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James Buchan
Personal information
Full name	James Buchan
Date of birth	19 April 1881
Place of birth	Perth, Scotland
Date of death	1950 (aged 68–69)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1902	St Johnstone
1902–1904	Hibernian
1904	Woolwich Arsenal
1904–1911	Manchester City
1911–1912	Motherwell
1912–1913	Kilmarnock
1913–	Forfar Athletic
0000–1915	St Johnstone
Managerial career
1920–1922	St Johnstone
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. He also played League football in England for Woolwich Arsenal and in Scotland for St Johnstone, Hibernian, Motherwell, Kilmarnock and Forfar Athletic. After his retirement from football, Buchan managed St Johnstone.

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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hibernian	1902–03^[11]	Scottish First Division	21	2	5	2	26	4
	1903–04^[11]	Scottish First Division	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]	First Division	29	1	0	0	29	1
	1906–07^[7]	First Division	28	0	2	0	30	0
	1907–08^[7]	First Division	27	3	6	2	33	5
	1908–09^[7]	First Division	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]	Scottish First Division	15	0	0	0	15	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	20	0
Career total			240	13	22	5	262	18

Honours

Hibernian

Scottish League First Division: 1902–03^[5]

Manchester City

Football League Second Division: 1909–10^[7]^[8]

References

^ 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 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.
^ ^a ^b Manchester City F.C. at the Football Club History Database
^ 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.