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

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

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for the 1962–63 season, although he only made 2 appearances for the club. Blue then moved to Australia and played for the

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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

External links

Newspaper report of his appearance in Australia squad in 1968
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