Archie Glen
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Archibald Glen | ||
Date of birth | 16 April 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Coalburn,Scotland | ||
Date of death | 30 August 1998 | (aged 69)||
Place of death | Aberdeen,Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft10+1⁄2in (1.79 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Youth career | |||
Ballochmyle Thistle | |||
– | Annbank United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1948–1960 | Aberdeen | 203 | (24) |
International career | |||
1954–1958 | Scottish League XI | 7 | (1) |
1955[2] | Scotland B vs A trial | 1 | (0) |
1955–1956 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
1956[3] | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Archibald Glen(16 April 1929 – 30 August 1998) was a Scottishfootballerwho played as aleft halfforAberdeen,where he spent his whole professional career. He made 270 appearances for the club in the three major domestic competitions,[1]and helped Aberdeen win the1954–55 league championshipand the1955 Scottish League Cup Final.
Glen also represented theScotland national football teamtwice in the1956 British Home Championship,and represented theScottish League XIseven times between 1954 and 1958.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aberdeen | Scottish Division One | 1947–48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1948–49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
1949–50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
1950–51 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
1951–52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1952–53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
1953–54 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
1954–55 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
1955–56 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
1956–57 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
1957–58 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
1958–59 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 | ||
1959–60 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
Total | 203 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 27 |
International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 1955 | 1 | 0 |
1956 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abArchie Glen,AFC Heritage Trust
- ^Easter Road game should not have been played,Glasgow Herald (page 4), 22 February 1955
- ^Scotland B player Glen, Archie,FitbaStats
- ^"SFL player Archie Glen".London Hearts Supporters' Club.Retrieved27 November2011.
- ^"Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile".afcheritage.org.Retrieved18 March2023.
- ^"Archie Glen | Scotland | Scottish FA".www.scottishfa.co.uk.Retrieved18 March2023.
External links
[edit]- Archie Glenat theScottish Football Association
- Archie Glenat Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 1998 deaths
- Footballers from South Lanarkshire
- People educated at Cumnock Academy
- Men's association football wing halves
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Alumni of the University of Aberdeen
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Annbank United F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scotland men's B international footballers
- Scottish football midfielder, 1920s birth stubs