Jock Archibald

John Archibald (25 August 1895 – 1967) was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Darlington, Grimsby Town and Newcastle United.[1] He also played in the Scottish League for St Bernard's, Albion Rovers, East Stirlingshire and Clydebank.[2]

Jock Archibald

Personal information
Full name	John Archibald[1]
Date of birth	25 August 1895
Place of birth	Strathaven, Scotland
Date of death	1967 (aged 71–72)[2]
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1912–1919	Albion Rovers	7	(0)
1919–1920	Reading
1920–1921	Chelsea	0	(0)
1921–1922	St Bernard's	32	(0)
1922–1923	Newcastle United	1	(0)
1923–1926	Grimsby Town	111	(0)
1926–1928	Darlington	41	(0)
1928	Albion Rovers	6	(0)
1928–1929	East Stirlingshire	4	(0)
1929	Clydebank	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Archibald was the younger brother of footballer Bobby Archibald.[4] During the First World War, Archibald served in the Royal Field Artillery and saw action at Gallipoli.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Albion Rovers	1912–13[2]	Scottish Second Division	16	0	0	0	16	0
	1913–14[2]		1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		17	0	0	0	17	0
St Bernard's	1921–22[2]	Scottish Second Division	32	0	0	0	32	0
Newcastle United	1921–22[6]	First Division	1	0	―		1	0
Albion Rovers	1928–29[2]	Scottish Second Division	6	0	―		6	0
	Albion Rovers total		23	0	0	0	23	0
East Stirlingshire	1928–29[2]	Scottish Second Division	4	0	0	0	4	0
Clydebank	1928–29[2]	Scottish Second Division	6	0	―		6	0
Career total			66	0	0	0	66	0

Honours

Grimsby Town

• Football League Third Division North: 1925–26[2]

References

1. Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 10. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.
2. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
3. Tynesider (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Newcastle United". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
4. "Archibald Jock Image 1 Reading 1919". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
5. "North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content". www.newmp.org.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
6. "John Archibald". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.