The 2016–17 season was Plymouth Argyle's sixth consecutive season in League Two and their 131st year in existence. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Pre-season
League Two
League table
Results by round
Matches
On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
EFL Cup
Matches
FA Cup
EFL Trophy
Statistics
|colspan=14|First team players out on loan:
|colspan=14|First team player(s) that left the club:
Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total110AMGraham Carey 1510016214CFJake Jervis 1200113315CBSonny Bradley 7000748CFJordan Slew 4101627SSCraig Tanner 50016616RMMatty Kennedy 5000575 CBNauris Bulvītis 2001319CFRyan Taylor 30003104 CBYann Songo'o 200026 CMConnor Smith 100127 CMAntoni Sarcevic 200029 CFJimmy Spencer 2000211CFRyan Donaldson 2000218DMOscar Threlkeld 2000226CFPaul Garita 20002177CFDavid Goodwillie 1000113CFNathan Blissett 1000124CMDavid Fox 0100131CBJakub Sokolík 10001 Total 6630574
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total 14 CBYann Songo'o 70010000000080018DMOscar Threlkeld 80000000000080039 CFJimmy Spencer 50010000000060042 RBGary Miller 4000000001005006 CMConnor Smith 50000000000050015CBSonny Bradley 40010000000050016LBBen Purrington 40010000000050088 CFJordan Slew 31000000000031011CMRyan Donaldson 40000000000040027SSCraig Tanner 300100000000400113 LBGary Sawyer 3000000000003005 CBNauris Bulvītis 30000000000030010AMGraham Carey 30000000000030024CMDavid Fox 300000000000300157 CMAntoni Sarcevic 20000000000020014CFJake Jervis 10010000000020016RMMatty Kennedy 20000000000020023GKLuke McCormick 20000000000020026CFPaul Garita 2000000000002002019CFRyan Taylor 10000000000010028RBJordan Bentley 00000000001001031CBJakub Sokolík 100000000000100 Total 70107000002007910
Transfers
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 CB Nauris Bulvītis Spartaks Jūrmala Free transfer 1 July 2016 CF Ryan Donaldson Cambridge United Free transfer 1 July 2016 CF David Goodwillie Aberdeen Free transfer 1 July 2016 RB Gary Miller Partick Thistle Free transfer 1 July 2016 CB Karleigh Osborne Bristol City Free transfer 1 July 2016 CF Jordan Slew Chesterfield Free transfer 1 July 2016 CM Connor Smith AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed 1 July 2016 CB Yann Songo'o Free agent Free transfer 1 July 2016 CF Jimmy Spencer Cambridge United Free transfer 2 July 2016 DM Oscar Threlkeld Bolton Wanderers Free transfer 11 July 2016 CB Sonny Bradley Crawley Town Free transfer 18 July 2016 CM David Ijaha Whitehawk Free transfer 22 July 2016 CM David Fox Crewe Alexandra Free transfer 1 August 2016 GK Marc McCallum Livingston Free transfer 4 January 2017 CB Jakub Sokolík Southend United Free transfer 5 January 2017 CF Nathan Blissett Torquay United £15,000 26 January 2017 CM Antoni Sarcevic Shrewsbury Town Free transfer 30 January 2017 CF Ryan Taylor Oxford United Free transfer
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 GK James Bittner Newport County Free transfer 1 July 2016 LW Callum Hall Free agent Released 1 July 2016 CB Peter Hartley Bristol Rovers Free transfer 1 July 2016 GK Corey Harvey Free agent Released 1 July 2016 CM Josh Simpson Free agent Released 1 July 2016 CF Deane Smalley Free agent Released 1 July 2016 LW Gregg Wylde Millwall Free transfer 4 July 2016 AM Tyler Harvey Wrexham Rejected contract 4 July 2016 RB Kelvin Mellor Blackpool Rejected contract 4 July 2016 CB Curtis Nelson Oxford United £250,000 4 July 2016 CF Reuben Reid Exeter City Rejected contract 5 July 2016 CB Carl McHugh Motherwell Free transfer 16 January 2017 CB Karleigh Osborne Kilmarnock Free transfer 25 January 2017 CF David Goodwillie Free agent Mutual Consent 30 January 2017 LB Ben Purrington Rotherham United Undisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 18 August 2016 SS Craig Tanner Reading 31 May 2017 31 August 2016 CF Arnold Garita Bristol City 31 May 2017 31 January 2017 RM Matty Kennedy Cardiff City 31 May 2017
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 31 January 2017 FW Louis Rooney Hartlepool United 31 May 2017
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