Greens on Screen

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

RECORDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Record League Victory
8-1 Home to Millwall, Div 2, 16 Jan 1932 and away to Hartlepool United, Div 2, 7 May 1994

Record Cup Victory
6-0 Home to Corby Town, FA Cup Round 3, 22 Jan 1966

Record Defeat
0-9 Away to Stoke City, Div 2,
17 Dec 1960

Consecutive Wins
9 (22-3-1930 - 21-4-1930
and 8-3-1986 - 12-4-1986)

Consecutive Draws
6 (21-2-1914 - 28-3-1914)

Consecutive Defeats
9 (3-11-1945 - 25-12-1945
and 26-4-1947 - 30-8-1947)

Consecutive Undefeated
25 (20-4-1929 - 21-12-1929)
Single season:
21 (31-8-1929 - 21-12-1929)

Consecutive Without a Win
29 (7-6-1940 - 19-1-1946)
Single season:
27 (25-8-1945 - 19-1-1946)

'Consecutive' records include all first team competitions.

Formed: 1886 (as Argyle FC)

Professional: 1903 (as Plymouth Argyle FC)

Football League: 1920

Tier Seasons: T1: 0 T2: 41 T3: 44 T4: 12

(complete seasons, excluding 39-40 and current)

Best Season: 4th in T2 (1931-32, 1952-53)

HONOURS

Football League Tier 3	D3(S) Champs: 1929-30, 1951-52 Runners up (not promoted): 1921-22, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1926-27 D3 Champs: 1958-59 Runners up (promoted): 1974-75, 1985-86 D2 Champs: 2003-04 League One Champs: 2022-23
Football League Tier 4	D3 Champs: 2001-02 Play-off promotion: 1995-96 League Two Champs: Never Runners up (promoted): 2017-18 Third place (promoted): 2019-20
FA Cup	Semi Final: Watford 1984 Quarter Final: Watford 2007
League Cup	Semi Final: 1965, 1974
Southern League	Champs: 1912-13 Runners up: 1907-08, 1911-12
Western League	D1 Champs: 1904-05 D1B Runners up: 1906-07
SW Regional League	Champs: 1939-40

Highest League Points
68 (2 for a win) - Div 3S 1929-30
102 (3 for a win) - Div 3 2001-02

Highest Goals in a Season
All comps: 108 - 1925-26
League: 107 - 1925-26 and 1951-52

Highest Goalscorer in a Season
All comps: Jack Cock (33)
League: Jack Cock (32) 1926-27

Most Goals
All comps: Sammy Black (182)
League: Sammy Black (174) 1924-38

Most Appearances
All comps: Kevin Hodges (620)
League: Kevin Hodges (530) 1978-92

Record Transfer Fee
Received - £2,250,000 from Ipswich Town for David Norris (Jan 2008)
Paid - £1,000,000 to Swansea City for Morgan Whittaker (Jul 2023)
£1,000,000 to Norwich City for Bali Mumba (Jul 2023)

Record Attendance
at Home Park
Overall - 43,596 v A. Villa, 1936
Cup - 43,426* v Huddersfield, 1934. *Match reports say 44,526, but this was corrected in later club documents.

-------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Season --------------------------------------------------------------
1965-66 Johnny Newman 1966-67 Norman Piper 1967-68 Pat Dunne 1968-69 David Burnside 1969-70 Derek Rickard 1970-71 Jim Furnell 1971-72 Dave Provan 1972-73 Neil Hague 1973-74 Ernie Machin 1974-75 Paul Mariner 1975-76 Paul Mariner 1976-77 Neil Ramsbottom 1977-78 George Foster 1978-79 Fred Binney	1979-80 George Foster 1980-81 David Kemp 1981-82 John Sims 1982-83 Gordon Nisbet 1983-84 Gordon Staniforth 1984-85 Tommy Tynan 1985-86 Kevin Hodges 1986-87 Tommy Tynan 1987-88 Steve Cherry 1988-89 Tommy Tynan 1989-90 Nicky Marker 1990-91 Kenny Brown 1991-92 Dwight Marshall 1992-93 Steve McCall	1993-94 Steve McCall 1994-95 Marc Edworthy 1995-96 Mick Heathcote 1996-97 Chris Billy 1997-98 Martin Barlow & Carlo Corazzin 1998-99 Mick Heathcote 1999-2000 Paul McGregor 2000-01 Wayne O'Sullivan 2001-02 Graham Coughlan 2002-03 Paul Wotton 2003-04 Mickey Evans 2004-05 Paul Wotton 2005-06 David Norris	2006-07 Lilian Nalis 2007-08 Krisztian Timar 2008-09 Romain Larrieu 2009-10 Carl Fletcher 2010-11 Carl Fletcher 2011-12 Maxime Blanchard 2012-13 Onismor Bhasera 2013-14 Reuben Reid 2014-15 Luke McCormick 2015-16 Graham Carey 2016-17 Sonny Bradley 2017-18 Graham Carey 2018-19 Ruben Lameiras 2019-20 Antoni Sarcevic	2020-21 Joe Edwards 2021-22 Mike Cooper 2022-23 Mike Cooper

------------------------------- Hat-tricks and more -------------------------------

--------- Leading Goalscorer (all competitions) ---------

5 in a game
31-10-06 Herbert Swann
27-12-60 Wilf Carter

4 in a game
29-03-13 Fred Burch
07-11-14 Bert Bowler
03-02-23 Frank Richardson
16-01-26 Jack Cock
27-08-27 Freddie Forbes
21-12-29 Tommy Grozier
19-04-30 Jack Vidler
17-10-31 Jack Leslie
04-01-36 Sammy Black
03-02-40 Jackie Smith
14-10-50 Maurice Tadman
18-11-50 Maurice Tadman
15-10-66 Mike Bickle
26-12-69 Mike Bickle
05-11-88 Tommy Tynan

3 in a game
05-12-03 Wattie Anderson
14-09-04 Bill Cox
08-10-04 Jack Picken
12-10-04 J. McLuckie
19-10-04 Jack Picken
09-09-05 Freddie Buck
13-01-06 Harry Wilcox
29-09-06 Thomas McKenzie
10-03-09 Tommy Hakin
16-12-11 John Boden
13-04-12 John Boden
16-11-12 Bert Bowler
08-03-13 Fred Burch
17-01-14 Fred Burch
23-01-15 Fred Burch
27-08-21 Frank Richardson
31-12-21 Frank Richardson
28-01-22 Frank Richardson
30-03-23 Jack Fowler
22-03-24 John Smith
03-05-24 Frank Sloan
20-09-24 Bert Batten
27-12-24 Sammy Black
10-04-25 Jack Leslie
29-08-25 Jack Cock
18-09-26 Jack Cock
05-02-27 Jack Cock
12-02-27 Jack Leslie
31-08-27 Frank Sloan
29-10-27 Freddie Forbes
28-01-28 Norman Mackay
17-03-28 Percy Richards
12-01-29 Sammy Black
29-03-29 Percy Richards
26-10-29 Raymond Bowden
18-12-29 Jack Vidler
05-04-30 Jack Vidler
31-01-31 Jack Vidler
02-05-31 Tommy Grozier
12-09-31 Jack Leslie
05-12-31 Raymond Bowden

... 3 in a game (cont.)
26-12-31 Jack Vidler
16-01-32 Jack Vidler
08-10-32 Sammy Black
07-10-33 Eugene Melaniphy
29-08-34 Jack Vidler
12-10-35 Sammy Black
05-09-36 Jackie Smith
07-05-38 Bill Hullett
31-08-38 Bill Hullett
17-09-38 Bill Hullett
21-01-39 Fred Mitcheson
28-10-39 Pat Glover
03-02-40 Leonard Townsend
24-02-40 Leonard Townsend
09-03-40 Bill Archer
13-05-40 Len Rich
25-08-45 Ron Brown
02-02-46 Ron Brown
19-04-47 Bob Thomas
10-04-48 Ernie Edds
25-11-50 Maurice Tadman
22-12-51 Maurice Tadman
27-03-54 Neil Langman
11-02-56 Neil Langman
02-02-57 Neil Langman
04-09-57 Neil Langman
07-12-57 Wilf Carter
14-12-57 Wilf Carter
15-02-58 Wilf Carter
02-10-58 Peter Anderson
18-10-58 Wilf Carter
19-11-58 Barrie Meyer
28-02-59 Jimmy Gauld
03-10-59 Wilf Carter
17-09-60 George Kirby
04-03-61 Wilf Carter
27-10-62 Wilf Carter
06-04-63 Peter McParland
11-11-64 Frank Lord
11-09-65 Mike Trebilcock
22-01-66 Mike Bickle
10-09-66 Richard Reynolds
21-03-70 Derek Rickard
08-01-72 Derek Rickard
07-09-74 Billy Rafferty
23-09-78 Fred Binney
06-09-80 David Kemp
26-12-84 Tommy Tynan
17-09-88 Tommy Tynan
16-04-90 Sean McCarthy
18-01-92 Dwight Marshall
06-02-93 Kevin Nugent
12-04-93 Steve Castle
20-11-93 Dwight Marshall
17-12-93 Steve Castle
07-05-94 Richard Landon
21-10-95 Adrian Littlejohn
30-03-99 Steve Guinan
14-11-99 Paul McGregor
25-03-00 Paul McGregor
03-01-04 David Friio

... 3 in a game (cont.)
18-02-06 Vincent Pericard
20-11-13 Reuben Reid
21-02-15 Reuben Reid
08-02-22 Ryan Hardie
21-12-22 Sam Cosgrove
23-09-23 Morgan Whittaker

1903-04 Jack Peddie - 21
1904-05 Jack Picken - 29
1905-06 Harry Wilcox - 25
1906-07 Herbert Swann - 15
1907-08 Harry Ingham - 14
1908-09 Tommy Hakin - 17
1909-10 Jimmy Hindmarsh - 16
1910-11 Harry Raymond - 12
1911-12 John Boden - 20
1912-13 Freddie Burch - 30
1913-14 Freddie Burch - 14
1914-15 Freddie Burch - 15
1919-20 Billy Kellock - 13
1920-21 Harry Raymond - 7
1921-22 Frank Richardson - 31
1922-23 Jack Fowler - 17
1923-24 Percy Cherrett - 27
1924-25 Jack Leslie - 14
1925-26 Jack Cock - 32
1926-27 Jack Cock - 33
1927-28 Sammy Black - 16
1928-29 Ray Bowden, Jack
Leslie - 22
1929-30 Sammy Black - 24
1930-31 Sammy Black - 19
1931-32 Ray Bowden, Jack
Leslie - 21
1932-33 Sammy Black - 13
1933-34 Jimmy Cookson - 28
1934-35 Jack Vidler - 21
1935-36 Sammy Black - 16
1936-37 Jack Connor - 17
1937-38 Bill Hullett - 10
1938-39 Bill Hullett - 10
1939-40 Jackie Smith - 13
1945-46 Ron Brown - 17
1946-47 Dave Thomas - 19
1947-48 Ernie Edds - 14
1948-49 Maurice Tadman - 15
1949-50 Bill Strauss - 10
1950-51 Maurice Tadman - 26
1951-52 Maurice Tadman - 27
1952-53 Maurice Tadman - 15
1953-54 Maurice Tadman - 12
1954-55 Peter Anderson, Eric
Davis, Johnny Porteous - 8
1955-56 Neil Langman - 9
1956-57 Neil Langman - 18
1957-58 Wilf Carter - 32
1958-59 Wilf Carter - 25
1959-60 Wilf Carter - 22
1960-61 Wilf Carter - 28
1961-62 Wilf Carter - 20
1962-63 Wilf Carter - 14
1963-64 Frank Lord - 8
1964-65 Frank Lord, Mike
Trebilcock - 17
1965-66 Mike Trebilcock - 12
1966-67 Mike Bickle - 13
1967-68 Mike Bickle - 10
1968-69 Mike Bickle - 12
1969-70 Mike Bickle - 18

1970-71 Don Hutchins - 11
1971-72 Derek Rickard - 14
1972-73 Alan Welsh - 13
1973-74 Paul Mariner - 19
1974-75 Billy Rafferty - 26
1975-76 Paul Mariner- 16
1976-77 Brian Hall - 10
1977-78 Terry Austin - 13
1978-79 Fred Binney - 28
1979-80 Dave Kemp - 15
1980-81 Dave Kemp - 28
1981-82 John Sims - 19
1982-83 Kevin Hodges - 14
1983-84 Tommy Tynan - 20
1984-85 Tommy Tynan - 32
1985-86 Kevin Hodges - 16
1986-87 Tommy Tynan - 20
1987-88 Tommy Tynan - 19
1988-89 Tommy Tynan - 26
1989-90 Tommy Tynan - 18
1990-91 Robbie Turner - 14
1991-92 Dwight Marshall - 15
1992-93 Steve Castle, Paul Dalton,
Kevin Nugent - 13
1993-94 Steve Castle - 22
1994-95 Richard Landon, Kevin
Nugent - 7
1995-96 Adrian Littlejohn - 18
1996-97 Mickey Evans - 15
1997-98 Carlo Corrazin - 17
1998-99 Dwight Marshall - 12
1999-00 Paul McGregor - 16
2000-01 Ian Stonebridge - 12
2001-02 Graham Coughlan, David
Friio - 11
2002-03 Marino Keith - 12
2003-04 David Friio - 15
2004-05 Paul Wotton - 13
2005-06 Paul Wotton - 9
2006-07 Barry Hayles - 14
2007-08 Sylvan Ebanks-Blake - 13
2008-09 Paul Gallagher - 13
2009-10 Jamie Mackie - 8
2010-11 Bradley Wright-Phillips - 13
2011-12 Simon Walton - 8
2012-13 Jason Banton - 6
2013-14 Reuben Reid - 21
2014-15 Reuben Reid - 20
2015-16 Jake Jervis - 14
2016-17 Graham Carey - 15
2017-18 Graham Carey - 16
2018-19 Freddie Ladapo - 19
2019-20 Antoni Sarcevic - 11
2020-21 Luke Jephcott - 18
2021-22 Ryan Hardie - 19
2022-23 Ryan Hardie - 17