2004–05 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

This article provides a summary of Plymouth Argyle's 2004–05 season.

Plymouth Argyle

2004–2005 season
Manager	Bobby Williamson
Stadium	Home Park
Championship	17th place
FA Cup	Third round (defeated 1–3 by Everton)
Football League Cup	First round (defeated 3–2 by Yeovil Town)
Highest home attendance	20,555 vs Leeds United Away: 34,496 vs Leeds United
Lowest home attendance	13,308 vs Burnley Away: 6,217 vs Yeovil Town
Biggest win	5–0 (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, home)
Biggest defeat	5–0 (vs. West Ham United, away)
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Notable events

• 24 August 2004: The team exit the League Cup in the first round for the 12th consecutive year.
• 28 August 2004: Argyle lose their first League game (3–1 to Watford) since Bobby Williamson was appointed as manager.

Competitions

Championship

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Leicester City	46	12	21	13	49	46	+3	57
16	Cardiff City	46	13	15	18	48	51	−3	54
17	Plymouth Argyle	46	14	11	21	52	64	−12	53
18	Watford	46	12	16	18	52	59	−7	52
19	Coventry City	46	13	13	20	61	73	−12	52

Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2011. Source: Football League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Date	Opposition	Venue		Result	Score F–A	Scorers
7 August 2004	Millwall	Home	Home Park	D	0–0	–
10 August 2004	Brighton & Hove Albion	Away	Withdean Stadium	W	2–0	Cullip 11 (o.g.) Wotton 45 (pen.)
13 August 2004	Cardiff City	Away	Ninian Park	W	1–0	Bullock 23 (o.g.)
21 August 2004	Sunderland	Home	Home Park	W	2–1	Wotton 1 Crawford 40
28 August 2004	Watford	Away	Vicarage Road	L	1–3	Evans 18
30 August 2004	Nottingham Forest	Home	Home Park	W	3–2	Norris 26 Coughlan 40 Wotton 90 (pen.)
11 September 2004	Queens Park Rangers	Away	Loftus Road	L	2–3	Friio 7 Keith 90
14 September 2004	Leeds United	Home	Home Park	L	0–1
18 September 2004	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Home	Home Park	L	1–2	Friio 62

Source:^[1]

League Cup

Yeovil Town v Plymouth Argyle

24 August 2004 1st round	Yeovil Town	3–2 2–2 at FT (a.e.t.)	Plymouth Argyle	Yeovil
	Johnson   28'   69'   102'	Report	Crawford   30' Wotton   42' (pen.)	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 6,217 Referee: Clive Penton

FA Cup

Plymouth Argyle v Everton

8 January 2005 3rd round	Plymouth Argyle	1–3	Everton	Plymouth
	Guðjónsson   34' Connolly   72'	Report	Osman   16' McFadden   18' Beattie   36' Chadwick   84'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 20,112 Referee: Matt Messias

Transfers

Out

Date	Player	Transfer	To	Fee	Source
11 August 2004	Marcus Martin	Season-long loan	Exeter City	–	^[2]
August 2004	Gary Sawyer	Season-long loan	Exeter City	–	^[2]
October 2004	Nathan Lowndes	Free	Port Vale	–
December 2004	Blair Sturrock	Free	Kidderminster Harriers	–
December 2004	Lee Makel	Free	Dunfermline Athletic	–
January 2005	Stevie Crawford	Sale	Dundee United	£80,000
February 2005	David Friio	Sale	Nottingham Forest	£100,000

In

Date	Player	Transfer	From	Fee	Source
December 2004	Bjarni Guðjónsson	Free transfer	Coventry City	–
December 2004	Scott Taylor	Buy	Blackpool	£100,000
January 2005	Ákos Buzsáky	Short-term loan	Porto	–
February 2005	Dexter Blackstock	Short-term loan	Southampton	–
February 2005	Nick Chadwick	Buy	Everton	£250,000
March 2005	Jason Dodd	Short-term loan	Southampton	–
June 2005	Rufus Brevett	Free transfer	West Ham United	–

References

1. "Plymouth Argyle match record: League Championship 2005". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
2. "Transfers – August 2004 – 11 August 2004". 26 August 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2019.