The grandstand's on the up
Cycle racing in front of Home Park's first grandstand, circa 1900
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Foulston Park (Set 3)
The latest redevelopment pictures from Home Park.
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1905: Jack Vidler was born in Portsmouth. One of only a handful of Argyle players to be signed from Armed Services football, Vidler's transfer fee was effectively his Army release. He went on to play 10 seasons for Argyle and score over 100 goals (one of only six to have ever done so) before his career ended at the outbreak of the Second World War.
1905: Jack Vidler - 257 games, 103 goals between 1929 and 1939.
Born in Portsmouth, Vidler joined Argyle from the Army and immediately started scoring with unerring regularity. He was a left-sided forward who could unsettle ... more
1919: Jack Court - 4 games, no goals in 1945.
Although the Second World War was at an end, the Football League divided its competition into regional sections for the 1945-46 season because of the ... more
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