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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

Yesterday's photo, 35 years later

Love at first bite

PICTURES OF THE DAY
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  • MATCH OF THE DAY: 29 SEPTEMBER

    • 29 September 1984Division Three

      Tommy English Carried Shoulder-High

      Argyle  6 - 4  Preston North End

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  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1971: Lilian Nalis was born in Nogent sur Marne, France, so 55 today.

  • 1983: Paul Connolly was born in Liverpool, so 43 today.

  • 1984: Argyle 6 Preston 4, just a week after the 7-2 trouncing at Bolton. Amazingly, Preston were winning 3-1 with just 31 minutes to go, and it was 3-3 with five minutes of normal time left. The match culminated with the craziest, most action-packed sequence of events in living memory, including 4 goals, 2 of which were penalties, a sending off, a near-riot by Preston players who chased and jostled the referee, and a pitch invasion by delirious fans at the final whistle, with players carried shoulder-high. Argyle had played a mid-week Milk Cup fixture four days earlier, so three games in eight days, with an incredible 24 goals, Argyle losing 15-9!

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1940: Billy Cobb - 33 games, no goals between 1963 and 1964.

    Newark-born Cobb was spotted by Nottingham Forest playing for works side Ransome & Marles in his hometown. He spent three years at the City Ground, making ... more

    1957: Les Sealey - 6 games, no goals in 1984.

    Nephew of Alan Sealey, who played for Argyle in 1967, Les was a characterful keeper who played for Argyle early in his long career. Born in Bethnal Green in ... more

    1971: Lilian Nalis - 111 games, 6 goals between 2006 and 2008.

    Born in Nogent-sur-Marne, in the eastern suburbs of Paris, Nalis joined Argyle on a free transfer following his release by Sheffield United. Originally a ... more

    1971: Jason Peake - 13 games, 3 goals in 2000.

    Beginning his career as a trainee with hometown club Leicester City, Peake struggled to break into the first team and spent a loan spell at Hartlepool United ... more

    1983: Paul Connolly - 177 games, 1 goal between 2001 and 2008.

    Liverpool-born Connolly, affectionately nicknamed 'Shelley' by his Janner team-mates due to his Scouse upbringing, came through the youth ranks at Home Park. ... more


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