2016–17 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

Plymouth Argyle
2016–17 season
Chairman	James Brent
Manager	Derek Adams
Stadium	Home Park
League Two	2nd (Promoted)
FA Cup	3rd round (knocked out by Liverpool)
EFL Cup	1st round (knocked out by Reading)
EFL Trophy	Knocked out at Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Graham Carey (14); All: Graham Carey (15)
Highest home attendance	League: 14,671 vs. Exeter (11 February 2017); All: 17,048 vs. Liverpool (18 January 2017)
Lowest home attendance	League: 6,935 vs. Mansfield (20 August 2016); All: 5,071 vs. Newport County (3 December 2016)
Average home league attendance	9,652

The 2016–17 season was Plymouth Argyle's sixth consecutive season in League Two and their 131st year in existence. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Pre-season

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Friendly	St Blazey	0–9	Plymouth Argyle	St Blazey
19:30		Report	Jervis 20', 22', 76' Slew 16', 81' Goodwillie 33', 50' Spencer 67' Purrington 46'	Stadium: Blaise Park Attendance: 1,000 (approx)

12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Friendly	Tavistock	2–7	Plymouth Argyle	Tavistock
19:30	Hobbs 43' (pen.) McCargo 51'	Report	Battle 20', 76' Spencer 31' Goodwillie 41' Rooney 68' Jervis 81' Carey 84'	Stadium: Langsford Park Attendance: 1,600

13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) Friendly	Bovey Tracey	0–6	Plymouth Argyle	Bovey Tracey
19:30		Report	Carey 2' Jervis 11' Rooney 42' Own Goal 66' Spencer 72' Goodwillie 83'	Stadium: Western Counties Roofing Ground

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly	Torquay United	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Torquay
19:30	Blissett pen' (54)	Report	Goodwillie 43'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,474 (1,220 away) Referee: Hutchinson

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly	Truro City	0–2	Plymouth Argyle	Truro
19:30		Report	Spencer 69' Ijaha 71'	Stadium: Treyew Road Attendance: 1,002

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20) Friendly	Elburton Villa	0–12	Plymouth Argyle	Elburton
19:30		Report	Goodwillie 9', 42', 45', 70' Bradley 21', 50' Carey 66', 89' Spencer 33', 35' Songo'o 71' Jervis 90'	Stadium: Haye Road Attendance: 953

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly	Weymouth	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Weymouth
19:30	Shephard pen' (59)	Report	Goodwillie 53'	Stadium: Bob Lucas Stadium

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly	Maastricht	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Maastricht
18:00	Verheydt 7'	Report	Goodwillie 22' Songo'o 85'	Stadium: De Geusselt Attendance: 1,467 (100+ away)

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Plymouth
17:30		Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,021 (716 away)

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Portsmouth (C, P)	46	26	9	11	79	40	+39	87	Promotion to EFL League One
2	Plymouth Argyle (P)	46	26	9	11	71	46	+25	87
3	Doncaster Rovers (P)	46	25	10	11	85	55	+30	85
4	Luton Town	46	20	17	9	70	43	+27	77	Qualification for League Two play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Exeter City	46	21	8	17	75	56	+19	71	Qualification for League Two play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One

Results by round

Round	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	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	D
Position	24	24	19	11	7	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: BBC SPORT
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[1]

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1	Plymouth Argyle	0–3	Luton Town	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Miller 45+2'	Report	Hylton 26' 50' Ruddock 55' Marriott 69' Potts 71', 88' Smith 90+6' McGeehan 90+8'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,761 (1,094 away) Referee: Lee Collins

13 August 2016 2	Carlisle United	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Lambe 37' Grainger 63'	Report	Threlkeld 37' Songo'o 53' Smith 90'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,129 (362 away) Referee: Andy Haines

16 August 2016 3	Notts County	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Nottingham
19:45 BST	Stead 17' Dickinson 48' Opoku Aborah 71'	Report	Jervis 14' Bulvitis 34' Miller 42' Songo'o 70' Sawyer 84' Smith 88' McCormick 89'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,718 (366 away) Referee: Mark Heywood

20 August 2016 4	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Mansfield Town	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Carey 19', 24' Bradley 72' Slew 87'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 6,935 (209 away) Referee: Brendan Malone

27 August 2016 5	Blackpool	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Payne 70' Robertson 85'	Report	Bulvitis 50' Songo'o 64' Spencer 71'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,085 (626 away) Referee: Nigel Miller

3 September 2016 6	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Garita 58' Bradley 90'	Report	Hall 44' Rowe 69' Wright 81'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,552 (262 away) Referee: Nick Kinseley

10 September 2016 7	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Cambridge United	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Carey 9' Slew 59'	Report	Elito 80'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,068 (144 away) Referee: Lee Probert

17 September 2016 8	Exeter City	0–2	Plymouth Argyle	Exeter
15:00 BST		Report	Carey 5' Garita 26'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,612 (1,700 away) Referee: Whitestone

24 September 2016 9	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Hartlepool United	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Miller 68' Jervis Pen' (84)	Report	Thomas 21' Harrison Nsiala 82' Paynter 84' Deverdics 90+1'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,591 (69 away) Referee: Eltringham

27 September 2016 10	Leyton Orient	0–2	Plymouth Argyle	Leyton, London
19:45 BST	Weir 1' Janse 14' Hunt 67'	Report	Spencer 11' Purrington 37' Bulvitis 55' Carey 82' Donaldson 84'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,366 (1,418 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

1 October 2016 11	Plymouth Argyle	4–1	Yeovil Town	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Fox 7' Spencer 39' Jervis 43', 86' Carey 71' Tanner 84'	Report	Smith 35' Ward 45' Hedges 62' Dawson 67'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,529 (495 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

8 October 2016 12	Stevenage	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Godden 29' Bradley 54' (o.g.) Henry 46' Cowans 69' Franks 78'	Report	Bradley 47' 58' Spencer 50' Purrington 69' Jervis 85'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,881 (1,204 away) Referee: Ross Joyce

15 October 2016 13	Plymouth Argyle	2–2	Portsmouth	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Songo'o 21' 48' Slew 70' Purrington 74' Smith 89'	Report	Bennett 40' Evans 42' Chaplin 45' Rose 86'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 13,508 (1,582 away) Referee: Darren Handley

22 October 2016 14	Newport County	1–3	Plymouth Argyle	Newport
15:00 BST	Barnum-Bobb 28' Cameron 33' Grego-Cox 33' Day 38' Parkin 50'	Report	Carey pen' (38) pen' (55) Slew 78' Spencer 82'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,460 (1,267 away) Referee: Michael Salisbury

29 October 2016 15	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Colchester United	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Tanner 16' Bulvītis 68' Carey 72' Donaldson 87'	Report	Slater 31' Wynter 56'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,650 (204 away) Referee: Kevin Johnson

13 November 2016 16	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Kiwomya 16'	Report	Tanner 41' Donaldson 52' Carey 74'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,573 (1,106 away) Referee: Nigel Miller

19 November 2016 17	Plymouth Argyle	0–3	Grimsby Town	Plymouth
15:00 GMT		Report	Collins 44' Bogle 62', 86'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,241 (335 away) Referee: Rob Jones

22 November 2016 18	Plymouth Argyle	0–2	Barnet	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Smith 62'	Report	Dembélé 7' Akinde 45' Watson 62'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,188 (59 away) Referee: Brett Huxtable

26 November 2016 19	Morecambe	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Rose 20' (pen.) 22' Ellison 26' Murphy 63' Wakefield 83'	Report	Donaldson 24' Slew 25', 47' Threlkeld 44'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,435 (400+ away) Referee: Darren England

10 December 2016 20	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Carey 33' Jervis 63' (pen.) Smith 79'	Report	Mandeville 89' Coppinger 90'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,575 (395 away) Referee: Oliver Langford

17 December 2016 21	Accrington Stanley	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Hughes 65'	Report	Tanner 64' 76' Garita 82'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,573 (934 away) Referee: Scott Duncan

26 December 2016 22	Plymouth Argyle	3–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Slew 18' Jervis 40' Songo'o 56' Threlkeld 88'	Report	Kashket 8' 82' Akinfenwa 59' Weston 89' Stewart 90+2' Jacobson 90+4'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,210 Referee: Graham Salisbury

31 December 2016 23	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Crawley Town	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Miller 35' Songo'o 44' Threlkeld 69' 69' Purrington 75' Smith 78' Tanner 90+5'	Report	Roberts 35' Yorwerth 48' Connolly 53' Young 68' Collins 72' Smith 84'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,039 (84 away) Referee: Brendan Malone

2 January 2017 24	Barnet	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Canons Park, London
15:00 GMT	Vilhete 14'	Report	Bradley 55'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 3,045 (1,119 away) Referee: Nick Kinseley

14 January 2017 25	Plymouth Argyle	4–2	Stevenage	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Slew 35' Jervis 42' Garita 54' Goodwillie 90+2'	Report	Godden 2' Schumacher 45+2' Loft 65'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,137 (99 away) Referee: Jack Busby

21 January 2017 26	Cheltenham Town	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Boyle 67' Holman 85' Rowe 88'	Report	Bradley 26', 90+1' Threlkeld 83' Tanner 90+5'	Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 4,729 (1,512) Referee: Ross Joyce

31 January 2017 27	Yeovil Town	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Yeovil
19:45 GMT	Smith 62' Lacey 64' Eaves 83' Krysiak 90+4' Dawson 90+6'	Report	Fox 24' Sokolík 77' Songo'o 87'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,788 (2,197 away) Referee: Kevin Johnson

4 February 2017 28	Cambridge United	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Legge 90+4'	Report	Sarcevic 41' Sawyer 81' McCormick 90+1'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,084 (847 away) Referee: John Brooks

11 February 2017 29	Plymouth Argyle	3–0	Exeter City	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Kennedy 14' Taylor 45' Carey 72' Jervis 90+3' (pen)	Report	Woodman 57' Brown 67' Pym 90+3'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 14,671 (1,533 away) Referee: Simon Hooper

14 February 2017 30	Plymouth Argyle	2–3	Leyton Orient	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Sarcevic 10' Kennedy 54'	Report	Kennedy 37' Parkes 39' Hunt 41' Massey 43', 88' Semedo 52' 90+4' Kelly 70'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,054 Referee: Chris Sarginson

18 February 2017 31	Hartlepool United	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Oates 27' Harrison 55'	Report	Threlkeld 29' Taylor 66' Fox 68' Kennedy 76'	Stadium: The Northern Gas and Power Stadium Attendance: 3,684 (944 away) Referee: Andy Haines

25 February 2017 32	Luton Town	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Luton
15:00 GMT	Hylton 8' Smith 17' Cook 43'	Report	Tanner 25'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,124 (1,027 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

28 February 2017 33	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Notts County	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Bradley 67' Slew 89'	Report	Grant 21' Forte 32' O'Connor 68' Milsom 90+2'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,566 (167 away) Referee: Gavin Ward

4 March 2017 34	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Carlisle United	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Carey 21' Jervis pen' (45+1) Spencer 72'	Report	Brisley 41' Lambe 44' Proctor 88'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,381 Referee: Mark Heywood

7 March 2017 35	Plymouth Argyle	0–3	Blackpool	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Threlkeld 52' Spencer 52'	Report	Cullen 27' Potts 30' Aldred 32' Daniel 53' Flores 62'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,568 (167 away) Referee: John Busby

11 March 2017 36	Mansfield Town	0–2	Plymouth Argyle	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Pearce 67'	Report	Sokolik 37' Bradley 69' Carey 74' Donaldson 80'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,546 (657 away) Referee: Richard Clark

14 March 2017 37	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT	Weston 18' O'Nien 66' Cowan-Hall 78' Jacobson 85'	Report	Sarcevic 36' Blissett 72' Threlkeld 76'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,638 Referee: Charles Breakspear

18 March 2017 38	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Morecambe	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Carey 17' Kennedy 67'	Report	Ellison 88' Whitmore 90+4'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,875 (69 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone

25 March 2017 39	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Doncaster
14:45 GMT		Report	Bradley 50'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,414 (900 away) Referee: Oliver Langford

1 April 2017 40	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Songo'o 81'	Report	Clark 8' McCartan 16' Husin 71' Donacien 76'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,708 Referee: Darren Deadman

8 April 2017 41	Crawley Town	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Crawley
15:00 BST	Cox 28' Collins 60', 79' McNerney 67'	Report	Carey 63' (pen.) Taylor 90+4'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,432 (1,540 away) Referee: Ben Toner

14 April 2017 42	Portsmouth	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Portsmouth
14:30 BST	Naismith 35' Roberts 57'	Report	Jervis 12' Sarcevic 60' Threlkeld 90+2'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,625 (2,877 away) Referee: Chris Sarginson

17 April 2017 43	Plymouth Argyle	6–1	Newport County	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Kennedy 40', 65' Jervis 42', 73' Carey 52' Taylor 58' Sawyer 81'	Report	Jones 51' Williams 90+1'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 13,971 (337 away) Referee: Graham Horwood

22 April 2017 44	Colchester United	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Colchester
15:00 BST	Elokobi 27' Brindley 81'	Report	Sokolík 56' Sarcevic 88'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,432 (1,120 away) Referee: Darren Handley

29 April 2017 45	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Sarcevic 45' Taylor 74' Blissett 79'	Report	Jones 6' Ng 72'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 13,313 (245 away) Referee: Trevor Kettle

6 May 2017 46	Grimsby Town	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Cleethorpes
17:30 BST	Pearson 2' 79' Disley 54' Jones 75' Dyson 90+2'	Report	Spencer 61' Fox 76'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,866 (2,243 away) Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Cup

Matches

9 August 2016 First Round	Reading	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Reading
20:00 BST	van den Berg 16' Beerens 28'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,979 (1,700 away) Referee: Simon Hooper

FA Cup

5 November 2016 First Round	Mansfield Town	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Hemmings 58'	Report	Slew 14' Fox 80' Spencer 89'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 2,318 (446 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone

3 December 2016 Second Round	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Newport County	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Jervis 27' Tanner 79'	Report	Barnum-Bobb 3' Rigg 23' Butler 34' Bennett 73'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 5,071 (203 away) Referee: John Brooks

20 December 2016 Replay	Newport County	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Plymouth Argyle	Newport
19:45 GMT	Jones 57'	Report	Bradley 49' Carey 113' (pen.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,121 (946 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone

8 January 2017 Third Round	Liverpool	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Liverpool
13:30 GMT		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,692 (8,600 away) Referee: Paul Tierney

18 January 2017 Replay	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Liverpool	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Songo'o 86'	Report	Lucas 18' Gomez 25' Ejaria 51' Ojo 84' Origi 87'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 17,048 Referee: Graham Scott

EFL Trophy

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	AFC Wimbledon	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Swansea City Academy	3	2	1	4	4	0	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Plymouth Argyle	3	1	2	5	5	0	3
4	L2	Newport County	3	1	2	4	6	−2	3

Source: EFL.com

30 August 2016 Group stage 1	Plymouth Argyle	4–1	Newport County	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Slew 51' Jervis 58' Bulvitis 69' Tanner 90'	Report	Green 19'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 2,349 (89 away) Referee: Phil Gibbs

4 October 2016 Group stage 2	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST	Taylor 28' 65' Barnett 68' 89' Beere 71'	Report	Smith 7' Miller 64'	Attendance: 936 (297 away) Referee: Graham Horwood

8 November 2016 Group stage 3	Swansea City U23	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Swansea
19:45 GMT	James 13' McBurnie 20'	Report	Bentley 45+1'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Referee: Brendan Malone

Statistics

As of 18 April 2017

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Gary Miller	48	0	37+4	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF		Gary Sawyer	21	0	20+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF		Yann Songo'o	63	1	51+5	1	5+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF		Nauris Bulvītis	31	3	23+3	2	1+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
6	MF		Connor Smith	50	2	30+14	1	2+1	0	0+1	0	2+0	1
7	MF		Antoni Sarcevic	17	2	16+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	FW		Jordan Slew	58	5	38+12	3	4+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	1
9	FW		Jimmy Spencer	39	2	27+9	2	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
10	MF		Graham Carey	61	16	52+1	15	5+0	1	1+0	0	1+1	0
11	FW		Ryan Donaldson	57	1	33+17	1	1+2	0	0+1	0	1+2	0
13	FW		Nathan Blissett	13	1	7+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW		Jake Jervis	68	13	48+14	12	4+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	1
15	DF		Sonny Bradley	61	7	51+1	7	5+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
16	MF		Matty Kennedy	15	5	15+0	5	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF		Oscar Threlkeld	51	1	42+3	1	4+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
19	FW		Ryan Taylor	19	3	16+3	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	GK		Vincent Dorel	8	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
22	MF		David Ijaha	10	0	4+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
23	GK		Luke McCormick	55	0	50+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF		David Fox	55	1	45+3	0	5+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
25	GK		Marc McCallum	6	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
26	FW		Paul Garita	27	2	17+7	2	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW		Craig Tanner	60	6	34+18	5	3+2	0	0+0	0	2+1	1
28	DF		Jordan Bentley	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
30	FW		Alex Fletcher	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	DF		Jakub Sokolík	21	0	18+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
First team players out on loan:
20	FW		Louis Rooney	3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
First team player(s) that left the club:
7	FW		David Goodwillie	22	1	5+11	1	1+1	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
16	DF		Ben Purrington	25	0	16+3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
19	DF		Karleigh Osborne	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

Goals record

As of 4 April 2017

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	10	AM	Graham Carey	15	1	0	16
2	14	CF	Jake Jervis	12	0	1	13
3	15	CB	Sonny Bradley	7	0	0	7
4	8	CF	Jordan Slew	4	1	1	6
4	27	SS	Craig Tanner	5	0	1	6
6	16	RM	Matty Kennedy	5	0	0	5
7	5	CB	Nauris Bulvītis	2	0	1	3
7	19	CF	Ryan Taylor	3	0	0	3
10	4	CB	Yann Songo'o	2	0	0	2
	6	CM	Connor Smith	1	0	1	2
	7	CM	Antoni Sarcevic	2	0	0	2
	9	CF	Jimmy Spencer	2	0	0	2
	11	CF	Ryan Donaldson	2	0	0	2
	18	DM	Oscar Threlkeld	2	0	0	2
	26	CF	Paul Garita	2	0	0	2
17	7	CF	David Goodwillie	1	0	0	1
	13	CF	Nathan Blissett	1	0	0	1
	24	CM	David Fox	0	1	0	1
	31	CB	Jakub Sokolík	1	0	0	1
Total				66	3	5	74

Disciplinary Record

As of 18 April 2017

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	4	CB		Yann Songo'o	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
1	18	DM		Oscar Threlkeld	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
3	9	CF		Jimmy Spencer	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
4	2	RB		Gary Miller	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
	6	CM		Connor Smith	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	15	CB		Sonny Bradley	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	16	LB		Ben Purrington	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	8	CF		Jordan Slew	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
	11	CM		Ryan Donaldson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	27	SS		Craig Tanner	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
11	3	LB		Gary Sawyer	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	5	CB		Nauris Bulvītis	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	10	AM		Graham Carey	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	24	CM		David Fox	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
15	7	CM		Antoni Sarcevic	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	14	CF		Jake Jervis	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	16	RM		Matty Kennedy	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	23	GK		Luke McCormick	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	26	CF		Paul Garita	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	19	CF		Ryan Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	28	RB		Jordan Bentley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
	31	CB		Jakub Sokolík	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					70	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	79	1	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CB	Nauris Bulvītis	Spartaks Jūrmala	Free transfer	^[2]
1 July 2016	CF	Ryan Donaldson	Cambridge United	Free transfer	^[3]
1 July 2016	CF	David Goodwillie	Aberdeen	Free transfer	^[4]
1 July 2016	RB	Gary Miller	Partick Thistle	Free transfer	^[5]
1 July 2016	CB	Karleigh Osborne	Bristol City	Free transfer	^[6]
1 July 2016	CF	Jordan Slew	Chesterfield	Free transfer	^[7]
1 July 2016	CM	Connor Smith	AFC Wimbledon	Undisclosed	^[8]
1 July 2016	CB	Yann Songo'o	Free agent	Free transfer	^[9]
1 July 2016	CF	Jimmy Spencer	Cambridge United	Free transfer	^[10]
2 July 2016	DM	Oscar Threlkeld	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	^[11]
11 July 2016	CB	Sonny Bradley	Crawley Town	Free transfer	^[12]
18 July 2016	CM	David Ijaha	Whitehawk	Free transfer	^[13]
22 July 2016	CM	David Fox	Crewe Alexandra	Free transfer	^[14]
1 August 2016	GK	Marc McCallum	Livingston	Free transfer	^[15]
4 January 2017	CB	Jakub Sokolík	Southend United	Free transfer	^[16]
5 January 2017	CF	Nathan Blissett	Torquay United	£15,000	^[17]^[18]
26 January 2017	CM	Antoni Sarcevic	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer	^[19]
30 January 2017	CF	Ryan Taylor	Oxford United	Free transfer	^[20]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	GK	James Bittner	Newport County	Free transfer	^[21]
1 July 2016	LW	Callum Hall	Free agent	Released	^[22]
1 July 2016	CB	Peter Hartley	Bristol Rovers	Free transfer	^[23]
1 July 2016	GK	Corey Harvey	Free agent	Released	^[22]
1 July 2016	CM	Josh Simpson	Free agent	Released	^[22]
1 July 2016	CF	Deane Smalley	Free agent	Released	^[22]
1 July 2016	LW	Gregg Wylde	Millwall	Free transfer	^[24]
4 July 2016	AM	Tyler Harvey	Wrexham ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Rejected contract	^[26]
4 July 2016	RB	Kelvin Mellor	Blackpool ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Rejected contract	^[26]
4 July 2016	CB	Curtis Nelson	Oxford United ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	£250,000	^[26]
4 July 2016	CF	Reuben Reid	Exeter City ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Rejected contract	^[26]
5 July 2016	CB	Carl McHugh	Motherwell	Free transfer	^[30]
16 January 2017	CB	Karleigh Osborne	Kilmarnock	Free transfer	^[31]
25 January 2017	CF	David Goodwillie	Free agent	Sacked	^[32]
30 January 2017	LB	Ben Purrington	Rotherham United	Undisclosed	^[33]

↑ Following Harvey's departure, he signed for Wrexham.^[25]
↑ Following Mellor's departure, he signed for Blackpool.^[27]
↑ Following Nelson's departure, he signed for Oxford United.^[28]
↑ Following Reid's departure, he signed for Exeter City.^[29]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
18 August 2016	SS	Craig Tanner	Reading	31 May 2017	^[34]
31 August 2016	CF	Arnold Garita	Bristol City	31 May 2017	^[35]
31 January 2017	RM	Matty Kennedy	Cardiff City	31 May 2017	^[36]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
31 January 2017	FW		Louis Rooney	Hartlepool United	31 May 2017	^[37]

References

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↑ "Goals to the Good". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
↑ "It's Miller Time". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
↑ "Osborne to be a Pilgrim". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
↑ "Pilgrim Jordan". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
↑ "Connor Rolls In". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
↑ "Song'O' The South". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
↑ "Jimmy's In". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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↑ "Jakub Checks In". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
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↑ "Nathan Blissett: Plymouth Argyle sign Torquay United striker for £15,000". BBC Sport. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
↑ "Pilgrim Antoni". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
↑ "Taylor Made Pilgrim". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
↑ "Exiles sign Myrie-Williams and Bittner". BBC. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
1 2 3 4 "Retained List". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
↑ "Thanks, Pete". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
↑ "Wylde Lion". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
↑ "Plymouth Argyle's Tyler Harvey signs for Wrexham on one-year deal". BBC. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
1 2 3 4 "Skipper Nelson and Reid leave Plymouth". BBC. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
↑ "Blackpool sign Argyle right-back Mellor". BBC. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
↑ "Nelson makes Oxford United switch". BBC. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
↑ "Exeter sign ex-Plymouth striker Reid". BBC. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
↑ "Statement – Carl McHugh". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
↑ "Karleigh to Killie". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
↑ "Statement: David Goodwillie". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
↑ "Ben Miller". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
↑ "Tanner is Back". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
↑ "Arnie's Green Army". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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[table_note_res_PLPO0.1272421680052-1] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One

[27] Following Harvey's departure, he signed for Wrexham.^[25]

[30] Following Mellor's departure, he signed for Blackpool.^[27]

[32] Following Nelson's departure, he signed for Oxford United.^[28]

[34] Following Reid's departure, he signed for Exeter City.^[29]

[2] "Sky Bet EFL: Key dates for 2016/17". The Football League. 27 April 2016.

[3] "The Time is Nau". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[4] "Ryan's Game". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

[5] "Goals to the Good". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[6] "It's Miller Time". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

[7] "Osborne to be a Pilgrim". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.

[8] "Pilgrim Jordan". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.

[9] "Connor Rolls In". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

[10] "Song'O' The South". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

[11] "Jimmy's In". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[12] "Oscar Sequel". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.

[13] "Sonny Outlook". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

[14] "Ijaha In". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

[15] "Fox Ticks the Box". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

[16] "On Your Marcs". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.

[17] "Jakub Checks In". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

[18] "It's Blissett". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[19] "Nathan Blissett: Plymouth Argyle sign Torquay United striker for £15,000". BBC Sport. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[20] "Pilgrim Antoni". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[21] "Taylor Made Pilgrim". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

[22] "Exiles sign Myrie-Williams and Bittner". BBC. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

[Retained_List-23] 1 2 3 4 "Retained List". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

[24] "Thanks, Pete". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

[25] "Wylde Lion". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.

[26] "Plymouth Argyle's Tyler Harvey signs for Wrexham on one-year deal". BBC. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[Four_Leave-28] 1 2 3 4 "Skipper Nelson and Reid leave Plymouth". BBC. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

[29] "Blackpool sign Argyle right-back Mellor". BBC. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

[31] "Nelson makes Oxford United switch". BBC. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

[33] "Exeter sign ex-Plymouth striker Reid". BBC. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[35] "Statement – Carl McHugh". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.

[36] "Karleigh to Killie". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

[37] "Statement: David Goodwillie". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

[38] "Ben Miller". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[39] "Tanner is Back". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[40] "Arnie's Green Army". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[41] "Kennedy Wings In". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[42] "Roons to Pools". Plymouth Argyle Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.