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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.

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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.

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OWEN ROBERTS

Full Name: Owen John Roberts (also known as Tiger)

Born: 16 February 1919

Came from: Unattached Went to: Released

First game: 14 April 1945 Last game: 14 April 1945

Appearances: 1 (1/0) Goals: 0

Following the Second World War, Plymouth Argyle resumed conventional League football in the 1945-46 season, albeit in the unconventional form of the Football League South. However, the club's senior players took part in a cup competition, the Football League West Cup, in the final two months of the 1944-45 campaign. There is more in Greens on Screen's History, chapter 16, about Argyle's post-war re-establishment and first senior competition, here.

Argyle took part in nine games in this competition, but further facts are very hard to find, except for those revealed in short match reports in the Western Morning News. Roberts was one of 12 known players whose only appearance for the club was in a Football League West Cup match.

Born in Maerdy in south Wales, Roberts signed for Argyle on professional trial forms in January 1938 at the age of 18, having impressed when playing for Ynyshire Albions in the Pontypridd District League. He played frequently for Argyle's Reserves and 'A' team over the following 18 months before crossing the Irish Sea to sign for Newry Town in July 1939. He then had a short spell with Aberaman, just three miles from his place of birth, before serving as a PT Instructor in the RAF during the Second World War.

Known as 'Tiger', Roberts' only first-team appearance for Argyle, presumably as a guest, came in April 1945 at Swansea Town, and six months later he signed for the Glamorgan club. After 24 League appearances for the Swans, he joined Newport County in August 1948. He later worked at Maerdy Colliery and also acted as a scout for Argyle in south Wales.

Owen Roberts died in Swansea in June 2001, aged 82.

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APPEARANCE DETAILS [reselect competitions]

The details below reflect appearances in all first-team competitions.

I'm very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree, the PAFC Media Team and Colin Parsons for their help with photos. Thanks also to staff at the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum and ScotlandsPeople for their valuable assistance.

The following publications have been particularly valuable in the research of pen-pictures: Plymouth Argyle, A Complete Record 1903-1989 (Brian Knight, ISBN 0-907969-40-2); Plymouth Argyle, 101 Golden Greats (Andy Riddle, ISBN 1-874287-47-3); Football League Players' Records 1888-1939 (Michael Joyce, ISBN 1-899468-67-6); Football League Players' Records 1946-1988 (Barry Hugman, ISBN 1-85443-020-3) and Plymouth Argyle Football Club Handbooks.

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