| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Archibald[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-09-27)27 September 1956 (age 69)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1974 | Fernhill Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974 | East Stirlingshire (trial) | 1 | (0) |
| 1974–1977 | Clyde | 65 | (7) |
| 1977–1980 | Aberdeen | 76 | (29) |
| 1980–1984 | Tottenham Hotspur | 131 | (58) |
| 1984–1988 | Barcelona | 55 | (24) |
| 1986 | Barcelona Atlètic | 2 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | →Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 20 | (6) |
| 1988–1990 | Hibernian | 44 | (15) |
| 1990 | Espanyol | 15 | (5) |
| 1990–1991 | St Mirren | 16 | (2) |
| 1992 | Clyde | 4 | (2) |
| 1992 | Reading | 1 | (0) |
| 1992 | Ayr United | 1 | (0) |
| 1992 | Fulham | 2 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | East Fife | 49 | (7) |
| 1996 | Home Farm Everton | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 483 | (156) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Scotland U21[2] | 5 | (1) |
| 1980–1986 | Scotland | 27 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994–1996 | East Fife | ||
| 2000–2001 | Airdrieonians | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Steven Archibald (born 27 September 1956) is a Scottish former professionalfootballer andmanager. He played prominently as aforward forAberdeen, winning theScottish league in1980,Tottenham Hotspur, winning twoFA Cups and aUEFA Cup, andBarcelona, winning theSpanish league in1985. He also played for several other clubs in Scotland, England, Spain and Ireland.
Archibald played 27 times forScotland, earning selection for their1982 and1986 World Cup squads, and was inducted into theScottish Football Hall of Fame in 2009. He later managedEast Fife andAirdrieonians.
Archibald was born inGlasgow[1] and raised nearby inRutherglen. He was playing for local teams such as Croftfoot United and Fernhill Athletic[3] while completing his training as acar mechanic when he was spotted byScottish First Division clubClyde in 1974.[4] He first came to prominence playing inmidfield for Clyde, but after managerBilly McNeill paid £20,000 to bring him to top-division sideAberdeen in January 1978 he was converted tostriker, forging a prolific partnership withJoe Harper.[4]
After winning theScottish Premier Division title in1980, he moved to London clubTottenham Hotspur for £800,000,[4] where he finished the top scorer in theFirst Division and won theFA Cup in hisfirst season there.[4] He won a second FA Cup in1982[4] and then theUEFA Cup in 1984, where he scored his penalty inthe final as Spurs overcame Anderlecht in ashootout.[5][6] He also scored for Spurs in their defeat by Liverpool in the1982 Football League Cup Final.[5] Archibald scored 77 goals in 189 appearances for Spurs between 1980 and 1984,[5] forming successful striking partnerships withGarth Crooks andMark Falco.
In 1984, he joinedBarcelona for £1,150,000,[4] where in hisfirst season he helped them win theLa Liga title for the first time in 11 years.[4] He then helpedBarça reach theEuropean Cup final in1986, only to lose on penalty kicks toSteaua Bucharest.[3] He was a popular figure at theCamp Nou until restrictions on fielding foreign players led to him being excluded from the squad in favour ofGary Lineker andMark Hughes.[3] He was loaned out toBlackburn Rovers for a spell before returning to Scotland in 1988 to sign forHibernian.[3]
Archibald scored 16 goals in hisfirst season at Hibernian, including the winning goal in November 1988 in a 2–1 win away againstHearts, Hibs' first away win against their city rivals in over 10 years.[3] He left Hibs in 1990 after falling out with managerAlex Miller, and had a brief return to Spain withEspanyol (then in theSecond Division).[3] He then joinedSt Mirren and was instrumental in bringing former Barcelona teammateVíctor Muñoz to the club.[3]
Archibald's later career saw him make a handful of appearances at a number of clubs in Scotland, England and Ireland, including a nostalgic return to Clyde.[3]
Archibald was a member of theScotland national team at the1982 and1986 World Cups.
On 15 November 2009, he was inducted into theScottish Football Hall of Fame.[7]
Archibald's time at East Fife saw the club gain promotion to the First Division, and was also notable for the acquisition ofTrinidad and Tobago internationalistsArnold Dwarika andCraig Demmin. He was sacked in 1996 and retired to his home in Spain for the next few years, working on a number of business interests, including as afootball agent.
In 2000 Archibald re-emerged in Scottish football when he mounted a bid to buy financially troubled First Division clubAirdrieonians. Archibald was allowed to take over the running of the club after being awarded preferred bidder status by the administrators. He installed himself as manager and, using his contacts in Europe, introduced a contingent of Spaniards and other foreign players to the squad, winning the2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup.[3]
Although Airdrie supporters were impressed by Archibald and the skills of the imports, he ultimately failed to conclude the purchase of the club, leading to the departure of himself and the foreign players in March 2001,[3] and causing them to narrowly miss out on relegation to the Second Division. They had also been expelled from theScottish Cup for failing to fulfil a fixture. Airdrieonians went out of business on 1 May 2002, and a new club calledAirdrie United was formed and tookClydebank's place in theScottish Football League.
Archibald appeared twice in the same episode ofTop of the Pops in 1982, firstly singing "We Have a Dream" with the Scotland World Cup squad starringBA Robertson and then alongside his Tottenham Hotspur teammates andChas & Dave singing "Tottenham, Tottenham".
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Stirlingshire (trial) | 1973–74 | Scottish Division Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Clyde | 1974–75 | Scottish Division One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| 1975–76 | Scottish First Division | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 2 | |
| 1976–77 | Scottish Second Division | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 3 | |
| 1977–78 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 65 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 80 | 7 | ||
| Aberdeen | 1977–78 | Scottish Premier Division | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 5 |
| 1978–79 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 48 | 20 | ||
| 1979–80 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 52 | 22 | ||
| Total | 76 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 110 | 47 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1980–81 | First Division | 41 | 20 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 41+ | 25 |
| 1981–82 | 27 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 27+ | 9 | ||
| 1982–83 | 31 | 11 | - | 0 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 31+ | 15 | ||
| 1983–84 | 32 | 21 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | 32+ | 28 | ||
| Total | 131 | 58 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 22 | 7 | - | - | 189 | 77 | ||
| Barcelona | 1984–85 | La Liga | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 46 | 19 |
| 1985–86 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | ||
| 1986–87 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | ||
| 1987–88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 32 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 1987–88 | Second Division | 20 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20+ | 6+ |
| Hibernian | 1988–89 | Scottish Premier Division | 31 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 38 | 16 |
| 1989–90 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 44 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 53 | 18 | ||
| Espanyol | 1989–90 | Segunda División | 15 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15+ | 5+ |
| St Mirren | 1990–91 | Scottish Premier Division | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 2 |
| Clyde | 1991–92 | Scottish Second Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| Reading | 1991–92 | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Ayr United | 1991–92 | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1+ | 0+ |
| Fulham | 1992–93 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| East Fife | 1994–95 | Scottish Second Division | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13+ | 1+ |
| 1995–96 | 31 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31+ | 6+ | ||
| 1996–97 | Scottish First Division | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5+ | 0+ | |
| Total | 49 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49+ | 7+ | ||
| Home Farm Everton | 1996–97 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1+ | 0+ | |
| Career total | 483 | 156 | 49+ | 21+ | 54+ | 17+ | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 623+ | 203+ | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland[15] | 1980 | 5 | 2 |
| 1981 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1982 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 1980 | Hampden Park,Glasgow |  Portugal | 3–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying |
| 2 | 31 May 1980 | Nepstadion,Budapest |  Hungary | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 3 | 19 May 1981 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Northern Ireland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1980–81 British Home Championship |
| 4 | 15 June 1982 | Estadio La Rosaleda,Málaga |  New Zealand | 5–2 | 5–2 | 1982 FIFA World Cup |
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| East Fife | 1994 | 1996 | 90 | 35 | 25 | 30 | 38.89% |
| Airdrieonians | 2000 | 2001 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 90+ | 35+ | 25+ | 30+ | 38.89% | ||
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