{{short description|Australian rules footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox AFL biography | name = Joe Archer | image = | fullname = Joseph Archer | birth_date = {{birth date|1877|5|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = Diamond Creek, Victoria | death_date = {{death date and age|1969|6|13|1877|5|20|df=yes}} | death_place = Diamond Creek, Victoria | originalteam = Rovers | height = | weight = | position = | statsend = 1899 | years1 = 1899 | club1 = {{AFL Car}} | games_goals1 = 4 (0) | careerhighlights = }}
'''Joseph Archer''' (20 May 1877 – 13 June 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).<ref name=encyc>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2009 |edition=8th |isbn=978-1-921496-00-4 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=27}}</ref>
Although born in Victoria, Archer was recruited to Carlton from the Rovers Football Club of Western Australia, which played in what is now the West Australian Football League (WAFL). After leaving Carlton, he transferred to Essendon Town in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).<ref>[https://blueseum.org/mwiki/index.php?title=Joe_Archer Joe Archer] at Blueseum</ref>
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== External links == *{{AustralianFootball}} *{{AFL Tables}} *[https://blueseum.org/Joe_Archer Joe Archer's profile] at Blueseum *[https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Archer,_Joe.php Joe Archer's profile] at The VFA project
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