Artie Archer
| Artie Archer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Arthur Edmund Archer | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1871 | ||
| Place of birth | Prahran, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 17 November 1938 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Caulfield, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Marylebone | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898 | St Kilda | 5 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Arthur Edmund Archer (25 October 1871 – 17 November 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]The son of Walter Edmund Archer (1823-1892),[2] and Elizabeth Ann Archer (1832-1903), née Harner,[3][4] Arthur Edmund Archer was born in Prahran, Victoria on 25 October 1871.
Football
[edit]St. Kilda (VFA)
[edit]He played for St. Kilda in the VFA from 1893 to 1896.
Fremantle Football Club (WAFA)
[edit]He played for the Fremantle Football Club in 1897.
St. Kilda (VFL)
[edit]He played for St. Kilda in the VFL in 1898.[5] His knee was so badly injured during the round 7 match against Carlton on 18 June 1898 that he had to leave the field.[6] He never played senior VFL football again.
Death
[edit]He died at the Caulfield Repatriation Hospital on 17 November 1938.[7]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Deaths: Archer, The Leader, (Saturday, 16 January 1892), p.45.
- ^ Marriages, The Argus, (Friday, 17 December 1858), p.4.
- ^ Deaths: Archer, The Argus. (Saturday, 27 June 1903), p.9.
- ^ Gossip, The Sportsman, (Tuesday, 17 May 1898), p.6.
- ^ St. Kilda Still Improving, The Age, (Monday, 20 June 1898), p.3; Sports & Games, The Prahran Chronicle, (Saturday, 25 June 1898), p.4; Football Notes, The Australasian, (Saturday, 25 June 1898), p.20.
- ^ Deaths: Archer, The Argus, (Saturday, 19 November 1938), p.6.
References
[edit]- World War One Embarkation Roll: Private Arthur Archer (5130), Australian War Memorial.
- World War One Nominal Roll: Private Arthur Archer (5130), Australian War Memorial.
- World War One Service Record: Private Arthur Archer (5130), National Archives of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Artie Archer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Artie Archer at AustralianFootball.com
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