Archibald "Archie" Gemmill (born March 24, 1947 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish former footballer, best known for his time at Nottingham Forest. He scored what is considered one of the greatest goals in the history of sport, for Scotland against the Netherlands at the 1978 World Cup. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Paisley is: the name of several towns, including Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (the original Paisley) Paisley, Florida, United States Paisley, Oregon, United States the name of a textile pattern or motif, often referred to as Paisley (design). ... Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... History Nottingham Forest F.C. are an English football club, based at the City Ground, which is just outside the official boundary of Nottingham on the south side of the River Trent. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 to 25, 1978 . ...

On June 11, 1978, Scotland needed to win the game by three goals to advance. With his team leading 2-1 in the 68th minute, Gemmill ran around three Dutch defenders and scored a fantastic goal to give his countrymen hope. Unfortunately, three minutes later the Netherlands replied, the game ending with a 3-2 result, denying Scotland a spot in the second round. The goal was later made a part of a memorable scene in the movie Trainspotting, in which characters Tommy and Lizzie, feeling amorous, decide to make love while watching a homemade porno film, only to see it has been replaced with a football tape called "100 Great Goals" which features Gemmill's strike: at the same time, Renton (Ewan McGregor), who earlier had switched the tapes in their cases and borrowed Tommy and Lizzie's tape, says (after climaxing during sex with Dianne, who he has just met), "I haven't felt that good since Archie Gemmill scored against Holland in 1978!" June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Movie poster for Trainspotting Trainspotting is a 1996 black comedy film directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh about a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh and their passage through life. ... Pornographic movies Pornography (from Greek πορνη prostitute and γραφία written material) (also informally referred to as porn or porno) is the representation of the human body or human sexual behaviour with the goal of sexual arousal, similar to, but distinct from, erotica, though the two terms are often used interchangeably. ... Ewan Gordon McGregor (born March 31, 1971 in Crieff) is a Scottish actor who has had significant success in both mainstream and art house movies. ... Look up Sex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Gemmill played 43 times for Scotland, scoring eight goals. On the club level, he played for St Mirren, Preston North End, Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, and the Jacksonville Tea Men of the NASL. Saint Mirren Football Club (usually referred to simply as St. ... Preston North End Football Club is a professional English football team. ... Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... Nottingham Forest Football Club are a third tier English football club, based at the City Ground, which is just outside the official boundary of Nottingham on the south side of the River Trent. ... Birmingham City Football Club are an English football club who currently play in the Football League Championship. ... Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, England. ... The Jacksonville Tea Men were a soccer team based out of Jacksonville that played in the NASL. They played from 1981 to 1982. ... NASL logo North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional American (with a few teams in Canada) soccer league that operated from 1968 to 1984. ...

His son, Scot Gemmill, is also a former Scottish international. Scot Gemmill (born 2 January 1971 in Paisley) is a Scottish professional football player. ...

Reference

1. John Hodge and Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting: Screenplay, Faber and Faber, 2000 (ISBN 0571203205)