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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

Sammy Black’s family on a visit to Home Park in 2020

Long gone, never forgotten

PICTURES OF THE DAY
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  • MATCH OF THE DAY: 20 FEBRUARY

    • 20 February 1982Division Three

      A Sensational Start to the Second Half

      Chesterfield  2 - 2  Argyle

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  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1971: Cornishman Richard Reynolds played his last game for Argyle, a 1-1 draw at Shrewsbury, to complete 140 appearances and 25 goals in the previous 6 years.

  • 1981: David Norris was born in Peterborough, 45 years ago. He came to Home Park from Bolton in October 2002, making an instant hit with a goal on his debut (commentary): a 1-0 win at Crewe. Five years, 243 appearances, 28 goals and a player-of-the-season award later, Chuck broke the club record when he joined Ipswich Town for a £2.25 million fee.

  • 1982: Chesterfield 2 Argyle 2. In an all-action game, packed with goalmouth drama, the most remarkable goal belonged to Chesterfield's Alan Crawford. From the second half kick-off he dribbled from the halfway line, evading tackle after tackle, no other player touching the ball, and nine seconds later chipped a stranded Geoff Crudgington for one of the goals of the season.

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1923: Harold Dobbie - 32 games, 6 goals between 1950 and 1953.

    Dobbie began his career with his local Wearside League club, South Bank, before signing for Middlesbrough in 1946. He spent three years at Ayresome Park where ... more

    1939: Frank Arundel - 4 games, no goals in 1956.

    Local lad Arundel signed for Argyle from Devon non-League side Oak Villa in 1956. The dream move never really materialised and he left for Torquay United after ... more

    1953: David Kemp - 95 games, 45 goals between 1979 and 1981.

    A proven goal-scorer, Kemp notched 28 goals for Argyle in the 1980–81 season, and was named Player of the Season. He was always a threat in the penalty box ... more

    1981: David Norris - 243 games, 28 goals between 2002 and 2008.

    Born in Peterborough, Norris started his career at Boston United before moving to Bolton Wanderers in February 2000, a few weeks short of his 19th birthday. ... more


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