Ryan Law

Ryan Law

Personal information
Full name	Ryan James Law [1]
Date of birth	(1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth	Kingsteignton, [2] England
Position(s)	Left back [2]
Team information
Current team	Truro City
Youth career
2008–2018	Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2023	Plymouth Argyle	18	(1)
2019	→ Gloucester City (loan)	2	(0)
2019–2020	→ Truro City (loan)	27	(3)
2020	→ Chippenham Town (loan)	2	(0)
2021	→ Torquay United (loan)	8	(0)
2022–2023	→ Gillingham (loan)	17	(0)
2023	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	11	(1)
2023–	Truro City	75	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:33, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Ryan James Law (born 8 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Truro City.

Career

Plymouth Argyle

Whilst he was an academy player, Law featured on the bench for Argyle in a 5–2 EFL League One defeat to Gillingham on 5 May 2018, but did not come on. ^[3]

Law made his professional debut on 13 November 2018 in an EFL Trophy match between Argyle and EFL League Two side Newport County, where he started at left-back. Newport won the game 2–0. ^[4] He moved on loan to Gloucester City in early 2019. ^[5]

Loan Spells

On 19 July 2019 Law joined Truro City of the Southern League Premier South on a 28-day loan. ^[6] The loan deal was then extended until 18 January 2020. ^[7] On 19 January 2020 it was confirmed, that the deal had been extended once again, this time for the rest of the season. ^[8] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league season was cut short and declared null and void with Truro sitting top of the league at the time. ^[9]

On 15 March 2021, Law joined National League side Torquay United on a one-month loan deal. ^[10] He returned to Plymouth on 15 April 2021 ^[11] helping the club to six victories in the eight matches he played, his last appearance coming in a vital top of the table 1–0 victory over Sutton United. ^[12]

Return to Plymouth

Law scored a first senior goal for the club in a 3–0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday, sealing the victory in the seventh minute of added time having only been brought on as a substitute two minutes prior. ^[13] Law signed a new one-year contract extension with Plymouth on 6 May 2022. ^[14]

Gillingham loan

On 18 July 2022, Law joined League Two club Gillingham on a season-long loan deal. ^[15] On 9 January 2023, Plymouth Argyle recalled Law from his loan early. ^[16]

Yeovil Town loan

On 10 February 2023, Law joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season. ^[17]

Following promotion to the Championship, Law was released by Plymouth at the end of the 2022–23 season. ^[18]

Truro City

On 26 July 2023, Law signed for National League South club Truro City. ^[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Plymouth Argyle	2017–18 [20]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19 [21]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	2019–20 [22]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21 [23]	League One	4	0	0	0	1	0	3 [a]	0	8	0
	2021–22 [24]	League One	14	1	3	1	2	0	3 [a]	0	22	2
	2022–23 [25]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		18	1	3	1	3	0	7	0	31	2
Gloucester City (loan)	2018–19 [26]	National League South	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Truro City (loan)	2019–20 [27]	Southern League Premier Division South	27	3	2	1	—		1 [b]	0	30	4
Chippenham Town (loan)	2020–21 [26]	National League South	2	0	—		—		1 [c]	0	3	0
Torquay United (loan)	2020–21 [26]	National League	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
Gillingham (loan)	2022–23 [25]	League Two	17	0	2	0	2	0	3 [a]	0	24	0
Yeovil Town (loan)	2022–23 [26]	National League	11	1	—		—		—		11	1
Truro City	2023–24 [26]	National League South	40	2	1	0	—		1 [c]	0	42	2
	2024–25 [26]	National League South	16	1	1	0	—		1 [c]	0	18	1
	Total		56	3	2	0	—		2	0	60	3
Career total			141	8	9	1	5	0	14	0	169	9

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance in Southern League Cup
3. Appearance in FA Trophy

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Plymouth Argyle" (PDF). English Football League. p. 61. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
2. "Ryan Law – Defender". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
3. "Gillingham v Argyle – Team News". Plymouth Argyle FC. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
4. "Newport v Argyle – the Line-Up". Plymouth Argyle FC. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
5. "Plymouth Argyle duo Harry Hodges and Ryan Law make Gloucester City loan moves". Plymouth Herald. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
6. "Law to Truro: Youngster Moves On Loan". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
7. Plymouth Argyle agree to extend defender Ryan Law's loan spell to Truro City, plymouthherald.co.uk, 16 August 2019
8. Law Loan Lengethened, pafc.co.uk, 19 January 2020
9. "2019/20 LEAGUE SEASON COMES TO AN EARLY END". www.trurocityfc.net. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
10. "Law joins Gulls on loan". Torquay United FC. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
11. "Law Returns to Plymouth". torquayunited.com. 15 April 2021.
12. "Sutton United 0–1 Torquay United". BBC Sport. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
13. "Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
14. "Law's extension". www.pafc.co.uk. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
15. "Ryan Law signs on loan". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
16. "Ryan Law recalled". www.pafc.co.uk. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
17. "Signing | Ryan Law arrives on loan". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
18. "Law, Craske and Pursall to Depart". www.pafc.co.uk. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
19. "Law Returns to The White Tigers". Truro City. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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22. "Games played by Ryan Law in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
23. "Games played by Ryan Law in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
24. "Games played by Ryan Law in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
25. "Games played by Ryan Law in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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