Alexander Albert Archer (1 May 1908 – 15 June 1979) was a British ice hockey right winger who played in the English National League for the Wembley Lions.

[2] As well as being a Manitoban All-Star twice for ice hockey,[1] Archer also played for the Manitoban All-Stars against a touring side from the Football Association of Wales in 1929 and against a touring side from the Scottish Football Association in 1935.

[4][5][6] Due to a fractured skull Archer's playing career came to an end in 1945, and he became a coach – first for Wembley and then for Nottingham Panthers and Murrayfield Racers.

[9] CAHA president E. A. Gilroy chose not to object on the eve of the Olympics to Archer participating as a gesture of sportsmanship towards Great Britain.

[12][13] Archer retired from ice hockey in 1945 after he received a fractured skull in a game for GB against Sweden.