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 | 1975 (aged 82–83) | ||
Playing position | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
?–? | Motherwell | ? | (?) |
1919–1921 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | (1) |
1922–1923 | Aberdare Athletic | 30 | (2) |
1923–1925 | Clapton Orient | 49 | (1) |
1926–? | Southend United | 0 | (0) |
?– | Margate | 0 | (0) |
?–1935 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Jimmy Archibald (18 September 1892 – 1975) was a Scottish professional footballer.
Archibald, a Falkirk-born wing-half, began his career with Motherwell. 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. He played 49 times for Orient, scoring once, before joining Southend United in 1926.
However, he left Southend to join non-league Margate without playing in the Southend first team. He later played for Tunbridge Wells Rangers.[1]