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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.

Greens on Screen is an amateur website and proud of it. It is run by a team of volunteers from the Plymouth Argyle Heritage Archive (Argyle Archive). Without the hard work and much-valued contributions of these volunteers, running the site would not be possible. Greens on Screen is self-taught and as a result, a little bit quirky.

Greens on Screen remains advertisement free, which means we are grateful for the generous support of our donors and the work of our volunteers to help keep it free of promotions. If you would like to support the work of Greens on Screen, please consider donating to the Plymouth Argyle Heritage Archive.

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

Welcome to the sights, sounds and history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club

The view from the Herald's cherry picker in September 1997

Action from days long gone

PICTURES OF THE DAY
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  • MATCH OF THE DAY: 31 JANUARY

    • 31 January 1987FA Cup 4

      Arsenal Leave Argyle Chasing Shadows

      Arsenal  6 - 1  Argyle

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    • 31 January 1931Division Two

      And It Might Have Been Ten

      Argyle  5 - 1  West Bromwich Albion

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  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1987: An estimated 12,000 made the journey to Highbury for the FA Cup 4th Round tie with Arsenal. Expectations were high, but the game couldn't have been more one-sided. The home side cruised to a 3-0 lead by half time, and after a reply from Darran Rowbotham, scored three more to ram home the gulf between the top two divisions. A heavy defeat, but the fantastic support from the huge Green Army left a lasting impression on North London.

  • 2008: Jim Paterson signed from Motherwell for a reported £250,000 fee.

  • 2008: After six seasons at Home Park, the ever-popular David Norris left for Ipswich Town, breaking the club's record fee received and ending a month that brought multi-millions of pounds of transfer income.

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1948: Martin Clamp - 9 games, no goals between 1969 and 1970.

    Born in Coventry, and a capable goalkeeper, Clamp was a schoolboy recruit at Highfield Road, eventually joining the ground staff - as was a common side-line ... more


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