Archie McKenzie

Archibald McKenzie was a Scottish footballer who played as a full back, mainly for Partick Thistle where he spent a decade.[1]

For the Clyde and West Bromwich player, see Archibald McKenzie (footballer).
Archie McKenzie
Personal information
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1903–1905 Bo'ness
1905–1915 Partick Thistle 207 (1)
1906 → Bo'ness (loan)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He began his career at Bo'ness, signing for Partick in April 1905;[2] initially he had a back-up role, and spent time back at Bo'ness on loan,[3] before becoming a regular in 1907 after Tom Harvey was forced to retire due to injury.[4] McKenzie remained with the Jags until retiring in 1915; the club mostly finished towards the bottom of Scottish Football League Division One during that time, but did climb to fourth place in 1910–11 followed by fifth the following year. His importance to the club during that time had already been shown by the awarding of a benefit match against Rangers in the pre-season of 1910, though at that time he had only been a fixture in the side for three years.[5] In October 1911 he came as close as he would get to a winner's medal when his side lost 1–0 to Rangers in the Glasgow Cup final.[6] From 1913 onwards, the younger Willie Bulloch and Tom Adams began to be more favoured in the Thistle defence.

He played in two editions of the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against Sheffield, in March 1908 then in October of the same year,[7][8] and had a trial for the Scottish League XI in 1910.[1]

References
  1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. McKenzie Archie Image 1 Partick Thistle 1912, Vintage Footballers
  3. 1905-06, Partick Thistle - The Early Years
  4. 1906-07, Partick Thistle - The Early Years
  5. Football. Rangers, 2; Partick Thistle, 1, The Glasgow Herald, 30 August 1910, via Partick Thistle History Archive
  6. Association Football. | The Rangers' Victory., The Glasgow Herald, 9 October 1911
  7. Glasgow v. Sheffield. Inter-City Match., The Glasgow Herald, 19 March 1908 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
  8. Football. Sheffield v Glasgow., The Glasgow Herald, 20 October 1908
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