Archie Gemmill
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Archibald Gemmill | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1971–1981 | Scotland | 43 | (8) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–1996 | Rotherham United | ||
| 2005–2009 | Scotland U19 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Archibald "Archie" Gemmill (born 24 March 1947 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish former footballer, most famous for a goal he scored against the Netherlands in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The goal is so famous that it sometimes overshadows a successful career in which he won the European Cup, three English league titles and captained his national side.
Gemmill's early career at St Mirren was ruined by a succession of injuries, not least a broken ankle in early 1966. He was sent on to replace Jim Clunie on 13 August 1966 in a Scottish League Cup tie at Shawfield to become the first tactical substitute in Scottish football history. Gemmill was sold for £13,000 to Preston North End, where he came to the attention of Peter Taylor, Derby County's assistant manager, who then told Brian Clough, the manager of Derby County, about Gemmill, who had been considering signing for the reigning champions Everton. Clough saw him as a player who could pass well and had the type of energy that would drive an attack forward. Clough drove to Gemmill's house and when the player refused to sign for Derby, who had never won the league title, Clough told him that he was going to sleep outside in the car. "But," says Gemmill, "my wife invited him in and he stayed the night”. Clough, eventually, got his man for £60,000 over fried eggs the following morning.
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