Eric Archibald

Eric Archibald (born 25 March 1965) is a Scottish retired footballer who made over 120 appearances as a central defender in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath.^[1][2] He captained the club and later became a youth coach.^[3]

Eric Archibald

Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-03-25) 25 March 1965 (age 60)
Place of birth	Dunfermline, Scotland[1]
Position(s)	Central defender, right back
Youth career
	Hill of Beath Swifts
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1982	Inverkeithing United
1982–1983	Cowdenbeath	0	(0)
1983–1986	Hill of Beath Hawthorn
1986–1988	Raith Rovers	25	(0)
1988–1989	Hill of Beath Hawthorn
1989–1993	Cowdenbeath	127	(3)
1993–1996	Forfar Athletic	49	(2)
1996–1998	Newtongrange Star
1998	East Fife	2	(0)
1999	Cowdenbeath	0	(0)
	Newburgh
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Archibald attended Beath High School.^[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Forfar Athletic	1993–94[5]	Scottish Second Division	24	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	1
	1994–95[5]	Scottish Third Division	16	1	1	0	1	0	1[a]	0	19	1
	1995–96[5]	Scottish Second Division	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		49	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	54	2
East Fife	1998–99[6]	Scottish Second Division	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Cowdenbeath	1998–99[7]	Scottish Third Division	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Career total			51	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	56	2

1. Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Cowdenbeath

• Scottish League Second Division second-place promotion: 1991–92^[4]

Forfar Athletic

• Scottish League Third Division: 1994–95^[5][8]

Individual

• Cowdenbeath Player of the Year: 1991–92^[4]
• Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame^[9]