Anoraks 39 - do you know your promotion campaigns?

Sainghin Green · Feb 29, 2020

Argyle have been involved in 9 promotion campaigns - can you identify them from the clues below?

a We scored 13 penalties which is about twice the average for a season
b 5 3 1
c I was one of 30 players used but the only one to appear in every match
d With just the single defeat going in to the new year we felt pretty confident despite some previous
e We enjoyed an 11 goal and a 10 goal thriller and won them both
f No 'fortress Home Park' for us - we gained more points away from home but only 1 when we needed 3
g 27 28
h Eight of us made 40+ appearances
i A 10 goal thriller helped us to score 4 more goals away from Home Park than we did at the Theatre of Greens

Over to you!

bristolmac · Feb 29, 2020

f = 2016-17, when the draw at Grimsby last game of season let Pompey pinch the title.

bristolmac · Feb 29, 2020

e = 58-59
8-3 v Mansfield
6-4 v Doncaster

bristolmac · Feb 29, 2020

i = 74-75
7-3 v Bournemouth

Sainghin Green · Mar 1, 2020

So far, so good!

Gary S · Mar 1, 2020

d) may be the first promotion (29-30 ?) with the "previous" referring to
6 straight runner-up finishes.

Sainghin Green · Mar 2, 2020

Exactly - well spotted GaryS!

Five to go!

bristolmac · Mar 2, 2020

h = 85-86
What a settled team that was.
(My first promotion season)

bristolmac · Mar 2, 2020

c= 95-96
Paul Williams was the only ever-present

Sainghin Green · Mar 3, 2020

I'm ready to stand corrected but I reckon that there were only 7 players with 40+ league appearances in 85-86.

Paul Williams:95-96 - yes - that's right!

Sainghin Green · Mar 4, 2020

So there are 4 seasons still to identify

1951-52
1985-86
2001-02
2003-04

and the clues

27 28
8 players with 40+ appearances
5 3 1
Penalties

bristolmac · Mar 4, 2020

A quick look at GoS shows lots of goals for Wotton in 03-04 so I offer that as the answer to 13 pens.

bristolmac · Mar 4, 2020

01-02 is the season with 8 x 40 plus appearances.

Sainghin Green · Mar 5, 2020

I'm sorry to say, Bristolmac, that neither of these is right.

Wotton is not connected to the 'penalties' clue.

Gary S · Mar 5, 2020

Just on the basis of how small squads probably were in those days,
I''ll take a punt on 1951-52 for (h).