Archibald Hosie

Archibald Hosie (22 August 1873 – 21 April 1953) was an Australian rules footballer and coach for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian Football Association.[3]

Archibald Hosie
Personal information
Full name	Archibald Hosie
Nickname(s)	Arch
Date of birth	(1873-08-22)22 August 1873
Place of birth	Port Adelaide, South Australia
Date of death	21 April 1953(1953-04-21) (aged 79)[1]
Place of death	Queenstown, South Australia
Position(s)	Utility
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1890–1904	Port Adelaide	183
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1899–1902	South Australia	6 [2]
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1909–1910, 1924–1925	Port Adelaide	60 (42–18–0) 70.00%
Career highlights
South Australia state captain (1901–1902) 2x Port Adelaide premiership player (1897, 1903) Port Adelaide premiership coach (1910) Port Adelaide best and fairest (1898) Port Adelaide captain (1901–1904)
Source: AustralianFootball.com

In 1902, Archibald Hosie captained South Australia to a win over Victoria on the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[4]

References

1. "Arch. Hosie Dies At 79". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 22 April 1953. p. 9. Retrieved 27 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
2. Port Adelaide Football Club Yearbook 2014
3. "Australian Football - Arch Hosie - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
4. "Unparalleled Record In Football". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 93 (28, 867). South Australia. 19 April 1951. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.