Archie Aikman

Archie Aikman (1925–1998)[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(1998-02-21) (aged 72)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Playing 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