| Peter Buchanan | |
| Fullname: | Peter Symington Buchanan |
| Birth Date: | 1915 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Strathaven, Scotland |
| Height: | 5ft 10in[1] |
| Position: | Outside right |
| Years1: | 1932–1933 |
| Clubs1: | St Mungo's |
| Years2: | 1933–1934 |
| Clubs2: | Chelsea |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1934–1935 |
| Clubs3: | Wishaw Juniors |
| Years4: | 1935–1946 |
| Clubs4: | Chelsea |
| Caps4: | 39 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 1946–1947 |
| Clubs5: | Fulham |
| Caps5: | 20 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 1947–1949 |
| Clubs6: | Brentford |
| Caps6: | 74 |
| Goals6: | 13 |
| Years7: | 1949–1950 |
| Clubs7: | Headington United |
| Caps7: | 45 |
| Goals7: | 10 |
| Totalcaps: | 178 |
| Totalgoals: | 30 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1937 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Peter Symington Buchanan (13 October 1915 – 26 June 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels.
Buchanan played league football for Chelsea, Fulham and Brentford in The Football League, either side of the Second World War.[2] During the war, Buchanan made guest appearances for several clubs including West Ham United,[3] Southampton, for whom he made 11 appearances between 1942 and 1946, scoring twice,[4] Aldershot, Portsmouth, Millwall, Crystal Palace and Fulham.[5] [6]
He earned one cap for Scotland, scoring in a 5–0 win against Czechoslovakia.
Buchanan was in a reserved occupation during the Second World War.[7]