2017–18 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season
# 2017–18 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Plymouth Argyle's first season back in League One since the 2010–11 season, following their promotion from League Two and their 132nd year in existence. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

## First-Team squad

    As of 7 May 2018

| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Ends |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Robbert te Loeke | GK | Arnhem | 34 | 2 | 0 | Achilles '29 | 1 July 2017 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 23 | Luke McCormick | GK | Coventry | 39 | 345 | 0 | Oxford United | 9 May 2013 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 25 | Kyle Letheren | GK | Llanelli | 35 | 8 | 0 | York City | 5 September 2017 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 31 | Michael Cooper | GK | Exeter | 23 | 1 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2017 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| 34 | Remi Matthews | GK | Gorleston | 29 | 28 | 0 | Norwich City | 20 October 2017 | Loan | 30 June 2018 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Gary Miller | RB | Glasgow | 36 | 56 | 0 | Partick Thistle | 23 June 2016 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 3 | Gary Sawyer | LB | Bideford | 38 | 228 | 6 | Leyton Orient | 25 June 2015 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 5 | Ryan Edwards | CB | Liverpool | 29 | 30 | 4 | Morecambe | 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 15 | Sonny Bradley | CB | Kingston upon Hull | 31 | 96 | 11 | Crawley Town | 11 July 2016 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 17 | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | LB | Aberdeen | 32 | 29 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 July 2017 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 18 | Oscar Threlkeld | RB | Bolton | 28 | 97 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 July 2016 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 22 | Zak Vyner | CB | London | 26 | 18 | 1 | Bristol City | 18 January 2018 | Loan | 30 June 2018 |
| 26 | Jordan Bentley | DF | Plymouth | 24 | 2 | 0 | Academy | 4 March 2016 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | Yann Songo'o | DM | Toulon | 31 | 93 | 2 | Free agent | 19 June 2016 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 6 | Jamie Ness | CM | Irvine | 32 | 30 | 3 | Scunthorpe United | 1 July 2017 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 7 | Antoni Sarcevic | CM | Manchester | 31 | 52 | 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 January 2017 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 10 | Graham Carey | AM | Blanchardstown | 34 | 149 | 43 | Ross County | 2 July 2015 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 11 | Rúben Lameiras | AM | Lisbon | 28 | 38 | 6 | Coventry City | 1 July 2017 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 14 | Moses Makasi | CM | London | 27 | 8 | 1 | West Ham | 31 January 2018 | Loan | 30 June 2018 |
| 24 | David Fox | CM | Leek | 39 | 96 | 3 | Colchester United | 22 July 2016 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 30 | Paul Paton | DM | Paisley | 36 | 3 | 0 | Free agent | 13 March 2018 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 32 | Cameron Sangster | CM | Newton Abbot | 23 | 2 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2016 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 8 | Lionel Ainsworth | RW | Nottingham | 35 | 24 | 0 | Motherwell | 1 July 2017 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 9 | Simon Church | CF | Amersham | 34 | 2 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 19 January 2018 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 16 | Joel Grant | LW | Acton | 35 | 35 | 6 | Exeter City | 1 July 2017 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 19 | Ryan Taylor | CF | Rotherham | 35 | 42 | 10 | Oxford United | 30 January 2017 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 27 | Alex Fletcher | CF | Newton Abbot | 24 | 18 | 3 | Academy | 22 June 2017 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| 37 | Alex Battle | LW | Plymouth | 24 | 1 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2016 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||||
| 13 | Nathan Blissett | CF | West Bromwich | 33 | 25 | 4 | Torquay United | 5 January 2017 | £15,000 | Undisclosed |
| 21 | Gregg Wylde | LW | Kirkintilloch | 32 | 64 | 8 | Millwall | 1 July 2017 | Free | Undisclosed |

## Statistics

    As of 7 May 2018

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NED | Robbert te Loeke | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Gary Miller | 18 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Gary Sawyer | 49 | 1 | 46+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | CMR | Yann Songo'o | 39 | 0 | 24+9 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Ryan Edwards | 30 | 4 | 25+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Jamie Ness | 29 | 3 | 26+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Antoni Sarcevic | 35 | 3 | 25+5 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Lionel Ainsworth | 24 | 0 | 3+16 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Simon Church | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | IRL | Graham Carey | 48 | 16 | 42+0 | 14 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | POR | Rúben Lameiras | 37 | 6 | 25+9 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ENG | Nathan Blissett | 16 | 2 | 6+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Moses Makasi | 7 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Sonny Bradley | 44 | 4 | 39+1 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | JAM | Joel Grant | 35 | 6 | 24+9 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | 29 | 0 | 10+14 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Oscar Threlkeld | 26 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Ryan Taylor | 23 | 6 | 21+0 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | SCO | Gregg Wylde | 13 | 1 | 2+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Zak Vyner | 17 | 1 | 17+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Luke McCormick | 10 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | David Fox | 48 | 1 | 42+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | WAL | Kyle Letheren | 8 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Alex Fletcher | 16 | 3 | 3+11 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 30 | MF | NIR | Paul Paton | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Michael Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Cameron Sangster | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Remi Matthews | 27 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Alex Battle | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Player(s) who left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | TUR | Nadir Çiftçi | 8 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Jake Jervis | 28 | 4 | 17+7 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | CZE | Jakub Sokolík | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | NED | Kelle Roos | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | FRA | Toumani Diagouraga | 17 | 3 | 15+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | ENG | Will Mannion | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 7 May 2018

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | | AM | Graham Carey | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | 11 | | AM | Rúben Lameiras | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 16 | | LW | Joel Grant | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 19 | | CF | Ryan Taylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 14 | | RW | Jake Jervis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 15 | | CB | Sonny Bradley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | | CB | Ryan Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | | CM | Jamie Ness | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 7 | | CM | Antoni Sarcevic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 32 | | CM | Toumani Diagouraga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 27 | | CF | Alex Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 13 | | CF | Nathan Blissett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 3 | | LB | Gary Sawyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 14 | | CM | Moses Makasi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 21 | | LW | Gregg Wylde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 22 | | CB | Zak Vyner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 24 | | CM | David Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 58 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 65 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 7 May 2018

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | | AM | Graham Carey | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | | CB | Ryan Edwards | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 19 | | CF | Ryan Taylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | | CM | Jamie Ness | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 24 | | CM | David Fox | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | | DM | Yann Songo'o | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | | RB | Gary Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 3 | | LB | Gary Sawyer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | | LB | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | | CM | Antoni Sarcevic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 11 | | LW | Rúben Lameiras | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | | CB | Sonny Bradley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 32 | | CM | Toumani Diagouraga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | — | | RW | Jake Jervis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | | CM | Moses Makasi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | | LW | Joel Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | | RB | Oscar Threlkeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | | CB | Jakub Sokolík | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | | DM | Paul Paton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 34 | | GK | Remi Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | | CB | Zak Vyner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 55 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 5 |

## Transfers

### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2017 | RW | Lionel Ainsworth | Motherwell | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Ryan Edwards | Morecambe | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | LW | Joel Grant | Exeter City | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | AM | Rúben Lameiras | Coventry City | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Jamie Ness | Scunthorpe United | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | Doncaster Rovers | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Robbert te Loeke | Achilles '29 | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | LW | Gregg Wylde | Millwall | Free |
| 5 September 2017 | GK | Kyle Letheren | York City | Free |
| 9 October 2017 | CM | Toumani Diagouraga | Leeds United | Free |
| 19 January 2018 | CF | Simon Church | Scunthorpe United | Free |
| 13 March 2018 | DM | Paul Paton | St Johnstone | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Ryan Brunt | Exeter City | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Nauris Bulvītis | FK Ventspils | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | DM | Jack Calver | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | AM | Ryan Donaldson | Hartlepool United | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Vincent Dorel | Torquay United | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | David Ijaha | Wealdstone | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | Billy Palfrey | Truro City | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Louis Rooney | Linfield | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Jordan Slew | Rochdale | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Connor Smith | Yeovil Town | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Jimmy Spencer | Mansfield Town | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | Ben Steer | Free agent | Released |
| 9 January 2018 | CM | Toumani Diagouraga | Fleetwood Town | Released |
| 31 January 2018 | CB | Jakub Sokolík | Torquay United | Released |
| 31 January 2018 | RW | Jake Jervis | Luton Town | £125,000 |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 August 2017 | CF | Nadir Çiftçi | Celtic | 9 January 2018 |
| 20 October 2017 | GK | Remi Matthews | Norwich City | Emergency cover |
| 28 November 2017 | GK | Will Mannion | Hull City | Emergency cover |
| 8 December 2017 | GK | Kelle Roos | Derby County | Emergency cover |
| 29 December 2017 | GK | Remi Matthews | Norwich City | 30 June 2018 |
| 18 January 2018 | CB | Zak Vyner | Bristol City | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | DM | Moses Makasi | West Ham | 30 June 2018 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 September 2017 | CB | Jordan Bentley | Sutton United | 1 October 2017 |
| 27 October 2017 | CB | Callum Rose | Dorchester Town | 30 June 2018 |
| 4 January 2018 | CF | Alex Fletcher | Torquay United | 1 February 2018 |
| 15 January 2018 | CF | Nathan Blissett | Macclesfield | 30 June 2018 |
| 30 January 2018 | LW | Gregg Wylde | Morecambe | 30 June 2018 |

## Competitions

### Friendlies

On 5 May 2017, Plymouth Argyle announced Cardiff City will visit during the pre-season schedule. A week later, it was confirmed the club will visit the Netherlands again this summer playing two friendlies whilst abroad while other friendlies were also announced in England. Two more friendlies were revealed on 25 May 2017.

### League One

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 74 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 71 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 68 | |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 66 | |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 64 | |

* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

**Result summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 6 May 2018. Source:

**Results by matchday**

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | L |
| Position | 17 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

### FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Plymouth Argyle were drawn at home against Grimsby Town in the first round. A second round away trip to Bradford City was confirmed.

### EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Plymouth Argyle were drawn away to Bristol City in the first round.

### EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Plymouth were drawn against Chelsea U23s, Exeter City and Yeovil Town in Southern Group D.

| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | L2 | Yeovil Town (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Chelsea U21s (A) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Exeter City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | |
