Editing Plymouth Argyle F.C. (section)

==Stadium==
{{Main|Home Park}}
[[File:Plymouth Argyle vs Derby County, March, 2023.jpg|thumb|[[Home Park]] in 2023]]

The original ground of the professional club at [[Home Park]] was destroyed by German bombers during [[Plymouth Blitz|the Blitz on Plymouth]] in [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home Park, Plymouth – A Pictorial History – PAHA |url=https://argylearchive.org.uk/argyle_collection/home-park-plymouth-a-pictorial-history/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923092243/https://argylearchive.org.uk/argyle_collection/home-park-plymouth-a-pictorial-history/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 September 2021 |access-date=2023-05-04 |language=en-GB }}</ref> Having been rebuilt after the war, Home Park was largely demolished as part of an extensive process of renovation, and the first phase of a new stadium built by Barrs plc was completed in May 2002. The new Devonport End was opened for the 2001 [[Boxing Day]] fixture with [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]]. The other end, the Barn Park End, opened on the same day. The Lyndhurst stand reopened on 26 January 2002 for the game against [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]. Plans are currently under discussion regarding the completion of the refurbishment of the ground with the replacement of the Mayflower stand. The ground is situated in Central Park, very near to the residential area of Peverell.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Getting Here and Away – Home Park Stadium |url=https://homeparkstadium.com/the-venue/getting-here-and-away/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=homeparkstadium.com |archive-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505075420/https://homeparkstadium.com/the-venue/getting-here-and-away/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Visiting Home Park {{!}} Plymouth Argyle - PAFC |url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/club/visiting-home-park |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=www.pafc.co.uk |language=en |archive-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505083927/https://www.pafc.co.uk/club/visiting-home-park |url-status=live }}</ref> Towards the end of the [[2005–06 Football League|2005–06 Championship season]], the club decided to buy the stadium for £2.7&nbsp;million from Plymouth City Council, releasing the ground from a 125-year lease. This purchase was concluded in December 2006.

In the summer of 2007, the club, having failed to persuade the UK authorities<ref>[http://www.pafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1034696,00.html No Standing Room | Plymouth Argyle] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715190214/http://www.pafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1034696,00.html |date=15 July 2007 }}. Pafc.premiumtv.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2011.</ref> of the case for retaining a standing terrace, decided to add 3,500 temporary seats to the Mayflower enclosure,<ref>[http://www.pafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1054907,00.html Sit, See and Hear | Plymouth Argyle ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626045547/http://www.pafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1054907,00.html |date=26 June 2007 }}. Pafc.premiumtv.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2011.</ref> dropping the capacity to 19,888 from 20,922. In December 2009 it was announced that the stadium was to be one of 12 chosen to host matches during the World Cup 2018, should England's bid be successful.<ref>{{cite news|title=Plymouth wins bid to host World Cup matches|url=http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Plymouth-wins-bid-host-World-Cup-matches/story-12685441-detail/story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505144109/http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Plymouth-wins-bid-host-World-Cup-matches/story-12685441-detail/story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|access-date=27 March 2012|work=This is Plymouth|date=17 December 2009}}</ref> The then Argyle chairman [[Paul Stapleton]] stated that work on a new South Stand at Home Park would start in 2010. However, England failed to be chosen for the 2018 tournament, and Plymouth Argyle entered administration in March 2011. After selling the stadium back to the council on 14 October 2011 for £1.6 million,<ref>{{cite news |title=Plymouth Argyle Home Park stadium deal agreed |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-15354187 |work=BBC News |date=18 October 2011 |access-date=22 June 2018 |archive-date=20 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020053254/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-15354187 |url-status=live }}</ref> this project was in serious doubt.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Press Association |date=2011-10-18 |title=Plymouth Argyle takeover moves closer after council buys Home Park |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/oct/18/plymouth-argyle-council-home-park |access-date=2023-05-06 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=11 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711054424/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/oct/18/plymouth-argyle-council-home-park |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Plymouth Argyle Football Club, UK - panoramio.jpg|left|thumb|The Old entrance to the Mayflower stand has been the official club shop since 2021]]

The club was then taken over by local business owner James Brent,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Errington |first=Chris |date=2018-08-13 |title=The story of James Brent's seven-year tenure as Argyle chairman |url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/plymouth-argyle-chairman-james-brent-1894233 |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=PlymouthLive |language=en |archive-date=4 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504204847/https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/plymouth-argyle-chairman-james-brent-1894233 |url-status=live }}</ref> who submitted fresh plans to build a new Mayflower Grandstand with a 5,000 [[seating capacity]], and an associated leisure complex.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telford |first=William |date=2022-08-01 |title=Ex-Argyle boss James Brent named as new Derriford chair |url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/ex-argyle-boss-james-brent-7405530 |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=PlymouthLive |language=en |archive-date=11 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711054435/https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/ex-argyle-boss-james-brent-7405530 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Telford |first=William |date=2023-04-12 |title=Pavilions boss banked £300k before shutting ice rink |url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/plymouth-pavilions-boss-james-brent-8341822 |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=PlymouthLive |language=en |archive-date=11 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711060509/https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/plymouth-pavilions-boss-james-brent-8341822 |url-status=live }}</ref> The plans include an ice rink with 1,500 spectator seats, a 10 screen cinema complex with an iMax screen, a 120 bedroom hotel and 4,200m sq retail units. Planning permission for the project was granted on 15 August 2013. The development was due to commence in September 2013, with the demolition of the old stand planned for late October 2013 after the Portsmouth home match. As of June 2015, the plans have been withdrawn, though planning permission still remains.

The family section of the stadium was moved from block 1 of the Devonport End to the 'Zoo corner' between the Lyndhurst Stand and the Barn Park End, with a kids activities zone in the concourse.<ref>{{cite news|title=Family Zone For All|url=http://www.pafc.co.uk/fans/family_zone.aspx|access-date=2 March 2017|publisher=Plymouth Argyle|date=16 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211135003/http://www.pafc.co.uk/fans/family_zone.aspx|archive-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> In January 2017, director Simon Hallett invested £5,000,000 into the club, along with all other directors exchanging previous loans into equity, with the intention on using the money for renovating the Mayflower Grandstand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview {{!}} Simon Hallett {{!}} Plymouth Argyle - PAFC |url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/video/player/0_5x5y33qs |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=www.pafc.co.uk |archive-date=4 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504205153/https://www.pafc.co.uk/video/player/0_5x5y33qs |url-status=live }}</ref> No immediate timeframe was put on the renovations, but chairman James Brent indicated work is planned to start in 2018, finishing in 2020 ahead of the Plymouth 2020 Mayflower celebrations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Board Statement – Stadium Development|url=http://www.pafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/board-statement-stadium-development-3503358.aspx|access-date=2 March 2017|publisher=Plymouth Argyle|date=5 January 2017|archive-date=3 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303123025/http://www.pafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/board-statement-stadium-development-3503358.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Later that month, temporary seating was once again put in place on the Grandstand, this time as a one-off for an [[2016–17 FA Cup|FA Cup 3rd round replay]] vs [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Plymouth Argyle to install thousands of new seats making Liverpool match biggest for nine years|url=http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/plymouth-argyle-set-to-install-thousands-of-new-seats-making-liverpool-replay-biggest-in-seven-years/story-30055857-detail/story.html|access-date=2 March 2017|work=The Plymouth Herald|date=13 January 2017|archive-date=15 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115171125/http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/plymouth-argyle-set-to-install-thousands-of-new-seats-making-liverpool-replay-biggest-in-seven-years/story-30055857-detail/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The seating was kept in place for the next home match, a [[EFL League Two|League 2]] game vs Devon rivals [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]], but tickets were not on sale to the general public. Shortly after this game, the seating was removed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Plymouth Argyle explain why temporary seats at Home Park won't be used for Devon Derby|url=http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/plymouth-argyle-explain-why-temporary-seats-at-home-park-won-t-be-used-for-devon-derby/story-30123626-detail/story.html|access-date=2 March 2017|work=The Plymouth Herald|date=9 February 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209105400/http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/plymouth-argyle-explain-why-temporary-seats-at-home-park-won-t-be-used-for-devon-derby/story-30123626-detail/story.html|archive-date=9 February 2017}}</ref> In 2021 the redevelopment of the Mayflower stand was completed, expanding the ground's capacity to 17,900 and making it an all seater stadium.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Errington |first=Chris |date=2019-04-16 |title=Revealed: The total cost of redevelopment work at Home Park |url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/revealed-total-cost-redevelopment-work-2764445 |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=PlymouthLive |language=en |archive-date=4 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504205205/https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/revealed-total-cost-redevelopment-work-2764445 |url-status=live }}</ref>