Jimmy Archibald
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Mitchell Archibald | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 25 January 1975 | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Waltham Forest, London | ||
Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1914–1919 | Motherwell | 52 | (19) |
1919–1921 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | (1) |
1922–1923 | Aberdare Athletic | 30 | (2) |
1923–1925 | Clapton Orient | 49 | (1) |
1926–1927 | Southend United | 0 | (0) |
?– | Margate | 0 | (0) |
?–1935 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
James Mitchell Archibald (18 September 1892 – 25 January 1975) was a Scottish professional footballer.
Archibald, a Falkirk-born wing-half, began his career with Motherwell.[2] He later moved to Tottenham Hotspur, making his Spurs debut in the 1919-20 season. He played 24 league games, scoring once, before moving to Aberdare Athletic in 1922. Thirty league games and 2 goals the following season resulted in a move to Clapton Orient in 1923.[3] He played 52 times for Orient, 49 games in the League scoring once and three games in the FA Cup, before joining Southend United in 1926.[3] However, he left Southend to join non-league Margate without playing in the Southend first team. He later played for Tunbridge Wells Rangers.[4] Archibald died on 25 January 1975 in Waltham Forest, London.[3]
References[]
- ^ "The lure of promotion. Clapton Orient". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ Jimmy Archibald, MotherWELLnet
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 0752424122.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 10. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
- 1892 births
- 1975 deaths
- Footballers from Falkirk
- Scottish footballers
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Aberdare Athletic F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Margate F.C. players
- Tunbridge Wells F.C. players
- Association football midfielders
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish football midfielder stubs