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11/23/2016 Archie Roe From Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia Archie Roe - Wikipedia Archibald Roe ( 9 December 1893 - 17 October 1947 ) [ ¹ ] was an English professional footballer who scored 19 goals in 59 appearances in the Football League playing for South Shields , Birmingham , Gillingham , Arsenal , Lincoln City and Rotherham County . [ 2 ] He played as a centre forward . Career Roe was born in Hull , in the East Riding of Yorkshire . He began his football career with The Wednesday before the First World War , but never appeared for the first team . When competitive football resumed after the war , Roe joined South Shields , newly elected to the Second Division . [ 2 ] He scored their first goal in the Football League , the only goal of the home game against Birmingham on 1 September 1919. [ ³ ] [ 4 ] Roe must have impressed his opponents , because he signed for them a few weeks later having played only twice in the league for South Shields . [ 2 ] The Sports Argus ' report of his Birmingham debut describes him as " about the most prominent member of the home front line ... in evidence in every attack carried out by Birmingham . " [ 5 ] Nevertheless , he played only three first - team games in his only season at the club . [ 6 ] Roe spent the next season in the Third Division with Gillingham , where he found more playing time but few goals , scoring twice from 16 league appearances . In 1921 he dropped into non - league football with Midland League side Castleford Town , [ 2 ] His performances with Castleford earned him a move a year later back to the Football League with Arsenal . Though he only played four First Division games for the club , [ 7 ] he scored freely for their reserve team . [ 8 ] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Roe Archie Roe Personal information Archibald Roe Full name 9 December 1893 Hull , England Date of birth Place of birth Date of death Place of death Height 17 October 1947 ( aged 53 ) Wigan , England 5 ft 8 in ( 1.73 m ) Playing position Centre forward Senior career * Team The Wednesday South Shields Years 1914-1918 1918-1919 1919-1920 1920-1921 1921-1922 1922-1923 1923-1924 1924-1925 Birmingham Gillingham Castleford Town Arsenal Lincoln City Rotherham County Apps ( Gls ) ( ) ( 1 ) ( ) ( 2 ) 2 3 16 4 ( 1 ) 27 ( 12 ) ( 3 ) 7 * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only . In November 1923 Roe completed his tour of the Football League divisions when he signed for Lincoln City of the Third Division North . Although he joined well after the start of the season , he still became their leading scorer for 1923-24 ; described as " hard as nails despite only being of moderate height " , he scored 12 goals from 30 games in all competitions in the year he spent with the club . [ ³ ] His last move was to Rotherham County , where the " fearless " Roe's three goals from seven games - one on his debut and two more in his next three games - failed to prevent the club finishing bottom of the Third Division North . [ 8 ] [ 9 ] After retiring from the game , Roe became a publican in Sheffield . He died while visiting family in Wigan , Lancashire , in 1947 at the age of 53. [ ³ ] References 1. Triggs , Roger ( 2001 ) . The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club . Tempus Publishing . p . 28. ISBN 0-7524 2243 - X . 1/2 |
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