Arthur Albiston

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Arthur Albiston

| image = Albiston, Arthur.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Albiston in 2013

| fullname = Arthur Richard Albiston{{Hugman|140|accessdate=13 April 2020}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|7|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/234 234] |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/234}}

| position = Left-back

| youthyears1 = 1972–1974 |youthclubs1 = Manchester United

| years1 = 1974–1988 | clubs1 = Manchester United | caps1 = 379 | goals1 = 6

| years2 = 1988–1989 | clubs2 = West Bromwich Albion | caps2 = 43 | goals2 = 2

| years3 = 1989–1990 | clubs3 = Dundee | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1990–1991 | clubs4 = Chesterfield | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 1991–1993 | clubs5 = Chester City | caps5 = 68 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1992 | clubs6 = → Molde (loan) | caps6 = 15 | goals6 = 3

| years7 = 1993 | clubs7 = Molde | caps7 = 9 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 1993–1994 | clubs8 = Ayr United | caps8 = 1 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 1994 | clubs9 = Sittingbourne | caps9 = 0 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 1994 | clubs10 = Witton Albion | caps10 = | goals10 =

| years11 = 1994 | clubs11 = Droylsden | caps11 = | goals11 =

| totalcaps = 528

| totalgoals= 12

| nationalyears1 = 1976–1977

| nationalyears2 = 1982–1986

| nationalteam1 = Scotland U21{{cite web |url=http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player.php?playerid=13 |title=Arthur Albiston |work=fitbastats.com |accessdate=11 October 2012}}

| nationalteam2 = Scotland

| nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalcaps2 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1996–1997 | managerclubs1 = Droylsden

}}

Arthur Richard Albiston (born 14 July 1957) is a Scottish former footballer. Albiston played for Manchester United for most of his career, making almost 500 appearances for the club. He also made 14 international appearances for Scotland and was selected for their 1986 FIFA World Cup squad.

Career

Albiston joined Manchester United as an apprentice in July 1972, turning professional in July 1974.{{cite book |last=Matthews |first=Tony |title=The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion |publisher=Breedon Books |year=2005 |isbn=1-85983-474-4 |page=13 }} He made his debut in a League Cup Third Round match against local rivals Manchester City in 1974. He made 485 appearances in 14 years, playing at left back, and scored six 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 longest-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 two 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 seven goals. He also later joined non-League sides Sittingbourne, Witton Albion and Droylsden.

Albiston also earned 14 caps for Scotland, making his debut on 28 April 1982 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. He works for MUTV, Manchester United's official television channel, acting as match summariser during live coverage of the club's reserve and academy teams.

Honours

=As a player=

Manchester United

Football League Second Division: 1974–75
FA Cup: 1976–77,{{cite book |first1=Leslie |first2=Jack |last1=Vernon |last2=Rollin |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 |year=1977 |publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd |location=London |isbn=0354 09018 6 |page=491}} 1982–83, 1984–85
FA Charity Shield: 1977 (shared), 1983