Steve Archibald
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| Steve Archibald | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Steven Archibald | |
| Date of birth | September 27, 1956 | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Fernhill Athletic | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1974–77 1977–80 1980–84 1984–88 1987–88 1988–90 1990 1990–91 1992 1992 1994–96 1996 |
Clyde Aberdeen Tottenham Hotspur Barcelona Blackburn Rovers (loan) Hibernian RCD Espanyol St Mirren Clyde Fulham East Fife Home Farm Everton |
65 (7) 76 (30) 131 (58) 55 (24) 20 (6) 44 (15) 0 (0) 16 (2) 1 (0) 2 (0) 49 (7) 1 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1980–86 | Scotland | 27 (4) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1994–96 2000–01 |
East Fife Airdrieonians |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Steven Archibald (born September 27, 1956 in Glasgow) is a retired Scottish footballer and manager.
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[edit] Playing career
He first came to prominence playing in midfield for Scottish First Division side Clyde, but was converted to striker when he signed for Aberdeen, forging a prolific partnership with Joe Harper. After winning the Scottish Premier Division title in 1980, he had a four year spell with London club Tottenham Hotspur, where he won FA Cup winners medals in 1981 and 1982 and the UEFA Cup in 1984.
Archibald scored 77 goals in 189 appearances for Spurs between 1980 and 1984, forming successful striking partnerships with Garth Crooks and Mark Falco. He was a member of the Scottish national team at the 1982 and 1986 World Cups. In 1984 he joined Barcelona, where he was a popular figure until restrictions on fielding foreign players led to him being excluded from the squad in favour of Gary Lineker and Mark Hughes. He was loaned out to Blackburn Rovers for a spell prior to a surprise return to Scottish football with Hibernian. After a brief return to Spanish Liga with RCD Espanyol, he joined St Mirren and was influential in bringing former Barça teammate Victor Muñoz to the club.
Archibald's later career saw him make a handful of appearances at a number of clubs in Scotland, England and Ireland, including a nostalgic return to Clyde.
[edit] Management and the Airdrie experiment
Archibald's time at East Fife saw the club gain promotion to the First Division, and was also notable for the acquisition of Trinidad and Tobago internationalists Arnold Dwarika and Craig Demmin. However, he was sacked in 1996 and retired to his home in Spain for the next few years, working on a number of business interests, including as a football agent.
In 2000 Archibald re-emerged in Scottish football when he mounted a bid to buy financially troubled First Division club Airdrieonians. Archibald was allowed to take over the running of the club after being awarded preferred bidder status by the administrators. He installed himself as manager and, using his contacts in Europe, introduced a contingent of Spaniards and other foreign players to the squad. Although Airdrie supporters were impressed by Archibald and the skills of the imports, he ultimately failed to conclude the purchase of the club, leading to the departure of himself and the foreign players in March 2001 and contributing to the demise of the club the following year.
Since then, Archibald has continued to live and work in Spain.
[edit] Music Career
Archibald appeared twice on the same episode of Top of the Pops in 1982, firstly singing "We have a Dream" with the Scotland World Cup squad starring B. A. Robertson and then alongside his Tottenham Hotspur team mates and Chas & Dave singing "Tottenham Tottenham".
[edit] Honours
[edit] As a player
- Spanish League winner: 1985
[edit] External links
- Steve Archibald — at Sporting Heroes
- Profile from The Scotsman, focusing mainly on the Airdrie situation
- International statistics from SFA website
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| Preceded by Phil Boyer |
First Division top scorer 1980–81 (shared with Peter Withe) |
Succeeded by Kevin Keegan |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Alex Totten |
East Fife FC manager 1994-1996 |
Succeeded by Jimmy Bone |
| Preceded by Gary MacKay |
Airdrieonians FC manager 2000-2001 |
Succeeded by Don Mackay |
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