Archie Aikman

Archie Aikman (23 March 1925 – 21 February 1998)[2] was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers, Falkirk, St Mirren, Stenhousemuir and Dundee United.[3] He finished as the top scorer in the Scottish Football League Division One in the 1947–48 season, scoring 20 goals.[4] He signed for Manchester City in 1948, however due to a car crash in pre-season he never played a competitive game for them.

Archie Aikman

Personal information
Date of birth	23 March 1925
Place of birth	Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death	21 February 1998 (aged 72)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1947	St Mirren	21	(9)
1947–1949	Falkirk	55	(42)
1949–1951	Manchester City	0	(0)
1951–1953	Stenhousemuir	19	(11)
1953–1955	Falkirk	9	(2)
1955–1957	Dundee United	55	(18)
Total		159	(82)
National team
1948	Scottish League XI[1]	1	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References

1. London Hearts
2. Arab Archive
3. Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database
4. RSSSF Archived 13 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine