Archibald Cunningham | |
Fullname: | Archibald Cunningham[1] |
Birth Date: | 30 April 1879 |
Birth Place: | Rosewell, Scotland |
Death Place: | Pas-de-Calais, France |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Years1: | 1900–1903 |
Clubs1: | Leith Athletic |
Caps1: | 30 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Clubs2: | Broxburn Shamrock |
Clubs3: | Glentoran |
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.[2]
Cunningham was born in Rosewell and grew up in Lasswade. He enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry in March 1903 and later worked as a miner at the Woolmet Pits.[3] In September 1914, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, Cunningham re-enlisted as a private in the Highland Light Infantry. Cunningham was killed in France on 18 March 1915 after the Battle of Neuve Chapelle and is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial.