Graeme Armstrong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 June 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Left-Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Haddington Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975 | Meadowbank Thistle | 1 | (0) |
| 1975–1981 | Stirling Albion | 204 | (24) |
| 1981–1983 | Berwick Rangers | 83 | (12) |
| 1983–1992 | Meadowbank Thistle | 353 | (37) |
| 1992–2000 | Stenhousemuir | 268 | (4) |
| 2000–2001 | Alloa Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 910 | (77) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Stenhousemuir | ||
| 2005–2011 | Newtongrange Star | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Graeme Armstrong (born 23 June 1956) is a Scottish retired footballer. He is best known for the longevity of his playing career, which encompassed a Scottish record figure of 910 league appearances over a 26-year period between 1975 and 2001. Including cup matches, Armstrong is one of a select number of players who have amassed over 1,000 career appearances.
Career
Born in Edinburgh, Armstrong began his career in the non-leagues in Scotland, playing once as a trialist for Meadowbank Thistle, before being signed by Stirling Albion in 1975, making his league debut on 26 April 1975. Over the next 6 seasons "Louis" played in 204 games for the Yo-Yo's before being transferred to Berwick Rangers and then spending 10 years at Meadowbank Thistle.
He then moved on to Stenhousemuir, where he later became manager and guided the side to promotion. He was sacked in April 2000, with Stenhousemuir battling relegation. In 2005, Armstrong was voted Stenhousemuir's all-time cult hero by viewers of BBC's Football Focus.[1]
Armstrong joined Alloa Athletic as assistant-manager, also registering as a player, the following day. He played just once for Alloa, as a substitute in April 2001, at the age of 44 years,[2] before retiring. He was dismissed by Alloa in January 2003 as part of a drive to cut costs.[3]
In 2007, he guided Newtongrange to the Scottish Junior Football Association's East Region, South Division championship and promotion to the Premier League. On 8 April, Graeme Armstrong resigned from his post as manager of Junior side Newtongrange Star after 6 years.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Stenhousemuir's cult heroes". 11 February 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Clyde 1-1 Alloa Athletic". 7 April 2001 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Shields back at Raith". 26 November 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
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- Living people
- 1956 births
- Footballers from Edinburgh
- Scottish footballers
- Stirling Albion F.C. players
- Berwick Rangers F.C. players
- Livingston F.C. players
- Stenhousemuir F.C. players
- Scottish football managers
- Stenhousemuir F.C. managers
- Alloa Athletic F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League managers
- Association football defenders
- Association football wingers
- Scottish Junior Football Association managers