Editing Plymouth (section)

== Sport ==
{{Main|Sport in Plymouth}}
[[File:Home Park.jpg|thumb|[[Home Park]]]]
[[File:PavilionsBasketball.jpg|thumb|right|Plymouth Pavilions, home to the [[Plymouth City Patriots]].]]
Plymouth is home to [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.]], who, as of the 2023-24 season, play in the second tier of English football, the [[EFL Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=EFL |title=EFL Championship |url=https://efl.com/competitions/efl-championship |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=EFL |language=en}}</ref> The team's home ground is called [[Home Park]] and is located next to [[Central Park, Plymouth|Central Park]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Divisional League Table |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalLeagueTable/0,,10794~20087,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413192329/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalLeagueTable/0,,10794~20087,00.html |archive-date=13 April 2014 |access-date=31 August 2008 |publisher=The Football League}}</ref> It links itself with the group of English non-conformists that left Plymouth for the [[New World]] in 1620: its nickname is "The Pilgrims".<ref>{{cite web |date=18 February 2008 |title=History of Plymouth Argyle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2008/01/07/plymouth_argyle_history_feature.shtml |access-date=31 August 2008 |publisher=The [[BBC]] |archive-date=8 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508010906/http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2008/01/07/plymouth_argyle_history_feature.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> The city also has three [[Non-League football]] clubs; [[Plymouth Parkway F.C.|Plymouth Parkway]] who play at Bolitho Park, [[Elburton Villa F.C.|Elburton Villa]] who play at Haye Road and Plymstock United who play at Dean Cross. Plymouth Parkway were promoted to the [[Western Football League|Western League]] from the [[South West Peninsula League]] in 2018, and after two Covid-19 interrupted years to the [[Southern Football League]] in 2021, whilst Elburton Villa and Plymstock United continue to compete in the South West Peninsula League.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Other sports clubs competing in national competition include [[Plymouth Albion R.F.C.|Plymouth Albion]], [[Plymouth City Patriots]], [[Plymouth Raiders]] and [[Plymouth Gladiators]].

[[Plymouth Albion Rugby Football Club]] is a [[rugby union]] club that was founded in 1875 and are currently competing in the third tier of Professional English Rugby the [[National League 1]]. They play at [[the Brickfields]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plymouthalbion.com/club/history.html|title=History of Plymouth Albion RFC|publisher=[[Plymouth Albion R.F.C.]] website|access-date=21 June 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080531042000/http://www.plymouthalbion.com/club/history.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 31 May 2008}}</ref>

In [[basketball]], the city is represented by two teams; [[Plymouth City Patriots]], of the top-tier [[British Basketball League]], and [[Plymouth Raiders]] of the [[National Basketball League (England)|National Basketball League]].

[[Plymouth Gladiators]] are a [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]] team, currently competing in the British [[National League (speedway)|National League]], with home meetings taking place at the [[St Boniface Arena|Plymouth Coliseum]]. [[Plymouth cricket club]] was formed in 1843, the current 1st XI play in the Devon Premier League. Plymouth is also home to Plymouth Marjons Hockey Club, with their 1st XI playing in the National League last season. [[Plymouth Mariners]] [[Baseball]] club play in the South West Baseball League, they play their home games at Wilson Field in Central Park. Plymouth was home to an [[American football]] club, the [[Plymouth Admirals]] until 2010.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Plymouth is an important centre for watersports, especially scuba diving and sailing. The Port of Plymouth Regatta is one of the oldest regattas in the world, and has been held regularly since 1823. In September 2011, Plymouth hosted the [[America's Cup World Series]] for nine days.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 February 2012 |title=Plymouth hosts America's Cup World Series |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-17131800 |access-date=10 March 2013 |publisher=The [[BBC]] |archive-date=7 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407014752/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-17131800 |url-status=live }}</ref>