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]
| 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) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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
External links edit
- Artie Archer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Artie Archer at AustralianFootball.com
 | This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1870s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |