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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.

Archie Blue
Personal information
Full name Archibald Blue[1]
Date of birth (1940-04-08) 8 April 1940 (age 82)
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 ?
National team
1965–68 Australia 10 (4)
1965 Australia B 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career



Club career


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


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


  1. "Archie Blue". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. Archie Blue at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. smh.com Australian football league history
  4. "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  5. "Blue, Archibald". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 31 December 2013.





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