John Archer (soccer player, 1936)

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John Archer
Personnel
Surname John George Archer
birthday April 9, 1936
place of birth Whitstable ,  England
date of death May 28, 1987
Place of death Canterbury ,  England
position goalkeeper
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1954 Whitstable Town
1954-1955 Grimsby Town 10 (0)
1955-1956 Whitstable Town
1956-1958 Canterbury City
1958-1959 Whitstable Town
1959-1960 Ashford Town 26 (0)
1960-1961 Margate FC
Whitstable Town
1 Only league games are given.

John George Archer (born April 9, 1936 in Whitstable , † May 28, 1987 in Canterbury ) was an English football goalkeeper .

Career

Archer made 17-year-old towards the end of the 1953/54 season as a goalkeeper of Whitstable Town in the Kent League to attention and was committed after only a few appearances in April 1954 by Grimsby Town . The goalkeeper made his debut under coach Billy Walsh in the Football League Third Division North at the season opener 1954/55 in a 3-0 win against AFC Rochdale . After six missions in which he parried a penalty, he lost his place due to injury to former goalkeeper Clarrie Williams , but returned between October and November for another four league appearances in the gate of Grimsby and held another penalty. In mid-January 1955, he had his contract canceled due to homesickness and returned to Whitstable Town in non-league football .

During his military service he played for Canterbury City for some time and continued his career, after a further stay with Whitstable, in the Southern League with Ashford Town and Margate FC . Archer, who was a professional boat builder, died in 1987 of a brain tumor .

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personal data
SURNAME Archer, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Archer, John George (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English football goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Whitstable
DATE OF DEATH May 28, 1987
Place of death Canterbury