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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

Radio Devon's early-morning interview at the 2011 vigil

In August 2001, the first minutes of Home Park's redevelopment

PICTURES OF THE DAY
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  • MATCH OF THE DAY: 1 NOVEMBER

    • 1 November 1975Division Two

      A Mariner Brace at Stamford Bridge

      Chelsea  2 - 2  Argyle

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    • 1 November 1947Division Two

      New Signings Bring a New Spirit

      Chesterfield  1 - 1  Argyle

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  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1947: George Dews made his Argyle debut in a 1-1 draw at Chesterfield. Gentleman George, as the fans called him, scored 81 goals in 271 games over the following eight years, but never finished a season. He was released every year to play first-class cricket for Worcestershire.

  • 1955: John Matthews was born in Camden, London, so 71 today. John was a vital part of Argyle's midfield in the mid-eighties, and with Kevin Summerfield, provided the ball skills, elegance and vision that made that team so successful.

  • 2005: Argyle's home game with Leicester City was abandoned at half-time after torrential first half rain. Not a popular decision; the Pilgrims were well worth their 1-0 lead at the break.

  • 2011: The day after Argyle exited administration, Peter Ridsdale announced that Carl Fletcher's player-manager position had been made permanent, and Romain Larrieu was confirmed as player-coach.

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1901: Jack Pullen - 199 games, 18 goals between 1924 and 1934.

    Born as William John, though known as 'Jack' rather than John, as was common at the time, Pullen was born in the village of Victoria in Monmouthshire, a ... more

    1916: Fred Preskett - 3 games, 1 goal between 1936 and 1937.

    Born in Woking, Preskett was playing for his hometown team when given the chance by Argyle in 1935. However, he made just three appearances across two seasons ... more

    1941: Winston Foster - 38 games, no goals between 1969 and 1970.

    Foster began his career in his home town with Birmingham City and spent eight years with the club, making over 150 appearances, mostly at centre-half but also ... more

    1955: John Matthews - 159 games, 6 goals between 1985 and 1989.

    Born in King's Cross in the London Borough Camden, Matthews went, rather aptly, to Highbury Grove School and played for Islington District Schools before ... more

    1964: Julian Broddle - 9 games, no goals in 1990.

    Broddle started his career with Sheffield United, making just a single appearance for their 1981-82 Fourth Division championship-winning side before moving to ... more

    1994: Matty Kennedy - 17 games, 5 goals in 2017.

    Widely reported as born in Irvine in North Ayrshire, Kennedy was actually born in Belfast, his birthplace confirmed by Kilmarnock's communications team after ... more

    1998: Owen Dale - 32 games, 1 goal between 2025 and 2026.

    With Argyle's poor start to life back in League One in 2025-26, following relegation from the Championship the season before, winger Dale arrived as a late ... more


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