Archibald Cunningham
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Lasswade, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 18 March 1915 (aged 36) | ||
| Place of death | 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 was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who played in the Scottish League for Leith Athletic.[1]
Personal life
Cunningham worked as a miner at the Woolmet Pits.[1] He enlisted as a private in the Highland Light Infantry in September 1914, early in the First World War and was killed in France on 18 March 1915.[1] He is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial.[2]
References
- ^ a b c http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1914-1915_%28Fell%29.pdf
- ^ Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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