It was on this day in 1984 that Third Division Plymouth Argyle played in their first (and so far only) FA Cup Semi Final. The Pilgrims were up against Watford of the First Division and Villa Park was chosen as the venue for the match. Around 20,000 Argyle fans made their way up from Plymouth, […]
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On This Day – 30th May
Bruce Grobbelaar showed the world on this day back in 1984 that even in highly pressured situations he can still clown around.Liverpool were playing against Roma in the European Cup Final in the Italian sides own stadium. The game had finished 1-1 after extra time and gone to penalties. Liverpool’s Steve Nicol took the first […]
Great FA Cup Runs – No.2
The Plymouth Argyle squad of 1983/84 This week’s ‘Great FA Cup Run’ is Plymouth Argyle’s run to the 1984 FA Cup Semi Final.Argyle became the first Third Division club for eight years to reach the FA Semi Final. Just like Crystal Palace in 1976, they would fall at the final hurdle, just missing out on […]