Steve Archibald
How Steve Archibald made the leap from part-time football at Clyde and working as a car mechanic to star striker at Barcelona.
A Rolls Royce car mechanic who dreamed of owning one of those iconic vehicles, Steve Archibald’s journey to football superstardom is the story of a born winner.
His career started with part-time football at Clyde, where he had to avoid the greyhounds also using the stadium’s race track. Steve honed his winning mentality under Sir Alex Ferguson at Aberdeen, helping to bring glory back to the Granite City. Since he was determined to keep on pushing himself, his next stop was Tottenham Hotspur, where his goals and strike partnership with Garth Crooks quickly established him as a fan favourite. However, a dispute with the manager set him on course to a new adventure in a new country when he signed for Spanish giants Barcelona. Again, his winning mentality brought success, with Steve’s goals helping Barcelona to a league triumph and earning him the nickname 'Archi-goles'.
Despite the fact that Steve was loved by the fans in Barcelona as much as he had been by the fans in Aberdeen and London, his time in the Catalan capital was cut short by a rule that only allowed two foreign players to be registered to play at Spanish clubs. Steve's next move saw him bringing sunshine and goals to Hibernian, where once again he would be loved by fans.
With 27 caps for Scotland, Archibald speaks of his frustrations at the time his international career ended. But with his attitude bringing success on the pitch throughout his career, did he ever get his hands on the keys to that Rolls Royce?
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | KT Tunstall |
Interviewed Guest | Steve Archibald |
Interviewed Guest | Alex Ferguson |
Interviewed Guest | Gary Lineker |
Interviewed Guest | Irvine Welsh |
Interviewed Guest | Garth Crooks |
Interviewed Guest | Willie Miller |
Director | Eamonn Donohoe |
Himself | Graham Hunter |
Producer | Eamonn Donohoe |
Herself | Julie Welch |
Executive Producer | Claire Kelly |
Himself | Adrian Thrills |
Series Producer | Ewan Torrance |
Broadcasts
- Fri 14 Jul 2023 22:30
- Mon 17 Jul 2023 23:00
- Wed 18 Oct 2023 19:00
- Sun 14 Apr 2024 19:45
- Fri 24 May 2024 19:45
- Sun 24 Nov 2024 19:15
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