Archie Blue Explained

Archie Blue
Fullname:Archibald Blue
Birth Date:8 April 1940
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Royal Albert
Years1:1960–1961
Years2:1961–1962
Years3:1962
Clubs1:Heart of Midlothian
Clubs2:Exeter City
Clubs3:Carlisle United
Clubs4:Footscray JUST
Clubs5:APIA
Caps1:0
Caps2:34
Caps3:2
Caps4:?
Caps5:?
Goals1:0
Goals2:6
Goals3:1
Nationalyears1:1965–68
Nationalyears2:1965
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalteam2:Australia B
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals1:4
Nationalgoals2:0

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.

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.

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.

Blue then moved to Australia and played for the Footscray JUST club, 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.[1] [2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/aleagues-showpiece-the-fruit-after-50-years-of-labour/2006/03/10/1141701690123.html?page=2 smh.com Australian football league history
  2. Web site: The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia. 31 December 2013.
  3. Web site: Blue, Archibald . OzFootball . Australian Player Database . 31 December 2013.