![]() Armour (right) in action for Morton Reserves against St Mirren | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 April 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Stranraer | ||
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– | Stranraer | 13 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:51, 8 May 2023 (UTC) |
Ben Armour (born 17 April 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish League Two club side Stranraer.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Armour started his career with Queen's Park [1]
He then joined Morton's youth academy, before making his debut in April 2017 as a late substitute against Dunfermline Athletic. [2]
Armour and goalkeeper Jamie McGowan signed a contract extension on 11 May 2017, for six months and one year respectively. [3]
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. [4]
Armour signed a one-year contract in June 2018. [5] 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. [6] He joined Scottish League One side Dumbarton on loan in January 2019, linking up with former manager Jim Duffy. [7]
Armour left Morton in June 2019 and then signed a one-year contract with Peterhead. [8]
He signed for Alloa Athletic in June 2021. [9]
In June 2022, Armour signed with Scottish League Two side Forfar Athletic on a one-year deal. [10]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Greenock Morton | 2016–17 [11] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2017–18 [12] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
2018–19 [13] | 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 [12] | Scottish League Two | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Dumbarton (loan) | 2018–19 [13] | Scottish League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Peterhead | 2019–20 [14] | Scottish League One | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
2020–21 [15] | 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 [16] | Scottish League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Forfar Athletic | 2022–23 [17] | 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 |