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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

125 candles at a supporters' vigil in August 2011

Sustenance for the all-night faithful at the supporters' vigil in 2011

PICTURES OF THE DAY
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  • MATCH OF THE DAY: 19 JULY

    • No first-team matches have been played on this day

  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1934: Harry Penk was born in Wigan and didn't grow as much as most; a tiny (5' 4") but sturdy winger, Penk could operate on either flank, interchanging with Peter Anderson to great effect in the tier 3 championship side of 1958-59.

  • 2005: Nuno Mendes signed from Santa Clara (Portugal).

  • 2006: Striker Barry Hayles signed from Millwall for a reported £100,000 fee.

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1934: Harry Penk - 111 games, 16 goals between 1957 and 1960.

    Penk started at hometown club Wigan Athletic, long before they were a Football League side. Signed for £2,500 by Portsmouth in 1955, at the time a record ... more

    1971: Ray Newland - 29 games, no goals between 1992 and 1994.

    Searching for a young deputy following his arrival at the club as player-manager, Peter Shilton snapped up St Helens Town keeper Ray Newland in the summer of ... more

    1986: Drew Talbot - 9 games, no goals in 2015.

    Talbot became manager John Sheridan's fifth acquisition of the January 2015 transfer window and his 16th signing since the close of the previous campaign, but ... more

    2000: Lewis Gibson - 63 games, 1 goal between 2023 and 2024.

    Durham-born Gibson spent his formative years at the Newcastle United academy before making the move to Everton close to his 17th birthday. He made his first ... more


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