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Saturday, November 14, 1987 Swindon Town
vs. Plymouth Argyle

Extended highlights from HTV, as a Bobby Barnes goal secures a point for the Town against Plymouth, with Tim Flowers making his debut on loan from Southampton.
Saturday, November 14, 1987 Swindon Town
vs. Plymouth Argyle

Town boss Lou Macari accuses his team of losing its 'super-fit' edge, as Swindon strugggle to a draw with Plymouth.
Monday, December 26, 1988 Swindon Town
vs. Plymouth Argyle

An early goal for Duncan Shearer is enough to give the Town the points against Plymouth.
Monday, March 27, 1989 Plymouth Argyle
vs. Swindon Town

Swindon are well beaten at Home Park - awful defending and goalkeeping from Fraser Digby contributing to a 4-1 defeat.
Tuesday, September 26, 1989 Swindon Town
vs. Plymouth Argyle

Shaun Close and Fitzroy Simpson are sent off for the Town, future Town assistant boss Dave Byrne is also shown red for Argyle - but goals from Tom Jones, Phil King and Paul Bodin give Swindon a 3-0 victory.
Saturday, March 10, 1990 Plymouth Argyle
vs. Swindon Town

Town's strike pairing both score within a minute of each other - Chalky White nets another in the second half to seal a comfortable win over the Pilgrims.
Tuesday, January 1, 1991 Swindon Town
vs. Plymouth Argyle

As a thirteen year old, I distinctly remember considering this to be the most turgid football match I had ever seen - before Steve Foley rescued it for Swindon with a last minute equaliser.
Saturday, April 13, 1991 Plymouth Argyle
vs. Swindon Town

A late Adi Viveash own goal denies Glenn Hoddle his first victory as Town boss - the Town having to settle for an entertaining 3-3 draw, having twice come from behind.
Saturday, October 5, 1991 Plymouth Argyle
vs. Swindon Town

Duncan Shearer grabs all the goals in a superb 4-0 win at Plymouth.
Saturday, October 5, 1991 Plymouth Argyle
vs. Swindon Town

Shearer grabs all the goals in a superb 4-0 win at Plymouth.
Saturday, April 25, 1992 Swindon Town
vs. Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth player-manager and England legend Peter Shilton is unable to prevent the Town from keeping their feint play-off hopes alive - a typical Shaun Taylor header giving Swindon the win.
Saturday, December 14, 2002 Plymouth Argyle
vs. Swindon Town

Luke Hodges' last gasp penalty levels Andy Gurney's superb opening strike.
Wednesday, April 23, 2003 Swindon Town
vs. Plymouth Argyle

Goals from Invincibile and Parkin give Swindon victory over Plymouth.
Saturday, December 13, 2003 Swindon Town
vs. Plymouth Argyle

After table-topping Plymouth take a two goal lead, and Rory Fallon gets one back with his first Town goal with ten minutes to go - it all happens right at the death.
Saturday, March 13, 2004 Plymouth Argyle
vs. Swindon Town

Plymouth score a bizarre second to put the game out of reach of Swindon in this promotion clash - in the heat of the moment, Town keeper Rhys Evans touches an indirect free kick given for a backpass before it rolls into the net - and Swindon are defeated despite Tommy Mooney's late consolation.
Monday, August 4, 2008 Swindon Town
vs. Plymouth Argyle

Swindon beat a young Plymouth side in this pre-season friendly.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Swindon Town
vs. Plymouth Argyle
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 Plymouth Argyle
vs. Swindon Town

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Swindon's record versus Plymouth Argyle in the selected competitions:

COMPETITION	P	W	D	L	F	A	SR%
All competitions	101	37	20	44	145	150	46.5%
League (inc. playoffs)	66	21	12	33	86	104	40.9%
Non-League	26	11	8	7	44	34	57.7%
FA Cup	3	1	0	2	4	3	33.3%
League Cup	2	1	0	1	2	4	50.0%
All other competitions	4	3	0	1	9	5	75.0%

Biggest victory in the selected competitions:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.	LINKS
13 MAR 1909	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	5 - 0	Rushton, Jefferson 2, Bown 2	6,000

Biggest defeat in the selected competitions:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.	LINKS
26 MAR 1930	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 5	-	14,931

Highest attendance in the selected competitions:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.	LINKS
11 OCT 1958	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	2 - 3	Micklewright, Edwards	26,051

Lowest attendance in the selected competitions:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.	LINKS
9 OCT 2018	AMC	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	3 - 0	Richards, Anderson, Woolery	1,906

Player records for STFC vs. Plymouth Argyle in the selected competitions:

MOST APPEARANCES

TOP GOALSCORERS

SUCCESS % (minimum five apps)

PLAYER	APPS
Billy TOUT	22
Bob JEFFERSON	20
Harold FLEMING	17
Len SKILLER	17
Charlie BANNISTER	16

PLAYER	GOALS
Archie BOWN	11
Duncan SHEARER	8
Bob JEFFERSON	6
Harold FLEMING	4
Harry MORRIS	4

PLAYER	SR%
David KERSLAKE	80.0%
Tom JONES	75.0%
Colin CALDERWOOD	71.4%
Ross MACLAREN	71.4%
Duncan SHEARER	71.4%

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Player records for Plymouth Argyle vs. STFC in the selected competitions: (no data available for opposition in non-league competitions)

MOST APPEARANCES

TOP GOALSCORERS

SUCCESS % (minimum five apps)

PLAYER	APPS
Fred CRAIG	20
Moses RUSSELL	20
Sep ATTERBURY	19
Harry WILCOX	19
Jimmy LOGAN	16

PLAYER	GOALS
Freddie BURCH	9
George DEWS	5
Jimmy GAULD	5
Fred BINNEY	4
Jack LESLIE	4

PLAYER	SR%
Neil DOUGAL	91.7%
Peter ANDERSON	90.0%
Leigh COOPER	90.0%
Pat JONES	78.6%
Alex HARDIE	77.8%

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Links with STFC - men who have served both clubs:

Steve ADAMS	Hasney ALJOFREE	Graham ANTHONY
Sep ATTERBURY	Jon BESWETHERICK	Mike CARTER
John CHADBURN	Leon CLARKE	Jimmy COOKSON
David CORBETT	Graham COUGHLAN	Lee COX
Toumani DIAGOURAGA	Jackie DRYDEN	Richard DRYDEN
Ernie EDDS	Stuart ELLIOTT	Rory FALLON
Charlie FLOOD	Jimmy GAULD	Nicky HAMMOND
Bert HASELL	Rollo JACK	Cliff JACKSON
Jake JERVIS	Lloyd JONES	Ben JOYCE
Lukas JUTKIEWICZ	Mick KEARNS	Andy KING
Sammy LAMB	Jim MAILEY	Luke MCCORMICK
Anthony MCSHANE	Michael MEAKER	Sean MORRISON
Ronan MURRAY	Lilian NALIS	Garry NELSON
Tope OBADEYI	Wayne O'SULLIVAN	Dean PARRETT
Vincent P�RICARD	Andy PETTERSON	Frank RICHARDSON
Tommy RYAN	Jon SHEFFIELD	Grant SMITH
Jack STEPHENS	Blair STURROCK	Paul STURROCK
Craig TAYLOR	Shaun TAYLOR	Rex TILLEY
Ben TOZER	Bob WALLACE	Frank WARBURTON
Jimmy WILSON

Saturday, September 28, 1929 EARLY GOAL HELPS PLYMOUTH TO VICTORY

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 1-2 defeat against Plymouth Argyle in the 1929-1930 season.
Saturday, October 21, 1950 'MADE' GOAL - INJURED IN THE PROCESS

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 1-2 defeat against Plymouth Argyle in the 1950-1951 season.
Saturday, March 10, 1951 FOXTON DEPUTISES WHEN 'KEEPER IS INJURED

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 1-5 defeat at Plymouth Argyle in the 1950-1951 season.
Saturday, September 7, 1957 STIRRING FIGHT BY THE TOWN'S TEN MEN

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 1-0 win against Plymouth Argyle in the 1957-1958 season.
Saturday, January 11, 1958 TOWN HIT BACK AFTER EARLY SHOCKS

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 2-2 draw at Plymouth Argyle in the 1957-1958 season.
Saturday, October 11, 1958 3 GOALS IN 4 MIN. AT HOME PARK

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 2-3 defeat at Plymouth Argyle in the 1958-1959 season.
Saturday, February 28, 1959 QUICK-SILVER GAULD SHAKES TOWN

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 3-4 defeat against Plymouth Argyle in the 1958-1959 season.
Saturday, October 26, 1963 JACKSON CELEBRATES AGAINST HIS OLD TEAM

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 4-2 win at Plymouth Argyle in the 1963-1964 season.
Saturday, March 7, 1964 DEBUT GOALS BY FRANK LARGE

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 2-1 win against Plymouth Argyle in the 1963-1964 season.
Saturday, November 7, 1964 SWINDON AND PLYMOUTH HAVE A ROUSING TUSSLE

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 1-2 defeat at Plymouth Argyle in the 1964-1965 season.
Saturday, March 20, 1965 TOWN DROP TWO VITAL POINTS

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 2-3 defeat against Plymouth Argyle in the 1964-1965 season.
Saturday, August 31, 1968 DON'S SPECIAL HAS ARGYLE STUNNED

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 3-0 win against Plymouth Argyle in the 1968-1969 season.
Saturday, March 22, 1969 THIRD AWAY DEFEAT IN ROW FOR TOWN

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 1-2 defeat at Plymouth Argyle in the 1968-1969 season.
Saturday, September 14, 1974 TOWN BACK ON WINNING TRAIL

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 2-0 win against Plymouth Argyle in the 1974-1975 season.
Saturday, March 25, 1978 DAVE'S FIRST IS A TONIC FOR TOWN

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 2-0 win at Plymouth Argyle in the 1977-1978 season.
Saturday, September 16, 1978 TOWN STUNG BY TWO 'B's

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 0-2 defeat at Plymouth Argyle in the 1978-1979 season.

DATE	PLAYER		CLUB / TRANSFER DETAIL
MAY 1907	Sep ATTERBURY	OUT	Plymouth Argyle
1910	Sammy LAMB	IN	Plymouth Argyle
7 AUG 1936	Jimmy COOKSON	IN	Plymouth Argyle
JUN 1955	Anthony MCSHANE	IN	Plymouth Argyle
JUL 1955	Ernie EDDS	IN	Plymouth Argyle
AUG 1958	Rex TILLEY	IN	Plymouth Argyle
AUG 1959	Jimmy GAULD	IN	Plymouth Argyle �6,500
FEB 1962	David CORBETT	OUT	Plymouth Argyle
JUN 1963	Cliff JACKSON	OUT	Plymouth Argyle
28 JUN 1985	Garry NELSON	OUT	Plymouth Argyle �15,000
10 AUG 1995	Nicky HAMMOND	OUT	Plymouth Argyle �40,000
JUN 1997	Graham ANTHONY	OUT	(released) � Plymouth Argyle
16 OCT 1998	Craig TAYLOR	OUT	Plymouth Argyle (loan)
20 AUG 1999	Craig TAYLOR	OUT	Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed fee ()
21 JUN 2007	Hasney ALJOFREE	IN	Plymouth Argyle �50,000
JUL 2007	Ben TOZER	IN	Plymouth Argyle (signed youth contract)
31 JUL 2008	Lilian NALIS	IN	Plymouth Argyle (unattached)
8 FEB 2013	Lee COX	OUT	Plymouth Argyle (loan)
APR 2013	Lee COX	IN	Plymouth Argyle (loan return)
3 MAY 2014	Lee COX	OUT	(released) � Plymouth Argyle
7 JUL 2018	Luke MCCORMICK	IN	Plymouth Argyle (unattached)

All match details from the selected competitions::

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.
9 OCT 2018	AMC	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	3 - 0	Richards, Anderson, Woolery	1,906
7 OCT 2014	AMC	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	2 - 3	M.Smith (pen), Gladwin	2,668
8 OCT 2013	AMC	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 1	Barthram, Ajose	4,211
14 APR 2012	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	1 - 0	Connell	10,422
22 OCT 2011	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 0	de Vita	6,872
8 MAR 2011	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 1	-	8,830
6 NOV 2010	FAC	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	4 - 0	Morrison, Austin, P�ricard, Ritchie	5,226
28 SEP 2010	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 3	Prutton, Rose	9,346
13 MAR 2004	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 2	Mooney	16,080
13 DEC 2003	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 3	Fallon, Parkin	9,374
23 APR 2003	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 0	Invincibile, Parkin	5,057
14 DEC 2002	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 1	Gurney	8,111
25 APR 1992	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	1 - 0	Taylor	10,463
5 OCT 1991	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	4 - 0	Shearer 4	6,208
13 APR 1991	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	3 - 3	Hazard, Shearer 2	6,712
1 JAN 1991	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	1 - 1	Foley	9,736
10 MAR 1990	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	3 - 0	White 2, Shearer	8,364
26 SEP 1989	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	3 - 0	Jones, King, Bodin	6,862
27 MAR 1989	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 4	Jones	8,487
26 DEC 1988	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	1 - 0	Shearer	7,883
4 APR 1988	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 1	-	13,299
14 NOV 1987	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	1 - 1	Barnes	9,616
13 SEP 1983	LC	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 4	Nelson	3,432
		Plymouth Argyle win 4-2 on aggregate.
30 AUG 1983	LC	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	1 - 0	Hockaday	3,343
10 APR 1982	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	0 - 2	-	4,056
26 DEC 1981	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 2	Rowland	8,185
18 APR 1981	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 0	-	6,369
27 DEC 1980	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	3 - 0	Carter, Greenwood, Rowland	9,710
6 NOV 1979	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 2	-	4,157
23 OCT 1979	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 1	Mayes, Rowland	6,514
20 JAN 1979	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	1 - 3	Carter	7,780
16 SEP 1978	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 2	-	6,099
25 MAR 1978	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	2 - 0	Cunningham, Guthrie	9,174
27 DEC 1977	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	3 - 1	Moss, Guthrie, Kamara	9,732
26 DEC 1974	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	3 - 4	Moss 2, McLaughlin	18,027
14 SEP 1974	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 0	Hubbard, Eastoe	5,495
22 MAR 1969	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 2	Smart	20,776
31 AUG 1968	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	3 - 0	Rogers 2, Smart	12,302
20 MAR 1965	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 3	Smart, Summerbee	12,175
7 NOV 1964	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 2	Leggett	16,215
7 MAR 1964	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 1	Large 2	13,743
26 OCT 1963	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	4 - 2	Hunt 2, Rogers, Woodruff	19,282
28 FEB 1959	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	3 - 4	Marshall 2, Anderson (og)	13,090
11 OCT 1958	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	2 - 3	Micklewright, Edwards	26,051
11 JAN 1958	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	2 - 2	Micklewright 2	16,797
7 SEP 1957	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	1 - 0	O'Mahoney	11,305
29 APR 1957	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 1	-	9,052
9 MAR 1957	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	0 - 3	-	8,864
27 FEB 1952	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 2	Owen, Kaye	7,058
13 FEB 1952	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 3	-	13,257
10 MAR 1951	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 5	Hudson (pen)	11,636
21 OCT 1950	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	1 - 2	Owen	16,783
26 MAR 1930	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 5	-	14,931
28 SEP 1929	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	1 - 2	Dent	8,663
5 SEP 1928	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	0 - 0	-	7,711
29 AUG 1928	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 3	-	11,557
11 FEB 1928	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 3	-	13,052
1 OCT 1927	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 2	Morris 2	6,792
19 MAR 1927	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	1 - 2	Morris	13,631
30 OCT 1926	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 3	Morris	15,102
20 MAR 1926	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 0	Clarke, Wall	8,814
7 NOV 1925	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 1	Davies	14,580
8 SEP 1924	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 2	-	10,000
1 SEP 1924	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	1 - 0	Crossley	9,749
29 SEP 1923	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	3 - 1	Daniel 2, Phillipson	12,000
22 SEP 1923	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	0 - 1	-	8,961
24 MAR 1923	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 1	Denyer, Wareing	7,000
17 MAR 1923	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 2	-	10,000
12 NOV 1921	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 1	-	20,000
5 NOV 1921	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	1 - 2	Batty	10,000
16 OCT 1920	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	1 - 1	Fleming	11,974
9 OCT 1920	LGE	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 0	-	19,050
3 JAN 1920	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 1	Ing, Warren	10,000
30 AUG 1919	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 3	-	11,595
23 JAN 1915	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 3	Wheatcroft	4,000
19 SEP 1914	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	3 - 2	Denyer 2, Batty	5,000
3 JAN 1914	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 3	Bolland	13,089
13 SEP 1913	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	4 - 1	Bown 2, Fleming, Bolland	-
4 JAN 1913	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 2	Bown 2	2,000
14 SEP 1912	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 3	Tout (pen)	12,000
27 DEC 1911	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 0	Wheatcroft, Bown	-
30 SEP 1911	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 1	Bown	-
29 MAR 1911	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 1	Fleming	8,000
1 OCT 1910	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	4 - 0	Bown 3, Lamb	-
7 SEP 1910	SCC	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	2 - 1	Jefferson, Tout	4,500
12 FEB 1910	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	4 - 1	Bannister, Wheatcroft, Jefferson 2	4,000
2 OCT 1909	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 0	-	-
13 MAR 1909	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	5 - 0	Rushton, Jefferson 2, Bown 2	6,000
16 JAN 1909	FAC	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 1	-	21,388
7 NOV 1908	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	1 - 1	Jefferson	7,000
4 JAN 1908	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	1 - 0	Fleming	3,000
7 SEP 1907	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 2	-	5,000
30 MAR 1907	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	1 - 1	Wardrope	5,000
24 NOV 1906	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	2 - 2	Kidd 2	4,000
31 MAR 1906	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 3	-	-
25 NOV 1905	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 1	Wheatcroft, Capes	4,000
28 JAN 1905	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 3	-	-
1 OCT 1904	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	4 - 0	Toombs, Chalmers, Kirby, Lean	5,000
19 MAR 1904	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 0	-	4,000
28 NOV 1903	FAC	Plymouth Argyle (Away)	0 - 2	-	4,862
21 NOV 1903	SL	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	2 - 0	Milligan, Reid	4,000

Minor competitions and friendly matches in the database:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.	LINKS
1 AUG 2009	FRN	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	0 - 2	-	2,064
4 AUG 2008	FRN	Plymouth Argyle (Home)	3 - 0	Joyce 2, Paynter	2,325