Jimmy Archibald

Jimmy Archibald

Personal information
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.

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]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 10. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.