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== Plymouth Argyle == Foot was a passionate supporter of [[Plymouth Argyle Football Club]] from his childhood and once remarked that he was not going to die until he had seen them play in the [[Premier League]].<ref name=Mfoot>"I refuse to conk out until I have seen Argyle play in the top division." {{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/michael-foot-remembering-argyles-greatest-ever-leftwinger-1915652.html |title=Remembering Argyle's greatest ever left-winger |last=Foot |first=Michael |work=The Independent |location=London |date=4 March 2010 |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306165036/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/michael-foot-remembering-argyles-greatest-ever-leftwinger-1915652.html |archive-date=6 March 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> He served for several years as a director of the club, seeing two promotions under his tenure.<ref name=PAFC1>{{cite web|url=http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1983175,00.html |title=Michael Foot |publisher=Plymouth Argyle FC |date=3 March 2010 |access-date=15 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323004842/http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10364~1983175%2C00.html |archive-date=23 March 2010 }}</ref> For his 90th birthday, Foot was registered with the [[Football League]] as an honorary player and given the shirt number 90. This made him the oldest registered professional player in the history of football.<ref name=PAFC1/><ref name=PABBC>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8547725.stm |title=Michael Foot's passion for Plymouth Argyle |work=BBC News |date=3 March 2010 |access-date=15 August 2010}}</ref>
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