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Stuart Armstrong

Stuart Armstrong (born 30 March 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Southampton and the Scotland national team.

Stuart Armstrong
Armstrong with Scotland in 2019
Personal information
Full name Stuart Armstrong[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-30) 30 March 1992 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Inverness, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Southampton
Number 17
Youth career
2003–2008 Dyce Boys Club
2008–2009 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2009–2010 Dundee United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Dundee United 126 (18)
2015–2018 Celtic 98 (23)
2018– Southampton 168 (18)
International career
2010–2011 Scotland U19 7 (2)
2010–2014 Scotland U21 20 (4)
2017– Scotland 48 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:22, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:53, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Armstrong began his professional career with Dundee United, making his debut in 2010 and went on to make almost 150 appearances. Armstrong moved to Celtic in February 2015, and helped them win four Scottish league championships and consecutive domestic trebles. He then moved to Premier League club Southampton in June 2018.

Armstrong represented Scotland at under-19 and under-21 level, then made his full international debut in 2017, representing the side at UEFA Euro 2020. He was voted as the SFWA Young Player of the Year in 2013 and has been named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year for the Scottish Premiership three times. He was also nominated twice for the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year.

Early life edit

Born in Inverness, Armstrong attended Hazlehead Academy in Aberdeen,[3] alongside fellow footballer Fraser Fyvie.[4] Armstrong grew up idolizing Gianfranco Zola.[5]

Club career edit

Early career edit

Armstrong played for Dyce Boys Club and the Inverness Caledonian Thistle youth team, before signing professionally with Dundee United in July 2009.[6][7]

Dundee United edit

2010–11 edit

Armstrong made his first team debut for Dundee United in November 2010, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Hamilton Academical.[8] Towards the end of the season, manager Peter Houston praised Armstrong on his substitute role.[9]

2011–12 edit

Armstrong then scored his first goal for United in a 2–2 draw against St Mirren in December 2011.[10] After the match, Armstrong said that "I got a deflected goal in Inverness last month but my first proper strike came against St Mirren in the 2–2 draw last week and that has filled me with confidence".[4]

2012–13 edit

 
Armstrong training with Dundee United in 2012

After making six appearances this season, Armstrong agreed a three-year contract with Dundee United in September 2012.[11] Armstrong then signed another new contract with United in October 2012.[12] Armstrong scored his first goal of the season on 24 November, in a 2–1 win over Ross County.[13][14] Having made six appearances in February, Armstrong was awarded Clydesdale Bank Premier League Young Player of the Month.[15] Armstrong was nominated for SPFA young player of the year,[16] but it was awarded to Hibernian's Leigh Griffiths instead.[17] He did, however, go on to win the SFWA Young Player of the Year award.[18]

2013–14 edit

Armstrong and Dundee United began negotiations over a new contract,[19] and on 12 December, he signed a one-year contract extension.[20] Armstrong expressed an ambition to play in England in the future, but said he was happy to wait until he had established himself in the United first team.[5] In the January 2014 transfer window, Celtic were interested in some of Dundee United's other youngsters.[21] This was later dismissed as "speculation" by Celtic manager Neil Lennon.[22] In April 2014, he was nominated for the 2013–14 PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award.[23] He was also selected to the 2013–14 Premiership PFA Scotland Team of the Year.[24]

2014–15 edit

His last match for Dundee United came in a New Firm derby defeat of Aberdeen in a 2014–15 Scottish League Cup semi-final on 31 January 2015.[25] Armstrong made 150 appearances, starting 109 matches, and scored 22 goals in all competitions for Dundee United before joining Celtic.[25][26]

Celtic edit

2014–15 edit

In January 2015, Dundee United turned down two transfer offers from Celtic for Armstrong,[27] however the transfer was completed on 2 February 2015, alongside fellow Dundee United player Gary Mackay-Steven.[28] Armstrong denied requesting the transfer.[29] Both players would be ineligible for the remaining Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup ties as Celtic chased a domestic treble.[28] Armstrong and Mackay-Steven were later given the nickname Zig and Zag by the staff at Celtic.[30]

 
Armstrong playing for Celtic in 2017

Armstrong scored on his Celtic debut in a 3–0 league victory at Partick Thistle on 11 February 2015.[31] He gave Celtic a 2–0 lead after fellow debutante Gary Mackay-Steven opened the scoring.[31] Armstrong made his Celtic Park and European debut in a 3–3 draw with Inter Milan in the UEFA Europa League on 19 February 2015.[32][33]

2015–16 edit

Armstrong made his first appearance of the 2015–16 season in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg tie against Stjarnan, assisting the second goal in a 2–0 home win.[34][35] He scored his first goals of the season with a second-half brace, in a 4–2 league win against Inverness CT on 15 August.[36][37]

2016–17 edit

Armstrong scored 17 goals in all competitions as Celtic won a domestic treble.[38]

2017–18 edit

Celtic won a second successive domestic treble in 2017–18, but Armstrong's season was interrupted by injuries.[38][39] In June 2018, Celtic agreed a £7 million transfer fee for Armstrong with Premier League club Southampton.[38]

Southampton edit

2018–19 edit

Armstrong signed a four-year contract with Southampton in June 2018.[40][41] He said he wanted to "hit the ground running" at the club.[42] On 12 August 2018, Armstrong made his debut in a 0–0 draw against Burnley in the Premier League.[43] In November 2018, he stated that he did not miss Scottish football.[44] On 24 November 2018, Armstrong scored his first two goals for Southampton in a 3–2 defeat against Fulham in the league.[45]

2019–20 edit

On 17 August 2019, Armstrong made his first league appearance of the season in a 1–2 defeat to Liverpool, replacing Ché Adams in the second half.[46] On 2 November 2019, Armstrong made his first league start of the season in a 2–1 defeat to Manchester City.[47] On 11 January 2020, Armstrong scored his first goal of the season in Southampton’s 1–2 victory against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.[48]

On 13 March 2020, the Premier League was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[49] This meant that Armstrong and Southampton would not play again until 19 June 2020, where Armstrong scored in a 0–3 victory against Norwich at Carrow Road.[50]

2020–21 edit

It was announced on 1 January 2021 that Armstrong had signed a new three-and-a-half year contract with Southampton, which will run to the summer of 2024.[51]

2021–22 edit

On 5 February 2022, Armstrong scored in a 2–1 victory against Coventry City in the FA Cup which was voted as goal of the fourth round.[52][53] His first league goal of the season came on 19 February 2022 in a 2–0 victory against Everton.[54]

2022–23 edit

On 23 October 2022, Armstrong scored his first goal of the season in a 1–1 draw with Arsenal.[55] His only other goal of the 2022–23 season came on 30 April 2023 in a 3–1 defeat to Newcastle United.[56]

International career edit

Armstrong represented Scotland at under-19 and under-21 levels.[57][58] On 21 May 2013, Armstrong was called up for the senior team, along with his Dundee United teammate Gary Mackay-Steven.[59] He was called up again by the national team in August 2015,[60] and again in March 2017.[61] Armstrong made his full international debut on 26 March 2017, in a 1–0 win against Slovenia.[62] National team manager Gordon Strachan called it "the best Scotland debut I have ever seen."[63] In September 2017 he was ruled out of two 2018 World Cup qualifying games through injury.[39]

In October 2020 he pulled out of the Scotland squad for a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-off semi-final against Israel after testing positive for COVID-19.[64]

In May 2021 he was selected to the Scotland squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[65]

Personal life edit

In 2014, Armstrong was studying for a law degree through the Open University in his spare time.[66][67]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 2 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee United 2010–11[68] Scottish Premier League 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2011–12[69] Scottish Premier League 23 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 28 1
2012–13[70] Scottish Premier League 36 3 4 0 2 0 1[c] 0 43 3
2013–14[71] Scottish Premiership 36 8 5 3 2 0 43 11
2014–15[72] Scottish Premiership 20 6 1 0 3 0 24 6
Total 126 18 13 3 9 0 1 0 149 21
Celtic 2014–15[72] Scottish Premiership 15 1 2[c] 1 17 2
2015–16[73] Scottish Premiership 25 4 1 0 2 0 11[d] 0 39 4
2016–17[74] Scottish Premiership 31 15 4 2 3 0 9[e] 0 47 17
2017–18[75] Scottish Premiership 27 3 1 0 3 1 10[e] 1 41 5
Total 98 23 6 2 8 1 32 2 144 28
Southampton 2018–19[76] Premier League 29 3 1 1 2 0 32 4
2019–20[77] Premier League 30 5 3 0 1 0 34 5
2020–21[78] Premier League 33 4 5 1 0 0 38 5
2021–22[79] Premier League 25 2 4 1 1 0 30 3
2022–23[80] Premier League 32 2 0 0 3 0 35 2
2023–24[81] Championship 19 2 0 0 1 0 20 2
Total 168 18 13 3 8 0 0 0 189 21
Career total 392 59 32 8 25 1 33 2 482 70
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International edit

As of match played 19 November 2023[82][83]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 2017 4 1
2018 7 0
2019 8 1
2020 3 0
2021 8 0
2022 10 2
2023 8 1
Total 48 5
Scotland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Armstrong goal.[82]
List of international goals scored by Stuart Armstrong
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 1 September 2017 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania 3   Lithuania 1–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [84]
2 13 October 2019 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 18   San Marino 6–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [85]
3 14 June 2022 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 36   Armenia 1–1 4–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B [86]
4 2–1
5 19 November 2023 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 48   Norway 3–2 3–3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification [87]

Honours edit

Celtic[88]

Individual

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External links edit

  • Profile at the Southampton F.C. website
  • Stuart Armstrong at Soccerbase  

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Stuart Armstrong born 30 March 1992 is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Southampton and the Scotland national team Stuart ArmstrongArmstrong with Scotland in 2019Personal informationFull nameStuart Armstrong 1 Date of birth 1992 03 30 30 March 1992 age 31 2 Place of birthInverness ScotlandHeight6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 2 Position s MidfielderTeam informationCurrent teamSouthamptonNumber17Youth career2003 2008Dyce Boys Club2008 2009Inverness Caledonian Thistle2009 2010Dundee UnitedSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2010 2015Dundee United126 18 2015 2018Celtic98 23 2018 Southampton168 18 International career 2010 2011Scotland U197 2 2010 2014Scotland U2120 4 2017 Scotland48 5 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 18 22 2 December 2023 UTC National team caps and goals correct as of 23 53 19 November 2023 UTC Armstrong began his professional career with Dundee United making his debut in 2010 and went on to make almost 150 appearances Armstrong moved to Celtic in February 2015 and helped them win four Scottish league championships and consecutive domestic trebles He then moved to Premier League club Southampton in June 2018 Armstrong represented Scotland at under 19 and under 21 level then made his full international debut in 2017 representing the side at UEFA Euro 2020 He was voted as the SFWA Young Player of the Year in 2013 and has been named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year for the Scottish Premiership three times He was also nominated twice for the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year Contents 1 Early life 2 Club career 2 1 Early career 2 2 Dundee United 2 2 1 2010 11 2 2 2 2011 12 2 2 3 2012 13 2 2 4 2013 14 2 2 5 2014 15 2 3 Celtic 2 3 1 2014 15 2 3 2 2015 16 2 3 3 2016 17 2 3 4 2017 18 2 4 Southampton 2 4 1 2018 19 2 4 2 2019 20 2 4 3 2020 21 2 4 4 2021 22 2 4 5 2022 23 3 International career 4 Personal life 5 Career statistics 5 1 Club 5 2 International 6 Honours 7 References 8 External linksEarly life editBorn in Inverness Armstrong attended Hazlehead Academy in Aberdeen 3 alongside fellow footballer Fraser Fyvie 4 Armstrong grew up idolizing Gianfranco Zola 5 Club career editEarly career edit Armstrong played for Dyce Boys Club and the Inverness Caledonian Thistle youth team before signing professionally with Dundee United in July 2009 6 7 Dundee United edit 2010 11 edit Armstrong made his first team debut for Dundee United in November 2010 coming on as a substitute in a 1 0 win over Hamilton Academical 8 Towards the end of the season manager Peter Houston praised Armstrong on his substitute role 9 2011 12 edit Armstrong then scored his first goal for United in a 2 2 draw against St Mirren in December 2011 10 After the match Armstrong said that I got a deflected goal in Inverness last month but my first proper strike came against St Mirren in the 2 2 draw last week and that has filled me with confidence 4 2012 13 edit nbsp Armstrong training with Dundee United in 2012After making six appearances this season Armstrong agreed a three year contract with Dundee United in September 2012 11 Armstrong then signed another new contract with United in October 2012 12 Armstrong scored his first goal of the season on 24 November in a 2 1 win over Ross County 13 14 Having made six appearances in February Armstrong was awarded Clydesdale Bank Premier League Young Player of the Month 15 Armstrong was nominated for SPFA young player of the year 16 but it was awarded to Hibernian s Leigh Griffiths instead 17 He did however go on to win the SFWA Young Player of the Year award 18 2013 14 edit Armstrong and Dundee United began negotiations over a new contract 19 and on 12 December he signed a one year contract extension 20 Armstrong expressed an ambition to play in England in the future but said he was happy to wait until he had established himself in the United first team 5 In the January 2014 transfer window Celtic were interested in some of Dundee United s other youngsters 21 This was later dismissed as speculation by Celtic manager Neil Lennon 22 In April 2014 he was nominated for the 2013 14 PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award 23 He was also selected to the 2013 14 Premiership PFA Scotland Team of the Year 24 2014 15 edit His last match for Dundee United came in a New Firm derby defeat of Aberdeen in a 2014 15 Scottish League Cup semi final on 31 January 2015 25 Armstrong made 150 appearances starting 109 matches and scored 22 goals in all competitions for Dundee United before joining Celtic 25 26 Celtic edit 2014 15 edit In January 2015 Dundee United turned down two transfer offers from Celtic for Armstrong 27 however the transfer was completed on 2 February 2015 alongside fellow Dundee United player Gary Mackay Steven 28 Armstrong denied requesting the transfer 29 Both players would be ineligible for the remaining Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup ties as Celtic chased a domestic treble 28 Armstrong and Mackay Steven were later given the nickname Zig and Zag by the staff at Celtic 30 nbsp Armstrong playing for Celtic in 2017Armstrong scored on his Celtic debut in a 3 0 league victory at Partick Thistle on 11 February 2015 31 He gave Celtic a 2 0 lead after fellow debutante Gary Mackay Steven opened the scoring 31 Armstrong made his Celtic Park and European debut in a 3 3 draw with Inter Milan in the UEFA Europa League on 19 February 2015 32 33 2015 16 edit Armstrong made his first appearance of the 2015 16 season in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg tie against Stjarnan assisting the second goal in a 2 0 home win 34 35 He scored his first goals of the season with a second half brace in a 4 2 league win against Inverness CT on 15 August 36 37 2016 17 edit Armstrong scored 17 goals in all competitions as Celtic won a domestic treble 38 2017 18 edit Celtic won a second successive domestic treble in 2017 18 but Armstrong s season was interrupted by injuries 38 39 In June 2018 Celtic agreed a 7 million transfer fee for Armstrong with Premier League club Southampton 38 Southampton edit 2018 19 edit Armstrong signed a four year contract with Southampton in June 2018 40 41 He said he wanted to hit the ground running at the club 42 On 12 August 2018 Armstrong made his debut in a 0 0 draw against Burnley in the Premier League 43 In November 2018 he stated that he did not miss Scottish football 44 On 24 November 2018 Armstrong scored his first two goals for Southampton in a 3 2 defeat against Fulham in the league 45 2019 20 edit On 17 August 2019 Armstrong made his first league appearance of the season in a 1 2 defeat to Liverpool replacing Che Adams in the second half 46 On 2 November 2019 Armstrong made his first league start of the season in a 2 1 defeat to Manchester City 47 On 11 January 2020 Armstrong scored his first goal of the season in Southampton s 1 2 victory against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium 48 On 13 March 2020 the Premier League was suspended due to the COVID 19 pandemic 49 This meant that Armstrong and Southampton would not play again until 19 June 2020 where Armstrong scored in a 0 3 victory against Norwich at Carrow Road 50 2020 21 edit It was announced on 1 January 2021 that Armstrong had signed a new three and a half year contract with Southampton which will run to the summer of 2024 51 2021 22 edit On 5 February 2022 Armstrong scored in a 2 1 victory against Coventry City in the FA Cup which was voted as goal of the fourth round 52 53 His first league goal of the season came on 19 February 2022 in a 2 0 victory against Everton 54 2022 23 edit On 23 October 2022 Armstrong scored his first goal of the season in a 1 1 draw with Arsenal 55 His only other goal of the 2022 23 season came on 30 April 2023 in a 3 1 defeat to Newcastle United 56 International career editArmstrong represented Scotland at under 19 and under 21 levels 57 58 On 21 May 2013 Armstrong was called up for the senior team along with his Dundee United teammate Gary Mackay Steven 59 He was called up again by the national team in August 2015 60 and again in March 2017 61 Armstrong made his full international debut on 26 March 2017 in a 1 0 win against Slovenia 62 National team manager Gordon Strachan called it the best Scotland debut I have ever seen 63 In September 2017 he was ruled out of two 2018 World Cup qualifying games through injury 39 In October 2020 he pulled out of the Scotland squad for a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play off semi final against Israel after testing positive for COVID 19 64 In May 2021 he was selected to the Scotland squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament 65 Personal life editIn 2014 Armstrong was studying for a law degree through the Open University in his spare time 66 67 Career statistics editClub edit As of match played 2 December 2023Appearances and goals by club season and competition Club Season League National Cup a League Cup b Other TotalDivision Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsDundee United 2010 11 68 Scottish Premier League 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 02011 12 69 Scottish Premier League 23 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 28 12012 13 70 Scottish Premier League 36 3 4 0 2 0 1 c 0 43 32013 14 71 Scottish Premiership 36 8 5 3 2 0 43 112014 15 72 Scottish Premiership 20 6 1 0 3 0 24 6Total 126 18 13 3 9 0 1 0 149 21Celtic 2014 15 72 Scottish Premiership 15 1 2 c 1 17 22015 16 73 Scottish Premiership 25 4 1 0 2 0 11 d 0 39 42016 17 74 Scottish Premiership 31 15 4 2 3 0 9 e 0 47 172017 18 75 Scottish Premiership 27 3 1 0 3 1 10 e 1 41 5Total 98 23 6 2 8 1 32 2 144 28Southampton 2018 19 76 Premier League 29 3 1 1 2 0 32 42019 20 77 Premier League 30 5 3 0 1 0 34 52020 21 78 Premier League 33 4 5 1 0 0 38 52021 22 79 Premier League 25 2 4 1 1 0 30 32022 23 80 Premier League 32 2 0 0 3 0 35 22023 24 81 Championship 19 2 0 0 1 0 20 2Total 168 18 13 3 8 0 0 0 189 21Career total 392 59 32 8 25 1 33 2 482 70 Includes Scottish Cup FA Cup Includes Scottish League Cup EFL Cup a b Appearance s in UEFA Europa League Six appearances in UEFA Champions League five in UEFA Europa League a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League International edit As of match played 19 November 2023 82 83 Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps GoalsScotland 2017 4 12018 7 02019 8 12020 3 02021 8 02022 10 22023 8 1Total 48 5Scotland score listed first score column indicates score after each Armstrong goal 82 List of international goals scored by Stuart Armstrong No Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref 1 1 September 2017 LFF Stadium Vilnius Lithuania 3 nbsp Lithuania 1 0 3 0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 84 2 13 October 2019 Hampden Park Glasgow Scotland 18 nbsp San Marino 6 0 6 0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification 85 3 14 June 2022 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Yerevan Armenia 36 nbsp Armenia 1 1 4 1 2022 23 UEFA Nations League B 86 4 2 15 19 November 2023 Hampden Park Glasgow Scotland 48 nbsp Norway 3 2 3 3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification 87 Honours editCeltic 88 Scottish Premiership 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 Scottish Cup 2016 17 2017 18 Scottish League Cup 2016 17 2017 18 89 Individual Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month February 2013 15 ArabTRUST s September 2012 Player of the Month award October 2012 90 SFWA Young Player of the Year 2012 13 18 PFA Scotland Team of the Year Scottish Premiership 2013 14 24 2014 15 24 2016 17 91 References edit Updated squad lists for 2022 23 Premier League Premier League 4 February 2023 Retrieved 11 February 2023 a b Stuart Armstrong Overview Premier League Retrieved 13 October 2019 Hepburn Henry 11 June 2021 Scotland players old schools send good luck messages TES Retrieved 27 December 2021 a b Dundee United starlet Stuart Armstrong I want last laugh on school pal Fraser Fyvie Daily Record 2 January 2012 Retrieved 22 May 2013 a b Arabs youngster Stuart Armstrong in no rush to seek dream move to English top flight Daily Record 22 September 2013 Retrieved 3 April 2014 Stuart Armstrong Dundee United Profile Dundee United Official Website Archived from the original on 5 July 2013 Retrieved 22 May 2013 Stuart Armstrong Southampton to Celtic cash share leaves boys club in shock BBC Sport 13 September 2018 Retrieved 13 September 2018 Welcome to Tannadice Dundee United Football Club Archived from the original on 28 September 2012 Retrieved 26 February 2011 Peter Houston happy at impact of Dundee United subs BBC Sport 1 March 2011 Retrieved 22 May 2013 St Mirren 2 2 Dundee United BBC Sport 28 December 2011 Archived from the original on 27 January 2016 Retrieved 14 February 2012 Dundee United extend contracts for Armstrong and Watson BBC Sport 24 September 2012 Retrieved 24 September 2012 Dundee United boss Peter Houston tips Stuart Armstrong to be next big thing Daily Record 24 October 2012 Retrieved 22 May 2013 Dundee United goal hero Stuart Armstrong apologises to Jon Daly for nicking winner Daily Record 25 November 2012 Retrieved 22 May 2013 Peter Houston salutes Dundee United s spirit after 2 1 win over Ross County Sky Sports 25 November 2012 Retrieved 22 May 2013 a b Stuart Armstrong and Derek Adams collect February SPL awards Daily Record 7 March 2013 Retrieved 22 May 2013 Griffiths Higdon Shinnie amp McGinn on SPFA shortlist BBC Sport 24 April 2013 Retrieved 22 May 2013 Motherwell striker Michael Higdon lands PFA Scotland Player of the Year award Daily Record 6 May 2013 Retrieved 22 May 2013 a b Young Player of the Year Stuart Armstrong looks push on at Tannadice Daily Record 18 May 2013 Retrieved 21 August 2013 Dundee United aim to tie up key trio on extended contracts BBC Sport 6 December 2013 Retrieved 3 April 2014 Scottish football Stuart Armstrong signs one year contract extension with Dundee United Sky Sports 12 December 2013 Retrieved 3 April 2014 Celtic boss Neil Lennon eyes up move for Dundee United superkids as he looks to the future Daily Record 1 January 2014 Retrieved 3 April 2014 Georgios Samaras Neil Lennon not giving up on Celtic striker BBC Sport 1 January 2014 Retrieved 3 April 2014 Three Celtic players make PFA player of year shortlist BBC Sport 17 April 2014 Retrieved 17 April 2014 a b c Celtic and Dundee United trios in SPFL Premiership team of year BBC Sport 18 April 2014 Retrieved 18 April 2014 a b Celtic sign Stuart Armstrong amp Gary Mackay Steven The Scotsman 3 February 2015 Retrieved 5 May 2015 Stuart Armstrong profile Arab Arachive Retrieved 5 May 2015 Jim Spence 29 January 2015 Stuart Armstrong Dundee United reject Celtic and Burnley bids BBC Sport Retrieved 2 February 2015 a b Spence Jim 2 February 2015 Stuart Armstrong amp Gary Mackay Steven join Celtic BBC Sport Retrieved 3 February 2015 Lamont Alasdair 3 February 2015 Celtic Stuart Armstrong denies Dundee United exit request BBC Sport Retrieved 3 February 2015 Stuart Armstrong settles in with Celtic nickname The Scotsman 14 February 2015 Retrieved 5 May 2015 a b Partick Thistle 0 Celtic 3 Daily Record 12 February 2015 Retrieved 3 May 2015 Celtic s Stuart Armstrong Inter fightback was incredible but title is still top priority Daily Record 21 February 2015 Retrieved 3 May 2015 Gary Mackay Steven and Stuart Armstrong make Euro debuts for Hoops STV Sport 19 February 2015 Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 3 May 2015 Celtic 2 0 Stjarnan BBC Sport 15 July 2015 Retrieved 17 January 2016 Games played by Stuart Armstrong in 2015 2016 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 24 January 2016 Celtic 4 2 Inverness CT BBC Sport 15 August 2015 Retrieved 24 January 2016 Celtic 4 2 Inverness Armstrong double seals Hoops win Sky Sports 16 August 2015 Retrieved 24 January 2016 a b c Macintyre Kenny 22 June 2018 Stuart Armstrong Celtic amp Southampton agree terms for Scotland midfielder BBC Sport Retrieved 23 June 2018 a b World Cup 2018 Scotland duo Scott Brown and Stuart Armstrong ruled out through injury BBC Sport 29 September 2017 Retrieved 23 June 2018 Stuart Armstrong signs for Southampton on a four year deal Celtic F C 26 June 2018 Retrieved 26 June 2018 Stuart Armstrong Southampton sign Celtic midfielder on four year deal BBC Sport 26 June 2018 Retrieved 26 June 2018 Stuart Armstrong Southampton signing from Celtic aims to hit ground running BBC Sport 27 June 2018 Retrieved 27 June 2018 Southampton 0 0 Burnley Alex McCarthy and Joe Hart shine in stalemate Sky Sports Retrieved 6 March 2021 Stuart Armstrong Southampton s ex Celtic midfielder doesn t miss Scottish game BBC Sport 14 November 2018 Retrieved 14 November 2018 Mitrovic double earns Ranieri first win BBC Sport Retrieved 6 March 2021 Johnston Neil 17 August 2019 Southampton 1 2 Liverpool BBC Sport Retrieved 29 July 2022 Bevan Chris 2 November 2019 Manchester City 2 1 Southampton BBC Sport Retrieved 29 July 2022 Bullin Matt 11 January 2020 Leicester City 1 2 Southampton BBC Sport Retrieved 29 July 2022 MacInnes Paul 13 March 2020 Premier League Football League and WSL suspended until April The Guardian Retrieved 29 July 2022 Sanders Emma 19 June 2020 Norwich 0 3 Southampton BBC Sport Retrieved 29 July 2020 New deal for Armstrong Southampton FC Archived from the original on 21 July 2021 Retrieved 1 January 2021 Southampton 2 1 Coventry Kyle Walker Peters strikes in extra time but Lyanco and Armando Broja suffer injuries Sky Sports 5 February 2021 Retrieved 1 October 2023 FA Cup Stuart Armstrong strike voted goal of the fourth round BBC Sport 7 February 2022 Retrieved 1 October 2021 Sutcliffe Steve 19 February 2022 Southampton 2 0 Everton BBC Sport Retrieved 1 October 2023 Howarth Matthew 23 October 2022 Southampton 1 1 Arsenal BBC Sport Retrieved 1 October 2023 Rose Gary 30 April 2023 Newcastle United 3 1 Southampton BBC Sport Retrieved 1 October 2023 Scottish Football Association Under 19 squad SFA Scottish Football Association Under 21 squad SFA Dundee United s Stuart Armstrong called up to Scotland squad The Courier 21 May 2013 Retrieved 22 May 2013 Celtic s Stuart Armstrong given Scotland call up BBC Sport Scotland Stuart Armstrong Ryan Fraser amp Tom Cairney called up BBC Sport 13 March 2017 Retrieved 26 March 2017 Scotland 1 0 Slovenia BBC Sport 26 March 2017 Retrieved 26 March 2017 Scotland 1 0 Slovenia Gordon Strachan hails match winner Chris Martin BBC Sport 26 March 2017 Scotland trio out after positive test BBC Sport 7 October 2020 Gilmour amp Turnbull make Scotland squad via www bbc co uk Dundee United s Stuart Armstrong favours law course over golf course The Courier 3 April 2014 Archived from the original on 3 April 2014 Retrieved 3 April 2014 Dundee United s Stuart Armstrong reveals he s studying for a law degree to stave off boredom Daily Record 3 April 2014 Archived from the original on 3 April 2014 Retrieved 3 April 2014 Games played by Stuart Armstrong in 2010 2011 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 24 November 2018 Games played by Stuart Armstrong in 2011 2012 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 24 November 2018 Games played by Stuart Armstrong in 2012 2013 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 24 November 2018 Games played by Stuart Armstrong in 2013 2014 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 24 November 2018 a b Games played by Stuart Armstrong in 2014 2015 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 24 November 2018 Games played by Stuart Armstrong in 2015 2016 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 24 November 2018 Games played by Stuart Armstrong in 2016 2017 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 24 November 2018 Games played by Stuart Armstrong in 2017 2018 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 24 November 2018 Games played by Stuart Armstrong in 2018 2019 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 21 April 2019 Games played by Stuart Armstrong in 2019 2020 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 13 July 2020 Games played by Stuart Armstrong in 2020 2021 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 21 March 2021 Games played by Stuart Armstrong in 2021 2022 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 15 August 2021 Games played by Stuart Armstrong in 2022 2023 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 6 August 2022 Games played by Stuart Armstrong in 2023 2024 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 4 August 2023 a b Armstrong Stuart National Football Teams Benjamin Strack Zimmermann Retrieved 26 March 2021 Stuart Armstrong at the Scottish Football Association English Tom 1 September 2018 Lithuania 0 3 Scotlad BBC Sport Retrieved 24 November 2018 Lamont Alasdair 13 October 2019 Scotland 6 0 San Marino BBC Sport Retrieved 13 October 2019 Armenia 1 4 Scotland Clarke s men revive Nations League hopes BBC Sport 14 June 2022 Retrieved 14 June 2022 Scotland 3 3 Norway Steve Clarke s side head for Euro 2024 after closing draw BBC Sport 19 November 2023 Retrieved 19 November 2023 Stuart Armstrong at Soccerway Motherwell 0 2 Celtic BBC Sport 26 November 2017 Retrieved 26 November 2017 Armstrong presented with Player of the Month gong Arab Trust 20 October 2012 Archived from the original on 6 July 2013 Retrieved 22 May 2013 PFA SCOTLAND TEAMS OF THE YEAR 2017 PFA Scotland Archived from the original on 16 August 2017 Retrieved 22 May 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stuart Armstrong Profile at the Southampton F C website Stuart Armstrong at Soccerbase nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stuart Armstrong amp oldid 1187986675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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