Archie Glen

Archie Glen
Personal information
Full name Archibald Glen
Date of birth (1929-04-16)16 April 1929
Place of birth Coalburn, Scotland
Date of death 30 August 1998(1998-08-30) (aged 69)
Place of death Aberdeen, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (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 Scottish footballer who played as a left half for Aberdeen, 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 the 1954–55 league championship and the 1955 Scottish League Cup Final.

Glen also represented the Scotland national football team twice in the 1956 British Home Championship, and represented the Scottish League XI seven times between 1954 and 1958.[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
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

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1955 1 0
1956 1 0
Total 2 0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Archie Glen, AFC Heritage Trust
  2. ^ Easter Road game should not have been played, Glasgow Herald (page 4), 22 February 1955
  3. ^ Scotland B player Glen, Archie, FitbaStats
  4. ^ "SFL player Archie Glen". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Archie Glen | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2023.


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