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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

One of the best to have come through the youth ranks: Norman Piper, 50 years apart

PAFC Displays' giant flag in 2018

PICTURES OF THE DAY
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  • MATCH OF THE DAY: 13 NOVEMBER

    • 13 November 1976Division Two

      Bobby Moore, George Best and Rodney Marsh

      Argyle  2 - 2  Fulham

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    • 13 November 1971Division Three

      Transfer Target Breaks Argyle Hearts

      Rotherham United  4 - 3  Argyle

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  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1976: For the second time, Bobby Moore played in a league match at Home Park. On this occasion he was joined by fellow veterans George Best and Rodney Marsh in a Fulham side that also included Tyrone James (who joined Argyle two years later). A bumper crowd of 25,335 saw a 2-2 draw, with Argyle's goals from Terry Austin and Brian Johnson. Much more about this game on its match page.

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1879: Frank Thorpe - 41 games, 6 goals between 1906 and 1907.

    Thorpe was born in Hayfield, Derbyshire in 1879. He began his career in 1897 with Stalybridge Rovers, briefly moving on to Newton Heath (soon to become ... more

    1903: Fred McKenzie - 214 games, 13 goals between 1926 and 1934.

    A leading member of the Argyle team in the second half of the 1920s and a near-permanent member of the Pilgrims' half-back line, McKenzie was not blessed with ... more

    1937: Alan O'Neill - 45 games, 14 goals between 1962 and 1964.

    Born Alan Hope, he changed his name to O'Neill after joining Sunderland in 1955, having impressed for the local schools side. He worked his way through the ... more

    2002: Scott Crocker - 1 game, no goals in 2020.

    A pupil at Ivybridge Community College, Crocker also played football for Elburton Villa, Plymstock United and Marine Academy Plymouth, and was spotted by ... more


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