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{{short description|English footballer (1889–1955)}}
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{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Archie Small
| image =
| fullname = Archibald Rammell Small
| height =
| position = [[Inside-forward]]
| birth_date = 1889
| birth_place = [[Droitwich]], England
| death_date = {{death year and age|1955|1889}}
| death_place = [[Epsom]], Surrey, England
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = –
| clubs1 = [[Royal Engineers A.F.C.|Royal Engineers]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1911–1913
| clubs2 = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
| caps2 = 20
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 1913–1920
| clubs3 = [[Royal Engineers A.F.C.|Royal Engineers]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| manageryears1 =
| managerclubs1 =
}}
'''Archibald Rammell Small''' (1889–1955) was an English [[amateur sports|amateur]] [[association football|footballer]] who played at [[inside-forward]] for [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] in the years prior to [[World War I]].

==Football career==
Small was born in [[Droitwich]], [[Worcestershire]] and was a prominent member of the [[Royal Engineers]] football team when employed at the [[Ordnance Survey]] offices in [[Southampton]].<ref name = "ABC">{{cite book | title=The Alphabet of the Saints|last= Holley |first= Duncan |author2= Chalk, Gary| publisher= ACL & Polar Publishing | year=1992| isbn=0-9514862-3-3|pages=311–312}}</ref>

He joined [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] as an amateur in 1911, making his [[first team (association football)#F|first-team]] debut at [[inside-right]], when he scored in a 2–2 draw at [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]] on 9 September 1911. After six matches in which the "Saints" struggled, Small was dropped and replaced by [[Harry Brown (footballer born 1883)|Harry Brown]].<ref>{{cite book | title=Saints – A complete record|last= Chalk|first= Gary|author2=Holley, Duncan | publisher= Breedon Books| year=1987| isbn= 0-907969-22-4|pages=50–51}}</ref> He continued to play regularly for the [[reserve team|reserves]], scoring 19 goals, as a result of which he earned a County Cap for [[Hampshire F.A.|Hampshire]].<ref name = "ABC"/>

By mid-March 1912, the team were continuing to struggle and were in danger of being [[relegation|relegated]]; Small was one of several players recalled for the last nine matches by manager [[George Swift (footballer)|George Swift]] in an ultimately successful bid to avoid relegation.

For the following season, the "Saints" recruited [[Fred Taylor (Edwardian footballer)|Fred Taylor]] from [[Wellington Town F.C.|Wellington Town]] and [[Fred Turnbull (footballer born 1888)|Fred Turnbull]] from [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] and, as a result, Small was restricted to five further appearances.<ref>{{cite book | title=Saints – A complete record|last= |first=| publisher=| year=| isbn= |pages=52–53}}</ref>

By the summer of 1913, Small had left the Saints and returned to play for the [[Royal Engineers A.F.C.|Royal Engineers]]. After the [[World War I|war]], he was still actively playing for the [[Ordnance Survey]] team, earning further County caps, and continued to work at the London Road premises until his retirement.<ref name = "ABC"/>

==References==
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[[Category:1889 births]]
[[Category:1955 deaths]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Droitwich Spa]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football wingers]]
[[Category:Southampton F.C. players]]
[[Category:Southern Football League players]]
[[Category:Royal Engineers A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:Royal Engineers soldiers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Worcestershire]]

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