Sandy Archibald
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Archibald | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1896[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Crossgates, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 29 November 1946 (aged 50)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Crossgates, Fife, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dunfermline Juniors | |||
| 1916–1917 | Raith Rovers | 35 | (4) |
| 1917–1934 | Rangers | 513 | (126) |
| 1934–1935 | Raith Rovers | 5 | (1) |
| Total | 553 | (131) | |
| International career | |||
| 1918[2] | Scotland (wartime) | 1 | (1) |
| 1919–1933 |
Scottish League XI | 12 | (1) |
| 1921–1932 | Scotland | 8 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1934–1939 | Raith Rovers | ||
| 1939–1946 | Dunfermline | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander "Sandy" Archibald (23 November 1896 – 29 November 1946) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Raith Rovers, Rangers and Scotland. He was later secretary/manager of Raith and Dunfermline Athletic.
Playing career
Club
Initially employed as a miner in Fife, Archibald became a full professional when he joined Rangers at the age of 19 from Raith Rovers in 1917.[3] He made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to Old Firm rivals Celtic in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup final in May 1917.[4] The following season he was an ever-present as Rangers won the League title for the first time in five seasons.
Archibald went on to win thirteen
International
Archibald won a total of 8
Managerial career
After his playing retirement he rejoined Raith Rovers as secretary/manager, a role he held for over five years. He joined the Kirkcaldy side's Fife rivals Dunfermline in October 1939 and performed a similar combined managerial role for them until his death in 1946.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d OTRS 2013090310010513
- ^ 45,000 view the charity 'national match, Sunday Post, 9 June 1918 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- ^ [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
- ^ a b Rangers player Archibald, Sandy, FitbaStats
- ^ Rangers' Forwards Advantage, The Scotsman, 16 April 1928, via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ "Scotland player Sandy Archibald". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "SFL player Alexander Archibald". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ISBN 0-907033-47-4.
- ^ Former Managers | Sandy Archibald 1939–46, Dunfermline Athletic FC
