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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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GoS's sole aim is to be a service to fellow supporters, and we look forward to continuing to celebrate Argyle'ss history for many years to come.

Plymouth Argyle Heritage Archive.
April 2024

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

Can you help? This page is the result of the best endeavours of all concerned. If you spot a mistake or know of facts to add, or have a better photo, please get in touch using 'Contact Us' (top, right).

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MARK ROBSON

Born: 22 May 1969

Came from: Tottenham Hotspur Went to: Tottenham Hotspur

First game: 26 December 1989 Last game: 10 February 1990

Appearances: 7 (7/0) Goals: 0

Born in Upton Park, Robson was perhaps destined to play for West Ham, yet it was Exeter City with whom he started his career. A single stellar season for City in 1986-87 brought him plaudits from far and wide. Unable to fight off the predators, City sold him to Tottenham Hotspur, where he remained for five years, making just eight appearances and finding the competition for places amongst superstars, not surprisingly, extremely tough. Whilst at White Hart Lane, Robson was loaned out four times – to Reading in 1988, then in 1989 firstly to Watford and then Argyle. Arriving at Home Park over the Christmas period of 1989, the nippy winger made a productive debut in the 2-2 home draw with West Bromwich Albion on Boxing Day, and went on to make seven further appearances but was never on the winning side. Returning to Spurs, he was later loaned out a 4th time, returning to St James Park in 1992.

Robson finally realised his Claret and Blue dream, moving to Upton Park in 1992, where he played in 44 of West Ham's 46 games and scoring 8 in their promotion back to the Premiership. He was then sold for £125,000 to Charlton Athletic in November 1993. In a successful four-year stint at The Valley, he clocked up over a century of appearances, scoring nine times before winding down his career with Notts County – a spell within which he was also loaned to Wycombe Wanderers – before retiring in 1999.

Robson remained active in football, coaching in various roles at Charlton for eight years and gaining a UEFA Pro Licence. In 2008 he move to Gillingham as first team coach and briefly as assistant manager, and two years later took up a post as first team coach under Darren Ferguson at Peterborough. In June 2012 he was appointed head coach at Barnet - replacing Martin Allen - having quit his post at London Road to take the reins at Underhill.

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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.

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.