| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Archibald Cunningham [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosewell, Scotland [2] | ||
| Date of death | 18 March 1915 (aged 35) [3] | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1900–1903 | Leith Athletic | 30 | (0) |
| Broxburn Shamrock | |||
| Glentoran | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Archibald Cunningham (30 April 1879 – 18 March 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Scottish League for Leith Athletic. [4]
Cunningham was born in Rosewell and grew up in Lasswade. [2] He enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry in March 1903 and later worked as a miner at the Woolmet Pits. [2] [5] In September 1914, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, Cunningham re-enlisted as a private in the Highland Light Infantry. [5] Cunningham was killed in France on 18 March 1915 after the Battle of Neuve Chapelle and is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial. [3] [5]
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b c Archibald Cunningham on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Archibald Cunningham | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). 10 September 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
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- 1879 births
- 1915 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Leith Athletic F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Highland Light Infantry soldiers
- Glentoran F.C. players
- NIFL Premiership players
- Footballers from Midlothian
- Scottish football goalkeeper stubs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Archibald Cunningham [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosewell, Scotland [2] | ||
| Date of death | 18 March 1915 (aged 35) [3] | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1900–1903 | Leith Athletic | 30 | (0) |
| Broxburn Shamrock | |||
| Glentoran | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Archibald Cunningham (30 April 1879 – 18 March 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Scottish League for Leith Athletic. [4]
Cunningham was born in Rosewell and grew up in Lasswade. [2] He enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry in March 1903 and later worked as a miner at the Woolmet Pits. [2] [5] In September 1914, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, Cunningham re-enlisted as a private in the Highland Light Infantry. [5] Cunningham was killed in France on 18 March 1915 after the Battle of Neuve Chapelle and is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial. [3] [5]
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b c Archibald Cunningham on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Archibald Cunningham | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). 10 September 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
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| This biographical article related to a Scottish football goalkeeper is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1879 births
- 1915 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Leith Athletic F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Highland Light Infantry soldiers
- Glentoran F.C. players
- NIFL Premiership players
- Footballers from Midlothian
- Scottish football goalkeeper stubs