Archibald Ritchie (footballer, born 1872)

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Archie Ritchie
Personal information
Full name Archibald Ritchie
Date of birth (1872-04-12)12 April 1872
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland[1]
Date of death Unknown
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1891 East Stirlingshire
1891-1899 Nottingham Forest[2][a] 175 (0)
1899–1900 Bristol Rovers 22 (0)
1901–1902 Swindon Town 26 (0)
National team
1891 Scotland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Archibald Ritchie (born 12 April 1872)[3] was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender for East Stirlingshire, Nottingham Forest,[2][1] Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town and the Scotland national football team.[3][4]

Nottingham Forest[]

Ritchie made his debut for Nottingham Forest on 5 September 1891 in a 4–1 victory away to Bootle and his last competitive game was on 20 April 1899 at Derby County which Forest lost 2–0.[2] He was part of the team that won the FA Cup in 1898.[5]

International career[]

Ritchie won one cap with the Scotland national team against Wales in the 1891 British Home Championship.[3]

Honours[]

Nottingham Forest

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Includes stats for Football Alliance for 1891–92.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Archibald Ritchie, TheCityGround.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022
  2. ^ a b c d e Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
  3. ^ a b c Archibald Ritchie - Scotland football record from 21 Mar 1891: clubs - East Stirlingshire, londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  4. ^ Archie RITCHIE - Player Profile, swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Swindon Town F.C. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. ^ 1898 FA Cup Final Result Archived 2008-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, sportingchronicle.com. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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