| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 March 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender, right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hill of Beath Swifts | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –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 retired Scottish footballer who made over 120 appearances as a central defender in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath. [1] [2] He captained the club and later became a youth coach. [3]
Archibald attended Beath High School. [4]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Forfar Athletic | 1993–94 [5] | Scottish Second Division | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 1994–95 [5] | Scottish Third Division | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 1995–96 [5] | 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 [6] | Scottish Second Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Cowdenbeath | 1998–99 [7] | Scottish Third Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 51 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
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