Archie Glen

Archie Glen
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(s)	Left half
Youth career
	Ballochmyle Thistle
–	Annbank United
Senior career*
Years	Team
1948–1960	Aberdeen
International career
1954–1958	Scottish League XI
1955[2]	Scotland B vs A trial
1955–1956	Scotland
1956[3]	Scotland B
	*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

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

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

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

Archie Glen at the Scottish Football Association
Archie Glen at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database

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