Archibald Montgomery (born 27 January 1873 – 5 January 1922) was a Scottish

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. His regular position was as a

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. He was born in

Chryston Chryston is a village in North Lanarkshire, around east of Glasgow, in Scotland. It lies north of its sister village, Muirhead, which is on the A80. The village has around double Muirhead's population, although the exact boundary between the t ...

Lanarkshire Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark (; ), is a Counties of Scotland, historic county, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area and registration county in the Central Lowlands and Southern Uplands of Scotland. The county is no l ...

. He played for

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, and Bury. He would also manage

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They play in the , the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. Founded in October 1882, the club joined the Scottish Foot ...

at the end of his career.

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1873 births 1922 deaths Scottish men's footballers Manchester United F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Bury F.C. players Scottish Football League managers Men's association football goalkeepers English Football League players Footballers from North Lanarkshire Bury F.C. managers Albion Rovers F.C. managers Scottish football managers {{Scotland-footy-goalkeeper-stub