Jimmy Archibald

James Mitchell Archibald (18 September 1892 – 25 January 1975) was a Scottish professional footballer.

Jimmy Archibald
Personal information
Full name James Mitchell Archibald
Date of birth (1892-09-18)18 September 1892
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death 25 January 1975(1975-01-25) (aged 82)
Place of death Waltham Forest, London
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

Archibald, a Falkirk-born wing-half, began his career with Motherwell.[1] 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.[2] 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.[2] However, he left Southend to join non-league Margate without playing in the Southend first team. He later played for Tunbridge Wells Rangers.[3] Archibald died on 25 January 1975 in Waltham Forest, London.[2]

References
  1. Jimmy Archibald, MotherWELLnet
  2. Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 0752424122.
  3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 10. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
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