Archie Gemmill
Archie Gemmill was born in Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom on March 24th, 1947 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 77, Archie Gemmill biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Archibald Gemmill (born 24 March 1947) is a Scottish former footballer.
During his career he won the European Cup, three English league titles and captained his national side.
He scored a goal against the Netherlands in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, which is regularly cited as one of the greatest scored in the competition.
Club career
Gemmill was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire. His early career at St Mirren was marred by a string of injuries, not least a fractured ankle in early 1966. In a Scottish League Cup tie at Shawfield on August 13, 1966, Jim Clunie was sent on to replace him as the first tactical replacement in Scottish football history. Gemmill was auctioned for £13,000 to Preston North End.
He drew the attention of Peter Taylor, Derby County's assistant manager. Taylor later told Derby boss Brian Clough that he had been considering signing for the reigning champions Everton. Clough described him as a player who could pass quickly and had the kind of stamina that would motivate an attacking forward. Clough travelled to Gemmill's home. Clough told him that he would sleep outside the car if the player refused to sign for Derby (who had never won the league championship). "But my wife welcomed him in and he stayed the night," Gemmill said. The following morning, Clough was charged with £60,000 for fried eggs.
Gemmill scored only three goals for the Rams during the season, but they were to become Football League champions the following year. He was suspended for the 1973 European Cup semi-finals, but when the Rams won their second championship in 1975, he became club captain in lieu of the injured Roy McFarland. He made 324 appearances for the club, scoring 25 goals. After playing five times for them in the 1977/78 season, he left Derby.
In September 1977, Gemmill joined Nottingham Forest for £25,000, becoming the third ex Derby champion of Clough's to join him at Forest. The other two, John O'Hare and John McGovern, were the other two. He played 58 times for Forest in the league, scoring three goals. He had picked up a winners' medal when Forest won the First Division in 1977–78, but he was ineligible for the League Cup, which they won, because he had played for Derby earlier in the season. He was instrumental in the club's triumph in the late 1970s but was barred from the 1979 European Cup Final.Gemmill referred to the decision later:
In a 4–3 loss at home to Fulham, he signed for Birmingham City on his first appearance in 1979. He appeared in 97 League games for the Blues, scoring 12 goals.
Gemmill crossed the Atlantic in early 1982 to play for the Jacksonville Tea Men of the NASL. He was only active in 32 league games during his one-season.
He joined Wigan Athletic in September 1982 with former teammate and club manager Larry Lloyd, but only for 11 games. He returned to Derby County as player-coach, marking Peter Taylor's first signing for the club in 1982. In 1984, he retired from playing.
International career
Gemmill played 43 times and scored eight goals for Scotland, as well as captained the team on 22 occasions.
In a Group D fixture at the 1978 World Cup, Gemmill scored a goal against the Netherlands in what has been consistently rated as one of the best World Cup goals ever scored. Scotland needed to win the game by three goals to advance to the next stage of the tournament after having such poor results in the first two games. Gemmill scored a goal in the 68th minute that was referred to by The Scotsman as follows: Gemmill scored a goal that was described by The Scotsman as follows:
Johnny Rep scored his second goal for the Netherlands after being deflected away from Gemmill's outstretched leg and flying past Alan Rough's dive three minutes later. The game ended 3–2, effectively ending the game with Scotland out of contention for a spot in the second round.
In the film Trainspotting, in which characters Tommy and Lizzie make love while watching a homemade porno film, only to find it has been replaced by a football tape titled "100 Great Goals," which features Gemmill's strike. After climaxing during sex, Renton (Ewan McGregor), who had swapped the tapes in their cases and borrowed Tommy and Lizzie's tape, says, "I haven't felt that good since Archie Gemmill scored against Holland in 1978." Gemmill first saw Trainspotting on a Rotherham club outing, and his reaction was "I got completely killed by the lads" - "I'm sure I was a little ashamed by it."