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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'ss 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 team for PAFC's first professional season in 1903-04
Bottom row, third from right: Jack Peddie, the first goalscorer

The Argyle Fans' Trust's first foodbank appeal at Christmas 2011

PICTURES OF THE DAY
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  • MATCH OF THE DAY: 28 FEBRUARY

    • 28 February 1959Division Three

      Jimmy Strikes Three

      Swindon Town  3 - 4  Argyle

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    • 28 February 1921FA Cup 3RR

      Chelsea Through After 270 Minutes

      Chelsea  2 - 1  Argyle

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  • ON THIS DAY

  • 1921: At the third attempt, Chelsea knocked Argyle out of the FA Cup, 2-1. With no goals in the previous 210 minutes, this second replay was staged at Ashton Gate, Bristol (a neutral ground, no penalty shoot-outs in those days). As in the first two attempts, Argyle were the better side and this time were winning with just 13 minutes left. The crowd of over 26,000 - a record for a midweek game in Bristol - included thousands from Plymouth and about a hundred from Chelsea. In total, this third round tie was watched by over 110,000 spectators.

  • BORN THIS DAY

    • 1876: Archie Wheaton - 2 games, 1 goal between 1904 and 1907.

    Wheaton, born in Exeter in 1876, played local football for Mutley and Crownhill before signing for Argyle FC in 1902. He had also played for, and captained, ... more

    1927: Tony McShane - 90 games, 2 goals between 1949 and 1954.

    McShane began his career in his hometown with Belfast Celtic, and also had spells with Bangor and Brantwood in Northern Ireland before moving to Argyle ... more

    1950: Norman Penrhyn - 1 game, no goals in 1967.

    Penrhyn was a forward who joined Argyle as an apprentice but made just one substitute appearance before being released by the club. ... more

    1974: Michael Simpson - 12 games, no goals in 1996.

    A two-month loanee during Argyle's third-tier consolidation season under Neil Warnock and Mick Jones in 1996/97, Simpson was a combative midfielder trying to ... more

    1997: Panutche Camara - 95 games, 10 goals between 2020 and 2022.

    The 6' 1" attacking midfielder became Ryan Lowe's fourth summer signing of the 2020 pre-season transfer window after declining an offer to extend his contract ... more

    1997: Mustapha Bundu - 70 games, 14 goals between 2023 and 2025.

    Born in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, Bundu won a place at the city’s Craig Bellamy Football Academy in 2010, a charity established by the former ... more


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