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Archie Aikman (23 March 1925 – 21 February 1998)[2] was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers, Falkirk, St Mirren, Stenhousemuir and Dundee United.[3] He finished as the top scorer in the Scottish Football League Division One in the 1947–48 season, scoring 20 goals.[4] He signed for Manchester City in 1948, however due to a car crash in pre-season he never played a competitive game for them.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 March 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 21 February 1998 72) | (aged||
Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1947 | St Mirren | 21 | (9) |
1947–1949 | Falkirk | 55 | (42) |
1949–1951 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
1951–1953 | Stenhousemuir | 19 | (11) |
1953–1955 | Falkirk | 9 | (2) |
1955–1957 | Dundee United | 55 | (18) |
Total | 159 | (82) | |
International career | |||
1948 | Scottish Football League XI[1] | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Aikman worked with Glasgow-based station Scottish Television as a regular contributor to long-running show Scotsport and also found time to cover irregular shifts as a relief continuity announcer (often out-of-vision, sometimes in-vision) on occasions of holidays, illness or other staff absences in the Theatre Royal.[5]
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