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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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Plymouth Argyle Heritage Archive.
April 2024

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LES LATCHAM

Born: 22 December 1942

Came from: Burnley Went to: Bradford City

First game: 14 August 1971 Last game: 01 May 1973

Appearances: 90 (90/0) Goals: 13

Born in Crook in County Durham, Latcham developed into a cultured midfielder during his spell at Home Park.

Starting as a junior with Burnley, he turned professional in June 1960. He joined Argyle after eleven illustrious years in Lancashire, during which time the Turf Moor outfit had established themselves as a major force in English football and enjoyed success in European competition. Initially playing mainly as a full-back, his first-team debut came away to Manchester United in February 1965, with his second appearance following a week later in the FA Cup, again against United at Old Trafford.

He also played for Burnley in the 1966-67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, helping the club reach the quarter-finals, where they narrowly lost to Eintracht Frankfurt over two legs. Before that, Burnley had overcome Napoli in the previous round, surviving the infamous 'Battle of Naples'. Images of a bloodied and bandaged Latcham following a clash of heads with his Italian opponent were widely published, many years before the similarly iconic image of England's Terry Butcher.

In total, Latcham made 178 appearances for Burnley and scored 12 times in all competitions before moving to Home Park for £15,000 in July 1971. During his two years at Argyle, he moved into midfield and earned a reputation under Ellis Stuttard and, latterly, Tony Waiters as a wonderful passer of the ball who also had an eye for goal. He made 90 appearances for the Pilgrims, scoring 13 times.

After leaving Argyle, he returned north and joined Bradford City, where he ended his professional career, making 15 appearances and scoring twice during the 1973-74 season.

He saw out his playing days with Lancashire-based Great Harwood and later had a brief spell in charge of North East Counties League side Nelson in 1983. The club had spent ten seasons in the Football League, between 1921 and 1931, before losing its place.

Remaining in the north, Latcham passed away in October 2026, aged 83, following a battle with illness.

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APPEARANCE DETAILS [reselect competitions]

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

We are very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree and the PAFC Media Team 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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