| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | near Krithia, Ottoman Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| John Neilson Institution FP | |||
| Queen's Park | 0 | (0) | |
| 1910–1912 | St Mirren | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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. 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
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Mirren | 1910–11 | Scottish First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1911–12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ Smith, James Meikle. "Paisley's Fallen in the War 1914–18" (PDF). p. 186. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ MacGillivray, Russell. "Larbert's War Memorial" (PDF). Falkirk Local History Society. pp. 138–139. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- "No. 29221". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 July 1915. p. 6678.
- ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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- Scottish men's footballers
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- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I
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- Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire
- Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders officers
- Scottish Football League players
- St Mirren F.C. players
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- Men's association football outside forwards
- Cameronians soldiers
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
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- Burials at Pink Farm Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
- Military personnel from Paisley, Renfrewshire
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