2008–09 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season
Introduction The '''2008–09 football season''' was '''Plymouth Argyle Football Club's''' 40th season in the Football League Championship, the second division of English football, and their 104th as a professional club. It officially began on 1 July 2008, and concluded on 30 June 2009, although competitive matches were only played between August and May.The team's shirt supplier was Puma. The shirt sponsor was Ginsters.
Season summary The club began the 2008–09 season in the Football League Championship for the fourth successive year, following a highly creditable 10th-place finish the previous year. However, this season they finished 21st in the league table, one position and five points above the relegation zone with a record of 13 wins, 12 draws, and 21 defeats from 46 games. Their leading goalscorer was Paul Gallagher with 13 goals in all competitions.The club entered the FA Cup in the third round, where they lost 3–1 away to Premier League club Arsenal. They entered the League Cup in the first round and were eliminated away to Luton Town of League Two, losing 2–0.Notable players to begin their careers with the Pilgrims this season included Carl Fletcher, Alan Judge, Paul Gallagher, Karl Duguid and Chris Barker. The club captain was Romain Larrieu and the team captain was Karl Duguid. '''Legend'''===Championship=======League table====PosClub PldWDLGFGAGDPts19Nottingham Forest461314195065−15'''53'''20Barnsley461313204558−13'''52'''21'''Plymouth Argyle''''''46''''''13''''''12''''''21''''''44''''''57''''''-13''''''51'''22Norwich City461210245770−13'''46'''23Southampton461015214669−23'''45''''''Pld''' = Matches played; '''W''' = Matches won; '''D''' = Matches drawn; '''L''' = Matches lost; '''GF''' = Goals for; '''GA''' = Goals against; '''GD''' = Goal difference; '''Pts''' = Points====Results summary====As of games played 3 May 2009====Results by round=======FA Cup==='''Third round'''===Football League Cup==='''First round'''
Squad details ===Player statistics==='''Key''''''#''' = Squad number; '''Pos''' = Playing position; '''P''' = Number of games played; '''G''' = Number of goals scored; alt=A yellow card = Yellow cards; alt=A red card = Red cards; '''GK''' = Goalkeeper; '''DF''' = Defender; '''MF''' = Midfielder; '''FW''' = ForwardStatistics do not include minor competitions or games played for other clubs. All players who were provided a squad number during the 2008–09 season are included.No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineNotesAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13px1GK Romain Larrieu4101000420102MF Karl Duguid391111041*2403MF Jim Paterson7+10000108+100104MF Simon Walton ¤12+10001013+10315DF Krisztian Timar13+80001014+80016MF Chris Clark30+60100031+60207MF Jason Puncheon ¤5+1000106+1*0008MF Yoann Folly6+5000107+50009FW Steve MacLean11+1020+101012+1124010FW Jermaine Easter ¤2+2000103+200011FW Paul Gallagher ‡36+413100037+4*136013DF Mathias Doumbe21+31000021+315014FW Rory Fallon26+185100+1027+1956015DF Chris Barker38+20101040+2*01016DF David McNamee5+5000005+5*03117MF Craig Noone3+18110004+18*11018DF Gary Sawyer13300001332019DF Marcel Seip41310004234020MF Luke Summerfield28+12100+1029+223021GK Graham Stack ¤5000106*00022DF Craig Cathcart ‡29+11101031+1*11023MF Alan Judge ‡15+22000015+2*22023MF Nicolas Marin ‡1+5000001+5*00024FW Ashley Barnes12+31000012+312025MF Jamie Mackie35+85100+1036+953026MF Yannick Bolasie ¤000000000027GK Lloyd Saxton00000000028MF Carl Fletcher ‡131000013*13028DF Shane White †000000000029DF Damien McCrory ¤000000000030MF Dan Smith †000000000031FW Emile Mpenza3+6200003+6*20033DF David Gray ‡140100015*02035FW George Donnelly0+2000000+2*00037MF  Roudolphe Douala †1+1000001+1*000===Goal scorers===ScorerGoals Paul Gallagher13 Rory Fallon5 Jamie Mackie Gary Sawyer3 Marcel Seip Karl Duguid2 Alan Judge Steve MacLean Emile Mpenza Luke Summerfield Ashley Barnes1 Craig Cathcart Mathias Doumbe Carl Fletcher Craig Noone===Starting 11===The following players have been named in the most starting line-ups. This line-up may differ from the list of players with most appearances.No.Nat.PositionNameStarts1GKRomain Larrieu4213DFMathias Doumbe2122DFCraig Cathcart3137DFMarcel Seip4215DFChris Barker4025MFJamie Mackie     362MFKarl Duguid4120MFLuke Summerfield296MFChris Clark   3114FWRory Fallon2711FWPaul Gallagher37===Awards===2008–09 AwardsPos.Player Player of the Year  GK   Romain Larrieu Young Player of the Year  DF   Craig Cathcart
Transfers ===Permanent==='''In''' Date Pos. Name From Fee 1 July 2008  FW   George Donnelly   Skelmersdale United  Undisclosed 15 July 2008  DF   David McNamee   Coventry City  Free 18 July 2008  GK   Graham Stack   Reading  Free 1 August 2008  MF   Yannick Bolasie   Floriana  Undisclosed 6 August 2008  MF   Simon Walton   Queens Park Rangers  Undisclosed 9 August 2008  DF   Chris Barker   Queens Park Rangers  Undisclosed 30 August 2008  MF   Craig Noone   Southport  Undisclosed 1 September 2008  FW   Emile Mpenza   Manchester City  Free 21 March 2009  MF   Roudolphe Douala   Asteras Tripolis  Free'''Out''' Date Pos. Name From Fee 3 July 2008  MF   Jimmy Abdou   Millwall  Free 16 July 2008  MF   Péter Halmosi   Hull City  £2,500,000 22 July 2008  GK   Luke McCormick  Free agent  Released 31 July 2008  MF   Lilian Nalis   Swindon Town  Free 4 February 2009  DF   Shane White  Free agent  Released 31 May 2009  MF   Dan Smith  Free agent  Released 1 June 2009  MF   Roudolphe Douala  Free agent  Released===Loans==='''In'''Start date Pos.PlayerToEnd date 8 August 2008  DF   Craig Cathcart   Manchester United  25 May 2009 29 August 2008  FW   Paul Gallagher   Blackburn Rovers  25 May 2009 1 September 2008  MF   Nicolas Marin   Lorient  1 January 2009 1 January 2009  DF   David Gray   Manchester United  25 May 2009 29 January 2009  MF   Alan Judge   Blackburn Rovers  31 May 2009 19 February 2009  MF   Carl Fletcher   Crystal Palace  1 June 2009'''Out''' Start date Pos. Player To End date 9 September 2008  MF   Dan Smith   Morecambe  9 October 2008 25 September 2008  FW   Jermaine Easter   Millwall  9 November 2008 8 October 2008  DF   Damien McCrory   Port Vale  29 December 2008 24 October 2008  MF   Jason Puncheon   Milton Keynes Dons  21 December 2008 20 November 2008  FW   Jermaine Easter   Colchester United  20 December 2008 22 November 2008  MF   Yannick Bolasie   Rushden & Diamonds  2 January 2009 27 November 2008  GK   Graham Stack   Blackpool  1 January 2009 27 November 2008  FW   Ashley Barnes   Eastbourne Borough  26 January 2009 27 November 2008  MF   Dan Smith   Eastbourne Borough  1 June 2009 28 November 2008  DF   Shane White   Truro City  28 December 2008 9 January 2009  MF   Jason Puncheon   Milton Keynes Dons  1 June 2009 22 January 2009  MF   Yannick Bolasie   Barnet  1 June 2009 26 March 2009  GK   Graham Stack   Wolverhampton Wanderers  1 June 200926 March 2009  MF   Simon Walton   Blackpool  1 June 2009
See also Plymouth Argyle seasons
External links * PAFC – Official Club Website* P@SOTI – Fans Forum* GreensOnScreen – Dedicated Fan Website
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