Archibald Blue (born 8 April 1940) is a

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, who played as a

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in the

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during the 1960s, before moving to Australia and playing international football for them.

Playing career

Club career

He was born in

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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 Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

and played for them between 1961 and 1962, before a transfer to

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

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 Footscray Jugoslav United Soccer Team, commonly referred to as Footscray JUST or simply JUST, was an association football club from Melbourne, Australia. The club was established by Yugoslav migrants in 1950, and was a founding member of the N ...

club, and later

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International career

He was capped by the

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on 12 occasions, 10 in full internationals, and scored 4 goals, including a hat-trick in a 3–1 victory over

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in 1965.smh.com Australian football league history
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References

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Newspaper report of his appearance in Australia squad in 1968
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