Steve Archibald

Steven Archibald (born 27 September 1956) is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager. He played prominently as a forward for Aberdeen, winning the Scottish league in 1980, Tottenham Hotspur, winning two FA Cups and a UEFA Cup, and Barcelona, winning the Spanish league in 1985. He also played for several other clubs in Scotland, England, Spain and Ireland.

Archibald played 27 times for Scotland, earning selection for their 1982 and 1986 World Cup squads, and was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2009. He later managed East Fife and Airdrieonians.

Club career Archibald was born in Glasgow He first came to prominence playing in midfield for Clyde, but after manager Billy McNeill paid £20,000 to bring him to top-division side Aberdeen in January 1978 he was converted to striker, forging a prolific partnership with Joe Harper. He also scored for Spurs in their defeat by Liverpool in the 1982 Football League Cup Final. He was a popular figure at the Camp Nou until restrictions on fielding foreign players led to him being excluded from the squad in favour of Gary Lineker and Mark Hughes.

Managerial career and the Airdrie experiment Archibald's time at East Fife saw the club gain promotion to the First Division, and was also notable for the acquisition of Trinidad and Tobago internationalists Arnold Dwarika and Craig Demmin. He was sacked in 1996 and retired to his home in Spain for the next few years, working on a number of business interests, including as a football agent.

In 2000 Archibald re-emerged in Scottish football when he mounted a bid to buy financially troubled First Division club Airdrieonians. Archibald was allowed to take over the running of the club after being awarded preferred bidder status by the administrators. He installed himself as manager and, using his contacts in Europe, introduced a contingent of Spaniards and other foreign players to the squad, winning the 2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup.

Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals East Stirlingshire (trial) 1973–74 Scottish Division Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

1974–75 Scottish Division One 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1975–76 Scottish First Division 16 2 2 0 2 0 20 2 1976–77 Scottish Second Division 31 3 1 0 6 0 38 3 1977–78 Scottish Second Division 14 2 2 0 2 0 18 2

65 7 5 0 10 0 80 7

1977–78 Scottish Premier Division 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 1978–79 Scottish Premier Division 32 13 5 4 7 3 4 0 48 20 1979–80 Scottish Premier Division 34 12 5 7 11 3 2 0 52 22

76 30 10 11 18 6 6 0 110 47

1980–81 First Division 41 20 3 2 0 0 41+ 25 1981–82 First Division 27 6 1 2 0 27+ 9 1982–83 First Division 31 11 0 2 2 31+ 15 1983–84 First Division 32 21 1 1 5 32+ 28

131 58 18 5 18 7 22 7 189 77

1984–85 La Liga 32 15 8 3 4 1 2 0 46 19 1985–86 La Liga 13 4 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 0 22 8 1986–87 La Liga 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 5 1987–88 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

55 24 11 4 5 2 6 2 3 0 80 32 Blackburn Rovers (loan) 1987–88 Second Division 20 6 20+ 6+

1988–89 Scottish Premier Division 31 13 4 1 3 2 0 0 38 16 1989–90 Scottish Premier Division 13 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2

44 15 4 1 3 2 2 0 53 18 Espanyol 1989–90 Segunda División 15 5 15+ 5+ St Mirren 1990–91 Scottish Premier Division 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 2 Clyde 1991–92 Scottish Second Division 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Reading 1991–92 Third Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ayr United 1991–92 Scottish First Division 1 0 1+ 0+ Fulham 1992–93 Second Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

1994–95 Scottish Second Division 13 1 13+ 1+ 1995–96 Scottish Second Division 31 6 31+ 6+ 1996–97 Scottish First Division 5 0 5+ 0+

49 7 49+ 7+ Home Farm Everton 1996–97 1 0 1+ 0+

483 156 49+ 21+ 54+ 17+ 36 9 1 0 623+ 203+

International

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Archibald goal.

Managerial statistics

Honours Player Aberdeen Scottish Premier Division: 1979–80 FA Charity Shield: 1981 (shared) UEFA Cup: 1983–84

Manager Airdrieonians Scottish Challenge Cup: 2000–01

Individual Inducted to Scottish Football Hall of Fame: 2009 Football League First Division top goalscorer: 1980–81