But Warnock was sacked within a year as the club narrowly avoided being relegated back to the fourth tier. 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. But Argyle were defeated in the semi-final by Burnley, which saw the start of a fierce rivalry between the two clubs.

Argyle thrashed Uruguay 4–0 in their first game (who went on to win the first ever World Cup just six years later) before pulling off another shock by beating Argentina 1–0. The club has yet to compete in the Premier League or the Football League First Division that preceded it, the city of Plymouth being the largest in England to have never hosted a top-flight men's football team.

Beacon Electrical was the first company to have its name on the shirt of Plymouth Argyle, but it lasted just one season. After a successful cup run in which they beat West Bromwich Albion, a top division team at the time (1–0 courtesy of a Tommy Tynan goal after 58 minutes), and Derby County (the first game ended 0–0, but Argyle won the replay 0–1 at the Baseball Ground), they lost 1–0 to Watford in the semi-final at Villa Park courtesy of a George Reilly goal. The appointment of Paul Sturrock as manager in November 2000 marked a turning point in Argyle's history. The original ground of the professional club at Home Park was destroyed by German bombers during the Blitz on Plymouth in World War II. The following season was an improvement, and in December 2021 Ryan Lowe was replaced by his assistant, Steven Schumacher leading the club into 7th place for the 2021–22 season.

In the summer of 1924, a Plymouth Argyle team visited South America to play some exhibition football in Argentina and Uruguay. The group attempted gain their reputation amongst larger firms whose teams were much, much higher up the football violence league, including Millwall's Bushwackers, Cardiff's Soul Crew and West Ham United's Inter City Firm.

However, they were back in Division Two before long, after winning the Third Division South in 1952. Try providing children with a range of mediums: felt tips, chalks, crayons and paintbrushes, to work on this. Hallett had originally appointed David Felwick CBE as Argyle's chairman-elect, but he cited " personal reasons" for being unable to takeover, so Hallett took over as chairman on 1 November 2018. This series of pictures is, no doubt, a true Champions League among football coloring pages for children!