Jordan Junior McFarlane-Archer (born 11 November 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Southport.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Junior McFarlane-Archer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bedworth, England[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southport | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Chasetown | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Chasetown | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | Coleshill Town | 7 | (1) |
| 2013 | Cradley Town | ||
| 2013–2014 | Tipton Town | ||
| 2014–2015 | Tividale | ||
| 2015 | Redditch United | ||
| 2015 | → Boldmere St. Michaels (loan) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Bedworth United | 34 | (16) |
| 2016–2017 | Stourbridge | ||
| 2017–2018 | Chester | 21 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Bury | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Maidenhead United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Southport (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Port Vale | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Stockport County (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Boston United | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Southport | 80 | (29) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:10, 5 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
He spent his early career with a multitude of non-League clubs, including: Chasetown, Coleshill Town, Cradley Town, Tipton Town, Tividale, Redditch United, Boldmere St. Michaels, Bedworth United and Stourbridge. He turned professional after being signed to Chester in October 2017 and then entered the English Football League with a move to Bury in July 2018. From Bury he was loaned out to Maidenhead United and Southport, before joining Port Vale after Bury were expelled from the Football League in August 2019. Having failed to break into the Vale first-team, he was loaned out to Stockport County in January 2020. He signed for Boston United in September 2020 and moved on to Southport two months later.
Career edit
Early career edit
Archer spent time in the youth team at Chasetown, before scoring on his debut for the reserves in November 2011,[4] and making his Northern Premier League Premier Division debut in a 1–0 defeat to Marine on 3 March 2012.[5] After eight appearances for the "Scholars" in the 2011–12 relegation season,[6] Archer moved on to Coleshill Town,[7] making his debut for the "Colemen" in a 2–0 victory over Alvechurch at Pack Meadow on 6 August 2013.[8] He made a total of seven Midland Football Alliance appearances and one FA Cup qualification appearance, scoring his first goal in senior football with a penalty in a 4–0 win at Continental Star on 14 August.[9] He went on to play for Cradley Town, Tipton Town and Tividale.[10] He joined Redditch United on 4 June 2015.[11] However, he struggled to get games for the "Reds" as Luke Shearer and Daniel Dubidat were preferred up front by manager Liam McDonald, and he was loaned out to Boldmere St. Michaels.[12] Archer moved on to Bedworth United in September 2015.[10] Despite him scoring 16 goals from 34 league games, the "Greenbacks" were relegated out of the Southern League Premier Division at the end of the 2015–16 season.[10] The Warwickshire-based club were placed in the Northern Premier League Division One South for the 2016–17 season.[10] He joined Stourbridge on 6 November 2016.[10] He worked at a bank during his time at Stourbridge.[13] Stourbridge reached the Northern Premier League Premier Division play-offs and he scored in their play-off semi-final victory over Workington at the War Memorial Athletic Ground, though they were beaten by Spennymoor Town in the final.[14] During his 11 months with the "Glassboys" he scored 22 goals in 51 appearances, and spent a week on trial at Walsall in summer 2017.[15] On 24 October 2017, he turned professional after being signed to a two-year contract by National League side Chester.[15][16] "Blues" manager Marcus Bignot said that he believed Archer could play in the Football League.[17]
Bury edit
On 12 July 2018, Archer signed a two-year contract with League Two side Bury after being bought for an undisclosed fee (reported to be around £20,000).[18][19] "Shakers" manager Ryan Lowe said that Archer was "a wanted man" and praised sporting director Les Dykes and chairman Stewart Day for completing the deal.[20] On 31 August, he joined National League side Maidenhead United on a two-month loan at York Road.[21] He played eight games for Alan Devonshire's "Magpies". On 9 November, he joined National League North side Southport on a two-month loan deal at Haig Avenue.[22] "Sandgrounders" manager Liam Watson went on to extend Archer's loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[23] He won the Liverpool Senior Cup with Southport, after they beat Prescot Cables on penalties after drawing the final 0–0.[24] He was not paid for the last five months of his time at Gigg Lane and had to rely on 50% of his wages being paid by the Professional Footballers' Association.[13]
Port Vale edit
Bury were expelled from the English Football League on 30 August 2019, and Archer signed a one-year deal with League Two club Port Vale the following day.[25] He was signed by manager John Askey to provide competition for strikers Tom Pope, Richie Bennett and Mark Cullen.[26] He made his debut for the "Valiants" on 3 September, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Tom Pope in an EFL Trophy tie with Shrewsbury Town at Vale Park; he went on to score the winning goal on 75 minutes as Vale came from behind to win 2–1.[27] He dislocated his shoulder four days later, but rejected a shoulder operation in favour of physiotherapy as he wanted to avoid a lengthy spell on the sidelines recovering from surgery.[28]
On 17 January 2020, he joined National League play-off chasing side Stockport County on a one-month loan.[29] Manager Jim Gannon said that he signed Archer to help arrest the "Hatters" dip in form, saying "I believe the new signings will add extra dimensions to us, add physical presence and the quality that has gone missing".[30] However, he was limited to just three appearances due to injury.[31] He was released by Port Vale at the end of the 2019–20 season.[32]
Non-League edit
On 4 September 2020, he signed with National League North club Boston United.[33] He made three substitute appearance and did not start a game for the "Pilgrims".[34] On 9 November 2020, he joined Southport for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract to run until May 2022.[35] He scored four goals from eight league games before the 2020–21 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[3][36] He scored 17 goals in 43 games during the 2021–22 campaign.[3] He signed a two-year contract extension in April 2022, much to manager Liam Watson's delight.[37] He scored ten goals from 33 league games during the 2022–23 season.[3]
Style of play edit
Speaking in June 2015, Redditch United manager Liam McDonald said that Archer is "strong and fast and knows where goal is."[11]
Personal life edit
His younger brother, Cameron Archer, is also a footballer.[38] He is of Jamaican descent through his mother.[39]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 10 April 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chasetown | 2011–12[6] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Coleshill Town | 2013–14[40] | Midland Football Alliance | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bedworth United | 2015–16[41] | Southern League Premier Division | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 16 |
| Chester | 2017–18[3] | National League | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| Bury | 2018–19[42] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maidenhead United (loan) | 2018–19[42] | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Southport (loan) | 2018–19[3] | National League North | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| Port Vale | 2019–20[43] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Stockport County (loan) | 2019–20[3] | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Boston United | 2020–21[3] | National League North | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Southport | 2020–21[3] | National League North | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| 2021–22[3] | National League North | 39 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 2 | 43 | 17 | |
| 2022–23[3] | National League North | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 34 | 10 | |
| 2023–24[3] | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 31 | ||
| Career total | 186 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 173 | 56 | ||
- ^ Appearance/s in the Walsall Senior Cup.
- ^ a b c d Appearance/s and goal/s in the FA Trophy.
- ^ Appearance(s)in the EFL Trophy.
Honours edit
Southport
- Liverpool Senior Cup: 2019[24]
References edit
- ^ "Club List of Registered Players As At 18th May 2019" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ a b "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2019/2020". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Jordan McFarlane-Archer at Soccerway
- ^ Scholar, Andrew (13 November 2011). "Fantastic Debut!!". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Match Overview: Chasetown 0 - 1 Marine : 1st team". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Jordan Archer - Chasetown FC 1st team". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Gornal Athletic 0 v 4 Coleshill Town - Coleshill Town FC". www.coleshilltownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Coleshill Town 0 v 2 Alvechurch - Coleshill Town FC". www.coleshilltownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Continental Star 0 v 4 Coleshill Town - Coleshill Town FC". www.coleshilltownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Glegg, Nigel (6 November 2019). "Archer Arrives At Amblecote". www.stourbridgefc.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b "McDonald lands top target Archer". Redditch Advertiser. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Archer looks set to leave Redditch". Redditch Advertiser. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b Powell, Dave (29 August 2019). "Ex-Chester striker Archer blasts Steve Dale after Bury's EFL expulsion". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Conley, Steven (24 October 2017). "Striker Jordan Archer departs for Chester". www.stourbridgefc.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b Maher, Matt (24 October 2017). "Striker Jordan Archer earns professional deal moving from Stourbridge to Chester". Express and Star. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Chester: National League club sign Jordan Gough and Jordan Archer". BBC Sport. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ Wheelock, Paul (3 November 2017). "Chester FC new boy Jordan Archer can make move into Football League". chesterchronicle. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Jordan Archer: Bury sign striker from Chester". BBC Sport. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ Croasdale, Charlie (12 July 2018). "Chester FC striker Jordan Archer signs for League Two side Bury". Chester and District Standard. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Striker Archer Joins The Shakers". www.buryfc.co.uk. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Devonshire lands target Archer". www.pitchero.com. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Archer Joins Southport On Loan". www.buryfc.co.uk. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "EXTENSION | Jordan Archer". Southport Football Club. 7 January 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b "MATCHDAY LIVE | Prescot Cables v Southport - Liverpool Senior Cup final". Southport Football Club. 2 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Bury striker Jordan Archer joins Port Vale on one-year contract from expelled club". BBC Sport. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (31 August 2019). "Port Vale sign former Bury striker Jordan Archer". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (3 September 2019). "Port Vale 2, Shrewsbury 1 report as Jordan Archer fires Vale to comeback win". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (13 September 2019). "Port Vale striker Jordan Archer set to turn down shoulder operation". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (16 January 2020). "Port Vale striker Jordan Archer moves on loan to sign for former Vale boss". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Jordan Archer: County's third signing of the week". Stockport County. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (4 March 2020). "Port Vale could hang on to striker for run-in as they bid for play-offs". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (18 May 2020). "Port Vale release six players and offer seven new contracts in retained list". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Browne, Duncan (4 September 2020). "Former Port Vale and Chester striker Jordan Archer joins Boston United". www.bostonstandard.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Browne, Duncan (9 November 2020). "Jordan Archer leaves Boston United for National League North rival". Boston Standard. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "SIGNING | Jordan Archer". Southport Football Club. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ Osborn, Oliver (18 February 2021). "National League Statement | Outcome Of Written Resolutions". Vanarama National League. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Archer Contract Extension". Southport Football Club. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Flavell, Chris (29 August 2019). "Disaster at Bury to Villa debut on night of mixed football fortunes for Archer brothers". Stourbridge News. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "'Duff information' - Dean Smith reveals hilarious Aston Villa misunderstanding". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Coleshill Town FC - Search". www.coleshilltownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Jordan Archer Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jordan McFarlane-Archer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan McFarlane-Archer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.