[4] He made his debut in a League Cup Third Round match against local rivals Manchester City in 1974.

Albiston left Manchester United in August 1988 for West Bromwich Albion, managed by ex-Red Devils boss Ron Atkinson, on a free transfer.

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.

Albiston also earned 14 caps for Scotland, making his debut on 28 April 1982 against Northern Ireland.

[4] 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.