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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

It wasn't all plain sailing for Luggy

A very early photo of Argyle in action
3rd Sep 1904: QPR 2 Argyle 1

PICTURES OF THE DAY
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  • MATCH OF THE DAY: 14 APRIL

    • 14 April 1984FA Cup SF

      So Close to the Wembley Dream

      Watford  1 - 0  Argyle

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    • 14 April 1933Division Two

      Ten Men Keep Spurs Out

      Tottenham Hotspur  0 - 0  Argyle

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  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1984: Argyle's greatest day? The FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park, Watford 1 Argyle 0; a 24,000-strong Green Army saw their heroes come so close to the Wembley dream (... more on GoS).

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1868: John Sutcliffe - 220 games, no goals between 1905 and 1912.

    Sutcliffe was born in Shibden, near Halifax, in 1868. His sporting career began in Rugby Union with Bradford before he joined Heckmondwike, where he was capped ... more

    1947: Bruce Bannister - 25 games, 7 goals between 1976 and 1977.

    Bannister began his career with hometown club Bradford City, where he made over 200 appearances. He surpassed this mark with his next club, Bristol Rovers, ... more

    1951: Milija Aleksic - 37 games, no goals between 1974 and 1976.

    Born in Staffordshire of a Yugoslav father and English mother, Aleksic will be remembered as the Argyle goalkeeper who conceded a goal against Pele at Home ... more

    1964: Jeff Hopkins - 9 games, no goals in 1991.

    Hopkins began his career as an apprentice with Fulham and went on to make over 200 appearances during eight years with the London club. A central defender, he ... more

    1986: Matt Derbyshire - 13 games, no goals between 2005 and 2006.

    Derbyshire started his professional career at Blackburn Rovers after joining from local club Great Harwood Town. He joined Argyle on a season-long loan in 2005 ... more

    1990: Alex MacDonald - 35 games, 6 goals in 2012.

    MacDonald was born in Chester in 1990 but qualifies to play for Scotland through his father and has been capped at youth and under-21 level by his adopted ... more


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