To get in touch, please write to [email protected]

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 Forza Verde 1886 flag appears for the first time in August 2012

Tragically shot and killed on this day in 2021

PICTURES OF THE DAY
Click to expand

  • MATCH OF THE DAY: 12 AUGUST

    • 12 August 2006Football League Championship

      Argyle Triumph After Early Setback

      Sunderland  2 - 3  Argyle

      [See More]

  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1981: Tony Capaldi was born in Porsgrunn, Norway, although he was brought up in England. Whilst he also qualified for the Republic of Ireland, he chose to play for Northern Ireland - his mother was born in Belfast.

  • 2001: The monsters moved in to rip down the Lyndhurst roof. Bring it all back here.

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1891: Alexander Tainsh - 5 games, no goals between 1912 and 1914.

    Tainsh was born in Alva, Stirlingshire in 1891. He began his career with his local club, Alloa Athletic, before heading south to join Argyle in April 1912, ... more

    1938: Reg Howell - 1 game, no goals in 1956.

    Born in Wolverhampton, Howell made just one appearance for Argyle, deputising for Harry Brown between the posts. He had previously played for the British Army ... more

    1943: Colin Buckingham - 16 games, no goals between 1963 and 1965.

    Buckingham joined Argyle as a schoolboy, at first on the ground staff but then as an apprentice. He spent just over four years at Home Park but could not win a ... more

    1946: Fred Binney - 81 games, 42 goals between 1977 and 1979.

    Binney was born in Plymouth, but joined Argyle near the end of his career, rather than starting out at the club. A true Plymothian he was born in the Mutley ... more

    1965: Tony Witter - 3 games, 1 goal in 1992.

    Witter was drafted in on loan from Queens Park Rangers as the sands of time ran out on David Kemp's managerial reign. The big central defender's Argyle debut ... more

    1970: Dominic Naylor - 100 games, 1 goal between 1993 and 1995.

    Signed from Barnet when the cash-strapped London club was forced to make its entire squad available on free transfers, Naylor was the specialist left-back ... more

    1981: Tony Capaldi - 153 games, 12 goals between 2003 and 2007.

    Capaldi holds the record for the greatest number of international caps awarded to an Argyle player whilst with the club. He was born in Porsgrunn, Norway ... more


Greens on Screen is run as a service to fellow supporters, in all good faith, without commercial or private gain. We have no wish to abuse copyright regulations and apologise unreservedly if this occurs. If you own any of the material on this site, and object to its inclusion, please get in touch using the 'Contact Us' button at the top of the page.