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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.

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Plymouth Argyle Heritage Archive.
April 2024

Thanks to Dave Rowntree for many of the player images after 1984.

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RYAN DICKSON

Born: 14 December 1986

Came from: Trainee Went to: Brentford

First game: 16 October 2004 Last game: 14 August 2007

Appearances: 7 (2/5) Goals: 0

Saltash-born Dickson progressed through the Argyle School of Excellence to the fringes of the first team squad. A left-back or left-sided midfielder, he only played a handful of games for Argyle, largely due to a series of injuries. He spent periods on loan at Torquay United and Brentford before moving to the latter on a permanent basis in 2008.

After over 100 appearances at the Bees, Dickson joined Southampton, scoring a first goal for his new employers at relegation-bound Argyle in 2011. He struggled to establish himself during his time with the Saints, punctuated by loan spells at Yeovil Town, Leyton Orient and Bradford City. He had a trial at Argyle after release by the Premier League side in June 2013, before joining League One club Colchester United on a one-year deal. On the back of regular football at the 'U’s, Dickson impressed fellow League One side Crawley Town, who handed him a two-year deal in June 2014.

At the end of the 2014-15 season, having played 32 times for the West Sussex side, he handed in a transfer request as he was keen to return closer to his home in Derriford, Plymouth. At the start of that July, Dickson linked back up with former Argyle manager Paul Sturrock by re-joining Yeovil Town on a two-year contract for a nominal fee.

In his first season back at Huish Park, Dickson was made team captain and appeared in 42 matches, scoring winning goals against Accrington and Mansfield as the club finished 19th in League Two. In May 2016 he signed a new contract for a further two years.

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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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