Football Season Review

Plymouth entered the season with a lot of optimism, after spending the first half of the previous campaign battling against the drop but ending up narrowly missing out on a play-off place. Their hopes were to see their momentum from the second half of the previous campaign being taken over into the new season, but such a thing did not happen, as the Pilgrims once again spent the first half of the season badly struggling. Their fortunes began to improve midway through the campaign, and it started looking that they would manage to beat the drop rather easily, although a play-off push was always going to prove beyond them. However, there was another twist this time around, as the Pilgrims entered a shocking run of form that started in mid March and lasted until the penultimate round of the season. They collected only two points from the eight games they played during this period and dropped into the relegation zone, with the board opting to fire Derek Adams with one game of the season left. They managed to beat Scunthorpe in their final day, but the late goal that Southend scored against Sunderland meant that the Pilgrims were relegated on goal-difference. Their League One stay is therefore over after only two seasons and they have a busy summer coming up, as they will need to find a new manager and restructure their squad.

Player of the Season: Ruben Lameiras