Archie McPherson (footballer)

For the Scottish football commentator, see Archie Macpherson.

Archie McPherson
Personal information
Full name Archibald Johnston McPherson
Date of birth (1909-02-10)10 February 1909
Place of birth Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland
Date of death 1969 (aged 59–60)
Place of death Alloa, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[1]
Position(s)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Alva Albion Rangers
1928–1929 Rangers 6 (2)
1928–1929 → East Stirlingshire (loan) 17 (6)
1929–1934 Liverpool 130 (18)
1934–1937 Sheffield United 68 (1)
1937–1938 Falkirk 42 (2)
1938–1939 East Fife 9 (0)
1939–1940 Dundee United 0 (0)
Managerial career
1959–1969 Alloa Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Archibald Johnston McPherson (10 February 1909 – 1969) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside left or left half, with his longest spell being with Liverpool. He was later a manager, in charge of Alloa Athletic for a decade.

Career

McPherson, known as 'Curly', began his professional career with Rangers[2][3] before moving south of the border to join Liverpool in late 1929 after 18 months at Ibrox,[4] in which he was loaned to East Stirlingshire then had a role as back-up to Bob McPhail, deciding to leave as he was unlikely to displace the Scottish international despite impressing when he did fill in while McPhail was injured. He was to be a regular in Liverpool's first-team for the next five years, playing as an inside-left and forming a partnership with Fred Hopkin.

Described as a skilful player and an accurate passer, in December 1934 he moved on to Sheffield United, where he was employed as a wing-half. He featured on the losing side in the 1936 FA Cup Final, before returning to Scotland to spend one year at Falkirk[5] then short spells at East Fife and Dundee United up to the outbreak of World War II,[6] after which he retired. He later managed Alloa Athletic for ten years,[7] until a short time before his death in 1969.[3]

He also played cricket, as a batsman, for Clackmannan County in the Scottish Counties Championship.[8]

Honours

Rangers
Alloa Athletic

References

  1. ^ "Sheffield United. Likeliest side for promotion in Division II". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ (Rangers player) McPherson, Archie, FitbaStats
  3. ^ a b McPherson Archie Image 1 Liverpool 1930, Vintage Footballers
  4. ^ Archie Macpherson transferred to Liverpool, Liverpool Echo, 18 November 1929, via Play Up Liverpool
  5. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Archie Macpherson signs for Dundee United, Dundee Courier, 31 August 1939, via Play Up Liverpool
  7. ^ (Alloa manager) McPherson, Archie, FitbaStats
  8. ^ Archie Macpherson To Keep Wickets For Clackmannen County, Evening Telegraph, 18 June 1936, via Play Up Liverpool
  9. ^ Rangers Defeat Celtic | Glasgow Cup For Ibrox, The Glasgow Herald, 17 October 1929


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