John Buchanan (footballer, born 1928) explained

John Buchanan
Birth Date:1928 6, df=y
Birth Place:Allandale, Scotland
Death Date:December 2000 (aged 72)
Death Place:Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Kilsyth Rangers
Years1:1949–1955
Years2:1955–1957
Years3:1957–1963
Clubs1:Clyde
Clubs2:Derby County
Clubs3:Bradford Park Avenue
Caps1:132
Caps2:32
Caps3:164
Goals1:69
Goals2:12
Goals3:67
Totalcaps:328
Totalgoals:148
Nationalyears1:1952
Nationalteam1:Scotland B
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1953
Nationalteam2:Scotland XI
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0

John Buchanan (9 June 1928 – December 2000) was a Scottish football striker.

Buchanan started his career with Clyde, and his prolific form saw him get a move to Derby County. He also played for Bradford Park Avenue, before retiring in 1963.

He is only one of a handful of Clyde players to have scored four goals in a single match.[1]

Derby County won the Third Division North title in 1956–57,[2] but Buchanan only played six league games with a return of five goals.[3]

Buchanan was Bradford's leading scorer with 21 goals from 42 games (in 1960–61),[4] as the team won promotion to the Third Division.[4] He was also top scorer with 23 goals in 1958–59.

Buchanan received a Scotland B cap in 1952, when he played against a France B team in a 0-0 draw in Toulouse.[5] In addition, he featured for a Scotland XI in an international trial match against the British Army in 1953.[6]

Career statistics

ClubDivision SeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ClydeScottish Division A1949–50[7] 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
1950–51[8] 27 9 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 9
Scottish Division B1951–52[9] 30 17 2 1 6 6 14 10 52 34
Scottish Division A1952–53[10] 23 13 2 2 6 5 1 0 32 20
1953–54[11] 29 16 2 1 5 4 2 0 37 19
1954–55[12] 20 13 0 0 6 3 2 1 28 17
Total 132 69 7 4 23 18 21 11 173 106

Notes

Honours

Clyde

Derby County

Bradford Park

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gormley Joins Unique Club . Clyde FC . 24 November 2015 . 23 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Anton Rippon: A packed Baseball Ground for Derby County home games? It wasn't always that way . . 17 September 2017 . 23 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Jock Buchanan, Derby County . 11v11.com . 23 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Bradford Park Avenue 1967-70: Part One – The Jack Rowley era by Ian Brown . Bradford Sports History . 29 July 2018 . 23 June 2021.
  5. Web site: John Buchanan . www.fitbastats.com . 21 April 2014.
  6. Web site: Army Goal Relieves Hampden Boredom . PTFC Archive . . 3 May 1953 . 28 October 2013 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203449/https://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/player-representative-honours/1953-scotland-xi-v-army/ . dead .
  7. Web site: 1949 – 1950 Fixtures . 31 August 2022 . Clyde FC .
  8. Web site: 1950 – 1951 Fixtures . 31 August 2022 . Clyde FC .
  9. Web site: 1951 – 1952 Fixtures . 31 August 2022 . Clyde FC .
  10. Web site: 1952 – 1953 Fixtures . 31 August 2022 . Clyde FC .
  11. Web site: 1953 – 1954 Fixtures . 31 August 2022 . Clyde FC .
  12. Web site: 1954 – 1955 Fixtures . 31 August 2022 . Clyde FC .
  13. Web site: 1951–52: Clyde 5 v 1 St. Johnstone . Clyde FC . 23 July 2020.
    Web site: 1951–52: St Johnstone 2 v 2 Clyde . Clyde FC . 23 July 2020.
  14. Web site: 1951–52: Celtic 1 v 2 Clyde . Clyde FC . 23 July 2020.
  15. Web site: 1949–50: Rangers 2 v 1 Clyde . Clyde FC . 23 July 2020.
  16. Web site: 1951–52: Third Lanark 2 v 2 Clyde . Clyde FC . 23 July 2020.

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