- Owen Archdeacon
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Owen Archdeacon Personal information Full name Owen Archdeacon Date of birth 4 March 1966 Place of birth Greenock, Scotland Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing position Defender/Midfielder Youth career Gourock United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1982–1989 Celtic 76 (6) 1989–1996 Barnsley 233 (23) 1996–1997 Carlisle United 58 (6) 1997–1999 Greenock Morton 61 (2) – Total 428 (37) National team 1987 Scotland U-21 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Owen Archdeacon (born 4 March 1966 in Greenock) is a Scottish former footballer.
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Club career
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 under-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 home town side until his retirement in 1999.
Retirement
Since retiring Archdeacon has turned out for the Celtic legends team.[3] His son Mark Archdeacon is currently under contract with Brechin City after leaving Motherwell in the summer of 2010.
Honours
- with Carlisle United
- Football League Trophy winner: 1997
References
- ^ Barnsley past players
- ^ Jack Rollin, Guinness Soccer Who's Who, Guinness, 1994, p. 9
- ^ Report on Celtic-Rangers legends game
External links
1996–97 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Tony Caig · DF: Ian Hendon · DF: Dean Walling · DF: Jody Craddock · DF: Owen Archdeacon · MF: Gareth Ainsworth · MF: Roberto Martínez · MF: Jan Mølby · MF: Warren Aspinall · FW: Graeme Jones · FW: Mike ConroyCategories:- 1966 births
- Living people
- People from Greenock
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- Celtic F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish football midfielder stubs
- Scottish football defender stubs
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