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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

Walk on, walk on, with hope in your hearts!

Keeping the Green Flag flying high at Buckingham Palace

PICTURES OF THE DAY
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  • MATCH OF THE DAY: 16 MARCH

    • 16 March 1963Division Two

      This Time It's Argyle Hit for Six

      Charlton Athletic  6 - 3  Argyle

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    • 16 March 1946Football League (South)

      Pilgrims Defy the Odds

      Birmingham City  0 - 1  Argyle

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  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1974: Billy Rafferty made his Argyle debut in a 2-0 win at home to Watford, but had to wait another week before he first paired up with Paul Mariner.

  • 1978: Malcolm Allison was appointed 'consultant' manager (his second spell in charge at Home Park), only to be lured away nine months later by Manchester City.

  • 2013: Chairman James Brent revealed plans for a £50 million transformation of Home Park, including a new grandstand, ice arena, hotel and cinema.

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1890: Maxwell Thom - 5 games, 1 goal in 1912.

    Thom was born in Dumfries in 1890 and played for his hometown side before heading south to join Argyle in 1911. A half-back, he spent eighteen months at Home ... more

    1934: Tom Barrett - 27 games, 1 goal between 1957 and 1958.

    Born in Salford, Barrett was an elegant wing-half who started his career at Old Trafford, where he was a contemporary of the Busby Babes. Having known the ... more

    1957: Geoff Banton - 7 games, no goals between 1977 and 1978.

    Born in Ashton-under-Lyme, the central defender served his apprenticeship with Bolton Wanderers but didn't make the grade. Moving to Home Park in May 1975, ... more

    1977: Simon Dawe - 5 games, no goals between 1994 and 1995.

    A young defender who made his way up through the youth ranks at Argyle, Dawe's professional career was over almost as quickly as it had begun. Called upon to ... more

    2004: Brandon Pursall - 8 games, no goals between 2020 and 2022.

    From St Stephen-in-Brannel, near St Austell, Pursall attended Brannel School and represented East Cornwall Schoolboys in the under-14 and 15 age groups. Having ... more


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