Arthur Albiston
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Richard Albiston
Date of birth	14 July 1957 (1957-07-14) (age 52)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Left back
Youth career
1972–1974	Manchester United
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1974–1988 1988–1989 1989–1990 1990–1991 1991–1993 1992 1993 1993–1994 1994 1994 1994	Manchester United West Bromwich Albion Dundee Chesterfield Chester City Molde F.K. (loan) Molde F.K. Ayr United Sittingbourne Witton Albion Droylsden	379 0(6) 043 0(2) 010 0(0) 003 0(1) 068 (10) 015 0(3) 009 0(0) 001 0(0) 00? 0(?) 00? 0(?) 00? 0(?)
National team
1982–1986	Scotland	014 0(0)
Teams managed
1996–1997	Droylsden
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Arthur Richard Albiston (born 14 July 1957 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former football player.

[edit] Career

Albiston joined Manchester United as an apprentice in July 1972, turning professional in July 1974.^[1] He made his debut in a League Cup Third Round match against local rivals Manchester City in 1974. He made 379 appearances in 14 years, playing at left back, and scored 6 goals. He helped the club win the FA Cup in 1977, 1983 and 1985.

Albiston left Manchester United in August 1988 for West Bromwich Albion, managed by ex-Red Devils boss Ron Atkinson, on a free transfer. By the time of his departure from Old Trafford he was the long-serving player at the squad and the only player remaining from the Tommy Docherty era.

He made his Albion debut in a league match away at Leicester City early in the 1988-89 season, and went on to make 47 appearances and score 2 goals that season, after which he returned to his homeland to sign for Dundee, and went on to play for Chesterfield, Chester City, Molde in Norway and Ayr United. He retired from senior football in 1994.

In his professional career, he made 464 appearances and scored 7 goals. He also later joined non-league sides Sittingbourne, Witton Albion and Droylsden.

Albiston also earned 14 caps for Scotland, making his debut on 14 October 1981 against Northern Ireland. His total includes one game at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, a 0-0 draw against Uruguay on 13 June 1986.

Following his retirement from playing, Albiston managed Droylsden (1996-97), was a junior coach at Manchester United (2000-04) and has also worked as a radio summariser for Manchester Independent.^[1]

[edit] Honours

[edit] As a player

Manchester United

• Second Division
  • Winner (1): 1974–75
• FA Cup
  • Winner (3): 1977, 1983, 1985
• Charity Shield
  • Winner (2): 1977*, 1983 (*=shared)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Arthur Albiston profile at scottishfa.co.uk

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