MADISON Gallagher's record-breaking daddy was the toast of the Green Army as Argyle ended their winless run by beating the Championship leaders.
Madison, sitting in the Jack Harris Stand with the Pilgrims' travelling support, received a special salute from daddy Paul after he scored the first-minute goal at Wolves that ensured Argyle's first win since Boxing Day.
The goal was timed at 38 seconds, beating the previous quickest goal ever scored by an Argyle player in an away match - Terry Austin's opener in a 2-2 draw at Lincoln in January 1978 - by a full 14 seconds.
"She always asks me 'Why don't you ever wave to me?' so that was a little thing especially for her," said Paul.
Madison might have even had a better view of the goal than dad, as Paul was lying on the deck after his overhead strike, attempting to avoid the attentions of the Wolves' defenders.
"I didn't really see where the ball went because I thought I was going to get stamped on," he said. "I looked up and saw the ball in the net and thought 'I'll take that'."
The return to form of Gallagher, who is on loan at Home Park from Blackburn, has been a welcome boost for the Pilgrims, his Wolves'winner coming seven days after a sumptuous strike in a 2-2 home draw with Sheffield United.
Manager Paul Sturrock said: "His confidence level was round about his shinguard level over the last eight or nine weeks, through a niggling knee injury and maybe thinking the whole world was against him.
"But he's knuckled down and shown a decent attitude in training and the games and is now getting his rewards again. When he plays to the standards he played to today, we normally win football games.
"I honestly believe we are a team but he is probably the icing on the cake for us. He nips a goal here and there, he's good at taking set-pieces."
Gallagher said: "I'll be honest, with the new manager coming in at Blackburn, I thought I might have a chance of going back there and playing because they were struggling.
"That didn't happen and it was a kick in the teeth but I've got my head round that and am starting to do what I did when I first came to Plymouth."
Gallagher was subbed in the second half because of illness.
He said: "Before the game, I felt a little bit light-headed. I wanted to go out for the second half but I had to go back in because I felt sick. I could feel my stomach cramping up."
He had words of praise for all his team-mates, and especially co-striker Ahsley Barnes, who was making his debut.
"Ashley is a hungry young lad who wants to do well and he put in a hell of a shift," he said. "He gave two experienced defenders a rough time.
"I can't speak highly enough of the lads. They have been fantastic for the last few games - people have thrown their bodies on the line.
"We all want to do well for ourselves, for the manger and for the club. We have got that in abundance and have started to show that in the performances."
He feels that the key to the Pilgrims ensuring their Championship place for next season is their home form.
"We have got to make Home Park a hard place for people to come," he said. "In the last few games, we have made it easy. We gave Crystal Palace three goals, and we can't be doing that.
"We've got to right at people's throats and make it a horrible place to come to."
