David Buchanan (footballer, born 1986)

David Buchanan
David Buchanan in October 2007
Personal information
Full name David Thomas Hugh Buchanan[1]
Date of birth (1986-05-06) 6 May 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Rochdale, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Roach Dynamos JFC
Bolton Wanderers
–2005 Bury
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Bury 188 (0)
2010–2011 Hamilton Academical 28 (1)
2011–2012 Tranmere Rovers 41 (1)
2012–2015 Preston North End 69 (0)
2015–2019 Northampton Town 162 (1)
2019–2021 Chesterfield 35 (0)
International career
2004–2005 Northern Ireland U19 7 (1)
2006–2008 Northern Ireland U21 15 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

David Thomas Hugh Buchanan (born 6 May 1986) is a footballer who played in the Football League for Bury, Tranmere Rovers, Preston North End and Northampton Town, and in the Scottish Premier League for Hamilton Academical. Though born in England, Buchanan represented Northern Ireland at under-19 and under-21 level. A left-back, Buchanan played most recently for Chesterfield. His cousin is former Lisburn Distillery footballer Wayne Buchanan.

Career

Born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, Buchanan was called into the Northern Ireland under-19 squad in November 2004 for their match against Italy.[2]

Buchanan was released from Bury at the end of his contract. The club had offered Buchanan a new contract, however after previous failed negotiations and period of no response from the player following a new contract offer, the club sought a replacement player and issued a statement claiming that the club would not be held to ransom over contract negotiations.[3]

Hamilton Academical

He signed for Hamilton Academical in July 2010[4]

Tranmere Rovers

He moved to Tranmere Rovers in the summer of 2011.[5] The club offered him contract terms for the 2012–13 season.[6] Although the club reported that he and his agent had agreed a two-year contract, they reported on 24 May that Preston North End had agreed a deal with them.[7]

Preston North End

Buchanan made his debut for Preston on 13 August 2012 against Huddersfield Town in the first round of the League Cup.[8] On 17 December 2013, Buchanan extended his contract with Preston for a further twelve months, thus keeping him at the club until the summer of 2015.[9]

Northampton Town

Buchanan signed with League Two club Northampton Town following his release by Preston North End.[10] He was one of 8 players released by Northampton at the end of the 2018–19 season; a further 3 were placed for sale.[11]

Chesterfield

In June 2019 Buchanan signed a two-year contract to play for Chesterfield in the National League for the 2019/2020 season.[12] At the end of the 2020–21 season, Buchanan was released.[13]

Rochdale Sacred Heart FC

In 2021, Buchanan signed for Manchester Football League Premier Division side Rochdale Sacred Heart following his release from Chesterfield.

Career statistics

As of match played 14 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bury 2004–05[14] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2005–06[15] 23 0 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 26 0
2006–07[16] 41 0 4 0 2 0 1[a] 0 48 0
2007–08[17] 35 0 5 0 1 0 3[a] 0 44 0
2008–09[18] 48 0 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 52 0
2009–10[19] 38 0 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 42 0
Total 188 0 13 0 5 0 9 0 215 0
Hamilton Academical 2010–11[20] Scottish Premier League 28 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 1
Tranmere Rovers 2011–12[21] League One 41 1 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 44 1
Preston North End 2012–13[22] League One 33 0 1 0 2 0 2[a] 0 38 0
2013–14[23] 19 0 4 0 1 0 2[b] 0 26 0
2014–15[24] 17 0 4 0 0 0 4[a] 0 25 0
Total 69 0 9 0 3 0 8 0 89 0
Northampton Town 2015–16[25] League Two 46 0 4 0 2 0 2[a] 0 54 0
2016–17[26] League One 45 0 2 0 3 0 3[c] 0 53 0
2017–18[27] 32 1 1 0 1 0 2[c] 0 36 1
2018–19[28] League Two 39 0 1 0 0 0 4[c] 0 44 0
Total 162 1 8 0 6 0 11 0 187 1
Chesterfield 2019–20[29] National League 25 0 0 0 — 1 0 26 0
2020–21 National League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 0
Career total 513 3 33 0 14 0 30 0 591 3
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in the Football League Trophy and one in the League One play-offs
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ^ "Buchanan earns N Ireland call-up". BBC Sport. 30 November 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  3. ^ "I will not be held to ransom". Bury FC. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Buchanan signs for Hamilton". ITV. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Hilton, Nick (29 July 2011). "The arrival of David Buchanan should ramp up the competition for places at Tranmere Rovers". Wirral News. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Moore Rebuilding Squad". Tranmere Rovers FC. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Preston North End to sign David Amoo and David Buchanan". BBC. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Preston 2–0 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  9. ^ "PNE Extend Nine Players' Contracts". Preston North End Official Website. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  10. ^ "David Buchanan: Preston defender joins Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Northampton Town release eight players and transfer-list three more". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  12. ^ "New Signings". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Retained list announced". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 14 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Games played by David Buchanan in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by David Buchanan in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by David Buchanan in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by David Buchanan in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by David Buchanan in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by David Buchanan in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by David Buchanan in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by David Buchanan in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by David Buchanan in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by David Buchanan in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by David Buchanan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  25. ^ "Games played by David Buchanan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  26. ^ "Games played by David Buchanan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by David Buchanan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  28. ^ "Games played by David Buchanan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  29. ^ David Buchanan at Soccerway
  30. ^ Nick Hilton (8 May 2012). "Tranmere Rovers FC Supporters' Player of the Year David Buchanan says he wants to sign a new contract". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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