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John Buchanan (9 June 1928 – December 2000) was a Scottish football striker.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 June 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Allandale, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | December 2000 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Bradford, West Yorkshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kilsyth Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1955 | Clyde | 132 | (69) |
| 1955–1957 | Derby County | 32 | (12) |
| 1957–1963 | Bradford Park Avenue | 164 | (67) |
| Total | 328 | (148) | |
| International career | |||
| 1952 | Scotland B[1] | 1 | (0) |
| 1953 | Scotland XI[2] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[4]
Derby County won the Third Division North title in 1956–57,[5] but Buchanan only played six league games with a return of five goals.[6]
Buchanan was Bradford's leading scorer with 21 goals from 42 games (in 1960–61),[7] as the team won promotion to the Third Division.[7] 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.[1] In addition, he featured for a Scotland XI in an international trial match against the British Army in 1953.[2]
| Club | Division | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Clyde | Scottish Division A | 1949–50[8] | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1950–51[9] | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 9 | ||
| Scottish Division B | 1951–52[10] | 30 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14[lower-alpha 2] | 10[lower-alpha 2] | 52 | 34 | |
| Scottish Division A | 1952–53[11] | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 32 | 20 | |
| 1953–54[12] | 29 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 37 | 19 | ||
| 1954–55[13] | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 28 | 17 | ||
| Total | 132 | 69 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 173 | 106 | ||
Notes
- Includes Glasgow Cup (1 app) and Glasgow Charity Cup (1 app)
- Includes St Mungo Cup (3 apps), Supplementary Cup (5 apps, 7 goals), Glasgow Cup (3 apps, 3 goals) and Glasgow Charity Cup (3 apps)
Clyde
- Scottish Division Two: 1951–52
- Supplementary Cup: 1951–52[14]
- Glasgow Cup: 1951–52[15]
- Glasgow Charity Cup: 1951–52[17]
Derby County
- English Third Division North: Runner-up 1955–56[5]
Bradford Park
- English Fourth Division: Promoted 1960–61[7]
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