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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's history for many years to come.

Plymouth Argyle Heritage Archive.
April 2024

Welcome to the sights, sounds and history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club

Long gone, never forgotten

Norman Mackay, Jack Pullen and Alec Hardie take a break from training in 1932

PICTURES OF THE DAY
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  • MATCH OF THE DAY: 15 NOVEMBER

    • 15 November 1986Division Two

      Nissy Strikes Again

      Argyle  1 - 0  West Bromwich Albion

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    • 15 November 1952Division Two

      A Winner After the Referee's Whistle

      Argyle  1 - 0  Everton

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  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1952: Argyle beat Everton 1-0 in a Division 2 (tier 2) home fixture. The winner was one of the most controversial ever scored at Home Park - Neil Dougall stumbled as he was fouled four minutes from the end; over 22,000 heard a whistle and the players stopped for a free kick, all except Dougall who crashed the ball into the net. Whether the referee incorrectly playing advantage having already given a free kick, or it was just a whistle in the crowd, we'll never know. Needless to say, the Everton players were not happy.

  • 1971: Neil Hague signed for Argyle in the Halifax Town manager's office a couple of hours before the Greens beat the Shaymen 1-0 in a Third Division match. A little over 48 hours earlier, Hague had come off the Rotherham bench to score the decisive goal in a 4-3 victory for the Millers over the Pilgrims.

  • 1986: At 35 years old, right-back Gordon Nisbet smashed home a 25-yard blockbuster to beat his old club, West Bromwich Albion, 1-0 at Home Park.

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1956: Paul Bannon - 2 games, no goals in 1984.

    Bannon played twice for Argyle during a loan spell from Bristol Rovers in 1984. The Irish striker had begun his career with Carlisle United and also played for ... more

    1960: Stewart Evans - 50 games, 11 goals between 1987 and 1988.

    'Lurch' as he was affectionately known to Argyle fans, no doubt due to his 6' 4'' height, was born in Maltby and served his apprenticeship as a forward with ... more

    2004: Oscar Halls - 6 games, 1 goal between 2022 and 2023.

    Penzance-born Halls joined the Greens as an under-10 at the Cornwall Centre of Excellence, and later undertook four-hour round trips to Plymouth to train three ... more


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