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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

The challenges of building new in old

An image of Umbrella Vi at the National Football Museum

PICTURES OF THE DAY
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  • MATCH OF THE DAY: 26 OCTOBER

    • 26 October 1957Division Three South

      Jimmy Gauld's First Match in Argyle Green

      Crystal Palace  3 - 0  Argyle

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    • 26 October 1929Division Three South

      Unbeaten Run Goes on as Argyle Thrash Rivals

      Argyle  4 - 1  Exeter City

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  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1953: A friendly game against Exeter City marked the official switch-on of Home Park's floodlights, although they were used for a reserve game four weeks before. Only two of the four pylons saw their half century; the Lyndhurst pair made way for the redevelopment in 2001, with the remaining pair hitting the ground six years later.

  • 1995: Richard Logan arrived from Huddersfield. The former bricklayer was a key man in the promotion winning defence the following year.

  • 2007: 25-year-old Jermaine Easter signed on loan from Wycombe Wanderers, with a view to a permanent transfer the following January.

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1962: Phil Kite - 2 games, no goals in 1992.

    Kite, a former England schoolboy and youth international goalkeeper, began his career as an apprentice with Bristol Rovers. He made nearly 100 appearances for ... more

    1972: Paul Gibbs - 36 games, 3 goals between 1998 and 2000.

    Gibbs started his career at Norwich City and also had a spell as a youngster with Scunthorpe United before playing non-league football for Gorleston and Diss ... more

    1977: Brian McGlinchey - 79 games, 2 goals between 2000 and 2003.

    Born in Derry, Northern Ireland, McGlinchey was one of Paul Sturrock's first signings at Argyle and a key player in the Division Three title-winning ... more

    1982: Nick Chadwick - 137 games, 18 goals between 2005 and 2013.

    Born in Stoke-on-Trent and raised in Market Drayton, Chadwick came through Everton's Academy system. He made his senior debut in the League Cup in September ... more

    1992: Johnny Gorman - 4 games, 1 goal in 2012.

    Born in Sheffield in 1992 but eligible to play for Northern Ireland through his mother, Gorman began his career with Manchester City at the age of 10, but soon ... more

    1992: Ollie Norburn - 19 games, no goals between 2014 and 2015.

    Norburn became John Sheridan's eighth summer signing of 2014, shortly after Argyle's pre-season friendlies had begun. Having impressed in trial performances in ... more


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