Owen Archdeacon
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| Owen Archdeacon | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Owen Archdeacon | |
| Date of birth | March 4, 1966 | |
| Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland | |
| Height | 6' | |
| Playing position | Defender/Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Gourock United | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1982-1989 1989-1996 1996-1997 1997-1999 |
Celtic Barnsley Carlisle United Greenock Morton Total |
76 (6) 233 (23) 58 (6) 61 (2) 428 (37) |
| National team | ||
| 1987 | Scotland U-21 | 1 |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Owen Archdeacon (born March 4, 1966 in Greenock) is a Scottish former footballer.
Archdeacon began his career with local side Gourock United before signing for Celtic in August 1982. A versatile player, he was usually employed at left back, although he was equally happy anywhere in defence. An injury dented his confidence however and he became a peripheral figure at Celtic Park in his last few seasons.[1] Whilst at Celtic he made a single appearance for the Scottish unnder-21 team in a 1987 game against West Germany.[2]
In July 1989 he moved to Barnsley for £80,000 and became a fixture for the Yorkshire club in the following seasons. He left the club in 1996 to join Carlisle United and was a regular member of the team during a season and a half there. Late in 1997 former Celtic team-mate Billy Stark paid £100,000 to take him to Greenock Morton and Archdeacon played for his hometown side until his retirment in 1999.
Since reitring Archdeacon has turned out for the Celtic legends team.[3] His son Mark Archdeacon is currently under contract with Motherwell.
[edit] References
- ^ Barnsley past players
- ^ Jack Rollin, Guinness Soccer Who's Who, Guinness, 1994, p. 9
- ^ Report on Celtic-Rangers legends game
