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Archibald Cunningham

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Archibald Cunningham
Personal information
Full name Archibald Cunningham[1]
Date of birth 30 April 1879
Place of birth Rosewell, Scotland[2]
Date of death 18 March 1915(1915-03-18) (aged 35)[3]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1900–1903 Leith Athletic 30 (0)
Broxburn Shamrock
Glentoran
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Archibald Cunningham (30 April 1879 – 18 March 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Scottish League for Leith Athletic.[4]

Personal life

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Cunningham was born in Rosewell and grew up in Lasswade.[2] He enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry in March 1903 and later worked as a miner at the Woolmet Pits.[2][5] In September 1914, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, Cunningham re-enlisted as a private in the Highland Light Infantry.[5] Cunningham was killed in France on 18 March 1915 after the Battle of Neuve Chapelle and is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial.[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ a b c Archibald Cunningham on Lives of the First World War
  3. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Archibald Cunningham | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). 10 September 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2018.