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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

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The team in 1931-32. Centre of back row: Roberts, Harper & Birks. Midde row: Grozier, Bowden, Vidler, Leslie, Black & Pullen. In front: Mackay & Hardie.

PICTURES OF THE DAY
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  • MATCH OF THE DAY: 2 FEBRUARY

    • 02 February 1946Football League (South)

      Hats Fly in the Air

      Argyle  3 - 2  Wolverhampton Wanderers

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    • 02 February 1929Division Three South

      Bees Make the Most of Crocked Custodian

      Watford  6 - 3  Argyle

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  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1946: Argyle 3 Wolves 2; Argyle's first post-war victory - after 26 attempts! This was in the Football League South (the normal league structure returned the following season). As the local paper put it, "It did one good to see the hats and caps flung wildly in the air when the whistle sounded for time". With over 15,000 watching, and they all wore caps in those days, that would have been some sight.

  • 2005: 18-year-old Dexter Blackstock joined the Pilgrims on a month's loan from Southampton.

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1908: John Simpson - 5 games, 2 goals between 1932 and 1933.

    Originally from Scotland, Simpson moved to Home Park with Jimmy Rae after impressing while playing against Argyle for Scottish club Partick during a benefit ... more

    1909: Charles Sargeant - 31 games, 12 goals between 1939 and 1940.

    Sargeant was one of six Pilgrims who made their Argyle debut in one of the three games of the abandoned 1939-40 season. An outside left with an eye for goal, ... more

    1963: Gary Clayton - 43 games, 2 goals between 1995 and 1997.

    Clayton arrived at Home Park from Huddersfield Town in the summer of 1995 as part of the deal that took Paul Dalton in the opposite direction. A tough-tackling ... more

    1982: James Bittner - 2 games, no goals between 2014 and 2015.

    Born in Devizes in Wiltshire, goalkeeper Bittner became John Sheridan's seventh summer signing of 2014 to provide experienced back-up for Luke McCormick after ... more

    1991: Conor Hourihane - 142 games, 16 goals between 2011 and 2014.

    Hourihane began his career with hometown club Bandon before joining Douglas Hall AFC in Cork. His performances there led to a call-up to the Republic of ... more

    1993: Bobby Reid - 35 games, 3 goals between 2014 and 2015.

    Born in Bristol, Reid was signed by John Sheridan in September 2014 on a one-month loan (later to become nearly a season) from Bristol City to boost the ... more


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