Archie Glen
Scottish footballer
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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.
Full name
Archibald Glen
Date of birth
16 April 1929
Place of birth
Coalburn, Scotland
Date of death
30 August 1998 (aged 69)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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
| 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 | ||
