2003–04 season | |
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Manager | Paul Sturrock August–March Kevin Summerfield (caretaker) March–April Bobby Williamson April onwards |
Division Two | 1st |
FA Cup | First Round |
League Cup | First Round |
Football League Trophy | Second Round (South) |
Top goalscorer | David Friio (14 goals) |
Highest home attendance | Queens Park Rangers (19,888) Away: Sheffield Wednesday (20,090) |
Lowest home attendance | Wycombe Wanderers (4,298) Away: Colchester United (2,367) |
Biggest win | 7–0 Chesterfield (home) |
Biggest defeat | 3–0 Queens Park Rangers (away) 3–0 Tranmere Rovers (away) 4–1 Oldham Athletic (away) |
The 2003/04 football season saw Plymouth Argyle regain a place in the second tier of English football for the first time in twelve seasons, Along the way to capturing the Division Two championship they accumulated 90 league points, 21 clean sheets and a club record of seven straight clean sheets whilst also losing arguably the most successful manager in recent history in Paul Sturrock to Southampton F.C.
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15 July 2003 | St Blazey | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Blaise Park, Cornwall |
Evans ![]() |
23 July 2003 | SV Wacker Burghausen | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle |
26 July 2003 | SC Schwanenstadt | 0–0 | Plymouth Argyle | |
45 Minute Match |
26 July 2003 | FC Astra Giurgiu | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | |
45 Minute Match |
28 July 2003 | SV Bad Ischl | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | |
Beresford ![]() |
30 July 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 | Charlton Athletic | Home Park |
Friio ![]() Wotton ![]() |
2 August 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Home Park |
4 August 2003 | Saltash United | 0–5 | Plymouth Argyle | Kimberley Stadium, Saltash |
Lowndes ![]() ![]() Coughlan ![]() ![]() Beresford ![]() |
Last updated: 5 November 2014
Source:Greens on Screen
9 August 20031 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 | Grimsby Town | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Keith ![]() Coughlan ![]() Capaldi ![]() | Boulding ![]() Anderson ![]() Barnard ![]() Cas ![]() | Attendance: 9,590 Referee: L Cable |
16 August 20032 | Rushden and Diamonds | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Nene Park, Irthlingborough |
15:00 | Lowe ![]() Jack ![]() Mills ![]() | Capaldi ![]() ![]() Friio ![]() | Attendance: 4,045 Referee: B Knight |
23 August 20033 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–1 | Stockport County | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Keith ![]() Hodges ![]() Bent ![]() Norris ![]() Evans ![]() | Beckett ![]() Goodwin ![]() Gibb ![]() | Attendance: 7,594 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
25 August 20034 | Chesterfield | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Saltergate, Chesterfield |
19:45 | Brandon ![]() Mark Allott ![]() | Friio ![]() | Attendance: 4,089 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
30 August 20035 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–3 | Brighton | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Coughlan ![]() Stonebridge ![]() Friio ![]() Wotton ![]() Evans ![]() | Connolly (o.g.) Butters ![]() Knight ![]() Roberts ![]() Hart ![]() | Attendance: 9,289 Referee: M Fletcher |
6 September 20036 | Brentford | 1–3 | Plymouth Argyle | Griffin Park, London |
15:00 | May ![]() Fieldwick ![]() Roget ![]() | Stonebridge ![]() Evans ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,688 Referee: Steve Tomlin |
12 September 20037 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Luton Town | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Evans ![]() Friio ![]() Wotton ![]() | McSheffrey ![]() Coyne ![]() Showunmi ![]() | Attendance: 9,894 Referee: Anthony Bates |
16 September 20038 | Peterborough United | 2–2 | Plymouth Argyle | London Road, Peterborough |
19:45 | Arber ![]() Clarke ![]() Legg ![]() Shields ![]() | Wotton ![]() Capaldi ![]() | Attendance: 4,183 Referee: R Pearson |
20 September 20039 | Wrexham | 2–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
15:00 | Lawrence ![]() Jones ![]() Whitley ![]() Edwards ![]() | Norris ![]() Capaldi ![]() Wotton ![]() | Attendance: 3,945 Referee: Michael Ryan |
27 September 200310 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | Barnsley | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Coughlan ![]() Evans ![]() | Gallimore ![]() Fallon ![]() | Attendance: 8,695 Referee: Richard Beeby |
27 September 200311 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Bristol City | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Evans ![]() | Peacock ![]() Butler ![]() Lita ![]() | Attendance: 13,923 Referee: P Armstrong |
4 October 200312 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Adams Park, High Wycombe |
15:00 | Vinnicombe ![]() | Attendance: 5,708 Referee: Mike Thorpe |
11 October 200313 | Plymouth Argyle | 6–0 | Tranmere | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Friio ![]() Wotton ![]() Gilbert ![]() Keith ![]() Evans ![]() ![]() Norris ![]() | Gray ![]() Taylor ![]() | Attendance: 7,610 Referee: Andre Marriner |
18 October 200314 | Port Vale | 1–5 | Plymouth Argyle | Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent |
15:00 | Keith ![]() Friio ![]() ![]() Adams ![]() Wotton ![]() | Burns ![]() | Attendance: 5,786 Referee: Lee Probert |
22 October 200315 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–3 | Plymouth Argyle | Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield |
19:45 | Reddy ![]() Smith ![]() Holt ![]() | Friio ![]() ![]() Wotton ![]() Norris ![]() | Attendance: 20,090 Referee: G Laws |
25 October 200316 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Blackpool | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Keith ![]() Coughlan ![]() Adams ![]() | Southern ![]() Douglas ![]() Bullock ![]() | Attendance: 12,372 Referee: Steve Tanner |
1 November 200317 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 | Oldham | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Wotton ![]() Friio ![]() Evans ![]() | Beharall ![]() ![]() Sheridan ![]() Murray ![]() | Attendance: 11,205 Referee: M Warren |
15 November 200318 | Queens Park Rangers | 3–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Loftus Road, London |
15:00 | Gallen ![]() ![]() Thorpe ![]() Bean ![]() | Attendance: 17,049 Referee: Trevor Parkes |
22 November 200319 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | Hartlepool United | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Keith ![]() Lowndes ![]() ![]() Coughlan ![]() Aljofree ![]() Norris ![]() | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Iain Williamson |
29 November 200320 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Layer Road, Colchester |
15:00 | Capaldi ![]() Keith ![]() McCormick ![]() Connolly ![]() Gilbert ![]() Hodges ![]() Wotton ![]() | Attendance: 4,332 Referee: Kevin Wright |
13 December 200321 | Swindon Town | 2–3 | Plymouth Argyle | County Ground (Swindon), Swindon |
15:00 | Fallon ![]() Parkin ![]() ![]() Robinson ![]() ![]() | Capaldi ![]() Norris ![]() ![]() Keith ![]() Wotton ![]() | Attendance: 9,374 Referee: B Curson |
20 December 200322 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–0 | Notts County | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Lowndes ![]() Evans ![]() ![]() | Fenton ![]() Bolland ![]() Caskey ![]() | Attendance: 9,923 Referee: R Olivier |
26 December 200323 | AFC Bournemouth | 0–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Dean Court, Bournemouth |
15:00 | Feeney ![]() Cummings ![]() | Wotton ![]() Norris ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 8,901 Referee: Richard Beeby |
28 December 200324 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | Brentford | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Capaldi ![]() Lowndes ![]() Connolly ![]() Coughlan ![]() | Kitamirike ![]() Roget ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 17,882 Referee: P Prosser |
3 January 200425 | Plymouth Argyle | 7–0 | Chesterfield | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Hodges ![]() Capaldi ![]() Lowndes ![]() ![]() Friio ![]() ![]() ![]() | Davies ![]() | Attendance: 13,109 Referee: Keith Hill |
10 January 200426 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Blundell Park, Grimsby |
15:00 | Gilbert ![]() Aljorfree ![]() Friio ![]() Hodges ![]() | Attendance: 5,007 Referee: Eddie Evans |
17 January 200327 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–0 | Rushden and Diamonds | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Coughlan ![]() Stonebridge ![]() Wotton ![]() | Bignot ![]() | Attendance: 13,021 Referee: Clive Penton |
24 January 200428 | Stockport County | 0–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Edgeley Park, Stockport |
15:00 | Friio ![]() Coughlan ![]() | Gibb ![]() Lambert ![]() | Attendance: 6,608 Referee: Paul Robindon |
31 January 200429 | Brighton | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Withdean Stadium, Brighton |
15:00 | Benjamin ![]() Knight ![]() Watson ![]() | Lowndes ![]() | Attendance: 6,379 Referee: Phil Joslin |
7 February 200430 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–0 | AFC Bournemouth | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Capaldi ![]() | Buxton ![]() Cummings ![]() | Attendance: 13,371 Referee: B Knight |
17 February 200431 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Prenton Park, Tranmere |
19:45 | Dadi ![]() ![]() Hume ![]() | Aljofree ![]() Norris ![]() | Attendance: 7,948 Referee: M Cowburn |
21 February 200432 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Port Vale | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Phillips ![]() Stonebridge ![]() Capaldi ![]() Aljofree ![]() | McPhee ![]() Pilkington ![]() Paynter ![]() | Attendance: 13,371 Referee: B Knight |
28 February 200433 | Blackpool | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool |
15:00 | Evans ![]() | Stonebridge ![]() Adams ![]() Aljofree ![]() | Attendance: 7,253 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
2 March 200434 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield |
19:45 | Evans ![]() Coughlan ![]() Connolly ![]() | Geary ![]() Barry-Murphy ![]() Quinn ![]() | Attendance: 17,218 Referee: Andy Penn |
6 March 200435 | Notts County | 0–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Meadow Lane, Nottingham |
15:00 | Keith ![]() | Bolland ![]() Scoffham ![]() | Attendance: 8,057 Referee: Nigel Miller |
13 March 200436 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Swindon Town | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Keith ![]() Evans ![]() Friio ![]() | Gurney ![]() Mooney ![]() | Attendance: 16,080 Referee: P Walton |
16 March 200437 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | Peterborough United | Home Park, Plymouth |
19:45 | Lowndes ![]() Wotton ![]() Connolly ![]() | Arber ![]() | Attendance: 13,110 Referee: Joe Ross |
20 March 200438 | Luton Town | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Kenilworth Road, Luton |
15:00 | Coyne ![]() Holmes ![]() Howard ![]() Nicholls ![]() | Adams ![]() Friio ![]() | Attendance: 8,499 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
27 March 200439 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–0 | Wrexham | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Norris ![]() Lowndes ![]() Evans ![]() | Morgan ![]() Ferguson ![]() | Attendance: 12,275 Referee: P Taylor |
3 April 200440 | Barnsley | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Oakwell, Barnsley |
15:00 | Birch ![]() Betsy ![]() Neil ![]() Shuker ![]() | Norris ![]() | Attendance: 9,266 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
10 April 200441 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Coughlan ![]() Evans ![]() ![]() Hodges ![]() | Tyson ![]() Nethercott ![]() | Attendance: 14,806 Referee: D R Crick |
13 April 200442 | Bristol City | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Ashton Gate, Bristol |
19:45 | Peacock ![]() Roberts ![]() Doherty ![]() | Bent ![]() | Attendance: 19,045 Referee: R Pearson |
17 April 200443 | Oldham Athletic | 4–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Boundary Park, Oldham |
15:00 | Johnson ![]() ![]() ![]() Owen ![]() Eyres ![]() Murray ![]() | Wotton ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,924 Referee: M Cowburn |
24 April 200444 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Evans ![]() Friio ![]() Hodges ![]() | Padula ![]() Ainsworth ![]() Gallen ![]() | Attendance: 19,888 Referee: Paul Durkin |
1 May 200445 | Hartlepool | 1–3 | Plymouth Argyle | Victoria Park (Hartlepool) |
15:00 | Boyd ![]() Westwood ![]() Williams ![]() | Hodges ![]() Lowndes ![]() Tinkler ![]() | Attendance: 7,437 Referee: Anthony Leake |
8 May 200446 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | Colchester United | Home Park, Plymouth |
15:00 | Friio ![]() ![]() Norris ![]() | Brown ![]() Bowry ![]() | Attendance: 19,868 Referee: A R Hall |
Last updated: 8 November 2014
Source:Soccerbase
8 November 2003Round One | Northampton | 3–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Sixfields, Northampton |
15:00 | Walker ![]() Hargreaves ![]() Asamoah ![]() Sampson ![]() Trollope ![]() | Friio ![]() Stonebridge ![]() Evans ![]() | Attendance: 4,385 Referee: L Cable |
Last updated: 9 November 2014
Source:Soccerbase
12 August 2003Round One | Colchester United | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Layer Road, Colchester |
19:45 | Fagan ![]() ![]() Pinault ![]() ![]() Brown ![]() Stockley ![]() | Evans ![]() Gilbert ![]() Capaldi ![]() Keith ![]() | Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Joe Ross |
Last updated: 9 November 2014
Source:Soccerbase
14 October 2003Round One | Plymouth Argyle | 4–0 | Bristol City | Home Park, Plymouth |
19:45 | Keith ![]() Lowndes ![]() ![]() Gilbert ![]() Capaldi ![]() | Butler ![]() Doherty ![]() | Attendance: 4,927 Referee: D R Crick |
4 November 2003Round Two | Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Home Park, Plymouth |
19:45 | Coughlan ![]() Evans ![]() | McSporran ![]() ![]() Johnson ![]() Branston ![]() | Attendance: 4,298 Referee: B Curson | |
Note: (Wycombe Win 4–2 On Penalties) |
Last updated: 9 November 2014
Source:Soccerbase
Date | Player | Transfer | To | Fee |
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12 September 2003 | Brian McGlinchey | Three month loan | Torquay United | - |
24 September 2003 | Joe Broad | Sale | Torquay United | Free |
2 October 2003 | David Beresford | One month loan | Macclesfield Town | - |
4 November 2003 | David Beresford | Sale | Tranmere Rovers | Free |
9 January 2004 | Jani Viander | Sale | Brentford | Free |
13 January 2004 | Brian McGlinchey | Sale | Torquay United | Free |
1 June 2004 | Martin Phillips | Release | - | - |
1 June 2004 | Jason Bent | Release | - | - |
1 June 2004 | Eugene Kangulungu | Release | - | - |
1 June 2004 | Wayne O'Sullivan | Release | - | - |
6 July 2004 | Matthew Villis | Season loan | Torquay United | - |
30 July 2004 | Ian Stonebridge | Sale | Wycombe Wanderers | Free |
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