Alan Archibald

Alan Archibald

Archibald (left) is interviewed by Chick Young of BBC Radio Scotland.
Personal information
Full name	Alan Maxwell Archibald
Date of birth	(1977-12-13) 13 December 1977 (age 39)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Partick Thistle (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2003	Partick Thistle	200	(8)
2003–2007	Dundee United	125	(6)
2007–2013	Partick Thistle	159	(1)
Total		484	(15)
National team
1998	Scotland U21	5	(0)
Teams managed
2013–	Partick Thistle
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 April 2010.

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 April 2010.

Alan Maxwell Archibald (born 13 December 1977) is a Scottish football manager and former player who is the manager of Partick Thistle in the Scottish Premiership. Archibald,who played as a defender, has been associated with Partick Thistle for most of his career. Beginning his professional career with the club as a teenager, he went on to make 423 appearances for Thistle in two spells, placing him tenth on the club's all-time list of most appearances. His only other professional club was Dundee United, where he played between 2003 and 2007 before rejoining Thistle. Archibald also played five times for the Scotland national under-21 team.

Following his retirement from playing, Archibald became Partick Thistle manager in 2013 and went on to win the Scottish Football League First Division title that year. In total, as both a player and manager, Archibald has achieved three league divisional titles and promotions with Partick Thistle. Since September 2015, he has been the longest serving current manager in the Scottish Premiership.

Archibald was born in Glasgow. A left-footed defender, he started his professional career with Partick Thistle as an eighteen-year-old. Alan made 231 appearances scoring eight goals during this period with the Jags where, until leaving, he was their longest-serving player. During this time he also gained caps as a Scotland U-21 international.

Archibald was signed by then-manager Ian McCall for Dundee United on 3 June 2003. In his first season at Tannadice – 2003–04 – Archibald was the only player to feature in every match for United, and his assured performances earned him a contract extension. Archibald's first United goal came against Hearts in a 2–1 win at Tannadice. He also scored against Celtic in a narrow defeat for the Tangerines at Celtic Park.