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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

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SEASON

2008-2009

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MANAGER: Paul Sturrock 2.

PLAYER OF THE SEASON: Romain Larrieu.

DEBUTS: Chris Barker, George Donnelly, Rudi Douala, Karl Duguid, Carl Fletcher, David McNamee, Emile Mpenza, Craig Noone, Jason Puncheon, Graham Stack, Simon Walton.

FINAL GAMES: George Donnelly, Rudi Douala, Jermaine Easter, Mat Kouo-Doumbe, Emile Mpenza, Jason Puncheon, Graham Stack.

LOANS: Craig Cathcart (Man Utd), Paul Gallagher (Blackburn), David Gray (Man Utd), Alan Judge (Blackburn), Nicolas Marin (Lorient).

FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Tier 1 2 3 4

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FINAL POSITIONSPWDLFAPts
Wolverhampton W.4627910805290
Birmingham City4623149543783
Sheffield United46221410643980
Reading46211411724077
Burnley46211312726076
Preston North End46211114665474
Cardiff City46191710655374
Swansea City46162010635068
Ipswich Town46171514625366
Bristol City46151615545461
Queens Park Rangers46151615424461
Sheffield Wednesday46161317515861
Watford46161020687258
Doncaster Rovers4617722425358
Crystal Palace46151219525557
Blackpool46131716475856
Coventry City46131518475854
Derby County46141220556754
Nottingham Forest46131419506553
Barnsley46131320455852
Plymouth Argyle46131221445751
Norwich City46121024577046
Southampton46101521466945
Charlton Athletic4681523527439

After the turmoil of 2007-08 and then the loss of four senior players with nearly 1000 appearances between them, there were more than a few unfamiliar faces on the pre-season pitches, not to mention a long list of trialists who came, and went. [Click for more]

After the turmoil of 2007-08 and then the loss of four senior players with nearly 1000 appearances between them, there were more than a few unfamiliar faces on the pre-season pitches, not to mention a long list of trialists who came, and went. With five making their Home Park debut on the opening day - a number exceeded only twice in the last hundred years - the season began with an encouraging draw against the eventual champions. But with only one more point after five games, the Pilgrims hit the table's bottom, only to bounce as rapidly in the next five to occupy a play-off place.

Suddenly optimism was high, but in the time-honoured tradition, it wasn't to last. A slow but steady decline for much of the season meant that the end came just in time, with Argyle only just finishing the right side of the dreaded dotted line.

The year's greatest disappointment was the underachievement of many of the season's early-season signings - Mpenza and Marin to name but two. Thank goodness for the loanees: Gallagher, Cathcart, Gray, Fletcher and Judge - it was a season saved by our only means to pay for the quality required - a sobering thought for the future. Perhaps the Japanese will come to the rescue, but it was all quiet on the far-eastern front for this campaign. But hey, it could have been worse - who bet on Norwich, Southampton and Charlton for the dreaded drop? [Click for less]

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