Career
Armstrong, a full-forward, was recruited from North Melbourne, then playing in the Victorian Football Association. He was Essendon"s leading goal-kicker in 1910, his first season, with 30 goals. He twice kicked six goals in a game for Essendon, against Melbourne in 1910 at the MCG and Collingwood the following year at East Melbourne.
Injury kept him out of both Essendon"s 1911 and 1912 premiership teams and sciatica problems meant he didn"t play at all in 1913.
Armstrong crossed to Essendon Association during the 1914 season. He also played for Brighton during his career.