John Buchanan (footballer, born 1928)

John Buchanan (9 June 1928 – December 2000) was a Scottish football striker.[3]

For other people named John Buchanan, see John Buchanan (disambiguation).

John Buchanan
Personal information
Full name John Buchanan
Date of birth (1928-06-09)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)
National team
1952 Scotland B[1] 1 (0)
1953 Scotland XI[2] 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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]

Honours

Clyde

Derby County

Bradford Park

References
  1. "John Buchanan". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. "Army Goal Relieves Hampden Boredom". Glasgow Herald. PTFC Archive. 3 May 1953. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  3. "John Buchanan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  4. "Gormley Joins Unique Club". Clyde FC. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  5. "Anton Rippon: A packed Baseball Ground for Derby County home games? It wasn't always that way". Derby Telegraph. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. "Jock Buchanan, Derby County". 11v11.com. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. "Bradford Park Avenue 1967-70: Part One – The Jack Rowley era by Ian Brown". Bradford Sports History. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  8. "1951–52: Clyde 5 v 1 St. Johnstone". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
    "1951–52: St Johnstone 2 v 2 Clyde". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. "1951–52: Celtic 1 v 2 Clyde". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. "1949–50: Rangers 2 v 1 Clyde". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  11. "1951–52: Third Lanark 2 v 2 Clyde". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  • John Buchanan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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