Archie Gemmill

Archie Gemmill
Personal information
Full name Archibald Gemmill[1]
Date of birth (1947-03-24) 24 March 1947 (age 77)[1]
Place of birth Paisley,[1] Scotland
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1967 St Mirren 65 (9)
1967–1970 Preston North End 99 (13)
1970–1977 Derby County 261 (17)
1977–1979 Nottingham Forest 58 (4)
1979–1982 Birmingham City 97 (12)
1982 Jacksonville Tea Men 32 (2)
1982 Wigan Athletic 11 (0)
1982–1984 Derby County 63 (8)
Total 686 (65)
International career
1971–1981 Scotland 43 (8)
Managerial career
1994–1996 Rotherham United
2005–2009 Scotland U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Archibald Gemmill (born 24 March 1947) is a Scottish former footballer. During his career, he won the European Cup and three English league titles, and captained his national side.

Gemmill scored the third Scotland goal in a 3–2 win against the Netherlands in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. It is regularly cited as one of the greatest goals in the history of the World Cup.

  1. ^ a b c "Archie Gemmill". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Archie Gemmill". worldfootball.net.

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