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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

Yeovil's Jolly Green Giant

The Grandstand and Mayflower Terrace in 2007

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

    • No first-team matches have been played on this day

  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1888: Tough tackling fullback Moses Russell was born in Tredegar. Although he didn't look like a footballer - he was bald and smoked a pipe - Russell was one of Argyle's greatest between the two World Wars. He played over 400 games, scoring 6 goals, and also won 20 caps for Wales whilst with the club, a record that stood for 78 years.

  • 1992: Warren Joyce signed from Preston.

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1888: Moses Russell - 402 games, 6 goals between 1914 and 1930.

    Russell was born in New Tredegar, Wales in 1888. He began his career with Ton Pentre in 1911 before joining Merthyr Town later that year. He made his debut for ... more

    1986: Dexter Blackstock - 14 games, 4 goals in 2005.

    A product of the Oxford United youth system, Blackstock transferred to Southampton before playing a first team game. Despite establishing himself in the ... more

    1988: George Donnelly - 2 games, no goals in 2009.

    Merseyside-born Donnelly joined Argyle from Skelmersdale United with the reputation as a prolific non-league goalscorer, having also spent periods with ... more

    1989: Graham Carey - 197 games, 49 goals between 2015 and 2019.

    Born in Blanchardstown, a suburb of Dublin, Carey started his youth career with Shelbourne before moving to Scotland to join Celtic in 2005, making his Bhoys' ... more

    1996: Ben Purrington - 64 games, 1 goal between 2013 and 2017.

    Born in Exeter and nephew of Richard Hill, a member of England's 2003 Rugby World Cup winning side, Purrington joined Argyle's development centre in Devon's ... more

    1999: Niall Ennis - 97 games, 24 goals between 2021 and 2023.

    Born in Wolverhampton, Ennis joined his hometown club at the age of eight. The pacey striker impressed as he progressed through the youth ranks and was a given ... more


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