Archie Baird

Archibald MacKechnie Baird (8 May 1919 – 3 November 2009) was a Scottish footballer who played for Aberdeen and St Johnstone. He was also capped once by the Scotland national football team.

Playing career Baird was born in Rutherglen. Having played for local Junior clubs in the area, he signed for Aberdeen before the Second World War (along with Willie Waddell, although it was the other player of the same name who had been his teammate at Strathclyde), but the war started before he had made the first team. Of those nine debutants, five players did not make another international appearance, including Baird. His sister, journalist Mamie Baird, married TV broadcaster Magnus Magnusson; Archie is the uncle of their children, TV producer Jon Magnusson and TV news presenter Sally Magnusson.

Baird celebrated his 90th birthday in May 2009, at which point he was Aberdeen's oldest living former player; he died on 3 November 2009, aged 90.

Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Leeds United 1939–40 North East League 1* 0 0 0 0 0 1* 0

1938–39

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1939–40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1944–45

1945–46 1946–47

14 6 3 0 2 1 19 7 1947–48 13 3 2 0 7 4 22 7 1948–49 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 1949–50 18 6 5 0 0 0 23 6 1950–51 27 5 3 1 10 4 40 10 1951–52 23 5 4 1 0 0 27 6 1952–53 2 0 0 0 4 0 6 0

104 26 17 2 23 9 144 37

1953–54

1954–55 1955–56

77 3 77+ 3+

182 29 17+ 2+ 23+ 9+ 222+ 40+

Unofficial wartime appearances

International