Clubs: Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, Glossop 

Archie Needham was a talented and extremely versatile footballer who came to the club from Sheffield United when it was formed in 1905.

To begin with, Archie featured at inside forward and was easily the leading scorer in the club's first season with 20 goals in the Southern League Division Two, and as such was a primary reason for Palace's elevation to the First Division.

Midway through 1906/07 Archie was deployed at right-back in the Palace line-up, although he had a few outings on the right-wing, and he played throughout the club's progress to the FA Cup quarter-finals. Then, by the spring of 1908, Archie had become our regular, goalscoring left-winger, while in 1908/09 he divided his appearances between outside left and left-back.

Statistics

Games: 122
Goals: 26

Source: The Palace Centurions, Rev. Nigel Sands (Sporting and Leisure Press 1991)