Archie Brash
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Archibald Taylor Brash | ||
Date of birth | 18 January 1873 | ||
Place of birth | Uphall, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 19 November 1942 (aged 69)[1] | ||
Place of death | Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1892–1894 | St Mirren | 32 | (14) |
1894–1898 | Sheffield Wednesday | 93 | (14) |
1898–1899 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
1899–1900 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | (6) |
1900–1901 | Leicester Fosse | 14 | (5) |
1901–1903 | Aberdeen (1881) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Archibald Taylor Brash (18 January 1873 – 19 November 1942) was a Scottish footballer.
Brash was a diminutive right winger who signed for Sheffield Wednesday in July 1894 from St Mirren. He was a standout player for Wednesday, helping the team take the 1896 F.A. Cup trophy. However, he was dismissed from the team for drunkenness in 1898 after warnings from the executive went unheeded.[2]
He immediately joined Crewe Alexandra before returning to Wednesday after a second chance. At Wednesday, he continued to struggle with alcoholism but was dried out before the F.A. season, when he was locked in the clubhouse to keep him sober.[2] He was sold to Leicester Fosse in June 1900 for £110, but did not live up to his big reputation, with his drinking leading to another dismissal.[2]
In March 1901, Brash was summoned to Sheffield Criminal Court by his wife, Mary Ann, who accused him of physical abuse and cruelty, alleging he had repeatedly attacked her, spit on her, and threatened her. Mary Ann Brash testified that she would rather commit suicide than remain married to him, but her case was dismissed by the court.[2]
In August 1901, Brash returned to Scotland to sign for Aberdeen, where he saw out his playing career.
He died in 1942 in Glasgow of heart and lung disease.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "1942 BRASH, ARCHIBALD TAYLO (Statutory registers Deaths 644/15 364)". Scotland's People. National Records of Scotland and the Court of the Lord Lyon.
- ^ a b c d "Ex-Footballer in Criminal Court". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 28 March 1901. p. 9. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1873 births
- 1942 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. (1881) players
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Footballers from West Lothian