Archie Dyke

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Archie Dyke
Personal information
Full name Archibald Samuel Dyke[1]
Date of birth September 1886[1]
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
Date of death c.1955 (aged 68–69)[2]
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
Chesterton
Newcastle Congregational
Newcastle P.S.A.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1912 Stoke 26 (2)
1913–1914 Port Vale 19 (1)
1914 Stoke 15 (1)
1914–1919 Aston Villa 9 (0)
1919 Port Vale 2 (0)
Stafford Rangers
1920 Coventry City 3 (0)
1921–1922 Blackpool 1 (0)
Congleton Town
Total 75+ (4+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Archibald Samuel Dyke (September 1886 – c.1955) was an English footballer. He played for Stoke, Port Vale, Aston Villa, Stafford Rangers, Coventry City, Blackpool, and Congleton Town.

Career[edit]

Dyke played for Chesterton, Newcastle Congregational, and Newcastle P.S.A., before joining Birmingham & District League side Stoke in 1909. He played one game in the 1909–10 and 1910–11 campaigns, before making 24 appearances in 1911–12, scoring league goals against Plymouth Argyle and Bristol Rovers. He then played 15 league and three FA Cup games in 1913–14, scoring once against Treharris Athletic.[1]

He switched clubs to nearby rivals Port Vale in the summer of 1912. He made his debut in a 5–0 defeat at Stalybridge Celtic in a Central League match on 3 September 1912, and impressed enough to hold on to a first-team spot.[1] He lost his place in March 1913 and returned to Stoke that summer, having played 19 league games for the "Valiants". Dyke then moved on to Aston Villa.[1] Whilst with Villa he guested for Vale during the war in 1916.[1] He rejoined the club permanently in August 1919, but after being elected back into the Football League in October 1919 the club could not negotiate his transfer. He moved on to Stafford Rangers, Coventry City, Blackpool and Congleton Town.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Dyke enlisted in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps in September 1915 during the First World War. He was transferred to the Royal Horse Artillery as a gunner and served in Palestine. He was medically discharged in August 1919 after suffering dysentery.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke 1909–10 Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two 1 0 0 0 1 0
1910–11 Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two 1 0 0 0 1 0
1911–12[3] Southern League Division One 24 2 0 0 24 2
Port Vale 1913–14[4] Central League 19 1 1 0 20 1
Stoke 1913–14 Southern League Division Two 15 1 3 0 18 1
Aston Villa 1913–14[5] First Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
1914–15[5] First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 9 0 0 0 9 0
Port Vale 1919–20[4] Central League 1 0 0 0 1 0
Coventry City 1920–21[5] Second Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Blackpool 1921–22[3] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 74 4 4 0 78 4

References[edit]

Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 89. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Profile at Aston Villa Player Database
  3. ^ a b c "Archie Dyke Aston Villa". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b Archie Dyke at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ^ a b c "Archibald Dyke". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
General
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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