Ben Armour

Ben Armour

Armour (right) in action for Morton Reserves against St Mirren
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position	Striker
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)
2019–2021	Peterhead	30	(5)
2021–2022	Alloa Athletic	3	(0)
2022–2023	Forfar Athletic	32	(9)
2023–2024	Stranraer	24	(3)
2024–2025	Peterhead	13	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2025

Ben Armour (born 17 April 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Armour started his career with Queen's Park. ^[2]

He then joined Morton's youth academy, before making his debut in April 2017 as a late substitute against Dunfermline Athletic. ^[3]

Armour and goalkeeper Jamie McGowan signed a contract extension on 11 May 2017, for six months and one year respectively. ^[4]

The young striker scored his first goal for the club after coming on as a substitute on 1 July 2017; tapping in a rebound from close range in a pre-season friendly with Stenhousemuir. ^[5]

Armour signed a one-year contract in June 2018. ^[6] A month later, Armour scored his first competitive goal for the club in a 5-0 home win against Albion Rovers in the Scottish League Cup group stage. ^[7] He joined Scottish League One side Dumbarton on loan in January 2019, linking up with former manager Jim Duffy. ^[8]

Armour left Morton in June 2019 and then signed a one-year contract with Peterhead. ^[9]

He signed for Alloa Athletic in June 2021. ^[10]

In June 2022, Armour signed with Scottish League Two side Forfar Athletic on a one-year deal. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 February 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Greenock Morton	2016–17 [12]	Scottish Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2017–18 [13]		7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
	2018–19 [14]		1	0	1	0	3	1	1	0	6	1
	Total		9	0	1	0	4	1	1	0	15	1
Annan Athletic (loan)	2017–18 [13]	Scottish League Two	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Dumbarton (loan)	2018–19 [14]	Scottish League One	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Peterhead	2019–20 [15]	Scottish League One	18	1	1	0	4	1	1	0	24	2
	2020–21 [16]		12	4	1	0	4	0	0	0	17	4
	Total		30	5	2	0	8	1	1	0	41	6
Alloa Athletic	2021–22 [17]	Scottish League One	3	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	8	0
Forfar Athletic	2022–23 [18]	Scottish League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total			67	5	3	0	16	2	3	0	89	7

References

1. Ben Armour at WorldFootball.net
2. "Ben Armour". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
3. "Dunfermline Athletic 3-1 Greenock Morton". BBC Sport. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
4. 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.
5. Mitchell, Jonathan (1 July 2017). "Match Report: Stenhousemuir 0-3 Morton". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
6. Mitchell, Jonathan (12 June 2018). "Ben Armour signs one-year contract extension". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
7. Jonathan Mitchell (28 July 2018). "Match report: Morton 5-0 Albion Rovers". Greenock Morton F.C. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
8. Galloway, Andy (11 January 2019). "SIGNING NEWS: ARMOUR CHECKS IN". Dumbarton Football Club.
9. Durent, Jamie (10 July 2019). "Peterhead add former Morton striker Ben Armour on one-year deal". Press & Journal. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
10. "Squad update ii". 15 June 2021.
11. Coutts, Christopher. "Loons boost first team squad". www.forfarathletic.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
12. "Games played by Ben Armour in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
13. "Games played by Ben Armour in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
14. "Games played by Ben Armour in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
15. "Games played by Ben Armour in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
16. "Games played by Ben Armour in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
17. "Games played by Ben Armour in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
18. "Games played by Ben Armour in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

External links

• Ben Armour at Soccerbase