The Pilgrim 2019-20, match 10: Argyle vs Bradford City

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v Bradford City Sky Bet League Two, League Match 10 Saturday, November 23. 3pm.

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E G A P T S R I F E H T

ARGYLE’S FIRST FIVE GAMES AGAINST BRADFORD CITY

BRADFORD CITY’S FIRST FIVE KIT MANUFACTURERS

October 11, 1930: Bradford 1 Argyle 0, Division 2

1982-85: Patrick

February 14, 1931: Argyle 0 Bradford 2, Division 2

1985- 88: Admiral

September 12, 1931: Argyle 3 Bradford 3, Division 2

1988-91: Bukta

January 27, 1932: Bradford 3 Argyle 3, Division 2

1991-93: Front Runner

October 22, 1932: Argyle 2 Bradford 1, Division 2

1993-94: Admiral

ARGYLE’S FIRST FIVE GAMES PLAYED ON NOVEMBER 23

BRADFORD CITY’S FIRST FIVE MANAGERS

1907: Watford 3 Argyle 0, Southern League

Robert Campbell 1903-05

1912: Southampton 2 Argyle, Southern League

Peter O’Rourke 1905-21

1929: Argyle 1 Walsall 1, Division Three South

David Menzies 1921-26

1935: Leicester City 2 Argyle 0, Division Two

Colin Veitch 1926-28

1946: Tottenham Hotspur 2 Argyle 1, Division Two

Peter O’Rourke 1928-30

FIRST FIVE WINNERS OF THE GRAND SLAM OF DARTS 2007: Phil Taylor – beat Andy Hamilton 18-11

FIRST FIVE BRADFORD PLAYERS TO BE GIVEN HERITAGE NUMBERS THIS SEASON

2008: Phil Taylor – beat Terry Jenkins 18-9

1276 Clayton Donaldson

2009: Phil Taylor – beat Scott Waites 16-2

1277 Adam Henley

2010: Scott Waites – beat James Wade 16-14

1278 Jackson Longridge

2011: Phil Taylor – beat Gary Anderson 16-4

1279 Matthew Palmer 1280 Ben Richards-Everton

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THE LOWEDOWN

IT has been a while since we have had a home game and I am delighted to be back at Home Park, where we have lost only once this season. That is good; we want to make our home a real fortress.

The last time we played here was in the Leasing. com Trophy against Chelsea, but in the league it was against Leyton Orient, when we had a good win. We have been on the road quite a bit, and put together back-to-back wins, with back-toback clean sheets, at Bolton and Forest Green.

Forest Green was similar, although there was quite a bit of football as they tried to break us down – which they could not. I am very pleased with the past few weeks on the road, and the way the players put their bodies on the line to get those victories.

We have tried to instill a bit more resilience into the boys in recent weeks, focusing on gamemanagement and seeing out results – I think that has come to fruition lately, particularly in the last two games, which is pleasing to see as a manager.

The lads have been terrific in training, but we know that nothing comes easy in football, and we have to be that solid over the course of the season, not just two or three games.

Today’s game against Bradford will also be a challenge, but one we relish. Gary Bowyer has put a good squad together, he has pulled some good players in and they are in a good position.

We know what to expect from them; we know what they are about; they are always going to compete. They are one of the favourites to get promoted; we know it is going to be a tough test – but I am sure they are saying the same thing about us.

We can see that things are progressing off the pitch, too. The safety boards are down on the Mayflower Grandstand, which means this is the first game we will be in the new dug-outs. It will be nice to see the new stand behind us – but it will be a lot better when it is full, and it is our job to put on a show to bring the supporters in for when it officially opens.

I was at the Bromley v Bristol Rovers FA Cup replay in midweek for BT Sport. It was not a spectacular game – Rovers did a job and got themselves through, and we look forward to playing them next Sunday. We have been good away from home lately, so we will look forward to the opportunity to try and replicate that and get ourselves into the third-round draw.

I would prefer to play games every week, and for us to be in the next round of the cup is important – we want to stay in all competitions for as long as we possibly can. When the big teams start coming into the competition in the third and fourth rounds, your chances to progress become limited – but a big draw can generate a big cash boost for the football club and a tremendous day out for the supporters.

But, first, our bread and butter is the league, which continues with Bradford today.

Green Army!

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FOREST GREEN 0 ARGYLE 1 Sarcevic 24

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Forest Green Rovers (4-5-1)

Argyle (3-5-2)

13 Joe Wollacott; 3 Dom Bernard (5 Matt Mills 86), 6 Farrend Rawson, 20 Liam Kitching , 23 Joseph Mills (capt, 19 Nathan McGinley half-time); 2 Liam Shephard, 9 Matty Stevens, 14 Ebou Adams, 7 Carl Winchester, 29 Jack Aitchison; 10 Aaron Collins.

24 Alex Palmer (gk); 5 Scott Wootton, 6 Niall Canavan, 3 Gary Sawyer (capt); 8 Joe Edwards , 7 Antoni Sarcevic , 25 Josh Grant, 10 Danny Mayor, 21 Callum McFadzean (2 Joe Riley half-time; 11 Dom Telford 68); 16 Joel Grant (9 Ryan Taylor 84), 17 Byron Moore .

Substitutes (not used): 15 James Moron, 18 Kevin Dawson, 22 Udoka Godwin-Malife, 24 Lewis Thomas (gk), 28 Kyle Taylor.

Substitutes (not used): 1 Mike Cooper (gk), 20 Adam Randell, 32 George Cooper, 39 Zak Rudden.

Referee: Sam Purkiss. Attendance: 3,896 (1,224 away)

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USA TOUR

IN the third instalment of a five-part series about Argyle’s 1954 summer tour of America, NINO ROBERTSON moves on with the tour party after their Hollywood visit, when they were greeted by war heroes and film stars greeted.

THE tourists enjoyed a few days’ down time before their second game of their Stateside trip in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 20, the half-way point of the tour.

The Rancho Cienga stadium played host to the game, in which Malcolm Davies and Ernie Edds gave the Pilgrims quite a comfortable 2-0 win.

The Rancho Cienga sports complex has played a role in the development of a number of professional athletes.

The tennis-playing Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, f requented the facility as children and a number of American Football players have also used it. The complex supports basketball, baseball, football, rugby, tennis and swimming.

After an assured performance, we were on the road again the following day and arrived at San Francisco, the home of the world-famous Golden Gate Bridge, that night. The squad left on May 24 but, of course, squeezed in some all-important sightseeing time in San Fran.

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In terms of football, Argyle were involved in one of their toughest games in the States against San Francisco All Stars, who gave us a great test although we ran out 3-2 winners. Johnny Porteous grabbed a double, and as ever, Neil Langman got in on the act.

Our next game was just two days later back in Chicago.

Unfortunately for Argyle, that meant they would embark on their longest journey while in America, f rom San Francisco to Chicago, a distance of 1,900 miles, completed in six and a half hours. A longer journey in terms of time taken, as opposed to miles covered, was from Hollywood to San Francisco by bus, which took 400 miles in ten and a half hours.

The Chicago All Stars were up next on Tuesday, May 25 and were put to the sword with considerable ease. This time the margin of victory was 8-1, in which five different scorers found the net, including Paddy Ratcliffe and Neil Dougall.

Interestingly, records show that this was the only game in which Argyle made a substitution – Ernie Edds coming off the bench.

Three games remained for the travelling Greens. As it transpires, one of the journeys f rom here on in would not be a smooth one.

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Review EOIN Doyle scored a brace as Swindon Town edged a 3-2 victory at Salford City last Saturday to record their fourth successive win and move top of Sky Bet League Two. Adam Rooney broke the deadlock as he fired a fourth-minute penalty against his former club, but League Two leading scorer Doyle equalised for Swindon six minutes later for his 15th goal of the campaign, scoring in his sixth consecutive game. Doyle completed his double with a 54th-minute spot-kick to make it nine goals from the last six and Jerry Yates extended their advantage with 12 minutes remaining before Rooney added a second from the penalty spot at the death.

Scott Wharton bagged a double as Northampton Town moved up two places to seventh following a comfortable 4-1 victory at home to fourthplaced Crewe Alexandra. Wharton put the hosts ahead with a very close-range effort after 10 minutes and the on-loan Blackburn defender doubled their score and completed his brace with a volley eight minutes later.

LEAGUE TWO SO FAR THIS SEASON 2,173 CORNERS 38 RED CARDS 718 YELLOW CARDS 526 GOALS

Port Vale extended their unbeaten league run to five matches after recording a 2-1 comeback victory at home to Carlisle United. Ryan Loft put the away side ahead in the opening minute as he picked out the bottom corner with a close-range finish thanks to Gethin Jones' assist.

David Worrall turned James Gibbons' headed pass home on the hour to level matters and Mark Cullen's header completed the turnaround for Vale who move up to eighth to leave the Cumbrians five points off the bottom.

Cole Stockton claimed a much-needed late equaliser as struggling Morecambe moved off the bottom after rescuing a point from a 1-1 draw at Crawley Town. Top-scorer Bez Lubala slotted home a penalty just before the break to hand the Reds a first-half lead.

Scunthorpe United extended their unbeaten run to four matches thanks to a 2-0 victory at Leyton Orient. Former Newcastle youth player Alex Gilliead handed the visitors an early lead as he hit the target from outside the box following a corner and Lee Novak completed the scoring late on.

Sam Hoskins made it three midway through the first half as his penalty beat Will Jaaskelainen, and Chris Porter pulled one back for the visitors eight minutes before the break with his eighth league effort this term. The Cobblers extended their lead through Andy Williams 12 minutes into the second half.

Walsall held on for a much-needed 2-1 home victory over Cambridge United to sit five points above bottom side Stevenage. The home side got off to a strong start and went two goals up in the opening 10 minutes thanks to a first-minute opener from Josh Gordon before Mat Sadler headed Alfie Bates' cross home to double their tally. Cambridge pulled one back late on through Harvey Knibbs but the Saddlers held on for maximum points.

Exeter City and Cheltenham Town remain in the play-off positions after sharing the spoils from a goalless draw at St James Park.

The clash between mid-table rivals Macclesfield Town and Mansfield Town at Moss Rose also finished goalless.

ELSEWHERE...

FORMER Argyle midfielder Olly Lee is currently out on loan from Hearts at League One side Gillingham.

So far this season, Olly has featured 13 times for Gillingham, with eight starts.

His career at the Priestfield Stadium got off to the perfect start when he netted twice in a 5-0 win over Bolton Wanderers.

He had to wait until an FA Cup tie with Sunderland before he got his next goal, when his free-kick was directed straight at goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin, who dropped the ball between his legs and into the net.

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ANDREW PARKINSON CHIEF EXECUTIVE GOOD afternoon to everyone ahead of this afternoon’s fixture against Bradford City. I would like to welcome all of you to Home Park including the City officials and fans who have travelled down from West Yorkshire for today’s game.

This, of course, is our first league game since October 22 after the last scheduled fixture against Grimsby Town had to be called off because of safety concerns from the severe prevailing weather conditions on the day. It was regrettable that the decision had to be made.

We endeavoured to give the game every chance to go ahead but, after a thorough review and consultation with all the key stakeholders, it became clear that the best course of action was for the fixture to be postponed to a later date.

In the intervening period, there has been significant off-field activity throughout the club.

The principle construction of the Mayflower Grandstand is now complete, with the building now handed over to the club for the internal fitout programme which will take several weeks.

It is a significant milestone in the development of the grandstand and we would like to thank the principle contractor GL Events and the other key trades for their work in the delivery of this impressive stand. We now look forward to the Test events, the first of which takes place on December 8 for the Argyle Ladies fixture against Watford. It will be great, too, to hold our first events outside of match-day in the stand over the busy Christmas period.

It is worth saying that external works outside of the stand will continue over the course of the year and that the landscape around Home Park

will continue to evolve over the coming months; it is still work in progress and exciting times.

Home Park, as a venue, is a key part of our future plans for the club. The staging of concerts and big events at the stadium is not a new venture.

However, it has been a sporadic undertaking in the past and the future will see Home Park marketed as a venue for promoters to stage acts on their summer tours. We are delighted to be hosting both Westlife and Little Mix next summer with audiences of 18,000.

Nowhere is the future more important for a club than with its Academy and its position as an integral part of the football club. We are currently reviewing how we should evolve this to ensure we maximise the role that the Academy plays in this future. We are delighted to welcome Chris Beard as our new Head of Recruitment at the Academy, which is one important step in this journey.

The immediate future, of course, is very much centred around this important time of year on the football pitch. We all know that the games will come thick and fast and that ‘being in the mix’ at the turn of the year is the aim of many football clubs.

We have a second-round Emirates FA Cup tie to look forward to, as well, in the next week after our great win against Bolton Wanderers, not forgetting that the January transfer-window looms, and our preparation for this has been underway for some time.

As you can see, it is an eventful time all round.

However, as always, the priority is the next game, today, putting in a performance and getting a result with the fantastic support of the Green Army.

With best wishes.

COYG! Andrew

“WE ALL KNOW THAT THE GAMES WILL COME THICK AND FAST AND THAT ‘BEING IN THE MIX’ AT THE TURN OF THE YEAR IS THE AIM OF MANY FOOTBALL CLUBS"

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We are proud to be the official charity for Plymouth Argyle Football Club. Argyle Community Trust uses the prestige of football and the reach of the club to inspire, engage and help adults and children of all ages and abilities, achieve their full potential. Offering a range of courses and activities the Trust provides a way for people across Devon and Cornwall to learn, play and succeed.

Letters From You – Matt’s Story

At the Trust, we are all about the community and are here to inspire, engage and support people with their ambitions, using the power of sport.

Recently, we received a letter from Matt Skelley who wanted to share a story about his friend and we were so moved by it that we decided to share it.

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“On October 19, we held a football match in memory of our dear friend and team-mate Matt Powell, who sadly died in June this year.

Matt had suffered in recent years with mental health issues and, unfortunately, the support of family and friends was not enough to help him.

“Matt was an incredible character, funny, eccentric and creative. Football was a massive part of his life and he is deeply missed by his family and friends.

“In our younger school years, we organised our own seven-a-side football league in the Ivybridge area, called the Chicken League. It was full of players with a love of football but, for most of us, with a lack of ability to make it into some of the local youth teams.

“In memory of Matt and as a fundraiser for Argyle Community Trust’s It's a Goal programme, the Chicken League returned for its first football match in 18 years! Dom Burnett's Ivy All Stars took on Matt Skelley's Western Beacon and Erme Pilgrims to rekindle the age-old rivalry.

LEARN. PLAY. SUCCEED.

The Pilgrims won 6-2 and we raised £700!

“We decided to raise money for It’s a Goal, which is delivered through working in partnership with Plymouth Primary Care Trust to combat depression and mental health issues.

We are proud and honoured for Matt and his friends to recognise the It’s A Goal programme and hope that anyone facing mental health challenges know that “it’s okay not to be okay”.

For a listening ear, or just someone to talk to, the Samaritans are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can call them on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org.

“During the sessions, men and women come together as a team to work through their issues, using football analogy and resources to support them. Afterwards, everyone participates in a coaching session to help improve both mental and physical wellbeing, enjoying how physical activity can also help with mental health.

“The Chicken League match brought together a load of guys who have not seen each other, or played football, in many years. Matt’s dad Graham was our referee (and unlike the players, was on pitch for the whole match!)

“It was a fitting tribute to Matt, and demonstrated the importance of staying in touch, talking and listening, in order to support each other.

“A big thanks to all those who played, contributed and cheered us on, and to Argyle for inviting us to present the funds raised at the game today.

Matt Skelley “We would to like to add our very special thanks to Plymouth Argyle for raising awareness of mental health issues in all walks of our society today, especially in sport. Also, to Matt Skelley and the lads, who have been instrumental in raising such a fantastic amount for the It's a Goal programme. Well done everyone and thank you!”

Graham & Carole

The recent half-term was frightfully good as more than 3,000 young people enjoyed a week of activities with Argyle Community Trust across Devon and Cornwall. The week offered sessions for 5-15 year-old girls and boys of any ability where they could develop their sporting skills and make new friends.

Pilgrim Pete and Father Christmas will also be in attendance and each person receives a goody bag and the chance to win lots of prizes.

To book your place, visit: www. argylecommunitytrust.co.uk/courses/

Payback from Manadon Sports Hub

The force has recovered £15,000 from criminal activity, and city-based not-for-profit voluntary or community groups, registered charities, and social enterprise companies now have the chance to win a share of it.

This is possible thanks to the Proceeds of Crime Act, where cash and assets are confiscated from convicted offenders and given back to the community through the fund to help make a difference to people’s lives.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Holidays are coming and the Christmas Cracker is back: December 19 Christmas Cracker December 23, 27 & 30 Festive Football Courses January 3 Back to School Special We offer a range of courses for all ages, gender and abilities including walking football, holidays clubs, education courses, football development centres and multi-sport activities.

Grants are available to people whose projects improve life in the local community, make people feel safer or help to cut crime and antisocial behaviour.

Manadon Facilities Manager Lewis Coombes said: “We would really appreciate as much support as possible f rom Argyle supporters collecting tokens f rom the Herald newspaper choosing Manadon as their cause, to be in the chance of being granted a share of the recovered money – we need as many as we can collect!”

Tokens are available every day in the Herald until next, Saturday, December 7.

Walking Football for men and women over 50 every Monday Extra Time Hub for men and women over 55’s every Wednesday Soft Play at Manadon for 1- 6 year-olds every Thursday Football Café for people diagnosed with dementia every Friday For the full list of activities and events visit:www.argylecommunitytrust.co.uk/ courses/or our Manadon facility www. manadonsportshub.co.uk

Twitter: @PAFCCommunityTr Facebook: /argylecommunitytrust Instagram: /argylecommunitytrust

Manadon Sports Hub has proudly been shortlisted for the #PaybackTime fund, which would support the set-up of a Community Connections Café. The Café would be a weekly event, providing advice and activities within a safe environment for those that are socially isolated, vulnerable or experiencing hardship within the local community.

Phone: 01752 562 561, option 4 Email: community@pafc.co.uk Website: argylecommunitytrust.co.uk

Next in the series of Soccer Schools will be the famous Christmas Cracker on December 19, when participants get to play alongside the Argyle first team, followed by a meet and greet with the squad where young people can collect autographs, photos and chat to the players.

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Halloween Was a Scream, Christmas is a Dream

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BACK I N THE DAY Mike Curno has been scouring the Argyle Archives to seek out some interesting stories from the Pilgrims’ past.

BORN in Crofton, near Wakefield, in 1904, Harry Roberts started his football career with the now defunct Castleford Town.

He was spotted by Leeds United scouts and signed for the Elland Road club in 1925. He went on to make 84 appearances, scoring twice, in a five-year spell before Argyle's long-serving manager Robert Jack took him to Home Park in November 1930 following the Pilgrims' promotion to the old Second Division.

Jack had decided that his team needed more strength at the back to counter the worry of an end-of-season return to Division Three South.

Harry spent seven years as Argyle's first choice right-back, making 257 appearances and scoring 21 goals, mostly from penalties.

As well as captaining the side for a number of seasons, he was also one of the characters of the 1930s team. On one occasion, allegedly, he gave an imperious performance even though he was somewhat under the influence of alcohol. On

another, it was said that he burst the ball with one of his kicks.

He was liked within the club - his power and strength earned him the nickname 'Rock of Gibraltar' - but his popularity did not extend to referees and his disciplinary record was not the best.

In 1931-32, Harry made 38 appearances, and scored six goals, as Argyle finished in a club-best fourth place, but the success did not last.

Following the emergence of Sam Kirkwood, Harry joined Bristol Rovers in 1937 for ÂŁ820, and finished his career there on the outbreak of the second world war in 1939 after having made 77 appearances for the Pirates.

Harry settled in Plymouth during the war and later ran had a fruit and vegetable stall, initially in 'Tin Pan Alley' the temporary market stalls erected after the war and then in the present-day Pannier Market. He was a keen local golfer and bowls player.

Harry died in the Plymouth Naval Hospital in May 1968 at the age of 63.

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OUT OF CONTROL ONE of the more interesting definitions of leadership that I heard recently was: ‘A leader is someone who is moving a group of people towards an unsustainable future’.

It was said in the context of church, and one element of faith is embarking on a venture that you feel a calling to but do not have the resources for. The idea being that if it is of God, then he will come through for you; if it is not, then you probably do not want it to succeed in the first place.

My wife and I did this when we sensed the call to start a church in Plymouth 15 years ago. We had a reasonably comfortable existence in the lovely city of Winchester and the children were just starting school. We moved to where we had no job and no church – just a dream and the sense that God was in it and would help it to happen.

zone, to where it is not safe and failure is a realistic possibility, and where we are out of control.

Football is no different. We all know of countless stories of individuals thrown into the deep end and amazing things happening, and teams excelling beyond what anyone thought possible – think Leicester in 2016 and the Wimbledon Crazy Gang of the 1980s.

There is another side to this, and it brings balance.

Growth needs to be underpinned with financial and personal stability or a crash happens. One that has a longer and more costly legacy than the brief flash of success. Football clubs have begun to realise this (and Argyle’s wise leadership since 2011 is a great example of this).

In psychology, attachment theory teaches us that the individuals who are best suited to taking risks and operating outside of their comfort zone are those with healthy emotional attachment – in other words, those who have experienced stable and consistent love from a parent when growing up.

Similarly, a few years later, we took a leap of faith, as a church, to open up a centre in the heart of the city to collect clothes and baby equipment and give it away to those in need. A drop-in developed and, over the past decade, many hundreds of families have been helped and the project is well known in the city for the impact it has had.

It is all about love, folks, and security of identity.

In football, the best management models I have seen create an environment that is stable, consistent and loving (in a manly way with lots of backslapping, obvs). Out of that, the players develop the security and confidence to go beyond their comfort zone and achieve. A healthy chaos can emerge that tests them and extends them.

Moving a group of people towards an unsustainable future need not be about trusting in God to provide, however. It is more about inspiring a group to go further than they would have imagined possible on their own. In that place of growth comes a certain amount of healthy chaos and crisis, which, in dealing with, they become bigger and stronger and better.

St Paul knew the importance of this foundation of love – for all of us, regardless of our calling. He knew that what we could not necessarily rely on from our upbringing could be provided from God.

It reminds me of that graphic of a circle, labelled comfort zone, with an arrow pointing outside of the circle to the words ‘where the growth happens’. All of us drift towards comfort, safety and control, but to be the best versions of ourselves, we need to step outside of our comfort

His prayer for the Ephesian church, I echo now for you today: And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

with Club Chaplain Arthur Goode

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THE ARGYLE NETWORK

HAPPY BIRTHDAY...

...to George Bryant, who was 18 earlier this month. Love from your mum, Tracey.

OBITUARY David May (1948-2019)

LIFE-LONG Argyle fan David May has passed away after a short illness, aged 70.

David was a regular at Home Park, having a season ticket for the old grandstand and was temporarily watching from the Lyndhurst side.

...to Ollie Reed, who is our youngest Pioneer and has been a supporter with his dad Clive for many years. In the past they have sponsored David Fox, and have been seasonal corporate guests for a couple of years.

AFT AGM

THE Argyle Fans’ Trust will be holding its annual meeting at 5.15PM today in the Life Centre.

The Trust be welcoming Ryan Lowe; their sponsored players, Will Aimson and Amber Pollock, and their President, Romain Larrieu. They look forward to welcoming you, too - new members can join on the night for an annual £10.

There will be a free pasty for the first 30 people to arrive; a chance to buy Robby Bullen’s new calendar and Christmas cards; and a raffle for a framed Sonny Bradley shirt.

Go along and make your voice heard about the future of your Trust and your club.

OBITUARY

Bernard Rundle (Bernie) 50 years a supporter – loyal to the end.

Died 6.11.19.

Keep his seat warm – Lyndhurst Block 12 Row X 343.

With a family home in Mutley within hearing distance of the Home Park roar, he lived part-time in London. When he was away, he still made the train journey home on a Saturday morning to see his team.

Faithful, optimistic and slightly superstitious that any alteration in pre-match behaviour may affect the result, David always had a pasty for match-day lunch and wore an Argyle cap signed by Romain Larrieu.

His funeral service will be held at the Minster Church of St Andrew, Royal Parade, Plymouth, on Friday, November 29 at 1pm.

In loving memory of William (Bill) Jordan (1928-2019) Bill was Plymouth born and bred and a lifelong fan of Argyle. He only retired from working on the turnstiles a few years ago.

Bill started Reliant Window Cleaning Ltd. business after the second world war and this is still being run by members of his family. He was lucky enough to have just celebrated his 65th wedding anniversary with Barbara, the love of his life, surrounded by his family and friends the weekend before he passed away.

Bill will be sadly missed by all who knew him and his legacy goes on with five children, ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren, many of which go to all Argyle’s home games.

‘Samper Fidelis’ was played at his funeral and, of course, green was a prominent colour.

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TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER

OVER the past year, children from Chaddlewood Primary School have written and produced a unique song, called 'Together'.

The track was released on November 15 to raise money for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and, so far, the track has received hugely positive comments and reviews, including from the highest level within the NSPCC; featured in a very large number of Press articles; and been tweeted about by celebrities such as Brian Blessed.

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You can hear the children sing that song today at half-time.

Teacher Adam Jensen said: 'Our song has been made by children, for children.

'The message of coming together has never been so important and it's true that you can achieve some very special things when you do. Through teamwork, kindness and pure determination, you can make incredibly difficult tasks very achievable...like publishing a chart song with no previous music experience!

'We believe that it's a fundamental message for everyone to learn, especially for children, as the idea of a community working together to make the world a better place is especially important in today's world.

'The children chose the NSPCC as an enormously worthwhile charity to donate to. Every penny raised from 'Together' will be given to support

the wonderful work that they do within school communities and beyond'.

One of the lead singers, Chloe, said: ĂŹWhen I heard I had the opportunity to record a song for the NSPCC, I was very excited and couldn't wait to be a part of it. The NSPCC is an amazing supportive charity which helps children in need.

"Our dream for the song is to become a number one hit in the charts and to raise lots of money for the NSPCC. We have all worked super hard and had lots and lots of fun making the song; recording it in a recording studio; and creating our very own music video."

The rather special music video which accompanies the track can be viewed at their official website www.togethersong.com. It involves the entire school of more than 400 children, a camera drone, and the creation of an enormous image that spans their playing fields!

Every penny raised will be donated to the NSPCC. Music CDs are available for ÂŁ2.99 from HMV, or the track can be downloaded for only 99p from more than 150 stores online, including Amazon Music, iTunes and Google Play.

Foodbank Collection THE Argyle Fans’ Trust will be holding its annual Christmas foodbank collection before the Morecambe game on Saturday, December 14.

Food and cash donations will be gratefully accepted at the Trust table outside the Devonport end.

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Particularly needed are: long-life fruit juice, tinned fish, biscuits, UHT milk, tinned peas, tea, cereal and toiletries for men.

Pasta and baked beans are NOT needed. Thank you.

For more information, see plymouth.foodbank.org.uk

SNOWY DYSON SATURDAY’S halftime guest for the visit of Bradford City is Disability Darts World Cup winner, and big Argyle fan, Snowy Dyson.

Snowy represented England in the sport’s first-ever World Cup in Belgium in February and threw the winning double as the team brought the trophy back across the English Channel.

Nicknamed ‘The Apache,’ double-amputee Snowy kept his cool to dispatch the winning dart against local rivals Wales in the final. Snowy, 49, is looking forward to the opportunity to take to the ‘hallowed’ pitch of Home Park.

“I’m really honoured to have been invited as a guest for the game against Bradford,” said Snowy, whose form saw him climb to the number one British ranking earlier this year. “I just hope that my wheels don’t damage the hallowed turf!”

A former member of the forces, Snowy’s services career took him all over the world. Whenever he was back in Devon, though, he would do his best to catch the Greens in action.

Since returning to Plymouth, Snowy has been a driving force in helping more people get into the sport, founding the Plymouth Disabled Dart League in the process. The league is played on Thursday nights, across three venues in the city.

“I have been an Argyle fan for a long time, although work made it slightly harder to get to games,” said Snowy. “I am very excited to attend the game on Saturday and hope for a big win!”

For more information on disability darts, visit www.bddadarts.co.uk

'THE Argyle Shirt - A Pictorial History' is a book that will bring the history of Argyle to life through a collection of photographs and memories based on the Pilgrims' distinctive kit.

Working with the Plymouth Argyle Heritage Archive, the book will aim to bring the history of the club to life through this record of the green, white, and black shirts (as well as the occasional yellows, purples, and blues).

The author already has some great shirts, but is looking for items that are not currently in PAHA's collection particularly club-issue and match-used playing kit that can be loaned to photograph for inclusion in the book.

You can find out more about the project at www. matthewellacott. co.uk/the-argyleshirt/. If you can help, please contact Matt Ellacott at matt@ matthewellacott. co.uk.

The Argyle Archive - PAHA - is a volunteer-run registered charity dedicated to preserving and promoting the heritage of the football club. To find out more about the Argyle archive, visit argylearchive.org.uk.

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IT may have come to people's notice that England's women's team attracted a gate of 77,768 to Wembley for the international against Germany, while, last Sunday, 38,262 turned up to the London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal and 23,500 witnessed the Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton.

There were even 4,000-plus gates at Brighton and Chelsea for their Super League matches.

So why is this important? It is because people are appreciating the women's game. Their technical ability is now on a par with the men's game, although because of the difference in physique, should not be compared directly to the men's game. With the top matches being shown live on TV, people are now beginning to take time out to watch the women's game at all levels.

When Argyle played Portsmouth at Home Park last season, they attracted almost 900 fans. This season they have attracted more than 200 fans to the new Manadon Sports Hub. Argyle have kindly agreed for the Ladies team to play at Home Park when, on Sunday, December 8, they entertain league leaders Watford. The game is designated as a test event at the redesigned stadium with the Mayflower Grandstand being used for the first time.

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by Dave Potham The female game is growing fast and we want the Green Army to come along and support the Ladies, who deserve this chance to play again on the field of dreams.

Argyle have had a great season to date in the National League Southern Premier Division and currently lie in third place despite playing nine of their 11 matches to date away from home.

FEBRUARY 2 Gillingham 9 Keynsham 23 Yeovil MARCH 1 Cardiff 8 Hounslow 15 Portsmouth 22 Milton Keynes 29 Oxford APRIL 26 Chichester MAY 10 Watford

Thankfully, they are at home to AFC Wimbledon tomorrow in the League Cup Plate competition.

This match has been switched to Marjon for a noon kick-off and is a trophy manager Dave Leonard thinks they can win.

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So, prepare a late lunch and come along and support the girls.

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Argyle reached the semi-final of the Devon Senior Cup last week by beating Feniton 9-0 and they are away to Oxford United next week before receiving Watford at the Theatre of Greens.

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The Development team have finally got their season up and running and, after losing their opening three games, have hit a winning streak by winning their next five league and cup matches.

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What has been noticeable is that the team is attracting bigger gates than the first team did last season. So, once again, come along and watch the club's future at the Manadon Hub, where they entertain Exeter & Tedburn Rangers in the South West League Western Division, with a visit to Alphington in the second round of the League Cup the following Sunday.

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GOOD afternoon and welcome to everyone for today’s Sky Bet League Two encounter against Bradford City.

It is a long 32 days since we last played at Home Park and much has happened in that period. The main reason for this enforced break was being drawn away at Bolton in the first round proper of the Emirates FA Cup, and of course, the postponement of the Grimsby Town fixture because of health and safety concerns.

As is so often the case in football, postponing a fixture for these reasons is not as straightforward as it might appear. Regulation 31.1 requires clubs to fulfil their fixture obligations in respect of any match under the jurisdiction of the EFL, on the appointed date or dates. Failure to do so is likely to lead to a misconduct charge, but in this case the EFL took the view that the circumstances could not have been reasonably foreseen or prevented and were deemed to be genuinely outside the control of the club.

having to move reserve matches, this is looking like a date sometime in the new year.

Today is our Rainbow Laces dedicated fixture are we are delighted to be showing our support to this year’s campaign, which aims to: • inspire sport fans and participants with the stories of LGBT people in sport and the allies who work hard to make sport everyone’s game; • educate everyone about what it is like to be LGBT in sport and the challenges people face; and

That said, whatever the circumstances, only the EFL (not the club) is allowed to postpone a match, so we had to take the recommendation of the structural engineer to the local Safety Advisory Group, who then supported the recommendation to postpone.

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A report had to be written and submitted to the League, along with a risk assessment, and the League then agreed that it was unsafe for the match to take place and formally announced the postponement.

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During this process, we were in constant dialogue with the referee, who came to Home Park very early, and Grimsby Town officials. So, although the process took a little time to complete, the announcement was made as soon as we were able to.

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The rescheduling of this fixture has been complicated by Grimsby having their previous match postponed because of a waterlogged pitch, and last Saturday’s also moved because of international call-ups for opponents Newport County.

Factor in the time needed to relay the new artificial turf in front of the Mayflower Grandstand and our FA Cup second-round fixture being moved to the Sunday at the request of the BBC, and the options for rescheduling this side of Christmas are almost nil.

The regulations state that we should reschedule the fixture for the ‘earliest reasonable opportunity’ but to prevent

encourage people to take action, whether that is buying and wearing Rainbow Laces; getting their friends, family, work, or sport team to Come Out Active and raise funds for LGBT equality; or calling for an end to the discrimination LGBT people face in sport.

Thank you for your support and enjoy the match,

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THE Argyle Academy is delighted to announce Chris Beard has joined the club as Head of Academy Recruitment.

Chris has spent the last 15 years in youth development, working across a variety of age-groups and job roles in professional Academies and Colleges. Chris has experience of the Academy pathway as a former youth player at Stoke City and working for Birmingham City, Coventry City and Exeter City.

We are pleased that the Big Green Lottery has enabled the Academy to make this a full-time role. Chris will be responsible for recruiting talented players between Under-5-Under-16 from across Devon and Cornwall.

This is an exciting opportunity in the Academy as the post has moved from part-time to full-time. Chris has experience from working at Category 2 and 3 Academies, as well as a good understanding and knowledge of the South West.

Thank you to all the BGL members, who have allowed us to invest in an important area of the Academy.

Welcome, Chris.

WILLIAM JENKINS-DAVIES SCORES FOR WALES INTERNATIONAL GOAL FOR YOUNGSTER ACADEMY prospect William Jenkins-Davies marked his international debut with a goal, coming off the bench to score a penalty in Wales’ 4-0 win over the Republic of Ireland in the Victory Shield.

Wales’ senior manager, Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs, watched on as Will came off the bench to win a penalty before converting confidently.

Will is an Under-15 Academy player at Home Park and attends Torbay Boys’ Grammar School. He joined up with the Wales squad on Saturday, October 26, and was an unused substitute in their opening game, a 1-1 draw with Northern Ireland, before scoring on his debut a few days later.

“Everyone in the Academy is delighted for Will,” said Academy Manager Phil Stokes. “This once again demonstrates the good work that goes on within the foundation and youth development phase.

“Will signed for the Academy in primary school and has developed his skills over the last seven years. He is only Under-15 but has already played for the Under-16 and Under-18 sides this season since returning from Northern Ireland as part of the Super Cup squad.”

Congratulations, Will.

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Plymouth Argyle Under-18s 1 Yeovil Town 2

ARGYLE created enough chances to have won this game comfortably but a combination of the woodwork and visiting goalkeeper Kacper Kowalctyk saw the Glovers take the points.

Rubin Wilson, twice, and Isaac Burdon had both gone close before Yeovil took a 25th-minute lead with their first effort on goal when Alfie Lloyd made room on the edge of the area before slipping in Daniel Neild to fire past the exposed Harry Townsend.

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Southampton 5 Argyle 2

“THE scoreline did not reflect our performance or the part we played in a game in which Saints were more clinical than us,” said Academy Manager Phil Stokes, after defeat by Southampton.

This was Argyle’s second game in the Under-15s Premier League Cup and again they were up against a Category 1 Academy.

Argyle continued to push forward and Burdon saw his far-post header hacked off the line before Townsend made a good save from Archie Sturdy.

The young Pilgrims started brightly and were a goal up after nine minutes when Freddie Issaka headed home from a corner.

Yeovil were handed a great chance to double their advantage when Ali Mansaray was harshly adjudged to have fouled Neild but justice appeared to be done when Townsend made a great one-handed save from Neild’s penalty.

Southampton grew into the game and levelled on the half-hour when they got in behind the Pilgrim defence to square the ball and leave a striker with an open goal in which to score.

Yeovil did manage to double their lead as Neild’s precise free-kick found Ben Hughes thundering his header into the roof of the Argyle net six minutes before the interval.

Argyle finished the half strongly but failed to convert two one-on-one situations and had to be content with a level scoreline at the break.

The second half was a procession of Argyle attacks, although Yeovil still looked dangerous on the break.

Rhys Shirley saw his superb volley crash back off the post before his low drive brought a good save out of Kowalctyk, and Burdon and Jeremiah Medine both went close before Wilson’s towering header crashed back off the bar.

A fine reaction save saw the visiting ’keeper somehow keep out Burdon’s close-range effort and Wilson twice fired wide of the goal.

The game was in the seventh minute of stoppage time when Argyle finally found the back of the net with substitute Oscar Halls bundling home a corner.

Argyle: Harry Townsend, Brandon Pursall, Isaac Burdon, Carlo Garside (Jude Boyd 55), Ali Mansaray (Oscar Halls 61), Charlie Miller, Jarvis Cleal, Jeremiah Medine, Rubin Wilson, Rhys Shirley, Will Jenkins-Davies. Substitutes (not used): Tyler Coombes (gk), Oscar Massey.

RUBIN WILSON

Once again, Argyle started a half brightly with the Saints’ goalkeeper forced to make two fine saves before the home side struck four times in a manic 10-minute spell.

The youngsters, now facing a 5-1 deficit, could have been forgiven for giving up the contest but instead came back at their hosts. They were rewarded with a 65th-minute penalty, with Oscar Halls converting after Ryan Downing had been felled in the area.

The Pilgrims now take on Swansea at their Landore Training Ground on Wednesday, November 27, with a 6.30pm kick-off.

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WE have been leafing through previous season’s copies of the Pilgrim matchday programme to reminisce about Argyle life in the past.

Argyle v Wolverhampton Wanderers – League Division 2 Saturday, March 18, 1967. black and white photography which is totally of the late Sixties. There are definitely a couple of puzzled faces; maybe they are trying to guess the line-up for that week or are struggling with their Player of the Year Award nominee.

THE ARGYLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD

‘SPOT THE FACE’ COMPETITION Right at the back of the programme, there is your chance to ‘spot the face’ among a crowd, many of who look like they really wish they were not involved.

Confusingly, there are no rules of the competition – just a picture complete with a massive white encircling of a young chap’s noggin.

Is this the result of the previous edition’s competition? If so, who ‘spotted the (correct) face’ and won?

And indeed, what they may have won?

It is very interesting seeing the early competition page, complete with

A ballot paper was provided with the programme by the Supporters’ Association to ensure that all the Green Army got their opportunity to vote for their player of the 1966-67 season.

Question is… who would be the proud choice?

Essentially it was your decision, that is if you could find the end of the sentence to be able to cast your vote. Punctuation is important – you cannot always rely on the old comma.

The essential information, helpfully presented in upper case, was a reminder that fans could only cast one vote per person.

However, do not forget to turn over the sheet to get a sneak peak at the trophy itself, with a clear instruction indicating what exactly this picture was, if it was not clear enough already, topped off with an instruction to ‘complete form overleaf NOW!’ The use of upper case and exclamation

mark for dramatic effect increased the tension, for sure. ‘Overleaf’ – now, there is a word that is certainly not used enough these days.

The Argyle player of the 1966-67 season, as voted for by the Green Army faithful, was…(drum roll please)… …Norman Piper, the midfield maestro who scored 35 goals in 215 appearances for the club. Not bad for a former apprentice.

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N O G N KEEPI

Looking at Bradford, what do you expect from them this weekend?

They are a good footballing team; they are near the top of the league, so they are there on merit and we expect a tough game.

Argyle represents your fifth loan spell – how important do you feel loans are for your career?

I think loans are very important. This is my first season-long loan spell. I think, as a goalkeeper, you are maybe developing at a slower speed to everybody else. I say that because, if you look across the leagues now, there are a few young ‘keepers coming through but it’s hard to be given that chance so young. It is all about trust, really. You have got to be trusted by the manager because, if you do get that chance, there is only one position. If you are coming through an Academy and you have a couple of goalkeepers ahead of you, who are a bit older than you, you generally are not going to be playing. You have to go out to a league club and stamp your authority on it so that you can go back to your parent club and say: “I want to play, I’m good enough.”

You have had a couple of emergency loans in your career - that must have been a strange experience?

It is, because you go there, you have a couple of days with the lads and getting to know them and, whether you win, lose or draw, you go back [to your parent club.] You sort of get used to it then you’re back. Obviously, you can extend them but both times I have gone on an emergency loan, the goalkeepers were available for the next game. It was a good experience for me and I felt like I handled them reasonably well.

You have played for Kidderminster; it must have been proud for you to represent your hometown club?

It does make me proud. I grew up watching them and I would go to the odd game now and again. It is a big club at non-league level. It was tough during the f irst time I went there, but the second time was a lot more positive.

Any hidden talents?

“I can move my ears a little bit"

How do you feel the role of a goalkeeper has changed over the years – it’s not just saving shots, it’s playing out from the back and using your feet more. How do you find that?

I think it has changed quite significantly, to be honest.

Wherever you go in the leagues, you are generally going to be asked to use your feet, especially here. The role is changing a lot quicker than you actually think. Coming up through the Academy at West Brom, they try and play out, play through the thirds, and that’s exactly how the gaffer wants to play here, so I’ve had a good upbringing in that.

Talk us through your assist for Ryan Taylor’s goal against Walsall?

For that one, I just tried to kick the ball as far as I could and, luckily enough, the centre-back missed his header. I think I should have had one against Crawley as well – Byron should have scored in that game – so I should be on two!

Ryan Lowe is someone who does play out from the back – do you enjoy the system?

It is challenging and that’s how football is going to go, but it is only going to make me better. Of course, every manager is different, but we will try to play through the thirds because that’s what we feel our strengths are. It’s not about kicking it long and picking up second balls; it is about playing through the thirds.

We had a good win last time out against Forest Green, but came under pressure at certain times. How do you feel you cope in the times when we are under pressure, and do you enjoy that?

It is game-management and you are taught it. It is something that comes with age, as well, where you just know when to slow the game down. You take your time a little bit more and try to kick a little bit longer. The more games you play, the more you get better at the gamemanagement side of things. I think it’s really important because, when teams do come at you with a bit of pressure, that’s what you need to do. You can organize defenders and midfielders, maybe, when the ball goes out of play. You take a bit longer instead of trying to force things. When you catch the ball, you go down which takes the pressure off. It’s just game-management, which is part of the game now.

Given we are in the second round of the FA Cup, how important is it to you?

It is important. It is good to play in different competitions; it is great for this club and these supporters. From a personal point of view, it was good to play against League One opposition and hopefully we’ll be playing against another one in the next round.

rAndOm Qs Would you rather fight one horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses?

One horse-sized duck because at least you can see it and you know where it is Which language would you most like to learn?

I wish I could learn Spanish. I don’t have the patience, though What is the weirdest way you have been injured?

I wouldn’t say it was weird but were doing penalties after training one day and Salomon Rondon snapped my finger. I don’t know if I saved it, but I only cared about my finger!

Pineapple on a pizza?

No, that’s horrible

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Who do you think is the best ’keeper in the world at the minute and why?

There are quite a few that are playing really well at the moment. Growing up, I really liked Joe Hart. Ter Stegen for Barcelona – I feel like he is very much the modern goalkeeper. He’s a good shot-stopper; he’s athletic; and his distribution is probably one of the best I’ve seen. Ederson, as well, at Man City. I think their distribution is on a par with each other. It’s such a large part of goalkeeping nowadays.

What do you think the best save you have ever made is?

There was one in an Under-23s game against Brighton, where the ball has been put over the top; I’m in the six-yard box and just managed to get a hand on the shot to put it over the bar. I would also say the double save against Crewe in the opening game of this season. It wasn’t the most amazing save but I felt like it was an important save. Because I’m quite young in my career, that was quite big for me, especially at that point at 1-0 then we went up the other end and got a second.

rAndOm Qs What would a world full of male and female versions of you be like?

That would be very weird If you owned a themed hotel, what would your theme be?

Star Wars theme So who is your favourite superhero?

Anakin Skywalker How do you spend your days off?

Either just chilling watching Netflix – I have just started watching Breaking Bad – or playing video games

We haven’t played at home in the league for a while.

From a player’s viewpoint, how do you find having a calloff then playing away twice in a row. What is that like?

Obviously everyone was gutted about the Grimsby game being off but it meant that we had a week to prepare for the Bolton game. I felt like we had a good solid build-up to that, and it’s the same for Forest Green and now Bradford. We are raring to go and hopefully we can take our away performances from the recent games into the league games at Home Park.

Michael Cooper’s potential has been well documented but what can you do to help each other improve further?

I have a good relationship with Coops. We are constantly talking in training, during and after games about little things. Being a goalkeeper is a lot about decision making.

It’s the same with Rhys [Wilmot, the goalkeeping coach]; we will constantly be talking. We will discuss our starting positions or ask ‘what about this pass?’, or ‘Should you have come off your line at that point?’ It is something that we go into quite a lot of detail about.

Given the fact that there is only one goalkeeping place available, does that mean you have to work harder than an outfield player?

I certainly think you might have to be a bit more consistent and you can’t be having two or three bad games on the bounce. You have to be having solid six-out-of-tens and seven-out-of-tens every week. You have to be keeping clean sheets; making sure your distribution is good; and your shot-stopping is up to a good standard. Yes, you might have the odd bad game but it’s about being consistent. As long as you are, then you have a good chance of staying in the team.

Do you feel you have the most important job on the park?

It’s difficult to say because ’keepers do get a bit of a rough time sometimes. It is part and parcel of it; you just have to take it on the chin; we will go and analyse my performances. I think there are other difficult positions on the park but, with a goalkeeper, if you make a mistake it’s there for everyone to see.

Having appeared on the bench for West Brom’s first-team, that must be a great reflection on how far you have come?

It shows that the manager has that sort of trust in you that you can go on if anything did happen. I felt like I had a good run; I had four or five games when Ben [Foster] got injured, then I was back when Boaz Myhill got injured so it was a good experience. I very nearly made my debut a couple of years ago against Leicester when Boaz got injured but he was stubborn and didn’t want to come off!

What is the best thing you can do to pick yourself up after losing a goal?

You have got to carry on doing your job; you can’t fold. I like to just carry on communicating and you make sure that the next thing you do, you do it well – that’s my mechanism.

Would you rather draw 0-0 or win 6-5?

Haha, that’s a stupid question! I’ll say 6-5. Obviously I don’t want to be conceding five goals but three points at the end of the day is three points. As a goalkeeper, that’s difficult to say!

Which values are most important to you?

“Hardworking and honesty"

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ALL YOUR STATS 2019-20 SKYBET LEAGUE TWO TABLE 16.11.2019

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P W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS Swindon 18 5 1 3 13 11 5 2 2 18 11 +9 33 Forest Green 17 4 2 2 8 6 5 2 2 12 5 +9 31 Bradford 16 6 1 2 15 7 3 2 2 9 8 +9 30 Crewe 17 4 2 3 13 11 5 1 2 14 11 +5 30 Exeter 18 5 3 1 13 6 3 3 3 10 14 +3 30 Cheltenham 16 5 2 1 20 10 3 3 2 7 4 +13 29 Northampton 18 5 1 3 16 8 3 3 3 10 11 +7 28 Port Vale 18 5 4 0 13 7 2 3 4 11 16 +1 28 Newport 16 5 3 1 11 7 2 3 2 6 6 +4 27 Colchester 17 4 2 2 11 7 3 3 3 11 9 +6 26 Argyle 17 4 3 1 16 8 3 2 4 9 12 +5 26 Salford 18 3 3 3 9 12 3 3 3 14 16 -5 24 Cambridge 18 3 3 3 12 9 3 2 4 11 10 +4 23 Mansfield 18 2 2 5 15 16 3 4 2 11 9 +1 21 Macclesfield 17 3 4 1 9 5 2 2 5 8 15 -3 21 Crawley 18 4 2 3 12 13 1 4 4 13 17 -5 21 Leyton Orient 18 2 3 4 12 15 3 2 4 12 15 -6 20 Grimsby 15 2 2 3 9 12 3 2 3 11 8 +0 19 Scunthorpe 18 3 4 2 14 9 1 2 6 9 16 -2 18 Carlisle 18 3 2 4 10 15 2 1 6 9 16 -12 18 Walsall 18 2 2 5 7 13 3 1 5 7 13 -12 18 Oldham 17 2 4 3 11 10 1 3 4 7 16 -8 16 Morecambe 18 1 3 5 8 14 2 2 5 8 16 -14 14 Stevenage 17 2 2 4 8 10 0 5 4 4 11 -9 13

APPEARANCES Edwards Mcfadzean Sawyer Palmer Wootton Mayor Sarcevic Canavan Riley J Grant Jv Grant Taylor B Moore Rudden G Cooper Baxter C Grant Aimson Telford M Cooper T Moore Randell Lolos Clarke Boyd Wilson

LGE CUP TOT 17 4 21 17 4 21 15 5.1 20.1 17 2 19 14.1 4.1 18.2 14.2 3 17.2 13.2 4 17.2 12.1 4.1 16.2 11.3 3 14.3 7.3 6.1 13.4 10 2.1 12.1 7.4 2.1 9.5 6.4 3.1 9.5 5.5 2.1 7.6 5.4 2 7.5 3.6 2.1 7.5 5.2 2.1 7.3 5 2 7 4.4 1.1 5.5 0 4 4 0 2 2 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.3 1.1 1.4 0 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 0.1

GOALS Mcfadzean Jv Grant Sarcevic Taylor Telford Riley B Moore Edwards Aimson Rudden Mayor Baxter Wootton C Grant Own Goal Total

3 2 5 4 1 5 4 0 4 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 25 9 34

ASSISTS No Assist Sarcevic Mcfadzean Mayor G Cooper Taylor Jv Grant B Moore Sawyer Telford Palmer Lolos J Grant Total

4 3 7 3 2 5 4 0 4 3 0 3 3 0 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 25 9 34

MOM Edwards Sarcevic Mcfadzean J Grant Baxter Mayor Sawyer Canavan Palmer C Grant Aimson G Cooper

5 0 5 2 1 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1

EFL SOUTH WEST COUNTIES YOUTH ALLIANCE LEAGUE 19.11.2019

P W D L GD PTS Bournemouth 13 9 2 2 31 29 Oxford 14 9 2 3 16 29 Portsmouth 11 8 1 2 15 25 Exeter 10 7 0 4 12 21 Swindon 14 5 2 7 2 17 Forest Green 12 5 1 6 -4 16 Argyle 13 4 2 7 -10 14 Yeovil 13 4 2 7 -11 14 Bristol Rovers 12 4 1 7 -12 13 Cheltenham 13 3 2 8 -16 11 Newport 12 3 1 8 -23 10 APPEARANCES 14 Rubin Wilson 12(1) Jude Boyd, Rhys Shirley 11(1) Reuben Collum 11 Isaac Burdon, Ollie Tomlinson 10 Jarvis Cleal 9 Jeremiah Medine 8(1) Brandon Pursall 7(2) Alfie Wotton 7 Tyler Coombes, Harry Townsend 6(1) Ali Mansaray 5 Angel Wariuh 4(4) Carlo Garside 4(3) Oscar Halls 4(2) Charlie Miller 3(3) Will Jenkins-Davies 2(1) Charlie Elkington, Mackenzie Toms 1(3) Alfie Hudd 1(2) Finley Craske 1(1) Mani Skett 1 Matt Bartlett 0(3) Scott Crocker 0(2) Oscar Massey 0(1) Ollie Haste, Oscar Larrieu, Harvey Taylor, Jeffery Forkuo GOALS 10 Rubin Wilson 3 Jude Boyd 2 Rhys Shirley, Will Jenkins-Davies 1 Jeremiah Medine, Ollie Tomlinson, Reuben Collum, Isaac Burdon, Jarvis Cleal, Oscar Halls.

August Fri 2 v Oxford 4-1 Sat 10 v Forest Green 0-2 Sat 17 v Portsmouth 0-3 Sat 24 v Cheltenham 2-2 Sat 31v Exeter 0-5 September Sat 7 v Swindon 4-1 Sat 14 v Newport 2-2 Sat 28 v Yeovil 1-3 October Sat 12 v Bristol Rovers 2-1 Sat 19 v Cheltenham 2-4 Fri 25 v Exeter (FAYC 1) 0-1 Tues 29 v Bournemouth 4-2 November Sat 2 v Swindon 1-5 Sat 9 v Newport P-P Sat 16 v Yeovil 1-2 Sat 30 v Bournemouth December Sat 14 v Bristol Rovers Sat 21 v Oxford United (11.30) January 2020 Sat 4 v Forest Green Sat 11 v Portsmouth (noon) All games kick off at 11am at Manadon Sports Hub unless otherwise stated

CENTRAL LEAGUE SOUTH 19.11.2019

P W D L GD PTS Southend 2 2 0 0 7 6 Peterborough 2 2 0 0 5 6 Bristol Rovers 2 1 0 1 2 3 Argyle 2 0 1 1 -1 1 MK Dons 2 0 1 1 -4 1 Forest Green 2 0 0 2 -9 0 APPEARANCES 2 Mike Cooper, Mike Peck, Ollie Tomlinson, Adam Randell, Reuben Collum 1(1) Jude Boyd, Rubin Wilson 1 Will Aimson, Tafari Moore, Antoni Sarcevic, Cameron Sangster, Klaidi Lolos, Luke Jephcott, Isaac Burdon, Jarvis Cleal, Jeremiah Medine, Alex Fletcher.

0(1) Alfie Wotton, Rhys Shirley GOALS 1 Mike Peck September 10 v Milton Keynes October 15 v Southend February 4 v Bristol Rovers 18 v Bristol Rovers March 3 v Peterborough 10 v Forest Green 24 v Forest Green

0-0 0-1

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CENTRAL LEAGUE CUP December Tue 17 v Bristol Rovers January 2020 Tue 7 v Bournemouth Tue 14 v Portsmouth All games kick off at 2pm

UNDER-23 PREMIER LEAGUE CUP GROUP B TABLE

P W D L GD PTS Watford 2 1 1 0 1 4 Fulham 2 1 0 1 1 3 Argyle 2 0 2 0 0 2 Everton 2 0 1 1 -1 1 Second qualifying round September Thu 12 v Yeovil Group Stage October Thu 3 Watford January Mon 20 Watford (7.00) February Mon 10 Everton (7.00) Tue 25 Fulham (7.00)

2-0 1-1

APPEARANCES 3 Mike Cooper, Mike Peck, Jarvis Cleal, Adam Randell 2(1) Klaidi Lolos 2 Ollie Tomlinson, Cameron Sangster, Isaac Burdon, Tom Purrington, Tafari Moore 1(2) Luke Jephcott 1(1) Jude Boyd, Reuben Collum, Rubin Wilson 1 Alfie Wotton, Charlie Miller, Billy Clarke, Dom Telford, Ryan Taylor 0(1) Brandon Pursall, Alex Fletcher GOALS 1 Klaidi Lolos, Cameron Sangster, Ollie Tomlinson, Billy Clarke

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BOLTON WANDERERS 0 ARGYLE 1 McFadzean 11

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Bolton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

Argyle (3-5-2)

20 Remi Matthews; 2 Josh Emmanuel, 30 Yoan Zouma, 6 Jake Wright, 12 Adam Chicksen (32 Josh Earl 54); 4 Jason Lowe, 8 Luke Murphy ; 23 Joe Dodoo, 10 Chris O’Grady, 35 Sonny Graham (22 Dennis Politic 66); 9 Daryl Murphy (24 Connor Hall 71).

24 Alex Palmer; 5 Scott Wootton, 6 Niall Canavan, 3 Gary Sawyer (capt); 8 Joe Edwards, 7 Antoni Sarcevic, 25 Josh Grant, 10 Danny Mayor, 21 Callum McFadzean ; 16 Joel Grant (18 Billy Clarke 75), 17 Byron Moore (11 Dom Telford 90).

Substitutes (not used): 43 Matthew Alexander (gk), 14 James Weir, 27 Ronan Darcy, 34 Adam Senior.

Substitutes (not used): 1 Mike Cooper (gk), 4 Will Aimson, 9 Ryan Taylor, 20 Adam Randell, 32 George Cooper.

Referee: Rob Lewis. Attendance: 6,992 (1,154 away)

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ONE of the many benefits that come with being a member of the Big Green Lottery is the monthly opportunity to win an Argyle experience.

Over recent months, these have predominantly been a hospitality day at a first-team game here at Home Park and a wonderful experience for all winners of this prize.

However, we want to hear your thoughts on different Argyle experiences that we could offer as a monthly prize in the BGL. In the past, we have offered Director for the Day trips to an away game; the exclusive chance to visit a training session; and photographer for the day to sit with our club photographer at pitch-side.

To expand this special element of the BGL, we want your thoughts. Please let us know the type of Argyle experience you would like to be made available - send your ideas to bgl@pafc.co.uk It only costs £10 per month to be a member of the BGL. For more information on the Big Green Lottery, drop us a message on bgl@pafc.co.uk or you can just sign up online, win some money and help raise funds for the Argyle Academy.

As well as the weekly rollover, members of the Big Green Lottery are entered into a monthly draw for £500, the grand annual draw for £12,000 and monthly bonus prizes...plus a discount in the Argyle Superstore and bigmatch ticket priority.

50/50

GOOD afternoon and welcome to your 50/50 Lottery brief. The lads are certainly on a roll at the moment after another great win on the road at Forest Green Rovers and now, with home advantage, let us hope for another three points to get us right back up in the mix. Come on You Greens!

Your 50/50 team are always grateful when sponsors support the lottery. For today's game, Plymouth Comedy Club have kindly donated pairs of tickets for their Xmas Cracker Show. They have a fantastic line up of acts. Tanyalee Davis headlines the show and will no doubt prove, once again, that she packs a huge amount of comedy power into her diminutive frame.

In huge demand across the globe, this Canadian star had the audience breathless with on her last visit to Plymouth Comedy Club. At 3ft 6in, Tanyalee has been described as the Ferrari of Comedy. The Live at the Apollo star is sure to close the night out in grand fashion.

Support is provided by local lad Danny Ward and the debonair Tony Wright, with regular Comedy Club MC Chris Brooker taking the helm. The venue is the Green Taverners' Suite at Argyle. Email PlymouthComedyClub@Hotmail. co.uk or call Chris Brooker on 07950396471.

Today is the last chance for one lucky supporter to win the last pair of match tickets with hospitality for the Morecambe game and, of course, the return of our previous manager Derek Adams, which will certainly draw a good attendance. Your Lottery is match-day Programme Sponsors, and the hospitality package includes a threecourse meal plus match tickets, along with extras.

Today's prizes: First - cash; Second - a pair of match tickets plus a three-course meal, along with extras, for the Morecambe game; Third and fourth - a pair of Comedy Club tickets for the Xmas Cracker Show on December 6 at the GTs Suite; Fifth - a large box of Burts Chips.

Thanks for supporting the 50/50 Lottery and - remember you have to be in it to win it.

Enjoy the game Ken Beale and our great 50/50 Lottery team.

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‘The Mem’, as it is affectionately known, was originally the home of Bristol Rugby Club, who moved to cross-town Rivals Bristol City’s Ashton Gate stadium in 2014. Rovers moved to the ground in 1996, and, despite many mooted attempts to develop a more permanent home, they remain in BS7.

Members of the Green Army are housed on an open terrace in the Poplar Insulation Stand, and there are a limited number of seats in the Brunel Group Stand behind the goal.

How

By Car: From Plymouth, take the A38 eastbound towards Exeter, and continue when the road merges with the M5. Merge onto the M4 at Bristol, and continue onto the M4 until junction 19, where you will join the M32. Travel along the M32 for three miles, coming off at junction two, using the third exit – following signs

Bristol Rovers Sunday, December 1, 2pm Capacity: 12,296 (1,100 away) Record attendance: 12,011 v West Bromwich Albion, FA Cup quarter-final, 2008 Miles and miles to follow the Greens: 244 return How long: Two hours and 12 minutes by car, three hours by train

for Horfield. From there, the Memorial Stadium is clearly signposted. For GPS, use BS7 0BF. There is a small car-park at the stadium. However there are no spaces available to the general public on match-days. The club recommend parking on either Gloucester or Muller Road, around a five-to-ten-minute walk away.

By Train: The Memorial Stadium is located almost equidistant between two stations served from the city’s main interchange, Bristol Temple Meads. Montpelier and Bristol Parkway are both roughly two miles from the Mem, and taxis can be found at both locations.

A taxi from Bristol City centre is likely to cost around £6, while a number of buses also run from the city centre, through Gloucester Road and directly past the stadium on Filton Avenue.

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A R G Y L E C O M M E R C I A L M ATC H S P O N S O R

Bidfood

As one of the UK’s leading foodservice providers, Bidfood share their customers’ passion for great food.

• They offer a comprehensive range of carefully selected wines, beers, ciders and spirits, as well as quality catering equipment and supplies, including cutlery, cookware, cleaning and disposables.

But their passion does not stop there. They are 100% dedicated to delivering service excellence, making life easier and helping their customers grow.

They are serious about service excellence, and they have invested in building an infrastructure that keeps them close to their customers. Their expertise and insight helps them stay ahead of the curve on key trends, creative recipes, menu ideas, food standards and legislation.

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• Their 22 UK depots offer a truly local service– the majority are no more than 80 miles from their customers; • Their 13,000-strong product range includes the best of both own brand and leading foodservice brands, everything from store-cupboard ingredients to frozen and chilled food;

M ATC H B A L L S P O N S O R

IU Energy

Since 2008, IU Energy has been Argyle’s official energy partner, supplying us with 100% green power, and no doubt you will have noticed them adding to their green credentials with 58.85kW of solar panels, spelling out ‘PAFC’ on the wonderful new Mayflower Grandstand.

When it comes to business energy and green technology, IU Energy has it covered. Based in Plymouth, they are regular winners of regional and national awards. Last year, this included UK Consultancy of the Year from the British Gassponsored TELCA awards.

What does this mean to you? Usually, improvements to your profits. If fact, up to 7.7% on the bottom line of businesses that go 100% renewable. How much extra trade does that correspond to?

That is just one of the upsides because, with the mood of the public focused on climate change, greener businesses are gaining sales over their rivals. As an illustration, electric vehicle charging points attract customers.

Let us not forget Plymouth City Council’s climate emergency declaration – the city must be net zero-carbon by 2030. That is a full 20 years ahead of the UK’s commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement.

With our help, Plymouth Argyle will be ready. Will you?

Contact IU and they will show you how.

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Sponsorship Opportunities IF you want to take your support of Argyle to the next level, then why not contact the club’s Commercial Operations team to discuss the myriad of opportunities at Home Park, including (but not limited to) Stand Sponsorship; Player Sponsorship; Ground Board Advertising; and our ever popular Match-Day Sponsorship package.

There are also digital advertising screens that can be seen throughout the Devonport end and Lyndhurst Road stand.

Sponsorship opportunities are available to suit every budget, and we are proud of our ability to build packages to suit sponsors on a case by case basis.

For further details, or to discuss ways in which your business can benefit from a relationship with the Pilgrims, then please do not hesitate to contact the Commercial Operations team at Home Park by emailing commercial@pafc.oc.uk, or by calling 01752 302204.

Today's Mascots Finn Reeves, 8

Lives: Plymouth Likes: Football and martial arts Favourite player: Danny Mayor Score prediction: Argyle to win 3-1

James Pearce, 8

Lives: Plymouth Likes: Playing football for the mighty Elburton Villa Under-8s; playing FIFA on the Xbox; watching Argyle home and away with my mum, dad and sister as much as possible Favourite player: Joe Edwards Score prediction: Argyle to win 2-1

Kaylum Dodd, 8

Lives: Westonsuper-Mare Likes: Fortnite and kickboxing Favourite player: Ryan Taylor Score prediction: 2-2

Henry Christian, 6

Lives: Huddersfield Likes: Football and playing sport Favourite player: Dylan Connolly Score prediction: Bradford to win 2-1

Carter-Blu Hockin, 6

Lives: Plymouth Likes: Football and Xbox Favourite players: Danny Mayor and Joel Grant Score prediction: Argyle to win 3-2

Owen O’Neill Chapman, 6

Lives: Southampton Likes: Swimming, tennis, football Favourite player: Antoni Sarcevic Score prediction: Argyle to win 3-0

Club Argyle WITH the Mayflower Grandstand nearly complete, and an exciting time ahead for everyone at the club, it is a great time to experience our new and exciting Match-Day Hospitality offerings.

We currently have both seasonal and one-off packages ready to purchase, and something for every type of match-day experience.

For more information please feel free to visit www.homeparkstadium.com or by contacting the Commercial Department at commercial@pafc.co.uk or on 01752 302204.

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Q&A ARCEVIC FAVS Food Nandos

FIRSTS Car Fiat Punto

Music Artist Aitch

Phone Nokia 3310 TV Series Peaky Blinders

Pet A dog Shirt number 21, for Crewe Pair of boots Blue Asics, which I still have

Ground Etihad, of course

Initiation song Peter Andre, Mysterious Girl

Sweets Meerkats

MY TEAM

Book I’m not a book person but the last one I bought was Joey Barton’s autobiography

Holiday Butlins

WE asked Sarce to select a starting 11 containing the best of his team-mates over the years. Here is his choice.

ANDRE GRAY SAM CLUCAS JAMES NORWOOD CHARLIE TAYLOR GRAHAM CAREY NICK POWELL SONNY BRADLEY RUBEN LAMEIRAS NATHAN POND REMI MATTHEWS CONOR MCLAUGHLIN

School Gee Cross Holy Trinity Primary

Argyle goal Against Forest Green last week

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EVERYONE KNOWS THEIR CLUB COLOURS... DON’T THEY? NORMAL VISION

Approximately one in 12 men inherit colour blindness. It’s carried on the X-chromosome, so only one in 200 women inherit the condition.

It can be a real issue in football, whether you’re watching, playing, managing or officiating. Imagine not being able to tell the difference between kit colours, and how that would affect your enjoyment of watching the game – either live or on TV. There are three types of colour blindness – and myriad colour combinations which cause problems. The common perception that colour-blind people only confuse reds and greens is a myth.

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COLOUR-BLIND SIMULATION (PROTANOPIA)

The FA has been working closely with UEFA and specialist organisation Colour Blind Awareness to highlight the issue.

The intention is to positively influence decision-makers at every level of the game and improve the experience of colour-blind people – whatever their involvement in football.

This work has seen the production of a comprehensive guidance booklet.

You can read and download it at TheFA.com/colourblindness And please visit the Colour Blind Awareness website: colourblindawareness.org for ways you can help maximise awareness.

Together, let’s make sure football’s future is FOR ALL.

ARGYLE AND 4-0 WINS IN THE EFL OUR recent 4-0 victory over Leyton Orient was the 66th time that we have recorded this scoreline in the EFL: 58 of these results (87.9%) have come at Home Park, with only eight (12.1%) away from home.

The previous, and only other, time that we have won 4-0 in the EFL at home in the last decade was against Southend United on Friday, March 30, 2018.

Braces from Graham Carey and Ruben Lameiras ensured that it was a very good Good Friday for Argyle supporters.

We have had further success away from home since 2009, though. Our last away 4-0 came on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Fleetwood Town. Reuben Reid, Luke Young, Maxime Blanchard and Conor Hourihane were the scorers for John Sheridan’s team. Antoni Sarcevic, Jamille Matt and Steven Schumacher were in the Town line-up.

Carl Fletcher’s Pilgrims also won 4-0 at Accrington Stanley on Saturday, February 18, 2012. Alex MacDonald (2), Darren Purse and Luke Daley were our scorers.

Before the Orient game, the last time that we led 4-0 at half-time in a match also came during Fletcher’s tenure.

This time, Northampton Town were the victims on Saturday, November 26, 2011. Captain Simon Walton opened the scoring and a fired-up Nick Chadwick, making his second ‘debut’ for the club, scored our second in just the ninth minute. Will Atkinson had us 3-0 up after just 17 minutes, and Ashley Hemmings made it four just before half-time. A certain Adebayo Akinfenwa grabbed a consolation goal for the Cobblers deep into injury-time at the end of the match.

Orient became the 42nd opponent to suffer the indignity of a 4-0 defeat at our hands – a list which includes ten current Premiership clubs, notably Everton, Liverpool and Manchester United. However, it is another EPL

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ORIENT BECAME THE 42ND OPPONENT TO SUFFER THE INDIGNITY OF A 4-0 DEFEAT AT OUR HANDS team, Southampton, who have been our most common victims of 4-0 thrashings over the years. The Saints have suffered five times at our hands, all at Home Park, but the last time was almost 55 years ago on February 17, 1965.

After Southampton, our next most common victims have been Barnsley, Coventry City, Fulham, Luton Town, QPR and Southend United, each of whom we have beaten 4-0 on three occasions.

The 1928-29 season saw us win 4-0 most often – quite suitably, four times. Merthyr Town, Brentford, Norwich City and Torquay United were all put to the sword at Home Park by Robert Jack’s Argyle. The latter two results came in successive games in late March, six days apart. As with the Southend victory in 2018, the Torquay win came on Good Friday.

The only other time that we have won 4-0 in successive games was in 1923-24 when we thrashed Exeter City on successive days, Christmas and Boxing Days, 1923.

Aside from the Grecians, the only other team that we have done the 4-0 double over is Barnsley in 1930-31.

Unbelievably, Manchester United came very close to being our third victims in 1933-34, but unfortunately the Greens could win only 3-0 at Old Trafford on December 30, 1933.

United had been beaten 4-0 at Home Park on the opening day of the season.

Aside from a nine-year gap straddling the second world war, the longest period without a 4-0 victory is over seven and half years.

Kidderminster Harriers were beaten by Paul Sturrock’s Greens on Tuesday, January 30, 2001, thanks to goals from Craig Taylor, Ian Stonebridge (2) and Paul Wotton. It was to be another 352 games before our next 4-0, at home to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, October 4, 2008.

Sturrock was back for his second spell in the Home Park hot seat and would have been delighted to see his former club put to the sword. A Mark Beevers own goal, Paul Gallagher, Jamie Mackie and Marcel Seip were our scorers.

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HISTORY

Founded: 1903 Home: Utilita Energy Stadium Nickname: The Bantams, The Paraders, The Citizens Rivals: Leeds United, Huddersfield Town Bradford City were founded in 1903 to introduce football to the West Riding of Yorkshire which, until then, had been almost entirely inclined towards rugby league. City were elected to the EFL before they had played their first game, replacing Doncaster Rovers in Division Two, and took over the Valley Parade stadium, which has been their permanent home ground ever since.

City won the Division Two title in 1908 and the FA Cup in 1911, under the management of Peter O'Rourke, before they suffered two relegations in six years.

After a brief renaissance, they remained in the third and fourth tiers of the EFL until 1985–86 during which time, they endured financial hardship, and suffered a disastrous fire in which 56 people died.

Geoffrey Richmond became chairman in January 1994 and the club's fortunes were lifted. He helped to take them into the Premier League, where they played for two seasons. Two periods of administration followed, and City dropped through the divisions to the bottom tier. In January 2013, City became the first club from the fourth tier of English football since 1962 to reach the EFL Cup final, and the first

fourth-tier club ever to reach a major Wembley cup final.

THIS SEASON

Manager: Gary Bowyer Captain: James Vaughan The Bantams currently have 30 points from 16 Sky Bet League Two games and are third in the table.

They took a couple of games to hit their stride this season, drawing 0-0 at home to Cambridge on the opening day and being held 1-1 at Grimsby a week later.

A 3-0 home win over Oldham and a 1-0 victory at Stevenage saw them extend an unbeaten run that was ended by successive defeats to Forest Green (1-0 H) and Crewe (2-1 A) before they went on a run of just two defeats in eight matches.

In that streak, they won at home to Northampton (2-1), Carlisle (3-1), Swindon (2-1) and Crawley (2-1) and away at Walsall (1-0) and Morecambe (2-1). They also drew 1-1 at Scunthorpe, with defeats coming at Cheltenham (3-2) and at home to Port Vale (2-1).

Since that loss to Port Vale, they have bounced back with another good win, 2-0 at home to Exeter.

In the Carabao Cup, they went out in the first round, losing 4-0 at home to Preston, and just this week were knocked out of the Emirates FA Cup

by Shrewsbury Town, who won a first-

round replay in Yorkshire 1-0. They also failed to get out of the group stage of the Leasing.com Trophy when a pair of 2-1 home defeats by Manchester City Under-23s and Rochdale followed a winning draw at Bolton.

Sky Bet League Two: Third Emirates FA Cup: First round replay, Shrewsbury H, L 1-0 Carabao Cup: First round, Preston H, L 4-0 Leasing.com Trophy: Group stage, Bolton A, D 1-1 (won shoot-out); Manchester City U-23s H, L 2-1; Rochdale H, L 2-1 Top Goalscorer: James Vaughan, 5

HEAD TO HEAD Argyle wins 22 Draws 16 Bradford wins 15

PILGRIM AND A BANTAM Carl McHugh

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2019-20 Name BA SF NAT POS APPS GLS 1. Richard O’DONNELL 20 Northampton GK 17 0 2. Kelvin MELLOR 31 Blackpool DEF 16 1 3. Jackson LONGRIDGE 4 Dunfermline DEF 4 0 4. Paudie O’CONNOR 10 Leeds United DEF 12 0 5. Ben RICHARDS-EVERTON 4 Accrington Stanley DEF 16 1 6. Anthony O’CONNOR 66 Aberdeen DEF 17 3 7. Harry PRITCHARD 10 Blackpool MID 18 2 8. Jake REEVES 25 Wimbledon MID 1 0 9. Eoin DOYLE 51 Preston ATT 3 0 10. Clayton DONALDSON 14 Bolton ATT 14 2 11. Zeli ISMAIL 10 Walsall MID 11 1 12. James VAUGHAN 16 Wigan Athletic ATT 16 5 13. Sam HORNBY GK 0 Port Vale GK 2 0 14. Shay McCARTAN 33 Accrington Stanley ATT 5 1 15. Tyler FRENCH 1 AFC Sudbury DEF 4 1 16. Matt PALMER 11 Rotherham* MID 11 0 17. Jordan GIBSON 27 UNATTACHED MID 5 0 18. Jermaine ANDERSON 32 Peterborough MID 8 1 19 Dylan CONNOLLY 9 Wimbledon* MID 9 0 20. Omari PATRICK 5 Barnsley ATT 5 0 21. Hope AKPAN 43 Burton Albion MID 12 0 22. Adam HENLEY 6 Real Salt Lake DEF 8 0 23. Connor WOOD 43 Leicester City DEF 17 0 24. Danny DEVINE 50 Academy MID 16 1 25. Aramide OTEH 7 QPR* ATT 9 2 26. Callum COOKE 12 Peterborough* MID 13 0 27. Jamie DEVITT 12 Blackpool * MID 3 0 28. Joe RILEY 8 Manchester United DEF 0 0 29. Chris TAYLOR 1 Free Agent MID 1 0 30. George SYKES-KENWORTHY 1 Academy GK 1 0 35. Reece STAUNTON 3 Academy DEF 2 0 37. Connor MORRIS 1 Academy ATT 0 0 KEY BA - BRADFORD APPEARANCES

SF - SIGNED FROM NAT - NATIONALITY * On Loan

Bradford City: Doyle talk can wait, says busy Bowyer Simon Parker, Telegraph and Argus Gary Bowyer will continue to put Eoin Doyle’s future on the backburner as City head into their busiest spell.

Doyle is the leading scorer in the country after his weekend double took him to 16 goals for Swindon.

Neither club will comment on whether there is a recall in his season-long loan, although City blocked the Robins from playing him in the FA Cup. “I’m delighted he’s doing ever so well because he’s a great lad,” he said.

“He’s doing what he is good at and that’s scoring goals.

“We could talk about it from now until January but I think it will be parked until then. By then, we’ll know exactly where we are and what the situation is.”

Goal made in Premier League ends Bantams’ FA Cup journey Stuart Rayner, Yorkshire Post

A moment of quality from two former Premier League players decided last night’s League Two versus League One FA Cup replay in favour of Shrewsbury Town.

Dave Edwards’s goal apart, Bradford City had the better of the game against opponents they hope to be playing against in the league next season.

An unremarkable match was 66 minutes old when former Sunderland defender Donald Love expertly curled a low cross for former Wolverhampton Wanderers player Edwards, recently introduced from the bench, to get a precise touch to. It was a good night for Welsh internationals.

Edwards’s goal ensured the Shrews will host Mansfield Town in the second round. For a Bradford side with the fixtures already backing up, going down with a fight was not the worst outcome.

They had the better of a first half which was slow to get going as both teams took their time finding – and perhaps feeling – their feet on a cold night in West Yorkshire.

The Shrews were quicker into the game, but Bradford grew into the stronger first-half team.

The first real moment of quality on the night was Harry Pritchard’s 15thminute reverse pass to Connolly, but the Bradford winger’s cross was cut out.

Callum Cooke delivered an excellent corner in the 19th minute from which Hope Akpan, with his head, and the fit-again James Vaughan, with his foot, had efforts blocked. Richards-Everton headed wide at the far post.

Bradford took heart from it, Aramide Oteh dinking a lovely pass to the opposite flank, where Connolly beat his man and picked out Pritchard, who was denied

by Joe Murphy’s brilliant save. He kept Vaughan’s follow-up out too.

Shrewsbury had improved after the break and their goal came at the end of a ten-minute spell of pressure which started with an effort by Cummings which deflected wide. Ro-Shaun Williams’s free-kick was gathered by O’Donnell, but Edwards made the breakthrough.

It was a back-handed compliment to Bradford that their higher-division opponents then went into full time-wasting mode. Murphy was as ponderous as possible over his goal-kicks, Cummings came off at the furthest possible point when he was substituted, and when Whalley was ordered to the near touchline as he was due to come off, he took the long road to the byline until Paul Madsen intervened.

The Bantams FA Cup dreams are over for another year but they have bigger fish to fry in 2019-20.

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Bantams could compete in League One now, insists Richards-Everton Rowan Newman, Telegraph and Argus

Bantams defender Ben RichardsEverton believes his side would be good enough to compete in the league above.

“Without sounding cocky, I see ourselves as a top club in this league and I think we are more than capable to compete in League One. Richards-Everton has become a stalwart in Bradford's defence this season since his arrival in the summer, totting up 15 appearances in all competitions.

The 28-year-old is back liking his football and is confident that his team can achieve their prime target at the end of the campaign.

He added: "It has been amazing, I have really enjoyed my time here so far and I think there are better times to come.

"We have a lot of games coming up but with two games in hand we are in a great position.

"The main thing is to get promoted out of this league.

"The manager has been brilliant to me since day one, we have got a great group of lads with a mixture of experience and a lot of young lads too. It is a recipe for success."

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Football historian LEIGH EDWARDS selects ten post-war Bradford City Classic Campaigns 1968-69

Bobby Ham netted 18 goals as Bradford City won promotion in 1968-69. The Bantams had narrowly failed to win promotion the previous season and were unbeaten in their first five Fourth Division games under new manager Jimmy Wheeler. They recovered from a 6-0 defeat at Rochdale in September, with Bobby Ham scoring four times in a 5-0 win over York City. Centre-forward Norman Corner arrived from Lincoln in January and starred as Bradford City embarked on a run of 21 league matches without defeat. It ended with a 2-1 reverse at Brentford but the Bantams clinched fourth place with a 3-1 win at rivals Darlington.

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1975-76

Bobby Kennedy guided City to the FA Cup quarter-final in 1975-76. Don Hutchins starred as the Bantams defeated Chesterfield 1-0, Rotherham United 3-0, Shrewsbury Town 2-1, Tooting & Mitcham 3-1 and topflight Norwich City 2-1 in the FA Cup before losing 1-0 to eventual winners Southampton in the quarter-final.

Team: Peter Downsborough, Cec Podd, Ian Cooper, Rod Johnson, John Middleton, Dave Fretwell, Billy McGinley, Gerry Ingram, Joe Cooke, David Hall, Don Hutchins.

The thrilling Cup run was in contrast to disappointing form in the Fourth Division. Joe Cooke was leading marksman with 22 goals.

1976-77

Bradford won promotion under Bobby Kennedy in 1976-77. The most notable newcomer was Terry Dolan from Huddersfield and the Bantams raced to the top of the Fourth Division after winning nine times in 12 games.

Gerry Ingram grabbed a hat-trick in a 3-3 draw against Stockport and City remained unbeaten at Valley Parade that season. Bernie Wright arrived from Walsall in February, with the Bantams losing just three times in 21 matches during the closing weeks of the campaign. Joe Cooke was top scorer, while other stars included Don Hutchins and skipper Rod Johnson as they pipped Swansea to fourth place.

c i ss a Cl 1981-82

Player-boss Roy McFarland guided City to promotion in 1981-82. Bobby Campbell grabbed a hat-trick in the 6-2 demolition of York City that launched a run of nine straight wins before they lost 2-0 to title rivals Sheffield United.

The Bantams maintained their promotion challenge and returned to the top in January, with newcomers Mike Lester and former favourite Joe Cooke starring in a 5-1 win over Stockport. Dave McNiven netted four times in a 4-1 victory over Crewe and they sealed promotion with a 2-2 draw at home to Bournemouth. Northern Ireland international Bobby Campbell was leading scorer with 24 goals.

1984-85

Bobby Campbell netted 23 goals as Bradford won the Third Division title in 1984-85. Trevor Cherry’s side kicked off with 2-0 victory at home to Cambridge United and soared to the top of the table with a 13-match unbeaten run that included six straight wins. They remained in pole position for the rest of the season, beating Brentford 5-4 and gaining a 4-0 victory at Cambridge United. The Bantams clinched the title with a 2-0 win at Bolton but the team’s fine achievement was overshadowed by tragedy in their final match at home to Lincoln when fire engulfed the wooden main stand and 56 people perished in the inferno.

1987-88

Terry Dolan managed City to the Second Division play-offs in 1987-88. The Bantams were early leaders after losing just one of their first 13 matches, with Greg Abbott netting a hat-trick in a 3-1 victory over Argyle and Mark Leonard scoring twice in a 4-0 triumph over Birmingham City. They reached the fifth round in both the EFL Cup and FA Cup, but slipped out of the promotion frame with only one win in eight games. Mick Kennedy arrived from Portsmouth and Bradford City went unbeaten in ten matches but finished fourth after losing their last two games. They lost 3-2 to Middlesbrough in the play-offs.

cCAMPAIGNS 1995-96

Bradford won the 1995-96 Second Division play-off final at Wembley.

Nicky Mohan, Tommy Wright and Ian Ormondroyd made their debuts as the Bantams began with a 1-0 win over Bournemouth, winning six of their first ten games. Lee Duxbury was signed from Huddersfield but Chris Kamara replaced Lennie Lawrence as manager in November after just one victory in eight matches left Bradford City in mid-table.

Newcomers David Brightwell, Mark Stallard and Jonathan Gould helped them finish sixth after five wins in their last seven games. They beat Blackpool 3-2 in the play-off semifinal, then defeated Notts County 2-0 in the final.

1998-99

Lee Mills scored 23 goals as City won promotion to the Premier League in 1998-99. Stuart McCall returned from Rangers but the Bantams won just one of their first seven games under new boss Paul Jewell. Then Robbie Blake formed a notable striking partnership with Lee Mills and Bradford City surged into the promotion frame with 15 wins in 21

matches, trouncing Bristol City 5-0 and slamming four goals past Port Vale, Portsmouth, Swindon and Crewe. Gary Walsh was ever-present and newcomers Dean Windass and Lee Sharpe helped the Bantams finish First Division runners-up with a 3-2 win at Wolves.

1999-00

Bradford managed to consolidate top-flight status under Paul Jewell in 1999-2000. New signings included Gunnar Halle, David Wetherall and Dean Saunders, who scored on his debut as the Bantams began life in the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Middlesbrough. They drew 1-1 against Sheffield Wednesday in their opening home match but then slipped down the table with three successive defeats. The Bantams beat Newcastle 2-0 and Arsenal 2-1, then in the closing weeks they triumphed 1-0 at Sunderland and beat fellow strugglers Wimbledon 3-0.

Bradford City clinched safety with a 1-0 win over Liverpool on the final day.

2012-13

City won promotion and were EFL Cup finalists in 2012-13.

Phil Parkinson’s side beat Notts County, Watford, Burton Albion, Wigan Athletic, Arsenal and Aston Villa to reach the EFL Cup final, losing 5-0 to Swansea City watched by 82,597 at Wembley Stadium. Nahki Wells was leading marksman with 18 goals as the Bantams lost only two of their last 15 league games to qualify for the play-offs in seventh position. They defeated Burton Albion 5-4 on aggregate in the semi-finals, then Northampton Town 3-0 in the Wembley final with first-half goals from James Hanson, Rory McArdle and Wells.

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BOWYER'S BANTAMS Bowyer has signed a new contract with the Bantams until 2021 and has won the League Two Manager of the Month award for October GARY Bowyer, son of former Argyle assistant manager Ian Bowyer, a first-team coach and assistant-manager under Peter Shilton in 1994-96, started his professional playing career at Hereford United where he played alongside his dad.

In the 1989 season, he signed for Fourth Division Hereford on noncontract terms, having started out with Herefordshire non-league side Westfields. Bowyer was best at full-back and made 14 appearances in the 1989-90 season, scoring two goals. He stayed with the Bulls for one season before following his dad to Nottingham Forest in 1990.

While at Rotherham he was a part of the Merry Millers squad – alongside former Pilgrim Darren Garner – that won the 1996 Auto Windscreens Shield, beating Shrewsbury Town 2-1 at Wembley.

After his playing retirement, he began to coach Northern Premier League Ilkeston working on a part-time basis but was quickly snapped up by Derby County who appointed him as their Under-17s coach. He spent six years working in the Pride Park Academy before moving on to a similar role at Blackburn Rovers.

It was at Ewood Park where he earned his chance in management. He became Rovers’ reserve team boss in 2008 and then was made caretaker-manager of the firstteam in December 2012 after Henning Berg was relieved of his duties and guided the team to a 3-1 Championship win over Barnsley in his first match in charge.

He remained in charge until January 10, when Michael Appleton was appointed manager. Appleton lasted just 15 games in charge before he was sacked and Gary was appointed caretaker boss for a second time. He remained in the role until the end of the campaign and was eventually given the job full time in May 2013.

In five years at the City Ground, he failed to make a single appearance for the club and on the expiry of his contract in 1995, joined Rotherham United.

He managed Rovers for two years and moved on to manage Blackpool after he was sacked. He immediately got the Seasiders out of League Two by beating Exeter City 2-1 in the 2016-17 play-off final.

In two seasons in South Yorkshire, Gary made 38 appearances between 199597, scoring another two goals, but was hampered by injuries that ultimately forced him into an early retirement.

He resigned from Bloomfield Road in August 2018 and then replaced David Hopkin as Bradford City manager in February this year, since winning the October Manager of the Month award and signing a new contract with the Bantams until 2021.

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LET'S GO ROUND AGAIN Football historian LEIGH EDWARDS profiles ten players who had more than one spell at Bradford City.

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DEREK STOKES

England Under-23 international centre-forward Derek Stokes was top scorer with 35 league and cup goals as Bradford City reached the FA Cup fifth round in 1959-60. Signing professional at Valley Parade in April 1957, he starred alongside John McCole and moved to Huddersfield Town for £22,500 plus Stan Howard in June 1960. He was top scorer four times before rejoining Bradford City in an exchange deal involving Roy Ellam in January 1966. Netting 55 goals in 126 EFL games overall for the Bantams, he moved to Dundalk in December 1966, then was steward at various clubs including Baildon Old Hall and a golf club at Formby.

LEE DUXBURY

Hard-working midfielder Lee Duxbury had two spells at Bradford City.

Signing professional at Valley Parade in July 1988, he was ever-present for the Bantams in 1991-92 and moved to Huddersfield Town for £250,000 in December 1994. He skippered their 1994-95 Second Division play-off final triumph before rejoining Bradford City for £135,000 in November 1995, then was a Second Division play-off final winner again in 1995-96. Netting 32 goals in 272 EFL games overall, he moved to Oldham Athletic for £350,000 in March 1997, then played for Bury, Harrogate, Farsley Celtic and Glenavon. He coached back at Oldham, then managed Eccleshill.

BOBBY HAM

Striker Bobby Ham topped Bradford City’s goalscoring charts on three occasions. Signing professional for Bradford PA in October 1961, he had spells with Gainsborough and Grimsby before rejoining Bradford PA in August 1964. He was leading marksman in 1966-67 and moved to Valley Parade in February 1968.

Top scorer in Bradford City’s 1968-69 promotion success, he joined Preston in October 1970 and starred in their 1970-71 Third Division title triumph. He played for Rotherham United before returning to Bradford City in July 1973, netting 64 goals in 188 EFL games overall for the Bantams. He has since run Ham Construction in Bradford.

JOE COOKE

Versatile striker Joe Cooke was leading marksman as Bradford City reached the FA Cup quarter-final in 1975-76. Signing professional at Valley Parade in May 1972, he was also top scorer in the Bantams’ 1976-77 promotion success and moved to Peterborough United in January 1979.

He joined Oxford United in August 1979 and switched to central defence, moving via Exeter City back to Bradford City in January 1982. Helping to clinch promotion that season, he scored 68 times in a further 266 EFL games overall for the Bantams before joining Rochdale in July 1984. Later playing for Wrexham, he has since run his own fitness centre in Bradford.

BOBBY CAMPBELL

Northern Ireland international striker Bobby Campbell holds Bradford City’s all-time goalscoring record.

Initially with Aston Villa, he had spells

with Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United, Halifax Town and Australian side Brisbane City before moving to Bradford City in December 1979.

He was leading marksman in their 1981-82 promotion success and joined Derby County in August 1983.

Rejoining the Bantams three months later, he was top scorer in their 198485 Third Division title triumph and netted 121 goals in 274 EFL games overall. Later at Wigan Athletic, he became a club steward near Huddersfield and died in November 2016.

STUART McCALL

Scotland international midfielder Stuart McCall was captain and Player of the Year as Bradford City won promotion to the Premier League in 1998-99. He turned professional at Valley Parade in June 1982 and was ever-present in the Bantams’ 1984-85 Third Division title triumph.

Moving to Everton in June 1988, he joined Glasgow Rangers in August 1991 and amassed many honours before rejoining Bradford City in June 1998. He scored 45 goals in 395 league games overall prior to joining Sheffield United in July 2002, Rejoining Bradford City as manager in May 2007, he has since managed Motherwell, Rangers, Bradford City again and Scunthorpe.

AIDAN DAVISON

Northern Ireland international goalkeeper Aidan Davison had two spells at Bradford City. He played for Billingham Synthonia, Notts County and Bury prior to joining Millwall in August 1991, following Bruce Rioch to Bolton Wanderers in July 1993.

Featuring in their 1994-95 promotion campaign, he joined Bradford City in March 1997, then Grimsby Town four months later. He starred in their 1997-98 Wembley Double success, then moved via Sheffield United back to Bradford City in January 2000. Making 61 league appearances overall for the Bantams, he rejoined Grimsby in August 2003, then helped Colchester United to win promotion in 2005-06.

DANNY CADAMARTERI

England Under-21 striker Danny Cadamarteri had two spells at Bradford City. Signing professional for Everton in October 1996, he featured in their 1998 FA Youth Cup final triumph and joined Bradford City in February 2002.

He moved to Leeds United in July 2004, then had a spell with Sheffield United before returning to Bradford City in June 2005. Scoring seven goals in 91 league games overall for the Bantams, he joined Leicester City in December 2006, then played for Doncaster Rovers before helping Dundee United win the Scottish Cup in 2010 and Huddersfield win promotion in 2011-12. He ended his career with Carlisle United.

DEAN WINDASS

Striker Dean Windass was Bradford City’s top scorer on five occasions. A former Hull City trainee, he had a spell with North Ferriby before rejoining the Tigers in October 1991. He was their leading marksman three times, moving to Aberdeen in December 1995, then Oxford United in August 1998. Joining Bradford City in March 1999, he helped reach the top-flight and joined Middlesbrough in March 2001. He moved via Sheffield United back to Bradford City in July 2003 and netted 76 goals in 216 league games overall. Rejoining Hull in January 2007, he scored their 2007-08 Championship play-off winner, then was Darlington’s player-coach.

PAUL HECKINGBOTTOM

Left-back Paul Heckingbottom was Bradford City’s Player of the Year in 2003-04. A former Manchester United trainee, he joined Sunderland in July 1995, then had spells with Darlington and Norwich City before joining Bradford City in July 2003. He moved to Sheffield Wednesday in July 2004, helping to win promotion in 2004-05, then joined Barnsley in January 2006 and was a promotion winner again that season. Returning to Bradford City in July 2007, he made 96 league appearances overall before joining Mansfield Town in June 2009, then played for Gateshead and Harrogate.

He has since managed Barnsley, Leeds United and Hibernian.

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TODAY’S match is the 54th meeting of Argyle and Bradford City since the two teams faced each other at Valley Parade, when City won a Division Two encounter 1-0.

Forty-eight years later, at Home Park, Argyle hit Bradford for six, as CHARLIE ROSE recalls.

MAY 1, 1978. DIVISION THREE

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THE TEAMS Argyle: Martin Hodge; Chris Harrison, Brian Bason, Tyrone James, George Foster, Mick Horswill, Brian Johnson, Brian Taylor, Fred Binney, Keith Fear, Steve Perrin.

Bradford City: Peter Downsborough; Cyril Podd, Mick Wood, Rodney Johnson, John Middleton, David Fretwell, Peter Hardcastle, Terry Dolan, Bernie Wright, David McNiven, Don Hutchins.

THE BUILD-UP Argyle went into their final game of the season with relegation worries banished from their minds. The Pilgrims' place in the third tier was secure for another year after they had defeated relegation rivals Port Vale 3-2 at home in their previous game.

In what had been a season to forget, the Greens were looking to close the curtains on a pretty drab nine months, having picked up only 10 league wins across the course of the season going into their final game against this afternoon’s visitors.

The already-relegated Bantams made the long trip down to the South West with just pride to play for and to give their travelling support something to cheer about after a write-off of a season.

THE FINAL-DAY RECORD Over the previous ten seasons, Argyle had a bit of a problem with the final game of the campaign. The last four seasonenders before 1977-78 had seen the Pilgrims on the losing side, failing to score in all four.

Combine that with two further losses and the tale of the tape on the final day read: two wins, two draws, six losses.

THE GAME Referee Ron Crabb, of Exeter descent, blew the whistle for the final time in his career for Argyle to get their final game of the 1977-78 season underway.

Despite facing relegation and wanting to put on a good show for the travelling support from West Yorkshire, the Bantams played like they were already on the sunny beaches of Devon, as the Pilgrims went into the break 4-0 up.

Former Argyle coach Bryan Edwards was fulfilling his role as Bradford's general manager for the first time and must have been praying for a much better showing in the second half to spare his blushes. His prayers were only half answered, though, as George Foster and Keith Fear piled on the misery deep into the second half.

The Pilgrims ran off 6-0 winners, sending the Bantams into the fourth tier with their tails between their legs, alongside Port Vale, Hereford United and Portsmouth, who finished bottom to fall into the bottom tier for the first time, and their very existence was also threatened by large debts.

THE FIRST GOAL Scoring Argyle’s first goal that afternoon, and just the second in his professional career, was defender Chris Harrison. An Argyle apprentice, Chris rose up through the Pilgrim ranks and became a regular face at Home Park for near enough a decade. Chris was able to play at left-back or centre-back, and his versatility clearly appealed to the seven different managers under whom he played.

With 381 Argyle appearances under his belt, and eight goals in that time, only 15 players have donned the famous green and white more than Harrison.

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3-0 1-0 2-0 0-1 2-2 3-0 2-4 1-3 1-1* 2-2 0-1 2-2 0-2 1-0 2-2 3-0 1-1 2-0 4-0 0-4 0-1 P-P 1-0 1-0

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10 DANNY MAYOR

9 RYAN TAYLOR

8 JOE EDWARDS

7 ANTONI SARCEVIC

6 NIALL CANAVAN

5 SCOTT WOOTTON

4 WILL AIMSON

3 GARY SAWYER

2 JOE RILEY

1 MIKE COOPER

PILGRIMS PROGRESS 2019-20 SEASON 5,273 1,599 10,542 211 5,573 205 5,041 1,039 11,405 143 9,337 379 8,365 839 5,535 1,291 2,518 96 9,061 143 5,275 735 2,501 800 8,956 250 4,499 550 8,880 110 1,199 146 9,548 2,500 8,446 139 8,810 224 7,924 1,154 1,725 125

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FA WARNING

PLYMOUTH Argyle is a community-focused, values-driven organisation, whose stated aim is to make attending football matches as inclusive and enjoyable as possible for all members of society.

We have a desire and a duty to eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimization based on age; disability; gender reassignment; pregnancy and maternity; marriage and civil partnership; race; religion and belief; gender; and sexual orientation.

Therefore, we will take the strongest possible action against anyone behaving discriminatorily, including Home Park banning orders and liaising with the Police to ensure that the law is upheld. That could result in criminal prosecution under the Football (Offences) Act 1991 or Criminal Justice Act 2003, which specifically cover discriminatory behaviour.

Recently, we received a formal warning from the Football Association following their investigation into the behaviour of a very small number who travelled to our game at Northampton Town.

If further such reports at other matches are substantiated, the FA will consider disciplinary action.

We do not want that. Much more importantly, we do not want the good name of Plymouth Argyle to be dragged down by those claiming to support the club.

Be loud. Be proud. Be the 12th man.

* Argyle win on pens 5-3 All Saturday Games Kick Off At 3Pm And All Tuesday Games Kick Off At 7.45Pm Unless Stated

KEYS SKY BET LEAGUE TWO EXCEPT, CARABAO CUP match LEASING.COM TROPHY match EMIRATES FA CUP match BOLD goalscorer RC Yellow card RC Red card C Captain

40 JUDE BOYD

39 ZAK RUDDEN

33 RUBIN WILSON

32 GEORGE COOPER

29 ALEX FLETCHER

26 MIKE PECK

25 JOSH GRANT

24 ALEX PALMER

22 TAFARI MOORE

21 CALLUM MCFADZEAN

20 ADAM RANDELL

19 KLAIDI LOLOS

18 BILLY CLARKE

17 BYRON MOORE

16 JOEL GRANT

15 CONOR GRANT

14 JOSE BAXTER

8, 69 7, 77 F F - SUB SUB LWB2 - G - - - - - - 8,71 SUB F F - - SUB LWB - G - - - - - - 8, 61 RM - 9, 61 - SUB 10, 73 LWB - SUB RCB - - - - - 8, 53 7, 69 - - - 11, 84 SUB LWB SUB G SUB - - - - - 15, 78 RM - - - 9, 78 SUB LWB SUB G SUB - - - - - 2,61 RM - - - SUB SUB LWB - G SUB - - - - - RM 14,64 - - - 9, HT SUB LWB RWB SUB LCB - SUB - - F SUB RM - 39, HT - - SUB LWB - G 3, HT - - 9,55 - F RM SUB - F - F CM - RWB G RCB SUB - LWB - 17,66 14,81 RCM SUB - F - - 8,76 LWB - G LCB - - 14,63 - 9,53 CM SUB - F - - - LWB - G LCB - - 8,77 - 21,77 CM SUB F F - - - LWB - G RCB - - SUB - 16,89 - SUB F - - 32, 84 16, 72 LWB - G RCB - - RWB - - - CM CF - - 10, 71 SUB LM - G SUB - - RF - - - LCM RF - - SUB SUB LM - G 10, 78 - - - - 9, 67 - LM F - - SUB 15, 56 - - SUB LCB SUB - - 7, 78 F 2, 61 - F - - - SUB LWB - G SUB - - 21, 69 SUB F - - F 32,80 - 39,68 - SUB LWB - G 16,87 - LM SUB F - - F 39, 68 16, 76 - SUB LWB - G SUB - - LM - F - - - F 39, 52 8, 71 - SUB LWB - G RCB - - LM - F - - - 18, 63 F F - CM LWB - SUB 32, 66 SUB - LM SUB SUB - - - F F 16, 75 - SUB LWB - G CM - - SUB - - - - F F - - SUB LWB - G CM - - SUB - SUB -

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Swindon

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Forest Green

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Bradford, Crewe, Exeter

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Cheltenham

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Northampton, Port Vale

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Newport

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Colchester, Argyle

25 24

Salford

23

Cambridge

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Mansfield, Macclesfield, Crawley

20

Leyton Orient

19

Grimsby

18

Scunthorpe, Carlisle Walsall

17 16

Oldham

15 14

Morecambe

13

Stevenage

KEYS G - GOALKEEPER; RWB - RIGHT WING-BACK; LWB - LEFT WING-BACK; RCB - RIGHT CENTRE-BACK; CB - CENTRE-BACK' LCB - LEFT CENTRE-BACK; RM - RIGHT MIDFIELD; CM - CENTRE MIDFIELD; LM - LEFT MIDFIELD; F - FORWARD; SUB - UNUSED SUBSTITUTE; 7,65 - SUBSTITUTION OF PLAYER 7 IN THE 65TH MINUTE

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE SPONSORS 2019-20 MICHAEL COOPER

JOE RILEY

GARY SAWYER

WILL AIMSON

SCOTT WOOTTON

NIALL CANAVAN

ANTONI SARCEVIC

JOE EDWARDS

RYAN TAYLOR

DANNY MAYOR

DOM TELFORD

CONOR GRANT

JOEL GRANT

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Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 18

ARGYLE

Mike COOPER (GK) Joe RILEY Gary SAWYER (C) Will AIMSON Scott WOOTTON Niall CANAVAN Antoni SARCEVIC Joe EDWARDS Ryan TAYLOR Danny MAYOR Dom TELFORD Conor GRANT Joel GRANT Byron MOORE Billy CLARKE

19 20 21 22 24 25 26 32 39

Manager: Ryan LOWE Assistant-Manager: Steven SCHUMACHER First-Team Coach: Kevin NANCEKIVELL Goalkeeping Coach: Rhys WILMOT

BRADFORD CITY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 29

Richard O’DONNELL (GK) Kelvin MELLOR Jackson LONGRIDGE Paudie O’CONNOR Ben RICHARDS-EVERTON Anthony O’CONNOR Harry PRITCHARD Jake REEVES Clayton DONALDSON Zeli ISMAIL James VAUGHAN (C) Shay McCARTAN Tyler FRENCH Matt PALMER Jordan GIBSON Jermaine ANDERSON Dylan CONNOLLY

Klaidi LOLOS Adam RANDELL Callum McFADZEAN Tafari MOORE Alex PALMER (GK) Josh GRANT Mike PECK George COOPER Zak RUDDEN

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 35 37

Omari PATRICK Hope AKPAN Adam HENLEY Connor WOOD Danny DEVINE Aramide OTEH Callum COOKE Jamie DEVITT Joe RILEY Chris TAYLOR

George SYKES-KENWORTHY (GK)

Reece STAUNTON Connor MORRIS

Manager: Gary BOWYER Assistant Manager: Martin DRURY Coach: Martin DRURY Goalkeeping Coach: John VAUGHAN

OFFICIALS

COMING UP AT HOME PARK

Referee: Ollie Yates

ARGYLE LADIES v Watford Women’s National League Southern Premier Division Sunday, December 8 2pm

Assistants: Steven Plane, Mark Derrien Fourth Official: Brett Huxtable

ARGYLE v Morecambe Sky Bet League Two Saturday, December 14.

3pm

ARGYLE v Stevenage Sky Bet League Two Sunday, December 29.

3pm