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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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April 2024

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CHARLIE TWISSELL

Full Name: Charles Herbert Twissell

Born: 16 December 1932

Came from: Royal Navy Went to: York City

First game: 15 October 1955 Last game: 21 September 1957

Appearances: 42 (42/0) Goals: 9

Born in Singapore, where his father worked in the prison service, Twissell moved to Britain at the age of seven. He later joined the Royal Navy, becoming a radar technician and playing regularly for its representative football team.

Towards the end of his National Service, having established himself in the Naval side, he joined Argyle as an amateur in April 1955 under Jack Rowley, playing whenever he could obtain leave.

Twissell also attracted the attention of England’s amateur selectors, winning five caps in 1956 after England finished joint-winners of the 1955-56 British Amateur Championship. He also made 11 appearances for the Great Britain Olympic team in 1956, scoring twice. Both goals came in Great Britain’s 9-0 victory over Thailand at Melbourne’s Olympic Park Stadium, during the 1956 Olympics.

After the Games, he returned to England and turned professional with Argyle in April 1957. Although never a regular in the first team, he was remembered for his speed on the left wing. Across three seasons, he made 42 league appearances for the club, scoring nine goals.

In 1958, he joined York City, where he made 53 appearances and scored eight goals before retiring from full-time football in 1961.

After leaving Bootham Crescent, Twissell worked in insurance and continued playing locally, including for Leeds-based non-league club Guiseley. By 1969, he was helping to train a local side, Norton. He fully retired from football in 1992, by which time he was living in Haxby, near York, where he spent his later years.

Twissell passed away in York in January 2023, aged 90.

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APPEARANCE DETAILS [reselect competitions]

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

We are very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree and the PAFC Media Team 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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