Steve Archibald

Date of birth27 September 1956
Place of birthGlasgow
NationalityScottish
PositionForward

Scotland International

With Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup winner 1981, 1982, League Cup runner-up 1982, UEFA Cup winner 1984.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Tottenham Hotspur 01 May 1980 01 Dec 1987
Blackburn Rovers 01 Dec 1987 01 Jan 1992

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1980-81 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 9
3
1980-81 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 6
2
1980-81 Tottenham Hotspur League Division One 40
1
20
1981-82 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 4
1
1
1981-82 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 5
2
1981-82 Tottenham Hotspur League Division One 26
1
6
1981-82 Tottenham Hotspur UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 7
1982-83 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 1
1982-83 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 4
2
1982-83 Tottenham Hotspur League Division One 31
11
1982-83 Tottenham Hotspur UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 4
2
1983-84 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 3
1
1983-84 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 3
1
1983-84 Tottenham Hotspur League Division One 31
1
21
1983-84 Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Cup 11
5
1987-88 Blackburn Rovers League Division One and Two Play-Offs 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
16 Aug 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest W 2-0 League Division One
19 Aug 1980 Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur W 3-4 League Division One
23 Aug 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton and Hove Albion D 2-2 League Division One
27 Aug 1980 Orient v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
30 Aug 1980 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-0 League Division One
03 Sep 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Orient W 3-1
Agg: 4-1
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
06 Sep 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United D 0-0 League Division One
13 Sep 1980 Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 League Division One
20 Sep 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland D 0-0 League Division One
24 Sep 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace D 0-0 League Cup 3rd round
27 Sep 1980 Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1 League Division One
30 Sep 1980 Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-3 League Cup 3rd round replay
04 Oct 1980 Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-3 League Division One
11 Oct 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough W 3-2 League Division One
18 Oct 1980 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur L 3-0 League Division One
22 Oct 1980 Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur L 3-1 League Division One
25 Oct 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City W 4-1 League Division One
01 Nov 1980 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur D 2-2 League Division One
04 Nov 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal W 1-0 League Cup 4th round
08 Nov 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 2-2 League Division One
12 Nov 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace W 4-2 League Division One
15 Nov 1980 Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-3 League Division One
22 Nov 1980 Birmingham City v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1 League Division One
29 Nov 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion L 2-3 League Division One
02 Dec 1980 West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-0 League Cup Quarter-final
06 Dec 1980 Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1 League Division One
13 Dec 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City W 2-1 League Division One
17 Dec 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town W 5-3 League Division One
20 Dec 1980 Middlesbrough v Tottenham Hotspur L 4-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton D 4-4 League Division One
27 Dec 1980 Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur D 2-2 League Division One
03 Jan 1981 Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 FA Cup 3rd round
07 Jan 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers W 3-1 FA Cup 3rd round replay
10 Jan 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Birmingham City W 1-0 League Division One
17 Jan 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal W 2-0 League Division One
24 Jan 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Hull City W 2-0 FA Cup 4th round
31 Jan 1981 Brighton and Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-2 League Division One
07 Feb 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United D 1-1 League Division One
14 Feb 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City W 3-1 FA Cup 5th round
17 Feb 1981 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 League Division One
21 Feb 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City L 1-2 League Division One
28 Feb 1981 Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
07 Mar 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Exeter City W 2-0 FA Cup Quarter-final
11 Mar 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City D 2-2 League Division One
14 Mar 1981 Ipswich Town v Tottenham Hotspur L 3-0 League Division One
21 Mar 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa W 2-0 League Division One
28 Mar 1981 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-1 League Division One
04 Apr 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
11 Apr 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 2-2 FA Cup Semi-final
15 Apr 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-0 FA Cup Semi-final replay
18 Apr 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City L 2-3 League Division One
25 Apr 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
30 Apr 1981 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-0 League Division One
02 May 1981 West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur L 4-2 League Division One
09 May 1981 Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 FA Cup Final
14 May 1981 Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-3 FA Cup Final replay
16 Sep 1981 Ajax v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-3 UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 1st round 1st leg
19 Sep 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton W 3-0 League Division One
22 Sep 1981 Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1 League Division One
26 Sep 1981 Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-1 League Division One
29 Sep 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Ajax W 3-0
Agg: 6-1
UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 1st round 2nd leg
03 Oct 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest W 3-0 League Division One
07 Oct 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United W 1-0 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
10 Oct 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City W 2-0 League Division One
17 Oct 1981 Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-2 League Division One
21 Oct 1981 Dundalk v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 ECW Cup 2nd round 1st leg
24 Oct 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton and Hove Albion L 0-1 League Division One
28 Oct 1981 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-1
Agg: 0-2
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
31 Oct 1981 Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-2 League Division One
04 Nov 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Dundalk W 1-0
Agg: 2-1
ECW Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
07 Nov 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion L 1-2 League Division One
11 Nov 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Wrexham W 2-0 League Cup 3rd round
21 Nov 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United W 3-1 League Division One
28 Nov 1981 Notts County v Tottenham Hotspur D 2-2 League Division One
02 Dec 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham W 1-0 League Cup 4th round
05 Dec 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 1-2 League Division One
13 Feb 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa W 1-0 FA Cup 5th round
17 Feb 1982 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
20 Feb 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City W 2-0 League Division One
27 Feb 1982 Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-2 League Division One
03 Mar 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Eintracht Frankfurt W 2-0 ECW Cup 3rd round 1st leg
06 Mar 1982 Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-3 FA Cup Quarter-final
09 Mar 1982 Brighton and Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-3 League Division One
13 Mar 1982 Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur L 3-1 League Cup Final
17 Mar 1982 Eintracht Frankfurt v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1
Agg: 2-3
ECW Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
20 Mar 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton W 3-2 League Division One
27 Mar 1982 West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-0 League Division One
29 Mar 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
03 Apr 1982 Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-2 FA Cup Semi-final
10 Apr 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town W 1-0 League Division One
17 Apr 1982 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-0 League Division One
21 Apr 1982 Barcelona v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-0
Agg: 2-1
UEFA European Cup Winners Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
24 Apr 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Notts County W 3-1 League Division One
28 Apr 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Birmingham City D 1-1 League Division One
01 May 1982 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 League Division One
03 May 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool D 2-2 League Division One
05 May 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City W 2-1 League Division One
17 May 1982 Ipswich Town v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1 League Division One
22 May 1982 Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 FA Cup Final
27 May 1982 Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-1 FA Cup Final replay
28 Aug 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town D 2-2 League Division One
31 Aug 1982 Ipswich Town v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-2 League Division One
04 Sep 1982 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur L 3-1 League Division One
08 Sep 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton W 6-0 League Division One
11 Sep 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City L 1-2 League Division One
15 Sep 1982 Coleraine v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-3 ECW Cup 1st round 1st leg
18 Sep 1982 Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-1 League Division One
28 Sep 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Coleraine W 4-0
Agg: 7-0
ECW Cup 1st round 2nd leg
02 Oct 1982 Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-0 League Division One
06 Oct 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton and Hove Albion D 1-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
09 Oct 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City W 4-0 League Division One
16 Oct 1982 Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 League Division One
20 Oct 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Bayern München D 1-1 ECW Cup 2nd round 1st leg
03 Nov 1982 Bayern München v Tottenham Hotspur L 4-1
Agg: 5-2
ECW Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
06 Nov 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Watford L 0-1 League Division One
09 Nov 1982 Gillingham v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-4 League Cup 3rd round
13 Nov 1982 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-0 League Division One
20 Nov 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United W 2-1 League Division One
27 Nov 1982 Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur L 3-0 League Division One
01 Dec 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town W 1-0 League Cup 4th round
04 Dec 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion D 1-1 League Division One
11 Dec 1982 Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-0 League Division One
27 Dec 1982 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-0 League Division One
28 Dec 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton and Hove Albion W 2-0 League Division One
01 Jan 1983 West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur L 3-0 League Division One
03 Jan 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton W 2-1 League Division One
08 Jan 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton W 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round
15 Jan 1983 Luton Town v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
19 Jan 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley L 1-4 League Cup Quarter-final
22 Jan 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland D 1-1 League Division One
02 Apr 1983 Brighton and Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1 League Division One
04 Apr 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal W 5-0 League Division One
09 Apr 1983 Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur D 2-2 League Division One
16 Apr 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town W 3-1 League Division One
23 Apr 1983 West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-1 League Division One
30 Apr 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool W 2-0 League Division One
03 May 1983 Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-2 League Division One
07 May 1983 Birmingham City v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-0 League Division One
11 May 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United W 2-0 League Division One
14 May 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City W 4-1 League Division One
27 Aug 1983 Ipswich Town v Tottenham Hotspur L 3-1 League Division One
29 Aug 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
24 Sep 1983 Watford v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-3 League Division One
28 Sep 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Drogheda United W 8-0
Agg: 14-0
UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
02 Oct 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest W 2-1 League Division One
05 Oct 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Lincoln City W 3-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
15 Oct 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-3 League Division One
19 Oct 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Feyenoord W 4-2 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
22 Oct 1983 Birmingham City v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-1 League Division One
26 Oct 1983 Lincoln City v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1
Agg: 3-4
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
29 Oct 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Notts County W 1-0 League Division One
02 Nov 1983 Feyenoord v Tottenham Hotspur W 0-2
Agg: 2-6
UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
05 Nov 1983 Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
09 Nov 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal L 1-2 League Cup 3rd round
12 Nov 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool D 2-2 League Division One
19 Nov 1983 Luton Town v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-4 League Division One
23 Nov 1983 Bayern München v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-0 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
26 Nov 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers W 3-2 League Division One
03 Dec 1983 Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1 League Division One
07 Dec 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Bayern München W 2-0
Agg: 2-1
UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
10 Dec 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton D 0-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal L 2-4 League Division One
27 Dec 1983 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 League Division One
31 Dec 1983 West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur L 4-1 League Division One
02 Jan 1984 Tottenham Hotspur v Watford L 2-3 League Division One
11 Jan 1984 Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham W 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round replay
14 Jan 1984 Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town W 2-0 League Division One
21 Jan 1984 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1 League Division One
28 Jan 1984 Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City D 0-0 FA Cup 4th round
01 Feb 1984 Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1 FA Cup 4th round replay
04 Feb 1984 Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur D 2-2 League Division One
08 Feb 1984 Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland W 3-0 League Division One
11 Feb 1984 Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City W 3-2 League Division One
25 Feb 1984 Tottenham Hotspur v Birmingham City L 0-1 League Division One
07 Mar 1984 Tottenham Hotspur v Austria Wien W 2-0 UEFA Cup 4th round 1st leg
10 Mar 1984 Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur L 3-1 League Division One
17 Mar 1984 Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion L 0-1 League Division One
21 Mar 1984 Austria Wien v Tottenham Hotspur D 2-2
Agg: 2-4
UEFA Cup 4th round 2nd leg
24 Mar 1984 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-4 League Division One
11 Apr 1984 Hajduk Split v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1 UEFA Cup Semi-final 1st leg
14 Apr 1984 Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town W 2-1 League Division One
18 Apr 1984 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa W 2-1 League Division One
21 Apr 1984 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur L 3-2 League Division One
25 Apr 1984 Tottenham Hotspur v Hajduk Split W 1-0
Agg: 2-2
UEFA Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
28 Apr 1984 Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-1 League Division One
05 May 1984 Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City W 2-0 League Division One
09 May 1984 Anderlecht v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 UEFA Cup Final 1st leg
12 May 1984 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United D 1-1 League Division One
23 May 1984 Tottenham Hotspur v Anderlecht D 1-1
Agg: 2-2 (4-3)
UEFA Cup Final 2nd leg


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1979-80 Scotland British Home Championship 1
1979-80 Scotland International Friendly 2
1
1979-80 Scotland UEFA European Championship
1
1
1979-80 Scotland UEFA Under-21 3
1
1979-80 Scotland Under-21 1
1980-81 Scotland British Home Championship 2
1
1980-81 Scotland FIFA World Cup 3
1
1980-81 Scotland UEFA Under-21 1
1981-82 Scotland FIFA World Cup 4
1
1
1981-82 Scotland International Friendly 1
1
1982-83 Scotland UEFA European Championship 2
1
1983-84 Scotland British Home Championship 1
1983-84 Scotland International Friendly 1
1983-84 Scotland UEFA European Championship 1
1984-85 Scotland FIFA World Cup 1
1
1984-85 Scotland International Friendly 1
1985-86 Scotland FIFA World Cup 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
18 Dec 1979 Scotland v Belgium D 2-2 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
12 Feb 1980 England v Scotland L 2-1 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
26 Feb 1980 Germany v Scotland L 1-0 Under-21
04 Mar 1980 Scotland v England D 0-0 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
26 Mar 1980 Scotland v Portugal W 4-1 UEFA European Championship Group 2
16 May 1980 Northern Ireland v Scotland L 1-0 British Home Championship
28 May 1980 Poland v Scotland L 1-0 International Friendly
31 May 1980 Hungary v Scotland L 3-1 International Friendly
10 Sep 1980 Sweden v Scotland W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Group 6
18 Nov 1980 Scotland v Denmark W 2-1 UEFA Under-21 Group
25 Feb 1981 Israel v Scotland W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Group 6
25 Mar 1981 Scotland v Northern Ireland D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Group 6
28 Apr 1981 Scotland v Israel W 3-1 FIFA World Cup Group 6
19 May 1981 Scotland v Northern Ireland W 2-0 British Home Championship
23 May 1981 England v Scotland W 0-1 British Home Championship
14 Oct 1981 Northern Ireland v Scotland D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Group 6
18 Nov 1981 Portugal v Scotland L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Group 6
24 Feb 1982 Spain v Scotland L 3-0 International Friendly
23 Mar 1982 Scotland v Netherlands W 2-1 International Friendly
15 Jun 1982 Scotland v New Zealand W 5-2 FIFA World Cup Finals group 6
18 Jun 1982 Brazil v Scotland L 4-1 FIFA World Cup Finals group 6
22 Jun 1982 USSR v Scotland D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Finals group 6
13 Oct 1982 Scotland v German Democratic Republic W 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group 1
17 Nov 1982 Switzerland v Scotland L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group 1
15 Dec 1982 Belgium v Scotland L 3-2 UEFA European Championship Group 1
16 Nov 1983 German Democratic Republic v Scotland L 2-1 UEFA European Championship Group 1
26 May 1984 Scotland v England D 1-1 British Home Championship
01 Jun 1984 France v Scotland L 2-0 International Friendly
27 Feb 1985 Spain v Scotland L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Group 7
25 May 1985 Scotland v England W 1-0 International Friendly
28 May 1985 Iceland v Scotland W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Group 7
08 Jun 1986 West Germany v Scotland L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Finals group E


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.