Plymouth Argyle F.C. Player of the Year
Introduction Paul Mariner, winner of the Player of the Year award in 1975 and 1976.Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English association football club based in Plymouth, Devon. Founded in 1886 as ''Argyle Football Club'', they became a professional club in January 1903, and were elected to the Southern League ahead of the 1903–04 season. The club won the Southern League championship in 1913 and finished as runners-up on two occasions, before being elected to the Football League in 1920, where they compete to this day, as a founder member of the Third Division. Argyle won their first Football League championship, and promotion to the Second Division for the first time, ten years later in 1930.As of 2010, the club has won five championships in the Football League, gained promotion on eight occasions, and been relegated eight times. Four of those league championships were won in the third tier, which is a divisional record. Argyle have made one appearance at Wembley Stadium, in which they won the 1996 Third Division play-off final. The club has also achieved moderate success in domestic cup competitions; they reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1984, and the quarter-finals in 2007.Argyle have also reached the semi-finals of the League Cup twice, in 1965 and 1974.The Plymouth Argyle Player of the Year award is voted for annually by the club's supporters. It recognises the best overall performance by an individual player through the course of the season. Each year, the winner is presented with the trophy on the pitch at Home Park before the club's last home game of the season. This is the more prestigious of the two awards made by Plymouth Argyle itself, with the other being the Young Player of the Year accolade. Since its inception in 1966, thirty-nine different players have won the award. Six of these players have lifted the award for a second time, the most recent being Welsh international Carl Fletcher. As of the 2010–11 season, only striker Tommy Tynan has received the award for a third time. Three players have lifted the trophy in consecutive seasons; the first was Paul Mariner in 1976.Steve McCall matched that feat in the 1994, and Carl Fletcher became the third in 2011.Seven winners of the award have represented their country at international level. Six winners have gone on to become the club's manager. The 2012–13 winner was Onismor Bhasera, who made 46 appearances in all competitions during the campaign. Top goalscorer Reuben Reid won the award the following season, becoming the first forward to win the award since Mickey Evans.
Table key ¤Denotes divisional change due to promotion or relegation*Elected to the Plymouth Argyle Hall of Fame†Denotes player who has won full international capsPlayer (X)Denotes the number of times a player has won the awardDiv 2Second Division (1892–1992), First Division (1992–2004), Championship (2004–)Div 3Third Division (1958–1992), Second Division (1992–2004), League One (2004–)Div 4Fourth Division (1958–1992), Third Division (1992–2004), League Two (2004–)
Winners Graham Coughlan was the club's top league scorer in 2001–02.Paul Wotton captained the club to league titles in 2002 and 2004.Romain Larrieu won the award in his ninth season with the club.Carl Fletcher was the first Welsh player to win the award in 2010..+Plymouth Argyle F.C. Player of the Year winners Season Level Player Position NationalityApps Goals CapsNotes1965–66Div 2  3281101966–67Div 2  2333701967–68Div 2  16405†—1968–69Div 3¤  1131701969–70Div 3  121420—1970–71Div 3* 20700—1971–72Div 3  139105†—1972–73Div 3  113170—1973–74Div 3* 7070—1974–75Div 3* 1556135†—1975–76Div 2¤* (2) 1556135†1976–77Div 2  4100—1977–78Div 3¤  24860—1978–79Div 3  81420—1979–80Div 3  (2) 248601980–81Div 3  95450—1981–82Div 3  185490—1982–83Div 3* 334170—1983–84Div 3  114250—1984–85Div 3* 3101450—1985–86Div 3* 6208701986–87Div 2¤* (2) 3101450—1987–88Div 2  10200—1988–89Div 2* (3) 31014501989–90Div 2  237180—1990–91Div 2  14440—1991–92Div 2  155480—1992–93Div 3¤  160601993–94Div 3  (2) 16060—1994–95Div 3  8710—1995–96Div 4¤  235170—1996–97Div 3¤  13790—1997–98Div 3  3772601997–98Div 3  852459†1998–99Div 4¤  (2) 2351701999–00Div 4  90240—2000–01Div 4  9730—2001–02Div 4* 1932602002–03Div 3¤* 4766602003–04Div 3* 432811†2004–05Div 2¤* (2) 4766602005–06Div 2  243280—2006–07Div 2  11160—2007–08Div 2  9154†—2008–09Div 2  31800—2009–10Div 2  107936†—2010–11Div 3¤  (2) 107936†2011–12Div 4¤  11542012–13Div 4  114419†2013–14Div 4  89242014–15Div 4  22702015–16Div 4  39112017–18Div 3¤  (2) 47152018–19Div 3 Rúben Lameiras 82182019–20Div 4¤ Antoni Sarcevic 132202020–21Div 3¤ Joe Edwards 137162021–22Div 3 Michael Cooper 1110===By player===+Plymouth Argyle F.C. Player of the Year winners by player Player Total Years 31985, 1987, 1989 21975, 1976 21978, 1980 21993, 1994 21996, 1999 22003, 2005 22010, 2011 22016, 2018===By country===+Plymouth Argyle F.C. Player of the Year winners by nationality Country Players Total3239453312111111111111
Footnotes :A. : The official level of competition in the structure of the English football league system.:B. : Winning players are sourced to Danes (2009), up to and including the 2008–09 season, and to the official Plymouth Argyle website as appropriate thereafter. Players that have been inducted into the club's Hall of Fame, created in 2004 to mark their 100th season as a professional club, are sourced to Cowdery & Curno (2009), up to and including the 2008–09 season, and to the official Plymouth Argyle website as appropriate thereafter.:C. : For a detailed description of playing positions, see Association football positions.:D. : Appearances made and goals scored are sourced to Danes (2009), up to and including the 2008–09 season, and Soccerbase as appropriate thereafter. All appearances made and goals scored during their career with the club are included.:E. : Caps earned at international level are sourced to Danes (2009), up to and including the 2008–09 season, and the relevant player reference thereafter.:F. : The first winner of the award in 1966.:G. : Piper won four caps for the England U23 team, and two caps for England B.:H. : Burnside earned one cap for England at U23 level.:I. : Mariner was the first player to win the award twice, and in consecutive seasons.:J. : Won the award on two occasions.:K. : Holds club record for appearances made; eighth overall for goals scored.:L. : The first player to lift the trophy on three occasions.:M. : Shared award.:N. : Included in the Team of the Century while still a member of the squad.:O. : 2009 Hall of Fame inductee.:P. : 2010 Hall of Fame inductee.
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External links * Plymouth Argyle F.C. official website* Plymouth Argyle F.C. archive