Mark Buckland Explained

Mark Buckland
Birth Date:1961 8, df=y
Birth Place:Cheltenham, England
Position:Defender / Midfielder
Years3:1984–1985
Clubs1:Cheltenham Town
Clubs5:Cheltenham Town
Caps3:50
Goals3:5

Mark Buckland (born 18 August 1961 in Cheltenham) is an English former footballer, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Career

Buckland started his football career with his hometown team Cheltenham Town .

In November 1983 he played for AP Leamington in their FA Cup tie against Gillingham.[1]

He signed for First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1984. He had only one full season at Molineux, 1984-85, during which he made 41 appearances in total. He scored five goals but the club again suffered relegation in what proved his only season in league football.

He was still playing on his 50th birthday in 2011 for Bishop's Cleeve 3rd team.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Back In Time #1 - Brave Brakes – But it's Gillingham who go through. Leamington FC. 30 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101024214935/http://www.leamingtonfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=56&Itemid=136. 24 October 2010. dmy-all.
  2. http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/given-s-blood-ndash-Buckland/story-13170229-detail/story.html Buckland still playing at 50