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Matthew Armstrong (12 November 1911 – 4 October 1995) was a Scottish professional
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who played as a striker for
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and Queen of the South.


Career

Armstrong was born in
Newton Stewart Newton Stewart (Scottish Gaelic language, Gd: ''Baile Ùr nan Stiùbhartach'') is a former burgh town in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. The town is on the River Cree with most of the town to ...
and played for Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors before signing for Aberdeen in 1931. His career was interrupted by
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in 1939 and, after a brief return to Aberdeen, he signed for Queen of the South in the 1946–47 season. He later played for Elgin City and
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before retiring in 1951. Armstrong won three
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s with the Scotland national team.


Career statistics


Club

*Games played before league season was suspended


International


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* 1911 births 1995 deaths Scottish men's footballers People from Newton Stewart Footballers from Dumfries and Galloway Aberdeen F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Highland Football League players Elgin City F.C. players Peterhead F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scotland men's international footballers Scottish Football League representative players Clapton Orient F.C. wartime guest players Brentford F.C. wartime guest players Men's association football forwards Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scotland men's junior international footballers 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-forward-1910s-stub