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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.

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Plymouth Argyle Heritage Archive.
April 2024

Thanks to Dave Rowntree for many of the player images after 1984.

Can you help? This page is the result of the best endeavours of all concerned. If you spot a mistake or know of facts to add, or have a better photo, please get in touch using 'Contact Us' (top, right).

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LEON CLARKE

Born: 10 February 1985

Came from: Wolverhampton Wanderers Went to: Wolverhampton Wanderers

First game: 25 March 2006 Last game: 22 April 2006

Appearances: 5 (5/0) Goals: 0

A product of the Wolves youth academy, Clarke worked his way into the Wanderers first team after a loan spell with Kidderminster Harriers. After dropping out of favour he joined Queens Park Rangers on loan, followed by a two-month spell with Argyle, during which he failed to score and did not impress. In January 2007 he left Wolves to begin a three-year stay at Sheffield Wednesday, where he scored 18 goals in 83 appearances and was also loaned out to Oldham Athletic and Southend United.

After leaving Hillsborough, Clarke's nomadic existence continued as clubs took a punt on his goalscoring potential. In May 2010 he rejoined QPR, followed by Preston North End (loan), Swindon Town, Chesterfield (loan), Charlton Athletic, Crawley Town (loan) and Scunthorpe United (loan) before joining Coventry City on a free transfer in January 2013.

After scoring 28 goals in 45 games for the Sky Blues, Clarke returned to Wolves for a fee reported to be in the region of £750,000 in January 2014, on an 18-month deal with the option of a further year. While with Wolves, he was loaned to Wigan Athletic in February 2015 for the remainder of that season. Clarke's tenure at Wolves came to an end when the option on his contract was not taken up by the club.

He then signed for Bury in June 2015 on a three-year contract just as they had returned to League One. In an impressive 2015-16 season, he scored 18 goals in 37 appearances to become Bury's top scorer. His goal scoring performance made him a target for other League One clubs and in July 2016 he joined Sheffield United on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

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APPEARANCE DETAILS [reselect competitions]

The details below reflect appearances in all first-team competitions.

I'm very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree, the PAFC Media Team and Colin Parsons for their help with photos. Thanks also to staff at the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum and ScotlandsPeople for their valuable assistance.

The following publications have been particularly valuable in the research of pen-pictures: Plymouth Argyle, A Complete Record 1903-1989 (Brian Knight, ISBN 0-907969-40-2); Plymouth Argyle, 101 Golden Greats (Andy Riddle, ISBN 1-874287-47-3); Football League Players' Records 1888-1939 (Michael Joyce, ISBN 1-899468-67-6); Football League Players' Records 1946-1988 (Barry Hugman, ISBN 1-85443-020-3) and Plymouth Argyle Football Club Handbooks.

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