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
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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
  1. "The lure of promotion. Clapton Orient". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  2. Jimmy Archibald, MotherWELLnet
  3. Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 0752424122.
  4. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 10. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.


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