 Third Lanark team during 1923 tour – Archibald kneeling, second from left | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Fleming Archibald[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 27 November 1966 (aged 72)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Outside-left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1913 | Albion Rovers | 7 | (5) |
| 1912–1913 | Hibernian | 1 | (1) |
| 1913–1914 | Third Lanark | 2 | (0) |
| 1913–1914 | → Albion Rovers (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 1914–1920 | Aberdeen | 109 | (16) |
| 1916–1917 | → Rangers (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 1917–1918 | → Ayr United | 1 | (0) |
| 1918–1919 | → Dumbarton[2] (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1920–1924 | Raith Rovers | 146 | (10) |
| 1924–1925 | Third Lanark | 38 | (2) |
| 1925–1931 | Stoke City | 262 | (37) |
| 1932–1933 | Barnsley | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 605 | (80) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Fleming Archibald (6 November 1894 – 27 November 1966) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley and Stoke City.[1][3]
Archibald played for a number of Scottish clubs before joining Stoke City in 1925. He helped Stoke win the Football League Third Division North in 1926–27 and became a consistent performer for Stoke at outside-left. He racked up 276 appearances for Stoke in seven seasons and he scored 40 goals. He ended his career with Barnsley and later became an insurance agent in Glasgow and a scout for Bradford City.
- ^ a b c d Stoke City 101 Golden Greats. Desert Islands Books. 2002. ISBN 1-874287554.
- ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock – The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.