Jordan McFarlane-Archer

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Jordan McFarlane-Archer
Personal information
Full name Jordan Junior McFarlane-Archer [1]
Date of birth (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 31) [2]
Place of birth Bedworth, England [2]
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Southport
Number 9
Youth career
–2012 Chasetown
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Chasetown 7 (0)
2013 Coleshill Town 7 (1)
2013 Cradley Town
2013–2014 Tipton Town
2014–2015 Tividale
2015 Redditch United
2015 → Boldmere St. Michaels (loan)
2015–2016 Bedworth United 34 (16)
2016–2017 Stourbridge
2017–2018 Chester 21 (4)
2018–2019 Bury 0 (0)
2018 → Maidenhead United (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2019 → Southport (loan) 21 (4)
2019–2020 Port Vale 3 (0)
2020 → Stockport County (loan) 3 (0)
2020 Boston United 3 (0)
2020– Southport 85 (30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:14, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Jordan Junior McFarlane-Archer (born 11 November 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Southport.

Contents

He spent his early career with a multitude of non-League clubs, including: Chasetown, Coleshill Town, Cradley Town, Tipton Town, Tividale, Redditch United, Boldmere St. Michaels, Bedworth United and Stourbridge. He turned professional after being signed to Chester in October 2017 and then entered the English Football League with a move to Bury in July 2018. From Bury, he was loaned out to Maidenhead United and Southport, before joining Port Vale after Bury were expelled from the Football League in August 2019. Having failed to break into the Vale first team, he was loaned to Stockport County in January 2020. He signed for Boston United in September 2020 and moved on to Southport two months later.

Career

Early career

Archer spent time in the youth team at Chasetown, before scoring on his debut for the reserves in November 2011, [4] and making his Northern Premier League Premier Division debut in a 1–0 defeat to Marine on 3 March 2012. [5] After eight appearances for the "Scholars" in the 2011–12 relegation season, [6] Archer moved on to Coleshill Town, [7] making his debut for the "Colemen" in a 2–0 victory over Alvechurch at Pack Meadow on 6 August 2013. [8] He made a total of seven Midland Football Alliance appearances and one FA Cup qualification appearance, scoring his first goal in senior football with a penalty in a 4–0 win at Continental Star on 14 August. [9] He went on to play for Cradley Town, Tipton Town and Tividale. [10] He joined Redditch United on 4 June 2015. [11] However, he struggled to get games for the "Reds" as Luke Shearer and Daniel Dubidat were preferred up front by manager Liam McDonald, and he was loaned out to Boldmere St. Michaels. [12] Archer moved on to Bedworth United in September 2015. [10] Despite him scoring 16 goals from 34 league games, the "Greenbacks" were relegated out of the Southern League Premier Division at the end of the 2015–16 season. [10] The Warwickshire-based club were placed in the Northern Premier League Division One South for the 2016–17 season. [10] He joined Stourbridge on 6 November 2016. [10] He worked at a bank during his time at Stourbridge. [13] Stourbridge reached the Northern Premier League Premier Division play-offs and he scored in their play-off semi-final victory over Workington at the War Memorial Athletic Ground. However, they were beaten by Spennymoor Town in the final. [14] During his 11 months with the "Glassboys" he scored 22 goals in 51 appearances and spent a week on trial at Walsall in summer 2017. [15] On 24 October 2017, he turned professional after being signed to a two-year contract by National League side Chester. [15] [16] "Blues" manager Marcus Bignot said that he believed Archer could play in the Football League. [17]

Bury

On 12 July 2018, Archer signed a two-year contract with League Two side Bury after being bought for an undisclosed fee (reported to be around £20,000). [18] [19] "Shakers" manager Ryan Lowe said that Archer was "a wanted man" and praised sporting director Les Dykes and chairman Stewart Day for completing the deal. [20] On 31 August, he joined National League side Maidenhead United on a two-month loan at York Road. [21] He played eight games for Alan Devonshire's "Magpies". On 9 November, he joined National League North side Southport on a two-month loan deal at Haig Avenue. [22] "Sandgrounders" manager Liam Watson went on to extend Archer's loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. [23] He won the Liverpool Senior Cup with Southport, after they beat Prescot Cables on penalties after drawing the final 0–0. [24] He was not paid for the last five months of his time at Gigg Lane and had to rely on 50% of his wages being paid by the Professional Footballers' Association. [13]

Port Vale

Bury were expelled from the English Football League on 30 August 2019, and Archer signed a one-year deal with League Two club Port Vale the following day. [25] He was signed by manager John Askey to provide competition for strikers Tom Pope, Richie Bennett and Mark Cullen. [26] He made his debut for the "Valiants" on 3 September, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Tom Pope in an EFL Trophy tie with Shrewsbury Town at Vale Park; he went on to score the winning goal on 75 minutes as Vale came from behind to win 2–1. [27] He dislocated his shoulder four days later, but rejected a shoulder operation in favour of physiotherapy as he wanted to avoid a lengthy spell on the sidelines recovering from surgery. [28]

On 17 January 2020, he joined National League play-off chasing side Stockport County on a one-month loan. [29] Manager Jim Gannon said that he signed Archer to help arrest the "Hatters" dip in form, saying "I believe the new signings will add extra dimensions to us, add physical presence and the quality that has gone missing". [30] However, he was limited to just three appearances due to injury. [31] Port Vale released him at the end of the 2019–20 season. [32]

Non-League

On 4 September 2020, he signed with National League North club Boston United. [33] He made three substitute appearance and did not start a game for the "Pilgrims". [34] On 9 November 2020, he joined Southport for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract to run until May 2022. [35] He scored four goals from eight league games before the 2020–21 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England. [3] [36] He scored 17 goals in 43 games during the 2021–22 campaign. [3] He signed a two-year contract extension in April 2022, much to manager Liam Watson's delight. [37] He scored ten goals from 33 league games during the 2022–23 season. [3] He made five appearances in the 2023–24 campaign. [3]

Style of play

In June 2015, Redditch United manager Liam McDonald said that Archer is "strong and fast and knows where goal is." [11]

Personal life

His younger brother, Cameron Archer, is also a footballer for Southampton in the Premier League. [38] He is of Jamaican descent through his mother. [39]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 March 2024
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chasetown 2011–12 [6] Northern Premier League Premier Division7000001 [a] 080
Coleshill Town 2013–14 [40] Midland Football Alliance 7110000080
Bedworth United 2015–16 [41] Southern League Premier Division341600101 [b] 03616
Chester 2017–18 [3] National League 214000000214
Bury 2018–19 [42] League Two 0000000000
Maidenhead United (loan) 2018–19 [42] National League8000000080
Southport (loan) 2018–19 [3] National League North 214200000234
Port Vale 2019–20 [43] League Two3000005 [c] 181
Stockport County (loan) 2019–20 [3] National League3000000030
Boston United 2020–21 [3] National League North3000000030
Southport 2020–21 [3] National League North8400004 [b] 0124
2021–22 [3] National League North391510003 [b] 24317
2022–23 [3] National League North331000001 [b] 03410
2023–24 [3] National League North5100000051
Total85301000829432
Career total19152401014321157
  1. ↑ Appearance/s in the Walsall Senior Cup.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance/s and goal/s in the FA Trophy.
  3. ↑ Appearance(s)in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Southport

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