Alan Archibald

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Alan Archibald
Personal information
Full name	Alan Maxwell Archibald
Date of birth	13 December 1977 (1977-12-13) (age 31)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Partick Thistle
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–2003 2003–2007 2007–	Partick Thistle Dundee United Partick Thistle	200 (8) 125 (6) 056 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:29, 5 July 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Alan Maxwell Archibald (born 13 December, 1977 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays in defence for Partick Thistle in the Scottish First Division.

Contents 1 Career 2 Career statistics 3 Honours 3.1 Partick Thistle 3.2 Dundee United 4 References 5 External links 6 See also

[edit] Career

A left-footed defender, Alan started his professional career with Partick Thistle as an eighteen-year-old, signing from Kilwinning Rangers in September 1996. Alan made 231 appearances scoring eight goals during this period with the Jags where, until leaving, he was their longest-serving player. During this time he also gained caps as a Scotland U-21 international.

Alan was signed by then-manager Ian McCall for Dundee United on 3 June 2003. In his first season at Tannadice - 2003–04 - Alan was the only player to feature in every match for United, and his assured performances earned him a contract extension.^[1] Never a prolific goal scorer by any means, Alan was nevertheless delighted to get his first United goal against Hearts in a 2–1 win at Tannadice. He also scored against Celtic in a narrow defeat for the Tangerines at Celtic Park. Alan was one of the club’s most consistent performers in 2003-04 and his contribution in the side that achieved a fifth place finish was marked with the Player of the Year award at the Club’s Annual Dinner and he also received recognition from the Federation and other supporters’ clubs.

During the 2004–05 season, Alan continued his ever-present run by appearing in every match that season as United reached the Scottish Cup Final and secured their place in the SPL following a long battle with relegation. He also added a further four goals to his United tally, including the opener in the 4-1 Scottish Cup win over Aberdeen at Tannadice.

At the end of the 2005–06 season, it was rumoured that Archibald might be returning to former club Partick Thistle^[2]. However, following the signing of fullback Christian Kalvenes early into the 2006–07 season, Archibald was moved to his preferred position in the centre of defence. Up until 26 November 2006, all of Archibald's United appearances had been from the starting eleven; he finally made a substitute appearance in the 1–0 win over St. Mirren.

On 24 January 2007, Archibald was informed by Dundee United manager Craig Levein that his contract, due to expire in June 2007, would not be renewed, and as such Alan was free to negotiate with other clubs. On 31 January, Archibald signed a contract to return to Partick Thistle, lasting until the end of the 2008–09 season.^[3] Although a March 2008 knee injury kept him injured for eight months, he was granted a testimonial season by the club.^[4]

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Honours

[edit] Partick Thistle

• Scottish Second Division: 1
  

2000–01

• Scottish First Division: 1
  

2001–02

[edit] Dundee United

• Scottish Cup Runner-up: 1
  

2004–05

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Alan Archibald career stats at Soccerbase
• Official testimonial website

[edit] See also

• Dundee United F.C. season 2003-04
• Dundee United F.C. season 2004-05
• Dundee United F.C. season 2005-06
• Dundee United F.C. season 2006-07

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Persondata
NAME	Archibald, Alan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	13 December 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH	Glasgow, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH