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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

Long gone, never forgotten

Pre match entertainment

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

    • 02 March 1994Division Two

      A Rare Win up the Road

      Exeter City  2 - 3  Argyle

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  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1929: Jack Vidler made his Argyle debut; a 1-1 draw at Southend. Vidler was one of only a handful of players who signed for Argyle from Armed Services football, his transfer fee effectively his release. He went on to play for ten seasons at Home Park and score over 100 goals (one of only six to have ever done so). His career ended at the outbreak of the Second World War.

  • 1992: Peter Shilton was appointed player-manager after David Kemp's departure, so began a 3-year roller coaster ride of attractive football, relegation, public acrimony and national news headlines. With John McGovern as his assistant, the appointment was hailed as a masterstroke by Chairman Dan McCauley, although Shilts had no managerial experience. The relationship soon turned sour, with many public disputes between two strong characters.

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1891: Jack Bell - 22 games, 10 goals between 1912 and 1913.

    Bell began his career playing for his regiment, the Sherwood Foresters, before spells with St Bartholomew's and Christ Church. He had a trial with Nottingham ... more

    1897: Jack Hill - 111 games, 10 goals between 1920 and 1923.

    Hill joined up with Moses Russell in the Argyle defence for the first season of League football in 1920-21 after playing as an amateur with Durham City. ... more

    1978: Lee Hodges - 10 games, no goals in 1997.

    Hodges was a midfielder who had a brief loan spell with Argyle from West Ham United. After starting his career with the Hammers, for whom he made just six ... more

    1980: Chris Barker - 58 games, no goals between 2008 and 2010.

    Barker started his career with non-league Alfreton Town before joining Barnsley in 1999. He played over 100 games whilst at Oakwell and was twice voted the ... more

    1991: Jamie Ness - 59 games, 4 goals between 2017 and 2019.

    Born in Irvine in North Ayrshire, Ness was brought to Rangers by Derek Adams' father, George (then Director of Youth Football at Ibrox), at the age of 14. In ... more


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