton 47 0 29+14 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF   WAL James Wilson 45 1 36+4 1 0+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
6 DF   ENG Dan Scarr 35 2 30+2 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
7 MF   ENG Matt Butcher 47 3 31+9 3 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+2 0
8 MF   ENG Joe Edwards 47 3 36+4 3 1+0 0 1+0 0 4+1 0
9 FW   SCO Ryan Hardie 52 17 25+18 13 1+0 0 0+1 0 3+4 4
10 MF   ENG Danny Mayor 33 1 22+7 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 3+0 0
11 FW   ENG Niall Ennis 44 14 19+18 12 0+1 0 1+0 0 2+3 2
14 FW   ENG Mickel Miller 11 0 4+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
15 MF   ENG Conor Grant 10 1 1+7 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 FW   ENG Sam Cosgrove* 40 9 14+20 8 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+2 1
17 DF   ENG Bali Mumba* 44 6 35+4 6 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+2 0
18 MF   ENG Finn Azaz* 38 7 24+9 7 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+3 0
20 MF   ENG Adam Randell 38 3 28+4 2 1+0 1 0+1 0 3+1 0
21 DF   NED Nigel Lonwijk* 39 0 27+7 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
22 DF   ZIM Brendan Galloway 25 0 14+5 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 0
23 FW   NZL Ben Waine 9 2 1+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
24 DF   ENG Saxon Earley 10 2 4+6 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 GK   ENG Callum Burton 24 0 16+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 7+0 0
26 MF   ENG Callum Wright 22 5 8+11 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
28 MF   ENG Jay Matete* 21 1 7+11 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
29 FW   IRL Tyreik Wright 6 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 DF   ENG Finley Craske 4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
42 DF   ENG Jack Endacott 7 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+1 0
43 DF   ENG Oscar Hall 5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+1 1
44 MF   WAL Will Jenkins-Davies 7 1 0+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 1
48 FW   WAL Freddie Issaka 5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+4 0
49 MF   ENG Caleb Roberts 4 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
Players out on loan:
31 FW   WAL Luke Jephcott 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
37 DF   ENG Brandon Pursall 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
19 FW   ENG Morgan Whittaker* 30 9 19+6 9 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+2 0

Goals record edit

As of 21 February 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 9   CF Ryan Hardie 13 0 0 4 17
2 11   CF Niall Ennis 12 0 0 2 14
3 16   CF Sam Cosgrove 8 0 0 1 9
19   RW Morgan Whittaker 9 0 0 0 9
5 18   CM Finn Azaz 7 0 0 0 7
6 17   LB Bali Mumba 6 0 0 0 6
7 26   CM Callum Wright 5 0 0 0 5
8 7   DM Matt Butcher 3 0 0 0 3
8   CM Joe Edwards 3 0 0 0 3
10 3   CB Macauley Gillesphey 2 0 0 0 2
6   CB Dan Scarr 2 0 0 0 2
20   CM Adam Randell 2 1 0 0 3
23   CF Ben Waine 1 0 0 1 2
24   LB Saxon Earley 2 0 0 0 2
15 2   RB James Bolton 1 0 0 0 1
5   CB James Wilson 1 0 0 0 1
10   LM Danny Mayor 1 0 0 0 1
15   LWB Connor Grant 1 0 0 0 1
28   DM Jay Matete 1 0 0 0 1
43   CB Oscar Halls 0 0 0 1 1
44   CM Will Jenkins-Davies 0 0 0 1 1
49   MF Caleb Roberts 0 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1
Total 80 1 0 10 92

Disciplinary record edit

As of 21 February 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
                                       
1 16   CF Sam Cosgrove 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 0
21   CB Nigel Lonwijk 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
3 5   CB James Wilson 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1
28   CM Jay Matete 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
6 8   RWB Joe Edwards 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
6 6   CB Dan Scarr 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1
7   CM Matt Butcher 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
11   CF Niall Ennis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
17   LWB Bali Mumba 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
22   CB Brendan Galloway 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0
11 4   CM Jordan Houghton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14   LW Mickel Miller 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18   AM Finn Azaz 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
19   RW Morgan Whittaker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
20   CM Adam Randell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
24   LB Saxon Earley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 1   GK Michael Cooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2   RB James Bolton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
3   CB Macauley Gillesphey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10   LM Danny Mayor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
25   GK Callum Burton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26   CM Callum Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 72 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 86 2 2

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2022[a] DM   Matt Butcher   Accrington Stanley Free Transfer [1]
1 July 2022[b] GK   Matt Martin   Bristol City Free Transfer [2]
1 July 2022[c] LW   Mickel Miller   Rotherham United Free Transfer [3]
6 October 2022 GK   Adam Parkes   Watford Free Transfer [4]
1 January 2023[d] CF   Ben Waine   Wellington Phoenix Undisclosed [5]
2 January 2023 LB   Saxon Earley   Norwich City Undisclosed [6]
4 January 2023 CM   Callum Wright   Blackpool Undisclosed [7]
9 January 2023 RW   Tyreik Wright   Aston Villa Undisclosed [8]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Accrington Stanley contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 30 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Bristol City contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Rotherham United contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 30 December, and would become official on 1 January, once the transfer window re-opens

Out edit

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
27 June 2022 LW   George Cooper   Chesterfield Mutual Consent [9]
30 June 2022 DM   Carlo Garside   Plymouth Parkway Released [10][11]
30 June 2022 LW   Oscar Massey   Swindon Town Released [10][12]
30 June 2022 GK   Luke McCormick   Retired [13]
30 June 2022 DM   Ethan Mitchell   Wigan Athletic Released [10][14]
30 June 2022 GK   Lewis Moyle   Mousehole Released [10][15]
30 June 2022 RB   Oscar Rutherford   Eastleigh Released [10][16]
30 June 2022 CF   Jamal Salawu   Yate Town Released [10][17]
30 June 2022 CF   Rhys Shirley   Unattached Released [10]
30 June 2022 CB   Oliver Tomlinson   Torquay United Released [13][18]
30 June 2022 FW   Angel Waruih   Brentford Released [10][19]
30 June 2022 DF   Alfie Wotton   Saltash United Released [10][20]
27 July 2022 CM   Alfie Lewis   Dundalk Undisclosed [21]
1 September 2022 AM   Panutche Camara   Ipswich Town Undisclosed [22]

Loans in edit

Date Pos Player Loaned from On loan until Ref
11 July 2022 CM   Finn Azaz   Aston Villa End of Season [23]
14 July 2022 RB   Bali Mumba   Norwich City End of Season [24]
20 July 2022 RW   Morgan Whittaker   Swansea City 3 January 2023[a] [25][26]
29 July 2022 CB   Nigel Lonwijk   Wolverhampton Wanderers End of Season [27]
1 September 2022 CF   Sam Cosgrove   Birmingham City End of Season [28]
6 January 2023 CM   Jay Matete   Sunderland End of Season [29]
  1. ^ On 3 January, Whittaker was recalled back to Swansea

Loans out edit

Date Pos Player Loaned to On loan until Ref
18 July 2022 LB   Ryan Law   Gillingham 9 January 2023[a] [30][31]
25 July 2022 CB   Brandon Pursall   Plymouth Parkway 31 August 2022 [32]
1 August 2022 MF   Finley Craske   Yeovil Town 14 October 2022 [33]
1 September 2022 CF   Luke Jephcott   Swindon Town End of Season [34]
14 October 2022 GK   Adam Parkes   Plymouth Parkway 9 February 2023[b] [35][36][37]
31 December 2022 CB   Brandon Pursall   Tavistock End of Season [38]
10 January 2023 RB   Finley Craske   Truro City End of Season [39]
10 February 2023 LB   Ryan Law   Yeovil Town End of Season [40]
  1. ^ On 9 January, Law was recalled back from his loan at Gillingham
  2. ^ On 25 January, Parkes' loan at Plymouth Parkway was extended until the end of season, but on 9 February he was recalled

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Truro City announced a friendly match with Plymouth on 17 May 2022.[41] Plymouth confirmed that match on 24 May, whilst also announcing matches with Plymouth Parkway, Bristol City and Yeovil Town.[42] A day later, an away trip to Torquay United was added to the pre-season schedule.[43] A sixth fixture was added to the calendar, against Swansea City.[44]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 July 2022 Friendly Plymouth Parkway 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Plymouth
15:00 BST Palfrey   12'
Seymour   45+1'
Report Hardie   82'
Edwards   90+2'
Stadium: Bolitho Park
Attendance: 2,349
6 July 2022 Friendly Europa Point 1–15 Plymouth Argyle Estepona, Spain
Report
12 July 2022 Friendly Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Swansea City Plymouth
19:30 BST Hardie   89' Report Piroe   6' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 3,912
16 July 2022 Friendly Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Bristol City Plymouth
15:00 BST Report Wells   82' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,718
Referee: Lee Swabey
19 July 2022 Friendly Torquay United 0–5 Plymouth Argyle Torquay
19:45 BST Report Azaz   7'
Mayor   20', 57'
Randell   45'
Endacott   55'
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,511
Referee: Sav Yianni
23 July 2022 Friendly Yeovil Town 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Yeovil
15:00 BST Report Hardie   48'
Azaz   60'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 1,565
26 July 2022 Friendly Truro City Cancelled Plymouth Argyle Plymouth
19:45 BST Stadium: Bolitho Park
Note: Match was cancelled due to a number of unforeseen factors.[45]

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One 30 July 2022 May 2023 Matchday 1 42 27 8 7 73 45 +28 064.29
FA Cup 5 November 2022 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 000.00
EFL Cup 10 August 2022 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
EFL Trophy 30 August 2022 2 April 2023 Group stage Runners-up 8 4 3 1 14 12 +2 050.00
Total 52 31 11 10 88 64 +24 059.62

Last updated: 18 April 2023
Source: FBREF

League One edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Plymouth Argyle (C, P) 46 31 8 7 82 47 +35 101 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Ipswich Town (P) 46 28 14 4 101 35 +66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday (O, P) 46 28 12 6 81 37 +44 96 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 +33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 +26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 +21 77
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 (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[46]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 31 8 7 82 47  +35 101 20 1 2 44 16  +28 11 7 5 38 31  +7

Last updated: 29 April 2023.
Source: FBREF

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHHA
ResultWLWLWWWWDWWWWWDWWDDLDWWWWDDWLWWDLWWLWWWLWWWWWW
Position712512553331111111111121111111211222222112111111
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[47]

30 July 2022 1 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Barnsley Plymouth
15:00 BST Azaz   45' Report Cadden   10'
Styles   44'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 14,624
Referee: Charles Breakspear
6 August 2022 2 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Fleetwood
15:00 BST Batty   28'
Garner   88'
Earl   90+7'
Report Hardie   23' (pen.)
Gillesphey   51'
Butcher   53'
Mumba   56'
Scarr   62'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,713
Referee: Robert Lewis
13 August 2022 3 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Peterborough United Plymouth
15:00 BST Azaz   30',   84'
Hardie   65' (pen.)
Wilson   82'
Report Thompson   48'
Knight   78'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 13,307
Referee: Tom Reeves
16 August 2022 4 Charlton Athletic 5–1 Plymouth Argyle Charlton
19:45 BST Rak-Sakyi   11'
Stockley   41' (pen.)
Clare   45+3'
Kirk   76'
Leaburn   84'
Report Wilson   39'
Whittaker   71'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 12,392
Referee: Sam Purkiss
20 August 2022 5 Forest Green Rovers 0–3 Plymouth Argyle Nailsworth
15:00 BST Hendry   74' Report Azaz   18'
Mumba   27',   84'
Ennis   61'
Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Stadium
Attendance: 3,404
Referee: Darren Drysdale
27 August 2022 6 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Plymouth
15:00 BST Ennis   34',   40'
Edwards   53'
Hardie   88'
Report Bradley   65' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 14,631
Referee: Will Finnie
3 September 2022 7 Derby County 2–3 Plymouth Argyle Derby
15:00 BST Collins   26'
Mendez-Laing   38'
McGoldrick   57'
Report Mumba   34'
Whittaker   56'
Cosgrove   77', 90'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,173
Referee: Ollie Yates
13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) 8 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Oxford United Plymouth
19:45 BST Randell   42'
Whittaker   70'
Report Findlay   66'
Brown   80'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,563
Referee: Craig Hicks
17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9 Portsmouth 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Milton
15:00 BST Koroma   41'
Pack   43'
Hackett-Fairchild   90+3',   90+4'
Bishop   90+3'
Morrison   90+4'
Report Raggett   74' (o.g.)
Ennis   79'
Galloway   89'   90+3'
Azaz   90+2'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,009
Referee: James Bell
25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) 10 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Ipswich Town Plymouth
12:30 BST Mumba   69'
Whittaker   75'
Report Harness   20'
Morsy   22'
Ladapo   39'
Edmundson   66'
Evans   71'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 15,480
Referee: Scott Oldham
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Plymouth Argyle High Wycombe
15:00 BST Report Cosgrove   8' (pen.)
Scarr   44'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,869
Referee: John Busby
4 October 2022 (2022-10-04) 12 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Plymouth
19:45 BST Hardie   3'
Edwards   41'
Lonwijk   50'
Cosgrove   90+1'
Report Palmer   7'
Windass   73'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,381
Referee: Andy Davies
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 13 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Accrington Stanley Plymouth
15:00 BST Ennis   24'   67'
Mumba   33'
Scarr   38'
Cosgrove   39'   63'
Galloway   90+2'
Hardie   90+3'
Report Hamilton   1'
Conneely   38'
Coyle   39'
Whalley   56'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 15,065
Referee: Neil Hair
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 14 Milton Keynes Dons 1–4 Plymouth Argyle Denbigh
15:00 BST Grigg   49'
Robson   70'
Cumming   85'
Report Whittaker   9'
Ennis   25'
Azaz   37'   59'
Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 10,656
Referee: Sam Allison
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 15 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Horfield
15:00 BST Loft   37'
Coburn   47'
Collins   57'
Report Azaz   14'
Houghton   23'
Randell   31'   45+2'
Galloway   69'
Lonwijk   90+1'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,258
Referee: Christopher Pollard
25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) 16 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Plymouth
19:45 BST Cosgrove   68'
Ennis   70'
Whittaker   83'
Report Shipley   30'
Leahy   87'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 15,322
Referee: Andy Woolmer
31 October 2022 (2022-10-31) 17 Plymouth Argyle 4–2 Exeter City Plymouth
20:00 GMT Whittaker   27'
Mumba   58'
Hardie   70', 84'
Report Collins   25'
Nombe   52'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,567
Referee: Charles Breakspear
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 18 Lincoln City 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Lincoln
15:00 GMT Sanders   45+1' Report Randell   31'   90+2'
Houghton   71'
Lonwijk   81'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 9,014
Referee: Craig Hicks
19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 19 Burton Albion 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Oshilaja   17'
Kamwa   41'
Onyango   62'
Hamer   63'
Winnall   85'
Mariappa   90+7'
Report Lonwijk   25'
Hardie   64' (pen.)
Mumba   73'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,986
Referee: Martin Woods
2 December 2022 (2022-12-02) 20 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Port Vale Plymouth
19:45 GMT Lonwijk   61' Report Stevens   56'
Wilson   65', 71'
Politic   90+5'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 15,633
Referee: John Busby
10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) 21 Cambridge United 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Cambridge
15:00 GMT Report Butcher   2'
Miller   16'
Cosgrove   31'
Whittaker   52'
Houghton   62'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,546
Referee: Sunny Gill
17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) 22 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Morecambe Plymouth
15:00 GMT Whittaker   43'
Ennis   69'
Cosgrove   84'
Report Shaw   30'
O'Connor   90+1'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 14,368
Referee: Tom Reeves
26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 23 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Long   38' Report Lonwijk   41'
Whittaker   78'
Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 5,975
Referee: Tom Nield
29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 24 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Plymouth
19:45 GMT Lonwijk   24'
Scarr   33'
Report Forino-Joseph   29'
Thompson   79'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 15,729
Referee: Carl Brook
1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 25 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Milton Keynes Dons Plymouth
15:00 GMT Wilson   4'
Ennis   37'
Whittaker   53'
Report Holland   19'
Tucker   49'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 15,421
Referee: Paul Howard
7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) 26 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Horwich
15:00 GMT Böðvarsson   70' Report Edwards   70'   90+7'
Wilson   70'
Cooper   90+5'
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 18,638
Referee: Declan Bourne
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 27 Ipswich Town 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Ipswich
15:00 GMT Burns   11',   63'
Hirst   87'
Report Wilson   38'
Mumba   90+3'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,069
Referee: Andy Woolmer
21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) 28 Plymouth Argyle 4–2 Cheltenham Town Plymouth
15:00 GMT Scarr   26'
Hardie   28'
Wright   64'
Cosgrove   83'
Report Perry   40'
May   70'
Bonds   79'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,097
Referee: Steve Martin
4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 29 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Owlerton
15:00 GMT Paterson   7',   54'
Byers   45+2'
Bannan   60'
Report Edwards   30' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 33,442
Referee: John Busby
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 30 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Portsmouth Plymouth
15:00 GMT Cosgrove   24'
Azaz   70'
Matete   73'
Butcher   76'
Hardie   90+4'
Report Hackett-Fairchild   79'
Raggett   85'
Bishop   87'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,734
Referee: Simon Mather
14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 31 Oxford United 1–3 Plymouth Argyle Littlemore
19:45 GMT Brannagan   44',   56'
McGuane   62'
Fleming   64'
Report Matete   9'
Butcher   19'
Lonwijk   43'
Earley   65',   81'
Cosgrove   70'
Burton   90+2'
Hardie   90+3'
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,242 (1,490 Argyle fans)
Referee: Alan Young
18 February 2023 32 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Fleetwood Town Plymouth
15:00 GMT Miller   85' Report Mendes Gomes   64'
Nsiala   74'
Rooney   78'
Macadam   80'
Warrington   82'
Ndaba   90+5'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,108 (107 away)
Referee: David Rock
25 February 2023 33 Peterborough United 5–2 Plymouth Argyle Peterborough
15:00 GMT Clarke-Harris   16' (pen.), 64'
Kyprianou   19',   21'
Burrows   54'
Taylor   78'
Report Earley   36'
Cosgrove   41'
Wilson   45+3'
Gillesphey   58'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 8,365 (1,511 away)
Referee: Scott Oldham
5 March 2023 34 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Charlton Athletic Plymouth
15:00 GMT Hardie   46'
Ennis   87'
Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,011 (655 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
7 March 2023 35 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Derby County Plymouth
19:45 GMT Wilson   19'
Wright   59'
Hardie   70' (pen.)
Matete   89'
Report Mendez-Laing   17'
Knight   90+4'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,461
Referee: Charles Breakspear
11 March 2023 36 Barnsley 3–0 Plymouth Argyle Barnsley
15:00 GMT Connell   52'
Phillips   60'
Andersen   77'
Cadden   90+1'
Report Matete   43'
Wright   90+4'
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 12,443
Referee: Will Finnie
18 March 2023 37 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Forest Green Rovers Plymouth
15:00 GMT Bolton   8'
Mumba   47'
Report O'Keeffe   60' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,307 (269 away)
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
21 March 2023 38 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Accrington
19:45 GMT Sangare   17'   51'
McConville   38'
Martin   42'
Longelo   90+4'
Report Butcher   14'
Grant   78'
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,489 (689 away)
Referee: Marc Edwards
7 April 2023 39 Morecambe 1–3 Plymouth Argyle Morecambe
15:00 BST Weir   3'
Rawson   30'
Austerfield   74'
Report Edwards   59'
Mayor   63'
Waine   86'
Matete   90+3',   90+4'
Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,904 (1,050 away)
Referee: Marc Edwards
10 April 2023 40 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Lincoln City Plymouth
15:00 BST Wilson   30' Report Shodipo   28'
O'Connor   43'
House   47'
Virtue   56'
Erhahon   58'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,298 (381 away)
Referee: Tom Nield
15 April 2023 41 Exeter City 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Exeter
12:00 BST Chauke   3'
Stansfield   76'
Report Earley   24'
Scarr   54'
Butcher   70'
Edwards   88'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 8,046 (1,246 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
18 April 2023 42 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Shipley   46'
Phillips   53'
Report Cosgrove   17'
Edwards   68'
Matete   80'
Wright   90+6'
Ennis   90+7'
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,801
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
22 April 2023 43 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Cambridge United Plymouth
15:00 BST Wright   15'
Mumba   45+3'
Edwards   56'
Ennis   73'
Report Smith   31'
Brophy   39'
Bennett   39'
Morrison   90+5'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,326 (292 away)
Referee: Ollie Yates
25 April 2023 44 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Bristol Rovers Plymouth
19:45 BST Ennis   51'
Gillesphey   56'
Matete   81'
Report Evans   13'   26'
Loft   86'

Joey Barton   off the pitch'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,254 (409 away)
Referee: Craig Hicks
29 April 2023 45 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Burton Albion Plymouth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,634 (283 away)
Referee: Lewis Smith
7 May 2023 46 Port Vale 1–3 Plymouth Argyle Stoke-on-Trent
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 11,998 (3,926 away)
Referee: Simon Mather

FA Cup edit

Plymouth were drawn away to Grimsby Town in the first round.[48]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) First round Grimsby Town 5–1 Plymouth Argyle Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Smith   10'   87'
Efete   33'
Kiernan   39', 58'
Glennon   45+7'
Khan   49'
Report Randell   5'
Butcher   70'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: Thomas Parsons

EFL Cup edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Argyle were drawn at home to Peterborough United in the first round.[49]

10 August 2022 First round Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Peterborough United Plymouth
19:45 BST Wilson   49'
Azaz   67'
Report Jones   28'
Knight   89'
J.Taylor   90+3'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,098
Referee: Alan Young

EFL Trophy edit

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Plymouth Argye with Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town.[50] Three days later, Crystal Palace U21s joined Southern Group E.[51] Argyle were then drawn at home to Charlton Athletic in the second round[52] and against AFC Wimbledon in the third round.[53] In the semi-finals, Argyle were drawn at home versus Cheltenham Town.[54]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Plymouth Argyle 3 2 1 0 0 5 2 +3 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 2 0 1 0 6 1 +5 7
3 ACA Crystal Palace U21 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4 L2 Swindon Town 3 0 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

30 August 2022 Group stage Plymouth Argyle 1–1
(4–3 p)
Bristol Rovers Plymouth
19:00 BST Whittaker   37'
Hardie   58' (pen.)
Report Loft   50'
Saunders   60'
Rossiter   89'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 2,298
Referee: Carl Brook
Penalties
Azaz  
Randell  
Gillesphey  
Houghton  
Ennis  
Collins  
Evans  
Greenslade  
McCormick  
Jones  
20 September 2022 (2022-09-20) Group stage Swindon Town 1–3 Plymouth Argyle Swindon
19:00 BST Iandolo   24'
Khan   41'
Hepburn-Murphy   90+1'
Report Jenkins-Davies   28'
Halls   30'
Cosgrove   45+2'
Whittaker   66'
Hardie   88'
Butcher   90'
Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 2,026
Referee: David Rock
18 October 2022 (2022-10-18) Group stage Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Crystal Palace U21 Plymouth
19:00 BST Ennis   90+1' Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 1,918
Referee: Ben Speedie
22 November 2022 (2022-11-22) Second round Plymouth Argyle 3–2 Charlton Athletic Plymouth
19:00 GMT Cosgrove   13'
Ennis   15'
Roberts   46'
Report Kanu   8'
Henry   11'
Anderson   90+2'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 1,394
Referee: Robert Lewis
13 December 2022 (2022-12-13) Third round Plymouth Argyle Postponed AFC Wimbledon Plymouth
19:00 GMT Stadium: Home Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[55]
21 December 2022 Third round Plymouth Argyle 3–3
(4–3 p)
AFC Wimbledon Plymouth
19:00 GMT Cosgrove   61', 72', 76',   86'
Halls   78'
Lonwijk   90+3'
Report Hudlin   10', 17'
Assal   45+1'
Woodyard   87'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 1,747
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Penalties
Hardie  
Cosgrove  
Houghton  
Whittaker  
Mumba  
Hudlin  
Towler  
Assal  
Fisher  
Chislett  
10 January 2023 (2023-01-10) Quarter-final Bristol Rovers 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Horfield
19:45 GMT Loft   85'
Thomas   90+5'
Report Waine   24'
Hardie   32'
Lonwijk   77'
Ennis   88'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,742
Referee: Darren Drysdale
22 February 2023 Semi-final Plymouth Argyle 1–1
(3–2 p)
Cheltenham Town Plymouth
20:00 GMT Galloway   24'
Hardie   63'
Bolton   90+2'
Report May   49',   53'
Keena   64'
Jackson   75'
Long   80'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,047 (236 away)
Referee: Robert Lewis
Penalties
Hardie  
Cosgrove  
Azaz  
Gillesphey  
Houghton  
Sercombe  
Brown  
Broom  
Bonds  
May  
2 April 2023 Final Bolton Wanderers 4–0 Plymouth Argyle London
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 79,389
Referee: Ben Toner

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