Archie Rowan

Archie Rowan
Personal information
Full name Archibald Rowan
Date of birth (1855-10-04)4 October 1855
Date of death 14 November 1923(1923-11-14) (aged 68)
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Caledonian F.C. (Glasgow)
Third Lanark
Queen's Park
International career
1880–1882 Scotland 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Archibald Rowan (4 October 1855 – 14 November 1923) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Rowan was born on 4 October 1855. He played club football for Caledonian, Third Lanark and Queen's Park, and made two appearances for Scotland. He sometimes played under the pseudonym "A. McCallum", including in major finals.

He later served on the committee at Queen's Park, and was elected president once and chairman twice. Rowan was also a cricketer (playing for the Caledonian Cricket Club and the West of Scotland Cricket Club) golfer and billiard player. He died on 14 November 1923.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Archie Rowan's gravestone, Cathcart Cemetery
  2. ↑ Name: Rowan, Archibald R., QPFC.com
  3. 1 2 Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 252.
  4. ↑ Season 1880/81, Frank McCrossan, Queen's Park Football Club - An Early History
  5. ↑ Name: McCallum, A.P., QPFC.com
  6. 1 2 "Death of an Old Q.P. Goalkeeper". Athletic News. 19 November 1923.