Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English association football club based in Plymouth, Devon. Founded in 1886 as Argyle Football Club,[2] they became a professional club in January 1903,[3] 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,[4] before being elected to the Football League in 1920, where they compete to this day,[5] as a founder member of the Third Division.[6] Argyle won their first Football League championship, and promotion to the Second Division for the first time, ten years later in 1930.[7] As of 2010, the club has won five championships in the Football League, gained promotion on eight occasions, and been relegated eight times.[8] Four of those league championships were won in the third tier, which is a divisional record.[9] Argyle have made one appearance at Wembley Stadium, in which they won the 1996 Third Division play-off final.[10] The club has also achieved moderate success in domestic cup competitions; they reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1984,[11][12] and the quarter-finals in 2007.[13][14] Argyle have also reached the semi-finals of the League Cup twice, in 1965 and 1974.[15][16]
The Plymouth Argyle Player of the Year award is voted for annually by the club's supporters.[17] It recognises the best overall performance by an individual player through the course of the season.[18] 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,[19] with the other being the Young Player of the Year accolade.[20] 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.[21] Three players have lifted the trophy in consecutive seasons; the first was Paul Mariner in 1976.[1]Steve McCall matched that feat in the 1994,[22] and Carl Fletcher became the third in 2011.[23] 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.[24][25] Top goalscorer Reuben Reid won the award the following season, becoming the first forward to win the award since Mickey Evans.[26]
B. ^ : Winning players are sourced to Danes (2009), up to and including the 2008–09 season,[44] and to the official Plymouth Argyle website as appropriate thereafter.[45] Players that have been inducted into the club's Hall of Fame, created in 2004 to mark their 100th season as a professional club,[46] are sourced to Cowdery & Curno (2009), up to and including the 2008–09 season,[47] and to the official Plymouth Argyle website as appropriate thereafter.
D. ab : Appearances made and goals scored are sourced to Danes (2009), up to and including the 2008–09 season,[49] and Soccerbase as appropriate thereafter.[31] 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,[50] and the relevant player reference thereafter.
F. ^ : The first winner of the award in 1966.[44][51]
^"Where are they now?". BBC Sport. Chris Bevan; Chris Charles. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
^"Argyle 0–1 Watford" Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. 11 March 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
^"Plymouth 0–1 Watford". BBC Sport. Mandeep Sanghera. 11 March 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
^"1964–65 results" Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine. Statto. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
^"1973–74 results" Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine. Statto. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
^"In the studmarks of Ro" Archived 2010-04-14 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
^"On the trail of the Beast" Archived 2009-04-08 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
^"Fletcher runs away with Herald award". The Plymouth Herald. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
^"Young Player of the Season" Archived 2010-06-03 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
^"Tommy Tynan profile" Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
^"Steve McCall profile" Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
^ ab"Captain Carl Fletcher set to stay with Plymouth Argyle next season" Archived 2011-08-19 at the Wayback Machine. The Herald. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
^Barker, Sam (20 April 2013). "Bhasera Is Player Of The Season". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
^"Onismor Bhasera". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
^"Gongs for Reuben and Curtis". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
^"Plymouth 2001/2002 player appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
^ ab"Paul Wotton profile" Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
^"Le Keeper" Archived 2009-05-07 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
^"Player of the Season" Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
^ ab"Plymouth Argyle" Archived 2006-11-16 at the Wayback Machine. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
^"Pat Dunne profile" Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
^"Davie Provan profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
^ ab"Paul Mariner profile" Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. The Football Association. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
^"Carlo Corazzin profile" Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
^"Ireland's international players". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
^"Krisztián Timár profile" Archived 2009-09-17 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
^ ab"Fletcher opts to end Wales career". BBC Sport. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
^"Player of the Season Result | Plymouth Argyle - PAFC". www.pafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^Errington, Chris (17 June 2020). "Argyle player-of-the-year Antoni Sarcevic leaving promoted Pilgrims". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^"VIDEO: Interview | Player of the Season Joe Edwards | Plymouth Argyle - PAFC". www.pafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^"Cooper wins Player of the Season vote | Plymouth Argyle - PAFC". www.pafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^"National League System". The Football Association. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
Clubs are grouped by their division in the 2023–24 season. Includes the Welsh clubs where lists have been created. 'POTY' = 'Player of the Year / Season'.