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Player #29

From:

To:

Career Status:

1883-84

1883-84

Retired

Appearances:

3

Starts:

3

Goals:

0

Assists:

0

Involvements:

0

Archibald Vale

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Goalkeeper

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Archibald Vale

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1883-84 🕒 3 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #29 |

Season :

1883-84

Age :

22

Division :

FAC

Squad # :

#

Appearances :

3

Starts :

3

Substitute :

0

Unused :

0

Goals :

0

Assists :

0

Involvements :

0

Games / Goal :

0.00

Bookings :

-

Sendings Off :

-

FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship

Archibald Foster Vale

Birth Date

July 1861

Birth Place

Kings Heath

Birth Country

England

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Citizenship

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England

Villa Youth

n/a

Previous Teams (incl. Youth)

Edwardians FC

Original Transfer

Aged

22

From

Edwardians FC

For

Free

On

1883

Under

Management Committee

Returning Transfer 1

Aged

n/a

From

n/a

For

n/a

On

n/a

Under

n/a

Returning Transfer 2

Aged

n/a

From

n/a

For

n/a

On

n/a

Under

n/a

Transfer Notes

Loans Out

None

Transfer Out 1

Aged

To

For

On

Under

22

Erdington Lads' Club

Free

1884

Management Committee

Transfer Out 2

Aged

To

For

On

Under

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Transfer Out 3

Aged

To

For

On

Under

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Subsequent Clubs

Erdington Lads' Club
Retired

Died

1 August 1937, Aged 76

Archibald Vale

Villa Career

1883-84 | Free |
🕒 3 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #29 |

🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Played Under

Management Committee 1883-84

Promoted to First Team Squad

In

10 November 1883

Under

Management Committee

First Squad

10 November 1883

Manager

Management Committee

Debut

Season

Date

Match

Age

Manager

1883-84

10 November 1883

Walsall Swifts (a), FA Cup

22

Management Committee

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Final Appearance

Season

Date

Match

Aged

Manager

1883-84

19 January 1884

Queen's Park (a), FA Cup

22

Management Committee

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Final Squad

19 January 1884

Manager

Management Committee

Honours

Played for the Villa

Height

Foot

International Record

National Team

Not selected

Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |

Not selected

Caps with Villa

Archibald Vale

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Player #29 for Aston Villa, Archibald Foster Vale played as a goalkeeper for the club. Archibald represented Villa three times during the 1883-84 FA Cup campaign.

Archibald was born in Kings Heath, seven miles from Villa’s current ground, in July 1861 and made his debut as a 22 year old on 10th November 1883.

Villa had signed Archibald from Edwardians FC.

Archibald was the fifth custodian of the Villa goal in FA Cup football and the first Villa keeper to keep a clean sheet which came in the 5-0 2nd Round win against Stafford Road at the Recreation Ground.

In total Archibald conceded 7 goals in his 3 appearances despite keeping one clean sheet, at a ratio of 2.33 goals per game.

Archibald’s final game for Villa came on the 19th January 1884 in the 6-1 FA Cup 4th Round defeat to Queens Park at Hampden Park. Archibald moved on to Erdington Lads’ Club shortly thereafter.

Archibald played in the era when team selection was made by a Management Committee rather than the latter day more typical Manager role.


Archibald passed away in Walsall in August 1937 aged 76.

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