GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
1883-84 🕒 3 | 3 (-) | 🥅 2.33 | ⛔ 33% | 🇺 - | #29 |
Goalkeeper
Previous Player | Next Player |
---|---|
GK Tommy Mason | 🏴 | #28 | | D Tom Riddell | 🏴 | #30 | |
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Archibald Foster Vale
Personal Profile

Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 1861 | Kings Heath | England 🏴 | England 🏴 |
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Villa Youth Record

n/a
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Previous Clubs

Edwardians FC
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Transfer In

Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1883-84 | 1883 | 22 | Free | Edwardians FC 🏴 | Management Committee |
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Villa Career
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 |
Aston Villa 1883-84 | Free |
FA Cup |
🕒 3 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #29 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Played Under

Management Committee 1883-84
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Career Summary

🗓️ | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | PPG | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 % | 🟨 % | 🟥 % | ⚽ | 🔥 | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 |
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Competition Record

🕒 League | 🕒 FA Cup | 🕒 League Cup | 🕒 Europe | 🕒 European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
⚽ League | ⚽ FA Cup | ⚽ League Cup | ⚽ Europe | ⚽ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
🔥 League | 🔥 FA Cup | 🔥 League Cup | 🔥 Europe | 🔥 European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League Gi | FA Cup Gi | League Cup Gi | Europe Gi | European Cup Gi |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League GPG | FA Cup GPG | League Cup GPG | Europe GPG | European Cup GPG |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
League GPGi | FA Cup GPGi | League Cup GPGi | Europe GPGi | European Cup GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Season by Season Record

🗓️ | 🎂 | 〽️ | 🏆 | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | PPG | 🟩 | 🟩 % | 🟨 | 🟨 % | 🟥 | 🟥 % | ⚽ | 🔥 | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1883-84 | 22 | FAC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 |
0 |
Seasons 🗓️, Age 🎂, League 〽️, Position 🏆, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Goalkeeping Record

🗓️ | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 1 | 33% |
1883-84 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 1 | 33% |
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets ⛔
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Honours

Played for the Villa
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Debuts & Dates

Season | First Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1883-84 | 10 November 1883 | Management Committee |
Season | Debut | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1883-84 | 10 November 1883 | 22 | Management Committee |
Game # | First Goal | Scorer(s) |
---|---|---|
Season | Final Game | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1883-84 | 19 January 1884 | 22 | Management Committee |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1883-84 | 19 January 1884 | Management Committee |
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Loans Out

None
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Transfer Out

Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1883-84 | 1884 | 22 | Free | Erdington Lads' Club 🏴 | Management Committee |
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Subsequent Clubs

Erdington Lads' Club
Retired
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Quotes

GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Biography

Player #29 for Aston Villa, Archibald Foster Vale, also known as Archie Vale, played as a goalkeeper for the club. Archibald represented Villa three times during the 1883-84 FA Cup campaign.
Archibald was born in Kings Heath, seven miles from Villa’s current ground, in July 1861 and made his debut as a 22 year old on 10th November 1883.
Villa had signed Archibald from Edwardians FC.
Archibald was the fifth custodian of the Villa goal in FA Cup football and the first Villa keeper to keep a clean sheet which came in the 5-0 2nd Round win against Stafford Road at the Recreation Ground.
In total Archibald conceded 7 goals in his 3 appearances despite keeping one clean sheet, at a ratio of 2.33 goals per game.
Archibald’s final game for Villa came on the 19th January 1884 in the 6-1 FA Cup 4th Round defeat to Queens Park at Hampden Park. Archibald moved on to Erdington Lads’ Club shortly thereafter.
Archibald played in the era when team selection was made by a Management Committee rather than the latter day more typical Manager role.
Archibald passed away in Walsall in August 1937 aged 76.
Died
1 August 1937, Aged 76
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Appearances
3

Game | Matchday Summary | Match Squad |
---|---|---|
Game #17 | 🟩 10 Nov 1883, Villa 5-1 Walsall Swifts, The Chuckery | GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Robert Price | 🏴 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | |
Game #18 | 🟩 1 Dec 1883, Villa 5-0 Stafford Road, Half-Way House Ground | GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | |
Game #20 | 🟥 19 Jan 1884, Villa 1-6 Queen's Park, Titwood Park | GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | |
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Starts
3

Game | Matchday Summary | Line Up |
---|---|---|
Game #17 | 🟩 10 Nov 1883, Villa 5-1 Walsall Swifts, The Chuckery | GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | 🟢 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB Robert Price | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 | 🟢 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 | 🔥 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | |
Game #18 | 🟩 1 Dec 1883, Villa 5-0 Stafford Road, Half-Way House Ground | GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | |
Game #20 | 🟥 19 Jan 1884, Villa 1-6 Queen's Park, Titwood Park | GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | 🔴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 | 🔴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | 🔴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | |
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Substitutes |
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GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
---|
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Goals Scored
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Scorer(s) |
---|
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Assists Made
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
---|
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Cards Received
🟨

-
🟥
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Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
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International Record

International Career | Caps with Villa |
---|---|
FA | Caps with Villa | Scorers |
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FA | International Goals with Villa | Scorers |
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GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
Matches
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
🟩 10 Nov 1883, Villa 5-1 Walsall Swifts, The Chuckery

Game #17
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: C. Crump | 🏴 | Birmingham, 1882-
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Season | 1883-84 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Saturday, 10 November 1883

FA Cup
Scorer(s) | Archie Hunter | 1-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | Olly Whateley | 3-0 | Howard Vaughton | 5-0 |
Assist(s) | Eli Davis | 3-0 |
Teams

Starting XI
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | 🟢 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB Robert Price | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 | 🟢 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 | 🔥 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Starting XI
GK W. Phillips
B A. Jones
B A. Alldridge
HB W. Brandrick
HB A. Morris
F R. Davis
F J. Farmer
F T. Farmer
F S. Mills
F J. Higgins
F H. Dyoss
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Archibald Vale, Tom Riddell, Robert Price
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Archie Hunter
🕒 | HT Walsall Swifts 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, Olly Whateley, Assist by Eli Davis
⚽ | Goal, 4-0, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 5-0, Howard Vaughton
🥅 | Goal, 5-1, (Walsall Swifts), Farmer
🕒 | FT Walsall Swifts 1-5 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa face Walsall Swifts for the first time in competitive football, Swifts become the 8th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa record their biggest FA Cup win to date as they see off the Swifts at the Chuckery as goalkeeper Archibald Vale, full back Tom Riddell and defender Robert Price made their debuts for Villa Meanwhile, forward Archie Hunter scored Villa’s first ever hat-trick in League or Cup football.
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
🟩 1 Dec 1883, Villa 5-0 Stafford Road, Half-Way House Ground

Game #18
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Season | 1883-84 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Saturday, 1 December 1883

FA Cup
Scorer(s) | Arthur Brown | 1-0 | 2-0 | Archie Hunter | 3-0 | 4-0 | Olly Whateley | 5-0 |
Assist(s) | None
Teams

Starting XI
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Starting XI
GK E. Ray
B Riley
B Crump
HB Turton
HB A. Nicholls
HB Jones
HB Morgan
LF Baker
LF Griffiths
F J. W. Whitehead
CF Foster
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Arthur Brown
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Arthur Brown
🕒 | HT Stafford Road 0-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 4-0, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 5-0, Olly Whateley
🕒 | FT Stafford Road 0-5 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa score 5 two games in succession to progress to the third round of the FA Cup for the fifth consecutive season. Goalkeeper Archibald Vale keeps Villa’s first ever clean sheet in the FA Cup.
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | #29 |
🟥 19 Jan 1884, Villa 1-6 Queen's Park, Titwood Park


Game #20
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Morton Betts | 🏴 | Harrow, 1884-
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-6
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Season | 1883-84 |
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Saturday, 19 January 1884

FA Cup
Scorer(s) | Howard Vaughton | 83' |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
Teams

Starting XI
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | 🔴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 | 🔴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | 🔴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI
GK A. McCallum
B W. Arnott
B A. H. Holm
HB Elliott | ⚽ |
HB J. J. Gow
RW W. Anderson | ⚽ |
RW E. Fraser
LW R. W. Christie
LW D. Allan
CF D. Smith | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF W. Harrower | ⚽ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
🥅 | 10' Goal, 0-1, (Queen’s Park), Elliott
🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-2, (Queen’s Park), W. Harrower
🕒 | HT Queen’s Park 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 0-3, (Queen’s Park), D. Smith
🥅 | Goal, 0-4, (Queen’s Park), D. Smith
🥅 | Goal, 0-5, (Queen’s Park), W. Anderson
🥅 | Goal, 0-6, (Queen’s Park), D. Smith
⚽ | 83' Goal, 1-6, Howard Vaughton
🕒 | FT Queen’s Park 6-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa follow up their biggest FA Cup win with their heaviest FA Cup defeat as they are comprehensively beaten by a scratch side in Glasgow. Howard Vaughton hit Villa's consolation.
Villa face Queen's Park for the first time in competitive football, Queen's Park become the 9th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football and the first Scottish club.
Villa’s suffer their heaviest FA Cup defeat in their first match versus Scottish opposition just a game after recording their biggest ever win.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Archibald Vale, defender Charles Apperley and forward Wally Roberts made their final FA Cup appearances for Villa.