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{{Short description|Trinidadian soccer player (born 1949)}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Warren Archibald
| full_name = 
| image = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|08|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Point Fortin]], Trinidad and Tobago
| height = 1.75 m
| position = [[Inside left]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = Christian Brothers College
| years1 = 1964–1965
| years2 = 1966
| years3 = 1967–1968
| years4 = 1970–1971
| years5 = 1972
| years6 = 1973–1976
| years7 = 1976
| years8 = 1977
| years9 = 1978
| years10 = 1979
| clubs1 = [[Shell FC]]
| clubs2 = [[T&T All-Stars]]
| clubs3 = [[New York Generals]]
| clubs4 = [[Washington Darts]]
| clubs5 = → [[Miami Gatos]]
| clubs6 = → [[Miami Toros]]
| clubs7 = [[Rochester Lancers (1967–80)|Rochester Lancers]]
| clubs8 = [[Malvern FC|Malvern]]
| clubs9 = [[Toronto Blizzard (NASL)|Toronto Blizzard]]
| clubs10 = [[K&SI Phoenix]]
| caps1 = 
| caps2 = 
| caps3 = 39
| caps4 = 43
| caps5 = 14
| caps6 = 60
| caps7 = 14
| caps8 = 
| caps9 = 0
| caps10 = 
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 
| goals3 = 16
| goals4 = 14
| goals5 = 6
| goals6 = 21
| goals7 = 1
| goals8 = 
| goals9 = 0
| goals10 = 
| nationalyears1 = 1968–1976
| nationalteam1 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
| nationalcaps1 = 15
| nationalgoals1 = 8
}}
'''Warren "Laga" Archibald''' (born 1949) is a Trinidadian former soccer player who played as an [[inside left]]. He spent one season in the [[United Soccer Association]] and nine in the [[North American Soccer League (1968-1984)|North American Soccer League]], earning 1973 MVP honours.  He also played professionally in Mexico and Haiti and was a mainstay of the [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago national team]] from 1968 to 1976.

==Club career==
Archibald attended [[Saint Benedict's College (Trinidad and Tobago)|Saint Benedict's College]] in Trinidad.  In 1967, he signed with the [[New York Generals]] of the [[National Professional Soccer League (1967)|National Professional Soccer League]].  In 1968, the NPSL merged with the [[United Soccer Association]] to form the [[North American Soccer League (1968-1984)|North American Soccer League]].  The Generals folded after the 1968 NASL season.  Archibald left the NASL at this point and may have then played for [[San Luis F.C.]] in Mexico and [[Victory Sportif Club]] in Haiti before signing with the [[Washington Darts]] of the NASL in 1970. During his time with the Darts, he was selected as a second-team NASL All-Star in both 1970 and 1971.  In 1972, the Darts moved to Florida to become the [[Miami Gatos]].  In 1973, the team was renamed the Toros.<ref>[http://home.comcast.net/~dulyjs/strikers/strikers_history.html Fort Lauderdale Strikers History: 1963–1976] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120524172639/http://home.comcast.net/~dulyjs/strikers/strikers_history.html |date=24 May 2012 }}</ref> That season, Archibald was voted NASL MVP and a first- team All-Star.  He was a second-team All-Star again in 1974.  In 1976, Archibald began the season with the Toros but was traded after three games to the [[Rochester Lancers (1967–80)|Rochester Lancers]].  He netted only once in fourteen games in Rochester.  In April 1977, the Lancers released Archibald.

==International career==
Archibald was a member of the Trinidad and Tobago national team for the 1973 CONCACAF Championship to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup when Trinidad and Tobago defeated Mexico by four goals to nil. The Trinidad and Tobago team had five goals controversially disallowed against Haiti and fell two points short of qualifying. He was first a regular with the [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago national team]] from at least 17 November 1968/9 when it lost 4–0 to [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]] in World Cup qualifying until 28 November 1976 when it tied [[Surinam national football team|Surinam]] 2–2.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/trin-intres-detwcq.html Trinidad and Tobago International Results]</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jun/03/worldcup2006.sport7 Trinidad and Tobago's Soca Warriors set to give them all in Germany], Guardian UK. ''Accessed 23 June 2008''.</ref><ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20051211/ai_n15918808 Football: Carnival time and the Trinis are up for the party], The Independent. ''Accessed 23 June 2008''.</ref><ref>[http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=15743.msg162330 Trinidad Express – Haitian robbery: T&T cheated W/Cup spot], Socawarriors.net. ''Accessed 23 June 2008''.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://nasljerseys.com/Players/A/Archibald.Warren.htm NASL stats]

{{1970 NASL All-Stars}}
{{1971 NASL All-Stars}}
{{1972 NASL All-Stars}}
{{1973 NASL All-Stars}}
{{1974 NASL All-Stars}}
{{North American Soccer League (1968–1984) MVP}}

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