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Ian Harley

Biography

Ian was manager Ian Stewart’s first signing for the club, signing from Cowdenbeath in February 1980, and he would go on to spend over five years at Gayfield. He was a regular in the team for most of his time at the club, featuring under both Stewart and his successor George Fleming with his most successful season being the 1983-84 campaign where he scored 18 goals in 43 games. It was, however, the following season which saw him begin to fall out of the team and he made a transfer request in November 1984. A change of manager in February…Read moreRead less
Ian was manager Ian Stewart’s first signing for the club, signing from Cowdenbeath in February 1980, and he would go on to spend over five years at Gayfield. He was a regular in the team for most of his time at the club, featuring under both Stewart and his successor George Fleming with his most successful season being the 1983-84 campaign where he scored 18 goals in 43 games. It was, however, the following season which saw him begin to fall out of the team and he made a transfer request in November 1984. A change of manager in February 1985 saw the appointment of Jimmy Bone but he failed to win back his regular spot in the team, and he left the club at the end of the 1984-85 season.

Statistics

Apps
152 (32)
Goals
52
Yellow cards
7
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.28
Minutes
13,049*
Seasons
6
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1984-8514 (8)310
1983-84431830
1982-8318 (9)610
1981-8227 (14)410
1980-8137 (1)1610
1979-8013500

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 5 Feb 1980 · Left: 31 May 1985

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Ian Stewart9 Feb 198019 Nov 1983113 (24)
John Smith26 Nov 198310 Dec 19833
George Fleming17 Dec 198329 Dec 198432 (4)
Graham Shaw26 Jan 198516 Feb 19851 (2)
Jimmy Bone23 Feb 198523 Mar 19853 (2)

Timeline

  1. Born

    Bellshill

  2. Signed

  9. Recorded contract end

Appearances (184)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
23 Mar 1985 Cowdenbeath 2–0 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 L
9 Mar 1985 Arbroath 1–3 Dunfermline Second Division1984-85 L
2 Mar 1985 Montrose 3–0 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 L
26 Feb 1985 Cowdenbeath 3–2 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 L
23 Feb 1985 Arbroath 2–0 Berwick Rangers Second Division1984-85 W
16 Feb 1985 Albion Rovers 3–0 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 L
9 Feb 1985 East Stirling 2–0 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 L
26 Jan 1985 Arbroath 0–0 Alloa Second Division1984-85 D
29 Dec 1984 Arbroath 2–1 Raith Rovers Second Division1984-85 W
10 Nov 1984 Albion Rovers 1–0 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 L
3 Nov 1984 Alloa 3–0 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 L
27 Oct 1984 Arbroath 1–1 Cowdenbeath Second Division1984-85 D
20 Oct 1984 Arbroath 2–2 East Stirling Second Division1984-85 D
13 Oct 1984 Stenhousemuir 1–2 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 W
6 Oct 1984 Arbroath 0–2 Dunfermline Second Division1984-85 L
29 Sep 1984 Berwick Rangers 2–1 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 L
22 Sep 1984 Arbroath 0–3 Stirling Second Division1984-85 L
15 Sep 1984 Queen's Park 0–1 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 W
18 Aug 1984 Arbroath 0–3 Montrose Second Division1984-85 L
15 Aug 1984 Dunfermline 4–0 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1984-85 L
11 Aug 1984 Queen of South 1–1 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 D
7 Aug 1984 Arbroath 0–3 Dundee Forfarshire Cup1984-85 L
28 Apr 1984 Arbroath 0–1 East Fife Second Division1983-84 L
21 Apr 1984 Arbroath 6–3 Queen of South Second Division1983-84 W
7 Apr 1984 Dunfermline 2–0 Arbroath Second Division1983-84 L
31 Mar 1984 Arbroath 0–5 Queen's Park Second Division1983-84 L
24 Mar 1984 Stranraer 2–1 Arbroath Second Division1983-84 L
20 Mar 1984 Arbroath 2–1 Stirling Second Division1983-84 W
17 Mar 1984 Berwick Rangers 2–0 Arbroath Second Division1983-84 L
10 Mar 1984 Arbroath 1–0 Cowdenbeath Second Division1983-84 W

Goals scored (52)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
26 Feb 1985 Cowdenbeath 3–2 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 L 11′
26 Feb 1985 Cowdenbeath 3–2 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 L 42′
13 Oct 1984 Stenhousemuir 1–2 Arbroath Second Division1984-85 W 57′
21 Apr 1984 Arbroath 6–3 Queen of South Second Division1983-84 W 10′
21 Apr 1984 Arbroath 6–3 Queen of South Second Division1983-84 W 53′
24 Mar 1984 Stranraer 2–1 Arbroath Second Division1983-84 L 43′
15 Feb 1984 Stranraer 0–1 Arbroath Second Division1983-84 W 58′
4 Feb 1984 Arbroath 3–2 East Stirling Second Division1983-84 W 81′
21 Jan 1984 Arbroath 3–0 Dunfermline Second Division1983-84 W 82′
24 Dec 1983 Queen of South 2–1 Arbroath Second Division1983-84 L 43′
26 Nov 1983 Arbroath 1–1 Stenhousemuir Second Division1983-84 D 13′
29 Oct 1983 Arbroath 3–1 Stranraer Second Division1983-84 W 30′
15 Oct 1983 Dunfermline 0–1 Arbroath Second Division1983-84 W 57′
1 Oct 1983 Arbroath 2–0 Queen's Park Second Division1983-84 W 47′
28 Sep 1983 Montrose 0–4 Arbroath Second Division1983-84 W 62′
17 Sep 1983 East Fife 0–1 Arbroath Second Division1983-84 W 23′
3 Sep 1983 Arbroath 3–2 Cowdenbeath Second Division1983-84 W 55′
3 Sep 1983 Arbroath 3–2 Cowdenbeath Second Division1983-84 W 64′
27 Aug 1983 Arbroath 3–0 Albion Rovers Second Division1983-84 W 51′
27 Aug 1983 Arbroath 3–0 Albion Rovers Second Division1983-84 W 73′
20 Aug 1983 Forfar 4–1 Arbroath Second Division1983-84 L 18′
30 Apr 1983 Arbroath 3–2 Stranraer Second Division1982-83 W 39′
23 Apr 1983 Albion Rovers 0–2 Arbroath Second Division1982-83 W 7′
9 Apr 1983 Arbroath 4–0 East Stirling Second Division1982-83 W 55′
19 Mar 1983 Arbroath 3–1 Berwick Rangers Second Division1982-83 W 66′