Ben Armour

Ben Armour (born 17 April 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish League One club side Peterhead.

Ben Armour
Armour (right) in action for Morton Reserves against St Mirren
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Peterhead
Number 15
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– Peterhead 21 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:40, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

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 contract extension on 11 May 2017, for six months and one year respectively.[3]

The young striker scored his first goal for the club 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 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]

Career statistics
As of 22:28, 4 May 2019 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Greenock Morton 2016–17[9] Championship 1000000010
2017–18[10] 7000100080
2018–19 Championship 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 6 1
Annan Athletic (loan) 2017–18 League Two 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Dumbarton (loan) 2018–19 League One 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Career statistics 340104110401

References
  1. "Ben Armour". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. "Dunfermline Athletic 3-1 Greenock Morton". BBC Sport. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. Mitchell, Jonathan (1 July 2017). "Match Report: Stenhousemuir 0-3 Morton". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  5. Mitchell, Jonathan (12 June 2018). "Ben Armour signs one-year contract extension". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  6. Jonathan Mitchell (28 July 2018). "Match report: Morton 5-0 Albion Rovers". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. Galloway, Andy (11 January 2019). "SIGNING NEWS: ARMOUR CHECKS IN". Dumbarton Football Club.
  8. Durent, Jamie (10 July 2019). "Peterhead add former Morton striker Ben Armour on one-year deal". Press & Journal. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  9. "Games played by Ben Armour in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  10. "Games played by Ben Armour in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.


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