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Plymouth Argyle FC

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In the 1880s, two men wanted to pursue their interest in football and it was suggested that it might be possible to form a new club by inviting old boys from local public schools to form a team. In those days, public schools and the services were the spawning-grounds of footballers

During a discussion on the name for the new club, Grose suggested that the aim of the club should be to emulate the style of play used by the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, whose team-work in winning the Army Cup had greatly impressed him.

So the name Plymouth Argyle was born - and Argyle's first strip of green and black quarters is reminiscent of the S&A's tartan of large green and navy check overlaid with a few thin lines of white

The name Argyll itself derives from the Gaelic Earraghaidheal meaning "the boundary of the Gaels".

Plymouth Argyle Football Club

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Getting There: From North: Travel on the A38 Devon Expressway until the junction with the A386, signposted Home Park, City Centre, Ferry Port, and Tavistock. At the roundabout as you come off the A38 take the second exit A386, signposted Plymouth Argyle Home Park, Ferry Port. Stay on this road for approximately a mile; the stadium is on your left, with a large free car park on the A386. From Cornwall: Head towards Plymouth on the A38 and across the Tamar Bridge at Saltash. Stay on the A38 until the junction mentioned above but take the fifth exit off the roundabout.
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Home Park
Plymouth Devon

Getting ThereFrom North: Travel on the A38 Devon Expressway until the junction with the A386, signposted Home Park, City Centre, Ferry Port, and Tavistock. At the roundabout as you come off the A38 take the second exit A386, signposted Plymouth Argyle Home Park, Ferry Port. Stay on this road for approximately a mile; the stadium is on your left, with a large free car park on the A386. From Cornwall: Head towards Plymouth on the A38 and across the Tamar Bridge at Saltash. Stay on the A38 until the junction mentioned above but take the fifth exit off the roundabout.