Peter Buchanan (footballer, born 1915)

Peter Buchanan
Personal information
Full name Peter Symington Buchanan[1]
Date of birth (1915-10-13)13 October 1915
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 26 June 1977(1977-06-26) (aged 61)
Place of death Strathaven, Scotland[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1933 St Mungo's
1933–1934 Chelsea 0 (0)
1934–1935 Wishaw Juniors
1935–1946 Chelsea 39 (6)
1946–1947 Fulham 20 (1)
1947–1949 Brentford 74 (13)
1949–1950 Headington United 45 (10)
Total 178 (30)
International career
1937 Scotland 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Symington Buchanan (13 October 1915 – 26 June 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels.

Career

Buchanan played league football for Chelsea, Fulham and Brentford in The Football League, either side of the Second World War.[3] During the war, Buchanan made guest appearances for several clubs including West Ham United,[4] Southampton, for whom he made 11 appearances between 1942 and 1946, scoring twice,[5] Aldershot, Portsmouth, Millwall, Crystal Palace and Fulham.[6][7]

He earned one cap for Scotland, scoring in a 5–0 win against Czechoslovakia.

Personal life

Buchanan was in a reserved occupation during the Second World War.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Peter Buchanan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 17. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Buchanan Peter Image 1 Chelsea 1938". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  4. ^ Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports publications. p. 223. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
  5. ^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 393. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  6. ^ "Peter Buchanan". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Rage Online » AdHoc". www.rageonline.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  8. ^ "WW2". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.