Archie Ferguson
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Archibald Ferguson | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 9 December 1918||
Place of birth | Lochore, Scotland[1] | ||
Date of death | 19 March 1998[2] | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
St Andrews United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1938–1939 | Raith Rovers | 14 | (0) |
1946–1949 | Doncaster Rovers | 61 | (0) |
1949–1953 | Wrexham | 126 | (0) |
1953 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Archibald Ferguson (9 December 1918 – 19 March 1998) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
[edit]Ferguson signed for Raith Rovers at 19, however his professional career there was cut short due to the outbreak of World War II, and the suspension of the football leagues in the UK.[3]
During the war, Ferguson guested for Bolton Wanderers and Doncaster Rovers.[3]
Ferguson would sign for Doncaster Rovers after the war in 1946, making 61 appearances for the club.[1]
In 1949, Ferguson would move to Wrexham, where he would spend 4 years and met his future wife.[3]
In 1953 Ferguson would move back to Scotland with Dunfermline Athletic, making 1 appearance before retiring.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Archie Ferguson". Neil Brown. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Archie Ferguson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "Archie Ferguson". Scotland Herald. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 1998 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. wartime guest players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. wartime guest players
- English Football League players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football biography stubs