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Archie Coats

Biography

Former Dundee man Archie was signed after his release from Third Lanark in late April 1946 ahead of the Forfarshire Cup Final against Dundee Utd the following week during which he impressed, scoring a hat-trick in a 6-0 win. He started the 1946-47 season as a regular in the front line, mainly being used as a centre forward, before dropping out the team in late September and making just two further appearances, one in November away to Dumbarton and a final ‘appearance’ against the same opposition in mid-January, discounted due to the game being abandoned after half an hour. He…Read moreRead less
Former Dundee man Archie was signed after his release from Third Lanark in late April 1946 ahead of the Forfarshire Cup Final against Dundee Utd the following week during which he impressed, scoring a hat-trick in a 6-0 win. He started the 1946-47 season as a regular in the front line, mainly being used as a centre forward, before dropping out the team in late September and making just two further appearances, one in November away to Dumbarton and a final ‘appearance’ against the same opposition in mid-January, discounted due to the game being abandoned after half an hour. He stopped playing at the end of the campaign and would spend time as our second team trainer after his retirement.

Statistics

Apps
13
Goals
5
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.38
Minutes
1170
Seasons
2
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1946-4712200
1945-461300

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 30 Apr 1946 · Left: 31 May 1947

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Archie Anderson4 May 19469 Nov 194613

Timeline

  1. Born

    Bothwellhaugh

  2. Signed

  3. First competitive appearance · First competitive goal · First competitive hat-trick

    Dundee United 0–6 Arbroath

    · Forfarshire Cup · Tannadice

  6. Recorded contract end

  7. Died

    Bangor, Northern Ireland

Appearances (13)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
9 Nov 1946 Dumbarton 0–1 Arbroath Division B1946-47 W
28 Sep 1946 Cowdenbeath 5–2 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1946-47 L
21 Sep 1946 Arbroath 4–1 Dumbarton Scottish League Cup1946-47 W
14 Sep 1946 Albion Rovers 3–1 Arbroath Division B1946-47 L
11 Sep 1946 Dundee 3–2 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1946-47 L
7 Sep 1946 Arbroath 1–2 Dunfermline Division B1946-47 L
4 Sep 1946 Arbroath 3–4 Dundee Forfarshire Cup1946-47 L
31 Aug 1946 Dundee 5–0 Arbroath Division B1946-47 L
21 Aug 1946 Raith Rovers 1–0 Arbroath Supplementary Cup1946-47 L
17 Aug 1946 Stenhousemuir 1–2 Arbroath Division B1946-47 W
14 Aug 1946 Arbroath 2–3 Raith Rovers Supplementary Cup1946-47 L
10 Aug 1946 Arbroath 2–3 Raith Rovers Division B1946-47 L
4 May 1946 Dundee United 0–6 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1945-46 W

Goals scored (5)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
14 Aug 1946 Arbroath 2–3 Raith Rovers Supplementary Cup1946-47 L 45′
14 Aug 1946 Arbroath 2–3 Raith Rovers Supplementary Cup1946-47 L 63′
4 May 1946 Dundee United 0–6 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1945-46 W 17′
4 May 1946 Dundee United 0–6 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1945-46 W 37′
4 May 1946 Dundee United 0–6 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1945-46 W 48′