Archie McPherson (footballer)

Archie McPherson

Personal information
Full name	Archibald Johnston McPherson
Date of birth	10 February 1909
Place of birth	Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland
Date of death	1969 (aged 59–60)
Place of death	Scotland
Position(s)	Inside-Left/Wing-Half
Youth career
1926-28	Bathgate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1928-29	Rangers
1929-34	Liverpool	130	(18)
1934-37	Sheffield United
1937-38	Falkirk
Managerial career
1959-69	Alloa Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Archie McPherson (born 10 February 1909 in Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland, died 1969) was a Scottish footballer. McPherson began his career with Rangers before moving south of the border to join Liverpool, after just one year. He was to be a regular in Liverpool's first-team for the next five years, playing as an inside-left, and forming a partnership with Fred Hopkin. Described as a skilful player and an accurate passer, he moved on to Sheffield United, where he was employed as a wing-half. He featured on the losing side in the 1936 FA Cup Final, before returning to Scotland to spend one year at Falkirk, after which he retired. He later managed Alloa Athletic

He also played cricket, as a batsman, for Clackmannan County in the Scottish Counties Championship.

Honours

Alloa Athletic

• Stirlingshire Cup : 1959-60, 1965–66

External links

• Profile at LFCHistory.net