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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.

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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.
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1932: Another big game in the 1930s; in the FA Cup 4th Round, Arsenal 4 Argyle 2. The Pilgrims had beaten Manchester United in the previous round, and had achieved their best ever victory seven days earlier, an 8-1 thrashing of Millwall, witnessed by Arsenal's famous manager, Herbert Chapman. With the team doing well in tier 2, nearly 10,000 excited fans made the pilgrimage on five excursion trains and dozens of coaches in the hope of a major upset. It was the golden age in Arsenal's history; almost all their team were internationals. There's a fascinating newspaper report in GoS's "Memorable Matches" (... more on GoS).

1974: League Cup semi-final (1st leg) - Argyle 1 Manchester City 1. After magnificent wins at Burnley, QPR and Birmingham (all top-flight clubs), Argyle found themselves one step from a cup final for only the second time in their history. This was the 1970s, a time of industrial strife, and the mid-week tie was moved to an afternoon kick-off because of the power crisis. To everyone's surprise, over 30,000 found their way to Home Park rather than their workplace.

BORN THIS DAY

1895: Stanley Reed (3 games, no goals in 1913)

1989: James Chester (3 games, no goals in 2009)

1999: Alex Battle (2 games, no goals in 2018)

1999: Tymoteusz Puchacz (18 games, no goals in 2025)

MATCH RECORD

16 games played (norm: 18)

12% of games won (norm: 39%)

23 JanPWDLFAAvg Att
Home8242111215,029
Away803581517,082
Both16277192716,292

This page displays events, birthdays and match details for games played on today's date, in all competitions. Select a different day and month for the overall club record and individual match details for that day.

Below is the full record for the chosen day. Click on [+] for more, or the date for the full match page.

MATCH DATERESULTCOMP.ATT.VENUE
[+]23 Jan 1904Argyle1 - 3Tottenham Hotspur S. League UnknownHome Park
[+]23 Jan 1909Argyle2 - 1Southend Utd S. League UnknownHome Park
[+]23 Jan 1915Argyle3 - 1Swindon Town S. League UnknownHome Park
[+]23 Jan 1926Millwall 0 - 0ArgyleDiv 3 (S) 20,000The Den
[+]23 Jan 1932Arsenal 4 - 2ArgyleFA Cup 4 65,386Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
[+]23 Jan 1937Leicester City 3 - 2ArgyleDiv 2 20,000Filbert Street
[+]23 Jan 1954Argyle1 - 1Swansea Town Div 2 18,756Home Park
[+]23 Jan 1960Derby Co 1 - 0ArgyleDiv 2 15,529Baseball Ground
[+]23 Jan 1965Argyle1 - 1Crystal Palace Div 2 15,582Home Park
[+]23 Jan 1974Argyle1 - 1Manchester City FL Cup SF 30,390Home Park
[+]23 Jan 1982Reading 2 - 2ArgyleDiv 3 2,789Elm Park
[+]23 Jan 1993Argyle1 - 1Fulham Div 2 5,703Home Park
[+]23 Jan 1996Argyle1 - 3Scunthorpe Utd Div 3 4,712Home Park
[+]23 Jan 1999Halifax Town 2 - 0ArgyleDiv 3 2,762The Shay
[+]23 Jan 2016Bristol Rvrs 1 - 1ArgyleFL Two 10,190Memorial Stadium
[+]23 Jan 2021Sheffield Utd 2 - 1ArgyleFA Cup 4 Bramall Lane

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