James Buchan (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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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) |
–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 | ||
–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[]
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Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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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[]
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 43. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c "James Buchan". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (21 November 2013). Manchester City: Player by Player. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445617374.
- ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b "Scotland – Championship Winning Teams 1900–1920". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 January 2007.
- ^ "James Buchan". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jim Buchan – Manchester City Player Statistics". StatCity. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
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- ^ Ross, David (2013). Gaffers. Lulu.com. p. 39. ISBN 9781470927103.
- ^ a b c "James Buchan | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Hibernian Player James Buchan Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Kilmarnock Player J. Buchan Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- 1881 births
- Sportspeople from Perth, Scotland
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish footballers
- English Football League players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- 1950 deaths
- St Johnstone F.C. players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Forfar Athletic F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Highland Light Infantry soldiers
- Royal Army Pay Corps soldiers
- Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry soldiers
- Association football wing halves
- Scottish football managers
- St Johnstone F.C. managers
- Scottish Football League managers