Archibald Hosie Explained

Archibald Hosie
Fullname:Archibald Hosie
Nickname:Arch
Birth Date:22 August 1873
Birth Place:Port Adelaide, South Australia
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Queenstown, South Australia
Position:Utility
Years1:1890–1904
Games Goals1:183
Sooyears1:1899–1902
Sooteam1:South Australia
Soogames Goals1:6 [2]
Coachyears1:1909–1910
Coachgames Wins1:30 (23–7–0)
Coachyears2:1924–1925
Coachgames Wins2:30 (19–11–0)
Coachgames Winstotal:60 (42–18–0)
Careerhighlights:
  • South Australia state captain (1901–1902)
  • 2× premiership player (1897, 1903)
  • premiership coach (1910)
  • best and fairest (1898)
  • captain (1901–1904)

Archibald Hosie (22 August 1873 – 21 April 1953) was an Australian rules footballer and coach for the Football Club in the South Australian Football Association.[3]

In 1902, Archibald Hosie captained South Australia to a win over Victoria on the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Arch. Hosie Dies At 79. . . Adelaide . 22 April 1953 . 27 December 2015 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Port Adelaide Football Club Yearbook 2014
  3. Web site: Australian Football - Arch Hosie - Player Bio. australianfootball.com. 2015-12-27.
  4. News: Unparalleled Record In Football . . 93 . 28,867 . South Australia . 19 April 1951 . 2 October 2018 . 8 . National Library of Australia.