Ben Armour

Ben Armour
Armour (right) in action for Morton Reserves against St Mirren
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Peterhead
Youth career
Queen's Park
Greenock Morton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Greenock Morton 9 (0)
2018Annan Athletic (loan) 15 (0)
2019Dumbarton (loan) 10 (0)
2019–2021 Peterhead 30 (5)
2021–2022 Alloa Athletic 3 (0)
2022–2023 Forfar Athletic 32 (9)
2023–2024 Stranraer 13 (2)
2024- Peterhead 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:51, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Ben Armour (born 17 April 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League Two club Peterhead.

Club career

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Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Armour started his career with Queen's Park[1]

He then joined Morton's youth academy, before making his debut in April 2017 as a late substitute against Dunfermline Athletic.[2]

Armour and goalkeeper Jamie McGowan signed a contract extension on 11 May 2017, for six months and one year respectively.[3]

The young striker scored his first goal for the club after coming on as a substitute on 1 July 2017; tapping in a rebound from close range in a pre-season friendly with Stenhousemuir.[4]

Armour signed a one-year contract in June 2018.[5] A month later, Armour scored his first competitive goal for the club in a 5-0 home win against Albion Rovers in the Scottish League Cup group stage.[6] He joined Scottish League One side Dumbarton on loan in January 2019, linking up with former manager Jim Duffy.[7]

Armour left Morton in June 2019 and then signed a one-year contract with Peterhead.[8]

He signed for Alloa Athletic in June 2021.[9]

In June 2022, Armour signed with Scottish League Two side Forfar Athletic on a one-year deal.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 26 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Greenock Morton 2016–17[11] Scottish Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18[12] 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
2018–19[13] 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 6 1
Total 9 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 15 1
Annan Athletic (loan) 2017–18[12] Scottish League Two 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Dumbarton (loan) 2018–19[13] Scottish League One 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Peterhead 2019–20[14] Scottish League One 18 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 24 2
2020–21[15] 12 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 17 4
Total 30 5 2 0 8 1 1 0 41 6
Alloa Athletic 2021–22[16] Scottish League One 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 8 0
Forfar Athletic 2022–23[17] Scottish League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Total 67 5 3 0 16 2 3 0 89 7

References

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  1. ^ "Ben Armour". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Dunfermline Athletic 3-1 Greenock Morton". BBC Sport. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (11 May 2017). "McGowan and Armour sign contract extensions". Greenock Morton F.C. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (1 July 2017). "Match Report: Stenhousemuir 0-3 Morton". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  5. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (12 June 2018). "Ben Armour signs one-year contract extension". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  6. ^ Jonathan Mitchell (28 July 2018). "Match report: Morton 5-0 Albion Rovers". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. ^ Galloway, Andy (11 January 2019). "SIGNING NEWS: ARMOUR CHECKS IN". Dumbarton Football Club.
  8. ^ Durent, Jamie (10 July 2019). "Peterhead add former Morton striker Ben Armour on one-year deal". Press & Journal. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Squad update ii". 15 June 2021.
  10. ^ Coutts, Christopher. "Loons boost first team squad". www.forfarathletic.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Games played by Ben Armour in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Ben Armour in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Ben Armour in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Games played by Ben Armour in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by Ben Armour in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Ben Armour in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by Ben Armour in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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