Archibald McNeil McKenzie (15 July 1878 – 20 April 1950) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full back, mainly for Partick Thistle where he spent a decade.
He began his career at hometown club Bo'ness, signing for Partick in April 1905;McKenzie Archie Image 1 Partick Thistle 1912, Vintage Footballers initially he had a back-up role, and spent time back at Bo'ness on loan,1905-06, Partick Thistle - The Early Years before becoming a regular in 1907 after Tom Harvey was forced to retire due to injury.1906-07, Partick Thistle - The Early Years McKenzie remained with the Jags until retiring in 1915; the club mostly finished towards the bottom of Scottish Football League Division One during that time, but did climb to fourth place in 1910–11 followed by fifth the following year. His importance to the club during that time had already been shown by the awarding of a benefit match against Rangers in the pre-season of 1910, though at that time he had only been a fixture in the side for three years.Football. Rangers, 2; Partick Thistle, 1, The Glasgow Herald, 30 August 1910, via Partick Thistle History Archive In October 1911 he came as close as he would get to a winner's medal when his side lost 1–0 to Rangers in the Glasgow Cup final.Association Football. The Rangers' Victory., The Glasgow Herald, 9 October 1911 From 1913 onwards, the younger Willie Bulloch and Tom Adams began to be more favoured in the Thistle defence.
He played in two editions of the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against Sheffield, in March 1908 then in October of the same year,Glasgow v. Sheffield. Inter-City Match., The Glasgow Herald, 19 March 1908 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)Football. Sheffield v Glasgow., The Glasgow Herald, 20 October 1908 and had a trial for the Scottish League XI in 1910.
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