Arthur Edmund Archer (25 October 1871 – 17 November 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of Walter Edmund Archer (1823-1892),Deaths: Archer, The Leader, (Saturday, 16 January 1892), p.45. and Elizabeth Ann Archer (1832-1903), née Harner,Marriages, The Argus, (Friday, 17 December 1858), p.4.Deaths: Archer, The Argus. (Saturday, 27 June 1903), p.9. Arthur Edmund Archer was born in Prahran, Victoria on 25 October 1871.
Football St. Kilda (VFA) He played for St. Kilda in the VFA from 1893 to 1896.
Fremantle Football Club (WAFA) He played for the Fremantle Football Club in 1897.
St. Kilda (VFL) He played for St. Kilda in the VFL in 1898.Gossip, The Sportsman, (Tuesday, 17 May 1898), p.6. His knee was so badly injured during the round 7 match against Carlton on 18 June 1898 that he had to leave the field.St. Kilda Still Improving, The Age, (Monday, 20 June 1898), p.3; Sports & Games, The Prahran Chronicle, (Saturday, 25 June 1898), p.4; Football Notes, The Australasian, (Saturday, 25 June 1898), p.20. He never played senior VFL football again.
Death He died at the Caulfield Repatriation Hospital on 17 November 1938.Deaths: Archer, The Argus, (Saturday, 19 November 1938), p.6.
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References World War One Embarkation Roll: Private Arthur Archer (5130), Australian War Memorial. World War One Nominal Roll: Private Arthur Archer (5130), Australian War Memorial. World War One Service Record: Private Arthur Archer (5130), National Archives of Australia.
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