GoS-DB Players

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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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April 2024

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TONY KELLOW

Born: 01 May 1952

Came from: Exeter City Went to: Swansea City

First game: 12 November 1983 Last game: 03 March 1984

Appearances: 13 (11/2) Goals: 2

Kellow was a forward born in Falmouth, who started his career with Penzance for three seasons in the early 1970s before moving to Falmouth Town. A remarkable scoring record of 126 goals in 114 games between 1973 and 1976 secured a move to St James Park, Exeter. A two year spell with City saw Kellow net 40 times in 107 games before being sold to Blackpool for £125,000 in November 1978, at the time a record outlay by the Tangerines. 23 goals in 57 games across two years in Lancashire followed before he returned to Devon for a second spell with City, this time spending four years in red and white, netting 61 times in 143 games.

Moving to Argyle briefly in November 1983, Kellow scored twice in 10 appearances before moving to Swansea City in early 1984, where he played just once and failed to score. He then moved the short distance to Newport County before returning to St James Park for his third spell, scoring another 28 times before hanging up his boots in 1988.

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From Keith Rashleigh in Budock Water, Falmouth on 04/03/2014 ...

Tony Kellow was born in the village of Budock Water near Falmouth. A granite memorial to him stands in the centre of the village and a shrine to him is inside the nearby Trelowarren Arms.

In season 1981/2 (while playing for Exeter City) he won the Football League's "Golden Boot" being the top scorer in all four divisions.

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.