Andrew D. Armour (24 July 1883 – 4 March 1955) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock and Queen's Park as an outside right.[2] He also played in the Football League for Huddersfield Town and represented the Scottish League XI.[1][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew D. Armour[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 4 March 1955 (aged 71)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Kilmarnock, Scotland[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1905 | Irvine Meadow XI | ||
| 1905–1907 | Queen's Park | 51 | (13) |
| 1907–1910 | Kilmarnock | 71 | (12) |
| 1910 | Queen's Park | 5 | (2) |
| 1910–1911 | Kilmarnock | 42 | (1) |
| 1911–1914 | Huddersfield Town | 93 | (7) |
| 1914–1920 | Kilmarnock | 41 | (7) |
| 1916–1917 | → Clydebank (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1909 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Armour served as an acting sergeant in the Army Service Corps during the First World War.[5]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1905–06[6] | Scottish Division One | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| 1906–07[6] | 26 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 33 | 11 | ||
| 1907–08[6] | 3 | 0 | ― | ― | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 13 | ||
| Kilmarnock | 1907–08[2] | Scottish Division One | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ― | 20 | 4 | |
| 1908–09[2] | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ― | 31 | 4 | |||
| 1909–10[2] | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ― | 26 | 4 | |||
| Total | 71 | 12 | 6 | 0 | ― | 77 | 12 | |||
| Queen's Park | 1909–10[6] | Scottish First Division | 5 | 2 | ― | 1[c] | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | 56 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 15 | ||
| Kilmarnock | 1910–11[2] | Scottish Division One | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ― | 30 | 1 | |
| 1911–12[2] | 13 | 1 | ― | ― | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ― | 43 | 2 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | 1911–12[7] | Second Division | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ― | 20 | 2 | |
| 1912–13[7] | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ― | 38 | 2 | |||
| 1913–14[7] | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ― | 40 | 4 | |||
| Total | 93 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ― | 98 | 8 | |||
| Kilmarnock | 1914–15[2] | Scottish Division One | 27 | 5 | ― | ― | 27 | 5 | ||
| 1915–16[2] | 14 | 2 | ― | ― | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 154 | 20 | 7 | 1 | ― | 161 | 21 | |||
| Career total | 303 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 327 | 44 | ||
- ^ 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
- ^ Appearances in Glasgow Cup
- ^ Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 10. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Huddersfield Town". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Andy Armour - Scotland Football League Record from 10 Feb 1909 to 10 Feb 1909 clubs - Kilmarnock". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – Update On Some Of The 236 Queen's Park Men Now Known To Have Served As At January 2020" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Armour, Andrew D." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Player Profile – Armour, Andrew". Huddersfield Town AFC Archive. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- Ian Thomas; Owen Thomas; Alan Hodgson; John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.
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