GoS-DB Players

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.

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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's history for many years to come.

Plymouth Argyle Heritage Archive.
April 2024

Thanks to Dave Rowntree for many of the player images after 1984.

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IAN BAIRD

Born: 01 April 1964

Came from: Bristol City Went to: Brighton & Hove Albion

First game: 30 September 1995 Last game: 30 March 1996

Appearances: 29 (25/4) Goals: 6

Striker Baird began his career at Southampton but the Yorkshire lad failed to settle on the south coast and loan spells with Cardiff City and Newcastle United preceded a permanent switch to Leeds United. He had two spells at Elland Road, interrupted by a year at Portsmouth, and it was with Leeds that Baird built his reputation, his aggressive approach to the game delighting the natives. He played for Middlesbrough, Heart of Midlothian and Bristol City before joining Argyle in 1995.

Baird moved to Brighton & Hove Albion a year later and ended his professional career in Hong Kong with Instant-Dict. After returning to England he also played for non-league Salisbury City and Farnborough Town.

Having cut his managerial teeth, combined with playing for Instant-Dict, he also managed the national side in 1999 for the 2000 Asian Cup qualifiers. Baird however stalled slightly in his managerial development when he returned to the UK. He worked for a Leeds-based football agent for three years before setting up a contract hire and vehicle leasing company in 2003.

He did then return to part-time football management with a post at Havant & Waterlooville in November 2004. In October 2007 he was appointed manager at Conference South rivals Eastleigh. After five years in charge, he was dismissed in September 2012 before then being appointed Head Coach at Sutton United in October 2014.

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APPEARANCE DETAILS [reselect competitions]

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

I'm very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree, the PAFC Media Team and Colin Parsons 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.