Barry Archbold
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
Career: 1955 - 1956
Debut: Round 16, 1955 v Collingwood, aged 21 years, 238 days
Carlton Player No. 695
Games: 2
Goals: 0
Last game: Round 17, 1955 v South Melbourne, aged 21 years, 245 days
Guernsey No. 37 (1955) and 18 (1955)
Height: 179cm
Weight: 84kg
DOB: 11 December 1933
Archbold was recruited from Traralgon and played 2 consecutive games for the Blues near the end of Season 1955; the first in Guernsey No. 37 and the second the week later in Guernsey No. 18.
Barry finished second in the 1955 Reserves Best & Fairest Award with 21 votes, one vote behind the winner Barry Beitzel. Also played in the 1956 Reserves.
Career Highlights
1955 - Reserves 2nd Best and Fairest Award.
Links
Blueseum: Summary of playing statistics for Barry Archbold
Gallery
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Barry Archbold 1956 -
Barry Archbold 1949 From: http://www.virtualyallourn.com/node/18503 -
1956 Wells cartoon1956 Jim Francis - Wells Cartoon Age May 25
