Why are Plymouth Argyle called Plymouth Argyle?
Please no wise asses. I get the Plymouth bit. I live in Plymouth and have heard so many different stories as to where the argyle bit came from. I wanna see what other ideas are out there
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The club was founded in 1886 as Argyle Football Club, the first match taking place against Dunheved College (now Launceston College) in Launceston. Poor performance on the pitch led to it going out of existence in 1894 before being resurrected in 1897. In 1898 it became one part of a general sports club, the Argyle Athletic Club. Much speculation and rumour surrounds the origin of the name Argyle. The most popular explanation is that they were named after the nearby Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, an army regiment with a strong football side of its own. Other theories suggest that the name comes from the nearby public house, The Argyle Tavern; where the founder members may have met. Alternatively they were named after a local street called Argyle Terrace. The club adopted its current name when it became fully professional in 1903 joining the Southern League, and entered the Football League Third Division in 1920 as a founder member.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club (commonly known as the Pilgrims) are an English football team, playing in the Championship league. They are one of only two clubs in the football league to play in a principally green home strip. It is the most southern and western league club - this has not stopped the Green Army (colloquial name for Argyle fans) travelling in large numbers, despite the nearest away game for the 2006-7 being Cardiff, at 153 miles away, and the furthest being Sunderland at 412 miles.
When football first started, there were few enclosed grounds and most matches were played in public parks. Those teams with a slightly unusual name are usually named after the park where they played.
I understood Plymouth Argyle started life playing in a place called Argyle Park, but since you're local you'd have a better idea than me.
Argyle road by any chance
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Answers:
The club was founded in 1886 as Argyle Football Club, the first match taking place against Dunheved College (now Launceston College) in Launceston. Poor performance on the pitch led to it going out of existence in 1894 before being resurrected in 1897. In 1898 it became one part of a general sports club, the Argyle Athletic Club. Much speculation and rumour surrounds the origin of the name Argyle. The most popular explanation is that they were named after the nearby Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, an army regiment with a strong football side of its own. Other theories suggest that the name comes from the nearby public house, The Argyle Tavern; where the founder members may have met. Alternatively they were named after a local street called Argyle Terrace. The club adopted its current name when it became fully professional in 1903 joining the Southern League, and entered the Football League Third Division in 1920 as a founder member.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club (commonly known as the Pilgrims) are an English football team, playing in the Championship league. They are one of only two clubs in the football league to play in a principally green home strip. It is the most southern and western league club - this has not stopped the Green Army (colloquial name for Argyle fans) travelling in large numbers, despite the nearest away game for the 2006-7 being Cardiff, at 153 miles away, and the furthest being Sunderland at 412 miles.
When football first started, there were few enclosed grounds and most matches were played in public parks. Those teams with a slightly unusual name are usually named after the park where they played.
I understood Plymouth Argyle started life playing in a place called Argyle Park, but since you're local you'd have a better idea than me.
Argyle road by any chance
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