The Argyle Podcast

Mayflower and maple leaves. The rise of Bim Pepple has been a joy to behold for Argyle fans but imagine being the man who gave Bim his first professional deal aged 16 - oh, and he’s also an Argyle fan. Tommy Wheeldon Jr grew up in Devon, playing football in Plymstock and training with the Argyle youth team at Harper’s Park. His journey didn’t lead to him becoming a professional but building an inc...

His Argyle love is still strong. The disappointment of being released from the club he supported as a teenager could have been enough for Ben Tozer to drift into mediocrity. He didn’t. Instead, within a year Ben was on the move to Newcastle United after a successful season at Swindon Town. Rubbing shoulders with the likes of Michael Owen, Alan Shearer, Nicky Butt and Mark Viduka, Toze  learnt the...

Purse worth the money. When Darren Purse signed for Argyle in the winter of 2011, he had already played and scored in a cup final, won promotion to the Premier League and had a couple of seasons at England’s top table. However, the seemingly impossible escape from relegation at the end of the 2011/12 season is the highlight of a 28 year-long career. It was almost a career that didn’t even get star...

Getting Chopsy. Martin Barlow is one of Argyle’s most colourful characters. Fondly remembered for his cheeky attitude, for his partying and above all else, his longevity as a player. He broke through as a teenager in the late 1980s, rubbing shoulders with Argyle legends such as Tommy Tynan, Kevin Summerfield and Kevin Hodges. Played under iconic managers like Peter Shilton, Neil Warnock and Paul S...

The champagne super striker. When Tyler Harvey made his Argyle debut, there was already quite a bit of hype around him. He was a prolific goal scorer throughout his youth days and was catching the attention of sides in the Premier League. So it was of little surprise that when he was handed his first start on Boxing Day 2012, he was the star man (well star boy) – a goal at the Devonport End in the...

Argyle Fives on the Devon Derby. A game that needs little introduction. Since the first meeting between Argyle and Exeter City back in 1908 through to today, this game has always mattered to both sets of supporters. Throughout the past 117 years, both sides have at one stage or another, had the upper hand and there have been some blockbuster matches. Whether that be a six-goal thriller under the l...

It’s Trotman time. It was maybe his crowning glory in an Argyle shirt, scoring in injury time away to Mansfield Town to kick-start Argyle’s season. Forget Fergie time, this is Trotman’s time. It was a glorious moment in a troubled career, however. From bright things at the Burnley Academy, to the disappointment of being released. Building his career back up, getting a big money move but ultimately...

College football. How many times has a football club signed a player from a university? It can’t be many. Well, one example is that of Josh Clapham, who joined Argyle in the summer of 2006 after excelling during his time at the University of Plymouth. Put forward by his uni coach, the legendary Fred Binney, he impressed Ian Holloway sufficiently to give him a contract for the season. Now, despite...

The ultimate team player. Jon Ashton lived out the dream of many – playing for the club he supported. From the moment the door to playing for Argyle opened, thanks to a chance conversation at a cattle sale, Ashy was never going to let the opportunity pass him by. From cleaning boots, to picking up cones even going in goal when required; Jon’s love of Argyle was evident in every game he played. Thi...

Working six ‘till six, what a way to make a living. What goes into being the Head Coach of Plymouth Argyle? Well, a lot – that’s the short answer. Tom Clevelrey arrived at Home Park in the summer of 2025. He was touted as being one of the hottest prospects in terms of coaches in England and it’s clear to see why. The effort and detail that goes into the day-to-day is dizzying and the work ethic th...

One of England’s finest. Not many clubs can say they have been managed by England’s greatest goalkeeper and record appearance holder. In fact, only one can and that’s Plymouth Argyle. Peter Shilton had a glittering career that saw him capped by his country 125 times, play at three World Cups, become and English champion, a European champion twice and play over 1000 Football League games. In 1992 h...

“We’ve got Carey…” The one we’ve all been waiting for.  Graham Carey is a modern great of Plymouth Argyle. His skill, ability to score world class goals and importance to the team that won promotion in 2017, will always be remembered by Argyle supporters. From growing up in Dublin and leaving home as a teenager to chase the dream of being a footballer, this incredibly talented sportsman was destin...

The Train Daddy. Did you know, there is an Argyle fan who has managed most of the largest train networks around the world? Well, there is. And his name is Andy Byford. Having grown up in the South Hams, Andy was sucked into the allure of Home Park in the early 1980s. As he entered adulthood, one of his other loves, trains, became the new obsession. Andy worked his way up at the London Underground...

Just a roofer from Liverpool. Growing up in Liverpool one of the main sources of entertainment for children is kicking a ball around. It’s a football mad city. Whether you’re a red or a blue, football dominates. For a young Craig Noone the dream of becoming a professional seemed to be slipping away. Released from Wrexham at the age of 17 he became a roofer and ploughed his footballing furrow in th...

The perennial promotion winner. Keith Hill had a self-confessed ‘happy home’ when he was growing up in Bolton in 1970s and you can certainly see those grounded values in the way he approaches football. Whether that be as a player at Blackburn ~rovers in his early days, helping the side to the top tier, at Home Park with Argyle and helping them to promotion via the play-offs at Wembley, or even as...

From Paris to Plymouth. There won’t be many players who would have enjoyed the career that Mathias Kouo-Doumbe did. And it was a career that almost didn’t get started. Growing up in the football hotbed that is Paris, an obsession with the was game was always going to happen. But Mathias quicky shone. Despite his obvious quality, his feet were kept firmly on the ground by his parents who refused to...

Argyle Fives on kits. On Friday, 25th April, it is the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK's annual Football Shirt Friday campaign. And as we have done for the last couple of years, Argyle are proud to support it. Therefore, the Argyle Fives team of Charlie Price, Rob McNichol and Kevin Nancekivell got together to discuss their favourite football shirts from Argyle history. Obviously, we all b...

The team behind the man. Any good Head Coach will tell you; they can’t be successful without the team behind the scenes. When Miron Muslic arrived at Home Park, he was lucky to have the likes of Kevin Nancekivell and Darryl Flahavan, two experienced coaches, already in place. However, he needed some familiar faces around him for his first job in England. He turned to two men who helped him build s...

Late to the game, but worth the wait. Many people, by the age of 25, would have given up on the dream of becoming a professional footballer. And in fact, Dwight Marshall was also in that camp. Failed trials at Crystal Palace and Sheffield United meant he had started a career in the ‘real world.’  However, an invitation to Cornwall to play in a pre-season tournament for Plymouth Argyle changed his...

Crossing the divide. Growing up in Surrey, there is little chance that Jamie Mackie would ever have imagined he would be embroiled in two of the fiercest rivalries in England. Well, he was, and he somehow comes out of it pretty well. As a teenager he broke into a Wimbledon side that was struggling financially and, when the decision was made to move the club to Milton Keynes, 18-year-old Jamie went...

A table of redemption. When he arrived at Home Park in what could have risen to be a club record fee, there were incredibly high hopes for Simon Walton. He broke into his boyhood Leeds United side as a teenager, had almost 100 games at Championship level under his belt and was supposed to be part of a rebuild job that would take Argyle forward. Fast forward just a couple of months and he was wanti...

The voice of Home Park. From last minute winner, to promotions, penalty shootout wins and semi-final triumphs, Gary McLean has been there for all of them, over the last 15 seasons. For an outgoing Argyle fan who always had a love for being a showman, being the stadium announcer has to be up there as a dream job. In 2010, the club was looking for someone new to take the mic and Gary was the man to...

The latest episode of the Argyle Podcast is ready for you to listen to! An Argyle team led by former player David Norris and Under-18s Head Coach Jamie Lowry will head Stateside this summer to take part in The Soccer Tournament (TST) in North Carolina. TST, a 7v7 event with a $1million winner-takes-all prize will be played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC, from June 4-9.Argyle’s full squad will...

A perfectly imperfect career. Jamie Ness was a big deal in the youth ranks at Rangers. He was one of a crop of youngsters, alongside future Pilgrim Gregg Wylde, who were highly thought of and tipped to go to the top. And while it didn’t go totally to plan, Jamie made himself a bit of a cult hero. Injuries blighted him throughout his career. After a stunning introduction to the Ibrox fans, with a 4...

The Blissett family name. If your name is Blissett, you’re a striker and you’re trying to make a name for yourself in football, there is no doubt conversation will quickly turn to the great Luther Blissett and that is exactly how life turned out for Nathan. Every new club he joined, every person he met, the second question to him was always ‘are you related to Luther?’ and the answer, ‘yes.’ Natha...