Archie Blue

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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.

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.

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