Alexander "Sandy" Archibald (23 November 1896 – 29 November 1946) was a Scottish

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, who played for

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, Rangers and

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. He was later secretary/manager of Raith and

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Playing career

Club

Initially employed as a miner in Fife, Archibald became a full professional when he joined Rangers at the age of 19 from

in 1917. Record of pre-war Scottish League Players John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012 He made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to

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rivals Celtic in the

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final in May 1917. The following season he was an ever-present as Rangers won the League title for the first time in five seasons. Archibald went on to win thirteen league titles in his seventeen seasons with the

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club. He also won three

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as Rangers defeated Celtic 4–0 at Hampden. His final appearance was in a 1–1 draw away to Queen's Park on 30 April 1934. He made 625 appearances for Rangers in all competitions.Rangers player Archibald, Sandy
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International

Archibald won a total of 8

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for Scotland over an 11-year period, although most of his selections occurred between his 1921 debut and 1924. After a seven-year hiatus, he earned a recall for the matches against

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in 1931 and 1932. He scored once for his country, against

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in February 1922. Archibald also played for the

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Managerial career

After his playing retirement he rejoined Raith Rovers as secretary/manager, a role he held for over five years. He joined the Kirkcaldy side's Fife rivals Dunfermline in October 1939 and performed a similar combined managerial role for them until his death in 1946.Former Managers , Sandy Archibald 1939–46
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