Archibald McLardie (footballer, born 1889) explained

Archibald McLardie
Birth Date:1889
Birth Place:Paisley, Scotland
Death Place:near Krithia, Ottoman Turkey
Position:Outside forward
Clubs1:John Neilson Institution FP
Clubs2:Queen's Park
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1910–1912
Clubs3:St Mirren
Caps3:5
Goals3:0

Archibald McLardie (1889 – 25 December 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for St Mirren as an outside forward.

Personal life

McLardie attended John Neilson Institution, Paisley Grammar School, University of Glasgow and later worked for McLay, Murray & Speirs in Glasgow and as a lawyer for the Carron Company in Falkirk.[1] [2] On 5 June 1915, ten months after the outbreak of the First World War, McLardie was commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders as a second lieutenant. Prior to the war, he had served as a territorial with the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). McLardie was serving at Gallipoli when he was killed by shellfire near Krithia Nullah on 25 December 1915. He was buried at Pink Farm Cemetery.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren1910–11[3] Scottish First Division300030
1911–12200020
Career total500050

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smith . James Meikle . Paisley's Fallen in the War 1914–18 . 24 February 2019 . 186.
  2. Web site: MacGillivray . Russell . Larbert's War Memorial . live . 24 August 2020 . Falkirk Local History Society . 138–139. https://web.archive.org/web/20200911182135/https://falkirklocalhistorysociety.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/larbert-and-the-great-war-master-pdf.pdf . 11 September 2020 .
  3. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.