Archie Gemmill
Archibald " Archie " Gemmill (* March 24, 1947 in Paisley, Scotland ) is a former Scottish footballer who won three British championships with Derby County and Nottingham Forest.
Career
FC St. Mirren
Gemmills first station as a player the Scottish first division club FC St. Mirren was unstable due to many injuries. In his last season for his club St. Mirren rose as a table next to last into the second division. Archie Gemmill then moved for £ 13,000 to the English second division side Preston North End.
Preston North End
In the 1967/68 season Preston North End landed only on the third to last place in the table and trembled long to avoid relegation. After a mid-table position in the following year Gemmill rose with his team in the season 1969/70 as a Table to the third tier from. Gemmill, the coaching duo of Derby County had now drawn attention to themselves. Coach Brian Clough and his assistant coach Peter Taylor were convinced of his qualities and committed him for their team.
Derby County
New coach Brian Clough had with Derby County in 1968/69 promotion to the Football League First Division managed and subsequently covered as promoted surprising fourth place. In the first season with Archie Gemmill, the team reached only number 9, but 1971/72, the team 's big shot by winning the English Championship. Tradition richer teams such as Leeds United, Liverpool and Manchester City were nearly beaten and referred to the courts. As a master in the European Cup of Champions 1972/73 allowed to start, the team reached the semi-finals and failed only there at the Italian champions Juventus Dino Zoff, Fabio Capello and Helmut Haller.
After coach Brian Clough had to leave the club due to serious differences with the board, took Derby in 1973/74 to third place. In the Football League First Division 1974/75 was followed by the second championship title after 1972. Under new coach Dave Mackay Archie Gemmill could continue to operate as a regular player for his club and contribute his part to the title. However, in the European Cup of Champions 1975/76, this time followed by the early exit in the second round. The Spanish champions Real Madrid was defeated in the first leg 4-1 at home, but the return game turned into a disaster. After the 1:5 after extra time, the English master was excreted. After a disappointing 15th place in the 1976/77 season Gemmill joined the new club of his former trainer Brian Clough and joined Nottingham Forest on.
Nottingham Forest
In the first year in Nottingham he celebrated his third championship. Forest managed the feat, / to win the championship as a climber in the First Division 1977 78. Gemmill came here in 30 league games for use and scoring three goals. To top it off him and his team succeeded in Landesmeistercup 1979, the first final. Forest met in the final in Munich on the Swedish champions Malmö FF and defeated them by a goal from Trevor Francis 1-0. However Gemmill had to look at 90 minutes of the bench, since Brian Clough had not set it up this game. Mainly due to this action of the trainer and following dissonances he decided after the season to a club change.
Birmingham City
The club from Birmingham played 1979/80 only in the second division, but managed by a third place in the table on goal difference ahead of FC Chelsea promotion to the First Division. The following year brought a place in the middle of the table and for the season 1981/82 a long-running battle against relegation, which was successfully completed by the end space 16.
Gemmill, however, in early 1982 had been transferred during the season in the North American Soccer League to Jacksonville Tea Men. There he spent one season before moving back to England. His former teammate, Larry Lloyd had been taken over as coach at third division Wigan Athletic and convinced him of a change. His dortiger stay, however, was not permanent, because after just eleven games, he joined his former club Derby County. There, Peter Taylor took over as coach after his resignation at Nottingham Forest and then committed Gemmill.
After an average season 1982/83 for his now playing only in the second division club followed in 1983 /84 crash in the third league. After this enjoyable little game time Archie Gemmill ended his successful and rich title playing career.
Scottish national
In 43 appearances for Scotland, he was able to achieve eight goals and also belonged to the national team that took part in 1978 at the World Cup. For " folk hero " he became by ' two goals in the group stage match against the Netherlands (final 3-2 ), which is also acknowledged in the film Trainspotting ( " Phew, I have not felt that good since Archie Gemmill Scored against Holland in 1978! "). Especially his legendary goal to make it 3-1 is still the most Scottish football fans remembered and was voted one of the best goals of all time.
Family
Being in time born at Derby County son Scot Gemmill followed him in 1990 as a player at Nottingham Forest and from 1995 also in the Scottish national team.
Title
- English Champion: 1972, 1975, 1978
- National Champions Cup: 1979
- League Cup: 1979
- European Supercup: 1979