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Greens on Screen started its life in 1999 before many of the football sites that we are familiar with today, including Plymouth Argyle's own official site. Greens on Screen is dedicated to the sights, sounds and history of Plymouth Argyle Football club. It is owned and run by the Plymouth Argyle Heritage Archive, a charity dedicated to the promotion, preservation, and display of the heritage of our great football club.

The site owes its existence to Steve Dean.Without Steve's dedication and commitment for over 25 years, GoS would not exist and be the valued and loved resource for all football fans that it is today. The site is truly the envy of many clubs, and we owe a huge debt to Steve for his tireless work, and continued support behind the scenes.

Greens on Screen's first page was published in January 1999. Its early purpose was to bring Plymouth Argyle a little closer to those unable to see their team, and whilst it has changed a great deal over the years, its core themes - sights and sounds for Westcountry exiles - still stand. The site was very lucky to take on the content of Trevor Scallan's Semper Viridis in the summer of 2007, and in 2009 launched GoS-DB, a wealth of facts and figures from PAFC's history. A year later, we embarked on a complete history of Argyle, with much-valued contributions from chapter authors. Greens on Screen was taken over by its new custodians, The Argyle Archive, in 2024.

Greens on Screen is an amateur website and proud of it. It is run by a team of volunteers from the Plymouth Argyle Heritage Archive (Argyle Archive). Without the hard work and much-valued contributions of these volunteers, running the site would not be possible. Greens on Screen is self-taught and as a result, a little bit quirky.

Greens on Screen remains advertisement free, which means we are grateful for the generous support of our donors and the work of our volunteers to help keep it free of promotions. If you would like to support the work of Greens on Screen, please consider donating to the Plymouth Argyle Heritage Archive.

GoS's sole aim is to be a service to fellow supporters, and we look forward to continuing to celebrate Argyle'ss history for many years to come.

Plymouth Argyle Heritage Archive.
April 2024

Welcome to the sights, sounds and history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club

Home Park from Pellow's Field in 2007

Mickey Evans' testimonial match in April 2008

PICTURES OF THE DAY
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  • MATCH OF THE DAY: 18 OCTOBER

    • 18 October 2003Division Two

      Panic on the Streets of Burslem

      Port Vale  1 - 5  Argyle

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    • 18 October 1958Division Three

      Carter Nets Three in Argyle Romp

      Mansfield Town  1 - 4  Argyle

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  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1905: Sammy Black was born in Motherwell. He arrived at Home Park at the age of 18, the beginning of a wonderful 13 years for the Pilgrims. He is still Argyle's top scorer with an astonishing 184 senior goals, and second in the all-time appearance list (491 games). Sammy died in 1977, aged 72.

  • 1974: Hugh McAuley, one of Waiters' Wonders, signed from Liverpool for £12,000. The nippy left-winger became a great favourite over the following two seasons, providing countless crosses for the Mariner/Rafferty dream-team.

  • 2003: The final five of 15 goals scored in one week: Port Vale 1 Argyle 5, including a wonder strike from David Friio (... more on GoS).

  • 2009: Two days after Kevin Summerfield's departure, chairman Sir Roy Gardner announced that Paul Mariner had been appointed as the club's new Head Coach.

  • 2011: A momentous day in Plymouth Argyle's history: a packed public gallery witnessed Plymouth City Council's decision to re-purchase Home Park, a critical component of the club's survival.

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1880: Septimus Atterbury - 370 games, 6 goals between 1907 and 1921.

    Atterbury was born in Allestree, near Derby, in 1880. He began his career with Loughborough before a spell with Kettering Town. In 1899 he signed for Barnsley ... more

    1905: Sammy Black - 491 games, 182 goals between 1924 and 1938.

    Sammy Black goes down in history as possibly the greatest player ever to don the green shirt. A true Plymouth Argyle legend, he holds club records that are ... more

    1916: George Silk - 172 games, 1 goal between 1937 and 1951.

    Silk was born in Orrell Park in Liverpool and started out with local side Miranda. He moved to Southport in 1935 and went on to make 14 appearances for the ... more

    1961: Tommy English - 5 games, 1 goal in 1984.

    English came through the youth ranks at Coventry City, making his debut in 1979 and clocking up 66 starts before joining Leicester City in 1982. After 44 games ... more

    1990: Danny Mayor - 163 games, 7 goals between 2019 and 2023.

    Mayor arrived at Home Park in the summer of 2019 after six seasons and 235 appearances for Bury, joining forces with Ryan Lowe, Argyle's new manager and ... more


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