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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's history for many years to come.

Plymouth Argyle Heritage Archive.
April 2024

Welcome to the sights, sounds and history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club

The view from the Herald's cherry picker in September 1997

Action from days long gone

PICTURES OF THE DAY
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  • MATCH OF THE DAY: 28 AUGUST

    • 28 August 1971Division Three

      Argyle Benefit From Goalkeeping Blunders

      York City  2 - 3  Argyle

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    • 28 August 1922Division Three South

      Referee Collapses as Argyle beat Bristol City

      Argyle  5 - 1  Bristol City

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    • 28 August 1920Division Three

      Plymouth Argyle's Football League Debut

      Argyle  1 - 1  Norwich City

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  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1920: Argyle's first Football League fixture, Argyle 1 Norwich City 1 (attendance at Home Park: 17,356). Scorer of the first Football League goal: Jimmy Heeps.

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1920: Stan Dixon - 95 games, 1 goal between 1940 and 1950.

    On Sunday 3rd September 1939, Britain declared war on Germany. Restrictions on travel and a ban on the assembly of crowds were immediately imposed, forcing the ... more

    1921: Ted Jelly - 13 games, no goals in 1953.

    Jelly began his career in junior football with Belgrave United in his hometown of Leicester. During the war he represented the Royal Navy and United Services ... more

    1945: David Lean - 48 games, no goals between 1969 and 1971.

    Born in Plymouth, Lean gave up his job as a garage mechanic to pursue a professional football career after impressing for St Austell and Plymouth junior league ... more

    1948: Dougie Collins - 25 games, 2 goals between 1976 and 1977.

    Born in Newton in Derbyshire, Collins served his apprenticeship with Rotherham United but failed to make the grade. He moved on to Grimsby Town, where he made ... more

    1993: Jakub Sokolik - 23 games, 1 goal in 2017.

    Born in Ostrava in the Czech Republic, Sokolik began his football at the age of six with local side Banik Ostrava, where he progressed through their junior ... more


Greens on Screen is run as a service to fellow supporters, in all good faith, without commercial or private gain. We have no wish to abuse copyright regulations and apologise unreservedly if this occurs. If you own any of the material on this site, and object to its inclusion, please get in touch using the 'Contact Us' button at the top of the page.