Archibald Blue (born 8 April 1940) is a footballer, who played as a centre forward in the Football League during the 1960s, before moving to Australia and playing international football for them.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Archibald Blue[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Royal Albert | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1961 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
| 1961–1962 | Exeter City | 34 | (6) |
| 1962 | Carlisle United | 2 | (1) |
| Footscray JUST | ? | ||
| APIA | ? | ||
| International career | |||
| 1965–68 | Australia | 10 | (4) |
| 1965 | Australia B | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Club career edit
He was born in Glasgow and played in his youth with Royal Albert. He moved to senior football with Hearts, but did not play a league game for them.[2]
He then transferred to Exeter City and played for them between 1961 and 1962, before a transfer to Carlisle United for the 1962–63 season, although he only made 2 appearances for the club.[2]
Blue then moved to Australia and played for the Footscray JUST club,[2] and later APIA.
International career edit
He was capped by the Australia national football team on 12 occasions, 10 in full internationals, and scored 4 goals, including a hat-trick in a 3–1 victory over China in 1965.[3][4][5]
References edit
- ^ "Archie Blue". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b c Archie Blue at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ smh.com Australian football league history
- ^ "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ "Blue, Archibald". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 31 December 2013.