Archie Needham
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
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| fullname = Archibald Needham
| birth_date = {{birth date|1881|8|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sheffield, England
| death_date = {{death year and age|1950|1881}}
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| position = Utility player
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| clubs1 = Sheffield United
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| years2 = 1905–09
| clubs2 = Crystal Palace
| caps2 = 103
| goals2 = 24
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| clubs3 = Glossop
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Archibald Needham (2 August 1881 – 1950) was an English footballer, who played for Crystal Palace in a variety of positions.
Career
Born in Sheffield, Needham played professionally for Sheffield United but unlike his namesake (relative?) Ernest Needham he was not a regular first team player. In 1905 he joined new club Crystal Palace, and was the club's top scorer in their first season, playing in the Southern League Division Two. Needham was a versatile player, and played in almost every position save for goalkeeper whilst at Palace. On 21 January 1909, he scored a memorable goal against Football League side Wolves in an FA Cup first round replay. In the dying minutes of extra time, Fred Fountain wrote of the goal in the Croydon Advertiser in 1946: "...he simply weaved his way through all the players and dribbled it right up to the Wolves' goal, putting in an unstoppable shot."Matthews, Tony (editor). We All Follow The Palace. Juma, 1998, pages 17–18. {{ISBN|1-872204-55-4}} Writing in The Penny Illustrated Paper, John Cameron called Needham "The brilliant Crystal Palace 'utility man'."FOOTBALL CHAT . JOHN CAMERON. P.I.P.: Penny Illustrated Paper and Illustrated Times (London, England), Saturday, 30 January 1909; pg. 71; Issue 2488.
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Sheffield United F.C. players
Category:Crystal Palace F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:Glossop North End A.F.C. players
Category:Men's association football utility players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Footballers from Sheffield
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