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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.

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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.

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PAUL GALLAGHER

Born: 09 August 1984

Came from: Blackburn Went to: Blackburn

First game: 30 August 2008 Last game: 03 May 2009

Appearances: 41 (37/4) Goals: 13

The Glasgow-born forward worked his way up from Blackburn Rovers' academy to its first team squad, making his senior debut against Arsenal in the Premiership in August 2003. At 19 years old, he added to his under-21 honours a year later by winning his first and only full international cap for Scotland, after just 16 games for his club.

Over the next three years, he spent lengthy loan periods at Stoke City and Preston North End before joining Argyle in August 2008 on a season-long loan, finishing the campaign as the Pilgrims' leading goalscorer. A versatile forward who often played on the wing for Argyle, he signed for Leicester City on a three-year deal after leaving Blackburn in August 2009.

In 2011, Gallagher signed a contract extension at Leicester to stay with the Foxes until the summer of 2015. In September 2012, he began a one-month loan spell with Sheffield United, but despite a desire to extend the deal, he returned to his parent club for the rest of the season. In October 2013, he began a loan with Preston North End for the rest of the season, scoring ten times in 35 games before a second agreement was reached in July 2014, this time for a full-season loan at Deepdale.

After three loan spells at Deepdale, Gallagher completed a permanent move in June 2015, signing a two-year contract. In total, he would end up playing 313 times for the club, scoring 44 goals. In January 2020, he was voted Preston North End's Player of the Decade (2010-2019) by fans.

In May 2021, he announced he would be retiring from football and would be taking on the role of first-team coach at Preston. Gallagher left Preston in July 2023 and was appointed first-team coach at Stoke City, working under Alex Neil. In December 2023, Gallagher was appointed as caretaker manager after Neil had left, overseeing two draws, before reverting to first-team coach under newly appointed, former Argyle manager Steven Schumacher. Gallagher left his role at Stoke in June 2024.

In January 2026, he was appointed head coach of League Two club Barrow, on an 18-month contract, with the option for a further year. He had previously been working at the club on an interim basis, supporting caretaker manager Neil McDonald. However, by the second week of February 2026, after losing all five of his matches in charge, he was sacked, with the club sitting just three points above the relegation zone.

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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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