| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1965-03-25) 25 March 1965 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender, right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hill of Beath Swifts | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 0000–1982 | Inverkeithing United | ||
| 1982–1983 | Cowdenbeath | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–1986 | Hill of Beath Hawthorn | ||
| 1986–1988 | Raith Rovers | 25 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Hill of Beath Hawthorn | ||
| 1989–1993 | Cowdenbeath | 127 | (3) |
| 1993–1996 | Forfar Athletic | 49 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Newtongrange Star | ||
| 1998 | East Fife | 2 | (0) |
| 1999 | Cowdenbeath | 0 | (0) |
| Newburgh | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eric Archibald (born 25 March 1965) is a Scottish retired footballer who made over 120 appearances as a central defender in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath. He captained the club and later became a youth coach.
Personal life
Archibald attended Beath High School.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Forfar Athletic | 1993–94 | Scottish Second Division | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 1994–95 | Scottish Third Division | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 1995–96 | Scottish Second Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 2 | ||
| East Fife | 1998–99 | Scottish Second Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Cowdenbeath | 1998–99 | Scottish Third Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 51 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
- Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours
Cowdenbeath
- Scottish League Second Division second-place promotion: 1991–92
Forfar Athletic
Individual
- Cowdenbeath Player of the Year: 1991–92
- Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame
References
- ^ Eric Archibald at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – A". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "Squad | U20". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ Ferguson, Ron (30 June 2014). Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil: A Chronicle of Coal, Cowdenbeath and Football. Saint Andrew Press. pp. 62–64. ISBN 9780861538744.
- ^ "Forfar Athletic Player Eric Archibald Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- "Games played by Eric Archibald in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- "Games played by Eric Archibald in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- Forfar Athletic F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- "Eric Archibald". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
External links
- Eric Archibald at Soccerbase (Cowdenbeath)
- Eric Archibald at Soccerbase (East Fife)
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Men's association football fullbacks
- East Fife F.C. players
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Forfar Athletic F.C. players
- Hill of Beath Hawthorn F.C. players
- Newtongrange Star F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- People educated at Beath High School
- Newburgh F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. non-playing staff
- Inverkeithing United F.C. players
- Footballers from Dunfermline
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football defender, 1960s birth stubs