Peter Buchanan (footballer, born 1915)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Peter Symington Buchanan[1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 October 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 26 June 1977 | (aged 61)||
Place of death | Strathaven, Scotland[1] | ||
Position(s) | Outside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1935–1946 | Chelsea | 39 | (6) |
1946–1947 | Fulham | 20 | (1) |
1947–1949 | Brentford | 74 | (13) |
1949–? | Headington United | ||
Total | 133 | (20) | |
International career | |||
1937 | Scotland | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Peter Buchanan (1915–1977) 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. During the war, Buchanan made guest appearances for several clubs including West Ham United,[2] Southampton, for whom he made 11 appearances between 1942 and 1946, scoring twice,[3] Aldershot, Portsmouth, Millwall, Crystal Palace and Fulham.[4]
He earned one cap for Scotland, scoring in a 5–0 win against Czechoslovakia.
References
- ^ a b "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Peter Buchanan". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports publications. p. 223. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
- ^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 393. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ^ "Peter Buchanan". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
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- Use dmy dates from November 2012
- 1915 births
- 1977 deaths
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- Scottish footballers
- Association football wingers
- Scotland international footballers
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Aldershot F.C. wartime guest players
- Clapton Orient F.C. wartime guest players
- Fulham F.C. wartime guest players
- Southampton F.C. wartime guest players
- West Ham United F.C. wartime guest players
- Crystal Palace F.C. wartime guest players
- Millwall F.C. wartime guest players
- Portsmouth F.C. wartime guest players