James Buchan (footballer)

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James Buchan
Personal information
Full name James Buchan[1]
Date of birth 19 April 1881[2]
Place of birth Perth, Scotland
Date of death 1950 (aged 68–69)[3]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1902 St Johnstone
1902–1904 Hibernian 43 (4)
1904 Woolwich Arsenal 8 (0)
1904–1911 Manchester City 155 (8)
1911–1912 Motherwell 14 (1)
1912–1913 Kilmarnock 20 (0)
1913– Forfar Athletic
0000–1915 St Johnstone
Teams managed
1920–1922 St Johnstone
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James Buchan (19 April 1881 – 1950) was a Scottish professional footballer, best remembered for his seven years in the Football League with Manchester City as a wing half.[1] He also played League football in England for Woolwich Arsenal and in Scotland for St Johnstone, Hibernian, Motherwell, Kilmarnock and Forfar Athletic.[1][4] After his retirement from football, Buchan managed St Johnstone.[4]

Career[]

A wing half, Buchan began his career at hometown junior league club St Johnstone and moved to Scottish League First Division club Hibernian in 1902.[4] In his first season at Easter Road he was a part of the team which won the 1902–03 First Division title.[5] Buchan remained with the club until April 1904, when he moved to newly promoted English First Division club Woolwich Arsenal.[6] He made just eight appearances during the early months of the 1904–05 season,[2] before falling out of favour and moving north to join divisional rivals Manchester City in March 1905.[3] Buchan remained at Hyde Road for the following seven years and after the heartbreak of relegation to the Second Division at the end of the 1908–09 season,[7] he helped the club to an immediate return to the top-flight at the end of 1909–10.[8] Buchan dropped out of favour during the 1910–11 season and returned to Scotland to finish his career with Motherwell, Kilmarnock, Forfar Athletic and a second spell with St Johnstone,[4] whom he later managed between 1920 and 1922.[9]

Personal life[]

On 8 December 1915, during the second year of the First World War, Buchan attested as a reserve private in the Highland Light Infantry.[10] He was mobilised on 28 August 1916 and transferred to the Army Pay Corps a matter of days later.[10] Buchan was transferred to the Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry on 29 September 1917, with whom he served until being transferred to the army reserve in March 1919.[10]

Honours[]

Hibernian

Manchester City

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernian 1902–03[11] Scottish First Division 21 2 5 2 26 4
1903–04[11] 22 2 2 0 24 2
Total 43 4 7 2 50 6
Woolwich Arsenal 1904–05[2] First Division 8 0 0 0 8 0
Manchester City 1904–05[7] First Division 7 0 — 7 0
1905–06[7] 29 1 0 0 29 1
1906–07[7] 28 0 2 0 30 0
1907–08[7] 27 3 6 2 33 5
1908–09[7] 38 4 1 0 39 4
1909–10[7] Second Division 20 0 0 0 20 0
1910–11[7] First Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
Total 155 8 9 2 164 10
Motherwell 1911–12[4] Scottish First Division 14 1 6 1 20 2
Kilmarnock 1911–12[12] Scottish First Division 5 0 — 5 0
1912–13[12] 15 0 0 0 15 0
Total 20 0 0 0 20 0
Career total 240 13 22 5 262 18

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 43. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c "James Buchan". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (21 November 2013). Manchester City: Player by Player. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445617374.
  4. ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ a b "Scotland – Championship Winning Teams 1900–1920". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 January 2007.
  6. ^ "James Buchan". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jim Buchan – Manchester City Player Statistics". StatCity. Retrieved 19 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ a b Manchester City F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  9. ^ Ross, David (2013). Gaffers. Lulu.com. p. 39. ISBN 9781470927103.
  10. ^ a b c "James Buchan | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Hibernian Player James Buchan Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Kilmarnock Player J. Buchan Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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