Ben Armour
 Armour (right) in action for Morton Reserves against St Mirren | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Peterhead | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Queen's Park | |||
| Greenock Morton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Greenock Morton | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Annan Athletic (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Peterhead | 30 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Alloa Athletic | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Forfar Athletic | 32 | (9) |
| 2023–2024 | Stranraer | 24 | (3) |
| 2024– | Peterhead | 11 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024 | |||
Ben Armour (born 17 April 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League Two club Peterhead.
Club career
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Armour started his career with Queen's Park.[2]
He then joined Morton's youth academy, before making his debut in April 2017 as a late substitute against Dunfermline Athletic.[3]
Armour and goalkeeper Jamie McGowan signed a contract extension on 11 May 2017, for six months and one year respectively.[4]
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.[5]
Armour signed a one-year contract in June 2018.[6] 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.[7] He joined Scottish League One side Dumbarton on loan in January 2019, linking up with former manager Jim Duffy.[8]
Armour left Morton in June 2019 and then signed a one-year contract with Peterhead.[9]
He signed for Alloa Athletic in June 2021.[10]
In June 2022, Armour signed with Scottish League Two side Forfar Athletic on a one-year deal.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 February 2022
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Greenock Morton | 2016–17[12] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18[13] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[14] | 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[13] | Scottish League Two | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dumbarton (loan) | 2018–19[14] | Scottish League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Peterhead | 2019–20[15] | Scottish League One | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 2020–21[16] | 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[17] | Scottish League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2022–23[18] | 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
- ^ Ben Armour at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Ben Armour". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Dunfermline Athletic 3-1 Greenock Morton". BBC Sport. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (1 July 2017). "Match Report: Stenhousemuir 0-3 Morton". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (12 June 2018). "Ben Armour signs one-year contract extension". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Jonathan Mitchell (28 July 2018). "Match report: Morton 5-0 Albion Rovers". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Galloway, Andy (11 January 2019). "SIGNING NEWS: ARMOUR CHECKS IN". Dumbarton Football Club.
- ^ Durent, Jamie (10 July 2019). "Peterhead add former Morton striker Ben Armour on one-year deal". Press & Journal. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Squad update ii". 15 June 2021.
- ^ Coutts, Christopher. "Loons boost first team squad". www.forfarathletic.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Ben Armour in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ben Armour in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ben Armour in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Ben Armour in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Ben Armour in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Ben Armour in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Ben Armour in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
External links
- Ben Armour at Soccerbase