archie kelly

Centre Forward

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Squad Number:	9
Position:	Centre Forward
Date of Birth:	Friday, December 9, 1921
Birthplace:	Paisley

Nationality:	Scottish
Height:	5' 8
Weight:	10st 7lbs
Signed:	26/12/1947

Archie arrived at Pittorie on Boxing Day 1947 in an exchange deal with Hearts, George Hamilton going the other way. The deal was regarded at the time as a Scottish record.
A player with a strong shot and a consistent goal-scorer. Transferred to Motherwell for a reputed £7000 in November 1949.

Died - Paisley, 15th July 2005

Aberdeen Debut

All Appearances

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Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance	Age at debut	Type	RedTv	Report
25/12/1947	Third Lanark 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		8,000		Start

Date	Result	Competition	Attendance	Type
05/11/1949	Falkirk 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
29/10/1949	Aberdeen 1 - 3 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)	40,000	Start
22/10/1949	Clyde 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	14,500	Start
15/10/1949	Celtic 4 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	30,000	Start
08/10/1949	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Third Lanark	Div 1 (Old)	18,000	Start
01/10/1949	Hibernian 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	25,000	Start
26/09/1949	Aberdeen 3 - 3 Charlton Athletic	Friendly	20,000	Start
24/09/1949	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Dundee	Div 1 (Old)	23,000	Start
17/09/1949	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Clyde	Div 1 (Old)	18,000	Start
10/09/1949	Aberdeen 2 - 3 St. Mirren	Div 1 (Old)	17,000	Start
03/09/1949	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Rangers	League Cup	43,000	Start
31/08/1949	Celtic 1 - 3 Aberdeen	League Cup	15,000	Start
27/08/1949	Aberdeen 1 - 0 St. Mirren	League Cup	22,000	Start
20/08/1949	Rangers 4 - 2 Aberdeen	League Cup	50,000	Start
17/08/1949	Aberdeen 4 - 5 Celtic	League Cup	40,000	Start
13/08/1949	St. Mirren 3 - 1 Aberdeen	League Cup	25,000	Start
08/01/1949	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Third Lanark	Div 1 (Old)	20,000	Start
01/01/1949	Aberdeen 1 - 3 Dundee	Div 1 (Old)	26,000	Start
25/12/1948	Celtic 3 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	40,000	Start
18/12/1948	Morton 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
11/12/1948	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Queen of the South	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
04/12/1948	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Heart of Midlothian	Div 1 (Old)	20,000	Start
20/11/1948	Aberdeen 3 - 1 East Fife	Div 1 (Old)	20,000	Start
13/11/1948	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Partick Thistle	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
06/11/1948	Falkirk 2 - 8 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
27/10/1948	Falkirk 2 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
23/10/1948	Aberdeen 4 - 4 Clyde	Div 1 (Old)	20,000	Start
16/10/1948	Morton 3 - 1 Aberdeen	League Cup	15,000	Start
09/10/1948	Third Lanark 7 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League Cup	0	Start
04/10/1948	Dundee 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Inter City Cup	21,000	Start
02/10/1948	St. Mirren 1 - 1 Aberdeen	League Cup	17,000	Start
25/09/1948	Morton 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League Cup	4,000	Start
17/09/1948	Aberdeen 8 - 1 Third Lanark	Scottish Reserve League Cup	0	Start
13/09/1948	East Fife 1 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
11/09/1948	St Mirren 0 - 4 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League Cup	0	Start
04/09/1948	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Hibernian	Div 1 (Old)	35,000	Start
31/08/1948	St. Mirren 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
28/08/1948	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Motherwell	Div 1 (Old)	35,000	Start
21/08/1948	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Dundee	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
18/08/1948	Celtic 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
14/08/1948	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Third Lanark	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
01/05/1948	Crystal Palace 3 - 0 Aberdeen	Friendly	15,000	Start
24/04/1948	Highland League Select 2 - 4 Aberdeen	Caledonia Trophy	5,000	Start
21/04/1948	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Highland League Select	Caledonia Trophy	9,000	Start
19/04/1948	Aberdeen 2 - 1 St. Johnstone	Dewar Shield	10,000	Start
17/04/1948	Motherwell 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,500	Start
14/04/1948	Elgin City 2 - 3 Aberdeen	Benefit Match	3,900	Start
12/04/1948	St. Johnstone 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Dewar Shield	7,000	Start
09/04/1948	Queen of the South 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
03/04/1948	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)	43,800	Start
26/03/1948	Clyde 1 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
20/03/1948	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Morton	Div 1 (Old)	18,000	Start
13/03/1948	Queens Park 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
06/03/1948	Heart of Midlothian 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	17,937	Start
28/02/1948	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Airdrie	Div 1 (Old)	18,000	Start
14/02/1948	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Partick Thistle	Div 1 (Old)	25,000	Start
07/02/1948	Nithsdale Wanderers 0 - 5 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	2,600	Start
31/01/1948	Falkirk 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
24/01/1948	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Raith Rovers	Friendly	8,000	Start
17/01/1948	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Third Lanark	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
10/01/1948	Celtic 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	18,000	Start
03/01/1948	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Motherwell	Div 1 (Old)	25,000	Start
01/01/1948	Dundee 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	14,500	Start
27/12/1947	Aberdeen 5 - 0 St. Mirren	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
25/12/1947	Third Lanark 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start

Appearances

Season	League			League Cup			Scottish Cup			Europe			Total			Other
	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals
1949-50	9	0	5	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	8	1	0	0
1948-49	11	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	6	1	0	1
1947-48	16	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	17	0	12	7	0	3
Totals:	36	0	21	8	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	45	0	26	9	0	4
Total Appearances/Goals:														45	26

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