Archie Blue

Who is Archie Blue?

Archie Blue is a Scottish-born footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League during the 1960s, before moving to Australia and playing international football for them.

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. He was capped by the Australia national football team on 12 occasions and scored 4 goals, including a hat-trick in a 3-1 victory over China in 1965.