Artie Archer Explained

Artie Archer
Fullname:	Arthur Edmund Archer
Birth Date:	25 October 1871
Birth Place:	Prahran, Victoria
Death Place:	Caulfield, Victoria
Originalteam:	Marylebone
Statsend:	1898
Years1:	1898
Games Goals1:	5 (0)

Arthur Edmund Archer (25 October 1871 – 17 November 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of Walter Edmund Archer (1823-1892),^[1] and Elizabeth Ann Archer (1832-1903), née Harner,^{[2] [3]} Arthur Edmund Archer was born in Prahran, Victoria on 25 October 1871.

Football

St. Kilda (VFA)

He played for St. Kilda in the VFA from 1893 to 1896.

Fremantle Football Club (WAFA)

He played for the Fremantle Football Club in 1897.

St. Kilda (VFL)

He played for St. Kilda in the VFL in 1898.^[4] His knee was so badly injured during the round 7 match against Carlton on 18 June 1898 that he had to leave the field.^[5] He never played senior VFL football again.

Death

He died at the Caulfield Repatriation Hospital on 17 November 1938.^[6]

References

• World War One Embarkation Roll: Private Arthur Archer (5130), Australian War Memorial.
• World War One Nominal Roll: Private Arthur Archer (5130), Australian War Memorial.
• World War One Service Record: Private Arthur Archer (5130), National Archives of Australia.

Notes and References

1. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197980401 Deaths: Archer, The Leader, (Saturday, 16 January 1892), p.45.
2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7306507 Marriages, The Argus, (Friday, 17 December 1858), p.4.
3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9800287 Deaths: Archer, The Argus. (Saturday, 27 June 1903), p.9.
4. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/227737521 Gossip, The Sportsman, (Tuesday, 17 May 1898), p.6.
5. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/191494430 St. Kilda Still Improving, The Age, (Monday, 20 June 1898), p.3
6. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12065712/593071 Deaths: Archer, The Argus, (Saturday, 19 November 1938), p.6.